The life of a Corrailite (miniseries)

Since the war is over, I have decided to embark on a new way of showcasing this CJ. I've decided to begin a "TV-like" miniseries called "the life of a Corrailite". The plot revolves around the Gowan family, a working-class family living in West Centreburg. Today, i'll just give you guys a brief intro.


The Gowans live in that house with the blue roof, right smack in the centre of the picture.

They consist of these 4 members

-Michael Gowen, family breadwinner. Father.
-Joanna Gowen, homemaker. Mother.
-Sara Gowen, teenage daughter. Student.
-Jeremy Gowen, elementary school stundent. Son.


Michael works as a stock-taker at the local Kohls, in the West Centreburg commercial district.

That's the introduction. Be sure to stay for updates!

Aw, that's a nice idea, I haven't seen many journal styles like this around.

Wow what a nice idea!

Intresting

Cool idea!

when I first saw the title I thought you had misspelled miseries haha

If I lived in that house, I could just hit the gas and quickly merge onto that highway.

Yeah it without wall. Even a house's car garage doesnt have a fence to the highway!

Back at the Gowans'...



Everything was in its usual mess. The kids were fighting and Joanna had planted her face onto the coutertop, sighing away. She wasn't the best mediator, for all her attempts failed.

She decided, not to waste time cooking for her unappreciative kids, and took them to a random diner for dinner.

She got everyone into the car, hit the gas and quickly merged into the highway.



Meanwhile, after an exhaustive 9-hour shift as a stores keeper, Michael could finally drag his feet out of Kohl's. Perhaps due to fatigue, or just not thinking straight, he walked straight out.

He didn't notice two bright eyes gazing at him, getting closer to him whilst staring at him unblinkingly. He walked on.

Her cellphone rang. The process of paying was quick at these working-class diners; you ate paid and went. She dug the depths of her purse for that elusive 50 cent coin to pay for the parking.

She answered the call. Her face went white, and she shuttled the kids into the station wagon and hurriedly drove off.



She stopped at the local emergency medical centre. Her mind was a blank, sprinting into the lobby.

To be continued... Stay tuned for updates!

This is great! I can't wait for the next update, I want to know how Mr Gowan is!

Cool, I am going to do the same!

Awsome work

Nice!

Sweet job!

Another great update, good work.

At the Emergency medical centre...

The kids had snuggled up to her. Her face was creased with worry. What happened? Why?

Those bright lights Michael saw had come from a car. The screeching of tyres was too late for him to hear.

The doctors came out of the operating theatre. The expected drama ensued

"How's he? Is he okay? Is ha alive? Can he be saved..."

"Calm down, Mrs Gowan. He's fine. He'll be here for about 2 weeks to recuperate. He's not awake yet, but you guys can visit him. Gee, its close to closing time soon. Make the best of your time."

For the kids, they weren't so worried, but Joanna clearly was. She didn't want to disturb him, so she just went home.



Back home, she lay on the bed for half a day. The kids were concerned but decided not to meddle with their parents' affairs.

To be continued... Next update

Nice again.

Yes, very well done again!

good job

Good work there.

A week passed.



Michael finally left the Medical Centre, a little weak, but alive and well. It didn't take long to dampen his spirit, however.



Strangely enough, Kohl's decided to furlough him. Severance pay was limited, however, to his job, which wasn't that well paying.



He went home to announce his joblessness, and then left for Centreburg via train.



The neighbourhood train station wasn't empty, yet it wasn't full. The train came, right on time. Michael stepped in.



Centreburg North was where the HyperExpress terminated and interconnected with the heavy rail network.
That wasn't important for Michael at all. More important to him was the Manpower Assistance Agency was nearby.
The place was also known as 'worker's helpdesk'



He filled up some forms and paperwork that needed his qualifications and educational status. He just wrote:
College-educated.



When he was done, he went home, full of sorrow and hope that a better job would come. Change, he said, was
something that was either for better or for worse, but inevitable. Meanwhile, he gazed at the beautiful
Middle and upper-class homes in the inner surburban areas. That was his goal.

Nice update!

Very well! :cheers:

Amazing pics!!! How do you have the electric lines over your rail? I know you can do it for draggable rail, but that looks like a puzzle piece.

Anyway, very nice, update, this is a wonderful miniseries!

What I use is the Rail Catenary Mod V3 by Plundere

http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=21935

It adds the catenaries (electric lines) to NAM puzzle pieces and bridges. Only drawback is that they have to be replopped.

kccl35 wrote:What I use is the Rail Catenary Mod V3 by Plundere

http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=21935

It adds the catenaries (electric lines) to NAM puzzle pieces and bridges. Only drawback is that they have to be replopped.

Thanks a bunch.