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Sagehen Mesa Part 15 - Anton's Family

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 ***Note from the Overlord: One thing I love about the open world is, when I switch households, the members of the household aren't always home but instead going about their own business in the world. When I switched to Anton, here's were I found him.*** Whose wood these are I think I know. His house is in the the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. (Robert Frost) Hello, Anton here. The last time I spoke was last summer. A lot has happened since then. Hannah and I were seeing each other, but we both decided we would be better friends than lovers. Not long after that, Tess took baby Sondra and left her husband Cliff. Cliff's a mean-spirited sort, and Tess has finally had enough. Her son Clancy left with her.  Soon after that, Tess and I met and it was no time at all that we knew we were meant for each other. We quickly married and I moved out of Guadalupe's house and into the one Tess was renting from the McDowells.  Man...

Sagehen Mesa - Part 14 - Cliff's Scheme

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  So I got to thinkin' as I savored my peanut butter and jelly sandwich, I've contributed a lot to this buzzberry enterprise, and I should be gettin' more compensation than I'm gettin'. This occurred to me when I was over at Trever's house the other day.  See, Trever's only job is to distract the new sheriff lady in town from our little project. In other words, while I'm breakin' my back drilling the tunnel system, he's romancing a chick.  They've been dating, and he's sendin' her gushy letters that women always eat up. Meanwhile, I'm crawlin' round in the rocks and dirt, putting my life on the line if one of those tunnels caves in on me. His share of the profits should be significantly lower than mine.  I was over at his house the other day, and just thought I'd mention my contribution so he might appreciate the fact that I'm justified in getting a larger cut once I convince the boss lady of the fact.  "Hey there...