Hello, my name is Leon Yamaha. I haven't written any type of life log since I was young, so bare with me for a little while as I try to remember how to do this.
After graduating university and getting my bearings in order I realized I barely had any money to make a home. With student loans to pay off, the Realtor selling me on this huge lot to buy, and leaving enough money to sustain myself, I could only scrounge up enough money for this dump.
I wasn't quite sure how to start off my new life of living alone. Sure most people would consider living at university "living alone", but there there are a plethora of people to talk to whenever I wanted to. Here I'm left alone with nothing but a shack and a bed. So I just waited for the paper to come....
When it finally came (I'll tell ya, I envy that kid that delivers these, getting up so early everyday) I picked it right up and searched the wanted ads. I found a business that was hiring Architectural Designers! It said that they would help you get off the ground, set up a few jobs here and there, put out a little advertising, but getting known was up to you. I immediately called them up and got a job!
With work not starting until tomorrow, I had the whole day to explore my new town. I hopped into a taxi and asked them to take me to the nearest park!
Once I got there though, it was really dead... It wasn't much of a park either, just a strip of land down the middle of City Center.
If I wanted to meet people, I decided, I had to go somewhere else! So I hailed another taxi and asked them to take me anywhere they knew there'd be people.
The driver dropped me off at the community garden a little further out of town. I happily thanked him, payed my due and went to explore the nice garden.
The moment I walked in I noticed this beautiful women just standing there smiling at the flowers. I made my way over, starstruck, and introduced myself.
"Hi, my name's Leon Yamaha, I just moved in today," I started, extending my hand for a handshake.
"Oh, nice to meet you Leon. My name's Shirley Lin, and I think you'll like it here. It's always so peaceful and the people are so nice as well," she replied, in a beautiful voice that sounded like that of an angel's. She grasped my hand ever so lightly and shook it ever so tenderly, I was afraid I might brake her.
We started chatting about anything really, and I found out a few things about her. She really loved medicine and helping people, she even had a job over at the hospital. She only cleaned bed pans, but I thought it was great she was following her dreams.
We talked a little more and I started to want to ask her more and more things. I wanted to know everything, her favorite color, favorite food, favorite type of music, if she was single, if she ever thought about getting married, everything was rushing through my mind at the speed of light. Sadly I could only muster enough saliva to ask two questions.
"S-so, um, what's your favorite color? Mine's purple," I said with a stutter and a shy smile.
She graciously giggled a bit and answered with that tone that people can only use when they're laughing a little, "My favorite color's pink, and since we're on the topic, is there anything you'd like to know?"
I couldn't stand it, the smile, the laugh, and that voice, I had to ask. "Well, um, actually, how should I ask this....well are you seeing anyone right now?" I thought I broke her mind for a minute, she just stood there, smiling blankly.
Finally she seemed to snap out of it and answered like nothing had happened, "No, I'm no seeing anyone at all right now".
After a little awkward silence, a guitarist started playing and we turned to listen. Even if we weren't talking I just enjoyed standing by her.
Before I left, I decided to gather a few vegetables from the patches that were there, after all it was a community garden.
After heading home, I grabbed some bread and jam from my fridge and ate it on my toilet. I sadly couldn't even afford a table and a single chair. It lessened the pain a little to know that I was such a neat freak I cleaned the toilet regularly.
After my sad meal I got ready for bed (I had to change directly from my suitcase), and pulled back my covers. The bed was cheap and had noisy springs, but it felt good to lie down after a long day. Tomorrow at 8:00am I went on call for the first time as an Architectural Designer.
*NOTES* - My first day playing Leon was fun, and I glad I started this legacy. Sadly all this happened before Generations even came out, so nothing new and shiny that's not in other legacies yet, but I do have Generations now and am happy to say new Generations items and scenarios will show up a few chapters down the road.
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