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May 13, 2024 10:23:08 GMT -5
Post by David Lightfeather on May 13, 2024 10:23:08 GMT -5
Soccer. One of the options you had in college and even in the university he went to. "I don't think there's a team around but the sports centre does have plenty of facilities to practice soccer. I seen it plenty of times but Rugby Union is the sport I loved" he replied. He'd kicked a ball about and even his village had a football pitch. He'd just played Rugby in school instead but balance it with his studies. "Then if you do find a place to your liking why not put up a flyer in the sports centre looking for players?" he suggested. He knew football didn't need many players. You only really needed ten of them playing on a small pitch and you had a game. Oliver Dougard |
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May 18, 2024 6:34:31 GMT -5
Post by Oliver Dougard on May 18, 2024 6:34:31 GMT -5
"Wow that should really work," he was still getting used to everything but the good idea would stick with him. "I hope it's a success but even if it's not try and try again right?" He knew something would hit him eventually just had to be patient. David Lightfeather |
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May 18, 2024 13:43:18 GMT -5
Post by David Lightfeather on May 18, 2024 13:43:18 GMT -5
“You can always try again if the first flyer fails. You could also suggest that a soccer pitch be marked out as well as once you have that you can set up a team. So much is possible here if the world gives us a chance to build a nation. Not just for oddities but also for people who want a better life” he replied to Oliver. This paradise wasn’t ideal but it have have more hope going for it that most of the world had. Oliver Dougard |
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May 20, 2024 9:10:43 GMT -5
Post by Oliver Dougard on May 20, 2024 9:10:43 GMT -5
"Hearing you sound so positive about it gives me hope not that I like to live in the negative anyway but it's good to hear it from someone else's ears. Can I buy you a drink, a tea or a lemonade as thanks?" He knew how precious time could be. David Lightfeather |
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May 20, 2024 14:23:13 GMT -5
Post by David Lightfeather on May 20, 2024 14:23:13 GMT -5
Oliver gave an offer. So he replied “tea sounds good to me. Ella already has her own drink and there’s a cafe in the sports centre” with a smile. His daughter was slumbering now in the stroller. “I know where it is as I use the gym and the swimming pool more than anything else round here”. He did keep active even without the membership of a rugby club. Oliver Dougard |
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May 22, 2024 7:26:57 GMT -5
Post by Oliver Dougard on May 22, 2024 7:26:57 GMT -5
"She is adorable and she seems very aware of her surroundings." He nodded. "Okay I think there is a small shop here to the left a little where we can get a tea, if not I will find a shop it can not be that hard right?" David Lightfeather |
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May 22, 2024 9:15:39 GMT -5
Post by David Lightfeather on May 22, 2024 9:15:39 GMT -5
Like any baby they just might prefer the summer but she'd gotten the sun block just like her father. A family of Irish redheads like the Lightfeather's had that in common. Perhaps when things settled down in the world he could take her to see the rest of the family but she did get to see her grandma via the mobile phone for now. "She was aware of what was going on very quickly. in fact her first day out was a few days after her birth and she went on a boat trip. Also good for my girlfriend as we got lunch" he replied adding "lead the way Oliver". "It was like a mini cruise down the east coast of the island and there was also a bar and restaurant. You should give it a try and there's also an evening trip". this was something anybody could do to get into the way of island life. Oliver Dougard |
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May 24, 2024 6:26:29 GMT -5
Post by Oliver Dougard on May 24, 2024 6:26:29 GMT -5
It was honestly refreshing but also hopeful at the same time to hear about the progress about a small child's development and even the mini cruise. "I will make sure to check that out it sounds amazing honestly," he said as he opened the door. "After the two of you." David Lightfeather |
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May 24, 2024 15:20:52 GMT -5
Post by David Lightfeather on May 24, 2024 15:20:52 GMT -5
“Thank you Oliver” David replied as he pushed the stroller carefully through the door. He didn’t want to bump Ella now she was having her nap but she might wake up later. He then had to rearrange chairs to make space for the stroller at the table before he put two chairs back for them. Oliver Dougard |
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May 25, 2024 10:22:01 GMT -5
Post by Oliver Dougard on May 25, 2024 10:22:01 GMT -5
"So how is it being a parent and let me help you so she does not wake up. I mean it is like you and another person made a child and now you get to watch them. That sounds a lot of fun but also hard." He did admire he thought how people could seem to do more than they thought. David Lightfeather |
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May 25, 2024 13:07:59 GMT -5
Post by David Lightfeather on May 25, 2024 13:07:59 GMT -5
Being a parent took a lot of work and it was hard work. “It’s a lot of work but fun to see a baby grow into a toddler and beyond. She likes listening to things and before long she’ll move onto the tv. You don’t think you can take care of a new life initially but you manage. You need to learn more as they get older but you see them grow and learn every day.” he replied. So with Ella parked with a little help it was time for tea. Oliver Dougard |
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May 26, 2024 8:27:04 GMT -5
Post by Oliver Dougard on May 26, 2024 8:27:04 GMT -5
"Adjustments," he said. "What type of tea would you like?" he finally asked. "I think while some adjustments are hard it should not stop them from happening because that is how or when you become stronger," he said. David Lightfeather |
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May 26, 2024 13:32:07 GMT -5
Post by David Lightfeather on May 26, 2024 13:32:07 GMT -5
“Lemon tea if they have it. Otherwise surprise me” David mused. “A child always adjusts your life. You’ll find that out if that’s in your future. You’ll always want the best for them and them to have a better life and future. I grew up in a rural farming community and became a medical scientist. Being an oddity should have been secondary but in the eyes of my government that’s worse than being a terrorist. That’s why I came here. Their loss not mine. Just like Nazi Germany drove out the people they didn’t like and that was a lot of different groupings. So here is the best chance for Ella and other children who’ll grow up here”. Yup history did seem to repeating itself all over again. Only this time there was a place oddities could call home and transform into a much better nation. “What do you think of our nationhood?” He ended with a question posed to Oliver. People did come here for different reasons. Oliver Dougard |
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May 27, 2024 14:03:40 GMT -5
Post by Oliver Dougard on May 27, 2024 14:03:40 GMT -5
He listened and thought. "Well it being it's own island nation was actually quite a surprise to me. I did a little online research and seen how it had grown over the last few months dating back to almost a year and was impressed with that from what I understood of it anyhow and that is why I came. Have a friend coming over soon to see how she likes it too." David Lightfeather |
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May 28, 2024 6:45:28 GMT -5
Post by David Lightfeather on May 28, 2024 6:45:28 GMT -5
David was getting the vibe of Oliver that he was trying to just figure things out and where he fitted here. Now there was a friend of his coming over as well. "A lot has happened in the last year and quite quickly. We ourselves have to show we can play nice with our neighbours and in return they have to let us grow as a nation without interference" he replied. No that that lasted long as the US had boots on the ground in a shrinking area of the south side of the island. The logical conclusion being they were making a base just like they had in other parts of the world. What they'd do with that base was another question to answer. "It feels like a homeland for my kind and humans who want a different perhaps better life. We can do that together but the same challenges remain. Serious crime and making a better community which is something you find everywhere" he added. It still annoyed him that he was considered more of a risk to his former nation than a jihadist terrorist or STRIFE fighter. Priorities were very screwed up. Oliver Dougard |
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