Fandom Island and Town

With the coming winter season, Fraser was spending today outside closing up the pool. While he knew that some people might be cold weather swimmers, he figured the majority were not and didn't want any accidents happening because he'd left the pool open all winter. He also didn't want to wake up and find people ice skating atop the frozen chlorinated water one morning.

Dief was happy to be outside and was bounding around the pool area, even jumping into the pool a few times which made Fraser laugh even if it interrupted his work. See, he wasn't completely stodgy and strict.

Today, Fraser was doing some repair work. The doorknobs around the building were old and wearing down and Fraser had decided to replace them. He'd bought new doorknobs that seemed like they'd be durable and he'd made sure to read all the instructions so he'd properly install them. He was working in the lobby first, installing doorknobs on the office and the apartments and rooms down there.

Dief was following him around loyally but he was probably about as bored as a dog could be. Fraser wasn't bored but that's because he was a giant nerd who loved this stuff. He wasn't even wearing his uniform today which showed that he meant business with his maintenance work.

A brand new month meant Fraser was busily working behind the desk. There was rent to collect and deposit, there were requisition forms that needed to be logged and sent out and there were maintenance orders to address. He probably wouldn't be looking up for awhile and really, Fraser preferred it like that. All this work didn't bother him one bit because he knew if he didn't do his job, the tenants might suffer and he was not going to allow that.

It was a quiet day at MHA. Dief was sleeping curled up in one of the lobby chairs, oblivious to the entire world. His life was a good one filled with sleep, food, running around, and more sleep. He was truly a spoiled deaf wolf.

Fraser was behind the desk, working on some paperwork that needed to be done for the apartment. He wasn't asleep and while his life was quite the good one, it wasn't filled with only sleeping, eating, food and running around. Still, he thought himself quite lucky anyway. His life was good.

Amazingly, Fraser didn't have any paperwork to complete today. He'd looked several times because he thought he'd missed something but no, he'd just completed it all previously and nothing new had come in recently.

So, Fraser had taken a seat in one of the comfortable lobby chairs with a book and a cup of cider. Yes, cider. Fraser was from the old school and he liked things like cider and warm milk.

Dief was curled up near Fraser's seat, getting in one of his many naps. A deaf wolf needed a lot of sleep especially on incredibly busy days like this.

Fraser was quietly working on some rental agreements and tenant suggestions today at work. The rental agreements were being tweaked for verbiage and the tenant suggestions were things Fraser was hoping to implement at some point in the future.

Diefenbaker thought all this was boring and was currently sleeping near the front door. He might have even been snoring.

With the trouble of last week now over, Fraser had the door to the apartments open and was letting the fresh air filter in. Dief was running around outside, chasing something or other while Fraser sat behind the desk, getting caught up on some paperwork.

Later, he thought about asking Robin to actually go into the theme park since he'd never been. He already knew he'd look completely out of place but he wanted to take advantage while he could.

Fraser was sitting behind the desk, looking through a few files that he'd found wedged behind the filing cabinet. Honestly, he had to wonder about the sanity of the last landlord with things like this in his hand. Occasionally, he'd shake his head or groan but otherwise was quiet.

Dief was curled up asleep near the front door after thoroughly enjoying the snow that was still outside.

[Open but assume SP with LJ's issues. No OCD. Don't even think this will post.]

With the weather looking threatening, Fraser was back inside and back behind the desk today. Dief was trotting around the lobby, checking to see if there was anything knew to investigate while Fraser looked through various document, requisition forms, maintenance forms and other odds and ends.

There were set to be new arrivals this weekend so Fraser was busily prepping the apartments for new residents. He'd hung a welcome sign outside, tasked a few local townspeople to clean the pool outside and was getting lease and rental paperwork ready to be filled out should anyone need an apartment in the next few days.

Dief was not helping at all. He was curled up in one of the lobby chairs, watching all the happenings and occasionally trying to get one of the people helping Fraser to give him some food. He hadn't yet been successful.

It was a quiet day in the lobby of MHA. Dief, as usual, was curled up near the door, sleeping soundly. Fraser sometimes envied his ability to be as lazy as he was and not worry about things that needed to be done.

Fraser was behind the desk, absently writing a few things down in some files while he read over a textbook on tenant rights. Being a landlord was not always an easy thing and he wanted to make sure he knew all the intricacies of what he was doing now.

It was a new month which meant more paperwork than usual for Fraser. There was rent to file, leases to look over and acquisition forms to out through. Fraser, head down, was busily working on getting all the beginning of the month things completed.

Dief was curled up in a chair, sleeping and snoring. He had the better life.

The island had moved again. That meant that Fraser's uniforms were entirely too hot during the walk over from his apartment to MHA. By the time he and Dief had arrived, Fraser was thankful for the invention of central air conditioner. He settled his hat on the counter and got to work filing a few errant pieces of paperwork while he cooled down.

Dief took up a spot on the cold tile floor, stretching out and taking complete advantage of being inside a nice, cooled down lobby. Fraser gave him a look and shook his head in amusement before going back to filing.

Fraser was back on the island today as a married man. So far, things had gone brilliantly even with the speedbump of having to stay in a cabin for the duration of the bug infestation. He was taking that better than Robin.

Fraser was standing at the edge of the garden today, talking with some NPC landscaping crew. The garden was almost completely planted but there were still some areas around the perimeter and here and there that needed to be filled in and seeded.

That was the job for today. It was time to become green thumbs and get those flowers into the ground!

The NPC Landscaping Crew was still at the community center but Fraser had taken those that had been volunteering their time to various spots around town to do some more planting. With the summer season in full swing, today was all about replacing some older, dead plants and flowers with newer one. It was about weeding areas around the park, the preserve, and the streets that needed attention. So, put on your gloves and be prepared to get dirty. It was time to weed and plant and plant and weed!

It was going to be a hot day and, as such, the NPC Landscaping crew had thought ahead and had erected a few tents over the garden area so people wouldn't swelter. They'd still have to battle the heat but the sun would be less intense.

The trees that had been planted last week were now being tended to and today's job was back to planting flowers in the garden. The lot was large, giving the workers a lot of room to plant. The NPC Landscaping crew was hopeful for variety and a lot of pretty colors.

They weren't a fickle bunch.

Even though it was a break week, Fraser was still out supervising the community project. Work didn't stop just because classes did, after all. The gardeners and landscapers were in the lot near the community center today, getting started on the very large garden that was due to be started there.

Landscaping supplies were piled neatly on the outside of the lot and there were already people hard at work planting flowers and laying down mulch. It was a nice day, the sun was shining and it wasn't oppressively hot.

It was a good day to be outside.

As the sun started to set, the lights officially came on at the new community center! The building was now complete, its walls gleaming and solid in the waning light. As people began to arrive, they would notice decorations lining the tiled and bright corridors, leading them towards the large auditorium where the dance was being held.

Once inside the auditorium, there were more decorations. Streamers in the colors of summer hung from the rafters and painted the walls. There were fresh flowers in every corner and on every table, bringing fragrance and festiveness to the room. The lights were low in the auditorium, dimmed to provide both mood and setting to this party in the evening.

There were several long tables stocked full with foods of all kinds and there was even a bar with an expert bartender who'd be happy to serve you. Tips were welcome but not mandatory. Large speakers hung in the corners of the room, installed to provide the latest and greatest sound system to the new building.

Everything was completed, everything was ready so it was time to enjoy yourselves!

[OCD UP! Have fun! | Arrive | Food/Mingling | Shadowy Corners | Ladies Room | Mens Room | Dancing | OOC | Post II]

Despite the heat of last week, the NPC Construction crew had managed to get the framework of the community center up. It half looked like a building now. There were walls being installed now along with several other odds and ends both inside and outside those walls. The heat wasn't quite so bad today but there was plenty of water for those that wanted it.

Hard hats and safety goggles were required, once again!

Construction had been going smoothly since the groundbreaking the previous week. There was progress being made and the NPC Construction Company had moved in a lot of supplies over the past few days, stacking them and getting them ready to be added to the new building. Foundation, of course, would come first since the ground had already been prepared.

Hard hats, goggles and tool belts were required and it was going to be hard, sweaty work but it'd be rewarding. The Community Center would be all the better for it.

Fraser was out there as well, supervising those from the town that might come out to help. He was more a point of contact and someone to ask questions to rather than a supervisor. He was in his safety gear as well and helping move supplies.

With the ceremony completed and the graduated officially done with their high school careers, a brunch had been planned to celebrate the occasion and allow graduates, their guests, and the other inhabitants of the island to enjoy some good food and good conversation outside. The weather was warm and the sky was clear.

Fraser had been busy helping set up since the early morning hours. Apparently, Dean Stinson had gone a little overboard with some of the food, particularly the cake. The huge sheet cake arrived via truck and, where Fraser thought he'd be able to carry it, ended up having to use a forklift to get it to the park. From there, it took several people to lift the cake onto a table of its own. It was that big. Fraser hoped everyone enjoyed and hoped everyone was prepared to take a lot of cake home.

There were also several other tables of food and drinks, ready to be enjoyed. There were tables and chairs situated around the park, covered by tents to keep it from becoming too warm.

And there was cake. Please don't forget the cake.

[Mingling | Food | Tables and Chairs | Edges of the Park | OOC | OCD is up! Post is open to EVERYONE! Have fun!]