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GasBandit
GasBandit
This is the place, folks - this is where I will post the updates to the ongoing story of Halforums House 4.
The poll seems to indicate that more people would rather get screenshot-based updates so that they will be more frequent, so I'll be proceeding in that manner.
The first update should be ready within the next day or two (I've got other stuff going on this weekend so I can't work on it as much as I'd like right out of the gate
), but to tide you over, here's the situation as it goes thus far -
We have 35 humans and 5 large pets, which makes 40 - which divides neatly into five 8-person households (8 being the maximum per household). I've sorted people semi-randomly into these 5 households, with consideration taken for desired marital/sibling/pet relationships.
The Halforums neighborhood is in the southwest corner of Newcrest, a tidy suburb:
Halforums Household 1: Cheesy, Wasabi, Gryfter, Jun, Charon, Terrik, General Specific, and Terrik's dog, Luca.
House 1 is a ranch-style single story 8-bed 4-bath with a pool, hot tub, basketball hoop, sauna, living area with a huge TV and communal activities, ornate dining room with piano and aquarium, and also a LAN center computer room for all you nerds to get your geekboxing done. While it's not the smallest lot in the neighborhood, its single-story layout means things get a bit cozy. This however also means it's the easiest to keep track of everyone on, and the camera won't miss much...
Household 2: Adam, Emrys, MikeRC, Squidleybits, HCGLNS, PatrThom, Dirona, and Squidley's cat, Pudding.
House 2 is a 3-story 8-bed 6-bath affair, with bedrooms being upstairs (click to enlarge the animated overview). The bedrooms having been moved upstairs means the common areas can be a teensy bit more spacious and a lot more room outside for other activities - this lot boasts a roller skating rink in addition to a full half-court for basketball, a larger pool, and all the amenities lot 1 has.
Household 3: Kags, Gruebeard, MindDetective, Cog, Drawn Inward, Vero, Bubble181, and Gruebeard's cat, Polly (don't mind that Cog is holding him)
House 3 is also 3 stories, but this is by necessity as house 3 is on the smallest lot in the neighborhood. As such, things get a bit cozy in this 8-bed 5-bath, and everybody will be rubbing elbows with everybody else at all times... sure to spark some interesting interactions, one way or another.
Household 4: Jwhouk, Tinwhistler, Celt Z, Snuffleupagus, Dei, DarkAudit, GasBandit and Snuffles' dog, Daisy.
Dei helped out by designing house 4. It's a spacious 2-story 8-bed 5-bath layout with a bowling alley in the basement, and bar-style dining. There's also a dedicated pet play area.
Household 5: Klew, Sara_2814, Null, Sparhawk, Zappit, Bhamv3, TigerTsang, and Sparhawk's dog Silk.
House 5 (also created by Dei) is what could easily be referred to as palatial - It's two enormous stories with an open-plan common area and a movie theater in the basement. 8 bed, 8 bath (everyone gets their own private bathroom off their bedroom). It also has a roller rink and an observatory.
For no particular reason, we will be starting in the Fall.
First update should be coming no later than monday, but I'd be surprised if it was any sooner than late tonight.
The poll seems to indicate that more people would rather get screenshot-based updates so that they will be more frequent, so I'll be proceeding in that manner.
The first update should be ready within the next day or two (I've got other stuff going on this weekend so I can't work on it as much as I'd like right out of the gate
), but to tide you over, here's the situation as it goes thus far -We have 35 humans and 5 large pets, which makes 40 - which divides neatly into five 8-person households (8 being the maximum per household). I've sorted people semi-randomly into these 5 households, with consideration taken for desired marital/sibling/pet relationships.
The Halforums neighborhood is in the southwest corner of Newcrest, a tidy suburb:
Halforums Household 1: Cheesy, Wasabi, Gryfter, Jun, Charon, Terrik, General Specific, and Terrik's dog, Luca.
House 1 is a ranch-style single story 8-bed 4-bath with a pool, hot tub, basketball hoop, sauna, living area with a huge TV and communal activities, ornate dining room with piano and aquarium, and also a LAN center computer room for all you nerds to get your geekboxing done. While it's not the smallest lot in the neighborhood, its single-story layout means things get a bit cozy. This however also means it's the easiest to keep track of everyone on, and the camera won't miss much...
Household 2: Adam, Emrys, MikeRC, Squidleybits, HCGLNS, PatrThom, Dirona, and Squidley's cat, Pudding.
House 2 is a 3-story 8-bed 6-bath affair, with bedrooms being upstairs (click to enlarge the animated overview). The bedrooms having been moved upstairs means the common areas can be a teensy bit more spacious and a lot more room outside for other activities - this lot boasts a roller skating rink in addition to a full half-court for basketball, a larger pool, and all the amenities lot 1 has.
Household 3: Kags, Gruebeard, MindDetective, Cog, Drawn Inward, Vero, Bubble181, and Gruebeard's cat, Polly (don't mind that Cog is holding him)
House 3 is also 3 stories, but this is by necessity as house 3 is on the smallest lot in the neighborhood. As such, things get a bit cozy in this 8-bed 5-bath, and everybody will be rubbing elbows with everybody else at all times... sure to spark some interesting interactions, one way or another.
Household 4: Jwhouk, Tinwhistler, Celt Z, Snuffleupagus, Dei, DarkAudit, GasBandit and Snuffles' dog, Daisy.
Dei helped out by designing house 4. It's a spacious 2-story 8-bed 5-bath layout with a bowling alley in the basement, and bar-style dining. There's also a dedicated pet play area.
Household 5: Klew, Sara_2814, Null, Sparhawk, Zappit, Bhamv3, TigerTsang, and Sparhawk's dog Silk.
House 5 (also created by Dei) is what could easily be referred to as palatial - It's two enormous stories with an open-plan common area and a movie theater in the basement. 8 bed, 8 bath (everyone gets their own private bathroom off their bedroom). It also has a roller rink and an observatory.
For no particular reason, we will be starting in the Fall.
First update should be coming no later than monday, but I'd be surprised if it was any sooner than late tonight.
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Dei
Dei
#3
GasBandit
GasBandit
#4
Dei
Dei
#5
Terrik
Terrik
#6
PatrThom
PatrThom
#7
jwhouk
jwhouk
#8
Terrik
Terrik
#9
GasBandit
we all had the same 1 in 5 chance to end up wherever we did.
Besides, if my test run was anything to go by, I get the feeling Tinwhistler is going to aggressively sweep me off my feet before I have a chance to do anything. X_x
GasBandit
Given that "all" (read: the only two) redheads are related, then yes, anyone in a household with one would of course then by definition be in a household with "all" of them.
I assure you I was fair and impartial with my distribution
we all had the same 1 in 5 chance to end up wherever we did.Besides, if my test run was anything to go by, I get the feeling Tinwhistler is going to aggressively sweep me off my feet before I have a chance to do anything. X_x
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Celt Z
Celt Z
#11
Tinwhistler
Tinwhistler
#12
GasBandit
GasBandit
#13
Celt Z
Celt Z
#14
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#15
GasBandit
GasBandit
#16
PatrThom
PatrThom
#17
MindDetective
MindDetective
#18
GasBandit
GasBandit
#19
GasBandit
GasBandit
#20
GasBandit
GasBandit
#21
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
Best looking dude in house 4.
#22
LittleKagsin
LittleKagsin
MY BROS!! 
#23
GasBandit
GasBandit
Alright, let's see how this goes. Spoilered for length. You might need to click the ones that are animated gifs to get them to play. Because Imgur.
Sunday, 1st of Fall, year 1 - Household 1
Well, that day went by FAST and updates of this caliber are incredibly easy. If this is how things are going to progress, you guys can probably count on a new update post almost every day.
Sunday, 1st of Fall, year 1 - Household 1
The first thing that happens right off the bat, is half the household goes straight for the computers, to geek out and be extra anti-social
Gryfter, on the other hand, can't wait to try out the pool. Luca explores the boundaries of his new home.
Terrik has sort of been lingering outside, so Jun goes and gets his attention.
And Wasabi has her brother Charon spot her, as she is suddenly inspired to do sit ups in the living room.
Then they break in the video game console on the 60 inch TV.
This lasts until Terrik and Jun take the next love seat over, and start getting all flirty. How's a body supposed to concentrate on gaming when there's kissyfacing going on not 2 feet away?
Gryfter, refreshed from his dip, gives the Karaoke machine a spin - to... mixed reviews.
Not long after that, a small group of the neighbors show up to welcome them to the neighborhood - Sara, Dirona, Squidley, and HCGLNS. Dirona brings fruitcake. She claims it is a family heirloom.
Jun decides to make sure there's enough food to go around by also whipping up some fruit salad.
Pictured: a good time being had by all.
The dance floor in the kitchen is a popular attraction.
HCGLNS and Luca hit it off pretty well.
The welcoming committee says farewell, but the party keeps on going in the kitchen.
Terrik and Cheesy bond over their love of food.
Terrik lets Luca out to potty. Luca decides to take 3 steps and make his deposit EXACTLY in front of the back door. Terrik sighs and pulls a mop out of his.. pocket..? Charon slinks off to have a nap.
Oh, but Luca's not done leaving surprises.
After the day's excitement, the various residents retire to various pursuits. Jun picks up a violin, Terrik watches TV, Gryfter goes off to game some more.
Wasabi takes the edge off with a steam in the sauna.
One by one people start heading off to bed. Gryfter, instead, only takes a "nap," in an odd place - the ottoman in General Specific's room. Luca joins him.
Charon had a nap earlier, so he's still awake late. He watches some TV...
And plays with the dog.
Gryfter wakes up from his nap, and the two of them have another go at Dirona's fruitcake.
It's 3:30 AM by the time they decide to head to bed.
Charon and Gryfter's heads have barely hit the pillow, when Terrik wakes up looking for a late night snack.
Genspec also rises early, and the two of them have breakfast, and get ready to get the day started.
Gryfter, on the other hand, can't wait to try out the pool. Luca explores the boundaries of his new home.
Terrik has sort of been lingering outside, so Jun goes and gets his attention.
And Wasabi has her brother Charon spot her, as she is suddenly inspired to do sit ups in the living room.
Then they break in the video game console on the 60 inch TV.
This lasts until Terrik and Jun take the next love seat over, and start getting all flirty. How's a body supposed to concentrate on gaming when there's kissyfacing going on not 2 feet away?
Gryfter, refreshed from his dip, gives the Karaoke machine a spin - to... mixed reviews.
Not long after that, a small group of the neighbors show up to welcome them to the neighborhood - Sara, Dirona, Squidley, and HCGLNS. Dirona brings fruitcake. She claims it is a family heirloom.
Jun decides to make sure there's enough food to go around by also whipping up some fruit salad.
Pictured: a good time being had by all.
The dance floor in the kitchen is a popular attraction.
HCGLNS and Luca hit it off pretty well.
The welcoming committee says farewell, but the party keeps on going in the kitchen.
Terrik and Cheesy bond over their love of food.
Terrik lets Luca out to potty. Luca decides to take 3 steps and make his deposit EXACTLY in front of the back door. Terrik sighs and pulls a mop out of his.. pocket..? Charon slinks off to have a nap.
Oh, but Luca's not done leaving surprises.
After the day's excitement, the various residents retire to various pursuits. Jun picks up a violin, Terrik watches TV, Gryfter goes off to game some more.
Wasabi takes the edge off with a steam in the sauna.
One by one people start heading off to bed. Gryfter, instead, only takes a "nap," in an odd place - the ottoman in General Specific's room. Luca joins him.
Charon had a nap earlier, so he's still awake late. He watches some TV...
And plays with the dog.
Gryfter wakes up from his nap, and the two of them have another go at Dirona's fruitcake.
It's 3:30 AM by the time they decide to head to bed.
Charon and Gryfter's heads have barely hit the pillow, when Terrik wakes up looking for a late night snack.
Genspec also rises early, and the two of them have breakfast, and get ready to get the day started.
Well, that day went by FAST and updates of this caliber are incredibly easy. If this is how things are going to progress, you guys can probably count on a new update post almost every day.
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DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#25
Dei
Dei
#26
GasBandit
GasBandit
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Dei
Dei
#28
GasBandit
GasBandit
#29
GasBandit
GasBandit
Monday, 2nd of Fall, Year 1 - Household 2
Squidley starts the day off by attempting to make breakfast for everyone. She gets a little overzealous on scrambling the eggs, but it all works out ok.
Patrthom spends most of the morning in his room, surfing the web.
Dirona can't wait a single moment to try out the pool - even if it IS raining.
Pudding is baad.
Emrys seems to like the basketball court, though she gets a little out of bounds.
Breakfast at Halforums Household 2.
Squidley and HCGLNS play some video games together. It attracts the attention of Adam and MikeRC, who watch.
Squidley knows what HCGLNS likes.
Terrik, Bubble, Sara, and CeltZ show up to welcome Household 2 to the neighborhood. To return the favor, Terrik has brought fruitcake. Dirona is apparently upfront about her predilections.
Much like the first housewarming party, the dance floor is the place to be.
Bubble and Sara get to know one another, while Pudding inspects the fruitcake.
PUDDING IS BAAAD
Uh oh. Seems like HCGLNS has a little bit of a wandering eye, and flirted with somebody besides Squidley. She's absolutely wroth.
Bubble and HCGLNS are getting along well.
4 o'clock rolls around, and the welcome wagon heads home.
HCGLNS brews some chamomile. Maybe he's picked up on his wife's mood.
Dirona decides to learn to play guitar.
The fruitcake is not sitting well with Patrthom.
He tries playing with Emrys' ferret. It bites him on the nose. Pat decides he does not like ferrets.
Mike and Squidley bond over their shared interest in cats.
Emrys rewards her minion with a treat.
This puts her in such a good mood she absolutely has to cut a rug. Pat, Squidley, and Dirona head off to bed.
Mike and HCGLNS agree that insects are bad.
Then Mike watches a movie with Emrys.
Pudding begins demanding attention, and HCGLNS obliges.
Emrys cooks up some mac and cheese, then decides she's too tired to eat it, and heads off to bed.
HCGLNS puts the kraft dinner away, and instead is inspired to cook up a bunch of grilled cheese... at 1:30 in the morning. Try to keep it in the pan, Scruffy.
Patrthom wakes up and comes down, eating the mac and cheese Emrys made.
HCGLNS gets tired after eating, finally, but wanders into the wrong bedroom. He doesn't care, the bed's empty, so he climbs in.
Dirona wakes up and helps herself to some grilled cheese....
...and feline companionship.
Uh... is this a thing ferrets do often? Well, the little guy is still in there and playing around, so I guess he's ok...?
Squidley also comes down for breakfast, in a better mood after a good night's sleep.
Patrthom spends most of the morning in his room, surfing the web.
Dirona can't wait a single moment to try out the pool - even if it IS raining.
Pudding is baad.
Emrys seems to like the basketball court, though she gets a little out of bounds.
Breakfast at Halforums Household 2.
Squidley and HCGLNS play some video games together. It attracts the attention of Adam and MikeRC, who watch.
Squidley knows what HCGLNS likes.
Terrik, Bubble, Sara, and CeltZ show up to welcome Household 2 to the neighborhood. To return the favor, Terrik has brought fruitcake. Dirona is apparently upfront about her predilections.
Much like the first housewarming party, the dance floor is the place to be.
Bubble and Sara get to know one another, while Pudding inspects the fruitcake.
PUDDING IS BAAAD
Uh oh. Seems like HCGLNS has a little bit of a wandering eye, and flirted with somebody besides Squidley. She's absolutely wroth.
Bubble and HCGLNS are getting along well.
4 o'clock rolls around, and the welcome wagon heads home.
HCGLNS brews some chamomile. Maybe he's picked up on his wife's mood.
Dirona decides to learn to play guitar.
The fruitcake is not sitting well with Patrthom.
He tries playing with Emrys' ferret. It bites him on the nose. Pat decides he does not like ferrets.
Mike and Squidley bond over their shared interest in cats.
Emrys rewards her minion with a treat.
This puts her in such a good mood she absolutely has to cut a rug. Pat, Squidley, and Dirona head off to bed.
Mike and HCGLNS agree that insects are bad.
Then Mike watches a movie with Emrys.
Pudding begins demanding attention, and HCGLNS obliges.
Emrys cooks up some mac and cheese, then decides she's too tired to eat it, and heads off to bed.
HCGLNS puts the kraft dinner away, and instead is inspired to cook up a bunch of grilled cheese... at 1:30 in the morning. Try to keep it in the pan, Scruffy.
Patrthom wakes up and comes down, eating the mac and cheese Emrys made.
HCGLNS gets tired after eating, finally, but wanders into the wrong bedroom. He doesn't care, the bed's empty, so he climbs in.
Dirona wakes up and helps herself to some grilled cheese....
...and feline companionship.
Uh... is this a thing ferrets do often? Well, the little guy is still in there and playing around, so I guess he's ok...?
Squidley also comes down for breakfast, in a better mood after a good night's sleep.
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Celt Z
Celt Z
Why is Celt Z wearing an apron? I came here to escape reality, dammit! 
Also, spontaneously combusting ferrets. Did Tin feed it when Emrys wasn't looking?
Also, spontaneously combusting ferrets. Did Tin feed it when Emrys wasn't looking?
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PatrThom
PatrThom
#32
GasBandit
GasBandit
It seems certain activities have their own outfits associated with them. For example, the jumpsuit that Emrys puts on to play basketball is not her actual "athletic" outfit. So, I guess you got elected to be apron-bearer of the welcome wagon this time.Why is Celt Z wearing an apron? I came here to escape reality, dammit!
Also, spontaneously combusting ferrets. Did Tin feed it when Emrys wasn't looking?
#33
GasBandit
GasBandit
My other plans for the day seem to have fallen through, so here's another update.
Tuesday, 3rd of Fall, Year 1 - Household 3
Tuesday, 3rd of Fall, Year 1 - Household 3
It's 5 am, and everybody's already awake for some reason. It's pretty chilly this morning, so everyone's in their winter clothes. Most are doing their own thing on computers, but a few are watching TV, and Kags is messing around with the chess table.
Vero and Cog have no problems making PDAs.
Grue fills the automatic feeder and plays with Polly.
Everybody loafs around watching TV and chatting. Each generally grabs only something quick to eat for themselves. For example, Vero zaps herself some oatmeal, while Kags decides potato chips are for breakfast, too.
Mind Detective makes good use of the home gym.
Around 10:30, a welcome wagon consisting of Jwhouk, Darkaudit, Dirona, and Sparhawk show up to deliver the obligatory fruitcake. Boy, Dirona sure likes to do this sort of thing.
Vero makes a fruit salad so there's enough food to go around.
It goes over pretty well.
Much as with the other parties, dancing seems to be the social interaction du jour.
DA and Jwhouk get into an involved discussion.
Grue takes up guitar. Polly doesn't approve.
Despite the chill in the air, Vero decides to do a couple laps in the pool.
Around 3, things wrap up and the neighbors head home.
Mind Detective decides a nap is in order. So does Polly.
That sounds like a good idea to Bubble.
...and Cog, though he chooses a much noisier spot for his nap.
Rather than nap, Vero turns to coffee to perk herself up.
MD wakes up from his nap and has another go at the home gym. He overdoes it a little. Everybody else watches TV or hangs around.
Kags and Grue have a chat a little bit removed from all the bustle.
Mind and Drawn are Bros.
Mind Detective strained himself a bit working out, so he takes a bubble bath to relax.
Kags decides to call it an early night.
Yarr, ye be a good kitty.
One by one, the others all drift upstairs to go to bed. The last one awake is Cog, whose nap gave him the energy to work on his logic skills.
Before bed, he goes for a snack. The fruitcake does not do him any favors.
Cog heads up to bed just as Kags wakes up super early.. and also samples to cursed loaf.
D.Ron wisely forgoes the fruitcake for a microwaved helping of bachelor chow.
Just another morning for the sibs.
As we leave Household 3, we happen to spy Null outside, having a loud argument with a local townie named Mila Munch. Another townie, Katrina Caliente (rowr rowr) plays in a pile of leaves on the property.
Vero and Cog have no problems making PDAs.
Grue fills the automatic feeder and plays with Polly.
Everybody loafs around watching TV and chatting. Each generally grabs only something quick to eat for themselves. For example, Vero zaps herself some oatmeal, while Kags decides potato chips are for breakfast, too.
Mind Detective makes good use of the home gym.
Around 10:30, a welcome wagon consisting of Jwhouk, Darkaudit, Dirona, and Sparhawk show up to deliver the obligatory fruitcake. Boy, Dirona sure likes to do this sort of thing.
Vero makes a fruit salad so there's enough food to go around.
It goes over pretty well.
Much as with the other parties, dancing seems to be the social interaction du jour.
DA and Jwhouk get into an involved discussion.
Grue takes up guitar. Polly doesn't approve.
Despite the chill in the air, Vero decides to do a couple laps in the pool.
Around 3, things wrap up and the neighbors head home.
Mind Detective decides a nap is in order. So does Polly.
That sounds like a good idea to Bubble.
...and Cog, though he chooses a much noisier spot for his nap.
Rather than nap, Vero turns to coffee to perk herself up.
MD wakes up from his nap and has another go at the home gym. He overdoes it a little. Everybody else watches TV or hangs around.
Kags and Grue have a chat a little bit removed from all the bustle.
Mind and Drawn are Bros.
Mind Detective strained himself a bit working out, so he takes a bubble bath to relax.
Kags decides to call it an early night.
Yarr, ye be a good kitty.
One by one, the others all drift upstairs to go to bed. The last one awake is Cog, whose nap gave him the energy to work on his logic skills.
Before bed, he goes for a snack. The fruitcake does not do him any favors.
Cog heads up to bed just as Kags wakes up super early.. and also samples to cursed loaf.
D.Ron wisely forgoes the fruitcake for a microwaved helping of bachelor chow.
Just another morning for the sibs.
As we leave Household 3, we happen to spy Null outside, having a loud argument with a local townie named Mila Munch. Another townie, Katrina Caliente (rowr rowr) plays in a pile of leaves on the property.
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Squidleybits
Squidleybits
#35
jwhouk
jwhouk
#37
Dirona
Dirona
#38
Celt Z
Celt Z
#39
GasBandit
GasBandit
#40
Cheesy1
Cheesy1
#41
Celt Z
Celt Z
#42
MindDetective
MindDetective
#43
Cheesy1
Cheesy1
I just realized I should've added a flaming ferret chasing him as well.
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PatrThom
PatrThom
#45
Bubble181
Bubble181
#47
PatrThom
PatrThom
#48
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#49
General Specific
General Specific
#50
mikerc
mikerc
#51
GasBandit
GasBandit
The cat has a timed autofeeder and a self-cleaning litterbox, so you can climb down off that cross, ya baby
#52
drawn_inward
drawn_inward
#53
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#54
Gryfter
Gryfter
#55
GasBandit
GasBandit
Wednesday, 4th of Fall, Year 1, Household 4
When first we join Household 4 on this day, Dei is doing some morning laps in the pool
Snuffles, Jwhouk, and Gasbandit are surfing around on the few computers...
DarkAudit's watching a rom-com, and Celt Z is apparently off visiting the neighbors.
Snuffles notices that something is wrong with his dog.
Oh dear. VERY wrong. Daisy is dizzy and nauseous.
So, Snuffleupagus gathers her up and hauls her off to the Brindleton Pawspital.
Apparently there's something going around... On his way in, he spots Li Jun leaving with Luca (though I didn't manage a screenshot), and inside, Bubble181 and Patrthom have brought in Polly and Pudding, respectively. Maybe it was the recent cold snap.
Dr. Yamamoto fixes Daisy right up, thankfully. Then they return home.
Meanwhile, Celt Z has also returned from her morning constitutional, and I guess she's to blame for Gas also getting on board with the apron fashion fad. No surprise, that dingus will do whatever a redhead tells him.
Jwhouk goes for a dip in the pool, and Tinwhistler tries out the waterslide.
Gas no likey poop patrol. He goes to play the big arcade game in the basement.
Celt Z knows how to get through the day.
"Oh thank god, you made coffee!"
Oh hey, look, it's Klew, Cog, Adam, and Patrthom. And they bring the fruitcake. Tinwhistler greets them...
... while Gas hastily, nay, DESPERATELY, scrambles to provide alternate sustenance. With only a few slight oopsies in the preparation phase.
"Yes, friends, please! Enjoy my Macaroni a-la Bandit! Uh, if you notice an overwhelming note of pepper, rest assured that is COMPLETELY on purpose. It's a delicacy, down my way."
Daisy is not a fan of the dishwasher. Adam flirts with Celt Z.
Everybody socializes over the meal, and Jwhouk and Snuffles head down to the basement to play some vidya and enthuse about dogs.
Upstairs, there's also vidya.
And Dei tries out the karaoke machine. Tinwhistler digs it.
Dei, however, is mortified about her performance, and slinks away to go cry in a closet about it.
The welcome wagon heads home, and the denizens of Household 4 decide to wrap up the day with some water-based amusements. Celt Z in particular is a fan of the waterslide. It fills her with confidence.
Dei recovers enough to join in, as do others.
Later, Celt Z jokingly asks DarkAudit a risque question, and he's so flustered he can't even look at her. Aaawk-waaard.
Daisy helps Jwhouk clean up the water spills around the pool. I hope that's not chlorinated.
More vidya for Gas and Tin, and Snuffles gets to grips with the fancy holo-VR gaming system.
Nothing like sisterly reassurance when your dirty joke goes terribly awry.
Dei then goes for a soak in the hot tub and immediately falls asleep.
DarkAudit can't deal, however, and decides this is a good time to call it a night.
MOAR. VIDYA.
One by one the others start heading off to bed, leaving Gas and Celt Z the last awake, watching a movie. Gas is starting to get ideas.
Celt Z decides she wants a go at the karaoke machine! Gas of course eagerly follows along... and just can't hold a pokerface. Mortifying. Any amorous thoughts he'd had are driven STRAIGHT out of his head.
Dei has woken up in the hot tub, and decides she's just fine staying there.
Gas is starting to get tired now, but rather than go to bed, he grabs some coffee and heads out to soak his feet and chat with Dei.
Keltsy, on the other hand, is fired up with enthusiasm after her karaoke session, and goes online to socialize. This continues until Daisy wakes up, whining about the call of nature.
She then lets the dog out to poop, and decides to put her energy to use with some late night cleaning.
Dei finally gets out of the hot tub, and samples the loaf. It does not agree with her.
Dei neglects to warn the others, though, and after she leaves the table, Snuffles (who has woken up super early) and Celt Z also each try a slice. Snuffles loves it! Keltsy shares her sister's tastes, it seems.
Gas is hepped up on coffee and doesn't know what to do with himself. 2:30 am sit-ups in the bathroom? YES!
And then cooking shows with Snuffles! The sisters, however, have since decided to go to bed.
Snuffles gets some late night waterslide action going, and Gas decides in favor of MORE VIDYA
DarkAudit awakens, and the three of them sit down to coffee and cursed loaf. Uh oh. Gas is starting to feel odd.
"OH GOD I'M SO TIRED." Hrm, maybe time for bed then, Gas?
HA HA NO! More coffee! MORNING TIN IT IS MORNING ISN'T IT A GREAT AND LOVELY MORNING
Tinwhistler is smart enough to steer clear of the fruitcake. More people are starting to wake up. I don't know when Gas is gonna crash, but unfortunately we won't be seeing it this update, as time has run out, and it's on to the next house.
I'd just like to add, on a closing note, that the only active role I took today was in having Snuffleupagus take the dog to the vet and Gas cooking for the party. Everything else was entirely AI-driven, including my own inexplicable coffee-fueled all-nighter.
Snuffles, Jwhouk, and Gasbandit are surfing around on the few computers...
DarkAudit's watching a rom-com, and Celt Z is apparently off visiting the neighbors.
Snuffles notices that something is wrong with his dog.
Oh dear. VERY wrong. Daisy is dizzy and nauseous.
So, Snuffleupagus gathers her up and hauls her off to the Brindleton Pawspital.
Apparently there's something going around... On his way in, he spots Li Jun leaving with Luca (though I didn't manage a screenshot), and inside, Bubble181 and Patrthom have brought in Polly and Pudding, respectively. Maybe it was the recent cold snap.
Dr. Yamamoto fixes Daisy right up, thankfully. Then they return home.
Meanwhile, Celt Z has also returned from her morning constitutional, and I guess she's to blame for Gas also getting on board with the apron fashion fad. No surprise, that dingus will do whatever a redhead tells him.
Jwhouk goes for a dip in the pool, and Tinwhistler tries out the waterslide.
Gas no likey poop patrol. He goes to play the big arcade game in the basement.
Celt Z knows how to get through the day.
"Oh thank god, you made coffee!"
Oh hey, look, it's Klew, Cog, Adam, and Patrthom. And they bring the fruitcake. Tinwhistler greets them...
... while Gas hastily, nay, DESPERATELY, scrambles to provide alternate sustenance. With only a few slight oopsies in the preparation phase.
"Yes, friends, please! Enjoy my Macaroni a-la Bandit! Uh, if you notice an overwhelming note of pepper, rest assured that is COMPLETELY on purpose. It's a delicacy, down my way."
Daisy is not a fan of the dishwasher. Adam flirts with Celt Z.
Everybody socializes over the meal, and Jwhouk and Snuffles head down to the basement to play some vidya and enthuse about dogs.
Upstairs, there's also vidya.
And Dei tries out the karaoke machine. Tinwhistler digs it.
Dei, however, is mortified about her performance, and slinks away to go cry in a closet about it.
The welcome wagon heads home, and the denizens of Household 4 decide to wrap up the day with some water-based amusements. Celt Z in particular is a fan of the waterslide. It fills her with confidence.
Dei recovers enough to join in, as do others.
Later, Celt Z jokingly asks DarkAudit a risque question, and he's so flustered he can't even look at her. Aaawk-waaard.
Daisy helps Jwhouk clean up the water spills around the pool. I hope that's not chlorinated.
More vidya for Gas and Tin, and Snuffles gets to grips with the fancy holo-VR gaming system.
Nothing like sisterly reassurance when your dirty joke goes terribly awry.
Dei then goes for a soak in the hot tub and immediately falls asleep.
DarkAudit can't deal, however, and decides this is a good time to call it a night.
MOAR. VIDYA.
One by one the others start heading off to bed, leaving Gas and Celt Z the last awake, watching a movie. Gas is starting to get ideas.
Celt Z decides she wants a go at the karaoke machine! Gas of course eagerly follows along... and just can't hold a pokerface. Mortifying. Any amorous thoughts he'd had are driven STRAIGHT out of his head.
Dei has woken up in the hot tub, and decides she's just fine staying there.
Gas is starting to get tired now, but rather than go to bed, he grabs some coffee and heads out to soak his feet and chat with Dei.
Keltsy, on the other hand, is fired up with enthusiasm after her karaoke session, and goes online to socialize. This continues until Daisy wakes up, whining about the call of nature.
She then lets the dog out to poop, and decides to put her energy to use with some late night cleaning.
Dei finally gets out of the hot tub, and samples the loaf. It does not agree with her.
Dei neglects to warn the others, though, and after she leaves the table, Snuffles (who has woken up super early) and Celt Z also each try a slice. Snuffles loves it! Keltsy shares her sister's tastes, it seems.
Gas is hepped up on coffee and doesn't know what to do with himself. 2:30 am sit-ups in the bathroom? YES!
And then cooking shows with Snuffles! The sisters, however, have since decided to go to bed.
Snuffles gets some late night waterslide action going, and Gas decides in favor of MORE VIDYA
DarkAudit awakens, and the three of them sit down to coffee and cursed loaf. Uh oh. Gas is starting to feel odd.
"OH GOD I'M SO TIRED." Hrm, maybe time for bed then, Gas?
HA HA NO! More coffee! MORNING TIN IT IS MORNING ISN'T IT A GREAT AND LOVELY MORNING
Tinwhistler is smart enough to steer clear of the fruitcake. More people are starting to wake up. I don't know when Gas is gonna crash, but unfortunately we won't be seeing it this update, as time has run out, and it's on to the next house.
I'd just like to add, on a closing note, that the only active role I took today was in having Snuffleupagus take the dog to the vet and Gas cooking for the party. Everything else was entirely AI-driven, including my own inexplicable coffee-fueled all-nighter.
#56
GasBandit
GasBandit
#57
Celt Z
Celt Z
I fear my avatar's habits are a little TOO accurate. Damn spooky A.I.
Although my karaoke is usually decent, so get it together, Celt Z!
Although my karaoke is usually decent, so get it together, Celt Z!
#58
jwhouk
jwhouk
#59
LittleKagsin
It’s perfect!
LittleKagsin
I can’t take myself seriously in that fucking hoodie.
It’s perfect!Story of my damn life.
#60
GasBandit
GasBandit
#61
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#62
PatrThom
PatrThom
#63
Cog
Cog
#64
GasBandit
GasBandit
Well, if you'd like to HEAR your actual performance... here it is...I fear my avatar's habits are a little TOO accurate. Damn spooky A.I.
Although my karaoke is usually decent, so get it together, Celt Z!
Hrm, must be the swim/hot weather outfits that don't appear in the CAS demo. I'll adjust it for you, next time it's household 4's day.
It wasn't the actual "mortified" moodlet, I was just waxing poetic. Prosaic? Fancy talking.
Pfft, more like 10%.
To be fair, we don't know WHY you showed up. Vero might very well have kicked you out of the house with orders.
#65
Bubble181
Bubble181
#66
mikerc
mikerc
#67
jwhouk
jwhouk
#68
Bubble181
Bubble181
Djeeze, I thought you liked cats. I take him to the vet 'cause he's sick and right away you want to get him fixed? How would you like it?!
#69
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#70
GasBandit
GasBandit
#71
PatrThom
PatrThom
#72
GasBandit
GasBandit
#73
PatrThom
PatrThom
#74
GasBandit
GasBandit
#75
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
#76
GasBandit
GasBandit
#77
GasBandit
GasBandit
Thursday, 5th of Fall, Year 1 - Household 5
Be advised, the gfycat gifs have an "HD" button in the lower right hand corner. The embed defaults to SD, so switching it cleans them up a fair bit.
Also there's sound if you want them, by clicking the speaker in the upper right corner.
Be advised, the gfycat gifs have an "HD" button in the lower right hand corner. The embed defaults to SD, so switching it cleans them up a fair bit.
Also there's sound if you want them, by clicking the speaker in the upper right corner.
Today is Harvestfest, so Bhamv3 has the day off from school. She starts the day by watching a romantic movie.
Sparhawk grills up burgers for everybody. Breakfast of champions, right?
Zappit, however, decides he'd rather have a salad.
Uh, turns out Null's "Creepy Walk" is a lot more literal than we might have thought. At any rate, he heads downstairs to waste a few quarters.
When Dei designed this house, she placed a journal on the desk in each bedroom, to help any aspiring writer sims. Klew and Sara spend the first hour or so of their day putting all these journals away on bookshelves, necessitating 16 trips up and down the stairs.
Tiger's playing Sims. How meta.
Bhamv3, being the unstable teen she is, spends a good half hour regaling a houseplant with a lascivious story.
She then heads over to claim a PC, to spend the next hour or so trolling forums for laughs.
Null, not to be outdone, also has a chat with the plant.
Sara spends her morning slightly less deluded, discovering the joys of chess logic out on the second floor balcony.
Having finished his story, Null settles into a couch to read a book, while Sparhawk and Klew boogie down to the sounds of the nearby hi-fi.
Sparhawk's dog, Silk, is having a good time outside. He gets sprayed by a skunk for his trouble.
Zappit joins Sara on the balcony for a discussion on chess and the nature of giving thanks.
Silk wanders back inside, and over to the stereo... proceeding to gross out the dancers.
Sparhawk takes Silk upstairs and gives the dog a bath.
Null and TigerTsang watch some cooking shows.
Klew really likes this show.
The burgers are a hit, as far as meals go. However, Null playfully insults Zappit, who then spends the next half hour yelling at Null. Their opinions of each other take a noticeable dive.
Having finished Silk's bath, Sparhawk decides to relax with a steam in the sauna.
I get a notification that Klew gets paid $1400 on his day off. Whoa, not bad, Klew. Heck, I didn't even know he had a job. Apparently, he's a really good painter? A REALLY good painter. He's level 10 in the career, "Master of the Real." I check the other sims in household 5... the only other one with a job is Sparhawk, who is a culture columnist.
Everybody's really enjoying the holiday, even Zappit and Null are being civil again.
Null pulls the ol' hand buzzer prank on Sparhawk. Sparhawk's a much better sport about such things, it seems.
Klew, belly full of burger, grabs a nap in the main foyer. Zappit does so as well, but chooses to go up to a bedroom.
POTTY EMERGENCY
Null decides he can't make it to any of the 9 bathrooms, and instead "fertilizes" two bushes out back.
Grumpy about the shouting match with Zappit earlier, he takes out his frustrations on the garbage can out front, and feels better.
Tiger Tsang gets the opportunity to mold the impressionable minds of the future.
Sparhawk turns in at 8, and dreams of warmer climes.
Downstairs, the party kicks into high gear.
Eventually, people trickle away one by one to nap or full on sleep. Tiger and Zappit continue on, and get along famously.
Sparhawk is awoken by his stomach. He heads back downstairs and grabs a bowl of cereal.
After which, he joins Zap and Tiger, still jackin' jaws and jammin' out.
Sara is energized by her late evening nap, and goes online to look up art stuff.
She and Null get to talking by the stereo, and turns out they really get along well, becoming great friends. "Aren't you cold?" says the lady in the cat hoodie.
It's just not Silk's day. First the skunk, and now bitten by a squirrel.
Null decides it IS cold enough to put something on, and takes the dog out to piddle. Silk decides to do so RIGHT by the door, and this amuses Null greatly.
Sara just can't fight the feeling. Looks like she is not planning to go back to bed tonight.
Bhamv wakes up really early, and decides to beat Sparhawk to the punch, with a twist - VEGGIE burgers, today.
I don't see why they can't get along, Zappit and Null apparently have a lot in common. Taste in bathroom habits, for example. Maybe those are just REALLY comfy bushes.
https://gfycat.com/ShockedWhoppingGalapagosmockingbird
5 am and Sara finally decides maybe she should get some sleep.
Nope, wait, her stomach growls, so back downstairs she goes to join in on the veggie burger breakfast.
Sparhawk grills up burgers for everybody. Breakfast of champions, right?
Zappit, however, decides he'd rather have a salad.
Uh, turns out Null's "Creepy Walk" is a lot more literal than we might have thought. At any rate, he heads downstairs to waste a few quarters.
When Dei designed this house, she placed a journal on the desk in each bedroom, to help any aspiring writer sims. Klew and Sara spend the first hour or so of their day putting all these journals away on bookshelves, necessitating 16 trips up and down the stairs.
Tiger's playing Sims. How meta.
Bhamv3, being the unstable teen she is, spends a good half hour regaling a houseplant with a lascivious story.
She then heads over to claim a PC, to spend the next hour or so trolling forums for laughs.
Null, not to be outdone, also has a chat with the plant.
Sara spends her morning slightly less deluded, discovering the joys of chess logic out on the second floor balcony.
Having finished his story, Null settles into a couch to read a book, while Sparhawk and Klew boogie down to the sounds of the nearby hi-fi.
Sparhawk's dog, Silk, is having a good time outside. He gets sprayed by a skunk for his trouble.
Zappit joins Sara on the balcony for a discussion on chess and the nature of giving thanks.
Silk wanders back inside, and over to the stereo... proceeding to gross out the dancers.
Sparhawk takes Silk upstairs and gives the dog a bath.
Null and TigerTsang watch some cooking shows.
Klew really likes this show.
The burgers are a hit, as far as meals go. However, Null playfully insults Zappit, who then spends the next half hour yelling at Null. Their opinions of each other take a noticeable dive.
Having finished Silk's bath, Sparhawk decides to relax with a steam in the sauna.
I get a notification that Klew gets paid $1400 on his day off. Whoa, not bad, Klew. Heck, I didn't even know he had a job. Apparently, he's a really good painter? A REALLY good painter. He's level 10 in the career, "Master of the Real." I check the other sims in household 5... the only other one with a job is Sparhawk, who is a culture columnist.
Everybody's really enjoying the holiday, even Zappit and Null are being civil again.
Null pulls the ol' hand buzzer prank on Sparhawk. Sparhawk's a much better sport about such things, it seems.
Klew, belly full of burger, grabs a nap in the main foyer. Zappit does so as well, but chooses to go up to a bedroom.
POTTY EMERGENCY
Null decides he can't make it to any of the 9 bathrooms, and instead "fertilizes" two bushes out back.
Grumpy about the shouting match with Zappit earlier, he takes out his frustrations on the garbage can out front, and feels better.
Tiger Tsang gets the opportunity to mold the impressionable minds of the future.
Sparhawk turns in at 8, and dreams of warmer climes.
Downstairs, the party kicks into high gear.
Eventually, people trickle away one by one to nap or full on sleep. Tiger and Zappit continue on, and get along famously.
Sparhawk is awoken by his stomach. He heads back downstairs and grabs a bowl of cereal.
After which, he joins Zap and Tiger, still jackin' jaws and jammin' out.
Sara is energized by her late evening nap, and goes online to look up art stuff.
She and Null get to talking by the stereo, and turns out they really get along well, becoming great friends. "Aren't you cold?" says the lady in the cat hoodie.
It's just not Silk's day. First the skunk, and now bitten by a squirrel.
Null decides it IS cold enough to put something on, and takes the dog out to piddle. Silk decides to do so RIGHT by the door, and this amuses Null greatly.
Sara just can't fight the feeling. Looks like she is not planning to go back to bed tonight.
Bhamv wakes up really early, and decides to beat Sparhawk to the punch, with a twist - VEGGIE burgers, today.
I don't see why they can't get along, Zappit and Null apparently have a lot in common. Taste in bathroom habits, for example. Maybe those are just REALLY comfy bushes.
https://gfycat.com/ShockedWhoppingGalapagosmockingbird
5 am and Sara finally decides maybe she should get some sleep.
Nope, wait, her stomach growls, so back downstairs she goes to join in on the veggie burger breakfast.
#78
PatrThom
PatrThom
#79
GasBandit
GasBandit
Snuffles had to go to bed early, so you guys get two updates today.
Friday, 6th of Fall, Year 1 - Household 1
Friday, 6th of Fall, Year 1 - Household 1
We rejoin Household 1, with the usual anti-social computer behavior already underway.
Most everybody's on the computer, though Charon is watching TV alone, and Jun is listening to music in the kitchen.
Uh, something seems to be wrong with Luca... maybe a relapse of whatever caused Jun to take him to the vet 2 days ago.
Terrik decides this vet stuff is easy, he can diagnose his own dog himself.
While he does that, Jun whips up breakfast. Sometimes whipping a little too much.
Terrik diagnoses Luca with Winterfest Fever.
A 20-simoleon wellness-treat does the trick. That may sound like a bargain, compared to Snuffles' $750 visit from before, but the exam table cost as much as about 10 vet visits. Welp, it's not like they're strapped for cash.
As usual, the kitchen's the place to be for dancing.
And then there's vidya in the living room.
Wasabi goes out to shoot some hoops, but is disgruntled by the rain. Not disgruntled enough to not do SIT UPS in the rain, though.
Luca's feeling much better. He and Terrik watch some TV.
Charon spends most of the morning chatting on the phone with parties unknown.
Genspec and Terrik get chummy.
But General find himself displaced by Jun, who starts talking dirty to Terrik.
So, instead, GenSpec and Cheesy play with the equally-third-wheeled Luca.
And then General spends some time connecting with Wasabi.
The rain lets up just long enough for Charon to get a few dribbles in.
Gryfter wants to be a nerd brain, so the household buys a bookshelf, and he finds himself prodded into reading a book.
For similar reasons, General Specific suddenly has the urge to practice programming.
Normally, Jun would be prompted to practice some music at this point, but she's already got other things on her mind.
Cheesy, however, is not doing anything in particular, so he finds himself similarly inspired to nerd it up.
Charon relaxes in the hot tub after his exercise, and falls asleep.
These two just can't keep their hands off each other.
"Hey! Some of us need this bathroom for its intended purpose!" - Wasabi
Cheesy gets a text from Sara.
When Sara and Cheesy arrive at the Stargazer Lounge, there's already a small crowd - turns out a couple genuine celebrities are there, too, and everybody's gawking.
Oh, hey, Kags is here, too! She and Sara match!
Sara, however, spends an inordinate amount of time texting in the bathroom.
Suddenly, all hell breaks loose... the two celebrities have gotten into an actual, physical fist-fight. Nobody can look away.
Sara does try out her guitar at the mic... it isn't very good, but the crowd is understanding.
Kags gets an autograph.
Cheesy was feeling down, but watching the celebrity comedy routine cheers him up.
When the talent showcase is over, Cheesy and Kags stick around a little while, enthusing about what they saw tonight. Sara apparently ghosted sometime previous to this, and went home with an Irish Goodbye.
By the time Cheesy gets home, he's exhausted, and most everybody else is also going to bed. The only ones left up are Wasabi and Charon. Wasabi does some push ups in the kitchen. She's getting to be a real fitness buff, I guess. Charon's just watching TV.
A couple hours after he went to bed, Cheesy wakes up hungry.
Wasabi grabs a plate and joins him.
As Cheesy heads off to bed again, Charon fires up the Karaoke machine. Guess the siblings aren't going to bed tonight. Lot of that going around lately.
Most everybody's on the computer, though Charon is watching TV alone, and Jun is listening to music in the kitchen.
Uh, something seems to be wrong with Luca... maybe a relapse of whatever caused Jun to take him to the vet 2 days ago.
Terrik decides this vet stuff is easy, he can diagnose his own dog himself.
While he does that, Jun whips up breakfast. Sometimes whipping a little too much.
Terrik diagnoses Luca with Winterfest Fever.
A 20-simoleon wellness-treat does the trick. That may sound like a bargain, compared to Snuffles' $750 visit from before, but the exam table cost as much as about 10 vet visits. Welp, it's not like they're strapped for cash.
As usual, the kitchen's the place to be for dancing.
And then there's vidya in the living room.
Wasabi goes out to shoot some hoops, but is disgruntled by the rain. Not disgruntled enough to not do SIT UPS in the rain, though.
Luca's feeling much better. He and Terrik watch some TV.
Charon spends most of the morning chatting on the phone with parties unknown.
Genspec and Terrik get chummy.
But General find himself displaced by Jun, who starts talking dirty to Terrik.
So, instead, GenSpec and Cheesy play with the equally-third-wheeled Luca.
And then General spends some time connecting with Wasabi.
The rain lets up just long enough for Charon to get a few dribbles in.
Gryfter wants to be a nerd brain, so the household buys a bookshelf, and he finds himself prodded into reading a book.
For similar reasons, General Specific suddenly has the urge to practice programming.
Normally, Jun would be prompted to practice some music at this point, but she's already got other things on her mind.
Cheesy, however, is not doing anything in particular, so he finds himself similarly inspired to nerd it up.
Charon relaxes in the hot tub after his exercise, and falls asleep.
These two just can't keep their hands off each other.
"Hey! Some of us need this bathroom for its intended purpose!" - Wasabi
Cheesy gets a text from Sara.
When Sara and Cheesy arrive at the Stargazer Lounge, there's already a small crowd - turns out a couple genuine celebrities are there, too, and everybody's gawking.
Oh, hey, Kags is here, too! She and Sara match!
Sara, however, spends an inordinate amount of time texting in the bathroom.
Suddenly, all hell breaks loose... the two celebrities have gotten into an actual, physical fist-fight. Nobody can look away.
Sara does try out her guitar at the mic... it isn't very good, but the crowd is understanding.
Kags gets an autograph.
Cheesy was feeling down, but watching the celebrity comedy routine cheers him up.
When the talent showcase is over, Cheesy and Kags stick around a little while, enthusing about what they saw tonight. Sara apparently ghosted sometime previous to this, and went home with an Irish Goodbye.
By the time Cheesy gets home, he's exhausted, and most everybody else is also going to bed. The only ones left up are Wasabi and Charon. Wasabi does some push ups in the kitchen. She's getting to be a real fitness buff, I guess. Charon's just watching TV.
A couple hours after he went to bed, Cheesy wakes up hungry.
Wasabi grabs a plate and joins him.
As Cheesy heads off to bed again, Charon fires up the Karaoke machine. Guess the siblings aren't going to bed tonight. Lot of that going around lately.
#80
WasabiPoptart
WasabiPoptart
#81
Bubble181
Bubble181
Hmmm, burgers for breakfast.
Man, I havent' played 4, played a lot of 1 and 2 and a bit of 3...Simlogic is really still something else.
Sooo....The only one with a job is Klew?
Man, I havent' played 4, played a lot of 1 and 2 and a bit of 3...Simlogic is really still something else.
#82
Tinwhistler
Tinwhistler
Hah, I often do this when playing Irish music and I'm ready to split before everyone's done playing. Just scoot out the door while the band goes on. I never even knew it was called this
#83
PatrThom
PatrThom
#84
Adam
Adam
This is opposite to the Mennonite goodbye which consists of at least an hour standing around saying goodbye, followed by another hour of chatting. *sigh*Hah, I often do this when playing Irish music and I'm ready to split before everyone's done playing. Just scoot out the door while the band goes on. I never even knew it was called this
#85
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#86
GasBandit
GasBandit
#87
Dei
Dei
#88
Null
Null
#89
Gruebeard
Gruebeard
#90
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#91
GasBandit
GasBandit
#92
bhamv3
bhamv3
#93
GasBandit
GasBandit
Look, I know the kind of games I usually run might have created expectations, but I don't think murder is actually possible in sims 4 (at least not without mods I don't have)
I think the strongest level of violence is the comedic "dust cloud" fistfight that really doesn't hurt anything more than relationships.
Well, there ARE ways to die, but they are mostly things like drowning or accidental electrocution. Or being eaten by a carnivorous plant.
I think the strongest level of violence is the comedic "dust cloud" fistfight that really doesn't hurt anything more than relationships.
Well, there ARE ways to die, but they are mostly things like drowning or accidental electrocution. Or being eaten by a carnivorous plant.
#94
mikerc
mikerc
#95
GasBandit
GasBandit
#96
GasBandit
GasBandit
#97
Celt Z
Celt Z
#98
GasBandit
GasBandit
#99
Celt Z
Celt Z
#100
GasBandit
GasBandit
#101
Celt Z
Celt Z
#102
Emrys
Emrys
#103
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#104
GasBandit
GasBandit
Saturday, 7th of Fall, Year 1, Household 2
We rejoin Household 2. HCGLNS is working on his logic with chess, and MikeRC is bawling his eyes out watching a romantic movie. Most everybody else is up in their room, surfing the web on their computers, except Adam is puttering around in the kitchen.
HCGLNS has an aspiration to be a mixologist, but there's no bar here. That's a problem. Time to buy one.
Once that's taken care of, HCGLNS gets right to work practicing mixing up drinks.
Dirona comes down and samples the fruits of his labor.
Squidley breaks in an easel by starting a new painting.
There's a deep conversation over breakfast.
Adam partakes of the vidya.
I am notified that the carpool will be arriving to take Squidley to work in an hour. Turns out Squidley has gotten herself a job as a police detective!
Dirona wants to be a renaissance sim, so she begins down the arduous path of Logic.
Emrys uses a laser pointer to play with Pudding.
At 9 am, Squidley reports for work at the police station. She's a rookie, so her duties are mostly assisting the more senior detectives with their work.
She gets an assignment from the computer, and then travels to a crime scene to gather evidence.
Sara is here, she is apparently a witness to the crime. Squidley interviews her and takes her statement.
Having gathered enough evidence, Squidley returns to the station to run the samples through the chemical analyzer.
And then she enters all the findings into the computer.
Her big duties complete, she spends the rest of her shift getting fingerprints, taking mugshots, that sort of thing.
Criminals carry some odd things in their pockets.
That was kinda gross, actually. Squidley works off the icky feeling on a treadmill.
This is hungry work. Squidley gets a sammitch from the machine.
Squidley did good today.
She gets home, and Pudding is waiting for her.
She also finishes up that painting she started this morning.
She tries to have a conversation with Adam, but Pudding is very vocal.
Hi Honey, I'm Home
MikeRC teaches himself to skate, despite the rain.
Pat and Adam watch a movie.
HCGLNS has been working on his cooking, too. He whips up a taco casserole.
Hrm, something's wrong with the sink.
Most everyone else is asleep or busy, so HCGLNS rolls up his sleeves and tries to fix it.
He manages to fix the leak, but leaves behind a bit of a mess.
Adam and Emrys get some reading in.
And brushing the kitty, too.
Adam takes it upon himself to tidy up the mess in the kitchen.
Afterwards, he unwinds with a cuppa tea.
Cats gonna cat.
Everybody goes to bed, and then at 2:30, MikeRC wakes up, having a hard time deciding which urgent bodily need he's going to attend to first.
Mmm, taco casserole. Also, apparently, he's been working on his aspiration by pissing off townies. Good progress.
Dirona and Squidley wake up, and there's vidya and casserole for breakfast. Time to move on to the next household!
HCGLNS has an aspiration to be a mixologist, but there's no bar here. That's a problem. Time to buy one.
Once that's taken care of, HCGLNS gets right to work practicing mixing up drinks.
Dirona comes down and samples the fruits of his labor.
Squidley breaks in an easel by starting a new painting.
There's a deep conversation over breakfast.
Adam partakes of the vidya.
I am notified that the carpool will be arriving to take Squidley to work in an hour. Turns out Squidley has gotten herself a job as a police detective!
Dirona wants to be a renaissance sim, so she begins down the arduous path of Logic.
Emrys uses a laser pointer to play with Pudding.
At 9 am, Squidley reports for work at the police station. She's a rookie, so her duties are mostly assisting the more senior detectives with their work.
She gets an assignment from the computer, and then travels to a crime scene to gather evidence.
Sara is here, she is apparently a witness to the crime. Squidley interviews her and takes her statement.
Having gathered enough evidence, Squidley returns to the station to run the samples through the chemical analyzer.
And then she enters all the findings into the computer.
Her big duties complete, she spends the rest of her shift getting fingerprints, taking mugshots, that sort of thing.
Criminals carry some odd things in their pockets.
That was kinda gross, actually. Squidley works off the icky feeling on a treadmill.
This is hungry work. Squidley gets a sammitch from the machine.
Squidley did good today.
She gets home, and Pudding is waiting for her.
She also finishes up that painting she started this morning.
She tries to have a conversation with Adam, but Pudding is very vocal.
Hi Honey, I'm Home
MikeRC teaches himself to skate, despite the rain.
Pat and Adam watch a movie.
HCGLNS has been working on his cooking, too. He whips up a taco casserole.
Hrm, something's wrong with the sink.
Most everyone else is asleep or busy, so HCGLNS rolls up his sleeves and tries to fix it.
He manages to fix the leak, but leaves behind a bit of a mess.
Adam and Emrys get some reading in.
And brushing the kitty, too.
Adam takes it upon himself to tidy up the mess in the kitchen.
Afterwards, he unwinds with a cuppa tea.
Cats gonna cat.
Everybody goes to bed, and then at 2:30, MikeRC wakes up, having a hard time deciding which urgent bodily need he's going to attend to first.
Mmm, taco casserole. Also, apparently, he's been working on his aspiration by pissing off townies. Good progress.
Dirona and Squidley wake up, and there's vidya and casserole for breakfast. Time to move on to the next household!
#106
Bubble181
Bubble181
#107
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#108
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#110
Sara_2814
Sara_2814
“No, Constable Squidley, I didn’t see any ferrets at all scampering away from the crime scene. HONEST!”
#111
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
#112
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#113
GasBandit
GasBandit
#114
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#115
Emrys
Emrys
#116
Emrys
Emrys
So, you're a lumberjack and you're OK? You sleep all night and you work all day?I do everything in a toque.
#117
Null
Null
#118
Celt Z
Celt Z
A brar? Sounds aggressive! 
Hee hee... now I wish sports bras were known as brars. Maybe brawrs? Brwars, 'cause you're taking the girls into battle!
Hee hee... now I wish sports bras were known as brars. Maybe brawrs? Brwars, 'cause you're taking the girls into battle!
#119
PatrThom
—Patrick
PatrThom
How about a “knockstrap?”now I wish sports bras were known as brars. Maybe brawrs? Brwars, 'cause you're taking the girls into battle!
—Patrick
#120
Celt Z
Celt Z
#121
GasBandit
GasBandit
#122
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#123
PatrThom
PatrThom
#124
GasBandit
GasBandit
Sunday, 1st of Winter, Year 1 - Household 3
It's freezing out there, so you'll see most everybody in their winter clothes for the next half dozen updates or so.
It's freezing out there, so you'll see most everybody in their winter clothes for the next half dozen updates or so.
Sure are a lot of early risers in this game. Vero's watching TV, Cog's working on his chess game, Mind is pumping iron, Kags is jamming out, and everybody else is just websurfing.
Mind Detective has put in the pain, so he gets the gains. 'Mirin, brah.
Vero whips up breakfast for everybody.
Coffee? Tea? SEGA?!!?! Also, today is New Skill Day, so everybody learns twice as fast, and gets a confidence bonus from learning/improving a skill. Vero gets a cooking improve.
Cog appreciates the meal.
Seems this household prefers to eat in front of the TV, rather than the dining room table.
The would-be renaissance sims set pit their minds against each other, chasing those elusive Logic points.
There's only one chessboard, though, so Cog waits his turn while reading - another condition required by his aspiration.
Gruebeard wants to be a funny guy. He practices his comedy routine. It is amateurish, but well received.
Cog has made a very unwise decision pertaining to attire and study location.
I am forced to ASSUME DIRECT CONTROL to prevent his lapse in judgement from becoming a fatal one.
Vero's aspirations involve meeting new people and making friends.
Kags makes her third friend, satisfying that first condition. Now she needs to introduce herself to 10 people.
So, she be-bops on over to the house next door.
... and gets seven friendly introductions with very little effort. Her rolodex is filling up rapidly!
Boy, meeting people is exhausing work. She stops off at home for a quick coffee.
Next stop is across the street.
Makin' friends and influencing people.
It's been a big day, but a successful one. Vero has achieved the first major step in her aspiration, and made a good dent in the second. Tiring, however. Fortunately, it's not a long walk to get home.
To begin work on his collecting aspiration, Drawn Inward purchases a ruby crystal. It will project an energizing aura in the common room. One down, 9 to go... I hope to find a less cash-intensive way to get him more collectables.
Drawn Inward shushes Kags and Bubble, who are inconsiderately talking during his movie.
That dumb movie was boring Kags anyway. She goes to grab some nosh. I have no idea how to even begin tackling her aspiration, but I am guessing it's going to involve travel to an exotic location, and an entirely Kags-centered update day.
Bhamv is just wandering past, so Vero gets to meet another new person.
Oh, and hey, there's Zappit, too. Very productive day for Vero.
Vero can't stay awake any more. She goes and joins her already-sleeping hubby.
Kags is a THREAT on the dance floor.
Oh, and Polly NO LIKEY DISHWASHER.
Kags and Drawn Inward are the last ones awake, and just as they go to bed around 3:30 am, Bubble is waking up and treats himself to a BUBBLE bath.
He then attempts to cook a big batch of bacon and eggs for breakfast.
Don't worry Bubble, I'm sure there's points for presentation.
Cog.... elects to have a bowl of yogurt instead.
Mind Detective has put in the pain, so he gets the gains. 'Mirin, brah.
Vero whips up breakfast for everybody.
Coffee? Tea? SEGA?!!?! Also, today is New Skill Day, so everybody learns twice as fast, and gets a confidence bonus from learning/improving a skill. Vero gets a cooking improve.
Cog appreciates the meal.
Seems this household prefers to eat in front of the TV, rather than the dining room table.
The would-be renaissance sims set pit their minds against each other, chasing those elusive Logic points.
There's only one chessboard, though, so Cog waits his turn while reading - another condition required by his aspiration.
Gruebeard wants to be a funny guy. He practices his comedy routine. It is amateurish, but well received.
Cog has made a very unwise decision pertaining to attire and study location.
I am forced to ASSUME DIRECT CONTROL to prevent his lapse in judgement from becoming a fatal one.
Vero's aspirations involve meeting new people and making friends.
Kags makes her third friend, satisfying that first condition. Now she needs to introduce herself to 10 people.
So, she be-bops on over to the house next door.
... and gets seven friendly introductions with very little effort. Her rolodex is filling up rapidly!
Boy, meeting people is exhausing work. She stops off at home for a quick coffee.
Next stop is across the street.
Makin' friends and influencing people.
It's been a big day, but a successful one. Vero has achieved the first major step in her aspiration, and made a good dent in the second. Tiring, however. Fortunately, it's not a long walk to get home.
To begin work on his collecting aspiration, Drawn Inward purchases a ruby crystal. It will project an energizing aura in the common room. One down, 9 to go... I hope to find a less cash-intensive way to get him more collectables.
Drawn Inward shushes Kags and Bubble, who are inconsiderately talking during his movie.
That dumb movie was boring Kags anyway. She goes to grab some nosh. I have no idea how to even begin tackling her aspiration, but I am guessing it's going to involve travel to an exotic location, and an entirely Kags-centered update day.
Bhamv is just wandering past, so Vero gets to meet another new person.
Oh, and hey, there's Zappit, too. Very productive day for Vero.
Vero can't stay awake any more. She goes and joins her already-sleeping hubby.
Kags is a THREAT on the dance floor.
Oh, and Polly NO LIKEY DISHWASHER.
Kags and Drawn Inward are the last ones awake, and just as they go to bed around 3:30 am, Bubble is waking up and treats himself to a BUBBLE bath.
He then attempts to cook a big batch of bacon and eggs for breakfast.
Don't worry Bubble, I'm sure there's points for presentation.
Cog.... elects to have a bowl of yogurt instead.
#125
Cog
Cog
#126
PatrThom
PatrThom
#127
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#128
MindDetective
MindDetective
#129
Bubble181
Bubble181
Thanks Vero! I'll try to return the favor!
Kane vs Luthor: Battle of the Bald Supervillains!
Art imitating real life. At least it's not Dave.
Sure, just happens to be wandering by a beautiful woman. That's not even a decent attempt at an excuse, Bhamv!
And I didn't even have to turn any of te knobs, the bubbles just kept on coming out of nowhere! It's like magic!
Art imitating life, again. Even before I read further, I just knew "attempts" would be the instrumental part of that sentence.
Look, this is perfectly serviceable bachelor chow. I can't help it if you're used to super meals from your kitchen queen. Glass shards and an omelette black from pepper puts hair on your chest. And in your stomach. And everywhere, except the top of your head.[/QUOTE]
#130
Celt Z
Celt Z
#131
drawn_inward
drawn_inward
#132
Tinwhistler
Tinwhistler
#133
Cog
Cog
#134
PatrThom
PatrThom
#135
LittleKagsin
LittleKagsin
#136
PatrThom
—Patrick
PatrThom
—Patrick
#137
GasBandit
GasBandit
Monday, 2nd of Winter, Year 1, Household 4
Things are heating up this winter.
Edit - apparently there's a limit to the number of gfycat autoembeds I can make per post... so the last 4 or so gifs are links instead of embedded gifs. You'll have to click on them to see them. But they still work.
Things are heating up this winter.
We rejoin Household 4. Gas, Celt Z, and Dei are all websurfing. Gas is not dressed appropriately for the winter, but I guess at least he's inside, so he won't freeze to death.
Tinwhistler watches TV while Snuffles has taken it upon himself to grill up some burgers for the morning meal.
DarkAudit stacks the virtual blocks.
Burgers are done. Everybody grabs some. Boy, the gals of House 4 must really love burgers.
Alright, time to chase some aspirations. I set the would-be Renaissance Sims to doing logic building and bookreading.
Snuffles is prompted to head downstairs and start mixing drinks to become the master mixologist he, well, aspires to be.
Gas and DA set to work on practicing their programming. They need a good 5 hours of practice, each.
Keltsy's ambition is a little more tricky. She aspires to be a serial romantic. The first step to that is she needs a bona-fide, official boyfriend (or a girlfriend!), and has to go on two dates. But everybody else in the house is busy working on their own aspirations, and the only other person she's ever had flirty contact with is Adam, who is not around at the moment (and he wasn't particularly proficient at it, anyway).
Daisy needs to go out to potty. Despite my addition of two doggy doors, she still wants someone to open the front door for her. Celt Z is the only one not engrossed in self-improvement, so it's up to her.
Celt Z indulges Daisy's insecurity, and lets her out, then immediately switches gears and distracts Gas from his programming.
She then starts laying on the charm, flirting with Gas. He's not going to get any work done at this rate. I'd like to protest my innocence, and point out that this (and what follows later) happened ENTIRELY WITHOUT MY INTERFERENCE other than having Celt Z let the dog out, though I know nobody is going to believe me. Heck, I was there playing, and I scarcely believe me, either.
Well, soon as Gas is GOOD and distracted and has given up on programming, Celt Z wanders off to go do something else, leaving him flirty but alone. Ain't that just how it goes? Dei has apparently gotten tired of chess and starts playing computer games instead.
He watches some TV to get his mind back on straight.
Dei goes outside and falls asleep in the hot tub again.
Suitably back in the right mindset, Gas goes back to his programming. Tinwhistler starts hitting up the chat rooms, apparently liking what he finds.
Free from scarlet-tressed teasing/distractions, DarkAudit has gotten his 5 hours in, and happily switches from coding to gaming.
Daisy tells Snuffles that she's hungry.
This is a bit confusing, given that there was a dish full of food in her play area. Snuffles refills both automatic feeders, just for good measure.
Dei rouses from her nap, and now that all 3 computers are occupied, opts for the arcade game in the basement.
Jwhouk has worn himself out at logic. He recharges with some coffee and a movie, which Celt Z also watches.
Gas finally gets his 5 hours of programming in.
Tinwhistler gets his turn at the chessboard, and Snuffles joins him.
Gas turns on the charm at Celt Z.
It doesn't take long for the conversation to turn into flirting again.
Well, neither SimCelt Z, SimGas, or actual Gas are any of the type of people to look a gift relationship in the mouth. Celt Z needs a love interest for her aspiration, Gas seems willing, and I'd be lying if I wasn't giggling like a nitwit. Gas asks, Celt Z accepts.
Well, let's keep that train rolling, why don't we. Celt Z needs two dates, so the two head out on a date to a nearby nightclub.
Oh, hey, Mind Detective is here too. And so is Kags. Jeez, Kags is everywhere lately!
Anyway, the date goes well. ActualGas makes damn sure of it, and I ain't afraid to say it.
Gas has to excuse himself to the men's room for a moment. Celt Z briefly socializes at the bar. Oh hey, that's Drawn Inward there, too.
Shoulder rubs FTW.
Celt Z keeps revving his engine til Gas pretty much faints from fatigue. Whoops! Still, it's been a gold medal date. Time to head home.
Come to think of it, Celt Z's pretty tired, too. The walk home is rather comical because of the exhaustion.
Back at the ranch, Jwhouk has apparently become so engrossed in whatever he was doing at the computer that he soils himself >_<
Gas heads to bed, and Celt Z checks her e-mail, then does the same (notably, in a separate room). Jwhouk has a bath to deal with his accident. Snuffles accidentally walks in on him.
DarkAudit fixes himself a salad for dinner.
Jwhouk, out of the bath, grills up a bunch of fruit, enough for everyone.
Snuffles partakes of the fruit, but doesn't sit with Jwhouk. Maybe he feels a bit too awkward after the bath thing.
Jwhouk's still terribly embarrased by the earlier unfortunate mess, and goes to hide in a closet to have a cry.
Daisy doesn't judge him, though.
DA samples one of the drinks that Snuffles mixed up today. It seems to agree with him.
Snuffles and Jwhouk manage to get over their awkwardness, and play on the arcade machine in the basement.
https://gfycat.com/LimitedPowerfulImperialeagle
Then Snuffles tries his hand at darts. He's... not very good.
https://gfycat.com/AgreeableCookedChimpanzee
DA heads off to bed, and the two remaining dudes play Vidya until it's Jwhouk's bedtime, too. Looks like Snuffles has decided to pull an all-nighter.
https://gfycat.com/NiceImperfectGalapagoshawk
Dei and Gas wake up. Dei is discomfited to find the snow coming down hard when she goes outside. Maybe the hot tub isn't a good idea, today.
https://gfycat.com/CoordinatedPoliteIcelandichorse
Gas braves the cold to eat some of the grilled fruit he finds on the table.
Alas, it's time to tear myself away, and move on to the next Household.
Tinwhistler watches TV while Snuffles has taken it upon himself to grill up some burgers for the morning meal.
DarkAudit stacks the virtual blocks.
Burgers are done. Everybody grabs some. Boy, the gals of House 4 must really love burgers.
Alright, time to chase some aspirations. I set the would-be Renaissance Sims to doing logic building and bookreading.
Snuffles is prompted to head downstairs and start mixing drinks to become the master mixologist he, well, aspires to be.
Gas and DA set to work on practicing their programming. They need a good 5 hours of practice, each.
Keltsy's ambition is a little more tricky. She aspires to be a serial romantic. The first step to that is she needs a bona-fide, official boyfriend (or a girlfriend!), and has to go on two dates. But everybody else in the house is busy working on their own aspirations, and the only other person she's ever had flirty contact with is Adam, who is not around at the moment (and he wasn't particularly proficient at it, anyway).
Daisy needs to go out to potty. Despite my addition of two doggy doors, she still wants someone to open the front door for her. Celt Z is the only one not engrossed in self-improvement, so it's up to her.
Celt Z indulges Daisy's insecurity, and lets her out, then immediately switches gears and distracts Gas from his programming.
She then starts laying on the charm, flirting with Gas. He's not going to get any work done at this rate. I'd like to protest my innocence, and point out that this (and what follows later) happened ENTIRELY WITHOUT MY INTERFERENCE other than having Celt Z let the dog out, though I know nobody is going to believe me. Heck, I was there playing, and I scarcely believe me, either.
Well, soon as Gas is GOOD and distracted and has given up on programming, Celt Z wanders off to go do something else, leaving him flirty but alone. Ain't that just how it goes? Dei has apparently gotten tired of chess and starts playing computer games instead.
He watches some TV to get his mind back on straight.
Dei goes outside and falls asleep in the hot tub again.
Suitably back in the right mindset, Gas goes back to his programming. Tinwhistler starts hitting up the chat rooms, apparently liking what he finds.
Free from scarlet-tressed teasing/distractions, DarkAudit has gotten his 5 hours in, and happily switches from coding to gaming.
Daisy tells Snuffles that she's hungry.
This is a bit confusing, given that there was a dish full of food in her play area. Snuffles refills both automatic feeders, just for good measure.
Dei rouses from her nap, and now that all 3 computers are occupied, opts for the arcade game in the basement.
Jwhouk has worn himself out at logic. He recharges with some coffee and a movie, which Celt Z also watches.
Gas finally gets his 5 hours of programming in.
Tinwhistler gets his turn at the chessboard, and Snuffles joins him.
Gas turns on the charm at Celt Z.
It doesn't take long for the conversation to turn into flirting again.
Well, neither SimCelt Z, SimGas, or actual Gas are any of the type of people to look a gift relationship in the mouth. Celt Z needs a love interest for her aspiration, Gas seems willing, and I'd be lying if I wasn't giggling like a nitwit. Gas asks, Celt Z accepts.
Well, let's keep that train rolling, why don't we. Celt Z needs two dates, so the two head out on a date to a nearby nightclub.
Oh, hey, Mind Detective is here too. And so is Kags. Jeez, Kags is everywhere lately!
Anyway, the date goes well. ActualGas makes damn sure of it, and I ain't afraid to say it.
Gas has to excuse himself to the men's room for a moment. Celt Z briefly socializes at the bar. Oh hey, that's Drawn Inward there, too.
Shoulder rubs FTW.
Celt Z keeps revving his engine til Gas pretty much faints from fatigue. Whoops! Still, it's been a gold medal date. Time to head home.
Come to think of it, Celt Z's pretty tired, too. The walk home is rather comical because of the exhaustion.
Back at the ranch, Jwhouk has apparently become so engrossed in whatever he was doing at the computer that he soils himself >_<
Gas heads to bed, and Celt Z checks her e-mail, then does the same (notably, in a separate room). Jwhouk has a bath to deal with his accident. Snuffles accidentally walks in on him.
DarkAudit fixes himself a salad for dinner.
Jwhouk, out of the bath, grills up a bunch of fruit, enough for everyone.
Snuffles partakes of the fruit, but doesn't sit with Jwhouk. Maybe he feels a bit too awkward after the bath thing.
Jwhouk's still terribly embarrased by the earlier unfortunate mess, and goes to hide in a closet to have a cry.
Daisy doesn't judge him, though.
DA samples one of the drinks that Snuffles mixed up today. It seems to agree with him.
Snuffles and Jwhouk manage to get over their awkwardness, and play on the arcade machine in the basement.
https://gfycat.com/LimitedPowerfulImperialeagle
Then Snuffles tries his hand at darts. He's... not very good.
https://gfycat.com/AgreeableCookedChimpanzee
DA heads off to bed, and the two remaining dudes play Vidya until it's Jwhouk's bedtime, too. Looks like Snuffles has decided to pull an all-nighter.
https://gfycat.com/NiceImperfectGalapagoshawk
Dei and Gas wake up. Dei is discomfited to find the snow coming down hard when she goes outside. Maybe the hot tub isn't a good idea, today.
https://gfycat.com/CoordinatedPoliteIcelandichorse
Gas braves the cold to eat some of the grilled fruit he finds on the table.
Alas, it's time to tear myself away, and move on to the next Household.
Edit - apparently there's a limit to the number of gfycat autoembeds I can make per post... so the last 4 or so gifs are links instead of embedded gifs. You'll have to click on them to see them. But they still work.
#138
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#140
Dei
Dei
It just means he's going to be the first one to get his heart broken. I predict brawls over my twinsie soon.
#141
GasBandit
GasBandit
#142
PatrThom
PatrThom
#143
jwhouk
jwhouk
#144
Celt Z
Celt Z
#145
GasBandit
The objectives of a "Serial Romantic" are:
Level 1: Amore Amateur
And just throwing this out there, if you (or anyone else) wants to change your aspiration, the game allows you to change your sim's aspiration at any time at no cost, and does not erase the progress you have made in your current ambition (so you could come back and work on it again later from the same point). So, if you see an aspiration you'd rather have your sim work toward, just let me know.
GasBandit
Strictly speaking, you don't HAVE to fulfill the objectives of the aspiration, it just gets your sim "satisfaction points" which can then be spent on satisfaction rewards, which can be anything from age-reversing potions to buffs that make you get hungry slower or need to shower less often, to making your romantic actions more successful or never getting embarrassed by anything.
The objectives of a "Serial Romantic" are:
Level 1: Amore Amateur
- Have a boyfriend or girlfriend
- Go on 2 dates
- Achieve Level 4 Charisma Skill
- Have had 3 First Kisses
- Achieve Level 6 Charisma Skill
- Have strong romantic relationship levels with 3 Sims simultaneously
- Kiss 10 Sims
- Earn gold levels on 3 dates. Does not matter who your dating partner is for any or all three.
- Have had 8 total boyfriends and/or girlfriends.
Hah, does Lil' Z recognize mommy NOW?
And just throwing this out there, if you (or anyone else) wants to change your aspiration, the game allows you to change your sim's aspiration at any time at no cost, and does not erase the progress you have made in your current ambition (so you could come back and work on it again later from the same point). So, if you see an aspiration you'd rather have your sim work toward, just let me know.
#146
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#147
Dei
Dei
The writer one is also the most anti social.
#148
LittleKagsin
LittleKagsin
I love that I’m EVERYWHERE. Was I having a night out with my bros??
I wonder if my outgoing trait means I’m a wanderer - I wander to any place to see what’s going on?
Was I having a night out with my bros??I wonder if my outgoing trait means I’m a wanderer - I wander to any place to see what’s going on?
#149
GasBandit
GasBandit
Tuesday, 3rd of Winter, Year 1 - Household 5
Silk often asks to go out, then sees the snow, and decides not to go out.
Seems like Null might be having tummy troubles.
It may be snowing hard, but that's no reason not to grill hot dogs for breakfast, according to Bhamv!
To help alleviate the stinky bush problems, I add two bathrooms to the first floor.
Some like to eat out in the snow...
...others prefer to eat in front of the TV where it is warm...
And some just wanna go to the gym to watch TV.
Null and Zappit got off on the wrong foot last time, but now they look to be making an effort to mend some fences.
Tiger Tsang has an accident coming in from breakfast. Fortunately, nothing's hurt but his pride.
Bhamv has a teenage moment and spends the end of breakfast yelling at Sparhawk
The trash is piling up around the garbage can that Null kicked over last week. He sets it to right.
Bhamv heads off to school. I worry that she's not dressed warmly enough, but she vanishes before I can do anything about it.
Klew turns a casual conversation with Zappit awkward by sticking in a poorly-thought-out risque question, embarrasing both.
It's only 9 am but Tiger already wants a nap.
Alright, time to start chasing some ambitions. Null wants to be a writer, so he needs to write books. At his skill level, he can write children's books. He decides to go with personal experience, I guess.
Uh, I'm a little concerned about how this book is going to turn out.
Zappit gets to work "painting" on one of the nearby tablets.
Since the chessboards are out in the driving snow, the renaissance sims crack open the books.
Sparhawk plays with his dog before he heads off to work.
Hrm, using the tablet doesn't seem to be counting toward Zappit's painter aspiration. I have him buy an easel, and try that instead.
Tiger wants to be a friend to the animals, too.
The RenSims finish their books, and are a little tired. I have them grab some coffee while I move a chessboard inside for them.
Silk vanquishes a squirrel in paw-to-paw combat.
Logic time.
Things continue much in this vein until around 3, when Bhamv gets home from school. She is a mass of conflicting emotions and also hungry. IE, a Teenager.
Sara is completely worn out after all that chess, and goes for a nap.
After getting something to eat, Bhamv starts on her homework.
Null goes and helps her with her studies, which makes them go faster. I worry what he might be teaching her, though...
Sparhawk gets home from work, and is so exhausted and cranky he immediately has to take a nap.
Sara finishes her nap, and Klew's all coffee'd up, so more chess. Null reads a book.
Sparhawk wakes up from his nap, but is still so tired he decides to just go straight to bed.
Sara decides to do likewise shortly later, but the caffeine coursing through Klew's veins inspires him to hit the treadmill.
Exercise slash dance party. Bhamv heads up to bed.
Zappit has had an incredibly productive day, art-wise. He clears all the hurdles for his first level of his aspiration, painting for over 5 hours, including 3 inspired paintings.
Tiger goes off by himself to the basement to have a late dinner of popcorn. The solitude invigorates him, as he is a Loner.
Sara wakes up around 1 am, and smells the popcorn.
Bhamv soon does likewise.
The two get along well. I am amused to note that the activity that Bhamv is executing upon Sara in this picture is literally "complain about everything." Teens.
Aaand it's time to move on...
Seems like Null might be having tummy troubles.
It may be snowing hard, but that's no reason not to grill hot dogs for breakfast, according to Bhamv!
To help alleviate the stinky bush problems, I add two bathrooms to the first floor.
Some like to eat out in the snow...
...others prefer to eat in front of the TV where it is warm...
And some just wanna go to the gym to watch TV.
Null and Zappit got off on the wrong foot last time, but now they look to be making an effort to mend some fences.
Tiger Tsang has an accident coming in from breakfast. Fortunately, nothing's hurt but his pride.
Bhamv has a teenage moment and spends the end of breakfast yelling at Sparhawk
The trash is piling up around the garbage can that Null kicked over last week. He sets it to right.
Bhamv heads off to school. I worry that she's not dressed warmly enough, but she vanishes before I can do anything about it.
Klew turns a casual conversation with Zappit awkward by sticking in a poorly-thought-out risque question, embarrasing both.
It's only 9 am but Tiger already wants a nap.
Alright, time to start chasing some ambitions. Null wants to be a writer, so he needs to write books. At his skill level, he can write children's books. He decides to go with personal experience, I guess.
Uh, I'm a little concerned about how this book is going to turn out.
Zappit gets to work "painting" on one of the nearby tablets.
Since the chessboards are out in the driving snow, the renaissance sims crack open the books.
Sparhawk plays with his dog before he heads off to work.
Hrm, using the tablet doesn't seem to be counting toward Zappit's painter aspiration. I have him buy an easel, and try that instead.
Tiger wants to be a friend to the animals, too.
The RenSims finish their books, and are a little tired. I have them grab some coffee while I move a chessboard inside for them.
Silk vanquishes a squirrel in paw-to-paw combat.
Logic time.
Things continue much in this vein until around 3, when Bhamv gets home from school. She is a mass of conflicting emotions and also hungry. IE, a Teenager.
Sara is completely worn out after all that chess, and goes for a nap.
After getting something to eat, Bhamv starts on her homework.
Null goes and helps her with her studies, which makes them go faster. I worry what he might be teaching her, though...
Sparhawk gets home from work, and is so exhausted and cranky he immediately has to take a nap.
Sara finishes her nap, and Klew's all coffee'd up, so more chess. Null reads a book.
Sparhawk wakes up from his nap, but is still so tired he decides to just go straight to bed.
Sara decides to do likewise shortly later, but the caffeine coursing through Klew's veins inspires him to hit the treadmill.
Exercise slash dance party. Bhamv heads up to bed.
Zappit has had an incredibly productive day, art-wise. He clears all the hurdles for his first level of his aspiration, painting for over 5 hours, including 3 inspired paintings.
Tiger goes off by himself to the basement to have a late dinner of popcorn. The solitude invigorates him, as he is a Loner.
Sara wakes up around 1 am, and smells the popcorn.
Bhamv soon does likewise.
The two get along well. I am amused to note that the activity that Bhamv is executing upon Sara in this picture is literally "complain about everything." Teens.
Aaand it's time to move on...
#150
GasBandit
GasBandit
It means you crave social interaction and get unhappy if you aren't socializing frequently... so, yeah, that might mean you go out to gathering spots more often when I'm not in control of your household
#151
Sparhawk
Sparhawk
#152
Celt Z
Even though it was accidental, you can keep my original aspirations. I'm just going to laugh at it.
Null in the background of Klew and Zappit's conversation reminds me of that Friends episode when they get stuck trying to go skiing:
And speaking of Null, I'd assume he's telling Bhamv not to eat her pet turtle. Sage advice, that.
Celt Z
Ha ha. I haven't shown him Sim Me because every time I've worked on it, he wasn't around. But Mr. Z has seen both updates, and said, "... so what part of this isn't true?". Hmph.Hah, does Lil' Z recognize mommy NOW?
And just throwing this out there, if you (or anyone else) wants to change your aspiration, the game allows you to change your sim's aspiration at any time at no cost, and does not erase the progress you have made in your current ambition (so you could come back and work on it again later from the same point). So, if you see an aspiration you'd rather have your sim work toward, just let me know.
Even though it was accidental, you can keep my original aspirations. I'm just going to laugh at it.
Null in the background of Klew and Zappit's conversation reminds me of that Friends episode when they get stuck trying to go skiing:
And speaking of Null, I'd assume he's telling Bhamv not to eat her pet turtle. Sage advice, that.
#153
LittleKagsin
LittleKagsin
I CANT BE TAMED!!It means you crave social interaction and get unhappy if you aren't socializing frequently... so, yeah, that might mean you go out to gathering spots more often when I'm not in control of your household
#154
Bubble181
Bubble181
#156
Celt Z
AND, because I swear he knew you asked, Li'l Z saw the frame where I'm making coffee and knew it had to be me. Then I had to explain a)why I'm in the game, b)why he and Mr. Z aren't there, and c) why I can't put them in, which became a request to get Sims 4 so we could make our whole family. I may wait to see how SimForums pays out first.
Celt Z
*sigh* He did. And he thinks it's funny seeing all the things my avatars get subjected to when you do these projects.Well, I mean, he did sign off on me being your 2D-Waifu
AND, because I swear he knew you asked, Li'l Z saw the frame where I'm making coffee and knew it had to be me. Then I had to explain a)why I'm in the game, b)why he and Mr. Z aren't there, and c) why I can't put them in, which became a request to get Sims 4 so we could make our whole family. I may wait to see how SimForums pays out first.
#157
GasBandit
GasBandit
Wednesday, 4th of Winter, Year 1 - Household 1
Party time.
Party time.
Pretty much everybody is absorbed in their own computer escapades again.
Cheesy is getting in a little dance practice, and Terrik is struck by the odd impulse to do some cooking.
Breakfast goes over pretty well. Gryfter elects to eat in front of the TV instead of at the table.
Luca has breakfast too.
It's winterfest today, so everybody gets on the phone and calls everybody they know to come over and celebrate. Vero, Celt Z, Sara, Squidley, and Kags show up in short order. HCGLNS conspicuously does not show up. General Specific has a nap.
It's a party!
A second, slightly smaller party goes on in the sauna.
Vero flirts with Terrik. Right. In. Front. Of. Jun.
Emrys shows up late, just as the other guests are about to leave. She, like Kags, avails herself of the sauna.
The stress of the party wore Jun out. Cheesy also has a nap.
I bet this is where 90% of Terrik's inspirations come from.
Nothing has ever made Wasabi feel so alive as this winterfest party has.
Jun finishes her nap, but is still mad at Terrik and Vero's flirtatious behavior. She attempts to vent her frustration on the garbage bin outside, but the weather quickly and forcefully sends her back inside.
Charon and Emrys really hit it off, and become great friends. He gives her a key to the house, so she can just come over and hang out whenever she wants.
Jun's in such a foul mood now that she yells at poor, innocent Cheesy.
Terrik tries to talk it out with her, but it leads to an argument.
Luca likes his ball.
Uh, Terrik, taking a selfie with Wasabi in her undies probably is not the best thing for your marriage right now.
Everybody else has gone to bed, but GenSpec, Terrik and Cheesy have a late night snack with festive carrying-on.
Gryfter wakes up bright and early at 3, and is inspired to clean the yucky bathroom sink.
Terrik finally climbs into bed about then, too.
General Specific gives Luca some attention.
Charon wakes up cold and hungry, but TV comes first.
General Specific finally goes to bed in the bottom half of the 4am hour.
Gryfter is also cold and hungry, and has to go to the bathroom, but he can't seem to tear himself away from chatting online.
Cheesy is getting in a little dance practice, and Terrik is struck by the odd impulse to do some cooking.
Breakfast goes over pretty well. Gryfter elects to eat in front of the TV instead of at the table.
Luca has breakfast too.
It's winterfest today, so everybody gets on the phone and calls everybody they know to come over and celebrate. Vero, Celt Z, Sara, Squidley, and Kags show up in short order. HCGLNS conspicuously does not show up. General Specific has a nap.
It's a party!
A second, slightly smaller party goes on in the sauna.
Vero flirts with Terrik. Right. In. Front. Of. Jun.
Emrys shows up late, just as the other guests are about to leave. She, like Kags, avails herself of the sauna.
The stress of the party wore Jun out. Cheesy also has a nap.
I bet this is where 90% of Terrik's inspirations come from.
Nothing has ever made Wasabi feel so alive as this winterfest party has.
Jun finishes her nap, but is still mad at Terrik and Vero's flirtatious behavior. She attempts to vent her frustration on the garbage bin outside, but the weather quickly and forcefully sends her back inside.
Charon and Emrys really hit it off, and become great friends. He gives her a key to the house, so she can just come over and hang out whenever she wants.
Jun's in such a foul mood now that she yells at poor, innocent Cheesy.
Terrik tries to talk it out with her, but it leads to an argument.
Luca likes his ball.
Uh, Terrik, taking a selfie with Wasabi in her undies probably is not the best thing for your marriage right now.
Everybody else has gone to bed, but GenSpec, Terrik and Cheesy have a late night snack with festive carrying-on.
Gryfter wakes up bright and early at 3, and is inspired to clean the yucky bathroom sink.
Terrik finally climbs into bed about then, too.
General Specific gives Luca some attention.
Charon wakes up cold and hungry, but TV comes first.
General Specific finally goes to bed in the bottom half of the 4am hour.
Gryfter is also cold and hungry, and has to go to the bathroom, but he can't seem to tear himself away from chatting online.
#158
Null
Null
#159
Celt Z
Celt Z
#160
PatrThom
PatrThom
#161
GasBandit
GasBandit
Thursday, 5th of Winter, Year 1 - Household 2
Life has its ups, and its downs...
Life has its ups, and its downs...
Emrys is cooking up breakfast while Pat gets his dance groove on, and Squidley watches some TV. Everybody else is up in their room on their computers.
Emrys really outdid herself, these are some good vittles.
Emrys' brekky brings all the folks to the yard, and they're like, it's better than ours, and damn right it's better than yours. She could teach you, but she'd have to charge.
Pudding has some odd sleeping habits.
Dirona and Pat start to work their brains.
Adam aspires to be wealthy and successful, and that's difficult to do when you're unemployed. He enters the world of Business.
Content with his choice, he takes a nap.
Emrys plays with the various animals in the house.
Squidley gives her man a big ol smooch before she has to head off to work and bust punks.
As she heads out the door, HCGLNS gets to work making drinks for his mixologist aspiration.
Hrmmmm, not bad, if he does say so himself.
MikeRC's aspiration requires him to make enemies and play pranks on people. Knowing it's best not to crap where you eat, he decides to find victims at the gym.
He finds a paparazzi waiting out front to ambush a minor celebrity when she comes out. Perfect victim.
Hey there, pally! Put 'er there!
Despite playing several pranks of varying degrees of cruelty on Malaysia Dudley, she doesn't quite become a new enemy. This frustrates MikeRC, and so he takes his aggression out on a punching bag, since he's already at the gym.
Meanwhile, back at the house, HCGLNS is still mixing up drinks, and Emrys distracts Pat from the chess with her singing.
Dirona has changed gears, and wants to read a book.
She decides to read her book at the bar. Maybe get a little taste of what HCGLNS is mixing up, eh?
Suddenly, HCGLNS doesn't feel so good. Before anyone realizes what's happened, he's on the floor.
The Grim Reaper comes and collects Scruffy, leaving behind an urn for his friends and loved ones.
However, before he leaves, the TV catches his eye. He watches for a bit.
Death is also apparently fond of kitties.
Adam takes the opportunity for the ultimate networking connection.
MikeRC gets back from the gym, and relieves his tension with a soak in the sauna.
Adam convinces everybody to try to get their mind off what has happened by watching the big TV season premiere together.
Poor Squidley gets home from work, and is understandably miserable. She sits forlornly at HCGLNS' bar. Resting there is the last drink he made.
She takes the drink and imbibes it in the bath.
It's going to be really hard to be Squidleybits for a while.
After most everybody has gone to bed, MikeRC tries his hand at cheering up Dirona.
He's all energized up, so he cleans up a dirty spot in the kitchen, while Dirona makes tea.
They relax and sip the warm tea, continuing to chat.
Um... I think Dirona may have put something in the tea. Suddenly there's a lot of flirting going on.
The two keep chatting each other up for a while, but it gets late and they turn in. Around 4 AM, Adam and Squidley wake up. Squidley doesn't feel like cooking, and just gets a PBJ out of the fridge, munching on it listlessly. There's also leftover tea from last night to be had...
Hands up, everybody who saw that coming. Well, it's natural to want to do something life affirming in the face of loss, right?
Pudding is helping the ambiance with romantic caterwauling. Patrthom thinks he might be coming down with something...
Emrys really outdid herself, these are some good vittles.
Emrys' brekky brings all the folks to the yard, and they're like, it's better than ours, and damn right it's better than yours. She could teach you, but she'd have to charge.
Pudding has some odd sleeping habits.
Dirona and Pat start to work their brains.
Adam aspires to be wealthy and successful, and that's difficult to do when you're unemployed. He enters the world of Business.
Content with his choice, he takes a nap.
Emrys plays with the various animals in the house.
Squidley gives her man a big ol smooch before she has to head off to work and bust punks.
As she heads out the door, HCGLNS gets to work making drinks for his mixologist aspiration.
Hrmmmm, not bad, if he does say so himself.
MikeRC's aspiration requires him to make enemies and play pranks on people. Knowing it's best not to crap where you eat, he decides to find victims at the gym.
He finds a paparazzi waiting out front to ambush a minor celebrity when she comes out. Perfect victim.
Hey there, pally! Put 'er there!
Despite playing several pranks of varying degrees of cruelty on Malaysia Dudley, she doesn't quite become a new enemy. This frustrates MikeRC, and so he takes his aggression out on a punching bag, since he's already at the gym.
Meanwhile, back at the house, HCGLNS is still mixing up drinks, and Emrys distracts Pat from the chess with her singing.
Dirona has changed gears, and wants to read a book.
She decides to read her book at the bar. Maybe get a little taste of what HCGLNS is mixing up, eh?
Suddenly, HCGLNS doesn't feel so good. Before anyone realizes what's happened, he's on the floor.
The Grim Reaper comes and collects Scruffy, leaving behind an urn for his friends and loved ones.
However, before he leaves, the TV catches his eye. He watches for a bit.
Death is also apparently fond of kitties.
Adam takes the opportunity for the ultimate networking connection.
MikeRC gets back from the gym, and relieves his tension with a soak in the sauna.
Adam convinces everybody to try to get their mind off what has happened by watching the big TV season premiere together.
Poor Squidley gets home from work, and is understandably miserable. She sits forlornly at HCGLNS' bar. Resting there is the last drink he made.
She takes the drink and imbibes it in the bath.
It's going to be really hard to be Squidleybits for a while.
After most everybody has gone to bed, MikeRC tries his hand at cheering up Dirona.
He's all energized up, so he cleans up a dirty spot in the kitchen, while Dirona makes tea.
They relax and sip the warm tea, continuing to chat.
Um... I think Dirona may have put something in the tea. Suddenly there's a lot of flirting going on.
The two keep chatting each other up for a while, but it gets late and they turn in. Around 4 AM, Adam and Squidley wake up. Squidley doesn't feel like cooking, and just gets a PBJ out of the fridge, munching on it listlessly. There's also leftover tea from last night to be had...
Hands up, everybody who saw that coming. Well, it's natural to want to do something life affirming in the face of loss, right?
Pudding is helping the ambiance with romantic caterwauling. Patrthom thinks he might be coming down with something...
#162
Celt Z
Celt Z
Oh no!
Not the bar hobo! 
#163
GasBandit
GasBandit
#164
Gruebeard
Gruebeard
#165
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#166
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
#167
GasBandit
GasBandit
#168
Null
Null
#169
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#170
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
No thanks on the dog! A second cat
Would be just fine
Would be just fine
#171
MindDetective
MindDetective
#173
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
But that doesn't set up a John Wick scenario.More like arrange for your ghost to join the household.
#174
GasBandit
GasBandit
Friday, 6th of Winter, Year 1 - Household 3
Welcome to the Jungle, we've got fun and games.
Welcome to the Jungle, we've got fun and games.
The only one in the household unable to pursue her aspiration is Kags. And darn it, it's just so cold here right now, anyway. Time for a vacation.
Kags wants to be a Jungle Explorer. She books a flight south of the border (WAY south) and rents a little cottage.
This is the temporary Casa De La Kags, a quaint little 1-bedroom hideaway with only a SLIGHT problem with a spider infestation.
It was a long trip to get here, but she's rarin' to go. Kags heads off to the marketplace to start fulfilling her dreams. First off, she stops at a local food vendor and samples the cuisine.
Next, she visits a merchant's table, and purchases supplies such as water, bat bait, a machete, and bug repellant. Also a cute handwoven basket.
Viewing the statue in the plaza gets her boned up on local culture a little.
She asks the residents about the local sights, particularly the jungle.
The day's only half over, but Kags has accomplished a lot, and needs to recharge. She heads back to the cabana for a snooze.
She wakes up around 6, just as the sun is going down, and is ready to resume her adventure. But first, she prepares herself a PBJ sack lunch to take with her.
Kags grabs all her stuff and heads to the trailhead. Good thing she got that machete, as the way into the jungle is blocked by thick vines.
On the way up the trail, she has an encounter...
This bridge looks a little rickety, but Kags gets across it with no problem. The scenic waterfall puts her in a romantic mood, but there's nobody around to romance.
She finds ruins on the other side, with a dirt pile that looks absolutely pregnant with possible artifacts. She digs in the pile for a bit, but doesn't find anything of note.
More vines block the way to the next location.
Another encounter in the jungle...
There's no bathroom in the jungle. Kags has to relieve herself in a bush. Hope that's not the local equivalent of poison ivy.
When trying to clear the next set of vines, Kags is attacked by spiders! Fortunately she had the foresight to get spider repellant, and deals with the crawly little suckers.
More trail encounters.
Well, that was a little embarrasing. But Kags has discovered a set of ancient royal baths. Seems a good place to stop for dinner.
She comes to a sealed door that not even her machete can get through. Looks like this is as far as she'll get into the jungle this trip... but she vows she'll be back one day!
Returning to her bungalow, she fires up the fireplace, and settles in next to it with a book to take it easy and enjoy the remainder of her vacation.
Meanwhile, back in the home neighborhood, it's pretty much business as usual around the house for the others. There's TV, Vidya, and Dancing going on. That Crystal that Drawn Inward bought is keeping everyone energized... which is a double-edged sword when you're cooped up inside on a snowy day.
Just a couple dudes workin' out, making the best of getting stuck inside.
With Grue's assistance, Vero discovers she really likes video games.
Bubbles has decided to take up the guitar. Others listen appreciatively.
And thus passes a quiet evening as the snow continues to pile up outside.
Kags wants to be a Jungle Explorer. She books a flight south of the border (WAY south) and rents a little cottage.
This is the temporary Casa De La Kags, a quaint little 1-bedroom hideaway with only a SLIGHT problem with a spider infestation.
It was a long trip to get here, but she's rarin' to go. Kags heads off to the marketplace to start fulfilling her dreams. First off, she stops at a local food vendor and samples the cuisine.
Next, she visits a merchant's table, and purchases supplies such as water, bat bait, a machete, and bug repellant. Also a cute handwoven basket.
Viewing the statue in the plaza gets her boned up on local culture a little.
She asks the residents about the local sights, particularly the jungle.
The day's only half over, but Kags has accomplished a lot, and needs to recharge. She heads back to the cabana for a snooze.
She wakes up around 6, just as the sun is going down, and is ready to resume her adventure. But first, she prepares herself a PBJ sack lunch to take with her.
Kags grabs all her stuff and heads to the trailhead. Good thing she got that machete, as the way into the jungle is blocked by thick vines.
On the way up the trail, she has an encounter...
This bridge looks a little rickety, but Kags gets across it with no problem. The scenic waterfall puts her in a romantic mood, but there's nobody around to romance.
She finds ruins on the other side, with a dirt pile that looks absolutely pregnant with possible artifacts. She digs in the pile for a bit, but doesn't find anything of note.
More vines block the way to the next location.
Another encounter in the jungle...
There's no bathroom in the jungle. Kags has to relieve herself in a bush. Hope that's not the local equivalent of poison ivy.
When trying to clear the next set of vines, Kags is attacked by spiders! Fortunately she had the foresight to get spider repellant, and deals with the crawly little suckers.
More trail encounters.
Well, that was a little embarrasing. But Kags has discovered a set of ancient royal baths. Seems a good place to stop for dinner.
She comes to a sealed door that not even her machete can get through. Looks like this is as far as she'll get into the jungle this trip... but she vows she'll be back one day!
Returning to her bungalow, she fires up the fireplace, and settles in next to it with a book to take it easy and enjoy the remainder of her vacation.
Meanwhile, back in the home neighborhood, it's pretty much business as usual around the house for the others. There's TV, Vidya, and Dancing going on. That Crystal that Drawn Inward bought is keeping everyone energized... which is a double-edged sword when you're cooped up inside on a snowy day.
Just a couple dudes workin' out, making the best of getting stuck inside.
With Grue's assistance, Vero discovers she really likes video games.
Bubbles has decided to take up the guitar. Others listen appreciatively.
And thus passes a quiet evening as the snow continues to pile up outside.
#175
GasBandit
GasBandit
#176
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
Was this foreshadowing??
#177
GasBandit
GasBandit
#178
WasabiPoptart
WasabiPoptart
#180
GasBandit
GasBandit
Saturday, 7th of Winter, Year 1, Household 4
Shooboo de jiffy fleeba zot ah naby bleef du maiiiiiii
Shooboo de jiffy fleeba zot ah naby bleef du maiiiiiii
Grilled fruit for breakfast, with a side of innuendo for Gas
The gals decide to unlock an achievement. Fortunately for everyone, they're smart enough to get out and change on their own when they start to get too cold, so I don't have to intervene to keep them alive like I did for Cog.
Snuffles decides to take up the violin.
Meanwhilst, Tin is flirting in chat rooms.
It's new year's eve, and I plan to have them invite people over, so I prompt my SimSelf to bake a cake.
Doing the polar bear swim has made Celt Z feel ready to take on anything, like a boss. And apparently, I really mean ANYTHING.
DarkAudit want coffee.
Real-Gas is playing the sims, watching Sim-Gas play the sims. It's too meta.
Dei gets started on the revelry a little early.
The sisters apparently love NYE. They invite everybody they know. And by that I mean everybody Celt Z knows, because Dei has barely ever talked to anybody that wasn't either via computer or in the hot tub. Not everybody can come, though, it seems, as some are busy.
Mind Detective and Charon are the first to arrive.
Tin is STILL chatting on the internet. I prompt him to go intercept Dirona on the street as she passes by. HEY LADY DO YOU LIKE TANKS
Gas has switched from playing games to trolling forums.
Things start to get social in the kitchen.
Next to arrive are MikeRC and Adam. MikeRC appears to be in a bad mood.
Terrik's ready to mingle inappropriately.
The big Daisy-doodie by the front door is getting the guests off on the wrong foot. I have Gas deal with it. Gas hates being on poop patrol.
I think MD might have just found Gas' latest forum post.
Tin and Dirona have been talking for over an hour out there in the cold. They're really getting along.
MikeRC takes a shower and makes himself at home.
Charon and MD have prior engagements and say their goodbyes.
Gas' cake is nothing special, but even mediocre cake is still pretty good.
Celt Z is exhausted, and goes for a soak and a snooze. Tin manages to convince Dirona to come in for cake.
Jwhouk entertains the more wallflowerish guests.
Snuff the aspiring Mixologist has become something of a drink-snob, and the quality of what's on offer does not impress him. He decides to take a nap.
Jwhouk is exhausted, and also has to pee really bad. So he heads for the hot tub. Celt Z apparently can foresee the problem this poses, and vacates.
Oh, THIS is why everybody's so damn tired... the coffee maker is on the fritz. I nudge Tinwhistler into fixing it.
Coffee didn't come in time for DarkAudit.
The guests leave one by one, but Dirona isn't gone long before she texts Tinwhistler.
Tin mingles with the crowd and schmoozes the minor celebrities, while Dirona goes to critique the restroom decor.
Oh hey, Wasabi's here. She and Tin chat for a while, becoming friends.
In an odd twist of events, nobody actually ends up on stage during the talent showcase, they just mingle and chat. Tin finally gets tired of the whole mess and goes home.
DA tries to grill up some dinner. There seems to be a porblem.
Thankfully, Dei has the presence of mind to save DarkAudit's life. The grill is a write-off, however.
Nearly burning to death has put DA in a rather foul mood. Tin has had enough of this year and goes to bed.
Dei's confidence has been boosted by her handling of the situation, however. I provide her with a mirror at which to practice her new aspiration: Acting.
Snuffles and Celt Z manage to cheer up DA.
How the heck did this puddle get here?
Gas helps clean up by gathering dishes, but the dishwasher is on the fritz. He manages to not electrocute himself while fixing it.
Dei starts making a snowman, but gets distracted halfway through, and doesn't finish.
The gals decide to unlock an achievement. Fortunately for everyone, they're smart enough to get out and change on their own when they start to get too cold, so I don't have to intervene to keep them alive like I did for Cog.
Snuffles decides to take up the violin.
Meanwhilst, Tin is flirting in chat rooms.
It's new year's eve, and I plan to have them invite people over, so I prompt my SimSelf to bake a cake.
Doing the polar bear swim has made Celt Z feel ready to take on anything, like a boss. And apparently, I really mean ANYTHING.
DarkAudit want coffee.
Real-Gas is playing the sims, watching Sim-Gas play the sims. It's too meta.
Dei gets started on the revelry a little early.
The sisters apparently love NYE. They invite everybody they know. And by that I mean everybody Celt Z knows, because Dei has barely ever talked to anybody that wasn't either via computer or in the hot tub. Not everybody can come, though, it seems, as some are busy.
Mind Detective and Charon are the first to arrive.
Tin is STILL chatting on the internet. I prompt him to go intercept Dirona on the street as she passes by. HEY LADY DO YOU LIKE TANKS
Gas has switched from playing games to trolling forums.
Things start to get social in the kitchen.
Next to arrive are MikeRC and Adam. MikeRC appears to be in a bad mood.
Terrik's ready to mingle inappropriately.
The big Daisy-doodie by the front door is getting the guests off on the wrong foot. I have Gas deal with it. Gas hates being on poop patrol.
I think MD might have just found Gas' latest forum post.
Tin and Dirona have been talking for over an hour out there in the cold. They're really getting along.
MikeRC takes a shower and makes himself at home.
Charon and MD have prior engagements and say their goodbyes.
Gas' cake is nothing special, but even mediocre cake is still pretty good.
Celt Z is exhausted, and goes for a soak and a snooze. Tin manages to convince Dirona to come in for cake.
Jwhouk entertains the more wallflowerish guests.
Snuff the aspiring Mixologist has become something of a drink-snob, and the quality of what's on offer does not impress him. He decides to take a nap.
Jwhouk is exhausted, and also has to pee really bad. So he heads for the hot tub. Celt Z apparently can foresee the problem this poses, and vacates.
Oh, THIS is why everybody's so damn tired... the coffee maker is on the fritz. I nudge Tinwhistler into fixing it.
Coffee didn't come in time for DarkAudit.
The guests leave one by one, but Dirona isn't gone long before she texts Tinwhistler.
Tin mingles with the crowd and schmoozes the minor celebrities, while Dirona goes to critique the restroom decor.
Oh hey, Wasabi's here. She and Tin chat for a while, becoming friends.
In an odd twist of events, nobody actually ends up on stage during the talent showcase, they just mingle and chat. Tin finally gets tired of the whole mess and goes home.
DA tries to grill up some dinner. There seems to be a porblem.
Thankfully, Dei has the presence of mind to save DarkAudit's life. The grill is a write-off, however.
Nearly burning to death has put DA in a rather foul mood. Tin has had enough of this year and goes to bed.
Dei's confidence has been boosted by her handling of the situation, however. I provide her with a mirror at which to practice her new aspiration: Acting.
Snuffles and Celt Z manage to cheer up DA.
How the heck did this puddle get here?
Gas helps clean up by gathering dishes, but the dishwasher is on the fritz. He manages to not electrocute himself while fixing it.
Dei starts making a snowman, but gets distracted halfway through, and doesn't finish.
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Of course, I also generally don't play video games until I literally pass out in a puddle of my own pee on a work day, so Sims' realism is up for debate
Bubble181
While i haven't played in years and I'm actually not sure if I ever played 4, I just mean "life in general". Yeah ,you get some bills in the mail every few days, but I meant all the stuff that isn't modelled. Unless I'm mistaken ,you don't need to remember to have your car checked up, compare different loans and figure out which one's for you, have your roof fixed after a storm, have that weird water spot in the basement checked out for rising ground water, etc etc etc. I might only have an electric appliance on the Fritz every few years, but I constantyl have *some* headache or other about household stuff. Half of them just don't exist, so I imagine they might have more of those that they do have.You totally get bills in the Sims.
Of course, I also generally don't play video games until I literally pass out in a puddle of my own pee on a work day, so Sims' realism is up for debate
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GasBandit
Sunday, 1st of Spring, Year 1 - Household 5
This update is 14% adultier.
This update is 14% adultier.
Another typical morning in household 5 - Null's grilling up some hotdogs for breakfast, and everybody's kind of doing their own thing.
Sara's being very diligent about her aspiration, I don't even have to prompt her, she's already at the chessboard.
And Zappit's actually putting the movie theater in the basement to good use for once, watching a political drama.
Null and Bhamv are both highly enthused about hotdogs for breakfast.
Some, however, prefer popcorn.
With a twirl and a growth spurt, Bhamv achieves young adulthood. The "teens are allowed to romance with adults" mod I hunted down and installed has gone entirely to waste.
But there was no birthday party, so now she's depressed. She crawls back into bed to cry it out.
Given that she's not in school anymore, she then heads into the closet and picks out a new "everyday" outfit to replace her uniform.
Null and Zappit are kind of getting an "odd couple" thing going on. It had a rocky beginning, but they're growing on each other.
Sparhawk tries out the climbing wall.
Bhamv cheers up enough for a tiny dance par-tay.
Spar and Klew play some vidya in the arcade.
Sparhawk notices tiny dots leaping off of Silk.
Klew's in a really focused mood, and heads out back to use the observatory.
Spar gets Silk on the exam table. Yep, Silk's got fleas. A little spritz-spritz and it's all better.
Null did not plan ahead when he visited the sauna.
Bhamv is feeling better, but still grumpy about her birthday. You know what? She's a real adult now, let's go out and do grown up things. She wants to be a serial romanticizer, but nobody she's met yet has really done anything for her romantically, so maybe she needs to meet some new people.
At random, she decides to go to the Solar Flare lounge.
Guh, there's barely anybody here, and the people that ARE here are all elderly! Bhamv orders a drink at random anyway.
Uh oh, that drink had plasma fruit in it, which Bhamv has now discovered does NOT agree with her. She barely makes it to the restroom.
HEY DIDN'T ANYONE EVER TEACH YOU TO KNOCK, BITCH?!
That place sucked. Bhamv decides to try somewhere new, and finds a little pub called the Shrieking Llama. She orders a verifiably NON-plasma-fruit drink and chats up the Bill-Gates lookalike at the end of the bar.
He's pleasant enough, but not all that fun. But hey, Gryfter arrives - and the two of them seem to hit it off pretty well.
And things do turn a little flirty, too.
Then some kind of celebrity shows up and yanks everyone's attention away. General Specific is also there fanboying it up. Bhamv immediately doesn't like her.
Eventually the celebrity leaves and things start to get back on track, but it's getting pretty late, and Bhamv and Gryfter are both getting pretty tired, and each head home.
Back home, Klew manages to NOT burn the place down, grilling up some pork and beans.
Bhamv heads pretty much straight to bed.
Klew enjoys his dinner on the couch next to Null and Sara, who are drinking coffee and reading. Zappit uses a mirror to psych himself to make a more emotional painting, as those are part of the next phase of his aspiration.
Tiger's aspiration involves being nice to animals.
And so does Sparhawk's.
Klew, Sara, and Tiger are getting along famously.
I'm starting to wonder if that coffee mug is grafted to Null's hand.
Sara's being very diligent about her aspiration, I don't even have to prompt her, she's already at the chessboard.
And Zappit's actually putting the movie theater in the basement to good use for once, watching a political drama.
Null and Bhamv are both highly enthused about hotdogs for breakfast.
Some, however, prefer popcorn.
With a twirl and a growth spurt, Bhamv achieves young adulthood. The "teens are allowed to romance with adults" mod I hunted down and installed has gone entirely to waste.
But there was no birthday party, so now she's depressed. She crawls back into bed to cry it out.
Given that she's not in school anymore, she then heads into the closet and picks out a new "everyday" outfit to replace her uniform.
Null and Zappit are kind of getting an "odd couple" thing going on. It had a rocky beginning, but they're growing on each other.
Sparhawk tries out the climbing wall.
Bhamv cheers up enough for a tiny dance par-tay.
Spar and Klew play some vidya in the arcade.
Sparhawk notices tiny dots leaping off of Silk.
Klew's in a really focused mood, and heads out back to use the observatory.
Spar gets Silk on the exam table. Yep, Silk's got fleas. A little spritz-spritz and it's all better.
Null did not plan ahead when he visited the sauna.
Bhamv is feeling better, but still grumpy about her birthday. You know what? She's a real adult now, let's go out and do grown up things. She wants to be a serial romanticizer, but nobody she's met yet has really done anything for her romantically, so maybe she needs to meet some new people.
At random, she decides to go to the Solar Flare lounge.
Guh, there's barely anybody here, and the people that ARE here are all elderly! Bhamv orders a drink at random anyway.
Uh oh, that drink had plasma fruit in it, which Bhamv has now discovered does NOT agree with her. She barely makes it to the restroom.
HEY DIDN'T ANYONE EVER TEACH YOU TO KNOCK, BITCH?!
That place sucked. Bhamv decides to try somewhere new, and finds a little pub called the Shrieking Llama. She orders a verifiably NON-plasma-fruit drink and chats up the Bill-Gates lookalike at the end of the bar.
He's pleasant enough, but not all that fun. But hey, Gryfter arrives - and the two of them seem to hit it off pretty well.
And things do turn a little flirty, too.
Then some kind of celebrity shows up and yanks everyone's attention away. General Specific is also there fanboying it up. Bhamv immediately doesn't like her.
Eventually the celebrity leaves and things start to get back on track, but it's getting pretty late, and Bhamv and Gryfter are both getting pretty tired, and each head home.
Back home, Klew manages to NOT burn the place down, grilling up some pork and beans.
Bhamv heads pretty much straight to bed.
Klew enjoys his dinner on the couch next to Null and Sara, who are drinking coffee and reading. Zappit uses a mirror to psych himself to make a more emotional painting, as those are part of the next phase of his aspiration.
Tiger's aspiration involves being nice to animals.
And so does Sparhawk's.
Klew, Sara, and Tiger are getting along famously.
I'm starting to wonder if that coffee mug is grafted to Null's hand.
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Dei
I think you need to move that stereo upstairs to the dance floor.
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GasBandit
Or move the dance floor downstairs to the stereo, or something!I think you need to move that stereo upstairs to the dance floor.
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Update 16 - Early spring, year 1 - Households 1, 2, 3
Terrik wants to be rich and successful. Kinda hard to do that unemployed. He starts down the medical career path.
Wasabi goes visiting around the neighborhood to introduce herself to more people. In the process, I discover that apparently she and Dirona have had some sort of major falling out, and they don't like each other at all.
I call this one "The family that plays together, stays together." Everyone's aspirations are coming along quite well, except for Charon's... he wants to have a successful lineage, and for that to happen... he's going to need to become a parent. Thus far, no ladies have volunteered... and there's no space to adopt a child into this house anyway... he's got a decision to make - move out, or find a new aspiration?
Late at night, after everyone has gone to bed, Terrik practices his dance moves... and pulls something.
Squidley has focused on her career as a method of dealing with her grief, and it has born fruit - she's been promoted to full detective. All she needs is to close a big case, and the sky's the limit.
MikeRC has found someone else to be his aspirational second enemy - and it's Bhamv. They mix like oil and water. Maybe it's the fact that they tried to have a weenie roast in the middle of a thunderstorm.
It's tough balancing her career advancement with her aspiration of becoming a great painter, but Squidley is doing what she can.
Mind Detective has changed his aspiration to becoming a bodybuilder. He's put in so much work he's already off to a good start. Hitting an actual gym takes him even further.
Grue is a damn laugh riot. Or at least he thinks he is.
Oh, hey! We have our first (and completely spontaneous) woo-hoo. While everybody else is busy working on their various aspirations or seeing to their needs, Cog and Vero sneak off to the sauna to generate a little steam of their own.
Mind Detective has been going gangbusters all day, and is getting results.
He's come far enough in his aspirations to get enough reward points to buy the Gym Rat and Waterproof traits. This will make him able to satisfy his need for "fun" with exercise, lose less hygiene in the process, and he can go jogging in the rain and still be perfectly happy.
Grue's advanced in his comedy aspiration far enough to where it's time to go pro.
Kags grabs a book off the shelf at random. Turns out, it's a pick-up artist's manual called "Reel Her In." She can't believe the hilariously ridiculous things it says to do to get a lady.
Nearby, Dirona is spotted having a picnic with some neighborhood townies.
More to come... but the condensed updates with less fluff aren't any faster to make. In fact, they require a lot more playtime in game. So it might mean shorter updates, or updates of approximately this length but every other day (barring sudden incidents of heavy drama, of course).
Wasabi goes visiting around the neighborhood to introduce herself to more people. In the process, I discover that apparently she and Dirona have had some sort of major falling out, and they don't like each other at all.
I call this one "The family that plays together, stays together." Everyone's aspirations are coming along quite well, except for Charon's... he wants to have a successful lineage, and for that to happen... he's going to need to become a parent. Thus far, no ladies have volunteered... and there's no space to adopt a child into this house anyway... he's got a decision to make - move out, or find a new aspiration?
Late at night, after everyone has gone to bed, Terrik practices his dance moves... and pulls something.
Squidley has focused on her career as a method of dealing with her grief, and it has born fruit - she's been promoted to full detective. All she needs is to close a big case, and the sky's the limit.
MikeRC has found someone else to be his aspirational second enemy - and it's Bhamv. They mix like oil and water. Maybe it's the fact that they tried to have a weenie roast in the middle of a thunderstorm.
It's tough balancing her career advancement with her aspiration of becoming a great painter, but Squidley is doing what she can.
Mind Detective has changed his aspiration to becoming a bodybuilder. He's put in so much work he's already off to a good start. Hitting an actual gym takes him even further.
Grue is a damn laugh riot. Or at least he thinks he is.
Oh, hey! We have our first (and completely spontaneous) woo-hoo. While everybody else is busy working on their various aspirations or seeing to their needs, Cog and Vero sneak off to the sauna to generate a little steam of their own.
Mind Detective has been going gangbusters all day, and is getting results.
He's come far enough in his aspirations to get enough reward points to buy the Gym Rat and Waterproof traits. This will make him able to satisfy his need for "fun" with exercise, lose less hygiene in the process, and he can go jogging in the rain and still be perfectly happy.
Grue's advanced in his comedy aspiration far enough to where it's time to go pro.
Kags grabs a book off the shelf at random. Turns out, it's a pick-up artist's manual called "Reel Her In." She can't believe the hilariously ridiculous things it says to do to get a lady.
Nearby, Dirona is spotted having a picnic with some neighborhood townies.
More to come... but the condensed updates with less fluff aren't any faster to make. In fact, they require a lot more playtime in game. So it might mean shorter updates, or updates of approximately this length but every other day (barring sudden incidents of heavy drama, of course).
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Gruebeard
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GasBandit
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I'd likely enjoy it either way.
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Nobody picked him up?? He’s still just sitting on the floor??No, it's in the kitchen
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GasBandit
Thursday, 5th of Spring, year 1 - Household 4
Alright, you guys said you wanted single-day-single-household updates with more minutiae, that's what I'll do.
Alright, you guys said you wanted single-day-single-household updates with more minutiae, that's what I'll do.
We rejoin Household 4...
Gas grills (no pun intended) up some fruit for breakfast. What's the deal with this place and grilled fruit? Snuffles is at the chessboard.
Tinwhistler, DarkAudit, and Jwhouk are surfin' the web.
Celt Z is going for an early morning lap or ten.
And Dei is watching TV.
Breakfast is had. I make sure they all eat their fill, because I plan to work them hard toward their aspirations today.
For GasBandit and DarkAudit, that means getting those last few hours of vidya in.
Dei hasn't worked on her acting at all since last week! Time to get back on that horse.
Jwhouk and Tinwhistler hone their logic skills.
I set Snuffles to mixing up drinks. Uh... got some on the floor, there, Snuff.
Celt Z can't actually "work toward" her aspiration just now, and she wanders off and hits the waterslide. Hey, it counts as fitness, I didn't know that.
When she wears herself out, she goes for a nap.
A little over an hour later, Snuffleupagus has dramatically improved at drink mixing.
Dei finally gets her acting good enough to where she needs to start getting gigs to progress. She joins a talent agency, and gets an audition tomorrow to be in a commercial. Now she needs to practice her charisma - the commercial wants it to be level 2.
Finished with chess, I have Tin and Jwhouk grab books. They each independently decide to sit on this bench outside instead of in the armchairs around the bookshelf. That must be one comfy bench.
Gas has finished up his aspirational work for the day, so Celt Z takes him to karaoke - which because it's not the one in the basement but rather in public at a karaoke bar, counts as a date, so she can check that off her list. The next step down her path of becoming a heartbreaker is to have three "first kisses," including the one she's already had.
When they return, I find Dei has flaked out on speech practice with ONE PIXEL to go to level 2. I crack the whip and get her back on track.
The weather's warming up, so this gives me a chance to fix Jwhouk's tank top "wife beater" situation.
When DarkAudit finished his programming, he was exhausted. Nap time.
Snuffles, however, decides on liquid sleep. It isn't enough. He still goes to take a nap right after drinking his coffee, he's so worn out from shaking his jiggers all day.
Dinner Time for those still conscious. I swear, I don't make Dei sit in the pool, she just seems to prefer it. Celt Z also has a nap.
When the sun goes down, it suddenly turns cold and starts snowing again. Make up your mind, spring. Celt Z finds that Dei left a pastry in the microwave, and now it's pretty much gone bad.
So, in a well-intentioned mistake, she feeds it to Daisy.
BARF.
Aww, that's ok, Daisy, Daddy wuvs you anyway.
Jwhouk breaks the bathroom sink and straight up walks away.
The sisters are so close-knit, they think nothing of sharing a bed.
It may be kinda cold, but that won't stop Jwhouk from hurting himself on the waterslide!
He unwinds with a book afterwards. Looks like he doesn't plan to sleep tonight.
Around 4:30 am, the sisters wake up, barely getting 5 or 6 hours of sleep. It seems Celt Z has been struck with the sudden urge to clean.
Dei has other impulses. Pew pew pew!
Gas grills (no pun intended) up some fruit for breakfast. What's the deal with this place and grilled fruit? Snuffles is at the chessboard.
Tinwhistler, DarkAudit, and Jwhouk are surfin' the web.
Celt Z is going for an early morning lap or ten.
And Dei is watching TV.
Breakfast is had. I make sure they all eat their fill, because I plan to work them hard toward their aspirations today.
For GasBandit and DarkAudit, that means getting those last few hours of vidya in.
Dei hasn't worked on her acting at all since last week! Time to get back on that horse.
Jwhouk and Tinwhistler hone their logic skills.
I set Snuffles to mixing up drinks. Uh... got some on the floor, there, Snuff.
Celt Z can't actually "work toward" her aspiration just now, and she wanders off and hits the waterslide. Hey, it counts as fitness, I didn't know that.
When she wears herself out, she goes for a nap.
A little over an hour later, Snuffleupagus has dramatically improved at drink mixing.
Dei finally gets her acting good enough to where she needs to start getting gigs to progress. She joins a talent agency, and gets an audition tomorrow to be in a commercial. Now she needs to practice her charisma - the commercial wants it to be level 2.
Finished with chess, I have Tin and Jwhouk grab books. They each independently decide to sit on this bench outside instead of in the armchairs around the bookshelf. That must be one comfy bench.
Gas has finished up his aspirational work for the day, so Celt Z takes him to karaoke - which because it's not the one in the basement but rather in public at a karaoke bar, counts as a date, so she can check that off her list. The next step down her path of becoming a heartbreaker is to have three "first kisses," including the one she's already had.
When they return, I find Dei has flaked out on speech practice with ONE PIXEL to go to level 2. I crack the whip and get her back on track.
The weather's warming up, so this gives me a chance to fix Jwhouk's tank top "wife beater" situation.
When DarkAudit finished his programming, he was exhausted. Nap time.
Snuffles, however, decides on liquid sleep. It isn't enough. He still goes to take a nap right after drinking his coffee, he's so worn out from shaking his jiggers all day.
Dinner Time for those still conscious. I swear, I don't make Dei sit in the pool, she just seems to prefer it. Celt Z also has a nap.
When the sun goes down, it suddenly turns cold and starts snowing again. Make up your mind, spring. Celt Z finds that Dei left a pastry in the microwave, and now it's pretty much gone bad.
So, in a well-intentioned mistake, she feeds it to Daisy.
BARF.
Aww, that's ok, Daisy, Daddy wuvs you anyway.
Jwhouk breaks the bathroom sink and straight up walks away.
The sisters are so close-knit, they think nothing of sharing a bed.
It may be kinda cold, but that won't stop Jwhouk from hurting himself on the waterslide!
He unwinds with a book afterwards. Looks like he doesn't plan to sleep tonight.
Around 4:30 am, the sisters wake up, barely getting 5 or 6 hours of sleep. It seems Celt Z has been struck with the sudden urge to clean.
Dei has other impulses. Pew pew pew!
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GasBandit
GasBandit
Friday, 6th of Spring, Year 1, Household 5
Apropos of nothing, anybody remember El Juski's comic, Love in the Time of Sausage?
Apropos of nothing, anybody remember El Juski's comic, Love in the Time of Sausage?
It's early at House 5, and Zappit's already hard at work painting when I get here.
You give people computers these days, they just tune out the rest of the world. And why is Tiger watching that TV in front of the treadmills...
When there's a perfectly good couch with a BIGGER TV over here, by Klew?
Guess what Sara is making for breakfast? That's right, more grilled fruit. You know, I am not entirely sure those things in the middle are fruit... are they bananas? Or pickles?
Dei suggested I move the stereo up to the dance floor, since people seem to prefer the stereo to dance instead of the DJ booth, regardless of the location of the actual dance floor.
It kind of says something when the chef decides to go grab a bowl of leftover beanie weenies instead of partaking of her own cooking.
By the way, today isValentine Love Day. Bhamv makes a pass at the refrigerator.
Breakfast time for Silk, too.
Tiger and Spar are both animal lovers. Who's a good doggie? WHOOZAGOODOGGY?!
Bhamv has a more nuanced stance on the issue.
Euuugh, stinky stinky, sweat it out.
Sara's way ahead of Klew on logic, so he's trying to make up for lost time by reading books specifically about logic.
Speaking of books, Null is inspired to write his second children's book.
Sara's super focused today, and decides to take the backyard observatory for a spin. Kind-of literally.
Tiger Tsang tries out the roller rink.
Zappit and Klew form a tight bond over a shared appreciation of latin pop.
Having finished his book and graduated to the next stage of his aspiration as a writer, Null celebrates with a nap.
I just happen to spot Mind Detective jogging past. Run, Forrest, run!
Klew is, for some reason, irritated that the sprinkler is making puddles. Then he decides to play in it.
Sara gets a call from Squidley. Boy, there sure are a lot of these talent showcase things. At least this one is at a venue we haven't seen yet.
Sara decides the whole household needs to get out and about, and brings them with.
Hey, there's a pool here! Sparhawk heads straight for it.
Zappit and Tiger head to the bar and grab some snacks.
Null spots Judith Ward, world-famous celebrity, and spends some time fanboying-out.
Klew and Bhamv linger in the parking lot.
Lesser celebrity Bryttani Cho tries to hype up the room. Nobody likes you, Bryttani.
Sara kinda gets bored and starts surfing the web on her phone.
Well, even if there's not a lot of talent on display, it turns out to be a good chance to get some socializing in, even if a lot of it is with townies.
Upon returning home, everybody but Zappit heads straight to bed. He, on the other hand, stays up until the wee hours of the morning, continuing to paint.
Nothing particularly romantic happened for Household 5 on Love Day, and they're all kinda disappointed about that. Well, there's always next year.
You give people computers these days, they just tune out the rest of the world. And why is Tiger watching that TV in front of the treadmills...
When there's a perfectly good couch with a BIGGER TV over here, by Klew?
Guess what Sara is making for breakfast? That's right, more grilled fruit. You know, I am not entirely sure those things in the middle are fruit... are they bananas? Or pickles?
Dei suggested I move the stereo up to the dance floor, since people seem to prefer the stereo to dance instead of the DJ booth, regardless of the location of the actual dance floor.
It kind of says something when the chef decides to go grab a bowl of leftover beanie weenies instead of partaking of her own cooking.
By the way, today is
Breakfast time for Silk, too.
Tiger and Spar are both animal lovers. Who's a good doggie? WHOOZAGOODOGGY?!
Bhamv has a more nuanced stance on the issue.
Euuugh, stinky stinky, sweat it out.
Sara's way ahead of Klew on logic, so he's trying to make up for lost time by reading books specifically about logic.
Speaking of books, Null is inspired to write his second children's book.
Sara's super focused today, and decides to take the backyard observatory for a spin. Kind-of literally.
Tiger Tsang tries out the roller rink.
Zappit and Klew form a tight bond over a shared appreciation of latin pop.
Having finished his book and graduated to the next stage of his aspiration as a writer, Null celebrates with a nap.
I just happen to spot Mind Detective jogging past. Run, Forrest, run!
Klew is, for some reason, irritated that the sprinkler is making puddles. Then he decides to play in it.
Sara gets a call from Squidley. Boy, there sure are a lot of these talent showcase things. At least this one is at a venue we haven't seen yet.
Sara decides the whole household needs to get out and about, and brings them with.
Hey, there's a pool here! Sparhawk heads straight for it.
Zappit and Tiger head to the bar and grab some snacks.
Null spots Judith Ward, world-famous celebrity, and spends some time fanboying-out.
Klew and Bhamv linger in the parking lot.
Lesser celebrity Bryttani Cho tries to hype up the room. Nobody likes you, Bryttani.
Sara kinda gets bored and starts surfing the web on her phone.
Well, even if there's not a lot of talent on display, it turns out to be a good chance to get some socializing in, even if a lot of it is with townies.
Upon returning home, everybody but Zappit heads straight to bed. He, on the other hand, stays up until the wee hours of the morning, continuing to paint.
Nothing particularly romantic happened for Household 5 on Love Day, and they're all kinda disappointed about that. Well, there's always next year.
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GasBandit
Saturday, 7th of Spring, Year 1 - Household 1
Young girl, you'll be a woman soon.
Young girl, you'll be a woman soon.
Terrik watches some TV before he has to head off to work.
Gryfter does some laps.
Cheesy gets down with his bad self.
Most everybody else is tippity tappin on them damn geekboxes, as Grammy Bandit used to say.
Except Charon, who has decided to change his aspiration to be a great chef. He's cooking up a storm. Also, it's talk like a pirate day, apparently. All this really does is change a lot of my commands to confusing pirate lingo. Bunk down? Catch 40 winks? Which means sleep and which means nap? I have no idea.
The music speaker in the kitchen dance floor breaks. Cheesy does his best to fix it.
Wasabi just isn't herself, or even dressed, until she's had her coffee.
Cheesy grabs the mic and serenades the breakfast-eaters.
Wasabi's a party animal, and that means she wants to throw parties. Her birthday is coming up within the next day, so that gives her the perfect excuse. She invites everyone she knows (well, it'll only let her invite 15 people, even if they already live here), hires entertainment and a bartender, and Charon, given his new aspiration, volunteers to cater. It's set for 9pm... that should give everybody enough time to rest up and be ready for fun!
Luca wants to go for a walk, but Li Jun is so engrossed in her music, and she's getting really good... Wasabi takes him instead.
Uh, this is like... the world's most magical leash or something.
They barely get a block down and across the street before Luca is pooped. He's getting old... a little greyer in the muzzle, and long in the tooth...
To further his nerdy aspirations, Gryfter tries his hand at woodworking.
Terrik returns from work, and grabs a bite with Charon, who can't get over the smell of his own cooking.
Cheesy tries to have a nap, but Li Jun's violin practice keeps waking him up.
General Specific arrives home just as a huge thunderstorm hits. As far as his performance goes, though, he's doing great.
The storm forces me to move the tiki bar I got for the party that night indoors. I have to rearrange the kitchen a bit to make everything fit.
9pm rolls around. I had everybody take a nap around 8, so they should be good to go. They change into their party duds, and guests begin arriving.
Uh oh. Charon is still asleep. He hasn't even baked the cake yet for this party he's supposed to be catering. And no matter what I do, I can't compel him to wake up. Must be that lazy trait.
Still, people seem to be finding ways to entertain themselves.
Wasabi hired an entertainer for the occasion... but she.. uh... isn't very good at the guitar.
Gryfter goes for a soak and passes right the heck out.
The mixologist Wasabi hired doesn't even arrive until almost 11pm!
Vidya saves the day?
Charon FINALLY wakes up and gets to work on that cake.
Turns out the entertainer is MUCH better at the piano than she was at the guitar.
Wasabi blows out the candles...
... and with a twirl, is no longer a spring chicken.
At some point, General Specific joined Gryfter in bubbly dreamland.
Alright, well, there were some hiccups and false starts, but everybody seems to have enjoyed themselves.
Around 3am, everybody staggers home.
My usual time to move on to the next household is 5am, but it's delayed a little bit because I have to make sure Terrik finishes taking care of Luca before he goes to work. Poor guy got sick, and now he must wear the cone of shame.
Gryfter does some laps.
Cheesy gets down with his bad self.
Most everybody else is tippity tappin on them damn geekboxes, as Grammy Bandit used to say.
Except Charon, who has decided to change his aspiration to be a great chef. He's cooking up a storm. Also, it's talk like a pirate day, apparently. All this really does is change a lot of my commands to confusing pirate lingo. Bunk down? Catch 40 winks? Which means sleep and which means nap? I have no idea.
The music speaker in the kitchen dance floor breaks. Cheesy does his best to fix it.
Wasabi just isn't herself, or even dressed, until she's had her coffee.
Cheesy grabs the mic and serenades the breakfast-eaters.
Wasabi's a party animal, and that means she wants to throw parties. Her birthday is coming up within the next day, so that gives her the perfect excuse. She invites everyone she knows (well, it'll only let her invite 15 people, even if they already live here), hires entertainment and a bartender, and Charon, given his new aspiration, volunteers to cater. It's set for 9pm... that should give everybody enough time to rest up and be ready for fun!
Luca wants to go for a walk, but Li Jun is so engrossed in her music, and she's getting really good... Wasabi takes him instead.
Uh, this is like... the world's most magical leash or something.
They barely get a block down and across the street before Luca is pooped. He's getting old... a little greyer in the muzzle, and long in the tooth...
To further his nerdy aspirations, Gryfter tries his hand at woodworking.
Terrik returns from work, and grabs a bite with Charon, who can't get over the smell of his own cooking.
Cheesy tries to have a nap, but Li Jun's violin practice keeps waking him up.
General Specific arrives home just as a huge thunderstorm hits. As far as his performance goes, though, he's doing great.
The storm forces me to move the tiki bar I got for the party that night indoors. I have to rearrange the kitchen a bit to make everything fit.
9pm rolls around. I had everybody take a nap around 8, so they should be good to go. They change into their party duds, and guests begin arriving.
Uh oh. Charon is still asleep. He hasn't even baked the cake yet for this party he's supposed to be catering. And no matter what I do, I can't compel him to wake up. Must be that lazy trait.
Still, people seem to be finding ways to entertain themselves.
Wasabi hired an entertainer for the occasion... but she.. uh... isn't very good at the guitar.
Gryfter goes for a soak and passes right the heck out.
The mixologist Wasabi hired doesn't even arrive until almost 11pm!
Vidya saves the day?
Charon FINALLY wakes up and gets to work on that cake.
Turns out the entertainer is MUCH better at the piano than she was at the guitar.
Wasabi blows out the candles...
... and with a twirl, is no longer a spring chicken.
At some point, General Specific joined Gryfter in bubbly dreamland.
Alright, well, there were some hiccups and false starts, but everybody seems to have enjoyed themselves.
Around 3am, everybody staggers home.
My usual time to move on to the next household is 5am, but it's delayed a little bit because I have to make sure Terrik finishes taking care of Luca before he goes to work. Poor guy got sick, and now he must wear the cone of shame.
#228
LittleKagsin
LittleKagsin
Everyone falling asleep in the hot tub kills me.
#229
WasabiPoptart
WasabiPoptart
#230
Cheesy1
Cheesy1
SimCheesy was feeling . . .
#231
Null
Null
I think they've been cleaning the hot tub with chloroform, not chlorine.Everyone falling asleep in the hot tub kills me.
#232
Bubble181
Bubble181
#233
Gryfter
Gryfter
#234
Dei
Dei
#235
LittleKagsin
LittleKagsin
#236
GasBandit
GasBandit
#237
GasBandit
GasBandit
Sunday, 1st of Summer, Year 1 - Household 2
You and me baby, are aquatic mammals.
You and me baby, are aquatic mammals.
Household 2 is a chaotic mess of everybody just doin' what they want, this morning. Only Squidley's doing anything having to do with her aspiration. Well, we'll soon see to that.
Adam grabs some leftovers for breakfast. Note that HCGLNS has been moved to his bar.
Patrthom takes up chisel to make something handy. How about a nice knifeblock?
I discover that if Adam sells Squidley's paintings for her, the money counts toward his aspiration, even though the cash ends up in the same household fund.
Emrys plays with her ferret.
And hugs the kitty.
Patrthom has a hard time concentrating on chess when MikeRC and Dirona are standing on either side of him, flirting it up.
Holy heck, Squidley... WHAT'D YOU EAT?!
Summer has arrived with a vengeance. It's hot as heck today, and MikeRC takes the opportunity to have a refreshing dip.
Dirona wants to be good at many different things. She's already quite the comedian, and now she has gotten really good at dancing, too. Next up will be logic.
Oh hey, there goes MD again.
Themicrowave he stole music speaker in the kitchen shorts out. Patrthom gets to work fixing it. Playing chess has put him in a focused state of mind, so he's in the zone.
He then sifts through the leftover detritus for parts he can use.
... and then uses those parts to upgrade the sink so it doesn't break as often.
MikeRC trolls the forums, another step down the path of mischief for him.
Emrys has herself a catnap.
When Dirona makes fish tacos, they've got lots of extra iron in them.
After dinner, there's chess for Dirona... and more flirting. She's incorrigible.
MikeRC breaks the dishwasher, but at least he helps with the mess.
Patrthom fixes the dishwasher, and uses the leftover parts to upgrade the flush power in the most-often-used toilet, so that it doesn't clog as much.
Emrys' nap gets her fired up for some physical activity, so she straps on some roller skates.
Oh hey, things are really progressing for Dirona and MikeRC....
Matter of fact, as most everybody else heads up to bed... they sneak outside to the hot tub.
Afterwards, the sleeping arrangements are a little cozier. Everybody's asleep by 12:30 for once.
Dirona's fish taco leftovers start to smell, but Pudding gives them two claws up, would munch again.
Except for the lovebirds sleeping in, everybody gets a bright and early start the next morning. But it's time to move on...
Adam grabs some leftovers for breakfast. Note that HCGLNS has been moved to his bar.
Patrthom takes up chisel to make something handy. How about a nice knifeblock?
I discover that if Adam sells Squidley's paintings for her, the money counts toward his aspiration, even though the cash ends up in the same household fund.
Emrys plays with her ferret.
And hugs the kitty.
Patrthom has a hard time concentrating on chess when MikeRC and Dirona are standing on either side of him, flirting it up.
Holy heck, Squidley... WHAT'D YOU EAT?!
Summer has arrived with a vengeance. It's hot as heck today, and MikeRC takes the opportunity to have a refreshing dip.
Dirona wants to be good at many different things. She's already quite the comedian, and now she has gotten really good at dancing, too. Next up will be logic.
Oh hey, there goes MD again.
The
He then sifts through the leftover detritus for parts he can use.
... and then uses those parts to upgrade the sink so it doesn't break as often.
MikeRC trolls the forums, another step down the path of mischief for him.
Emrys has herself a catnap.
When Dirona makes fish tacos, they've got lots of extra iron in them.
After dinner, there's chess for Dirona... and more flirting. She's incorrigible.
MikeRC breaks the dishwasher, but at least he helps with the mess.
Patrthom fixes the dishwasher, and uses the leftover parts to upgrade the flush power in the most-often-used toilet, so that it doesn't clog as much.
Emrys' nap gets her fired up for some physical activity, so she straps on some roller skates.
Oh hey, things are really progressing for Dirona and MikeRC....
Matter of fact, as most everybody else heads up to bed... they sneak outside to the hot tub.
Afterwards, the sleeping arrangements are a little cozier. Everybody's asleep by 12:30 for once.
Dirona's fish taco leftovers start to smell, but Pudding gives them two claws up, would munch again.
Except for the lovebirds sleeping in, everybody gets a bright and early start the next morning. But it's time to move on...
#238
Celt Z
Celt Z
Putting the "hot" in hot tub!
#239
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#240
PatrThom
PatrThom
#241
Null
Null
#242
Bubble181
Bubble181
#243
Dirona
Dirona
#244
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#245
Bubble181
Bubble181
#246
Null
Null
#247
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
#248
General Specific
General Specific
#249
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#250
GasBandit
GasBandit
Monday, 2nd of Summer, Year 1 - Household 3
We hate to break it to you.
We hate to break it to you.
As we rejoin household 3, Bubble is watching sports while Cog hones his logic skills via chess...
Vero and Drawn Inward are messing around online while Mind Detective runs on the treadmill and Grue frolics on the dance floor.
Kags is getting some early morning laps in.
MD's needs are remarkably high for 5 in the morning, so I send him on a long jog while I attend to the others.
First, I have Vero cook up a big breakfast for everybody.
Grue's got work in a couple hours, but I have him practice his comedy until then.
Bubble's highest skill is Logic, so I have him play chess with Cog, who also has a vested interest in raising that skill.
Drawn Inward is apparently too impatient to wait for Vero to finish cooking, and gets some leftover grilled cheese out of the fridge.
Siblings yuk it up.
After breakfast, Vero loads the dishwasher, and it promptly belches water onto the floor and starts sparking electricity everywhere.
This is a good opportunity for Cog to advance his aspiration!
And while he's at it, fixing a toilet is also on the list of honey-do's.
Grue heads off to work.
Drawn enjoys some tea and conversation with Kags and Bubble...
... and then I send him off to the stream to go fishing. Maybe he'll catch something collectible, for his aspiration.
Oh dear, for some reason, Grue has been sent home from work early.
I set Vero to practicing with a mirror to raise her charisma, to (as usual) help with her aspiration.
And I get Grue to write some jokes to help further his career.
MD gets back from his jog, and he's pumped. And hungry.
He converses with the aspiring logicians while he eats.
Bubble achieves logic level 4. That's one, he needs 3 more level 4 skills to advance his aspiration to be a renaissance sim. Next up... DANCING.
Drawn Inward gets hungry and returns from fishing. He didn't find any collectibles, but he caught 3 lovely fish, and is feeling pretty confident about it.
Bathroom sink broke. Cog is on it.
Bro! Bruh!
Having finished his comedy writing, Grue decides some sugar is in order.
Drawn Inward takes a nap. When he wakes up, his hair has gone grey - he is officially an elder. In fact, over the course of the day, most of the household ages up - though most of them go from young adult to adult.
Grue makes sure Polly gets attention.
Vero has worn herself out talking to that darn mirror all day. This coffee can't brew fast enough for her.
Kags prankishly tells Bubble some fake bad news. She thinks it is hilarious, but Bubble's not laughing.
The coffee came too late. Nap time for Vero.
TV and Coffee for the conscious, and a little kitty petting, too.
Kags breaks the tea machine. Welp, what ya gonna do, eh? Cog is also having a nap, so it will have to wait.
Polly's having a nap as well.
Bubble and MD chat while they each attend to their respective interests.
Vero awakens from her nap, and she exchanges jokes with Grue.
Bubble's dance session is terminated by plumes of dark smoke wafting from the top of the jukebox. What the heck is going on around here today?
The fellas seem to be taking cues from MD's good example.
Grue has apparently decided to teach himself the guitar.
Having awoken from his nap, Cog gets to work on the jukebox.
Then he and Bubble have a tasty dinner of leftovers.
And then the kitchen sink breaks. Cog's getting LOTS of skill improvement in being handy today.
He goes on to repair the teapot.
Cog is now sitting on a veritable wealth of upgrade parts. Time to start making things not break so much! Starting with this razzafraggin sink, and moving on to the toilet.
At this point, the only ones awake are Cog, Drawn, and Kags. The siblings watch TV and chat while Cog returns to studying the chessboard. This continues until morning.
Vero and Drawn Inward are messing around online while Mind Detective runs on the treadmill and Grue frolics on the dance floor.
Kags is getting some early morning laps in.
MD's needs are remarkably high for 5 in the morning, so I send him on a long jog while I attend to the others.
First, I have Vero cook up a big breakfast for everybody.
Grue's got work in a couple hours, but I have him practice his comedy until then.
Bubble's highest skill is Logic, so I have him play chess with Cog, who also has a vested interest in raising that skill.
Drawn Inward is apparently too impatient to wait for Vero to finish cooking, and gets some leftover grilled cheese out of the fridge.
Siblings yuk it up.
After breakfast, Vero loads the dishwasher, and it promptly belches water onto the floor and starts sparking electricity everywhere.
This is a good opportunity for Cog to advance his aspiration!
And while he's at it, fixing a toilet is also on the list of honey-do's.
Grue heads off to work.
Drawn enjoys some tea and conversation with Kags and Bubble...
... and then I send him off to the stream to go fishing. Maybe he'll catch something collectible, for his aspiration.
Oh dear, for some reason, Grue has been sent home from work early.
I set Vero to practicing with a mirror to raise her charisma, to (as usual) help with her aspiration.
And I get Grue to write some jokes to help further his career.
MD gets back from his jog, and he's pumped. And hungry.
He converses with the aspiring logicians while he eats.
Bubble achieves logic level 4. That's one, he needs 3 more level 4 skills to advance his aspiration to be a renaissance sim. Next up... DANCING.
Drawn Inward gets hungry and returns from fishing. He didn't find any collectibles, but he caught 3 lovely fish, and is feeling pretty confident about it.
Bathroom sink broke. Cog is on it.
Bro! Bruh!
Having finished his comedy writing, Grue decides some sugar is in order.
Drawn Inward takes a nap. When he wakes up, his hair has gone grey - he is officially an elder. In fact, over the course of the day, most of the household ages up - though most of them go from young adult to adult.
Grue makes sure Polly gets attention.
Vero has worn herself out talking to that darn mirror all day. This coffee can't brew fast enough for her.
Kags prankishly tells Bubble some fake bad news. She thinks it is hilarious, but Bubble's not laughing.
The coffee came too late. Nap time for Vero.
TV and Coffee for the conscious, and a little kitty petting, too.
Kags breaks the tea machine. Welp, what ya gonna do, eh? Cog is also having a nap, so it will have to wait.
Polly's having a nap as well.
Bubble and MD chat while they each attend to their respective interests.
Vero awakens from her nap, and she exchanges jokes with Grue.
Bubble's dance session is terminated by plumes of dark smoke wafting from the top of the jukebox. What the heck is going on around here today?
The fellas seem to be taking cues from MD's good example.
Grue has apparently decided to teach himself the guitar.
Having awoken from his nap, Cog gets to work on the jukebox.
Then he and Bubble have a tasty dinner of leftovers.
And then the kitchen sink breaks. Cog's getting LOTS of skill improvement in being handy today.
He goes on to repair the teapot.
Cog is now sitting on a veritable wealth of upgrade parts. Time to start making things not break so much! Starting with this razzafraggin sink, and moving on to the toilet.
At this point, the only ones awake are Cog, Drawn, and Kags. The siblings watch TV and chat while Cog returns to studying the chessboard. This continues until morning.
#251
Cog
Cog
#252
Bubble181
Bubble181
#253
GasBandit
GasBandit
#254
GasBandit
GasBandit
Tuesday, 3rd of Summer, Year 1 - Household 4
Whoa-oa here she comes. Watch out boy, she'll chew you up.
Whoa-oa here she comes. Watch out boy, she'll chew you up.
Every darn household is being so unproductive when I first arrive at them. Goofing off, the lot of them.
DA's playing chess. Well, if it puts him in the right mood for chasing his aspiration, that could be useful.
Dei's just watching political stuff on TV though. Apparently her audition didn't yield any results, and there's no open auditions in the near future, so she's sort of in limbo as far as becoming an actress is concerned.
Tin's swimming some laps, but there's a Daisy puddle nearby that is taking him out of the moment.
Celt Z is, at least, doing something productive - though, since she considers cleaning to count as fun, I suppose it's only sensible.
Dei takes it upon herself to grill up some veggie burgers for breakfast. But it looks like she might need some pepto.
The sisters begin chowing down, and something is in the air...
I wager it's this thing. Every time Celt Z has gone on a date, she's brought home one of these... and it just seems to radiate romance to anyone within line of sight.
Nobody is immune to its siren song... though, some people aren't exactly trying to resist it, either.
Snuffles, however, is unaffected, because Daisy is sick and he's gotta be a daddy.
And while he is occupied outside, it looks like Celt Z has decided to rearrange Snuffles' closet - with Gas' help. Jeez, I'm kinda surprised the door didn't buckle under all that impact stress.
And then a little post-nookie coffee. Because sex is nice, but coffee is COFFEE.
It may be cloudy out, but DarkAudit and Tin go sliding anyway.
Alright, that's enough "fooling around" for now... it's time to get cracking on aspirations. The next step in Snuffles' aspiration lies in employment. I have him get a job.
I set Tin and Jwhouk to reading, and get Gas and DA to attempt to achieve a focused mindset by playing chess against each other. They need that frame of mind for a "focused" 2 hour video game session for their aspiration.
Celt Z has her own aspirations of course, and now thoroughly caffeinated, she's revved up and ready to go.
So as not to interrupt the studiousness of her housemates, I send Celt Z to household 3, looking for a fresh face to press.
Oh hey, check out this guy on the treadmill, hubba hubba.
A little schmoozing, a little sweet talk, and MD is putty in Keltsy's hands.
But then he goes and makes it wierd. Uhhh.. time to move on.
She tries her luck at Household 2 across the street.
Patrthom's looking a little greyer, and is apparently too absorbed in his chess game to really interact with Celt Z... but who's this blushing brunette on the dance floor...
It's all too easy to twitterpate Emrys.
The romantic tension is too much, and Emrys runs away to have a relaxing soak.
That's ok. Celt Z is a patient huntress. She helps herself to some tea while she waits.
Emrys didn't stand a chance.
.... or has the huntress become the hunted?
It has been a VERY busy day already, and the coffee is wearing off. Celt Z elects to go home to recharge.
Meanwhile, Tinwhistler has grilled up some fruit. Can't have a day without grilled fruit, after all.
COFFEE.
Snuffles needs to get to skill 7 in mixology. I send him downstairs to practice.
I corral everybody back into chasing their dreams again... but Gas and DarkAudit just won't cooperate. There's too many distractions, and they can't get focused.
In order to achieve the next level of her goals, Celt Z needs to get her charisma skill to 4. I set her to practicing making eyes and whatnot with the mirror.
Oh yeah, sure, just rub it in, Dei. She achieves focus without even really trying.
DA needs a nap, so I call a recess on his and Gas' pursuit of gaming zen.
The focusing effects of chess have been outweighed by the confidence surge Gas received from winning at it, anyway.
Meanwhile, I spot Kags and Terrik at the playground next door, having an animated argument over some baked potatoes.
Gas samples the fruits of Snuffles' labor, and Dei grabs some dinner and joins in. As if to mock my futile efforts, Jwhouk becomes focused on video games.
Celt Z's hard work pays off with a charisma skill point. Now she's really exhausted, so she heads off to bed.
Sometimes art really DOES imitate life.
It's not even 9pm yet and half the household has gone to bed.
Oh wait, my mistake... Jwhouk hasn't gone to bed, he's just taking a nap on a bench by the pool.
Gas FINALLY achieves focus! He wants to go to bed, so I have to force him to play video games. Wow, sometimes art does NOT imitate life at all.
And there goes DA! Finally! This took literally all day!
Tin needs to read books for his aspiration, but the solitude is starting to affect his need to be social.
When I'm not looking, Gas and DA's concentration fails, and Gas sneaks off to bed instead of finishing his game.
Dei got a few hours of sleep, so she wakes up and decides to go midnight slip-n-sliding.
Jwhouk needs more books too. When he awakens from his nap, I sit him with Tin, maybe it will count as socializing if they read together?
Apparently that brief burst of physical activity was just what Dei needed... to get back to sleep. In her preferred location, of course.
She wakes up 2 hours later feelin'.... saucy.
Dei decides that 3 am is the perfect time to go troll the forums. DA finally admits it is time for bed. Tin follows soon after, but...
Jwhouk has pulled an all nighter.
DA's playing chess. Well, if it puts him in the right mood for chasing his aspiration, that could be useful.
Dei's just watching political stuff on TV though. Apparently her audition didn't yield any results, and there's no open auditions in the near future, so she's sort of in limbo as far as becoming an actress is concerned.
Tin's swimming some laps, but there's a Daisy puddle nearby that is taking him out of the moment.
Celt Z is, at least, doing something productive - though, since she considers cleaning to count as fun, I suppose it's only sensible.
Dei takes it upon herself to grill up some veggie burgers for breakfast. But it looks like she might need some pepto.
The sisters begin chowing down, and something is in the air...
I wager it's this thing. Every time Celt Z has gone on a date, she's brought home one of these... and it just seems to radiate romance to anyone within line of sight.
Nobody is immune to its siren song... though, some people aren't exactly trying to resist it, either.
Snuffles, however, is unaffected, because Daisy is sick and he's gotta be a daddy.
And while he is occupied outside, it looks like Celt Z has decided to rearrange Snuffles' closet - with Gas' help. Jeez, I'm kinda surprised the door didn't buckle under all that impact stress.
And then a little post-nookie coffee. Because sex is nice, but coffee is COFFEE.
It may be cloudy out, but DarkAudit and Tin go sliding anyway.
Alright, that's enough "fooling around" for now... it's time to get cracking on aspirations. The next step in Snuffles' aspiration lies in employment. I have him get a job.
I set Tin and Jwhouk to reading, and get Gas and DA to attempt to achieve a focused mindset by playing chess against each other. They need that frame of mind for a "focused" 2 hour video game session for their aspiration.
Celt Z has her own aspirations of course, and now thoroughly caffeinated, she's revved up and ready to go.
So as not to interrupt the studiousness of her housemates, I send Celt Z to household 3, looking for a fresh face to press.
Oh hey, check out this guy on the treadmill, hubba hubba.
A little schmoozing, a little sweet talk, and MD is putty in Keltsy's hands.
But then he goes and makes it wierd. Uhhh.. time to move on.
She tries her luck at Household 2 across the street.
Patrthom's looking a little greyer, and is apparently too absorbed in his chess game to really interact with Celt Z... but who's this blushing brunette on the dance floor...
It's all too easy to twitterpate Emrys.
The romantic tension is too much, and Emrys runs away to have a relaxing soak.
That's ok. Celt Z is a patient huntress. She helps herself to some tea while she waits.
Emrys didn't stand a chance.
.... or has the huntress become the hunted?
It has been a VERY busy day already, and the coffee is wearing off. Celt Z elects to go home to recharge.
Meanwhile, Tinwhistler has grilled up some fruit. Can't have a day without grilled fruit, after all.
COFFEE.
Snuffles needs to get to skill 7 in mixology. I send him downstairs to practice.
I corral everybody back into chasing their dreams again... but Gas and DarkAudit just won't cooperate. There's too many distractions, and they can't get focused.
In order to achieve the next level of her goals, Celt Z needs to get her charisma skill to 4. I set her to practicing making eyes and whatnot with the mirror.
Oh yeah, sure, just rub it in, Dei. She achieves focus without even really trying.
DA needs a nap, so I call a recess on his and Gas' pursuit of gaming zen.
The focusing effects of chess have been outweighed by the confidence surge Gas received from winning at it, anyway.
Meanwhile, I spot Kags and Terrik at the playground next door, having an animated argument over some baked potatoes.
Gas samples the fruits of Snuffles' labor, and Dei grabs some dinner and joins in. As if to mock my futile efforts, Jwhouk becomes focused on video games.
Celt Z's hard work pays off with a charisma skill point. Now she's really exhausted, so she heads off to bed.
Sometimes art really DOES imitate life.
It's not even 9pm yet and half the household has gone to bed.
Oh wait, my mistake... Jwhouk hasn't gone to bed, he's just taking a nap on a bench by the pool.
Gas FINALLY achieves focus! He wants to go to bed, so I have to force him to play video games. Wow, sometimes art does NOT imitate life at all.
And there goes DA! Finally! This took literally all day!
Tin needs to read books for his aspiration, but the solitude is starting to affect his need to be social.
When I'm not looking, Gas and DA's concentration fails, and Gas sneaks off to bed instead of finishing his game.
Dei got a few hours of sleep, so she wakes up and decides to go midnight slip-n-sliding.
Jwhouk needs more books too. When he awakens from his nap, I sit him with Tin, maybe it will count as socializing if they read together?
Apparently that brief burst of physical activity was just what Dei needed... to get back to sleep. In her preferred location, of course.
She wakes up 2 hours later feelin'.... saucy.
Dei decides that 3 am is the perfect time to go troll the forums. DA finally admits it is time for bed. Tin follows soon after, but...
Jwhouk has pulled an all nighter.
#255
jwhouk
jwhouk
#256
MindDetective
MindDetective
#258
mikerc
mikerc
#259
Celt Z
Celt Z
#260
Null
Null
#261
GasBandit
GasBandit
#262
MindDetective
MindDetective
#263
Terrik
Terrik
#264
MindDetective
MindDetective
#265
Celt Z
Celt Z
#266
PatrThom
PatrThom
#267
Emrys
Emrys
Bow chicka wow wow!
#268
Dei
Dei
You know, I'm conveniently at a ski resort with outdoor hot tubs right now, maybe I should play who did it better.
#269
GasBandit
GasBandit
Wednesday, 4th of Summer, Year 1 - Household 5
I heard somebody say "Burn, baby, burn."
I heard somebody say "Burn, baby, burn."
We begin this placid wednesday with a typical scene. TV is being watched, hotdogs are being grilled...
... forums are being trolled, and Zappit is standing there watching the smaller TV dressed as a colonial militiaman for some reason I can't fathom...
... and Tiger is getting his groove on, blissfully uncaring that a few scant inches of glass and some 2 by 4s are all that separates him from a 20 foot plummet into the entryway.
Suddenly, the grill bursts into flames, and nobody can stop shitting themselves long enough to know what to do other than gather around it and gesticulate frantically. Eventually, saner heads prevail, and they run screaming AWAY from the fire, leaving it to consume whatever it will.
The only one not smart enough to do so is Bhamv, but I'm able to get her to leave with a little prodding. Nobody can even use their cell phones to call the fire department, they're so panicked.
As soon as the fire spreads indoors, the sprinkler system thankfully kicks in and extinguishes the flames. The household is down a rug, a bush, and a very expensive grill, but at least nobody was hurt.
And to add just ONE more bit of stress to Sara's day....
Naturally, everybody's really tense AF right now. Everybody has their own ways of dealing with it. Sparhawk decides to take up yoga.
Bhamv and Tiger eat breakfast in tense silence, punctuated only occasionally by flatulence.
Zappit goes for a steam, while Null decides to inform the hot tub of the grill's tragic demise, describing the event in great detail with sweeping gestures and graphic prose.
Spar has work today, but I decide he's not in the best frame of mine to go to work right now, and he takes some PTO.
After all, it's not like the fire was bad enough, his dog is sick. AGAIN. It takes him a while, but he manages to diagnose and treat Silk successfully.
Zappit is inspired to paint more. Was his hair grey before the fire?
I get the feeling the sauna is going to be a popular spot today. Tension runs amok.
Aw, shit.
Tiger and Sara decide to go skating instead, since the sauna now smells like MD's rose garden. Also, I notice it's lottery day, so I have everybody buy a ticket. Because obviously today's LUCKY, right?
Null decides to address the sauna problem directly.
With the insurance payment for the fire, I replace the grill... and also install a little something that I should have done earlier.
As if to illustrate the need for my purchase, Bhamv decides to light up the backyard campfire... and then immediately go back to the now-clean sauna, leaving the fire to burn unattended.
Sara finally crashes.
Zappit is in a painting frenzy.
With tensions beginning to ease, I set Klew back to working on his aspiration.
Silk gets sprayed by a skunk.
Bhamv spent too much time in the sauna and is now utterly miserable. She decides she may as well get to work cleaning up the ashes of the fire.
Sparhawk gathers up Silk for a bath, while Sara has angry words with strangers on the internet.
Rub a dub dub, man it stinks in this tub.
Klew gets his zen on up on the balcony. Hi Emrys!
The outdoor watering sprinkler breaks. This is a good opportunity for Sara to fulfill the "fix or upgrade something" requirement part of her aspiration.
Not much by way of food left in the house after all the excitement, so she cooks up some Mac and Cheese for dinner.
She barely sits down before the dishwasher bursts into sparks and steam.
Well, she's too tired to deal with that right now. She heads off to bed. The others can just wash their dishes in the sink tonight.
Uh, yeah... about that.
Bhamv takes out her frustrations on the punching bag.
Oh by the way, the stereo's on the fritz, too.
Around 1:30 am, the last person in the house finally lapses into blissful unconsciousness. By the way... none of them won the lottery.
Sara wakes up around 3:30 am though, and after hitting the bathroom, gets right to work on the stereo...
That takes her the better part of an hour, and then she tackles the disaster area that is the kitchen. And it's 5 am, so time to move on....
... forums are being trolled, and Zappit is standing there watching the smaller TV dressed as a colonial militiaman for some reason I can't fathom...
... and Tiger is getting his groove on, blissfully uncaring that a few scant inches of glass and some 2 by 4s are all that separates him from a 20 foot plummet into the entryway.
Suddenly, the grill bursts into flames, and nobody can stop shitting themselves long enough to know what to do other than gather around it and gesticulate frantically. Eventually, saner heads prevail, and they run screaming AWAY from the fire, leaving it to consume whatever it will.
The only one not smart enough to do so is Bhamv, but I'm able to get her to leave with a little prodding. Nobody can even use their cell phones to call the fire department, they're so panicked.
As soon as the fire spreads indoors, the sprinkler system thankfully kicks in and extinguishes the flames. The household is down a rug, a bush, and a very expensive grill, but at least nobody was hurt.
And to add just ONE more bit of stress to Sara's day....
Naturally, everybody's really tense AF right now. Everybody has their own ways of dealing with it. Sparhawk decides to take up yoga.
Bhamv and Tiger eat breakfast in tense silence, punctuated only occasionally by flatulence.
Zappit goes for a steam, while Null decides to inform the hot tub of the grill's tragic demise, describing the event in great detail with sweeping gestures and graphic prose.
Spar has work today, but I decide he's not in the best frame of mine to go to work right now, and he takes some PTO.
After all, it's not like the fire was bad enough, his dog is sick. AGAIN. It takes him a while, but he manages to diagnose and treat Silk successfully.
Zappit is inspired to paint more. Was his hair grey before the fire?
I get the feeling the sauna is going to be a popular spot today. Tension runs amok.
Aw, shit.
Tiger and Sara decide to go skating instead, since the sauna now smells like MD's rose garden. Also, I notice it's lottery day, so I have everybody buy a ticket. Because obviously today's LUCKY, right?
Null decides to address the sauna problem directly.
With the insurance payment for the fire, I replace the grill... and also install a little something that I should have done earlier.
As if to illustrate the need for my purchase, Bhamv decides to light up the backyard campfire... and then immediately go back to the now-clean sauna, leaving the fire to burn unattended.
Sara finally crashes.
Zappit is in a painting frenzy.
With tensions beginning to ease, I set Klew back to working on his aspiration.
Silk gets sprayed by a skunk.
Bhamv spent too much time in the sauna and is now utterly miserable. She decides she may as well get to work cleaning up the ashes of the fire.
Sparhawk gathers up Silk for a bath, while Sara has angry words with strangers on the internet.
Rub a dub dub, man it stinks in this tub.
Klew gets his zen on up on the balcony. Hi Emrys!
The outdoor watering sprinkler breaks. This is a good opportunity for Sara to fulfill the "fix or upgrade something" requirement part of her aspiration.
Not much by way of food left in the house after all the excitement, so she cooks up some Mac and Cheese for dinner.
She barely sits down before the dishwasher bursts into sparks and steam.
Well, she's too tired to deal with that right now. She heads off to bed. The others can just wash their dishes in the sink tonight.
Uh, yeah... about that.
Bhamv takes out her frustrations on the punching bag.
Oh by the way, the stereo's on the fritz, too.
Around 1:30 am, the last person in the house finally lapses into blissful unconsciousness. By the way... none of them won the lottery.
Sara wakes up around 3:30 am though, and after hitting the bathroom, gets right to work on the stereo...
That takes her the better part of an hour, and then she tackles the disaster area that is the kitchen. And it's 5 am, so time to move on....
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PatrThom
PatrThom
#271
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#272
Gryfter
Gryfter
#273
jwhouk
jwhouk
#274
PatrThom
PatrThom
#275
GasBandit
GasBandit
Thursday, 5th of Summer, Year 1 - Household 1
Ain't no Party like a Wasabi Dinner Party cause a Wasabi Dinner Party don't stop. Even if you want it to.
Ain't no Party like a Wasabi Dinner Party cause a Wasabi Dinner Party don't stop. Even if you want it to.
Li Jun refills the dog feeder while Gryfter takes another step down his aspired path by fixing the dishwasher.
If you ask me, pets get sick in this game WAY too often.
General Specific had something else in mind for breakfast, I guess.
Whatever's on TV has had an effect on Wasabi.
Charon has no problem indulging in exactly what HE wants for breakfast: Cake.
Alright, break time's over, slackers, time to achieve.
General Specific's got work in an hour, but he squeezes in some vidya before he has to go.
Charon is cooking up a storm, and his sister deals with the mess.
Terrik and Wasabi don't particularly have anything to do... so they just decide to dance. Terrik's off work today, btw.
Wasabi has a master plan to advance both her own and Charon's aspiration - a dinner party, hosted by her, and catered by Charon. They invite 15 of their closest neighbors at 7 pm tonight.
Wasabi takes her flirty self online to chat, while Cheesy catches up on his reading and Terrik does some medical research.
Gryfter has achieved logic level 4, and can now understand intermediate logic textbooks.
Terrik pampers Luca. Charon, I think, has a junk food problem.
Of course. Every time Wasabi plans a party, it starts thunderstorming. Lightning strikes the back yard, leaving a black crystal there.
In anticipation of tonight's crowd, I temporarily renovate the dining room to add seating.
And, of course, I have to move the Tiki bar indoors again.
To avoid the sort of fiasco that happened at Wasabi's birthday party, I make sure Charon has a nap nice and early today.
Li jun has achieved skill level 6 at the violin. Very impressive. Gryfter tries out Charon's fruitcake.
It does not agree with him.
I don't know why General Specific is so grumpy, he got a promotion today.
It's an hour til the party starts, so Wasabi hires Snuffles to work the tiki bar.
Little bit of "pre-party" goin' on in here.
Just after 7, the guests begin to arrive.
The joint is jumpin'.
The stress of the raging thunderstorm outside drives many of the guests into the sauna to relax.
Uh oh. Deja vu.
The guests abandon the sauna, and Terrik tries to mitigate the problem with some febreze.
At 10 pm, Snuffles abandons his post. Wasabi frantically tries to re-hire him. The party's not over yet!
Well, at least everybody seems to like the cake.
Cheesy's had enough socializing and goes to bed.
I swear, it's like the appliances KNOW when there's a party on. The sink and the refrigerator both go on the blink.
With no explanation, Bhamv strips out of her clothes and parades through the house.
Oh, I see, she apparently wants to shower in the rain. In a thunderstorm. Luckily, she is not struck by lightning this time. Zappit just can't stand to see an empty easel, I guess.
At 1 am the guests file out the door. Zappit sticks around a bit to finish his painting.
Oh, and Snuffles finally shows up for his "second" shift. Mr. Punctuality.
Dear lord, what the hell happened here...?
Well, the party might not have been the best - neither Wasabi nor Charon got credit toward their aspirations (I have no idea why I am so bad at hosting parties), but hey, when life gives you a mixologist at 1am, you have a 2-person dance-athon.
Just kidding. Wasabi's going to be tidying up for hours.
Cheesy's the first to wake that morning. Mmmm.... cake for breakfast. I set the kitchen and dining room back to rights, and then it's time to move on.
If you ask me, pets get sick in this game WAY too often.
General Specific had something else in mind for breakfast, I guess.
Whatever's on TV has had an effect on Wasabi.
Charon has no problem indulging in exactly what HE wants for breakfast: Cake.
Alright, break time's over, slackers, time to achieve.
General Specific's got work in an hour, but he squeezes in some vidya before he has to go.
Charon is cooking up a storm, and his sister deals with the mess.
Terrik and Wasabi don't particularly have anything to do... so they just decide to dance. Terrik's off work today, btw.
Wasabi has a master plan to advance both her own and Charon's aspiration - a dinner party, hosted by her, and catered by Charon. They invite 15 of their closest neighbors at 7 pm tonight.
Wasabi takes her flirty self online to chat, while Cheesy catches up on his reading and Terrik does some medical research.
Gryfter has achieved logic level 4, and can now understand intermediate logic textbooks.
Terrik pampers Luca. Charon, I think, has a junk food problem.
Of course. Every time Wasabi plans a party, it starts thunderstorming. Lightning strikes the back yard, leaving a black crystal there.
In anticipation of tonight's crowd, I temporarily renovate the dining room to add seating.
And, of course, I have to move the Tiki bar indoors again.
To avoid the sort of fiasco that happened at Wasabi's birthday party, I make sure Charon has a nap nice and early today.
Li jun has achieved skill level 6 at the violin. Very impressive. Gryfter tries out Charon's fruitcake.
It does not agree with him.
I don't know why General Specific is so grumpy, he got a promotion today.
It's an hour til the party starts, so Wasabi hires Snuffles to work the tiki bar.
Little bit of "pre-party" goin' on in here.
Just after 7, the guests begin to arrive.
The joint is jumpin'.
The stress of the raging thunderstorm outside drives many of the guests into the sauna to relax.
Uh oh. Deja vu.
The guests abandon the sauna, and Terrik tries to mitigate the problem with some febreze.
At 10 pm, Snuffles abandons his post. Wasabi frantically tries to re-hire him. The party's not over yet!
Well, at least everybody seems to like the cake.
Cheesy's had enough socializing and goes to bed.
I swear, it's like the appliances KNOW when there's a party on. The sink and the refrigerator both go on the blink.
With no explanation, Bhamv strips out of her clothes and parades through the house.
Oh, I see, she apparently wants to shower in the rain. In a thunderstorm. Luckily, she is not struck by lightning this time. Zappit just can't stand to see an empty easel, I guess.
At 1 am the guests file out the door. Zappit sticks around a bit to finish his painting.
Oh, and Snuffles finally shows up for his "second" shift. Mr. Punctuality.
Dear lord, what the hell happened here...?
Well, the party might not have been the best - neither Wasabi nor Charon got credit toward their aspirations (I have no idea why I am so bad at hosting parties), but hey, when life gives you a mixologist at 1am, you have a 2-person dance-athon.
Just kidding. Wasabi's going to be tidying up for hours.
Cheesy's the first to wake that morning. Mmmm.... cake for breakfast. I set the kitchen and dining room back to rights, and then it's time to move on.
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Cheesy1
Cheesy1
#277
MindDetective
MindDetective
#278
Null
Null
#279
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#280
PatrThom
PatrThom
#281
GasBandit
GasBandit
#282
Bubble181
Bubble181
#283
WasabiPoptart
WasabiPoptart
#284
GasBandit
GasBandit
#285
Tinwhistler
Tinwhistler
#286
GasBandit
GasBandit
Meanwhile on Kags' next jungle vacation....
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Gruebeard
Gruebeard
#288
Null
Null
#290
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
#291
GasBandit
GasBandit
Friday, 6th of Summer, Year 1 - Household 2
Beware the long nap of the law!
Beware the long nap of the law!
Emrys plays with her ferret while Pat grooves to the beat of his stolen microwave.
Adam prefers the new-age sounds of the jukebox in the living room.
There goes MikeRC again, trolling them forums.
I guess he and Dirona DO have a lot in common.
Squidley finishes off a painting, and that step of her aspiration.
Playing with the ferret has made Emrys, well, playful. She takes that feeling to the roller rink.
Doesn't stay for long though, she comes back in to socialize, and Pudding has the zoomies.
Breakfast time!
MikeRC flirted with Adam at breakfast. Adam flirts with everybody though. Still, it doesn't make Dirona feel very good.
Squidley heads off to work. She's got that big case to crack, but as FNG, she's also gotta go on patrol.
She makes nice with the townies.
Dispatch, we got a predator stalking the streets out here...
Yeah, and THIS guy certainly doesn't look suspicious. AT ALL.
Bubble and Bhamv are seen having a cookout with an unidentified townie.
Uuuuugh nobody's breaking any laaaaaws. How's a girl supposed to advance her career?! Squidley falls asleep on a park bench.
She is awakened some time later by the sound of public fighting.
Squidley writes everybody involved a citation and then heads back to the precinct.
She puts out an APB on the suspect from her current case.
The suspect is sighted at a local club. Squidley interviews people on the scene. Oh, Adam gets a promotion! Grats, Adam.
Yeah, this guy swimming in the pool fully clothed is SUS AF. Squidley arrests him, and barely makes it back to the station before her shift is over.
Good job, Squidley. That promotion gets closer every day.
She arrives home to find it's business as usual. Everybody doing their own thing. Well, at least Patrthom is working on his logic for his aspiration.
Squidley still misses HCGLNS.
She gets a call from Sara - I have Squidley drag everybody in the household along with her.
"So glad you came!"
It's apparently happy hour at the karaoke place across the street from the festival. People immediately get distracted by that.
Wasabi and Dei kinda wonder what the heck they're even doing here.
Sara is not impressed by the skill of the attendant mixologist. She's no Snuffles, that's for sure.
Dei and Wasabi find their own fun.
I nudge Squidley into remembering she came here to buy a shirt. Gas thinks... ehh, maybe he won't buy a shirt after all. Yellow's not his color.
Squidley then gets herself a drink, too.
Wasabi's tuckered out.
Apparently Drawn Inward has been conscripted to do the grilling for this occasion.
The Curry seems to be a little spicy.
Squidley decides to go for a nice safe tofu dog instead.
Most everybody else got stuck in Karaoke. Adam parties til he drops. Literally.
Why yes, Squidley DOES think she will have another drink, yes she does.
By the time the whole affair is over, I think people have generally managed to have fun.
They get home around 2:30 and most everybody is exhausted. There's a bee-line for beds and toilets-and-then-beds.
MikeRC doesn't make it.
Pat and Emrys aren't particularly tired, actually, and they decide to do some tidying up.
Emrys then indulges in some internet. Next to a sleeping Squidley.
Pat gets back to chasing that logical dragon.
Dirona's bladder wakes her up, but once that is taken care of, she goes right back to bed.
Somebody online said something that made Emrys mad... so she unwinds by reading. At the foot of Adam's bed. She just doesn't like being alone, I guess.
Adam prefers the new-age sounds of the jukebox in the living room.
There goes MikeRC again, trolling them forums.
I guess he and Dirona DO have a lot in common.
Squidley finishes off a painting, and that step of her aspiration.
Playing with the ferret has made Emrys, well, playful. She takes that feeling to the roller rink.
Doesn't stay for long though, she comes back in to socialize, and Pudding has the zoomies.
Breakfast time!
MikeRC flirted with Adam at breakfast. Adam flirts with everybody though. Still, it doesn't make Dirona feel very good.
Squidley heads off to work. She's got that big case to crack, but as FNG, she's also gotta go on patrol.
She makes nice with the townies.
Dispatch, we got a predator stalking the streets out here...
Yeah, and THIS guy certainly doesn't look suspicious. AT ALL.
Bubble and Bhamv are seen having a cookout with an unidentified townie.
Uuuuugh nobody's breaking any laaaaaws. How's a girl supposed to advance her career?! Squidley falls asleep on a park bench.
She is awakened some time later by the sound of public fighting.
Squidley writes everybody involved a citation and then heads back to the precinct.
She puts out an APB on the suspect from her current case.
The suspect is sighted at a local club. Squidley interviews people on the scene. Oh, Adam gets a promotion! Grats, Adam.
Yeah, this guy swimming in the pool fully clothed is SUS AF. Squidley arrests him, and barely makes it back to the station before her shift is over.
Good job, Squidley. That promotion gets closer every day.
She arrives home to find it's business as usual. Everybody doing their own thing. Well, at least Patrthom is working on his logic for his aspiration.
Squidley still misses HCGLNS.
She gets a call from Sara - I have Squidley drag everybody in the household along with her.
"So glad you came!"
It's apparently happy hour at the karaoke place across the street from the festival. People immediately get distracted by that.
Wasabi and Dei kinda wonder what the heck they're even doing here.
Sara is not impressed by the skill of the attendant mixologist. She's no Snuffles, that's for sure.
Dei and Wasabi find their own fun.
I nudge Squidley into remembering she came here to buy a shirt. Gas thinks... ehh, maybe he won't buy a shirt after all. Yellow's not his color.
Squidley then gets herself a drink, too.
Wasabi's tuckered out.
Apparently Drawn Inward has been conscripted to do the grilling for this occasion.
The Curry seems to be a little spicy.
Squidley decides to go for a nice safe tofu dog instead.
Most everybody else got stuck in Karaoke. Adam parties til he drops. Literally.
Why yes, Squidley DOES think she will have another drink, yes she does.
By the time the whole affair is over, I think people have generally managed to have fun.
They get home around 2:30 and most everybody is exhausted. There's a bee-line for beds and toilets-and-then-beds.
MikeRC doesn't make it.
Pat and Emrys aren't particularly tired, actually, and they decide to do some tidying up.
Emrys then indulges in some internet. Next to a sleeping Squidley.
Pat gets back to chasing that logical dragon.
Dirona's bladder wakes her up, but once that is taken care of, she goes right back to bed.
Somebody online said something that made Emrys mad... so she unwinds by reading. At the foot of Adam's bed. She just doesn't like being alone, I guess.
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PatrThom
PatrThom
#293
Emrys
Emrys
I'm reading Adam a bedtime story. 
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Cheesy1
Cheesy1
"And then she slowly began to pet and kiss his 'blanket weasel' . . . "I'm reading Adam a bedtime story.
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DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#296
GasBandit
GasBandit
Wasabi Dinner Parties:
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mikerc
mikerc
#298
Adam
Adam
Again, whoever designed these characters is hitting way too close to home!
See!I'm reading Adam a bedtime story.
See!!!
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LittleKagsin
LittleKagsin
#300
PatrThom
PatrThom
#301
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#302
GasBandit
GasBandit
#303
Officer_Charon
Officer_Charon
#304
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#305
GasBandit
GasBandit
#306
GasBandit
GasBandit
Saturday, 7th of Summer, Year 1 - Household 3
No, Kags doesn't woohoo in the forest in this one.
No, Kags doesn't woohoo in the forest in this one.
Man, nobody's doing what they're supposed to be doing! And Drawn Inward isn't even home (from the festival, I presume) yet!
Alright, knock off all that slacking. Cog! Chess for Logic! Vero! Practice speech for charisma! Bubble, DANCE! Grue, you can stay on the computer but use it to write jokes! MD, you're actually fine, so keep running! Kags, we won't be sending you to the jungle today, so I guess you're fine to keep swimming.
Drawn Inward gets home from the festival and unwinds with some Vidya. Bubble danced up an appetite, apparently.
Mind Detective's getting old. He's close to his next goal for his fitness aspiration, but I have to be careful not to let him overwork himself - at his age, he could drop dead on that treadmill.
Kags finishes her swim and snuggles Polly.
Breakfast time. Whatever's on TV, even the cat is interested. I really dig what Vero chose for her dress here. Bubble gets back to the dance floor.
Kags shows him how it's done.
Vero gets that charisma up to 4, and advances in her aspiration. Now, she needs 12 friends. She's already got 8. I send her around the neighborhood to meet more people.
I have Vero come back home with 5 people who are almost, but not quite technically "friends" yet, in a bid to maximize her social dividends.
Drawn Inward is actually getting to be a really good cook. I have him make a grand meal of the fish he caught last time.
A little vidya to get the juices flowing...
Bhamv and Bubble get in a shouting match.
Vero tells everyone an enthralling story. They hang on her every word. And then she messes up the ending, much to her embarrasment. Darn, she's not scoring any social points this way. I guess she'll have to practice on the mirror some more, or maybe concentrate on winning friends one at a time.
The fish is done, but Drawn Inward has broken the coffee machine. Grue decides he'd rather have a salad.
2 hours later... OH GOD WHAT WAS IN THAT FISH
Cog fixes the coffee machine...
Bubble achieves dance skill level 4. That's two down, two to go! His next highest skill is cooking, which is almost 3. I set him to work making meals.
Bubble breaks the fridge just by looking at it. "HOW?!" - Cog
Cog takes out his frustration on the porcelain throne.
I have Bubble whip up everybody a soothing batch of tea, and turn on some cooking shows so he's technically still learning.
Then, hoping for fossils, I send Drawn Inward out to dig up random piles of dirt around the neighborhood. He finds two MySims action figures and a broken fossil. I guess the broken ones don't count toward his collector aspiration. It still looks pretty fancy though, so he puts it in the house on display.
Kags thinks Grue's comedy routine is getting better.
All that being funny sure works up a sweat. Grue takes a bath, while Polly watches from a discreet distance.
To my surprise, everybody's asleep by 1 am.
Bubble wakes up first, around 3:30. It's still a bit early to cook breakfast, so he advances his second-highest-but-under-4 skill, fitness.
Polly wants some of whatever it is Bubbles is making.
Not bad, if he does say so himself... one more meal should get cooking to 4!
Alright, knock off all that slacking. Cog! Chess for Logic! Vero! Practice speech for charisma! Bubble, DANCE! Grue, you can stay on the computer but use it to write jokes! MD, you're actually fine, so keep running! Kags, we won't be sending you to the jungle today, so I guess you're fine to keep swimming.
Drawn Inward gets home from the festival and unwinds with some Vidya. Bubble danced up an appetite, apparently.
Mind Detective's getting old. He's close to his next goal for his fitness aspiration, but I have to be careful not to let him overwork himself - at his age, he could drop dead on that treadmill.
Kags finishes her swim and snuggles Polly.
Breakfast time. Whatever's on TV, even the cat is interested. I really dig what Vero chose for her dress here. Bubble gets back to the dance floor.
Kags shows him how it's done.
Vero gets that charisma up to 4, and advances in her aspiration. Now, she needs 12 friends. She's already got 8. I send her around the neighborhood to meet more people.
I have Vero come back home with 5 people who are almost, but not quite technically "friends" yet, in a bid to maximize her social dividends.
Drawn Inward is actually getting to be a really good cook. I have him make a grand meal of the fish he caught last time.
A little vidya to get the juices flowing...
Bhamv and Bubble get in a shouting match.
Vero tells everyone an enthralling story. They hang on her every word. And then she messes up the ending, much to her embarrasment. Darn, she's not scoring any social points this way. I guess she'll have to practice on the mirror some more, or maybe concentrate on winning friends one at a time.
The fish is done, but Drawn Inward has broken the coffee machine. Grue decides he'd rather have a salad.
2 hours later... OH GOD WHAT WAS IN THAT FISH
Cog fixes the coffee machine...
Bubble achieves dance skill level 4. That's two down, two to go! His next highest skill is cooking, which is almost 3. I set him to work making meals.
Bubble breaks the fridge just by looking at it. "HOW?!" - Cog
Cog takes out his frustration on the porcelain throne.
I have Bubble whip up everybody a soothing batch of tea, and turn on some cooking shows so he's technically still learning.
Then, hoping for fossils, I send Drawn Inward out to dig up random piles of dirt around the neighborhood. He finds two MySims action figures and a broken fossil. I guess the broken ones don't count toward his collector aspiration. It still looks pretty fancy though, so he puts it in the house on display.
Kags thinks Grue's comedy routine is getting better.
All that being funny sure works up a sweat. Grue takes a bath, while Polly watches from a discreet distance.
To my surprise, everybody's asleep by 1 am.
Bubble wakes up first, around 3:30. It's still a bit early to cook breakfast, so he advances his second-highest-but-under-4 skill, fitness.
Polly wants some of whatever it is Bubbles is making.
Not bad, if he does say so himself... one more meal should get cooking to 4!
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PatrThom
PatrThom
#308
MindDetective
MindDetective
#309
GasBandit
GasBandit
#310
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#311
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
#314
Bubble181
Bubble181
#315
Bubble181
Bubble181
#316
LittleKagsin
All I wanna know is who am I gonna woohoo in the Jungle? Do I take someone with me? Do I find someone there?? I have questions!
LittleKagsin
All I wanna know is who am I gonna woohoo in the Jungle? Do I take someone with me? Do I find someone there?? I have questions!
#317
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
#319
PatrThom
PatrThom
#320
LittleKagsin
LittleKagsin
#321
GasBandit
GasBandit
Well, at the risk of making a very bad and inappropriate joke... your remaining aspiration goal involves getting to grips with three traps...
All I wanna know is who am I gonna woohoo in the Jungle? Do I take someone with me? Do I find someone there?? I have questions!
#323
GasBandit
GasBandit
#324
LittleKagsin
LittleKagsin
Haha, no no, that’s okay! I don’t want you to have to go through any trouble. But I look forward to updates.
#325
Null
Null
#326
Gruebeard
Gruebeard
#327
GasBandit
GasBandit
Poison isn't applicable, Nintendo only pretended she was because they didn't want a game to have the player hit a woman. It's been re-retconned back to proper canon, now
#329
Null
Null
So she's officially a post-op transwoman now? Or have they gone back to her being a ciswoman? It seems like every version has a different story.Poison isn't applicable, Nintendo only pretended she was because they didn't want a game to have the player hit a woman. It's been re-retconned back to proper canon, now
#330
GasBandit
GasBandit
#331
GasBandit
GasBandit
Sunday, 1st of Fall, Year 2 - Household 4
Trouble in paradise.
Trouble in paradise.
Alas, the first thing I find upon rejoining Household 4 is that Snuffles' beloved dog, Daisy, has passed on.
Tofu dogs for breakfast? In armchairs? Sure, why not?
Jwhouk only needs to read one more book to level up his aspiration. After he finished breakfast, I set him to it.
Dei still has no auditions, so she plays vidya. Something's up here... Why does she still have no auditions? It's been over a season!
I try to get Darkaudit and Gas focused again, but it just doesn't want to work this time either.
Tinwhistler carves up a couple nice decorative wood items to satisfy his aspiration and kickstart his handiness skill a little.
Snuffles is getting good at this mixologist stuff. Not good enough though, so he keeps practicing.
Celt Z just has a little more charm practice to go to achieve Charisma 4.
Tinwhistler pays the household's bills... what the.. THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS?!! That's half the liquid cash! People gonna need to find jobs PDQ.
I have Dei switch acting agencies. THEY manage to find her a new audition.
Well, that's enough strenuous work for her today, I guess.
Celt Z's working hard. She takes a break for a nap.
Boy, Jwhouk isn't exactly speed-reading that book.
Refreshed from her nap, Celt Z resumes her charisma practice.
I finally manage to finagle DA and Gas into focus by piping new age music directly at them while they game. That step of their aspirations achieved, they both proceed to get jobs as tech support.
Jwhouk gives up on his book and grabs something to eat. He takes it downstairs to talk to Snuffles while he does so. Snuffles feels pretty good now that I've decorated his workspace. He cracks a risque joke, but Jwhouk finds it repulsive. Oops.
Hrm, that speaker is turning out to be quite a bit of a distraction. I may need to do something about that.
Tin noticed the coffee machine is absolutely filthy. Eewww.
Dei is in an oddly flirty mood, and makes a pass at GasBandit. She thought Celt Z was out of earshot, I guess. But she wasn't.
Man, everybody wants to eat at Snuffles' bar today.
Celt Z's progress at charm practice is impeded by her jealousy. She goes downstairs to yell at Gas from across the room. Does anyone else feel like it's a little ironic that the SERIAL ROMANTIC is mad that one of her beaus got flirted with by her sister? Well, at any rate, now her aspiration wants her to have strong romantic attachment to 3 sims simultaneously, AND kiss 10 sims.
And then she turns to her favorite balm... but there shall be no sweet caffeine for Celt Z, as she breaks the thingy.
Bereft of her liquid focus, Celt Z loses consciousness on the nearest flat surface.
Tinwhistler to the rescue.
At first I thought Tin and Snuffles were having an argument, but it seems to be some sort of bizarre bonding ritual.
Dei spends a LOT of time trolling.
After getting something quick to eat, Snuffles, Tin, Celt Z, and Jwhouk head off to bed.
Dei and Gas only stay up a bit later, but it's DarkAudit who decides to pull an all nighter. He goes watersliding and plays video games, and the time alone really perks him up due to his loner trait.
At 5 am I try to save and quit, but it tells me I'm not allowed to do that while a vampire is breaking in. Wot? I find this creepy person out front... but apparently they change their mind and leave.
Tofu dogs for breakfast? In armchairs? Sure, why not?
Jwhouk only needs to read one more book to level up his aspiration. After he finished breakfast, I set him to it.
Dei still has no auditions, so she plays vidya. Something's up here... Why does she still have no auditions? It's been over a season!
I try to get Darkaudit and Gas focused again, but it just doesn't want to work this time either.
Tinwhistler carves up a couple nice decorative wood items to satisfy his aspiration and kickstart his handiness skill a little.
Snuffles is getting good at this mixologist stuff. Not good enough though, so he keeps practicing.
Celt Z just has a little more charm practice to go to achieve Charisma 4.
Tinwhistler pays the household's bills... what the.. THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS?!! That's half the liquid cash! People gonna need to find jobs PDQ.
I have Dei switch acting agencies. THEY manage to find her a new audition.
Well, that's enough strenuous work for her today, I guess.
Celt Z's working hard. She takes a break for a nap.
Boy, Jwhouk isn't exactly speed-reading that book.
Refreshed from her nap, Celt Z resumes her charisma practice.
I finally manage to finagle DA and Gas into focus by piping new age music directly at them while they game. That step of their aspirations achieved, they both proceed to get jobs as tech support.
Jwhouk gives up on his book and grabs something to eat. He takes it downstairs to talk to Snuffles while he does so. Snuffles feels pretty good now that I've decorated his workspace. He cracks a risque joke, but Jwhouk finds it repulsive. Oops.
Hrm, that speaker is turning out to be quite a bit of a distraction. I may need to do something about that.
Tin noticed the coffee machine is absolutely filthy. Eewww.
Dei is in an oddly flirty mood, and makes a pass at GasBandit. She thought Celt Z was out of earshot, I guess. But she wasn't.
Man, everybody wants to eat at Snuffles' bar today.
Celt Z's progress at charm practice is impeded by her jealousy. She goes downstairs to yell at Gas from across the room. Does anyone else feel like it's a little ironic that the SERIAL ROMANTIC is mad that one of her beaus got flirted with by her sister? Well, at any rate, now her aspiration wants her to have strong romantic attachment to 3 sims simultaneously, AND kiss 10 sims.
And then she turns to her favorite balm... but there shall be no sweet caffeine for Celt Z, as she breaks the thingy.
Bereft of her liquid focus, Celt Z loses consciousness on the nearest flat surface.
Tinwhistler to the rescue.
At first I thought Tin and Snuffles were having an argument, but it seems to be some sort of bizarre bonding ritual.
Dei spends a LOT of time trolling.
After getting something quick to eat, Snuffles, Tin, Celt Z, and Jwhouk head off to bed.
Dei and Gas only stay up a bit later, but it's DarkAudit who decides to pull an all nighter. He goes watersliding and plays video games, and the time alone really perks him up due to his loner trait.
At 5 am I try to save and quit, but it tells me I'm not allowed to do that while a vampire is breaking in. Wot? I find this creepy person out front... but apparently they change their mind and leave.
#332
Dei
Dei
#333
GasBandit
GasBandit
#334
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#335
Celt Z
Celt Z
#336
drawn_inward
drawn_inward
#337
GasBandit
GasBandit
#338
mikerc
mikerc
#339
GasBandit
GasBandit
#340
Null
Null
#341
GasBandit
GasBandit
#342
Tinwhistler
Tinwhistler
#343
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#344
GasBandit
Also, I specifically disallowed making vampire simsonas back in the character creation thread
GasBandit
Supposedly you're a ghost. You're just... AWOL.
Also, I specifically disallowed making vampire simsonas back in the character creation thread
#345
Celt Z
Celt Z
Which I've been meaning to ask; if you said, "no vampires", then how do we have vampires in the game? What in the name of Buffy is this nonsense?Supposedly you're a ghost. You're just... AWOL.
Also, I specifically disallowed making vampire simsonas back in the character creation thread
#346
Dei
Dei
#347
GasBandit
GasBandit
#348
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#349
GasBandit
GasBandit
Monday, 2nd of Fall, Year 2 - Household 5
Crazy people need love too.
Crazy people need love too.
Alas, much like Household 4, I am immediately greeted with sad news - Silk passed away sometime in the last few days, off camera. Still, it's fitting he had to leave one more poop before he went.
Tofu dogs for breakfast. I did buy a fire extinguisher, didn't I?
For some reason, most folks decided to go downstairs and get popcorn for breakfast instead of eat tofu dogs. Maybe nobody really likes tofu here either, just like in real life.
Sparhawk's not really hungry though; he watches a movie in the basement theater.
Coffee time.
Sara finally gets around to fixing the dishwasher, while Tiger gathers the dishes that have been piling up.
I've tried this with every urn so far and had no luck, but just to make sure, I have Sparhawk attempt to contact Silk through the urn.
The heck kind of "Great Value Brand" Jenga is this?!
Popcorn isn't very filling. Time for Second Breakfast.
Null sets down to write. He's expanding his scope, and decides to write a book of short stories this time.
Sara and Tiger get along pretty well.
Zappit's feeling mathematical today.
Sara's got ambitions, and carving something out of wood is the next step along that path.
I spot my alter ego down the street at the park, visiting a food vendor. Hey! Me! We're not really supposed to eat pizza any more!
Emrys is also seen playing in the fall leaves.
Bhamv's not made ANY progress on her romantic aspirations. I send her across the street to meet with the only person she's ever flirted with - Gryfter. Unfortunately, her erratic personality (formerly called "insanity" before Maxis got all PC on us) makes the things she say sway wildly between alluring and repellant. She gets nowhere.
Zappit goes downtown to admire the art in a local museum.
... and chat up some fellow art-appreciators.
Zappit has progressed far enough down his aspirational track to afford one of the better rewards. He becomes a creative visionary.
Klew gets home from work, and promptly breaks the coffee maker.
No coffee causes an early evening crisis of consciousness in the house.
You know, I installed two perfectly good bathrooms on the first floor, and Null still would rather "water the plants."
Sparhawk gets home from work and is so worn out he heads straight to bed.
Klew goes for a skate. He's not making a lot of progress down his aspiration track, but you know, there's a lot to be said for the satisfaction of having a job that pays $492 an hour.
Sara, however, gets focused.
This empowers her to fix the coffee machine, and use the parts to upgrade the durability of the sink. Because that's how that works, shut up.
Null's been working hard at his book all day, but as evening grows later, he finds himself getting distracted... and he and Bhamv really start to hit it off. I guess it makes sense... erratic personalities can come together in some kind of synergy, I guess.
Much to my shock, a spectral hound appears.
Sparhawk is understandably elated. He welcomes Silk back to the household.
Meanwhile, passions are rising between Null and Bhamv. Bhamv gets her first boyfriend, and the hunt is officially on.
Finally, somebody actually uses a BED for this. Bhamv and Null woo-hoo themselves straight into unconsciousness.
Hrm, it seems even ghost dogs can get sick.
Spar's not feeling so great, himself.
An etherial cone-of-shame and a new squeaky toy for the Silk Spectre.
Tofu dogs for breakfast. I did buy a fire extinguisher, didn't I?
For some reason, most folks decided to go downstairs and get popcorn for breakfast instead of eat tofu dogs. Maybe nobody really likes tofu here either, just like in real life.
Sparhawk's not really hungry though; he watches a movie in the basement theater.
Coffee time.
Sara finally gets around to fixing the dishwasher, while Tiger gathers the dishes that have been piling up.
I've tried this with every urn so far and had no luck, but just to make sure, I have Sparhawk attempt to contact Silk through the urn.
The heck kind of "Great Value Brand" Jenga is this?!
Popcorn isn't very filling. Time for Second Breakfast.
Null sets down to write. He's expanding his scope, and decides to write a book of short stories this time.
Sara and Tiger get along pretty well.
Zappit's feeling mathematical today.
Sara's got ambitions, and carving something out of wood is the next step along that path.
I spot my alter ego down the street at the park, visiting a food vendor. Hey! Me! We're not really supposed to eat pizza any more!
Emrys is also seen playing in the fall leaves.
Bhamv's not made ANY progress on her romantic aspirations. I send her across the street to meet with the only person she's ever flirted with - Gryfter. Unfortunately, her erratic personality (formerly called "insanity" before Maxis got all PC on us) makes the things she say sway wildly between alluring and repellant. She gets nowhere.
Zappit goes downtown to admire the art in a local museum.
... and chat up some fellow art-appreciators.
Zappit has progressed far enough down his aspirational track to afford one of the better rewards. He becomes a creative visionary.
Klew gets home from work, and promptly breaks the coffee maker.
No coffee causes an early evening crisis of consciousness in the house.
You know, I installed two perfectly good bathrooms on the first floor, and Null still would rather "water the plants."
Sparhawk gets home from work and is so worn out he heads straight to bed.
Klew goes for a skate. He's not making a lot of progress down his aspiration track, but you know, there's a lot to be said for the satisfaction of having a job that pays $492 an hour.
Sara, however, gets focused.
This empowers her to fix the coffee machine, and use the parts to upgrade the durability of the sink. Because that's how that works, shut up.
Null's been working hard at his book all day, but as evening grows later, he finds himself getting distracted... and he and Bhamv really start to hit it off. I guess it makes sense... erratic personalities can come together in some kind of synergy, I guess.
Much to my shock, a spectral hound appears.
Sparhawk is understandably elated. He welcomes Silk back to the household.
Meanwhile, passions are rising between Null and Bhamv. Bhamv gets her first boyfriend, and the hunt is officially on.
Finally, somebody actually uses a BED for this. Bhamv and Null woo-hoo themselves straight into unconsciousness.
Hrm, it seems even ghost dogs can get sick.
Spar's not feeling so great, himself.
An etherial cone-of-shame and a new squeaky toy for the Silk Spectre.
#350
Emrys
Emrys
#351
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#353
MindDetective
MindDetective
#354
Null
Null
#355
Dei
Dei
#357
mikerc
mikerc
#358
Emrys
Emrys
Hey!
#359
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
I'm surprise nobody got my Santa Carla reference
#360
Celt Z
Celt Z
#361
PatrThom
—Patrick
PatrThom
I just assumed you had misspelt it.I'm surprise nobody got my Santa Carla reference
—Patrick
#362
Celt Z
Celt Z
#363
GasBandit
GasBandit
Tuesday, 3rd of Fall, Year 2 - Household 1
The failed state of American Health Care, Illustrated.
The failed state of American Health Care, Illustrated.
As I feared, Luca has also shuffled off his mortal coil in my absence.
It's getting a little chilly, but Wasabi still goes for a dip. In fact, she mostly wears her bathing suit all day.
I have a spotty record with this, but I get Terrik to beseech his departed dog to return, anyway.
Then it's breakfast time.
Cheesy tries his hand at sculpting, to further his aspiration.
Charon's extra sad - not only has Luca died, but apparently Charon was good friends with a townie - Geoffrey Landgraab - who has also passed away.
At 7, Terrik heads off to work. The weather's pretty nasty.
Uh, apparently this hospital employs the undead. One of the nurses is a ghost.
Oh hey, MikeRC is here getting treated for... something.
Terrik spends 20 minutes doing research online. This is the most work he does all day.
He also chats with the patients...
And brings them food...
Cog seems to have been involved in some kind of culinary catastrophe.
Welp, that's not Terrik's problem, it's Coffee time.
And then off to distract an actual doctor by complaining about his job.
Hygiene is key, though. Can't spread any germs on all those coffee cups.
Boy, the queue at the front desk is really piling up. But Terrik's already done everything he's supposed to do today. He chatted. He drank coffee. What more could be asked of him??
Well, since it's Cog, Terrik pulls a few strings and gets him admitted.
Full body burns are a bit above his pay grade, though, both figuratively and literally, so he refers the case to a more senior Doctor.
And besides, that lets Terrik run out the clock with some hearthstone before he gets to go home.
Good Job, Terrik!
Meanwhilst, Cheesy has been diligent in pursuing his logical ambitions.
Charon was not paying attention while he computed, and barely manages to make it to the toilet in time before there's a puddle problem.
Wasabi has her way of recharging...
.... and Jun has hers.
Gryfter and Cheesy have the same aspirations, so it behooves them to cooperate. Their shared interests form the basis of a strong friendship.
Having solved his pee pee predicament, Charon decides to ease his sorrows by pulling a Dei.
Am I incapable of eating at my own house? Or do I just have some kind of crush on the vendor in the park? Why did I get more food than I can carry? Why is it all salad and milkshakes?!
Cheesy's dinner is spoiled. He eats it anyway.
General Specific is so tired when he gets home from work that he goes straight to bed.
While he uses the bathroom, the sink breaks, providing Cheesy another opportunity to excel.
Gryfter helps clean up the mess.
Then the two of them get back to the chessboard, whilst being serenaded by Jun's violin practice. Everybody else heads off to bed.
Genspec wakes up early for breakfast.
Oh, hey, look who's under the table!
Jun gives the sad spectral hound some cheering up.
Once he's feeling better, Luca rejoins the household.
Yyyyep, he's still Luca.
It's getting a little chilly, but Wasabi still goes for a dip. In fact, she mostly wears her bathing suit all day.
I have a spotty record with this, but I get Terrik to beseech his departed dog to return, anyway.
Then it's breakfast time.
Cheesy tries his hand at sculpting, to further his aspiration.
Charon's extra sad - not only has Luca died, but apparently Charon was good friends with a townie - Geoffrey Landgraab - who has also passed away.
At 7, Terrik heads off to work. The weather's pretty nasty.
Uh, apparently this hospital employs the undead. One of the nurses is a ghost.
Oh hey, MikeRC is here getting treated for... something.
Terrik spends 20 minutes doing research online. This is the most work he does all day.
He also chats with the patients...
And brings them food...
Cog seems to have been involved in some kind of culinary catastrophe.
Welp, that's not Terrik's problem, it's Coffee time.
And then off to distract an actual doctor by complaining about his job.
Hygiene is key, though. Can't spread any germs on all those coffee cups.
Boy, the queue at the front desk is really piling up. But Terrik's already done everything he's supposed to do today. He chatted. He drank coffee. What more could be asked of him??
Well, since it's Cog, Terrik pulls a few strings and gets him admitted.
Full body burns are a bit above his pay grade, though, both figuratively and literally, so he refers the case to a more senior Doctor.
And besides, that lets Terrik run out the clock with some hearthstone before he gets to go home.
Good Job, Terrik!
Meanwhilst, Cheesy has been diligent in pursuing his logical ambitions.
Charon was not paying attention while he computed, and barely manages to make it to the toilet in time before there's a puddle problem.
Wasabi has her way of recharging...
.... and Jun has hers.
Gryfter and Cheesy have the same aspirations, so it behooves them to cooperate. Their shared interests form the basis of a strong friendship.
Having solved his pee pee predicament, Charon decides to ease his sorrows by pulling a Dei.
Am I incapable of eating at my own house? Or do I just have some kind of crush on the vendor in the park? Why did I get more food than I can carry? Why is it all salad and milkshakes?!
Cheesy's dinner is spoiled. He eats it anyway.
General Specific is so tired when he gets home from work that he goes straight to bed.
While he uses the bathroom, the sink breaks, providing Cheesy another opportunity to excel.
Gryfter helps clean up the mess.
Then the two of them get back to the chessboard, whilst being serenaded by Jun's violin practice. Everybody else heads off to bed.
Genspec wakes up early for breakfast.
Oh, hey, look who's under the table!
Jun gives the sad spectral hound some cheering up.
Once he's feeling better, Luca rejoins the household.
Yyyyep, he's still Luca.
#364
Dei
Dei
#365
Tiger Tsang
Tiger Tsang
cleaning up after roommates, CAN lead to mad Jenga skillls when it comes to dishes. Also Sara, if you can wear Foxgear and I'll try remember my Crystal Pepsi gear
#366
General Specific
General Specific
#367
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#368
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#369
Dei
Dei
#370
Celt Z
Celt Z
#371
GasBandit
GasBandit
Wednesday, 4th of Fall, year 2, Household 2
Long Nap of the Law 2: Return of the Hobo
Long Nap of the Law 2: Return of the Hobo
The Pet Mortality Parade just keeps on coming. I really need to update the household thumbnails.
Peoples just be doin their thang, none of which applies to their careers/aspirations. In fact, it's getting kinda cold to swim, Emrys.
Dirona's level 3 cooking, and she needs 4 level 4 skills, so I prompt her to make breakfast.
It's delish.
Emrys apparently didn't get much sleep last night. She takes a nap right after breakfast.
Patrthom and Dirona get to workin that chess logic, while Squidley chats with them before work. Adam gets in a little light reading.
It's time for Squidley to crack a case. I dunno what happened with the last one, but she gets assigned a new case.
She lays out the facts of the case, and then heads out to the crime scene.
She interviews witnesses and gathers evidence. Not sure what happened here exactly, but it involved burning a lot of kitchen appliances.
It's a long day of cross referencing and analyzing evidence, and all Squidley is able to glean from the information is that the suspect is female, and a genius. Unfortunately, her fatigue is starting to catch up with her.
She puts out an APB on the suspect, and arrives at a sighting - where there are 5 women doing brainy stuff.
Fortunately, two of them are able to point out the person of interest.
Squidley makes the collar.
Back at the station, Squidley goes to interrogate the suspect, but has a slight delay enroute.
She lays out the evidence arrayed against the suspect.
Then goes a little "bad cop."
But it's determined that the suspect is innocent, and is set free.
This cop stuff is tough.
Squidley goes home, and doesn't quite make it to bed.
Boy, MikeRC sure likes that hospital gown he got.
The ferret's still alive and kickin'. Since it is added by a mod, I wonder if it even CAN age or die.
That night, an apparition appears.
Squidley's glad to see him.
HCGLNS then possesses the jukebox to scare Emrys.
"Oh hey, Scruffy! What's it like being a ghost?" "Oh, you'll find out soon." "... What?"
HCGLNS puts that dumb urn in the corner, and mixes up a drink for his wife. And with that, his aspiration advances.
Peoples just be doin their thang, none of which applies to their careers/aspirations. In fact, it's getting kinda cold to swim, Emrys.
Dirona's level 3 cooking, and she needs 4 level 4 skills, so I prompt her to make breakfast.
It's delish.
Emrys apparently didn't get much sleep last night. She takes a nap right after breakfast.
Patrthom and Dirona get to workin that chess logic, while Squidley chats with them before work. Adam gets in a little light reading.
It's time for Squidley to crack a case. I dunno what happened with the last one, but she gets assigned a new case.
She lays out the facts of the case, and then heads out to the crime scene.
She interviews witnesses and gathers evidence. Not sure what happened here exactly, but it involved burning a lot of kitchen appliances.
It's a long day of cross referencing and analyzing evidence, and all Squidley is able to glean from the information is that the suspect is female, and a genius. Unfortunately, her fatigue is starting to catch up with her.
She puts out an APB on the suspect, and arrives at a sighting - where there are 5 women doing brainy stuff.
Fortunately, two of them are able to point out the person of interest.
Squidley makes the collar.
Back at the station, Squidley goes to interrogate the suspect, but has a slight delay enroute.
She lays out the evidence arrayed against the suspect.
Then goes a little "bad cop."
But it's determined that the suspect is innocent, and is set free.
This cop stuff is tough.
Squidley goes home, and doesn't quite make it to bed.
Boy, MikeRC sure likes that hospital gown he got.
The ferret's still alive and kickin'. Since it is added by a mod, I wonder if it even CAN age or die.
That night, an apparition appears.
Squidley's glad to see him.
HCGLNS then possesses the jukebox to scare Emrys.
"Oh hey, Scruffy! What's it like being a ghost?" "Oh, you'll find out soon." "... What?"
HCGLNS puts that dumb urn in the corner, and mixes up a drink for his wife. And with that, his aspiration advances.
#372
GasBandit
GasBandit
#373
Dei
Dei
#374
GasBandit
GasBandit
#375
Dei
Dei
#376
PatrThom
PatrThom
#377
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
#378
GasBandit
GasBandit
#379
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
#380
GasBandit
GasBandit
#381
Gruebeard
Gruebeard
#382
Gruebeard
Gruebeard
#383
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#384
Celt Z
Celt Z
#385
GasBandit
GasBandit
#386
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#387
GasBandit
GasBandit
Thursday, 5th of Fall, Year 2, Household 3
Kags finds a bone in the jungle.
Kags finds a bone in the jungle.
You guys know the drill. Everybody's goofing off.
Though, Grue will be glad to know that Polly is still alive and kicking.
I set everybody to work. Grue, write jokes. MD, hit the treadmill. Vero, schmooze that mirror. Cog, you're already at the chessboard, so keep it up. I send Drawn Inward out to look for frogs and things. Bubble's close to 4 on cooking, so I tell him to make everybody breakfast.
Kags can attend to her aspirations later, but in the meantime, I have her do the domestic things everybody else is too busy to do. Like feed the cat.
Drawn Inwards has some good luck with frogs - he finds 3. No fossils this time, though.
Bubbles' pancake breakfast gets him halfway through cooking level 4.
Everybody chows down.
Bubble's got 3 skills to 4, and the closest one left is Fitness. BAHBUL. AYM GOHING TO PAAMP (clap) YUU AHHP.
Getting MD to work out is a delicate matter. I have to be careful not to overwork him at his age. But I manage to get him to the next level of bodybuilding by hitting fitness level 6. He'll be a regular Jack Lelane before we know it.
Matter of fact, he's earned enough satisfaction points via achieving his life goals to afford a Potion of Youth. It doesn't revert him back to actual youth, but it does reset his "elder" timer. So hopefully it extends his life by at least another year.
While I've got everybody else working on their aspirations, it's time for Kags to revisit her dream. She's gotta find some traps to examine in the jungle. So, once again she rents that little Casita de las Arañas.
First thing, she hits up the marketplace to grab some supplies. She meets a local vendor and gives a customary local greeting in salutation.
Then she heads back to rest up for a big trek through the brush.
Kags wakes up around 3pm, and makes herself a veggie and hummus sandwich for the road.
She confidently strides past the huge sign covered in warnings and cautionary information, and starts hacking her way through the vines.
Oh. Maybe she should have read the sign after all.
Well, the sting poisons her, but it seems to be manageable. She presses on, and finds a pile from which she excavates an artifact.
She also finds an amethys crystal in another outcropping of rock.
Eventually, she manages to find a temple. If anywhere is gonna have traps, this would be it.
Aha! This looks very "trappy." Kags studies it carefully.
Her presence attracts the attention of a temple guardian, named Sans. I'm sure that name is just a coincidence. Anyway, he seems more mischievous than dangerous.
Kags is attacked by a swarm of spiders. Fortunately, she's got spider repellant. Now if only she had boney prankster repellant.
Why don't temples have bathrooms?
After a couple false starts, Kags manages to find the trick to disabling the defenses on the nearby archway, and proceeds deeper into the temple.
Hrm, more traps. Well, at least examining them counts toward Kags' aspirational goal.
It takes a couple tries - and getting set on fire - but Kags figures out the trick that will allow her to proceed.
And again. Thankfully, also, about now she manages to shrug off the effects of the scorpion poison.
At least, Kags finds a treasure chest, and exhumes a rare and important antiquity.
It's been a heck of a trip, but a productive and enjoyable one. Kags returns home super confident - but also kinda stinky.
Though, Grue will be glad to know that Polly is still alive and kicking.
I set everybody to work. Grue, write jokes. MD, hit the treadmill. Vero, schmooze that mirror. Cog, you're already at the chessboard, so keep it up. I send Drawn Inward out to look for frogs and things. Bubble's close to 4 on cooking, so I tell him to make everybody breakfast.
Kags can attend to her aspirations later, but in the meantime, I have her do the domestic things everybody else is too busy to do. Like feed the cat.
Drawn Inwards has some good luck with frogs - he finds 3. No fossils this time, though.
Bubbles' pancake breakfast gets him halfway through cooking level 4.
Everybody chows down.
Bubble's got 3 skills to 4, and the closest one left is Fitness. BAHBUL. AYM GOHING TO PAAMP (clap) YUU AHHP.
Getting MD to work out is a delicate matter. I have to be careful not to overwork him at his age. But I manage to get him to the next level of bodybuilding by hitting fitness level 6. He'll be a regular Jack Lelane before we know it.
Matter of fact, he's earned enough satisfaction points via achieving his life goals to afford a Potion of Youth. It doesn't revert him back to actual youth, but it does reset his "elder" timer. So hopefully it extends his life by at least another year.
While I've got everybody else working on their aspirations, it's time for Kags to revisit her dream. She's gotta find some traps to examine in the jungle. So, once again she rents that little Casita de las Arañas.
First thing, she hits up the marketplace to grab some supplies. She meets a local vendor and gives a customary local greeting in salutation.
Then she heads back to rest up for a big trek through the brush.
Kags wakes up around 3pm, and makes herself a veggie and hummus sandwich for the road.
She confidently strides past the huge sign covered in warnings and cautionary information, and starts hacking her way through the vines.
Oh. Maybe she should have read the sign after all.
Well, the sting poisons her, but it seems to be manageable. She presses on, and finds a pile from which she excavates an artifact.
She also finds an amethys crystal in another outcropping of rock.
Eventually, she manages to find a temple. If anywhere is gonna have traps, this would be it.
Aha! This looks very "trappy." Kags studies it carefully.
Her presence attracts the attention of a temple guardian, named Sans. I'm sure that name is just a coincidence. Anyway, he seems more mischievous than dangerous.
Kags is attacked by a swarm of spiders. Fortunately, she's got spider repellant. Now if only she had boney prankster repellant.
Why don't temples have bathrooms?
After a couple false starts, Kags manages to find the trick to disabling the defenses on the nearby archway, and proceeds deeper into the temple.
Hrm, more traps. Well, at least examining them counts toward Kags' aspirational goal.
It takes a couple tries - and getting set on fire - but Kags figures out the trick that will allow her to proceed.
And again. Thankfully, also, about now she manages to shrug off the effects of the scorpion poison.
At least, Kags finds a treasure chest, and exhumes a rare and important antiquity.
It's been a heck of a trip, but a productive and enjoyable one. Kags returns home super confident - but also kinda stinky.
#388
PatrThom
PatrThom
#389
Dei
Dei
#390
Celt Z
Celt Z
#391
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#392
GasBandit
GasBandit
Friday, 6th of Fall, Year 2, Household 4
Well the shark strikes with her teeth, and she keeps them pearly white.
Well the shark strikes with her teeth, and she keeps them pearly white.
Celt Z is grilling up some fruit for breakfast, while everybody else gets their day started with leisurely activities.
Nearby, Klew is jumping in a questionably oderiferous pile of leaves...
MikeRC is seeing if the fish are biting this morning.
In order to increase household cohesion, I've moved the outdoor tables indoors. It seems to help people to socialize over meals instead of break into groups. I'll probably remodel a little bit, and get some actual dining tables instead of picnic ones.
To perform best at their jobs, DA and Gas need to get some video gaming in before work. Tinwhistler joins in, and Celt Z and Jwhouk decide to watch.
A good game of vidya with friends and a redhead on each side? Is this Gas' vision of paradise?
I have no idea what happened here but this picture is hilarious.
Dei is in the restroom when she gets a call to let her know that Zappit, with whom she was pretty good friends, has passed away.
Snuffles heads off to work, and Jwhouk and Celt Z are apparently nap buddies.
And then Gas and DA head off. Gas didn't quite get in all the video gaming he needed, but he'd rather not be late. I have no idea what's got Squidley so angry as she stomps by.
Terrik, aren't you supposed to be at work, too?
Logic. Tin wants it.
Jwhouk tries yet again to finish that last book he needs.
Celt Z wakes up from her nap feelin' good.
She practices her charms on the mirror for a bit.
Dei's in a deep blue funk. She also decides on a nap.
Bubble goes jogging by. Lookin' good, Bubs.
Progress with that mirror is going kinda slowly. There's no substitute for real experience. I dispatch Celt Z to Emrys' house to see if she can advance her amorous aspirations.
Emrys is open to the idea.
And becomes progressively moreso.
VERY receptive indeed. Well, Celt Z got her kiss, and her second strong romantic relationship.
Dei needs some distraction, and Tin needs some socializing while he levels his logic. I decide to kill two birds with one stone.
What is it about that stinky pile of leaves that draws everybody to it?
By some miracle, Jwhouk finally finishes his book. Now he needs to raise 4 skills to level 4. He's starting with cooking, and he grills up some sausages and peppers for dinner.
Snuffles gets home from work. All that bartending practice is showing results.
Dei goes to troll forums, but her heart isn't really in it.
Gas, DarkAudit, and Celt Z all get home simultaneously. And they're all similarly worn out.
Celt Z opts to take a page from her sister's playbook and goes straight for an effervescent nap venue.
Everybody else grabs dinner.
Tin, Dei, Snuffles and Jwhouk hold a card game as dinner winds down.
Dei's blue mood makes her duck out early to go cry in bed.
Celt Z wakes up from her nap feelin' goo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oood.
Gas joins her, and the two of them put the hot tub's filters to the stress test.
Everybody else goes to bed, but Celt Z's still fired up and ready to prowl.
Mind detective happens to be jogging by, and the huntress pounces to get that kiss.
Dammit, MD makes it weird again. What'd he even say?
Snuffles has awoken, and he beseeches the void to return his pooch. The void does not answer.
Celt Z finally decides it's time to go to bed.
Just on the off chance that Daisy does actually show up, Snuffles makes some coffee and settles in for an overnight vigil. Alas, we're all to be left disappointed tonight.
Gas wakes up around 4, and realizes maybe he should have had that post-nookie bath BEFORE bed.
Tin wakes up around 5, and helps himself to more sausages and peppers.
Nearby, Klew is jumping in a questionably oderiferous pile of leaves...
MikeRC is seeing if the fish are biting this morning.
In order to increase household cohesion, I've moved the outdoor tables indoors. It seems to help people to socialize over meals instead of break into groups. I'll probably remodel a little bit, and get some actual dining tables instead of picnic ones.
To perform best at their jobs, DA and Gas need to get some video gaming in before work. Tinwhistler joins in, and Celt Z and Jwhouk decide to watch.
A good game of vidya with friends and a redhead on each side? Is this Gas' vision of paradise?
I have no idea what happened here but this picture is hilarious.
Dei is in the restroom when she gets a call to let her know that Zappit, with whom she was pretty good friends, has passed away.
Snuffles heads off to work, and Jwhouk and Celt Z are apparently nap buddies.
And then Gas and DA head off. Gas didn't quite get in all the video gaming he needed, but he'd rather not be late. I have no idea what's got Squidley so angry as she stomps by.
Terrik, aren't you supposed to be at work, too?
Logic. Tin wants it.
Jwhouk tries yet again to finish that last book he needs.
Celt Z wakes up from her nap feelin' good.
She practices her charms on the mirror for a bit.
Dei's in a deep blue funk. She also decides on a nap.
Bubble goes jogging by. Lookin' good, Bubs.
Progress with that mirror is going kinda slowly. There's no substitute for real experience. I dispatch Celt Z to Emrys' house to see if she can advance her amorous aspirations.
Emrys is open to the idea.
And becomes progressively moreso.
VERY receptive indeed. Well, Celt Z got her kiss, and her second strong romantic relationship.
Dei needs some distraction, and Tin needs some socializing while he levels his logic. I decide to kill two birds with one stone.
What is it about that stinky pile of leaves that draws everybody to it?
By some miracle, Jwhouk finally finishes his book. Now he needs to raise 4 skills to level 4. He's starting with cooking, and he grills up some sausages and peppers for dinner.
Snuffles gets home from work. All that bartending practice is showing results.
Dei goes to troll forums, but her heart isn't really in it.
Gas, DarkAudit, and Celt Z all get home simultaneously. And they're all similarly worn out.
Celt Z opts to take a page from her sister's playbook and goes straight for an effervescent nap venue.
Everybody else grabs dinner.
Tin, Dei, Snuffles and Jwhouk hold a card game as dinner winds down.
Dei's blue mood makes her duck out early to go cry in bed.
Celt Z wakes up from her nap feelin' goo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oood.
Gas joins her, and the two of them put the hot tub's filters to the stress test.
Everybody else goes to bed, but Celt Z's still fired up and ready to prowl.
Mind detective happens to be jogging by, and the huntress pounces to get that kiss.
Dammit, MD makes it weird again. What'd he even say?
Snuffles has awoken, and he beseeches the void to return his pooch. The void does not answer.
Celt Z finally decides it's time to go to bed.
Just on the off chance that Daisy does actually show up, Snuffles makes some coffee and settles in for an overnight vigil. Alas, we're all to be left disappointed tonight.
Gas wakes up around 4, and realizes maybe he should have had that post-nookie bath BEFORE bed.
Tin wakes up around 5, and helps himself to more sausages and peppers.
#393
Celt Z
Celt Z
#394
PatrThom
PatrThom
#395
Cheesy1
Cheesy1
His ability to hold his breath for a long time is probably what attracted SimCelt to him.
#396
GasBandit
Of course, that was about 20 years ago, so I've acclimated now, unfortunately.
GasBandit
Well, it's a different story these days, but when I first moved to Texas from Colorado, I will say that felt like I only needed 3 or 4 breaths of air to last the entire day
Of course, that was about 20 years ago, so I've acclimated now, unfortunately.
#397
GasBandit
GasBandit
Also I can't get over this picture. It just makes me laugh and laugh and laugh.
#398
Cheesy1
Cheesy1
#399
MindDetective
MindDetective
#400
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#401
GasBandit
GasBandit
#402
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#403
PatrThom
PatrThom
#404
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
#405
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#406
Celt Z
Celt Z
#407
Null
Null
#408
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#409
Emrys
Emrys
#410
GasBandit
GasBandit
Saturday, 7th of Fall, Year 2 - Household 5
Dead and loving it.
Dead and loving it.
As we learned yesterday through Dei, Zappit has expired of old age. I have his urn displayed next to one of his paintings.
Klew was closest to him in life, so he makes the appeal for Zappit's specter to return.
Sara grills up some tofu burgers for breakfast.
Null's enjoyment of the meal is lessened somewhat by Silk's contribution.
Spar and Tiger opt for popcorn instead.
Even ghost dogs poop, and apparently, even ghost dogs gotta eat. I guess that stands to reason.
Klew bones up on logic with the help of a book.
This May/December romance is still going strong, looks like.
Null gets to work on his next book.
Even heavy rain doesn't stop Vero from going out and making friends.
And any fisherman will tell you the rain just gets the fish to bite better, right MikeRC?
Klew learns a lot from the logic manual, but doesn't finish it. Instead he goes off to have a cry in bed.
Trips to the bathroom are somewhat more awkward when there's a crazy lady in there telling a story to a sleeping ghost dog.
Lunch, reading, and conversation.
How does a ghost dog get sprayed by a skunk?! I guess he REALLY scared it.
One whiff of that dog is enough to send Bhamv out to the front lawn to shower in the rain. In front of all the neighbors.
Null finishes his latest book, and it's excellent. He decides to send his works off for self-publishing. Here's a list of what he's written so far, in case you've forgotten.
Null then heads off to have a nap. Klew's still down in the dumps, and Bhamv's got a romantic agenda to pursue, so I prod her into getting flirty with him and then taking him out on a date.
At the Solar Flare Lounge, Bhamv lays it on a little too thick, moving faster than Klew might be comfortable with.
She likes the challenge.
Thing is, Klew seems to be turning a head or two, himself. Ah well, the date is a technical success, and it's not like Bhamv is serious about him anyway.
Home for a nap
Klew tries to cheer himself up with a bathroom mirror.
Since he finished his reading, finally, it's on to the part where this wannabe renaissance sim needs to get 4 skills to level 4. So, I have Klew make vegetable dumplings for dinner.
... HOW is Zappit sending text messages from beyond the grave?
"What? No, I didn't break the fridge..." - Klew
A walk in the rain has Celt Z feeling euphoric, M'lord. I DID NOT GET HER THAT HAT WHERE DID IT COME FROM
While everybody gets ready to eat, Sara starts fixing the fridge.
Null gobbles down his food and goes off to play video games, since he's kinda starved for fun.
Sara manages to finish in time to eat with the others, but man, she's bushed. Bed right after dinner is the plan.
Hours later, after most everybody has gone to bed, a sad spectre comes to pay a visit.
Klew, fortunately is still awake though, and is there to greet his departed friend, and talk him back into residency.
They get to talking and... well, things kinda progress. The flirty influence of the date rewards strikes again. Maybe Klew and Zappit are going to be more than "just friends."
Klew finally has to hit the sack, but Zappit is under no such constraint, and picks up where he left off, putting paint to canvas.
Tiger wakes up super early, and gets a jumpstart on the day with a cuppa joe.
Zappit finishes his painting, and hangs it in the dining area, to enjoy while he has leftover dumplings for breakfast.
Then, after putting his plate in the dishwasher, he decides to possess the refrigerator for a while.
The years have taken a toll on Null, and it seems it is finally his time.
Bhamv pleads with the reaper to spare her boyfriend.
Astonishingly enough, Death is moved by her entreaty, and gives Null more time among the living.
Klew was closest to him in life, so he makes the appeal for Zappit's specter to return.
Sara grills up some tofu burgers for breakfast.
Null's enjoyment of the meal is lessened somewhat by Silk's contribution.
Spar and Tiger opt for popcorn instead.
Even ghost dogs poop, and apparently, even ghost dogs gotta eat. I guess that stands to reason.
Klew bones up on logic with the help of a book.
This May/December romance is still going strong, looks like.
Null gets to work on his next book.
Even heavy rain doesn't stop Vero from going out and making friends.
And any fisherman will tell you the rain just gets the fish to bite better, right MikeRC?
Klew learns a lot from the logic manual, but doesn't finish it. Instead he goes off to have a cry in bed.
Trips to the bathroom are somewhat more awkward when there's a crazy lady in there telling a story to a sleeping ghost dog.
Lunch, reading, and conversation.
How does a ghost dog get sprayed by a skunk?! I guess he REALLY scared it.
One whiff of that dog is enough to send Bhamv out to the front lawn to shower in the rain. In front of all the neighbors.
Null finishes his latest book, and it's excellent. He decides to send his works off for self-publishing. Here's a list of what he's written so far, in case you've forgotten.
Null then heads off to have a nap. Klew's still down in the dumps, and Bhamv's got a romantic agenda to pursue, so I prod her into getting flirty with him and then taking him out on a date.
At the Solar Flare Lounge, Bhamv lays it on a little too thick, moving faster than Klew might be comfortable with.
She likes the challenge.
Thing is, Klew seems to be turning a head or two, himself. Ah well, the date is a technical success, and it's not like Bhamv is serious about him anyway.
Home for a nap
Klew tries to cheer himself up with a bathroom mirror.
Since he finished his reading, finally, it's on to the part where this wannabe renaissance sim needs to get 4 skills to level 4. So, I have Klew make vegetable dumplings for dinner.
... HOW is Zappit sending text messages from beyond the grave?
"What? No, I didn't break the fridge..." - Klew
A walk in the rain has Celt Z feeling euphoric, M'lord. I DID NOT GET HER THAT HAT WHERE DID IT COME FROM
While everybody gets ready to eat, Sara starts fixing the fridge.
Null gobbles down his food and goes off to play video games, since he's kinda starved for fun.
Sara manages to finish in time to eat with the others, but man, she's bushed. Bed right after dinner is the plan.
Hours later, after most everybody has gone to bed, a sad spectre comes to pay a visit.
Klew, fortunately is still awake though, and is there to greet his departed friend, and talk him back into residency.
They get to talking and... well, things kinda progress. The flirty influence of the date rewards strikes again. Maybe Klew and Zappit are going to be more than "just friends."
Klew finally has to hit the sack, but Zappit is under no such constraint, and picks up where he left off, putting paint to canvas.
Tiger wakes up super early, and gets a jumpstart on the day with a cuppa joe.
Zappit finishes his painting, and hangs it in the dining area, to enjoy while he has leftover dumplings for breakfast.
Then, after putting his plate in the dishwasher, he decides to possess the refrigerator for a while.
The years have taken a toll on Null, and it seems it is finally his time.
Bhamv pleads with the reaper to spare her boyfriend.
Astonishingly enough, Death is moved by her entreaty, and gives Null more time among the living.
#411
PatrThom
PatrThom
#412
Celt Z
Celt Z
#413
Null
Null
#414
GasBandit
GasBandit
#415
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#417
Celt Z
Celt Z
#418
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#419
PatrThom
PatrThom
#420
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#421
PatrThom
PatrThom
#423
Bubble181
Bubble181
#424
PatrThom
PatrThom
#425
jwhouk
jwhouk
#426
Gruebeard
Gruebeard
#427
Dave
Dave
#428
GasBandit
GasBandit
#429
Gruebeard
Gruebeard
#430
Null
Null
#431
Dave
Dave
#432
Null
Null
#433
Dave
Dave
#434
GasBandit
GasBandit
#435
Dave
Dave
#436
GasBandit
GasBandit
#437
Bubble181
Bubble181
#439
GasBandit
GasBandit
#440
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
#441
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#442
GasBandit
GasBandit
#443
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#444
GasBandit
GasBandit
#445
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
#446
Celt Z
Celt Z
#447
Cheesy1
"YOUR WISH IS GRANTED!"
Cheesy1
"YOUR WISH IS GRANTED!"
#448
GasBandit
GasBandit
And now combined...
#449
Dei
Dei
#450
Celt Z
Celt Z
#451
GasBandit
AND NOW BACK TO OUR STORY...
Sunday, 1st of Winter, Year 2, Household 1
We're dropping like flies.
GasBandit
This just serves to highlight how much white there is my my beard, now, really.
AND NOW BACK TO OUR STORY...
Sunday, 1st of Winter, Year 2, Household 1
We're dropping like flies.
Hey, why's everybody so sad? Wait, where's Charon?
Oh.
It seems that while the camera crew was in another household, Officer Charon expired of old age. Well, his sister Wasabi was closest to him in life (they were thick as thieves, really), so she does the ritual to make his restless form wander the earth instead of find peace.
Kinda eerie how the family portrait in the dining room updates itself in real time...
I forget that it is sunday, and that General Specific has the day off. I have him do vidya games "for work." He doesn't object.
Terrik does NOT have the day off, but he spends most of his morning in bed, crying.
Gryfter and Cheesy chow down before tackling logic together.
Terrik's promotion requires that I follow him to work on two occasions, so off we go. Terrik's in for a rough day, being hungry and sad.
Focusing his mind on what little there is to his job helps some.
Terrik didn't eat breakfast this morning. Fortunately, having a snack counts toward his job performance.
His focus fades, however, so he turns to coffee for a pick me up. Which also counts toward job performance.
He's barely been here 3 hours and already he's maxed out performance. Let's go have a peek at what people are doing at home.
Wasabi's so pleased with her first cooking attempt, that she doesn't even notice General Specific breaking the coffee machine.
Aaaaand there goes the sink, as well.
Well, still, at least the mac and cheese is a success.
Holy crap, Wasabi's necromantic powers are off the proverbial chain. Charon doesn't even wait around til after midnight to reappear like most ghosts - he straight up texts GenSpec and invites him to the flea market at noon.
GenSpec brings along Wasabi and Jun, naturally, the former being the deceased's sister and the latter being the person most sad about the departed - who isn't at work.
Ghost Charon rejoins the household, and the four of them take in the snow-covered sights of the flea market, and listen to a local busker.
General Specific is rather tense. He's a loner, and there's too many strangers here.
Well, let's get it over with. He manages to haggle Nina Caliente into a 25% discount on a bowl of Pho.
It takes him a couple tries to get the hang of the chopsticks... and then he discovers the Pho is pretty spicy.
Meanwhile, back at the hospital, Gas Bandit is found in the lobby covered in stripes and giggling to himself.
Terrik's his buddy, so Gas gets to skip the line for treatment.
Terrik places the thermometer in Gas' mouth, and it promptly explodes in a shower of sparks.
You know what, this one's clearly beyond Terrik's limited medical experience. Time to call in an actual doctor.
... which gives Terrik a quick minute to play Hearthstone.
The doctor diagnoses GB with... how appropriate...
Terrik feeds him some goop in a dixie cup, and he's officially cured his first patient.
This nets him a promotion.. to Orderly??
Meanwhile, the Flea Market has wrapped up. Time to head home.
Oh yeah, I forgot about this... Well, fortunately, Household 1 has two aspiring handymen - Gryfter and Cheesy tackle the kitchen repairs.
Terrik briefly considers showing some affection to his wife, but gets distracted by the karaoke machine.
Ghost Charon's first act upon coming home is to whip up some shrimp tempura. Showoff.
Wasabi tried to do a slam dunk and sprained her ankle. I wish I'd had her on camera when that happened.
I prompt Terrik into some mutual commiseration with his wife to cheer them both up.
DarkAudit just happens to be jogging by at that moment. Hey, DA.
Dei doesn't seem to be enjoying her run. Even moreso than one who knows her would expect, I mean.
Tinwhistler sure seems to be enjoying HIS jog though.. and man, Nina Caliente gets AROUND today. I think we just figured out why Gas is always eating at that stand in the park.
Heck, even Cheesy is uncharacteristically active this evening, bouncing the basketball around.
Not Wasabi anymore, though... she's keeping that ankle elevated.
Charon's more upset about Luca's demise than his own.
General Specific finds a drink in the fridge left over from when Snuffles was tending bar. Not bad stuff.
Aaaaand the music speaker in the kitchen goes Plooie. A handyman's job is never done, around here. I also set Cheesy to upgrade the kitchen sink's hardiness at the same time.
One sure way for Jun to fight the blues is to practice her violin.
Man, walking the earth from beyond the grave is exhausting.
Cheesy is either really into that mac and cheese, or really into that TV show. Maybe both.
Wasabi empties the kitchen trash, carries it outside, and deposits it on the ground NEXT to the big wheely bin.
General Specific gets the rebound.
Seriously, Charon... he's right next to you. Look.
GenSpec tries HIS hand, or rather, larynx, at the karaoke machine. The reception is mixed.
To help drive home the point that Luca is not missing from his life (well, un-life), I tell Charon to go take Luca for a short walk.
This wears the both of them out completely. Apparently old ghosts still can overexert themselves.
General Specific has caught the Karaoke Fever, and gives an encore.
Terrik's not tired, and stays up reading while Jun sleeps.
Yep, the family portrait updated itself again.
Without warning, Gryfter is awakened by the chill touch of the icy fingers of death upon him.
As his closest friend, Cheesy pleads for Gryfter's life with the Grim Reaper.
The Persnickety Psychopomp is unmoved by Cheesy's words, and reaps Gryfter's soul.
I put his urn next to Charon's.
Wasabi's relationship with Gryfter is almost as close as Cheesy's, and she seems to be on a roll here, so I have her call to Gryfter from the beyond. It's already practically 4 am though, so he won't be showing up tonight.
Death pauses on his way out to watch some of a kid's movie.
Man, things are gonna be real unpleasant here for a few days. Maybe it's best it's about time to move on.
It does prompt those still among the living to appreciate what - and who - they've got, though... even if they are thinking about video games while doing it.
Oh.
It seems that while the camera crew was in another household, Officer Charon expired of old age. Well, his sister Wasabi was closest to him in life (they were thick as thieves, really), so she does the ritual to make his restless form wander the earth instead of find peace.
Kinda eerie how the family portrait in the dining room updates itself in real time...
I forget that it is sunday, and that General Specific has the day off. I have him do vidya games "for work." He doesn't object.
Terrik does NOT have the day off, but he spends most of his morning in bed, crying.
Gryfter and Cheesy chow down before tackling logic together.
Terrik's promotion requires that I follow him to work on two occasions, so off we go. Terrik's in for a rough day, being hungry and sad.
Focusing his mind on what little there is to his job helps some.
Terrik didn't eat breakfast this morning. Fortunately, having a snack counts toward his job performance.
His focus fades, however, so he turns to coffee for a pick me up. Which also counts toward job performance.
He's barely been here 3 hours and already he's maxed out performance. Let's go have a peek at what people are doing at home.
Wasabi's so pleased with her first cooking attempt, that she doesn't even notice General Specific breaking the coffee machine.
Aaaaand there goes the sink, as well.
Well, still, at least the mac and cheese is a success.
Holy crap, Wasabi's necromantic powers are off the proverbial chain. Charon doesn't even wait around til after midnight to reappear like most ghosts - he straight up texts GenSpec and invites him to the flea market at noon.
GenSpec brings along Wasabi and Jun, naturally, the former being the deceased's sister and the latter being the person most sad about the departed - who isn't at work.
Ghost Charon rejoins the household, and the four of them take in the snow-covered sights of the flea market, and listen to a local busker.
General Specific is rather tense. He's a loner, and there's too many strangers here.
Well, let's get it over with. He manages to haggle Nina Caliente into a 25% discount on a bowl of Pho.
It takes him a couple tries to get the hang of the chopsticks... and then he discovers the Pho is pretty spicy.
Meanwhile, back at the hospital, Gas Bandit is found in the lobby covered in stripes and giggling to himself.
Terrik's his buddy, so Gas gets to skip the line for treatment.
Terrik places the thermometer in Gas' mouth, and it promptly explodes in a shower of sparks.
You know what, this one's clearly beyond Terrik's limited medical experience. Time to call in an actual doctor.
... which gives Terrik a quick minute to play Hearthstone.
The doctor diagnoses GB with... how appropriate...
Terrik feeds him some goop in a dixie cup, and he's officially cured his first patient.
This nets him a promotion.. to Orderly??
Meanwhile, the Flea Market has wrapped up. Time to head home.
Oh yeah, I forgot about this... Well, fortunately, Household 1 has two aspiring handymen - Gryfter and Cheesy tackle the kitchen repairs.
Terrik briefly considers showing some affection to his wife, but gets distracted by the karaoke machine.
Ghost Charon's first act upon coming home is to whip up some shrimp tempura. Showoff.
Wasabi tried to do a slam dunk and sprained her ankle. I wish I'd had her on camera when that happened.
I prompt Terrik into some mutual commiseration with his wife to cheer them both up.
DarkAudit just happens to be jogging by at that moment. Hey, DA.
Dei doesn't seem to be enjoying her run. Even moreso than one who knows her would expect, I mean.
Tinwhistler sure seems to be enjoying HIS jog though.. and man, Nina Caliente gets AROUND today. I think we just figured out why Gas is always eating at that stand in the park.
Heck, even Cheesy is uncharacteristically active this evening, bouncing the basketball around.
Not Wasabi anymore, though... she's keeping that ankle elevated.
Charon's more upset about Luca's demise than his own.
General Specific finds a drink in the fridge left over from when Snuffles was tending bar. Not bad stuff.
Aaaaand the music speaker in the kitchen goes Plooie. A handyman's job is never done, around here. I also set Cheesy to upgrade the kitchen sink's hardiness at the same time.
One sure way for Jun to fight the blues is to practice her violin.
Man, walking the earth from beyond the grave is exhausting.
Cheesy is either really into that mac and cheese, or really into that TV show. Maybe both.
Wasabi empties the kitchen trash, carries it outside, and deposits it on the ground NEXT to the big wheely bin.
General Specific gets the rebound.
Seriously, Charon... he's right next to you. Look.
GenSpec tries HIS hand, or rather, larynx, at the karaoke machine. The reception is mixed.
To help drive home the point that Luca is not missing from his life (well, un-life), I tell Charon to go take Luca for a short walk.
This wears the both of them out completely. Apparently old ghosts still can overexert themselves.
General Specific has caught the Karaoke Fever, and gives an encore.
Terrik's not tired, and stays up reading while Jun sleeps.
Yep, the family portrait updated itself again.
Without warning, Gryfter is awakened by the chill touch of the icy fingers of death upon him.
As his closest friend, Cheesy pleads for Gryfter's life with the Grim Reaper.
The Persnickety Psychopomp is unmoved by Cheesy's words, and reaps Gryfter's soul.
I put his urn next to Charon's.
Wasabi's relationship with Gryfter is almost as close as Cheesy's, and she seems to be on a roll here, so I have her call to Gryfter from the beyond. It's already practically 4 am though, so he won't be showing up tonight.
Death pauses on his way out to watch some of a kid's movie.
Man, things are gonna be real unpleasant here for a few days. Maybe it's best it's about time to move on.
It does prompt those still among the living to appreciate what - and who - they've got, though... even if they are thinking about video games while doing it.
#452
GasBandit
GasBandit
#453
WasabiPoptart
WasabiPoptart
#455
PatrThom
PatrThom
#456
GasBandit
GasBandit
#457
Dei
Dei
#458
Celt Z
Celt Z
#459
Dei
Dei
#460
GasBandit
Now you come over at odd hours to use me to satisfy your base desires, and occasionally clean the place up (because your Neat trait makes you see cleaning as a source of fun).
GasBandit
Like Dei said, all I had to do was literally die to get you to notice me
Now you come over at odd hours to use me to satisfy your base desires, and occasionally clean the place up (because your Neat trait makes you see cleaning as a source of fun). I've definitely noticed that sims get jealous of their romantic interests flirting with other sims, even if they aren't officially in a relationship.
#461
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#463
GasBandit
GasBandit
#464
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#465
GasBandit
GasBandit
#466
Gryfter
Gryfter
#467
Celt Z
The cleaning sounds right, tho'.
Celt Z
I'm honestly surprised more people haven't died falling asleep in the hot tub.
My Sim is living a far more interesting life than me.Like Dei said, all I had to do was literally die to get you to notice me
The cleaning sounds right, tho'.
#468
GasBandit
GasBandit
#469
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
#470
MindDetective
MindDetective
#471
GasBandit
GasBandit
#472
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
#473
MindDetective
MindDetective
#474
drawn_inward
drawn_inward
#475
jwhouk
jwhouk
#476
GasBandit
GasBandit
#477
Null
Null
#479
Dei
Dei
#480
GasBandit
GasBandit
Monday, 2nd of Winter, Year 2 - Household 2
She's a one-woman wrecking crew.
She's a one-woman wrecking crew.
Well, whoever had bet on Patrthom next in the pool, collect your winnings.
Emrys makes an offering at Pudding's urn, to try to remind him where home is.
The jukebox is on the fritz. With Patrthom gone, it falls to HCGLNS to fix it.
Dirona was Patrthom's closest friend in the household, so she makes the appeal to ground his spirit in the material world.
Some kind of bug has struck Adam where the game thinks he's at work when he's still at home. I hope this fixes itself.
Squidley misses her cat.
MikeRC finally manages to get enough trolling in to advance his mischievous aspirations. Next on the list is pranks - lots of pranks.
HCGLNS manifests a pair of roller skates and gives it a whirl. He's pretty good for never having done this before.
In a single visit to the restroom, Dirona manages to break both the toilet AND the sink.
She pretends nothing happens, and plays some vidya with Adam.
Painting usually cheers Squidley up... she's going to be doing a lot of that today, I think.
Scruffy, think of this as an opportunity to excel.
Adam gets enough charm practice in to get what he needs for a promotion. Hopefully.
MOAR VIDYA
Adam helps clean up the aftermath of whatever happened in the bathroom.
And he continues to act as Squidley's "manager" for her artwork, selling the fruits of her labors to collectors. Not only does she achieve the next level of her aspiration, but she's actually starting to get a little famous.
Her burgeoning fame will make it easier for her to network with other famous people.
That's kinda sweet.
HCGLNS, however, does not approve of Dirona and MikeRC's public displays of affection.
Dirona's been cooking to get her fourth level 4 skill. In the process, she breaks the refrigerator.
Sara has a cookout by herself at the nearby park, and doesn't look particularly like she's enjoying it.
Adam, despite not actually going to work today, "gets home" from work with a promotion to managerial assistant.
I think Dirona's been distracted during this cooking binge. Uh.. Dirona... maybe take another look at the oven there...?
Squidley saves the day, if not the oven.
Well, everybody's safe, at least.
HCGLNS and Adam get to work to set the kitchen to rights.
Her quick thinking in the emergency has instilled confidence in Squidley, and she puts that on canvas.
HCGLNS, on the other hand, takes a well deserved nap.
Dirona finally manages to get cooking to 4. Now she needs to get to level 3 in any career. Just because nobody's taken it yet, I opt for her to get into gardening.
It's a little cold to actually plant anything, but she can maybe do a little flower arranging?
Emrys see, Emrys do.
"Oh look, perfectly good hot dogs!" -Jwhouk
Bhamv, having heard of her friend's rising fame, drops by to visit Squidley.
They gossip for a bit about the neighbors.
Dirona decides to soak the stress of the fire away in the sauna.
MikeRC joins her... and things get a little steamier even.
They turn in early.
Emrys doesn't get on with strangers, and Bhamv's presence makes her on edge.
The next step of Adam's career requires logic, so he takes up chess.
He and Squidley are the only ones up this late...
Suddenly, a nearby guitar starts floating off the ground, spooking them.
Surprise! It's a puddy tat.
Welcome back to the household, kitty.
Man, she might be a bit of a walking disaster, but everybody digs Dirona's cookies. They're made with love.
... and also FOR love.
Emrys makes an offering at Pudding's urn, to try to remind him where home is.
The jukebox is on the fritz. With Patrthom gone, it falls to HCGLNS to fix it.
Dirona was Patrthom's closest friend in the household, so she makes the appeal to ground his spirit in the material world.
Some kind of bug has struck Adam where the game thinks he's at work when he's still at home. I hope this fixes itself.
Squidley misses her cat.
MikeRC finally manages to get enough trolling in to advance his mischievous aspirations. Next on the list is pranks - lots of pranks.
HCGLNS manifests a pair of roller skates and gives it a whirl. He's pretty good for never having done this before.
In a single visit to the restroom, Dirona manages to break both the toilet AND the sink.
She pretends nothing happens, and plays some vidya with Adam.
Painting usually cheers Squidley up... she's going to be doing a lot of that today, I think.
Scruffy, think of this as an opportunity to excel.
Adam gets enough charm practice in to get what he needs for a promotion. Hopefully.
MOAR VIDYA
Adam helps clean up the aftermath of whatever happened in the bathroom.
And he continues to act as Squidley's "manager" for her artwork, selling the fruits of her labors to collectors. Not only does she achieve the next level of her aspiration, but she's actually starting to get a little famous.
Her burgeoning fame will make it easier for her to network with other famous people.
That's kinda sweet.
HCGLNS, however, does not approve of Dirona and MikeRC's public displays of affection.
Dirona's been cooking to get her fourth level 4 skill. In the process, she breaks the refrigerator.
Sara has a cookout by herself at the nearby park, and doesn't look particularly like she's enjoying it.
Adam, despite not actually going to work today, "gets home" from work with a promotion to managerial assistant.
I think Dirona's been distracted during this cooking binge. Uh.. Dirona... maybe take another look at the oven there...?
Squidley saves the day, if not the oven.
Well, everybody's safe, at least.
HCGLNS and Adam get to work to set the kitchen to rights.
Her quick thinking in the emergency has instilled confidence in Squidley, and she puts that on canvas.
HCGLNS, on the other hand, takes a well deserved nap.
Dirona finally manages to get cooking to 4. Now she needs to get to level 3 in any career. Just because nobody's taken it yet, I opt for her to get into gardening.
It's a little cold to actually plant anything, but she can maybe do a little flower arranging?
Emrys see, Emrys do.
"Oh look, perfectly good hot dogs!" -Jwhouk
Bhamv, having heard of her friend's rising fame, drops by to visit Squidley.
They gossip for a bit about the neighbors.
Dirona decides to soak the stress of the fire away in the sauna.
MikeRC joins her... and things get a little steamier even.
They turn in early.
Emrys doesn't get on with strangers, and Bhamv's presence makes her on edge.
The next step of Adam's career requires logic, so he takes up chess.
He and Squidley are the only ones up this late...
Suddenly, a nearby guitar starts floating off the ground, spooking them.
Surprise! It's a puddy tat.
Welcome back to the household, kitty.
Man, she might be a bit of a walking disaster, but everybody digs Dirona's cookies. They're made with love.
... and also FOR love.
#481
Adam
Adam
#482
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#483
jwhouk
jwhouk
#484
evilmike
evilmike
#485
GasBandit
GasBandit
#486
PatrThom
PatrThom
#487
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#488
drawn_inward
drawn_inward
#489
GasBandit
GasBandit
#490
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#491
GasBandit
GasBandit
#492
HCGLNS
HCGLNS
#493
Dei
Dei
#494
Squidleybits
Squidleybits
#495
drawn_inward
drawn_inward
#496
GasBandit
GasBandit
Tuesday, 3rd of Winter, Year 2 - Household 3
A chill winter.
A chill winter.
Household 3 has been hit by a double whammy - both Drawn Inward and Polly have expired within the last few days.
I arrange their urns in tasteful locations in the foyer.
Bubble is actually the best cook in the house now.
Grue beseeches his cat to return.
And Kags does the same for her brother.
This gives Bubble enough time to finish cooking breakfast, and then it's down to business. Sim Life is short - that's a point well-hammered home, lately, so ya gotta chase those aspirations.
Incidentally it's snowing like crazy outside, so outdoor pursuits are probably gonna have to wait.
Vero gets busy raising that charsima.
MD has already overexerted himself this morning... he'll have to kinda take it easy.
Logic level 6 is within Cog's grasp.
Grue has to be at work in an hour and a half, and he's been neglecting his comedy writing. That's no way to get promoted.
In order to further his renaissance sim aspiration, Bubble needs two promotions at a job. Since he's been getting really good at cooking, I have him get a job in the culinary industry.
And he starts off with some practice, so that he makes a good impression on his first day.
Grue didn't finish his comedy prep, but he's already late for work and has to dash.
Cog achieves the next step of his aspiration, and now he needs to own a rocket. Where the heck is he gonna find the room for a rocket??
The only place Kags has been able to find the space to set up to deal with the artifacts she found in the jungle is in the downstairs bathroom. Cog must waddle his full-bladdered self upstairs to pee.
Bubble doesn't really have anything he needs to do left today, so he watches a couple movies.
Apparently no amount of inclement weather will stop Sara from grilling in the park.
The conflict over the bathroom escalates.
Losing a sibling makes you appreciate the one you have left.
Vero finishes her self-taught charm school, now she needs to make 4 more friends. It occurs to her that even though they live together, she and MD could be closer. Some well-chosen words of flattery, and she's got herself another friend.
Bubble misses Drawn Inward.
Well, Vero's not gonna find more friends staying at home. She heads next door.
She spends the rest of the day cheering up Household 1 in their time of loss, and nets a couple more friends.
However, she and Luca get off to a bad start.
She returns home around 10pm, worn out. Everybody's back to being nonproductive, of course.
All these delicious things Bubble's been whipping up, and Kags goes for the cheese crackers.
Bubble pumps a little iron before bed. Gotta keep that hard-won six pack.
MD is content to sit and drink coffee.
Vero and Cog are the first to hit the sack.
Late that night, just as he's about to go to bed, Grue discovers Polly has appeared to.. uh... make a deposit. Welcome back to the family, Polly.
Oh, and did I forget to mention Grue broke the damn toilet? Kags mops the mess, but it's futile... until Cog wakes up and fixes it, puddles will just continue to form.
And Kags is STILL a dance machine.
I arrange their urns in tasteful locations in the foyer.
Bubble is actually the best cook in the house now.
Grue beseeches his cat to return.
And Kags does the same for her brother.
This gives Bubble enough time to finish cooking breakfast, and then it's down to business. Sim Life is short - that's a point well-hammered home, lately, so ya gotta chase those aspirations.
Incidentally it's snowing like crazy outside, so outdoor pursuits are probably gonna have to wait.
Vero gets busy raising that charsima.
MD has already overexerted himself this morning... he'll have to kinda take it easy.
Logic level 6 is within Cog's grasp.
Grue has to be at work in an hour and a half, and he's been neglecting his comedy writing. That's no way to get promoted.
In order to further his renaissance sim aspiration, Bubble needs two promotions at a job. Since he's been getting really good at cooking, I have him get a job in the culinary industry.
And he starts off with some practice, so that he makes a good impression on his first day.
Grue didn't finish his comedy prep, but he's already late for work and has to dash.
Cog achieves the next step of his aspiration, and now he needs to own a rocket. Where the heck is he gonna find the room for a rocket??
The only place Kags has been able to find the space to set up to deal with the artifacts she found in the jungle is in the downstairs bathroom. Cog must waddle his full-bladdered self upstairs to pee.
Bubble doesn't really have anything he needs to do left today, so he watches a couple movies.
Apparently no amount of inclement weather will stop Sara from grilling in the park.
The conflict over the bathroom escalates.
Losing a sibling makes you appreciate the one you have left.
Vero finishes her self-taught charm school, now she needs to make 4 more friends. It occurs to her that even though they live together, she and MD could be closer. Some well-chosen words of flattery, and she's got herself another friend.
Bubble misses Drawn Inward.
Well, Vero's not gonna find more friends staying at home. She heads next door.
She spends the rest of the day cheering up Household 1 in their time of loss, and nets a couple more friends.
However, she and Luca get off to a bad start.
She returns home around 10pm, worn out. Everybody's back to being nonproductive, of course.
All these delicious things Bubble's been whipping up, and Kags goes for the cheese crackers.
Bubble pumps a little iron before bed. Gotta keep that hard-won six pack.
MD is content to sit and drink coffee.
Vero and Cog are the first to hit the sack.
Late that night, just as he's about to go to bed, Grue discovers Polly has appeared to.. uh... make a deposit. Welcome back to the family, Polly.
Oh, and did I forget to mention Grue broke the damn toilet? Kags mops the mess, but it's futile... until Cog wakes up and fixes it, puddles will just continue to form.
And Kags is STILL a dance machine.
#497
Bubble181
Bubble181
#498
drawn_inward
drawn_inward
#499
GasBandit
GasBandit
Wednesday, 4th of Winter, Year 2 - Household 4
She's all about comfort and joy.
She's all about comfort and joy.
Welp, the boys are goofing off.
GB's watching politics. Typical.
Only the ladies are doing anything productive. I'm not sure what uncleanliness has Celt Z yucked out, you can't see anything under all the snow.
Jwhouk's gotta learn 4 things. Dancing's just as good as anything, and he's already doing that himself.
I replace the picnic tables with something a little more refined.
Well, seems most people would rather sit at the bar anyway.
Oh, and hey, it's Christmas! This is how we do Christmas .. er, excuse me, Winterfest, in Household 4.
Tin likes to watch.
DarkAudit is less of a party guy, though, and likes to be on his own. Ironically enough, though, he's over there chatting.
Snuffles asks a risque question, and Dei doesn't respond well.
Welp, DA has broken his computer. I send Gas over to fix it, but...
... he's easily distracted.
No time for love, Dr. Jones. Fix the computer, techno-monkey.
Caffeine is his reward to himself when he's finished.
Yarr, Gruebeard grills himself up a hearty pirate stew of beanies and weenies.
Alright, everybody's got the day off from work, but there's still aspirations to chase. I set Snuffles back to mixology practice.
The other fellas are gonna work their minds at the poker table. I need to keep them busy...
And Dei, too. Work that acting skill, girl.
The reason being, I want them productive while I send Celt Z over to work on HER aspiration - which needs one more romantic conquest. I send her down the street to Household 1.
This house is in the throes of mourning. Somebody should surely need some company to cheer them up.
Oh, who's this strapping, distinguished ghost? He's lunch, that's what he is.
Hey Charon, Mistletoe!
Next thing you know, they're in more secluded environs...
... and one thing leads to another. Celt Z has her third strong romantic relationship. She's still gotta find six other people to kiss, though.
Meanwhile, Jwhouk's dancing is getting less awful.
If Tin isn't careful, he's gonna set fire to his beard.
DarkAudit's switched gears to console instead of PC. Gas decides it's time for a nap.
Celt Z gets home from her tryst. Yeah, that townie seems to know what's up. She joins GB in taking a nap.
Tin elects to eat his dinner down at the bar, and chat with Snuffles while he practices. Snuffles achieves mixology level 7. Now he just needs for his professional career to catch up to him.
Snuffles once again entreats the afterlife for a visit from his dog, but the ethereal circuits seem to be busy.
Having awakened from his nap, Gas joins the party downstairs.
If Celt Z is gonna smooch 6 more people in rapid succession, she's gonna need a lot smoother tongue. She works on her pickup lines in the bathroom mirror, since Dei is still monopolizing the standing mirror.
Kags goes out for a run on this bracing winter's night.
DA goes to bed before 10 like some kind of responsible adult.
And despite their afternoon nap, CZ and GB aren't far behind him.
He's exhausted and has to pee REAL bad, but Snuffles is enjoying the conversation with Tin too much. He crosses his legs and holds it.
Dei gets another audition saturday at 9 am. I think I'm just going to have to remember that and switch back to her to get her to her audition this time. That settled, she heads off to bed.
In fact, the whole place is asleep by midnight, and sleeps through til morning. Silent night, indeed.
GB's watching politics. Typical.
Only the ladies are doing anything productive. I'm not sure what uncleanliness has Celt Z yucked out, you can't see anything under all the snow.
Jwhouk's gotta learn 4 things. Dancing's just as good as anything, and he's already doing that himself.
I replace the picnic tables with something a little more refined.
Well, seems most people would rather sit at the bar anyway.
Oh, and hey, it's Christmas! This is how we do Christmas .. er, excuse me, Winterfest, in Household 4.
Tin likes to watch.
DarkAudit is less of a party guy, though, and likes to be on his own. Ironically enough, though, he's over there chatting.
Snuffles asks a risque question, and Dei doesn't respond well.
Welp, DA has broken his computer. I send Gas over to fix it, but...
... he's easily distracted.
No time for love, Dr. Jones. Fix the computer, techno-monkey.
Caffeine is his reward to himself when he's finished.
Yarr, Gruebeard grills himself up a hearty pirate stew of beanies and weenies.
Alright, everybody's got the day off from work, but there's still aspirations to chase. I set Snuffles back to mixology practice.
The other fellas are gonna work their minds at the poker table. I need to keep them busy...
And Dei, too. Work that acting skill, girl.
The reason being, I want them productive while I send Celt Z over to work on HER aspiration - which needs one more romantic conquest. I send her down the street to Household 1.
This house is in the throes of mourning. Somebody should surely need some company to cheer them up.
Oh, who's this strapping, distinguished ghost? He's lunch, that's what he is.
Hey Charon, Mistletoe!
Next thing you know, they're in more secluded environs...
... and one thing leads to another. Celt Z has her third strong romantic relationship. She's still gotta find six other people to kiss, though.
Meanwhile, Jwhouk's dancing is getting less awful.
If Tin isn't careful, he's gonna set fire to his beard.
DarkAudit's switched gears to console instead of PC. Gas decides it's time for a nap.
Celt Z gets home from her tryst. Yeah, that townie seems to know what's up. She joins GB in taking a nap.
Tin elects to eat his dinner down at the bar, and chat with Snuffles while he practices. Snuffles achieves mixology level 7. Now he just needs for his professional career to catch up to him.
Snuffles once again entreats the afterlife for a visit from his dog, but the ethereal circuits seem to be busy.
Having awakened from his nap, Gas joins the party downstairs.
If Celt Z is gonna smooch 6 more people in rapid succession, she's gonna need a lot smoother tongue. She works on her pickup lines in the bathroom mirror, since Dei is still monopolizing the standing mirror.
Kags goes out for a run on this bracing winter's night.
DA goes to bed before 10 like some kind of responsible adult.
And despite their afternoon nap, CZ and GB aren't far behind him.
He's exhausted and has to pee REAL bad, but Snuffles is enjoying the conversation with Tin too much. He crosses his legs and holds it.
Dei gets another audition saturday at 9 am. I think I'm just going to have to remember that and switch back to her to get her to her audition this time. That settled, she heads off to bed.
In fact, the whole place is asleep by midnight, and sleeps through til morning. Silent night, indeed.
#500
jwhouk
jwhouk