Capp Students: Freshman Year

Click here for the last visit at this dorm. I am not going to link to the previous weeks with the two Capp Freshmen, as we have only just spent a week at their households, and I am sure you remember :-)

We're back at Pinenut Plaza Dorm, where all eight rooms are now filled with playable students.

We are here because of these two newcomers: Cataldo (front) and Cameron (back) Capp. These two Capps are not shown as relatives in their family trees, but of course they are both part of the large Capp clan. They have only just arrived here, and are the only Freshmen at this dorm.

Apart from Ratna Walter, who has begun his Senior Year, and the two Capps, all the others are Sophomores.

There are Margaret Turner and Amin Fleig...

...Helen Gavigan...

...as well as her twin brother Clarence Gavigan (left) and Abhijeet Turner (right).

You know my way to play college: I make sure every student has their required skills and writes their Term Paper; after that, I pretty much leave them to their own devices, apart from having them talk to friends and family on the phone.
Cameron finishes his Term Paper on his first evening at the dorm, followed a few hours later by Cataldo.

Clarence uses his spare time to play console games on the large TV in the common room.

Cameron takes it upon himself to mop the boys' shower room.

Abhijeet gets up early that morning, thinking of romance. Well, he dreams of having 20 lovers, after all.

By the way, two of the students here have changed their lifetime wants since I last saw them: Ratna originally wanted to have 50 dream dates and had two of these last round with townie Calista Fuchs. Now, though, it has to be 50 first dates for him.
Amin Fleig was all set for having 20 best friends and now wants to become Mad Scientist.

I fear for Abhijeet's life - he has not at all been taking care of himself and falls asleep over his bowl of mac & cheese, with his hygiene, energy and hunger needs all bright orange or red.

The Capp boys seem to be unsure whether or not to talk to Helen - and who should introduce himself first.

It is late autumn now, and the evening air has a sharp edge to it, prompting Cataldo to light the fire in the upstairs common room.
Both Capps have decided on a Major: It is Drama for Cameron and Physics for Cataldo.

Margaret is one of those very useful Sims who do a spot of cleaning every now and then without being told.

Exam day is here, and Cameron tries to calm his nerves with comfort food.

Nothing like a bit of Hula dancing for those exam nerves!

Finally, only about five hours before the first of the group have their exams, I send them to a community lot to buy new clothes. Since almost all community lots have disappeared from my campus neighbourhoods, the taxi has to take them all the way back to the H&M in New Max.
Because they have little time, they just make their purchase and head back to campus.

Clarence, Margaret and Amin are the first to return from their exams, all with an A+.

Shortly afterwards, Abhijeet and Helen arrive, also with A+. And the rest of the group follow suit; Cataldo, Ratna and Cameron can proudly report an A+ each, too.

This semester, Amin is the first one to finish his Term Paper.

For everybody else, it is skilling time before they can think of writing their papers.

Sometimes, skilling also increases fun and strengthens friendships.

Letters from home are always welcome!

Amin can now do whatever he fancies. Today, this means daydreaming in his room - about Meike Riley, among others!

You all know what our Sims can be like - some are better than others when it comes to managing their own needs. This is very obvious here as soon as they have all finished their Term Papers and are largely left to their own devices. While Abhijeet is close to starving (in spite of freshly cooked food in the cafeteria, really only a few steps from where he is), Helen has not had a shower for way too long, much to the disgust of her fellow residents at the dorm.

It's been a while since a campus coach was last seen here! Who is going to be her victim today?

It is Cataldo, who is actually in rather good shape. Never mind, a bit of exercise has hardly ever harmed anyone.

[Before they know it, the first batch of students are scheduled for their exams. Just as it begins to snow, Margaret, Amin and Clarence all return with an A+.

Helen and Abhi are not far behind and can't believe how much snow has been falling in the short time since they left for their exams. They, too, have received their A+.

Cataldo and Cameron finish their Freshman Year with - you guessed it - an A+, too. For Ratna, it was the very last exam ever; he has graduated Magna Cum Laude in Psychology. Will he throw a party, or just move to New Max with the next available taxi?
We'll see next time I am going to play at this dorm. For now, I have finally truly completed all Capp households for this round.

In a few hours, I am going to start my annual May holiday - of course, all I can do is travel to my partner's place, 150 km from here. It still feels like real holiday for the change of scene, and of course it will be great to spend more time together than just the weekends!
It also means I won't be near my computer for two weeks - I think I'll survive, as will my Sims :-)

Hermia Capp's Family - Week 9

The Capp mansion is our last stop with Capp households before moving on to the next surname on my list. Who lives here?

It used to be the home of Hermia Capp and her husband Tank - formerly Grunt - and their children. But Hermia and Tank have died last round, and their oldest two sons, Callum and Christopher, have moved out.
Carl is still here, though. He is a Pleasure Sim with the lifetime want of having 50 dream dates.

Here are his sisters Carolina and Chris.
Caro is the same age as Carl (I can't remember whether they are twins) and has the Popularity aspiration. Her main goal is to have 20 best friends; right now, she has nine.
Chris was adopted when Hermia and Tank thought they wanted to marry off six children but could not have any more kids the natural way. She will soon turn into a teenager, when we will learn her aspiration and lifetime want.

Cameron is the in-between kid - younger than his adult siblings, and older than Chris. Like Carolina, he is a Popularity Sim. And like his big brother Christopher, he dreams of owning 5 top level businesses. Maybe they can pass down businesses in the family? That would help!
For now, though, Cameron's next big step will be college.

Dora Capp, nee Ottomas, roams the place at night as a ghost.

She manages to frighten young Chris - the poor girl has to go to school lacking several hours of sleep on this Monday morning.

I check Carl's relationships and memories and find that he has had three of his desired 50 dream dates with Stacy Stacks. However, Stacy died last round in a fire (I think), and now Carl needs to find a new lady to date.
The Capps are rich, and calling the Matchmaker and handing over 5,000 Simoleons is no problem for Carl. Kana Goss turns up, but they do not really get along - no dream date there.

Inside, Carolina's attempt at making lunch before the younger kids come home from school do not go well.

As a consequence of the fire, Carl's second blind date of the day goes completely wrong when the NPC student (I believe she is a student) has a nervous break down in the kitchen and needs to be taken home by her psychiatrist.

Carl's third attempt is successful in that the lady conjured by the Matchmaker is Perseida Powers, a nice enough woman who has two bolts with Carl. Time runs out too quickly, though, and the date ends as "good", not a dream date. Never mind, I am sure we will see Perseida again before long!

Tuesday is off to a better start. Carl does a spot of gardening after his younger siblings have left for schools. The bills have also been paid.

Cameron returns with Ned Newson in tow. It is Cam's last day at school - later that afternoon, he boards a taxi taking him to college, where we are soon going to catch up with him.

Chris is dropped off from the school bus two hours later, and Cassini Capp is with her.

For Carl, the day has been great - he has invited Perseida over again, asked her for a date, and had his 4th dream date with her. By the time Chris grows up into a teenager at 6:00 pm, Persie and Carl are firmly in love.

Chris does her homework, thinking of her own adoption - or of how she would like to adopt a child in the future. Her aspiration turned out to be Family (determined by me throwing a dice, as usual), and she dreams of having six grandchildren!

On Wednesday morning, Carl finds the oranges in the greenhouse ripe for harvesting.

Later, he has his 5th dream date, and the 2nd one with Perseida. The date involves some time spent... erm... sitting in the car.

[Meanwhile, Carolina and Chris enjoy a game of Don't Wake the Llama before Chris goes upstairs to do her homework and Carolina picks up the phone to maintain and make friendships.

The evening ends with a little concert by Carl and Chris. (It sounded really awful, because unlike with the other instruments, piano and violin can not be played in a coordinated way. I wonder why EA didn't think of that when they introduced the violin.)

The computer needs repairing on Thursday, and Carolina uses the opportunity to work towards a friendship with Waylon Fairchild, the repair man, by tipping him generously. She has not forgotten that there are three bolts between them (she discovered that last round when he was her blind date, arranged by the Matchmaker), but nothing has ever "happened" between them, and she still feels way too young to act on those three bolts.

Heather Huffington walks by and is greeted. Any chance for making friends is welcome!

Carl makes himself a big glass of orange juice. Nothing like using your home-grown produce!

Later, he asks Perseida over for another date, but although they have plenty of fun together, they do not reach dream date status today.

That night, it is Consort who haunts the mansion. He is Carolina's, Carl's and Cameron's great-grandfather.

Friday is the first proper summer's day, and the siblings all change into more suitable outfits for the warm weather.

Carolina makes Shaun Singles her 10th best friend - yay, that's half of her lifetime want done!

Upstairs, her twin brother has just gotten his 6th dream date under his belt (not that he is wearing a belt right now, but you know what I mean) ;-)

It is Saturday, and Chris can afford to have a leisurely breakfast in her PJs with her big brother and sister - no school today!

Instead, the three of them head to the park for a spot of fishing as per Chris' wish.

As soon as they get off the car, Carl spots Helena Stacks, the mother of his late girlfriend Stacy Stacks. "I am so sorry about Stacy," he gently says. Helena responds kindly. She liked Carl visiting her daughter and is glad he made her happy.

The siblings move on to the restaurant "Le Magnifique".

Here, Carl meets up with Perseida, and they have another dream date.

On Sunday morning, Chris dons her prettiest summer dress.

Carolina has invited their older brothers and some friends over.

So that Chris has someone her age to talk to, she has also asked Ned Newson to come. The two teenagers get along well enough, but Chris quickly discovers that they will probably never be more than friends (they have one crossed-out bolt between them).

There are drinks at the bar counter in the kitchen, and kisses for Carl and Perseida.

When Carolina rings Jill Smith long after everyone has gone home, the two women become best friends. That's 11 according to my count!

It has been a nice, easy to play week here. I like how the siblings get along, and everybody does their share of house work. Next will be Cameron for his first year at uni!

Somehow, I am once again missing community lots. When I was looking for a place to send the siblings to, I had the "Londoste" in mind, but couldn't find it. I don't know what's the matter with my game, but as long as it runs smoothly in itself, I am not going to try anything - I could make it worse ;-)