Pablo Picaso - Week 4

 Week 3 is here.

This small (but fully sufficient) house at the outskirts of the oldest part of New Max is home to...

...Pablo Picaso, brother of Prezioso (now Landgraab) and Paola. He is a Knowledge Sim who wants nothing more than be Head of SCIA one day. After he unfortunately lost his job last round due to a chance card, he was back in his former career soon enough and is currently working as Field Agent. Today, Monday, he has the day off.

It is a beautiful day in early autumn, and I observe a stray cat (Balin) and white wolf (Tramp) first greeting each other outside Pablo's house and then playing together.

By the time Nery Turner walks by and is asked in, the stray animals are gone.

Pablo wishes to influence someone to clean, and so Nery spends good part of the afternoon doing just that for his gracious host.

Pablo has his customary lone breakfast on Tuesday morning.

The repair service was called yesterday, because Pablo has enough money to have his broken computer repaired. Since Lee Lewis moved to the neighbourhood for good, someone else has taken his former job: Meet Berjes Bachman, our latest member of the repair team. Does he remind you of Gunnar Roque, too?

Pablo has rolled the wish to stay home from work. One day should not do his career too much harm, and so I consent; also, he has been struggling with a cold, and a day of rest is certainly good for his health.

On Wednesday morning, Pablo gets up, still a little bleary-eyed, but feeling much better.

Lightning hits the orange tree next to his house, but fortunately, it is still raining heavily, and so the flames are gone quickly.

At 9:00 pm, a happy Pablo returns from work with a promotion: He is now a Double Agent, but will need several skill points to bring his career to the next level.

The shower breaks again, and Berjes Bachman arrives just as Pablo looks after the orange tree, making sure yesterday's fire left no lasting damage.

Returning from work late that night, Pablo finds someone has kicked his dustbin over. I actually saw it happening and am very sure Pablo never gave that particular townie any reason for such an act.

The sun was already up by the time Pablo finally went to bed after a long stargazing session. Therefore, he has just about enough time on Friday to shower, dress and tend his orange tree before the carpool picks him up for work in the afternoon.

Good job then that he returns home much earlier than expected! He has been lucky with a chance card and is now an Elite Operative. Well done, Pablo! This means though that now he needs six more skill points for his next promotion.

Never mind skilling - this lucky promotion wants celebrating!

His big sister Paola is invited, as are a few of his closest friends. His brother Prezioso is not part of the party, out of caution; remember, he is severely bugged, and I don't dare bringing him to other lots for fear of causing more bugs.

Pablo has Saturday off and fully intends to make use of his free time to work on his skills. But you know what it's like - the best plans and all that... Rodney Scott, a recent addition to New Max, walks by and is of course greeted, as is the custom in this town.

Pablo still manages to acquire one mechanical skill point while his guest is using the sauna, but the two men also spend time talking.

Caught in the act! Another townie (not the same from earlier this week) is seen kicking the dustbin over. Pablo is still asleep.

He manages to study his way to another mechanical skill point, but once again, he does not remain on his own for long: Today, Ratna Walter pops in unexpectedly. Fortunately, Ratna does not mind his host sticking his nose into a book as long as he can browse the simternet for music.

The week was over quickly, what with Pablo being out for work or asleep much of the time. I made sure his social life did not suffer, but he needs to do better next round with skilling - at this rate, he won't live long enough to meet his lifetime want! I completely forgot to send him to a community lot this round. Oh well, there is always next week :-)