Abhijeet Turner: Week 1

This small house in New Maximiliania is now home to...

...Abhijeet Turner, one of two Sims in the neighbourhood with the same name. Abhi began his life as a teenage townie and was made playable by me when I sent him to uni along with another batch of townies, to make room for the game to create new Sims to populate the streets and community lots.
Abhi shares his surname with an uncle and aunt of mine, and therefore was made playable.

He is a Romance Sim with the lifetime want of having 20 lovers - at the moment, he has exactly one: Helen Gavigan, whose family we only visited last week.
At uni, he decided on Art for his Major, and has recently graduated Magna Cum Laude.

You can read about Abhijeet's Senior Year and relationship with Helen Gavigan here.

The house is as empty downstairs...

...as it is upstairs. On the Monday of his moving in, Abhi only has 5,180 Simoleons left after he bought the house, and so he needs to be careful when it comes to spending. I have not yet decided whether he should have a job or earn money in other ways, since he should really focus on his lifetime want.

The welcome committee appears at his door step in the shape of Wilma Riley (nee Williamson), Candice Walter (a recent addition to New Max) and Christopher Capp.

Abhi quickly sets up the cheapest dining table and chairs he could find and makes a batch of Hamburgers for everyone. Both ladies could be helpful for his lifetime want.

Buying a cheap bed and bedside table, a fridge and a few lamps has further depleted Abhi's bank account, and so on Tuesday, he invests in an easle in order to produce and sell paintings.

Next, he tries to befriend the mail lady (Dagmar Bertino - I am sure you all know her)...

...and passers-by Calista Fuchs.

Things with the mail lady progress rapidly on Wednesday. By the time Abhi goes to bed that night (alone), he and Dagmar are at the pink hearts stage.

But there are still the more mundane matters that take time away from him pursuing his lifetime want, such as a broken bath tub. And he definitely is not going to spend money on the repair service.

It is Thursday, and just as Dagmar delivers today's bills, Abhi's house guest arrives: Jerome Turner, a distant relative. I can not remember how they originally met, but Jerome is a tourist and can only be invited for three days, not just for a visit. Never mind - Abhi may not have much money, but he will try and make things as nice as possible for his elderly relative, and possibly induce him to move to New Max for good.

While the men enjoy plates of spaghetti...

...a wolf digs a hole in front of the house. Abhi later investigates, hoping to find a treasure, but all he finds is an old bone. Still, the bone sells for 55 Simoleons, partly making up for the bills he had to pay earlier today.

Abhi serves omelettes for breakfast on Friday morning. His friendship with Jerome is going really well.

The same can be said for Calista Fuchs...

...and Dagmar Bertino. So far, though, none of the ladies have become his lover in the sense of counting towards Abhijeet's lifetime want.

At lunch time on Saturday, Abhi is way too hungry - he slept all morning, after Dagmar and he have spent most of the night cuddling, kissing and talking. He can't even be bothered to fix the tap at the kitchen sink first, but really needs FOOD.

Over their bowls of chili con carne, Jerome jokes: "That's better than the burnt mac 'n cheese you first served me!" Abhi doesn't find this as funny as his relative, but he takes it as a good moment to ask the big question: "Do you want to move to New Max for good?"
The answer is yes, and we have a new resident!

Jerome Turner, former tourist; Senior Sim
His aspiration is Family and he would have loved to marry off six children, but it is too late in his life for that now, I'm afraid.
He brings 17,000 Simoleons with him - a very welcome gift!

On Sunday, Jerome announces: "This house is way too small for two grown men who pursue their own interests. Thank you very much for having had me as a house guest, but the right thing to do for me now is to move to the Senior Residence."
He is right on all accounts, and Abhi is happy with the decision, especially since Jerome leaves his money behind - he knows he won't be needing it at the Senior Residence, which is very wealthy.

Abhi does not lose time and makes Calista his 3rd lover. "You know I won't stop with you, nor with five... or ten..." he says. Calista's reply is a smile.

And I won't divulge the contents of the conversation taking place here!

Abhijeet's first week in New Max ends on a hopeful note. He may not have made all that much progress on his lifetime want, but at least he won't have to worry about money for a while, and he has contributed to the population by inviting Jerome to move here.

Don't forget to look at New Max's headcount and statistics for 2022 (on the page "lists and stats", see to the right of this post).

Happy New Year to you all!