The first week at this household is here.
Getting from Riverblossom Hills to Belladonna Cove doesn't take long in my game :-) Here we are at the luxurious townhouse which is home to best friends Connor Weir and Geoff Rutherford. Connor is the reason why I am playing the week here.
Geoff is an aspiring Celebrity Chef, while Connor dreams of having six grandchildren... eventually. Right now, he has not yet settled on a lady to share his life with, let alone have children with him. But there is one he's in love with, and I guess in view of the long-term lifetime want, he should make a move soon.
Chastity Gere is Geoff's three-bolt-lady, and she moved in last round. However, when Geoff is not home, she pursues her own lifetime want of having 20 lovers; her current count is at 7.
On this Monday, Chastity meets a prospective candidate for her list in the repairman who has come to fix one of the upstairs toilets as well as the dishwasher. He is generously tipped and no doubt will soon receive a phonecall from Chastity - not about a broken household fixture.
Connor makes one last attempt to find his 3-bolt-lady with the Matchmaker's help; money is not an issue, but in spite of her receiving the full 5,000 Simoleons, she only conjures up two 2-bolt-women.
On Tuesday, Chastity sets to work on Leo Wilkie, a townie who can often be seen walking the neighbourhood. By the time he leaves (and shortly before Geoff returns from work), there are pink hearts between them.
Meanwhile, Connor has finally made up his mind and asked Sunny Tsvirkunov to move in.
Former Townie Sunny is a Fortune Sim who dreams of becoming a Business Tycoon; her current job is in the culinary career, but she quits that immediately. She must have saved up nicely, because she adds 11,000 Simoleons to the household account. And as you can guess from this picture, she is also willing to help Connor with his lifetime want; I am pleased to report that the baby chime was heard not long after this picture was taken :-)
Connor goes to I'N Clothing & Apparel on Wednesday morning and buys everything he thinks Sunny might like - including jewellery, which is one of his turn-ons. She was meant to come along, of course, but you'll see in a minute why she didn't.
Connor meets Jessica Peterson and makes his purchase, then has a gyros in the snack bar next door before he heads home.
There, Sunny has found out that she is expecting their first child just as she was about to join Connor for the walk to the community lot - I didn't decide on her staying behind, it was the game that did it.
Geoff is promoted to Executive Chef that day. He has the rest of today and the next day off, but he'll need that time to acquire more skills for his next promotion.
Thursday morning sees Connor and Sunny exchanging a passionate embrace and kiss in the kitchen. That is nothing unusual, you may think; but this kiss marks a special occasion: They are now engaged with a view of getting married as quickly as possible, before their first child is born, so that the baby will have Connor's surname (it's his lifetime want, after all, that is behind them having a baby in the first place).
Chastity talks to the new household member in a very open way - a little too open for Sunny's liking, judging from her face.
The only remarkable thing about Thursday - but one that is certainly REALLY remarkable! - is Connor and Sunny getting married, all by themselves, in the privacy of their bedroom.
They plan on a proper party for their friends once the baby is born; Sunny has a wardrobe full of beautiful dresses but right now doesn't fit into any of them. Plus she gets tired very quickly and won't enjoy a party all that much at the moment.
On Friday, Chastity makes Makoto St. Julien her lover # 8. Of course this is happening while Geoff is at work, but Connor has unashamedly been watching the kiss that made a red heart appear above their heads. They look at him as if they can't believe he's not giving them any privacy - but then again, there are other rooms in the house where they could have retreated to.
Minutes after Geoff returns from work, Sunny very publicly (not by her choice!) gives birth to her and Connor's first child. The little boy is named Bryant after Connor's late father.
At first, Bryant's crib is set up next to his parents' bed, but it means nobody can get into the bed from that side. Also, he needs a changing table, and the bedroom is not big enough for that as well. Therefore, I move one of the two book shelves on the landing, sell the other one and the sofa, and make that space the nursery. Not ideal, but it'll do until the Weirs move to their own place.
Connor is very much a hands-on Dad and proves it on Saturday morning when he feeds his baby son. Maybe he should have changed Bryant's nappy first - the green cloud of smell wafting around is unmistakeable!
Geoff is promoted to Restauranteur and now needs quite a few skill points for what I believe is the last promotion he'll need to become Celebrity Chef as per his lifetime want.
Meanwhile, Chastity has also been busy and made townie Leo Wilkie her 9th lover - that's her almost halfway through with her lifetime want.
The visit to the community lot didn't quite work as planned: I had everyone dressed in their best clothes, so that they would have a belated wedding party even though the actual wedding has already taken place. But of course, it being winter, they all changed into outdoor outfits, and the party seemed to be pointless with everyone being tired, needing to skill or eat and so on.
Still, it was worth meeting the Nanny!
Connor and Sunny discuss what to have for breakfast on Sunday morning. For her, it's a working day, but he will be home and take care of their son.
When she returns that afternoon, it's with a promotion to Field Sales Representative. She goes back immediately, but although she has all the necessary skills, the double shift does not result in another promotion.
Instead, she happily helps her little boy to grow up into a toddler.
As Sunday quietly slips into Monday and his Mommy is fast asleep, little Bryant learns his first steps from his Daddy.
Apart from the crashes, I enjoyed this week with Connor and his housemates. I have always had a soft spot for Sunny - she can pull off the glitzy look in one of my favourite colours without looking ridiculous :-)
It's a mystery to me why these two aren't at three bolts yet, with both of them matching each other's turn-ons.
Next time I play this house, the Weirs will move out; it's just not a good house for a growing family, plus Chastity will be glad about the privacy while Geoff is at work. No doubt he'll reach his lifetime want next round.
I really like Sunny too, or Theresa Tse as she's called in my game. She too is Connor's wife but you are ahead in the family stakes! Bryant is a cutie.
ReplyDeleteGeoff's been doing great with his career but like you said it will be nice for the Weir's to have their own place next time and I'm sure Chastity will appreciate that. :D
Bryant is the sweetest baby, no trouble at all; he only cries when he needs his nappy changed. But of course he has plenty of attention not only from his parents, but also from "Uncle" Geoff and "Auntie" Chastity - they are forever trying to beat each other to the bottle-feeding :-D
DeleteIt's funny that in both our games, Connor has wound up with the same townie lady! I can't remember whether they are 3-bolters in your game; they really should be in mine but something is obviously still missing.