Another student household - but a very different one from the fraternity house where we've just spent a year. This is Delilah O'Feefe, who, according to her Maxis-written biography, "enjoys the peace and quiet that living alone offers and moved into her own house as soon as she was able. Who wants to deal with the drama of 'roommates'?"
Delilah is a Knowledge Sim and dreams of becoming a World Class Ballet Dancer. For now, she is an artist more than anything else. The picture is a Maxis-made one, but there are no others there to illustrate a background story for her.
By the way, we are at Veronaville's Académie Le Tour. Delilah's privately owned house is at No. 25, Bundt Way. She is a Freshman majoring in Art, and currently has 756 Simoleons in cash.
Her house is tiny, but it has almost everything she might want. On the ground floor is an open plan sitting/dining area and a very small kitchen.
The stairs lead directly into her relatively generous bedroom with a good double bed with an easel in the bay window, and a bathroom. There is also a tiny balcony which won't be of much use.
Here she is as I find her upon entering the lot.
I have already given you her household biography. Her Maxis-written personal bio reads: "Deliah is aloof and sticks to her own 'kind'. She prefers paintings to people and loves the color yellow."
While I do not prefer paintings to people (at least not categorically), I love yellow, too - which makes me have a bit of a soft spot for this young lady. Let's see what she'll get up to in her Freshman Year, shall we!
First things first; a mechanical and a cleaning skill point are required for Delilah's art course, and she makes sure to get these as soon as she has purchased a "Billy" book case from IKEA.
Meanwhile, Mr Humble delivers his computer. There is no desk in the house, but that can be changed.
Edwin Sharpe, who does not live far away on campus in another privately owned house along with his sister and her boyfriend, is invited over. He is Delilah's friend.
And over lunch meat sandwiches, they become best friends. The girl who Edwin brought along is Chris Cho - but I don't think she's the Chris Cho I made playable some time ago; her outfit looks different from what I remember.
The small sitting area has just enough room for a desk and chair, so that the computer can be used to write Term Papers on, a big wish of Delilah's.
And one she fulfills the next morning, after she has been diligently typing away through the night. Good job she has to be at class only at 2:00 pm!
After class, Mitch Indie comes visiting - he is another friend of hers, but not one that Maxis have pre-arranged; they met in-game when I was playing Mitch and Max.
Since Delilah lives on her own, she can't split the bills with anyone else like the students at the dorms can. After having payed today's bill, her bank balance is down to 188 Simoleons.
With her Term Paper out of the way, Delilah takes advantage of the student tariff for taxis (zero Simoleons!) and visits King's Music Hall, a community lot on campus where I have not yet played.
She grabs a hot dog, prefering to sit on her own instead of joining a group of students at their table.
Some of them head downstairs for an impromptu performance later, much to the delight of one of the cheerleaders. Delilah joins them at the drum kit and is rewarded with 100 Simoleons in tips - not bad for a few hours on a community lot before class!
Her end-of-term exam is over, and she returns with an A+, her name on the Dean's List and a grant worth 1,200 Simoleons.
Some of the money is invested in a mirror and a wall lamp for the bathroom, so that she can learn the charisma required for this semester.
She also needs a logic point but has neither the money nor the space to place a chess table and chairs in her house. The solution? Another visit to King's Music Hall, where she can practise. Jonah Powers spots her and walks over. "You're the girl my girlfriend's brother hangs out with, aren't you?" - "We're friends, that's right," Delilah returns a little primly.
Once again, she prefers her own table instead of sitting with Jonah and the unknown student he shares a hot dog with.
When it comes to creativity, Delilah is anything but prim. She really enjoys playing the drums and has another go today.
Jonah joins her at the bass and the unknown girl at the guitar. The three of them jam away and get tips and some applause from their fellow students.
Back home after class, Delilah knuckles down and completes her Term Paper.
She is very focused on her course work and more often than not finds cooking a waste of time, especially if there's just herself to make a meal for. A can of juice is her choice of "meal" tonight.
The next day, she sells her first "naive art" for 23 Simoleons. Good job she's not a Fortune Sim, or it would cost her aspiration points!
This was a whirlwind Freshman Year for Delilah, and now it is over - she has just returned from her final exam in the middle of the night, with another A+, spot on the Dean's List and the full grant.
With a little over 2,800 Simoleons, she can think of a home improvement, maybe a better fridge or stove.
It was a good "year" with a chance to play on a community lot for longer than what I usually do. It was fun to watch what everyone got up to there. We will relatively soon visit Edwin Sharpe, because his house mate Jonah Powers is not far off on the alphabetical list. Maybe Delilah will come visiting?
