The Powers-Seifert Household - Week 2 (Powers Week 13)

The previous week with this household is here.

Maybe some of you remember this Maxis-made house as the original home of General Grunt and his sons; it was white back then and stood in Strangetown.

For many years, the Powers-Sharpe household has lived there. But who lives here now?

Perseida Powers, half-Alien daughter of Jonah Powers who entered our game as a playable student with the Campus expansion pack. He was the boyfriend of Roxie Sharpe. She and her brother Edwin shared this house with Jonah and Perseida until the older generation one by one died, leaving Perseida on her own.

She made her lifetime want of having 20 best friends come true while she was still at uni.

She befriended townie Cooper Seifert, who became eligible because I know someone in real life by the same surname - or so I thought (more about that later).

Cooper wants nothing more than to become a City Planner. As a former townie (and Knowledge Sim), he has certainly seen enough of New Maximiliania to know how the place could benefit from good planning.

While still at uni, Perseida met Amin Seifert, a Llama Mascot. I think it was last round that he agreed to move to New Max and meet his relative Cooper.

His big goal in life is to become Media Magnate, but so far, he has not found a job in the media career.

Now for the name thing: The person I know in real life has a different spelling to their surname - not Seifert, but Seyfarth. That means no further NPCs by the name Seifert shall be added to New Max...

...unless they pop up right on the first day of playing this household again! Meet paperboy Stuart Seifert. If Cooper and Amin made it to New Max, who am I to deny this boy the same chance?

Nothing really remarkable happens all Tuesday (the first day of the week here). Cooper goes to work, Perseida (as she is on Permanent Platinum) is left to her own devices apart from a phone call or two, and Amin is given all the jobs around the house that Perseida does not do on her own initiative.

Before Amin wakes up on Wednesday morning, Cooper repairs the computer so that Amin can look for a job today. Unfortunately, once again Amin is not successful.

I find Perseida playing with the model railway in the garden. It is still dark, and rather cold - no wonder she is struggling with illness.

Don't you love the attention to detail here, with the little lights on in the model railway town?

Amin may not have been successful at the job front, but Cooper is: He returns home from work with a promotion to Architect's Apprentice.

Thursday brings with it the onset of winter, and Perseida changes into a soft woolly jumper and cosy trousers.

It is also the day when Amin finally finds a job in the media career! He starts as Obituary Writer but is promoted to Horoscope Writer on his very first day.

It is never too cold for a good long soak in the hot tub, as Perseida finds on Friday morning.

Amin returns from work without a promotion, but with a colleague in tow. The townie is sent home immediately, though.

Cooper returns an hour or so afterwards, and he is now a Draftsman. Strange that his car pool is now back to the old banger!

The drafting table is now his, and he proudly and happily spends nearly all evening at it.

On Saturday morning, Perseida gives the downstairs bath a good scrub - as usual, all on her own accord.

For a change, all three housemates manage to have breakfast together.

At least two of the three rolled the wish to go ice-skating, and so they drive to The Hills Community Center in Perseida's car. Typically, the wish rolled away as soon as they arrive - now everyone wants to play chess and do other things. Never mind; I wanted to send them to a community lot anyway, and today both Amin and Cooper do not work.

A game of Myshuno is already in progress; some of the players we know quite well. With three of the men wearing the same outfit, I wonder whether this is some sort of official Myshuno winter gear :-D

Inside the village hall, Amin meets Nigel Newson who has come to warm himself near the fire.

The trio stay until they all get rather tired and their hygiene levels are low. It was a nice outing but nothing spectacular.

More often than not, it is Perseida who makes everyone's beds, just like here on Sunday morning while Amin is in the bathroom.

There certainly is a close relationship between Amin and Perseida; they continually seek each other's company, and I wonder what will happen when spring comes around. For now, they are very close friends with no romantic feelings for each other.

A typical scene later that Sunday in the living room: Cooper is busy studying for his next career move, while Perseida and Amin are forever talking, joking, gesturing and playing.

Cooper absolutely LOVES his drawing board and even uses it without me telling him.

I do, however, occasionally tell him what to draw. He did really well with these two home scenes, didn't he!

Monday is here, the last day of the week with this household.

No matter the time of day or night, weather or season, Perseida makes sure her roses get all the attention they need.

Amin wakes up wondering what the day will bring.

Nothing too good for him, I'm afraid - the wrong decision with a chance card has him demoted back to Obituary Writer. And he has the next two days off, so it will take a while to get again to his former position of Horoscope Writer.

But all is well for Cooper, who returns as New Maximiliania's latest Architect! In spite of his car pool still being the old banger, he is not far from reaching his lifetime want now.

And Perseida crosses the threshold to Elderhood that afternoon at 6:00 pm!

Of course, the outfit she transitioned into must go; it is not suitable for the snowy weather right now.

Lance Landgraab comes visiting on his own accord. Still full of the events of today, Amin complains loudly about his demotion: "Unfair!"

Lance couldn't care less, I believe.

What was something of an uninspiring week for me (hence the long gap in playing and writing up the chapter) ends on an interesting note: Cooper, working on another logic skill point towards his next promotion, is invited aboard the Alien space ship!

I do hope he returns with a souvenir in his belly.

Is Perseida going to start a romance late in life? Not long before she age-transitioned, she rolled romantic wants about Carl Capp. 

How is Amin going to fare career-wise?

What will come first for Cooper - an Alien baby or the top of his career?

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 :-)