This handsome house is one I particularly like and wonder why I discovered it so late; I found it in the lots & houses catalogue about 1 1/2 years ago. In my game, it is home to the Dossers, Jessie (nee Pilferson) and Mickey.
The week starts in the very early hours of Monday with Mickey coming home from "work" - if you can call it that :-) He is a professional party guest, which was his lifetime want.
Maybe you remember that the last time I played this couple, they were having a party, with one of the party guests being Gunnar Roque. Gunnar and Jessie were once involved - but only briefly, and only to help Gunnar with his LTW. However, somehow the whole thing came out, and Mickey was so hurt by Jessie's betrayal that he choose to sleep in the tent for several nights.
Jessie is very unhappy about the situation and hopes to make up with her beloved husband soon. They are, after all, a 3-bolt-couple.
Mickey is freezing - there is, of course, no heating in the tent, and it has been cold enough for last night's snow to remain on the ground. He is not only freezing because of the weather, though; the apparent loss of the love of his life also makes him feel cold.
He lights a fire and warms himself.
Jessie joins him downstairs and turns on the music. She rolls lots of wants around Mickey, and he does not reject her talking to him. She even apologizes.
After a seemingly endless morning of talking and other activities, the Dossers finally reconciliate. Phew! It would have been a shame for them to split up, wouldn't it.
Now that things between him and his wife are sorted, Mickey feels like a party. He invites eight of his many friends.
They all arrive at the same time.
The music from the stereo induces half of them to dance.
And everbody gathers round when Mickey is ready to blow the candles on the birthday cake I found in his inventory (obviously bought at Bubbler's Bakery).
Now both Mickey and Jessie are elders. I think they have many happy years together ahead.
On Tuesday, although Mickey is on Permanent Platinum like Jessie, I direct him to make several Water Wigglers at the toy bench. He is one of only two Sims in all of New Max who are able to make this very useful toy.
Jessie is eating leftover crisps from yesterday's party.
Then, she half-heartedly attempts to do some gardening. The garden here is a bit of a problem; most of the shrubs were placed by Maxis on slopes and can not be trimmed.
It is Wednesday morning, and the Dossers are happy about their latest acquisition: a jaccuzzi in the bedroom! It was Jessie's wish to buy a hot tub, and I thought it fitting for a Rock Goddess and a Professional Party Guest to have it installed in their bedroom :-)
The bar downstairs is still the only way both Jessie and Mickey have meals - they never cook or get snacks from the fridge.
Carolina Capp is greeted later. This girl is certainly making an effort to get to know the neighbourhood - she has been appearing on many lots already this round!
Another liquid meal for the Dossers.
On Thursday morning, Rock Goddess Jessie is on the phone to her agent to talk about money.
She wanted to buy a sofa or loveseat, and I obey. The light installation on the wall behind her was my idea - easily done with move_objects on and using the appropriate keys to put lights at different heights.
Titania Summerdream is the Dossers' guest for today.
For a change, Jessie does not head for the bar when she is hungry - she gets something from the trash can instead! (This is all without me intervening.)
Mickey follows her example, just as Jessie greets Castanea Landgraab.
As happens every now and then with Sims that I do not control, in spite of having a fully functional shower and a bath tub in the house, Mickey prefers a sponge bath.
It is Friday morning, and Jessie is - not for the first time this week - close to starvation.
The Harts (Matthew and Jane, nee Stacks), close friends of the Dossers', come visiting on their own accord.
Mickey is as close to starvation as Jessie, but what does he do? Build a snowman.
Jane makes drinks for everyone, Callum Capp included.
By Saturday, Jessie has developed food poisoning from the "snack" she got out of the trash can. For the rest of the week, she has to throw up several times a day.
She is saved from starvation mostly by going to work. Every time she comes back, she has Tammy Young in tow, one of the townies turned vampires without me doing anything.
She is still ill on Sunday.
But that does not stop her from enjoying the comfort of the jaccuzzi with her hubby.
Both Jessie and Mickey roll the want to influence someone to garden, and gardening really is necessary at this place. Matthew Hart probably did not think he was going to be recruited for the job when he came visiting again today.
Neither did Circe Beaker have any idea of why she was being greeted so friendly.
The garden looks somewhat better, but there is still a lot to do. However, both Circe and Matthew gave up eventually, constantly complaining of shrubs that can not be accessed because of having been placed on slopes.
This is how the week ends; Jessie is now 66 and Mickey in his 50s. Will they keep being as daft about their eating habits next round?
Florence Delarosa is next on our list. She is widowed and on Permanent Platinum - you know what that means, don't you?
Apart from being largely not controlled by me, it also means that she will now move to the Senior Residence.
Here she is, arriving very early on Saturday morning.
She has brought a watering robot for the garden, but it is not the big hit she was hoping it would be: It breaks nearly as soon as it is activated, and leaves large puddles of water everywhere, much to the annoyment of her fellow residents and her own embarrassment.
Jennifer Burb makes a start on getting rid of the puddles.
Lazlo Caliente (former Curious), now the oldest resident here at 83, makes himself useful by cleaning up the dishes from last night's dinner.
Florence was unable to repair the broken 'bot by herself, so the repair service was called in.
Soon, Florence is invited to join Lazlo, Juliette Davis and Kent Capp at the poker table. "Have you unpacked everything yet, Mrs. Delarosa?" Lazlo politely inquires of the newcomer.
As the apartments at the Senior Residence come fully furnished, there is not that much to unpack; just a few personal belongings.
Jennifer makes a start at gardening. I wonder how much she'll get done before something or someone else distracts her!
Giselle Goth walks by and is greeted by Juliette.
When Lazlo arrives home from work, the familiar hooded figure of Mr. Reaper is already waiting for him. Lazlo was 84 when he died. He was the last of the Curious brothers to go. That's another family name died out in New Maximiliania.
Sunday morning, Jennifer wakes up feeling very sad. She did like Lazlo, but it is also the fact that every death here makes the remaining residents wonder who's going to be next.
Later that day, a magic lamp is delivered to the home. No-one is going to use it - for now.
Kent has an embarrassing toilet accident. Well, I suppose it's nothing too unusual in a home for the elderly.
Tina Traveller has joined Juliette at the poker table.
After today's guests (Tina Traveller and Giselle Goth) have left, the four resdients once more gather round the poker table and play deep into the night.
It is Monday morning when I find Florence looking a bit lonely in the kitchen/dining area all by herself.
During the day, first Beau Broke...
...and then Lisa Ramirez are invited in, the latter walking by just as Jennifer Burb comes back from work.
Kent finds out he has three bolts for Lisa, who is a widow like himself.
B'Elanna Beaker is next and last on today's guest list.
There are telephones in every apartment as well as in the common room, and I usually let the Sims decide on their own who is going to pick it up. This evening, it is Jennifer to take a call in her own small living room.
On Tuesday morning, Florence decides to give one of the communal toilets a good (and necessary!) scrub.
It snows for the first time that winter.
Kent, who has just greeted Helena Stacks, picks up one of the old newspapers littering the front garden.
I have Juliette pay the bills. This household is certainly one of the richest in all of New Max; every resident has brought so much money and needs so little that the household account is somewhere above 1 million 300.000 Simoleons.
Kent makes an effort to get rid of the puddles (still from the broken watering 'bot) before they freeze over and one of the residents or guests can slip and fall.
His good example has apparently rubbed off on Juliette, as she follows him when he picks up one of the flowerbeds that is beyond help.
Wednesday morning, Florence finds she can't sleep any more but is not quite ready to get dressed and face the world, either.
Kent has just been dropped off after work when the special escort service to the Otherworld appears. He was 80 years old, and for the past few days, his and Jennifer's (she is the same age) lifetime bars have been constantly fluctuating. I actually expected him to die sooner than he did. It looks as though Jennifer will have some more "years".
Jennifer tells Florence that she hopes they will be friends for life... even if her life will be coming to an end soon.
It is interesting that Florence seems to be the only one here who sometimes simply does "nothing", appearing to be deep in thought... and I think this is the first time I see a Sim sitting on this, the most comfortable chair on the lot.
Jennifer tackles the overgrowing hedges again.
Juliette receives a phone call from B'Elanna Beaker.
On Thursday morning, Florence builds a snowman behind her apartment.
Today, I have Jennifer take care of the bills.
After she has placed the paid bills in the mailbox, she decides to sweep up some dead bugs I didn't even know were there.
It must have been a traumatic experience for her!
Meanwhile, Juliette has been cleaning her shower room.
She then builds a snowman behind her apartment, following Florence's example from early in the morning.
Martina Martin walks by and is greeted by Jennifer.
"I've been sweeping up dead bugs all morning, you know... How do you like the soup?" - "Umm... *cough* *splutter* very nice... thank you..."
[This is how I handle meals here: Since everyone is on PP, they decide when they want to eat. But everybody had several bowls of Grandma's Comfort Soup and platters of cheesecake in their inventories, purchased at Almeric Davis' shop. So, whenever one of the residents shows the intention to make a meal, I cancel the action and have them "get leftovers" from the fridge instead, until all the bought meals will be gone.]
"So, will you get yourself a nice man and marry him? I can highly recommend marriage, you know." - "Umm... I might... some day..."
Martina thinks that these elderly ladies are really kind, but they definitely are a bit weird.
It is Friday, the last day of the week at the Senior Residence. Jennifer decides it is time to clean her shower.
Florence had the same idea.
Oh no! The bot breaks down again. Maybe it should not have been left out in the snow all winter.
This time, though, Florence manages to repair it without having to call the repair service. Afterwards, starts trimming the hedge nearest her apartment.
Lisa Ramirez is back, welcomed by Jennifer. "Poor Mrs. Ramirez," she thinks, "I am sure she came to see Kent again, but Kent is no more..."
Tybalt Capp, Juliette's older brother, is paying her a visit today.
Look at how much Florence got done in terms of gardening before her needs to go to the toilet and eat something took over!
Jennifer surprises me by making chef salad for everyone. (I realized this too late, otherwise she would have gotten a bowl of Grandma's Comfort Soup from the fridge.)
She even cleans the kitchen counter afterwards...
...and cleans up the dishes after some of the salad has been eaten.
Juliette is happy to see her brother. His house is so full already due to his plantchildren and their spouses, there is no way she could have moved in with him; nor with their sister Hermia and her numerous offspring and husband.
As a Plantsim, it hurts Tybalt particularly to see the sorry state of the garden, and he tackles the second half, where Florence had stopped.
We have now only three ladies live at the home. Who is going to join them?
