The Sims 4 - The Roomies: Week 1

The Roomies are exactly what the name implies: four people sharing a house, not unlike Summer Holiday, Travis Scott and Liberty Lee.
This is their spacious house in Oasis Springs:

And here are the four Roomies, from left to right: Mitchell Kalani, J. Huntington III, Zoe Patel and Gavin Richards.

Mitchell (left) wants to be a Joke Star. Fat chance with his current job as Assistant Dishwasher! Gavin (right) is an aspiring Bestselling Author who currently works as Blogger.

J. Huntington III values nothing more than physical fitness and dreams of being a Bodybuilder. Maybe he should change careers; I can't see working in Quality Assurance being of much use there.

Zoe is the only one of the quartet who does not have a job at the start of the game. Like Summer Holiday, she sees herself as a future Friend of the World and will do anything to make and maintain friendships.
It is now Monday morning, and Zoe has just gone out to greet Geoffrey Landgraab.

Later, she has salad and a drink for lunch. This is something I like about TS4: A Sim can have a meal with a drink, or just a meal, or a drink only - the possibilities of doing things simultaneously are far greater than they were in TS2.

After work, J. goes jogging. (I wish I knew what "J" stands for - it's a shame that no proper name was given to this Sim!)

Gavin spends the hours before bedtime writing.

Turesday morning sees Zoe first washing up the dishes from last night's dinner...

...and then preparing breakfast. One of her characteristics is "clumsy", and it shows in some activities: she clangs the dishes about and spills a lot when stirring the mixing bowl.

Mitchell meets and greets Katrina Caliente.

I have him quit his job as Assistant Dishwasher and start in the Entertainment career instead: He now is an Amateur Entertainer. In TS4, Sims can find jobs on the computer or the phone.

On Wednesday, all four Roomies have breakfast together.

Zoe spends the day alone at home again, but she does not stay alone for long: Whenever another playable Sim walks past, I send her out to greet them. Here are Don Lothario...

...and Summer Holiday. The two ladies have similar interests and views and get along very well.

Tonight, Gavin prefers reading instead of writing. An aspiring Bestselling Author should do both, he knows.

On Thursday, Mitchell meets the Landgraabs.

Meanwhile, J., Zoe and Gavin enjoy a lazy late breakfast on the settee.

Unfortunately, the computer breaks, slowing down Gavin's progress as a writer a little bit. The computer is quickly replaced (not repaired - there is enough money to the household, and nobody is in need of handiness skill), and Gavin can keep writing.

On Friday morning, Mitchell decides to have a liquid breakfast only.

Today, Summer Holiday has come over again, followed by Carley Hillmann. Carley is a non-playable but shows in Gavin's relationship panel as his romantic interest, and in Mitchell's as enemy. I wonder what the story is behind that!

Saturday sees Zoe using the computer for the first time. She loves to socially interact with other Sims, and so chatting online and setting up a social network profile with followers is the right thing for her.

Gavin and Carley spend time together, but Gavin does not show any flirty wants for her.

Out in the back yard, Mitchell entertains Zoe and Summer with the comedy routines he has written.

Meanwhile, J. decides to visit the gym.

There, he meets Don Lothario and Eliza Pancakes.

He shows the want to chat with Eliza, and I watch them for a while.

Sunday morning starts harmless enough: three of the four Roomies meet in the kitchen, all intent on making breakfast. Clumsy Zoe is at the stove.

So far, so good.

But then, a fire breaks out - the first one I witness in TS4! I lean back and watch.

Without me telling him to, J. drops what he was doing, grabs a fire extinguisher and sets to work on saving Zoe's life.

It does look pretty scary, and for a while, I don't know where it is going to lead.

 Scary indeed!

But finally...

...the flames die under J.'s vigorous attack, and all Zoe needs is a shower and something to eat.

By the afternoon, she even feels well enough again to go for a run.

So this was my first fire!
It took me pretty long to finish the week at this household, and I must admit I wasn't too keen on playing the Roomies. Their house is not my favourite, and I wasn't overly interested in their lives. Maybe I've already had enough of TS4 for a while. Well, the next household to play will be a family of three generations, so maybe I'll enjoy that more.