Kennedy Smith - Week 1

Hello and welcome to my second Smith household - this is Kennedy Smith, a tourist-NPC originally from Three Lakes (I think). He moved to New Maximiliania a while ago and is now in his own house.

For the post where Kennedy moved in, click here. How he was a house guest with Paola Picaso and Garret Newson is here. When he developed a crush on Beta Beaker can be read here.
 

Kennedy's aspiration is Knowledge, and fittingly, he dreams of maxing out all his skills.
So far, he has only two points for most, but never mind - he has time, since he is still at the very beginning of his adult life, in spite of his elderly looks.

This is the house I have given him, an - of course - Maxis-made one.

It's not much inside; only basic furniture is already there: a kitchen in the top left corner of the open-plan ground floor, a dining table with one single chair, a small settee, a book shelf and a side table. The small bathroom is empty.

Upstairs are a fully equipped, if basic, bathroom, a bedroom with a cheap double bed and an empty room. The landing is spacious.
Kennedy had a bit of money on him when he moved in, and now, after having purchased the house, his bank account still shows a balance of 11,250 Simoloens. Not bad! If he is a bit careful about spending, he may not have to work. Instead, he can dedicate all his spare time to skilling.

Orlando Ottomas walks by on this Monday and is of course greeted.

Not much later, the Welcome Committee arrives: Candice Walter, Gesine Landgraab and Johnson Fleig join Orlando and their host Kennedy for a delicious meal of bass and squash. "Which university did you go to, Mr. Smith?" Johnson wants to know. Well... truth is, Kennedy never even went to school, as he came into existence as an adult - same as Johnson himself, really!

In the evening, Kennedy is invited to an outing. As I really want him to wear an everyday outfit that comes without a backpack, I decide on the Frippery Frock.

Kennedy chooses four outfits - one for every season - and then spends a bit of time with the members of his group. Pictured here are Ryker Love (in the black outfit), Paola Picaso (she was the one who invited Kennedy to go out with them), Beau Broke (yellow shirt) and... not sure, but could be Ginger Newson.

When he gets really tired an sorely needs a bath, I send Kennedy home on his own. Tomorrow is another day!

On Tuesday morning, Kennedy repairs the toy robot that broke yesterday while one of his guests was playing with it.
If possible, I try to have Kennedy do everything that increases his skill profile, such as repairs, cleaning and cooking.

For fun and to have him gain creativity points - and with the idea of selling his paintings for money eventually - I buy him an easel.

Otherwise, nothing worth of note happens that day. Kenneday pays his bills, does the crossword and goes for a hike in the afternoon (as it was a minor wish easy to fulfill).

Wednesday starts with cleaning the bath before having a nice long bubble bath.

Kennedy still suffers the remains of a cold, but the hot bath did him good. By early afternoon, he feels much better.

While he is on the phone to Gavin Gavigan (the teenager rang him), his best friend Shaun Singles comes visiting on his own initiative. He obviously wants to see how Kennedy is getting on in his new place. Kennedy makes mac  & cheese for himself and his guest, and is happy not having to spend the evening alone again.

Naturally, Thursday is bills day again, and just as Kennedy takes his set of bills out of the mail box, Calendula Capp walks by. Before I can make him greet her, she runs off - she was clearly up to something when she arrived, probably nick the paper.

Again, the day passes by skilling (his first painting sold for 11 Simoleons - now he works on the next one) and talking to a friend on the phone. Just as Kennedy is about to go to bed, the phone rings, and it is again Gavin Gavigan. To my knowledge, the two have never met in person, so I wonder how Gavin got Kennedy's phone number.

A very tired Kennedy goes to bed on Friday at 4:37 in the morning.

When he gets up around lunch time, the phone rings - and it is again Gavin Gavigan. Shouldn't the boy be at school at this hour?

Kennedy has something to eat, takes a bath and repairs the toilet (mechanical skill!).

He spots Catherine Capp walking by, and politely greets the young lady. She stays for dinner, the leftover mac & cheese. Later, Kennedy finishes his second painting and sells it for 45 Simoleons.

On Saturday morning, Kennedy tries his hand at pancakes for the first time. They turn out nicely.

His third painting sells for 79 Simoleons. Shouldn't that be more? After all, he has 7 creativity points by now.

A further 500 Simoleons come his way when he discovers an unknown star that night. This is less than a quarter of what the telescope cost originally - at 2,100 Simoleons, it is the most expensive object Kennedy owns, but he sooo wanted it!

On Sunday morning, hours before Kennedy gets up, a magic lamp is left by his door. To decide what to have him wish for is a no-brainer - money, what else!

But first, it is time to put on something warmer, as winter has begun.

Kennedy wishes indeed for wealth. His other two wishes are a long life (and he is instantly back at the beginning of adulthood) and beauty - which is a little unfortunate, in that now every lady he meets is a 3-bolt-match for him. How to know who his true love might be?

The first sack of money contains 10,000 Simoleons, allowing for some very welcome home improvements.

But first, Kennedy greets Jill Fleig who is just passing by. As expected, she - like all the ladies in his relationship panel - is a 3-bolter for him.

The bedroom looks much better now, and the new bed is a lot more comfortable than the cheap one that was in the house when Kennedy moved in.

In the kitchen, the stove and fridge are exchanged for more expensive models. This means the meals will be more filling now, too.

Over dinner with Jill, she starts an interesting topic of conversation!

But before anything more can happen - I can't remember whether Jill is already in a relationship -, I have Kennedy do some skilling, and Jill leaves after a while.

This was not a bad first week for our newcomer! Kennedy's home has improved as well as his skill profile, although he is still far from reaching his lifetime want.

Will he meet someone to share his house with eventually, and how is his next week going to pan out in terms of skills?