River Smith - Junior Year

As I said, the Smith family is rather extensive in my game, and now it is River Smith's turn to be played. 

He was a Townie teen in Strangetown before I sent him to La Fiesta Tech because of his "playable" surname. A typical Family Sim, River already dreams of celebrating his Golden Anniversary, no matter that he is still a young adult - and he also knows who with: DJ Verse is the lady who has captured his heart early on (and without my doing).

He currently resides here at the Oasis Dormitory, along with three other playable students: Ophelia Nigmos, Johnny Smith (we pretend he is a distant cousin) and Christopher Hart, another former NPC. 

Because River has not rolled the wish for a specific major, the college administration has decided to put him in Philosophy. 

On the first day of his Junior Year, he and Ophelia return from class at the same time and enjoy the dorm cook's pancakes. 

He already has all the skills required for this semester, and so he can get started on his Term Paper right away. 

The others still have some studying to do; apart from Johnny, who is only a Sophomore, they are Juniors like River.

The next day, River gets up and wonders whether he should think about new clothes, since spring has begun and he has been walking around in the same old things all winter. Going to a clothes shop might be a good idea to see some other students, too.

No year at college is complete without at least one fight between the rival mascots! 

River loves the chess board and actually wants not only to max his logic skill but also his games enthusiasm - unusual for a Family Sim, isn't it? He is joined at the board by Christopher, and the two agree that the friends they are making here at uni are most likely going to be friends for life. 

Later, I catch Christopher daydreaming about his first (and still current) love interest Tiffany Riley. Remember how, when I last played here, I was so hoping for Johnny and Ophelia to rekindle their teenage love, but Ophelia was more interested in Christopher? Well, I wonder what she'd say if she saw his thought bubble!

Exam day is here, and all four friends get good (if not best) grades. The fifth student is just someone walking by; there is another one living at the dorm, but he is rarely seen and never talked to. 

River and Christopher share a table in the cafeteria for their post-exam meal of Mac & Cheese. River doesn't say anything, but he is not impressed by his dorm mate's table manners.

As before, he already has all the skills he needs for this semester and is therefore able to write his Term Paper right away.

Every day, River rolls the wish to call his girlfriend DJ Verse to chat, and every day, that wish is granted.

Speaking of chatting, Johnny and Ophelia do that a lot, too. 

Sometimes River wants more than just talk, and today he invites DJ over. He shows her how much he missed her the moment she rings the doorbell.

Later, he has some me-time and reads in his room.

Ophelia stands in the open door to the men's bathroom and watches Johnny having a shower... Does she still have feelings for him, after all? 

After having spent quite a lot of his free time at the chess board, River maxes out his logic skill. 

He invitex DJ over again, and the two share some very romantic moments, culminating in a wish to woohoo, but there isn't a double bed at the dorm, and our poor Sims depend on it if they want to satisfy this want :-) (and if there are no hot tubs, saunas, photo booths, cars or walk-in wardrobes available!)

Christopher's exam is an hour before the others have to sit theirs, and when he returns, the smile on his face says it all. "Here I come, Senior Year!"

Johnny, Ophelia and River have finished the year with best grades, too. For Johnny, is means the start of his Junior Year, while Ophelia and River are now Seniors. 

This was a quiet year at uni. Not much going on in terms of visitors, let alone trips to community lots. No surprises on the romantic front, either. But River was easy to keep happy as long as he was regularly in touch with DJ and got to spend time at the chess board, and I expect him to have a good Senior Year, too, after which he'll finally move to Strangetown and probably join DJ. 

And finally, we have reached the end of the Smiths on my alphabetical list! But we'll be staying in Strangetown for the next household.