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Saturday, 27 December 2014

The Williamson Family: Week 6

Do you remember this house? Maxis originally had it assigned to Cleo Shikibu and Patricia Wan, but in my game, it has been the home of a different family for quite a while already.
        Upon entering the lot on Monday early morning, I find Gunter Goth having kicked over the rubbish bin. What does he have against Wilma, I wonder?
        Wilma is the half-Alien daughter of William Williamson. Klara, William's wife, is not her biological mother, but from Day One she was treated as if she was her own daughter.Both Klara and William are now 60 years old and have been on Permanent Platinum for a long time. They still work as The Law (William) and Education Minister (Klara), and since neither has shown the wish to retire, they will just keep working.
        Here is Wilma, a teenager whose aspiration is Knowledge, with a lifetime want of becoming Mad Scientist.
        When the school bus drops off Wilma that Monday afternoon, Meike Riley is with her.
        But Wilma is an ambitious young lady has her future career already firmly in mind and does her homework before she dedicates much time to her guest.
        Her wombrat Panda is still there, and thriving. Wilma often plays with Panda, and it always brings her fun level back up in no time.
        Tuesday morning, Klara is pleased to see Wilma cleaning Panda's cage. She has never had to tell the girl to do that and is happy to see her daughter so responsible.       
The shrine still sits in front of the house, and today, Wilma rolled the want of tossing a coin.
        She better not have! A swarm of angry bees is after her, and she only escapes when she gets on the school bus.
        In the afternoon, she makes herself a big glass of orange juice from their own orchard.
        Klara loves to make really nice food for her family. Whenever she prepares a meal (always on her own accord), it is something fancy like turkey.
       On Wednesday morning, I find Klara and William being very affectionately with each other. You can tell it is spring!
        Wilma has another glass of fresh juice for breakfast.
        Today, Klara goes to work and William has the day off. He is not quite so interested in making elaborate meals and prepares salad for lunch instead.
        At night, the couple are out cuddling under the stars. They really love each other very much, and it is nice to see that.       
It is Thursday morning when I find William cleaning his daughter's bathroom. Both parents are very neat and often clean and tidy up around the house on their own initiative.
       Klara has the day off today and stays in her PJs longer than she usually would. Melody Tinker does not seem to mind.

        It has not happened very often yet this week, but today, Klara sits down with Wilma for lunch.

        Very early on Friday morning, Klara is out hunting bugs. Her collection has been widely neglected, because this is something my Sims do not do on their own accord, but I really would like to have one Sim with a complete collection in my game - Klara would be the first.

       Today, Stephen Riley comes home from school with Wilma.

        She takes care of the orchard first.

        Meanwhile, Stephen has discovered Panda and has a lot of fun with the furry little animal.

        "I'd love to have a cat or dog, but my parents only allowed me Panda, my wombrat," Wilma tells Stephen over their meal of salad. Stephen does not have any pets at home at all, he confesses.

        On Saturday, father and daughter take advantage of their time off and the beautiful summer weather and go on a hike together.

        They also share a meal later on.

       Klara does not feel so brilliant and opted out of the hike, spending most of the day in bed.
      
On Sunday, Wilma dresses nicely. She woke up rolling the wish of sneaking out with Stephen - so far, the two of them have been "just friends" and nothing more.

        She invites over several of her half siblings in the afternoon - Lance Landgraab, Martina Martin and Dora Dreamer are pictured - as well as Stephen. Dora tells the boy that one of their fathers comes from a different planet, and that is why they all have green skin, big black eyes and no nose.

        Wilma has made a delicious cheese cake for her siblings and friends, much to Stephen's delight.

        "It's lovely, isn't it, having a family party like this," Perseida Powers, yet another half-sibling, muses. Klara feels only very slightly excluded and is determined to enjoy her piece of cake no matter what.

        The party is still going on when all of a sudden, Wilma and Stephen find each other alone in the living room, sitting close on the settee. Where did everybody go? (They are all still there - some have gone upstairs, some others are still eating, and some are in the garden. It really happened like this, and I took it as a sign!)

        I wonder how Stephen will react when I tell Wilma to cuddle... looks like he has nothing against this new closeness! The two of them now have a crush on each other. Wilma still wants to sneak out with Stephen, but that will only happen during the next round.

Thursday, 25 December 2014

Chaz Whippler - Week 4


Back at Chaz Whippler's modest house for his fourth week after graduating...
       

...we find him exactly where we left him: working on his skills. He still wants to become Celebrity Chef, and needs to max out his cooking skill for his final promotion. He manages to do that on this Monday.
      
In the afternoon, Christopher Capp walks by and is greeted by Chaz. Oh no, he does not think of falling in love with the teenage boy, don't worry! (I don't have any hacks in my game, and to be honest would not like my Sims to autonomously fall in love with teenagers.) But Chaz obviously thinks of love on a more general level... he must be feeling lonely.
       
On Tuesday morning, the cleanbot Chaz had in his inventory (it must be a gift from Angela Pleasant) breaks.
       
Chaz has no choice but to turn it off and repair it as quickly as possible.
       
On Wednesday, the onset of autumn makes Chaz realize he has nothing warmer to wear than the  bermuda shorts and t-shirt he age-transitioned into after graduation. Now that money isn't a problem anymore, he is willing to spend some on new outfits, and has a taxi take him to "Papaya Regime".
      
He makes his purchase and then greets most of the other New Maximilianians present, such as General Buzz Grunt and Antonio Monty.
       
In the small garden behind the shop, even more fellow New Maximilianians have gathered for a game of darts. Not a single townie in sight! Chaz joins them for a while before heading back home.
       
On Thursday, he is on the phone, catching up with friends. So far, he has not had to go to work this week, but today he'll find out whether all his studying of cook books will be rewarded.
      
Minutes before his carpool arrives, Zoe Zimmerman, an old friend from uni, comes visiting. Chaz hugs her and is sorry he has to leave so soon - why didn't she come over earlier in the week?
       
That night, Chaz comes home from work with his lifetime want fulfilled: He is now a Celebrity Chef, 4 days before Elderhood. Of course you know what this means: I am not going to control him enymore, except for making sure the fridge is stocked, the bills are paid and the neighbours are greeted.
       
On Friday, Chaz wakes up to a long weekend off.
      
He still thinks of love every now and then.
       
Buck Grunt is his guest in the afternoon, but Chaz does not even offer him a meal.
      
For a Celebrity Chef, Chaz has very bad eating habits. Not only does he not offer his guests any food, he can't even be bothered having a proper meal himself. Instead, he stuffs his face directly from the fridge for breakfast.
       
Tina Traveller walks by that day. The two get along well, and although they are not yet friends, Chaz accepts a friendly hug from Tina later on.
       
Sunday sees Chaz having a "healthy" breakfast of cookies.
       
He then spends several hours writing is diary.
       
Just as it gets dark, Hal Riley walks past. Chaz repeats the same pattern: he does not cook for his guests, but paints at his easel, has a bath and then sits at the computer until he goes to bed - all while his guest is still there.

Will Chaz become a better host as he gets older? Will his friendship with Tina blossom?