"THIS is my house? I have to live here?"
Hey, it's not that bad! At least you have a house, I'm not subjecting you to yard living until the money starts rolling in.
"There's trash in the yard!"
So? You're a slob. What do you care?
"Ugh."
Meet Sky Hoggle, the lucky founder of the Shithouse ISBI. Sky because she is the blue generation, and Hoggle after...
the little hero of Labyrinth, who lives in a lot of clutter. If you haven't seen that movie, starring David Bowie as the Goblin King, you must. I strongly recommend it. Anyway, back to Sky.
Here's the house that she's bitching about. Really, it's not that bad. Especially considering I built it. Sky lives in Aurora Skies (totally unintentional) on one of the tiny lots on the water. Not a lot of elbow room, but the views are pretty. I've never played this hood before and it's got all the locals, plus a few sims I dropped in. I like it so far, hopefully it's not too glitchy.
The house is tiny, only three rooms, with pretty much no space for expansion. Better get a job and start saving, Sky! You'll want a bigger lot at some point. Oh, and after I took this pic I noticed that I forgot to recolor her bed. Fail. I do get around to it.
Here's our girl's stats. I rolled them, changing one out (I think it was cat lover) for slob, as I wanted my founder to not mind the mess and crappy items. I chose her favorites as well. She wants to be a Master Romancer for her LTW. That should be pretty easy. First thing's first, she needs a job.
Always a solid choice for a founder. Easy, doesn't require skills, and can make a lot of money later on.
Sky spends her first few days working, and getting to know some of the locals. As much as one needs to in order to determine who to do in the theater, at any rate.
"So where does a woman new to Aurora Skies go to make friends? There's no one here at the bar except me."
"Well, you could try the pool. We got a lot of outdoorsy types in this town. You may find some folks there."
Or not. Geez. She was there for almost an hour before I took the picture. It's not particularly early or late. I'm so used to sims flocking to where ever my active happens to be, it's weird to see a lot so empty. I went into Edit Town and added a few more sims from my bin just in case population is a problem. I have immigration turned off but that's never been an issue at the beginning of a game before.
Sky had much better luck at the gym.
"I'm so glad there's some people here! I was starting to think I was the only person in town."
"LOL! Yeah, we're a shy bunch, a little suspicious of strangers. Especially someone so ...... exotic as yourself. But we're wonderful once you get to know us!"
"Uh-huh. Well. If you'll excuse me, I think I'm going to go talk to someone else. Exotically, of course. "
"Okay, do all of you guys wear beanies? It's not even cold here
"I like my beanie. *cough* Say, you want step outside with me for a ..... smoke?"
"I don't smoke."
"I don't mean cigarettes."
"Yeah, I gotta go."
It went well!
Also, there are ghosts that live in town, just like Moonlight Falls. Who knew? I thought their portraits looked awfully pale in the notifications.
"I'm not banging a ghost."
Wah wah.
"Um, can you just cut? I've had a long day."
Fourth wall? What fourth wall?
Next day after work, Sky continues trolling the local hot spots, checking out potential partners in lifetime wish achievement.
"Wow! It's so cool to meet you, Felicia! I didn't know Aurora Skies already had hookers! Usually the simgod has to drop a few in herself. But here you are, totally rockin' it!"
*sigh*
"Never heard of her! Who is she? Is burlesque just fancy talk for hooker?"
"You and I are not going to be friends."
Keep it classy, Sky.
"Pssst, guess what? You're kind of hot!"
"Oh my GOD GIRL!! You're CRAZY!"
"You have a boyfriend, don't you?"
"Yes I do! And he is smokin' hot if I may say so myself!"
"Man, I don't know if I like anybody in this town."
"I don't either. I especially hate school. Why should I even go, DAD? It's not like it really even matters."
"Of course it matters! No son of mine is going to end up a loser, or hating art, or, worst of all, vegetarian!!"
Sky: "Hey!!"
Once again, Sky went home with no prospects in sight. She is building up her charisma skill, so there's hope.
"Aw man! Now I'm gonna be late for work. And I'm already a little late cause it takes so long to get clean in this tub."
Call a repair sim, it's fine.
"Um, are you sure that's okay? I thought it wasn't allowed."
No, in this game you can use any service except maid, butler, and Bonehilda.
"Oh. Sweet!"
After work, Sky decided to try inviting out someone she's already friendly with, so she gave Stoney McBongsalot a call.
"Thanks for inviting me here, Sky! I love the theater, I brought my own candy and I'm glad to share!"
They just did the tour.
Sky broke off the "date" and went home only to discover that there was a miscommunication somewhere.
"Wait a minute, they said someone would be right out to fix that! It was supposed to be an hour from when I called this morning!"
Call them back. They're stupid sometimes.
"Hi! This is Sky Hoggle, again. I live in the shitty little house by the water? Yeah. Anyway, I called this morning to have someone come fix my tub and it looks like no one came............... okay, great! Oh, and can you have them shoo the dude off my porch? I ended our date at the theater and he followed me home anyway. Thanks!!"
Okay, Blazeit Fotwenny, date's over. And I mean "date" in the loosest way possible. Go HOME!! Damn.
*loosest* Heh-heh, see what I did there? I'm 12.
"I KNEW I should finished this job this morning. Now I smell like weed, I'm totally gonna get fired."
Damn girl. Leave some moldy, crusty cereal for the flies. They gotta eat, too!
"Holy crap! Are you Steve Perry?"
He's not. I didn't put Steve in this game.
"Even though your hair is gray, you still look EXACTLY THE SAME!!"
Um .................... no.
"I'm sorry Miss, but my name is...."
"Oh my god! Faithfully is, like, my favorite song EVER!"
"That is a good song but......."
"I wasn't even born back when you were touring so I never got to see you in concert...."
"Seriously young lady, I'm not...."
".... but I'd still totally be your groupie!"
" .................... oh, really?"
Anyway you want it.
Bartender: "You've got to be kidding me! Married, old as dirt, and Lief still gets the chicks??"
You make me weeeeeep, and wanna die.............
"Oh Steve, why can't this night go on FOREVER??"
Worlds apart, hearts broken in two, two, two.
A party? Awesome! Maybe she can snag a bang on someone else's bed. I mean, Sparks A. Lotadoobies has to have a sweet party pad, right?
Or he'll have a lame one bedroom, and promptly go to bed just as the party starts.
Sky ended up spending the entire party talking to some past-her-prime hipster who was trying way too hard.
"Are you in Gryffindor? Pottermore tried to put me in Hufflepuff but I said that I'm a Ravenclaw all the way!"
"Heck yeah, I'm Gryffindor! Red is my color! Green and blue are okay, yellow totally washes me out. I think blue looks great on you!"
"Thanks! It's my favorite."
"How lame is this party, by the way?"
"I know, right? I'm so bummed. I thought that there'd at least be a lot more snacks."
Sky went home without another notch in her LTW belt.
"The semi-circle of papers is complete. We shall deliver no more."
And scold me about it every flippin' morning from here on after.
It's the weekend! Two days off for Sky. So she invited over this sim from her contacts whose name I don't recognize, but he looks kind of cute.
"Hi Taylor! This is going to sound a little strange but, I don't remember ever meeting you. How do we know each other?"
"I'm a University mascot. You know, the really annoying sims in the llama suits, we show every time someone becomes a young adult, and we leave a bucket of miscellaneous crap on their doorstep? We do it for sims who are new in town as well. I came to your house the day you moved here, but you weren't home at the time. I must have been added to your friends list automatically."
"Ah, okay. So, you wanna do it?"
"Nope. No way. This is not going to work."
What? Is it the end table? I can't remember if she's ever gotten in that side of the bed before. Alright, hang on, I'll move the table.
"It's not the table, you idiot! It's HIM. I JUST met him. I can't share a bed with him!"
But City Hall is no problem at all.
"What? It's my BED. I SLEEP there. If you can't appreciate the difference then there's no explaining it to you."
"Heh-heh, I got laid."
"SEE?!?"
Later that afternoon.
"I am so glad you asked me out, Sky! I've been wanting to ask you out on a date for a week now, but that'd be inappropriate, given our situation and all."
You asked out your boss?
"Yeah, we're best friends."
But.......she's your BOSS.
"So?"
So, what if it all goes wrong? She's the one who gives you promotions and raises.
"Eh, I can get another job."
But...........yeah, this is the Sims. Qualifications, no one needs them.
Things did not go as planned.
Oops.
"Geez, the asshole didn't even let me grab my clothes!"
Okay, no problem. Sky and Taylor never actually did it in her bed, so that should still count as a location. And she's besties with her boss, so bed-sharing should be a non-issue.
"Oh god I need a power point! POWER POINT!!"
"Well, that was fun! *checks friend status* Huh, you're still only listed as my boss and not my romantic interest. Curious, but good. I'll see you tomorrow at work!"
"*giggle* Okay! I'll see you at the office, 'friend'!"
We'll see if this comes back to haunt Sky later. Next morning,
It had to happen sooner or later.
"I hope it's a girl!!"
Whose is it?
"Ummmmmmmmm, I've got it narrowed down to two people."
Well, that's not too bad I suppose.
Sky spent her pregnancy following her wishes,
"Wait, it says in here that it's normal for the baby to come even 2 weeks late! That's not true is it?"
and having some fun.
"Can't I buy one of these? It'll totally fit on the porch!"
"Oh come ON kid! Right now? Just when I find a cute guy?"
Get used to it.
Coming up, does Sky get the girl she wants? Who is the father/baby mama? Will Sky get her LTW or will the game screw around with me? Find out next time.
No points gained or lost.
