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  • LunBeautyLunBeauty Posts: 2,734 Member
    edited June 2014
    Amj1995: I haven't started a thread for this family. This is the only place I post them at. I promise, if I do happen to start a legacy, which I really want to in the future, I'll make a blog. I just need to figure out if I'm going to make an entirely new sim or make one of my past sims the founder.

    I suppose to anyone else who can't see the IF, a kid talking to someone who wasn't there would be deemed as a wee bit crazy, lol.

    I hate the paparazzi. You can't even kiss in public without them stretching it out to the two of you woohooing in public. My current household makes mincemeat out of the paparazzi.

    Ooh, poor Kinerly. D: Too bad it wasn't an adult male. You could have had the chance for an alien baby. But as we all know, the game never gives us what we want.

    IreneSwift: I worry about my sister a lot. She's still young and I know she and her boyfriend are very active in that aspect of their relationship. She claims that she takes all of the right precautions. But all it takes is one minor slip-up and my sister has had a few scares in the past. I'm glad that she always comes to me whenever she's worried. I think she's scared to talk to our dad about that sort of thing. He reacts a lot differently than I do and our mom lives over 300 miles away. It's not like we can drive ten minutes just to go see her. So I guess I'm the surrogate mother when it comes to my sister and these matters.

    Parents will always find some way to spoil the moment. Nathan is that parent. He's not as uptight as James was, always grounding Harmony. That girl spent more time as a teenager grounded than anything else.

    I swear, next generation will have two kids. I don't care if they're both boys.

    Don't worry, both Grace's parents will come down a lot harder on her about her rudeness in the next update.

    Yes, I think the set came out after ITF (which I don't use).

    My sims just never have time to go out. My morning routine is have them get up, use the bathroom, take showers, eat a quick meal of cereal (because there isn't really time to cook a good breakfast), go to work/school. Come home, do breakfast. Maybe spend a little time skilling or playing outside. A few romantic interactions, relationship building activities, and straight to bed again. They're usually all in bed by 11:00. I gave them all beds with 10 energy so that helps a lot.

    Grace will probably grow out of the rude stage.

    For this generation, Grace is definitely the black sheep...that I'm considering making heiress.

    That tomb looks really interesting. :) I don't think my sims have ever explored it. Can you explore tombs even if they're not part of a mission? I think the tombs in Egypt are the best. What is Falafel anyways?
  • TadOlsonTadOlson Posts: 11,380 Member
    edited June 2014
    adrian64130-Your video is very well done and might become very popular.
    Zabeth0-They can't visit a pool every day and sinks do break though I get them learning handiness quickly to learn how to fix broken things.
    LunBeauty-Thanks for the comment.Great update!
    Hazysmith-Hi there!Your image isn't showing up and might have to be reposted or reuploaded.welcome to the thread.
    Colorist40-I had to get my stories caught up on WordPad last night.Thanks for the comment and they are working hard because they want the best they can get for their future children.
    simlish1-Great pictures!
    IreneSwift-It's actually mid-winter in Glen Harbor and they just got lucky to not get snow because I kept it off.Great update!You've got another great update on your traveler.
    ddsims3world-Thanks for the comment.Great update!I love how your houses look.
    Puddinroy-Hi there!I hope you have fun with your game.
    Amj1995-Hi there!I hope you're enjoying your weekend.Great update!
    I'll have my own update ready a little later.I've got to get to the store for a grocery emergency.
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  • and-it-is-onand-it-is-on Posts: 1,364 Member
    edited June 2014
    I was having trouble with my game, it kept freezing at the same time on this one day and I couldn't play. So I used that as a good opportunity to move the family to a new town, they live in the same house but they are in a custom world now.

    Bianca gets up early, before anybody else so she spends time with Mikey
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    Early one morning look who came to visit :D
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    This was the first time Bianca had seen Dante since he died, she was so happy
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    Later that morning Bianca went to visit Cole because he had aged into a child
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    :D Can't wait to see what he looks like as a teen
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    After chatting with Cole Bianca went inside to talk to Marissa. Bianca is a celebrity and this is how Chris reacted to seeing her, apparently he forgot he used to live in the same house as her :lol:
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    Both Toby and Megan wished to have another child, I was happy to grant that wish
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    Megan hadn't really had a chance to get out much but she did meet a nice girl, I think they will become good friends
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    Toby was being a very good husband, he would give Megan massages when she had a sore back
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    Early the next morning it was time, Toby was useful as guys always are :roll:
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    The boy theme continues!! :? I kind of wanted a girl but it's ok...
    Ummm what is wrong with this picture...I mean does this baby look a bit tan to you? :shock:
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    If I hadn't been playing this family I would have thought Megan had played up :lol: how random though. You can get random hair colours in this game sometimes, I guess it's the same with skin colours?
    Anyway his name is Zeke :D
    Toby told Mikey that he has a brother now
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    He then got to know his newest son
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  • TadOlsonTadOlson Posts: 11,380 Member
    edited June 2014
    and-it-is-on-Great update!It's awful that your game kept freezing and they had to be moved.
    Here's my update from Gibsons a little late after I had to go to the store.
    Tad and Cody Olson got up early and got their morning chores done before they decided to play chess for a while to build up logic skill and social.
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    They played for a while until it was time for Cody to get ready for work and Tad decided to play on her new toy while Cody was getting ready for work.
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    She ended up deciding to visit the new town pool while Cody was at work and enjoyed swimming for a short while.
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    She also played a few arcade games like wack a gnome first.
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    She tried to grab a prize with the claw before it was 10:30 and time to start heading home.
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    Tad got home to find Cody asleep and got into bed herself.
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  • IreneSwiftIreneSwift Posts: 6,247 Member
    edited June 2014
    Alex woke very early the next morning. Since it was still very dark outside, and too early to work in her garden, she relaxed on the bed and learned the other recipe she'd bought in Egypt, shawarma. When she finished, she took care of her garden, which didn't take long at all. Back in the house, the toilet clogged again. Alex now needed only two more plumbing repairs to reach the plumber skill challenge. As she showered, Alex sang all of the songs she had learned in China and Egypt.

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    Once again, Alex needed to bring her cooking skill up quite a bit, so she cooked individual servings of recipes to last for the week ahead. While she cooked, she sang the songs she learned in China and Egypt, just as she had done in the shower.

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    It was almost 10 PM by the time Alex finished cooking, and she had reached level 9 in the skill, which was where she needed to be to have maximum performance at work. She had also made the falafel she would need for the ethnic food event at work, and she did some laundry, for the first time with her new washer and dryer. But she never made it to the gym to pump iron.

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    It was raining very hard when Alex got up Friday morning. Since she couldn't go to the garden, she sat on the deck in her pajamas and read the previous day's newspaper, since she'd had no time to read it the day before.

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    By the time she showered and dressed, it had stopped raining, so she was able to tend to her garden after all. It didn't take long, now that she'd reduced it to a more manageable size. After breakfast, Alex started raking leaves.

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    She was so intent on the task, she didn't notice the time, and suddenly, the carpool was there to take her to work. So much for getting to the gym to make up for yesterday! She almost forgot her falafel, but she grabbed it just in time. She was rewarded generously, with a 20 simoleon per hour raise, increased career performance, and enough of an increase in her cooking skill that she now had mastered cooking! Now she was sure of a promotion by the end of the day!

    At the end of the day, she did indeed get her promotion, and with that promotion came not only another raise, but shorter and fewer work days. She now works only 3 days per week, from 3:00 PM to 8:30 PM, for 176 simoleons per hour. And along with her new position as a sous-chef, she has also now become somewhat of a local celebrity.

    After work, Alex went to the bookstore and bought several recipes. It had been a long time since she'd had time to read new recipes, so there were quite a few she wanted. They set her back more than 4,000 simoleons, but she didn't really need to worry about the money, though it would be that much longer before she could buy a vacation home somewhere. But she didn't know where she wanted it to be yet anyway.

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    Now, Alex went to the gym. Better late than never! She pumped iron for almost an hour, then went home to have dinner, shower, and go to bed.

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    Saturday morning, it was raining, but Alex didn't really care. The garden was partly dormant, and she really needed a break from business as usual. She decided to practise with her martial arts dummy, then break some boards.

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    After breakfast, she had to unclog the toilet again, then she showered and went to the gym.

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    After running on the treadmill for about 2 ½ hours, she noticed that Bebe Frio was there. She had been asked to convince Bebe that technology was cool, but had not had the time to do that yet. Now was her chance. With her high charisma skill and celebrity challenge achievement, she not only convinced Bebe, but became instant best friends with her. She also completed the personable skill challenge, for learning traits.

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    With a friendly hug, she took her leave of Bebe, and went downstairs to shower again and get in some time in the pool.

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    At home, Alex actually chose to sit inside to read the newspaper. This was a first!

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    Then she learned the recipe for eggs machiavellian. She's going to try to learn one new recipe each day, at least when she's at home, until she has finished with all of them. Now, she ate her dinner and packed. She was going back to Egypt.
  • KatieTerrorFaceKatieTerrorFace Posts: 480 Member
    edited June 2014
    Update:

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    Marina lept into the time stream and was amazed at what she saw as she sailed quickly into the future. Until she bumped her head on some hard object that also happened to be in the time stream as well.

    Marina woke up on a cold metal table in large brightly lit room. Where am I? She was wearing only a metallic cloth wrap around her abdomen. She gasped when some metal arms from above began to poke and prod her with their metal tools.

    A voice from above spoke out loudly to her in a gentle male voice. "It's an actual human!" Another male voice from the same location spoke as well. "See brother? I told you it was important!" Marina then tried to speak to them. "Hello? Not to be rude, but where am I and who are you?" The voices continued speaking to each other. The metallic arms continued to test out each and every part of her body. "Does this qualify as my annual check-up?!" Marina became uncomfortable as the arms seemed to have no clue of being proper in their testing.

    When completed, the arms fit Marina into a tight blue suit with tubes all over it. "Have a nice trip, Marina!" The voiced then laughed and Marina found herself blinded by an intense orange light.

    She awoke in a dark cave. Marina could hear breathing from within it, raspy, but loud. She decided to investigate. What she found was the largest crayfish she had ever seen; the size of her house! Unfortunately, it seems the crayfish had some large boulders fall on it and it was nearing its end. Marina felt sad such a specimen was dying before her eyes and could not help it. She decided to analyze it to capture its DNA in a sample to take home.

    When Marina got back to the present day, she sped across town to the lab and began analyzing the DNA. "It truly is a descendent of the crayfish of the now! Amazing!"

    Marc noticed the suit on Marina and liked it a lot. He decided to do another of his works on her bottom, but this time with a more stylized take. x)
  • Amj1995Amj1995 Posts: 4,068 Member
    edited June 2014
    @dreamerz-
    I agree I'm not buying the Sims 4 either until they improve in some things.
    She left their house with a slice of cake LOL
    He does look very grumpy, but that was a sketchy place for a date!
    The new house looks great! I really like the color scheme. :D

    @IreneSwift-
    You're welcome!
    Yeah Kinerly got abducted.

    Those little adventure missions can be fun sometimes. Alex sure has a lot of relics.

    @Lunbeauty-
    Ok that sounds great!
    I know paparazzi is so annoying!

    @TadOlson-
    Hi!
    Thank you!
    Very nice update!

    @and it is on-
    Sorry about the game troubles.
    Aw that's sweet! Dante came to visit.
    Megan you got some explaining to do! :wink: LOL
    Is the CC skin?
    Congrats on Zeke!

    @KatieTerrorFace-
    That sounds so creepy! :shock:
    "Does this qualify as my annual check-up?!" :lol:
    Marc and those bottom paintings!
  • Zabeth0Zabeth0 Posts: 1,337 Member
    edited June 2014
    Colorist: You're not dumb. :D There are a lot of legends about vampires- it can be hard to follow them all and how they show up in pop culture. For example, some legends about vampires involve throwing a handful of lentils down while you make your escape since they'll have no choice but to count them...lol- after reading of that, that made the 'count' from Seaseme street that much funnier, and I had to wonder if they knew that legend or were just playing off the name "count" as in Count Dracula and the joke wouldn't have been made if he'd been Baron Dracula lol. :D Not everyone has time to know everything- there is too much information in the world for anyone to know everything. :D Yeah, the game is much more fun when you can just laugh at it!

    LunBeauty: In real life, I hate them- but they gave me a certain respect for physics. (Forces acting upon a body are pretty obvious when they are at work on the rollercoaster- that's what scares people and gives them adrenaline rushes). It's nice they are keeping up with their music and playing it together. :D Some of the toddlers are very well behaved...and some are "crying for no reason" toddlers. :D The latter make you really love the former. :D Theresa is quite cute. :D

    Lol@ginger brigade. :D It's a lovely view. :D Lol- thats a great excited for babysitter teens expression! :D Lol- Grace is priceless...rude, but priceless. They are quite lovely. :D Well, considering the children stage represents kids from what four or five (whenever kids go to school nowadays) to 12 (Since 13 is a teen), I could definitely agree with you. :D 4 or 5 is too young to be home alone, but as the kid gets older, not so much. :D Wow, Olivia looks like she might have gotten sick of all that dressing up to be a rock star lol. :D (Olivia: Leather, sequins, fringe? Nope! And if I see one more fleck of glitter on my clothes that isn't caused by a grandkid's sticky hands, I'm going to burn them! lol) But that's just my guess. :D She might have other reasons. :D

    Oh, veyr nice to see Robin again. :D Oh, that's good news! :D Maybe now that they are more mature, they can setttle down and have a kid or two. :D

    Nathan knows better than to have a diva disapprove of him! He'll be all charming. :D

    I'm sure it's a racing game or something, but my mind fills in a different scenario... (Cadence: Oh yeah? Come around the corner and say that to my missile launcher!
    Tristan: Come around the corner and try to use it! I dare you!) No need for vent, they are right there :D

    Not boring. :D
  • Zabeth0Zabeth0 Posts: 1,337 Member
    edited June 2014
    IreneSwift: A guest house would allow you to lock the house's main door and leave the guest house open for your visitors. It would work better. :D If you wanted visitors to practice sparring with, which is totally just an option. :D

    Lol- nice, a retired superspy decides to adventure full time? That fits...being out of all the excitement and being expected to just sit back and settle into 'normal life' would be hard, I can totally see a retired superspy traveling around and solving international problems. (That's what adventuring is all about, right?) :D Or were you going to restart her as an alternate universe her? Just curious. :D

    I only know because I've had kids with sims in France in a game that I lost with my laptop- I had been sending my male founder around exploring the WA worlds, and I had been trying really hard to get him a foreign wife, but I'd gone through China, Egypt and by the time I got to France, I was just thinking, I'd send him to buy the wine machine and books and send him home to work on charisma more first...but then he met Bertha Girard at the Winery. Little hearts gave me the idea that he was just head over heals...so I decided to go ahead and see how far he could go before he had to go- he only had a few hours. But they were compatible enough that he pulled up trying for baby, I was literally about to click for them to get married when he was whisked home. I knew I should have done it in the other order, but I thought I could still get them married before she started showing...but she had a son with his hair and eye color already a child. Which was baffling, but when I searched the boards about it, I found out it always happens that way at the WA locations. But if you take people from WA locations home and have kids there, they are normal children- which can either have the hidden trait for the locations or not as a percentage- which is why Ramin is Chinese even though he's a time child. :D

    Oh, sorry, I guess I got confused too. :D

    Oh, yeah, how did I miss that? Sorry about that. :D

    So, yeah, back in Bridgeport, Vladimir had an 'accident' that the Hemlock's arranged. The vampire who was just hanging out in his mind like it was a hottub believes so too, and she knew Vladimir, and intends to punish his death- though as both her and the Hemlocks are vampires, she believes she has plenty of time to plan that and make it really hurt. :D Rafael had gotten to be good friends with Vladimir (which I tried to reference by 'he hadn't even told Vladimir that much' and eventually, you'll see more flashbacks with Vladimir in them here and there), so her assurance to him that it would be punished was the only kindness she showed that wasn't forced, as if she wasn't restricted from killing him, she surely would have drank him out of plasma. :D

    It's nice to get the recipes comfortably taken care of so the rest of the trip is all fun. :D Oh my. What a handsome sim- and another wondering one... oh, a mooch...well, I guess he's after whatever he can get...no kisses, how about some money? ;) Well, one tent is much the same as another one! :D It's nice to have people that make you laugh. :D Lol- that picture lines up so well with the caption, she looks so taken aback. Well, we aren't the only country that has ethnic foods- how do you think the Italians got to cooking with a fruit that was found in the new world? They got the tomato as an exotic food for the nobles, imported more of them, and then eventually incorporated it into their dishes to such a degree that now 'traditional' Italian has plenty of tomato sauces. But that caption and picture are hilarious. :D They express it well. :D Lol- Oh, that look! He's all like "oh come on, you know you love me!" :D

    It's a rather cool looking 'tomb'- it really shows off the fruit...yeah, catching fire does tend to slow you down on the zeal for tombs. At least for a little bit. :D Wow, what a coincidence! :D She must have got the relic and been whisked onto the plane just in the nick of time. :D That window nook is a perfect place for a storage chest like that. :D

    Yeah, it is kind of fun to hear them singing while cooking, showering and fishing...though sometimes I wish there were more songs. :D With all that running around and pushing stones, I'm sure she can be forgiven for missing pumping iron a little...Reading in the rain on a sheltered porch sounds like a nice peaceful break. :D Oh my, that Raking job is a herculean task! Well, I'm sure she'll catch a workout soon. That's a great promotion! :D She probably needs a break from the vacationing (lol) to catch up on a few things first. :D See, she got to gym at the right time, she caught Bebe Hart and solved a few things at the same time. :D Well, she did get a lot done at home before setting back out to Egypt. :D
  • IreneSwiftIreneSwift Posts: 6,247 Member
    edited June 2014
    Alex checked the adventure board and accepted an assignment to recover a lost relic for a woman named Inji Ameen. But first, she intended to go back to the Pyramid of the Burning Sands and finish what she'd started. She explored the entire tomb, and found quite a few more items, including gems, fragments, vase's, and two more collectible relics.

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    Before she embarked on her next adventure, however, Alex felt she should find the special merchant and, at the very least, purchase more escape dust. Just in case. She had just found a different special merchant that she had not met before, when her phone rang. It was Farid Kamel, the special merchant she had befriended on her previous trip to Egypt. The one who'd hit on her. The mooch. She spoke with him, then went in search of the other special merchant again. She purchased more escape dust, as well as some mummy snacks. Just in case.

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    Alex found a stairway going down into what appeared to be an underground stable.

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    She explored and found the relic Inji Ameen wanted. But there was obviously much more to this place, and Alex wanted to see as much of it as possible before she'd be ready to leave. Unfortunately, that turned out to be not much. She found a key to open one door, but there were several others needed, and they weren't anywhere that she could find them here. So she went in search of Inji Ameen, to deliver the relic she'd found.

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    It was late afternoon, and Alex was hungry. She went to the food merchant to buy food. This time falafel and shawarma were availabe. Maybe it was just the wrong time of day when she was here before. Rania even gave her a discount this time.

    It was still early in the evening when Alex finished her dinner. What else was there to do around here besides exploring tombs? She didn't see much going on, so she decided to pay a visit to her friend, Farouk Rashid.

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    She found him at home, and he invited her inside. Now she was able to meet his wife, Shadia. Alex and Shadia became good friends in no time at all.

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    Now, Alex felt it was time to return to base camp. Although she had laid claim to a tent there on her previous trip, tonight would be the first time she would actually sleep there.

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    Next morning, after a quick breakfast and a shower, Alex checked the adventure board.

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    The first one was someone who wanted romantic advice. Alex wasn't prepared to deliver that kind of service. The second one was a woman who wanted a photo of a rubble pile. Alex had a camera, but no photography experience. Next, someone wanted to write a pamphlet warning visitors of the dangers of exploring tombs. She wanted someone to get torched, soaked, and cursed. Alex was definitely not interested in that one! Finally, she found one where a homeowner wanted someone to disarm all the traps in his basement. The homeowner was her friend, Farouk Rashid, and the job was right down her alley, so she accepted it.

    It took all day, but Alex succeeded in disarming the traps in the basement.

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    However, when she opened the chest in this room, a mummy came out of the sarcophagus on the right. He started to attack her, but at the same time, he hit on her! That takes a LOT of nerve, in my opinion! But when he found out she had mummy snacks, he changed his attitude and asked if she had a napkin to go with it.

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    Soon another mummy came out of the other sarcophagus. But this mummy just stood there, so Alex left the room, and the mummies went back into their sarcophagi and went to sleep.

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    Alex was paid 5,000 simoleons and 160 ancient coins for the job, and received 40 visa points. She picked a cosmos nearby, then headed back to base camp.

    Alex was very hungry when she woke up next morning. She ate some canned soup, then fixed the sink someone had broken.

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    While she was mopping up the puddle, her phone rang. It was her new friend, Inji. She chatted a bit, then finished the job.

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    Someone else called asking her to photograph a rubble pile. She still has no photography skill, and doesn't really want to take the time to learn it while she's here in Egypt. She can study it just as well at home, where there are no tombs to explore. She turned down the opportunity, but told the caller that she might consider it during a future visit.

    Once again, some slob had left out trash for someone else to take care of. Alex took care of it when she went back to get her bowl to wash, now that the sink was fixed. She decided then and there to buy a house to stay in on future visits, just as soon as possible. She doesn't mind fixing things someone else broke, if they don't know how, but there is no excuse for leaving messes for others to clean up.

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    After cleaning up and showering, Alex checked the adventure board again. The first one she found sounded very interesting, and also like it would keep her busy for possibly the rest of her stay here. She was to visit the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, the Ruins of Karnak, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the Pyramid of the Wind, in order. The employer was the local cartographers' union. Alex accepted, and headed for the marketplace. She would probably need more dried food.

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    Alex also bought some more escape dust and mummy snacks, and some liquid courage potion from Farid, just in case.

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    Feeling fully prepared now, Alex set off for the Great Pyramid. She didn't need to go inside to fulfill the assignment she'd been given, but since she was here, she was determined to explore it as fully as she could. She didn't get far. She moved a statue and revealed a hole in the floor. But the only thing she got from it was some food. Moving the statue around more did nothing. She decided to go on to the next landmark, and return to the Great Pyramid later.

    It wasn't easy getting anywhere inside the Sphinx, but she did make some progress, though slowly.

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    It was getting late, and Alex had to pitch her tent inside the Sphinx and spend the night. In the morning, she cashed in the jewels she'd found so far, plus a couple of flowers, for 1,318 simoleons. A money bag she had found yielded 193 simoleons.

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    Edit: Words of common everyday objects that are in the game are censored here? Makes no sense. But it's only the plural of "vase" that they didn't like.
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  • Zabeth0Zabeth0 Posts: 1,337 Member
    edited June 2014
    Amj: Lol. Because the adults can't see the IF- and they know insane people talk to themselves...but children do too, and they aren't insane they just have a very active imagination! :D

    Aw, poor Keyan. Oh, so excited for the park! Cute. :D Well, being stalked by the paparazzi at a young age could account for that. :D :shock: Aliens got Kinerly! I'm sure she'll suppress the memory.

    Dreamerz: Sounds like most construction projects: Over budget and not done on schedule! :D Lol- Birthday cake from next door, probably got to come hang out at the birthday party too, that would be fun. :D Yeah, not a great start to the date... Lol@grumpy guy! :D Oh, very nice, the video will give them more publicity and they were paid handsomely for it. :D Lol- good things those fairy wings help her keep her balance! :D It's a very pretty house. :D Nice, soothing colors. :D

    And-It-Is-On: Well, I'm glad you found a work around. :D Oh, sweet, Bianca got a visit from Dante! :D Cole is a little cutie. :D Well, he could have just missed her and been excited she was visiting! :D A nice family meal. :D It's good to have friends you can come talk to even with a toddler on your hip. :D It's a pity massages require you to be a certain level of romantic to give. At least he knows her well enough to know how to do that fast. :D Well, yeah, but even in real families there are sometimes such genetic variation. :D Zeke's probably going to get grief at school about how he must be adopted.

    TadOlson: Oh, very nice looking rocking horse, all zebra like. :D She looks like she's having fun. :D Oh, nice, did she try the fish slide? I bet that whack a gnome was fun. :D Well, the claw machines are notoriously tricky. :D It looks like Tad had a fun day. :D I especially enjoyed the closer pic with the whack a gnome game. :D

    KatieTerrorFace
    : Oh, yay, she invented the time machine! :D Sweet! :D Oh, very interesting "an actual human!" oh dear, that doesn't sound like a fun future. :D That is a really cool suit. :D Oh, Marc, really? I can now imagine the art curator's voice now...and this is the next in the series of his posterior period... :D

  • Colorist40Colorist40 Posts: 7,102 Member
    edited June 2014
    @celiria I have finally updated Hulin's hope you enjoy. It is longer than usual, but as always has drama lol.

    @everybody Will do comments later tonight or tomorrow. Will have Anson update by Wed. and Shrek the end of the week for sure. These are strictly possibilities it might be sooner than that.



  • Zabeth0Zabeth0 Posts: 1,337 Member
    edited June 2014
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    The car ride was mostly silent. Sun Young and Keli sat in the front and Paul and Jake in the back.

    "I thought you said your wife didn't like technology?" Jake whispered. "Why is she driving?"

    "She doesn't. That's why she insists on driving, she said if this demon car makes one false move, she'll break its axle." Paul whispered back, and giggled.

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    Sun Young and Jake were so comfortable at the art museum they didn't even dress up for the occasion. Keli and Paul hadn't gone often, and this was all fairly new to them.

    Keli: "So, it's a house plant, why should I be impressed?"

    Sun Young: "It's made out of tiny pieces of carved ostrich egg shells painted and glued together."

    Keli: "Okay, that is impressive."

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    Paul: "Oh, that's a great idea! I should totally make an egg shell chair!"
  • Zabeth0Zabeth0 Posts: 1,337 Member
    edited June 2014
    IreneSwift: It's always worth mopping up everything in the tombs. :D Oh, wow, so now there are two special merchants, and you're buying form one and on the phone with the other, lol, Alex, you sure are special! :D Oh, nice to meet his wife and get another friend out of it...I see he's childish like Jake is, lol, playing with a speedboat there. :D Oh, nice, I'm sure the couple will feel better giving their friend access to their basement than some stranger....although that's only true if nothing bad happens to her. :D Yeah, hitting on you and trying to attack you at the same time! Bad mummy! Lol Two mummies! Are they a husband and wife mummy team? Yeah, definitely time for a vacation home to keep from having to deal with base camp residents leaving ice cream out in the desert sun! Profitable trip. :D
  • LunBeautyLunBeauty Posts: 2,734 Member
    edited June 2014
    and-it-is-on: Cute update! Aww, I love Bianca and Dante. :) They're so sweet together. Cole is definitely going to be a stud muffin when he gets older. ;) Hm...random skin tone..."Wucy! You have some 'splainin to do!"

    TadOlson: Great update!

    IreneSwift: Alex certainly had a full day. :) Any man she marries or gets into a relationship with is going to have to be able to keep up with her, lol.

    KatieTerrorFace: Nice update. :) I wonder what's going on. :o Wow, leave it to Marc to only be thinking about Marina's butt. :lol:

    Zabeth0: Thanks for the comments. :) Olivia is an elder now, so she's sort of outgrown the nice flashy clothing. That and I don't really have CC clothing for my elders. Besides, I'm not too fussed with what my elders look like, lol. As long as their clothes somewhat match, I don't care.

    IreneSwift: Very nice update. :) Lol, that mummy falling in love with Alex was just too funny and cute at the same time. :) Personally, I don't really find zombies and mummies too scary in this game. They're more silly than anything.

    Zabeth0: Nice update! :D
  • Amj1995Amj1995 Posts: 4,068 Member
    edited June 2014
    The Life of Jenners - Update 51


    Peyton and some friends went out to the lounge just to get out.
    Peyton: "Can I get an order of crazy drinks and a shot of..."
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    Mixologist: "A shot of...?"
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    Peyton: "YOUU!!"
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    Mixologist: "Uhmm, we're not that kind of lounge. Can I get you something else?"
    Peyton: "I was joking anyways. I'll just take my crazy drinks!"
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    Mixologist: "Here's your drinks."
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    Niya: "Just give up you missed three times!"
    Kostas: "I will hit this ball!"
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    Peyton joined Reed in some karaoke. Looks like the whole time he was checking her out while she was looking at the mixologist!
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    OK doesn't it look like he's trying to grab her bottom? :lol:
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    Then she falls for his eyes!
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    Peyton thinking* "Awwwe"
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    Back at home...

    Youngest Jenner child, Pax, finally ages up to a teen!
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    Happy birthday Pax! :mrgreen:
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    Looks like Kurt.
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    Peyton downing the drinks that were suppose to be for everyone!
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    Kostas: "Milo Hamming has been checking you out!"
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    Peyton: "Him and all the other guys in here! I'm currently into someone anyways."
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    Peyton: "Am I not attractive to you?"
    Mixologist: "You are but, I'm just not into you."
    Peyton: "Why?"
    Mixologist: "Because I'm into him!"
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    Peyton: "Him?! My brother?! So... Ohhh!
    Mixologist: "Yesss! I like guys."
    Peyton: "Oh that's cool. My brother though?"
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    Peyton: "Sorry to burst your bubble, but he's dating someone and it's a girl."
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    Mixologist: "I always fall for the taken, straight ones."
    Peyton: "Are you into girls? I'm not taken!!"
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  • KatieTerrorFaceKatieTerrorFace Posts: 480 Member
    edited June 2014
    Amj1995 wrote:

    @KatieTerrorFace-
    That sounds so creepy! :shock:
    "Does this qualify as my annual check-up?!" :lol:
    Marc and those bottom paintings!

    Lol Yep, creepy indeed!

    If it counts for her annual check-up, worth it! x)
    Zabeth0 wrote:

    KatieTerrorFace
    : Oh, yay, she invented the time machine! :D Sweet! :D Oh, very interesting "an actual human!" oh dear, that doesn't sound like a fun future. :D That is a really cool suit. :D Oh, Marc, really? I can now imagine the art curator's voice now...and this is the next in the series of his posterior period... :D

    LOL

    Yeah, the future Marina landed in I imagined to be post-humans for Earth in a time when the sun expanded too far for Earth to be inhabitable except for certain species.

    Funny update! Demon cars and egg shell chairs! :lol:


    Read up on updates, but will do more comments later! Just throwing in another update for this afternoon. :P

    ---

    After the previous update, Marina was given the opportunity to help the Twinbrook science lab on a new invention. One of the items the lab requested was a heart-shape cut pink diamond. As a busy Sim, Marina thought this would be a daunting task.

    So I decided to help her out, by sending who else than... My Simself. x)

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    At first we had a bit of a chat and then I made sure what's going on in Twinbrook was according to the story plan with her. "Hmmm, in my plans, Lang died. But I guess you and Marc don't have any problems with him so he can stay." And before I left, I gave her a raw pink diamond and wished Marc and her the best of luck.

    Moments later in Riverview...

    Boone had rushed home from work seeing his household funds were being used on objects he would never think of buying.

    He found one of his rooms had been changed... a lot.

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    "What is the meaning of this?!"

    Boone ran downstairs to get his phone he dropped and ran into...

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    "No! I demand you leave right now! And why are you using my simoleans to buy stuff?!"
    "I left my Simoleans in another town..." *nervous laugh*

    Boone and I had several trait conflicts, so we didn't get along.

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    "I have plans! I do not have time for your shenanigans! Don't touch my stuff while I'm gone!"

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    Boone was unable to meet Betty the other day, as she had decided to sleep over at a friend's. But he knew she would be home today.

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    "Hello there! Come in! Come in!" Betty's mom was nice as before and expected to hear more praises about her daughter from Boone.

    "Surely, she'll sell many tickets as a musician, Mrs. Simovitch."
    "I know, right? She's improving on the guitar as we speak! Let me get you some tea Mr. Mask! Betty, come out here!"

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    When asked to come live with Boone, Betty laughed.

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    "You're joking, right? I love my parents. They provide all they can for me, and I can't leave them yet!"

    Boone was quite displeased.

    "But my evil plans! Don't you want to be part of the change?!"

    "Nope."

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    Boone found out Betty was indeed too caring of others to ever be a great follower in his steps. "Fine. I'll be taking my leave now."

    On his way out, he kicked a gnome over. "I hate gnomes! And what I hate more are people who are too soft to step on others to achieve change! GAAAAHHHHHHH!!!"

    When Boone got home, I made him make me some food and we woohoo'ed for my laughs. I took a nap after while Boone went on about his issues.

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    "Why do such things happen to me? I work hard. I plan well. But why can't things just happen in my favor for once? I thought Betty would be my break, but she and her friends all thought the Truth was a joke! How absurd!"

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    I woke up and saw Boone was poking the fire as he also poked through his thoughts in his head.

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    "You wanna woohoo again for fun? You seem so stressed out."

    Boone did not respond to this well at all.

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    "Are you mad, woman? YOU MADE ME WOOHOO WITH YOU ALREADY! And I don't even like you the slightest!"
    "So? It's just for fun!"
    "You are a very, very strange Sim! Begone!"

    So I left him to go fish in a spot which seemed great! Can't read Simlish, so I ignored the sign.

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    Oh, and I let loose some gnomes in the house. x)

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    In the morning, Boone held another of his protests.

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    "RISE MY FOLLOWERS!"

    And no one replied. <.<

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    "What gives?! It's a Saturday!"

    And then people started to appear...

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    ... but not for his rowdy protest.

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    "It's Kate! The Sim who makes good Sims come to towns and builds lots for us!"

    I requested they help out with Boone's protest.

    "Cool man, we did it! What was this about again?"

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    Boone definitely did not seem pleased.

    "Go away Kate! I did not need your help!"

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    Because he was so rude to me, I headed to the local elixir shop.

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    "Oh great, now you've made me fat! How is this even remotely a reasonable response?!"

    And I went to sleep after. x)

  • wolfkomoki1wolfkomoki1 Posts: 5,053 Member
    edited June 2014
  • Zabeth0Zabeth0 Posts: 1,337 Member
    edited June 2014
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    Rafael: When he walked in, he saw a puppy. He looked around and saw no other movement. When he realized there was no one around to decide that this was not something he should be doing, he leaned down to give the puppy a sniff of his scent.

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    He wasn't particularly a dog person, he just had no problem with most animals. You could be gentle with most animals, and they didn't consider this a weakness to attack you for. Animals didn't care where you were from, some of them were territorial, but a little bit of respect got you far with animals. Granted, there were some like sharks you had to punch in the nose to warn them you weren't a seal, but those were in the minority, and you could tell a shark was a shark, with humans, there were no such guarantees.

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    Rafael: He straightened up, uneasy that he'd walked in and spent a little time with the puppy and he sensed no movement, shouldn't Miss Swain or whoever else worked here have come out?

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    Did she not hear the bell? Had she slipped and broke her neck back there? He walked to the door and listened for any signs of life...he didn't particularly like Miss Swain, but he kept having morbid thoughts about opening the door and finding severed body parts all over the kitchen. Thankfully, he heard her voice.

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    Bailey: "Yeah, so my dad is still juiced. Yeah. I'm staying here...but I'm the only one here. Are you sure you can't just, you know, sneak out and come see me here? I'm so bored. It's not very sunny, pretty cloudy, and dark really. You'd think it was night, instead of afternoon. Oh, well, I suppose you know better. Ah. Okay. I guess I'll let you sleep. Love you, too."

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    Rafael: He wandered over towards the window and looked out before she stepped out of the door, and jumped when she saw him. She was very embarrassed of course. He felt oddly detached. Neither irritated nor amused by her behavior, it just was what was happening at the moment.

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    Bailey: "Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't hear you come in!"

    Rafael: "I'm just herre forr coffee and pancyakes, Miss Svain. Bacyon vould also be nyice, but at the momyent, I don't really carre if you micrrovave it."

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    Bailey: "Hey, are you okay? You don't look well. And you're shaking!"

    Rafael: To his annoyance, he was indeed shaking. "There is nothying wrong vith me." He lied emphatically. But he sat down at the nearest table so he wouldn't collapse. Could it actually be an illness? If he wasn't so hungry, he'd think it was.
  • IreneSwiftIreneSwift Posts: 6,247 Member
    edited June 2014
    LunBeauty You can explore without getting the adventure opportunities, but you won't get the visa points, which you need to get your visa level up so you can stay longer and buy a house there. I don't think you can get visa points any other way. Sometimes your sim gets paid for doing the opportunities, too. They may also get ancient coins, which can be used to buy things from the special merchants. But they can collect the coins in the tombs too. The main thing is the visa points. There are also some parts of some of the tombs that you can't reach without a key that your sim will be given when they accept the opportunity. So, to fully explore all the tombs, you need to do it with the adventure opportunities.

    Falafel is a middle eastern food made with garbanzos. I'm not sure what else it's made of. You can find a recipe online to get a better answer than I can give you. I've had it before, in a pita bread sandwich at a vegetarian restaurant. I looked up shawarma, the other recipe in Egypt, because I had no idea what it is. It doesn't sound very appealing to me.

    That would be good, to have Grace the heiress. Outspoken is good, so long as she learns some manners too.

    My families are like yours, hardly ever leave home except for work, not just for lack of time, but also because it's so hard to play them all away from home, but it's not as bad when they're all together.

    I'm sorry you have to worry about your sister, but it's good she has you to talk to. She must be listening, or she wouldn't keep coming to you. So whatever you tell her will stick with her, even though she may seem to be ignoring your advice. You just have to do what you can.

    Yes, Alex is definitely a high energy woman.

    Alex could probably beat those mummies in a fight, as at that point she had almost mastered athletic, and had 5 or 6 in martial arts. But she is not the type to chose that route, except as a last resort. She's the intruder here, it's their space. Thus the mummy snacks as a peaceful alternative.

    TadOlson Thank you. I turned the snow off for Alex too, but I also turned winter off entirely. I set the Tempest mod to keep the temperatures at 40 or above, but the plants went dormant in the fall anyway.

    Is the rocking horse part of a set? I've never seen one before. It's nice to see Tad enjoying the new pool, and the other things that are there. Apparently, Cody and Tad don't go to bed as early as your other families.

    and-it-is-on It's so good that Bianca has that special time with Mikey.

    Cole is a cute kid, looks a little pouty in that second picture, though.

    It is SO hard for my mom sims to make friends when they have babies and toddlers, they're so busy with the kids, they hardly have time for their own husbands. At least Megan was able to meet a potential friend. Maybe she can chat with her on the phone in spare moments, and build up a friendship that way.

    KatieTerrorFace So, Marina made a time machine! It doesn't sound like she had a very pleasant trip.

    Maybe Marc needs to think about something else for awhile. I'm sure Marina would be gratified if he would paint her face for a change.

    I love the last update. Torture Boone all you can! LOL! He deserves every bit of it, and worse!

    Amj1995 I'm hoping Alex can complete all of the collections available in the foreign lands. That would make these that she has look like nothing. Once she gets all the pieces from a set, I'll have her sell probably most of them, and only keep enough to enhance her décor without crowding her house. Right now, she doesn't have too many.

    Peyton needs to find a different guy. Give up, Peyton. You wouldn't like being married to a gay man.

    Zabeth0 Well, the guest house I had in mind would really only be a small bedroom separate from the house. There just isn't room on the lot for building much, without removing the very things that make her lot so appealing to me. But she could lock the guest house and sleep there herself, giving up her own bed to the visitors. Maybe. I finally decided to move her house to a bigger lot, so there will be room to expand the house to the rear, and leave the ponds intact. The she could get married and have children without leaving Mosquito Cove, or destroying the ponds or the look of house. But I won't do it through edit town until she reaches level 10 of her career, because she'd lost that wish. I might do it with an in-game move instead.

    No, I will start Justice, my super spy, over again as a young adult to play her as an adventurer. Only she won't be a super spy. I do that with my favorite sims, and she is one of my all-time favorites, like Alex.

    Yeah, I kind of thought Vladimer and Rafael must have been friends, because Vladimer saved Rafael from the Hemlocks, by sending him away and giving him good advice.

    I know. The Italians even got pasta from China, thanks to Marco Polo. But they definitely prepare it differently.

    I would have had Alex accept the opportunity, but wait until her next trip to actually go get that relic, but that wouldn't have fit with the urgency of the supposed situation, so I tried. I guess she must have saved it, but I'll probably have to use Master Controller to complete the rest of the adventure chain.

    I like that window nook in that house. Before WA, I almost always put a loveseat there.

    Yes, Alex gets plenty of exercise on her trips, she doesn't need to work out too. I was going to have her skip the raking after the first pile she raked up took so long. I thought it would be like real life, once spring came they'd be gone (decomposed). But no, it seems they're going to be there forever unless she rakes them up!

    It looks like Keli and Paul are having a good time on their outing with Jake and Sunny. I can't tell whether Sunny is impressed much, though.

    Yes, Alex examines everything. She even looks inside the sarcophagi. Well, at least she did at first. Since those mummies came out, she wasn't opening them for awhile, but then later, she started looking inside them again. I had turned off mummies with SP, thinking they wouldn't be there, but I guess it just prevents the game from generating new ones, it doesn't get rid of the ones that are already there. Like the vampires that are already in Bridgeport. You have to change them or get rid of them yourself if you don't want them.

    I thought those mummies might be husband and wife, but I couldn't get the name of the second one by hovering over it with my mouse. The first one is some king with a long name. He's listed on the wiki page, but there aren't any other mummies listed.

    It got even worse at base camp the last night Alex slept there.

    I'm dying of suspense over Rafael. I want so badly for DeeDee to save him from the vampires.
  • IreneSwiftIreneSwift Posts: 6,247 Member
    edited June 2014
    The next day, Alex made it through the rest of the tomb.

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    In the process, she released three mummies in one large room. She ignored them and continued on her way, and they didn't follow her. When she was back outside, she took stock of her day's acquisitions from the tomb. She had 3 crystal ball cut emeralds, worth a total of 189 simoleons, a plumbob cut emerald worth 52 simoleons, a star cut diamond worth 516 simoleons, a pear cut blue topaz worth 26 simoleons, a brilliant cut tanzanite worth 287 simoleons, a plumbob cut smoky quartz worth 38 simoleons, a polished split cut septarian nodule worth 583 simoleons, a polished split cut geode worth 132 simoleons, and most valuable of all, two star cut soulpeace gems worth 7,840 simoleons and 6,148 simoleons! She also had another collectible relic, an Egyptian statue of Ammit. She cashed in the jewels and rocks for a total of 15,811 simoleons. Now, she had enough money to buy a vacation home, or even two, depending on the choices here or in France.

    On her way to the Ruins of Karnak, Alex came across a promising looking excavation site.

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    She got a few gold coins and a small snake statue that wasn't worth all that much. Just as she arrived at the ruins, she got a phone call from her friend, Shadia Rashad.

    Upon entering the ruins, Alex found a few valuables, but after careful examination, she was unable to find any secret doors to further chambers.

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    It was nearly 8 PM by this time, so Alex decided to head back to base camp. Her next destination, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, was beyond base camp from where she now was, so she might as well sleep at base camp and go on in the morning. She was tired, hungry, and needed a shower, preferably a real one. As she was leaving the ruins, she got another phone call, from Farid Kamel this time. She cut the chat short, because she really wanted to get to base camp and turn in for the night. It was almost 10:30 when she got back to camp. She took a quick shower and went to bed.

    Alex didn't wake up until 7:00 the next morning. She looked over the things she'd collected after leaving the Sphinx. Besides the snake statue, she had a star cut turquoise. She received 395 simoleons for them. She found a blue flax growing next to her tent, and picked it. She chatted with a fellow explorer, Gaston Dutiel, at breakfast. He was from France.

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    As she watched him leave his juice container on the table when he finished, she was not impressed.

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    She finished her breakfast and went on her way to the temple ruins.

    Alex still had one place left to visit to complete her assignment, but she had 4 days left in Egypt, so she began exploring the temple ruins. As she was heading for the stairs at the bottom of the building, she got another call from Farid. She chatted briefly, then made her way inside. As she went through the first door she came across, she found a pretty room decorated in blue, but the door on the other side required a keystone she didn't have.

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    She tried another door, and found a place for another keystone. Upon examining the far wall, she found a hidden door leading to a small room with a few treasures, but without the keystones, she could go no farther. So she went on to her final destination, the Pyramid of the Wind.

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    Alex was disappointed with the Pyramid of the Wind. She found 3 hidden stairs that each led to a small underground room with a few treasures, but none of them had hidden doors, and she could find nothing that might open up another stairway. She felt sure there was more to this tomb, but she could find nothing that might help open the way for further exploration.

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    After exploring so many tombs in such a short time, she was a little weary of exploring, so she decided to report in, her mission accomplished, and return to this tomb another time. She found Sanaa Madboulie at the book shop. Sanaa awarded her 40 visa points, 400 ancient coins, and 2,500 simoleons, for helping update the maps. Cashing in the rest of her acquisitions from the day brought Alex another 4,229 simoleons.

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    It was only a little past 5 PM, but Alex needed to do something relaxing for awhile. She chatted with Sanaa for awhile, then decided to find somewhere to sit and read her photography book.

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    She found a seat at a table at the food seller's. But it was no library. It was so noisy, Alex could hardly concentrate on her reading. She definitely wanted to get a place of her own here. There were other things to do here besides explore, and she would like to come back again after this trip. But it would be nice to have a quiet retreat of her own. She had the money for it now, she just needed to get her visa level up just a little more, before she would be allowed to own property in this country. So, she'd be doing some more exploring tomorrow, and the next day, and however long it took. She wanted it done before she went home from this trip.

    In the night, Alex found even more reason to want a place of her own. While she was asleep in her tent at base camp, Gaston Dutiel, the French man who'd chatted with her over breakfast and left his juice container on the table, entered her tent and went to sleep in there with her. When she woke in the night and found him there, she made a big fuss about it and threw him out. This would never happen again! If she didn't have a house of her own here by tomorrow night, she would pitch her own tent in the wilderness, or even in a tomb, rather than sleep in one of the base camp tents!

    When Alex went to the sink to wash her cereal bowl in the morning, she couldn't believe her eyes! This was beyond disgusting! How could these people live with this?! The sink was so filthy, it looked like a hog wallow! Yes, Alex was definitely through with base camp!

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    Finished at base camp, Alex went to check the adventure board. To her surprise, there was mail for her! Who could it be from? Oh, no! It was a love letter from Farid Kamel! He wrote, “I find you attractive, but could not tell you in person.” He may not have told her in person, but he had made it known by his behavior around her, and by all of his phone calls. He was a good friend, and she liked him, but she could never love him, and even if she thought she might, she would absolutely not marry a man from this part of the world! No, she'd heard too many horror stories of women from her own country marrying men from his, and everything going well, until something came up and made the man want to return to his home country. Then the wife became a virtual prisoner, forced to wear a burkha and follow the repressive, misogynistic customs of his country. No, no matter how nice Farid might be, she would not encourage him to think of her as a potential future wife, and even though she may enjoy visiting his country, she would not conform to the customs of the place, with regard to the way women are expected to behave.

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    While she was thinking of all this, she got a phone call from Farouk Rashid. Now, there was a man she didn't need to worry about. He was happily married, and totally not interested in Alex as anything more than a friend. She chatted with him for awhile, then finally checked the adventure board. The adventure she accepted was very simple, find a lost relic and return it to its rightful owner. The location was close at hand too. Alex got right on it.

    Alex had been here before. It was the very first place she'd explored the first time she'd visited Egypt. She found the lost relic in the second chest she opened.

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    But she thought she'd do a little more exploring while she was down there. There might be something she had missed. Strangely enough, she did find more coins in each of the chests she thought she'd emptied, but nothing more. So, she left to deliver the relic to Uum Moussa.

    Now, Alex was so close to getting her visa level up, she was sure just one more adventure would do it. So, she checked the board again. They were still looking for someone to be torched, soaked, and cursed. Well, they could just keep looking. Most of the rest involved photography, and Alex wasn't able to deliver on those. But the person who wanted romantic advice was still looking for help. Alex didn't seem to have much choice but to try it.

    The woman wanted Alex to talk to Farouk Rashid about his desire to prove his theory about his ancestor and Hatshepsut. Farouk and his wife were among Alex's closest friends in Al Simhara. This assignment would be a piece of cake, or so she thought.

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    Alex found Farouk and Shadia at the southern beach. Farouk asked Alex to bring him 4 alabaster gems to make some jewelry for Aisha Lufti, to help her with her quest for a husband. Alex didn't actually need to do this to get her visa level up. She was already at level 3, from the moment when she spoke to Aisha. But she did want to help her friend. Then she would buy her house and seek more peaceful pursuits for the duration of this trip.

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    When Alex returned to Farouk with the alabaster, he asked her to read a book with instructions for preparing romantic foods, and go over the highlights with Aisha. Alex was planning on spending time reading during the rest of her vacation, so she agreed.

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    Without further delay, Alex made the phone call to purchase her new home away from home, then hurried to her new Egyptian vacation home. She was so excited to have her own private residence here! Her new home is in a very remote, isolated area. It took her three hours to get there from the beach. But it couldn't have been more perfect in her eyes! Her very own oasis in the desert! She could fish from her deck. What a beautiful, peaceful site!

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  • TadOlsonTadOlson Posts: 11,380 Member
    edited June 2014
    IreneSwift-Great update!Your sims is taking another trip again.The rocking horse came with Supernatural.They usually are in bed early though Tad sometimes loses track of the time and stays out too late.
    KatieTerrorFace-Great update!Your sim had an exciting adventure.You've got another great update!
    Amj1995-Thanks for the comment.Great update!
    Zabeth0-Thanks for the comment.Great update!
    LunBeauty-Thanks for the comment.
    AiHaou-Hi there!I bookmarked the video to check it out later.
    Colorist40-Hi there!
    I'll get my own update out in a little while.
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  • IreneSwiftIreneSwift Posts: 6,247 Member
    edited June 2014
    Alex still had over 36,000 simoleons left after purchasing this small paradise of her own, plenty to repair and upgrade it, and still have enough left over for a possible vacation home in another country. Alex was tired, but she got right on it. For someone who loves to cook as much as Alex does, the kitchen was most in need of improvement. She replaced the run-down, inferior stove and refrigerator with the same models she had at home, and cleaned off the green stuff growing on the countertops and the mildew off the kitchen tile. She cleaned up the wood of the kitchen cabinets, the rail around the deck, and the pillars supporting the roof, and added in another kitchen cabinet, so there would be a place for a food processor, replaced the kitchen sink and the cheap shower with better ones, put the shower in the bathroom, instead of the corner of the bedroom, and bought a better bed, just like the one she has back home. Finally, she bought a grill and another small table to place the grilled food on, and a shelving unit for her collectible treasures. Tomorrow, she would go to the market and buy a chest to store her exploration supplies and the things she would be taking back home with her from each visit here.

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    Now it really was perfect here. There would be no more cleaning up after inconsiderate persons, no strange men climbing into bed with her in the night, no noise and commotion when she needed quiet, and best of all, a place to fish, and to cook good food. She had two more days to enjoy her oasis in the desert before returning to her home in Sunset Valley. But she would definitely be looking forward to spending more vacations here in Al Simhara.

    Alex was delighted at waking up in her very own home next morning. She didn't have any fresh food in the refrigerator, so she had to settle for some canned soup for breakfast. She might go to the market today to get a few things, but she planned on bringing some of her own fresh, high-quality garden produce with her next time, to stock up her refrigerator here. She wasn't planning on doing any exploring today, she was just going to kick back and relax.

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    She decided to start with reading that book Farouk had asked her to read. Then, she would either go to the market and talk to Aisha, or she'd stay put and read her photography book. She might even get in some time to take some pictures, once she learned the basics from the book. The best thing was, she didn't have to do anything except what she herself wanted to do.

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    It didn't take long to read the book from Farouk. It was about 10:30 AM when she finished. Alex had no idea how long it would take to get to town, so she thought this was probably a good time to find out. Alex found that it took almost 1 ½ hour to get to the marketplace from her home. This was in large part because much of the distance had to be traveled on foot, as there was no road anywhere near her home. Unfortunately, the shops were all closed. This was new to Alex. She had never found the shops closed before. But the trip wasn't a total loss, as she still needed to pay a visit to Aisha.

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    Aisha already knew about the book, and considered it completely worthless. She had found out that one of Queen Hatshepsut's secret lairs was beneath one of the houses in town, and suggested Alex visit it and recover anything of use there, then go tell Farouk Rashid about her findings. Alex thought that this would at least make her trip to town worth something, so decided to go ahead and do it, so long as it wasn't as large a task as the pyramids had been.

    First, Alex asked permission of the homeowners to visit the underground chambers.

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    Once down in the first underground chamber, she found a keystone to unlock a door to another. There, she found what looked like an ordinary bedroom. She found a key in a chest, which she thought would be of interest to Farouk. Then she went through another door, into a small room that contained nothing but a toilet. So, she left the place and went in search of Farouk.

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    Farouk suggested this key must be to the servants' quarters in the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and suggested Alex visit there.

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    Alex had really wanted to buy a book about the fish she might find in the waters of her oasis. She went back to the market and found that the book shop was open, so she bought the book she wanted.

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    The food shop was still closed, so she decided to check out the temple. It didn't take long for Alex to find the final hidden bedchamber, where she found a relic covered in inscriptions that she thought would be of interest to Farouk.

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    Since she had no hope of buying any food at the market today, she ate some of her dried food and went to find him. Farouk promised to decipher the inscriptions and get back with Alex.

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    In the meantime, he suggested perhaps she could use her foreign charm to spread some good rumors about Aisha, to help in her quest for a husband. Alex rolled her eyes, but decided she might as well. Aisha did seem like a nice young woman, and she was now Alex's friend, so why not? Maybe she really could help her out.

    She decided to start with Farid Kamel. Maybe if she could get him interested in Aisha, he would quit mooning over Alex. He seemed receptive to the idea.

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    The book merchant was still in his shop, so Alex spoke with him next. He also seemed interested.

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    Everyone else had gone home, so Alex did the same. How pleasant it was to spend another night in her own home, here in this foreign country!

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  • and-it-is-onand-it-is-on Posts: 1,364 Member
    edited June 2014
    TadOlson- Thanks, nice update.

    IreneSwift- Alex certainly has been very productive.
    Exploring tombs is always fun. It's nice she became friends with Shadia. Haha the mummy attacked her than hit on her :lol: that's great, good thing she had mummy snacks. Another mummy! I haven't even seen a mummy in my game. Lots of adventure and treasure, sounds like a great trip.
    What a great amount of money from those gems, congrats to her for being ale to buy a vacation home. It's a nice home and she fixed it up nicely.

    Yeah it's a good way for them to get to know each other better. Haha yep he is pouty, most of my kids are :P he definitely takes after his mum in that way. Exactly, when my sims have kids, they never have a social life and I usually forget to make them spend time with their partner but I'm trying to change that. Talking on the phone is a good idea, it will be easier than having someone watch the kids while she goes out.

    KatieTerrorFace- Well that would be scary waking up in a random room being poked by metal arms, Marina was very calm about it. I like that suit she was put in, it's cool.
    Cool gnome collection, look at them all!

    Amj1995- Thanks :D I haven't actually checked but yes it would be CC, all my sims have CC skin.

    Peyton is so pretty. Lol, and a shot of you! her face is crazy in that shot :lol: It does look like he is trying to grab her bottom and her face is like eww haha. Happy birthday Pax. Oh no wonder the mixologist wasn't into her :P

    Zabeth0- Thanks :D That's it, Bianca is awesome who wouldn't be excited to see her :P
    Aw poor Zeke I hope not, I'm sure he'll be alright. It will be interesting to see how he looks when he grows up.

    I love Keli's reason for driving :lol: Haha an egg shell chair, I'm not sure that would be a good idea.
    That's what I love about animals, they don't judge and are genuine.


    LunBeauty- Thanks :D I love them too. Oh yeah :wink: I wish he would hurry up and become a teen already :P
    Lol, at least he won't be a clone :lol:


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  • TadOlsonTadOlson Posts: 11,380 Member
    edited June 2014
    IreneSwift-Great update!Your sims finally got a vacation home.
    and-it-is-on-Thanks for the comment.
    Here's more from Gibsons.
    Eli and Ami got up early to find a frost on the ground though it was spring and they ate leftover pancakes without noticing that the pancakes were bad.
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    Eli went out to tend the garden while Ami was studying new skills on his iPad.
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    They kept the activities up until they had to get ready for work and leave at 3PM.
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    They got home at 7PM and were starving without any time to cook so they took the leftover salad and ate it though it was starting to go bad.
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    They both got themselves into bed and got to sleep quickly.
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