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Once again, the warm sun had turned into cold winter air, and Selena was thinking about how Sofia had bumped into her at lunch, pushing her out of line in the process.
“Oops…” She’d paused, before pivoting and taking spot in the line. “Hey, you’re the new girl, right? Selena…” She looked her up and down. “Hm.”
“And you’re Sofia.” Selena didn’t say anything, but merely looked back, meeting her gaze evenly. Sofia didn’t falter, but the way she looked at her was making Selena uncomfortable.
“You know, you could stand to speak a bit more. You don’t speak to anyone, and that’s pretty off-putting, you know?” Sofia had scoffed. “Seriously.”
Selena had been too tired to stop herself from saying the next words, which had spelled instant death socially. She’d heard the gasps.
“Better than speaking and being off-putting.”
Well, Selena had a long day at school and came back to the cold, pulling another vending machine on top of her, because of course she did...
While she was out, we got bills. Luckily, we could pay them, but this lady definitely didn't look too happy to be delivering post in the rain.
Selena did end up getting a snack too (we were low on money, but frankly she's had a tough time and she deserves some nice stuff) and the same vendor was there again. I think Selena is a regular at this point.
Finally, in a spooky turn of events, Yamachan came to the house and started making White Cake???
Honestly, I don't even know what's up with that...
January 9
Social exile would have begun if Selena hadn’t already kept to herself. Sofia and her group had resorted to tearing her down, making comments about how she looked, and treating her still as though she wasn’t there. Her locker had a couple of mean little notes inside, but she’d quietly put them into the recycling.
Honestly, these were children’s games. Selena had grown up surrounded by girls like Sofia who would act like this without provocation, so Selena wasn’t surprised at all. However, Sofia had somehow found out that Selena worked at a fast food place, and when Selena reached into her locker to grab some books, Sofia had loudly asked, “Do you want fries with that?”
Hot shame had flooded her cheeks, but she’d held her chin high, ignoring her while Sofia’s friends laughed behind the smirking blonde.
So, Selena has been working hard on her project! We got it the other day, and it's a Robotics one. Due to the challenge, it'll be sold, but hey, it's so cool, right? Selena's Programming skill has gone up while working on it.
She also snagged a Gold Pit Beast Simmi! A win for our finances!
As a result, we now have more of a house, and I'm super excited. Her house is actually taking shape so quickly!
So is her cooking, by the way, as she's making Onigiri here. She's now Level 2, and hopefully will only get better!
Daughters of Hesperia
To make it up to her, I asked if she wanted to go on a date tomorrow night. I'd heard about a new restaurant and thought she might want to go there. She smiled at me and said she'd love to. As I changed into my Drama Club clothes and was leaving, she just stood there smiling at me. Perhaps it was a good thing that I had Drama Club...because the thoughts that were going through my head when I looked back at her...well...dang...she was such a hottie!
[Note: The Drama Club outfit seems to change daily, just like the school uniform.]
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When I got home, my selling table had been delivered, and I thought I would have a yard sale. I rounded up the duplicate simmis and some items that I had dug up near the river. I marked up the price by 300%. Yes, that sounded steep, but I needed simoleons for that mountain excursion.
And all of a sudden, all these sims showed up. Wow! Sims in Mt. Komorebi really like yard sales.
A cute teen came to the table, and I recognized her from school. Her name was Robin @permanentrose and she lived in the neighborhood.
I saw DJ @LegacySims2017 out for a walk, but he didn't come by the yard sale.
While I was chatting with Robin, a sim just barged into my house. Hello? Do I even know you?
[Note: I forgot to lock the door on Dylan's house and someone just went in.]
There were just too many sims at the yard sale right now to go and see what this sim was doing. I sure hoped that sim inside my house didn't "borrow" anything. But it looks like they wanted to read a book...okay...
Aldo, @Llandros2012 another teen, also came over to see what I was selling. He actually purchased a Yamachan simmi, because he needed that one for his collection. Alright!
Kenzie, @KateLynne Robin's roomie, and another teen I knew from school, came by to have a look at what I was selling. There wasn't that much left on the table when she came by, so we chatted a bit. She didn't seem in a very good mood and headed off shortly afterwards.
Aldo had practically stayed until the end of the sale, and so I invited him in. We really got along well, and became friends. Aldo was Aaron's roomie in Senbamachi, and he had been buying some supplies at the ski shop in Wakaba.
After Aldo left, I counted up the simoleons I had made from the yard sale, and I had made more than enough to go on the mountain excursion, and purchase the rock climbing gear and the camping equipment. I thought I would even purchase some fitness equipment for the lot to keep in shape between my visits to the rock climbing gym. I would do that tomorrow, since the internet access was kind of sporadic on my lot.
And then I remembered, I had to do a school project. Great, just great!
And, I was suddenly hit by a mood swing. It just came out of nowhere. I was getting those a lot lately. I wished Kaori was here to give me one of her famous hugs. I somehow finished my project, and decided to go for a jog to clear my mind.
While I was out jogging, I saw Kenize, who told me she was out jogging to clear her mind, too. I could relate.
We took a photo together and she actually smiled and waved at me, as we went our separate ways.
I continued on my way, and then came back home and was so tired, I fell asleep in my clothes. And before I knew it, it was morning again.
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Notes:
Dylan actually got a pop-up to have Kaori come over after school, so that is why she was there.
This is the camping equipment that Dylan purchased for his mountain excursion. He already has the "rocks of fire" campfire, which he will be bringing also. All of these fit into personal inventory.
Notes
Cale tanked down some Energy juice before working out the next morning. He wanted the extra kick to help keep training longer. Afterward, he went to the medium walls in the neighborhood for a climbing session.
He had another set of perfect climbs and was totally pumped about it!
Climbing the walls increases the rock climbing skill, but it seems slower than I remembered. I've never had any of my Sims try the climbing machine, so I thought I'd have Cale give it a try to see if it was faster. Spoiler - it's not, it's slower. Anyway, I put a basement in the gym I'd placed in Newcrest and sent Cale there in the very early morning hours.
He did very well on the vertical in easy mode and didn't fall even once.
Then he tried the incline mode, a medium challenge. He started out well, but...
...fell every single time. Not enough to hurt anything though, except his pride.
Cale decided the climbing machine just wasn't for him. He'd rather climb outside in the fresh air on real rocks.
Since he was there anyway, he went upstairs and did some more boxing on the punching bag. The only other Sims there were vampires. That's Damon over there on the treadmill. Molly was there too wandering around in a towel, and just a couple of my own NPC vampires.
Back home, I extended Cale's shack by one tile length on the left side to make his bedroom bigger and give him a chess set to get focused before climbing.
Soon it was time to harvest his garden and he got a fabulous surprise! The Orchid he'd grafted to get had finally grown! He planted it in the bedroom for now. Today is the last day of Fall in his world and he has over 10K again. I'll be building him a greenhouse tomorrow and a few other updates to his home.
Cale bought some rock climbing skill books to see if those increased the skill faster. They do, much, much faster than climbing the walls or using that machine. He's now reached Level 6 and is very close to Level 7. Let's go to the mountain Cale!
When he got there, a blizzard was going on at the bottom of the ski lift. Maybe we should go home and try again tomorrow Cale.
It was even worse at the top, but Cale was determined to do this, slowly making his way toward the climbing walls. Cale? I can barely see you, are you sure about this Buddy?
(Yes! I need to practice in this kind of weather too.)
Well, I guess you're right. There's no way to tell what the weather will be on the mountain when you go.
He kept slipping though and I was afraid he'd fall and kill himself.
(I'm fine Watcher, stop being such a worrywart! Just let me do this!)
Okay, okay. Go for it Dude. *bites fingernails*
Once he got to the top though, Cale hesitated after getting a peek at the icy snow covering the surface of the rocks.
(Okay, you win. No way am I going up there. There's a crust of ice on that snow.)
Good, be careful, go slow on your way back down.
(Yes Mother.)
*GASP* Hold on Cale! He slipped multiple times on the way down and again I thought he was a goner.
(I got this Watcher, chill Babe!)
Babe?
(ehehe Sorry.)
Slipping and sliding Cale finally made it safely down the walls and headed back down to the bottom of the lifts.
While he was walking back to the Onsen, to check out the cold food vending machine for harvestables (he got a grape), Cale ran into Joel and told him about his plans.
"You're going to climb to the top? Seriously?"
"You got it! That's the plan!"
"Now listen here, you're just a kid. Jon told me you've been training hard, but it takes a lot of strength, determination, skill and focused maturity to climb that mountain. I should know, I've done it a few times myself. It's dangerous up there. You'll face walls MUCH taller than anything you've ever climbed before, nasty blizzard conditions, deep snow and if you don't know what you're doing, you might die, no, you WILL die!. Don't try to go alone either. What makes you think you're ready?"
"I know all that, I'm not naïve, trust me, why do you think I've been training so hard, I'm serious about this. I won't be careless. And I won't be going alone. I don't know who I'll take with me, but...HEY!"
"Would you go with me? You've got the experience I need. You'd be perfect. I know we don't know each other very well, but we've spent time fishing together and I've seen how you are with your brothers. They look up to you and....so do I. So what do you think? Will you do it? Please?"
"I'd love to Cale."
"Really? Wow, that's so cool!"
"But there's one condition."
"Anything, just tell me what it is and I'll do it."
"You have to listen to me and do what I say. No arguments, no temper tantrums. You don't go wandering off on your own, we stay together. I'll let you lead since you need the experience. But if I tell you we should do something, you'll do it, no questions asked. Is it a deal?"
"It's a deal! Oh man, thank you Joel. I'm so excited!"
"You have no idea what this means to me. Thank you for being my friend."
"You're welcome Cale, you're a good kid. I think you're going places in life and I'm happy to help you get there."
"Let's do this!"
"Ohhh Yeahhh!"
"So that's where Josh got that huh?"
"Yeah, he likes to mimic his big brother."
"Wish I had a big brother."
"You do now Cale...not just me, Josh and Jon too. We'll all look out for you. Okay?"
"Aww, man, don't make me cry, my face will freeze!"
"hehe Nah, you won't cry. Anyway, call me soon little Bro, we'll get together and make some plans. I need to go now though. Catchya later."
"See ya! And joel? Thanks! I'll never forget this."
I'll have to post comments/replies tomorrow morning. It's getting late for me and I have to go get some rest soon. Hope y'all had a wonderful day/night!
January 16th Comments:
@afai1261
@Shadami
@SoulGal7
@permanentrose
@Carebear92
@miss_eulenauge
@RememberJoy
@lilypadmeulin
@Karababy52
https://legacysims.net/?page_id=11634
@permanentrose
@LegacySims2017
Year Long Community Challenge
I meant to, cause I'm really excited that I went through and added everyone's sims to my game
Year Long Community Challenge
Oh also I finally gave Aaron an easel so now he can use painting for income Only progress he's really going to make this update though lol
Painting is actually one of the liked activities I gave him to begin with so good for his fun need.
that's it, that's the update
Next update will hopefully be a lot more interesting! This felt like a logical part to break it up though because although I could tack on tomorrow's update as part of today's, to me it just made more sense to cut it here and also I just couldn't be bothered writing any more story
Pepper decided to sleep on the sidewalk in the middle of a thunderstorm, despite the fact that I have provided them with more than adequate shelter...
The rain finally cleared up later in the afternoon. Robin called for a small grocery delivery, and it looks like Dylan has found himself a part time job @SoulGal7
He was very kind and even carried it into the house for her.
Robin's parents had raised her to always make sure to give generous tips, so she gladly tipped Dylan.
He looks very flattered.
She made some chips and salsa with her fresh ingredients.
Oh look, it appears that Cale and DJ are buddies in my game @LegacySims2017 @Karababy52
Her social need was low again. Good thing she has a cute girlfriend she can invite over any time to fix that
Also here's a view of her cute little bedside nook area.
And that night, some more fishing, since she's getting pretty good at it and it's becoming more lucrative. She had some company this time too.
@Carebear92
@SoulGal7
Great idea doing a 'meanwhile' update to let us know what's going on with the Mob boss and his henchmen after Dylan. Clever using the Alto family lore weaved into Dylan's story. 'Buttheads'? HAHA! I love how you portray the way he talks to them, so funny, yet sinister. o.O Gah! Watch out Dylan, they're coming for you! Hopefully he evades them there until he moves again, or maybe this is the reason he does leave. Would be a clever segue. Love his office you found and updated too. Great update!
Aww, nice that Kaori came over for a short visit, too bad Dylan had to leave, but at least they have a date! Good idea using the yard sale table to make some simoleans. Very cool you had so many challenge Sims show up as a result. Hi Robin, DJ, Aldo and Kenzie! Cool Aldo stayed after the sale and they're friends now. Oh cool, then he sees Kenzie while jogging. Setting up for his next Bae perhaps?
@miss_eulenauge
@permanentrose
Yes, Morrigan is Morgyn and Jessah's daughter, she's got a twin brother named Odin too. There won't be much of a romance with her really. He's just 'getting to know' some teens for later in the challenge. Unless, she ends up being the one he might settle down with in the future. She won't be his climbing buddy. If you've read my latest update, you'll know who he chose. I won't say just in case you haven't yet.
Ah, okay, I figured she did. Bums me out when something interesting happens, but you can't show it because the angle was wrong or you missed it for the screenshot. I've had that happen before. For instance, when Cale and Omoi were cloudgazing, that cat that follows Cale everywhere, walked right across his face! tried to get a screenshot, but it just looked odd with his paw sunk in Cale's face, so I didn't show it. LOL!
Oh yes, I remember Theo. Thanks for the explanation, she's very pretty! Okay, well that's good your Sims didn't get a negative moodlet or cursed from taking the forest spirits. Might have to have Cale try that now. I did that a few days ago, played a long time and had enough for three days worth of screenshots, but I've used them now, so latest updates are current gameplay.
Great shot of Robin catching that salmon. I LOVE those red trees in contrast with the green grass, such a pretty spot for screenshots eh? Robin's rainwear is so cute too! And look at that, she's smiling after catching a fish!
Oh Pepper, silly dog! Pets are so weird sometimes. It can be pouring down rain or a snowstorm and the dozen or so stray cats I take care of don't seem to care. They still come running to the deck when I go out to feed them instead of waiting until I put the food in the old dog pen we've set up for them. We put straw in what was our dog's house and the pen has a roof and cement flooring, keeps them warm and dry that way. But hey, who cares is their motto, we want the food now, here! hehe
Hi Dylan! Interesting who the game picks for the grocery delivery person eh? Well cool! Looks like at least Cale gets to meet some challenge Sims to be friends with in your save and others too. That's good. Hi DJ!
Yep, partners are great for increasing the fun skill eh? Love that screenshot and her bedside nook area looks great! Okay, please don't take this the wrong way, but seeing that spirit hanging there...I don't think I'll have Cale collect any afterall. It looks so sad tethered there hanging by it's neck. I think they should be left to roam free in the forest. NOT judging at all, just my opinion. I can see how others would like to collect them, they are cute and it's kind of a tradition for Robin since Jules collected them too. I know, I'm being silly, it's just a game, they're not real, etc., but oh well... Hi Lydia! Nice of you to show up and keep Robin company.
@lilypadmeulin
Glad you let Selena buy a snack, she does deserve it after all she's been through. Nice to treat them once in awhile eh? Yamachan! What are you doing? I have a suspicion I know what's going on. Do you have the Eco Living NAPs turned on? With NPC voting? If so, it looks like one of them has been enacted.
Love those school projects! Some of the things they make are very cool! Especially love the robot and the castle. Bonus they gain skills doing them too. Gold Pit Beast! Yay! Go Selena! Her little house is starting to look fantastic!
@LegacySims2017
@afai1261
Congrats to Aaron for getting an easel to paint! Love all the paintings our Sims can do, and I probably make way too many of my Sims creative as a result, but meh. Great income, that's for sure! Not sure if I'll have Cale do that aspiration or skill this time though. I'm trying to avoid making too much money with him. At the end of the year with Essa, she and Josh had over 9 million simoleans! o.O It's not about the money though, so I guess it really doesn't matter. *shrugs*
I got a promotion because of it, and I am now a Line Reader! Sweet! However, I had been hit with another mood swing.
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The restaurant I was taking Kaori to was in the Senbamachi neighborhood, and the way my moods were acting up lately, I thought that a nice meditative walk in the Bamboo Forest before our date would help. Plus, it was within walking distance of the restaurant, so it was doable.
As I walked in the Bamboo Forest, I put on my earbuds and listened to some Japanese folk music. Just the sound of it made me relax even more, and I kind of liked it.
I encountered those horrible bugs, but again shimmied past them.
And I saw some more of those spirits, and again, I received a gift. This time it was a rare simmi, Izzy Fabulous.
I was done the walk, and I felt so much better. It was now time to head to the restaurant for my date. [Note: Congrats to Dylan for completing the Mt. Komorebi Sightseer Aspiration.}
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When I got to the restaurant, I wasted no time, and headed to the restroom, washed up and donned a kimono I had purchased for my date with Kaori. The restaurant was a new Sushi Restaurant, and I wanted to look my best for her.
I waited outside, and from what I saw, the restaurant looked amazing. I hoped that the food would be as good.
I spotted Kaori and she looked really nice for our date. She told me that she had to use the restroom and I went to request a table for us.
While I was waiting, I looked around the Hanamigawa Sushi Restaurant a bit.
There was a main open area, and beside the check in area was a separate dining area. And then I saw Kaori. She had changed into a kimono, too. Oh gosh! I had never seen her look more beautiful.
I asked the waitress to take a photo of the two of us near a wall with a tiger on it. I also took one of just the two of us.
And in no time at all, our table was ready, and we were seated at a private table outside. This was perfect. After looking the menu over, our waitress arrived to take our order.
Kaori: "Let me order, for us, Dylan. I would like to have a poke bowl and a green tea. And Dylan would like the avocado roll and Sakura tea. Thank you."
Dylan: "Oh that sounds really good. I've never eaten sushi before. And what is Sakura tea?"
Kaori: "Sakura tea is a "Japanese infusion created by steeping pickled cherry blossoms with boiled water". Sometimes the effects of drinking Sakura tea can make you...um...quite relaxed...and...more romantic..."
Dylan raised his eyebrows, "So, you think I need to be more romantic? Perhaps you should have ordered some for both of us," I said teasingly, "But you know, I don't need Sakura tea to be romantic...especially around you..."
To prove my point, I blew Kaori a kiss, and we were both quite giddy after that.
We chatted while we waited for our dinner, and I even told Kaori a few jokes. We were having a lot of fun. When our dinner arrived, it looked spectacular. The waitress even placed a candle on our table and a lantern behind us.
I think I was talking the most, because I had hardly eaten my dinner and I noticed that Kaori was already done. Kaori was really easy to talk to, and I found myself falling hard for her.
We laughed and chatted some more, and I really didn't want this date to end. But, it was getting late and we both had school tomorrow. I paid the bill and then escorted Kaori out of the restaurant, and gave her a kiss on the cheek good night.
I went back inside to use the facilities. Afterwards, I decided to explore the upstairs area. There were two rooms, one was an office, and the other was a room for private parties. It had a fireplace and was really nice.
I headed downstairs, and turned to the right of the stairs, and there was a small sitting area. If I had known this was here earlier, Kaori and I could have sat here in private.
I spied something on the table. It was a little Zen garden, and decided to "borrow" it as a souvenir of my first date with Kaori (worth $295 simoleons).
The restaurant was still quite busy, and several tables had not been bussed. Maybe I was feeling a bit guilty about taking the little Zen garden, so I picked up some dishes and brought them back to the kitchen area. While I was there, I saw our waitress, and told her to give the chef my compliments on the wonderful dinner that we had.
As I left the restaurant, I suddenly thought of Kaori, and all at once, I had such feelings of love. I figured that my feelings were amplified by the tea I had drunk, but it was still a wonderful feeling. And all the way home, it was like I was walking in the clouds thinking of our time together.
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And Dylan gets a legendary date and a champagne bucket in his household inventory. Yes!
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Notes:
Dylan has a few reward points, so I bought him the Always Welcome Trait (500 reward points), and the Shameless Trait (2,000 points). The Shameless Trait will help when he is with a lot of baes, for the 100 Bae Challenge. He has also mastered chopsticks, and has the Chopstick Savvy Trait.
Kaori actually asked Dylan on a date, but because Studio PBP is in Del Sol Valley, he couldn't go. So, he asked her on a date instead.
Thanks to this simmer for creating this wonderful build. All of the "extra" builds have been placed in Newcrest; however, for story purposes, this restaurant is in the Senbamachi neighborhood. Halfway through the dinner, I added a candle on their table and a light near their table, as it was a bit dark for photos.
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Special Appearance By: Selena Lilly ( @lilypadmeulin )
With his new job title when he was promoted, D.J. got the benefit of having both Saturdays and Sundays. This was good news for D.J. He had the weekends off now. He didn't realize it until today as well, that he got paid on his vacation day. D.J. is still broke with only 285 simoleons, but he is able to finish having his outhouse built finally. It was nothing fancy, but now he didn't have to run to the Lounge or Onsen to use the facilities.
D.J wanted to do more hiking on the trails. There were no icy patches this time to slip and fall. He again packed up a couple sacked meals for his journey. He wanted to spend all day on the trails today. He meets up with Enele tomorrow to do some actual rock climbing.
When D.J. arrived back to his tent at the end of the night, he felt emotionally mindful. This was the perfect Saturday. He also found 50 simoleons in his pocket he knew he didn't have before. He wondered if any of this had to do with the beautiful spirits that were floating around on his way back down the trail.
Side Notes:
Good news! I did find the screenshot. I knew I made one. It was just hiding in my screenshot folder.
https://legacysims.net/?page_id=11634
https://legacysims.net/?page_id=11634
Today's Accomplishments:
Endure an injury
We started off on the slopes, and because I was feeling overconfident I was able to sustain my first real injury.
Not really something I wanted to do, but it was inevitable. Kaori suggested we do something that wouldn't aggravate my injury, so we headed to the bunny slope to do a little sledding.
So much for taking it easy, but we did have fun.
We were all feeling a bit hungry so I treated everyone to some tri-colored dango and we chatted for a bit.
Next we headed to the climbing walls for a little more practice, Kaori and Kiyoshi have both expressed an interest in joining me in my attempt to climb Mt. Komorebi, so we can all use it.
As the sun set and the moon began to rise I suggested we take a hike around the scenic trails before calling it a night. It was a beautiful night for a stroll, and we had a good time chatting while taking in the sights.
By the end of our walk we all agreed we felt closer for the experience. Before returning home I stopped back at the gym for a little more climbing.
I was successful in beating the record time for the endurance challenge and was feeling so confident I bought four simmis, three of which were golden. Wow, what an amazing day!
January, Day 17 - "You're safe now, I'll watch over you..."
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@SoulGal7
Nice job completing the Sightseer aspiration! Very sweet for Dylan to take Kaori on a date, and nice that you made the venue a restaurant too. That's one pack I still don't have haha. It looks like it was a nice date, and nice job having him swipe an item without getting caught It's funny that sometimes he steals dirty dishes though Oh nice, you are doing a serial romantic challenge with Dylan. I think that will be a fun challenge! I kind of wish I was stepping outside my comfort zone and playing a sim would could have 100 babies or baes, but it doesn't seem like Robin's personality to do either haha. So I will just enjoy watching you guys do it
@Karababy52
I have so few sims in this save which is why I think I'm seeing your sims fairly often. Since I use that no random mod, the game has no choice but to spawn your sims fairly often. The little forest spirit dolls aren't meant to be the actual forest spirits - they are a gift from the spirits, at least that's how I always interpreted it haha. I think the pop up that accompanies calls them a gift. The white one that Robin got does look rather sad though. Jules got a yellow one for Ruby and it was smiling. I think each color has their own facial expression though.
@LegacySims2017
Nice to see you back with a daily post - though DJ looks like he's having a rough time poor guy. An outhouse is a great addition to his home lot haha. Nice to see Selena pop up in your game too!
@afai1261
@Shadami
@miss_eulenauge Very sweet pic of Lucy and Laika sleeping
Winterfest was coming up at the end of the week and Aaron knew he wanted something personal and special to give to Hunter. The only problem was that he didn't know what Hunter would like... He laughed to himself as he settled on a figure drawing - he'd always been good at that. And he was certain that Hunter would appreciate anything hand crafted, and especially a piece of artwork.
Hunter began coming over regularly in the evenings after school, and they'd chat and flirt for a few hours until Aaron inevitably had to go to bed and Hunter would leave, promising to come back the next day. Aaron would paint, Hunter would talk, and once in a while Aaron would just wonder why he hadn't kissed the boy already. But maybe taking it slow was a good thing.
He finished Hunter's gift on Friday evening, the night before Winterfest, then set it aside and began another painting, this time to sell. It was far too cold now to catch fish and his apple trees were out of season, so this would be the best he could do until the snow and ice thawed and spring began. Reflecting, he realised that he could have made some sort of shelter for his plants. Maybe for next winter.
Winterfest dawned, clear and crisp, and as soon as Aaron awoke he made to invite Hunter over to give him his gift.
"I'm sorry I don't have a tree or anything," he apologised when Hunter arrived. "I think the Watcher is a bit stingy..."
Hunter reassured him that it was fine, saying the decorations on the outside of his little house were festive enough. "But I didn't get you anything!" he protested when Aaron presented the gift with a flourish. "Ohhhh, I'm the worst..."
Aaron shook his head. "Just take it! The gift of your company is enough."
"Okay, now that's cheesy," Hunter replied, grinning.
"You loved it though," Aaron said with a wink.
"Maybeeeee," Hunter laughed as he received the gift and opened it. "Oh wow, how long did you spend on this?" He almost gaped at the strong lines of the naked masculine form. "This is incredible."
Aaron went bright red. Trying to keep his blushing under control, he said, "Not as long as you might think. The time I spent on it just flew by."
Hunter pulled him into an embrace that was comforting and warm. "I love it, thank you."
Especially with how he looks now after using the rock climbing wall... no spoilers though
Hunter's gift
The cute boy comes over every single day, it's great
Oh yeah, here is Aaron's shack, now with a roof And as you can see all 8 apple trees are fully grown now which I am excited about (well when they can actually start producing again!) Yes, I still haven't gotten rid of the gnomes. They can haunt the lot forever for all I care lol
Aaron reached level 5 painting the day before Winterfest
Wow, decorations!
Hunter did love the gift and celebrated with confetti
@LegacySims2017
@permanetrose
Jan 17 - Wow! Now that was a great catch! Love Pepper being able to sleep in the middle of the road in a thunderstorm. lol And look at Dylan, a grocery delivery clerk. How sweet of Robin to tip him so generously. Cool that DJ and Cale are buddies. I actually placed them in the same house together in Dylan's world. That is such a nice pose with Robin and Aimi. I really like these two together. I really have to get Dylan out fishing, but he's too busy trying to get his skills up in rock climbing, etc. Is that Lydia in the last shot fishing with Robin? lol
@afai1261
@Shadami
Jan 16 - Nice to read the update. I know you had mentioned something on the site to Karababy52 about your rags to riches rules, but I guess it gives an extra challenge to the challenge lol Love those simstagram posts she does. And she gets to do some skiing and hiking. Love that the other challenge teens are being added to your story. I added Velma last night, so hopefully we will see her in my game as well soon.
@RememberJoy
Jan 16- Oh gee, poor Adam social needs low and almost broke again. Nice that Kaori filled up his social needs for him. I have a question about the yoga class, since I haven't done that aspiration. Do you need to buy yoga mats for everyone, or do they just show up with their own? And those forest spirits didn't give you anything? Oh geez...you need it so much! And even in the dark, Adam is working on that rock climbing skiil.
@Karababy52
@lilypadmeulin
Jan 9 - That's so sad about Sofia and her groupies making fun of Selena. Don't worry about them, Selena. Glad she got some more simoleons to work on her house, and it is looking rather nice.
@miss_eulenauge
@Carebear92 -
Yes, he does know Hunter is a vampire. Story-wise, I wrote him as always subconsciously knowing that something was different about him but that he never fully realised or thought about it until he saw Hunter burning in the sun that one time. And he knows in game too
Thanks for the kind words
To answer your question no, there is a teacher yoga mat that if you buy you can place down and start a yoga session. Everyone that joins the class will spawn there own mat. If you place a teacher mat in a build and put mats around it, the students will use those mats. I hope that answers your question.
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At the Lounge, some of the elders were preparing to go ice swimming since the Wakaba's River isn't frozen over, but still very chilly. It's a tradition they do every winter. Most of the elders were acquaintances with D.J. since he stops by the Lounge all the time. They've gotten to know and vice versa. Today he's learned a little more about them.
D.J. asked if he could tag along and they happily invited him. He was also told to bring his swim trunks as he'll be participating with them, not just watching. D.J. was intrigued but also nervous. He's never did anything like this before. He's heard about a polar plunge and never felt gutzy to take part. But there you just jump in cold water, not swim around.
At the Wakaba's River, all the elders changed into their swimwear and started jumping into it and swimming around laughing and splashing each other. D.J. thought these Sims were nuts. Maybe they didn't care because their lifespan is up and they don't know when they're going to meet the grim reaper. But D.J. knew he was only a teenager and had a full life ahead of him. He didn't want to freeze to death. The others eagered him to change and join them. D.J. considered this could be a once in a lifetime opportunity. So, he did it.
He did it, but did not like it. D.J.'s body shivered in the river. He was so cold.
After about an hour of swimming and talking trying to keep their minds off the coldness, it was time to move to the Onsen. Showers were taken by all and then relaxation in the hot springs. D.J. was honored to have taken part in one of the elder's traditions.
After lunch, Enele texted D.J. to meet him at the top of the intermediate ski slope. He asked D.J. if he bought skis yet, for which D.J. said he did not. Enele admitted he was keeping tabs on D.J. and knew he liked the borrowed skis last time when he talked to the attendant. Enele gifted D.J. with a pair of Max's SlopeMaster 3000 Skis. Enele thanked D.J. for allowing him to train him in rock climbing and skiing. And also for keeping his promise to practice.
Now Enele wanted to see what D.J. could do on the bigger slopes. D.J was nervous of course, but he put himself into his mental state when he was emotionally mindful during his hiking. He looked all the way at the bottom of the slope and took a big gulp and pushed himself forward. He was soon skiing down the slope. He hears Enele yell from behind him, "Take that jump!" D.J. swerved so his skis were in line with the jump. He took a deep breath as he left the jump. D.J. was flying in the air. He couldn't believe it.
But what goes up, must come down. D.J. started descending. He positioned himself in hopes to land on two skis and not his tooshie or his head. Amazingly, D.J. stuck the landing.
Before he could think, he had hit another jump and was in the air again...
...and landing on both feet. Adrenaline was running through D.J.'s body at this point.
D.J. finished with a solid finish.
Enele was right behind him cruising down the slopes much faster than D.J. had been. D.J. knew if Enele and him were racing side by side, he would have lost.
Enele didn't think they needed to do another run. He was very impressed how D.J. stuck both landings. It was time to climb some rocks. Near the slopes were areas where rock climbing was available to get to a higher level of ground. Enele thought this would be the perfect spot to see how well D.J. does.
Enele told D.J. climbing gear will be important for the excursion and possibly for practicing. He first wanted to see D.J.'s skills at it to determine if they need to wait on the practicing after his first climb attempt. They borrowed helmets where skis and snowboards were also borrowed out.
D.J. used the adrenaline he had with skiing, but also tried to get his emotions in tact like he had after hiking and just during skiing moments ago. He found grooves in the rocks and started the climb. At one point he almost slips, but catches himself. Finally, he reaches the top.
Enele told him to do it again, but less cautiously. And so D.J. does. D.J. did not fall once. Enele wanted to up the training at this point and said he would race D.J. up the climb. Of course, Enele succeeded up first all the time, but D.J. moved quicker this time around. Many times he almost lost his balance.
That evening, Enele invite D.J. back to his house for dinner. D.J. was happy to see Enele's wife again and finally meet Derumk, their son. He recognizes Derumk from school by face only. He's one of the bad boys in school. Gets into a lot of trouble with other kids by starting fights. But he seemed so cool at home, almost like the totally opposite. D.J. doesn't bring up school at all to avoid that type of conversation. Instead, he enjoys the meal that Nawai had made.
After awhile, D.J. noticed the time and extended a heartfelt thank you and mentioned he couldn't wait to climb Mt. Komorebi with them in a week's time.
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Notes
The main goal was to build Cale a greenhouse. But he decided to do some major improvements to the entire house too. So with the help of the Hunter boys and Essa, he sunk another 7K into it. However, most of the budget went towards the greenhouse. The Daily post pic is the front, here's the right side.
Back view. Just a side note, he still only has the one tree, but it was moved to the front yard. I didn't see any sense in putting anymore landscaping than that since it's Winter now and everything would just look dead.
And the left side. Looking at this I see I need to fix up the roof eaves. Opps!
Overhead view of the entire layout.
Overhead of just the greenhouse.
Cale's punching bag was moved inside to the greenhouse so he can workout in comfort. All the wall plants and other potted plants were a gift from Essa to help spruce up the place a bit. Cale could've done without them, I mean, it's just more to water. But he thought it was sweet of her to give them to him anyway. He's reached Level 8 in Fitness now.
Bit closer view of the sunken area for the apple and pear trees. Love platforms give us this ability instead of resorting to the tallest walls.
Overhead of the bathroom remodel. He has a walk-in shower now! I had a double small window in the shower stall, but he couldn't get to the shower with it there, so compromised with that small one from IL.
Overhead of the remodeled kitchen. Got rid of the dining table in favor of two island counters. Added another counter and shelving above the windows. Oh and he actually bought that bamboo plant himself. Can't really get a proper look at all these rooms with just an overhead view, but rather than take a bunch of screenshots, I figured y'all would be seeing his home in my updates anyway.
Overhead of the bedroom/living area. Cale's got a double bed now, loveseat and a small table for his laptop. Still just candles for lighting. It's a bedroom, supposed to be a bit darker, right? Oh a new rug too I resized using T.O.O.L. Resized the rug under the barstools in the kitchen/dining room as well. I LOVE T.O.O.L.!
Cale took a break from working out to study the second rock climbing skill book. He's still Level 6, but getting closer to 7! I want him to reach at least Level 8 before doing the mountain excursion.
Cale left the room to use the bathroom and Nalani waltzed right inside and went in his bedroom to complain about his little TV! How dare you?
Go home dear, maybe YOU can afford a nice TV and have time to watch it, but it's none of your business whether Cale can or not. You're more than welcome to visit Cale's bedroom in a couple months though. Ooo, mermaid baby!
Much later after tending to the garden again, grabbing a bite to eat and a shower, Cale was back in the bedroom studying again. What's with the smug look there Buddy?
(Oh nothing, just happy for everything that happened today, the Greenhouse, the house remodel, Essa's nice gifts, among other things I needed.)
*snicker* You're welcome Cale, enjoy!
Wow, y'all been busy while I was building all day! I'll get started on comments/replies, but might not finish before I need to go to bed. Hope y'all had a fantastic day/night!
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@Karababy52
Ha, Aaron was at a lot with a computer (he still doesn't have one of his own) and all he wanted to do was troll teh forums too
Cale is very forward with Wynter, wow!
First kiss already! I feel like I'm taking Aaron and Hunter way too slow now lol
Lol the attempt to seduce interaction is always so ridiculous but I make my sims do it all the time anyway
Day 15: That daily pic... I have no words, that is an exceptional screenshot! Awesome!
Cale looks very happy to have conquered those walls!
"are you flirting with me Watcher?" wow Cale you need to calm down hahaha
@permanentrose
Oh yeah, the motive trails... A few days after they first met, Hunter actually invited Aaron to them but I declined because I knew it'd end up awful for his needs. Poor Robin, but glad that she had her book.
Nice to see that Aimi could make Robin not so lonely
Day 15: Congrats to Robin for completing her first aspiration!
Classic vampire attack... Pepper! Love those photos of her checking the house and standing guard over Robin
@RememberJoy
That looks like some intense skiing!
@Shadami
@SoulGal7
Oh hello Aaron! I think it's so cool that he and Dylan are friends in your game Oh nice that Dylan invited him to go skiing!
Wow Dylan got $1000? That's incredible!
Sweet moment with Kaori in the onsen
Day 11: Ooh, Dylan's joining drama club? Fun!
Cool that he got a gold simmi. Aaron still hasn't lol
Ack, there it is again - the murderous vending machine! Oh wow 13 in a row? What a generous vending machine actually haha if it gave him 13 before finally deciding to die
@Skeilah
Day 16: Bryon's garden does look lovely! Haha at 'Beardrey'
@miss_eulenauge