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GasBandit
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Thursday, 5th of Fall, Year 2, Household 3
Kags finds a bone in the jungle.
Kags finds a bone in the jungle.
You guys know the drill. Everybody's goofing off.
Though, Grue will be glad to know that Polly is still alive and kicking.
I set everybody to work. Grue, write jokes. MD, hit the treadmill. Vero, schmooze that mirror. Cog, you're already at the chessboard, so keep it up. I send Drawn Inward out to look for frogs and things. Bubble's close to 4 on cooking, so I tell him to make everybody breakfast.
Kags can attend to her aspirations later, but in the meantime, I have her do the domestic things everybody else is too busy to do. Like feed the cat.
Drawn Inwards has some good luck with frogs - he finds 3. No fossils this time, though.
Bubbles' pancake breakfast gets him halfway through cooking level 4.
Everybody chows down.
Bubble's got 3 skills to 4, and the closest one left is Fitness. BAHBUL. AYM GOHING TO PAAMP (clap) YUU AHHP.
Getting MD to work out is a delicate matter. I have to be careful not to overwork him at his age. But I manage to get him to the next level of bodybuilding by hitting fitness level 6. He'll be a regular Jack Lelane before we know it.
Matter of fact, he's earned enough satisfaction points via achieving his life goals to afford a Potion of Youth. It doesn't revert him back to actual youth, but it does reset his "elder" timer. So hopefully it extends his life by at least another year.
While I've got everybody else working on their aspirations, it's time for Kags to revisit her dream. She's gotta find some traps to examine in the jungle. So, once again she rents that little Casita de las Arañas.
First thing, she hits up the marketplace to grab some supplies. She meets a local vendor and gives a customary local greeting in salutation.
Then she heads back to rest up for a big trek through the brush.
Kags wakes up around 3pm, and makes herself a veggie and hummus sandwich for the road.
She confidently strides past the huge sign covered in warnings and cautionary information, and starts hacking her way through the vines.
Oh. Maybe she should have read the sign after all.
Well, the sting poisons her, but it seems to be manageable. She presses on, and finds a pile from which she excavates an artifact.
She also finds an amethys crystal in another outcropping of rock.
Eventually, she manages to find a temple. If anywhere is gonna have traps, this would be it.
Aha! This looks very "trappy." Kags studies it carefully.
Her presence attracts the attention of a temple guardian, named Sans. I'm sure that name is just a coincidence. Anyway, he seems more mischievous than dangerous.
Kags is attacked by a swarm of spiders. Fortunately, she's got spider repellant. Now if only she had boney prankster repellant.
Why don't temples have bathrooms?
After a couple false starts, Kags manages to find the trick to disabling the defenses on the nearby archway, and proceeds deeper into the temple.
Hrm, more traps. Well, at least examining them counts toward Kags' aspirational goal.
It takes a couple tries - and getting set on fire - but Kags figures out the trick that will allow her to proceed.
And again. Thankfully, also, about now she manages to shrug off the effects of the scorpion poison.
At least, Kags finds a treasure chest, and exhumes a rare and important antiquity.
It's been a heck of a trip, but a productive and enjoyable one. Kags returns home super confident - but also kinda stinky.
Though, Grue will be glad to know that Polly is still alive and kicking.
I set everybody to work. Grue, write jokes. MD, hit the treadmill. Vero, schmooze that mirror. Cog, you're already at the chessboard, so keep it up. I send Drawn Inward out to look for frogs and things. Bubble's close to 4 on cooking, so I tell him to make everybody breakfast.
Kags can attend to her aspirations later, but in the meantime, I have her do the domestic things everybody else is too busy to do. Like feed the cat.
Drawn Inwards has some good luck with frogs - he finds 3. No fossils this time, though.
Bubbles' pancake breakfast gets him halfway through cooking level 4.
Everybody chows down.
Bubble's got 3 skills to 4, and the closest one left is Fitness. BAHBUL. AYM GOHING TO PAAMP (clap) YUU AHHP.
Getting MD to work out is a delicate matter. I have to be careful not to overwork him at his age. But I manage to get him to the next level of bodybuilding by hitting fitness level 6. He'll be a regular Jack Lelane before we know it.
Matter of fact, he's earned enough satisfaction points via achieving his life goals to afford a Potion of Youth. It doesn't revert him back to actual youth, but it does reset his "elder" timer. So hopefully it extends his life by at least another year.
While I've got everybody else working on their aspirations, it's time for Kags to revisit her dream. She's gotta find some traps to examine in the jungle. So, once again she rents that little Casita de las Arañas.
First thing, she hits up the marketplace to grab some supplies. She meets a local vendor and gives a customary local greeting in salutation.
Then she heads back to rest up for a big trek through the brush.
Kags wakes up around 3pm, and makes herself a veggie and hummus sandwich for the road.
She confidently strides past the huge sign covered in warnings and cautionary information, and starts hacking her way through the vines.
Oh. Maybe she should have read the sign after all.
Well, the sting poisons her, but it seems to be manageable. She presses on, and finds a pile from which she excavates an artifact.
She also finds an amethys crystal in another outcropping of rock.
Eventually, she manages to find a temple. If anywhere is gonna have traps, this would be it.
Aha! This looks very "trappy." Kags studies it carefully.
Her presence attracts the attention of a temple guardian, named Sans. I'm sure that name is just a coincidence. Anyway, he seems more mischievous than dangerous.
Kags is attacked by a swarm of spiders. Fortunately, she's got spider repellant. Now if only she had boney prankster repellant.
Why don't temples have bathrooms?
After a couple false starts, Kags manages to find the trick to disabling the defenses on the nearby archway, and proceeds deeper into the temple.
Hrm, more traps. Well, at least examining them counts toward Kags' aspirational goal.
It takes a couple tries - and getting set on fire - but Kags figures out the trick that will allow her to proceed.
And again. Thankfully, also, about now she manages to shrug off the effects of the scorpion poison.
At least, Kags finds a treasure chest, and exhumes a rare and important antiquity.
It's been a heck of a trip, but a productive and enjoyable one. Kags returns home super confident - but also kinda stinky.
GasBandit
Staff member
Friday, 6th of Fall, Year 2, Household 4
Well the shark strikes with her teeth, and she keeps them pearly white.
Well the shark strikes with her teeth, and she keeps them pearly white.
Celt Z is grilling up some fruit for breakfast, while everybody else gets their day started with leisurely activities.
Nearby, Klew is jumping in a questionably oderiferous pile of leaves...
MikeRC is seeing if the fish are biting this morning.
In order to increase household cohesion, I've moved the outdoor tables indoors. It seems to help people to socialize over meals instead of break into groups. I'll probably remodel a little bit, and get some actual dining tables instead of picnic ones.
To perform best at their jobs, DA and Gas need to get some video gaming in before work. Tinwhistler joins in, and Celt Z and Jwhouk decide to watch.
A good game of vidya with friends and a redhead on each side? Is this Gas' vision of paradise?
I have no idea what happened here but this picture is hilarious.
Dei is in the restroom when she gets a call to let her know that Zappit, with whom she was pretty good friends, has passed away.
Snuffles heads off to work, and Jwhouk and Celt Z are apparently nap buddies.
And then Gas and DA head off. Gas didn't quite get in all the video gaming he needed, but he'd rather not be late. I have no idea what's got Squidley so angry as she stomps by.
Terrik, aren't you supposed to be at work, too?
Logic. Tin wants it.
Jwhouk tries yet again to finish that last book he needs.
Celt Z wakes up from her nap feelin' good.
She practices her charms on the mirror for a bit.
Dei's in a deep blue funk. She also decides on a nap.
Bubble goes jogging by. Lookin' good, Bubs.
Progress with that mirror is going kinda slowly. There's no substitute for real experience. I dispatch Celt Z to Emrys' house to see if she can advance her amorous aspirations.
Emrys is open to the idea.
And becomes progressively moreso.
VERY receptive indeed. Well, Celt Z got her kiss, and her second strong romantic relationship.
Dei needs some distraction, and Tin needs some socializing while he levels his logic. I decide to kill two birds with one stone.
What is it about that stinky pile of leaves that draws everybody to it?
By some miracle, Jwhouk finally finishes his book. Now he needs to raise 4 skills to level 4. He's starting with cooking, and he grills up some sausages and peppers for dinner.
Snuffles gets home from work. All that bartending practice is showing results.
Dei goes to troll forums, but her heart isn't really in it.
Gas, DarkAudit, and Celt Z all get home simultaneously. And they're all similarly worn out.
Celt Z opts to take a page from her sister's playbook and goes straight for an effervescent nap venue.
Everybody else grabs dinner.
Tin, Dei, Snuffles and Jwhouk hold a card game as dinner winds down.
Dei's blue mood makes her duck out early to go cry in bed.
Celt Z wakes up from her nap feelin' goo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oood.
Gas joins her, and the two of them put the hot tub's filters to the stress test.
Everybody else goes to bed, but Celt Z's still fired up and ready to prowl.
Mind detective happens to be jogging by, and the huntress pounces to get that kiss.
Dammit, MD makes it weird again. What'd he even say?
Snuffles has awoken, and he beseeches the void to return his pooch. The void does not answer.
Celt Z finally decides it's time to go to bed.
Just on the off chance that Daisy does actually show up, Snuffles makes some coffee and settles in for an overnight vigil. Alas, we're all to be left disappointed tonight.
Gas wakes up around 4, and realizes maybe he should have had that post-nookie bath BEFORE bed.
Tin wakes up around 5, and helps himself to more sausages and peppers.
Nearby, Klew is jumping in a questionably oderiferous pile of leaves...
MikeRC is seeing if the fish are biting this morning.
In order to increase household cohesion, I've moved the outdoor tables indoors. It seems to help people to socialize over meals instead of break into groups. I'll probably remodel a little bit, and get some actual dining tables instead of picnic ones.
To perform best at their jobs, DA and Gas need to get some video gaming in before work. Tinwhistler joins in, and Celt Z and Jwhouk decide to watch.
A good game of vidya with friends and a redhead on each side? Is this Gas' vision of paradise?
I have no idea what happened here but this picture is hilarious.
Dei is in the restroom when she gets a call to let her know that Zappit, with whom she was pretty good friends, has passed away.
Snuffles heads off to work, and Jwhouk and Celt Z are apparently nap buddies.
And then Gas and DA head off. Gas didn't quite get in all the video gaming he needed, but he'd rather not be late. I have no idea what's got Squidley so angry as she stomps by.
Terrik, aren't you supposed to be at work, too?
Logic. Tin wants it.
Jwhouk tries yet again to finish that last book he needs.
Celt Z wakes up from her nap feelin' good.
She practices her charms on the mirror for a bit.
Dei's in a deep blue funk. She also decides on a nap.
Bubble goes jogging by. Lookin' good, Bubs.
Progress with that mirror is going kinda slowly. There's no substitute for real experience. I dispatch Celt Z to Emrys' house to see if she can advance her amorous aspirations.
Emrys is open to the idea.
And becomes progressively moreso.
VERY receptive indeed. Well, Celt Z got her kiss, and her second strong romantic relationship.
Dei needs some distraction, and Tin needs some socializing while he levels his logic. I decide to kill two birds with one stone.
What is it about that stinky pile of leaves that draws everybody to it?
By some miracle, Jwhouk finally finishes his book. Now he needs to raise 4 skills to level 4. He's starting with cooking, and he grills up some sausages and peppers for dinner.
Snuffles gets home from work. All that bartending practice is showing results.
Dei goes to troll forums, but her heart isn't really in it.
Gas, DarkAudit, and Celt Z all get home simultaneously. And they're all similarly worn out.
Celt Z opts to take a page from her sister's playbook and goes straight for an effervescent nap venue.
Everybody else grabs dinner.
Tin, Dei, Snuffles and Jwhouk hold a card game as dinner winds down.
Dei's blue mood makes her duck out early to go cry in bed.
Celt Z wakes up from her nap feelin' goo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oood.
Gas joins her, and the two of them put the hot tub's filters to the stress test.
Everybody else goes to bed, but Celt Z's still fired up and ready to prowl.
Mind detective happens to be jogging by, and the huntress pounces to get that kiss.
Dammit, MD makes it weird again. What'd he even say?
Snuffles has awoken, and he beseeches the void to return his pooch. The void does not answer.
Celt Z finally decides it's time to go to bed.
Just on the off chance that Daisy does actually show up, Snuffles makes some coffee and settles in for an overnight vigil. Alas, we're all to be left disappointed tonight.
Gas wakes up around 4, and realizes maybe he should have had that post-nookie bath BEFORE bed.
Tin wakes up around 5, and helps himself to more sausages and peppers.
His ability to hold his breath for a long time is probably what attracted SimCelt to him.
GasBandit
Staff member
Well, it's a different story these days, but when I first moved to Texas from Colorado, I will say that felt like I only needed 3 or 4 breaths of air to last the entire day
Of course, that was about 20 years ago, so I've acclimated now, unfortunately.
*Replies but makes it weird*
...cannot be unseen.
Sim-me is trying SO hard to focus on the game...
@E
Also, he and hubby aren’t friends. This game mirrors reality quite a bit lol.
@Emrys Will you help me get Pud back please??
Also, he and hubby aren’t friends. This game mirrors reality quite a bit lol.
Later. Just woke up. Much coffee is needed first.
And also Dei.
Heeeeeeeere, kitty kitty kitty!
GasBandit
Staff member
Saturday, 7th of Fall, Year 2 - Household 5
Dead and loving it.
Dead and loving it.
As we learned yesterday through Dei, Zappit has expired of old age. I have his urn displayed next to one of his paintings.
Klew was closest to him in life, so he makes the appeal for Zappit's specter to return.
Sara grills up some tofu burgers for breakfast.
Null's enjoyment of the meal is lessened somewhat by Silk's contribution.
Spar and Tiger opt for popcorn instead.
Even ghost dogs poop, and apparently, even ghost dogs gotta eat. I guess that stands to reason.
Klew bones up on logic with the help of a book.
This May/December romance is still going strong, looks like.
Null gets to work on his next book.
Even heavy rain doesn't stop Vero from going out and making friends.
And any fisherman will tell you the rain just gets the fish to bite better, right MikeRC?
Klew learns a lot from the logic manual, but doesn't finish it. Instead he goes off to have a cry in bed.
Trips to the bathroom are somewhat more awkward when there's a crazy lady in there telling a story to a sleeping ghost dog.
Lunch, reading, and conversation.
How does a ghost dog get sprayed by a skunk?! I guess he REALLY scared it.
One whiff of that dog is enough to send Bhamv out to the front lawn to shower in the rain. In front of all the neighbors.
Null finishes his latest book, and it's excellent. He decides to send his works off for self-publishing. Here's a list of what he's written so far, in case you've forgotten.
Null then heads off to have a nap. Klew's still down in the dumps, and Bhamv's got a romantic agenda to pursue, so I prod her into getting flirty with him and then taking him out on a date.
At the Solar Flare Lounge, Bhamv lays it on a little too thick, moving faster than Klew might be comfortable with.
She likes the challenge.
Thing is, Klew seems to be turning a head or two, himself. Ah well, the date is a technical success, and it's not like Bhamv is serious about him anyway.
Home for a nap
Klew tries to cheer himself up with a bathroom mirror.
Since he finished his reading, finally, it's on to the part where this wannabe renaissance sim needs to get 4 skills to level 4. So, I have Klew make vegetable dumplings for dinner.
... HOW is Zappit sending text messages from beyond the grave?
"What? No, I didn't break the fridge..." - Klew
A walk in the rain has Celt Z feeling euphoric, M'lord. I DID NOT GET HER THAT HAT WHERE DID IT COME FROM
While everybody gets ready to eat, Sara starts fixing the fridge.
Null gobbles down his food and goes off to play video games, since he's kinda starved for fun.
Sara manages to finish in time to eat with the others, but man, she's bushed. Bed right after dinner is the plan.
Hours later, after most everybody has gone to bed, a sad spectre comes to pay a visit.
Klew, fortunately is still awake though, and is there to greet his departed friend, and talk him back into residency.
They get to talking and... well, things kinda progress. The flirty influence of the date rewards strikes again. Maybe Klew and Zappit are going to be more than "just friends."
Klew finally has to hit the sack, but Zappit is under no such constraint, and picks up where he left off, putting paint to canvas.
Tiger wakes up super early, and gets a jumpstart on the day with a cuppa joe.
Zappit finishes his painting, and hangs it in the dining area, to enjoy while he has leftover dumplings for breakfast.
Then, after putting his plate in the dishwasher, he decides to possess the refrigerator for a while.
The years have taken a toll on Null, and it seems it is finally his time.
Bhamv pleads with the reaper to spare her boyfriend.
Astonishingly enough, Death is moved by her entreaty, and gives Null more time among the living.
Klew was closest to him in life, so he makes the appeal for Zappit's specter to return.
Sara grills up some tofu burgers for breakfast.
Null's enjoyment of the meal is lessened somewhat by Silk's contribution.
Spar and Tiger opt for popcorn instead.
Even ghost dogs poop, and apparently, even ghost dogs gotta eat. I guess that stands to reason.
Klew bones up on logic with the help of a book.
This May/December romance is still going strong, looks like.
Null gets to work on his next book.
Even heavy rain doesn't stop Vero from going out and making friends.
And any fisherman will tell you the rain just gets the fish to bite better, right MikeRC?
Klew learns a lot from the logic manual, but doesn't finish it. Instead he goes off to have a cry in bed.
Trips to the bathroom are somewhat more awkward when there's a crazy lady in there telling a story to a sleeping ghost dog.
Lunch, reading, and conversation.
How does a ghost dog get sprayed by a skunk?! I guess he REALLY scared it.
One whiff of that dog is enough to send Bhamv out to the front lawn to shower in the rain. In front of all the neighbors.
Null finishes his latest book, and it's excellent. He decides to send his works off for self-publishing. Here's a list of what he's written so far, in case you've forgotten.
Null then heads off to have a nap. Klew's still down in the dumps, and Bhamv's got a romantic agenda to pursue, so I prod her into getting flirty with him and then taking him out on a date.
At the Solar Flare Lounge, Bhamv lays it on a little too thick, moving faster than Klew might be comfortable with.
She likes the challenge.
Thing is, Klew seems to be turning a head or two, himself. Ah well, the date is a technical success, and it's not like Bhamv is serious about him anyway.
Home for a nap
Klew tries to cheer himself up with a bathroom mirror.
Since he finished his reading, finally, it's on to the part where this wannabe renaissance sim needs to get 4 skills to level 4. So, I have Klew make vegetable dumplings for dinner.
... HOW is Zappit sending text messages from beyond the grave?
"What? No, I didn't break the fridge..." - Klew
A walk in the rain has Celt Z feeling euphoric, M'lord. I DID NOT GET HER THAT HAT WHERE DID IT COME FROM
While everybody gets ready to eat, Sara starts fixing the fridge.
Null gobbles down his food and goes off to play video games, since he's kinda starved for fun.
Sara manages to finish in time to eat with the others, but man, she's bushed. Bed right after dinner is the plan.
Hours later, after most everybody has gone to bed, a sad spectre comes to pay a visit.
Klew, fortunately is still awake though, and is there to greet his departed friend, and talk him back into residency.
They get to talking and... well, things kinda progress. The flirty influence of the date rewards strikes again. Maybe Klew and Zappit are going to be more than "just friends."
Klew finally has to hit the sack, but Zappit is under no such constraint, and picks up where he left off, putting paint to canvas.
Tiger wakes up super early, and gets a jumpstart on the day with a cuppa joe.
Zappit finishes his painting, and hangs it in the dining area, to enjoy while he has leftover dumplings for breakfast.
Then, after putting his plate in the dishwasher, he decides to possess the refrigerator for a while.
The years have taken a toll on Null, and it seems it is finally his time.
Bhamv pleads with the reaper to spare her boyfriend.
Astonishingly enough, Death is moved by her entreaty, and gives Null more time among the living.
GasBandit
Staff member
Technically no, she was just in a flirty mood when she did the ordinary begging.
I have no idea where you got it. You just happened to be walking by.
L
She's on the hunt she's after you, her mouth is alive with juices like wine!
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Well my pop culture references have been failing miserably so far, only @Celt Z got the Lost Boys one, nobody go the Ghostbusters one, so I was naturally a little hesitant to make a Ghost reference.