Halforums House 4 - Story/Update thread
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oh, man, did you see that asshole's schedule? There's a guy who hates his family and loves himself.
There's an episode of The God & Devil Show where God and The Devil interview Mark Wahlberg right about the time the first Planet of the Apes movie came out. Through time travel-y hijinks, the timeline is altered and Mark becomes most stereotypically middle-aged. He immediately loses it ("Nooo! My rock-hard abs!") and forces them (at gunpoint, I believe?) to take him back in time to when he still had his rock-hard abs.
Sadly*, this is one of those episodes you just can't seem to find online any more. I really should've grabbed them all when I had the chance.
--Patrick
*Well, it's not that sad.
That was one of my favorite web shows back in the day. That, and Ninjai, for its very brief run. Oh, and can't forget Radiskull and Devil Doll
I suggest you keep your hands to yourself, sir. My sister is a saint!
GasBandit
Staff member
Sunday, 1st of Summer, Year 2 - Household 5
It's just a prank, bro.
It's just a prank, bro.
Apparently, today began with everybody (above ground) going and picking up Klew from the hospital.
Zappit has elected to grill everybody up some beanie weenies for breakfast.
As he carries the meal to the table, he discovers Silk has laid a ghostly canine land-mine for him.
Not everybody opts for the beans and franks. But they do eat together. Note that the only one not an elder (or undead) is Bhamv.
I didn't do anything, I swear! - Tiger
Null is inspired to attempt his first romance novel.
Well, everybody else seems to be gettin' with Bhamv, Spar figures he may as well try his luck, right?
Bhamv strikes him upon his cheek. But afterwards, laughs and reveals it was just for prank day, she's not actually offended by his overtures.
Klew demonstrates the dangers of beans for breakfast.
Spar reciprocates the spirit of Prank Day.
Klew is disappointed, but perhaps not surprised, in Bhamv's continued flirting around. It does sour his mood for the rest of the day, too.
A huge thunderstorm descends upon the neighborhood, raising tensions.
Zappit is on a roll, though, as far as painting goes.
Null receives a royalty check.
This inspires him to quickly finish up his romance novel. It's not his best work, but it's not bad, and the publisher takes it as well. Null is now actually getting some name recognition as an author.
Sara can't wait to get started on her rocket. Even though there's thunder and lightning outside.
Null's feeling pretty good about how things are going, so he decides to take the rest of the day off and bum around.
Tiger tries out the heavy bag, but his age quickly catches up with him, and he has to spend a couple hours recuperating.
Zappit achieves the next level of his aspiration. He's on the final step now to achieving his life (and death) -long dream of becoming a Painter Extraordinaire.
Uh, I'm pretty sure doing that in the house is bad luck, Spar.
It only takes a couple hours of thunderclaps and driving rain to douse Sara's enthusiasm for working on her rocket. Maybe next time.
She unwinds a bit in the sauna.
"Boo!" "MUH HART!" "Just a prank, bro!"
"BOO!" "GAH!" "JUST A PRANK, BRO!!"
I have no idea who this townie is, but apparently he's a friend of Null's.
Oh, he just wants to use the sauna, I guess.
Bhamv decides she's going to take another shower out in the rain, au naturale. Zappit gets an eyeful.
Ain't no thunderstorm gonna stop THIS jungle explorer from gettin' her jog on.
The storm takes Sara's umbrella, redoubling her tension.
Bhamv and Zappit have some popcorn in the basement. I guess now they have something to talk about, eh?
Sara assuages her tension by also helping to ease Klew's funk.
And then she goes for another steam.
Even Zappit's getting in on the Prank Day shenanigans.
Oh, well, this is unfortunate. It's turning into one of those days.
Aaand then the dishwasher breaks. But that gives Sara the opportunity to dig for upgrade parts.
She's just a hugger today, and Bhamv's wandering eye is giving lots of people reasons to need hugs, today.
It could also be because SOMEBODY broke the coffee machine.
And then Zappit breaks the computer he's using.
Sara to the rescue. AGAIN.
Sparhawk pitches in by cleaning the sauna.
Lightning strikes the veterinary table, but as Silk is now a ghost, I don't think it's important enough to spend the money to replace.
Popcorn in the basement with Zappit seems to be a thing today.
Null goes to bed not feeling well. Hopefully that clears up. Also how does a ghost get sick?
Oh man, I hope that puddle is just from Silk shaking water off his coat..
Aaand Spar loses his umbrella too, letting Silk out to piddle.
Tiger cuddles away Silk's storm-engendered tension.
Sparhawk attempts the climbing wall again, but at his age, all it does is damage. He gives up and goes to bed. Everybody is asleep at that point.
Bhamv wakes up at 4, and heads down to grab some leftovers.
The conversation at breakfast is... animated.
Zappit has elected to grill everybody up some beanie weenies for breakfast.
As he carries the meal to the table, he discovers Silk has laid a ghostly canine land-mine for him.
Not everybody opts for the beans and franks. But they do eat together. Note that the only one not an elder (or undead) is Bhamv.
I didn't do anything, I swear! - Tiger
Null is inspired to attempt his first romance novel.
Well, everybody else seems to be gettin' with Bhamv, Spar figures he may as well try his luck, right?
Bhamv strikes him upon his cheek. But afterwards, laughs and reveals it was just for prank day, she's not actually offended by his overtures.
Klew demonstrates the dangers of beans for breakfast.
Spar reciprocates the spirit of Prank Day.
Klew is disappointed, but perhaps not surprised, in Bhamv's continued flirting around. It does sour his mood for the rest of the day, too.
A huge thunderstorm descends upon the neighborhood, raising tensions.
Zappit is on a roll, though, as far as painting goes.
Null receives a royalty check.
This inspires him to quickly finish up his romance novel. It's not his best work, but it's not bad, and the publisher takes it as well. Null is now actually getting some name recognition as an author.
Sara can't wait to get started on her rocket. Even though there's thunder and lightning outside.
Null's feeling pretty good about how things are going, so he decides to take the rest of the day off and bum around.
Tiger tries out the heavy bag, but his age quickly catches up with him, and he has to spend a couple hours recuperating.
Zappit achieves the next level of his aspiration. He's on the final step now to achieving his life (and death) -long dream of becoming a Painter Extraordinaire.
Uh, I'm pretty sure doing that in the house is bad luck, Spar.
It only takes a couple hours of thunderclaps and driving rain to douse Sara's enthusiasm for working on her rocket. Maybe next time.
She unwinds a bit in the sauna.
"Boo!" "MUH HART!" "Just a prank, bro!"
"BOO!" "GAH!" "JUST A PRANK, BRO!!"
I have no idea who this townie is, but apparently he's a friend of Null's.
Oh, he just wants to use the sauna, I guess.
Bhamv decides she's going to take another shower out in the rain, au naturale. Zappit gets an eyeful.
Ain't no thunderstorm gonna stop THIS jungle explorer from gettin' her jog on.
The storm takes Sara's umbrella, redoubling her tension.
Bhamv and Zappit have some popcorn in the basement. I guess now they have something to talk about, eh?
Sara assuages her tension by also helping to ease Klew's funk.
And then she goes for another steam.
Even Zappit's getting in on the Prank Day shenanigans.
Oh, well, this is unfortunate. It's turning into one of those days.
Aaand then the dishwasher breaks. But that gives Sara the opportunity to dig for upgrade parts.
She's just a hugger today, and Bhamv's wandering eye is giving lots of people reasons to need hugs, today.
It could also be because SOMEBODY broke the coffee machine.
And then Zappit breaks the computer he's using.
Sara to the rescue. AGAIN.
Sparhawk pitches in by cleaning the sauna.
Lightning strikes the veterinary table, but as Silk is now a ghost, I don't think it's important enough to spend the money to replace.
Popcorn in the basement with Zappit seems to be a thing today.
Null goes to bed not feeling well. Hopefully that clears up. Also how does a ghost get sick?
Oh man, I hope that puddle is just from Silk shaking water off his coat..
Aaand Spar loses his umbrella too, letting Silk out to piddle.
Tiger cuddles away Silk's storm-engendered tension.
Sparhawk attempts the climbing wall again, but at his age, all it does is damage. He gives up and goes to bed. Everybody is asleep at that point.
Bhamv wakes up at 4, and heads down to grab some leftovers.
The conversation at breakfast is... animated.
GasBandit
Staff member
Monday, 2nd of Summer, Year 2 - Household 1
Medical Marvels and Dining Disasters
Medical Marvels and Dining Disasters
I have no idea where Wasabi got that hat. It is seriously out of season.
Everybody eats breakfast in the living room in front of the TV, when there's a perfectly good fancy dining room going to waste.
Feed your wife, Terrik, she is tiny, old, and hungry.
Terrik's kinda tired at work, but he goes through the motions, and that is apparently good enough.
Nobody interesting gets sick today, so Terrik just admits patients at random.
He keeps trying to wander off to get coffee. It's hard to keep Terrik on task.
I do have to switch back to the house to make sure General Specific leaves for work on time today.
While I'm doing that, Terrik snags the opportunity to go get that coffee, finally. And ends up wishing maybe he had not - apparently the Hospital buys from the lowest bidder for the staff room.
... I'm pretty sure ears aren't supposed to work that way.
Terrik finishes his work day, exhausted, but with good reviews. He falls asleep on the toilet.
He gets promoted!
Charon whips up some Chili. From SCRATCH.
I drive Cheesy hard at the chess table. If he can get that last logic point, he and Gryfter can work on a rocket ship together.
On such a beautiful summer day, Li Jun decides to practice her violin outside.
Gryfter covers the household repairs.
Unsurprisingly, Terrik immediately has a nap.
Wasabi takes another stab at throwing a party. A dinner party. RIGHT NOW.
A COSTUME dinner party, apparently.
She hires a caterer and a mixologist. Apparently ghosts can't cater, so Charon doesn't get to do that. Bubble's in for making $250 quick, though.
Charon's got a sweet costume.
... I'm pretty sure the Mixologist is an ACTUAL vampire, and that's why he won't go outside to tend the damn tiki bar since the sun is up. He spends the whole evening making a nuisance of himself and distracting Bubble.
Wasabi tries to fill in as best she can, despite never having mixed a drink in her life.
Li Jun dresses as the spookiest monster of all, a GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE
Bubble's Cheese-eyeballs seem to be a hit.
General Specific arrives home from work, in costume. He got a promotion! Nice.
MMmmm... Spooky cookies and a foot soak on a warm evening.
Uhh.... this doesn't bode well.
Yep, it's official, every single guest ends up sleeping in the hot tub (though technically Terrik wakes up just as Cheesy gets in).
"Great shindig, 'Sabi. Ya killed everybody." The dinner party concludes with another frustratingly bronze medal.
It's not a total loss, I suppose... Wasabi is awarded these cute spooky lamps.
She cleans up the wreckage of her social gathering. Bubble made a particularly notable mess in the kitchen.
Wasabi is the last one in bed.
Oh, maybe this had something to do with the rating... apparently instead of cooking the main course.. Bubble just threw it on the floor and left it there??
Well Gryfter wakes up super early and needs something to do to raise his handiness skill, so I have him upgrade the bathroom sink.
Everybody eats breakfast in the living room in front of the TV, when there's a perfectly good fancy dining room going to waste.
Feed your wife, Terrik, she is tiny, old, and hungry.
Terrik's kinda tired at work, but he goes through the motions, and that is apparently good enough.
Nobody interesting gets sick today, so Terrik just admits patients at random.
He keeps trying to wander off to get coffee. It's hard to keep Terrik on task.
I do have to switch back to the house to make sure General Specific leaves for work on time today.
While I'm doing that, Terrik snags the opportunity to go get that coffee, finally. And ends up wishing maybe he had not - apparently the Hospital buys from the lowest bidder for the staff room.
... I'm pretty sure ears aren't supposed to work that way.
Terrik finishes his work day, exhausted, but with good reviews. He falls asleep on the toilet.
He gets promoted!
Charon whips up some Chili. From SCRATCH.
I drive Cheesy hard at the chess table. If he can get that last logic point, he and Gryfter can work on a rocket ship together.
On such a beautiful summer day, Li Jun decides to practice her violin outside.
Gryfter covers the household repairs.
Unsurprisingly, Terrik immediately has a nap.
Wasabi takes another stab at throwing a party. A dinner party. RIGHT NOW.
A COSTUME dinner party, apparently.
She hires a caterer and a mixologist. Apparently ghosts can't cater, so Charon doesn't get to do that. Bubble's in for making $250 quick, though.
Charon's got a sweet costume.
... I'm pretty sure the Mixologist is an ACTUAL vampire, and that's why he won't go outside to tend the damn tiki bar since the sun is up. He spends the whole evening making a nuisance of himself and distracting Bubble.
Wasabi tries to fill in as best she can, despite never having mixed a drink in her life.
Li Jun dresses as the spookiest monster of all, a GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE
Bubble's Cheese-eyeballs seem to be a hit.
General Specific arrives home from work, in costume. He got a promotion! Nice.
MMmmm... Spooky cookies and a foot soak on a warm evening.
Uhh.... this doesn't bode well.
Yep, it's official, every single guest ends up sleeping in the hot tub (though technically Terrik wakes up just as Cheesy gets in).
"Great shindig, 'Sabi. Ya killed everybody." The dinner party concludes with another frustratingly bronze medal.
It's not a total loss, I suppose... Wasabi is awarded these cute spooky lamps.
She cleans up the wreckage of her social gathering. Bubble made a particularly notable mess in the kitchen.
Wasabi is the last one in bed.
Oh, maybe this had something to do with the rating... apparently instead of cooking the main course.. Bubble just threw it on the floor and left it there??
Well Gryfter wakes up super early and needs something to do to raise his handiness skill, so I have him upgrade the bathroom sink.
@Bubble181 and that weird 80's-haired vampire mixologist just HAD TO RUIN THE PARTY! At least Sim-Wasabi looks cute in her costume.
You and your guests simply do not understand fine cuisine! Eating from a bowl on the floor in the kitchen is the height of fashion! Raw food presented as to a pet, it is to make you think about the relationship between the supplier of food and the consumer, who is maintained and fed, like an animal. You heathens!
Code monkey get up, get coffee.
Code monkey go to job.
Code monkey go to job.
And the hat!
Also, what the heck is my costume? Some sort of unicorn lama mascot? A Lamacorn? What (presumably) soccer team names themselves the Lamacorns?
It's a Limacorn, it's the mascott of the Lima Corners, one of the biggest soccer teams of Peru. You American-style people really don't know anything about soccer whatsoever, do you? The Limacorn's pretty famous, I'm surprised they put it in the game considering it must've been pretty pricey and a reference no American would ever get.
no, not actually. Jeeze
GasBandit
Staff member
Tuesday, 3rd of Summer, Year 2 - Household 2
Re(ally)Tired.
Re(ally)Tired.
Emrys, of course, starts off the day by playing with her Ferret, who is tired from throwing rodent raves all night.
Dirona does some wild flower picking to help with her job performance.
Patrthom goes for that last little bit of logic he needs.
Squidley and HCGLNS are busy in the kitchen.
As ever, MikeRC spends much of his day trolling the forums.
Adam has to bang out some reports before work.
Pudding also has important work to doo-doo this morning.
I guess HCGLNS has decided to drink his breakfast today.
His wife gets a taste of it, too.
MikeRC is convinced. CONVINCED. that everybody is talking about him behind his back.
Dirona, Adam, HCLGNS and Squidley head off to work. The suspect still isn't present for questioning. Maybe Squidley can make the arrest over?
Hey, this lady was at the last APB, too. Maybe that vampire was innocent.
You're coming downtown, missy.
The suspect fails to materialize for questioning again. Squidley's had enough with this buggy career, and goes to the chief to tell her she's retiring. Squidley is no longer employed, but she'll receive a pension from now on.
She swings by the art museum on the way home for inspiration, since now she'll have all the time she wants to paint.
This ought to help with that, too.
One home, she gets right down to business. Patrthom starts upgrading bathroom fixtures to boost his handiness.
MikeRC, meanwhile, is having himself a nice relaxing swim.
I'm not sure what Emrys is watching, but she is hella into it.
Kitty snuggles.
Intent on cleaning the bathroom sink, MikeRC ghost-phases through the wall, and gets an eyeful of naked Squidley showering.
Patrthom starts to build another planter, which Dirona will surely put to use in her gardening pursuits.
Look out everybody, Household 4 is patrolling the neighborhood in force again, for some reason.
See? In the park, Snuffles is chatting up Squidley's former boss!
And, of course, Sara never misses a chance to cook out.
Dirona has a good day at work but she can't advance until she gets her gardening up to level 2. She puts Patrthom's newly-completed planter to use.
I think Emrys really likes that tea.
Dirona and Patrthom have both tuckered themselves out. Dirona has a nap on the couch, while Patrthom opts to snooze in the hot tub.
Adam and HCGLNS get home. Adam has busted his ass and got a promotion to assistant manager. Now he seriously needs some fun.
Well, of course, first he'll gladly auction off the fruits of Squidley's labor.
HCGLNS doesn't like the cat watching him pee.
Synchronized snoozing.
... which gets interrupted when MikeRC possesses the TV, making a heck of a racket.
Nobody likes Pudding's scratching the couch up, but Emrys went off to bed so there's nobody with the ability to correct the behavior right now.
HCGLNS got so caught up in a book he forgot he was tired, and passes out on the kitchen floor.
By 10 pm, the only people still awake are Mike and Adam. Mike decides he's neglected his mischief aspiration for too long, and Adam is, fortunately, a good sport.
Mike dares Adam to go streaking in the thunderstorm, and the madman does it! Thankfully he avoids getting struck by lightning.
He returns to find Mike has already gone to bed, so he rewards himself with one of Dirona's cookies.
He hits the sack just as the ladies of the house are waking up. They have a coffee klatch breakfast, with much gossip and socialization.
Dirona does some wild flower picking to help with her job performance.
Patrthom goes for that last little bit of logic he needs.
Squidley and HCGLNS are busy in the kitchen.
As ever, MikeRC spends much of his day trolling the forums.
Adam has to bang out some reports before work.
Pudding also has important work to doo-doo this morning.
I guess HCGLNS has decided to drink his breakfast today.
His wife gets a taste of it, too.
MikeRC is convinced. CONVINCED. that everybody is talking about him behind his back.
Dirona, Adam, HCLGNS and Squidley head off to work. The suspect still isn't present for questioning. Maybe Squidley can make the arrest over?
Hey, this lady was at the last APB, too. Maybe that vampire was innocent.
You're coming downtown, missy.
The suspect fails to materialize for questioning again. Squidley's had enough with this buggy career, and goes to the chief to tell her she's retiring. Squidley is no longer employed, but she'll receive a pension from now on.
She swings by the art museum on the way home for inspiration, since now she'll have all the time she wants to paint.
This ought to help with that, too.
One home, she gets right down to business. Patrthom starts upgrading bathroom fixtures to boost his handiness.
MikeRC, meanwhile, is having himself a nice relaxing swim.
I'm not sure what Emrys is watching, but she is hella into it.
Kitty snuggles.
Intent on cleaning the bathroom sink, MikeRC ghost-phases through the wall, and gets an eyeful of naked Squidley showering.
Patrthom starts to build another planter, which Dirona will surely put to use in her gardening pursuits.
Look out everybody, Household 4 is patrolling the neighborhood in force again, for some reason.
See? In the park, Snuffles is chatting up Squidley's former boss!
And, of course, Sara never misses a chance to cook out.
Dirona has a good day at work but she can't advance until she gets her gardening up to level 2. She puts Patrthom's newly-completed planter to use.
I think Emrys really likes that tea.
Dirona and Patrthom have both tuckered themselves out. Dirona has a nap on the couch, while Patrthom opts to snooze in the hot tub.
Adam and HCGLNS get home. Adam has busted his ass and got a promotion to assistant manager. Now he seriously needs some fun.
Well, of course, first he'll gladly auction off the fruits of Squidley's labor.
HCGLNS doesn't like the cat watching him pee.
Synchronized snoozing.
... which gets interrupted when MikeRC possesses the TV, making a heck of a racket.
Nobody likes Pudding's scratching the couch up, but Emrys went off to bed so there's nobody with the ability to correct the behavior right now.
HCGLNS got so caught up in a book he forgot he was tired, and passes out on the kitchen floor.
By 10 pm, the only people still awake are Mike and Adam. Mike decides he's neglected his mischief aspiration for too long, and Adam is, fortunately, a good sport.
Mike dares Adam to go streaking in the thunderstorm, and the madman does it! Thankfully he avoids getting struck by lightning.
He returns to find Mike has already gone to bed, so he rewards himself with one of Dirona's cookies.
He hits the sack just as the ladies of the house are waking up. They have a coffee klatch breakfast, with much gossip and socialization.
GasBandit
Staff member
Wednesday, 4th of Summer, Year 2 - Household 3
Cookin' with Gab. Gift of, that is.
Cookin' with Gab. Gift of, that is.
MindDetective doesn't let his age hold him back... he's on that treadmill as much as his tired old joints will allow.
Kags seems to be a big fan of the morning swim.
Bubble whips up some omelets for breakfast.
Some people are too impatient and eat leftovers while Bubble is still cooking.
Maybe they should have waited - Everybody agrees Bubble's omelets are amazing. Even the ones not eating go in the kitchen just to appreciate the smell.
Cog gets an early start upgrading the fuel tanks on his rocket.
Grue doesn't work today, but he still practices his comedy. He's getting pretty good. At least, the ladies of the house seem thoroughly entertained.
Grats, Bubble. You are officially a titanium chef. You couldn't possibly be any better. Kinda means you're wasted on your dishwasher job, but I'm sure that'll change soon.
Drawn Inward has some collecting to do today, so he takes a shower and powers up with some coffee.
Vero heads out into the neighborhood to meet new people. With her charisma and aspirational reward perk, anyone she introduces herself to is instantly her friend.
Even the tiny ones.
Drawn Inward continues to find time capsules full of action figures instead of fossils.
Cog finishes his rocket upgrade, but now he's hot, tired, and miserable.
Drawn Inward manages to find a couple frogs (the ones he found before went missing when he died) and starts his frog breeding program.
Snuffles stakes out the grill nearby.
Cog is hot and tired and cranky, and he keeps drinking coffee to combat his fatigue which makes him hotter and eventually gives him the jitters. I am warned several times that he's on the verge of heatstroke, so I have him crank up the AC to help compensate for his bad habits.
Vero had a busy morning and made many friends. She has a nap to prepare for round 2 in the afternoon.
Kags apparently demolished an upstairs bathroom, and desperately tries to stem the tide. I send Cog in to help repair.
Round 2 for MD. He manages to make fitness level 8 today.
After he finishes with the toilet, Cog also has to fix this computer... and the coffee machine... he's awash in spare parts.
Well, I guess there goes my theory that Caleb Vatore is a vampire. I guess he's just plain old useless.
Well, not totally useless, I guess. He does become Vero's 20th friend, a landmark achievement for her aspiration.
After mailing a mineral sample to the geo council, Drawn Inward succumbs to fatigue in the hot tub.
Bubble gets home exhausted, but he got promoted to head dishwasher. Just one more promotion to satisfy his aspiration! He heads straight to bed.
Vero's friends are finding her more friends.
Grue takes time out of his evening to snuggle Polly.
MD rests his weary bones in the hot tub, and drinks some coffee. I have a feeling these are at cross purposes, and maybe not the best idea to do in the summer. I guess it is getting cooler as the sun goes down.
Vero gets in more charisma practice in front of the mirror.
Cog has been tired and cranky all day, but instead of taking a nap like a sane person, he's basically been chugging coffee non-stop. That can't be good for him.
Grue seems determined to get better at that violin. He couldn't get much worse, I suppose.
Bubble wakes up around midnight and absolutely devastates the upstairs john.
He then heads to the kitchen and cooks the night away, as his housemates head for bed one by one. Nice knifework there, Bub.
Sunrise finds Bubble dancing in his bananahammock.
Kags seems to be a big fan of the morning swim.
Bubble whips up some omelets for breakfast.
Some people are too impatient and eat leftovers while Bubble is still cooking.
Maybe they should have waited - Everybody agrees Bubble's omelets are amazing. Even the ones not eating go in the kitchen just to appreciate the smell.
Cog gets an early start upgrading the fuel tanks on his rocket.
Grue doesn't work today, but he still practices his comedy. He's getting pretty good. At least, the ladies of the house seem thoroughly entertained.
Grats, Bubble. You are officially a titanium chef. You couldn't possibly be any better. Kinda means you're wasted on your dishwasher job, but I'm sure that'll change soon.
Drawn Inward has some collecting to do today, so he takes a shower and powers up with some coffee.
Vero heads out into the neighborhood to meet new people. With her charisma and aspirational reward perk, anyone she introduces herself to is instantly her friend.
Even the tiny ones.
Drawn Inward continues to find time capsules full of action figures instead of fossils.
Cog finishes his rocket upgrade, but now he's hot, tired, and miserable.
Drawn Inward manages to find a couple frogs (the ones he found before went missing when he died) and starts his frog breeding program.
Snuffles stakes out the grill nearby.
Cog is hot and tired and cranky, and he keeps drinking coffee to combat his fatigue which makes him hotter and eventually gives him the jitters. I am warned several times that he's on the verge of heatstroke, so I have him crank up the AC to help compensate for his bad habits.
Vero had a busy morning and made many friends. She has a nap to prepare for round 2 in the afternoon.
Kags apparently demolished an upstairs bathroom, and desperately tries to stem the tide. I send Cog in to help repair.
Round 2 for MD. He manages to make fitness level 8 today.
After he finishes with the toilet, Cog also has to fix this computer... and the coffee machine... he's awash in spare parts.
Well, I guess there goes my theory that Caleb Vatore is a vampire. I guess he's just plain old useless.
Well, not totally useless, I guess. He does become Vero's 20th friend, a landmark achievement for her aspiration.
After mailing a mineral sample to the geo council, Drawn Inward succumbs to fatigue in the hot tub.
Bubble gets home exhausted, but he got promoted to head dishwasher. Just one more promotion to satisfy his aspiration! He heads straight to bed.
Vero's friends are finding her more friends.
Grue takes time out of his evening to snuggle Polly.
MD rests his weary bones in the hot tub, and drinks some coffee. I have a feeling these are at cross purposes, and maybe not the best idea to do in the summer. I guess it is getting cooler as the sun goes down.
Vero gets in more charisma practice in front of the mirror.
Cog has been tired and cranky all day, but instead of taking a nap like a sane person, he's basically been chugging coffee non-stop. That can't be good for him.
Grue seems determined to get better at that violin. He couldn't get much worse, I suppose.
Bubble wakes up around midnight and absolutely devastates the upstairs john.
He then heads to the kitchen and cooks the night away, as his housemates head for bed one by one. Nice knifework there, Bub.
Sunrise finds Bubble dancing in his bananahammock.
That hammock should have a banana in it.
Damn. I made it weird again.
Damn. I made it weird again.
What else would be there, a flower?!
A sausage?
GasBandit
Staff member
Thursday, 5th of Summer, Year 2 - Household 4
Keltsy's Red Hot Summer
Keltsy's Red Hot Summer
It's gonna be a scorcher today. Celt Z starts off with an early morning dip in the pool.
Dei generously cooks breakfast. One guess what she makes.
There's some pre-requisite vidya before work.
And chess, for aspiring astronauts.
Snuffles bangs out a few drinks real quick, no sweat. He's long overdue for a promotion.
Tinwhistler needs to get his handiness skill up, so he starts upgrading fixtures around the house.
Snuffles and Celt Z are not devotees of the church of the Grilled cheese, so they opt for other breakfast options. Celt Z's enjoyment of her breakfast is somewhat lessened by dogfart.
Hair color fades, but the crimson sisters are forever.
Household 4: Smallest Bladders in the West.
Man, old age REALLY seems to be doing a number on Tin.
Family and flirting are nice, but what really sparks joy for Celt Z is spritzing the furniture.
Have a good day at work, honey.
Dei generally doesn't enjoy cleaning like her sister does, but she's in a good enough mood to do a little anyway.
"Really?! I just cleaned this! Who did... you know what, I'll just clean it again!" the lady says loudly and conspicuously.
Snuffles, DarkAudit, Gas, and Jwhouk head off to work. It's time for Celt Z to start her latest round of conquests. She starts by phoning up Emrys and asking her out on a date.
As it's a scorcher of a summer day, the two head for the pool. Emrys seems pretty down. Celt Z tries to cheer her up.
Well, I guess that worked pretty well, huh.
Celt Z tries out her new secret move that she earned from aspirational reward points... the "beguile." It literally involves taking out a little cupid bow and twitterpating her target.
Emrys enthusiastically agrees to be Celt Z's girlfriend. A gold star date is had.
Dei has lunch.
Bubble concedes it might be a little too hot to jog.
Celt Z recharges before heading out on the prowl again.
"Oh Coffee, the others come and go, but you are my one true love." "I OWN YOU, CELT Z."
Tin's getting pretty handy. He carved up this dragon statue.
Apparently you can't call up a ghost and ask them out on a date, so Celt Z has to go directly across the street in person to pitch woo at Charon.
Celt Z: *Sproing*. Charon: "Isn't that supposed to be MY line?"
Charon is more than willing to be Celt Z's boyfriend, too. MORE than more than willing.
Not to put too fine a point on it...
Snuffles got promoted to caterer. One step closer to that mixologist career achievement!
Dei has apparently decided that if she's gonna be ingesting all this cheesy carby goodness, she'd probably better spend some time exercising.
Tin screws up the beanie weenies. Back to the drawing board, and the workbench, Tin.
"Ok, Coffee, who should we seduce next?" "SARA."
"By your will, my bitter, delicious, life-giving master."
Celt Z takes Sara out to Studio PBP, purported to be the hottest night spot around.
Child's play for this sultry seductress.
Kags is apparently working the door here, and she's under orders not to let anyone less than a 3-star celebrity in.
Celt Z's a charmer, though, and her silver tongue gets her and Sara past the velvet rope.
Now the seduction of Sara can continue unabated.
Uh, I'm pretty sure this bartender is the lady Squidley spent her entire career trying to arrest.
There's celebrities all around. Sara is absolutely starstruck, Celt Z picked a good date location.
Candy from a baby.
Sara enthusiastically agrees to become Celt Z's girlfriend. Another Gold Star date.
Celt Z finally returns home, happy but exhausted.
Gas also got promoted today! Not sure why DA didn't, they do everything exactly the same...
Jwhouk also got promoted today, too, to Technician. That checks that off his aspirational list as well. Now he needs to reach rank 4 in 4 skills.
Tin is a whirling, shelf-making dervish.
Wasabi wisely gets her jogging in at night, when it cools off.
Everybody's freakin' exhausted, and they all turn in by midnight.
Everybody except Tinwhistler, that is - he continues his maintenance spree to work that handiness skill.
But he runs out of upgrade parts, so he goes bowling instead.
He's not particularly good at it.
He dances the rest of the night away in the kitchen, until Gas wakes up early and grills up some burgers. Man cannot live by cheese alone, after all.
Dei generously cooks breakfast. One guess what she makes.
There's some pre-requisite vidya before work.
And chess, for aspiring astronauts.
Snuffles bangs out a few drinks real quick, no sweat. He's long overdue for a promotion.
Tinwhistler needs to get his handiness skill up, so he starts upgrading fixtures around the house.
Snuffles and Celt Z are not devotees of the church of the Grilled cheese, so they opt for other breakfast options. Celt Z's enjoyment of her breakfast is somewhat lessened by dogfart.
Hair color fades, but the crimson sisters are forever.
Household 4: Smallest Bladders in the West.
Man, old age REALLY seems to be doing a number on Tin.
Family and flirting are nice, but what really sparks joy for Celt Z is spritzing the furniture.
Have a good day at work, honey.
Dei generally doesn't enjoy cleaning like her sister does, but she's in a good enough mood to do a little anyway.
"Really?! I just cleaned this! Who did... you know what, I'll just clean it again!" the lady says loudly and conspicuously.
Snuffles, DarkAudit, Gas, and Jwhouk head off to work. It's time for Celt Z to start her latest round of conquests. She starts by phoning up Emrys and asking her out on a date.
As it's a scorcher of a summer day, the two head for the pool. Emrys seems pretty down. Celt Z tries to cheer her up.
Well, I guess that worked pretty well, huh.
Celt Z tries out her new secret move that she earned from aspirational reward points... the "beguile." It literally involves taking out a little cupid bow and twitterpating her target.
Emrys enthusiastically agrees to be Celt Z's girlfriend. A gold star date is had.
Dei has lunch.
Bubble concedes it might be a little too hot to jog.
Celt Z recharges before heading out on the prowl again.
"Oh Coffee, the others come and go, but you are my one true love." "I OWN YOU, CELT Z."
Tin's getting pretty handy. He carved up this dragon statue.
Apparently you can't call up a ghost and ask them out on a date, so Celt Z has to go directly across the street in person to pitch woo at Charon.
Celt Z: *Sproing*. Charon: "Isn't that supposed to be MY line?"
Charon is more than willing to be Celt Z's boyfriend, too. MORE than more than willing.
Not to put too fine a point on it...
Snuffles got promoted to caterer. One step closer to that mixologist career achievement!
Dei has apparently decided that if she's gonna be ingesting all this cheesy carby goodness, she'd probably better spend some time exercising.
Tin screws up the beanie weenies. Back to the drawing board, and the workbench, Tin.
"Ok, Coffee, who should we seduce next?" "SARA."
"By your will, my bitter, delicious, life-giving master."
Celt Z takes Sara out to Studio PBP, purported to be the hottest night spot around.
Child's play for this sultry seductress.
Kags is apparently working the door here, and she's under orders not to let anyone less than a 3-star celebrity in.
Celt Z's a charmer, though, and her silver tongue gets her and Sara past the velvet rope.
Now the seduction of Sara can continue unabated.
Uh, I'm pretty sure this bartender is the lady Squidley spent her entire career trying to arrest.
There's celebrities all around. Sara is absolutely starstruck, Celt Z picked a good date location.
Candy from a baby.
Sara enthusiastically agrees to become Celt Z's girlfriend. Another Gold Star date.
Celt Z finally returns home, happy but exhausted.
Gas also got promoted today! Not sure why DA didn't, they do everything exactly the same...
Jwhouk also got promoted today, too, to Technician. That checks that off his aspirational list as well. Now he needs to reach rank 4 in 4 skills.
Tin is a whirling, shelf-making dervish.
Wasabi wisely gets her jogging in at night, when it cools off.
Everybody's freakin' exhausted, and they all turn in by midnight.
Everybody except Tinwhistler, that is - he continues his maintenance spree to work that handiness skill.
But he runs out of upgrade parts, so he goes bowling instead.
He's not particularly good at it.
He dances the rest of the night away in the kitchen, until Gas wakes up early and grills up some burgers. Man cannot live by cheese alone, after all.
Sadly, I do that shuffle some mornings when I'm particularly stiff
And now I can't stop imagining my coffee sounds like H. Jon Benjamin. Moreso than usual.
Someone keep an eye on Tin. He's having a rough update.
No, he's a vampire alright. Still useless.
One of the vampire traits in sims4 is 'sun resistance'. At level 3 you are complete immune to the sun's rays.
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Friday, 6th of Summer, Year 2 - Household 5
Heartbreak Hotel
Heartbreak Hotel
Sara, still swooning from her date, gets to work early on her rocket.
Sparhawk cooks up some Mac and Cheese for breakfast.
While she waits for breakfast, Bhamv practices her charisma.
Zappit's pursuit of his craft is nigh-tireless.
Klew's trying to raise his dancing skill, since he's finished working logic.
At breakfast, Null and Bhamv get hot and heavy - right in front of the other 3 guys she's been flirting with. Klew and Sparhawk are devastated...
Tiger Tsang, however, is utterly incensed, and deals Bhamv a mean slapping.
Taking his cue, the other two lovelorn men do the same. Null is too busy telling a story to the wall to notice.
Even the sink has betrayed poor Sparhawk.
Null begins writing his next book.
So much for tireless. Zappit takes an after-breakfast nap.
That's a good way to get a hemorrhoid. Or at least a headache.
Sara is forced to interrupt her rocket science to deal with the busted sink.
This is not how Bhamv thought this morning would go. Maybe she should pick her romantic interests more carefully.
Sara, oblivious to the drama (and still caught up in romantic daydreams of her own experiences), enjoys her breakfast. Sparhawk trudges off to work.
Still furious, Tiger takes out his rage on a defenseless trashcan.
He then decides to do some reading out back by the bonfire. But he's not careful when he lights it...
Fire! And nobody has the presence of mind to put it out!
Fortunately, it starts raining, so the damage is limited.
Bhamv is now a bundle of nerves and warring emotions, so she just takes a nap.
The event inspires Zappit creatively.
Tiger cleans up the mess of his rampage, plus some Silk droppings.
When she wakes up, Bhamv goes off to hide in the closet for a while.
Sara is finally able to resume work on her rocket!
Tiger turns to yoga to manage his bad chi. Or whatever.
Just two jilted bros, dancin' it out.
Null completes his book, which moves him to the next step of his aspiration.
Selling it to the publisher restores his lost celebrity status.
Sparhawk returns from work miserable, exhausted, and fun-deprived. His performance is excellent, but he faces a ridiculous array of requirements to get promoted.
He's so tired he barely gets 5 steps in through the door.
Similarly, Sara is tired, stinky, and wet from the rain. She gives up on the rocket for the day to attend to her personal needs.
Bhamv is too mentally distraught (and unstable) to properly work on her charisma tonight.
I miss exactly what it was, but as Null gets ready for bed, Tiger says something to him that royally pisses him off.
Tiger then goes downstairs and fails at Jenga, and decides to call it a night himself.
Everybody's asleep well before midnight.
Sara's own stench wakes her up nice and early. Maybe she should have showered BEFORE bed.
After a quick bubble bath, she heads downstairs to grab some breakfast and start her day. The Fridge is almost as stinky as she was.
Sparhawk cooks up some Mac and Cheese for breakfast.
While she waits for breakfast, Bhamv practices her charisma.
Zappit's pursuit of his craft is nigh-tireless.
Klew's trying to raise his dancing skill, since he's finished working logic.
At breakfast, Null and Bhamv get hot and heavy - right in front of the other 3 guys she's been flirting with. Klew and Sparhawk are devastated...
Tiger Tsang, however, is utterly incensed, and deals Bhamv a mean slapping.
Taking his cue, the other two lovelorn men do the same. Null is too busy telling a story to the wall to notice.
Even the sink has betrayed poor Sparhawk.
Null begins writing his next book.
So much for tireless. Zappit takes an after-breakfast nap.
That's a good way to get a hemorrhoid. Or at least a headache.
Sara is forced to interrupt her rocket science to deal with the busted sink.
This is not how Bhamv thought this morning would go. Maybe she should pick her romantic interests more carefully.
Sara, oblivious to the drama (and still caught up in romantic daydreams of her own experiences), enjoys her breakfast. Sparhawk trudges off to work.
Still furious, Tiger takes out his rage on a defenseless trashcan.
He then decides to do some reading out back by the bonfire. But he's not careful when he lights it...
Fire! And nobody has the presence of mind to put it out!
Fortunately, it starts raining, so the damage is limited.
Bhamv is now a bundle of nerves and warring emotions, so she just takes a nap.
The event inspires Zappit creatively.
Tiger cleans up the mess of his rampage, plus some Silk droppings.
When she wakes up, Bhamv goes off to hide in the closet for a while.
Sara is finally able to resume work on her rocket!
Tiger turns to yoga to manage his bad chi. Or whatever.
Just two jilted bros, dancin' it out.
Null completes his book, which moves him to the next step of his aspiration.
Selling it to the publisher restores his lost celebrity status.
Sparhawk returns from work miserable, exhausted, and fun-deprived. His performance is excellent, but he faces a ridiculous array of requirements to get promoted.
He's so tired he barely gets 5 steps in through the door.
Similarly, Sara is tired, stinky, and wet from the rain. She gives up on the rocket for the day to attend to her personal needs.
Bhamv is too mentally distraught (and unstable) to properly work on her charisma tonight.
I miss exactly what it was, but as Null gets ready for bed, Tiger says something to him that royally pisses him off.
Tiger then goes downstairs and fails at Jenga, and decides to call it a night himself.
Everybody's asleep well before midnight.
Sara's own stench wakes her up nice and early. Maybe she should have showered BEFORE bed.
After a quick bubble bath, she heads downstairs to grab some breakfast and start her day. The Fridge is almost as stinky as she was.