Part 8 of the story is now up! Back at home, Alisha had the wish to watch a wild horse. Thankfully, they are always wandering onto our lot. Alisha has some apples in her inventory (along with Hesper, who I finally stuffed in there!). I don't know much about wild horses or the Pets EP yet; we're kind of new at this. I figured after the first few times the horse reared in fright and ran away, we better just keep following it and watching from a distance. Trying to let it sniff her hand or feed it a treat didn't work so great. But the relationship meter is building the longer she watches it. Ooh, now I want this horse!
Persistence is the key to success, or so I've heard. So I had Alisha keep watching the horse and she followed it when it disappeared off the lot. In fact, she got into a taxi and followed it, got out of the taxi to check where it was, got in again and followed some more...until she made it all the way here. Ha ha. By the way, this horse must have been someone's companion at some point because I notice its tail is beautifully braided. Perhaps a better name for it would be 'stray' horse?
Since it was snowing, and all our focus was on taming the wild horse to befriend it, I didn't even see the rays of light and the white unicorn until it started to move towards us. Wow, our very first unicorn!! :D I heard they existed but didn't think we would find one so easily or so soon. There were other wild horses in this area too, so it must be a favourite place for them to live. There was also a deer. :)
Alisha naturally, was sent to try and make friends with the sparkly unicorn, leaving the wild horse for the time being. The unicorn doesn't seem as skittish as the wild horse. It let her hold her hand out to sniff. It didn't rear up and run away.
It even let her feed it a treat. Good thing she has those apples. She got them from completing an objective, I believe, but I can't remember what it was. They are all high quality fruit. Although, Alisha did eat some as snacks before now. Lucky she didn't eat all of them, they do make convenient snacks when Sims are at other Sim's houses and aren't able to get any food. Anyway, this was just so cool! It let her get so close! I'm hopeful maybe she can befriend it later if the same one is still there when we go back.
Just for a reference, this is the place where the wild horses and the unicorn (see far left), were found. A very idyllic piece of Sunset Valley. There's even a waterfall that flows into the lake.
Yet another date with Marshall Decker. Got to make sure he stays loyal so we can suck him into our legacy....er...I mean, give Alisha a nice partner to marry down the track. Hehe. Here, she's giving him a bunch of flowers - perfect purple, not too sappy but not friendly yellow, either. And I somehow don't think pink or white suits him. If you have the Seasons EP, you'll recognise that skating rink as a sign of the winter festival. There's not as much room to make snowmen or snow angels, and you'd be hard put to squeeze in an igloo but there are plenty of fun activities to make up for that.
Alisha: "Let's build-"
Marshall: "-A snowman!"
Becoming a bit of a habit, methinks. We still haven't unlocked all the different kinds you can make so she's going to keep building until we do. So far she knows Traditional, Grim Reaper, and Hockey. I have no idea whether Marshall knows any.
Trying out the winter food stall for a warming snack or two. Look at the penguin and the gingerbread man...something to warm your heart while the food warms your body. Hehe.
She got...er...some kind of hot wings? They are either covered in falling snowflakes or way too much sauce.
Alisha: "I like lots of sauce on my hot wings thank you"
To work off that spicy(?) snack, in we go to the ice skating rink. It's fortunately not too crowded and she was able to get Marshall to join her. Here, they're spinning together, or, should I say, practicing how to spin. I know I'm not the best at taking photos, hehe, probably should have zoomed in a bit.
Alisha: "OOF!"
Falling down is all part of the fun. So long as you don't get cut on your skates. I've done that once, it hurts!
Marshall: "Alisha, are you okay?'
Alisha: "Ow, I hid my dose!"
Oh yeah, and nosebleeds, watch out for those too.
Another Snowflake Day, and we're throwing a gift giving party! Agnes is no longer with us but there seems to be even more Sims than last year. We invited some of Alisha's friends (Mitzi in the pink skirt), plus Mortimer Goth, (the man in the blue jacket and black pants), Louie (talking to Alisha), and a few of Leif's friends as well.
Alisha: "Woah, I think that's a bigger gift pile than last year too. Ooh! Neat! I got a rain disruptor!"
Been needing one of those for a while.
Looks like Louie brought over some tasty food to share (hot wings?). I completely forgot about the food. Whoops! At least someone remembered. Later on, I called everyone to eat this meal...XD
Oh, and Leif got a gnome, lol. Apparently not the best present to get. Darn, I hate gnomes, they're so creepy. Sgnome-man Bittertotter or whatever his name is, appeared on our front lawn after all the snow melted. I have not touched him. I think we will leave him there and hope he teleports off somewhere far away or gets taken by wild animals.
Mitzi: "Ha, I got a frothy drinks machine!"
Alisha: "Oh, we must have had some left in storage. Mum loved those things"
Our tiny house is crammed full of Sims. There's not lots of room to move. Most people are dancing, except the girl doing her homework on floor. I think Louie is impersonating a zombie, lol. Mitzi must be doing the chicken dance, Mortimer is doing the Choo-Choo and Leif...
Leif: "The Hokey Pokey!"
Of course.
Alisha's slow dance with Marshall is sort of ruined by this old lady, who got up on the counters and started dancing around. O.O! Put it away granny, no one wants to see that! Also, it's very unhygienic to be up on the kitchen counter in your shoes.
Once Snowflake Day is over, it's back to the books. Our second-gen heir brought a friend home from school, another girl she met somehow (I did select 'meet new friends' on a few occasions). Looks like math homework, or maybe a long essay. Good thing they can help each other out.
What's this? Alisha seems to be browsing the web for something, I wonder what that could be.
Actually I already know, but I wanted to make it a surprise.
Ta-da! It's a brand new member of the McLear family! Meet Dumpling, a brown Burmese cat and Alisha's first adopted shelter pet. <3 Isn't she cute?
She now has 1 out of 6 rescue pets. Only five more to go. Except we'll do that when she moves house. For now, Alisha's going to spend lots of time getting to know Dumpling and showering her with love and attention. Dumpling's a friendly little cat, so we should have no problems. Apart from finding room to squeeze in all her belongings and tripping over her food bowl and her cat toys, that is.
Bonding time, playing with the wall stick thingy. Alisha's dressed differently than normal because she's in her work uniform - she got an opportunity to increase her school performance if she takes on a part time job, so I sent her to work at the spa. Her current position is changing room guard. Not too horrible. :) The other thing about Miss Dumpling here, you have to keep an eye on her, she's easy to lose in this dark brown house. She also likes to hide under the furniture when Alisha or Leif aren't home. I got her a red collar in hopes that she'll stand out more, and of course because I wanted it to look nice with her fur. She has yellow eyes, but it's a little hard to see them unless we pick her up and zoom in.
Leif, still working his fingers to the bone to get that last guitar skill point, this time playing in the park and entertaining passing Sims. I can't say I like the songs very much, (they all put me to sleep), but I still feel proud of him for making it this far, along with reaching the top of the education career and almost mastering the charisma skill. I'm going to make sure he gets his LTW before he dies. Oh, and the sun is out...spring is coming.
I should have said 'Spring is here'. Lol. The snow has all melted as you can see, and this random picture of the Spa is because I wanted to show where Alisha works. She is there at the moment, doing her after school tasks of being a changing room guard. Apparently she has to make sure Sims don't steal things while also not offending them, so that they will remain loyal customers. It's a fine line, but I think she can do it. :D I may have her keep this job, when she moves out, as well as becoming a stylist. Not sure if you can do both things at once.
Working on her cooking skills...in a kitchen-safe manner. I don't want any fires starting with Dumpling on the lot.
Dumpling: "Mreow?"
Heehee, look at that thought bubble! Sorry miss kitty cat, I think you're going to be disappointed.
Alisha: "There's nothing wrong with my salad"
Leif's still getting invited to parties. This time, to Mortimer Goth's house. He asked to stay the night and Mortimer said yes, so they had a sleepover, complete with pillow fighting. Lol. Looks like they're having a great time. There must be an endless supply of pillows somewhere in hammerspace* (*I looked it up on Google. ^///^). and maybe an endless amount of plucked birds too. Feathers have to come from somewhere, right?
The Goth's House. It looks so spooky and impressive from the outside (especially in the rain), I just have to take a picture. Now that house has character. Although, I wouldn't want to live there with all those ghosts.
Leif, in their kitchen, having dinner. He didn't want to be intrusive so he grabbed his old favourite - bread and jam. The Goths, as you may not know, have a pet cat too. It's name is Baby, and it is sleeping somewhere in this picture. See if you can spot it. =^.^=
Ah, time for bed. Good luck sleeping with that poster on the wall, ergh. The house is creepy enough as it is. It makes me wonder whose room this used to be. I haven't played all the pre-made families that live in Sunset Valley, but I think maybe it's Cassandra's. Or did she have a double bed?
The next morning, Leif gets in trouble for helping himself to more bread and jam for breakfast. Apparently he overstayed his welcome. Too bad,we don't want to go home yet! Mortimer's house is fun to explore. SO...He stayed in the lounge room for a while, practicing his guitar skill and then I noticed the fireplace and, well...XD Ha ha. Just because it's grey and miserable outside doesn't mean it has to be inside as well.
Mortimer, by the way, is outside, in the rain, swimming in his pool.
Uh-oh, that teeny tiny puddle isn't a leaking roof. Dumpling waited too long to use her litter box. I clicked her to go use it but she stayed scratching her cat post. Then she hopped in, then back out, and then this. Oh well, accidents happen. X3 We still love her.
Nope, it's not Leif being invited to another rich Sim's party. Alisha finally got invited to Marshall's house! I can't believe I never thought of sending her over there to go visit him. This is the first time we are seeing his house and meeting the rest of his family. I'll take that as a good sign in their relationship. Hehe.
Too bad Alisha's so exhausted she takes a nap on their couch. Rats, I wanted to look around. Ah well, Marshall doesn't seem worried by it. It is funny though. And somewhat inappropriate for a first time visit. Lol. Maybe I should keep cups of coffee in her inventory for cases like this.
Here we have Marshall's sister. I think her name starts with M. Really, I'm not good with names. Unless I write them down they go right out of my head. She seems nice enough, I will have to get Alisha to chat with her once she wakes up from her nap.
Both good kids, doing their homework. Geez, Alisha, that's attractive; not! XD
My Sim wakes up a bit more recharged, and goes to eat dinner with the rest of the family. Is it just me, or is there something weird about their mum? Pale skin, glowy eyes, drinking a suspicious beverage in a red container...and Alisha's being hunted. Yeah, I think we just met our first vampire! :D
Alisha asking Marshall how he slept the next morning. He went to bed about 1:00am-ish but I think he still slept better than her. SHE spent the night sleeping on the floor in her dad's old sleeping bag, seeing as napping on the couch wasn't going to cut it. Everyone else had their own beds, so there wasn't much of a choice. And oo, he's wearing orange. With a prancing pony on the front. Ahaha. I wonder if he knows Alisha is also an animal lover.
Back at the bungalow:
Uhh, Leif, how much do you want to keep your shower?
Leif: "Why? That's a random question to be asking"
Because the Repo man's going to repossess it. We weren't exactly keeping an eye on the bills. Ehehe...
Leif: "Aw, NUTS!"
Sims
really hate losing stuff to the Repo man. Doesn't matter if you have
enough Simoleans to replace it instantly. The entire family sulked about this one for a while.And yes, that includes Dumpling. She hissed at the repo man as he was leaving, LOL.
Frigging, gosh darn it! Can't we get a break? First our shower gets repossessed and now this the very next day. Alisha was super exhausted after the crappy night's sleep over at Marshall's and she was supposed to sleep in this morning. Leif was tired from playing guitar half the night. But no. The wee hours brought us a cat burglar. (Well, not literally to steal Dumpling XD), but she did try to take stuff. Bah!
Oh geez, this thing hurts my ears. I'm grateful for it, don't get me wrong, it's just the noise is so obnoxious I had to zoom out before it drove me crazy. I feel sorry for the cat though. :( Cats hate that kind of thing. Poor Dumpling didn't know what to do. She autonomously went to guard her toy box from the burglar. Lol.
Thank God, the police have arrived. I don't care so much about the criminal being caught. It's such a relief to have that infernal beeping stopped.
Lol, the notice that I got from the Sim Police officer read "Stay here while I go inside and check the house for evidence" or something - addressed to the burglar. Wouldn't you just run?
Leif: "Thank you officer. I'll keep an eye on this no-good criminal while you go and do that"
Leif came out, in the rain without his umbrella, wearing his bunny slippers, presumably to keep an eye on her. I don't think that's very intimidating. But you get a an E for effort. :D
I had to tell Alisha to go and play with Dumpling, who is still inside, guarding her toy box.
And that's where I'll leave you, because I ran out of screenshots and I need to take some more. Alisha grew to an adult, and I'm ready to start chapter three. But first I have to fix the glitch caused by the vacation prompt. My elder sims got it when Alisha aged up to teen, but instead of leaving the house for their 2 days of free vacation, they stayed, and now when I click the computer to try and move Alisha out of the house to a new lot where I can build the next house, it says the adults in the household are already travelling, even though they're not. I looked for solutions on the Sims 3 forum and think I found a good one. I'll let you know how it goes, and if it works, what I did. If it doesn't work, this legacy is kind of screwed. I'll do my darndest to make sure that doesn't happen...
Okay, bye for now.
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