Yeah, I dislike Herriman with great intensity at times. That dreaded episode is one of those times. Grrrr...

Are you ok Cass? I'm worried about you. :'(

My heart goes out to Frankie so much! I want to go over there, grab her by the hand and drag her out of that house right away. Leave everything behind, she can live off my stuff (clothes, food, shelter, car, etc.). She just needs to get away from him. BOTH of them. She needs a vacation soooo bad! Dang it, Herriman!!

Ya know, I've always wondered why Frankie takes such direct orders from Herriman. Madame F is Herriman's boss, so she's above him. If Frankie has a problem with Herriman, she should be able to go to her grandma, explain the situation, and in most cases I'd think Madame F would side with Frankie (since she's mentioned herself how Herriman can be too up tight at times). Eh, I dunno. I can understand that in this situation Frankie probably feels really unconfortable talking to her grandma at the moment.

Ok, I want to hug her in that last shot. My heart is sinking. :bloosad: I need to grab her a box of tissues. Wait a sec... Yup, I may need one myself. :cry2:

Wow, that was so sad.... poor Frankie... :'(

Goodness gracious! It's gotten so dramatic! It's interesting that it started out being about the Sims themselves, what they're doing in the game, and now it's a story in its own right.

I love the shot of Goofball on the couch, I've never gotten a Sim to do that. Maybe they have to be super super lazy or something.

Nooooooes....Frankie....

Herriman, you (deleted) idiot! You are so blind that you can't even see that Frankie needed that vacation...

And Goofball, that (deleted)...The least he can do is say please...Obviously that's not in his vocabulary.

Noooooooo! Frankie's vacation-- cut down in the prime of life! :'(

Something tells me that the next installment is gonna be really interesting...

Courtesy of the "Veg Out" hack. I don't recall where I got it, though.

It has been a pretty rough couple of days. Don't worry, I'll manage.

So do I.

Foster's Valley - "Retribution, Part Three: The truth comes out"

Frankie had a good long cry after the loss of her long-overdue vacation. That it was because of that pest Goofball, who had robbed her of a night out with friends and a concert she'd been looking forward to years ago, only made it worse. The hardest part though was that everyone believed she was exaggerating what he'd put her through. That really hurt, her family not believing her. And of course there was still the matter of what Madame Foster had done to them all compounding everything. Frankie felt like she was losing her mind. She felt trapped; she needed an escape, and she needed it now. She found some relief up on the third floor:

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Nothing spells relief like a bubble blower. She sat in front of the dang thing for three hours, blowing bubbles, collecting her thoughts, and trying to come up with a way to turn things around. "Fine," she thought, "I was wrong about Goofball being an Imaginary Friend. That doesn't mean I'm making the rest of it up. There's got to be a way to prove it, but it's just my word against his. If only they'd been there, if they'd seen what I went through..." Then it hit her: the security tapes. Long gone now, Madame Foster having mailed them to Cartoon Network long ago, but there was a chance... she abandoned the bubble blower and ran to her room to check the discs she'd found at the Never Forgotten house. She read every episode synopsis; Store Wars, Busted, World Wide Wabbit, Mac Daddy- "They did an episode about Cheese??" She shook her head. "Yeah, bet that was real popular." No sign of what she needed. "Dammit," she muttered in frustration. If they used that footage for a story at all it must have been in a later season, but only two had been released on DVD. Frankie slumped in her chair in front of her computer, tears of frustration forming in her eyes. She stared at the blank screen for several long minutes before she remembered Sparky mentioning something about a forum dedicated to the show. Maybe...? "Nothing to lose by looking," she said to herself. She typed "Never Forgotten" in her search engine and a moment later, there it was; the Never Forgotten Forum:

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For a moment she considered looking around, seeing what people were saying about her and the rest of the residents but shook her head. "Maybe another time. Right now I need to find... there. 'Episodes On Computer'." It didn't take her long to find what she was looking for. She watched the episode; it was all there, her entire nighmare day condensed into a half-hour children's cartoon. Another half-hour passed while she downloaded what she needed and burned it to disc. Her mission completed, Frankie smiled grimly. "Now we'll see who's exaggerating."

Wilt, Coco, and Eduardo were gathered in front of the TV when Frankie entered the room. They didn't say a word; they didn't know what to say. All she'd endured in the past few days... they wanted to offer her some comfort but didn't know how. Frankie didn't say a word either; she simply stuck her newly-made disc into the DVD player, turned it on, and left the room.

Twenty-two minutes later, three very upset Imaginary Friends went Goofball hunting. Wilt found him first. "You like treating people like they're your personal servants?! I'm sorry, but that is not okay!"
"Huh? What're you talkin' abo-" and then the water balloon hit:

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"Take that, you rotten punk! You don't treat my family like that! And I am not sorry about it!" And he left in a huff.
"What the hell was that about?? Hey, Coco, is somethin' botherin'- owww! Oww, get off me! Aaaugh!" Too late; Coco let loose with a volley of insults as she gave him the noogie of a lifetime:

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When she was done, she kicked him and left the room. Goofball sat down and rubbed the sore spot on his head. "Oww, man, what's gotten into them?" he asked Mr. Herriman, seated at the other end of the table.
"I have no idea," was Mr. Herriman's reply; he was as surprised by what had happened as Goofball. And then Eduardo showed up:

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And the Guardian Friend remembered all the times he'd protected Nina, and a primal rage overwhelmed him:

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"Master Eduardo! Stop this madness immediately!" said an astonished Mr. Herriman. Eduardo stopped, right after he'd left Goofball lying dazed and badly bruised on the floor. "What's gotten into the three of you?"
"Go watch the disc," Eduardo growled. He kicked Goofball once more for good measure and left. Mr. Herriman, not knowing what else to do, helped Goofball to the table and went to go watch whatever disc Eduardo was talking about. Madame Foster was already there, directed to the TV by Wilt. They looked at each other in confusion, shrugged, and turned to the TV. There on the screen, the events of Frankie's nightmare day, an episode titled Imposter's Home For Make-'em Up Pals, played out before their eyes, and at last they knew the truth:

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"Oh, dear," Mr. Herriman whispered. "She wasn't exaggerating at all. Not at all." Madame Foster said nothing. She was too busy crying.

Mr Herriman was barely able to console her. Madame Foster spent the next hour in her room, miserable with the knowledge of what Frankie had endured over the last few days and what she's endured the last time Goofball had come to Foster's. When she finally came out, she headed straight to the phone:

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"Hello, Dr. von Kohl? You don't know me but I have an offer for you. My name is Martha Foster, and I'm prepared to make a substantial donation to your research if you'll build a little something for me..." Dr. von Kohl agreed; the device would be ready in less than an hour. A little later, Madame Foster told Mr Herriman what she was planning to do:

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"You can't be serious!" he exclaimed. "Not this again!"
"Got to, Mr. Herriman. I have to make up for everything; for what I did to Frankie and everyone else, for what was done to her today, and for what that horrible Goofball did to her years ago. When I'm done, maybe we'll all sleep a little better."
"But this, Madame..."
"I'm doing it. Now, where is the little pest?"
"I believe he's gone to the mall."
"Then that is where I will be, too, after I stop by Dr. von Kohl's place. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to dress properly before I leave." With that she headed back to her room, leaving Mr. Herriman standing there sighing, uttering a phrase he'd said more than once before:

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"This never ends well..."

(The conclusion is up next...)

Wow! All your pictures and the story are neat! (Now that I got a chance to read it) I can't wait to see what happens next.:frankiesmile:

Finally! Someone beleives poor Frankie. I loved when Wilt, Coco and Ed cut loose and kicked Goofball's behind. Oh the joy and humor...

I'm really looking forward to seeing the ending. Although... once this is over, will you kepp coming up with new stuff for the Sims? (I'm new to this stuff, so please forgive my cluelessness. :-[)

Oooh, nice.8D It's kind of funny seeing Goofball get beaten up.

Oh my... :wiltshock: 8D

Ed going all ferocious on Goofball had me cracking up. And I'm very glad everyone knows what exactly he put Frankie through now. He deserves everything they put him through here. :slybendy:

Yay, 5,000 post coming up next! It's gonna' be a monumental one, I can just feel it! :D

Yep, vengeance. I knew it. Lol. :bendy:

I'm glad to see Goofball finally geting what he deserves... Go Ed! 8D

5000
 

Foster's Valley - "Retribution, Part Four: The wrath of Madame Foster"

Mr. Herriman sat alone on the third floor, drinking an espresso, waiting for what would happen next:

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It was a tense time in the House, what with the truth about Goofball's antics from years ago finally being revealed and everyone realizing just how much Frankie had endured because of his oblivious, uncaring attitude, and how hard she worked everyday to keep the House running. All the cooking, the endless cleaning, so many trips to the market, the repairs, all of it... everyone was feeling more than a little guilty for taking her for granted for so very long. Madame Foster in particular was feeling sick about it, knowing her actions with Cartoon Network and bringing Bloo into the House had only coumpounded Frankie's already heavy load. And letting Goofball back in the House, costing Frankie her badly-needed vacation through no fault of her own, she couldn't take anymore. Time for action, she thought. Time to set things right, time to deal with that slacker pest once and for all, time to save her relationship with her granddaughter. Time for Batty Madame:

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Armed with a pink stick that originated in another cartoon entirely, she left her sanity in her dresser and went to Dr. von Kohl's house. The device she'd requested was ready; she handed him a check and was off to the mall. Once there, it didn't take her long to find a disheveled-looking Goofball, who had a black eye and was having a horrible day himself; seems that while Madame Foster was making her way to the mall, Frankie had posted Imposter's Home on YouTube and word of Goofball's behaviour was starting to spread and the entire Valley was slowly starting to turn on him. He spotted Madame Foster and ran to her:

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"Hey, Madame! What's wrong with everyone? People've been glarin' at me all day, givin' me the finger, smackin me around and throwin' things at me, and a couple of kids spit on me! And whazzername, that woman with the blue hair, man, she called me every rude name you've ever heard and she hit me! Wha'd I do? Uh, Madame? Hey, why's that thing on your head sparkin' like that?" A moment later he got a rather shocking answer:

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"That's for what you did to my granddaughter! And this-" she blasted him again "- is for the hell my family is in because of you!" Slow-witted though he was, Goofball realized that he was in serious trouble and ran, Madame Foster right behind him, chasing him all around the mall and zapping him repeatedly, much to the amusement of the other shoppers. He ran back to Foster's and up the stairs, Madame Foster in hot pursuit. Wilt, Eduardo, and Coco saw them run past and looked at each other in surprise. Without a word, they agreed to stay out of it; sometimes it was better to let Madame Foster handle things her own way. They smiled and went to go distract Mr. Herriman. Goofball, meanwhile, found himself trapped on the third floor with no way out. Madame Foster smiled a grim smile, took off the lightning helmet, and drew forth the pink stick, intent on caving in his skull with it. "This once belonged to some anime woman," she informed him. "I don't know what it does but I bet it'll hurt when it goes upside your head. Say your prayers, boy." She advanced on him and Goofball dropped to his knees, sobbing and begging for mercy.
"Grandma, don't!" Frankie said frantically:

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"Got to, dear," said Madame Foster. "I can't let him get away with what he's done to you. Not again."
"He's been punished. Wilt told me what's been going on, what he and the rest did, and Derek called from the mall while you were chasing him. He's been through hell."
"So have you, because of him. And because of me. I need to set things right!"
"And this is how you'll do it? By killing him? You'll never forgive yourself. And I won't be able to live with myself, knowing you did it for me. I wanted him to suffer, and he has. But I don't want him dead. I never have. This isn't what we're about, and this isn't what Foster's is about. We save Imaginary Friends, we don't hurt them, no matter how bad they are. Please, Grandma, put down the stick and let this end. Please."
Madame Foster paused, letting Frankie's words sink in. Oh, what she'd almost done... she went to Frankie and the two stood there, holding each other, crying and trying to comfort each other.
"Frankie, I'm sorry! I'm sorry about Cartoon Network, I'm sorry I let him back in the House, I'm sorry I wasn't there the first time he was here! Please, forgive me!"
"I do, Grandma, I do," Frankie cried in response. They stood there and cried in each others arms for several minutes. Eventually, they got back to the business at hand and turned to Goofball. "Th-thank you, Frankie," he said in a quivering voice. Finally, he'd gotten her name right.
"What do you want to do with him?" Madame Foster asked.
"I want him out of the House," was Frankie's response. "But first I want him to watch something."

And then it was Goofball's turn to watch Imposter's Home For Make-'em Up Pals:

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Elsie Ray, visiting Coco at the time, was drafted to supervise Goofball and make sure he watched. No one else wanted to do it; they didn't want to see it again. Ever. As for Elsie, all she had to say was, "That's how you act when you're someone's guest? You're such a jackass!" Having seen what he put Frankie through, he couldn't really argue the point.

Throwing Goofball out of Foster's was one thing, but finding a place to throw him was another matter. Ever resourceful, Frankie found someone to take him in:

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"Hey, great to see you again, Frankie! Look, I'm real sorry about what happened at Futurpoup that night but really, I'm a changed guy!"
"Sure you are, Dylan. Look, you want to make it up to me? Then take in Goofball until we can find a permanent home for him. Believe me, you'll love having him around; you two deserve each other."
"Sure, no problem, I love Imaginary Friends! I told you that once, right?"
"Among other things. Just keep him fed and housed, okay?"
"Hey, anything for you, babe."
"Don't call me that."
"Sorry. So, um, can I call you sometime?"
"You can call."
"Doing anything tonight?"
"Don't push your luck, Dylan."

And so Goofball ended up at the home of Dylan Lee, and in short order it was his turn to do the cooking and the cleaning:

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And justice was served.

Back at Foster's, Frankie and Madame Foster started the work of putting their relationship back together.
"I really am sorry about everything, Frankie. I don't know what gets into my head sometimes."
"It's because you think with your heart half the time, not your head," said Frankie. "Same as me. And you've always been a little crazy. I mean, 'Batty Madame'? How did you ever come up with that in the first place?"
"It's a long story," Madame Foster smiled slightly. "Maybe I'll tell you someday." She sighed. "Are we good?"
"Not completely," said Frankie. Then it was her turn to smile slightly, "But we will be." And for both, for now, that was enough.

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But the story doesn't end there.

Goofball's callous actions hurt a lot of people. I've heard people say that Imposter's wasn't really that bad. They're right, but they're wrong, too. It wasn't that bad for them; for Frankie, it most certainly was that bad. She suffered because of Goofball's clueless insensitivity, and those of us who love her and care about her suffered alongside her, and the fact that he got away with it made it all the worse. In writing this story, which was personally very hard on me, I have attempted to set things right, to bring a sense of justice where there was none before, and perhaps a sense of closure for those who need it. It's almost certain that Cartoon Network will not do so in the few remaining episodes, so in a way I had to do this, for both my beloved Frankie and for her long-suffering fanboys. Whether or not I have succeeded to any degree is up to each reader to decide for him or herself. In the end I let Goofball live because I know Frankie would want it that way, and she's what's important here, not Goofball. She just never wants to see him again. I won't kill him, but then again, I won't tolerate his presence in the Valley, either. And that I can certainly do something about:

Take him away, boys!

And Goofball John McGee was never seen again.

Back at the House, Frankie took out the trash and marvelled at how things had all worked out. Her grandmother had sold her life story to Cartoon Network, that was true. Yet if she hadn't, there would be no Imposter's eepisode, nothing to prove she wasn't exaggerating things. The Imaginary Friends finally understood how hard she worked in the House, day in and day out. This time, she'd turned things around. Definitely something to smile about. And best of all, in light of everything that had happened, Mr. Herriman reinstated her vacation without a second's hesitation. Frankie had been through hell, but in the end she came out a winner:

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Of course, she's always a winner to me.

I love you always, Frankie Foster. Always. :-*

*cheers* :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Awesomeness Cass, pure awesomeness! Oh, I'm so happy for Frankie. She's got her vacation back, everyone better understands what all she puts up with, and her relationship with her grandma is in the process of being mended. This has definitely made me happy. :frankiesmile: I just love that last picture of Frankie kicking her heels up with the snowy hills in the background and a snowman beside her. I hope seeing all that snow helped you stay cool the last week or so. ;)

And a very hearty congratulations on your long awaited 5,000th post! And you certainly have an a-ok from me to take a break from the game if you want for a little while. I can see why this was so hard to make it through. I'm glad it's all finally over and things turned out great.

Yay, I still feel all giddy inside! I think I'll sleep good tonight.

Fantastic ending-- very satisfying and heartwarming. I'm so happy to see that Frankie and Madame Foster made amends, and that everyone FINALLY sees and understands what Frankie went through. And it's wonderful that she got her well-deserved vacation back.

I must say, it was certainly very noble of Frankie to not let Goofball be killed, even after the hell he put her through. Nobility, mercy and compassion (I hope those are the words I'm shooting for): just a few more of Frankie's wide variety of dimensions. And I swear, the YT clip you linked to was hi-flippin'-larious. 8D

In all, a wonderful story, something I'm glad I got to enjoy. I'm quite certain Frankie would be very, very, very pleased (:-*), and warmest congratulations on Post #5000. Party at Cassini's house!

What do you wanna do now? Besides go to Disney Land?

The return of Batty Madame!8D

Aw, how heartwarming was that? It's so nice to see Frankie and Madame Foster's relationship becoming normal again. And hell yeah, Frankie actually got her vacation!:P

As for the YouTube clip...hilarious. Simply hilarious XD

It's nice to see that Goofball got what he deserved, I thought "Batty Madame" was hilarious.:bloogrin:

I just wished that Mac and Bloo would've been there to help with the "Goofball hunting".:P8D

5000 posts, yay, for Cassini!

Am I invited? Lol.8D

At least now Goofball will annoy the aliens and probably will send him back to Earth...

And holy crap. How do you get people to be abducted? 8D

That was my favorite pic in the entire story; I may have it printed and framed.

It was very hard, as I said, but it was something that I felt I had to do. I was determined to put the spectre of Imposter's away once and for all and give Frankie the long-overdue happy ending she never got before. She got it, and I will do everything I can to give her everything else she deserves as well, and the rest of the cast, too. No break, though; there's much more to be done, more stories yet to be told, more unfinished business to be dealt with. Some of it I've dropped hints about here and there but which stories will be told and how they'll turn out, well, we'll see when they happen.

Two takes for the video. The first was for the video itself, the second was for the audio track. A little fiddling with Windows Movie Maker was all it took after that.

He won't be back. Abduction courtesy of a game hack. In any case, Goofball is gone, taken by the Zhodani for their own inscrutable purposes. But that's just one way I can deal with characters who cross the line. The next character who sufficiently fracks me off may not be so lucky.

On to the newest pics...

Foster's Valley - Ten mildly amusing random pics

A fateful encounter outside the Wildebrat residence:

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"So, Richie Wildebrat, we meet again!" Actually they got along quite well and spent much of the afternoon playing cops and robbers. When dinnertime rolled around, Bloo ate heavily, belched good and loud (which Richie and Blake laughed at), and went home. He did call to say thank you the next day, but I think Mac made him do it. Bloo's been seen a lot around town lately; since the show started airing in the Valley he's been desperately trying to turn himself into a celebrity. Sounds like something he'd do. He hasn't actually watched a full episode, but he knows he's on TV and naturally his already inflated ego inflated a little more. Like it wasn't big enough already.

Dylan Lee, professional womanizer and full-time jerk:

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You already know what happened next so I won't bore you with the pics. Suffice it to say that Amanda was not amused, and she hits harder than Frankie. A lot harder. The next day, Dylan saw her at the mall and had the nerve to whistle at her. She slapped him but good. Go ahead, Mr. Lee, play with fire. Just don't say I didn't warn you.

xxxClaire enjoys a private moment with her new mp3 player:

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Classic. This pic was taken the morning after the Foster's cast visited the Never Forgotten house. I think she's listening to some death metal band. Having a good time, Claire? Later that same day X_dummkoff_x had a good time, although Imaginary light did not:

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I have no idea what prompted this. Boredom, I guess. One minute they're chatting amicably, the next, whammo! Just one of those things, I suppose. Happens a lot.

Ah, the delightfully pungent aroma of IT:

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Sparky got the recipe from Frankie during the visit (before Frankie found the disc). There are many ways to prepare a proper batch of IT; this one involved rhubard, mushrooms, and what appeared to be pork liver. Fetid, yeah, but you can't argue with success. You can't eat it, either.

Fomalhaut wandered into the house that afternoon and came upon an all too-familiar sight:

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You can almost hear her wondering what kind of nuthouse this is. The blonde girl is Aimee, who came with the game and came home from school with Jekylljuice. The pillow fight was almost inevitable. Jekylljuice wandered off to grab a snack or some such thing, Aimee and Fomalhaut chatted, and Linestra and xxxClaire invited them to come and have some real fun:

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I have no idea why using this weird thing makes everyone float but I'm pretty sure that there's no helium involved. They stayed glued to it until after midnight. Fomalhaut and Aimee eventually went home; Linestra and xxxClaire eventually passed out. It was pretty funny.

Breakfast the next day:

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Jekylljuice ponders about the meaning of life and the relationship between man and Bubble Blower while Lynnie tells her to straighten up her neck, do you want it to freeze like that? No freezing, fortunately, and yes it does happen, courtesy of an occasional glitch. Lynnie did the dishes, Jekylljuice went to class, and I went to Foster's, where I watched Bendy and Wilt build a pair of snowmen:

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I leave it to you to figure out which Imaginary Friend made which snowman. A wrong guess entitles you to a free post in the "Signs you've watched too little Foster's" thread. Nice job to both of them. Wilt gets a high-five; Bendy gets an appointment with the school psychologist. Eduardo made a snowman as well, and in the final pic a visitor checks it out:

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Yep, it's a penguin. It gets very cold in the Valley some nights. The penguin also shows up if there are fresh fish available on the lot, which he will eat and then piddle on the lawn. Sometimes this game is so weird.

That about covers it. Up next: more pics and a few minor things for y'all to think about. Stay tuned.

(Mac smilie goes here)

Good, Dylan needs to be smacked. I hope Amanda and/or Frankie smack him again. :scaryberry:

Hahahahaaaa, the pic of Claire playing with her Mp3 is sooo funny. 8D I'm having a hard time picturing her doing that in real life, heh.

I personally would expect the snowman Bendy made to be much more scary/malicious/disturbing looking. And awwww, I love the pic of the penguine checking out Ed's snowman. The sky looks really cool in that shot, too. At first I thought the peppermints were bloody rocks and I was wondering "What the...? Why?" But I see now that they are peppermint candies. Hehe, after the 90+ temps we had in my area today, these snowy scenes are really nice to look at. :)

Lol, Bendy made one but didn't crush Wilt's? Yeah, school psychologist, stat! =P

LATE ENTRY: I do like your Good-bye Goofball, Cass! I can hear Porky Pig's voice, "Bdeeuh, bdeeuh, budeeuh, that's all folks!":frankiesmile:

I love that pic of xxxClaire; at some point I may trim it and have Mr. Herriman paint a copy. As for Dylan, I have no doubt he'll get smacked again. And again. :frankiemad:

The peppermints are actually roses with a coating of ice. Sorry. :-[

Wilt made his after Bendy went inside. Smart move. :D

Better late than never, dude. :frankiesmile:

Game crashes are increasing in frequency so I'm most likely going to uninstall and reinstall the entire game yet again pretty soon. No data will be lost but the process kills half a day so if I seem crankier than usual later this month, that's probably the reason. I have no idea what the source of the problem is so there's currently no way I can correct it permanently. Sucks but that's how it is. In the meantime, here's a question for y'all to think about. Mac wants a pet, any pet, dog or cat of any age. Bloo wants a puppy. Rhonda and Terrence don't much care. Should I add a pet to the Cassiman house? :)

Lol. 8D

I'd like to see Frankie give Dylan a noogie. :frankiemad:

A word of advice on apartment pets. Get rabbits, they don't need a lot of space. They don't eat much and they are VERY easy to clean up after.

Roses? Ok. Wow, the game has some interesting graphics to make roses look like solid peppermint candies. 8D

As for a pet for the Cassimans, if Blooregard wants a puppy, and Mac just wants a pet of any kind, I'd say get a puppy because they'd both be happy. But would that take more work? You know, walking, feeding, grooming, cleaning up after. Cats are much more independent and only require feeding and cleaning of the litter box maybe once a week. Or does the game factor in all that? If not, get a puppy. If it does and it would mean less work for the game (and you), get a cat. I just hope Bloo isn't upset over it and causes heartache for his best friend. :macwor:

Well, I think canonly there was a dog in an episode which a lot of people disliked, (IOHASFY) so I think a dog/puppy would be in order. :)

Personally, I like those womrat thingies. They're pretty darn gnarly.

I think a puppy xD. And call it 'Stupid' 8D.

Foster's Valley - "Another Welcome Wagon Story"

Frankie on the phone:

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She'd been tirelessly cleaning the House all morning and well into the afternoon, in preparation for her vacation. She might've gotten a lot more done were it not for Mr. Herriman constantly getting in the way and making insane demands on how to get things done. "Counterclockwise, Miss Frances! Scrub the sink in a counterclockwise manner!"
"What the hell does it matter?!?!" was Frankie's annoyed response. It didn't get any better as the day wore on. Wanting to finish up without furthur delay, Frankie resolved to get Mr. Herriman out of her way for a day. So she got on the phone and called a woman she'd met recently. "Hello, may I speak with Kimmy Bandrowsky?" Ah, Frankie, you have no idea who you're getting mixed up with. Frankie asked for a favor and Kimmy obliged her, and the next day Mr. Herriman was sentenced to Welcome Wagon duty at the house of Duchess:

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Surprisingly, she never spotted Amanda so there was no shoving match. Duchess tired of the telescope and went inside to read, and soon Mr. Herriman and the rest of the Welcome Wagon showed up. Inside, Mr Herriman met fellow Wagoneer Marisa Bendett:

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Who claimed he had a spot on his suit:

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And flicked his nose when he looked down to check:

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Not a good start for the two of them. There was some poking, and then Duchess interceded and chatted with Marisa while Mr. Herriman stood there in a huff:

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The two of them got along reasonably well. At that point the third member of the Welcome Wagon, a guy by the name of Goopy GilsCarbo (well known to Sims players everywhere), decided he was feeling playful and tried the "Friendly Hug" routine on Marisa:

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"Ack! Don't touch me, you lunatic!" Obviously it didn't go too well. Might've helped if he'd showered earlier. Duchess laughed, she and Marisa moved off to the couch for some quality time with the TV, and Mr. Herriman spoke to Goopy about his unseemly behaviour:

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"Goopy! Are you an idiot, sir? What's wrong with you?" he asked.

More in a moment...

A moment later...
 

Goopy, still feeling friendly and in need of a hug, soon turned his attention to someone else:

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Feeling a little out of character today, Duchess? Can't see that ever happening on the show, but who knows? The series finale may be full of surprises. In any case Duchess and Goopy got along great and will no doubt end up as good friends before long. Alas, the same cannot be said for Mr. Herriman and Marisa Bendett. As the day wore on they sniped at each other, they poked, shoved, and slapped, and finally in erupted into a brawl:

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You can't see Duchess in the pic but she's nearby, and she was clearly enjoying the spectacle. Goopy missed it; he was in the bathroom at the time. The fight ended soon enough:

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Chalk up a victory for the Raging Rabbit, or the Battlin' Bunny, or whatever you want to call him. Marisa was mad as hell:

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And promptly left in a huff. She missed dinner, which was too bad, as she would've enjoyed Mr. Herriman's reaction to Goopy's atrocious table manners and deteriorating hygiene:

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Duchess was amused. Good day for her, not so much for Mr. Herriman. Good day for Goopy, too, and he and Duchess whipped out the pillows for a little more fun:

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And finally the day ended. Goopy and Mr. Herriman departed, the latter hoping to never lay eyes on any of them ever again, and Duchess got blitzed on espresso:

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Fun afternoon for the Simmaster, too. Best of all, with Mr. Herriman out of her way all day, Frankie finished cleaning the House without any further delay, and her vacation is just a few days away. I still don't know where she's going but I'll figure that out soon enough. Oh, as for Marisa, the next day she got engaged to Malcolm Landgraab so Foster's Valley will soon see it's first wedding. There's going to be a party; I believe the main course will be braised rabbit. Her idea, not mine. 8D

Coming up soon: the season finale. Stay tuned. ;)

Duchess hugging someone? And then having a pillow fight with them? Wow, I'd love to see that on the show. I just can't picture it. And Herriman in a fight? Or as he might say, a "gentleman's challenge". But with a lady! 8D That was great!

I hope Frankie's vacation starts soon, and she has a spectacular one! :frankiesmile:

Sweet! I like seeing Duchess's more sensitive side (and we all know that she has one. Yeah, sure we do).

A little off topic, but I was recently watching the E3 coverage on G4tv. They showed the very first commercial for Sims 3, due out either around the holidays, or early next year. As for what I saw. Let's just say that when this game comes out, Fosters Valley will NEVER be the same, again.

Foster's Valley will be exactly the same, as I am not buying a game that comes with invasive, draconian malware that masquerades as copy protection. EA can take Sims 3 and go to hell. :frankiemad: :terrence:

I would love to know who created her, and more importantly, why?? Whoever did it has got some 'splainin' to do.

I think Duchess regards Goopy as a pet more than anything else. At some point I might get her one of those vicious, spoiled little lapdogs that we occasionally see the "high society" people carrying on TV. As for Mr. Herriman, that's not the first fight he's been in and I doubt it'll be the last. Marisa's a lady, true, but Sims are quite egalitarian about such things.

Frankie's vacation will be covered in Season Three. I'm looking forward to it almost as much as she is! :frankiesmile:

Well, Duchess is one of my favourite characters, so I'm thankful to whoever it was that she's there. I'd also like to know more about her backstory, just because it's something that interests me.

I asked Craig about that at the Con last Sunday afternoon. Details are here in Duchess's thread.

As it turns out, it's going to be a vacation she will never forget. :frankiesmile:

Still working on the second season finale. In the meantime, xxxClaire recently visited the Foster's Valley Micro Mall:

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She spotted Wilt the moment she entered the building - he's kind of hard to miss - and wanted to talk to him but Marta got to him first and promptly monopolized his time. This annoyed xxxClaire no end; she ought to be talking to Wilt, not the sister of the Valley Pest. After all, she is a Forum Member. I guess there's some logic in there somewhere. Anyway, she decided that Marta needed to be "dealt with", so she asked Robert McBride to deal with her:

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Here in the Northwest part of the Valley if you want something done but don't want to do it yourself, you find one of the McBride boys and offer him a buck. Odds are he'll do it, unless he thinks it'll frack off the Bandrowsky's. That isn't healthy. No danger of that here but Robert wants more than a couple of bucks for his services today. "Well, what more do you want?" asked xxxClaire.
"I'm bored," Robert replied. "Do something that'll make me not be bored anymore."
"Like what?"
"I dunno. Whatever."
xxxClaire thought it over for a moment and decided to entertain him by doing a dramatic retelling of some of the events in the Forum's Spam threads:

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Thusly, Robert was introduced to such legendary subjects as Imaginary Party 2, The Super Cartoon Crossover, and the typo-titled Express You're Insanity Today!. No longer bored but completely confused, Robert wandered off to deal with Marta. xxxClaire found her first, and Wilt, too, in the salon:

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Marta was busy telling Richard Goodwin all about her part in the upcoming school play so xxxClaire had Wilt all to herself. The two of them wandered off to get some lunch when Robert finally showed up and, true to his word, he "dealt" with Marta in the traditional Sim manner:

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Yep, it's noogie time again. That's gotta hurt. A minute later it was over and Marta just stood there in shock:

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"Oww! Sheesh, McBride, whadya do that for?!?!" Robert explained that he was merely expressing his insanity and would the enchanting miss Marta like to go with him to an imaginary party? She looked at him like he'd lost his mind. :cheesegrin:

The moral of the story... er, there isn't one, although "Don't get between xxxClaire and Wilt" might work.

For those interested, the blonde guy in the brown suit in pics 5 and 6 is Marta's father. Family loyalty isn't one of the Sims strong points. 8D

Hah! I definately found that amusing! :D

When I get around to making the Spammer Sims, I'm definately going to be putting a "Hotel Hotel", and an "Imaginary Dance Club". 8D

Haha, I especially like that last shot where Marta is shocked, and Robert appears to be laughing. 8D

Why were they all in the salon? :blooconf: Did they follow Marta in there when she wanted some shampoo or something? It just seems to be an odd place for four guys, including Wilt, to just be "hanging out".

The salon has always been used as something of a hangout. Beats me why. I considered adding a coffee bar in an unused shop but there wouldn't be much point at present; if the game crashed, and it still does that more often than not, any socializing that might have gone on would be erased. I could spend an entire day there getting two strangers to know and really like each other and it would all be for nothing.

I'm running the game as I type this. I can't play the NF house right now because the game has inexplicably relinked you and xxxClaire as mother and daughter. SimPE will fix that when I exit the game. In the meantime, I am now entering the Wildebrat residence; Blake Superior is always fun to play. ;D