The Sims 2 Presents: Foster's Valley!

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Originally Posted by Sparky

But honestly I bet the only reason my Sim likes to be part of the Welcome Wagon is so she can bogart some free food...

You know, it just now dawned on me that if I use the InSIMenator to make your Sim selectable while she's at someone else's house, she could grab everyone's lunch, stick it in her inventory, and bring it home. It would work on things like lamps, expensive paintings, and cars, too. Hmm...

Originally Posted by Lynnie

Yay, it's Mac and Blooregard! Goofy, goofy Blooregard. I hope Lynnie gets to meet her favorite characters at some point, too. No pressure to hack though, I want to see what happens on its own.

Oh, you may rest assured, everybody at both houses will eventually meet, no hacks involved. I'm just not sure when at the moment. The story's working title is "Sheesh, 15 Sims on one lot, please oh please don't let my game crash".

Originally Posted by jekylljuice

Woo, go Blooregard! I'm sure you'll win that Amy's heart eventually. And, I totally concur, you'd make one hell of a moderator.

Moderator Bloo: "What?!?! Wilt's thread is longer than mine?? No!! This is not acceptable!!" (Opens Moderator Control Panel. Clicks "Delete Thread".)

Originally Posted by jekylljuice

Oh yes, and I love how Terrence's eyebrows are raised in that delightful picture of him and Sparky. He looks so...seductive.

Looks like that Serious Conversation I mentioned awhile back will be coming up pretty soon.

Concluding Day One at the Cassiman house...

Having been assurred by Sparky that Bloo was not in immediate danger of getting banned for double posting, Mac told Bloo that all was well, and the boys went outside to play:



They spent some time trying to impress each other by doing handstands, then ran around the yard playing cops and robbers. I leave it to you all to guess who played the robber. Inside, Rhonda flirted a bit with Dmitri:



Partly because she seems to genuinely like him, and partly to get him in a better mood so he wouldn't beat the crap out of Bjorn, who had tried to give him a friendly hug again. I wonder about thay guy. The Welcome Wagon has yet to show up at their respective houses; I think it would be hilarious if the game made them greet each other. Later in the day Rhonda got the call for the optional trip Downtown, which she took; her destination of choice was Bernard's Botanical Dining, a fine restaurant renowned for it's exotic vegetarian fare and rare imported teas and wines. Rhonda got the pork chops and coffee. She wasn't here for the meal, no; she came for the bubble blower:



Maxis included this weird thing in the University pack because they couldn't add what college students really do in their free time and keep the game's "T" rating. They sit around the dang thing for endless hours, blowing bubbles, giggling, floating, and having a really high time, if you know what I mean, all while the thing plays "Pop Goes The Weasel" on a sitar. You're not fooling anybody, Maxis.

Back home, Terrence entertained his guests:



Sparky had been dining as well but headed upstairs to play with the game console. While she'd been there the conversation had been largely about food, sports, and other general topics; after she was out of the room, and out of hearing range, the talk at the table turned immediately to another subject: The Loved & The Loveless. Not that any of them will admit that they watch the show. Because they don't. Really. No, seriously, they've never seen it. Uh-uh. So, how 'bout those Mets, eh? Dinner ended and, based on their common interest in a show that neither of them watches (really, never heard of TL&TL), Bjorn tried again to give Dmitri a big bear hug, and this time Dmitri nearly twisted his arms off:



That looks more than a little painful. Bjorn retreated, straightened out his arms, and decided that Sparky was better, and safer, company:



"Why does he push me away?" Bjorn lamented. "I seek only bonding and friendship with the man, but he will not let me in. Is his heart so hardened that he fears to connect with his fellow man?" Sparky said she'd have a talk with him. And in the final act of the evening's drama, she approached Dmitri and said, "Dmitri, you need to lighten up. You're too uptight, too serious, and that's just not right. You've gotta let people in, not shut everyone out. And I know exactly how to loosen you up. Dmitri, it's time for you to learn the value of...



...playtime!!!"