So, as I said below, Davenport was created in an attempt to give my college sims a background story. It really bugged me that no one of the college sims had any background (I know that it was impossible to create family for them, but still... Not even dead parents?)!So I decided to do some family-connecting on my own...
I imagined some of them living in one town, because even fairly new freshman knew already way too many sims in my opinion. Yeah, of course there are things like parties or something, but they were really new. Like being in (college-)town for 2 hours. I don´t know how it is in America, but in my homecountry students don´t get to know other students so fast.
So I downloaded this lovely neighborhood (
http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=178282 t´s by plasticbox, check it out!) and began to move my sims there. My story(-ish thing) sets a few (quiet a few) years before Sims 2: University. Davenport it´s a simlish smalltown, with only very few community lots. The sims who live there are either sims, who want to live in the quiet and peaceful countryside or sims, who want to get away from the city. So there are as well rich as more or less poor sims.
Let´s begin with the first family:
The Goodies
From left to right: Charlie Goodie, Faith Goodie and Herbert Goodie.
Herbert is the headmaster of the Davenport High school, while Faith teaches Simlish and Literature. Being almost elders, they are happy to finally have a little family. But how will Charlie grow up in a town like this?
The Phoenix`
From left to right: Mike Phoenix, Emma Phoenix, Jim ("Jimmy") Phoenix and Philander Phoenix.
Philander and Emma never studied, so they want their children to study under any circumstances. But they put their children under much pressure, so it´s just a matter of time until one of the children explodes…
The Sampsons
From left to right: Tiffany Sampson, Sarah Sampson (the toddler), Dusty Sampson and Issac Sampson.
With an unfaithful father and an overemotional mother, Tiffany is the one who serves the dinner and also raises her younger sister Sarah. She often feels like the only adult in the household, and maybe is. Her only way to relax is to meet her best friend, Kevin.
The Beares
From left to right: Pattie Beare, Kevin Beare and Larry Beare.
Being a teenager isn´t easy. Especially not if you´re the son of the local reverend. While Larry and Pattie are planning the next service, Kevin often feels lonely and worries a lot about his future. But with the help of his friends everything will be fine, right?
The Novas
From left to right: Castor Nova, Ned Nova and Phillipa Nova.
Ned and Phillipa moved to Davenport to finally settle down. Their son Castor likes the new environment and seems to find friends very fast.
The Huffingtons
From left to right: Heather Huffington, Carl Huffington and Mary Huffington.
Heather is the typical spoiled little girl. Her father´s descendants earned enough money for generations, so she always got what she wanted. Her parents considered sending her to a boarding school, but couldn´t break their little girl’s heart by sending her away from home.
The Davis´
From left to right: Aldric Davis, Almeric Davis and Tom Davis.
Almeric and Aldrics mother died just a few weeks ago, so living with Tom only is not only very sad, but also unorganized. All of them miss Susan.
The Newsons
From left to right: Alexa Newson (front), Gloria Newson, Skylar Newson (back), Skip Newson (front), Ana Ejess, Doreen Newson, Justus Newson and Olivia Newson.
The Newsons are a strange bunch of people. Doreen, mother of five, recently talked her husband, Skylar, into foster children. Now, with young Ana as foster child, Gloria, the eldest begins to worry about the sanity of her parents. With six children and no money, life isn´t going to be easy and the younger children often feel neglected…
As you might have noticed, many- but not all- sims are from SSU. That´s because I play them most. After I realized, I add a few more sims, and that´s when my storyline started to develop...
Also, I decided to locate Davenport somewhere between SSU and Belladonna Cove, Academie le tour far, far away [like in the simlish version of France maybe (or just somewhere near the far south Veronaville ... France is actually very close to Italy- if you´re european...)]
That´s it for now. You may find out more about the main characters in the prologue- if I get it ready...