The Civilization Challenge; The Ames Family Week One
Hello everyone, welcome to the very first actual update of The Civilization Challenge! If you'd like, you can go back and read the introducory post I made, or just continue onward.
This first week will be spent with the Ames family!
This is their nice little house! I don't remember where I downloaded it from...but I made some little changes to the exerior and added an extra room upstairs
In case you forgot who our sims were...
Garrett
Tad
And Mary
If you want their stats, you're gonna have to go to introduction post
They spent the first 15 minutes, I kid you not, kissing and hugging Tad
Thankfully Mary broke the trend and decided to start throwing things at him instead
I don't remember this dude's name, but it's okay because he has no signifigance whatsoever
And thanks to the storm, a tree caught on fire
I made Tad get a job in the military because we have a grand total of $9
And another fire because this family CANNOT CATCH A BREAK
Tad: *walks calmly past a fire*
Our welcome wagon consisted of the Hayman family! Owen looks way too excited about that storm considering what it's done to our family
Um Mary, are you sure playing in a puddle during a thunderstorm is a good idea? I mean, considering your families newfound history with fires?
I send Mary to go check out Catha and it turns out she really likes her
So we go start a conversation with her...
And it goes really well!
They could barely afford this house, but it came with a pond so we'll be able to get some extra money
Aww :c
Things are going pretty well with Catha
Hey Catha, I know you like Mary and all, but could you maybe not follow her around everywhere?
Owen: Do you think we could get rich doing this??
Then everyone gathers around Garrett and eats his mac & cheese. The Ames kids tend to draw crowds. Except for Tad
And then Garrett gets a job for his LTW!
Mary has to spend the morning cleaning up after her brothers
Oh no.
Then this cute girl named Lizzie walks by. In case things don't work out with Catha...
Seriosuly?
Mary: Hey would you mind kindly going the fuck away?
Lizzie: No I think I'll just stand here and make everything unecissarily awkward
I like our chances with Catha a lot better. So we invite her over
And Mary gets ready for her date
Mary: Not a date
Are you sure? Is this how you greet a good friend?
Only NOW does ACR decide to take action. This looks a lot like a date to me by the way
But it's not a date, don't worry
Boy oh boy are thing happening quickly
Aww, Garrett :c
Finally they have more furniture than just a chair now!
NO. Owen will not stop calling Tad. GO AWAY OWEN
They're so cute ♥
It's too bad neither Garrett nor Tad are really attracted to Lizzie because she really likes them. And her shoes have cats on them...
Um...thank you...Catha??
Forgive me, Mary, but I just don't trust someone with no cooking skill to be using a stove
Mary: Chill out, man. I got this!
A-are you trying to...wink?
Mary: Is it not working?
NO
Catha just got so excited about that mac & cheese she got confused and started eating her girlfriend's face instead :(
TAD
GARRETT OMG
After that, my came crashed. I only lost a few in game hours but it was still frustrating
Yeah, um, Lizze I don't think now is the best time
Tad is just so awful even bees hate him
Catha then proceeded to impregnate Mary. Thanks.
Catha's not too impressed by Lizzie still being around
You brought this upon yourself -_-
I'm not sure hoq much qualification Garrett has
Oh
And finally Mary gets her dream job!
And basically 10 minutes later she goes for her first day
Whoop!! We finally have a proper dining area!
Cute c:
AW HELL YES
We're putting him in a safe location where no one can harm my dear sweet child ♥
Speaking of dearsweet children...
Pop #1!
And their first meal together as a family
Mary doesn't really like fishing
Mary: WHERE ARE ALL THE FISH
We go with the same option we did last time
Sweet!
Garrett's learning all kinds of things about himself
Lizzie called Tad just to tell him this
Pop #2!
So...you do like her??
The more the merrier!
Turns out Lizzie's friend is Catha. To be honest I find it very hard to believe that Catha and Lizzie were hanging out
Things go smoothly for Tad
But who cares about Tad when Mary is here??
And now back to your regularly scheduled feature of the slightly less enthusiastic and much more heterosexual couple featuring Tad "Womanizer" Ames!!
Wow way to prove me wrong about half of that staement
WAY TO PROVE ME WAY WRONG
If it's not one thing it's another with you
Then a nice dinner where everyone sits across from their girlfriend (or in Lizzie's case, boyfriend)
Catha: *says something*
Lizzie: *is upset*
Tad: *is shocked*
Mary: *is pained*
FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT
...or not
It doesn't matter because either way he got promoted
Then it's baby time!
Have you ever been in so much pain you just punch a fucking wall
Garrett seems a lot more excited then Catha
Just one this time; Cedric! I wanted to name him Adam but then I though naming a child Adam Ames was as good as punching him in the face
He got...someone's skin, Catha's brother Blake's hair?, and Catha's eyes...what
That's cold
Mary loves him anyway...she does look a bit like a Kitsune or something here though
Mary hates fishing so she took up painting instead, and this way Cedric can spend time with his mommy. Wouldn't it look kinda silly if there was just a baby swing next to a pond?
I managed to lose the photo, but when he came home he was screaming and acting all cool but like Garrett has gotten like 5 promotions and you've only gotten 2
But we invite Lizzie over where Tad proposes to her
And she says yes...for some reason
BUT I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU HEY
She looks so happy c:
I gave her a small makeover and gave her glasses. I pretty much already like her look. She looks a lot sadder here
She has to quit her job because someone needs to stay home and take care of Cedric and future babies
This random walkby named Maisie Saunders catches Garrett's eye
After greeting her, they immedietely go to his bedroom
This is just so cute idek why ♥
Last time we failed at life so he can just go back
Nice
I have no idea why he was going for hikes during his job as a conveinience store clerk or why they keep getting him promoted
Mary moves up the ladder too!
Now that everyone's home, we throw a wedding party for Tad and Lizzie
A lot of people showed up! The lady behind Mary is just some random walkby who invited herself in and I'm assuming Elsa Savett did the same thing
These family sims are never satisfied
Ahh it's all happening so quickly!
Tad: Hey wanna see something cool??
Lizzie: Yeah!, What is i-smorfnoffgrmff
Tad: Oh hoo hoo ho ho hoo ha ha hoo
Lizzie: Ah teeehee heehee he he
Since Count Dracula and Lizzie are complete losers, everyone else takes this opportunity to show off their own romancing skills
There aren't enough chairs so Lizzie gets stuck crowding around the steps with Ms. Walkby and Owen
But, OH NO, the attention was not on Mary long enough for her own brother's wedding so she proceeded to get herself knocked up again!
And then pee he own pants!
BUT SHE'S NOT EVEN WEARING PANTS SHE'S IN HER UNDERWEAR
GRACEFUL AS FUCK
It's okay, Mary, your girlfriend still thinks your cute!
Even with Mary causing a ruckus the party still went well
Yep! Lizzie's pregnant.
Pop #1
For a few days now, they've all been crying over roaches but I never had any idea where they were. Luckily Tad is a whiny little shit who can't take enough time away from stomping on them to even feed himself
GOD DAMN TAD
And here's Tad scratching himself in the bathroom...yeah I probably could have phrased that better...
EDIT: I totally forgot to add the points *facepalm* The Ames family currently has 3.5 points. Wow. Feel free to correct me if I counted anything wrong or forgot something
And that's the end of this update! I don't really get why Lizzie is holding a child that isn't even hers but whatever. I hope you all enjoyed this update! As always, thanks for reading, and I'll see you next update!
[POINTS]
Every Generation +1 (This is the first generation then Cedric was born so I counted him)
Every Ilegitimate Child Born +2 (Cedric is technically ilegitimate)
Every Bad Chance Card -0.5 (I think there was only one)
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Notes:
-I would have moved in Catha back when Mary first got pregnant but I wanted to do at least one rotation at her household before I did that. So next update probably!
-I need some nicer lots in my town. Desperately. Could you reccomend me some builders?
-Lately I've been a huge slut for recolors. Does anyone use this meme anymore I'm trying to find recolors of Maxis objects that are not just solid colors. That's all I can seem to find! Could you also reccomend me some of these?
-And one more favor: I don't put borders on my pictures anymore because that just makes the editing process longer than it already is since Photoshop refuses to let me record my own actions. If someone would be so kind as to make an action for me of them? Or if there is already an actions and I'm just dumb? I was using leenyland's method before. Basically a 5px border then a 1px black border!
-It is currently 2:21 AM when I post this
EDIT: Moved the post alignment