The Frios - Part 2: Slap-slap-kiss.
The first chapter on the Frios was heavy on the Jared-Claire angle, which admittedly is the most interesting aspect of the family's story line. Claire is actually meant to forget all about Jared, and move on to his brother Connor instead. But as I refuse to play pre-mades the way EA intends it, I had other plans. And just so the blow wouldn't be too hard on poor Connor, he needed to fall in love again as soon as possible. Enter the lovely Anne Song.
I know CAS pictures are cheating, but I just wanted to show that she does in fact still look a little Asian after my questionable first attempt at making her over.
Connor met Anne for the second time when he visited her home to talk to Artie about an opportunity.
Anne: Oh, you're that douchebag Jared's brother!
Connor: Yes... I'm like... the nice one? :)
Connor:...and then they sort of just realize that there's this invisible man there! He's been standing there all the time, listening to their conversation. And he's just like... grinning evilly. His sharp, white teeth shining in the moonlight...
Anne: Oh, wow! You really know how to write suspense! I'll read your book for sure!
Milton: Did they all die? :D :D :D
Anne: (He's actually pretty cute. Maybe I should give him a chance?)
Connor: (I think... maybe... she doesn't totally hate me? :D)
Connor: I came over because Artie said he'd pay me if I could manage to charm someone.
Nobody heard his confession, because the door was suddenly very interesting.
Justine: *SULK* 'There's lots of shade by the pool' said Marty. 'And if you catch fire you can just jump into the water' said Marty.
Connor invited Anne with him to the pool next door. To make it less awkward, and not-a-date, he brought along Artie Page who he was suddenly friends with thanks to the opportunity.
Why do Sims always choose the deco pools for swimming in? *removes deco pools* *puts in fountain and hot-tub*
Getting closer, are we?
Anne: Getting sandwiched, more like it.
These two really ought to be buddies. Troy could bring loner Connor along on the
solitude-trips he takes to clear his brain after space. As long as he's fishing he's not overly talkative, so Connor might find his company tolerable.
Cheers! Don't look so sad, Connor.
Anyway, he invited Anne home, and she ended up staying the night. I don't think anything happened between them, though.
Jared: So you just spend the night here? And use our bathroom and fridge without asking for permission first? If this is going to become a hotel, I'm gonna install a ticket machine! ...or something!
Anne: Like anyone cares what you say, Jared Frio! You're a tosser, and everyone knows it! You're a bad father! You never even saw your daughter while she was a baby!!!
This is going to be one functional family. :C
There was a Neighbourhood Grillatron on the beach, and Connor took his niece along so she'd get away from her sad homelife for the day.
Connor: So... Has everyone like... been to the bathroom, yet?
That's Michael Bachelor working the grill. I remade him to match his original TS1 appearance.
Connor: Whoa! Whoooa! Nooooo! Why does cooking always look so easy when Jared does it?
Anne started playing chess with Buster Clavell ("Edward"'s Dad), and I started hoping that she was maybe the intelligent type.
Oh hi, Drew. Not here with Yolanda, I hope!
And then there was another party. This time all the guests hung out in the bathroom.
From left to right here we have: Christopher Steele (Erin's BF), Thornton Wolff (supposed businessman douche), Monika Morris (police?) and Ayesha Ansari (bartender or paparazzi).
This time no one remembered to bring a guitar, probably because they trusted that three other people would. Thornton was beatin the crap out of the drums on the porch, because the bathroom was full.
He's a shirtless vampire! What do you mean "he's not sexy"?!
Connor does some fan-service. (Seriously, quite a few players have a crush on the guy.)
And this is Jared's contribution. Nice undies, man.
While the bros were at work, I zoomed in on the park. That's Jaime Irving - who's Angie's best friend, and the revamped Morgana Wolff - Thornton's wife.
This is Kyla, she's Jamie's sister.
And here's our old friend, Kaylynn Langerak. She starts out as a child in Sims 3, and is the same age as Bella and Mortimer, instead of about 20 years younger like in Sims 2.
What have we here? Is someone kissing the chef? :)
Jared: You've got some serious tension knots, babe.
Claire: Yeah, I know. Making a living as a thief is a stressful life. I really hope this whole "honest kitchen job" is going to work out for me. I would make Mom stop calling three times a week to yell at me for having snatched the purse of one of Grandma's friends again.
Claire stayed over. There was a guest bed available, but she preferred the sun chair.
Dog and master are perfecly in tune.
Jared: You know... We could make a habit out of this. You could start staying over, and... make breakfast every other day or so. The practice would be really good for your career and all.
This is going to be one of those marriages, I think.
You know, this explains a few things.
Smoochie!
At this point, Claire was still listed as Connor's romantic interest. It could have gotten ugly, but she didn't notice what was going on. Sims aren't really a part of the larger world when they play Gnubb. It's like football in real life. (And "football" is soccer.)
Jared: Knock'em down! Kill the wooden bunny-people! EXTERMINATE!!!
Mike: Not taking this a bit too seriously, are you?
Jared: KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILL!
Claire's actually rather cute. I know I did something to her face, to suit her to my own esthetic taste, but I think I kept her mostly intact. If I get the game installed again, I'll give her a much better make-over.
That awkward moment when you realize where the baton went.
Anne: I've always wanted to go to a beach party, like the huge ones you see in films from California. :D
Connor: Yeah... like Jaws.
Anne: Isn't that in Florida?
Drew used his magic on Claire. For a moment, Jared had "slap Drew" in his action queue, but then it disappeared. Too bad, because I really wanted see those two fight.
Aaron Riley isn't all that good at staying safe in the lab.
Troy has long ago picked up on the fact that it's smart to keep the survival gear on, around the walking disaster area who is his father.
Illia, you're weird. What sort of cat rolls in a puddle?
This is my #1000 screenshot! :) To be honest, about a quarter of them have been duplicates, though. I tend to take pictures twice, to be on the safe side.
It's a good thing adult Sims can't smack kids around the ears like they could in TS1. Else the paper boy would be in trouble.
Next time... there is drama! :D
I know CAS pictures are cheating, but I just wanted to show that she does in fact still look a little Asian after my questionable first attempt at making her over.
Connor met Anne for the second time when he visited her home to talk to Artie about an opportunity.
Anne: Oh, you're that douchebag Jared's brother!
Connor: Yes... I'm like... the nice one? :)
Connor:...and then they sort of just realize that there's this invisible man there! He's been standing there all the time, listening to their conversation. And he's just like... grinning evilly. His sharp, white teeth shining in the moonlight...
Anne: Oh, wow! You really know how to write suspense! I'll read your book for sure!
Milton: Did they all die? :D :D :D
Anne: (He's actually pretty cute. Maybe I should give him a chance?)
Connor: (I think... maybe... she doesn't totally hate me? :D)
Connor: I came over because Artie said he'd pay me if I could manage to charm someone.
Nobody heard his confession, because the door was suddenly very interesting.
Justine: *SULK* 'There's lots of shade by the pool' said Marty. 'And if you catch fire you can just jump into the water' said Marty.
Connor invited Anne with him to the pool next door. To make it less awkward, and not-a-date, he brought along Artie Page who he was suddenly friends with thanks to the opportunity.
Why do Sims always choose the deco pools for swimming in? *removes deco pools* *puts in fountain and hot-tub*
Getting closer, are we?
Anne: Getting sandwiched, more like it.
These two really ought to be buddies. Troy could bring loner Connor along on the
solitude-trips he takes to clear his brain after space. As long as he's fishing he's not overly talkative, so Connor might find his company tolerable.
Cheers! Don't look so sad, Connor.
Anyway, he invited Anne home, and she ended up staying the night. I don't think anything happened between them, though.
Jared: So you just spend the night here? And use our bathroom and fridge without asking for permission first? If this is going to become a hotel, I'm gonna install a ticket machine! ...or something!
Anne: Like anyone cares what you say, Jared Frio! You're a tosser, and everyone knows it! You're a bad father! You never even saw your daughter while she was a baby!!!
This is going to be one functional family. :C
There was a Neighbourhood Grillatron on the beach, and Connor took his niece along so she'd get away from her sad homelife for the day.
Connor: So... Has everyone like... been to the bathroom, yet?
That's Michael Bachelor working the grill. I remade him to match his original TS1 appearance.
Connor: Whoa! Whoooa! Nooooo! Why does cooking always look so easy when Jared does it?
Anne started playing chess with Buster Clavell ("Edward"'s Dad), and I started hoping that she was maybe the intelligent type.
Oh hi, Drew. Not here with Yolanda, I hope!
And then there was another party. This time all the guests hung out in the bathroom.
From left to right here we have: Christopher Steele (Erin's BF), Thornton Wolff (supposed businessman douche), Monika Morris (police?) and Ayesha Ansari (bartender or paparazzi).
This time no one remembered to bring a guitar, probably because they trusted that three other people would. Thornton was beatin the crap out of the drums on the porch, because the bathroom was full.
He's a shirtless vampire! What do you mean "he's not sexy"?!
Connor does some fan-service. (Seriously, quite a few players have a crush on the guy.)
And this is Jared's contribution. Nice undies, man.
While the bros were at work, I zoomed in on the park. That's Jaime Irving - who's Angie's best friend, and the revamped Morgana Wolff - Thornton's wife.
This is Kyla, she's Jamie's sister.
And here's our old friend, Kaylynn Langerak. She starts out as a child in Sims 3, and is the same age as Bella and Mortimer, instead of about 20 years younger like in Sims 2.
What have we here? Is someone kissing the chef? :)
Jared: You've got some serious tension knots, babe.
Claire: Yeah, I know. Making a living as a thief is a stressful life. I really hope this whole "honest kitchen job" is going to work out for me. I would make Mom stop calling three times a week to yell at me for having snatched the purse of one of Grandma's friends again.
Claire stayed over. There was a guest bed available, but she preferred the sun chair.
Dog and master are perfecly in tune.
Jared: You know... We could make a habit out of this. You could start staying over, and... make breakfast every other day or so. The practice would be really good for your career and all.
This is going to be one of those marriages, I think.
You know, this explains a few things.
Smoochie!
At this point, Claire was still listed as Connor's romantic interest. It could have gotten ugly, but she didn't notice what was going on. Sims aren't really a part of the larger world when they play Gnubb. It's like football in real life. (And "football" is soccer.)
Jared: Knock'em down! Kill the wooden bunny-people! EXTERMINATE!!!
Mike: Not taking this a bit too seriously, are you?
Jared: KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILL!
Claire's actually rather cute. I know I did something to her face, to suit her to my own esthetic taste, but I think I kept her mostly intact. If I get the game installed again, I'll give her a much better make-over.
That awkward moment when you realize where the baton went.
Anne: I've always wanted to go to a beach party, like the huge ones you see in films from California. :D
Connor: Yeah... like Jaws.
Anne: Isn't that in Florida?
Drew used his magic on Claire. For a moment, Jared had "slap Drew" in his action queue, but then it disappeared. Too bad, because I really wanted see those two fight.
Aaron Riley isn't all that good at staying safe in the lab.
Troy has long ago picked up on the fact that it's smart to keep the survival gear on, around the walking disaster area who is his father.
Illia, you're weird. What sort of cat rolls in a puddle?
This is my #1000 screenshot! :) To be honest, about a quarter of them have been duplicates, though. I tend to take pictures twice, to be on the safe side.
It's a good thing adult Sims can't smack kids around the ears like they could in TS1. Else the paper boy would be in trouble.
Next time... there is drama! :D