The Oceanside Project: Moneywell Part 1
Welcome back to The Oceanside Project! Sorry to be away for so long :(
On Wednesdays We Wear Pink
Warnings: bridezillas, mean girls, fire, nudity, pregnant drinking, disgruntled postal workers, and a stripper.
(because of Livejournal's weird enrty-size limits this update is in 2 parts. If you want to read it all in one group please see my Dreamwidth or Blog)
Day One
Meet Vivian Moneywell, town banker, resident hottie. Viv currently has nothing better to do than sit around and look pretty while she waits for Fitz Biltmore to build her bank.
Traits: Materialistic, Diva, Hopeless Romantic, Neat, Snob
Social Group: Socialite
The only thing on Vivian's mind right now is her upcoming nuptials to Malcolm Landgraab, X, Oceanside's only politician and mayoral hopeful. This will be the wedding of the century not to mention the first wedding for Oceanside so Vivian wants to make sure everything is perfect.
Viv has decided that her friend, artist Matisse Troubadour, will be her bridesmaid and seamstress Dawn Lambswool will make her dream gown and the rest of the party's outfits. Wanting to get a head start Viv calls up both girls for some wedding planning.
...uh...OK...but you're on the phone now...
Oh, yeah, you can come over. Don't you have a newborn or something to take care of?
Oh hey Brodie Mason, town postal worker. Whatcha doing?
Brodie: I can help with the wedding planning. I'm very organized.
Nah we don't really need you, but thanks though.
Brodie: *mumbles and walks away*
Dawn must be wearing Spanx or something because that 2nd phase of pregnancy isn't showing at all.
Vivian is anxious to go over all of the details for her big day.
Vivian: I want my dress to look like it's made of whipped cream!
Dawn: Whipped cream. Sugary, fattening, and unsatisfying. Got it.
Glad to see you're both on the same page.
All is going well until...
Another porch fire!
Vivian valiantly tries to put it out...
while Dawn bones out.
Dawn: Good luck with that!
Some help you are! You could at least jump around and scream like other sims do.
Thank goodness Vivian can put out a fire by herself!
The Welcome wagon still doesn't come even with all of my download re-organization and re-downloading.
Fire extinguishing makes you stinky so Viv uses her outdoor shower.
Oceanside's Next Top Model is...
After the sudden departure of Dawn, Viv calls Matisse to see if she's available now to go over more wedding details.
You're a pain in the ass Matisse Troubadour.
Again!? I've never had two lightning fires in the same day!
Once again Vivian saves the day!
Ah, a bubble bath. You deserve it our little fire slayer!
Famished, Vivian begins preparing the infamous lunch meat sandwich...lunch.
OK... REALLY?!
Luckily this one washes out on it's own before Vivian can make it out there.
Control freak Vivian is worried that nothing is going right today. She just wants the perfect wedding! I know what will cheer you up!
Yeah buddy!
OH COME THE FUCK ON!
Good thing Malcolm shows up just as the fire washes itself out again. Vivian is thrilled to see her boo boo, to say the least.
Vivian then installs the first lightning rod in Oceanside's history. Hopefully this will put an end to all this fiery porch from hell business.
Malcolm and Vivian flirt, kiss, and suck face on the porch all the way into dusk without another lightning incident. Thank plumbob.
Oh no! Here comes crazy Calista, get inside now!
While Malcolm settles in for an episode of Mime vs. Cat, Vivian cooks mac and cheese for their dinner.
Even though she loves him, Vivian is still grossed out by Malcolm's eating habits.
Matisse calls (finally) and the girls catch up on all of the wedding plans. Matisse is anxious to help and can't wait to share her ideas. She even enlisted the help of Selena Bossanova and Minka Yomoshoto. Viv feels a bit a relief now that she's not the only one working on the wedding.
Now she can concentrate on other matters...
Day Two
Vivian wakes up alone. Malcolm snuck out in the middle of the night.
Hey Viv, why don't you go clean up the mess you and Malcolm left in the kitchen?
Vivian: Yes!
Really neat sims get on my nerves...
Vivian happily cleans the kitchen...
recycles the paper...
and makes herself fruit parfait for breakfast.
Matisse calls to go over her thoughts for The Wedding of The Century.
After going through the limited amount of places where they could have it, Matisse and Vivian come up with the idea to have Fitz build a courthouse/city hall just for Viv's wedding. Vivian loves the idea. She thinks she can trick Malcolm into funding it by convincing him that he needs his own workplace to govern the town as well as a place to hold the ceremony.
Why so grumpy Brodie?
Brodie: If she would've let me help her I could've found a fabulous place for her wedding at no extra cost. I know all of the great hidden places around here. But noooo, no one cares about my ideas!
Right... because you're just an extra.
Brodie: I'll show her who's just an extra!
Maybe we better watch out for the angry mail lady...
Vivian wants to make sure she is in tip top shape in her frothy gown so she spends a few hours on the treadmill.
She did really well and didn't start to suck until the end.
~awesome~
But not even the joy of working out can stop her from worrying that something was going to go wrong.
This is when I realized I forgot to use her aspiration benefits to invest Oceanside's money. This is your only job Vivian - DO IT!
Vivian decides to throw a party for her homegirls as a thank you for all of their help.
Becca Goodacre wasn't invited because Vivian barely knows her and Sadie Winchester wasn't invited because, well, she's Sadie Winchester.
Who's not showing up?
Minka! Even though she didn't accept the party invitation she happened to walked by so Vivian nabbed her. Stop trying to be anti-social, Minka!
Viv breaks out the good nectar...
and grills hot dogs for her guests.
Dawn: ...and then she said she wanted pink slip-on heels to go with it!
Minka: I told you she was crazy.
Hot dogs are served!
Selena: *BURP*
Matisse: *Belch*
Dawn: *chews loudly*
Sorry Viv. Unfortunately you are not dealing with the classiest group of girls.
After the belching contest, Vivian lights a fire on the beach and invites the girls over for dessert.
S'mores for all!
Soon it starts to rain and the ladies go off to do other things. Minka and Vivian have a chuckle on how gross the other girls' eating habits are.
Yes Matisse and Selena, it's always a good idea to go hot tubbing in the rain...
Minka: I hope you don't mind that I just raided your fridge for some chips?
No Minka, it's NOT OK.
Minka: I give no fucks.
Oh sure Dawn, you can just go right ahead and take a bath in Vivian's tub. What kind of heathens are these?
HA! Well, at least it wasn't the porch this time.
Even after being shocked, hungry, and stinky, a good time was had by all.
I'm sure that will wash off Selena *tee hee*.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!? PUT YOUR CLOTHES ON! (censored for your sanity)
Vivian: This was the best. party. eva!
Yeah cause nothing says cool party like a naked pregnant lady.
Part 2