The Larson family
Meet the Larson twins, Jodie and Jason. Moving into their house Downtown left them with the grand sum of $2.
So I made them get jobs. As you can see, this made Jason very happy.
Jason was able to go to work straight away, but Jodie was at a loose end, so I sent her out to explore at this bar where Angela Pleasant is apparently testing out her fake ID.
Angela: If I think like a college student, maybe they'll believe it.
Jodie: Honestly, I don't really care how old you are so long as you give me money.
It would appear that's a philosophy that carries over to her love life too.
Anyway, Jodie needed a body skill point for a promotion, so I made her use the punching bag for a while. The fierce look clashes with the pretty ballet outfit a little, I think.
Jodie: So, do you like busts? Doesn't mine look good in this outfit?
Later on, it was Jason's turn to earn some extra cash.
Not much else happened except hot tubbing.
Jason: Hey sis, check it out! I got fit!
Josie: That's really great, Jase. Now could you move out of my way?
He then tried to impress all the teenage girls with his new fit bod. Too bad for him they both have boyfriends.
Jason: TWEET TWEET TWITTER TWOO
Jason: And next, my impression of a eagle!
Lilith: Oh my God, this is tedious. Can't you just fly away or something?
And suddenly, out of nowhere, this townie turned on Lilith.
Townie: HOW DARE YOU, EAGLES ARE THE BEST BIRDS!
Olive: Hey, you're all right kid. Put it there.
Lilith: YEARRRRGH!
Olive: HAW HAW, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU FELL FOR THAT!
Lilith: You old hag! Why, I outta... I outta... rrgh!
Aw... just as Olive was leaving, Nervous showed up and they just stopped and stared at each other for a few moments.
Olive: Do I... know you?
Nervous: I'm sorry, I don't think so... I think?
Tough, you can't have her.
Back home, Jodie gets promoted.
I forget which of them needed a logic point, but they couldn't afford any logic skilling objects so I sent them out on the town to play chess.
And the next day, Jason got promoted...
...As did Jodie. Unfortunately Jodie's promotion came with bonus flu.
Jodie: HACK HACK COUGH HORK BLAUGH my lungs!
She spent all day reading. It was as dull as it looks.
Jodie: You should try reading if this game bores you. I mean, this guy just got walled up in a wine cellar! That's pretty interesting, right?
Yes, but if I abandon my game for books, you will actually die of neglect. Anyway, I read during the loading screens.
Jason got promoted again.
And Jodie quickly got better.
Oh, and then she torched the kitchen.
Jodie: Oops.
You know you've got a shower, right?
Jodie: Sink's closer.
Jodie: Hee hee, oh wow, that's wrong.
Jodie: Can I help you, random stranger?
Vidcund: Were you spying on me?
Jodie: Nope, wasn't me. Must've been someone else. Have you tried, oh, I don't know, EVERYONE?
I'd been trying to find the twins OTH for a while, but it wasn't until I splashed out and brought a radio that I discovered they BOTH love music and dance.
So I sent them to a nightclub.
Another promotion for Jason.
And another one for Jodie.
It took a while, but they FINALLY saved enough cash for a better TV. I sent Jodie over to Malcolm Landgraab's electronics store to buy one, forgetting that all he has in stock are the super cheap ones, which they already have, or the top-of-the-range flat screen ones, which they don't have wall space for. So she just played pinball for hours instead.
Afterwards she went to play some more chess, this time against Oberon Gossamer.
Jodie: Do you know where I can buy a decent TV around here?
They don't own a bookcase yet, so skilling has to be done at the library.
Jodie: Wait, if we don't have a bookcase, where did I get that book from? Was it a hallucination brought on by fever?
Later Jodie runs into Circe Beaker, who despite the look on her face, is actually happy to chat.
It would seem Jodie was a little traumatised by the fire because she'd now much rather nibble from the fridge than actually cook.
Jodie: SLURP.
I did splash out on a bath, which she was happy to test drive.
Jason, meanwhile, spends all his spare time on the freebie Humble PC.
It is an improvement on watching him do this to his body.
Jason: I feel so flexible!
Just a leeeetle bit competitive, aren't you, Jodie?
Jodie: I WILL BE A WINNER IN EVERYTHING.
Despite their work schedules being all over the place, the twins do sometimes find time to hang out with each other.
I often wonder why Jason can't dance without looking like he's in pain or needs to poop. Or both.
Jodie gets promoted again.
I let her buy a violin with her bonus money.
Now Jason's lagging behind his sister because he needs a zillion body points for promotion, so I sent him to the gym to bulk up some more.
After that, he soaked in the hot tub for a while with a couple of other sims, including Kristen Loste.
Ooh, three bolts, nice!
The Unsavory Charlatan is up to his usual tricks, this time robbing the cute turquoise bartender.
UC: Have you ever seriously considered the financial complications of your tips?
Bartender: Uhhh...
UC: I mean, are you taxed on them? Do you need to declare them!? You could go to jail, my friend!
Bartender: What!? That's not fair!
UC: Never fear! I shall take care of things for you!
Bartender: Aww, thanks, that's really nice of-HEY, COME BACK WITH MY WALLET!
Back home, I thought Jason should invite Kristen over so they could get to know each other better. Sadly she thought otherwise.
Jodie: I am the best at thinks!
To cheer him up after Kristen's rejection, I let Jason splurge and go out for dinner.
Jason: My hair!
Jason: Get down and funky, everyone!
Lilith: I'll stay up here, thanks.
Lilith: And I heard you call me a killjoy, you old git!
She did join in in the end though.
Jason: Hi! You know Kristen? Does she ever talk about me?
Lola: Sorry, what was that?
Erin: We were distracting by that girl no-one seems to like.
Jason: So, about Kristen-
Erin: BLAUGH.
Jason: ...Another time, perhaps?
But his persistence paid off and Kristen did eventually agree to come over for dinner.
Kristen: You need a little help?
Jason: No, it's OK, I've got this.
Kristen: You sure? *lurk*lurk*lurk*
Jason: No really, it's cool, I've got this.
They had a pretty good time.
But Jason has a plan to make the next date a dream date.
Kristen did give him a goodbye kiss though.
Which put him in a good enough mood to get that promotion.
---
Well, these two took a while to get going, probably because as they're shockingly poor Fortune sims, all they wanted to do was earn money. Still, I have high hopes for them next time, especially Jason and his new relationship with Kristen Loste. Perhaps she knew I'd been complaining about how boring she was compared to Chloe! Still, I bored of playing really really poor, single sims right now, so next time, I shall be playing with the Tinker family. See you then!
Uberhood Index
So I made them get jobs. As you can see, this made Jason very happy.
Jason was able to go to work straight away, but Jodie was at a loose end, so I sent her out to explore at this bar where Angela Pleasant is apparently testing out her fake ID.
Angela: If I think like a college student, maybe they'll believe it.
Jodie: Honestly, I don't really care how old you are so long as you give me money.
It would appear that's a philosophy that carries over to her love life too.
Anyway, Jodie needed a body skill point for a promotion, so I made her use the punching bag for a while. The fierce look clashes with the pretty ballet outfit a little, I think.
Jodie: So, do you like busts? Doesn't mine look good in this outfit?
Later on, it was Jason's turn to earn some extra cash.
Not much else happened except hot tubbing.
Jason: Hey sis, check it out! I got fit!
Josie: That's really great, Jase. Now could you move out of my way?
He then tried to impress all the teenage girls with his new fit bod. Too bad for him they both have boyfriends.
Jason: TWEET TWEET TWITTER TWOO
Jason: And next, my impression of a eagle!
Lilith: Oh my God, this is tedious. Can't you just fly away or something?
And suddenly, out of nowhere, this townie turned on Lilith.
Townie: HOW DARE YOU, EAGLES ARE THE BEST BIRDS!
Olive: Hey, you're all right kid. Put it there.
Lilith: YEARRRRGH!
Olive: HAW HAW, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU FELL FOR THAT!
Lilith: You old hag! Why, I outta... I outta... rrgh!
Aw... just as Olive was leaving, Nervous showed up and they just stopped and stared at each other for a few moments.
Olive: Do I... know you?
Nervous: I'm sorry, I don't think so... I think?
Tough, you can't have her.
Back home, Jodie gets promoted.
I forget which of them needed a logic point, but they couldn't afford any logic skilling objects so I sent them out on the town to play chess.
And the next day, Jason got promoted...
...As did Jodie. Unfortunately Jodie's promotion came with bonus flu.
Jodie: HACK HACK COUGH HORK BLAUGH my lungs!
She spent all day reading. It was as dull as it looks.
Jodie: You should try reading if this game bores you. I mean, this guy just got walled up in a wine cellar! That's pretty interesting, right?
Yes, but if I abandon my game for books, you will actually die of neglect. Anyway, I read during the loading screens.
Jason got promoted again.
And Jodie quickly got better.
Oh, and then she torched the kitchen.
Jodie: Oops.
You know you've got a shower, right?
Jodie: Sink's closer.
Jodie: Hee hee, oh wow, that's wrong.
Jodie: Can I help you, random stranger?
Vidcund: Were you spying on me?
Jodie: Nope, wasn't me. Must've been someone else. Have you tried, oh, I don't know, EVERYONE?
I'd been trying to find the twins OTH for a while, but it wasn't until I splashed out and brought a radio that I discovered they BOTH love music and dance.
So I sent them to a nightclub.
Another promotion for Jason.
And another one for Jodie.
It took a while, but they FINALLY saved enough cash for a better TV. I sent Jodie over to Malcolm Landgraab's electronics store to buy one, forgetting that all he has in stock are the super cheap ones, which they already have, or the top-of-the-range flat screen ones, which they don't have wall space for. So she just played pinball for hours instead.
Afterwards she went to play some more chess, this time against Oberon Gossamer.
Jodie: Do you know where I can buy a decent TV around here?
They don't own a bookcase yet, so skilling has to be done at the library.
Jodie: Wait, if we don't have a bookcase, where did I get that book from? Was it a hallucination brought on by fever?
Later Jodie runs into Circe Beaker, who despite the look on her face, is actually happy to chat.
It would seem Jodie was a little traumatised by the fire because she'd now much rather nibble from the fridge than actually cook.
Jodie: SLURP.
I did splash out on a bath, which she was happy to test drive.
Jason, meanwhile, spends all his spare time on the freebie Humble PC.
It is an improvement on watching him do this to his body.
Jason: I feel so flexible!
Just a leeeetle bit competitive, aren't you, Jodie?
Jodie: I WILL BE A WINNER IN EVERYTHING.
Despite their work schedules being all over the place, the twins do sometimes find time to hang out with each other.
I often wonder why Jason can't dance without looking like he's in pain or needs to poop. Or both.
Jodie gets promoted again.
I let her buy a violin with her bonus money.
Now Jason's lagging behind his sister because he needs a zillion body points for promotion, so I sent him to the gym to bulk up some more.
After that, he soaked in the hot tub for a while with a couple of other sims, including Kristen Loste.
Ooh, three bolts, nice!
The Unsavory Charlatan is up to his usual tricks, this time robbing the cute turquoise bartender.
UC: Have you ever seriously considered the financial complications of your tips?
Bartender: Uhhh...
UC: I mean, are you taxed on them? Do you need to declare them!? You could go to jail, my friend!
Bartender: What!? That's not fair!
UC: Never fear! I shall take care of things for you!
Bartender: Aww, thanks, that's really nice of-HEY, COME BACK WITH MY WALLET!
Back home, I thought Jason should invite Kristen over so they could get to know each other better. Sadly she thought otherwise.
Jodie: I am the best at thinks!
To cheer him up after Kristen's rejection, I let Jason splurge and go out for dinner.
Jason: My hair!
Jason: Get down and funky, everyone!
Lilith: I'll stay up here, thanks.
Lilith: And I heard you call me a killjoy, you old git!
She did join in in the end though.
Jason: Hi! You know Kristen? Does she ever talk about me?
Lola: Sorry, what was that?
Erin: We were distracting by that girl no-one seems to like.
Jason: So, about Kristen-
Erin: BLAUGH.
Jason: ...Another time, perhaps?
But his persistence paid off and Kristen did eventually agree to come over for dinner.
Kristen: You need a little help?
Jason: No, it's OK, I've got this.
Kristen: You sure? *lurk*lurk*lurk*
Jason: No really, it's cool, I've got this.
They had a pretty good time.
But Jason has a plan to make the next date a dream date.
Kristen did give him a goodbye kiss though.
Which put him in a good enough mood to get that promotion.
---
Well, these two took a while to get going, probably because as they're shockingly poor Fortune sims, all they wanted to do was earn money. Still, I have high hopes for them next time, especially Jason and his new relationship with Kristen Loste. Perhaps she knew I'd been complaining about how boring she was compared to Chloe! Still, I bored of playing really really poor, single sims right now, so next time, I shall be playing with the Tinker family. See you then!
Uberhood Index