Ava Sinclair: The Prequel OLD

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Here's a slightly remade Ava Sinclair-Goddard. As some of you recall, she was the first Sim I shared on the forums. She is getting a change in clothes eventually to symbolize her new story. She was originally a fairy so I made her into one again and got her the correct wings/color. I still have to redo Brittany as well as a few other characters sometime as well as remodel Sunset Valley. I'm aging some of the children like Bella and Mortimer to young adult plus I may be bringing in Sims from other towns as well. As you will see, I changed the idea of the story a bit. This means that Ava is fresh out of high school and isn't the kind, classy, confident person she will grow up to be.

I see Cornelia's eyes!

The Return of Ava Sinclair!

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Meet Ava Sinclair. Ava recently moved to Sunset Valley after graduating high school. She has heard some about the town, like the fact that the Landgraab's and Goth's live there. She has studied both family's as she is a distant cousin to Cornelia (Crumplebottom) Goth. Ava hopes that one day she can be the Leader of the Free World and make SimNation a better place.

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Ava used the $16,500 she had saved up working as a waitress through high school to buy the Shotgun Style home at 58 Water Lily Lane. This didn't leave her with much money to buy the things she needed, but she was glad to get away from her parents. The only family members she missed were her twin brother Adam Sinclair, and Uncle John. I hope to make you both proud, she thought as the realtor took her picture. I'm going to make something out of myself and help everyone I can.

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Ava walked inside her house to see that the movers put everything in the right place. She didn't have any experience in anything so she decided to read the cookbook her grandmother had left her in her will. If I'm going to live on my own, I'm going to have to learn to cook, she thought. Ava was a bit surprised when she heard her doorbell ring. I wonder who that is? I don't know anyone here yet.

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When she opened the door, Ava saw a red headed woman, a cute blonde, and an odd man in a top hat. Feeling like the female Sim would be the best one to talk to, Ava talked to her first. "Hi, I'm Monika Morris," said the red headed woman. "Nice to meet you, Monika. I'm Ava Sinclair, I just moved here today." Monika smiled at Ava before saying, "Nice to see someone new in this town. We like to get some of us together to greet new additions to the town. We don't get too many new people around here." I wonder why?, Ava thought. This seems like a nice place to live. Realizing that her new guests were expecting her to invite them in, Ava motioned for them to come in.

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The cute blonde guy that Ava had first noticed came up to introduce himself. "Hi, I'm Dustin Langerak, my family has lived here for a couple generations." Ava smiled at him. "Nice to meet you, Dustin," she said to him. "It's nice to meet some people in this town." Dustin laughed. "Yeah, it probably makes living in a new place a little bit easier. At least you seem nicer than the Alto's. They are pretty new to the town as well."

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The man with the top hat came up to Ava. "Hello, I am Gun...," the man began. "Gunther Goth. I know who you are, I've heard great things about your family." "Ah, I see my reputation has preceded me, Ms. Sinclair," Gunther said. "It's nice to meet you. I hope you enjoy living here in Sunset Valley."

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"Thank you, Mr. Goth. I didn't mean to sound rude or anything. I just did a research paper on my family tree last year and found out that your wife is a distant cousin of mine." Gunther smiled, "Then that makes you family. You'll have to come meet Cornelia sometime. She'd love to meet you and I'm sure my son Mortimer would love to as well. Strangely enough, you have her eyes." "Thank you, Mr. Goth, that means so much to me. My parents don't really care about me and I haven't seen my brother for several months."
Gunther looked at her with pity in his eyes. "Well, you are welcome in our home anytime. We'd love to have you, and please, call me Gunther."

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Dustin came up to Ava with a goofy grin on his face. "For you, my lady," he said as he presented her with roses. "Oh, Mr. Langerak, they're beautiful. Thank you so much!" Dustin continued to smile at her with that goofy grin. Even that goofy grin of his is cute, she thought. She was really going to like this place.

***The story begins! As you may have noticed, Ava lost her fairy wings and she also got a change in clothes. The reason for this is the fact that this Ava is younger than the one in her other story. This Ava just graduated high school before moving away. Her mom and dad weren't really there for her like they should have been so she is used to being on her own. Ava hasn't met Boyd or Hank yet so she doesn't have any children or anything yet but this will all happen eventually. Part 2 will be posted either later today or sometime tomorrow.

Ava's Prequel, Chapter 2

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Okay, Ava, it's only small talk. You can do this, she thought. "I really like this new house. It may be a bit small but it will work perfectly for me," she said to Dustin. Dustin looked at her like she was crazy. "Do you think I really want to talk about your new house? We all have houses, your's isn't better than anyone else's," he said to her rudely. Well, the nerve of this guy. And to think, I thought he was cute.

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"I'm so sorry, Mr. Langerak. I didn't mean to bore you. Can you please forgive me?" Dustin looked a little sheepish. "Uh, yeah, sorry about that outburst. It's nothing you did, I just have a lot on my plate right now. My sister-in-law just move in and she is driving me up the wall." Ava felt a little bit better but she still thought Dustin was a bit rude. She decided to leave it alone for now, she didn't need any enemies on her first day here.

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Ava realized that her guests were probably getting hungry, and so she went to the refrigerator to get an autumn salad made. She knew she couldn't mess that up and she hadn't properly shopped for groceries yet.

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"Okay, everyone! Salad's ready," she told her guests. She was a bit disappointed that Dustin sat down with her instead of Monika. Dustin just seemed a bit... different. She decided that she could probably do better than him anyway. She got involved in a conversation about her family with Gunther. "You should invite your parents over sometime," Gunther told her. "With your mother being related to Cornelia, I know that Cornelia would love to meet her." Ava shook her head. "That's not going to happen. I don't want my parents anywhere near me right now." She knew that she was the one who probably sounded rude right now, but she didn't want her parents around. David and Elizabeth Sinclair would try to bring her home to marry the man they had chosen for her. The Sinclair's had come from money but David had squandered most of it and now wanted to get Ava into a rich family. Elizabeth didn't know anything about being related to the Goth's and Ava wanted to keep it that way.

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The conversation shifted to talk about Sunset Valley and all the different families in the town. Ava went to talk to Monika after finishing her salad. "So Monika, what do you do for a living?" she asked her new acquaintance. "I'm a snack hawker down at the stadium. I know it doesn't sound like much, but it is a step to becoming an athlete." Ava didn't know that, she thought that as long as a talent scout saw how great you were, you could join a team easily. "You have a boyfriend or anything?" she asked. Monika frowned, "That's one thing I wish I had. There is this guy named Stiles that I kind of like. Why do you ask?" Ava laughed, "Don't worry, I'm not flirting with you or anything. I've just never really had a female friend to talk about guys with." Monika's smile grew wide, "You can talk to me anytime you want. We can help each other out with finding a good man." Ava agreed with Monika, she liked that plan a lot.

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While Ava's guests were chatting, she decided to do the dishes. She never did like a dirty house and was actually the only one who did any cleaning at her parents place, other than the hired staff. Shortly after that, all the guests said goodbye as they needed to get home to their own families.

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She hadn't even had time to read her newspaper so she went out to get it. Ava knew she needed a job but she would need work experience before she would ever be able to get into politics. She searched the wanted ads and saw that the supermarket needed someone. Well, it's not waitressing, so that is a step up, I guess, she thought. She decided that first thing in the morning, she would go for an interview.

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As Ava got ready for bed that night, she started to wonder when her parents would find her. Don't worry about that now, Ava, she thought. You are an adult now, they have no hold over you any longer. With that thought in her head, Ava went to sleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

***That's the end of Day 1. She'll go to the job interview in the next update, and hopefully she can start bringing some money in. I made mention that Monika likes Stiles McGraw and the reason is because they hooked up in the original save. I don't know every hookup in that save but the ones tied to Ava are in the old family tree. To get these relationships started, I'll be using a few mods or cheats. I'll make mention of these either in a note or in the story as they occur.

Ava Prequel, Part 3

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Ava woke up the next morning, feeling excited about her interview at the grocery store. I hope that I get the job, maybe then I can fix this place up a bit, she thought. She went straight to the bathroom to take care of business.

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Once that was finished, she grabbed some leftover autumn salad from the refrigerator. She wasn't too impressed with the taste. It tastes like old refrigerator, she thought as she took a bite.

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It was pretty early in the morning and her interview wasn't until 8 a.m. so Ava picked up her cookbook and did some more reading until it was time to leave.

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As the sun slowly rose above the horizon, Ava took off for her interview. She enjoyed the scenery thinking I was right, this town is beautiful. I'm glad I came here. She walked past the park and made a mental note to visit there after the interview. Hopefully she would meet some new people there.

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Well, here goes nothing. Ava had arrived at the store when her nerves got the better of her. She'd only had one interview before when she got her waitressing job and that one was easy since her boss was also her teacher. But Ava didn't have to worry as the manager of the store thought she would be a great addition to the team. Ava left the interview, very happy with how it turned out.

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The park was pretty close so Ava walked over there, seeing there were many Sims there. She went up to the first person she saw and introduced herself. "Hi, I'm Ava Sinclair, I'm new to town and just thought I'd say hello." The man took her hand, "I'm Gus Hart. It's nice to meet you, Ava." Ava stayed and talked to Gus for a bit. He seemed nice but he also was a little bit odd.

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"So, where do you work, Gus?" Ava asked him. "Over at the grocery store. For some reason, no one else would hire me. It doesn't bother me, I like my work at the store." Ava was surprised to meet someone who worked at her new workplace. "Hey, I just got a job at the store!" she told him. "Really?," he said with surprise. "What a coincidence, you'll love it. The pay isn't too great but what can you expect from a part-time job?" They chatted a bit more but then Gus said he needed to see what his daughter Bebe was doing. He pointed out his wife to Ava so she could introduce herself.

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"Hi, I'm Ava Sinclair. Your husband Gus said I should introduce myself." Dorie looked a little confused. "Aren't you my daughter?" she asked Ava. Now it was Ava's turn to be confused. "Um, no, I'm not your daughter. That girl over there is though." Dorie smiled at her then said, "Of course, you're right. I can't remember who people are any more." Ava then realized that Dorie had a few issues but Ava wasn't going to treat her differently for it.

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As Ava was leaving the park, she bumped into a guy near the entrance. "Sorry miss, I need to watch where I am going," said a handsome man. "It's o-o-kay," Ava stuttered. The man looked at her for a minute then said, "Hey, aren't you Ava Sinclair? Monika told me about you, said she really likes you." Ava realized who this man had to be. "You must be Stiles McGraw," she told him. Stiles nodded his head. "So Monika mentioned me? That's great! Say, do think I should ask her out?" Ava smiled, "I think she'd love that." Stiles grinned back before running of to meet with Monika. Monika was right, he is cute, Ava thought. If she wasn't going after him, I definitely would.

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Once Ava got home, she checked her mail. She only had a bill for $88. That's only going to leave me with a little over $100, she thought. She was glad it wasn't much more though, otherwise she'd probably lose the house.

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After sending off her bills, Ava ate her supper then read the newspaper. She saw that a couple called the Keaton's had just had a baby boy they named Keith. Ava smiled at that. I'd love to have a little baby boy or girl sometime. I can't really do that with my pay right now. Ava knew she'd be a great mother but she had to find a husband first.

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She tried to invite Monika Morris over to visit but unfortunately, she had to work. "It's okay, Monika. We can get together on one of your days off."

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Since she didn't have anything else to do, Ava decided to read a book. She chose one called "One Wolf, Two Wolves. Where Wolf? There Wolf!" She knew it was a children's book, but it was one from her childhood that she had loved.

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Once she had finished reading the book, Ava decided she better head for bed. That night, she slept with a lot less on her mind than the night before.

***Skills Ava has so far, as of this update.

1. Cooking - 1

Ava Prequel part 4

Changed my settings a bit, each season will be three weeks and every time all four seasons are done, a year has passed. I've got things set up on how I'll do aging as well. I did set up some of the townies in relationships as well to try and recreate the ones from the original save. Also, these updates take place in late June - July as this is the first week of summer.

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Ava got up that morning in a good mood. Not even the oddly tasting salad was going to ruin that mood. It was raining outside so she knew that she'd have to find something to do inside today.

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With the rain outside, Ava decided to clean up her house a bit. She mainly needed to clean the kitchen sink and the toilet as they were the most used plumbing. As she worked, she hummed one of her favorite songs.

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Ava did decide to get out for a bit, mainly to hunt for a couple gems. Monika had told her that you could make some good money if you found gems or flowers to sell. But all she found was a ruby which she sold for $29. Well, at least I have the money back that I started with, she thought.

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Back inside, Ava called Monika. "Hey, Monika, it's just me. Listen, I ran into Stiles yesterday and you were right, he is cute." Monika laughed on the other end. "Told ya. Oh, by the way, Stiles asked me out on a date! Can you believe that?" Ava grinned as she thought about her conversation with Stiles. "Actually, I can. You've got a lot going for you, he'd be dumb not to ask you out." "Thank you, Ava. That's a nice thing to say. Now we just have to get you a boyfriend," Monika said. "Don't worry about me, I'll find someone eventually."

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Once she got off the phone, Ava decided to take a bit of a nap before work. Gunther Goth had called about a party but Ava knew by the time she got off work, she'd be too tired so she politely declined.

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At 3 p.m., Ava's carpool showed up. She was happy that she was getting a ride, she didn't want to have to run in the rain and taxi cab's were too expensive for someone with limited money. Well, here we go, she thought as she got in the car, off to my first day of work. For the next three hours, Ava sorted through the fruits and veggies, determining which ones could be sold and which ones to throw away.

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When work was over, Ava walked out with an $84 paycheck. Well, it's not much, but it will help out, she thought as she headed to her carpool.

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For supper, Ava made a fresh autumn salad, just for her. She figured she would cook something different for breakfast so she didn't want to make a family sized meal. Once she ate her salad, Ava took care of business and headed for bed.

***Ava's skills.
1. Cooking - 1

Ava's Prequel, Part 4

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This morning, Ava decided to cook pancakes for breakfast. This was her first time making them and she was afraid they'd turn out bad. Once she got them finished, she thought they didn't look too bad for a first attempt. These are pretty good, she thought. Not anything spectacular but not bad.

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After taking care of her morning business, Ava called Monika for their early morning chat. "How are things going with you and Stiles?" Ava asked her friend. "Great! Our date last night was amazing, he was so romantic that he even played his guitar for me!" Ava thought that sounded wonderful. "I hope I can find someone who is that romantic," she said to Monika. "Don't worry, Ava. You'll find someone, I promise."

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Once they hung up, Ava went to check her mail. She had a present from Monika but she ended up returning the gift as she needed to get her some transportation. I hope Monika never finds out I returned her gift, she thought.

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Ava was upset when she found out she couldn't even afford a car. The lowest thing she could afford was a witches broom, but she didn't want that. "I know this bicycle is a bit more than what I can afford, but I'd rather have it," she told the sales clerk. "As long as you have the money for it, I can't refuse you, ma'am." So Ava bought the bicycle and took a ride around town. Afterwards, she headed to the park to hopefully meet some people.

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There weren't too many people around at the park yet so Ava decided to look for seeds and mushrooms. She found a few seeds that she sold for money and a few she could keep to start a garden. By this time, more people had shown up at the park. Ava saw Gunther wave at her and a woman beside him motion for her to come over.

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"Hello, Ava. I am Cornelia Crumplebottom Goth, Gunther's wife. He told me that you are a distant cousin of mine. I'd like to welcome you to the family." Ava was a bit surprised as she shook Cornelia's hand. "Mrs. Goth, excuse me if I sound rude, but are you a witch?" she asked. "I am, actually," Cornelia chuckled. "A level 8 to be exact but my sister Agnes did not inherit magical abilities like I did. I told her I could make her a Witches Brew, but she refused."

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"Wait, there are potions to become a supernatural?" Ava asked in interest. "Of course there are, my dear," Cornelia replied. "It is better, of course, to make an elixir yourself as you'll be more powerful, but yes, you can become a supernatural very easily." Ava took this into consideration. She always thought she'd look great with a pair of fairy wings. "How do you make these elixirs?" Ava asked. Cornelia shrugged. "You can go to the alchemy store and use their alchemy station to learn the potion. Other than that, you have to buy or collect the proper ingredients." Ava thought that sounded more like a rich person's thing to do so she put it out of her mind as she talked with Cornelia.

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Ava met her other distant cousin, Agnes Crumplebottom, as well. Agnes was nice but she seemed like she didn't really like being in crowded spaces. Agnes did say that she saw that Ava had similar eyes to Cornelia, though. Ava met some other Sims at the park as well, and she also talked with Gunther a bit.

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When time came to go to work, Ava ran to the grocery store. She spent another three hours going through produce with Gus Hart. She even got praise for recommending the right apples for a pie. She walked out with another $88 paycheck.

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Outside of the store, Ava introduced herself to many different people, including Susan Wainwright. Susan was very nice but neither she or Ava knew that their lives would collide in an unexpected way.

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Ava wasn't too hungry so she just ate a bowl of cereal before heading for bed.

***And that is all for now. I'll be playing a little bit later today for tomorrow's updates.

Ava's skills

1. Cooking - 2

Ava Prequel, Part 5

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A few weeks had passed and Ava had settled into a routine. She didn't feel like cooking today, however, so she just had some bread and jam. That's when she heard a calamity outside her front door. What in the world was that? she thought. She got up to see what was going on.

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That's when she saw her trashcan was knocked down and trash was strewn around her yard. Darn raccoons, they're no better than those darn werewolves are. she thought as she shook her head. She spent the next few minutes picking everything up that the raccoon had dug out.

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Ava called Monika on the phone like she usually does and invited her over. "Sure, I've got some time before work. I'll stop by in a bit," Monika told her. "Great, can't wait to see you!" Ava responded happily. While waiting for Monika, Ava grabbed her mail. Her bills had lowered some due to her house depreciating in value. Well, that's always a good thing, Watcher knows they charge enough already.

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Monika showed up not too long after. "I can't stay too long," Monika said. "I've got to hand out food at the stadium in a few hours." "That's okay," Ava reassured her, "I just haven't gotten to talk to you face to face for a while, we've both been busy." "That's true, and I don't even get promoted even though it should be about time." Ava shook her head, "I'd think you'd be up for one soon."

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Ava could tell her friend was a bit upset. "Don't worry, Monika," she told her. "You'll get that promotion." Monika smiled. "Thanks for the support. Hey, I was thinking, you should move in with Stiles and I. We'd love to have some company, we do have another couple living with us though." Ava shook her head. "Thanks for the offer, I really appreciate it. I just wouldn't feel comfortable with two couples. I'd be like the fifth wheel or something." Their conversation continued a bit after this but then Monika had to leave for work. "See ya later, Ava!" she said as she left. Ava waved goodbye as her friend drove away.

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Ava had found some seeds a while ago but she had never gotten around to planting them. She decided that now was the time to do so, but she worried that with no fence, the zombies would eat them. Oh well, I guess, she thought. It's not like I'm making a living off gardening.

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Deciding she needed a break, Ava headed for the park. While there, she met a nice elderly woman named Yumi Sekemoto and her grandson Sam.
"His poor mother died just after he was born. Leighton had to move in with me just to take care of him," Yumi told Ava. Ava felt sorry for Leighton and Sam.

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Once she finished talking to Yumi, Ava went around the park looking for more seeds to plant. She didn't care what they were because she'd sell what she didn't need.

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At three in the afternoon, Ava headed off to work to sort through the produce again. But this time Ava's boss decided to promote both her and Gus to Blue Light Specialists. Now they were in charge of setting up the Blue Light specials which were sales on certain products. With the promotion, Ava got a bonus check as well.

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At home, Ava decided to try and make macaroni for supper. Luckily she did all right so she ate her supper before getting ready for bed. Sometimes she hated not having someone to cuddle with, but she knew that the right guy would come along soon enough.

***Ava's skills so far.

1. Cooking - 2

Ava Prequel, Part 6

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Things had been going well for Ava over the past few weeks and it had been about a month since she moved to Sunset Valley. She was glad that her parents hadn't found her yet and she was starting to think they never would. The only thing was, she couldn't get Monika's offer out of her head. She had a lot on her mind as she at her autumn salad.

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Ava got ready for the day and then went out to take care of her plants. She still only had the two but was pleased to see they were doing well. Everything is going perfectly, she thought. I'm so glad that Uncle John helped hide me here. Her uncle was her favorite family member besides her brother. Speaking of which, Ava had been trying to call him but only got his voicemail.

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She had also been checking her mail everyday, but she never got anything from him. She did however get a movie poster for SimCity 4 from Geoffrey Landgraab. Why'd he send me a gift? I don't even know him! She promptly sold it for 300 simoleons, she didn't have a good place for the giant poster.

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With the money she got from the poster, Ava decided to take a charisma class at city hall. It was one of her first steps into her journey on becoming Leader of The Free World. She hoped she'd get some power before her parents ever did find her but she was still too inexperienced for a job in politics.

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At the park, Ava was called over by Stiles for a water balloon fight. Ava decided to join Marty Keaton's team against Stiles and Pauline Wan. "Take that, Stiles!" Ava called out as she threw a water balloon his way.

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Afterwards, Ava stayed and talked to Pauline a bit. Pauline seemed nice and Ava hoped to get to know her better. By this time, Ava was getting a bit hungry so she decided to make a cherry snow cone. She hadn't had one since she went on a date with a boy in high school and it brought back many nice memories of a time before her parents tried to set her up with Robert Lancaster.

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Ava had never tried to skate before but she had seen Stiles there so she decided to try it out. At first she was a bit wobbly, but she started to get the hang of it when her phone rang.

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"Hey, Ava," Monika said. "Stiles and I are throwing a pool party, and I wanted to invite you over." "Wow, that sounds fun! I'm at the park right now, I can be there in an hour or so," Ava replied. "Great, see you then!"

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Ava headed over to Monika's and checked her blog before going inside. She couldn't wait to go swimming and dance to music, except there was no pool and there was no music playing either.

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Ava didn't say anything to Monika but the party was kind of boring. Tori Kimura and Ayesha Ansari were both acting bored as well. "This isn't a very fun party," Tori complained. Monika ignored them and she and Ava talked. "I can't believe I've never been here before," Ava told Monika. Monika laughed. "Well, it isn't like the Landgraab Manor but it is home." Ava looked around a bit, thinking about Monika's idea of moving Ava in.

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Ava had a nice chat with Tori about politics. Tori seemed to be very interested in what Ava had to say and even suggested Ava try for a job at the City Hall anyway. "You never know, you've been gaining a bit of popularity around here." Ava laughed. "I don't think I'd beat the Vita Alto though." By this time, it was pretty late so Ava asked Monika if she could stay the night.

***Ava's skills so far.

1. Cooking - 2
2. Charisma - 1

Ava Prequel, Part 7

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Once Ava got permission to stay the night, she decided to cook a very early breakfast for everyone. She still didn't know how to make much so she just prepared some hotdogs.

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Blair and Stiles ate with Ava. "It's too early for hotdogs, Ava," Blair said. Ava ignored her comment and continued to eat.

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Once she had filled her belly, she found the closest bed to sleep in. Monika had told her that some of their roommates had married recently, leaving a few empty beds. It was about 2 am when she went to bed.

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Once she got home, she checked her mailbox where she had another picture. Why does everyone think I need pictures or paintings? she thought. She didn't really care since she sold them anyway, but she still wondered.

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Ava had neglected the garden that morning so she did her gardening in the hot summer sun. She watered and weeded her current plants then planted some more. The garden is looking nice. I just hope the zombies leave them alone, Ava thought. Zombies wreaked havoc on plants when they wanted brains.

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"Ah, plum," Ava said as her toilet overflowed. Grabbing the plunger, she hoped that she could fix the issue, and luckily she was able to.

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Blair came over for a bit that evening. "Hey, sorry if I was a bit grumpy. I didn't mean to be but you woke me up when you said 'Breakfast is ready'. I hope you forgive me," Blair said. Ava smiled as she stuck out her hand. "I'm not mad, I didn't think anything of it," she reassured Blair. They continued their chat for a bit longer before Blair had to head home. "Bye Ava, it was nice talking to you!" she hollered, walking to her car. Ava said goodbye and then went inside, feeling like she had just made a new friend. However, future events will cause some issues for this new friendship. Ava headed off to bed after that as she had to work the next day.

***Ava's skills so far.

Charisma - 2
Cooking - 2
Gardening - 2
Handiness - 1