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brandontaylor615
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5 years ago

The Jones/Langerak/Goth Family, 2.0

I have decided that I'd like to continue the family of Emily Jones back in Sunset Valley, where I was actually having the most fun with this save. That means that everything up to the end of page 3 and a bit on page 4 are canon in this story. However, where the family moves to Riverview will not be a part of this story. To start this story off, there will be three recap posts that I had posted on the What Happened in Your Sims 3 Game Today? thread, but without the spoilers. This way, everyone can get up to speed on where the save started, and where it is going. I'll post those in a bit, but hope you all enjoy this story.

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  • Goth Family Day 344 to 348, Part 1

    https://i.imgur.com/BmK40Zj.jpg
    A random photo of Jacob after he just got out of the shower.

    https://i.imgur.com/IFz8aE1.jpg
    Lily got the mail, with all the gifts people send them.

    https://i.imgur.com/g3VEUcs.jpg
    Brandon has been continuing to learn recipes. He already has maxed out the skill, but he needs to learn the harder recipes. He also is about to join the workforce in the culinary career.

    https://i.imgur.com/87s6QW6.jpg
    Oliver and Melonie went on a small date in the park. They spent a bit of time together afterwards, but then she had to go to work.

    https://i.imgur.com/aAfRk2A.jpg
    Oliver had previously asked Melonie to prom. She said she would go, but if something turned up, she might not show. I sent Oliver there, but Melonie didn't show up, most likely due to her part-time job.

    https://i.imgur.com/TWdYOvu.jpg
    Lily had an opportunity to finish, so she met up with this woman to finish the opportunity.

    https://i.imgur.com/4euNAOJ.jpg
    I don't remember where she was, but Lily tried to mind meld with this Sim. Nothing came of it.

    https://i.imgur.com/zzjtNx1.jpg
    The family, minus Lily, all ate breakfast together.

    https://i.imgur.com/YXZkfLo.jpg
    Lily tried to pick up a bird for a pet, but she ended up getting pecked.

    https://i.imgur.com/ytJsZR0.jpg
    After that, she spent a little time photosynthesizing in a grassy area across from her home.

    https://i.imgur.com/6Ywl8GA.jpg
    Christa went shopping for some more life fruit for Lily before work. Unfortunately, she did not find any. I'm thinking that now Lily is an adult, she might not eat any more life fruit. This will make Brandon outlive her, but I'm going to need the space before she dies, or generation 10 might have to wait a bit longer.

    https://i.imgur.com/2Q8S3wK.jpg
    Oliver worked on what would be one of his last homework assignments.

    https://i.imgur.com/3z6DJMt.jpg
    Christa finally got the promotion she needed to become a famous composer. She has now joined the symphony side of the career.

    https://i.imgur.com/oiaSrBV.jpg
    Everyone was trying to sleep when a burglar showed up. Luckily, a random passerby saw the burglar and fought them off.

    https://i.imgur.com/0jIKdPz.jpg
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    That following morning, it was time for Oliver's birthday. He wished that he would gain a decent trait when the transition finished. For his new trait, he gained the Savvy Sculptor to his Disciplined, Easily Impressed, and Brave traits. I forgot what the other one was. Oliver was just a random name that I picked for him, but now that he is blonde, I sort of based his makeover on Oliver Queen/Green Arrow from the comics except he doesn't really have all the traits I'd think Green Arrow would have, and he also has a different facial hairstyle than Green Arrow does.

    ***Part 2 coming up next.
  • Goth Family Day 344 to 348, Part 2

    https://i.imgur.com/fIdi3DD.jpg
    For Oliver's LTW, I decided he would max out the sculpting and inventing skills. He started his first sculpture in clay.

    https://i.imgur.com/9DyxHy2.jpg
    When he finished with the first skill point, I sent him to join the sculptor career.

    https://i.imgur.com/iOEBQtt.jpg
    I had Brandon join the culinary career now. He did not get promoted at the end of his shift, but since he had maxed cooking, I gave him an honorary degree in Fine Arts. Uploading his resume made him start at level 3 in the career, so when he gets promoted, he'll be level 4. He currently has a Midlife Crisis going on, and one of his locked wishes is to change jobs. Being a fairy, this moodlet lasts weeks instead of days. I'm hoping I might be able to get him to reach the top, then switch careers before the crisis ends but I'm not sure.

    https://i.imgur.com/MZCy1MT.jpg
    Jacob had really been slacking on his martial arts skill. He had been excited to start the skill when Brandon started to teach him, but life got in the way. Now was the best time for him to start up again. In the process, he also gained another athletic skill point.

    https://i.imgur.com/MaGiRzq.jpg
    When Oliver had decided to stop working for the day, he went to spend time with Melonie. They couldn't get romantic, so instead, Oliver told her all about how a random Sim had stopped the burglar.

    https://i.imgur.com/MaGiRzq.jpg
    Back at home, Oliver decided to start learning the inventing skill. A lot of his wishes are for it and sculpting now, so I've been trying to rack up the LTH points for some decent rewards.

    https://i.imgur.com/6EbmlKq.jpg
    However, things didn't go as planned and Oliver singed himself.

    https://i.imgur.com/MHCqjba.jpg
    Oliver finished his second sculpture. Between the 2, he should get his first promotion.

    https://i.imgur.com/nlv7zd0.jpg
    When he got to the consignment shop, he found the Sorensons there. Oliver was already a good acquaintance of Chaim, so he chatted with him until they were friends. Then, he asked Chaim for his blessings to marry Melonie. Chaim agreed and said no one else was a better choice for her.

    https://i.imgur.com/aECdkqs.jpg
    Afterwards, he chatted with Melonie and asked her to move in with him. She accepted and they took off together. Oliver's sculptures, however, still haven't sold up to the point this update ends.

    https://i.imgur.com/aECdkqs.jpg
    Melonie got to know the family a bit during meal time. It turns out that she already has a great relationship with Lily and Oliver, but needs to build one with Brandon and Christa. Melonie is very good friends with one parent (I think her mother), and has almost no relationship with the other (Chaim, I believe.)

    https://i.imgur.com/8JqchEp.jpg
    On the last day I played, Brandon and Lily were first to wake up. I wasn't ready for them to wake up yet, so I had them woohoo, then go back to bed for a bit.

    https://i.imgur.com/c81Bqqy.jpg
    Melonie had not been the best with doing her homework. I had her do it, but it did not raise her grade any. Both Lily and Brandon are high in logic, so Lily started to tutor her. She got her overall grade to a B, but probably will not have an A before aging up.

    https://i.imgur.com/7r8jWKn.jpg
    Oliver took her driving. Neither Chaim or Ginger Sorenson had the time to take her, apparently. Melonie also has a brother named Sherman, but we haven't met him yet in any update. I think I mistakenly mentioned earlier that Elizabeth was Melonie's grandmother, but turns out I looked at my family tree wrong. Elizabeth was actually just married to Melonie's grandfather at one point, but Melonie doesn't come from her side.

    https://i.imgur.com/DJBvPyG.jpg
    To end this update, Lily went to a Spooky Day party. She only chatted to a couple of Sims, and played Rock, Paper, Scissors with Elizabeth.
  • Game kept crashing in Sunset Valley so there will be no more updates from there. Check out my new thread (link posted soon) for the continuing adventures of this family in Moonlight Falls.

    Edit: I am adding one more day in Sunset Valley before moving to Moonlight Falls.

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