The Watcher Watches

413 The Watcher Watches: Angel House ~~ The Keoki Effect. ~~





Preacher comes in to get to know Keoki, before he takes off with Lekeke to the gym. "Oh so you like sports games like playing catch?"
"Yes um, House Mother, I do , very much!"
"Oh please, you may call me Preacher or Mr. Hopcraft, I don't know why the kids keep calling me House Mother, it's not like I wear high heels!" Preacher chuckles.
"But I am quite the Star at being a House Mother, If I do say so myself!" The kids hide their giggling, they like to call him House Mother, because Preacher is nice and motherly to them.
"Oh yes, you Do seem like a Star or a StarFish! StarFish are the most wonderful kind of Star, all the islanders think so!'' says Keoki.
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The Preacher makes the mistake* of inviting Keoki to stay for dinner and overnight, if he likes.
Basti stands to go meet Keoki.
Katey comes in to hug Hank, ''Let's play!" she says.
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*When I say Mistake, I mean this action of inviting Keoki to sleep over, changes the Behavior and Actions, and the dynamics of the household members, so they don't act like 'themselves' or their traits! I mean seriously! It even has an odd Feel to the game now!?


Basti who wanted to meet Keoki notices it first, when he is blocked by Bonnie, who all of a sudden, gets a mind of her own, without one romantic trait. Now her Action (not just thoughts) are to woo with him, out of the blue!
Lekeke watches closely, he can't help that he still likes Basti that way.
Bonnie looks at Watcher to see if I will let her! LOL?
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I Don't!? I had fixed her: changed traits, reset, gender preference negative male and female, so that she would gradually get to know a person so well it would change naturally--But the 'Keoki Effect' somehow negated all that! (I had fixed her so she wouldn't be another Anya but as a Teenager. Been there, done that. The game can choose someone else!)
So I cancel their action! What! Say it isn't so, Watcher! Yep! ... But the game lets her kiss him anyway! And the camera button won't click fast enough to get a pic!
Bonnie is faster than me and the game! lol
Basti is left breathless, and poor Lekeke walks off in a huff. Bonnie is happy she got a kiss!?
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Order and niceness is restored momentarily, Preacher praising Keoki. Hank and Katey chatting about music. And Bonnie listening to Basti talk about how nice a brother Bjorn is to him.
Keoki disappears but I don't notice, still with my eyes focused on Bonnie. I re-check her traits: Good, excitable, daredevil, and family oriented.
Preacher gives love to baby Iliya.
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That's when I notice Keoki and Lekeke, have snuck off and are about ready to woo. They just met! Neither one has any romantic traits, and are still acquaintances! They should not be able to do this until they are Good friends, according to the mod.
I break it up and send them outside. They think it's funny and joke around.?
At least the kiddos are still normal!
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Keoki is trying it again! He's a woo monster! I have Lekeke tell him a joke. 'goof around'
The 'Keoki Effect' is driving me nuts. I am frustrated and mad that I feel like I need to intervene so much, that's not how I play, I like to just watch normally.
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Inside Bonnie is heating up the talk again, about romance, and Basti is adding fire to the fuel.?
By now I'm having thoughts of trashing this save, and starting again without inviting Keoki to sleep over! so I stop intervening and just watch how it plays out.?‍♀️ Intervening is exhausting.

"So tell me, how romantic was that kiss with Mary, Basti?"
"Oh, it was on Fire!" Then he looks around to see if mean ol Watcher is watching. LOL?
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''Want me to show you?" Basti asks, hoping, ''Is the coast clear, Bonnie?"
"Yeah!" cute Bonnie is blind to all but his kiss.
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"Holey Moley, Basti."
"I know, it's Fire! We should kiss more often! I mean if you want to."?
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Then they notice me and try to act all nonchalant, and innocent!?
"eek, don't look now, but Watcher's right there!" Bonnie whispers through her teeth, then aloud, "Basti, aren't babies just the greatest age ever!?"
hahaha
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I check on Keoki and Lekeke and they are at it again too. I'm hoping they know something I don't.. But I am concerned that they just want to woo all the time, and they don't flirt, or try to know each other better like friends do. We'll see, I guess. All they do is joke and woo, no chatting like before. I hate this 'Keoki Effect'.
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"I think you should move in, Keoki, do you want to?"
"Oh heck yeah! We can do this all day and maybe the 'Keoki Effect' will spread to the whole town, making everyone disregard their traits! Won't that be Fun?!"
NO! Keoki! ?
"Aw, what a grouchy Watcher we have , Lekeke."?
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Yikes! I forgot all about Bjorn and Myra! I wonder if the 'Keoki Effect' has spread to them as well?
Ack! Octavio is trying to get Myra to be a part of his evil plan to scam money from Angel House!
Victor's son, Jet, sees and hears what he says! He is too young to act, but he can tell His Dad and the 3 golden ones: Alfred, Reverie and baby Val. Horrible things like this make the golden 3 grow in their knowledge and goodness, and wanting to do what's right.
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"Yessss, my pretty, think of all the lovely dresses and fancy shoes the money could buy..." says evil Octavio.
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"Hey Mr! Keep away from my special girl!" says Bjorn, to stop him.
"What the?" Octavio turns to see who interrupted his evil plan.
Bjorn sizes him up. That's pretty brave for a coward, but cowardly lion or not, Bjorn wants to protect Myra from evil.
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"Leave her alone! Myra is Good and doesn't appreciate Evil!"
"Ok, ok kid, calm down!"
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Myra thinks Bjorn is pretty wonderful.
"My hero!"
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Myra looks at Bjorn differently now, and swoops him up in a kiss. I can't tell if it's the 'Keoki Effect' or normal progression of their relationship.
I'm so on guard today. Everything feels odd.
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Things are going well, Bjorn wants to give her red roses!
Wait! What?!!! Myra refuses! 'Keoki Effect' made her act kookoo??‍♀️
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Bjorn apologizes, even though he has no clue of what he did wrong! He is confused.
"I'm sorry Myra!"
"It's ok, just don't ever do it again."
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Watcher is more confused than Bjorn, when Myra tells him that she loves him.
I love the touched, surprised look on Bjorn's face.?
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and now She wants him to be her boyfriend! Okayyyyy.
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I send them home to Crazy House, I mean Angel House. It's dinner time.
Lekeke is swooning all about. Keoki telling him sweet things. Finally some flirting, and not just a woo fest!
But dinner is being served.
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Basti can't wait to whisper to his brother about how cute he finds Bonnie. He's really falling for her. They know all, but one of each others traits.
And Bjorn can't wait to tell his twin about his wonderful Girlfriend, Myra!
Aw, Three very happy boys, Lekeke in the background, smiling too.
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"Wow my brother has a Girlfriend! The luckyyyy!" Basti sneaks peeks at Bonnie, wondering if she would ever want him as a boyfriend.
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Preacher can't stand the amorous tension in the house! "Everyone just calm down and eat your dinner! Then strait off to sleep with the lot of you!" He says.
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Basti doesn't listen, He stands up and waves to Bonnie. He wants to ask her something.
"Basti, do what House Mother says, He's the Boss here, and you might get in trouble, if you disregard the rules."
Basti doesn't listen. He follows Bonnie.
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"Bonnie, can we talk?"
"Talk later, kiss now." She swoops him up, almost knocking the breath out of him, Basti exclaims "Woah!" smiling. He's all for kissing Bonnie!
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"Bonnie, ... Do you ever think about having a new boyfriend, or do you still love Beau?"
"I don't love Beau, he uses mean words when he's mad, and He isn't family oriented." says Bonnie.
''I AM! Also, I'm not mean, you can ask Bjorn!" says Basti, a bit too excitedly.
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He leaves the room happy, It's too crowded in there. He can't wait to talk more, but he doesn't want the others to hear, it's private.
Basti hopes she lets him ask her something without interrupting him for kisses, just for a few minutes, of course. He does love kissing her!
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Bjorn wonders where Basti is, he wanted to talk with him about girlfriends. Now the baby wants something. Bjorn decides to take care of Iliya.
"Aw you're so cute and sweet, no wonder Basti loves you!"
"Da! Ya lublu Basti!" says baby Iliya. ('Yes! and I love Basti!')
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You missed taking care of Iliya, Basti, what are you doing up here? Basti looks stunned, in a dream.
Bastian!
"Well, Bonnie didn't let me talk, uh.. then she fell asleep, so I didn't get the chance to ask her, yet. She's very head strong, Watcher."
I see.. Just go to sleep, you can talk to her tomorrow.
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Bjorn is busy on the computer. He's so tired but that guy Keoki is sleeping in His bed. On his 'dibs' side of the bed even! The nerve of that guy! Bjorn doesn't like that!
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He wonders if it's ok with Myra if he sleeps here.
He tries to be quiet to not disturb her. He peers at her, she is so cute.
Myra doesn't wake up to yell at him, so he thinks maybe it's ok.
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Watcher has a big decision to make about keeping this save with the 'Keoki Effect' making sims act not according to their traits.?
I just wanted to post it, because as frustrating as it was, it's was also funny to me, the strangeness of it all! Haha.