ASYLUM CHALLENGE - HARD MODE BY SOULGAL7

BreeMiles QuinShay5  BissenNess 

ASYLUM CHALLENGE - CHAPTER 8 - THE RESIDENTS SETTLE IN

As all of the residents had now arrived, Snow went into the kitchen and prepared a salad for everyone. She kept thinking about the last resident to arrive, Rusty. She had searched the whole house looking for a thermostat but couldn't find one. She wasn't sure what to do and had even spoken to one of the guards about the problem. But they weren't very helpful. She hoped that Rusty would be alright because she liked talking to him and she didn't want him to have to stay outside the whole time because of his circuit overload problem.

It appeared that most of the residents were getting along. The only two who weren't were Don and Shanda. But maybe things would be better between them in the morning when everyone got some sleep, which is exactly what Snow was thinking about after her very long first day. (Snow autonomously went to bed and she got a bed to sleep in! Yes!)

Snow woke up at 3am, and remembered that she could explore the neighborhood until 5am. With the $100 simoleon household budget, it seemed to be dwindling fast. Maybe Snow would look around the neighborhood for items she could collect and sell.

Snow had also thought about the 4 tasks that she had to complete. Her first thought had been gardening, and she thought that perhaps putting in a garden would help with the food costs.

When she went outside, the neighborhood was dark and deserted and Snow only found some plants that were out of season, a frog on a log and a crystal. She was somewhat disappointed that she had not unearthed anything else.

When she returned home, some of the residents were already up and mingling in the kitchen. Emilia was cooking something on the stove and Geppetto was preparing another dish. Oh gosh...more simoleons being used. As she chatted with the residents, she told them about her plan to put in a garden. Jackie seemed to be the most knowledgeable and told her that they sold seeds at the stalls in Henford-on-Bagley. Jackie told her that they had the best pumpkin seeds there, too.

And so, Snow decided that she would take the residents on a trip to Henford-on-Bagley to purchase some seeds. She would have to wait until 6pm to do so, but Jackie had assured her that the stalls would be open until 7PM. While they waited, the residents busied themselves with various activities.

After making the grilled cheese sandwich, which she didn't eat, Emilia announced to the group that she was going upstairs to get some rest. Donte (Geppetto) had made a snide comment to her about only making food for herself, and so she had left the food there. She didn't understand this sim. Sometimes he was nice, and sometimes he was just so mean. Especially when he wore his hat and wanted everyone to call him Geppetto. And so she had left the kitchen, used the toilet, and then headed up the stairs, only to find Donte (Geppetto) asleep in bed. A bed, which had, moments before, been empty. Donte (Geppetto) had known she was going upstairs to rest. Emilia wondered if Donte (Geppetto) had done this on purpose. Emilia was not sure why, but she had a bad feeling about this sim, and had a bit of a grudge against him.

(Notes: Not sure what happened between Emilia and Donte for her to get this sentiment about him.)

When Emilia came back downstairs, she ran into Don and they chatted. This must be Don's basketball star attire. Maybe Emilia thought that perhaps a basketball star might ask her to the prom now instead of that football player. Who really knows. But one thing, she does know is that she likes Don's jokes and stories. This wouldn't be a surprise, as Don probably has a number of conversation topics, jokes, and pick-up lines ready for any occasion.

And Don was later seen talking to Shanda. Although, from their discussion, I don't think that anything Don said to her was amusing. In fact, it looked like they were arguing again.

Afterwards, Shanda headed outside to speak with the guard again. Shanda is very determined to leave this place, but those guards really aren't listening to her.

Rusty must have been hungry, too, and discovered the neglected grilled cheese sandwich on the kitchen counter, which he promptly ate.

It's good to know that robots like grilled cheese sandwiches. And even though Rusty doesn't have any cooking skills, he does have cleaning skills. How thoughtful of him to help out.

Kahi had made a rather startling discovery in the living room. There, in the corner, was the group therapy circle, and he realized that the Doctor-in-charge was an alien. Yes, an alien! They had somehow followed him and Kahi was sure that they were after his clues. He didn't know who he could trust yet to tell someone about the alien. But from a conversation he had overheard yesterday between Don and Shanda, he was sure that Don, too, had experienced an alien abduction. Or perhaps Don was a clone, or even an alien himself. Kahi had to be on the alert. Obviously, aliens were everywhere.

Oh no! The aliens had somehow read his mind and sent some killer bees after him! Help!

Jackie had gone into the art therapy room and discovered that her cousin Dixie was in there. Dixie was her favorite cousin and they were soon talking about the up-coming Debutante Ball, where both Jackie and Dixie would make their "debut" into society. 

Jackie had dreamed of this moment for the longest time. She had always hoped that she could ride to the ball in a horse-drawn pumpkin-shaped carriage.

Donte seems to have emerged into his "regular" self, and he can't understand why Emilia is not speaking with him. They had gotten along so well this morning. He thought for a moment and figured that it was Geppetto's fault. Donte just knew it! Geppetto had made an appearance and said something horrible to Emilia. Donte hoped he could fix things.

And it looks like both Snow and Rusty have decided to do their homework together, even though they are no longer in high school. Rusty certainly likes to be around Snow, and in fact, they became Good Friends.

 (This was an autonomous action by them and they chose to sit together.)

It was almost 6pm and time for their trip to Henford-on-Bagley.

Notes: I had Snow & Rusty use the computer to drop out of high school after this happened. Also, I didn't disable the Discovery Quests in time, so they actually have around $2,000 simoleons. But with the way everyone is making food all the time, that won't last very long. Since Snow is a teen, she can't really get a job to coincide with an aspiration. Although I was thinking about the part-time fishing job, which might work.

TO BE CONTINUED...