Educated teen run away challenge
Educated teen run away challenge Goal is to complete High school with a graduation with honours then enrol into university and complete the Academic aspiration. Have a house by the time you start y...
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Sorry this is a bit long and picture heavy and includes some dialogue and reno screenies.
Week 8 - Saturday - Harvestfest - Day 56
https://i.postimg.cc/yYWy2dbz/harvestfest.png
Week 8 - Saturday - Harvestfest - Day 56
https://i.postimg.cc/yYWy2dbz/harvestfest.png
Spoiler
It was Harvestfest and Ali was up early. She dressed in some casual clothes and headed outside and saw Jacob walking towards her.
https://i.postimg.cc/CKwBTrxf/a-oours-up.png
Jacob: "Ali! I was just about to come and wake you up. I would have come sooner but I was on breakfast duty. How did you sleep?"
Ali told Jacob that she had slept very well. She looked around and noticed that there was quite a bit of activity going on and that the table had been moved outdoors.
https://i.postimg.cc/c4KfXzvx/everyone-was-up-early.png
Jacob explained that since the weather was nice, his father had decided to move everything outdoors. As Jacob and Ali walked towards the kitchen, Ali passed some garden gnomes.
https://i.postimg.cc/PxHfgCff/trust-me-on-this.png
Jacob saw Ali glance at them, "Oh don't worry, my father knows the secrets of the gnomes. They will get their treats..."
Ali looked confused and Jacob explained that every Harvestfest the gnomes appeared and they gave them gifts, and in turn, the gnomes gave them garden seeds. He suggested that Ali offer some pie to the Don’t Fear the Reagnomper gnome. And it worked, and the gnome then had a little halo over it's head.
https://i.postimg.cc/tRtn4H8m/appease-the-gnome.png
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
After breakfast, Ali helped in the kitchen. There was a lot of chatting and cooking going on for sure.
https://i.postimg.cc/CL90yRmy/cooking-and-chatting.png
The tofurky meal had a few more hours to cook, and Jacob told Ali that he had to go somewhere before dinner.
https://i.postimg.cc/pLygdRcf/i-have-to-make-a-stop.png
Jacob: "Ali, come with me."
Ali: "Where are we going?"
Jacob: "We're going to a sort of gathering spot. It's called the Moonwood Collective."
Ali and Jacob walked a short distance to an area that had a garden and another area with a grill and a picnic table. Jacob explained that this area was his father's pack area, of which he was a member.
Ali looked around and thought it felt rather peaceful there.
Jacob: "But it's not just a place, Ali. It's what this space represents. It's a safe haven for any sim who wants to come here, from this community or anywhere else. It's where I first found my adoptive father. Each member has a responsibility to the pack, to each other and how they treat all sims. Our philosophy was passed down from my father's mother who stressed self-control and self-sufficiency. We help with many projects in the community and tending the community garden is just one of the things we do."
Ali: "I could help with the gardening if you like. It sounds like a worthwhile group. So...um...can only werewolves become members...because it sounds like something I'd be interested in joining. I sometimes have a problem with self-control, too. It's part of the reason I took a wellness course last term, to try and relax."
https://i.postimg.cc/DmVW3Q7M/this-is-the-moonwod-collective.png
Jacob smiled at her, "Maybe you could show me some of those wellness exercises. They might benefit the group, too. As far as joining...well, you could become a "Friend of the Moonwood Collective." We have a lot of non-werewolves who are. You should talk to my father about it. I'm sure he would welcome you into the group."
Ali: "Then, it's possible? We could be part of this together? And maybe when those gnomes give us those seed packets, we could expand the garden even more. Has anyone ever thought of maybe building some type of shelter for the garden so that it could produce year round?"
Jacob glanced at Ali in surprise and wondered how he had ever gotten so lucky to have found someone like her.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
After watering the garden, Ali met another sim named Wolfgang Wilder who would also be joining them for dinner.
https://i.postimg.cc/VN7WQhpZ/wolfgang-wolder-meet.png
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
When they arrived back, Ali went into the kitchen and the feast was almost ready. She helped set the food on the table and brought out the tofurky.
https://i.postimg.cc/5NTc17d0/1-tofuturkey-dinner.png
Then, she took a moment to change and when she returned, everyone was called to join in the Harvestfest meal together.
https://i.postimg.cc/pTw8PMZC/calling-everyone-to-the-meal.png
There was so much food, and throughout the meal, other members of the community stopped by to share the feast. Ali noticed how Jacob greeted everyone and sat and made everyone welcome, but always took a moment to see how she was doing. She also noticed that he had changed into some other clothing. And he looked...well...he looked quite dashing in his vest and shirt...and...so very handsome.
https://i.postimg.cc/J7yVgVvg/it-was-a-very-good-dinner.png
After dinner when all the guests had left, Jacob sat with his father.
Jacob: "Father, after I help you get the table back in the house, I was going to take Ali for a walk..."
https://i.postimg.cc/0y7cKZ3c/take-ali-for-a-walk.png
Kristopher nodded, "I won't wait up for you, son. It would be good for the two of you to talk alone. Just stay close to her, you know that these woods are sometimes not safe at night..."
Jacob: "I would never let anything happen to her father. She'll be fine with me..."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Once the table was back inside, Jacob and Ali headed off for a walk. They chatted along the way and then Jacob stopped on the pathway.
Jacob: "Ali, there's a place I wanted to show you..." He said pointing to an abandoned house beside the road.
https://i.postimg.cc/Vsxy9y2B/do-you-want-to-see-inside.png
Jacob: "It's a house that I've been fixing up in my spare time. It's not much now, but I have some real plans for it. Do you want to see inside?"
https://i.postimg.cc/JnKBfHFN/its-a-house-ive-been-fixing-up.png
Ali nodded and they carefully made their way to the backdoor. Jacob opened the door and they stepped inside. He told Ali to wait a moment while he lit some candles.
Ali looked around, and even though the house was in disrepair, at least it had walls, doors and windows. Much more than she had started with when she had first moved to Copperdale.
https://i.postimg.cc/DyTjy7tD/the-rundown-house.png
Jacob lit the fireplace and motioned Ali to sit down.
Ali: "It's really nice, Jacob. I can see a lot of potential for the house. It could really be beautiful."
Jacob looked at Ali, "That's what I was thinking, too. I figured that it was time that I moved into my own place," he said and reached over and took Ali's hand in his, "But the thing is, Ali, I don't want to live here alone. I was hoping...I was hoping that you and I could live here together...to...you know...fix it up together...after we graduate..."
https://i.postimg.cc/3w0z516h/excep-i-dont-want-to-live-here-alone.png
Ali looked at Jacob and was rather speechless.
Jacob: "I...um...I know you have your house in Copperdale...but I was thinking that maybe you would want to be here with me..."
Ali: "That house, Jacob...it's not really mine...it was a burnt-out shell of a house, and I just fixed it up...I don't own it...I don't even own the land. After I graduated, I was going to go to the registry office and see how much the land cost and maybe purchase it for real...but that was before I met you...and so much has changed now..."
Jacob looked at her, "So, what are you saying Ali?"
Ali: "I'm saying Jacob that I'd love to live here and fix up this house with you..."
Jacob smiled at her, "Well, it's actually more than that, Ali...it's a start...it's not just the house...it's about us...it's about being with you...I care so much for you Ali...it's hard for me to say what I'm feeling...but every day I find out something new about you, and you make me so happy, Ali...just being around you...it warms my heart..."
https://i.postimg.cc/44jDPrF5/would-you-stay-the-night-with-me-here.png
Ali felt Jacob's hand tighten on hers. Was he going to tell her? Was he going to tell her he loved her? But no, he loosened his grip and released her. Something was holding him back, and Ali didn't know what it was.
Jacob waved his arm: "So, do you want a tour of the other rooms? This is the living room and kitchen area. Most of the other rooms are in the same state, but there is one room that I have been working on. I sometimes stay here overnight working on the house. It also gives me time to think about things."
Jacob led Ali to the other rooms.
https://i.postimg.cc/Qx6tYN17/it-has-a-lot-of-potentia.png
https://i.postimg.cc/sXRDGMdk/the-bathroom.png
And then he opened the door to the room he said he had been working on. Ali was not prepared for what she saw. The room had been completely re-done. Jacob told her that the bed had been here. He had just cleaned it up, purchased a new mattress, and Lily had hand-made the quilt for him. He had moved some of the other items from the house.
https://i.postimg.cc/V654MkqF/oh-my-gosh-this-room-its-so-gorgeous.png
Jacob: "It still needs some work. I just slung some tarps over the windows for now. But all the cracks have been filled in, and everything has been scrubbed clean and the room has a fresh coat of paint."
https://i.postimg.cc/76d3v1pF/the-finished-room.png
Ali looked around and spied a photo of her and Jacob on the nightstand. Jacob saw where Ali was looking.
Ali: "Is that...is that our prom picture?"
https://i.postimg.cc/ZnrdMtHv/the-prom-photo.png
Jacob laughed, "Yeah, it was one of the best nights of my life..."
Ali: "Of course it was. You won prom royalty!"
Jacob: "That's not the reason..."
Ali: "Oh?"
Jacob: "No...that part didn't really matter. It was because I got to go to the prom with you, Ali. To spend time with you. That's what made that night special."
Ali: "Really? I felt it was a special night, too, Jacob."
They sat down on the bed together and Jacob looked at Ali tenderly.
https://i.postimg.cc/qMssmnDD/ali-i-want-to-spend-the-nite-with-you.png
Jacob: "I want to have many more special nights with you, Ali, and that's why I brought you here."
Ali was quiet.
Jacob: "I was wondering if you would like to spend the night here...with me...it's quiet and it would just be the two of us..."
Ali suddenly felt nervous.
https://i.postimg.cc/sxhM5YQJ/jacob-something-happened-in-hgh-school-and-i-dont-want-to-regret-anything-anymore.png
Jacob: "Ali...it's not what you're thinking. I just wanted to be here with you. To lay with you in my arms...to fall asleep with my arms wrapped around you...to hold you close and wake up and see your beautiful face in the morning. That's all...I just wanted to hold you...You can trust me, Ali..."
https://i.postimg.cc/mk7kVYjb/ali-you-have-my-word.png
Ali looked into Jacob's eyes, "I trust you, Jacob". And then she kissed him.
https://i.postimg.cc/qvxnpT8k/i-promise-ali-you-are-the-only-one-for-me.png
Jacob looked at her: "So, is that a yes?"
Ali, "Mmm...yes...yes..." she mumbled and kissed him again.
https://i.postimg.cc/L53sPz2G/yes-it-is.png
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Notes:
This is a trash-filled reno of the New Moon Shack in Moonwood Mill. The basic structure remained the same. Lots of debug items.
https://i.postimg.cc/0j8kPTxw/front-of-house-new-moon-shack.png
https://i.postimg.cc/tCvqGvcs/back-of-house.png
https://i.postimg.cc/3JVsZs6F/iverhead-view-of-house.png
https://i.postimg.cc/CKwBTrxf/a-oours-up.png
Jacob: "Ali! I was just about to come and wake you up. I would have come sooner but I was on breakfast duty. How did you sleep?"
Ali told Jacob that she had slept very well. She looked around and noticed that there was quite a bit of activity going on and that the table had been moved outdoors.
https://i.postimg.cc/c4KfXzvx/everyone-was-up-early.png
Jacob explained that since the weather was nice, his father had decided to move everything outdoors. As Jacob and Ali walked towards the kitchen, Ali passed some garden gnomes.
https://i.postimg.cc/PxHfgCff/trust-me-on-this.png
Jacob saw Ali glance at them, "Oh don't worry, my father knows the secrets of the gnomes. They will get their treats..."
Ali looked confused and Jacob explained that every Harvestfest the gnomes appeared and they gave them gifts, and in turn, the gnomes gave them garden seeds. He suggested that Ali offer some pie to the Don’t Fear the Reagnomper gnome. And it worked, and the gnome then had a little halo over it's head.
https://i.postimg.cc/tRtn4H8m/appease-the-gnome.png
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
After breakfast, Ali helped in the kitchen. There was a lot of chatting and cooking going on for sure.
https://i.postimg.cc/CL90yRmy/cooking-and-chatting.png
The tofurky meal had a few more hours to cook, and Jacob told Ali that he had to go somewhere before dinner.
https://i.postimg.cc/pLygdRcf/i-have-to-make-a-stop.png
Jacob: "Ali, come with me."
Ali: "Where are we going?"
Jacob: "We're going to a sort of gathering spot. It's called the Moonwood Collective."
Ali and Jacob walked a short distance to an area that had a garden and another area with a grill and a picnic table. Jacob explained that this area was his father's pack area, of which he was a member.
Ali looked around and thought it felt rather peaceful there.
Jacob: "But it's not just a place, Ali. It's what this space represents. It's a safe haven for any sim who wants to come here, from this community or anywhere else. It's where I first found my adoptive father. Each member has a responsibility to the pack, to each other and how they treat all sims. Our philosophy was passed down from my father's mother who stressed self-control and self-sufficiency. We help with many projects in the community and tending the community garden is just one of the things we do."
Ali: "I could help with the gardening if you like. It sounds like a worthwhile group. So...um...can only werewolves become members...because it sounds like something I'd be interested in joining. I sometimes have a problem with self-control, too. It's part of the reason I took a wellness course last term, to try and relax."
https://i.postimg.cc/DmVW3Q7M/this-is-the-moonwod-collective.png
Jacob smiled at her, "Maybe you could show me some of those wellness exercises. They might benefit the group, too. As far as joining...well, you could become a "Friend of the Moonwood Collective." We have a lot of non-werewolves who are. You should talk to my father about it. I'm sure he would welcome you into the group."
Ali: "Then, it's possible? We could be part of this together? And maybe when those gnomes give us those seed packets, we could expand the garden even more. Has anyone ever thought of maybe building some type of shelter for the garden so that it could produce year round?"
Jacob glanced at Ali in surprise and wondered how he had ever gotten so lucky to have found someone like her.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
After watering the garden, Ali met another sim named Wolfgang Wilder who would also be joining them for dinner.
https://i.postimg.cc/VN7WQhpZ/wolfgang-wolder-meet.png
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
When they arrived back, Ali went into the kitchen and the feast was almost ready. She helped set the food on the table and brought out the tofurky.
https://i.postimg.cc/5NTc17d0/1-tofuturkey-dinner.png
Then, she took a moment to change and when she returned, everyone was called to join in the Harvestfest meal together.
https://i.postimg.cc/pTw8PMZC/calling-everyone-to-the-meal.png
There was so much food, and throughout the meal, other members of the community stopped by to share the feast. Ali noticed how Jacob greeted everyone and sat and made everyone welcome, but always took a moment to see how she was doing. She also noticed that he had changed into some other clothing. And he looked...well...he looked quite dashing in his vest and shirt...and...so very handsome.
https://i.postimg.cc/J7yVgVvg/it-was-a-very-good-dinner.png
After dinner when all the guests had left, Jacob sat with his father.
Jacob: "Father, after I help you get the table back in the house, I was going to take Ali for a walk..."
https://i.postimg.cc/0y7cKZ3c/take-ali-for-a-walk.png
Kristopher nodded, "I won't wait up for you, son. It would be good for the two of you to talk alone. Just stay close to her, you know that these woods are sometimes not safe at night..."
Jacob: "I would never let anything happen to her father. She'll be fine with me..."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Once the table was back inside, Jacob and Ali headed off for a walk. They chatted along the way and then Jacob stopped on the pathway.
Jacob: "Ali, there's a place I wanted to show you..." He said pointing to an abandoned house beside the road.
https://i.postimg.cc/Vsxy9y2B/do-you-want-to-see-inside.png
Jacob: "It's a house that I've been fixing up in my spare time. It's not much now, but I have some real plans for it. Do you want to see inside?"
https://i.postimg.cc/JnKBfHFN/its-a-house-ive-been-fixing-up.png
Ali nodded and they carefully made their way to the backdoor. Jacob opened the door and they stepped inside. He told Ali to wait a moment while he lit some candles.
Ali looked around, and even though the house was in disrepair, at least it had walls, doors and windows. Much more than she had started with when she had first moved to Copperdale.
https://i.postimg.cc/DyTjy7tD/the-rundown-house.png
Jacob lit the fireplace and motioned Ali to sit down.
Ali: "It's really nice, Jacob. I can see a lot of potential for the house. It could really be beautiful."
Jacob looked at Ali, "That's what I was thinking, too. I figured that it was time that I moved into my own place," he said and reached over and took Ali's hand in his, "But the thing is, Ali, I don't want to live here alone. I was hoping...I was hoping that you and I could live here together...to...you know...fix it up together...after we graduate..."
https://i.postimg.cc/3w0z516h/excep-i-dont-want-to-live-here-alone.png
Ali looked at Jacob and was rather speechless.
Jacob: "I...um...I know you have your house in Copperdale...but I was thinking that maybe you would want to be here with me..."
Ali: "That house, Jacob...it's not really mine...it was a burnt-out shell of a house, and I just fixed it up...I don't own it...I don't even own the land. After I graduated, I was going to go to the registry office and see how much the land cost and maybe purchase it for real...but that was before I met you...and so much has changed now..."
Jacob looked at her, "So, what are you saying Ali?"
Ali: "I'm saying Jacob that I'd love to live here and fix up this house with you..."
Jacob smiled at her, "Well, it's actually more than that, Ali...it's a start...it's not just the house...it's about us...it's about being with you...I care so much for you Ali...it's hard for me to say what I'm feeling...but every day I find out something new about you, and you make me so happy, Ali...just being around you...it warms my heart..."
https://i.postimg.cc/44jDPrF5/would-you-stay-the-night-with-me-here.png
Ali felt Jacob's hand tighten on hers. Was he going to tell her? Was he going to tell her he loved her? But no, he loosened his grip and released her. Something was holding him back, and Ali didn't know what it was.
Jacob waved his arm: "So, do you want a tour of the other rooms? This is the living room and kitchen area. Most of the other rooms are in the same state, but there is one room that I have been working on. I sometimes stay here overnight working on the house. It also gives me time to think about things."
Jacob led Ali to the other rooms.
https://i.postimg.cc/Qx6tYN17/it-has-a-lot-of-potentia.png
https://i.postimg.cc/sXRDGMdk/the-bathroom.png
And then he opened the door to the room he said he had been working on. Ali was not prepared for what she saw. The room had been completely re-done. Jacob told her that the bed had been here. He had just cleaned it up, purchased a new mattress, and Lily had hand-made the quilt for him. He had moved some of the other items from the house.
https://i.postimg.cc/V654MkqF/oh-my-gosh-this-room-its-so-gorgeous.png
Jacob: "It still needs some work. I just slung some tarps over the windows for now. But all the cracks have been filled in, and everything has been scrubbed clean and the room has a fresh coat of paint."
https://i.postimg.cc/76d3v1pF/the-finished-room.png
Ali looked around and spied a photo of her and Jacob on the nightstand. Jacob saw where Ali was looking.
Ali: "Is that...is that our prom picture?"
https://i.postimg.cc/ZnrdMtHv/the-prom-photo.png
Jacob laughed, "Yeah, it was one of the best nights of my life..."
Ali: "Of course it was. You won prom royalty!"
Jacob: "That's not the reason..."
Ali: "Oh?"
Jacob: "No...that part didn't really matter. It was because I got to go to the prom with you, Ali. To spend time with you. That's what made that night special."
Ali: "Really? I felt it was a special night, too, Jacob."
They sat down on the bed together and Jacob looked at Ali tenderly.
https://i.postimg.cc/qMssmnDD/ali-i-want-to-spend-the-nite-with-you.png
Jacob: "I want to have many more special nights with you, Ali, and that's why I brought you here."
Ali was quiet.
Jacob: "I was wondering if you would like to spend the night here...with me...it's quiet and it would just be the two of us..."
Ali suddenly felt nervous.
https://i.postimg.cc/sxhM5YQJ/jacob-something-happened-in-hgh-school-and-i-dont-want-to-regret-anything-anymore.png
Jacob: "Ali...it's not what you're thinking. I just wanted to be here with you. To lay with you in my arms...to fall asleep with my arms wrapped around you...to hold you close and wake up and see your beautiful face in the morning. That's all...I just wanted to hold you...You can trust me, Ali..."
https://i.postimg.cc/mk7kVYjb/ali-you-have-my-word.png
Ali looked into Jacob's eyes, "I trust you, Jacob". And then she kissed him.
https://i.postimg.cc/qvxnpT8k/i-promise-ali-you-are-the-only-one-for-me.png
Jacob looked at her: "So, is that a yes?"
Ali, "Mmm...yes...yes..." she mumbled and kissed him again.
https://i.postimg.cc/L53sPz2G/yes-it-is.png
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Notes:
This is a trash-filled reno of the New Moon Shack in Moonwood Mill. The basic structure remained the same. Lots of debug items.
https://i.postimg.cc/0j8kPTxw/front-of-house-new-moon-shack.png
https://i.postimg.cc/tCvqGvcs/back-of-house.png
https://i.postimg.cc/3JVsZs6F/iverhead-view-of-house.png
