No skills, lotsa problems
A playthrough of the No skills, no problem scenario Technicalities: [ Spoiler ] Sim name: Fred Collins Occult Type: Animal Empath with song-based magic (currently dormant) Traits: Animal En...
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Winter Year 3
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Winter came round again, forcing the lilies back beneath their roof.
The people, however, strived this season! Not financially, at least not as much as they could have, but in terms of enjoying life:
Christmas at the Police Station
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…with the usual suspects getting saddled with the holiday shifts: singles, androids and single androids. There seemed to be no lower lifeform in the whole city than an unmarried, childless android. Even the urban silverfish in the police stations’ restrooms received more appreciation from the Chief.
Fred suspected that some of his co-workers were secretly working on improving the android situation. For his part, he was looking forward to a personal milestone today:
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Winter came round again, forcing the lilies back beneath their roof.
The people, however, strived this season! Not financially, at least not as much as they could have, but in terms of enjoying life:
Spoiler
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Be it the exuberant cries of the sledders and skiing sims, or the serene silence of the forest, only broken by the crunching of boot soles on the path and the occasional burst of snow coming down from a branch, both immensely recharged the Collins couples’ batteries.
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The only sour note was that the universe apparently was exploit-proof. Even hidden skills like ice-skating were blocked for Fred: his ice skating didn’t improve one bit.
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https://abload.de/img/09.05.23_18-44-03m9c1x.png
https://abload.de/img/09.05.23_18-45-17smd25.png
Be it the exuberant cries of the sledders and skiing sims, or the serene silence of the forest, only broken by the crunching of boot soles on the path and the occasional burst of snow coming down from a branch, both immensely recharged the Collins couples’ batteries.
https://abload.de/img/09.05.23_18-56-0007dk3.png
The only sour note was that the universe apparently was exploit-proof. Even hidden skills like ice-skating were blocked for Fred: his ice skating didn’t improve one bit.
Christmas at the Police Station
https://abload.de/img/09.05.23_19-36-11xfc72.png
…with the usual suspects getting saddled with the holiday shifts: singles, androids and single androids. There seemed to be no lower lifeform in the whole city than an unmarried, childless android. Even the urban silverfish in the police stations’ restrooms received more appreciation from the Chief.
Fred suspected that some of his co-workers were secretly working on improving the android situation. For his part, he was looking forward to a personal milestone today:
Spoiler
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“It was Christmas Eve and Michael had been itchy all yesterday and the day before. He had, of course, noticed something out of the ordinary was going on, even though he didn’t understand what exactly. Well, I’m pretty sure he still won’t understand, or form lasting memories, but at least we can give him a better view of the whole thing. From below! – Are you filming, Rika?”
Rika: “You bet!”
Rika couldn’t have chosen a more perfect moment for this idle!
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Fred: “Reeeeeeeeeeekuhhhhhhh! Rika, what’s with Mike having two heads all of a sudden?!?!”
Rika: “How many hands has he?”
Fred: “Now that you asked… four! That’s not natural! And three… no, four feet, too!”
Rika: “That’s because he’s sharing the crib with Eloise’s and Shawn’s new Science Baby. Two little boys, see?”
Fred: “Ah… makes sense. Phew! The kiddos gave me a scare!”
A visual glitch when I moved the crib from the cell into the floor. As a result, when I gave Mike his toddler outfit, I also added a toddler for the other couple living here.
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Fred: “That’s right, son! You‘re gonna WALK to the cafeteria today!”
Rika: “Oh my god, don’t look at him too closely! I picked those clothes up from the donations bin this morning… without looking, because I was in a hurry… And his HAIR is all… ugh…”
Fred: “Hear that? That’s your fashionista of a mom nagging. We have to luxury to complain about such things. Yes, we have our problems, but mostly we’re fine. And so will be you, that I promise!”
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Wanda: “You sure didn’t waste time upgrading to solids, haha!”
Michael’s randomized toddler trait is Silly. The speed he went at the turkey with makes me want to give him Glutton as his child trait.
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The game didn’t tell me what Michael got from his box, but Fred’s present was a cookie jar. It will come in handy with an unleashed toddler!
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Fred: “Let’s get a head start in teaching you some skills, son, shall we? Don’t worry, no matter how slow you may go, you’ll still be surpass your father in this regard.”
The words were followed by a deep, heartfelt sigh.
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Meanwhile Shawn turned out to be a doting father, just like I expected him to be.
Eloise on the other hand seems to be a tiger mom, what is also in line with how I imagine and play her (although overall these two are rarely played sims). Geeze, Eloise, that’s your baby, not a police cadet!
Eloise: “Don’t interrupt, Enki! I was just telling Marcus that 1-6-4-8 is the police code for a regicide.”
https://abload.de/img/09.05.23_19-12-47nbe4p.png
“It was Christmas Eve and Michael had been itchy all yesterday and the day before. He had, of course, noticed something out of the ordinary was going on, even though he didn’t understand what exactly. Well, I’m pretty sure he still won’t understand, or form lasting memories, but at least we can give him a better view of the whole thing. From below! – Are you filming, Rika?”
Rika: “You bet!”
Rika couldn’t have chosen a more perfect moment for this idle!
https://abload.de/img/09.05.23_19-12-58fldpz.png
Fred: “Reeeeeeeeeeekuhhhhhhh! Rika, what’s with Mike having two heads all of a sudden?!?!”
Rika: “How many hands has he?”
Fred: “Now that you asked… four! That’s not natural! And three… no, four feet, too!”
Rika: “That’s because he’s sharing the crib with Eloise’s and Shawn’s new Science Baby. Two little boys, see?”
Fred: “Ah… makes sense. Phew! The kiddos gave me a scare!”
A visual glitch when I moved the crib from the cell into the floor. As a result, when I gave Mike his toddler outfit, I also added a toddler for the other couple living here.
https://abload.de/img/09.05.23_19-13-19t4fhg.png
Fred: “That’s right, son! You‘re gonna WALK to the cafeteria today!”
Rika: “Oh my god, don’t look at him too closely! I picked those clothes up from the donations bin this morning… without looking, because I was in a hurry… And his HAIR is all… ugh…”
Fred: “Hear that? That’s your fashionista of a mom nagging. We have to luxury to complain about such things. Yes, we have our problems, but mostly we’re fine. And so will be you, that I promise!”
https://abload.de/img/09.05.23_19-34-24jld09.png
Wanda: “You sure didn’t waste time upgrading to solids, haha!”
Michael’s randomized toddler trait is Silly. The speed he went at the turkey with makes me want to give him Glutton as his child trait.
https://abload.de/img/09.05.23_19-39-46hmer0.png
The game didn’t tell me what Michael got from his box, but Fred’s present was a cookie jar. It will come in handy with an unleashed toddler!
https://abload.de/img/09.05.23_19-45-35tec48.png
Fred: “Let’s get a head start in teaching you some skills, son, shall we? Don’t worry, no matter how slow you may go, you’ll still be surpass your father in this regard.”
The words were followed by a deep, heartfelt sigh.
https://abload.de/img/09.05.23_19-46-362ke1z.png
Meanwhile Shawn turned out to be a doting father, just like I expected him to be.
Eloise on the other hand seems to be a tiger mom, what is also in line with how I imagine and play her (although overall these two are rarely played sims). Geeze, Eloise, that’s your baby, not a police cadet!
Eloise: “Don’t interrupt, Enki! I was just telling Marcus that 1-6-4-8 is the police code for a regicide.”
