One Month One World One Year Challenge 2022
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Jan 11 - Simmi Mania
https://i.postimg.cc/fbk0GLF4/dylan-and-snowy-tree-shot.png
The next day was school. My grades were up, and I was back to being an A student again. It felt good. I was doing rather well in English class and my teacher asked me if I would like to join the Drama Club. I had actually thought of joining Scouts to spend more time with Kaori, but I thought I would give the Drama Club a try.
https://i.postimg.cc/sx4cvqKp/DYLAN-IS-NOW-AN-A-STUDENT-AND-HE-SWIPED-ANOTHER-ITEM-AT-SCHOOL.png
The Drama Club met everyday after school, from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm., and my first meeting was tonight. I had some lines to rehearse, so I practiced as best as I could.
https://i.postimg.cc/6ppfHH5Q/dylan-joins-acting.png
https://i.postimg.cc/6684qDbw/monday-practice-drama-club.png
I then changed into my Drama Club outfit and headed off.
https://i.postimg.cc/j5z6FmpG/drama-club-outfit-very-cool.png
When I got home from Drama Club, I saw that I had gotten some mail. Yuck! Bills! I had never had bills to pay before, and figured I should pay them right away in case I forgot. I was not very happy having to shell out $544 simoleons.
I thought back to the e-mail I had received from Kado about the summit climb. Because we were climbing A Simworld Heritage Site, there was a fee of $200 simoleons just to do the mountain climb. Plus, I had to purchase some climbing gear, which cost another $450 simoleons, and Kado had recommended I purchase some camping equipment, such as a tent, which cost $470 simoleons. He had also listed some other items, like food, and a lantern. The camping items were in case we were stuck at one of the levels due to inclement weather. Kado told me there was really no shelter on the mountain, and the weather could change within minutes. The cost of the summit climb was adding up quickly.
https://i.postimg.cc/xdjc27Nw/monday-bills-yuck.png
I still had a lot of simoleons from the sale of the Judith Ward autographs, but that was my emergency fund. I thought about some other ways I could make simoleons. And then it hit me. Of course! I would just go to the mountain and use the vending machine and get some more simmis. I had been lucky the first time, and that $50 outlay of simoleons ended up making a profit of $200 simoleons. Then I could sell them and have enough simoleons for the mountain excursion. What a great idea! I decided to go to town and take the mountain shuttle to the mountain.
https://i.postimg.cc/sD5wvnw6/feeling-pretty-confident-qwhat-would-he-get.png
When I got to the mountain, I spied the vending machine that I had used to get that first simmi. And without hesitating, I plugged in $50 simoleons...and got...
https://i.postimg.cc/g0K8y83W/old-gabby.png
...another golden simmi (Ol' Gabby). It must be worth at least as much as the other one. I was so happy, I took a selfie.
https://i.postimg.cc/CMvtH6gc/dylan-selfie.png
Then I plugged in another $50 simoleons, and out came another simmi. I continued this...and it was like I was addicted. I couldn't stop....Mayor Whiskers....Yamachan...Buddy Simmi...Princess Cordelia...
https://i.postimg.cc/T165Scg1/mayor-whiskers-simmi.png
https://i.postimg.cc/hvnWdJWN/princess-cordelia.png
https://i.postimg.cc/1z90gJbS/buddy-is-worth-how-much.png
...And then I got something called Medieval Grim...like the grim reaper from the Middle Ages...was this a sign that I should stop?
https://i.postimg.cc/0QNBSpb6/medieval-grim-is-this-a-sign.png
https://i.postimg.cc/BQZXKbCr/i-think-it-took-his-simoleons.png
I shrugged and plugged in some more simoleons, and it stuck. Yep...that darn vending machine ate my simoleons.
https://i.postimg.cc/kXnHmvX0/ate-my-money.png
I decided to give it a hip bump. Grrr....it was still stuck.
https://i.postimg.cc/s2ZS8bF3/thats-gotta-hurt.png
And so I shook it again...
https://i.postimg.cc/MGrP0C7x/shaking.png
...I was so upset with that vending machine taking that $50 simoleons...that I kind of lost control...
https://i.postimg.cc/kGJjF72j/I-am-getting-you-machine.png
...and shook it some more...
https://i.postimg.cc/mgfLbnJd/mad-at-vending-machine.png
...and tried to climb it to dislodge that simmi....
https://i.postimg.cc/BbvwxJyq/stilll-stuck.png
https://i.postimg.cc/W3t5zTHg/falling-on-dylan.png
https://i.postimg.cc/L8ztxrjL/come-on-dylan-push.png
....but the darn thing was still stuck...and then the vending machine fell on me...and I had a flashback to what had happened in the onsen...oh gosh...can I get this thing off...
https://i.postimg.cc/3wJr0vBV/will-he-make-it.png
https://i.postimg.cc/fW85QntN/ok-he-did-it.png
...and thank goodness, I got that weighted monster off of me.
https://i.postimg.cc/63pKTx9X/waste-of-time.png
https://i.postimg.cc/Zq0jqw1Q/vending-machine-items-still-stuck.png
I was still upset about losing the $50 simoleons, but I didn't want to risk that it would fall on me again. I got a good haul but I was still rather angry. I figured I should take my frustrations out on the rock climbing wall, and headed over there.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
It was already dark and I should have headed home, but I was still upset about the vending machine incident. I started to climb...
https://i.postimg.cc/W1pc5PkJ/and-he-fell-not-as-easy-as-he-thought.png
...and fell almost immediately. I took a moment and concentrated and started again....
https://i.postimg.cc/KcD5bKzw/it-looked-to-be-an-easy-climb.png
https://i.postimg.cc/5ycMgYBx/ALMOST-THERE.png
...this time it was easier and I was almost there....
https://i.postimg.cc/d3Rg9WQB/at-the-top.png
And then I was on top. It was quiet and the snow glistened from the lights. I glanced upwards, past the gondola, past the snow laden fir trees, past the cliffs and gazed at the remote peak. And in that moment, I knew that I would conquer that mountain.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Notes:
Dylan was very lucky at the vending machine and was able to pull 13 before it stuck. And yes, the one that he got before it stuck was Medieval Grim (worth $500 simoleons). I was rather worried that this might be a sign that it would be game over for Dylan, but he got the vending machine off of him. It was still stuck, but he had already shaken it twice, and I wasn't going to risk it again. Some valuable ones he got were Izzy Fabulous (200), Jasmine Holiday ($200), Mayor Whiskers (250) and Princess Cordelia ($100). I am going to have him buy a selling table and have a yard sale to sell the duplicate simmis and some other items he found.
https://i.postimg.cc/fbk0GLF4/dylan-and-snowy-tree-shot.png
The next day was school. My grades were up, and I was back to being an A student again. It felt good. I was doing rather well in English class and my teacher asked me if I would like to join the Drama Club. I had actually thought of joining Scouts to spend more time with Kaori, but I thought I would give the Drama Club a try.
The Drama Club met everyday after school, from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm., and my first meeting was tonight. I had some lines to rehearse, so I practiced as best as I could.
https://i.postimg.cc/6684qDbw/monday-practice-drama-club.png
I then changed into my Drama Club outfit and headed off.
https://i.postimg.cc/j5z6FmpG/drama-club-outfit-very-cool.png
When I got home from Drama Club, I saw that I had gotten some mail. Yuck! Bills! I had never had bills to pay before, and figured I should pay them right away in case I forgot. I was not very happy having to shell out $544 simoleons.
I thought back to the e-mail I had received from Kado about the summit climb. Because we were climbing A Simworld Heritage Site, there was a fee of $200 simoleons just to do the mountain climb. Plus, I had to purchase some climbing gear, which cost another $450 simoleons, and Kado had recommended I purchase some camping equipment, such as a tent, which cost $470 simoleons. He had also listed some other items, like food, and a lantern. The camping items were in case we were stuck at one of the levels due to inclement weather. Kado told me there was really no shelter on the mountain, and the weather could change within minutes. The cost of the summit climb was adding up quickly.
I still had a lot of simoleons from the sale of the Judith Ward autographs, but that was my emergency fund. I thought about some other ways I could make simoleons. And then it hit me. Of course! I would just go to the mountain and use the vending machine and get some more simmis. I had been lucky the first time, and that $50 outlay of simoleons ended up making a profit of $200 simoleons. Then I could sell them and have enough simoleons for the mountain excursion. What a great idea! I decided to go to town and take the mountain shuttle to the mountain.
https://i.postimg.cc/sD5wvnw6/feeling-pretty-confident-qwhat-would-he-get.png
When I got to the mountain, I spied the vending machine that I had used to get that first simmi. And without hesitating, I plugged in $50 simoleons...and got...
https://i.postimg.cc/g0K8y83W/old-gabby.png
...another golden simmi (Ol' Gabby). It must be worth at least as much as the other one. I was so happy, I took a selfie.
https://i.postimg.cc/CMvtH6gc/dylan-selfie.png
Then I plugged in another $50 simoleons, and out came another simmi. I continued this...and it was like I was addicted. I couldn't stop....Mayor Whiskers....Yamachan...Buddy Simmi...Princess Cordelia...
...And then I got something called Medieval Grim...like the grim reaper from the Middle Ages...was this a sign that I should stop?
https://i.postimg.cc/BQZXKbCr/i-think-it-took-his-simoleons.png
I shrugged and plugged in some more simoleons, and it stuck. Yep...that darn vending machine ate my simoleons.
I decided to give it a hip bump. Grrr....it was still stuck.
https://i.postimg.cc/s2ZS8bF3/thats-gotta-hurt.png
And so I shook it again...
https://i.postimg.cc/MGrP0C7x/shaking.png
...I was so upset with that vending machine taking that $50 simoleons...that I kind of lost control...
https://i.postimg.cc/kGJjF72j/I-am-getting-you-machine.png
...and shook it some more...
https://i.postimg.cc/mgfLbnJd/mad-at-vending-machine.png
...and tried to climb it to dislodge that simmi....
https://i.postimg.cc/W3t5zTHg/falling-on-dylan.png
https://i.postimg.cc/L8ztxrjL/come-on-dylan-push.png
....but the darn thing was still stuck...and then the vending machine fell on me...and I had a flashback to what had happened in the onsen...oh gosh...can I get this thing off...
https://i.postimg.cc/3wJr0vBV/will-he-make-it.png
https://i.postimg.cc/fW85QntN/ok-he-did-it.png
...and thank goodness, I got that weighted monster off of me.
https://i.postimg.cc/Zq0jqw1Q/vending-machine-items-still-stuck.png
I was still upset about losing the $50 simoleons, but I didn't want to risk that it would fall on me again. I got a good haul but I was still rather angry. I figured I should take my frustrations out on the rock climbing wall, and headed over there.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
It was already dark and I should have headed home, but I was still upset about the vending machine incident. I started to climb...
https://i.postimg.cc/W1pc5PkJ/and-he-fell-not-as-easy-as-he-thought.png
...and fell almost immediately. I took a moment and concentrated and started again....
https://i.postimg.cc/KcD5bKzw/it-looked-to-be-an-easy-climb.png
https://i.postimg.cc/5ycMgYBx/ALMOST-THERE.png
...this time it was easier and I was almost there....
https://i.postimg.cc/d3Rg9WQB/at-the-top.png
And then I was on top. It was quiet and the snow glistened from the lights. I glanced upwards, past the gondola, past the snow laden fir trees, past the cliffs and gazed at the remote peak. And in that moment, I knew that I would conquer that mountain.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Notes:
Dylan was very lucky at the vending machine and was able to pull 13 before it stuck. And yes, the one that he got before it stuck was Medieval Grim (worth $500 simoleons). I was rather worried that this might be a sign that it would be game over for Dylan, but he got the vending machine off of him. It was still stuck, but he had already shaken it twice, and I wasn't going to risk it again. Some valuable ones he got were Izzy Fabulous (200), Jasmine Holiday ($200), Mayor Whiskers (250) and Princess Cordelia ($100). I am going to have him buy a selling table and have a yard sale to sell the duplicate simmis and some other items he found.
