Sharpe Stories: The life and legacy of Monica Sharpe
Hey everyone. I've been wanting to do two things recently: play with aging on, and start a gameplay story thread. I figured, why not do both at the same time? One of my favorite sims to play is my ...
"Monica! Monica!" Summer called from downstairs. Monica came running downstairs where Summer was crying at her computer. "What's wrong, Summer?" she asked. https://i.imgur.com/zV4QiI5.png "I...I didn't get in!" she said. "Oh Summer, I'm so sorry! What will you do?" asked Monica, trying to comfort her friend. "I...I don't know," cried Summer. https://i.imgur.com/BZfcAC3.png https://i.imgur.com/86qRu21.png "Hey, didn't you apply for other universities as well? What about that famous cooking school in Tartosa? https://i.imgur.com/53eNLeu.png "If I didn't get into Britechester, what chance do I have of getting in there?" said Summer. "It's still worth checking the application," said Monica. Summer checked the application. "I don't believe it! I did get in!" https://i.imgur.com/WdYrHk1.png "That's great Summer!" said Monica. "But what about you?" asked Summer, "You just bought this new house, and I was supposed to help you pay for it if we lived together. Can you afford it on your own?" "I'll be fine," said Monica, "You can't miss this opportunity." "You're right," said Summer, "I'll call Dad and have him send the private jet to get me." "You have a private jet?" asked Monica. "Don't be silly, Monica," said Summer, "I don't have a private jet. It's my dad's!" Monica didn't quite know what to say, as she couldn't imagine anyone in her family having a private jet, yet Summer just talked about it like it was an everyday thing. "It's really not that big of a deal," said Summer, as if she knew what Monica was thinking, "the jet technically belongs to Dad's company." "But, doesn't your dad own the company?" asked Monica. "Well...yeah," said Summer. "That's so cool," said Monica. "It really is," said Summer.
The next day, Summer and Monica said goodbye to one another before Summer left for the airport. "You know, we were only roommates for two days," said Monica. "I know," said Summer, "but you're still my best friend." "Aw thanks Summer," said Monica. https://i.imgur.com/YnKnskG.png https://i.imgur.com/PE90cfy.png
The next morning, Monica brushed her teeth... https://i.imgur.com/Ef5nkkR.png ...made a salad for breakfast... https://i.imgur.com/jv9gz1E.png ...and got some work done for her new freelance art job. https://i.imgur.com/imrLdIt.png https://i.imgur.com/k7K0Ba7.png Since Summer had moved out, Monica made some changes to the basement room. She bought a video station, as she planned on making vlogs during her time at Britechester, and also swapped the chairs in the living area for a sofa. https://i.imgur.com/uZ0PNSU.png https://i.imgur.com/AY5BFyy.png Unfortunately, with all the changes she made, Monica's bank account was down to §121! She was able to make a couple of her loan payments the day before, though. There were still 21 payments of §1,094 remaining. Thankfully, Monica had been able to make around §1200 per gig for her freelance art job. She still hadn't enrolled in Britechester, as she wanted to do that on a Tuesday so that she could have extra time to finish her finals over the weekend. Instead, she decided to go for a walk around town to see what sort of shops and such Britechester had to offer. https://i.imgur.com/86H2wYf.png https://i.imgur.com/4IUBHdH.png She found this great little cafe... https://i.imgur.com/2ptSpnO.png ...but there was no one working there. So she had to make her own coffee. https://i.imgur.com/GvjImI3.png It was delicious! https://i.imgur.com/Yviy0zK.png This guy, who's name turned out to be Marc Rubin, sat down across from her. He said he worked at the food stall in town, and was studying physics at Britechester. https://i.imgur.com/uFhOF6e.png Monica went back in the cafe, and there was a barista there this time. Monica ordered another coffee, and chatted with Marc a while longer. https://i.imgur.com/h23spOU.png By the time she got home, it was quite late. https://i.imgur.com/6TB5Z08.png She brushed her teeth... https://i.imgur.com/ffGA0qy.png ...and went to sleep. https://i.imgur.com/vg7P8CS.png
Today was the day Monica would officially enroll in Britechester! First things first, though: She had to brush her teeth, shower, and eat breakfast. https://i.imgur.com/fAgFmQb.png She also did some pushups... https://i.imgur.com/ANfzIxs.png ...before going for her daily morning jog. https://i.imgur.com/Rs5QmWQ.png While on her jog, a peculiar place caught Monica's eye. A sort of strange circle formed with mushrooms. https://i.imgur.com/qF450ZQ.png She thought it would be a good, quiet place to do some yoga. https://i.imgur.com/8yS8Z7U.png She rode her scooter back home... https://i.imgur.com/cqf3AS2.png ...and went upstairs to enroll in Britechester. https://i.imgur.com/o34ZMQi.png After enrolling, Monica wasted no time getting started on her homework. She wondered who thought it was a good idea to assign homework before the first class. It seemed like they should've just waited until the first class. How was she supposed to know how to complete the homework before the class even started? https://i.imgur.com/Xdzw2jX.png After a while, she changed into something a bit more comfortable. https://i.imgur.com/FiLlmNl.png She worked on her homework for around eight hours before finally finishing, and then worked on some art for her freelance job. https://i.imgur.com/mxmrZK3.png
Hope you enjoyed this short chapter!
Credit to carlfranc on the Gallery for the Britechester Square lot.
Author's Notes
When I moved Summer in, I didn't really think about the possibility of her not getting accepted into the culinary degree at Britechester. She can take it from the other university and still be Monica's roommate, but I thought it might be a bit hard to manage two sims going to two different universities. For the second term, Monica may move into one of the dorms.
Summer is currently living in Tartosa. What I plan to do is use cheats to give her a degree and skills after Monica finishes, to represent her going to the cooking school. I've sent Summer to Britechester before in my other save, and she graduated with honors and (if I remember correctly) level 9 cooking, level 8 gourmet cooking, and level 5 baking skills, so I know that's what she'd have had she attended Britechester in this save.
By the way, Summer's dad does, in fact, have a private jet, and Summer actually flew to Tartosa on it.
Summer boarded her dad's private jet. https://i.imgur.com/ZF7uZ9D.png She had a glass of water... https://i.imgur.com/lwyz5iE.png ...made a snack... https://i.imgur.com/FBQT9cw.png ...watched some TV... https://i.imgur.com/cvk02aU.png ...looked at recipes online... https://i.imgur.com/fTchnNr.png ...sat in the pilot's seat... (the plane had autopilot, so it flew itself.) https://i.imgur.com/wElEQos.png ...and called Monica. https://i.imgur.com/JlueE95.png It wasn't long before the plane arrived in Tartosa. https://i.imgur.com/msGNxZ0.png
The plane. (I just couldn't resist repurposing my airplane set into a private jet.) https://i.imgur.com/fI1Os4L.png https://i.imgur.com/kYoFMLF.png https://i.imgur.com/1Sw5zEK.png https://i.imgur.com/a7zTOIs.png The big mansion to the left of the airplane set is Thorne Bailey's house. I'm sure he's not too happy to have a movie set next door lol. https://i.imgur.com/5IJ90KQ.png
I actually had a teacher that assigned homework before the first class when I went to college, so it is actually quite realistic that Monica had work to do.
While Monica was studying, she began to get a bit tired. As a sim with a fitness aspiration, Monica has the "drink energy juice" interaction. So she did. I forgot that this happens sometimes if a sim does that interaction while sitting lol. It's quite funny. :)
It took Monica most of the day to do her homework. I've got to try and increase her research and debate skill. I've read that it increases sims' homework speed.
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