Sim 66

Sim 66 part 34, continued

Music cue 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvlz8x_bO3Y

There was a frosty silence between Nancy and Suzy, who realised she'd touched a nerve there. Suddenly, Nancy looked away and over to an area where people were painting. This seemed to snap her out of her mood. "Ah..." said Nancy. "I see someone I'd like you to meet. Neil! Would you be a darling and come over here for a moment?" she said to a young, fair haired man who'd been painting a still life scene. He put down his paintbrush and came over to where Nancy and Suzy were standing.

"Suzy Kent...I'd like you to meet a friend of mine: Neil Humphries. Neil is an aspiring young artist the Landgraab Foundation are sponsoring. Miss Kent here is from 'Hey, Wow!' magazine."

"Pleased to meet you, Miss Kent" said Neil, pleasantly

"Call me Suzy" she replied. Suzy thought Neil was a friendly, good looking guy from his smile and honest expression.

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And regulation turtleneck sweater

"I must attend to other business...until next time" said Nancy, who promptly left.

Neil looked stuck for something to say so Suzy tried to break the ice. "I like your painting over there" she said.

"Oh, that? I haven't finished it yet" he said, looking embarrassed.

"Nevertheless it's looking good...you're good at capturing reflections on canvas. So do you have anything exhibited in any galleries?" she asked, trying to get him to open up.

"Not yet...I still consider myself an amateur at this stage. Hopefully one day I'll have my own exhibition. At the moment I'm just glad to be able to participate in this arts festival..."

"Erm, this is the Romance Festival" said Suzy, correcting him.

"Romance Festival? Oh my god!" the man looked panicked and looked around him frantically.

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That's like...the worst!

"Is something the matter?" said Suzy, now looking concerned.

"I...I don't do well at these kind of things. I thought this was an art festival"

Suzy suppressed the urge to laugh. Neil looked so panicked at the idea of being at a romance festival.

"Relax...this place is usually filled with middle aged people looking to cheat on their spouses anyway. I've been to this event twice now and haven't met a single....nice....young...single....man" and as she spoke those words, her eyes met Neil's briefly before both of them looked away.

"I...I...hope you can come to a showing of my work in the future...Suzy" said Neil, putting his hands in his pockets and looking awkwardly at his feet. "In the meantime...I'd better get back to my painting"

Suzy nodded. She didn't know quite what to make of this guy but that brief moment of eye contact was enough to spark an interest in this man who was so awkward he made Jeremy Saint look like a lounge lizard. Suzy went to get some food and found that she was sitting opposite Geoffrey Landgraab. He didn't notice her though; his attention was drawn to a an elegant blonde haired lady wearing a lavender coloured Chinese dress. Geoffrey gave her a wink and a wave...she smiled seductively back at her. This is not the model family thought Suzy.

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