@Eleri
Part 3: The City Living Generation-2016
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Brandi Gates left home as a teen with what was in her personal inventory, plus an enigma dresser ($410), and a packet of starter seeds. These gifts seem to be the trend for teens moving out. Brandi arrived in San Myshuno with 0 simoleons, and moved into the (empty) 1313-21 Chic Street apartment in the Fashion District of San Myshuno. Her rent is $300 simoleons per week.
Brandi has the Unflirty and Cheerful traits and City Native is her Aspiration. As a child, she completed all four of the childhood aspirations. She likes kids radio music and comedy, is a B student and will go to school alone. The Maxis premade sims from the City Living trailer, Backyard Patio, and the other packs for Gen. 3 have been downloaded into the world. I don't have the Kids Room pack.
Note on Apartment:
To continue with the rags to riches playstyle, I gutted the apartment, and the only item in the apartment is a carpet at the entrance hiding the "chalk outline" of a previous tenant. I changed this to the "Warming Element" carpet from the City Living pack ($30 simoleons). I changed some floor and wall coverings (the bathroom has Crushed Metallic Paneling from Vintage Glamour). With the reno done, the lot value for the empty apartment (which includes the carpet) is $1,642 simoleons. The apartment has the TLC permanent lot trait, and I also added Off-The-Grid (for now).
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It was the fist day of Spring, and also New Skill Day. Brandi quickly sold her grade school homework, her drawings, and some old school projects which netted her $507 simoleons. With these funds, she bought some cheap garden pots and placed them in the kitchen and planted her seeds (tulips). She hung up some photos and hopefully she would get some furniture soon. She then explored the different neighborhoods, found snow globes in some dusty boxes in the Spice Market, and peeled off posters from electrical boxes in the Arts Quarter. These would certainly brighten up her apartment. And on her very first night, Brandi entered a karaoke contest at Planet Honey Pop! and came in first place winning $500 simoleons.
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On the weekends, Brandi visited Myshuno Meadows to play basketball on the basketball court, and it wasn't long before she maxed her fitness skill. (Note: If you "Dream Big" this is the fastest way to max fitness skill in a few hours. Just ignore the sprained ankle moodlet and keep going.) Myshuno Meadows was also a great spot for fishing and frog collecting, and she loved to use the telescope near the event space, and even got some cool space prints. She continued to sell things she had collected for simoleons and was even a street busker for awhile. (Note: She made 0 simoleons from this venture).
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One neighborhood that really intrigued her was Uptown. Outside Skye Fitness, there was a Civics Plaza and she would often hear sims giving speeches at the podium. This is where she went for her internship, and after listening to one inspiring speech, she realized that being a Politician and promoting a cause could help make a difference in the Simworld. It was who she wanted to be.
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Brandi loved San Myshuno and attended as many festivals as she could. She went to the Spice Festival and entered the Spicy Curry Challenge and won! Her tongue burned afterwards, but she did get a free t-shirt.
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Soon after her YA birthday, Brandi's love of karaoke resulted in her meeting her future partner, Akira Kibo. When Akira sang karaoke, it made her go all weak inside. One evening they sang a duet together, and that was the start of them as a couple. They moved in together and moved to another apartment in the Arts District, 122 Hakim House. (Note: The apartment has the Historical permanent lot trait).
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Life was good. They got engaged, and one thing led to another, and Brandi was soon expecting. With her political internship over, Brandi decided to pursue her dream of becoming a full-time politician...
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...and Akira continued his career as a Tech Guru.
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And soon, Brandi gave birth to fraternal twins, Carly and Dawson Gates.
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Brandi continued to rise in the ranks of the political career and decided to be a true Politician. She loved city life and enjoyed all the festivals...
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...and, one night, in the heat of the moment at the Romance Festival, Akira and Brandi got married.
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Brandi was well on her way to becoming President of San Myshuno. She was in the public eye...hosting parties, protesting for various causes and securing votes. She wasn't a bad mother, but with all her political duties, she didn't have much time to attend to her family. So, Carly and Dawson grew up and were mostly left to fend for themselves, making friends with their treasured stuffed animals. (Note: Carly has red hair, Dawson has dark hair).
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On the advice of a friend, Brandi decided to hire a butler and nanny to look after the children. This freed up a lot of Brandi's time to devote to political matters. She also had to spend time pacifying a jealous Akira...unfounded jealousy, of course, because Brandi was a rather unflirty sim. However, Brandi did love Akira and knew how to keep him happy...which resulted in another pregnancy. And so, Brandi and Akira welcomed Eliana into their lives.
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The children grew up...wandering the streets of San Myshuno...making friends with the stray cats and dogs that hung out at the pier...
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...and soon, Carly and Dawson were celebrating their teen birthdays.
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Their butler, Miriam Gonzalez, was originally from a place called Brindleton Bay. She knew how Carly and Dawson both loved animals, and she told them that the locals of Brindleton Bay and felines and canines lived in harmony with each other. In fact, the locals had even elected a cat as their mayor! The butler told them that the local vet had advertised for a high school internship program to help at his busy vet clinic, and Miriam thought that perhaps one of them would be interested, as they both loved pets so much.
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Dawson saw this as a wonderful opportunity to help animals, and maybe even own a pet of his own. He thought this would be the perfect place to move to. The vet said that accommodation for the internship would be at the vet clinic. Knowing that his mother had come to San Myshuno on a political internship, Dawson spoke to his parents, and they both agreed that Dawson should pursue his dreams and travel to Brindleton Bay. Carly and Eliana stayed at home.
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Brandi Gates, Generation 3 Stats:
Aspirations Completed: City Native; Friend of the World
Collections Completed: City Poster Collection; Snow Globes Collection
Hobby: Basketball (Fitness) - Level 10; Singing - Level 10; Charisma - Level 10
Career: Street Busker; Political Career - Politician Branch - National Leader - Level 10
Dream Home (Apartment): After Dawson moved away, Brandi, as the new Mayor of San Myshuno, decided they should move to the Fountainview Penthouse in the Arts District. It was a 4-level exclusive penthouse apartment with the best views of the city, and no noisy neighbors. It had an artsy-vibe and had previously been owned by a famous artist. The top level boasted an outdoor movie theatre to watch movies under the stars and a designated "tech guru" room outfitted with all the latest gamer technology for Akira. The next level down had a luxury vintage master bedroom and bath, and a separate bedroom for the live-in butler. The next floor down, held two separate bedrooms and bathrooms for the children, showcasing city posters and snow globes that they had found. And finally, the main level had an impressive "commercial-grade" kitchen with nectar cooler, opening up to a dining and living room area, complete with a karaoke machine, for the many parties that Brandi held. There was also a private office for Brandi's political duties. Outside was an outdoor backyard patio bar-b-q area and a rooftop romantic garden with marble statues and benches. There was also a rooftop pool and a small children's play area. (Note: I downloaded the reno done by Sakuraleon - Artists Abode Penthouse, and made further changes to add items from the various packs.)
