The Christmas Challenge
A short (4 sim weeks) challenge written by Aislynne. The objective is to save your town’s Christmas Fair by completing a series of thematically related tasks. You can find the rules and original st...
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When Daniel opened the food cart the next day, Caroline, the former owner, was there, too. She was in the company of a sim I had never seen before. That could only mean one thing – the new one was a freshly spawned restaurant critic.
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Daniel wondered what was Caro’s game here? They had a rather rocky shared history, so this could really go both ways: Caroline wanting to help Daniel get his little project on its feet with a good review or sabotaging him with a bad one.
Daniel told the staff to prioritize this table...
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... whereupon the stranger started taking notes:
“Owner gives customers he knows preferential treatment.”
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That aside, everything went really well. Caroline remained sceptic a little longer than the restaurant critic did, but that was to be expected. After all, she had run this very same food truck with the exact same table arrangement for several months. Caroline could spot the smallest slip that might impede efficiency.
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Wow, Judith Ward visited our food cart!
Daniel: “Robert? You’re dating Mrs. Ward now?!”
Robert: “Nope. We’ve have her in custody and she wouldn’t stop complaining about the meals, so I took her here. I figured YOUR food would satisfy the lady. And if it didn’t, you might do us the favor of shooting her.”
Judith: “He’s joking, is he...?”
Daniel: “Of course he’s joking! It’s full moon tonight. I wouldn’t be able to hold a gun straight - I’d simply rip off one of your arms to play with!”
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Meanwhile Peggy helped herself to the leftovers. After having sampled from everything on the menu this way, her stomach hurt, but it had been worth it. Why couldn’t dad cook tiny servings of ten different meals at home, instead of one boring full meal!
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They closed the restaurant just in time for the second night of the full moon. Well, ALMOST in time, because Daniel transformed before driving home. No patrons were hurt or even scared, but Peggy had to call her other father to pick them up. Gavin came flying over and drove his daughter home, with Daniel running alongside the car. His senses alerted him to several rodents in Corktown, that he could have went after, but a good car chase was sooo much better!
Peggy made a point of not watching her father. Her Earth/Sixam/Android heritage made Peggy near tireless and able to adapt to a wide range of environments and diets, what wasn’t something to scoff at, of course. But sometimes Peggy envied her parents for their secondary shapes. The best she could hope for was to turn purple from eating Sixam food.
https://64.media.tumblr.com/0df0f02a42250596c5181fc85287ecd6/1f5c5309f231b31c-69/s540x810/f87e7e8e07f1187e4171d7bfb0ec2528b43ab3d2.pnj
But when they had arrived back home, the jealousy was forgotten. The Reed children were excited every full moon anew!
(This interaction is called “Hug cool werewolf” and it’s perfectly safe. Even during a rampage the instinct to not hurt the cubs is strong.)
https://64.media.tumblr.com/c29a2e7c3b551f865573902b23150815/d56359a0f9e8b445-b5/s1280x1920/42c5a2cd2f7a10b9a79177ab92dc1f7a48df9cb4.png
Neither partner needed to sleep, but a rampage always took its toll on body and mind, and so Daniel decided to hit the hay around six o’clock.
https://64.media.tumblr.com/5943c7ff53979461e57920673c357028/0692d03063c263de-b6/s1280x1920/f381390afd0639e2f992b6786469fea21c22215f.png
Daniel wondered what was Caro’s game here? They had a rather rocky shared history, so this could really go both ways: Caroline wanting to help Daniel get his little project on its feet with a good review or sabotaging him with a bad one.
Daniel told the staff to prioritize this table...
https://64.media.tumblr.com/8f0f245a96ec9702fe65ca926a5147ca/0692d03063c263de-59/s540x810/6afeee37e9dac901307bbde6bfc0403d65883137.pnj
... whereupon the stranger started taking notes:
“Owner gives customers he knows preferential treatment.”
https://64.media.tumblr.com/ae5dce0ecbb152018e5d87410a32dffd/0692d03063c263de-40/s540x810/bae8dd70089f3965434b3e9ee2d68bae152dac4b.pnj
That aside, everything went really well. Caroline remained sceptic a little longer than the restaurant critic did, but that was to be expected. After all, she had run this very same food truck with the exact same table arrangement for several months. Caroline could spot the smallest slip that might impede efficiency.
https://64.media.tumblr.com/241e5942785e4c2020ff42b120dc5c2d/d66d81646b4f6237-62/s1280x1920/c72b61b911d987d4aae8262c64f4c5260eb273df.png
Wow, Judith Ward visited our food cart!
Daniel: “Robert? You’re dating Mrs. Ward now?!”
Robert: “Nope. We’ve have her in custody and she wouldn’t stop complaining about the meals, so I took her here. I figured YOUR food would satisfy the lady. And if it didn’t, you might do us the favor of shooting her.”
Judith: “He’s joking, is he...?”
Daniel: “Of course he’s joking! It’s full moon tonight. I wouldn’t be able to hold a gun straight - I’d simply rip off one of your arms to play with!”
https://64.media.tumblr.com/1ebeeb42cb61ec6bcf2cc0d5ca2bf569/d66d81646b4f6237-12/s540x810/3014e7c00f6c0dfa244c3d2f9c781e62c850b03d.pnj
Meanwhile Peggy helped herself to the leftovers. After having sampled from everything on the menu this way, her stomach hurt, but it had been worth it. Why couldn’t dad cook tiny servings of ten different meals at home, instead of one boring full meal!
https://64.media.tumblr.com/665fa3cbfb0ab8869a0894de98c49cc8/8e2ff988ba77a8c5-f9/s1280x1920/317c92b26cfa1c782cd6b18316e47e6d289e3e46.png
They closed the restaurant just in time for the second night of the full moon. Well, ALMOST in time, because Daniel transformed before driving home. No patrons were hurt or even scared, but Peggy had to call her other father to pick them up. Gavin came flying over and drove his daughter home, with Daniel running alongside the car. His senses alerted him to several rodents in Corktown, that he could have went after, but a good car chase was sooo much better!
Peggy made a point of not watching her father. Her Earth/Sixam/Android heritage made Peggy near tireless and able to adapt to a wide range of environments and diets, what wasn’t something to scoff at, of course. But sometimes Peggy envied her parents for their secondary shapes. The best she could hope for was to turn purple from eating Sixam food.
https://64.media.tumblr.com/0df0f02a42250596c5181fc85287ecd6/1f5c5309f231b31c-69/s540x810/f87e7e8e07f1187e4171d7bfb0ec2528b43ab3d2.pnj
But when they had arrived back home, the jealousy was forgotten. The Reed children were excited every full moon anew!
(This interaction is called “Hug cool werewolf” and it’s perfectly safe. Even during a rampage the instinct to not hurt the cubs is strong.)
https://64.media.tumblr.com/c29a2e7c3b551f865573902b23150815/d56359a0f9e8b445-b5/s1280x1920/42c5a2cd2f7a10b9a79177ab92dc1f7a48df9cb4.png
Neither partner needed to sleep, but a rampage always took its toll on body and mind, and so Daniel decided to hit the hay around six o’clock.
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