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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"SoulGal7;c-18211196" wrote:
Gosh! No more sadness, okay, we need cheerful! lol
I think today's chapters might fit that bill :)
The next day another visitor rang at the Reeds’ doorbell:
Spoiler
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Peggy: "Emma!“
The girl was never quite sure what exactly Emma was to her. They could be sisters, on account of Emma being Daniel’s goddaughter. But then again their age difference was pretty big, or at least seemed big to the ten-year-old, so maybe Emma being Peggy’s aunt was the better equation. But in any case everyone agreed that Peggy had developed her Cheerful trait in no small part due to Emma’s influence, and the young woman was always welcome at the Reeds’ place.
Emma was in her senior year of college, studying villainy and occultism in preparation for law school, but she didn’t care about her grades and therefore had come home early for the holiday break.
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So what WAS Emma interested in, if not her studies? Music and songs! She might even have an unpublished music sheet in her inventory right now, that she could donate for the Snowflake Gala. In short, Emma was the perfect coach for Peggy and her performers!
Peggy: “…and if you hang from the attic rafter, dad, Emma can use your bed.”
Emma: “Let’s not go overboard. I promise I’ll come over every day!”
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After listening to the children, Emma decided that they were already sounding good enough to record a video of them. That would generate publicity for the Snowflake Gala and add a little more to the funds.
The video would hopefully also instill Christmas cheer and joy in the people, something the Neighborhood Watch hoped might counter the vampires’ influence. They knew who was manipulating the people and also had an idea why they did it. It sounded so pathetic, but the goal seemed to be to bully Gavin into joining the vampire conspiracy. Mrs. Diaz y Allende had alluded to that, and so far the Reeds had been the primary target of the sabotages.
Unfortunately the Neighborhood Watch hadn’t uncovered the exact means the vampires were using to influence the residents, so for now holding the negative emotions and the confusion at bay was all they could do.
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Daniel edited the video for Peggy, she then uploaded it on her own. She also replied to a few comments and gained 150 social media followers. So kids can do this task, after all, I just hadn’t thought of this method.
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Peggy: "Emma!“
The girl was never quite sure what exactly Emma was to her. They could be sisters, on account of Emma being Daniel’s goddaughter. But then again their age difference was pretty big, or at least seemed big to the ten-year-old, so maybe Emma being Peggy’s aunt was the better equation. But in any case everyone agreed that Peggy had developed her Cheerful trait in no small part due to Emma’s influence, and the young woman was always welcome at the Reeds’ place.
Emma was in her senior year of college, studying villainy and occultism in preparation for law school, but she didn’t care about her grades and therefore had come home early for the holiday break.
https://64.media.tumblr.com/b3bcad1e0c6ff305a31a639d9df51286/581fdc6034e9f5ab-b4/s500x750/39beedad5a27fcc480041d11755c411af3cd7c3c.png
So what WAS Emma interested in, if not her studies? Music and songs! She might even have an unpublished music sheet in her inventory right now, that she could donate for the Snowflake Gala. In short, Emma was the perfect coach for Peggy and her performers!
Peggy: “…and if you hang from the attic rafter, dad, Emma can use your bed.”
Emma: “Let’s not go overboard. I promise I’ll come over every day!”
https://64.media.tumblr.com/4e301347b74e0afb086a8a4ff1f98218/067167ae327eb214-c9/s1280x1920/845b0fb026420349f7f00f493c6026d72ae6e05e.png
After listening to the children, Emma decided that they were already sounding good enough to record a video of them. That would generate publicity for the Snowflake Gala and add a little more to the funds.
The video would hopefully also instill Christmas cheer and joy in the people, something the Neighborhood Watch hoped might counter the vampires’ influence. They knew who was manipulating the people and also had an idea why they did it. It sounded so pathetic, but the goal seemed to be to bully Gavin into joining the vampire conspiracy. Mrs. Diaz y Allende had alluded to that, and so far the Reeds had been the primary target of the sabotages.
Unfortunately the Neighborhood Watch hadn’t uncovered the exact means the vampires were using to influence the residents, so for now holding the negative emotions and the confusion at bay was all they could do.
https://64.media.tumblr.com/e34ef79613956887ce46fdb46e779b28/067167ae327eb214-c8/s500x750/8b28bfb4c49896070463cb4f1b3baa0ade47447d.png
Daniel edited the video for Peggy, she then uploaded it on her own. She also replied to a few comments and gained 150 social media followers. So kids can do this task, after all, I just hadn’t thought of this method.
The Christmas Challenge - Week 3 results
Parties thrown - 0 pts. (not possible for children, couldn’t think of a substitute)
Social Media Followers: 4/5
Argus = 359 = 1 pt.
Wolf = 340 = 1 pt.
Peggy = 800 = 2 pts.
The challenge rules say 1 pt. per 30 followers, but they were written before City Living and all the new methods to gain followers, so I bumped it up to 300.
Performer skill points: 10/10
Damian Piano = 6 pts.
Kendra Violin = 7 pts.
I was surprised they got that high, despite having to grind through Child Creativity first.
Total: 14 of 8 required
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