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6 years ago
Week 5:
Felicia was off Sunday, and I had big plans for that day. After breakfast (more like brunch because she slept rather late), I sent her out to then the garden and do some gathering, because:
It was time for a renovation and remodel!
Just a reminder of the size of their kitchen, made even smaller by their growing frog collection:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7852/32276931967_d38ef677c9_z.jpg
There are three more frogs on the floor by the wall that runs perpendicular to Ophelia's door.
The home makeover was finished and live just before Ophelia returned home from work, so she got to be the first to see the remodel:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7864/47166965572_1da116b364_z.jpg
Still frogs on the floor, but not nearly as many as there were before!
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7892/33343551068_460ee453bb_z.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7876/46304647215_9d53509017_z.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7909/33343550708_8de0cc9f19_z.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7853/47166963802_b6b8644de3_z.jpg
Ophelia changed out her work clothes, into her workout clothes and hopped on the treadmill (her first owned piece of exercise equipment!) autonomously:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7920/47219100981_86fe1c6822_z.jpg
Pictures of Felicia's room were done in the evening, because once she was home from gathering, I had them immediately leave for the gym:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7873/46495574294_eecbb9021a_z.jpg (pardon the sad expression - her bladder was starting to make her uncomfortable)
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7910/46495573844_74efd48c11_z.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7901/47219103861_25594420fb_z.jpg
So much better and less cramped now! New kitchen appliances are next on the upgrade list. Maybe as they move from Autumn into Winter.
When they arrived at the gym, I put something into play that I'd been observing with Felicia. She'd actually gained Fitness skill faster on her own, than Ophelia did being mentored and trained. Remember, I never instructed Felicia to get on the equipment during Ophelia's week, and yet in one week she went from level 2 Fitness to level 4 - she'd gained the first level during the first week of Ophelia being in control. So, into the gym they went, and that was the last controlling I did of either of them while they were there.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7922/33343550188_1a9538ab5d_z.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7914/47166960682_ba026d1de2_m.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7898/46495586294_6845e2f56c_m.jpg
They also stopped to chat with others, take a shower, use the toilet, and then went back to working out. I think this might be my new favorite way of having them exercise. It seems like they skill up faster - except possibly faster with the autonomous mentoring when one of the Gym Trainers are there - than they do when instructed to do a full workout!
Monday, when Ophelia arrived home, she proceeded to spend the next two hours in front of the house just standing there, observing the world go by. Occasionally she would talk to someone, but she wouldn't go inside. Finally when Felicia got home and walked in the house, Ophelia followed. I guess none of her needs were enough to push her to go inside, but wow is that obnoxious!
I had Felicia 'Step Into the Spotlight' because of a glitch that happens in the game. If you start out with Not Being in the Spotlight (whether just your active family, or the whole world) and then accept a chance card and do the action (as opposed to the do nothing action) it causes the game to return a Last Exception and it'll show up *every* time you go into the game. I don't know what other effect it has, other than being really annoying until you figure out (or get help figuring out) what's causing it. So, the way to fix that is to step back into the spotlight and then either do the +Fame actions and accept the celebrity that comes with it or don't do those actions and that way you're not gaining celebrity. Well, in order to publish your books (and she has the Best Selling Author aspiration, so she *must* publish), you gain fame. So our favorite author is now on her way up the Fame ladder. We'll see what happens to Felicia's fame when it's Ophelia's week.
The timing of that was perfect, because I did it Tuesday morning, and she got a promotion Tuesday afternoon - Level 6 means choosing a path in the Writing career. She chose the Author path, which means she's now a Short Story Writer.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7873/47195565832_db3044d7eb_c.jpg
The rest of the week passed fairly quietly. Ophelia seems to love having a treadmill in her room. She'll read a little, watch a little tv, and then jump on the treadmill for a bit. It'll be interesting to see what she does when she has the weight bench.
Felicia spent plenty of time writing (wish that was an autonomous action, as well) and taking them to the gym.
Friday night rolled around, and it was time for the Spice Festival! Since they've become such good friends, and Felicia actually knows Marcus - mostly from around the gym but also from the Night on the Town so he is on her list of people to invite - it seemed like a good time to have them do another group thing. I lost track of Ophelia and Marcus, though at one point I did catch them when they sat at the table next to Felicia and Maximiliano:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7830/33371834178_ac2c7e19e1_z.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7892/40282627153_05fa798d50_z.jpg
Dominic Fyres looks less than pleased to be seen at an event wearing the same Cold Weather clothes as someone else. :lol:
A kiss before it's time to leave the Spice Festival:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7815/33371835148_ba71104a27_c.jpg
Saturday was pretty much the same as the other days, so we'll end with the standings.
Standings at the end of Week 5:
Funds: §15334, Felicia vault §5519, Ophelia vault §2711
Promotions: Felicia promoted to Level 6, chose Author path - she's now a Short Story Writer (which is funny, since that's mostly what she wrote to level up Writing), also went from no fame at all to now being a 2 star Celebrity. Ophelia promoted to Level 6 - Professional Bodybuilder.
Aspirations: Felicia achieved milestone 3 of Curator, and needs to write just a few more books to finish milestone 3 of Bestselling Writer
Felicia was off Sunday, and I had big plans for that day. After breakfast (more like brunch because she slept rather late), I sent her out to then the garden and do some gathering, because:
It was time for a renovation and remodel!
Just a reminder of the size of their kitchen, made even smaller by their growing frog collection:
There are three more frogs on the floor by the wall that runs perpendicular to Ophelia's door.
The home makeover was finished and live just before Ophelia returned home from work, so she got to be the first to see the remodel:
Still frogs on the floor, but not nearly as many as there were before!
Ophelia changed out her work clothes, into her workout clothes and hopped on the treadmill (her first owned piece of exercise equipment!) autonomously:
Pictures of Felicia's room were done in the evening, because once she was home from gathering, I had them immediately leave for the gym:
So much better and less cramped now! New kitchen appliances are next on the upgrade list. Maybe as they move from Autumn into Winter.
When they arrived at the gym, I put something into play that I'd been observing with Felicia. She'd actually gained Fitness skill faster on her own, than Ophelia did being mentored and trained. Remember, I never instructed Felicia to get on the equipment during Ophelia's week, and yet in one week she went from level 2 Fitness to level 4 - she'd gained the first level during the first week of Ophelia being in control. So, into the gym they went, and that was the last controlling I did of either of them while they were there.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7914/47166960682_ba026d1de2_m.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7898/46495586294_6845e2f56c_m.jpg
They also stopped to chat with others, take a shower, use the toilet, and then went back to working out. I think this might be my new favorite way of having them exercise. It seems like they skill up faster - except possibly faster with the autonomous mentoring when one of the Gym Trainers are there - than they do when instructed to do a full workout!
Monday, when Ophelia arrived home, she proceeded to spend the next two hours in front of the house just standing there, observing the world go by. Occasionally she would talk to someone, but she wouldn't go inside. Finally when Felicia got home and walked in the house, Ophelia followed. I guess none of her needs were enough to push her to go inside, but wow is that obnoxious!
I had Felicia 'Step Into the Spotlight' because of a glitch that happens in the game. If you start out with Not Being in the Spotlight (whether just your active family, or the whole world) and then accept a chance card and do the action (as opposed to the do nothing action) it causes the game to return a Last Exception and it'll show up *every* time you go into the game. I don't know what other effect it has, other than being really annoying until you figure out (or get help figuring out) what's causing it. So, the way to fix that is to step back into the spotlight and then either do the +Fame actions and accept the celebrity that comes with it or don't do those actions and that way you're not gaining celebrity. Well, in order to publish your books (and she has the Best Selling Author aspiration, so she *must* publish), you gain fame. So our favorite author is now on her way up the Fame ladder. We'll see what happens to Felicia's fame when it's Ophelia's week.
The timing of that was perfect, because I did it Tuesday morning, and she got a promotion Tuesday afternoon - Level 6 means choosing a path in the Writing career. She chose the Author path, which means she's now a Short Story Writer.
The rest of the week passed fairly quietly. Ophelia seems to love having a treadmill in her room. She'll read a little, watch a little tv, and then jump on the treadmill for a bit. It'll be interesting to see what she does when she has the weight bench.
Felicia spent plenty of time writing (wish that was an autonomous action, as well) and taking them to the gym.
Friday night rolled around, and it was time for the Spice Festival! Since they've become such good friends, and Felicia actually knows Marcus - mostly from around the gym but also from the Night on the Town so he is on her list of people to invite - it seemed like a good time to have them do another group thing. I lost track of Ophelia and Marcus, though at one point I did catch them when they sat at the table next to Felicia and Maximiliano:
Dominic Fyres looks less than pleased to be seen at an event wearing the same Cold Weather clothes as someone else. :lol:
A kiss before it's time to leave the Spice Festival:
Saturday was pretty much the same as the other days, so we'll end with the standings.
Standings at the end of Week 5:
Funds: §15334, Felicia vault §5519, Ophelia vault §2711
Promotions: Felicia promoted to Level 6, chose Author path - she's now a Short Story Writer (which is funny, since that's mostly what she wrote to level up Writing), also went from no fame at all to now being a 2 star Celebrity. Ophelia promoted to Level 6 - Professional Bodybuilder.
Aspirations: Felicia achieved milestone 3 of Curator, and needs to write just a few more books to finish milestone 3 of Bestselling Writer
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