@xaenyth @flauschtrud @Belalucina
1301 - SURPRISES - THURSDAY - DAY 5
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The next day at the De Baskerville Cottage, Reginald was anxious to give Colette her wedding gift. He had actually procured 2 bottles of nectar from the barkeep at the Gnome's Arms Pub. One strawberry and one apple nectar. Both were not aged.
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Colette was so thrilled with her gift, that she autonomously gave Reginald a red rose. What a wonderful way to start the morning together.
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Thaddeus was up before Isabelle and was sitting at the table waiting for her. When she entered the room, Thaddeus got up and gave her a wedding gift. He had been fortunate to be able to obtain a small loom from Mable Turner. (The small decor loom does not fit in inventory, so Thaddeus made a flirty sculpture on his woodworking table and gifted that to her.)
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And when Isabelle opened the gift, her expression was worth it. She was so happy that she, in turn, autonomously gave Thaddeus a rose. Dang! Thaddeus is still in a flirty mood, even hours after the wedding.
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Note: I thought this was a cute moodlet that Thaddeus had, and I had never seen it before. From those wild dance moves he did with Isabelle!
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At the Fletcher Farm, William was up early waiting for a special delivery. After his shopping excursion with Colette, he had gone to the Knights' Stronghold, and purchased one of the rescue horses as a surprise wedding gift for Francesca. And it was supposed to arrive today. He paced back and forth looking up the road, but no hackney driver was in sight.
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He decided to head inside and was surprised to see that Francesca was awake.
William smiled at her and said good morning and then handed her a gift box, "It's my wedding gift to you, my love..."
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When Francesca opened the gift, inside was a carved wooden horse. For a moment she just stared at it, thinking it was the most wonderful gift ever. Then she autonomously gave William a rose.
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William: "That's not all, Francesca, your real gift will be arriving sometime today..." he said and stopped in mid-sentence, hearing some whistles and horse whinnies coming from outside.
He grabbed Francesca's hand, "Come on! It's here!", he said running outside with her. And there, in front of the house, was a horse.
Francesca: "It's a horse! Whose horse is it? Is it yours? I didn't know the farm had a horse!"
William looked at her and smiled, "Well, the farm didn't have a horse until now. It's your real wedding gift, Francesca. I bought it at the Knight's Stronghold. It's a rescue horse...a mare...and her name is Buttercup..."
Francesca: "Buttercup? How is that possible?"
William: "Your sister Colette told me you had always wanted a horse, and if you had one, you would have called her Buttercup..."
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Francesca: "Oh William!" is all she said before she threw her arms around William and kissed him.
When they parted, William laughed, "I should get you these types of gifts more often if this is the thanks I will receive..."
William explained that he also got her a saddle and there were some horse care items that the knights had given him...mainly a brush and a hoof pick to clean their hooves.
Francesca started talking to the horse right away. She decided she wanted to go for a ride, and William helped her strap the saddle on. And she was up! Sitting proudly in the saddle.
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But then Buttercup decided that she didn't want Francesca on her. and bucked Francesca off.
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William rushed over, "Francesca, are you alright? Did you hurt yourself?"
Francesca groaned, "Yeah, I'm fine. I will just have to talk to Buttercup and ask her if she could behave a bit when I try to mount her..."
William nodded his head.
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Second attempt, and this time Buttercup behaved. Francesca told William that she would go on a short ride with Buttercup. William blew her a kiss and told her to be careful, and if she wasn't back by the time the sun was high in the sky, he would go searching for her.
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In the meantime, William's brothers and their new wives had been invited over. Gwendolyn and Ian had some wedding gifts for everyone. Gwendolyn had baked a wonderful loaf of milk bread and gave one each to Isabelle and Colette. She would give Francesca her gift later.
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And Ian had bought some oversize crop seeds at the market, which he gifted to Reginald, Thaddeus and William.
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They stayed for a while and chatted. Whoa! Look at that Thaddeus giving Isabelle an autonomous passionate kiss in front of everyone. These two are so in love.
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Francesca returned safely from her ride and brought Buttercup over to the horse shelter.
William went over to speak with her, "Did you have a good ride, Francesca?" he asked and suddenly noticed how tired she looked.
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Francesca: "Yes...oh yes, William...it was so much fun. I'm...I'm just a little tired. I mean we really didn't get much sleep last night..." she answered gazing into his eyes.
William smiled sheepishly at her, "No...I guess we didn't did we? Well, rest assured you can sleep soundly tonight..."
They went over to chat with everyone, and William then headed into the garden to plant some of the seeds he had purchased at the market. And look at Isabelle...so nice of her to autonomously help him out.
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William then went to check on Buttercup and Colette came over to speak with him.
Colette: "William...I understand from Francesca that you bought her a horse as a wedding gift?"
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William nodded his head.
Colette: "You are good to her, William. She is lucky to have such a kind husband as you. I know you will keep her safe and not let anything happen to her. And...and I'm sorry I was so rude to you when we first met...and...I just wanted you to know that, yes, I did bake that bread..." she said as she excused herself and said that she and Reginald had to leave.
William stood there staring after her thinking, "So! It was really Colette all along who made that bread...Reginald must have said something to her...anyway, now I know..."
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Notes:
Some renovations were done. At the De Baskerville Cottage (Reginald & Colette), I had them purchase some chickens, (a hen and a rooster), and a cow. There was already a henhouse and cowshed on the lot. There were also 4 oversize garden plots, so they also bought some oversize seeds to plant. They both have a knitting basket in their personal inventory. I dropped their funds down to $24K simoleons, which are the starting funds for 3 sims. It doesn't really matter about what funds they have, but I just wanted to do that. The interior of their house looks very similar, but the 3 single beds have been removed (1 was moved to the sleeping shelter for Parson Bernard). The area where the nieces slept is now Reginald & Colette's bedroom; however that will change as the family grows. And Parson Bernard's sleeping area is separate from the main house.
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Next, I went to the Thatcher Farm (Thaddeus & Isabelle) and had them purchase some chickens (hen & rooster), a cow and a mini sheep. Now, I know that mini sheep were not introduced until 1780, however, we are just going to pretend that it is a regular sheep. I also had them purchase one oversize garden plot and some oversize garden seeds and plant those, and also bought a packet of herb seeds and had them plant those, too. Both Thaddeus & Isabelle have knitting baskets in their personal inventory. For this lot, I built a blacksmith shop for Thaddeus. Their funds were dropped down to $22,000 simoleons.
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For the Fletcher Farm, the three single beds were removed in the main house. A small sleeping shelter was built for Ian and Gwendolyn. A barn was removed and a horse shelter put up. The funds were then dropped down to $2,500 simoleons. This is the amount of the dowry that Parson Bernard had to pay per niece to the Fletcher family. In the rules, when an heir marries, this is the amount they receive. I know the rules also state that when you start, your funds are 0 simoleons; however, I decided to go with the $2,500 simoleons to start. With these funds, they purchased a cow (Eda) for $400 simoleons, a hen and rooster, a rescue horse as a wedding gift to Francesca, and 4 oversize garden plots, and 4 oversize seeds. William will craft some planters. He also purchased 1 packet each of starter vegetables, starter flowers, starter herbs and starter fruits, and planted the ones for spring. I have the Off-the-Grid, Simple Living, Wild Grasses and Wild Foxes lot traits on. I have never played with the Simple Living lot trait, so we shall see how it goes.
I find that Ian and Gwendolyn, who I am not playing, but who are living in the house, autonomously do cross-stitch, so that costs simoleons everytime they do that, and Ian is also drawn to the woodworking table. I am thinking that once all the babies are born, and the rolls are done, I will move them in with Thaddeus & Isabelle, or move them to their own place in town. Not sure what to do here as yet.
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