Yet another scenario gameplay thread
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When Tamara invited Daneel over, he arrived angry at the lot, what suited me well to advance the plot:
https://abload.de/img/21.11.21_21-17-21t4jfj.png
Say what you want about Daneel, but as a Phillips he is loyal. When he heard that Emma’s diary was missing, he immediately went to look for it and he had some choice threats for Tammy in case she might have read the diary.
From her reaction to simply seeing him, Daneel deduced that Tamara had indeed read it all, and that caused him to pause. Here was a stranger who knew most of the Cahill/Phillips/Reed dirty laundry. First and foremost how he had tried to threaten George into selling him the junkyard for an apple and an egg in 2032, using young Erwin as leverage. And also his affair with Emma's mother, only she hadn't really dated Daneel, but his memories of Caroline's late husband. It was complicated.
https://abload.de/img/21.11.21_21-18-03mnj7j.png
But if you phrased it a little differently, then here was an outsider who could look at the Cahill/Phillips/Reed troubles objectively.
In the spur of the moment, Daneel grabbed Tamara and dragged her outside.
“Okay, here’s the deal: For putting your nose in things that do not concern you in the least, I’ll make you listen to MORE of that stuff! If that won’t help me solve my romance problem, then I don’t know what will.”
“Romance problem?” Tamara stammered. “I thought you and Caroline had let go of that unhealthy obsession!”
“Oh, that! Yeah, I guess so... Oh, what gives! It probably won’t ever really end! But there are two sweet and innocent girls in my life now that Emma probably didn’t write about. I better tell you from the beginning...”
https://abload.de/img/21.11.21_21-18-04gfk8f.png
A look at Daneel's romances. His ill-fated first romance with Caroline Phillips was covered in Junkyardstory. After it ended, Daneel grew closer to Siobhan Fyres, but fun as they were for both, their dates never went anywhere deeper. Only recently did Daneel meet Chika Tachibana at a party (none of Tammy's). I was playing an altogether different sim, but noticed these two flirt in the background. Their romance bar is almost gone by now, though.
But in any case I have way too many potential partners for Siobhan, so if Daneel found love elsewhere that would help immensely.
https://abload.de/img/21.11.21_21-23-33tvk34.png
There was something about “Tammy”, that made people want to open up to her. In Daneel’s case, he didn’t even have to say anything. The woman had already noticed that he and Chika Tachibana were quite close.
“So should my next party be a wedding?” she joked.
Daneel: “Two weddings... except one cannot be the groom in two of those.”
Tamara: “Oh, so there is another one?”
Daneel: “Sort of. There’s Chika Tachibana and then there’s Siobhan Fyres, and they... see, they are pretty much the same. I can talk to them about the same things, take them to the same events... only when I go with Chika, we both have to save up beforehand and book a couple of tiers lower than when I’m with Siobhan.”
https://abload.de/img/21.11.21_21-26-04h1k2n.png
Tamara: “Seems to me you already have decided.”
Daneel: “Ey?
Tamara: “You obviously love Chika, but your head tells you that Siobhan is the better catch. And so you stall indefinitely, unable to ditch your loved one, but also unable to violate your materialistic principles by choosing her over Siobhan.”
Daneel: “There's... merit to what you say.”
https://abload.de/img/21.11.21_21-26-05syjab.png
One “hook up” interaction later it was settled. It was still too early for wedding bells, but the lovers were finally going steady!
I said I didn't know if I'd continue playing, but you know how it is. One sais "just five minutes more" and then those become two hours. In my case the game threw me a curveball that motivated me to continue Tamara's story (and thus the scenario). Only not exactly in Detroit.
https://abload.de/img/21.11.21_21-17-21t4jfj.png
Say what you want about Daneel, but as a Phillips he is loyal. When he heard that Emma’s diary was missing, he immediately went to look for it and he had some choice threats for Tammy in case she might have read the diary.
From her reaction to simply seeing him, Daneel deduced that Tamara had indeed read it all, and that caused him to pause. Here was a stranger who knew most of the Cahill/Phillips/Reed dirty laundry. First and foremost how he had tried to threaten George into selling him the junkyard for an apple and an egg in 2032, using young Erwin as leverage. And also his affair with Emma's mother, only she hadn't really dated Daneel, but his memories of Caroline's late husband. It was complicated.
https://abload.de/img/21.11.21_21-18-03mnj7j.png
But if you phrased it a little differently, then here was an outsider who could look at the Cahill/Phillips/Reed troubles objectively.
In the spur of the moment, Daneel grabbed Tamara and dragged her outside.
“Okay, here’s the deal: For putting your nose in things that do not concern you in the least, I’ll make you listen to MORE of that stuff! If that won’t help me solve my romance problem, then I don’t know what will.”
“Romance problem?” Tamara stammered. “I thought you and Caroline had let go of that unhealthy obsession!”
“Oh, that! Yeah, I guess so... Oh, what gives! It probably won’t ever really end! But there are two sweet and innocent girls in my life now that Emma probably didn’t write about. I better tell you from the beginning...”
https://abload.de/img/21.11.21_21-18-04gfk8f.png
A look at Daneel's romances. His ill-fated first romance with Caroline Phillips was covered in Junkyardstory. After it ended, Daneel grew closer to Siobhan Fyres, but fun as they were for both, their dates never went anywhere deeper. Only recently did Daneel meet Chika Tachibana at a party (none of Tammy's). I was playing an altogether different sim, but noticed these two flirt in the background. Their romance bar is almost gone by now, though.
But in any case I have way too many potential partners for Siobhan, so if Daneel found love elsewhere that would help immensely.
https://abload.de/img/21.11.21_21-23-33tvk34.png
There was something about “Tammy”, that made people want to open up to her. In Daneel’s case, he didn’t even have to say anything. The woman had already noticed that he and Chika Tachibana were quite close.
“So should my next party be a wedding?” she joked.
Daneel: “Two weddings... except one cannot be the groom in two of those.”
Tamara: “Oh, so there is another one?”
Daneel: “Sort of. There’s Chika Tachibana and then there’s Siobhan Fyres, and they... see, they are pretty much the same. I can talk to them about the same things, take them to the same events... only when I go with Chika, we both have to save up beforehand and book a couple of tiers lower than when I’m with Siobhan.”
https://abload.de/img/21.11.21_21-26-04h1k2n.png
Tamara: “Seems to me you already have decided.”
Daneel: “Ey?
Tamara: “You obviously love Chika, but your head tells you that Siobhan is the better catch. And so you stall indefinitely, unable to ditch your loved one, but also unable to violate your materialistic principles by choosing her over Siobhan.”
Daneel: “There's... merit to what you say.”
https://abload.de/img/21.11.21_21-26-05syjab.png
One “hook up” interaction later it was settled. It was still too early for wedding bells, but the lovers were finally going steady!
I said I didn't know if I'd continue playing, but you know how it is. One sais "just five minutes more" and then those become two hours. In my case the game threw me a curveball that motivated me to continue Tamara's story (and thus the scenario). Only not exactly in Detroit.
