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moppy14w
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8 years ago

Oh Hell; I didn’t ask you to do that! (But What Next?)

I have a Blog/Story for my version of the Pancakes.
Bob and Eliza currently have a young (toddler) daughter named Ainsley.

The idea was to let whims and autonomy dictate the course of the story and the troubled marriage. (That’s even how Ainsley was born).
Suddenly I’m not entirely sure. At the same time, to force/direct things goes against my intended style of gameplay. I’m torn.


What happened was the same old story; Eliza got invited out to the romance festival to drink tea with Gunther Munch from Avant Gardes (of which she is a member).
Leave them alone for literally ONE SECOND :s to tend to Ainsley and Bob (whom I’d bought along) and Gunther and Eliza are flirting (lightly) with each other.
No whims, Eliza wants to wants to watch Romantic TV instead. Bob had a ridgeport, not Sakura Tea, so he is not flirty.
Once I saw the hand kissing and rose exchanging going on, I sent Eliza to the romance guru for a quick bit of fun advice and then sent them all home. And by all, I mean Gunther came along.
As an aside, the guru gave Eliza a bleak “That’s interesting, don’t make any plans” bleak kind of forecast as regards her “current relationship” and I guess romantic future in general.

SO, how things stand is this. Gunther and Eliza have a rather weak Romantic Interest. I can consider that the game has “spoken” and let things take whatever course they may. Alternately I can clamp down on the affair before it begins. Perhaps keep Gunther strictly away from the family until things settle down.



What would you do?

Oh, and Eliza has this interesting looking “Gush about partner” interaction. I notice that it is classified “Friendly” but I wonder what would happen if she started gushing about Bob right now? (At the same time, I don’t think gushing about Bob fits with the characters as I have added to/written/envisaged them)

8 Replies

  • I would let Gunther and Eliza's relationship grow and see where that takes you. If Eliza keeps pumping out whims to be romantic with someone why not experiment with Gunther a little?
  • I would keep Gunther away from the family, personally. (But I am not the type who usually dabbles in affairs, it would certainly bring more drama to your story, though, if that's what you want!) But it sounds like you don't want the affair. Since you're letting whims dictate your play and if Eliza got a whim to talk to or chat with Gunther, then I'd invite him over and let things to take their course, but since she hasn't had any romantic whims for him, I'd play the way you would prefer (monogamous), until the whim dictates otherwise?

    Unless you would prefer to let autonomy dictate your play as well, in which case, you should let it happen.
  • Thanks @zefron and kenow.

    @kenow, you’ve summed up my delima in your own words, which is awesome. I am definately not the type to condone affairs, even among my Sims... and then the whims say otherwise.

    Or in this case; the in-game invitations.
    Gunther stayed around (after the romance festival) for a brief while/chat and then it was 11 o’clock and I sent him home.
    The next Sim day, he came around to celebrate Eliza’s birthday (to adult), which also happened to be Ainsley’s birthday (to child) too. Party didn’t actually go that well, only got bronze, but I think that was mainly due to a slightly laggy game. It certainly wasn’t due to any drama.

    But the following morning; Gunther has ‘rung’ Eliza, claiming that “He can’t get her out of his mind” and inviting her on a breakfast date to Chez Llama. D’Oh.
  • I don't know I'm good with drama in light or larger doses and I'm good with a sweet happy family, one save I had to let go something similar happened but it was with Bob, Don was getting frisky at guy's night at the bar I think it was. I made Bob go home got that same call the next morning and cut him out of their lives. Then in another save I let Eliza enjoy her time with an alien she met and in the end, he won over Bob both times worked out in my view I'd say flip a coin and go with whatever wins.
  • Is it terrible that I would nip it in the bud because of how Gunther looks?
    Although I gotta say it would be interesting if they have their own chemisty also.. hmm...
    Whenever I play Eliza and Bob though he's pretty autonomously affectionate with her. I'd probably give Gunther the let's be friends talk I think..
  • @RedDestiny92 Gotta say, those situations (Don and the alien) sound worse! Funny in some ways, but I would be even more hesitant to work it into my ‘offical’ story.


    "Hermitgirl;c-16632824" wrote:
    Is it terrible that I would plum it in the bud because of how Gunther looks?


    Yeah, he has very questionable fashion sense. Also, the name (no offence to any real life Gunthers).


    "Hermitgirl;c-16632824“ wrote:
    Although I gotta say it would be interesting if they have their own chemisty also.. hmm...
    Whenever I play Eliza and Bob though he's pretty autonomously affectionate with her. I'd probably give Gunther the let's be friends talk I think..


    Funny thing about ‘chemistry’. Any other Sims; I have no problem. My version of Bob and Eliza just don’t really click.
    Seriously, the ignore each other so bad.
    The try for baby whim that resulted in Ainsley was so out of the blue.

    Conversely, it was really only one little second I left Eliza and Gunther alone and it was totally autonomous.

    They went on their breakfast date, but it was pretty tame and he still may get “ask to just be friends.”
  • I would let Eliza have both. Sorry, I go by no ethics when I play The Sims.
  • Don was the most awkward one they were good friends, then I think it the EAPA the one that looks like a frosted mug or whatever and boom, flirty.

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