Chapter Forty Five
Glad to see you're sticking with the exercise.Kell: Well it's not like I've got much else to do.
You mean other than spend hours making drinks that you never actually drink?Kell: Hey, all those drinks are just practice. You'd be surprised by how handy being able to make a fancy drink is in the field.
Sup Kett.Kett: Sup Watcher.
Na much. Working on learning the piano?Kett: Well... I figured that I work with computers every day, and piano's have keys as well... how different could they be?
And?Kett: As it turns out, typing ability's do not a piano virtuoso make.
Heh. Maybe ask your daughter for some help, she needs to mentor someone to finish her aspiration anyways.
Nirian: Dad, you have to use more than 2 fingers... And you need to learn where the notes are.
Kett: Aren't there only 7 notes? Why are there so many keys?
Nirian: No... well yes... but there's B Flat and C Sharp, such like that... and there's different octaves of each as well.
Kett: Well that's not confusing at all.
Nirian: Uh huh. So what's the right operating system to run on a PC?
Kett: Well that depends... I mean Linux is free and is highly customizable, but most Sims use Windows just because it's what they've grown up with... I suppose someone like you might like OSX, since you can do a bunch of creative stuff with it, but... oh. I see what you did there.
Nirian: It's just that you're not used to it yet, after you pick it up it'll seem like second nature.
Another round of ambrosia, eh guys? Say, isn't Ray supposed to be on the same schedule for that stuff as you?Nick: Yeah, he said he wanted to work on his painting so he could finish before work.
Oh there you are. Hey you're not going to have time to finish both the painting and the ambrosia before you go to work, so you'd better focus on chowing down rather than painting... While you can finish the painting later, if you don't eat the ambrosia there's a good possibility you won't get back to it.Ray: Well, thanks for that great pep talk, gotta say it's great to think that I might not live through work if I don't finish my food.
Erm... sorry. Speaking of work, you mind if I come along today?Ray: I suppose. Whats the occasion?
Well... truthfully, the neighborhood has been feeling a little thin lately and I'd like to meet some new Sims.
Ray: Hm... looks like someone's been vandalizing houses in the northern district. Better get on that.
You're still doing field work?Ray: Sometimes. Normally I'm working on paperwork all day, but it's been slow recently, and besides, you said you wanted to meet some new Sims. We haven't hired many new policeman recently, so if you want to meet new Sims then I'm solving cases.
Oh. Well thanks.Ray: I'm looking forward to it, it's been a while since I've had a good case.
Wow... whoever vandalized this place sure was thorough. Are those... pictures of gnomes?Ray: Yeah, looks like the Sim that did this is a gnome fan.
Ray: So Watcher, I'm curious... normally you could care less about the Sims around town, why make the effort to meet them now?
Erm... do you want the truth, or a good sounding lie?Ray: I'd prefer the truth, though obviously I can't force you to tell me.
I'm looking for a spouse for Nirian. I'd like to make it so she at least has some good choices when she gets to the right age, and right now all the guys around town are either ugly as sin, elders, or have terrible personalities. And even the ones with terrible personalities are ugly.Ray: You're spouse shopping? Do you do that for all of us?
Um... a little. I didn't have to do much hunting for any of the generations before Nirian, before that there was a good amount of Sims in town and so the guys and you had plenty of choice... recently though a lot of the Sims have been leaving town, and I'd rather Nirian not get stuck with someone she wouldn't like.
Ray: I'm not sure how I feel about this Watcher.
Well first off, too bad you don't have much say in the matter...
But to be a bit less of a jerk, let me say this. Did you love Zara?Ray: Yes, of course. With all my heart.
I found her for you. My goal in searching for a spouse is not to find one that I like, but one that you or in this case Nirian will like.
Ray: Hmph. Well it still seems a little odd that you're looking for a spouse for her while she's still a teen... but I suppose you've done well enough by me and my son that I trust you.
Even when you were so against Myra at first.Ray: Point. Though I had legitimate reasons. Now if you'll excuse me, I have an arrest to make...
Ray: Hello there young lady!
Bella: Oh, hello officer!
Ray: It's a beautiful day out, isn't it? And you yourself are looking quite nice.
Bella: Why thank you.
Ray: Doesn't days like today make you think that maybe we really can make world peace happen?
Bella: Ugh, not really, I think anyone that believes in world peace is just a stupid optimist. Take what you need and live for yourself only I say.
Ray: Aha, you ARE evil! You're coming down to the station with me to discuss some of your extracurricular activities.
Bella: What? I don't know what you're talking about!
Ray: Well whether or not you know about it will be determined at the station. Hands in front.
Bella: Listen Officer, I don't even know why I'm here. I was at my house all weekend doing homework.
Ray: You mean other than when you were at the park.
Bella: Well... yeah of course.
Ray: Where were you on the night of the fifth!?! TELL ME!
Bella: I spent the night at the park... And why is it always the fifth?
Uh... Ray, there's an afterimage of some wire cutters on the table... why is that?Ray: Oh, those are just for for when we have some reticent criminals, they don't get used unless the interrogation is going poorly. So Bella, when I ask you where you were, are you going to lie again?
Bella: Oh please don't get out the tools! I swear I never went to the Osfields house!
Ray: Hm... I might be more inclined to believe you if I'd ever actually told you where the crime took place. How exactly did you know?
Bella: Oh, I'm so sorry, I did it.
Ray: Well then it looks like you're spending the night here.
Ray: I'll call your parents and let them know where you are. Officer John will be by shortly to take a full testimony.
