Thank you, ladies. Remember, there are no restrictions as far as build mode goes. So you can actually do a lot with the items available there, repurpose them to fit your needs, and with being able to buy items at the kiosk in Granite Falls means you really don't have to do without that much. Plus, once you have your Sim get Connections, you can wind up with a bed, kitchen counters, a desk and computer and chair, and so much more. So if you have the cash, which you get from folks moving in AND Connections, you can build whatever kind of fab house you want. It just seems hard because we are so spoiled with buy mode. I admit, I miss being able to buy all the goodies I love but a decent house is doable. Try it, I'll bet you come up with even more ways to acquire goodies.
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Ahhhh, the tangy aroma of sweaty socks and sweaty bodies! The must and musk of an interior too closed in to be totally healthy, all blended with the zest of the chlorine from the pool. What could be better than another day at the gym? Our olfactory glands either shut down entirely or revel in the funk. For our intrepid Dynastics, it's just another club meeting and another day to skill, socialize and get healthy.
"Don't look now Kieran but isn't that Grim coming this way? No. Don't look. Yep, it's Grim. All well with you?"
"Oh sure. Grim and I are old buddies. Hey, Grimmie! How's it goin'?"
"Hey, yourself Kieran. Say, you're not flirting with the local hottie are you? I don't have to have a talk with Dina, now do I?""Heh, heh, heh. Funny guy. No, I was just telling Maalke here about our boy Venkat and how he's been checkin' her out. Seems like he wants to hook up with her but too shy to speak up."
"What is it with newly wed guys always playing match maker? Just step back and let nature take it's course. Although, I must say, he really is a catch Maalke."A few minutes later........
"Errrr, hello. Uh, my name is Venkat. New here. Saw you working out. Pretty cool."
"Hello. Maalke's the name. Yeah? You saw me? I've kind of been seeing you too. Well, gotta go. Later maybe?"
"Uh, yeah. Later."
Grim sotto voce:
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"Dina, honey.....I don't want you to take this the wrong way.....but are you sure you've been working out to your maximum limit? You seem to......er.....put on a tiny bit of weight. Just sayin'."
"Kieran, you idiot! I'm pregnant remember? Of course I'm putting on weight."
"Well, gee hon. You could'a told me you know."
"Erm, maybe I should give you two a minute? Go find Eliza?"
"No, it's ok Bob. He can't help it. I tried to tell him but we got busy with the house tour and I don't think he heard."
"Hey, man! Congrats! Liz and I never did have any kids. Guess we're just too busy, plus, not being a Watched Sim kind of holds us back."
"So we're really preggers? Really hon? "
"Yes, Kieran, really, really preggers."
"Would you like to feel my tummy? He might kick and say hello. Or she. Or both."
"Both?"
"Well, you never know. I think it's a girl. I really want it to be a girl for the first one."
"FIRST one? (uh, oh, I'm in trouble)"
"Just come say hello, you silly man."
"Hey there, tummy bump. So how are things with you? Bein' good for your Mommy? HE KICKED! This is wonderful, Dina. I'm so over the moon right now."
"So, you up for a bit of fishing? I thought I'd check out that story about a tree that takes you to a really cool place."
"You go ahead. I've got to visit the loo again. Even rallying the troops doesn't help that much with this. Not when you're pregnant."
A little later we find our hero poking his nose where it probably shouldn't be. Who knows what might be in there? Pretty creepy that a tree just splits open like that.
"Whoa, Tree. This is way cool. I mean, I love your leaves and roots and all but this is far out. Who knew you could do this? Mind if I step in?"
With a groaning, creaking voice, the tree opened even wider. After following a creek down stream, Kieran stood in awe in the midst of a sparkling, pink tinged glade. Fairy lights were everywhere and the most beautiful flowers scented the air with a heavenly perfume. Turning around and around he saw plants just beginning to emerge from the soil, and the most wondrous, rainbow blessed waterfall he'd ever seen. It was a heady experience, exhilarating, yet peacefully tranquil at the same time.
"Dina's gonna love it here. It's so.....so.....pink."
Contacting his available friends, Kieran and the gang lost no time at all tossing a line into that welcoming pond. He just knew there would be fish in there he'd never caught before. What a great place for everyone to level up a bit in their fishing skill! Even if there weren't any angel fish, it was still a great place to be.
Reluctantly the gang had to leave. It was time for Dina to go off to work and Don would soon have to follow. The three guys, Don, Kieran and Austin, headed toward the Community Garden for a quick check in with the glow fruit lady. Kieran passed off the 20 fruit he had gathered.
"So, if you bring me more all of them perfect, I'll have something even nicer for you. Ok?"
"Ok, but no guarantees ours will be at that stage in time. We'll give it a shot though, and thanks for the fertilizer. That's sure to help."
Much later that night, it seemed romance was once again in the air. Dina and Kieran had already gone home but back at the gym Austin was trying his hand at his second job.
"Ok, so here's my number."
"Thanks. Uh, so you're single, right? You know I find you very attractive."
"Mmhmm. Attractive. Yeah. Well, you too big guy. You do know I'm a trainer here, right? Maybe we could get together and work out some?"
"I really had something else in mind. Like this..........."
Alas and alack that was going to be as far as Austin got that night. Maybe it was his technique, (or lack thereof), or maybe it was just because the tent was currently "busy".
Yes, our boy Don was at it again. For someone with serious commitment issues he still was able to woo and win the ladies. Maybe it was the lure of the challenge, trying to snag him and get him to walk down the aisle. Maybe it was HIS technique.
Once again, he reigned successful. Either that was the fastest bout of morning sickness ever, or Yuki was realizing what a huge mistake she had made.
Our baffled boy walked off, ready to try his skill with yet one more maiden before the night was done, while poor Yuki walked off disconsonantly to find her sister to tell her the news. And she was such a sweet young thing too. Life was going to be dramatically different for her now.
"Another strawberry hon?"
"Shut up and read your book. I swear, I'm never doing this again."
As night draws to a close, so does our story. At least for now.
