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Re: Sanada Apocalypse: Dearth in a Dusty Dystopia (New - Apr 24)
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Week 4, Day 22: Promise Rings Left Behind

Day 22 (Sun)

Summer: After staying up late to remodel the kitchen and celebrate Kenta’s birthday, Satoru woke up feeling unwell this morning.
We’d been so excited about being able to drink orange juice out of the fridge when sick, but then remembered that all drinks are banned due to pervasive radiation (Mixologist).
Satoru: Next, I thought of just ordering medicine, but that’s also banned (Journalist).

Erika: And what about me? I’m feeling doubly uncomfortable! Not only do I have a sore back from that cheap bad but I’m suffering from Bad Aftertaste from eating Mom’s poorly-made food.
Summer: (pretends she didn’t hear that and goes back to bed)
Erika: Drago, everyone else went to bed and nobody cares about me except you!
You are, like, my most favorite dragon in the whole wide world!!!
But I’m really sorry, Drago...you can never be my best friend…


That’s because I already have a best friend! His name is Paolo and he’s from Rio de Janeiro.
What? You think he’s too old for me? Don’t you know that, where loves goes, age doesn’t matter?
How old are you, Drago? Hmmmm?


Anyway, he’s the man I want to marry!
Sshhh, don’t tell the ‘rents! Dad will hit the roof if he hears I have a crush on an older man! Hehe.
Sometimes, when they’re not home, Paolo comes over to see me.
We’re best friends, after all. And you do remember that I’ll become a teenager on Tuesday!
No, silly! Chilling with him in my pjs is definitely not inappropriate! Lol, my whole body’s covered from my neck down, except for my hands, for goodness sake!


Kats: I wake up and find the fabulous Yuki Behr playing chess outside my bedroom.
Apparently, she’s a good friend of my little sister, Erika, and came to visit.
Forgetting that I’m in my sleepwear, I eagerly begin mentoring her in Logic.
W: Sport, your dad can pull off flitting around in his sleepwear, but you need to work out a little more. Change to your everyday outfit, dear.
Kats: Oh right, I’m just so excited to see her now that we’re both the same age!


Kats: I’ve had the biggest crush on Yuki ever since grade school! When she and Erika became good friends, I was too shy to even say hello!
Watchette, thanks so much for making me start leveling charisma early!
W: She seems to like you, too, Kats!


Kats: I gather my courage and ask her for a First Kiss.  Yowza!
When she kisses me back so sweetly, I ask her to be my girlfriend. And she says yes!



Kats: When I ask her, she agrees to exchange promise rings and I’m in seventh heaven!
We are so destined to be together! I can barely contain my joy!
Yuki: It's so cool that we're promised! Now we can relax and not try so hard to impress each other, you know?
Would ou mentor me in Logic some more, love bug? I have, like, zero skills!
Kats: Yeah, let’s go upstairs.


Satoru: Yuki’s older sister, Candy, is an old friend of my younger sister Aya from high school.
She drops by and says she’d like to talk with me privately.

Candy: Long time, no see, Satoru. I’m sorry to stop in so suddenly like this, but I have a huge favor to ask.
Satoru: Sure, anything for a friend of Aya’s.  How can I help out?
Candy: Well, I’ve been offered a four-month DJ’ing gig at a super popular club called TAO Nighclub out in the city of Las Vegas.
Yuki’s still in high school, though, and doesn’t want to move so far from all of her friends.
Could she live with you until I get back?


Satoru: Well, our home is not as fancy as yours, Candy, but Yuki would be welcome to stay here!
I heard from Erika a few weeks ago that she’s good friends with Yuki already.
Erika becomes a teen in two days, so Yuki and Erika can do “teenage girl” things together.
Candy: Thanks so much, Satoru! What a relief! I know she’ll be happy and safe here with you and your family.
Satoru: No worries, Candy. Sorry, I need to rush off to work! Drop by again before you leave!
W: Although Yuki has already been visiting the household during this convo between Candy and Satoru, Yuki "officially" joins the Sanada household at this point.
Apparently, no one’s bothered to inform Satoru and Candy that his son and her younger sister have already exchanged promise rings.



Kats: Oh wow, how amazing that you live with us now!
Yuki: I know, right?
Kats: Wanna go mess around upstairs?
Yuki: Lead the way, sugar pie!
W: Erm, Kats, I realize Yuki is walking behind you and can’t see you, but would you please wipe that idiotic grin off your face anyway?


Yuki: When I first met Kats, he mentored me in Logic without changing out of his sleepwear.
But now that he’s my boyfriend, he changes into his school uniform to mess around.
Sooo quirky, I love it!
Uhh, Kats, are we in your ‘rents bed?!


Kats: After all the hearts and flying pillows, I quietly gaze on Yuki’s sleeping face.
She’s the most beautiful person, both inside and out. And she wants to be with me!
I’m the luckiest sim in the world!
W: Heeey, Kats! W'sup? I’ve never had two teens mess around before. You two are so cute together.
Kats: Noooooo, you’re ruining the moment!!! A little privacy, please?


Summer: Since it’s still Sunday, Watchette goes back into Build mode to remodel the B1 floor, creating two rooms around the monkey bars' footprint.
We think of placing two single beds in Yuki's new bedroom, but Kats’ bed on the 2nd floor can’t be moved. So Yuki gets a new double bed.
W: I know it's odd that Kats and Yuki are in the new bed already, but I need them to test whether it would fit in that narrow room.
Right now, Yuki's making a phone call to quit her teen career.
And by the way, I deeply regret having placed the monkey bars there. How stupid of me!I should have had Satoru move into a neighborhood that has a public area with both a jungle gym and monkey bars. Newcrest?

Summer: Can you see the smaller L-shaped room? That will eventually become a Focused room.


Oh, welcome home from work, Satoru!
Satoru: How’s Yuki settling in, Summer?  Whoaaa, those two got that friendly while I was away at work?
Summer: Yep, and now they’re best friends, too!
Satoru: Why’s Kats downstairs in the living room in his sleepwear?
Summer: Because he takes after his father?


W: Ah, life is good! I press Pause and go off to make a cup of coffee, exulting in my watcherly perfection as a matchmaker.
When I sit back in front of the computer, I see Yuki has a whim to use the treadmill on the B2 floor then a menu suddenly pops up, prompting me to choose a trait. Whaaat!?
And then it happens...Okaaaay, no one was expecting that…Awww, Yuki aged up to a young adult on the same day that she moved in!
  :o


While I help Yuki sign up for her new job, Kats has followed Yuki downstairs, which surprised me.
Kats: Noooo! Watchette, make it stop! Didn’t you say you disabled auto-ageing for unplayed sims?
W: Erm, I guess I must not have set it early enough or maybe I set it wrong…
Kats: So what happens now?
W: You’ll just have to be patient, Kats. When you become a young adult in 12 days, Yuki will still be a young adult, too.
You two can definitely get married and have children then!

Kats (sorrowfully): But what happens to the promise rings we exchanged? When I grow up, will she still love me?
W: Just took a peek at her relationship panel and you’re described as “Soulmates, Promised, and Best Friends.”  Looks like you’re still in the game, sport!
Kats: *breathes a huge sigh of relief and (autonomously) hugs Yuki.


W: C’mon Yuki, it’s off to plan outfits for you. Dressing you is going to be fun!

Welcome to the family, Yuki, a Day 1 young adult and our future eSport Gamer!

*whispers: Careful, Yuki! I know you two already exchanged promise rings and all, but he’s technically still a minor…




So many things happened this weekend!
And after all the excitement of Kenta’s child birthday, Satoru’s adult birthday, Kats’ teen birthday, the new kitchen, Yuki moving in, Kats and Yuki exchanging promise rings, and Yuki ageing up to a young adult, the members of the household go their respective ways in preparation for Monday.
Some finish up homework or extra credit, while others work on their daily tasks.

Well, except for a certain two who might have stayed up on the roof in denial of their age difference.






Apologia

A thousand pardons for having posted an entire chapter about a single day.
I’m a huge fan of Yuki Behr but have never had the chance to play her before.
Plus, she and Kats were just so cute together, popping so many autonymous interactions, before and after she aged up. (well, okay, I helped a little...)
As for Erika and Paolo, I'm considering a "live-out" baby daddy, just for genetic diversity...haven't decided yet. But they really like each other. *rolls eyes

Also, I might have also needed a break from the Apocalypse Challenge.  ;)
Oh and, on a separate note, Bella Goth strolled by the Sanada homestead during the day, completely unaware of the fact that Satoru is her grandson.  :D

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Just read this entire thing in one go.  I am so impressed!!  All the things you figured out and all the horrible restrictions would drive me batty.  No way I'd tackle this.  You and Jude are my heroines for sure.  Pinstar didn't just make this a challenge, he made it a horror story of what you are not allowed to do until........fill in the blank.  Roadblocks at every point.  You go girl!
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Wow, you're not wasting any time! How did you get Yuki to move in? She is just the cutest Sim ever. I hope her Loner trait doesn't stress her too much in that house full of Sims!

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Just read this entire thing in one go.  I am so impressed!!  All the things you figured out and all the horrible restrictions would drive me batty.  No way I'd tackle this.  You and Jude are my heroines for sure.  Pinstar didn't just make this a challenge, he made it a horror story of what you are not allowed to do until........fill in the blank.  Roadblocks at every point.  You go girl!

@Joria   I have to agree that this is sort of a masochistic challenge. I'm sure I won't be able to finish this but the challenge requires a different mindset than my usual gameplay, so it's kind of fun.
             Plus I love my sim family! When I fail, I'll probably play for a few more generations, then start over (having learned from all the mistakes).

Wow, you're not wasting any time! How did you get Yuki to move in? She is just the cutest Sim ever. I hope her Loner trait doesn't stress her too much in that house full of Sims!
@regikko
           I moved Yuki in by pulling a bait-and-switch, which is a no-no for our forum's IDCs and RDCs, but Pinstar didn't specifically ban it.
          Satoru invited his friend Candy to move in, but moved in the teenager Yuki instead. However, Yuki aged up to YA the same day that she moved in
          (because I didn't correctly "disable auto-ageing for unplayed sims"), so I could have just waited until she became a YA and moved her in by a normal invite.
           My plan had been to play Kats & Yuki as teens. Oh well, they'll be the same age again in 1.5 sim-weeks.
           The daughter Erika met Yuki when she was walking by one evening--they both have the Loner trait, so we'll see how that goes.

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Oh, sneaky. ;) I didn't know you could do that. Too bad about the aging thing. I guess that sets you back since you don't really have time for skilling before she has to start her job.

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Oh, sneaky. ;) I didn't know you could do that. Too bad about the aging thing. I guess that sets you back since you don't really have time for skilling before she has to start her job.
In Yuki's case, it doesn't rmatter that much since the job skills she requires for Tech Guru can't be mentored.  And she wouldn't have been allowed to use a computer (to build video gaming and programming) until she started her job anyway.  On the other hand, she'll pass away two sim-weeks before Kats does. Maybe it's a blessing in disguise...

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That was a clever way to get Yuki in, I love her and Kats and using poses so they can still be together despite the age difference. Erika already has a crush on Paolo, that's so cute.
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That was a clever way to get Yuki in, I love her and Kats and using poses so they can still be together despite the age difference. Erika already has a crush on Paolo, that's so cute.
@Nettlejuice    Thanks! The first posed hug was actually autonomous! When Yuki left for the basement and suddenly aged up on the stairs, Kats followed her soon after.
                        When they both reached the bottom of the stairs, Kats initiated a "friendly hug," triggering the pose set. They both looked a little sad--I was rather touched, silly me.

                        The second shot on the roof, however, was "staged."  ;D
                        What's odd about Erika and Paolo is that the Sanadas can't leave the neighborhood, but Paolo comes visiting almost everyday since they became best friends.
                        I'm excited to see how Paolo works out in your dynasty! I moved him in when playing the Captain's Challenge but there's no room for him in this one.
                        Lol, the household had a retail store and Paolo was constantly doing push-ups instead of attending to the customers.

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This is amazing.  I know how hard you've worked creating the wondrous Satoru, but I had no idea how hard this challenge was going to be  :o   I admit to not being in the last bit tempted at the moment, but who knows? The first time I read the IDC rules I thought "never"  too! 

Yuki and Katz are divine - their poses and pictures are adorable ; they'll make gorgeous kids?  Is that allowed?  Once they're "of age" of course  ;D

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Whoa, I missed two updates somehow!  Bad Wolfie!  Anyway, all caught up now.  All I can say is amazing!  Love Yuki and Katz so much!

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I'm not complaining AT ALL about this chapter being about a single day!
That was fantastic! I love everything about it!

And yes, Erika, I do believe your dad WOULD hit the roof knowing about that.
Hey, if Satoru needs it, Alec can let him borrow his umbrella... but he's probably going to need it back soon. ;)  ;D
I love this story! It's so cool seeing everything progress!

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Aww Kenta is soooo cute.  His siblings where so mean when he was a nooboo!  LOL.  Sorry I missed an update, but congrats on maxing cooking.  You know, I've had the expansions for a couple weeks now, but my sims still haven't gotten sick at all.  Matt experienced a bout of nausea briefly, which I got a moodlet for, but it disappeared almost as soon as I noticed it and he never had spots or anything.  Don't know what that was!

Yuki and Katz!  A perfect couple.
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I finally got to read this! You're doing so well. Good for you! You're going to finish way before me. With real life kicking my butt and hardly any time to play, I'm getting simmie withdrawals! But, I'll keep up with yours by iPhone

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@tjtemple     This challenge is, well, challenging; it feels so great when a challenge is lifted. I'd gotten really spoiled with my cloning machine, cowplant essences, clubs, etc., so this game is
                     helping me get me back to basics in a way.  And yes, I can't wait for Kats to age up so he & Yuki can have one child.

@Shewolf13   I'd actually wanted to wait and see whether to pair Yuki up with the first or third son. I'd liked Nettlejuice's suggestion of a readers' poll to choose the heir.
                      But Kats and Yuki were so drawn to each other, I threw all my plans out and let them be a couple. I'm glad you approve!  ;D

@LivvieLove   I'm glad you liked the chapter. I grew a little weary about constantly complaining about all the restrictions, haha.
                      When Yuki aged up and left Kats behind, I immediately thought of your Felix and Echo! I think Father is much too busy running around and mentoring everybody to notice much else, hehe.

@wfgodot      I was so sure that you'd point out how much Kats resembles Shinji. (I even gave Kats the same hair without the turquoise).
                      Yeah, my family has been getting sick a lot and they can't do anything to get better except sleep it off at this point. I should probably let them sleep more!
                      And yes, I absolutely adore Yuki and Kats together!

@JudesSims    Awww, I'm so sorry to hear that you haven't been able to play lately! Thanks for reading my story--I've learned so much from yours, which I've written about in my in-progress chapter.
                      By the way, I have a question for you. Ever since the household got a fridge, my sims are constantly getting drinks from the fridge. If I just focus on a different sim for a second, the other
                      sims are getting quick-meal drinks from the fridge. I immediately throw out the drinks because I haven't lifted Mixologist. Did this happen to you?
                      They're not allowed to drink milk or orange juice yet, right? It's driving me a little crazy!


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Right. They're not allowed so I turn the fridge around until someone needs to cook. It's a pain but...get that Mixology career cleared! I leave food on the counter in case someone gets hungry.