Tenacious Rivalry Dynasty--Please Graveyard

[PeregrineTook]

Chapter Index

Day One
Rosenpepper, Week One
Bzlnork, Week One
Von Carloff, Week One, Part One
Von Carloff, week One, Part Two
Rosenpepper, Week Two
Bzlnork, Week Two
Von Carloff, Week Two
Rosenpepper, Week Three
Bzlnork, Week Three
Von Carloff, Week Three
Rosenpepper, Week Four
Bzlnork, Week Four
Von Carloff, Week Four
The Final Update
Izumi Clone

[PeregrineTook]

Rosenpepper Household, Vampire Hunter Bloodline



Founder:  Jaivan
Career:  Athlete (bodybuilder), Level 6
Bodybuilder Aspiration:  not completed
Forcibly Cured Vampires (3):  Alice Spencer-Kim, Amelie Lai, and Pari Gandhi
Garden:  Garlic, plasma fruit, and wolfsbane



Heir 1:  Gavin (currently teen)
Career: 
Aspiration:  Nerd Brain
Skills:  Logic (level 2), Rocket Science (level 1)
Bodybuilder Aspiration:  (not started)
Forcibly Cured Vampires (3): 
Garden: 
Museum: 

Heir 2: 
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[PeregrineTook]

Bzlnork Household, Retail/Restaurant Bloodline



Founder:  Splark Six Six.I.Am
Career:  Secret Agent (Diamond Agent), Level 6
Restaurant Resale Value:  $49,338
Restaurant Rating:  4 1/2 stars



Heir 1:  Seven
Career: 
Aspiration:  Friend of the World
Skills:  Charisma, comedy
Retail Store Resale Value: 
Perks: 
Museum: 


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Von Carloff Household, Vampire Bloodline



Founder:  Shana Von Carloff
Career:  Astronaut (insterstellar smuggler), Level 8
Vampire Aspiration Achieved:  Vampire Family
Tier 5 Powers:  Control Emotion, Beyond the Herd
Garden:  Garlic, plasma fruit, wolfsbane, Sixam mosquito trap, dragon fruit, cowplant, and death flower
Museum:  Portrait in dark form, portrait in normal form



Heir 1:  Bellisima (Bella)
Career:  Doctor
Aspiration:  Mansion Baron (complete)
Skills:  Logic (6), Handiness (6)
Vampire Aspiration: 
Tier 5 Powers: 
Garden: 
Museum:  Painting in Normal form, painting in dark form, 0/10 carvings

Heir 2: 
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Aspiration: 
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[PeregrineTook]

Once upon a time, there were three random Sims on a lot...

Jaivan (in the brown coat):  Dang, girl, you're smokin'!
Shana (the girl):  Of course, idiot, I'm a vampire.



Splark (the green one):  I'm an alien!  And not smokin'.  Unless you mean good-looking.  Unless I'm not.
Pippin:  And we move on to getting them to their own lots and providing a roof to prevent the vampire from burning to ash.
Shana:  Oh gee, keeping me alive?  What a kind Watcher we've got.



Pippin:  We begin with Jaivan Rosenpepper.
Jaivan:  Let's go find me a wife!
Pippin:  We'll build you a house first.



Jaivan:  Wow, you know what would go nicely with this house?
Pippin:  What?
Jaivan:  A wife!
Pippin:  Alright, let's go.



Pippin:  The Rattlesnake Juice Bar.  A overflowing fountain of potential spouses surely awaits you here.



Jaivan:  Hello, lovely lady.  Might I say you'd make a lovely bride?
Alice:  Actually, I already was a lovely bride.
Jaivan:  So...you're married?
Alice:  Yep.
Jaivan:  ...happily?
Alice:  Goodbye.
Pippin:  Smooth.



Pippin:  Ah, two non-townie ladies...who are both already married and stay-at-home moms.



Jaivan:  So, are you ladies already married and/or do you have children?
Pari (in blue):  Um, no...
Amelia:  (giggles) You're not so great at flirting, are you?
Jaivan:  That depends, is it working?
Pari:  Flirting is dumb.
Pippin:  So, he's got some options at least.  Of course, maybe, just maybe, he could also work on some of those vampire hunter requirements?



Pippin:  Or he could find another married stay-at-home mom.  Moving on to Splark Bzlnark.



Pippin:  So, about the house arrangements, since you'll be doing the restaurant, I figured we'd go shockingly minimal on house set-up.
Splark:  It's...it's...the most beautiful home I've ever seen!!!
Pippin:  ...okay...let's go look for slaves helpers for your restaurant now.  Maybe a wife or two.
Splark:  I get to share this fine house?  Awesome!
Pippin:  You are so...special.



Splark:  Time to make friends!
Pippin:  Umm, could you perhaps get into disguise first?
Splark:  Oh.  Right.



Splark:  I look like I'm totally not an alien!
Pippin:  You look like your head has cake frosting on it.



Splark:  I'm an alien!
Pippin:  Dude!
Eliza:  So...you mean like you're from another country?
Splark:  Oh.  Yes.
Mila:  What country?
Splark:  Sixam!
Pippin:  Dude!
Mila:  Did you say, "Six I am?"  Like your name's Six?
Splark Six:  Ummm, yes.
Pippin:  So, Eliza's already married, but Mila...



Mila:  You are so charming, Six.  I'll bet my three sons would find you delightful.
Splark Six:  Yes, I'll bet...what now?  Three sons?
Pippin:  And finding himself relocated to a dance club...



DJ:  Oh my, aren't you handsome?
Pippin:  Is he?
Splark Six:  Am I?  I'm actually not sure of such things.
Pippin:  So, we'll just have to hope she's still on his relationship panel after Jaivan's week.  Now, moving on to Shana Von Carloff.



Pippin:  Isn't she just lovely?
Shana:  Umm, she's going to be a smoldering pile of ash if you don't build her a house.
Pippin:  We'll get to that.  First, there's someone you should meet.



Shana:  Oh, hello, handsome, older gentleman!
Count Vlad:  And greeting to thee, lovely young lady.
Shana:  Could you train me in the ways of being a vampire?  I was only just recently genetically produced.
Count Vlad:  "Genetically produced?"  Do you mean born?  Or perhaps "turned?"
Shana:  No, my Watcher liked Boris from his last rivalry dynasty, so used the CAS option to genetically mix him with a female vampire he'd made but never played.
Pippin:  You are way too self-aware.
Count Vlad:  My fault for asking.  Let's get on with the training.



Shana:  Wow.  Good stuff.  Now let's fight!
Pippin:  Umm, are you sure you really want to do that?



Pippin:  I love your dark form!
Shana:  Haha!  He left himself wide open!



Pippin:  Don't!  It's a...



Pippin:  trap.  Ah well. 
Shana:  This has been fun, Vlad.  Let's hit the town!
Count Vlad:  Hit the town?



Pippin:  You took him to a karaoke bar?
Shana:  Of course!
Pippin:  Wait, who's that?



Izumi:  I'm Izumi.
Pippin:  She's a redhead!
Shana:  I like guys.
Pippin:  Invite Jaivan over!
Shana:  Eh, he can fend for himself.



Count Vlad:  So, I suppose you'll be inviting that handsome fellow with the man bun to be your romantic housemate?
Shana:  No.  I think you should move in.  Not romantically, necessarily, but still...
Count Vlad:  Not romantically?
Shana:  Possibly not.
Pippin:  She's either really playing coy or very indecisive.
Count Vlad:  I accept your proposal.



Pippin:  And as time expires on day one, she has a housemate, a lovely home, and invited Izumi over so Jaivan can come meet her.
Shana:  You're welcome!

[oshizu]

Yay, my repeated reloading of this page has been rewarded!

Your founders are so cool!
How do you pronounce Jaivan's name? Does the first syllable sound like Jay in JayZ or like "jive"?
Poor Jaivan and the incessant stream of stay-at-home moms, lol. I hope that he can get together with Izumi and that she's single with no children.

I'm glad Splark's human disguise has pink hair! Oh my, his first home is very spartan!
His name is Six? For a second, I thought he'd assume the name six.i.am like the rapper. Maybe if he hooks up with that DJ, lol. We wholeheartedly approve of the DJ! <3
I can't wait to find out who he moves in as his wife and his restaurant helpers and what you name the first restaurant!
Really like that you're playing an alien but in the Retail bloodline.

Wow, Shana moved in Count Vlad? He brings so much bling with him--she's all set for training and furnishing. And maybe romance, too?
Her dark form...I would definitely run and hide if I ran into Shana looking like that in a dark alley.

I'm really looking forward to all your founders' first week! This will be an amazing story!!!

[MarianT]

Hmm -- pink hair, red hair, and white hair -- do you have a Valentine's Day fixation? Vlad will have a lovely singing voice eventually; in the beginning, not so much. Best of luck to everyone, but I have a soft spot for Splark.

[PeregrineTook]

Yay, my repeated reloading of this page has been rewarded!

Your founders are so cool!
How do you pronounce Jaivan's name? Does the first syllable sound like Jay in JayZ or like "jive"?
Poor Jaivan and the incessant stream of stay-at-home moms, lol. I hope that he can get together with Izumi and that she's single with no children.

I'm glad Splark's human disguise has pink hair! Oh my, his first home is very spartan!
His name is Six? For a second, I thought he'd assume the name six.i.am like the rapper. Maybe if he hooks up with that DJ, lol. We wholeheartedly approve of the DJ! <3
I can't wait to find out who he moves in as his wife and his restaurant helpers and what you name the first restaurant!
Really like that you're playing an alien but in the Retail bloodline.

Wow, Shana moved in Count Vlad? He brings so much bling with him--she's all set for training and furnishing. And maybe romance, too?
Her dark form...I would definitely run and hide if I ran into Shana looking like that in a dark alley.

I'm really looking forward to all your founders' first week! This will be an amazing story!!!

Six.I.Am indeed!  I wish he had enough street cred to pull that off ;=)
I was so happy with Shana's dark form!  I think I might go with the "death masks" for all of her heirs...or not.
Jaivan is pronounced like "JAY-vin." 

Hmm -- pink hair, red hair, and white hair -- do you have a Valentine's Day fixation? Vlad will have a lovely singing voice eventually; in the beginning, not so much. Best of luck to everyone, but I have a soft spot for Splark.

No intentional Valentine's Day connection, but maybe I did have that in mind and simply didn't realize it?
Splark is adorkable  :=)

[PeregrineTook]

Just some fun additional notes on how/why the families are as they are:
"Rosenpepper" was the last name of my favorite ever Sim (from before I started actually posting stories).  The name was inspired by the pets rats my daughter and I had at the time.  Their names were Rose and Pepper.  Together, Rose 'n Pepper.
Shana...well, she already told you she was the product of genetic splicing.  I used the female vamp I created as soon as I got the expansion to try out all the vampiric awesomeness.  Boris was the "father," of course.  The "Von Carloff" was like Karloff, but an homage to Carl (who kindly picked my number in the Vampires expansion giveaway).
And Splark...well, he was a random and happy accident, to be honest.  "Bzlnark," however, was a slight spoof of Bzdelik which was the last name of a former coach of the Denver Nuggets and I always just found it to be a funny name.
We now return to your regularly scheduled update.


Pippin:  In week one for the Rosenpepper household, we start at...the Von Carloff house?



Shana:  Remember?  I asked that redhead over for you.
Pippin:  Oh yeah!  Go get her, Jaivan!



Jaivan:  Hi!  I'm single, are you?
Izumi:  Umm, yes.  I am.  I'm Izumi.  And you are...?
Jaivan:  Jaivan!  And if you play your cards right, I just might become Mr. Izumi.
Pippin:  That's not how that works.  At any rate, Jaivan gets to know her a bit and then, after a bit of sleep, invites his potential spouses over to get to know them better.



Pippin:  That's Amelia with the head wrap (she's a brunette), Izumi with the red hair, Pari with the vampire hairdo, and the blonde is also named Izumi.
Pari:  Stop flirting with me.  Flirting's dumb.
Pippin:  She's unflirty.



Pippin:  And everyone makes foul expressions as redhaired Izumi reveals that she's mean.  Dang it.  Can't have my founder fighting off 3 hour long negative moodlets all the time.  Oh, we also, we learn that she's a DJ.  Specifically, she's the DJ who already has a romance bar started with Splark.



Red-haired Izumi:  Yeah, I'm taken.
Amelia:  I'm active!
Blonde Izumi:  I'm a goofball!
Jaivan:  I like her.



Jaivan:  Look how she follows my hand around!  She's so cute!
Pippin:  Umm, she's not a kitten.
Izumi:  I might be!
Pippin:  Sorry, red-haired Izumi.  I'm afraid we have to go with this Izumi.
Red-haired Izumi:  Um, you heard me say, "taken," right?



Pippin:  I mean, look how awesome she looks in her party attire.
Izumi:   My socks are orange!!!
Jaivan:  You, dear Izumi, are my soulmate.



Pippin:  Well, at least she will be by the time we get further into this aspiration.
Jaivan:  Izumi, will you be my girlfriend?
Izumi:  Only if we get to take a selfie!
Jaivan:  Deal!
Pippin:  Umm, that was the oddest bargaining for a relationship ever...?



Pippin:  I actually can't decide if they're cute or nauseating...
Jaivan:  Izumi, all my life, I've wanted to marry a girl, and you...are one.



Izumi:  Oh, Jaivan!  You're so nifty!



Pippin:  Okay, they're cute.
Jaivan:  We are.
Izumi:  We so are!



Izumi:  And see?  I told you I'm a great cook!
Pippin:  Getting yogurt is not cooking.
Jaivan:  You are a great cook!
Pippin:  Fine.  Whatever.  Guess she can't waste time cooking anyway since she needs to be our painter.



Pippin:  She paints while Jaivan gardens.  Maybe they'll stand a chance after all.
Izumi:  And look at my belly!
Pippin:  Yep, she's pregnant.  Here's when we found out.



Izumi:  Ah, I was so young back then.
Pippin:  That was yesterday.
Izumi:  Those were good times.
Pippin:  (facepalm) Anyway, Jaivan continues his efforts to take an early lead by hitting the gym.



Jaivan:  That's right, don, you wish you looked this good!  OOPS!



Don:  I'm sorry, I can't hear you.  Must be because your face is on the floor.
Pippin:  Well, Jaivan, at least getting a head start on your career thanks to connections should cheer you up, right?



Jaivan:  I look ridiculous.
Izumi:  You look adorable!!



Pippin:  And the flatterer gets suitably spoiled.  Speaking of the flatterer, aren't you about ready to give birth?



Pippin:  She actually goes into labor on Saturday while Jaivan is at work, so we opt for a home birth.
Izumi:  "We" opt?
Pippin:  Well, at least half of "we" do.



Pippin:  And after a pregnancy full of non-stop morning sickness, a darling and happy baby boy named Gavin is born.
Izumi:  Awww, he's almost as adorable as me!



Pippin:  And his daddy just adores him.



Izumi:  He adores me too!
Pippin:  And gives you great eye contact!  Anyway, we end the week with Jaivan at level 4 of fitness, garlic planted and grown, vampire lore at level 2, and the athletic career at level 4.  Next up, we'll be checking in with Splark.
Splark:  I believe you mean Six, thank you.

[oshizu]

Wow, what a coincidence that the redheaded Izumi manages to meet all three founders in Week 1! What are the chances?
@FrancescaFiori is an ace at successfully playing sims with negative traits--I wonder how she weighs in on the Mean trait?

If Jaivan truly has his heart set on a redhead, couldn't he just have Izumi switch her hair colour using the dresser (Plan outfits)?
Jaivan's off to a great start! A wife, a job, fitness, and garlic!!! They are so cute together!
Welcome to Pippin's world, Gavin!

Looking forward to reading about Six's first week next!

[FrancescaFiori]

I love the Mean trait! You just have to insult someone and you get a happy moodlet! Quick and easy! Also, you can yell at the camping mascot, and that's hilarious! Mean sims for the win! I mean, yes, they autonomously insult people all the time, but if you micromanage them like I do, they never get the chance!

Loving this re-start. Jaivin is wonderful, especially when trying to show up Don Lothario. Izumi (the blonde) is very cute. I love Six's cake-frosting hair, and Shana's dark form is truly terrifying. I also love her verbal sidestepping with Vlad. Possibly not romantically, eh? Hmmm . . .

[Ricalynn]

I come back from being busy to find the restart! Once again, I do believe you've outdone yourself on the founders.  Each one is awesome though I am quite partial to Six.i.am.  Then again part of me in my head wants him to have twins - Seven.o.To & Eight.o.To.   Sorry.. went on a little daydream there.

What a wonderful start! Good luck with the restart and I can't wait for Week 1 with Six.  Though I'm sure over time I will adore all of your founders because they are all.. very special.

[PeregrineTook]

Wow, what a coincidence that the redheaded Izumi manages to meet all three founders in Week 1! What are the chances?
@FrancescaFiori is an ace at successfully playing sims with negative traits--I wonder how she weighs in on the Mean trait?

If Jaivan truly has his heart set on a redhead, couldn't he just have Izumi switch her hair colour using the dresser (Plan outfits)?
Jaivan's off to a great start! A wife, a job, fitness, and garlic!!! They are so cute together!
Welcome to Pippin's world, Gavin!

Looking forward to reading about Six's first week next!

I have no plans to change blonde Izumi's hair.  I actually find her extremely lovely just as she is.  And I also agree that she and Jaivan are adorable together!

I love the Mean trait! You just have to insult someone and you get a happy moodlet! Quick and easy! Also, you can yell at the camping mascot, and that's hilarious! Mean sims for the win! I mean, yes, they autonomously insult people all the time, but if you micromanage them like I do, they never get the chance!

Loving this re-start. Jaivin is wonderful, especially when trying to show up Don Lothario. Izumi (the blonde) is very cute. I love Six's cake-frosting hair, and Shana's dark form is truly terrifying. I also love her verbal sidestepping with Vlad. Possibly not romantically, eh? Hmmm . . .

If blonde Izumi hadn't been so lovely and if Splark (or Six) hadn't already met her, I totally would have had Jaivan marry mean redhaired Izumi.  I tend to micromanage my Sims, so the traits are generally less of an issue.
I'm glad you enjoy Shana (in dark form and otherwise).  I just adore her!

I come back from being busy to find the restart! Once again, I do believe you've outdone yourself on the founders.  Each one is awesome though I am quite partial to Six.i.am.  Then again part of me in my head wants him to have twins - Seven.o.To & Eight.o.To.   Sorry.. went on a little daydream there.

What a wonderful start! Good luck with the restart and I can't wait for Week 1 with Six.  Though I'm sure over time I will adore all of your founders because they are all.. very special.

Well, you're about to find out if the twins happen  ;=)

[PeregrineTook]

Pippin:  We now turn our attention to Splark...
Splark:  Six!
Pippin:  Right.  Six.  We now turn our attention to Six...
Splark Six:  Six.I.Am!
Pippin:  Whatever!  We check in on him to find him calling a young lady over to visit.



Splark Six Six.I.Am:  Izumi!
Izumi:  Hey, frosting head!  I totally didn't marry your rival, though I totally would have.
Splark Six Six.I.Am:  I knew your feelings for me were true!
zumi:  Actually, he just got all sensitive and had his feelings hurt the first time I insulted him.  He's a wimpy baby.  Just like you, only he's actually handsome.
Splark Six Six.I.Am:  And that's why you love me more!
Izumi:  Yeah, you'll do.  So...aren't you supposed to be buying a restaurant or something?



Splark Six Six.I.Am:  Oh!  Right!  Almost forgot that.  I was so distracted by how beautiful you are.
Izumi:  Yeah, that sounds like a legitimate excuse...and I'm actually not being sarcastic for once!
Pippin:  And so, with the lot purchased, Six.I.Am builds his restaurant.



Pippin:  Oh for the love of...me!  It's a rocket ship?
Splark Six Six.I.Am:  Yep!  I named it Starve Wars!
Pippin:  (facepalm)
Izumi:  You know, that's kind of clever, actually.  Using name brand appeal without committing copyright infringement.
Pippin:  And, the grand opening.



Izumi:  Welcome to Starve Wars!  Ugh!  This whole being nice thing is harder than it looks!
Pippin:  Is the hostess seriously wearing the Princess Leia dress?
Splark Six Six.I.Am:  Yep!
Pippin:  Of course, not all of their time was focused on the restaurant.



Splark Six Six.I.Am:  Oh!  Kissing is very nice!  We should do this more often!
Pippin:  And they grew more and more comfortable around each other.



Pippin:  Perhaps a bit too comfortable...
Izummi:  Nah, I'm just really comfortable with my own body.
Pippin:  And speaking of her body...



Pippin:  it's going to be going through some changes.
Izumi:  The inferior Izumi told me all about her morning sickness.  I am not happy with this.
Pippin:  Speaking of not happy, our household, and therefore restaurant, funds are not in a good place.  We should think about moving someone and their bank account in to improve the restaurant and provide an additional restaurant helper and live-in babysitter.
Izumi:  So other people are just tools we can use.  I like how you think.



Splark Six Six.I.Am:  Hi!  I'm Splark...I mean...Six...I mean...Six.I.Am!
Candace:  Six.I.Am?  That's an unusual name.  I'm Candace.
Splark Six Six.I.Am:  Do you want to move into my dynasty household?
Candace:  Only if my husband and child can come along!
Splark Six Six.I.Am:  I...that is...I mean...you must have misunderstood me.  I said you should come by my restaurant and I'll give you free drinks...as long as you order water...
Candace:  Oh.  Okay then.
Pippin:  Hmm, guess that's not the helper we want.  Although, this one's a good helper.



Pippin:  This is the second waiter we hired (well, first "waiter" as the other one is a "waitress").  He does his job in timely fashion, is never late, cleans up messes that the other waitress leaves around, and his name is Daichi.  Must be the name...
Daichi:  Just gonna clean up all these dishes the household that lives at the restaurant left laying around.
Izumi:  Good, because slave labor's about all you're good for.
Daichi:  Thank you ma'am.
Izumi:  By the way, Shaggy called and said he wants his walk back.
Daichi:  Tell him I apologize and will return it as soon as possible.
Izumi:  Ugh, he's no fun at all!
Pippin:  But you know what is fun?



Izumi:  Being not just a baby mama, but also a paint slave?
Pippin:  Exactly!
Izumi:  Yeah.  Totally fun.
Pippin:  But Izumi proved to be more than just a baby mama as she and Splark Six Six.I.Am were wed.



Splark Six Six.I.Am:  Uff!  I had remembered you being lighter than this.
Izumi:  I am carrying your child, you miserable worm!
Pippin:  Yeah, that was rude.  Gotta side with the mean one here.
Izumi:  Thank you, Pippin.  Thank you!
Splark Six Six.I.Am:  I can make this up to you!



Splark Six Six.I.Am:  Dance party!
Pippin:  Seriously?  Like that's gonna...
Izumi:  This is awesome!  I totally fogive you!
Pippin:  Sims are weird.  Anyway, things are going well at the restaurant and we're actually getting some 5 ratings now.



Pippin:  Of course, a lot of this is due to our added help.



Splark Six Six.I.Am:  Hi!  I'm Splark...I mean...Six...no wait...Six.I.Am! 
Mena:  Hi!  I'm Mena!
Splark Six Six.I.Am:  You don't have a child or husband, do you?
Mena:  No...are you flirting with me?
Izumi:  He'd better not be!



Pippin:  Umm, are you in labor?
Izumi:  OW!  Kinda...
Pippin:  Should we take you to the hospital?
Izumi:  Not until the OW! money, I mean, OW! helper is moved in OW!
Pippin:  Wow, you are dedicated.  Anyway, we got her moved in and rushed to the hospital...



Pippin:  where Splark...Six...whoever he is...passed out.
Izumi:  Honey?  Honey?  Did you just seriously faint while I'm the one having another human coming out of my body?!?!?
Splark Six Six.I.Am:  ...uuuhhnnn...
Pippin:  But eventually...



Splark Six Six.I.Am:  AHH!!  The baby!!  The baby's coming!!  I...what happened?
Izumi:  Oh, my beautiful little green princess, let's hope you take after me instead of your daddy.
Pippin:  And young Seven was welcomed to the family...and essentially left at day care for the rest of the week as we tried to get that 5 star rating.



Pippin:  We definitely made some progress towards it and...wait.  Is that a knight statue?
Splark Six Six.I.Am:  Yes, but's it's still thematic, because he's a Jedi knight!
Pippin:  (facepalms)  Anyway, things continue to go smoothly with the now-Jedi-knight-adorned restaurant,



Olivia:  Hi, everybody in the kitchen!!  I'm a small child!  It's totally not against health code for me to just be able to wander in here!!
Kiley:  (Sigh) I'll get the disinfectant.
Pippin:  So, at the end of week one, Starve Wars has managed to reach a 4 star rating, Splark Six Six.I.Am has achieved the connections reward and is at level 4 of the secret agent career, Seven has been born, and Izumi is a surprisingly affectionate spouse.



Izumi:  It's fine, Pippin, run off and desert us.  We'll just find some way to entertain ourselves while you're gone.



Pippin:  So, the next week will find our focus turned toward the Von Carloff household.

[oshizu]

Six.I.Am's Starve Wars restaurant with the Jedi Knight statue? rofl

He and Izumi are off to such a great start! And they have a great relationship, too!
She doesn't seem at all fazed by the fact that their baby is green. She's one spunky lady--I like her! And she paints!
Now that you have two houses, when you hire a nanny, you know she'll be named Izumi, hehe.
Wow, you're really going spartan this time with your restaurant bloodline, only moving in two random townies!

You're making me re-evaluate the overall influence of that statue on ratings.
I didn't use any for Korma Chameleon and I was only at 2.5 stars at the end of Week 1. Or maybe you have another secret strategy that I'm missing...
You're really acing the restaurant naming, restaurant design, and restaurant management!!! So glad you got Dine Out!

Looking forward to Week 1 with Boris.  \(^_^)/