Alysanne's Millions - Rags to Riches (Vet) (COMPLETE)

[PeregrineTook]

Summer found the knight.  She's the real MVP!  Nehemiah.  Poor guy.  You just can't compete with that  ;=)
A lovely update.  It's sweet to see Alysanne as a girl being romanced instead of as the hectically busy vet.

[commasplice]

By running herself ragged, and by making ambrosia treats every spare second she has, Alysanne gradually builds up a startling amount of money. The house is bigger than she wants it to be and even after replacing every appliance and piece of plumbing she has, she can’t get the value of the house up high enough, until she discovers some very expensive violins.



Alysanne can’t play and even if she wanted to learn, she would never dream of using one of these antiques to do it. But one by one, she adds them to her office in the house.

“Do we need to have the ‘you need to relax more’ conversation again?” Supriya asks.



All Alysanne can promise is that one day soon she will. She wishes Nehemiah was as understanding. Lately, he’s been pushing her to make a decision.

Cory Schultz comes by. He’s been downright friendly of late and surprisingly approves of her progress.



“I thought you hated me.”

“I don’t hate you.” He pulls himself up. “Your grandfather and I were best friends. I saw what your father put him through. I saw what your mother—”

“—Do not talk about my mother.”



Cory holds up a hand. “Your grandfather could be a tough man. I know that. He earned his fortune by himself and I think he found the experience valuable enough that he wanted you to have it too.”



Alysanne privately thinks that if her grandfather had cared he could have sought out a relationship with her, but this is the first time Cory’s behaving like a real sim and not just a cartoon villain. “I have learned a lot,” is all she says.



“Duchess takes to you. She doesn’t do that with many people.”

“She’s a great dog. Is the home cooked food making a difference?”

They chat a bit about their pets and then he inspects the house again. “Everything looks very nice. That’s a shrewd move buying those antique violins. You keep at this and I’ll be able to turn the whole estate over to you in no time.”



To her absolute shock, Cory hugs her goodbye.

[PeregrineTook]

Nehemiah, you need to take lessons from Cory!  I mean, sure he was a cartoon villain at first, but now he's kind and encouraging and genuinely cares about her having success with the challenge she's facing.  Nehemiah, however, is too focused on the struggle he's having with wanting to be with her.
Yes, antique violins!  I actually fished up a bunch in my immortal dynasty, but had already hit the level that mansion baron has autocompleted for each of the past few dynasty spouses  :=)

[commasplice]

Nehemiah, you need to take lessons from Cory!  I mean, sure he was a cartoon villain at first, but now he's kind and encouraging and genuinely cares about her having success with the challenge she's facing.  Nehemiah, however, is too focused on the struggle he's having with wanting to be with her.
Yes, antique violins!  I actually fished up a bunch in my immortal dynasty, but had already hit the level that mansion baron has autocompleted for each of the past few dynasty spouses  :=)

Thanks! I had upgraded like everything and I didn't want to expand that house anymore because it's too big for just the one sim (especially since Alysanne had this propensity for insisting on eating on her bed and it took forever for her to go back and forth. And then I remembered the violins, lol.

[commasplice]

“No time” is an exaggeration.

Over eggs benedict, Alysanne explains the terms of her grandfather’s will to Nehemiah.



“Okay, I get it, but why can’t we get married—”

“I have to do this all on my own or I lose it all.”

“Alysanne, I have a good job and savings. You’re a highly skilled vet. With my help, you could open up another clinic and not have to kill yourself doing so.”

If she’d met him earlier, she would have agreed in a heartbeat. “I’ve poured everything I have and then some into the clinic and the house. I’m so close and … well, I want this to be my own achievement. Can’t you understand that?”

“I guess.”

Alysanne does what she can to keep everyone happy, but it seems there aren’t enough hours in the day. She's bathing Summer, who will keep getting filthy every two minutes, when Nehemiah calls.



Nehemiah drags her out for dancing and drinks. “You can work on leveling you charisma,” he promises and she does.



It’s a nice night out.



When they get back to the house, it’s the same thing, though.

“What if I lent you the money to finish off the house?”

“Even if I could accept under the terms of the will, I wouldn’t. I saw what being called a gold digger did to my mother. Besides the house is done. I got Fabulously Wealthy yesterday.”



“When were you going to tell me?”

Alysanne tries to reason with him. “Look, all that’s left is the five-star rating for my clinic. I can get that, hire the other vets, and then I’m done, but I need total concentration for just a little while longer.”



Nehemiah throws up his hands and stalks out.



Alysanne feels like her heart is breaking.



After work the next day, she takes Summer, Balerion, and Rhaenys down to the beach.



“No,” she says aloud. “This is the right choice. This needs to be my achievement. I have to do this. If Nehemiah loves me, he’ll accept this.”

[PeregrineTook]

That's right he needs to accept this!  Nehemiah's behavior is not making me think he deserves dear Alysanne.  He'd better straighten up!
Loved that his rationale for asking her out was so she could level charisma.  That was pretty witty.  But still, he needs to support her in accomplishing this on her own!

[oshizu]

Nehemiah, stop trying to push Alysanne around!
Accept her for who she is and what she wants to achieve, or move on!
Alysanne, I know you don't want to hear this but you can do better than Nehemiah! You go do you, girl!
And congrats on your house, Mansion Baron, and Obscenely Wealthy!

(Um, yeah, commasplice, I do realize that I'm addressing your pixelated creatures.... *slinks away)

[commasplice]

The days pass. The monotony nearly kills her. Every morning Alysanne opens up the clinic. She puts Supriya to cleaning and making treats. “I promise, it’s not forever.”

Alysanne allows in the patients one at a time, sometimes two at a time, letting them look around at the surroundings, waiting till she sees that telltale smile that this is a really nice-looking vet clinic. Then she comes in and treats the pets and every time she tells the animals that each is a good pet.

Five star review by five star review, she builds up the clinic rating.

Every night she goes home exhausted, forces herself to make sure Summer, Balerion, and Rhaenys are taken care of, before she falls back in bed dead tired.

Finally one day, it happens.

“Check Yelp,” Supriya shouts from the lab.

“OMG.”



“Quick. Hire two more vets!”

Alysanne grabs her phone and is startled to see Sidney Egan available for hire. She makes the call and also hires a guy named Sam. They’ll both need training and supervision, but since she’s got her five-star rating there will be time for that.

It’s at that moment that Nehemiah brings Loki by. “What’s going on?”



“I’m done,” Alysanne says weakly. She takes care of poor Loki who’s got a raging case of Slurry Fur.

When the dog goes in search of the pet bowl, he asks, “Is it too late for us? I was an ass,” Nehemiah tells her. “I should have been more understanding. I should have gotten that this was your thing and it needed to be your thing. There hasn’t been an hour when I haven’t thought of you.”

Alysanne falls into Nehemiah’s arms.



Several times.



“Not that I don’t mind free champagne,” Supriya says as everyone is inexplicably gathered around the fish tank, “but maybe we could have a real party.”

“That is a great idea,” Alysanne says.

That night she calls a few people over to celebrate.



“I could not have done this without you,” she tells Supriya.



“You finally did it?” Cory asks as he walks into the house.

Alysanne proudly shows him the five-star Yelp rating.



Maybe it’s not a glamorous party, but everyone seems to be having a great time.



Sidney apologizes again. “I was at a bad place in my life. I’m glad it all worked out for you.”



They’re all digging into some homemade butternut squash soup when Nehemiah catches her eye. Cory is sitting between them, but Alysanne sees the words he’s mouthing: Will you marry me?



“Yes.”

[PeregrineTook]

Awww, now he can spend the rest of his life making his insensitivity up to her!  Prepare to be spoiled rotten, Alysanne   ;=)

[oshizu]

Yay, the elusive five-star rating!

A big congrats to you @commasplice for completing the challenge with a happy ending for Alysanne to boot.

[commasplice]

Once her remaining guests realize what’s happening, they offer their congratulations.



The wedding is at the Brindleton Bay country club.



It’s a gorgeous venue and a beautiful day.

So many of her clients come and Alysanne is thrilled to see them all.



The three attendees that mean the most to her are her beloved pets.



She’s not sure how Loki will get along with them, but that’s a challenge for another day.

It’s a great wedding.



Her guests love the food and drink.

A few—including Nehemiah take to the pool.



Rhaenys needs some attention.



Balerion does too.

The only hiccup is when the caterer decides to make a hamburger cake for them, but cake is cake, and in the end Alysanne just laughs it off.



Most of the guests are swimming now. Alysanne knows she’ll join them, but she hears a bark and looks down.

She scoops up Summer into her arms. “We did it.”



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The End

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I would really like to thank everyone who was so supportive with comments and feedback especially @PeregrineTook and @oshizu. Thank you to @Playalot for writing the challenge.  This was my first story and it was a blast to write!

[PeregrineTook]

Awww, what a sweet story!  It's been a joy following Alysanne through her adventures.  Kudos on taking on the challenge and writing the story for it.  It was really enjoyable to read and I look forward to what you decide to write next!

[oshizu]

Congrats to Alysanne and company as well as their watcher for sticking to this challenge to its happy end.

I'm so happy that Alysanne's saga ended with a shot of Alysanne and Summer!