Hello there! I finally found some extra time to boot up my Amarantha save file, and we are back in business, everyone! Last chapter, Bellona and Timothy got divorced, Dave the plumbot joined the household, Aries gave birth to a baby boy named Jay, and Antheia's dog and Anatole's dad died.
Dave had finally decided to give up on his crush on Selene: Unfortunately, that was because he had a crush on Aries instead.
Aries encouraged Dave's little crush and eventually, the rest of the household noticed it.
Hecate was the first to find out, and she was not a fan. She would monitor their interactions and make sure they never went too far.
"Someone has to. Aries will flirt with anything that breathes, and I do
not want her heartbroken."
Awww, you're worried about
Aries getting her heartbroken?
"He's a plumbot. Who knows what he will come up with."
When Hecate thought Aries wasn't looking, she would glare at Dave. Aries wasn't dumb though.
"Oh stop it, Hecate. It's fine!"
"Uh-huh. Sure it is."
Hecate even went in as far as to have the other sisters babysit Aries when Dave was with her, including Selene.
Selene: "Well, this is awkward. I created him, and he was flirting with me, and then he gave up, and now... he's flirting with my sister?"
Uh... yes?
"How fascinating!"
I think Hecate wants you to babysit them--
"Let me get my notebook!"
Sigh.
Selene may have failed at babysitting Aries, but Hecate didn't.
"Look, Aries, someone is going to get hurt if you continue flirting with the plumbot. He's following you around like a lost puppy, and he lives with us. You need to stop before things escalate."
"Nah."
"
Nah?"
"Hecate, you have raised too many of my kids to realize it's okay to have fun. It's just a little flirting, that's all."
"I don't believe you."
"You don't need to, but I'll keep your advice in mind. I guess."
"Well, I guess that's all I can ask for."
So, you're going to keep Hecate's advice in mind, right, Aries?
"What? No. I just told her that, so she will get off my back. I'm going to keep flirting with Dave."
Wait--
And fantastic, just what I wanted to deal with.
"Hey, we're only love interests. That's not even a real romantic relationship if you think about it."
Doesn't matter! You're going to break poor Dave's heart!
"What? Hey! I thought everyone was worried about
my heart being broken!"
Maybe Hecate, but not me! Dave is too adorable to be sad!
Dave: "I love Aries, Watcher."
"Woah, woah. Don't go throwing around that word like that, uh, hmm... I forgot his name. Whoops."
THIS JUST PROVES MY POINT.
Flame, hearing the ruckus, decided to go ahead and investigate:
"Hey, you two! No shenanigans in my garden! Aries... what are you doing? Hecate asked me to keep an eye on you. You aren't flirting with Dave, right?"
"I am not."
Liar.
Before Aries and Flame could finish their conversation, Dave made a mad dash to tell Selene about his new relationship:
"Creator, I am in love! Aries Amarantha loves me!"
"Oh... that's going to cause problems. Hmm, Dave, how many hours have you been alive?"
"Approximately 23 hours, 12 minutes, 44 seconds--"
"Yeah, we're getting rid of your Capacity to Love trait tomorrow."
Good idea.
The only reason why Selene hadn't gotten rid of it right away was because I was busy keeping an eye on Aries and arranging for her and Flame to go into the future one last time. They needed to catch an Uber nanite for Selene's lifetime wish, and they are only available in Oasis Landing. Dave will be going along with Aries and Flame too to cover more ground and increase the chances of finding an Uber nanite.
"Yeah, yeah. Explain why I am going and not just Flame and Dave."
It could be because I want you to look for nanites too, you know.
"Eww. No. Just explain to them what I will be doing."
Stop breaking the fourth wall!
"NEVER."
Fine! I'm hoping that Aries will finally be able to reach the Man Eater's reputation. I have never had a sim romance so many people before.
"Darn right you haven't. I'm special."
You sure are, Aries. You sure are.
With everything packed and ready to go, Flame, Aries, and Dave jumped through the portal and arrived in Oasis Landing.
The first thing I had Aries do before she even took another step in Oasis Landing is break things off with Dave:
"Look, Dave.. .I can't have our flirtations ruin my chance of getting the Man Eater reputation. Hecate also keeps lecturing me, and you keep throwing around that 'love' word so, this isn't going to work out."
"I don't commute."
"I'm not going to be in a relationship with you, Dave."
"Why not?"
"I don't want to be."
"But you were my first love!"
"Nope, nope. Don't go around saying those sorts of things. I'm leaving. Bye."
I have said this before and I'll say it again, but I don't understand why sims always have to yell when they break up. Sometimes breakups can be messy, but not all of them end in yelling, you know? Also, I love Flame. Poor woman was watching the whole thing happen and pulling faces. I kept pausing my game and laughing about it.
Instead of waiting for Selene to do it, Aries took matters into her own hands and got rid of Dave's Capacity to Love trait.
I'm not sure that was the wisest decision.
Hours later, Dave got abducted by an alien.
Poor Dave. His first few days of existence haven't been fun.
Aries moved on quickly from Dave and was intent on getting the Man Eater reputation.
It was going well.
Time passed by fast in Oasis Landing. It was largely uneventful, but Dave and Flame were doing their part, and after a few days, they were able to find an Uber nanite! Here is Dave cradling it in his arms.
"I'll be able to develop Sentience, Watcher."
And complete Selene's lifetime wish!
"Correct."
Are you doing okay with the uh... break up?
"You mean with the fact the only person I have loved has smashed my mechanical heart into smithereens? NO."
Errr... okay then. I didn't even know you had a mechanical heart. I thought it would be a motherboard...
"Rude!"
Whether mechanical or organic, Aries was good at breaking hearts, that was for sure.
She met Atom Beaker, and was surprisingly attracted to him.
His sister, Ceres Beaker, who I actually, uh, thought was his wife because they were sleeping in the same bed together, was not a big fan of Aries. Maybe it's because Aries looks insane in this picture? I don't know.
Ceres. Wouldn't. Leave.
"I'll always keep an eye on my brother. No matter what."
Ookkaayyy. Aries, hurry up!
"Duly noted."
A quick woohoo later in the closet and... no reputation update.
"Wait, what?"
You have officially had fifteen relationships, and the game recognizes it... but the town hasn't noticed it yet. I think.
"Oh, bummer. Anyway, can I break up with this weirdo now?"
Go ahead.
"Yeah, this isn't going to work out, Atom. You're wayyy too close to your sister, and that's something coming from me, who is having my sisters raise my kids. Bye."
"Wait--"
"Nope."
After that, Aries went back to the base camp, and the Amaranthas left Oasis Landing for the last time. I don't know if any of them will miss it.
Well, that's where I'm going to have to leave it, folks! I'm going to go do some research and see why the reputation change hasn't registered. My best guess is that it has, but it didn't come up with a notification like normal. Anyway, I hope you are all having a good day! Bye!
