In this breathtaking* new episode, Ariadne shares a meme.
*it really is, you must take breaths. Super important. If you are in a curious mood and are holding your breath for Quality Simming... just don't do that and take breaths? Okay?
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Meanwhile, new Mimsy.
I fondly remember the days when everyone put that sweater and scarf on every sim.
Mimsy was getting struck by lightning on Harvestfest, and this is the following day.
That's the house of 6 sims in one picture. Ariadne strides purposefully to school with all 5 positive character traits high, and only needs to be an A student to make me feel she's ready to go to university on Monday. It's been a while since I sent a sim there, and since I don't have to wait on rules updating (because like a maverick, I do my own thing), I'm looking forward to that.
Bad news is she got one of the parenting chance cards, and it was answered by Mimsy who has less parenting skill. It was a hit to her empathy. At least it wasn't conflict resolution!
With Aridane shipping out hopefully the following day, Saturday, Escargot (I know, it's a great name) was the focus of attention.
I had my doubt (only the one doubt) we'd reach Top Notch, but the Tiny House bonuses are so powerful. Here he asks his mum if he'll be handsome? (no) will he be rich? (yes, because the sims is an easy game) (and because I'll use money trees decoratively).
Yes, I play like everyone else and dump stuff of the grass. Don't be fooled by the hashtag posh houses. Yes, Escargot did reach Top Notch.
Scarlet went to her detective career, and was promoted to level 9 that Friday. I'll have to play her for a few days more -- maybe when Ariadne is back from university -- to complete that career. Having got so close I need to solve one more case, and unlock the cool desk and computer. Raising Escargot meant I didn't want to go with her to work and solve a case. Big families can get in the way of the GTW careers.
Ariadne had a bad, sad day at school but did get that A. And then she had drama. And then she had volunteering to make up the lost empathy.
Finally she was able to age up. She baked the zombie cake earlier. Her dad needs a drink. She randomly rolled Dog Lover. I almost tried again for another trait, but it's fine. She'll have to have a dog, and maybe live in Brindleton.
She immediately applied to university, sometime after 10pm Friday night. This is crucial, because if she gets her acceptance letter too late, and only enrolls sometime on Sunday, she won't have first classes on Monday.
While Scarlet sleeps, Ariadne drinks immortality. In a thrilling change from the norm, it worked first time.
Saturday morning and the rain set in, and then you really feel how small and awkward the house is.
The only sim missing from this is Ariadne who was at the bathroom mirror practicing debate, making use of the Tiny House bonuses while she has them.
A final look at the tiny house. We'll be back very briefly after uni to complete the detective career, but for now, this is no longer home. Many trips to the letterbox to see if she could enroll later, and many checks on her phone, she was finally able to enroll.
Ariadne is doing Language & Literature at Britechester. After paying for that from household funds, she took a little over 6k simoleons with her to university.
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New home lot! Wyvern Hall.
My experience with Aidan and Scarlet being late for class all the time when living in Darkwing House has convinced me the most efficient way to do uni is in Britechester (because no stairs) and in this residence hall.
Ariadne chose a large room with three beds, assigned one to herself, and the others to whoever was in the room. Everyone else is locked out. Her roommates, Terrence Snow and Paige Bruce, might be turned into honorary immortals just because that's really nice. Ariadne. Paige. Terrence. Team APT.
That's Paige in the pink top.
She started a club gathering to take over control of the club and use it for herself and new instant friends.
Dad? Really? See, this is why I need to lead the club.
Then a quick trip to the university store to make the room feel more homey.
She bought a mini-fridge and microwave too, but that's in the tv area. We now have a rug, a flag, a poster, a lamp, a radio, and an easel. The laptop she brought with her from home -- no one else was going to use it. And it's fully upgraded. Thinking of upgrades, she's upgrading the bed. Yes! Okay, using the "rally the troops" she might not need it often, but now your uni sims can sleep properly if you have the handiness.
She's also signed up for e-sports to get the special trait from that, to go with her full course load.
Upgrading showers is another thing to do early. It saves your sim's time, and others will shower faster too. Here some dear man would like to try out the new Pulsating Massage Jets, but Ariadne is greeting everyone she can see. And... what is hygiene anyway?
Oh, she also bought the Britechester apparel. So I had to go to CAS to give her some more uni-flavoured outfits. And no doubt we'll see that at some point. This is unrelated, this is her formal outfit.
She's channeling the bargain Greek goddess thing. And she says you can't judge her, because how long did her mother wear that silly red Winterfest "I'm a Father Winter's kid" dress? Yeah. And she's more self absorbed than her mother. So.
Mother and daughter, happy and sad.
The story here is that I wished I had remembered to bring that portable shower with. It just sits on the lawn here. With the limited cheats I know, I wasn't able to get it. And ended up using the freebuild cheat at the Wyvern Hall.
While we're here, this is the desk and chair from level 9 of the detective career and some other decorative bits.
First class of Ariadne's university life starts now:
You know you're doing it right when already there are 4 piles of rubbish, and one of the inmates seems to be a slob. Yes. Fun times ahead. I have set one of the club activities to "clean". I'm not sure how successful that'll be. If Ariadne can work on her magic and learn scruberoo it'll help.
Finally, this is a curiosity I can't explain.
He's a ghost. An adult ghost. Adult. Ghost. Did I accidentally kill more sims I'm not aware of? Daichi Shimizu? Surely he's not a premade? I know about Felix Psyded at Britechester. I hope to meet him. He's a potential dynasty spouse if he turns up. Oh, we must totally visit dear ghostly Cameron Fletcher!
