Pleasantview Round 8 - Goth - Alexander and Daisy

Hiya Alexander!  Alexander wished for his wife out of the wishing well, and received Daisy from Twikkii Island.  They have been happier than bugs in rugs.  A wonderful three bolt attraction!  It is Alexander and Daisy's eldest son Henry who became master of Goth Mansion. They had four children.  Henry, twins Fred and Albert, then the only girl, Bertha.

Alexander Goth

Family/Romance - Raise 20 Puppies or Kittens

Is currently a Captain Hero

Alexander is perm plat via filling up his aspiration bar.  If I counted his memories correctly, he still has 8 kittens or puppies to go to reach his LTW.  He is 61.  He is perm plat.

Daisy Goth

Family/Popularity - Have Six Grandchildren

Is currently a Celebrity Chef (because she wished for it)

Daisy reached perm plat by celebrating her Golden Anniversary.    She is 61. 1 Think she will realize her wish of getting 6 grandchildren as she has a long time to go before having her Grim Party.

TWINS Fred and Albert

Fred

Romance - Become a Celebrity Chef

Fred has been seen all over the neighborhood dating the girls.  He will either age up in 5 days, or leave for University.

First wishes:  Ask Sim on Date, be BFF with Clarence Pleasant (Lilith's son), make out with 3 Sims, and meet someone new.

Albert

Family - Become Captain Hero

Like his brother Fred, he has been all over the hood dating the girls.  He currently has a horrible crush on Minnie Pleasant, Lilith's daughter.  He will age up in 5 days.

His wishes:  Sneak out with or go out with and go steady with Minnie,  go to University.

Bertha Goth

Family - Become Education Minister

Bertha hasn't been big on dating the boys...after all she has only been a teen for 3 days.  But she has been visiting lots coming home on the bus with other Sims.  She ages up in 12 days, or may be sent to Uni at the end of this round if she keeps the wish. 

Her wishes:  Go out with or sneak out with Orlando Centowski, go out with townie Joe Gundstrom, and go to University.

So what happened last round?   As mentioned, Daisy went perm plat by reaching her golden anniversary.  She is so sweet.  Fred snuck out with Gayle Lothario, those two were almost an item, but Gayle decided she wanted to be with Wally Tellerman instead.  Speaking of Fred, he learned the secret to lifelong happiness, and Daisy skilled him out on the culinary career reward in preparation for his career in the field.  Ringo the cat passed away, having fagthered many babies to the neighborhood.  His mate Josette aged up and was allowed to stay to live out her years.  Daisy promoted to Celeb Chef.  Albert won the gaming hobby plaque, and Alexander won the fitness plaque.  Bertha aged up to teen-ager and used the wishing well a few times to get some boys to kiss.  Albert used it once and received Meadow Thayer.  Those two are so cute together. Bertha learned couples counseling, as Family Sims are always want to do.  It was very productive!  Now... LETS PLAY!

As is usual in Pleasantview, someone is always wanting to woohoo as soon as the lot is opened.  Done.  Alexander headed off to work.

This beautiful cat grew up, then sent right off to Animal Control.  7 left for Alexander.  heh

When homework was done, Fred called out for a date, using one wish.  Strangely he didn't call Minnie, his three bolt attraction.  He called Annie Jordan, from the Plantsim Ranch.  Albert and Bertha on the other hand needed to get their fun up.

Two, three wishes in.  He didn't care for Annie, this was a negative bolt situation. And that was it.

Right in the middle of Fred's lukewarm date, Minnie walked all the way from the Uni (bin) and just walked into the house uninvited.  Assuming to keep an eye on Fred.  He told Annie good-bye see you later, and not a peep from Minnie.  WEIRD.

Bertha going out with Orlando.  Man these townie teens are well off.  This was the only wish Bertha won today.

Poor Albert didn't win any wishes but no fears either.

Alexander and Daisy headed out to the pet store to get a new male to breed with the female, Ozette,  they had.  This orange boy is named TomCat.

Ivy Lothario took a shine to TomCat...while Maggie Caliente looked on.

Both Alexander and Daisy were showing a fear of getting their pockets picked...but they didn't get chosen.  The dastardly dude went to someone else.  How do you get your Sims' pocket picked on purpose????

Woah.  Ozette put TomCat in his place right away.  Strangely their relationship zoomed after this...and after a few  hours Alexander was able to get them to try for kittens, success!

Tuesday

 John called up Minnie for a date, fulfilling all his wishes.  For this wish - Ask Sim on Date, it is extremely easy for ASimWen to get carried away and fulfill wish after wish until Dream Date status is acheived.  So I have taken a decision that unless the Sim has an LTW of 50 Dream Dates, ASim will full wishes per the new rules of 3 or max of 1,500 points, then let the date time out.  If the dating Sims manage to fulfill more wishes, more power to them.  Albert fulfilled his wishes by talking about hobbies and talking  to his dad before the bus came.

This day every. Single. Kid. brought home a friend after school.  Albert has Bessie Broke, and they played some chess together.  Bertha had Bob Broke whom might be a possible suitor for her.  Memory is failing me...I don't remember who John brought home, but he abandonded the visit and dated Minnie instead.

Bertha needed another wish fulfilled so, tickle mom it was.  haha  Bob looked totally bored by the whole spectacle.

So ASimWen played a Sim day or two, while James Turner from SimSupply played TS2 on the big TV in the living room.  One thing this guy is known for is constant rebuilds of lots he is playing.  I realized I really didn't like the layout of the Alexander Goth house.  To be specific, it is 130 Sim Lane, catecornered from the Goth Mansion.  I did minor remodling.  Brought up my unplayed file of Pleasantview and took "Before" pics of the house and then "After" in my current Pleasantview.  Click on them to get bigger views.
Front of house

Back of house

First Floor

Second Floor

The biggest thing I did was wipe out all the sectioning of rooms on the first floor.  Shrunk the size of the bathroom and stuck it behind the spiral stairs, and gave the space to the kitchen.  Moved it from the "galley style" spot behind the stairs and put it in the corner with lots of room and more counter space.  Now it is more of an open floor plan.  Like it  much better.  Using a spiral staircase now opened up more space on the second floor.  Knocked out the wall that sectioned off a little unfinished room and put the exercise equipment there, with a stereo to work out to.  That is very important to fitness minded Sims.  Anyhoo, on with the story.

Wednesday morning was crazy.

Welp Angela (Pleasant) Broke has taken on the role after John Burb's death of the neighborhood curmudgeon who doesn't like to to be peeked at through the telescope.  Bertha held her ground though and shoved back.

Minnie Pleasant came barging in uninvited for no reason to play pillow fight with Fred.  ???

Fred told Minnie and inside joke, realizing a wish fuflilled to get a good reputation.  Yay!  All wishes for the day in for him.  What are his fears?  Lose a dance contest, burn food, and be rejected for dance. All easy ones!  

And, ASimWen indulged Bertha who wished for a birdcage.  With the recent remodel, there was room to put it in the dining room. I have a mod that is supposed to keep the birds from dying for no reason.  We will see if it works.  Birdy's name is Bluey.

After school it happened so quick ASim missed it...Fred made burned chili for everyone.  Twas hard to make him do it because he has 10 cooking points and wishes to be a Chef.  His wishes and fears in for the day.

Poor poor Fred...eating burned chili.  See there is Bessie Broke, came over after school.  Minnie stayed all day long and played the piano.

Bessie came home with Albert...he got his wishes in talking to her.  The girl talking to Minnie is Brandi Broke...named after her grandmother sister to Bob Broke and daughter of Charles Broke and Frannie Broke.

Last but not least Bertha called to go out with Orlando Centowski again.  Wishes in.

Thursday

Started out with the norm...Albert wanting to play chess.

Fred wanting to have a good reputation.

Yessss...Minnie came right in the house again.  She generally comes when the kids are getting ready to go to school, and leaves about 9 pm.  Every day.  Like clockwork.  She keeps flashing the 'break up' symbol...wellll...at the beginning of this play she caught Albert kissing Meadow Thayer, of which ASimWen had zero pictures of so it didn't make it into the blog.  But Minnie is also in love with Fred.  She keeps coming by under the guise of seeing Fred, but maybe she is really stalking Albert.

Bertha had a wish to make friends with Bob Broke. Wish in...fear in...by burning hamburgers.  Everyone eats burned food every day after school.

Other happenings this day, Alexander gained a membership to Desirable Discourse...tyring for the hobby plaque in film and lit.  Keeps his Fitness Plaque in front of him for inspiration.  TomCat and Ozette had two boy kittens.  Two more for Alexander!  Once these guys grow up, only five to go to reach Alexander's LTW.

Friday

This was a special day.  It was Fred and Albert's birthday.  They did not wish to go to University, so on this day they would become Men.   Now this put a real conundrum in front of ASimWen.

The goal was to get them to grow up in green aspiration, so only fears could be realized before their birthday party.

They headed out to My Muse.  That place can smash a Sim's ego faster and harder than a blacksmith hammering out a horseshoe.  Both boys were in middle to low gold.

Fred gets turned down for Ask Sim On date...that was a big one.  Minus one thousand points.  Then he was rejected for dance.

Then he lost the contest to Albert...minus another 750 points.  He was nicely in low green now.  Fortunately Albert wasn't showing a wish to win the dance contest.  Both of them asked around to play water balloon as they were showing fears to get rejected, but everyone accepted, so they went back home.

Both of them then attempted to invite Sims over for their party but were rejected.  Albert was now low green, and Fred only had a sliver of green left before falling into red.  It was time for the party before they aged up without the cake.

Left to righ - Henry Goth, Bertha (sitting), Albert, Fred, Meadow Thayer, William Dreamer, and Alexander.

All party crashers were deleted..a couple of people came tripping in from outside when they heard the party proceedings.  Fred was first to blow out candles.

Um no.  You are going shopping.   So what did Fred have to say about growing up in low green?

 Hahahaa!  Oh my...what a poor little bad mood he is having!

 Albert dressed in orange????  I don't think so.

His comments are slightly better, as he had just a little more green than Fred did.  But.  He had a wish to grow up well, and that wish kicked in even though he was in low green. Hmmm...

Meadow Thayer was on hand to grow up just in case Albert threw woohoo.  If Fred did, the wishing well was handy.

So what about Bertha?  Her day had all her wishes fulfilled, and her fear.  (getting better at this)

She talked about hobbies and entertained her mother...

She ate a GCS...then took a page out of her brother's book and tried to invite a Sim over.  haha 

Fred had to get his wishes fulfilled...so he hit up the wishing well for romance.  He received an NPC.

Fellow Romance Sim mail lady Dagmar Bertino.  Three low level wishes and he sent her packing.

The party was a roof raiser!  Woohoo!!!!  :)

What now for these two guys?

Well all three kids took a shopping trip to buy the men some clothes and Christy Stratton offered Albert a job in Architecture, and he took it.  Nope, don't want him taking that job in law enforcement until later.

During the shopping trip Fred chatted it up with Minnie.  Explaining to her that when she got a little older maybe they could get together.  Maybe.

Then it was off to the dance studio to see if a fear or two could be realized.

Same ol' same ol' for Fred.  No dancing with the instructor for you....fear realized.
Come Sunday morning lots of low level wishes realized.  Albert invited Meadow over for a little fun, and Bertha threw a wish *again* to eat a GCS.  Don't know what is up with that, it is the second time this visit.  But, OKAY!

Serve food can quickly be realized by putting out a cheese or chip platter, of which many were serviced up this week.

How about a dance with your brother????

What?  I think I smell food burning....  hahaha

Fred tried to get rejected for Ask Sim on Date...so he called the lady on the left...Brittany Thorne.  She is one of the animal control officers  who come and go throughout Pleasantview.  And...she was at the bottom of Fred's acquaintance list.  She accepted!!!  Ha.  He sent her packing.  Not sure how he got his fear in, this was played a couple of days ago.  But behind him I see Brenda Broke, wife of Beau Broke.  Did he have an interaction with her?  Don't remember.

This house was one that Sims just walked into and made themselves at home.  Albert was doing a usual thing...playing chess and his brother Henry Goth walked in and sat down to play. (Albert realized a wish all by himself).  Minnie...Henry....and Meadow Thayer came by after the birthday party and just hung out in the front yard so Fred asked her to go jogging.

After the run, the two jogging buddies had lunch.  No burned food.

And that is where this visit ends!

Ending Wishes/Fears

Fred -  Have a good reputation, ask Sim on date, go jogging, and dance with someone / be rejected for ask Sim on date and ask Sim to dance, and burn food.

Albert - Play marco polo, blog about games, play PC game, and play chess / Be rejected for a dance, be rejected for play with Brayden, and be rejected for play with Bertha.

Bertha - Get a puppy, get a hand held game, serve food, dance with someone / burn food, be rejected for a dance, and be rejected for play with Albert.

Summary:

Daisy and Alexander are just sort of "there" in the house, perm plat.  Alexander is working toward the hobby plaque in film and lit having published one book, and has a second in the works.  The twins grew up, and neither one of them wished to go to University.  ASimWen does have a couple of Sims in mind for these guys, but they are still teens.  So far Bertha has kept the wish to go to University, it NEVER spins away, so she will be going next round.  ASim is getting a good taste of trying to realize Sim fears to keep the aspiration bits under control.  Just want to see if the aging of a Sim can be sped up by limiting the number of aspiration points earned.  

Odd Pics Out:

Bluey the bird lasted 3 days.  He was fed, cage cleaned...received plenty of attention.  I thought I had a mod to prevent this, but when I went to the mods folder in downloads to remove it...it wasn't there.  So apparently I didn't install it.  Cage unceremoniously deleted.

Nice cat action shot.  This is Ozette, the mom of the next few litters to be born here.

Next - The PlantSim Ranch!

Remember to spay or neuter your pets, and keep on simmin'!

~ASimWen