Round 8 Pleasantview - Dreamer - Dirk and Nichole

The Dreamers!  What is the matter with Dirk???  Admiring his handsome grandson I guess!  Really, I dont' have a posebox for person holding a baby, so just had to hope Dirk would stand still while I got the rest of them posed!  heh

Dirk Dreamer

Fortune/Family - Become a Space Pirate

Dirk is 73, and went perm plat a long time ago.  His life meter is really short, he may pass this round.  First wishes:  Blog about music and dance, smustle, cats Alegra and Andy Goth learn to come here, dance with someone and cat Ginger gets promoted.

Nichole Dreamer

Fortune/Knowledge - Become Mad Scientist

Nichole is 68.  Not sure how that happened, last round she and Dirk were the same age.  Last round the family graveyard had disappeared as well, so who knows what is going on here.  Nichole is the very same Nichole Thompson who is the teen cashier.  First wishes:  All these for Ginger the Cat:  Learns to shake, stay, sit up, and get promoted, make a zombie (Nina pictured) and sell a great novel.  Perm plat.  Nichole is the mother of the only alien in Pleasantview, Eddie Dreamer.

Frank Dreamer

Knowledge/Family - Become Game Designer

Frank ages up in 14 days, and is the oldest of Dirk and Nichole's.  He is perm plat.  First wishes:  Get TOC in Gamer Career, hustle pool, get a puppy or kitten, get a puppy, get a kitten, and go swimming

Jane (Stacks) Dreamer: 

Family/Popularity - Marry off 6 (wont happen)

Jane will age up in 14 days.  She popped out of the wishing well for Frank in Uni when he wished for love.  Already had her interact with Frank before wishes taken, but they were all to do things with Frank.  Five wishes in.

Samuel Dreamer

Fortune - Become World Class Ballet Dancer

Dang it seems like this guy has been around forever because he shows up on almost every lot played.  He is 11 days away from aging up so he will see him for wondering around for another round unless he goes to Uni before.  He's nearly a carbon copy of his brother Frank.  Talk about hobby, Ginger gets promoted, play marco polo, and go to Uni

Dexter Dreamer

Grow Up

Dexter is Frank and Jane's only child.  He will have his cake up day right away!  First Wishes:  Talk to mom, be tickled by and play with mom, and grow up well

Then there are two cats on the lot.  A yellow female named Ginger Oldie, and then Andy Goth, a dark gray and white long hair.  

Last round:  Upon entering the lot it was found that all the family tombstones had disappeared, so they were "fixed" back in.  Eddie and Sammy (Samuel) both made it into Private School, Eddie incidentally grew up and moved out to his own place.  Jane gave birth to Dexter which was a surprise to ASimWen, didn't remember her getting pregnant the round before.  Frank reached TOC in the Criminal Career and sold a best seller...Eddie got a job in the gamer career the same day he was due to age up.  Upon coming from work, he promoted up to Trash Talker..aged up, then promoted right on up to Platform Jumper.

Right away Jane got all her wishes for the day in, much to the delight of everyone in the room.  This is such a happy family!

Then it was on to help Dexter get his wishes in!  Woo woo!

The brothers Sammy and Frank talk about hobbies!   Dirk came home from work...and it was time for a party.

Happy birthday to youuuuuu! Go you Dexter!

Hiya Dexter! What a good looking boy.  But then gain, all the Dreamers are good looking.  His wishes upon growing up:  Be BBFs with both mom and dad, make a friend, and buy electronic entertainment.  This house has seen nothing but boys born.  But that is ok!  Need them to date all the girls in the neighborhood!  A quick check of his DNA shows that he carries red hair as a recessive trait from Granny Nichole, and has the Dreamer dark blue eyes.  Ate some cake, then it was off to bed.

Tuesday

Two kittens born!  Sent off to animal control....this birth put ten Sims in this household!  More kittens tried for, on the way!

Gratuitous kitty cat picture....

“When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction.” - Mark Twain

Due to a bad chance card...Oh my....

Sammy on the other hand being a Fortune Sim and loving to make money, had a wish to earn $10,000 so he took the first job on the computer. Woo woo!

He headed to work straight away, and realized his wish immediately in earning $10,000.  Not sure what he has been doing to earn money previously, but he had a memory of earning $5,000 earlier.  I am thinking since he is a Fortune Sim, every time the house gets money for good investments, he gets it too.

Sammy never loses the wish to go to University.  He will be going.

Dexter threw wishes to do things with his family and the pets.  Talk to a relative.  Play with a relative, command Ginger to speak...plus the usual jump rope every morning upon rising.

Dexter:  Grandpa, will you help me with my homework?

Dirk: Okay!

A nice wish realized for Dexter.

New LTW - Become a Pestidigitator

Another one down for Frank.  At this point in time, ASimWen thought to check Frank's career rewards, none of which had been claimed.  The Golden Skull of Jumbok IV, the Tribal Flame A La Coconut Pinball, and a SensoTwitch Lie Finder.  These were put in Sammy's backpack to take to Uni.  Sammy also got a toy bench and a coffee maker from Daddy Dirk. 

What happened to Wednesday?  Well it was the usual wishes for Dexter.  Talk about hobbies, jump rope, commanded the cats around, ect....might have skimped on Sammy a little seeing how now he works and goes to school.  Sammy did get to talk about his hobbies (twice).  Jane's wishes changed a little.  She wanted to command the cats around, did interact with Frank twice.  And she wanted to eat lobster.  heh

Thursday

Thursday begins at 4 am with Ginger watching TV with Dirk.  This cat did the same thing the day before when Jane was sitting in the chair studying Anger Management, fulfilling  a big wish for her.  That is one TV watchin' cat!

It is now springtime, and Jane threw "Ask Sim on Date" of course she asked Frank....five wishes in.  She is so cute.

Frank helped her seed the garden then headed off to work.  As she finished up Dexter came home from school, having an A report card, fulfilling a long held wish he had.  He was so happy.

This girl got off the bus with him.  Isabel Wilkie.  Her older sister is Ricki Wilkie, who just became engaged to Henry Goth during the Goth Mansion visit.   Dexter won a couple of more wishes by playing with Isabel and talking to Isabel.  (Love the sagging tights!)

Sammy came home from work with a wish to flirt....so naturally he headed to the wishing well, after doing his homework, of course.  Calista Desperet, the nanny who was foolish enough to eat the cowplant cake last round is merciless in scaring.  She is very angry.  She goes around flashing the "family" aspiration icon the entire time she is haunting.

Cassidy Hunike popped out of the wishing well for Sammy...oh my but she is a cutie.  She and Sammy are a two bolt attraction.

Nanny scared Cassidy too.  Well at least we know she isn't a Knowledge Sim.

Friday

More of the same for Jane....Ask Sim On Date...all wishes in.

Again Frank helped Jane out with the gardening before he headed out to work.  Bronze badge for Jane!  Kudos!

If ASimWen were playing this family in TS3, lobster would be Jane's favorite food. That is all she ever cooks.

Whilst everyone ate lobster, Dexter got on the horn to chat up Isabel.  He had a hankerin' to make friends with her.  It was too late to invite her over so telephone it was!  All wishes in this day for Dexter.  He is a happy kid.

Cassidy called up Sammy for a date downtown.  This was exactly what he needed, as his wishes had become mired in mud...wanted to buy things and eat grilled cheese sandwiches.  Although, he kept his wish for University.  It never spun away.  Ever.  Cemented in.

Alrightie then.

New LTW - Become a Space Pirate

Another one down for Frank. Go you Frank!

Saturday

During the wee hours on Saturday, Jane gets a visit from the Nature Lady and receives a membership for Peerless Park.  Due to all that gardening she has been doing.  (ASimWen loves that little polka doted coat). 

Then it was her usual.  After getting forty winks, she arose with a wish to date.  Five wishes in.  Jane is so easy to keep happy.  Dexter on the other hand spent copious amounts of time playing with the cats, and also got all his wishes in.

Before heading out to work granddad Dirk helps Dex along with some skill building. 

Sammy had been staying up nights these days skilling up for Uni scholarships...and a night out would help his mood a lot.  Luckily Cassidy called him out for a date.  It was just what the doctor ordered for this young man!  More than 5 wishes in!

Around 4 am Sunday morning sees Dexter up once again playing with the cats, and then trying to avoid Jessica Ebadi haunting.  She had haunted a couple of times through the week, but this is the first time she came inside.  It was only after everyone was asleep.  haha 

Big brother Sammy finally got up, and Dexter was on hand to help him get started on his wishes for the day.  Oh what is this?  Kittens?  Yup.  Named after Doc Brown in Back to the Future III and his wife, Clara.  There was another litter a couple of days before of four kittens...named Marty McFly, then all the lead ladies....Lorraine, Jennifer, and Linda.  haha  This happens to be ASimWen's favorite movie ever.  Now then if you are paying close attention, you would realize that 4 kittens in this house put the Sim count up to 12.  How did that happen?  Well many many lots ago....I believe I was still playing Veronaville, I installed a mod that would allow more than 10 Sims on a lot.  However I had not seen it work, and assumed it was a dud.  I wanted to be able to have more Sims on a lot for parties and weddings and such without manually importing people.  However, I don't think I applied it correctly.  It was to increase the population in a household..which is something ASimWen tries to avoid.  Still thinking whether or not I want to keep it in my game.  Anyway, Sammy immediately called Animal Control to come and get the kitties.

It was back to studying for Sammy, he was nearly skilled out.  Oh look at this!  A membership to Aspirational Laboratories. 

Again, Jane got her wishes in for the day dating her husband....nice...and it was a leisurely play.  Dirk came home from work at 5, and ASimWen was sure it was time for his Grim party.  6 pm came and went. ???  His life meter was full.

Then at 7 pm it happened....

Buh-bye Dirk.  You led a wonderful life.  Thank you....Poor Dexter was beside himself.  He and his grandpa were very close.

Nice money spread around....good deal....

Jane and Ginger managed to make it outside to mourn.  Frank was in the shower, Sammy was studying, and Nichole peed herself running to get outside, then ran back in to shower.  heh  Dirk's tombstone was place beside his mother's.

It was early Monday morning when Sammy finally headed out to University.  Fully skilled out...as much as he could get anyway, and keep his wishes up.  Bye bye Sam, see you later tater.

Nichole didn't make it outside to see her husband's passing, but she did make it out to see her youngest off to school.  In one day, she lost her husband, and her son left for college.  Luckily she still had her eldest son, his wife and her grandson.

And that is it for this visit with the Dreamers.  Now then a sad announcement...all the founding Dreamers in Pleasantview are passed on now.  This is going to happen more and more .  Just as all the Calientes are gone, the one and only Lothario is gone.  My oh my.

Ending wishes:

Nichole:  Blog about music and dance, resurrect Dirk, smustle, dance with someone, talk about hobbies, and write a novel. 

Frank:  Resurrect Dirk, see a wolf, get a puppy, Ginger the cat learns to sit up, and Andy Goth the cat learns to sit up and come here.

Jane:  Resurrect Dirk, get a puppy, be flirted with, ask Sim on date, and kiss.

Dexter:  Resurrect Dirk, praise Ginger, get a puppy, and grow up well

Nichole will pass early in the round next time.  Frank will age up in 8 days, will probably cake him up early.  He did nothing but work this round, and service Jane when she wanted to date.  Jane is a bleeding heart wanting all those children but it isn't going to happen.  She is all about her man and her son, love playing her.  She made strides toward getting her gold badge in gardening, and received a membership to Peerless Park.  She will also age up in 8 days, but will probably cake up in 7.   Dexter is quite a kid.  He maxed out cooking, (although you didn't see him study!) and started helping his mom in the garden toward the end of the week.  He will cake up immediately next round.  Ginger the cat is too old to have any more kittens, thus all the wishes for puppies.  

And that's it!  ASimWen thanks you for reading...and the Dreamers thank you for visiting and reading their story.

Sim On!

~ASimWen