Sim Suburb Gossip
Vid the Kid:
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I've decided to post the journals of my Sims lives here. Hopefully a few people will enjoy it. I take pictures in the game too, but I probably won't put them here unless someone asks for something specific (time and bandwidth issues). The Gossip is recorded on my handheld PC while I play the game, so there are a few typos. I give all of my households equal playing time to keep them in sync, which usually consists of playing each household for three days, round-robin style. University households are usually played for two semesters at a time, which I have declared equivalent to two days for the rest of the Sims universe. Each segment of the Gossip is labeled with a number (which increments for each playing session, i.e. when I load a family, and resets every 3 sim days or SSG volume) the household name, a generation suffix (to distinguish between different households of the same larger family) and the starting and ending dates (week number and day letter) of the playing session. Also note that I didn't start journalling until the end of Week 2.
Enjoy!
Vid the Kid:
The first few entries, I didn't think to introduce my characters, so I'll insert those now. Note: Pictures for this volume can be found in Post #4.
Sim Suburb Gossip
Volume One
1. Suburb Boys '14 3M-3W
*This University household consists of twins Aaron and Erin Twain, and Aaron's two highschool boyfriends, Ricky Cormier and Jake Sampson, who were also boyfriends with each other at that time. While Aaron and Jake are gay, I decided to play Ricky as bi.
Ricky proposes to dormie Caryl, rejected. To spite, finds hot guy Brandon and flirts w him in front of her. She gets mad, but Ricky doesn't really like B anyway, so tries to win C back; no success yet. Meanwhile, Brandon really likes Jake, who may soon have to choose btwn him and bf Aaron. Erin is still fishing for guys to date. This all happened Fr2 and So1 semesters.
2. Black family 1A 2N-3W
*The Black family (yes, they're black, but they're not the *only* sims who are) consists of parents Jack and Janet, their teenage son Taye, and fat younger daughter Kimesha. Before Erin Twain went to college, she and Taye were dating.
Taye invites Erin Twain over to visit, and she brings along Brandon Walton. Taye isn't quite sure how to entertain college students though. Kimesha becomes a teen on Monday. Jack is promoted to Lieutenant on Wednesday. Janet studies cooking at home.
3. Smith Family 2A 3M-3R
*You might say this is the family of protagonists. At the very beginning, much of the game revolved around them, but as the population of Sim Suburb grew, the importance of this family lessened slightly. John and Kelly (whose maiden name is also Smith; they were CAS'ed together along with their parents and a toddler) are the parents of Paul and Ben. Ben was the first child born in Sim Suburb.
John gets promoted to Soil Identifier on Monday. Kelly is expecting a third baby. Paul gets a job as Waterboy on tuesday. Ben gets his first A+ on tuesday. Some home expansion is needed to accomodate the growing family. New baby Raymond is born on Wednesday evening.
4. Spelling Family 1A 3M-3R
*Here is where I started writing brief introductions into families' first entries.
Triplet boys Alex, Brandon and Cory become teens on monday. Dad Larry is promoted to President of his company on tuesday. Mom Erin works on novel by day, "imports ordinary merchandise" at night.
5. Sky Family 1A 3M-3W
*They're hippies.
Dad Sunshine is getting better at painting, and sells his first ยง100 piece on monday. The sale of art supports his common-law wife, Meadow, and their teen kids Happy and Pony.
6. Bannon Family 2A 3M-3R
Single man Roy uses his monday and tuesday off from his job as a Host to get closer to his girlfriend, Judith Weaver. He even puts on a few pounds because she says she likes that. They finally connect with their first kiss after waking up together wednesday morning. At work that day, Roy is re-assigned to a new job as Waiter. Wednesday night, he proposes to Judith and she says yes! The wedding is planned for saturday at Roy's place.
7. Bannon Family 2B 3M-3R
Rachel Bannon is a science teacher who lives alone, but has recently discovered a romantic interest in Jerry Weaver. (Vid's note: That makes two couples of J Weaver and R Bannon. I originally wanted Jerry to hook up with Rachel Newburg. When she arrived at the Weaver house, however, she brought the other Rachel with her, and Jerry got along better with Rachel Bannon.) On tuesday, Rachel is promoted to Project Leader. Jerry spent wednesday evening at Rachel's, and stayed overnight but skipped out early Thursday morning. Rachel has thurs. off, so she stays home and re-connects with her other friends.
8. West Coast Girls 3T-3R
Candice Belkin is a psych major. She has a girlfriend named Jaiden who lives in the same dorm. She came to Sim State U from the west coast with her friends Laura Lane, a drama major, Megan Kennedy, taking econ classes, and Wendy Olsen, who majors in history. During their sophomore year, they make some new friends, and become closer to each other. Candice and Jaiden are doing great together, but the other girls aren't so lucky. Still, all four girls finish the year on the Dean's List.
9. Twain Family 1A 3T-3F
Jeremy and Brandi Twain have a new baby, Marcus, to take care of. Their other children, Aaron and Erin, have gone to college already. Jeremy makes a ridiculous salary finding water with a stick, and Brandi sells great paintings, so they're covered financially. On tuesday, Marcus becomes a toddler. He starts to learn about walking, and using the potty, and he really likes the shapes toy.
10. Fishburg Family 2A 3T-3F
*Karen is John Smith's sister.
Drew and Karen have a new baby, Lexington, to take care of. Nobody has a job (Drew got fired recently) but they have a lot of cash inherited from their parents. On tuesday, Drew gets a job as a Party DJ. That night, Lex becomes a toddler. Thursday, he figures out walking and talking, and he masters the potty on friday morning.
11. Wonder Family 1A 3T-3F
*Some more backstory here: Zelda and Brock Sampson were once married, and had a son Jake, but it didn't last. Brock moved out to live with a rich athlete named Joey Wonder, and then got his own place after a few promotions in the military. Almost immediately after that, Joey got a new place with Zelda, with whom he'd developed a romantic relationship. Jake had already gone to college at this point. That's about where the Gossip picks up.
Joey and Zelda habe a big house and no children. Zelda wants kids, but at the moment they are focusing on their careers. Wednesday night, Zelda is promoted to Fashion Photographer. Thursday morning, it looks like Zelda is pregnant, so she asks Joey to marry her. They both have the day off, so they get a marriage license that day, without ceremony.
12. Suburb Boys '14 3W-3F
Erin is feeling down, so she throws a sports party. Meanwhile, Aaron makes friends with Brandon, and Ricky continues to apologize to Caryl. At the end of sophomore year, the group moves into their own house, inviting Caryl and Brandon to join them. The six of them spend much of the semester adjusting to a lifestyle that is, surprisingly, about as hectic as the dorm! By the time they're halfway through junior year, however, everyone's doing fine. Caryl isn't mad at Ricky anymore, and Brandon has come to accept that his really hot friends Jake and Aaron won't be splitting up any time soon, leaving him and Erin without boyfriends for the forseeable future.
13. Smith Family 1A 3W-3S
*Greg is John Smith's father (I think). His wife died a while ago.
Greg Smith is getting up there in years, so he lives for each day. Going to the park to flirt with younger women, hanging ou with his grandsons -- but not at the same time, mind you.
14. King Family 1A 3W-3F
*Alexis is Drew Fishburg's sister.
Alexis works at a restaurant and Ronald is a star on Broadway. Berjes, their recently-adopted teenage son, is an A+ student. Wednesday night, Alexis is promoted to Executive Chef.
15. Newburg Family 2A 3W-3S
Rachel is a junior exec, and her brother Dillon is in the vice sqad. They're both single. Dillon uses much of his wednesday off to build a relationship with Jane Weaver. Thursday, Rachel is promoted to Executive. Friday, Dillon proposes, and the wedding is planned for the next day. On the big day, Dillon calls in sick and invites the guests...
16. Black Family 1A 3W-3S
Jack and Janet want another kid, so they try to conceive on wednesday afternoon. Berjes King drops by for the evening and spends some time with Kimesha and Taye. The next few days, Jack works out, Taye and Kimesha do homewrk and keep up with friends, and Janet eats and sleeps for two.
17. Bannon Family 1A 3W-3S
*Race is Rachel and Roy's father. Their mother is long deceased.
Thursday as Berjes King was walking by, Race invited him in for a snack. While trying to make crepes suzette, he set himself on fire! Fortunately, a fireman extinguished him.
18. Sky Family 1A 3W-3S
Wednesday, Meadow sets the kitchen on fire while trying to make pancakes, but she is able to put the fire out herself.
19. Weaver Family 1A 3W-3S
*This family was created primarily to introduce a strong strain of attractive genetics into Sim Suburb.
John and Martha Weaver are old enough to retire, but they are both too close to their lifelong goals to quit now. Their three adult children, however, have never had jobs. Daughters Jane and Judith are going to be married soon, and might never have careers. Son Jerry just doesn't seem motivated. Thursday, Martha misses the carpool, so she calls in sick. Later, Jerry's girlfriend, Rachel Bannon, moves in with the Weavers. They get married immediately and with no ceremony, partly because they don't care much for parties, and partly because Jerry wanted to get married before his sisters. Friday, everything is crazy. Family members and guests are constantly coming and going, the phone rings non-stop, the fridge needs re-stocking, the shower is broken, you name it.
20. Sampson 1B 3W-3S
Wednesday evening Brock throws a party, and a cop comes to break it up. Brock had fun, though. When not serving Sim Nation as a general or throwing wild parties, Brock likes to hang out with a friend or two, or just watch TV.
--End of Volume 1
ladyrose:
Eeep! Too much writing man! Try some pix to get people interested.
Vid the Kid:
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The Spelling boys when they were younger.
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Happy and Pony Sky, sunbathing.
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Erin Twain and Brandon Walton visiting Taye and Kimesha Black.
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Expanding the Smith house.
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Roy Bannon proposing to Judith Weaver.
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The Twains and their son Marcus
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Jerry Weaver proposing to Rachel Bannon.
Vid the Kid:
1. West Coast Girls 3R-3S
At the beginning of junior year, the girls focus primarily on their studies. As the semester progresses and they gain confidence in their new classes, the girls' priorities shift to their social lives. Wendy makes an effort to get to know this guy named Chuck Cody. Halfway through the year, they begin a sorority: Cham Var Cham. Actually, "sorority" might not be the right word, since the first two pledges are boys. Even with the distractions of beginning a greek house, the girls all finished the year with A grades.
2. Smith Family 2A 3R-3N
Friday, Kelly throws a birthday party for Ben, who is becoming a teen. Saturday, John is promoted to Rogue Botanist. Late that night, Raymond became a toddler.
3. Spelling Family 1A 3R-3N
Over thursday night, Erin achieves her lifetime goal of becoming a criminal mastermind... er, I mean, clever law-abiding citizen. Friday night, Larry sets the stove on fire trying to cook spaghetti.
4. Bannon Family 2A 3R-3N
Thursday, Roy gets promoted to Prep Cook. Saturday morning, he and Judith Weaver get married. They have a great party, and go off somewhere in a limo afterwards. Based on their mood when they get back, they probably had lots of woohoo. They then spend the afternoon in the bedroom, having lots and lots of woohoo. When night comes, they take the new minivan for a spin, and have lots and lots and lots of woohoo in it. Sunday morning, Judith throws up.
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5. Suburb Boys '14 3F-3N
It's business as usual with the Class Of '14 from Sim Suburb. It's late in Junior Year, and things are hectic. Six students who are in the house nearly all the time, things can get crazy. But they manage to keep up with their studies. Right before junior finals, some jerk in a clown costume flirts with Aaron, and Jake gets furious. Everybody finishes the year with A's; Jake, Brandon, Aaron and Erin all make Dean's List. Until Jake cools down, Aaron takes Brandon's bed and Jake shares his bed with Brandon.
First half of senior year is more business as usual. Erin remembers she has a game simulator from her teen years, so there's another source of fun for the house. Ricky seems to get his sleep schedule and other needs messed up, so he's in a bad mood a lot and has more trouble in class than usual. At midterms, everybody makes Dean's List except for Ricky, who manages an A- after a LOT of cramming.
6. Twain Family 1A 3F-4M
Early friday morning, Marcus mastered his potty training. Saturday, he learns to walk and talk, and becomes a Child. Saturday and Sunday, Brandi and Jeremy improve their friendships with Rachel and Jane Newburg. Jeremy becomes an elder on Sunday.
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7. Fishburg Family 2A 3F-4M
Lexington becomes a child on saturday. Drew gets promoted twice in two days, to Home Video Editor.
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8. Newburg Family 2A 3S-4M
Dillon's breakfast wedding party is great, except for Meadow Sky throwing up a lot. He and New wife Jane have a nice honeymoon, while Rachel cleans up. By monday morning, Jane appears to be pregnant.
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9. King Family 2A 3F-4M
Saturday morning, Berjes gets an early start with clothes shopping, then invites Paul Smith over. Alexis makes an unfortunate business decision and gets fired from her job as a chef. Thanks to cash inherited from Ron and Alexis' parents, plus Ron's sizeable Broadway paycheck, the family moves to a bigger house on Monday.
10. Wonder Family 1A 3F-3N
Joey is promoted on friday to Assistant Coach. Saturday morning, Zelda gives birth to baby boy Xandir.
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11. Cham Var Cham House 3S-4M
The girls have a great toga/pool party, but the pledge boys are no-where to be found. They consider closing the sorority when tjey graduate. Then, one of the pledged named Chuck shows up and claims his membership, but things turn ughy when Jaiden flirts with a transient cheerleader. Apparently, their relationship has had some latent problems for a while. Wendy seems to like Chuck, so she asks him to move in almost right away.
Halfway through Senior year, Megan asks her friend Justin to join Cham Var Cham, but he's too busy flirting with her to let her ask!
All the girls graduate with honors. Considering how much they put into Cham Var Cham, they took nearly every last cent of the house cash. Trust me, they need it.
Left behind is Chuck Kody, a junuir literature majro, Justin McArthur, a sophomore physics major, and Shea Sims, sophomore philosophy major.
12. Smith Family 1A 3S-4T
Gregory invites his grandsons Paul and Ben to visit, but he dies before they get there. May he rest in peace.
13. Black Family 1A 3S-4T
Saturday, Kimesha invites Berjes King over for a date. Things go pretty well, and Berjes stays all day to visit with the family. Baby boy Darnell is born saturday evening. Monday, Jack is promoted to SWAT Leader.
14. Bannon Family 1A 3S-4T
Race spends a day surrounded by younger women: Meadow Sky and Janet Black; his maid, Kaylynn; and his dauhter-in-law Judith. Sunday night, Race had woohoo with Kaylynn. Kaylynn came to visit again on monday, leading to more woohoo. Race died of old age early tuesday morning. Before departing, Death watched Race's TV for a while.
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15. Sky Family 1A 3S-4T
Saturday night, Happy has a cooking fire. Pony extinguishes it. Sunday, Happy moves to college. Pony decides to take a job as a Paintball Attendant, for reasons he doesn't entirely understand. Could it be that earning a paycheck from "The Man" is a form of rebellion against his hippie artist father? Did I mention Meadow is pregnant? She and Sunshine were quite young when they had Happy and Pony, you know. Baby boy Angel is born early Monday morning.
16. Sampson 1B 3S-4T
Saturday morning, Brock invites his son Jake over to visit. Later, he becomes an elder, and immediately begins telling Jake he should be more active and stuff. Sunday, Brock officially retires from his military career. Judith Bannon has a tendency to visit unannounced, but that doesn't bother Brock.
17. Weaver Family 1A 3S-4T
John and Martha are only a couple of connections shor of achieving their lifelong career goals. Their son Jerry, on the other hand, is planning to be a stay-at-home dad while his wife Rachel focuses on her career in science. Saturday night, a burglar strikes! Fortunately, he is caught before he can steal anything.Thanks to new friendships with Brandi Twain and Brandon Spelling, Martha gets promoted to Celebrity Chef on sunday. Monday, Ron King visits to get to know Martha better. Early tuesday morning, Rachel has twins! Both are boys, and they are named Marty and Greg.
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