2. Summer 1 on Challenge Island and we have three families to check in on. At some point, I will be splitting these updates but now is not
that time. Also at some point, I will be getting bored with this. But now is also not that time.
Why am I updating again so soon? Because I cut myself off from playing until I update. Itâs an effective motivator for me.
3. As normal, weâre starting off with the Joneses.
I shouldnât really need to identify whoâs who considering when I updated, but Iâm going to try to keep doing it for now. I know as the
neighborhood grows and becomes incestuous itâll be a good thing.
4. The house that digging built.
Full disclosure time, this house didnât last long. There was some kind of glitch where I couldnât place walls of ceiling tiles so I had to
bulldoze the whole thing, move it forward about four squares, re-level the lot, and try again. Now it seems to work. Iâll show you a
picture of it when I get there.
5. Itâs a beautiful day in the neighborhood...
The kids are off to school.
6. Which means that the adults are all huddled in the backyard digging for crap.
7. Amara: Dig faster.
Damion: Youâre not helping.
Amara: I dug up a treasure chest. Now I need a nap. Let me know when you find something useful.
8. Damion: Amara, love, youâve got to calm down. Weâre the richest family on the block. Weâve got the best of everything. We canât
spend all of our time digging we need to live a little.
13. Regina: Oh, youâre so funny! Iâm a playable and unless you get struck by lightning and run off, youâre stuck here until the coding sends
you home at midnight. Plenty of time for me to get what I want.
Teen Elvis: Well, when you put it that way... Sure... Be happy to help. Just so you know Iâm a Romance sim and we have no bolts.
Regina: Donât care.
14. And so it goes. It was about this point when I redid the house. They have a fishing pond now and the roof now covers the porch as
intended.
16. Damion: I know something that can relieve boredom.
Amara: What?
Damion: How about couch woohoo?
17. Amara: Sounds awesome!
Damion: Thatâs not all thatâs awesome...
Gods, just look at his hand and where heâs looking. Damionâs a boob-man through and through. No wonder he likes fuller figured
women.
18. Arya: I hate to break up this love fest, but thereâs a walkby outside and I have zero outgoing points and a full bladder.
Amara: If you hit it off will you be moving out?
Arya: Yes.
Amara: Iâm on it.
19. Walkby: Hi, Iâm Merlin Midlock.
Arya: *sticks hand out blindly* Um... Hi...
Merlin: Whoa there! I donât think you meant to be that friendly.
Arya: Oh my gosh! Iâm sorry. Iâm so sorry. Iâll just go back to digging now.
Merlin: Wait. I didnât get your name.
Arya: Itâs Arya. Arya Jones.
20. Merlin: Nice to meet you. Itâs nice to see someone else with the same skin color as me. There arenât enough greenies out there.
Arya: Yeah. Um. Yeah.
Merlin: Hey, donât worry about it. Youâre shy, I get it. So how about you ask me something and Iâll babble for a while until you get
comfortable with me.
Arya: Okay.
Merlin: Cool. So Iâm a Cancer and I want get married and have kids one day. Iâve put it on hold for my career, Iâm a celebrity chef, you
know. You might have seen me on TV.
Arya: We donât have a TV. Not yet. Sorry.
21. Merlin: Hey, you donât have to go. I didnât mean anything by it.
Arya: You didnât?
Merlin: Yeah. I guess Iâm not as outgoing as I was trying to pretend.
Arya: Oh? Oh!
Merlin: Yeah. Pretty silly, huh?
Arya: So you want to have a pillow fight?
26. They also werenât the only ones in a family way. But they did have one problem.
27. A problem quickly solved by moving Merlin in and having him propose. I admit it, I kind of love them together.
28. Then it was wedding time!
The Bust of Typhodia will be officiating.
29. Merlin: I couldnât do my tie. I was too nervous.
Arya: You donât want to marry me?
Merlin: No! No! I do! I just donât want to screw it up.
30. Arya: Well then, letâs get started!
Merlin: Is everyone watching?
Arya: Well, other than that one townie whoâs fishing. Yeah, everyoneâs watching.
31. Random Townie: Meh! Youâve seen one sim wedding youâve seen them all.
You know... Sheâs got a point...
Hereâ have a collage and we can just move on with this thing.
32.
33. Arya: Well, that was exciting. But Iâm pregnant and exhausted. Iâm going to bed.
Merlin: I think Iâll join you.
34.
35. While the newlyweds were sleeping, outside things were heating up. Literally. Pretty much every wedding guest got heat stroke.
Oops?
Oh well.
36. Regina: Oh great Bust of Typhodia, when will I find the man to whisk me away from this life.
Bust of Typhodia: Soon...
37. Amara: Oh gods! Iâve got to stop eating cake before bed. I get nightmares every time. Talking statues. Whatâs next? Weeping Angels?
38. Nope, no weeping angels. Just pancakes.
And Amara passively aggressively staring at people she doesnât like.
39. Namely these two.
Merlin: So when do we move?
Arya: At the end of the rotation.
Merlin: Can we make it that long?
Arya: What choice do we have? Now, Iâm off to barf for the second time today.
45. Finally, the digging has paid off to the point that I can have the girls skilling. Iâd forgotten I have 8-day teens in. So the girls have
almost nothing in the way of skills. This is not a good thing.
Skill, girls! Skill like the wind!
49. Merlin: Donât bother them. They know weâre planning on moving soon. Weâll just take the furniture I bought with the 16,000 I
brought in and go.
Arya: Will it be enough?
Merlin: With everything else in my inventory it should be.
Arya: Okay.
52. Until one fine day...
Merlin: Finally!
Regina: Take me with you!
Merlin: Sorry. Youâll have to find your own way.
53. Regina: This house sucks.
Kailee: Tell me about it. Weâve got roaches! Roaches!
Regina: Iâm going to go brood now and dream of the day I can finally leave.
Kailee: Have fun!
56. So moving on to the Hardens.
Expect this to jump around a lot. This house isnât easy to play.
57. And part of the problem has to do with the size of the house. I have less problems in an Apoc Tower. Seriously.
58. Bonnie: I see you took redneck literally.
Stu: Soâd you.
Bonnie: I was just following the crowd. No one said that itâd hurt though. Being burnt sucks.
65. And dates happened. So did parties. Because I have people who like socializing in this house.
66. Bonnie: Mmmm... Damionâs hot.
Damion: And so I said, that everyone looks better at two in the morning and through a pair of beer goggles.
Bonnie: Well, if you like beer weâve got some punch outside you might be interested in. âSides, I got a question for you.
Damion: Sure, why not?
67. Bonnie: I was wondering if youâd be the father of one of my illegitimate spawn?
Damion: But Iâm married. I shouldnât.
Bonnie: So am I. Itâll be in good fun. Have some punch and think about it.
69. Just so you donât think Bonnieâs a complete homewrecker, she does love her kids and her husband. Sheâs just planning ahead to the
possible family kudzu thatâll happen later.
70. And to be fair, Damion isnât the only one who gets a little silly after some punch.
72. And leads to questionable choices. And pantsfish. You canât forget the pantsfish.
73. Damion: Why do I think Iâve just made a horrible decision.
74. Bonnie: How about we just practice today and later you can put a bun in my oven if youâre still willing and less juice-addled. I donât
want no regrets.
Damion: Okay. No regrets.
80. In preparation for the yard sale thatâs happening later, itâs time for some digging and fishing so we can fit all of the kids Bonnieâs
planning on spawning. And so we donât have to have finger stew for ever theyâve also started a garden funded by date flowers. Date
flowers... Funding trailer park challenges since 2012.
86. And then it was time for baby sign. *prays for a singleton*
87. Meet Suzie Harden sheâs giving you that soulless stare that all newborns do. The stare that says, âIâm going to keep you awake forever!â
88. To prevent any more finger stew, Stu took his rightful place in the kitchen. Appropriate considering heâs part cheese sim and in the
culinary career at the moment.
89. While Bonnie got to gardening and waiting for Stu to go to work so she can invite the next baby daddy over.
91. But soon enough Damion arrived and placed a bun in her oven. Then she kicked him out before her husband could come home.
92. Damion in return left her a Bust of Typhodia so that all future weddings can have an officiant of their own.
93. Then last day of summer finally arrived. Yard sale day. Picture is a bit delayed, this was taken closer to noon and the lone treasure
chest and two orby things had sold already.
Hereâs the trick, show item to customer. The prices are so low that theyâll buy them on their own without you prompting it. Stu here is
showing orange shirt townie another statue of some kind. Keep some bones out because theyâre like candy for the townies and they
canât resist a good bone but if you want to make money, show item from the most expensive to least. By the time the sale was over Iâd
made about 5,000. I still had some fish and rocks left, but all of the statues, maps, and expensive fish had been sold. Along with the 40
or so bones and 10 boots. It adds up.
95. This one is white, and not beige. It still has the two doors and a window in every room along with wallpaper/flooring. But it means I
can start having room. The plan is to move the main bedroom into the white trailer and have the nursery there too with a second fridge
and the main room being the skilling/fun area. Then turn the beige trailer in the bedroom/eating trailer.
I think it will work. And just in time too...
97. This part of the update should be quick. Since thereâs only one sim and thereâs only so many times I can show him going to school,
going to work, doing homework, or sleeping.
99. Random Townie: Is that kid on his own? Shouldnât someone call child services?
Someone probably should but this is the sims where twelves are totally okay on their own.
100. I meant it, he didnât do much other than work, school, eat, sleep.
101. Although I did have him dig for money twice and which he had issues finding his shaft. In the interest of fairness, Jack was only
allowed as many digs as it took to hit a gusher or bottom out his hygiene. This is not the Joneses. And I donât want to get bored too
quickly.
102. To those people worried about Jackâs social meter. You shouldnât. Dragged someone home from school every day starting with Face
One Tish here. Theyâve got two bolts and sheâs a potential spouse.
104. But Tish proved her potential by waiting around for Jack, even if he would rather sleep than go on a date.
Tish straightened out his priorities with a good swift air punch.
106. Jack: Wanna stay over?
Tish: Ha ha, no. Youâve got ghosts and Iâm a fortune sim. It was a dream date, Jacky. Letâs keep it that way.
Jack: Aww man!
107. Tish was probably smart, Saorise was out which would become a pattern sadly. She came out every night of the rotation. If this keeps
up, I predict drastic measures will be taken.
112. And today he brought home Joy here.
Jack: Sweet! Maybe I can score with this one!
113. Joy: Hold it. No Joy for you. What kind of sim do you think I am?
Jack: A townie?
Joy: Townie, I might be, but Iâve got standards.
Jack: Awww man!
114. At least Jackâs making better progress with his career. Heâs gotten one promotion but needs charisma for the next one.
115. Time to invest in talking to yourself 101. AKA mirror me!
116. Saorise: I canât scare sense into my son! Thereâs water in the way.
117. Jack: Hi, Mom! Donât mind me, if I fish in your prison. Thereâs got to be more than boots down there.
Saorise: No, no, donât mind me. Iâm just dying over here. Again.
Jack: Okay, I wonât.
120. This time Teen Elvis. Thankfully, Jack doesnât want to hit on him so thatâs something. I already have two girls in the running for
spouse, I donât need any more.
121. And now Jackâs at the top of his game. Which is good it leaves more time for more important things.
123. Jack: So I was thinking, when we grow up you might want to move in and get married.
Joy: What?
124. Jack: I said...
Joy: No, I heard you. Look. Weâre teens. And Iâm a townie. I donât grow up, ever. Not unless you make me.
Jack: I could have you grow up with me...
Joy: Maybe. Ask me later. Just for now, letâs have a good date and enjoy whatâs left of your teen years.
126. Jack: I donât want to go to work.
You need money.
Jack: The uniformâs stupid.
You need money.
Jack: Fine!
127. Jack: Not one word!
Driver: Whatever. At least youâre not a giant french fry.
Jack: Point.
128. I am so glad I resorted to drastic actions. This is ridiculous.
129. Joy left this. Sheâs definitely moving up in my book. But, this is house with uncontrollables. An attractive item like this could cause
trouble.
130. So thatâs the end of this update. But Iâve got a question for you.
131. Which of these two should I have Jack marry?
Tish or Joy. Both are Fortune sims and both have two bolts with Jack.
Iâd rather not wait for him to befriend an adult townie since I want to get to the funtimes of the insanity and uncontrollableness. And
you do too.
So help me pick! I like them both for different reasons.
132. So thatâs it for Rotation One. We have a new house with the Midlocks (Arya and Merlin) which will be doing a career only matriarchy.
AKA all of the money must come from careers other than the first day build money (which has been spent to build the house) and the
only people who can inherit are women.
So until next time, whenever that is, happy simming!