1. To recap: This is my attempt at a Polyamory Project Challenge,
created by princedeej28. The point of the challenge is to
romance more than one Sim and earn enough points to make
Hugh Hefner jealous.
Last time, I decided to try my hand at the Obey Your Sims
handicap and did quite well points-wise. Now, I wonโt be trying
for a three-day apocalypse, and since the house is already built
the Middle Of Nowhere handicap is out too. Youโll just have to
put up with plain old gameplay for once. Last time also had a
second death โ Gerard Sanders โ and I hope there arenโt
anymore for a while.
Now that youโre all caught up, on with the story!
2. When I opened the lot, things were going pretty well.
3. Or at least, as well as they could be when Corey was Furious
with his husband.
Again.
4. But itโs okay. Corey and Bertie are mature individuals, and they
know how to expand their social circle to include other people
in a healthy, non-offensive, non-judgmental, easy-going sort of
way.
5. And if you believe that, I have a bridge Iโd like to sell you.
COREY: So, Abhijeet, what are your thoughts on open
relationships?
ABHIJEET: Umโฆ
BERTIE: Oh, can it, Cowey! Abhijeet and I donโt need you and
youw catty wemawks awound hewe!
COREY: Abhijeet and you?! Abhijeet is my friend, not yours,
you cheating โ
ABHIJEET: Um, I really have to go nowโฆ
11. But nobody was really concerned until Frank showed up.
(Both the plumbbob and the Walls Down are deliberate in this
shot, as otherwise you would not be able to see Frankโs first
appearance or understand Vanessaโs mood when it happened.)
12. Now, a normal Sim would try to interact with the Social Bunny
to get that Social meter up. Unfortunately, the key phrase in that
sentence is โnormal.โ
Vanessa decided to listen to music.
On Coreyโs bed, in Coreyโs room.
13. COREY: No, Bertie! What on earth makes you think I would
catch you?
BERTIE: I awways catch you.
COREY: And complain about your back while you do it. And
may I remind you that I have not cheated on you even once!
BERTIE: You knew what I was wike when you mawwied me!
And Iโve stayed within the fiwe code, too!
COREY (darkly): In this house.
BERTIE: At weast give me a hand up.
COREY: Get up your damn self. (steps over Bertie)
14. BERTIE: Oh, Vanessa! Iโm so gwad you donโt hate me.
VANESSA: No, I donโt hate you, Bertie. Why would I hate
you?
BERTIE: I donโt know. Cowey is so unweasonabwe.
VANESSA: I know. Frank doesnโt think so, but I told him he
was full of it.
15. BERTIE: Fwank again? Come on, Vanessa, donโt be
widicuwous. You know Fwank doesnโt weally exist. Heโs just a
manifestation of youw unconscious need fow gweater sociaw
contact. And I know a good way to take cawe of that needโฆ
VANESSA (indignantly): What do you mean, Frank doesnโt
really exist? Heโs my best friend!
BERTIE: I thought I was youw best fwiend. Me and Cowey.
Frank doesnโt like Corey. Frank doesnโt like you, either.
BERTIE: Thatโs enough! Youโwe too old for an imaginawy
fwiend! Stop it wight now!
VANESSA: Make me!
BERTIE: Do I need to wemind you who pays youw biwws?
VANESSA: Oh yeah? Well, Frank says youโre a doody-head!
16. COREY: That went well. Not.
BERTIE: I know, I know. Cowey, I donโt know what to do.
Vanessa isnโt hewsewf anymowe. Sometimes I think sheโs aww
wight, and then she goes back to beingโฆ not aww wight. I
thought it was just wike that time with you and Hawvey, but it
isnโt.
COREY (unsympathetically): Maybe you should put her in a
home.
BERTIE: I canโt do that, Cowey. I canโt do that any mowe than
I could put you in a home. I canโt just tuwn hew ovew to some
stwangew who doesnโt cawe about hew or wemembew how she
used to be. (almost in tears) But I canโt take cawe of hew
mysewf. I need you, Cowey. Pwease. If you evew wuved me,
pwease help me now.
18. The person that I used to know
Is going, going, gone
The person who is standing here
Leaves me ever more alone
Losing you
Losing who you used to be
Watching you
Watching you slip away from me
19. The one I loved died long ago
She vanished in the deep
But youโre here with her face and name
And so I cannot weep
Losing you
Losing who you used to be
Watching you
Watching you slip away from me
20. Losing you
Losing who you used to be
Watching you
Watching you slip away from me
Slip away from me
21. The untitled song that appears in this chapter is TM, copyright, etc. by
yours truly. No sneaky making money off it without giving me half.
Score for this round
Assorted romantic interactions x 2: 10
Got caught during romantic interaction x 1: -10
TOTAL: 0
Score as of last round: 570
GRAND TOTAL: 570
Relationship standings (Daily/Lifetime)
Bertie > Corey: 100/100. Best friends. Married.
Bertie > Vanessa: 29/38. Love. Portrait is 3/4 red.
Corey > Bertie: 100/100. Best friends. Married.
Corey > Vanessa: 28/48.
Vanessa > Bertie: -69/-12. Portrait is 7/8 red.
Vanessa > Corey: -61/-7. Portrait is 3/4 red.
Vanessa > Zenon: 90/90. Best Friends. Love. Two bolts.
