Round 1: Broke 1

Round 1: Broke 1
The Birds and the Bees

Brandi Broke is the daughter of the Sims 1 tutorial couple, Bob and Betty Newbie. Brandi's husband Skip died in a tragic pool accident, leaving Brandi to raise their two boys alone. Let's see how the Brokes are doing..

Me: Hey, Brandi.

Brandi: *yakking in the toilet*

Me: Oops, excuse me. I guess I caught you at a bad time.

Brandi: It's ok. I thought I had food poisioning from the cheesecake I ate last night while watching "It's a Wonderful Sim Life." But I think I'm pregnant.

Me: You're pregnant and you ate cheesecake? Brandi, don't you know what happens when pregnant Sims eat cheesecake?

Brandi: Yes, and it's fine. I want three of my children to graduate from college. If Dustin can't pull up his grades, he won't be able to go, but hopefully Beau and the twins will.

Me: Well, if you're not upset about being a widowed, unemployed mother of a wayward teen, a precocious toddler and twins, I guess I shouldn't be upset either. I'll go check on the boys.

Dustin: Dus-tin.

Beau: Da-da?

Dustin: No, Beau, Dus-tin.

Beau: Da-da?

Me: Be patient with him, Dustin. He doesn't remember your dad.

Dustin: We've invited some of the neighbors over to celebrate Beau's birthday. I wanted to impress them by showing them that he can say my name.

Me: Well, keep at it then.

Me: Your guests have arrived. Oh, great, I see Cassandra fawning over Darren. When will that girl learn?

Everyone: *singing* Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday, dear Beau-oh. Happy Birthday to you!

Me: *singing offkey* And many, many more!

Everyone: *stares at me blankly*

Me: Happy Birthday, Beau. It's time for an updated family photo, so get out of your jammies.

Me: Aw, Dustin. First love is sweet, but no doubt you've heard of the Alphabet Twist.

Dustin: Yeah, I heard. Angela and I can't get married. Is it still ok if we go steady?

Me: Yes. I won't break up any existing teen couples, but I don't want you to get too attached. Also, you might have heard that I have gotten over my hack shyness and installed ACR.

Dustin: Sweet!

Me: Now, ACR does give you teens the ability to, um, engage in activities normally restricted to the adults.

Dustin: You're talking about woohoo?

Me: *blushing* Yes. *blushing*

Dustin: Are you about to give me the birds and bees talk? I'm in high school, for Will's sake. I know where babies come from!

Me: Good. So let's make sure that your mom is the only one bringing babies in this house this week, ok?

Dustin: Ok.

Cassandra: Going steady is a serious step, Dustin. You shouldn't get Angela's hopes up by making promises about the Homecoming Dance, Spring Break, and Senior Prom unless you're sure you want to stick with her.

Dustin: Huh?

Me: Don't worry about her. She has issues.

Beau: I saw my brother and Angela kissing.

Kelly: Yuck! They're going to get cooties.

Me: Ah, to be so young and innocent again.

Brandi: Dustin, I know Angela is your first love, but I don't want you getting carried away. Your father died before he could have the birds and bees talk with you. I'm here to answer any questions you may have.

Dustin: Geez, Mom, why does everyone want to talk about this stuff when I'm playing pinball?

Me: Babies time!

Kelly: I'm never kissing a boy ever!

Me: No surprise, but the cheesecake worked.

Me: Aw, welcome Christopher and Chloe. You're the first set of twins in the Uberhood!

Me: Brandi, you just had twins, and you're taking a job?

Brandi: Dina pulled some strings and got me a job at her law firm. I couldn't pass it up. Now that I have four kids, we really need the money.

Me: Dustin, you're taking a job too?

Dustin: Watching Mom deliver the twins really got me interested in medicine. I think it would be cool to run a hospital.

Me: Good for you. I think your mom will be pleased to have a doctor in the family.

Me: And you get a promotion on your first day. Well done. You're really turning things around, Dustin. I'm proud of you.

Me: Dustin, do you think it's wise to play sick your second day on the job?

Dustin: I don't have a choice. The stupid nanny left and Mom isn't home from work yet.

Beau: Whee!

Me: Birthday time already? It seems like they were just born yesterday! (Sorry I couldn't resist.)

Dustin: Yes, you could have.

Me: And Christopher transitions with a big smile!

Me: Now, it's Chloe's turn.

Me: Happy Birthday, Chloe! Another big smile!

Beau: You forgot to take our family photo when the twins were babies.
Me: Gee, thanks, Beau. I was hoping no one would notice.

Beau: When you go to college, if someone offers you beer, remember to just say no.

Dustin: What, you too? Geez!

Me: Why, Beau, you're reading! It's so refreshing to see a young person in a book rather than playing video games or watching TV.

Beau: The twins are asleep and Mommy is taking a nap. Dustin says if I wake any of them up, he'll break my legs.

Me: The twins are awake.

Beau: I didn't do it. I swear to Will!

Me: Happy Birthday, Christopher!

Me: Happy Birthday, Chloe.

Me: *gushing* Oh my goodness, you two are soooooooooooooo cute!

Chloe: We can't hold this pose forever!

Christopher: I don't think I can feel my cheeks anymore.

Brandi: Honey, it's been so busy with the twins that I feel like I completely missed your childhood. I can't believe you're going to be going to high school soon.

Beau: So, Mommy, where do babies come from?

Me: I'm outta here!

Chloe: Mommy says we get to ride the bus to school tomorrow. It's going to be so fun!

Me: Chloe, I don't think there's another kid in the hood as enthusiastic about school as you.

Christopher: What does thoos-ee-as-tik mean?

Beau: *offstage* The daddy puts what where?

Me: Later, peeps.

Dustin: I hope my family is ok without me.

Me: You've done a good job helping to raise your brothers and sister. Now, it's time to take care of yourself. I'll see you at Academie Le Tour. And hopefully, by the time I get back to your household, Brandi will be done with all of her "talks."

Happy Holidays, everyone! I hope everyone is having a better time than I am. The day after Christimas, I caught a nasty stomach virus from my parents and unfortunately passed it on to my fiance. I'm finally starting to feel better.
I have gotten in a lot of playtime because I'm on vacation from work until January 5th. I've already played through the rest of the households in Pleasantview, so I've got a lot of blogging to catch up on.

Round 1: Caliente 1

Round 1: Caliente 1
A Man, A Plan, A (Birth) Canal

Me: Hey, Dina. I'm sorry your plans to marry Mortimer got messed up by his wife returning, but at least you got some of his inheritance money.

Dina: I have my own plans for making my fortune. Contrary to what this town thinks, I wasn't after Mortimer for his money. I was after him for his genes.

Me: Come again?

Dina: I want to have a baby, and I want my baby to start out from the best position possible. With my beauty and Mortimer's intellect, my child would have been guaranteed success. But Mortimer was old-fashioned. He wouldn't hear of fathering my child without the benefit of marriage. And then Bella turned up and ruined everything.

Me: Gee, Dina, I'm sorry, and Mortimer has passed on so there's no chance of him fathering your child now.

Dina: It's ok. I always have a Plan B.

Me: Don Lothario is your Plan B?

Dina: Yes. Don may not be as brilliant as Mortimer, but he is a doctor. He's also very attractive and charismatic. He would be a good donor for my child.

Me: But what about Nina? She's in love with Don. Whatever happened to sisters before misters?

Dina: Nina will be okay with it. She's not really looking to settle down with one guy anytime soon.

Me: It looks like we'll find out soon enough how okay she is with it. Welcome home, Nina. Congrats on your promotion.

Nina:Thanks. It's nice to be promoted, but I just work to pay the bills. Dina is the career-oriented one.

Me: Oh, snap! You just woohooed with him and he calls up your sister. That's gotta hurt.

Dina: Not really. I'm not looking for anything from Don other than his DNA.

Me: For not being career-oriented, you sure are racking up the promotions.

Nina: *shrugs*

Me: Well, Dina, it looks like your plan is in motion.

Dina: Please excuse me for a moment. *mad dash for the toilet*

Me: Another promotion. Well done, Nina!

Nina: Someone has to earn money around here. Dina still hasn't found a job in the Business field, and she's got a baby coming.

Me: It's generous of you to support your sister and your niece- or nephew-to-be, Nina, but don't forget to take care of yourself.

Nina: I won't. In fact, I'm having a few friends over tonight.

Me: Nina, I see you've made friends with quite a few of the townies.

Nina: Yes. It's rather strange, though. I have no problems making friends with the men, but the women in this town just don't seem to like me. I can't figure out why.

Dina: Trap you? Don, I'm not trying to trap you. I don't want to marry you. I don't even want child support!

Me: Nina, you and Waylon are getting close. You need to be careful. I wouldn't want either one of you to get your heart broken.

Nina: My heart is already broken, thanks to your Alphabet twist. I would be with Don now if it weren't for the rule that we can only marry Sims who have the same first initial as our own. There's no rule about woohoo, is there?

Me: No. You're free to woohoo with whomever you please.

Nina: Good. Woohoing with Don woke up something in me. I feel so alive and free. And I'm curious. I want to see if it's the same with other men.

Me: Waylon looks way too happy. Nina, you need to let him down gently.

Nina: I will. Did you know I was his first? I feel so honored.

Me: Uh-oh, this is gonna get ugly.

Dina: Speaking of firsts...I'm in labor over here.

Me: Wow, Dina. I admit I was skeptical at first, but Don was an excellent choice. Ethan is beautiful. He's one of the cutest Sim babies I've seen. As the first baby born in the Uber-hood, he'll always hold a special place in my heart.

Me: I see that Nina is holding the baby in the family portrait. I hope this isn't foreshadowing that Ethan is going to take a back seat to Dina's career.

Waylon: Congrats on your first baby, Dina!

Dina: Congrats on your first woohoo, Waylon!

Waylon: *mortified*

David: It is going to be tough being a single parent in this economy. You should really consider the financial benefits of marriage.

Me: I think he's applying for the position.

Dina: He barely knows me. We just met tonight.

Me: The Alphabet twist has all of the townies freaked out. It's hard enough for them to land a playable Sim. Now, they need a playable Sim who has the same first initial.

David: Your son will have a much better chance of growing up well in a two-parent home.

Dina: My, David, you really do believe in the hard sell, don't you?

Me: I should have one of the Bluewater Sims hire him.

Dina: First you think I was trying to trap you, and now you think I should marry you? You claim you're in love with me, my sister, and Cassandra Goth all at the same time. You're a piece of work, Don Lothario!

Me: You know, I think you should consider Don's offer. A father's influence could only be good for Ethan.

Me:At the risk of sounding like a broken record, you have had a great week at work, Nina.

Me: Dina, I thought you wanted to be a Business Tycoon.

Dina: I still do, but the week is about up and I still cannot find a business job. I can't expect Nina to support Ethan and me forever.

Me: Looks like you've got a love letter there, Nina.

Nina: It's from Waylon. Isn't he the sweetest?

Me: I thought you were going to let him down gently.

Nina: Oh, Waylon just likes writing poetry. He knows we're not serious.

Me: I take it Anthony knows you're not serious about him, either?

Nina: Of course, he does. We're just having fun.

Nina: Gosh, Waylon, going to P.U.R.E. sounds really fun, but tonight is my nephew's birthday party. Maybe some other time.

Me: *coughs* Stalker. *coughs*

Me: Happy Birthday, little Ethan! I look forward to seeing you more next round.

Dina and Nina were not as exciting to play as Don. The week was quite boring, and I had a hard time characterizing Nina. I'm happy with how the story turned out, though. The Brokes are up next. That should definitely be a busy week!