Round 1: Bunch 1–You’re Looking Good

We now come to the Bunch household, and I have to say that I have been looking forward to playing them. They are probably my favorite family in Sunset Valley.

Me: Good morning…Judy?!?

Judy: *gasping* One moment. I just finished a five mile run. Let me check my heart rate.

Me: Wow, Judy, you look great! Seriously, good for you. You have obviously been working out.

Judy: Yes. I’ve been moving more and eating less. I’ve dropped fifty pounds.

Me: Congrats.

Judy: Jack has always been into fitness. He’s been trying to get me to exercise for years. He’s constantly going on and on about the adrenaline rush.  I have to say he’s right. I do mostly cardio activities, but Jack is really into the strength building.

Hank: Mr. Bunch, I gotta tell you, your pecs are sick! I gotta know your secret. I want to enter a body building competition in Bridgeport next summer. Would you train me?

Judy: Our two youngest like to play outside so they get plenty of exercise, but our two oldest are at that age where they only want to stay inside and play video games.

Lisa: Ethan, I heard Mom and Dad are going out tonight for their anniversary. We should totally throw a party.

Ethan: I don’t know, Lisa. I need to study. I have a big chem exam on Monday. Besides, Arlo and Darlene will still be here.

Lisa: Don’t be such a wuss, Ethan. If we let them each invite over a friend, they’ll be cool. Come on, don’t let an opportunity like this pass.

Ethan: What’s his name, Lisa?

Lisa: What?

Ethan: Is it VJ? You know Mom doesn’t like him.

Lisa: It’s not VJ. VJ is just a friend.

For Lisa’s sake, I hope she means that.

Me: Looking good, Mrs. B.

Judy: Thanks. I feel so nervous.

Me: Why are you nervous?

Judy; I have to ask Jack something, and I don’t know how he’ll respond.

Me: What do you want to ask him?

Me: Oh, um, good luck with that.

Me; Well, look at you two! You clean up very nice.

Judy: Jack, honey--

Jack: Judy, you’ve gotta be kidding me. Another baby at our age? Judy, do you realize we’re ten days away from being elders? We should be thinking about grandchildren now, not children of our own.

Judy: Jack, you know I’ve always wanted five.

Jack: Judy, do you really want to start over? All of our kids are in school. Do you really want to deal with diapers and baby-sitters and colic and formula? Besides, you lost all that weight.

Judy: Jack, I lost the weight so that I would be healthy enough to carry another baby.

Jack: Would having another baby really make you happy?

Judy: Yes, it would.

Jack: *sigh* Fine.

Judy: You mean it?

Jack: I promised you on our wedding day that I would never deny you anything that would make you happy.

Judy: Oooh, Jack, I love you.

Me: Excuse me for butting in, but I have to ask you one question, Jack.

Jack: Yes?

Judy: How did you know what she was going to ask you? All she said was “Honey.”

Jack: Because I have known this woman since I was fifteen years old, and  in that time that I have known her, she has called me “Honey” exactly four times.

Me: Whoa. Some of the newlyweds in town could learn a lot from you guys.

Meanwhile back at the Bunch house…

Parker: Come on, Lisa. Are you going to make me beg? When are you going to give me your digits?

Lisa: Parker, you’re so cute.

Me: Cute, but not too bright. Why does he need your digits? He’s standing in your living room!

Lisa: For texting, duh!

Me: When I was your age, we actually used phones for verbal communication.

Me: Ethan, it’s good to see you loosening up and dancing.

Ethan: Bebe’s a great dancer.  *whispering* And she’s really pretty too.

Me: Get her, tiger.

Me: Uh-oh. Looks like Parker is interested in getting someone else’s digits.

Lisa: VJ, just look at Holly throw herself at Parker. I can’t believe she’s putting the moves on my man at my own party.

VJ: Lisa, you and Parker aren’t dating.

Lisa: That is so not the point, VJ. And how come  Bebe is dancing with my goofy brother instead of you?

VJ: She can dance with whomever she wants. We’re not exclusive.

Lisa: Oh my Will, did you just say whomever?

Me: Yes, he did, and he was grammatically correct. Parker or VJ? I think the choice is clear, Lisa.

Well, I have to be going, and you guys need to get these people out of your house before your parents get home. See you next round!

Other SP Updates:

Xander, a good catch? Think again, Madison. His household is up next, by the way.

Remember analogies from the SAT and GRE?

Iqbal : brunette :: Gobias : blonde

Round 1: Baker 1–Full Nest Syndrome

Now we come to the first of the Bin families, the Bakers. Svetlana and Heathcliff Baker were looking forward to an empty nest, but their daughter Becky has turned up with a toddler in tow.

Me: Morning, Svetlana. I see you’re helping your grandson Topher with his potty training. I bet you never expected to be teaching toddler skills again.

Svetlana: Oh, I’m just helping out while Becky gets dressed.

Svetlana: Of course, when Becky moved back in, Heathcliff and I worried that Becky would dump Topher on us, but she is a good mother. She is very devoted to him and is determined that he will learn all of his toddler skills. Becky tries not to bother us too much, so Heathcliff and I still have time to engage in our hobbies.

Heathcliff: I second what my wife says. I thought my fishing days were over, but Becky takes care of Topher herself when she’s not working. I’m proud to say that I haven’t seen her sneaking any men in and out of my house either. I thought something was going on with that Tobias Funke character, but Becky says they are just friends.

Svetlana: The only indulgence Becky has allowed herself is to quit her job at the restaurant and work herself into the Music business. Becky has always loved music.

Heathcliff: *beaming proudly* She gets that from me. I’m employed in the music career too.

Svetlana: Becky is passing her love of music down to Topher, too. She bought him a xylophone for his birthday.

Me: Wow. I’m glad to hear Becky and Topher are doing so well.

Svetlana: Yes, she’s doing so well working and taking care of Topher, but I know my daughter. She is a Hopeless Romantic and longs to find that special someone.

Heathcliff: But she won’t let herself get close to another man because she doesn’t want to make the same mistake she made with Topher’s dad.

Svetlana: But she is a vivacious, beautiful young woman. She should be out meeting people. Heatcliff and I begged her to go to that new club “The Grind” tonight. We wouldn’t take no for an answer.

Becky: I’m only here because my parents made me come. Between you and me, I think they want me and Topher out of the house to relive their newlywed years. And speaking of newlyweds, one of the first people I met was a woman named Ayesha Frio. She had just gotten married and couldn’t help staring at her ring every five minutes.

Becky: She was there with her single brother-in-law, Connor. He works in the Journalism field and was relaxing between articles. Ayesha suggested I go up and introduce myself.

Becky: To be honest, I’m more used to being approached than doing the approaching, but I thought “Why the heck not?” I learned he was a Pisces. We chatted for a while, but I could tell there were no sparks.

Becky: This cutie caught my eye. I did some asking around and found out his name is Holden. The girl dancing behind him is roommate Gwen. They appear to be just friends. Oh my, Will, did you see the abs on her??/ I used to have abs like that before I got pregnant.

Anyway, I tried to get Holden’s attention, but he was really into the dancing. Oh, well, his loss. It was getting late, and I wanted to get back home to tuck Topher in anyway.

Becky: Can you believe some moron tried to rob us tonight? The officer making the arrest was quite dreamy, though.

Becky: His name is Eugene Hunter, and I think he might be into me.

Becky: He needed to get back to the station to process the burglar, but Mom urged me to chat him up. We exchanged numbers, so we’ll see what comes of it.

SP Updates:

Another female townie moves in. The single women outnumber the single men nearly two to one now.

And Monika is staking her claim on Leighton. I think Leighton, Holden Wonzy, Stiles McGraw, and Cycl0n3 Sw0rd are the best options available.

Why is Issac moving in with the Langeraks?

Oh, that’s why. Notice that Issac took Zelda’s last name. I’m trying to keep the original pre-made names in play for as long as possible, so when a playable marries a NPC, they will take the playable’s last name. Anyway, welcome to the playable ranks, Issac.

*sigh* Jennifer, didn’t you learn anything from being married to Pablo? (In case you didn’t know, Xander is an Inappropriate, Hot-Headed, Party Animal Mooch with Commitment Issues.)

Round 1: Bachelor 1–Perfect Family

After two households of feuding family members, we get a break with the Bachelor family. The Bachelors genuinely like each other and get along splendidly. You could almost say they are the perfect family.

Almost. Jocasta still hasn’t mastered the art of cooking.

Her family doesn’t complain, though. They just grab a jelly sandwich out of the fridge instead.

Unlike the other busy families in town, the Bachelors make sure breakfast is a family affair.

Whille Simis is at work and Michael and Bella are at school, Jocasta works on her large garden.

Even the Bachelor garden must be perfect.

Michael’s grades are perfect.

Will he soon have the perfect girlfriend?

Bella is the perfect child, desiring to spend quality time with each member of her family.

Come on, Bachelors, you have to have some skeletons in your closet. I won’t give up until I find them!

And because none of the SP notices fit in with all the perfection, here they are separately:

Finally,  a new male has moved to town!

And another female has moved in. She’s not blonde, so don’t look for Gobias in the welcome wagon.

In fact, blonde ladies of Sunset Valley, Gobais Koffi is off the market. He and former townie Silvia Heath had a shotgun wedding. Silvia now joins the playable ranks.

While we’re on the subject of babies….

“Lachlan” is the third most popular name in Australia. I think Lachlan Langerak has a nice ring. The fourth most popular name is “Benjamin”, and that name was given to Beau and Victoria’s son. If you’re keeping score, there have been four boys born and only one girl.

I guess Jared is serious about Ayesha. He married her and she moved in with him and his brother Connor. From the Working Friends household, the only single ladies left are Monika and Madison. Neither is dating anyone at the moment.

Judy really hates Pauline Wan, and she’s looking for like-minded individuals. The old saying is true: “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

Pauline gave me the biggest shock this play session. I missed the initial notice, but every ten minutes, Story Progression pops up a summary of events:

If you look at the second and third lines, you’ll see that Pauline Wan is expecting a child with Kristofer Doe. By the way, she still lives with Hank! Even if the Bachelors are boring, we can count on Pauline to provide some drama. I wish I didn’t have to wait until the end of the round to get to her house!

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Sorry, this entry wasn’t that exciting. The Bachelors didn’t do anything beside go to work, school, and skill. Despite them being a bit boring, I do really like their family.