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victorluvsalice · 8 months

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-->With the trash sorted and Smiler having grabbed their share of the greenhouse produce, it was time to take care of the rest of the farm chores:

Smiler went and took care of the chickens -- spreading feed, collecting eggs (5 normal ones, hooray!), chatting to a couple of them to keep attention good, the usual -- then joined Victor in the greenhouse to brew up a fresh Sadness Alleviation Lotion. Once that was done, they took Victor's spotted heart frog and tried to breed it with their regular dirt frog to get a spotted dirt frog (both so Victor could use it in potion-brewing and so they could add one to their own collection) -- however, the first attempt only resulted in another dirt frog, so that got turned into a plasma pack. Just have to try again later! They also put out the living room fireplace, because, uh, we don't want a fireplace just randomly burning in this house. I don't think Alice would approve.

Alice, for her part, was put on cow duty -- refilling Moory's feed, cleaning her off, and telling her a joke before milking her. I'm not sure how well the joke went down, judging from Moory's expression in the screenshot, but, uh, Alice tried! And Moory didn't kick over the milk pail when she was milked, so that's something. Alice also emptied out the outside litter box because that was looking NASTY -- I guess having three cats means it DOES fill up quicker! I should upgrade the litter boxes to the zappy kind at this point, they have the cash for it...

And Victor, of course, was banished to the greenhouse to harvest all the remaining produce and tend the plants. XD However, today he actually got a little help -- not only were the bots out and assisting with the watering, weeding, and spraying for bugs, I had Alice and Smiler join him to do the same once they were done with their own chores. The more hands on deck, the better! :D They got everything sorted in good time, and Alice even got the honor of planting the one new plant they'd gotten from all those seed packets the gnomes left around -- a bell pepper! So now they have peppers to offer for sale along with all their other various veggies, fruits, and flowers. :) There was even a little time for flirting and chatting as they finished up -- which I'm sure the trio appreciated, as I have been working them HARD lately.

-->On my end, once all the produce was actually harvested, I went back into Build Mode and started moving around all gnomes that had wandered during Harvestfest -- I sold the duplicates, then put the three "normal" gnomes and the one alien gnome in the four corners of the greenhouse, the pool floatie gnome in the wheelbarrow out front, and the Grim gnome next to Toothy the cowplant. You know, as a warning. Still no sign of my old bunny gnome, though -- I think the game may have deleted it while trying to move it out of its wheelbarrow home. *grumbles* Ah well -- maybe I'll get a new one during a future Harvestfest!

-->Oh, and before the gang finished up and headed out to the store, I had to get this one last picture of the kittens being cute by the scratching post. :D Look at how teeny they are! So adorable~

#sims 4 #the lazy save #victor van dort #alice liddell #smiler always #you guys know the farm routine by now I'm guessing #look part of being a good farmer is making sure all your animals and plants are tended every day #at least this time the tending was easy #and Victor got some help in the greenhouse #work goes faster with everybody including the robots lending a hand!#and yes there was just a bit of time for Valice flirting and Alice & Smiler chatting #though it occurs to me that I haven't had them do anything really explicitly ROMANTIC in quite a while #I will have to rectify that in a future play session #for now though you will have to satisfy yourself with cute kitten pictures :p #and a Grim Gnome next to the cowplant #I mean I'd consider that a good “beware cowplant” sign #actually I should probably fence it in and then let only household members through the fence #so much to do so much to do #queued

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sahmandbean · 2 years

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Oh no! After being unalived by a vicious rabbit, Geraldine's spoiled daughter Coraline is taken in by her begrudging aunt Gwendolyn. Will the brat be straightened out by farm life (and find her aunt's true love), or will they suffer until adulthood do they part?

You are Gwendolyn Gates, and this is your story.

You have always lived in the shadow of your younger sister, Geraldine. If beating your grades in school wasn’t enough, she was always voted into class office, homecoming court, and anything else she tried out for. You were a consistent B student, had a few solid friends, were skilled in sports, and still couldn’t catch your parents’ eyes. It was no surprise when she graduated with a law degree at the top of her class and quickly climbed the ladder while you continued your part time community college education and worked hard as a farmhand and part-time event photographer to pay your own way. After all, mommy and daddy could only pay for one of you to get through college, and clearly Gerry was the one going places. Your boyfriend Ricky, who had been by your side since eighth grade, broke up with you just months before your wedding, and three months later you saw he was dating your beloved sister. They even ended up having a child together before he was lost in a tragic cowplant incident. That was the last straw. For the last ten years you have been living a reclusive life in a small country town, caring for your animals and taking home Best Pie ribbons from the local fairs. You forgot about Geraldine and her perfect life. All you know is she says she put you down as the godparent of the child you never intend to meet, continues to practice law, and is forever the golden child. Apparently golden kids don’t smell like cow s-, well, you know.

Unfortunately, that perfect life crashed into yours again a week ago. After a few too many drinks at the Gnome’s Arms, you were in a charitable mood and finally agreed to let Geraldine bring her daughter Coraline out to the farm during summer break. She had been begging you for years. Fine, whatever. What’s the worst that could happen in a week? You buy a cot and a toy and set them up in your spare room, move the storage crates into your own, and figure you’d rather sleep with the cow anyway and let Geraldine have your room. Then you wait.

While you wait, someone steals your cow. You are devastated, and pledge to get the fence fixed before it happens again. You’re too late. The day before your sister and niece come in, your chickens are taken, too. Plus they absolutely destroyed your crops. You complain to your best friend Sara, who comforts you with a free slice of cottage pie and reminds you you have a lawyer sister coming to town in less than 24 hours. Feeling full and a little hopeful, you head home and wonder how to explain this crazy situation to Geraldine in the morning.

Don’t worry, it gets worse.

Before you can even offer a hug or to carry a bag, Geraldine is attacked by a vicious killer rabbit. You and Coraline stand in stunned silence as the dust settles and she collapses on your front lawn. Grim comes. Grim leaves. You have a child, no crops, no livestock, and no idea what the next days will hold.

The Challenge.

Requires Cottage Living and Parenthood

To begin the Family Trouble Challenge (I didn’t see any challenges with this name but as always let me know if I am accidentally plagiarizing or something), start a new game with the Family Trouble Challenge household. If you have Seasons, start in summer. Move into the lot 2 Olde Mill Lane in Henford-On-Bagley. Enter build mode and place Overgrown Granary Farm (gallery ID is sahmandbean). You should have $1k left. I tested this several times. In live mode, shift-click on Geraldine, select Kill, and there should be a rabbit option. Do that. Once Grim has left, adopt Coraline as care-dependent. Set lifespan to long, or for “hard mode” leave it on normal. Do whatever you want with season length.

Objectives:

First, fix the fence. Then, in any order:

Reach Level 10 Parenting skill

Become best friends with Sara Scott

Participate in every fair

Win Best Pie at least once

Have a cow and at least four chickens

You can remove one lot challenge after livestock objectives are met

You can remove one lot challenge if Coraline gets a job

You can remove one lot challenge after volunteering together five times

Gwendolyn must only earn money by farm-related things

Coraline must earn every Character Value trait

Coraline's remaining traits can be randomized three times and you pick your favorite of the three

Coraline must introduce Gwendolyn to her true love after aging up into a teen

Coraline must complete at least one errand for each Henford-on-Bagley resident

Gwendolyn must complete her aspiration

If you have the packs and want to, you can:

Add off the grid objects like solar panels and water collectors

Change out Gwendolyn’s Noncommittal trait for Unflirty

Change anyone’s anything besides traits, likes and dislikes, and Gwendolyn’s aspiration

Use the selling table from City Living or Eco Lifestyle

Have either Sim attend university, but it must be from home, and only one at a time

Take vacations, but not move, and not for more than two nights. Think of the animals!

Let me know how it goes! If you have questions, message me here, or on IG @sahm_and_bean

#sims 4 #sims4 #sims 4 challenge #sims 4 build #family trouble challenge

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