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Hey everyooooone! So to start THIS week off I thought I'd send Jessie off to explore the neighbourhood a little bit.

"Why am I picking up this rock?"

Rocks are guud.




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"Why am I picking up aaaaall these rocks?"

ROCKS ARE GUUD JUST DO IT




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"Why am I running?"

To get places quickly >=o

"What if I want to take a leisurely stroll?"

JUST DO IT



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"Oh, look, it's a cow. How amusing."

BE FRIENDS WITH IT



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"Wtf? It's not a real cow... who the hell sticks a cut-out of a cow in a random field?"

I dare you to knock it over o3o

"No, thanks. I skipped the rebellious teenager stage somewhere between being a sex slave and fleeing for my life."



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And y'know what? How about I walk you through some events of a typical day? =D

Somewhere along the way Jessie got appointed Official Meal Crafter.

"WAER'S MAI OMNOMNOMS???"

"Hey, you can cook too! Why don't you come help?"

"WANTS JESSIE'S OMNOMNOMS ;3;"

"So does everyone else in this god forsaken town. Sigh..."




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"WAER'S OUR OMNOMNOMS?!"

"Work faster, male! Can't you see we're waiting?"





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He's also Official Thing Fixer, even though technically he's not as good at it as Coline, who maxed her skill in a trice.

D'aww, lookit 'im. Good thing he's used to this kind of treatment from women, huh? =D

"I can't believe these two. I'm not a tool, fgs! You can't have me stand around topless fixing sinks and slaving over meals all the damn time!"

...*whistles innocently*

"The toplessness is YOUR doing?!"

*crabwalks away* o3o





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Here they are gathered on the couch watchin' some TV. (The Romance channel, naturally.)

Why do I get the feeling Coline wants to puke? And what's with Cressa's obsession with painting?!

"I'm telling you, the smell of acrylics can be a powerful aphrodisiac!"




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I took pity and bought two single beds for Jessie and Cressa. They sleep out on the patio, under the canopy of a beautifully crafted wooden balcony~

"Hey. Hey, Jessie."

"What."

"You wanna-"

"No, I do not wanna anything with you."

"I was gonna say do you want an extra pillow, BUT FINE MR GRUMPY NO PILLOWS FOR YOU"

"=____="





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In the morning there's the typical rush for the bathroom.

"I win today! =D"

"OMGGGGGG I knew I should've rolled out of bed sooner! ;3; But bed... is so guud... *crawls back in*"




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Cressa, meanwhile, never stirred to get out of bed for the morning race, partially because her work hours start a bit later. I wonder if she's having nice dreams?

"Muhh... murder... adultery... incest..."

D8 On second thought, I don't want to know.




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I was REALLY pleased when I discovered that yes, Romantic Interest is enough for sims to be able to use the bathroom together!

"Hey, Coline. What's up?"

"Not much, just takin' a stroll through the bathroom. You?"

"Not much, just gettin' out of the bathtub."

"Welp, see you later!"

"Bye!"





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Yeah, and then the glitches with the stairs in that house really started to get to me (they were EVERYWHERE x_x) so I uprooted us to this lovely little modern suburban home!




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Anyway, that's quite enough exploration and daily monotony! You might be wondering how the relationship between Jessie and Coline is going. Well, quite honestly, it's a case of art imitating reality again. They've been on Romantic Interest since day one but made no move since. Jessie's had the want to kiss Coline sitting there since they first hugged, but she's never rolled up any wants for him! And, though usually I pay no attention to my sims' wants (rofl), in this case I feel it would be a sin to force a relationship upon them. BECAUSE THIS IS BASED ON REALITY, PEOPLE!




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As for Cressa and Coline, their relationship is... strange. They'll make friends, and then Cressa goes and insults or scares her and they're back to square one again. However, when they're friends they get frequent wants to hang out together o3o

Here they are in one of those uncommon peaceful moments, talking about Cressa's favourite subject - herself.

(Needless to say, this conversation propelled them back to Friend status.)



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I think it's time to start taking drastic measures...

"LET'S HAVE SOME FUN THIS BEAT IS SICK
I WANNA TAKE A RIDE ON YOUR DISCO STICK"

"..."




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What's he looking at? Yup, you guessed it. Coline. LOL.

And in case you haven't worked it out already, I'm going to have Cressa flirt with him in front of her to see if it makes her start rolling up wants for him o3o Aaand just to see what happens in general.




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OMG and I'm so sorry I missed this, but Coline just randomly saluted Jessie! He managed to shoot a rank above her because his charisma meant he befriended their boss in only a few hours, while she struggled ;3;




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"Erm... Coline... save me?"

"Can't talk, busy staring at wall."




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OMG!! YES! REACTION!

...Against JESSIE? That's hardly fair, but I guess pretty realistic D;

"I HAET U WUT U DOIN FLIRTIN WIF DAT PRETTY WOMAN"

"B-but SHE'S flirting with ME!"

"I HAET UUUU"

Oooh okay, looks like even though her bubble indicated disatisfaction with HIM her relationship with Cressa PLUMETTED. They're now on the verge of hating each other for the first time, rofl.

Anyway... I failed to get a snapshot, but it didn't really work. She rejected him for two hugs, but then they made up fast... and STILL no wants. Y'know, I think I was too gentle. Something a little more heavy duty is required for Coline to budge...





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"Do I HAVE to watch this?!"

Yes. You brought this upon yourself.





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Coline drags him outside - seriously, they both went outside for some reason, I don't know. They have a fight, their status goes back to Acquaintance, and I spend aaaall night building it back up again. And y'know what?

Guess.

Guess.


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SHE DOESN'T ROLL ANY BLOODY WANTS.

So I'm tearing my hair out basically by this point. I mean sheesh! Even the threat of losing him wasn't enough!





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"Jessie! Where you goin'?"

"Somewhere."

"Some...where? By yourself?"

"By myself."

"Oh... okay, then..."





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"Sigh, I just don't know what to do, Mrs. Cow. No matter what I do, she just... doesn't care about me. I mean she goes along with it, but I get the feeling she doesn't... WANT me. And that means... it doesn't feel right. I don't like feeling that I'm forcing my feelings on her, you know?"




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"Oooh, butterflies!"






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After brooding around town for a while, Jessie finds his way to a favourite haunt - the central park.

"Sigh... I just don't know. Why doesn't anyone want me around...? They treat me like a slave... they treat me like... like..."




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"Dirt?" interjects a passerby. Jessie blinks at them.

"Yes, exactly."




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"I know how that feels. Giving and giving and giving - emotionally, physically - just giving everything, and never getting anything in return. It... it's dreadful. I feel sorry for you. For us."




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"Sounds like you've had it rough. Rougher than me, I bet."

"Your problems are just as important as other people's! And if you're standing around soliloquising to yourself in a public park you must have it pretty rough to start with."

"You're... very wise. I don't believe I caught your name?"




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"It's Lorika. Pleased to meet you."

"I'm Jessie. Pleased to meet you, too!"




DUN DUN DUN