Building a Metropolis Challenge (BaMC) - based on the original rules for the Build a City Challenge (BaCC) by ClintCasey85, found at: http://boolprop.net/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=45 - Difference: reach a population of 500.000!

1. Instant City , a BaMC-Challenge
Household G
Fall 1
Instant City
Household G,
Fall 1

2. - Hello and Welcome back to Instant City – a BaMC Challenge. We’re about to establish Household G this time, which
together with all the other households will be the eight… wait, no the ninth household of this neighborhood – dang it, I just
realized that I’m behind on the numbers because of splitting household F into two….. Oh well, the new apartment lot for
the new household this time is Tower 14: Modern Apartment Block made by dacycko at mts.com. -

3. - … and here we have TCO, who‘s just visiting the new premise… -
‚A swimming pool, *brrr*… the nemesis of all Servos…‘
- You know, I just realized, that I said an awful lot of times ‚Servos‘ in the last chapter… want to call me ‚stupid meatbag‘ again to
show me how mean I was? –
‚ Meh, whatever…‘
- Hey, don‘t stop in your fight for non-discrimination.. !–
‚We‘re about to become the major ethnicity of this neighborhood and have jobs in high positions… plus these townies couldn‘t
discriminate a grilled cheese sandwich even if their life depended on it, so I guess it‘s alright…‘
-… I‘m soo jealous of you Sims right now… -

4. - … so on with… oh I know, this has been done to death, bear with me… -

5. - … moving out, and that was TCO for you this time… -

6. - … And now to something new: since we are eight… nine households now, we can place another unowned Community
Lot. And here it is: the Simiety Vintage Theater by TheGuySim at mts.com, a featured Community Lot uploaded in 2011,
that as of now (March 2014) still is the first Lot I see in the featured section of the Sims 2 Community Lots Section, so
you can‘t miss it! -

7. - Also, since it has a stage with four musical instruments on it, it hereby also unlocks the musical career for this
neighbor…. –
‚*AHEM* - THIS IST PROFESSOR DISC SPEAKING: BY OFFICIAL DECREE BY ME, ALL MUSIC BY THIS CURSED MUSIC BAND…
wait, was the name again…?... Oh screw it… I MEAN, ALL MUSIC IS HEREBY FORBIDDEN FOREVER! THANK YOU!‘
- … what just happened?-

8. - … Oh Hell, what should the Professor do, if somebody disobeys? Call the Bigfoot Police? Hit it hard, Guys! -

9. - Oh yeah, we‘re slamming day and night! –
‚*LOUD RINGING AT THE DOOR* *OTHER TENANTS CRYING FOR SILENCE*‘
‚HEY, DOES ANYONE ELSE NOTICE THESE ANNOYING SOUNDS FROM OUTSIDE?‘
‚WHAT?‘
‚YEAH, PRETTY ANNOYING, RIGHT? LET‘S PLAY A BIT LOUDER, THAN WE CAN‘T HEAR THEM ANYMORE!‘
‚NO THANKS, I DON‘T EAT!‘
‚ALRIGHT – LOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUDEEEEEEEEEEER!‘

10. -… and right on Tuesday, we got a job in the music career on the computer… -

11. - … and of course, everybody took it, so we got sardines in a tin can again… -

12. -… and chance cards: Serva G-1 is sorting the country music labels, being bored and daydreaming, when a man approaches
her and asks for a record of: ‚I‘ll always be faithful to you, most of the time‘, a song rather dumped by critics, but with High
Sales. Serva G-1 doesn‘t really want to sell the awful record, but her boss would be angry, if she‘d miss the opportunity to
sell it. Everyone is looking at Serva G-1 – should she sell ‚I‘ll always be faithful to you, most of the time‘ or suggest
something better? –
‘ His taste, his burial – sold!’

13. - It‘s not Serva G-1‘s problem, if other have a different musical taste, so she directs the customer to the Achy-Breaky-Heart-
Corner of the store and continues to sort the country records. After a while, she hears the sound of the cash register and the
customer with a load of records right in front of it. Apparently the customer is such a big fan of Achy-Breaky, that he
purchased the entire stock. Serva G-1 receives the big provision of 185 Simoleons for her incredible effort!..... ?.... -

14. - Next one: The day doesn‘t seem to end, and nobody likes to work anymore. A colleague suggest having a five-minute
dance-party. Should Serva G-4 join them or stay where she is to not embarrass herself? –
‘LET’S PART-AY!’

15. - Serva G-4 doesn‘t like dancing without music, so she turns up the volume and joins the others. Everybody has a lot of
fun, except for the colleagues next room, who are annoyed by the loud music and file a complaint against Serva G-4. For
the noise in the workspace she has to pay a fine. –
‚YOU PHILISTINES!‘

16. - … despite this little setback, everyone got promoted… -
‚OH YEAH!‘
‚WE ROCK!‘
‚WOOOH!‘
- … do you have Caps Lock or what? –
‚WHAT?‘
-… you might need to turn down the volume in the future, guys… -

17. -Now since the next promotion needs at least a friend, let‘s visit the Musical Venue, I mean Simiety Vintage Theater, for a
sun-light snack… -

18. - … and then make some sweet music – see, making music doesn‘t need to make you deaf… -

19. -… OH MY … -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWu_htIxYtM
‚ Stop doing that! I‘m sick of that song!‘
-… sorry, Michael, I just can‘t resist… okay, band, could you perhaps play something nice for Michael Bigfoot? –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUff7jjkfkk
(sorry, didn‘t find a longer version)

20. ‚ Oh, I like that song, guess I don‘t have to scrap you now… or whatever a Criminal mastermind does, I‘m still trying to figure
that one out…‘

21. - So after the band gained the trust of the Local underworld, it was time to make a friend… and that guy here looks like he‘s
in serious need of any human… well any contact….-

22. - … and off we go again (btw dates for platinum should you wonder)… -

23. - and… oh man, the 5-minute dance party again? Okay, this time stay seated, we don’t need another fine… -

24. - Serva G-1 thinks that the dancing without music ist silly and stays seated. She even continues to work, when everybody
else joins. The Dance party takes longer than 5 minutes, and Serva G-1 ist surprised, that everyone seems to enjoy it. She
loses some of her enthusiasm for music and dance. *headdesk* –
‚ *Grmbl* Damn kids and their damn… no-music…‘

25. -… moving on: Serva G-3 has just tuned a piano, when her mobile rings – the concert hall of SimCity is in dire need of a piano
tuner, to tune the classical piano of famous tenor Arito Mappaloti. As usual, countless preparations have been made, as
Mappaloti demands to false tune the piano, so that his tenor sounds even better in comparison. It would be easy for Serva
G-3 to do that, but it could hurt her career in the long run. Should she do it, or reject the proposition? –
‘I’m a model of Integrity, this is below my dignity… now start with the bribing!’

26. - Tuning the piano for Arito Mippaloti‘s concert is a big Gig, but getting paid to false tune it, is below Serva G-3‘s dignity.
Mippaloti ist angry, that his request is denied, but he respects Serva G-3‘s integrity and agrees, that she tunes it
correctly instead. The concert is a great success, and Mippaloti‘s fans go wild about. Serva G-3 also profits from this, as
she‘s made herself a name in the music scene with it as someone, whose name stands for skill and integrity! She earns a
Logic Point. –
‚There, I said it – dignity and integrity! If only these cheapskates weren‘t so stingy…‘

27. -… A Colleague sells tickets for a show of the famous Simtopia-Ballet, and Servo G-3 buys them apparently for snap.
However it turns out, that the tickets aren‘t for the actual Simtopia-Ballet but just the tour group. Should Servo G-3 now ask
the colleague for giving him a belated Discount or accept the original price? –
‚ This tiny little… I should make him eat the cards!‘

28. - … Servo G-3 explains the situation to his colleague and asks for a belated discount, his colleague immediately agrees to.
He didn‘t know either, that the tickets were only for the tour group. He also gives Servo G-3 a membership card for the
secret dance club. –
‚Yeah, right… didn‘t know, Pfft…‘

29. - … oh , another fire by lightning, how interesting… *snore* -

30. -… and another promo plus roses for the dates… -

31. - … and since we‘re a bit out of time to get an additional friend needed, let‘s do it this way… -

32. -… ah, much better…-

33. - … and we get promoted up to Summer camp music teacher and…
…
… sorry, I phased out there for a minute, thinking about that one time I ever visited summer camp and…. *Brrrgh* sorry
again, now I need to shower … -

34. -… okay, I‘m back – now, like in the case of the astronomers and the painters, eventually the musicians started to get into
the zone as well… please tell me, they don‘t start doing quotes based on music now too… -
‚Dum-Dum-De-Dum…what?‘
- … I said: pleas e don‘t start doing quotes on music! –
‚Okay… Dum-Dum-Dum…‘
- … DO MUSIC QUOTES! NEED FUNNY! –
‚…?‘
- *headdes.. Nah, not worth it… -

35. - … okay, so eventually Professor Disc got wind that there was actually somebody making music against his outspoken ban… I
wonder how that turned out… -
‚HEY, HOW DARE YOU MAKING MUSIC AGAINST MY OUSPOKEN BAN OF ALL MUSIC?! I WILL…‘
‚OH MY… YOU‘RE THAT AWESOME PROFESSOR FROM THAT AWESOME MUSIC VIDEO!‘
‚ … what?‘
‚ I – just - loved your rythm and beat there! May I have an autograph?!‘
‚Ehr… well okay… *blush*‘
‚*SQUEE*‘
- … yeah, that‘s pretty much how I expected it to turn out… -

36. - okay, so Professor Disc is now a friend too, on to the next promotion… -

37. - … but as usual first: The end of Summer Camp is approaching, and soon the traditional performance of the children for
the parents will start. The majority of the program is already planned out, but there is still something missing. Serva G-4
would prefer the camp classic ‚Don‘t trample on my sausage‘ (seriously?) but the camp leader has already clearly
stated, that she wants to hear ‚Chalices for Elks‘ (In German, Chalice is translated ‚Kelch‘, and Elk ‚Elch‘ so it rhymes…).
The Flyers have to be printed, so Serva G-4 has to decide now! –
‚Don‘t want to state the obvious – but these songs are both silly, contrary what the card says I am not for the first one, so I
go with whatever crazy idea this camp leader has.…‘

38. - Serva G-4 isn‘t ready to refuse the Camp leaders wishes, even if she had preferred playing ‚Don‘t trample on my
sausage‘. While it‘s hard for her to admit that, the Camp Leader was right and ‚Chalices for Elks ‚is an instant hit. The
parents love the song, making it a camp classic itself immediately. After the performance the Camp leader thanks Serva
G-4 for playing the song she composed herself. She also tells her that she has a few contacts in the music industry, and
knows somebody, who is looking for people with musical taste – so Serva G-4 gets promoted to Battle of the Bands
Judge! –
‚…. It‘s still a stupid song…‘

39. - … okay, right after that, G-3 got the exact same card… -

40. - … same result = promotion… -

41. - … and now: Servo G-1 wears headphones during work and listens entranced to his favorite CD, as a colleague asks him
what he‘s listening to. Servo G-1 is kinda embarrassed about his New Wave-Indypop collection (and he should be…) and
is unsure, if he should let his colleague listen to it. Should he give him the headphones or lie about his taste in music? –
‘I don’t own headphones, I just plug the music box into my neck port…’
- … just pretend you do, and pretend you give or give them not to your colleague… -
‘…Okay…’

42. - The Colleague listens a few seconds to Sollop e4 Minor, then he gives Servo G-1 the headphones back and leaves.
Apparently he doesn‘t like the music at all, and he never asks Servo G-1 again about it. Servo G-1 loses a bit of his
enthusiasm for Music and Dance…. ‚Philistine‘, right? –
‚Yep.‘

43. - … and again ‚Chalices and Elks‘… -

44. - …. Nailed it! -

45. - …. Finally being home again, we‘re now closing in on the required skills for music while having hot jam session completely
alone…. Does that even make sense? -

46. - … now to work on the Charisma… *sigh* it‘s like the Military household all over again…. -

47. - … yep, just like old times… -

48. - … and we‘re there, 8 points. Now back to work with you! -

49. - …. And: The last band has just played, and now it is time, that Serva G-3 gives her vote. In her opinion, there were two
Bands who displayed an outstanding performance, but she has trouble to decide who was better. The Green Rhinos, a
popular local band, really put up a show on the stage, but they lack talent. The Macho-Rocker, a little known band from
the neighboring city, aren‘t all that popular, but they have talent. Which one should Serva G-3 give her vote for? –
‘Is that a trick question?’
- Not if you look at the all bands that made to the tops in the last years without even having an ounce of talent… then again,
I couldn’t make music to save my life… -

50. - The Macho-Rocker do not only have a killer sound, but also a great band name. While the audience favorites the Green
Rhinos, Serva G-3 wants to reward their talent and the other judges agree with her. Luckily the audience tolerates the
decision (yeah, right…. Like that would ever happen… ). Before she goes home, one of the other judges praises Serva G-3 for
having an unerring eye for talent. He pulls a few strings and Serva G-3 is promoted to Roadie! -

51. - … okay, same in green here, but alas, the Green Rhinos just don‘t cut it… -

52. - … and another Roadie on the road! -

53. - … ah, and the all time favorite Simtopia Ballet card again… this gets repetitive, I want my money back! -

54. - … yep, secret dancing club, been there, done that, made an @$$ of myself… -

55. - …. Green Rhinos again, *yawn*… -

56. - …. Roadie….. *zzzzzz* -

57. - … and another workday is over …. Now let‘s just shoo off the usual baggage of colleagues… -

58. -… place down these rock stations… too bad, everyone has 10 creativity , so they are no good anymore… -

59. - … and then back to the club and rock the house! -

60. - … meanwhile, those not playing hunted down some more friends, till we had the 10 needed together… all in all, we made
3000 in tips that respectively these days… -

61. - So in the end, they now had the skills, the friendships and the platinum aspiration to get promoted every time – so it‘s
switch off time again to not lose these aspirations and friendships… -

62. - … Another workday, another Card: While the Band has her first performance, Serva G-3 and her colleagues take a break
after their hard work of erecting the stage. Suddenly nervous voices can be heard over the radio – one of the speakers
over the stage is about to fall down. But it comes even worse: the leadguitarist, who‘s just about to start his Solo, stands
directly below the speaker. Serva G-3 can either risk her life to get to the speaker and chain it back to the stage or stop
the concert and get the band off the stage. Time is getting short! –
‚ Danger is my middle name – Serva G-Danger-3 – let‘s do this!‘

63. - Serva G-3 climbs up the stage, to chain back the speaker. She‘s getting closer, but not close enough yet. Suddenly the
band plays a Killerriff, and the sound waves almost make the speaker fall down. Time is precious, so Serva G-3 jumps at
the chain, swings to the other side and chains the speaker back on. The audience has seen everything and goes nuts,
because they think it‘s part of the show. The band promises to write a song about Serva G-3 after they hear that she
saved their life. Serva G-3 gains a Mechanical point! –
‚ WHAT?! All that danger, and the only thing I get is 1 mechanic? I‘m a Servo, I have 10 of them!‘
- … and that‘s why I stay away from danger as much as possible… -

64. - … five minute dance party again… oh brother… -

65. - … okay, I get it, party poopers aren‘t in… next time I‘ll risk the fine instead… -

66. - … and another speaker is loose… seriously, you people should really check your equipment more often… -

67. - … and another heroical save & mechanical point… BORING! -

68. - … loose speaker Nr.3… do I even care? -

69. - yay, save… how many Don‘t let the speaker go down on me-songs are there? -

70. - … but to be fair: music ist a great career, all of our musicians are already level 7, and I think we can get one higher before it
gets winter… -

71. - … and we‘re already at it. Level 7 Card: The Brainless Boilermen, a Band with several platin records, ask if Servo G-3 if he
could play the piano for some of their songs. Unfortunately Servo G-3 had just promised, to do a few songs with a less
popular, but talented (this again?) Band called Angry Sims. Servo G-3 can only play with one band – and the choice could
decide his career. With which Band should Servo G-3 play now?
‚ A promise is a promise… also your band name is kinda… brainless.‘

72. - Good choice: as much as Servo G-3 likes the Brainless Boilermen‘s songs, he promised to play with the Angry Sims. A few
Songs are half-baked first, but Servo G-3 experiments a bit and together with the Angry Sims produces one of the most
creative and original records in years. Fans and Critics agree, that the record is a breakthrough for the band and Servo G-3
earns 15.000 Simoleons for his good work! -

73. - … same card again… -

74. - … same result… you know , I just thought about it… how can this be breakthrough for the Angry Sims – again? Are there
several Bands with the same name, an Angry Sims 1, Angry Sims 2, Angry Sims forever or what? -

75. - … oh well, doesn‘t really matter… in any case, no more chance cards this chapter, and it just turned winter… -

76. - … again, I waited till they all returned home, all Level 8 now – annd that‘s it again, see you again in Household H! -