1. To recap: This is my attempt at a Polyamory Project Challenge,
created by princedeej28. The point of the challenge is to
romance more than one Sim and earn enough points to make
Hugh Hefner jealous.
Last time, I decided to try my hand at the Obey Your Sims
handicap and did quite well points-wise. Now, I won’t be trying
for a three-day apocalypse, and since the house is already built
the Middle Of Nowhere handicap is out too. You’ll just have to
put up with plain old gameplay for once. Last time also had a
second death – Gerard Sanders – and I hope there aren’t
anymore for a while.
Now that you’re all caught up, on with the story!
2. When I opened the lot, things were going pretty well.
3. Or at least, as well as they could be when Corey was Furious
with his husband.
Again.
4. But it’s okay. Corey and Bertie are mature individuals, and they
know how to expand their social circle to include other people
in a healthy, non-offensive, non-judgmental, easy-going sort of
way.
5. And if you believe that, I have a bridge I’d like to sell you.
COREY: So, Abhijeet, what are your thoughts on open
relationships?
ABHIJEET: Um…
BERTIE: Oh, can it, Cowey! Abhijeet and I don’t need you and
youw catty wemawks awound hewe!
COREY: Abhijeet and you?! Abhijeet is my friend, not yours,
you cheating –
ABHIJEET: Um, I really have to go now…
11. But nobody was really concerned until Frank showed up.
(Both the plumbbob and the Walls Down are deliberate in this
shot, as otherwise you would not be able to see Frank’s first
appearance or understand Vanessa’s mood when it happened.)
12. Now, a normal Sim would try to interact with the Social Bunny
to get that Social meter up. Unfortunately, the key phrase in that
sentence is “normal.”
Vanessa decided to listen to music.
On Corey’s bed, in Corey’s room.
13. COREY: No, Bertie! What on earth makes you think I would
catch you?
BERTIE: I awways catch you.
COREY: And complain about your back while you do it. And
may I remind you that I have not cheated on you even once!
BERTIE: You knew what I was wike when you mawwied me!
And I’ve stayed within the fiwe code, too!
COREY (darkly): In this house.
BERTIE: At weast give me a hand up.
COREY: Get up your damn self. (steps over Bertie)
14. BERTIE: Oh, Vanessa! I’m so gwad you don’t hate me.
VANESSA: No, I don’t hate you, Bertie. Why would I hate
you?
BERTIE: I don’t know. Cowey is so unweasonabwe.
VANESSA: I know. Frank doesn’t think so, but I told him he
was full of it.
15. BERTIE: Fwank again? Come on, Vanessa, don’t be
widicuwous. You know Fwank doesn’t weally exist. He’s just a
manifestation of youw unconscious need fow gweater sociaw
contact. And I know a good way to take cawe of that need…
VANESSA (indignantly): What do you mean, Frank doesn’t
really exist? He’s my best friend!
BERTIE: I thought I was youw best fwiend. Me and Cowey.
Frank doesn’t like Corey. Frank doesn’t like you, either.
BERTIE: That’s enough! You’we too old for an imaginawy
fwiend! Stop it wight now!
VANESSA: Make me!
BERTIE: Do I need to wemind you who pays youw biwws?
VANESSA: Oh yeah? Well, Frank says you’re a doody-head!
16. COREY: That went well. Not.
BERTIE: I know, I know. Cowey, I don’t know what to do.
Vanessa isn’t hewsewf anymowe. Sometimes I think she’s aww
wight, and then she goes back to being… not aww wight. I
thought it was just wike that time with you and Hawvey, but it
isn’t.
COREY (unsympathetically): Maybe you should put her in a
home.
BERTIE: I can’t do that, Cowey. I can’t do that any mowe than
I could put you in a home. I can’t just tuwn hew ovew to some
stwangew who doesn’t cawe about hew or wemembew how she
used to be. (almost in tears) But I can’t take cawe of hew
mysewf. I need you, Cowey. Pwease. If you evew wuved me,
pwease help me now.
18. The person that I used to know
Is going, going, gone
The person who is standing here
Leaves me ever more alone
Losing you
Losing who you used to be
Watching you
Watching you slip away from me
19. The one I loved died long ago
She vanished in the deep
But you’re here with her face and name
And so I cannot weep
Losing you
Losing who you used to be
Watching you
Watching you slip away from me
20. Losing you
Losing who you used to be
Watching you
Watching you slip away from me
Slip away from me
21. The untitled song that appears in this chapter is TM, copyright, etc. by
yours truly. No sneaky making money off it without giving me half.
Score for this round
Assorted romantic interactions x 2: 10
Got caught during romantic interaction x 1: -10
TOTAL: 0
Score as of last round: 570
GRAND TOTAL: 570
Relationship standings (Daily/Lifetime)
Bertie > Corey: 100/100. Best friends. Married.
Bertie > Vanessa: 29/38. Love. Portrait is 3/4 red.
Corey > Bertie: 100/100. Best friends. Married.
Corey > Vanessa: 28/48.
Vanessa > Bertie: -69/-12. Portrait is 7/8 red.
Vanessa > Corey: -61/-7. Portrait is 3/4 red.
Vanessa > Zenon: 90/90. Best Friends. Love. Two bolts.
