This summary provides an overview of the Polyamory Project Challenge document: The document recaps the previous round of the challenge where points were earned for romantic interactions and a child growing up well. It introduces rebuilding the Sims without SimPE which made recreating genetics difficult. Various romantic interactions between Sims like Bertie, Corey, Vanessa and Albert occurred, earning additional points. The document concludes by noting Albert is heading off to college and his family provides advice, with his score and relationships statuses updated.

1. To recap: This is my attempt at a Polyamory Project Challenge, created by princedeej28,
full rules available HERE. The point of the challenge is to romance more than one Sim
and earn enough points to make Hugh Hefner jealous.
Last time, there were two spontaneous reconciliations (no points), a child who Grew Up
Well (plus points), assorted romantic interactions (plus points) and an unusual form of
teenage rebellion (no points). My current total is 360, close to double the official High
Score.
You may notice that some Sims don’t look exactly the same as they used to. This is
because I had to rebuild without the benefit of SimPE. It’s very hard to recreate several
generations of incompatible genetics, you know. Also, the only option available to me for
adjusting relationships isn’t very precise. Fortunately, everyone was getting along well
enough that it shouldn’t make too much of a difference, although Corey won’t flamey-
thought-balloon Bertie anymore.
Well, not until the next time Bertie does something thoughtless. Which he will, because
he’s Bertie.
All caught up? Good! Let’s get started.

2. Bertie being Bertie, this was the first thing he did. Under normal circumstances, EAxian
coding would require Vanessa to run over from where she is discussing best friends with
Albert and slap him silly. But Vanessa’s also a Romance Sim, and she’s not anything like
as uptight as Corey, so she was cool with it.
Or possibly I hadn’t made Bertie and Vanessa fall in love again just yet, so the
programming didn’t kick in. You decide.

3. Vanessa had to Teach Albert To Study again. (Believe it or not, she was the one who
taught him the first time around.) Albert gained a fair number of aspiration points for it,
too.
I’m glad to see that the rebuild didn’t damage either party’s tendency to make great faces.

4. Albert has been throwing himself into the whole “knowledge Sim” thing. He even
voluntarily works out!
I think he’s crazy, personally. Of course, I don’t work out anywhere near as much as I
should.
But enough about me. Let’s talk about Bertie and Corey now.

5. BERTIE: So, Cowey, you’ve been vewy affectionate watewy…
COREY: Mm-hm.
BERTIE: Have you fowgiven me? This time, I mean?
COREY: What do you think?
BERTIE: Mmmm… Is that a “yes”?
I would say that’s definitely a “yes,” Bertie.

6. BERTIE: Wewcome home! Good day?
VANESSA: Mmm. Pretty good. But, uh, if the car’s free, that would make it a really
good one.

7. And the car was indeed free.
Of course it was. That’s the function of Bertie’s car. Nobody’s actually ever driven it
anywhere.
As you can see, Rebuilt!Vanessa has no memories of her relationship with Bertie. She
doesn’t register Albert as her son, either.
We’re going to ignore all that, though.

8. And rebuilt or not, Vanessa is always good for a few points.

9. There was also an outbreak of the sparklies, with a fair rate of susceptibility. The first to
succumb was Bertie.

10. Then Gerard.
BERTIE: Hey Gerard – what’d you do? Waid my cwoset?

11. And lastly Corey.

12. And finally, Little Bertie is getting ready to head off to college. This, of course, leads to
lots of helpful advice from the whole family.
PROFESSOR ARIANNA: Remember, as soon as you get your syllabus, write down all
your assignments and breakdown any large ones into parts you can work on every day.
Oh! And color-code everything. Saves space in your planner.
ALBERT: Thank you, Tia Arianna. I will.
GERARD: Join a fraternity. The contacts you make there will serve you well in your
career. It’s all about who you know.
ALBERT: Very true, Uncle Gerard.
BEVERLY: Oh, and if you want to crash a party, wait until it’s been going for a couple
hours. The you show up with a big bag of ice and announce “I brought the ice!” Everyone
will be so hammered, they’ll forget that they didn’t send you out for it. Works like a
charm.
ALBERT: I’ll make a note of that, Auntie Beverly. Thank you.

13. Sometimes the advice-giving was more successful than others.
BERTIE: Now wemembew, youw boyfwiends and youw giwfwiends awe –
ALBERT: I like girls, Father.
BERTIE: Mowe than boys? Okay. So –
ALBERT: Exclusively, Father. Boys don’t do anything for me.
BERTIE: Weawwy? Huh. So youw giwfwiends awe pwobabwy going to be a wittwe
jeawous of each othew at fiwst –
ALBERT: And I won’t have girlfriends, plural, Father. At least, not at the same time.
(Bertie blinks at him uncomprehendingly)

14. And some advice was so oft-repeated as to be boring.
VANESSA: So when you’re deciding whether or not to woohoo someone, what do you
do?
ALBERT: Ask to see a copy of her most recent WTI workup.
VANESSA: And how recent is acceptable?
ALBERT: Yesterday. Or day before if yesterday was Sunday and the clinic wasn’t open.
VANESSA: And later than that is…?
ALBERT (discreetly stifling a yawn): Unacceptable.
VANESSA: That’s right. How often do you use protection?
ALBERT: Every time. No matter what.
VANESSA: And what’s the most important thing to remember?
ALBERT (in a bored sing-song): If it prevents disease transmission, it will prevent
pregnancy, but if it prevents pregnancy it does not necessarily prevent disease
transmission.
VANESSA (angrily): All right, fine. Be that way. But don’t come crying to me when you
pick up something nasty.
ALBERT: I wasn’t planning to, Mother. Believe you me.

15. And some people didn’t bother with advice at all.
COREY: Have a great time at college, kiddo. Maybe you’ll meet someone special. I hope
you do.
ALBERT: Uncle Corey…
COREY: Oh, don’t mind me. I’m a silly old man. I just want to see you happy.
ALBERT: Thank you, Uncle Corey.
COREY: And you’ll call. Every day.
ALBERT: Of course I will, Uncle Corey. I love you.
COREY: I love you too, monkeybutt.

16. And that should do it for this time around. If you want to follow Albert’s time in college
in any sort of detail (read: almost negligible detail), he’ll eventually be folded into the
college chapters for Already in Progress, available in the Fictional Stories forum over on
Boolprop. [/shameless self-promotion] I’ll throw a couple tidbits in here, too – after all, I
still get points if he Grows Up Well.
Score for this round
Assorted romantic interactions x 8: 40
Woohoo x 2: 60
TOTAL: 100
Score as of last round: 360
GRAND TOTAL: 460

17. Relationship standings (Daily/Lifetime)
Albert > Bertie: 96/93. Best friends.
Albert > Corey: 100/100. Best friends.
Albert > Vanessa: 100/100. Best friends.
Bertie > Albert: 96/87. Best friends.
Bertie > Corey: 98/98. Best friends. Married.
Bertie > Vanessa: 98/98. Love.
Corey > Albert: 100/100. Best friends.
Corey > Bertie: 98/98. Best friends. Married.
Corey > Vanessa: 98/98. Best friends.
Vanessa > Albert: 100/100. Best friends.
Vanessa > Bertie: 98/98. Love.
Vanessa > Corey: 98/98. Best friends.