In this chapter of 'Finding Consort Redux,' Veronica grapples with her adversarial relationship with Dagmar and concerns from her friends about their safety. They discuss various strategies to deal with Dagmar's obsessive behavior, including forming a council of trusted friends and contemplating extreme measures against her. Ultimately, Veronica is pushed to take decisive action while also trying to secure her chance of meeting Consort.

1. Who's a true friend?
Which sim is a
KVAFCF spy? What’ll
Veronica do now that
Dagmar has shown
her true colors?
 Chapter Four

2. Ch 4:
All the Things
You Said
Welcome back to Finding
Consort Redux by Kelyns!
It’s the same bad pictures
and the old silly story, now
in PowerPoint! This chapter
was originally Chapter 6
Parts 1 and 2, in case
anyone was wondering,
and let’s get to it. I believe
we left off with Veronica
and Dagmar becoming
enemies…

3. As I got up that morning, I asked myself one question. What WAS I going to do?
I'd had a rough past couple of days and today things just looked worse.

4. Well, that might have had something to do with this. Our fight was only a few
days ago, but Dagmar didn't wait long to start sabotaging me and stealing my
paper.

5. D: "Hmpf! Let's see how she finds Consort if she doesn't have a newspaper to
look for the business track in."
Should I tell her that I bought a computer and already found the business
career track? Nah, let's not burst her bubble.

6. But the business track did little good. I still didn't meet Consort at work, although
I did earn my lifetime want to become a Business Tycoon (I got promoted to the
top in a day thanks to all the skill points I earned in Show Business). But that
wasn't enough, I was slowly going insane trying to figure out what I should do
about all my problems. You know, psycho Dagmar, General CrumpleBottom,
oh, and the small task of FINDING CONSORT! I decided to get some help before
I had a complete nervy b.

7. "Oh, thank goodness you're here! Finally, I can talk to someone. Kel, you-"
"Whoa, wait a minute. Stop right there. DON'T call me Kel. Or Kels. My name is
Kelyns. If you must shorten my name, call me KB, which are my initals. If you
call me Kel again—”

8. "YOU WILL DIE!"
V: "Okay, okay sheesh. It's just I'm so happy you're here! You have no idea
what I've been going through! I've been out of my mind with worry! I've just
been sitting here, all alone—”

9. Kelyns: "Yeah, yeah, yeah. I got here as soon as I could. What's up?"
V: "Okay, so I've been wondering... what are you going to do? What am I going
to do? What's Dagmar gonna do? What's CrumpleBottom gonna do? You got a
plan, right? Right? RIGHT?????"

10. "Oh, Geez, calm down, Veronica. Just relax—”

11. "Relax? RELAX???? I am a wanted sim! CrumpleBottom has a PERSONAL
VENDETTA against me! And what part of the phrase PSYCHO STALKER would
make me wanna relax, huh?"
*Sigh* "Veronica—”

12. "And she beat me up! I mean, sure, I kicked her butt the second time, but she
beat me up first!"

13. "And I have 10 body points! TEN BODY POINTS! Shouldn't that mean I'm the
automatic winner? What am I supposed to do if she wants to fight me again,
huh? It's not like I can skill up anymore, because I have TEN body points!"
"Veronica, CALM DOWN! Sit down and breathe!"

14. "Okay, okay." ... *breathe in, breathe out* "So, what are we gonna do?"
*Sigh* "Take it easy, V"
"How can I take it easy? Dagmar is a psycho who doesn't know how to take no
for an answer. If I don't do something, I could become her love slave for all
eternity!"
"Oh, stop overreacting, V."
"I'm not over reacting, KB! Have YOU ever seen a sim this crazy?!"

15. "Well, actually, no. Dagmar is the most irrational sim I have ever seen. She takes
psycho to a whole new level."
"Exactly. So..."

16. "What are we going to do about it?"

17. "First, you are going to relax. How about you take today off, and enjoy a nice,
long, three day weekend."
"I can't, today's the day I might meet Consort. Besides, I'd go insane with
boredom."
"This isn't a request, Veronica, it's an order. You need to chill out."

18. "Second, you need to reevaluate your friends and figure out who you can trust.
We don't need another psycho stalker flipping out on us."
"How am I supposed to do that?"
"Call them over and talk to them, duh!"
"Oh, gee, why didn't I think of that?"

19. "But only invite those you think are trustworthy, V. You have about 15 or so
friends by now, right? So, choose from the friends you made first and the ones
you feel you can trust the most. You must choose wisely, especially since most
of your friends are townies and might already be in league with
CrumpleBottom. And consider the assets each friend may or may not have and
the skills they have that could possibly aid you in your journey. But you may
only choose seven."
"Why?"

20. "Because that makes it sound more like instructions Kero would give Sakura on
Cardcaptors. That, and only eight people can sit at the long table, and you
have to be one of them."
"Oh."
"Once you've chosen your eight, you can discuss with them what to do about
Dagmar."

21. "You mean you don't have a plan to take care of Dagmar?"

22. "Of course I have a plan to 'take care' of Dagmar. But my plan would take care
of Dagmar permanently, if you know what I mean, and it might be kind of
harsh. We'll use my plan as a back up in case whatever you guys come up with
doesn't work."
"Well, what's your plan?"
"Doesn't matter, just be sure to get Contessa Breanna on your side. The meeting
isn’t really about the plan you guys come up with—it's about who’s loyal to you.
Observe everyone carefully to make sure you don't have any traitors."

23. "And if it does?"
"Then we can use the traitor to our advantage."
"I don't know. I don't think I'll be able to spot a spy. Surely CrumpleBottom's
minions will be highly trained?"
"Come on Veronica, give yourself some credit. You have skills, too, you know."
"Well, okay... But what will we do about CrumpleBottom?"
"Well, actually..."

24. "I haven't worked that one out yet."
"What do mean 'YOU HAVEN'T WORKED THAT OUT YET'?!"
"Look, this is CrumpleBottom, we're talking about here. The women probably
has more clout than Bella Goth! She wreaks havoc in every neighborhood, in
every game, and has the Grim Reaper in her back pocket. Rumor has it, they're
lovers! Face it Veronica, there may not be anything we can do about her."
"I don't believe that! There must be SOMETHING we can do. What about the
Tombstone of Life and Death?"

25. "I don't know, V. I've experimented with the Tombstone in the past and I could
never seem to get CrumpleBottom to stay on the lot for more than a few
seconds. Besides, even if by some miracle we do manage to get rid of
Crumplebottom, she's still an NPC. We could end up spawning a newer, more
evil, more vicious CrumpleBottom."
*GULP* "A... a more v-vicious, more evil CrumpleBottom? Is that even possible?"
"I don't know, but do we really want to find out?"

26. "Look, you leave CrumpleBottom to me. I'll think of something eventually. You
just relax and take care of the friend business, okay?"
"Hmm... yeah, okay."

27. "But what about Consort?"
*Sigh* "What about him, V?"
"Well, it's been six chapters and I still haven't met him yet. And I'm a Business
Tycoon and everything. What if I never meet him? What if—”

28. "Relax, V. Are you forgetting who I am? Just wait another week and see if you
meet him at work. If you don't, I'll step in and force HIM to meet YOU. Okay?"

29. "Yeah, but what if I meet him and he doesn't like me?"

30. "Pfft, Veronica, please! He's a sorry, lonely, pervy old man, with about two
weeks left to live. A little love potion, some social glasses, and a touch of bust a
move, and he'll be putty in your hands."

31. "Besides, I changed his sign to a Scorpio ages ago. Since you're a Pisces, you
two will have a totally compatible three-bolt relationship."

32. "Gee, thanks, KB! You really went all out for me, huh?"
"Eh, I try."

33. "But what about Dagmar?"
*Sigh*

34. "No townie has ever given you so much trouble before. How can we really be
sure she won't mess things up again? I mean, look at this story, this wasn't how
you wanted this to turn out at all!"

35. "Look Veronica, I said I had a back up plan. Trust me, that hussy is going down."

36. "So, ...basically, you've got my back?"

37. "Of course, V, geez! Look, I got to get back to the dorms. You're gonna be
okay, V. Just take it easy."

38. "Okay, I'll try... But, Kelyns, I'm scared."
"Don't be! You can handle psycho townies, no problem! AND you'll have help."

39. After KB left, I did as she suggested and took the day off. Then I called my
friends over for the council meeting. Hmm, who should I choose?

40. Well, first up was Gilbert. He was my first friend, after all. Plus he's not a townie,
so he can be trusted. It only makes sense that I trust him the most, and thus, I
put him at my right hand side.

41. At my left hand side is Ravi. He, too, has been here for me since chapter 1, and
has always offered me good advice. If only I took his and Robert's hints about
Dagmar...

42. And this is Carla, we bonded over chess early on.

43. This one is Tracy. We bonded over Pleasantview gossip.

44. And finally, there's Marylena. I didn't know her as long as I knew the others, but
she took care of me that one time I had a tad too much juice at the Hub.

45. There were only six of us, as my other two friends couldn't make it at the
appropriated time. I could have picked others, but I felt these two would be
key to my inner circle of friends, so they will be joining us later this evening.

46. V: "Okay, I called you all here today to discuss a very important matter. As you
all know, Dagmar is, or was, in love with me—”
Gilbert: "Dagmar is in love with you?!"

47. G: "Why that ought to be a crime!"
V: "Uh, thanks I guess..."
G: "Yeah, I mean, I just can't believe that she didn't fall in love with me!"
V: "Um, right. Well, after she kissed me—”

48. "WHAT? I missed hot girl on girl action?"

49. "Gilbert, where have you been for the past, oh I don't know, SIX chapters?! Can
you shut up for a second so Veronica can talk? She has a serious problem,
here!"

50. "Geez, Ravi, don't be so harsh. You sound like you're in love with her or
something."

51. "WHAT? Why would you say that? I'm not in love with her, we're just friends. I'm
just concerned about her welfare, that's all. We're just friends. And I'm NOT in
love with her..." *Glances around nervously*

52. Carla: "Relax, Ravi, Marylena was just kidding."
M: "Yeah, geez, can't you take a joke?"

53. R: "I KNOW THAT! I was just stating the obvious. That I'm not in love with
Veronica, and we're just friends!"
V: "Look you guys, we're getting off topic here. The point is Dagmar's gone nuts!
After I rejected her, she basically vowed to make my life miserable until I
promise to give up Consort and join union with her. She said she's been
teaming up with CrumpleBottom and is second in command of the KVAFCF. So,
how many of you knew and why didn't you tell me?"

54. "Look we swore to CrumpleBottom that we wouldn't tell you where Consort was,
but in our defense it was CrumpleBottom, okay? You haven't seen her use her
Knitting Needles of Death. But we don't know anything about a KVAFCF, okay? I
swear!"

55. C: "Yeah, Veronica! CrumpleBottom may have made us swear, but we're still
loyal to you, you've been a good friend to us."

56. "The KVAFCF... the Keep Veronica Away From Consort Foundation... You guys
really haven't heard anything about it?“
C: “Nope, not a thing other than we can't talk to you about Consort. Maybe she
doesn't trust all the townies to know about the foundation. Maybe only the evil
townies know about it."
V: "Evil townies?"

57. C: "You know, all the townies that inexplicably hate your businesses and refuse
to give any stars."
V: "Oh."
M: "Look, Veronica, what do you what us to do? We'll do whatever we can to
help."

58. "That's the thing, I don't know what to do. I asked you all here today to get your
opinion. I have to teach Dagmar a lesson she'll never forget or else she'll just
keep coming after me."

59. "Well, it's obvious what we should do. We need to kill her. That way the problem
will be taken care of... permanently."
*Awkward silence*

60. G: "Geez, Ravi... now that IS harsh!"

61. M: "Oh, gosh... don't you think murder's too... extreme?"
C: "Yeah, I mean I know Dagmar's a psycho, but has she really done anything
worthy to be killed?"

62. T: "Yeah, I mean stealing papers isn't worthy of a death sentence. Can't we just
lock her up or something?"

63. "Are you people crazy? Lock her up? She'll just get one of her friends to help
her escape! Dagmar has caused enough problems, we shouldn't give her a
chance to cause anymore. Sims have been killed for less reasons. I say we
cowplant her!"

64. "Wow, Ravi. Now you REALLY sound like you're in love with V."

65. "I TOLD you! I'm not in love with her. We're FRIENDS, okay, just friends. I'm NOT in
love with her. Really! So stop saying it! Because I'm NOT in love with her!"

66. "Really? Because it doesn't sound that way..."

67. "Look you guys, teasing Ravi isn't going to get us anywhere. And Ravi's right
about one thing: I don't want to wait for Dagmar to do something worse. I need
to solve this problem now."

68. "Well, I for one, have a solution."

69. V: "Well, okay Gilbert, what is it?"
G: "Okay, well, it's a great plan, you see. And it involves Woohoo. Lots and lots
of Woohoo. You see, I'll seduce Dagmar, and—”

70. Ravi: "ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Veronica's in danger and all you can think about
is Woohoo?"
V: "I have to admit it, Gilbert, your plan is a little out there."

71. "Hey, I'm a romance sim, remember? I'm just trying to help the only way I know
how!"

72. "But with Woohoo, Gilbert? Come on! You just want an aspiration boost."

73. "I was only trying to help, geez."

74. "Yeah, well I don't think that plan is going to work, especially not if Dagmar is as
attached to Veronica as we believe."

75. "But what are we going to do? We just can't let Dagmar get away with
everything."

76. "Exactly. I don't see why you guys are hesitating. We should just cowplant her
and solve the problem once and for all."

77. Gilbert: "Geez, Ravi, what's your problem? What's with all the death wishes for
Dagmar?"

78. "Oh, come on. Cowplanting is what all the legacy writers threaten to do to
townies who cross the line."

79. "Well, since everyone is still undecided, we'll wait until everyone shows up to
choose a plan of action."

80. And finally, my last two friends made it. I had chosen Robert here, who has
been with me since the beginning,

81. And Contessa Breanna, who bit me in chapter three. Because who doesn't
need a vampire on her side?

82. "Hey, you guys, I'm glad you could finally make it."

83. "No problem, I'm glad to be here. So, what's this meeting all about?"

84. "Let me give you a quick recap. Dagmar has been officially declared a psycho
who is determined to marry Veronica at any cost, and we were just debating
whether we should cowplant her or not."

85. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Cowplanting? You wanna kill an innocent townie just
because she fell in love? What's wrong with you?"

86. Carla: "That's the problem, we haven't exactly agreed on what to do yet. We all
agree Dagmar should pay, but we're not sure how much she should pay...
Hmm, I know! We'll make her a zombie! That way she'll live, but she'll think
twice about crossing us again!"

87. "Are you serious? Now THAT'S way too harsh! You're going to make a poor sim a
zombie for all ETERNITY, just because you don't like her attitude? Dagmar hasn't
even done anything that serious!"

88. Ravi: "Look buddy, just who's side are you on here? Why are you being so
sympathetic to Dagmar, huh? You're with the KVAFCF, aren't you? You traitor!"
Robert: "I'm not a traitor, I—”
Ravi: "You're either for killing Dagmar or against protecting Veronica! And that
goes for all of you! Just how loyal are you people? If you are truly Veronica's
friend, you'd help kill Dagmar!"

89. Tracy: "Whoa, Ravi. Calm down. Everyone here is Veronica's friend. Why else
would we risk the wrath of CrumpleBottom by showing up here?"
Robert: "I agree! How dare you question my loyalty for Veronica! If it wasn't for
her, I would have never gotten airtime in this story! She made friends with me
despite the fact that this isn't an uglacy! And even after she got her promotion,
she kept me as a friend."

90. Robert: "Veronica has done a lot for me, and I would never betray her! But I just
don't think killing sims is the answer! Don't you agree, Contessa?"

91. "Well, I'm not completely against the idea of killing sims, but it has to be for a
good reason. I'm just not completely convinced Dagmar has done anything yet
that would warrant a death sentence."

92. "What if we let you bite her before she's cowplanted?"

93. "Well, in that case I'm all for it!"

94. "I can't believe you people! How could you be so cruel? And Contessa, how
could you sell out like that?"

95. "Hey, I'm a vampire. I bite people. It's my thing."

96. "I just can't believe you'd kill so easily. I mean, even if we do cowplant her, why
does she have to stay dead? We could resurrect her, and no, not as a zombie!
Wouldn't cowplanting be enough of a lesson for her? I mean, if we kill her once,
we could do it again, right?"

97. "No, no, no. That sentence isn't harsh enough. We can't go easy on a psycho!
Face it people, Dagmar must DIE."

98. "No, I actually like that idea. It would show that I'm tough and mean business,
but not cruel and unforgiving. And we definitely don't want to make her a
zombie—that could make her more evil. No, this plan let's me get revenge
without staining my hands with bloodshed. I LIKE IT!"

99. "But who would we get to call her over? Veronica can't do it, they're enemies."

100. "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU GUYS? I think you all have been hitting up the bar
WAY too hard. Dagmar has to pay. And that psycho is never going to learn the
error of her ways. Dagmar must DIE."

101. "Ravi, chill, it's okay. I really don't want to kill anyone, I'm a nice sim. This plan
works just fine. Why do you insist on killing Dagmar? You don't strike me as the
evil type."

102. "Hahaha... doesn't everyone have a dark side? Anyway, I'm just not sure
Dagmar can take a hint. How do we know she won't retaliate after we bring her
back?"

103. "Ravi makes a good point. Perhaps we should make her a grilled cheese sim
after we cowplant her. That way she'll be so obsessed with cheese, she won't
have time to think of Veronica anymore."

104. "Sounds like a plan to me."

105. "Hey! What about me? I thought you said I could bite her?"

106. "Sorry, Contessa, but there isn't a need for that anymore. So, everyone in favor
of cowplanting Dagmar, resurrecting her, then making her a grilled cheese sim,
say I."

107. Everybody: "I."
Veronica: "Okay, so who will get the Cowplant and the Bone Phone?"
Ravi: "I'll do it."
V: "And who will get Dagmar to come over?"
Ravi: "I can do that, too."

108. Gilbert: "Hey! How come he gets to do everything? He's just a stupid suck up!"

109. "Uh, hello? I'm in the Secret Society. I can steal the Cowplant and the Bone
Phone from there. And you don't even know Dagmar, so how would you call
her over?"

110. "He's right, Gilbert. It makes sense that Ravi should do it. You can be in charge
of keeping taps on Dagmar after we resurrect her. She'll need a place to
stay—”
Gilbert: "ALRIGHT! I'm in."

111. "What about your mother?

112. Gilbert: "Oh, please. I'd get rid of that old bag in a heartbeat for cheap
meaningless Woohoo."
Anyway, now that everything was settled, it was time for everyone to say
goodbye.

113. Gilbert: "Veronica, how can I ever thank you for entrusting me with Dagmar?"
Veronica: "No problem, just try not to screw things up, okay?"
Gilbert: "Oh, come on. How will she be able to resist me?"
Veronica: *Sigh* "I have no idea."

114. Veronica: "Thanks for coming, Carla. It means a lot to me."
Carla: "Don't mention it, V. You know I'm always here for you if you need
anything."

115. "And you too, Marylena, I don't what I'd do without friends like you guys."
M: "Aw, V, don't go all sentimental on us! We're your friends! We're supposed to
help you when you're down. That's what friends are for."

116. "Umm, Veronica..."
"Yeah, Robert?"
"I hope you don't think that... that because I didn't want to kill Dagmar, I'm not
really you're friend. Because I am! I—”
"I know, Robert. Sim murder just isn't for everyone."
"So we're still friends?"
"Of course!"

117. Tracy: "The same goes for me, Veronica. I swear I've got your back no matter
what!"
V: "Thanks, Trace."
And so, everyone left.

118. Well, almost everyone.

119. "Okay, you two. Now that everyone has left, let's REALLY get down to business.”
Now that I knew who were truly my friends, I was anxious to set up the back up
plan KB and me had talked about. When it came to Dagmar, I didn't wanted to
make any mistakes—I wanted all my bases covered.

120. Contessa: "What do you mean? I thought we already discussed a solution to
this Dagmar problem?"
Ravi: "Pfft, you call that a solution?"

121. "Yeah, about that, Contessa. Well, you see, I'm just not sure that plan is going to
work. I know Dagmar, and I know what kind of person she really is."

122. "The woman is crazy; once she gets an idea into her head she'll never let it go. I
just know she'll never give up her evil ways, not even for cheese."

123. "So, I thought I'd come up with a back up plan."

124. "Well, okay, Veronica, I guess I could help you come up with a back up plan."

125. R: "Actually, Contessa Breanna, we already have a plan."
V: "Right. I was just wondering if you'd be willing to take part in it."

126. R: "You see, the back up plan involves 'taking care' of Dagmar permanently, if
you know what I mean."

127. "But you're kind of an integral part of it... We don't just want to take Dagmar out,
you see, we want to take her out in style."

128. "Well, uh, what exactly do you need me to do?"

129. V: "Heh, heh... Well, I can't give you all the details, so lets just say I need your
supernatural strength and ablities.
R: “Basically you’d get to bite somebody."

130. "Oh, is that all? No problem, of course I'll help you."

131. "Is there anything I can do to help, V?"

132. "Sure, Ravi. I'll probably need you to lure Dagmar over again."

133. "Okay, but now that everything is settled, there's just one thing I wanna get
straight with you, Contessa."

134. "Don't screw this up. Veronica may trust you, but I'm not so sure. I remember
how you turned her into a vampire. If anything like that happens to her again,
I'll make sure you'll pay! Do you hear, me, Contessa? I'm watching you. So, no
funny business."

135. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. How dare you question my loyalty. I was trying to make
Veronica an invincible creature of the night last chapter! I'd never hurt
Veronica, she's my friend, too, so back off, buddy, before I ‘take care of’ your
puny Uni butt, if you know what *I* mean."

136. V: "Okay, okay, guys, calm down. Ravi, why do you always have to try and
start something?"

137. "I was just trying to protect you..."
"That's sweet Ravi, but stop, okay? Just stop."

138. "And you, Contessa, you know better than to goad Ravi."

139. "Hey, this isn't my fault! That puny Uni twerp challenged me."

140. "Yeah, but you know what he's like, Contessa. Ravi means well, but he's just a
little... Well, a little too sensitive."
CB: "Hmpf, fine, whatever."

141. "Right, well thanks for agreeing to help Contessa."

142. "No problem, it's my pleasure, V. You know how I love to bite people."

143. "And you too, Ravi. Thanks for being such a good friend. It's nice to know there's
one sim I can truly count on."

144. "Your welcome, V. Just take care of yourself, I'm worried about you."

145. After Ravi and Contessa Breanna left, I decided to do some deep, relaxing
meditation to calm my nerves. I was supposed to be resting, after all.

146. Breathe in... breathe out... breathe in... breathe out...

147. I am calm... I am at peace...

148. I am bored. *sigh* Let's do something else.

149. I had a big empty weekend ahead of me, and since I no longer needed to skill
for a promotion, I decided to work on some badges. A sentry bot would help
with the Dagmar problem for now... And it would be kinda funny to see her get
zapped.

150. Well, it didn't take me long to get a sentry bot, so...

151. To keep myself busy, I worked on some other badges.

152. Sigh. Why can't I use this hammer to bash Dagmar's face in? Sir-Bricks-A-Lot
didn't do anything to me, he doesn't deserve this torture.

153. Anyway, I soon moved on to work on my Flower Arranging badge. I could use
some nice flowers to help cheery up that dreary Capp Mansion after I moved
in. I was working for a while when it started to rain...

154. Hmm, that doesn't look good...

155. Definitely doesn't look good! I didn't know lightening could strike the work
bench! And you all know what happens when lightening strikes in the sim
world...

156. FIRE!

157. "Ye—Ouch! WAH! Why, oh WHY do these things always happen to ME???

158. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS! For the second time in this story, I am on fire! And this
time, MY BUTT IS LITERALLY ON FIRE! *Sob* What am I gonna do?

159. Oh, yeah. Right. It's raining. Duh.

160. But after that I wasn't taking any more chances! I put a fire detector outside.

161. And stayed indoors for the rest of the weekend. I could brush up on my skills
inside, thank you very much.
... What? That's not a study book, you say? Of course it is! Here I'm brushing up
on my, uh, um, cooking...

162. See!

163. Anyway, Monday morning finally arrived and I could go back to making
money, thank Plumbbob. I hate not working. What am I supposed to do with
myself? I'm a fortune sim; making money is my life.

164. And now that I have some money, what should I do with it?
…
…
SPEND IT!

165. And so that night I finally finished my bedroom. But, most importantly,...

166. YES! New Car!

167. Yippee!

168. I had been saving up for this baby for a while. Sigh. I love expensive things.

169. That night I decided to take the car out for a spin. Maybe I would finally find
Consort.

170. So, I went to the Hub, but of course he wasn't there.

171. Bernard's Botanical Dining proved to be unlucky, too.

172. So I went to the Deh' Javu Modern Art Museum.
Hmm... flaming potty... this is art?

173. But Consort wasn't there, either, so I decided to get some coffee.

174. Hmm, this is nice.
...
It's calm and relaxing here.
...
Oh my Plumbbob, I'm so bored!
*****

175. Meanwhile, Ravi was at the Secret Society getting the 'equipment' we needed
to cowplant Dagmar.

176. Ravi: Alright, got the cowplant...

177. ...And the bone phone.

178. Wow, this was easier than I thought!

179. I met Ravi at his new place to get the goods.

180. R: "Here you go, V. I didn't have much trouble sneaking it out of there; all the
other members were watching TV."

181. "But I did catch the cow mascot lurking around after I brought the stuff back
home."

182. "Luckily, I hid it so well, he couldn't find it. I don't know if the mascot is in league
with CrumpleBottom or not, so I thought I'd give this to you right away."

183. "Thanks, Ravi. This is a big help."

184. "Do you need this stuff back at a specific time, or something?"

185. "Pfft, please. No one even knows this stuff is missing. Keep it as long as you
need it. Just make sure to feed Princess until you're ready to cowplant
Dagmar."
"Princess?"
"The cowplant. Every pet needs a name, you know."

186. "Whatever. Thanks again."
"You're welcome."

187. "But be careful, V. Who knows what untold evil awaits out there to get you... I
mean, what if CrumpleBottom's hatred of you is just a cover up for something
bigger?"

188. "Geez, Ravi. You don't seriously believe that, do you? Where's all this coming
from?... Have you been staying up late watching those new spooky movies?"
"Uh, maybe..."
Sigh.

189. "Look, just remember to keep things secret, okay? Pretend you're still friends
with Dagmar; we don't want her getting wind of the plan."

190. "Sure thing, V. I'll catch you later."

191. I was glad part of the plan was completed so quickly, but it did nothing to curb
my boredom. So, the next day I complained to the one person who could
make the boredom stop.
"KB, can you do something? I'm slowly going insane here. I wanna meet
Consort!"

192. "V, weren't you supposed to be waiting a week to see if you met him at work?
And you're supposed to be relaxing."

193. "But I don't wanna relax. Relaxing is BORING. And I don't wanna wait a week.
Waiting is BORING."

194. "Okay, fine. Come over, I'll see what I can do."

195. "Alright, V, what's up? How'd the meeting go?"

196. "Well, I think everyone that was there is a true friend; they just don't believe in
sim violence."
"That's not surprising. Townies and NPCs can be subject to some of the worst
violence in sim stories."

197. "So... since I can't find him on my own,... when are you going to introduce me to
Consort?"
"Me? I'm not going to introduce you. I don't know Consort, either."
"WHAT?!“
"Relax, V. I got a big plan worked out. I've got connections inside the Capp
family."
"So do I."

198. "Yeah, but come on? They're not going to listen to you. You're trying to steal
their father's money, which is their inheritance."
"HEY!"
"The point is, they'll listen to me. Especially since one of them owes me."
"Hmpf, well okay."
"Now you go home and rela- on second thought, just go paint or something.
Make some money. Try out a new hobby. Anyway, I'll go put this plan in
motion, ‘kay?"

199. After Veronica left, it was time to make a phone call.
"Hello? ... Hey, listen, I know we haven't spoken in a while, but I need you to do
me a favor..."
Yup, that's where I'm ending it, folks, so tune in next time. Happy reading!

200. In case anyone was wondering, Veronica's natural talent is for science. Didn't
think Veronica would have fun watching ants? Yeah, me neither. Go Figure. Oh,
well. At least it makes for cute pictures. Later, simmers :).