Generation Three, Part Two of my attempt at the Sims 2 Officially Wacky Boolprop Challenge!

1. From the Hart:
An OWBC
Part 3.2:
Floats Your Boat

2. Hello, and welcome to another episode in the lives of my hippie-esque OWBC family!
Last time, generation two hit college, in a flurry of parties, woohoos and aspiration
failures. Sean failed to make post-grad plans, Kurt landed Jane Stacks for a girlfriend, and
all the other couples were steady and committed – except one. Strawberry isn’t really
feeling the whole commitment thing, and made the situation worse by going on a date
and messing around with Sean. On the plus side, she completed the xylophone trick,
bringing me one step closer to securing the Uni Bonus. In other news, Paul kept having
breakdowns and eventually changed his aspiration to Grilled Cheese in the hope it would
lead to an easier life.
I think that’s just about everything that happened, but you might want to take a look
back if you’re new here. Maybe even you’ve been here before, it has been awhile.
And one last thing before we get started…

3. I had planned on posting an interlude about Basil’s Travels but they weren’t actually that
interesting. And rather than making you sit through 50 slides of Basil doing tourist-y things,
I figured I’d sum it up for you in a slide.
Getting the mementos is so long-winded and time-consuming, that next time I say “Let‘’s
get the mementos!” I would like someone to slap me. I even had to cure Basil of
plantsimism at one point, because plantsims can’t camp!
But by the time he was done, Basil had secured himself a nice little family – two kids, Dan
and Hannah, a long-term girlfriend, and a bigfoot by the name of Alon.
So that’s that – one more bonus to tick off the list! And in case you’re wondering what Basil
looked like human…

4. I just can’t get used to him looking like this! I made him a plantsim again the minute he
got back from Three Lakes.
Anyway, enough of Basil and his travels, let’s get on with the chapter!

5. People standing around in the front garden usually indicates one thing – a party is taking
place.
And that usually means ridiculous amounts of slap dancing.

6. And ridiculous amounts of woohoo!
Strawberry’s with Gavin in this picture, despite her lukewarm feelings for him. There
aren’t many people left this generation who haven’t committed to a partner.

7. Paul hasn’t quite got the hang of this party woohoo thing. Here’s a tip, Paul, you have to
get in the hot tub.
Unless he wants to just gaze lovingly at his missus. That’s fine too.

8. “Why aren’t you eating my lovingly prepared grilled cheese?”
“Why am I eating at all? I’m a plant.”

9. The next morning, Jared Starchild the placeholder wants some love, and who am I to say
no?

10. I’m really curious as to who the matchmaker will drop. Jared married another Sim State
premade last time I played him, Tiffany Sampson, after a whirlwind romance full of
cheating, apologies, and warnings from his friends.
Let’s hope he has a better time with romance here! I just want Jared to be happy.

11. The matchmaker dropped a simself! I hope she doesn’t mind :D
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12. And Jared’s first interaction with her is to Bust A Move. Because of course it is.
“You impressed?”

13. “That was a great move you busted, I’m so impressed right now!”
Well, at least she’s enthusiastic  I can’t remember exactly how many bolts they have,
but these two do have some chemistry.

14. “So omigosh, you know Paul right?”
“I don’t, but carry on.”
“His grandfather, like, totally died! Can you believe that?”
Of all of the gossip you have, you decided that was the juicy titbit to share with Esme?

15. She didn’t seem to mind Jared gossiping about other people’s dead relatives, which is a
stroke of luck really.
Maybe she finds Jared’s inappropriate-ness endearing.

16. The two of them are quite sweet, if you ask me.

17. This is my OWBC, however, so they did eventually take a trip to the hot tub.
I really hope Esme doesn’t mind! 

18. So while Jared is sorting out his love life, Strawberry is doing everything in her power to
avoid dealing with hers.
If you recall, Strawberry had a teenage boyfriend she dragged to uni with her – Gavin
Newson – but she’s had lukewarm feelings for him since day one. She also took the last
placeholder, Sean, to the hot tub. And she doesn’t exactly have wants for him, either. She
also went on a date with married bin sim, Sanjay Ramaswami, in the hope that she’d fall
in love by pure chance.
But nope. Strawberry’s happy being single. But she’s heiress, and we need babies, so we
have to do something soon.

19. Lennon, Paul and Kurt have managed to get themselves into a cycle of congratulating one
another, and taking up one of the bathrooms.
God knows what it is they’re congratulating one another on.

20. And the family are now the proud owners of an ever-burning tree!
…Yeah, it was a really slow semester.

21. Later on, Strawberry invited Sanjay over. Time to settle this partner business once and for
all!
“I’m not going to move you in, or marry you, Sanjay!”
“…what?”
“I don’t want a serious relationship, now…or maybe ever!”

22. “Is it because I’m married?”
“No! Maybe. It doesn’t matter. I just don’t want to tie myself down like that.”

23. “That doesn’t mean we can’t hang out sometimes. I’m not saying no entirely. I just don’t
want to be with one person.”
“Riiight…I think I’m going to go. Nice seeing you again, though, Strawberry.”

24. Time to have the same conversation with Strawberry’s sort of boyfriend, Gavin. It kind of
throws a curveball into his life plans.
“So I’m not going to be coming home with you?”
“No.”
“What’s going to happen to me, Strawberry? Did you think about that? I’ve gambled so
much of my life to be with you these past few years.”

25. “I don’t get it, Strawberry. Don’t you love me?”
“I do! In a way. I just need my own space, Gavin. I can’t have you, or anyone else,
crowding me for awhile.”
“Is that supposed to make me feel better?”

26. “We can still see each other sometimes, Gavin. You’ll get an apartment, I’ll move back
into the Love Shack, it’ll be great.”
“So we’d be together…but living separate?”
“Sure, why not.”
“I guess that could work.”

27. There may have a been a few teensy tiny white lies in there. See, I tend to play based on
wants, and Strawberry doesn’t want any of these guys, most of the time.
So I figured rather than forcing Strawberry to choose someone, the best way forward was
just to let her be herself and have the guys she sort of likes over every now and then.
Because we do need a next generation.
But we will see Gavin again, because she has to have kids somehow. He’ll be moving into
an apartment with the family’s old bigfoot Brian, mostly to shorten the size of my
rotation.

28. Strawberry celebrates sorting out her love life by setting fire to the stove.
Thanks, Strawb.

29. The fire really messed Paul up, unfortunately  my poor bad apple

30. So Jonah Powers showed up. Pretty sure he let himself in, but I’m not actually sure. He’s
pretty good friends with Strawberry, and there’s a bit of weak chemistry there.
And for some reason, that means she needed to drag him to the hot tub.

31. She probably doesn’t need another disappointed guy in her life. Just sayin’.
But I’m not going to stop her. Whatever floats your boat, Strawberry.

32. For those of you keeping score at home, this is Strawberry’s fourth love interest – Gavin,
Sean, Sanjay, and now Jonah.

33. I’m really not going to make her choice. I had a much better idea.
I randomised the four guys she has romantic feelings for, and so she’ll have her three
required pregnancies with the three guys at the top of the list. That way, she doesn’t
have to choose, and I get genetic variety between the kids.
But more on that later.

34. “Hey son, how’s it going?”
“You know, same old, same old. Strawberry hogs all the limelight while the rest of us just
mill about.”
“Alright then.”

35. And finally, omg finally, everyone graduates.
Strawberry’s heir, so she gets to have the party and the hat. Sometimes I like playing uni,
sometimes it really drags. This time it dragged. But we’ll be back again someday soon.

36. Anyway, this is how we celebrate being done for now!
Everybody slapdance!

37. Basil tries to switch it up a little bit by teaching the hula.
So we’ll see a mish-mash of dances over the next generation, I reckon.

38. And Strawberry spins into adulthood!
Not a bad outfit choice, but not very Strawberry, if you ask me.

39. And gradually, everyone except Jared spins into adulthood and leaves behind the house
for another generation.
I’ll have to show you what they’re all up to at some point.

40. But for now, let’s head back to the Love Shack!
With a busted finger gun!
There’s only two people besides Strawberry still living here, it’s the quietest the house
has been in AGES…

41. There’s the wonderful Onyx, first gen heir and Strawberry’s father.
He wanders around making various creature noises and being awesome.

42. And then there’s Keika, Onyx’s wife. She’s a simself, so I can only give her eight
commands a day – and quite often, I don’t bother with that.
Keika basically runs around on freewill. She is also awesome.
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43. Wasting no time at all, Strawberry calls up the guy top of the baby daddy list. We’re
pretty close to the end of the challenge now, we just need babies!
And it was pure coincidence that Gavin got the number one spot on the dad list, but it
seems fitting, seeing as he’s been in Strawberry’s life the longest.

44. “Er, Strawberry, why do you have a photobooth in your house?”
“We only bring it out on special occasions. Like when the double bed is full. You coming
in or what?”
“…I guess that makes sense.”

46. “Hey, you going to make me some of that?”
“…you’re still here?”
Strawberry is such a romantic <3

47. Meanwhile, Keika is partying hard.
Like all good, uncontrollable simself spouses do.

48. I mean, who doesn’t start the day with a nice big helping of juice?
I imagine she’ll be less into the juice and partying when she gets some grandkids. She is a
Family sim afterall.

49. Onyx, meanwhile, when he’s not sat in his chair or cycling through various idle
animations is writing his novel for the Family Scrapbook challenge. No doubt full of his
adventure as a Monster Mash.

50. Basically life in the house continues slowly and quietly. As expected, really.
“So, Strawberry, tell me; when can I expect grandbabies?”
“Mum! Sheesh. I just got here.”

51. Oh, Keika, you won’t have long to wait.
…yes the toilets in this house are always either leaking or absolutely disgusting. Most of
the sims who have lived at the Love Shack are pretty messy.

52. Later that evening, Strawberry bumped into her first pregnancy.
…I’ll let you caption what random townie lady is talking to her about 

53. Oh look, Randy is out!
If I remember rightly, he was just as chill as a ghost as he was in life. I miss my goofy
founder <3

54. So yeah, this pregnancy is flying by. Last generation there was so much going on, this
time round it’s dead quiet and not all that interesting.
Still! Babies soon!

55. The next day, Onyx and Strawberry started a family band.
Strawberry probably sounds great, Onyx less so – he lost basically all of skill points when
he came back as a zombie.

56. And Onyx still loves his wife! They’re really great together!

57. And Strawberry is back to her old hobbies! This is partly how she maxed creativity in the
first place.

58. Also Kurt let himself in, as he does, to use the karaoke machine.
Some things never change.

59. And finally, it’s time for a baby!
“DO I REALLY HAVE TO DO THIS TWO MORE TIMES?”
Yes.

60. And it’s a little boy! This is Oli Hart.
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That’s all for this time folks, see you next time!