Chapter 1.1 of my Sims 3 Legacy

1. C hapter
1.1

2. Meet Sophie McCarn. She's just arrived
in the island town of Barnacle Bay in
the hopes of fulfilling her dream of
becoming a world-famous author. Why
Barnacle Bay, you may ask? Because
something fishy is going on in this
town and Sophie has plans to get to the
bottom of it.

3. Her new home is spacious, but rather
lacking in commodities.
Sophie: I have no house. No toilet, no
fridge, no bed. Nothing except for a
rather curious-looking mailbox and a
garbage can.

4. Well, let's work on that, shall we?
Time to get employment! Sophie rolls
up a wish to get a job in the Medical
career, which doesn't really match up
with her lifetime aspiration, but it's a
job that will pay the bills for a little
while.

5. She calls a cab and heads to the
nearest hospital, excited to check out
the sights of Barnacle Bay on the way
there.

6. Apparently, all you have to do to get a
job in the medical field is just show up
at the hospital. Sims really do live in a
fantasy world.

7. Sophie might be having second
thoughts, though. Feeling a little
squeamish, Sophie?
Sophie: I really don't do all that well
around bodily fluids.

8. Just think of all the dreamy young
doctors you'll meet. Speaking of which,
while Sophie fills out her job
application, I'm going spouse-hunting.

9. Here's a cute scruffy-looking guy. I'll
keep him in mind. Hopefully he's not
already attached.

10. Oooo, is this one a firefighter! Every
girl likes a manly, ruggedly handsome
firefighter, right?

11. And across the street in the park are a
old lady and gentleman duking it out
on the chessboard. It looks like a pretty
intense match. I think the guy here is a
bit old for Sophie.

12. Coming out of the hospital, Sophie
spots the attractive young firefighter
and hurries over to introduce herself.
Sophie: Ooo, a firefighter!

13. His name is Roger and he is not a
firefighter, sadly. He's quite famous in
Barnacle Bay, though he doesn't make
clear exactly why he's famous.

14. He's much too famous to be bothered
with a poor little nobody like Sophie,
though. Roger, you've just celebritied
yourself off the legacy spouse list.

15. Sophie remains undaunted and heads
over to the park to meet some other
people. Some non-famous ones.
Sophie: You really should turn your
head when you sneeze.

16. Sophie: And now I'm shaking your
germy, sneeze-covered hand.
Mario: My name is Mario.
Sophie: And I suppose you're a plumber
by trade?
Mario: How did you know?
Wait. Really? Yes, sure enough, her
name really is Mario. Go figure.

17. Reversed-gender classic video game
characters aside, Sophie didn't have
much luck meeting any eligible
spouses...I mean, new friends in the
park. Everyone is this freakin' town is
a celebrity. These two tow-heads are
members of the Goldbeard clan. Both
are celebrities.

18. Sophie tried to introduce herself, but
the young teenager was only interested
in swinging on the swings. And the
little boy was only interested in money.
Obsessed with treasure, huh? Sounds
like a pirate to me!

19. In spite of all his celebrity star levels,
this gentleman here deigns to have a
conversation with Sophie. I imagine
he's spreading rumors about the old
lady who beat him at chess.

20. Man: That old lady is probably taking
steroid pills. That's the only way she
could have beat me. Brain steroid pills.
Barnacle Bay is rampant with them!

21. Sophie: This problem needs fixing! As a
medical professional, I vow to
investigate the level of celebrity drug
use in this town!
Being an organ donor really doesn't
qualify you to be a medical
professional, Sophie. And I'm rather
suspicious of your motives.

22. And right after her declaration, Sophie
rushes over to meet that famous
Simdiva, Dina Caliente. It's not every
day a girl gets the autograph of such a
famous Sim.

23. After a busy day of meeting celebrities
and being rejected by them, Sophie
heads home and starts working on her
art skills.
Sophie: Some day I'm going to be a
celebrity artist. All my paintings will be
in prestigious art museums around the
world and Dina Caliente will ask me for
my autograph.

24. Sophie scarfs down a quick dinner of
bread and jam, then curls up on her
not-so-comfy park bench and drifts off
to sleep. I feel guilty about her lack of
a decent bed, so about half-way
through the night, she wakes up to a
special treat.

25. In her new but still rather shabby bed,
Sophie dreams of days of yore, when
writers penned dusty tomes with quill
and ink. Just keep that dream in your
head, Sophie, when you get sick of
living on the lawn. At least you have
modern plumbing.

26. Next morning, Sophie wakes up bright and early for her
new job.
And what are you wearing, Sophie?
Sophie: My work uniform.
What are you going to be doing all day, hanging out at the
beach? You're not wearing any shoes! Do you even know
what organ donors do?
Sophie: Well, whatever they do, they obviously don't need
shoes to do it!

27. And while Sophie gets to donating
organs, (Not any vital ones, I hope!) I
get to more spouse hunting!
The mailman isn't too bad. Gotta love a
man in uniform!

28. No one in Barnacle Bay realizes, but
the mailman dreams of one day
becoming a commercial airline pilot:
expanding his horizons, seeing the
world...maybe even visiting exotic
SimChina one day!

29. Meanwhile, near the hospital, Dina
Caliente is late for an important
appointment. This looks very
suspicious. Where could she be going?

30. She stops on the deserted sidewalk,
looking around the area, checking for
any unwanted onlookers.

31. Minutes pass and a limo pulls up. Dina
gets inside. Something fishy is
definitely going on in this town.

32. Down at the local beach clubhouse,
Roger, the not-a-firefighter celebrity
snob, looks worried.
Roger: I'm very concerned.
Concerned about what, Roger?

33. Roger: I'm concerned about the
alarming number of teddy bears in
Barnacle Bay. Practically every
household has at least one. Many
families have one for each child.
Teddy bears, Roger? Really, Roger?
Really?

34. Roger: Teddy bears are absolutely
horrifying! They're too cute to not be
mass murdering psychotics planning to
take over the world!
So, teddy bears are going to conquer
the world with, what, snuggly cuddles?
Roger: Exactly! Oh the horror!

35. Let's leave Roger to his teddy bear
phobia (That must be what he's famous
for!) and check on Sophie. Work's over
and her fun'o'meter is deep in the red,
so she's taking a taxi to a local bar. I
guess donating organs is harder work
than Sophie expected.

36. At the bar, Sophie discovers a curious
new device.
Sophie: What is this funny box with
metal bars stuck through it? Is it a
game of some sort?

37. Don't they have foozball where you
come from, Sophie?
Sophie: It's called foozball? Well, that's
a silly name.
But she has fun playing the new game
anyway.

38. She hangs at the bar for a few hours,
mixing juice with yet another local
celebrity. Everyone in Barnacle Bay
seriously has at least one celebrity star.
Except for Mario the plumber. Mario has
no stars. (heehee)

39. So, after Sophie arrived home that
night, my game promptly crashed. So,
I'll be ending the chapter right here.
Stay tuned for more mysterious
celebrity plots, possibly involving
cuddles and teddy bears, next time on
Something Fishy in Barnacle Bay.