The summary provides an overview of the key events that occurred in the New Willow Bay neighborhood during Spring 1 of Year 1. Melissa Fancey got promoted at work but was still in a bad mood until she met Gordon Wolosenko and they had a child together, though they had their TV stolen by a burglar during the birth. Meanwhile, Benjamin Long of the Long household died in a meteor shower trying to take shelter with his weather machine. His replacement was Chloe Borg, a popularity sim. Christy Stratton pursued Neil Cameron and they married, having twins to replace the lost sims. Four households became five with the addition of the Borg and Diaz families. There was one death, two burglaries, and a fire

1. The New Willow Bay
Year 1 – Spring 1
Fancey, Long, & Stratton

2. Welcome back to the New Willow Bay. This is the final leg of Year 1’s springtime featuring the Fancey, Long, and Stratton
families.
Melissa Fancey, living alone in her starter home, starts off the season pissed off after a long day of work in the business
field.

3. And then she spends the next day slightly less pissed off. Maybe it’s due to her promotion.
Melissa: Why am I doing this again?
Because I’m making you, sweetheart.

4. To satiate Melissa’s romance sim wants, I bring in Gordon Wolosenko. She has two bolts with him despite his being a
knowledge sim. He wants to max out all 7 skills, which means he makes for a good household workhorse.

5. The Fancey household really is one of the calmer households in the neighbourhood. No drama whatsoever.

6. Even Melissa seems to be pretty calm about getting pregnant as a romance sim.

7. Gordon also want-spams gaining skills, which is perfect for his LTW.

8. Not one for illegitimate children, I have Melissa and Gordon get married before their baby is born.
Gordon: Melissa, will you marry me?
Melissa: As long as it isn’t in my fear slots, I’ll do anything!

10. Oops.
Melissa: Damn it.

11. And just like that, once both sims are asleep, Jessica Ebadi comes by to steal the tv. 2 for 2 burglaries in this
neighbourhood. I haven’t had this many since I was a kid playing the base game.

12. Melissa: You have stolen my youth.
Introducing Giovanni Fancey. Named that because I was watching Jersey Shore on CraveTV and was thinking of some nice, Italian
names.
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Yup, they got robbed right while Melissa was giving birth. Despite being robbed, the Fanceys donated $20,000 to the university fund.

13. Over at the Long household, it’s time to get Benjamin set up for spring time (seeing as every new household begins with
one day in summer left).

14. So, if you follow the Build a City chat thread on boolprop, you may have seen me mention this… Benjamin only had a
green aspiration level so a meteor storm began once he tried out the weather machine. I tried to have him run inside,
but…

15. He couldn’t escape and let it burn out. My first death in game.
After getting the opinions of other users (well, just Seera), this is going to count as the first fire toward a law
enforcement position. 5 households have just become 4.

16. So now to finish off the season with the Stratton family and crazy Christy (who wants to raise 20 puppies or kittens… no).

17. Away from the legion of romance sims in the Deppiesse household, Christy finally makes a few friends. Some of whom
nearly died the same day Benjamin Long did (Christy was part of Ben’s welcome wagon, too).

18. This time I was super careful not to kill off another sim. I figure if another household burns down, I’ll have to shut down
the stadium.
But Christy didn’t die. Christy is a survivor.

19. Considering I have to replace both Benjamin AND his unborn child, Christy gets to work on seducing old men like Neil
Cameron.

20. Neil: *gasping for air* You make me feel *gasps again* so young.

21. Christy continues to be a crazy stalker. I’m beginning to think she may be related to Marsha Bruenig in some way.
Christy: I want his babies.
Christy, what the hell does that have to do with the barbecue thought bubble?

22. Just like that, Neil Cameron is now Neil Stratton.

23. And the couple is well on their way to replacing the lost sims from this round.

24. Christy: Oops. Wrong chance card.
I let you take the second position in the business career and this is how you repay me?
Christy: All I wanted was 20 baby animals. What’s so hard about that?
You are a hoarder, ma’am!

25. Neil: *gasps* You were staring at my wife, weren’t you?
Amin: You two are both crazy, I’m out of here!

26. Christy’s pregnancy wound up being twins. Meet Charlotte and Diana Stratton. Charlotte is the blonde one and Diana is
the red-head… I think. What? The picture is blurry and I’m typing this a couple hours after the fact. I had to go back in
to get the Fancey kid’s name. Sue me.

27. And springtime switches to summer. Another round is complete in Willow Bay. But before I get to the stats…

28. It’s time to use the CAS sims earned from the 4 community lots. On the left is the Borg family and on the right is the Diaz
family.

29. Chloe: IT’S ON FIRE!
Chloe Borg has taken over the Long household. She is a popularity sim who wants to be a rock god.

30. The Diaz family will be living at 6 Shadow Court. They include Nina- who wants to top the dance career, Leo- who wants 6
grandkids, and Salazar- their child.

31. Playable Sims: 17
SM: 2
Total Population: 34
Graves: 1
Households: 6; Community Lots: 4 (1 NPC; 3 Player-Owned) - Total Lots: 10
Careers Unlocked: Business (0/2), Athletic, Slacker (1/1), Architecture (1/1)
University Funds: $430,000
Fires: 1 | Burglaries: 2 | Electrocutions: 0
CAS Sims Available: 0/4