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Out of the blue, Mandy got the Opportunity from the science center to bring in an urn and try to resurrect a Sim. It was an easy choice.
Klango!
There are a few Alphabettis who really stand out in my mind. If Makoto is my #1 favorite, Klango is a very close second. I missed him! My crazy, hair sticking up in the back, falling in love with women inappropriately older than himself, motorcross jacket wearing, weird cellular painting artist… Klango!
Mere moments after he returned, the adoption agency dropped off Nick and Cletus’ new baby, Oliver. Everyone but Klango was too busy for the baby.
After he put the baby to bed, he went outside and started painting. His first painting after resurrection was the absolute most awesomest Sim painting I have ever seen, hands down, bar none, I would pay money to own this in real life.
I like to think he painted it just for me, as a thank you for bringing him back from the dead.
Don’t judge me.
Meanwhile, Klepto Nick went “shopping” for a new treadmill at the gym.
I looked at Nick’s traits. Neat, Genius, Athletic, Kleptomaniac. Hmm, what career track would suit that personality best? Why, politics, of course!
While Nick worked at City Hall, and Mandy tended her garden, and Cletus played viddya games, Klango raised the kids.
Speaking of Mandy’s garden, I determined that the schprinklers do water the plants, but only if you leave them on all the time. Unfortunately this creates a perpetual puddle on the walkway beside the garden.
Which, if you are Nick with the Neat trait, is absolutely maddening.
In the evenings, I gave Klango time off to go fishing. Look how happy he is!
Seeing this, I hatched my plan. In Sims 3 you can gain a measure of immortality by eating Ambrosia.
This is no trailer park dessert, but a complicated dish which requires top level in THREE separate skills. You need level 7 gardening skill in order to grow a Life Fruit, and level 10 fishing skill in order to catch a Death Fish, drop §12,000 on the recipe, and have level 10 cooking skill in order to cook it.
Luckily, the game assigned Olivia the Loner trait. Which means she’ll basically raise herself, while I’m busy with Project Bring Klango Back To Life.
Many many hours – people hours – passed while I leveled up Mandy’s gardening skill and Klango’s fishing skill.
While I was busy with that, Nick hit level 7 on the Political career track, and became Mayor of Riverview!
To celebrate the occasion, I gave him a mustache. First because I thought it made him look more mayoral, and second because it made me smile.
Oh, and Olivia grew into a teen and started spending all her time alone at the town library, where I had her study cooking and practice writing.
Meanwhile, Klango kept studying, and Mandy kept gardening.
Finally Mandy had enough gardening skill to grow a Life Plant! She found the seed here at Simhenge.
I started having her learn cooking, but she spent so much time gardening that she didn’t make much progress. I set her to growing as many Life Fruit as possible, since I think they will keep indefinitely in the fridge (to be used by future generations of Alphabetti).
Klango finally tapped out the Fishing skill. In order to catch a Death Fish, you have to use an Angel Fish for bait. And in order to catch an Angel Fish, you have to use an Alley Catfish for bait. So first Klango had to catch an Alley Catfish, then use that to catch an Angel Fish, and then use THAT to catch a Death Fish. Which is only available in the middle of the night, from a specific fishing spot behind the graveyard.
I later learned that those rules about bait and locations only apply for Fishing levels 7 through 9, and by this time Klango could have caught the Death Fish with just the hook, and that also once you hit level 10 you can catch the Death Fish pretty much anywhere at any time.
So I wasted a colossal amount of time getting him to level 10, then farting around with that bait cascade.
But eventually he hauled out a Death Fish!
Gross.
Okay, now we have to get someone to Level 10 Cooking. Mandy was still studying, but had only gotten to level 5. Klango was resurrected at Level 7 Cooking, so it was time to hit the books again.
Klango learned enough about cooking to cook Dim Sum. I want some so badly.
Finally Klango made it to Level 10 Cooking! I had already purchased the Ambrosia recipe, so I had it all ready to go. We had the Life Fruit and the Death Fish on hand, and he had the skill level to make Ambrosia and be resurrected – he just had to read the recipe, then bake it.
Now remember, Klango had originally died of old age. And when Sims are brought back as ghosts, they’re brought back at their death age. The clock was ticking for Klango, who was something like 102 by this point.
I don’t care if you’re tired, this is literally life and death! KEEP READING!
Unfortunately, mere moments after this picture was taken. He died. Didn’t even finish reading the Ambrosia recipe. Just – pfft – gone. And once a Sim dies a second time, they can’t be resurrected again.
Just to seal the deal, Mandy died of old age only minutes after Klango.
@#$%^&*$#@!!!!!
ERIKA SMASH.
Tags: Sims Sunday
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That felt like the end of an action-less Indiana Jones movie. “Look! The guys playing with life and death end up dead!” At least you’re close to having loads of ambrosia on hand…
Comment by Dan —
November 15, 2009 @ 7:46 am
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How frustrating to come so close and get literally timed out at the last minute. At least he left you with an awesome painting…
Comment by Susan —
November 15, 2009 @ 7:56 am
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Is Klango breastfeeding in the second picture?
Damn, you should find a cheat or something to resurrect people twice. I WANT HIM BACK.
Comment by Catu —
November 15, 2009 @ 7:56 am
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Dude, what a let down!!!! That’s not right!!!
Comment by Aesox —
November 15, 2009 @ 8:03 am
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I think there is a lesson in there somewhere .
Comment by sharon —
November 15, 2009 @ 9:47 am
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Back to the most recent save? Or not worth the levelling up gardening, and cooking, and fishing, and reading all over again?
Comment by Dani B —
November 15, 2009 @ 11:30 am
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Noooooooooo
This has been your best sims blog post since Garamond went off to college.
Comment by Tangled —
November 15, 2009 @ 3:02 pm
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I feel so sad for Klango! That last line made me giggle something ferocious though. :] This is one of the best blogs in a while.
Comment by Jen o —
November 15, 2009 @ 3:43 pm
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Dani, I have a “thing” about not doing that, I kind of play under “no takebacks” rules. But I seriously thought about it for several minutes!
Comment by Erika —
November 15, 2009 @ 4:43 pm
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You can get a Handy Sim to work on the sprinklers to make them not run constantly. I did it with some of my Handy Sims, but ended up just leaving all the sprinklers running because everyone was out in yard playing with them all the time.
Comment by ErinLindsey —
November 15, 2009 @ 4:54 pm
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awwwww dangit. At least he got to raise a coupla more kids.
Comment by kellys —
November 15, 2009 @ 7:06 pm
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AGHHHH!!!! That was so sad! What a rollercoaster post!
Comment by diana —
November 16, 2009 @ 4:09 am
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Doh! that sucks! Sims. sigh.
BTW, with the sprinklers, if you have a sim who is handy, you can have them upgrade the sprinkler so that it is automatic and will turn on/off as necessary to water the plants. Before I had my sim leveled up enough in handiness, it was one of those items that you as the hand o god can turn on and off without them.. or maybe that is the Awesomemod that I have installed. I also turn off the TV when they wander off. But you can definitely upgrade the sprinkler.
Comment by Risa —
November 16, 2009 @ 11:19 am
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NOOOO! Ugh I was hoping against hope that he would make it. SO sad
Comment by Melsa —
November 16, 2009 @ 12:04 pm
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Awwwww… RIP Klango.
Though given that you were lacking the level-7 vs level-10 fishing information – it wouldn’t be really cheating to go back to the last save. You totally deserve a do-over since you had to waste time doing the (unfortunately unnecessary)bait cascade…
Comment by gayle —
November 16, 2009 @ 3:50 pm
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I do not judge you. I love the curious bunny painting.
Comment by Pamela —
November 16, 2009 @ 5:03 pm
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This is the awesomest Sims post ever. Ever!
Comment by Charlotte —
November 17, 2009 @ 10:13 am
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Plus, I heart Mayor Nick’s mustachio.
Comment by Charlotte —
November 17, 2009 @ 10:14 am
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No politician is complete without a moustache.
Comment by Catu —
November 17, 2009 @ 10:41 am
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Stupid sims, dying just when you’re about to grant them eternal life. THAT IS SO UNFAIR!!!
Comment by lala —
November 17, 2009 @ 10:13 pm
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i am also CONVINCED that klango is a breastfeeder.
Comment by yvette —
November 18, 2009 @ 3:46 pm
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well, shit on a stick! that sucks!
Comment by minnie —
November 18, 2009 @ 9:47 pm
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i think those will help me all
Comment by bob —
February 21, 2010 @ 4:28 pm
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