To recap, at this point in the challenge Coreopsis needs to make it to the top of the Rock Star career, then have one child out of wedlock, which she has to raise alone. The biggest problem I faced was a population issue: all of the eligible men in the town were either Alphabettis or vampires. Seriously, there was some kind of vampire plague going around.
The problem with vampires is that they’re just so darned fragile. But I’m getting ahead of myself. The three contenders were:
1. Ethan Parrot: odd dresser, band-mate, best friend. I’m not a big fan of his trout pout, but he lives right next door, which is convenient.
2. Evan Farmer: the mystery man that I couldn’t find for the longest time. Suffers from a tragic case of Sim Pattern Baldness.
3. Tyron Culvert. I don’t know anything about him, but I hate that hair style.
4. Benjamin Schmidt. Benjamin is married, doesn’t seem to like Coreopsis, and apparently lives in a ramshackle pool house. (??)
5. Zac Whipsnake. That’s right: this guy’s name is Zac Effing Whipsnake.
I ruled out Benjamin in short order. They just didn’t click.
My next choice OBVIOUSLY was Zac Whipsnake. Because duh.
OH CRAP. No no no – go get something to eat, dude!
Phew! Crisis averted!
ARRRRRGH. He literally set his juice drink on the ground before dying of starvation. WHY.
Next I tried Mr. Male Pattern Baldness. I sent Coreopsis over to his house to say hello. They chatted outside for literally two minutes and then…
DAMMIT.
I was slightly consoled when Death stuck around afterward to ask for Coreopsis’ autograph.
Then they had a brief chat. Did you know? Death’s favorite color is black.
Oh, and in bird news, I named the falcon Stabby.
“Whatta YOU lookin’ at?”
And I think we can all agree… this is one dead parrot. He’s not pining.
Back to the action. I gave up and sent Coreopsis next door to hit on Ethan Parrot.
(Aren’t vampires supposed to have great taste in clothes?)
As I started queueing up Romantic interactions, I discovered two things: 1) Ethan Parrot was hungry, and 2) somewhere along the line he had gotten married. And his wife, Mara, was… not thrilled about recent events.
I broke off contact and waited for Ethan to go fetch himself something to eat.
And distracted Coreopsis by holding a conversation with Mara.
“Awkward smile.”
Aw.
This was bumming me out too much. And it was going to be awkward, getting Coreopsis knocked up with Ethan’s estranged ex-wife hanging around the house. Plus it was time for Coreopsis to go to work. So we bailed.
Hooray! She hit the top of her career, which was also her Lifetime Wish!
Next step: Mommyville!
“Come on over! I’m a pop star now! It’s awesome!”
Why is he dressed like a plumber? I don’t know what’s up with that. Sim YMCA Dancer?
ACK NO.
Luckily I was able to get him something to eat.
Then he peed his pants. In the bathroom.
Okay. He’s all cleaned up. And now it’s “Go Time!”
I have some qualms about his sleepwear. But whatever! It’s time to…
MOM OMG GTFO.
Fiiiiiiinally!
Hey dude, I wouldn’t strut it too much if I was wearing a belted shirt, short pants, and loafers without socks. Just FYI.
So, if she just got knocked up by a vampire, is she going to get a vampire baby? Can a sim that was born a vampire get cured??
I need to start playing Sims again. I pretty much quit playing when my MS decided to cause me walking problems and sitting became uncomfortable several months ago. (numbness is a form of pain. You wouldnt think numbness hurts, but it does)
Thinking of turning off their opportunities and letting them just wander around and do whatever they want and see what happens. (they’ll do whatever they want to, right?)
Yep – vampires always have vampire babies. Also, this is the only way to get a vampire/imaginary friend hybrid – imaginary friends can’t be bitten, but the child of both will be both.
I think you can cure the child when they grow up. Until they become an adult, they act like normal sims, at least. Normal food, sun is fine, etc. I believe. I’m not certain.
Dude! Death asking for her autograph may be my favorite sims moment *ever*…
I hate to use this, but LOL. Ohmigosh, the string of dying potential mates had me rolling. And that is definitely an ex-parrot. He’s gone to join the choir invisible.
I finally caught up with this blog!
I took a hiatus from all the blogs that I read after pets came out because I wanted to explore the game myself instead of getting spoilers
To join in with the vampire discussion above, I think that you can get cured at the science center when you’re an adult. Vampire kids are a lot like other kids, except that they look different and learn skills 10 times as fast. I also think that they can drink plasma from the fridge, but I’m not sure. I think teens may be sensitive to sun, but I’m not sure about that either… I have the PS3 version, so I don’t have vampires, so this is solely based on blogs I’ve read.
Hope that helps
Noooooooo! Zac Whipsnake! Whyyyyyyy!
Vampire Buttheads sounds like a great band name. It also sounds like Acorn’s name for pachycephalosaurus: Butthead dinosaurs. (Seriously, he’s called them that for years now. Still doesn’t understand why I stifle a laugh whenever he says that, either.)
Isn’t the plumber outfit one of the work outfits for a lower level of the music career, like technician or roadie or something?
I think there’s a similar one, but I didn’t think it had wrenches and
stuff… but maybe that is the case!
[...] The mystery of her strange gray pallor was solved when she grew up and turned into a vampire. I guess it skipped a generation. (As you may recall, her grandfather Ethan Parrot was a vampire.) [...]