Whatever happens, don't let go of my hand...

Whatever happens, don't let go of my hand...
Generation 1

After landing a promotion to Bed Pan Cleaner, Helena purchased an easel. She always wanted to take up painting as a kid, but her parents placed her primary focus on schooling and logistics. Not that that was bad, but Helena wanted to unwind every once in awhile, and painting was the perfect way to do it.

She had the next two days off, so she spent it wandering about town. She noticed a protest on the illegal use of unicorns, and quickly took part in it along with local residents Emily Martin, Erin McCoy, Jon Marsh, Shannon Spraque, Tammy Leman, and Christopher Lantin.

And a very pregnant Jane Dotner-Dugan (Tristan Dotner-Dugan's new bride) was also at the protest.

Helena got impatient with the whole "scouting for mates" thing, and decided to make an unnecessary call to the fire department in efforts to find a suitable male. Needless to say, Isidro Toth was not impressed.

He seems to have good genes, though, so Mr. Poutyface will have to get over it. He's already doomed far beyond what a $500 fine can fix.

In fact, Isidro and Helena had their first date a few hours after he reprimanded her. I guess those Flirty and Friendly traits really come in handy. ;)
(oh, and they both share the Hot-Headed trait. So it's officially decided that the family trait will be "hot headed")

And right after she flirted with him, he began to yell at her. I can already see what this relationship will be like, and I have a feeling it will be very intense. Poor kids.
Thankfully, all she needed was a flirty joke and a pickup line, and he pretty much stopped yelling at her.

...for two simhours. Then he started yelling again.
And here I thought Helena was temperamental.

And once again, all Helena needed to do was flirt and apologize. The next time he pulls that, I'm not having her apologize. Instead, I'm going to have her yell back. Helena's no pushover, and she only stays "calm" for so long before she erupts.

*sigh* and speaking of the next time...

And basically, I didn't take any more photos of the date because it got overly repetitive. Apologize, flirt, yell, repeat. This relationship would be so much easier to build by phone. I would give up entirely, but she's got a bit of a crush on him. And I'm pretty sure he feels the same. They'll just be one of those..."passionate" couples.

She invited him over the next day for a nice, quiet, civilized game of chess.

And finally, they stopped yelling at each other long enough to become friends, and then romantic interests.

And then they shared their first kiss, which made up for all those times he rejected her before. What a bittersweet way to end your weekend off from work. Early on that morning, she convinced him to move in. So hopefully, the hard part is taken care of.

Name: Isidro Toth
Age: YA (older than Helena)
Traits: Lucky, Hot-Headed, Clumsy, Handy, Brave
Favorite Music/Food/Color: Kids/Cheesesteak/Purple
Career in: Law Enforcement (previously firefighter)

Helena came home from work (still a bedpan cleaner) and checked on the Dotner-Dugan household. Jane and Tristan have recently had a little boy named Troy, who is the second baby ever to have been born in Crescent Valley.

I have a feeling Troy is going to break a lot of hearts.

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Okay, so, thanks to Twallan's Story Progression Mod, I am able to know what goes on in your sims' lives without having to actually play them. Which is great, since I don't really have the time to play them right now, but I love having them around. It gives the town some humor. :)
So far, Tristan is the only sim (a part from my sim Emily Martin-Lu, who got married and had a baby boy named Brandon) who has actually gotten married and had a child, haha! And he was also promoted. To what, I'm not sure, since the message disappeared before I had time to write it down. I'm pretty sure it's either level 2, 3, or 4 of the Criminal Career. As for all the other sims, they've been flip-flopping between lovers and romantic interests, especially Jon Marsh and George Lessen, lol! Tammy landed herself a serious beau, apparently, but I never know since like I said, they flip-flop. Nothing is really set in stone until they have their significant other move in, or they get married to them. Tammy was demoted, and Shannon is the only one who seems to be slacking in both her career and her love life, poor girl! She's still a dishwasher, and according to my mod, has no romantic interests to speak of right now. And Alicia had better watch out, because I'm noticing Casanova traits in Jon. Alicia Longshore and Jon Marsh are currently romantically involved.

Oh, and I'm sure you guys will be pleased to hear that Tristan and George have made some adversaries. George is enemies with Isidro mainly, but Tristan is basically on everyone's hit list with the exception of Isidro, Helena, Emily, and some other sims. It appears Tristan prefers to pick on NPC's rather than player-made sims.

Everything's Just Wonderful

Everything's Just Wonderful

Generation 1, Chapter 1

This isn't entirely what Helena had in mind when moving to Crescent Hills. I mean, even her parents had walls when they first started out! All she gets is a dinky brick wall. She knew that if she was going to get anything better, she was going to have to work hard, be frugal, and be on the prowl for a future spouse. But before any of that could happen, she needed a job.

She applied as an organ donor for the County General Hospital, and she started immediately. Her ambition did not betray her, since she got a nice boost in her job performance score on the first day. Not enough to promote her, but definitely enough so that tomorrow she can slack off without worrying about jeopardizing her promotion.

She met her boss Ms. Tammy Leman, and they got along very well. Making nice with the boss is definitely helpful in getting that next promotion.

Helena explored the Town Square for a bit and met a local author and relationship counselor, Emily Martin. Here, she is expressing her writer's block in hopes that Helena could somehow break the block for her.

While she was wandering, Helena came across a lovely and historic park named McDougal Park. It was filled with all sorts of goodies and rare plants, like, for instance, money trees. Of course, not being the green-thumb type, Helena had no use for these items. She had no choice but to sell them.

That doesn't mean they were entirely worthless, of course. Those rare plants paid for her most recent upgrades. Helena won't be visiting McDougal Park again (she felt dishonest for selling goods that weren't hers), but she will most definitely enjoy the luxuries those Life and Money plants gave her.

Luxury indeed.

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So I felt really bad for waiting this long to give you guys an update, so while I was expecting to play more later and fit more in, I decided to use the photos I already have and give you guys an update.

McDougal Park was not made by me, but instead a very talented user on ModtheSims. I did not know that park had so many valuable plants, lol! I thought it only had the apple trees and the lime trees. But it had life plants, hamburger plants, lettuce plants, flame fruits, money trees...the works! It even had a death flower, which apparently, cannot be sold. I didn't realize it until it was too late, and I felt really guilty about it. So, I don't quite know how to penalize myself, lol. Maybe I'll just let it slide THIS time. :)

I've decided that every update will have the name of a song/phrase that is related to the update somehow, whether it be the complete opposite of the chapter, or very similar. I still haven't decided on the family trait quite yet.

Thanks for reading!

It All Started With A Simple Thought...

It all started with a simple thought.

Or more accurately, a test. How would a TS2 sim get by in TS3? Surely she wasn't the first to try it, and she won't be the last, but after the unfortunate demise of Myettah Glendale, Helena Jitmakusol was ready to take the plunge. She never knew Myettah personally. In fact, they both came from different backgrounds. Myettah was born into poverty, whereas Helena was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Helena never had a child (although she desired at most two), but Myettah's house was constantly filled with the innocent laughter of her multiple children, and not to mention grandchildren.



So why would the Creator choose Helena of all people? What did she have to offer, other than her terrible temper and flirtatiousness? Was it her ambition? Her friendly spirit? Was it because she is a certified genius and was a top-of-the-line surgeon? Did the Creator herself even know?



Whatever the reason, Helena is sure to make the best of it. It's not every day you get an opportunity like this. Her mother didn't, her father didn't, her twin brother didn't. Not even her alien half-siblings had this opportunity. Although she was raised in luxury and never had to "rough it" (unless you count her honeymoon in her luxury log cabin), her upbringing did not cause her to develop a snobbish trait.

For any other sim, this would be a curse; having to leave your family and friends behind. But she didn't mind much. She knew that she was doing this for the sake of science. She also knew that her doing this made her parents proud. Although the road would be long and exhausting, Helena was willing to try. And they even gave her a journal to write in about her new life in Crescent Hills...

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As you can see, this is a bit of a prologue to give the story a bit of a background. I don't really plan on having this legacy be as "dramatic" as Myettah's, but instead just have a careful balance of everything. A delicate arrangement of drama, humor, monotony, and excitement: just like an "ordinary" life would have. :)
I don't think I'll be playing by any rules other than the basics (aka no cheating, no marrying rich sims, etc.) and I can't really think of a family trait. I'll have to get back on that one.