3 AM these two men, Quatore and Fabian, are having a talk in the kitchen. They probably slept well and felt too energized to not have a glass of milk instead of sleeping all night...
Then Fabian, who has the Chef chore, decides to grill them all some early breakfast, even if breakfast is not his chore at all.
Well, at 6 AM Fabian's breakfast causes a fire, and even if they are not very hungry, at least the fire gets everyone out of bed. Fabian is the first to escape the terrace, soon followed by most of the others. Everyone who routes to safety thinks that it's safer to run through the house instead of out to the garden nearby.
The fire is quickly extinguished by Quatore and Otto, who don't seem to worry a lot about it all.
In front of house, Sissela talks with Omar Neff about moving to Gloomville. The others returns into a safe house again, one by one.
8:45 AM Morning meeting starts in a few, and the all over mood is pretty low. Most of them are hungry and needs to use a bathroom, but chooses fun activities instead. I'm not sure if that is so because they got tense from the fire this morning.
9 AM Morning meeting
Quatore opens the meeting as usual. He has received a new envelope with notes for the Manager - himself.
Because Ochana is the current Loser sitting on the red chair for this meeting, Ona who still ranks high, took Ochana's blue chair.
In the green chair we find Fiona weaing the Super Sim hat. She ranks first all day, and will now proceed her benefits. She wants to level up on cooking skills, so I bet today's skill book will be a cooking book. She picks "Vol 1 - Let's cook", and Ochana (in the Loser chair) notes that §75 was spent from the common account.
Fiona has no other desired purchase (but she wants to get to know Toby).
The midnight challenge will get tougher! Not the challenge itself, but instead of Loser handing over 100 points to Super Sim, the gift now increases to 200 points!
Quatore then announces today's chore offer, and they are all excited! Now that 3 chores were already taken, it might mean that the rest are of less importance and value, and that those not having a chore already should grab an offer pretty soon to avoid the very last options. This far the chore has paid off a little less every day.
Today the Gardener chore is on offer! The Gardener will plant some edible plants in the corner of the garden, but also some flowers to decorate the outdoors. Then the Gardener will of course maintain the garden (except the kitchen garden boxes that is the Chef's chore), and make sure that any crops are harvested and stored in fridge. The value of the harvests will not count as points, but the value of whatever is collected elsewhere will. The Gardener will build skills from books and forming the bonsais in the hobby room upstairs. The Gardener is paid a total of 350 points.
So who will accept the Gardener chore?
Fiona, being today's Super Sim, finally gets the first chance, and knowing the Chef chore is already taken by Fabian, she now accepts the Gardening chore. She gains herself 350 points.
This to Ona's great worry, because Ona would also like this chore. It's probably the last chore that includes physical activity!
Today is mostly free will for all. There will be no Sim in Spot, and the group will stay together all day. Before lunch there will be the ordinary Chores/Skills session, and after lunch everyone will head for Grand Garden to mingle with locals - on free will.
Chores and Skills
The next hours are dedicated chores and skill building. Manager Quatore has no chores, Accountant Ochana checks the mailbox for bills (no bills today), Chef Fabian checks the kitchen garden boxes which needs no attention quite yet, and Gardener Fiona gets to work in the hobby room upstairs.
Having the new Gardener chore, Fiona is building her gardening skill by trimming a bonsai plant. Afterwards she will read the cooking book she had them purchase today.
The hobby room contains lots of gardening stuff, but also an easel, a mirror, and two wood crafter benches. The content might change during their stay.
Ona takes up her sack boxing training, and Toby continues practicing the violin. It is obvious that Ona reacts negatively to the poor violin play, but I don't think she will protest.
Sissela and Otto have joined Fabian watching the Cooking Channel on TV. Quatore practises chess, and Ochana wants to talk to the mirror again.
1 PM Chef Fabian serves lunch, and afterwards they all travel to Gloom Garden!
Arriving Gloom Garden
The plan is to mingle here until Fabian serves dinner here at Gloom Garden at 7 PM. The group will then return to the house about 8 PM for the Free Will session.
They arrive safely, but it turns out that most of them would prefer a bed or at least using a bathroom before leaving home. Gloom Garden offers bathrooms, but obviously no beds - nor coffee.
Otto and Ona meet teenager Charlotta Murderia Crumpleton. She hails from the first Gloomville settlers.
Quatore starts cleaning picnic tables right away. He is a family man, but he is not having the Neat trait.
Toby is having a weird conversation with a guy named Clifton Tabor. I assume those movements are not very positive, as their meeting ends with a negative relation.
Sissela walks off the main area, exploring the land a little. This garden is pretty beautiful, with several spots to sit down and talk or eat, and of course to make new friends.
Sissela sits down to talk with Carlos Egan and Rex Washington. And why not eat something, too?
Ochana and Toby enjoys a game of chess. Back there you can also spot Fiona playing chess with a woman named Daniella Wills, while Ona is watching (and probably interrupting their game).
The group outing at Gloom Garden was successful, but quite exhausting to some of them. Quatore and Fabian collapsed several times. Sissela and Fiona were very tired, too.
When Fabian had served them some grilled veggie burgers, he put most of the serving in his bag and then - after another Fabian collaps - the group returned back home for the remaining part of the Free Will hours.
Back home everybody but Otto go to bed. It's interesting to see that after just two nights they go to the correct bed. Those with poor quality beds don't try to use the better beds even if those beds are available. Only Ona choose the wrong bed tonight - Ochana's bed, but at least it's the correct room :) The game obviously keeps track on bed ownership even if we can't see it.
Sissela is up, too. She studies that weird dino wall stencil. She has seen it all over the house and wonders if it means something, or what it's for. She doesn't know that the dino stencils will be explained at tomorrow's meeting.
Checking moods and scores
11 PM and it's time for the daily check on moods and scores. Both Toby and Ochana have green plumbobs, Toby has the best, so he will be tomorrow's Super Sim!
- Congratulations! Was it expected?
- Huh? Expecting being the Super Sim for one day? Nah, isn't this something all of us will get to, sooner or later? I had some great moments today, wish I could practice on the violin more often though. 3 hours get me nowhere.
- No, there is a chance that some of you will never sit in this green chair. You simply did well. But how about chores? You got no chore yetr, but will rank first tomorrow. That might be a good thing when the chore is offered?
- Uhm, I didn't think of that! If I like the offer, it's mine because of this Super Sim thing? But will there be a chore that I will like?
Loser will now hand over 200 points to Super Sim, increased from 100 points. Loser is the one with the poorest plumbob. There's no red plumbob tonight, but several have the orange; Quatore, Fabian and Sissela. From these, Quatore has the worst plumbob! Hm, that will be weird at tomorrow's meeting, when he will have to manage the meeting from the red Loser chair and not from his white Manager chair - ha!
There is only one way Quatore can avoid paying Toby the 200 points; fulfill the midnight challenge!
Quatore's personal number is 4 and today is their day 2, so his challenge will be number 4+2=6.
6. Put on your formal attire, and go fishing (must catch 1 fish)
A-ha, same midnight challenge as Sissela 2 nights ago, but hey-ho!
Wow - 47 minutes in and Quatore catches a 0,10 kg Minnow worth §5! Sorry, Super Sim Toby, midnight challenge was fulfilled and no points will be coming your way! Instead Quatore earns himself 5 points for bringing in that fish to the household :)
Summing it up - day 2
Fire
New chore, Gardener: Fiona
Group outing to Gloom Garden
Super Sim: Toby
Loser: Quatore
Relations:
No major changes when it comes to relations within the house. Fiona and Sissela still have a bad thing going, and currently Fiona and Ona have a negative relation as well. Most of them made some new contacts at Gloom Garden, both positive and negative, but nothing major.
On a side note, it's very frustrating how the game doesn't sort relations by strength, but instead insists on sorting alphabetically. I assume you would notmally be interested in just the best and worst ties.
Skills:
Otto: 8 total (Video gaming 2, Charisma 2, Mischief 1, Comedy 1, Cooking 1, Fitness 1)
Toby: 7 total (Violin 2, Video gaming 1, Charisma 1, Cooking 1, Comedy 1, Mischief 1)
Ona: 7 total (Fitness 1, Logic 1, Comedy 1, Gardening 1, Cooking 1, Video gaming 1, Charisma 1)
Fiona: 7 total (Mischief 1, Logic 1, Video gaming 1, Comedy 1, Cooking 1, Gardening 1, Fitness 1)
Ochana: 7 total (Charisma 3, Comedy 2, Logic 1, Cooking 1)
Quatore: 7 total (Cooking 2, Video gaming 2, Logic 1, Comedy 1, Fishing 1)
Sissela: 6 total (Video gaming 1, Handiness 1, Fishing 1, Mischief 1, Comedy 1, Cooking 1)
Fabian: 6 total (Cooking 2, Gardening 1, Mischief 1, Video gaming 1, Charisma 1)
Standing score and chores:
Quatore: 1905 points, Manager
Ochana: 1850 points, Accountant
Ona: 1680 points
Toby: 1500 points
Fabian: 1330 points, Chef
Fiona: 1250 points
Otto: 900 points
Sissela: 800 points
Common account: §806
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