02-20. A Series of Randomness - Part 2

Cexavu does love working on his fixer-upper car. I also made sure he had a stereo, laptop, TV and bookcase too. 

Charlie and the others are working on their own car now. Maybe I'll try a pattern on this one. Spiff it up a little!

Here's the family together watching the Cooking channel.

While I was tracking Cexavu through the park, I noticed a little girl had set up a baked goods stand.

I wanted to support her, so I sent Charlie to the park to purchase a treat.

I chose the highest priced item.

Later, I saw that Charlie had gone back to chat with the girl.

Then they played tag.

Just after dark, I noticed Josephine Scarlett's icon in Charlie's queue. I zoomed back to him immediately! They're Best Friends, but she's a Flirt with the Heartbreaker LTW.

Charlie was telling a funny story. I think Josephine was wearing her bartender outfit. It fits her personality!

Josey reverted to type and tried to flirt, but Charlie gently rebuffed her. Good boy, Charlie! I'm proud of you.

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I've been trying to raise the relationship between Hamish and Charlie. Mayra and Hamish are Best Friends now, but Charlie and Hamish are only Friends. I'd like to see that get to Good Friends, then I'll age Hamish up. Just a personal goal I've set for the infant stage. The relationship should rise faster when Hamish becomes a toddler.

Laddie found a Soulpeace gem worth §1728! I decided to keep it for now. Its magical powers might prove useful.

Laddie has started digging up space rocks! Just what my household needs--another excuse for an alien abduction! The money's good (§3,717), but the danger is real!

Laddie came in and woke Charlie up from a deep sleep. Mayra got out of bed and shooed Laddie out!

Eating times at home. I need to start using the meal-mod option again. Trouble is, they're rarely hungry at the same time. I may have to start adjusting their need bars so they can all sit down together.

Charlie had eaten the pie at the park and wasn't hungry, so I just had him sit down and drink a glass of nectar. At least he could be with the others.

Charlie brushing Laddie.

The gardeners hard at work. Lots of produce this time. These guys are worth every penny. I use the option for Gran to take the produce, instead of the gardeners putting it all in the fridge. Gran then sells what we don't need for her gardening career. She also does a little gardening herself now and then. A nice compromise.

The last time the gardener came, several of my plants went barren. Their life spans were over. The whole time the Grumpy gardener was screaming at finding a dead plant. I heard his angry shouts throughout the house!

Charlie went down to talk to him.

Charlie: Take it easy, fellow. We'll plant new seeds. Your job is secure!

Even though Cexavu was a permanent zombie, if he ever did bite another sim (doesn't happen too often), the afflicted sim would still only have the temporary zombie moodlet. But I don't think Cexavu can interact with other sims normally while in the zombie state, so I didn't want to leave him like that for long.

Gran making fun of Cexavu.

Another pic of Cexavu clutching at his head.

I've noticed that sims without cars start taking taxis--except they drive themselves! I saw Carie and Cexavu both do this, but the taxi doesn't go into their inventories. So, I wondered if there were no taxi drivers in this world. Also, I looked around the town in map view. The place is swarming with yellow taxis! I rarely saw another type of car. What is up with that?