01-10. Random Screenshots

Some random outtakes from my Rexel-Marion game.

The Barkers entering their new home. The house is very Goth!

Keesh finds the pet bowls.

Shira explores the garden area outdoors.

Jillie eats Torin's cooking without complaint. I noticed it was Bad Quality! She's the Natural Cook, so hopefully she'll do the cooking in the future.

Keesh and Shira in ghost fog.

Running from home to the Guild hangout.

Paranormal activity at the Guild.

The two occupied residencies on Mysterious Island

Swimming between the house lots--the quickest route!

Even for ghost hunters.

Marion grilling hot dogs while the new horse gnome Chardonnay watches.

Luster (black with white mane) and Carma (tan) with three wild horses. I improved the coloring on two of the wild horses with NRaas Stylist.

For use on vacations, I sold Rexel's Kenspa and got two Campus Cruisers instead. The cruisers are a little faster and look cooler! They're also about the same price at §700.

Rexel kept this star shaped gem from France.

01-09. Supernatural Neighbors and Ghostly Encounters!

I created another household in CAS to add to Rexel and Marion's home world. They needed neighbors. I made a male werewolf and a female witch. They're a married couple, named Torin and Jillie Barker. They also have two dogs: little Shira and big guy Keesh. Torin and Jillie are both Dog Lovers. And both dogs have the Hunter trait.

The family arrives on the island.

Shira and Keesh.

I placed them in the Lighthouse home, which is close to Rexel and Marion's house.

I sent Rexel and Marion over to meet the newcomers, but Rexel immediately received a ghost hunting job to eliminate restless spirits there! Marion swam over so she arrived in her swimsuit. She got to visit while Rex did his ghost hunting gig.

Marion! I know you've been doing a lot of flirting with Rex, but you have to tone it down with Torin!

Meanwhile, Jillie had gone upstairs to play on the computer.

Rexel needed to capture 4 haunting spirits. They were all outside.

A werewolf making chicken stir fry. How wolfish!

While Torin grilled, Marion made herself at home in the sauna.

Rexel finished clearing the lot of restless undead! Then he had to leave for another job investigating paranormal activity elsewhere.

The dogs explored their new home. I made sure they had toys, beds, and food.

Shira climbs stairs a bit more slowly than Keesh does.

Marion went upstairs and gave a Proper introduction of herself to Jillie.

Then it was time for Marion to leave. It was getting late and Torin had already gone to bed. He appears to sleep with his eyes slightly open!

As Marion left, Jillie claimed the rocking chair.

The next morning, I saw Torin and Jillie dancing at the Guild. They seem to be a happy couple. I had created them with compatible qualities.

That night, Rexel was called out again to the Barker home. This time the trouble was with poltergeists causing mischief. They were shaking up the furniture!

01-08. Have We Met Before?

I spent time with Rexel and Marion redoing the progress I'd lost because of the game issue.

A first kiss, the second time around.

Improving Athletics, Dancing, and Martial Arts. Notice I put the roulette wheel away in the family inventory!

Riding horses over to the island pond.

Fishing together in preparation for their trip to China.

Marion working on her cooking skill with the bakery oven at the Guild.

Rexel and Marion both enjoyed the plum cobbler she'd made.

Then Rexel got up from the table and whispered softly in Marion's ear.

Back home, he returns from swimming and interrupts Marion's workout session to flirt.

Since I was giving them an extra day before the China trip, Rexel and Marion went to bed together.

They didn't want to wait for woohoo any longer!

Sleeping side by side. You can see Marion's freckles in this closeup.

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While Rexel and Marion fished, Carma and Lustre socialized. They like each other's company.

Carma loves to roll around in the grass.

Marion is always the first to scatter hay.

I had the trough and the hay closer to the stable, but that area was crowded with two horses, so I moved the hay and water further away.

Lustre started playing in the water trough.

And Carma followed Lustre's lead. Both will soon acquire the Playful trait, I'm sure, since they also like to chase each other and playfully romp.

Something about a horse alone in a stall that draws Sims out to pet him.

01-07. Return in Time: Second Chances

All is Lost

I had an issue in my game that I won't go into here, but I had to return to a save from a time before Rexel had met Marion. Their time in Shang Simla would have to be redone. The two had just finished part of the Dragon Cave adventure. Now they'd have to repeat everything they'd accomplished.

They had reached a stopping point in their exploration there and needed a key. Marion was supposed to report in to the quest giver to complete the tomb.

Shang Simla had finally spawned a Lapis Lazuli gem for Rexel, and he was going to report in too. Before heading home to base camp, Marion had blown Rex one last kiss.

But that progress would all be lost now. Rexel said goodbye to Marion in China before I removed all the saves with her in them. I needed to start fresh with my game. Luckily I didn't lose too much progress. I caught the issue early.

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A New Beginning

So Rexel went back in time and found himself alone in France once more. It was his last day. I retraced some of his activities mirroring the lost saves, but there was nothing important to do. The day was almost over. He played another chess game, this time with a different partner. 

And  he visited the Nectary again, even drinking his nectar sitting in the same chair and greeting the same merchant with a kiss on each cheek, French style.

Back at base camp, after showering and taking a short nap, it was time for Rexel to go home.

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I reinstalled Marion into a clean save, and Rexel had to get to know her all over again! I once more went through the process of changing her Lifetime Wish, and then she rejoined the Photographer career. She also needed to work on building up some basic skills. 

Rexel and she are Friends now, but have been flirting, so will soon be back to Romantic Interests. Once they settle into their home world, I'll need to send them to China once more.

I also had to adopt horses a second time, giving them the same traits and names as the first horses. I colored their coats so they looked like the ones I had before. Carma and Lustre were back.