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Once Upon A Time In Chestnut Ridge...

There were 9 ( yup, I went one over, couldn't help myself! ) strapping strangers vying for one heart.

Asher Downey by @rainymoodlet

Clive Tanner by @m0ckest

Francisco "Cisco" Torres by @fizzytoo

Levi Cheung by @bibliosims

Mauro Del Toro by @mangosimoothie

Xolo Herrera by @acuar-io

Rory Liang by @mobwhim

Kylie Coltrane by @maleeni

Lucky Wolff by @hazelsnakes

First Day: Free Day

Most of the sims were immediately drawn towards Dakota's record player and started cowpoke dancing. Rory and Mauro especially were having the time of their lives.

A few sims gravitated towards each other for one on one convos, already making friends! Asher also quickly made friends with Dakota's horse, Joan Crawford.

Day 1 then ended with stories being told around the campfire.

some bonuses for y'all under the cut:

Spooky Day Party!

Tricks and treats were had by all!

Dakota made ghost cookies for everyone, which they all seemed to enjoy. He also got to show off his sick mixology skills!

All the contestants seemed to be having fun at the party and took some time to interact with one another and deepen some friendships.

When asking for a treat, Rory got a little trick from an impish Clive, while Cisco got some candy from Lucky.

Towards the end of the party, while everyone was dancing away the last of their energy, Levi went and got his ass handed to him by the beer keg lmao.

@rainymoodlet @mangosimoothie @hazelsnakes @bibliosims @m0ckest @acuar-io @mobwhim @fizzytoo

Group Date #2

Time for another group outing! Let's see what our contestants and bachelor got up to

As per Dakota's sister's suggestion, the group went out to a local, literally underground bar

If there's one thing we know about this group, it's that when there's music, they're going to dance. Even Levi, who supposedly hates dancing.

Once they tired themselves out a bit they all gathered at the bar, despite there not being seats for everyone (rip)

Drinks, dancing and good conversations were had before they left at around 2pm.

Cooking Contest! | Part 1

We've got our third elimination coming up soon, and no one has been on a solo date yet... To determine who gets the pleasure of a day alone with our bachelor, a little cooking contest is in order!

While one side of the improvised kitchen was a bit grumpy about all this cooking, or just not having a great day, the other side were having a delightful time.

Mauro and Xolo in particular have a dislike for cooking, so you can imagine how they felt.

Still, everyone completed their dishes for our bachelor to try and judge.

Next time, we'll see what everyone made and how well the dish was received 👀

Free Day #2 (at the park)

To mix things up a bit, we took the bachelor and all the contestants out for a day at the local park for some fun and games!

There was a LOT of sitting around by the fire and roasting marshmallows and making s'mores, everyone sat down and did it at least once

Almost immediately upon arriving, some of the guys got together to have a water balloon fight, with Mauro getting knocked on his ass thanks to a particularly powerful throw from Clive

Looks like 3 of our contestants would make a great band together. If this whole bachelor challenge doesn't work out in their favor, there's always music!

Towards the end of the day there was some card playing, drinking, chatting, and for some reason, playing chess against a random child

First Impressions: Part 2

To round us out, we've got Levi, Xolo, Rory and Kiley!

Levi thinks Dakota is immature, but attractive. Dakota likes that Levi's impact-conscious, but thinks he is basic-looking. Their compatibility is good.

Xolo thinks Dakota is immature and basic-looking, while Dakota thinks Xolo is very attractive, and likes that he is adventurous. They have neutral compatibility.

Rory views Dakota as a nature-maniac and Dakota thinks he's funny. They have neutral compatibility. Dakota thinks Rory is very attractive, but Rory thinks Dakota is just attractive.

Last but not least, Kiley and Dakota both find each other to be immature, though they have amazing compatibility. Dakota thinks Kiley is very attractive, but she thinks he's just basic-looking.

Speed Dating #2

It's time for our second round of speed dating! This time we're doing the rest of the sims that didn't get a speed date this time around. Dakota took everyone to a newly opened local gym/spa to show off his muscles lol.

1st speed date — Xolo Herrera : as the first speed date of the day Dakota obviously had to have Xolo get massages with him to prepare for the rest of the day, and then they talked for a bit, fully relaxed. I like to imagine Xolo went and took the best nap in the world when he got back to the ranch.

2nd speed date — Cisco Torres : with his muscles nice and ready, Dakota and Cisco hit the treadmills and discussed their histories and interest in fitness.

3rd speed date — Mauro Del Toro : Mauro arrived at the gym just in time for a yoga class, so the two took one together to unwind and get into some mindfulness, which naturally lead to some chatting and flirting afterwards.

4th speed date — Levi Cheung : Levi looked a bit like a fish out of water here but that's nothing some mentoring from Dakota couldn't fix, and they bonded quite a bit over working out together as Levi reached level 2 in fitness.