#gameplaynotes

Oh Don, Give It Up.....

Brooklyn:  Hello?

She hears Don’s voice saying he wants to go grab dinner...

*click*

---------Next Day----------------

Brooklyn:  Hello?  

*listens and hears Don say he can’t get her out of his mind and she snaps.*  

You didn’t get the clue yesterday, huh.  Leave me alone, Don. You had your chance and lied. You never told me you were married!  

Now, I’m married, and I’m telling you.  Stop calling me or I will call the police and let our boss know, and everyone at work, that you are harassing me.  

*click*

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Gameplay Note:  A reminder if you didn’t know...Brook, Leland, and Don all work at the same job as Secret Agents. She met Don 1st when she had just moved into town, in Newcrest, and they went out on a couple dates. However, she was super surprised when she found out through a friend that he was married!

Rosebud Primary School has opened it’s doors for the day, and Tehya and Sergio Spencer arrive to get the cafeteria’s lunch menu started.

Sierra Spencer comes skipping in anxious to see her Daddy.

Tehya massages her back:  Hey Serg, what’s with the long face?

Sergio:  Long week, Tay....long week.  You wouldn’t believe me if I told ya.

Tehya:  Try me.

Sergio:  Well, a few mornings ago, me and Asya’s father, Dennis, woke up to an empty house..no Asya, no Sierra.

Tehya:  WhaaaT?!

Sergio: Yep.  She moved and took my daughter with her...without saying a word. I was more than devastated.

Tehya:  Wow, I can’t even imagine what you must be going thru.

Sergio:  That’s not the half of it...Dennis told me that she got married.

Tehya:  Married?!! ...to Who?!

Sergio:  I have no idea. Sierra said she didn’t know the guy, had never seen him before..

Tehya winces over this news.  

Sergio nearly in tears:  And my baby girl was crying over the phone, wanting to come home, Tay..it’s the hardest thing.  All I know is that they’re in San Myshuno.  That’s it.  It just infuriates me!

Tehya:  And she just left her Dad there with you?  

Sergio:  Asya and her father don’t get along.  Both of them are stubborn as hell.  But, Dennis told me it’s way past time we went our separate ways. And he’s right.  I took his advice and moved Lola and her son in, and I hope despite all this drama, she will have me as her husband.  

Tay, you know Lola..she’s the sweetest person.  It feels like a breath of fresh air around the farm now, and I be damned if Asya’s gonna keep Sierra away from us.

Tehya shakes her head in agreement:  That would be a friggin’ nightmare, Serg.  Well, try to get your mind off Asya’s mess...I’m glad you can see Sierra here at the school...so, you go catch up with her.  I’ma eat these noodles and do the kitchen cleanup for both of us.  Take your time.

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Gameplay Notes:  

Asya Out, Honey In...

I didn’t know that Tehya and Honey Michels were such good friends! That’s a pleasant surprise.    I mentioned Honey awhile back.  She and Asya were best friends in my Sims 2 game.

I feel like ever since Sergio told Tehya about Asya taking Sierra and moving away; then marrying some random dude she met...the first thing Tehya thought about was her group of friends.  She’s been so upset about it because Sergio’s been dealing with Asya’s drama since they all met this past summer.  

I caught Papa Ryan having a special moment with his grandbaby girl Erin, and thought it was so sweet.  But, I couldn’t photograph it.....not until I made a change in game files.  I quickly saved and closed the game.  Read more below.

Ryan:  I love ya, yes I do! 

Erin gurgles and smiles at him..reaching for his lips.

Gameplay Note:  This poor baby has gone thru a few different looks. So, I felt like I should explain my issue, maybe someone else has the same issue, or can give some suggestions.  

Most likely due to recent updates, a couple of popular infant overrides in my game started glitching.  The issue would occur when a sim picked Erin up to hold her, she would turn into a basegame infant with pale white skin. Then, once they put her back down in the crib, she’d go back to looking like whichever override I had in game.  And I’ve tried two of them, same result.

Playing Around the Hood based on “real life aging”, I couldn’t continue playing the Wynn home or any other sim family, not being able to photograph their babies being held.  All my babies will be infants for a long while, based on my yearly calendar.

While playing Twin Beech Elementary, I noticed a very lovely singing voice coming from somewhere...I looked outside. Nope..

I twirled my camera around to find the source because the song sounded so nice...I turned this way, that way..and went floor to floor...  Aaah...here it is.

It’s Principal V!  That’s what the kids call her.  Principal Venkataraman was a jazz singer in her younger days. And every now and then, she’s inspired to strike up an old tune in her office.

It’s Thursday, July 10, 100.  It’s the last day of the month, and it’s time to move on to the next household.  Usher and Tina anxiously await their baby’s birth around April 8, 101.

Next up...we’ll head over to Spencer Farm and make sure the farm gets planted before it starts getting cold outside.  One more month of summer!

The Guest List - we will visit later.

Jared & Tehya Morales (#jtmorales) 

Sergio Spencer & Aysa Rasmussen with daughter Sierra Spencer(#saspencer)

Usher & Tina Raymond (#utraymond)

Sabien & Tomika Cunningham, with sons Marchon and SayJ (#stcunningham)

Hakim Lyon (#lclyon)

Photographer Friend:  Erica Mori

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The house became filled very quickly and Leland escorted them out back where all the festivities were.  

1.  Self-sim, Tina Raymond waves hello to everyone, while Asya Rasmussen, in the blue t-shirt, doesn’t really know anyone yet.  

2.  Tehya Morales, in her 2nd trimester now, greeted future Mayor Sabien Cunningham, Sr. and his wife, Tomika, while Everly greets their son SayJ (Sabien Jr.)   And in the background, Brooklyn is catching up with Erica Mori, the photographer.

3.  Eden & Marchon quickly meet up with all smiles.  Marchon is quite impressed with all the food they have.

4.  Erica Mori, had a beautiful finish on the water slide, as Brooklyn looks on.

When Brooklyn got home..she was --this close-- to calling Don and inviting him over..but she called Tina Raymond instead.  She met Tina thru Teyha Morales and some other girlfriends of hers.  Since Tehya is at work right now, she decided to pick Tina’s brain for some advice.

She asked Tina if she knows Don Lothario, or if she’s heard anything about him because her feelings are starting to change in a more romantic way.  Then, Tina told her something she was NOT ready to hear.  

Tina:  “I didn’t take you for the type of chick that likes to sleep with married men.”

Brooklyn felt like the air sucked out of her lungs...wait..but Don told her he wasn’t in a relationship!  She wanted to kill the messenger, and Tina sitting there with a smile on her face, made her all the more pissed off.

Brooklyn: “First off, I don’t mess around with married men..and you don’t know me well enough to jump to that conclusion!”  

Tina hops up to leave..clearly, she struck a nerve.

Brooklyn catches Tina on her way out to her car.  

Brooklyn:  “Look, I’m sorry for yelling at you. But, I was told something different..He said he wasn’t in a relationship..in fact, he said he always had trouble finding the right woman to make him wanna commit.”

Tina:  “I’m sorry for calling you a slut basically..*they both laugh* I guess Don’s still looking for that special someone...but, trust me. Don is married to some woman named Eva, I can’t pronounce her last name..Capricorn or something. He’s always fooling around on her.  Everyone knows it.  Just watch yourself, Brooklyn, I know you wanna trust him, but he’s not to be trusted.  If you lay down with dogs, you gonna wake up with fleas.”