When I went into my old Ultimate Sim save and gave the guys a MM makeover, I did a little scouting through the households in Manage Worlds and realized...
...I donāt like a lot of that saveās current unattached townies in the Young Adult age range. I have the Wells fam in Selvadorada right now, and their first day there was Love Day; Peter was the only one who got a bit of a flirt in, with Nalani Mahiāai* (who is for some reason tending bar in Selva, go figure). However, Iāve heard too many nightmare stories about the children of two different Occult types breaking saves, so - sorry Peter, no sweet mermaid girlfriend for you.
Then I remembered that I have a kind of ridiculous number of unused female Sims in my library. So I picked five of them to run a casual, in-house āmini-Bachelorā experiment.
(I didnāt set out to pick two A names and two H names, it just turned out that way. Hazel and Natalie are both on my Gallery page; the other three havenāt made it there because Iām a CC addict.Ā š Also yes, I know, over-use of the Creative trait lol.)
I put down a house from the Gallery (ā50 Shades of Greyā by Gallery user dolendae) and made a few edits - mostly taking out kidsā bedrooms and replacing them with beds for the ladies, putting a pool in the backyard, swapping out the laundry room for a sauna. Adding a closet and a poohoo bush. You know, as you do. The house went down in Newcrest, to avoid unwanted Welcome Wagons; lot traits set to Private Residence and Romantic Aura.
For MCCC settings, I chose No Jealousy, No-Strings Woohoo, and Autonomous Woohoo... and let the mayhem begin! I checked Peterās and the contestantsā whims randomly, to see who was thinking about whom, but went with a mix of whims and the Simsā autonomous interactions in the long run.
The goal was, leave them mostly on their own for a week (only stepping in if somebodyās needs get dire), and see who he had the highest relationship levels with at the end of one game week. Then Iāll add that Sim to the main Ultimate Sim save and get them together there!
...could I have just sent Peter to University to meet someone there? Yeah, I probably could have - but honestly the prep and time in-game I spent with this was still far less than how long it took to get Malia through her degree - and she wasnāt trying to find a spouse at the same time!
(Each following post will be one game-day of the actual play.)
* Island Living and every pack that came later, I bought after my Ultimate Sim save had gone on extended hiatus. While most of the OG townies have aged out and passed, any who were introduced later than that pack are still at their starting ages.
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I honestly included some things that maybe should have been saved for this in the main posts, but this took the cake. Literally no sooner had the remaining household made their way to the tea fountain at the Romance Festival than:
Umm, lady you got the boot for being more interested in wrecking the plumbing than Our Bachelor. Please see yourself out, buh-bye.
This one-week long saveās set of MCCC auto-marriages made me glad this was just a side-game that will be deleted now:
Mila Munch and a rando who tried to be @whyhellosimsā ' Felix Adrich but missed the mark so hard that I started calling him āFail-ixā
Simeon Silversweater and Katrina Caliente (... ... ... whut)
Geeta Rasoya and Jacques Villareal (might deserve each other?)
Minerva Charm and Dennis Kim
L. Faba and Marcus Flex
(...btw our man Simeon works fast.)
Also, Emilia Ernest & Darrel Charm got a little too frisky before their wedding and had a baby, and the Delgatos added a new member.
Things I already mentioned that probably should have been saved for here:
Ā the lump of clay stuck under the guitar
Judith Wardās fans all piling into that restroom at the rooftop lounge!Ā XD
Although it ended up a very close contest between two of the finalists, by Sunday morning we did have a winner!
In third place:
In second place:
And our mini-Bachelor Winner:
Amber has only the tiniest hint more of a romance bar with Peter than Harper did - but based on the amount of whims Peter had for Amber, sheās definitely the Sim who will be put into my Ultimate save as his romantic interest.
Sheāll probably put in her appearance as soon as the guys get home from Selvadorada. :)
(Poor Harper and Natalie didnāt get a single whim outta my boy, makes me a little sad for them... but not so sad they each get a story!Ā Ā >,< )
Since all the ladies know the truth already, Peter shed his human disguise; he'd spend his last day with them in his true form!
Natalie woke first... and went to watch TV. Despite being Flirty from decor, she had no whims for Peter. (She may have given up by this point?) She chatted with Peter briefly while he made French Toast for the house ā he was almost to cooking 7 by the end of the week ā but then went off to research Gardening on the computer.
Harper came down for breakfast and complimented Peter while she ate. When Amber came downstairs, both she and Peter started showing cold symptoms (oh joy). By early afternoon the entire house had to use medicine to get rid of wildly varying symptoms.
Peter mentored Harper on the violin briefly - then they ran to the basement to woohoo in the closet.
And what should roll up Saturday evening, but The Romance Festival?! All four went; all four drank the tea. A phone call occurred that will appear in an outtakes post. Peter threw petals for each of the ladies. Natalie had to do the "Bladder Need: Orangeā Walk to the restrooms, and wandered off to chat with Moira Fyres afterward. Harper got hungry and hit the food stand for some Dango: unlike Natalie, she came straight back to Peter after. Both Harper and Amber were throwing lots of whims for Peter.
By 11:30 they were getting tired and went home. The Watcher attended to some needs, and Peter and Amber decided to combine some needs. Saturday was eventful, okay?
After fixing Breakfast Scramble for the crew, Peter got hauled down the sauna for more woohoo with Hazel. (Youād think she āheardā me writing her off in the last post or something!) Despite this, she has the second-lowest relationship bars with him? *scratches head* Then Hazel started to go swimming, but got sidetracked to watch TV with Natalie.
After YET ANOTHER scuttled attempt to prank the gosh-dang toilet, The Watcher arbitrarily decided that there would be an elimination in this little contest, after all. Two, in fact. Alexa and Hazel had the lowest Friendship and Romance bars with Peter; they were moved out of the household so Peter could focus on the top three contenders.
Peter and Natalie played MySims Racing while Harper watched, and Amber indulged in some Blicblock on one of the computers.
After the game, Peter and Amber strutted off for woohoo in the āParty Bush.ā Once they were finished, he didn't even make it back inside the house before Harper dragged him off to the hot tub for more. O,O
(Afterward, Harper showed symptoms of a cold; the Watcher bought medicine and distributed it all 'round. Peter love, youāre a popular with your housemates but youāre also a contagion vector at the moment. Sorry.)
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Peter woke up with whims for Alexa. On one of the Watcher's checks of the ladies' whims, only Harper had a whim for Peter. (Harper was also pregnant, despite Risky Woohoo being set at only 2%. The heck, MCCC?! I deleted that.)
The TV Season Premiere came up and the entire household got wrangled into watching right after breakfast, so nobody would miss it and end up with the "Bad Holidayā moodlet.
Outing #5: For Dance Maniac Amber, a trip to Discotheque Pan Europa in Windenburg seemed appropriate.Brytani Cho and the Spin Masters club kept interrupting their dancing together. Amber realized Peter's alien heritage. (The Watcher wondered why none of these club idiots were at their JOBS on a weekday afternoon.) Ā Amber got a whim to embrace Peter.
Then the DJ ran out of the club in a panic courtesy of the new Scared emotion, Peter was hungry, so The Watcher took them back home.
Alexa tried for the dozenth time to prank the toilet (DENIED) and got sent off to practice the violin instead. Yikes. (If she paid Peter half as much attention as she put into trying to sabotage the john, sheād have had this thing locked!)
Day Four dawned rainy. Due to a good bed, Peter was up and cooking breakfast for the house by 9 despite the late night. Harper chatted with him while he cooked, then ditched him for the computer. Amber waited impatiently (as in, I had to stop her from grabbing yogurt twice) for the eggs to finish cooking, then chatted with Peter while she ate.By the time everyone's needs got handled, it was noon.
Outing #3: Peter took Music Lover Harper to the Solar Flare Lounge in Oasis Springs. It was apparently too early in the day to have a musician on duty, so he took up the violin to play for Harper himself. (Harper was not impressed at first, and talked with Mila Munch and Minerva Charm instead.) Before long though, we had some intense eye contact that dissolved into tickling, and a blown kiss or two. Harper found out Peter was an alien before getting intimate with him. No specific whims for each other. At this point Harper has the highest Friendship bar with Peter, although Natalie's still slightly ahead on the Romance bar.
Outing #4: For Goofball Alexa, Peter hoped there'd be a Comedian on the job at the Stargazer Lounge in San Myshuno. No comic on duty; good thing Peter has Comedy maxed and could improvise a routine himself. Alexa seemed to like it! Peter also seems prone to tickling, as he did this with Alexa too. (The Watcher had to use MCCC to make several Sims who couldn't read the room leave, as they kept trying to insert themselves in the conversation.)
Alexa also found out their Bachelor is an alien. No specific whims for each other. After Judith Ward decided to have a āMeet and Greetā in one of the restrooms, Peter and Alexa went home.
While having a snack before bed, Peter got a whim for a First Kiss with Harper ā then after the kiss they immediately ran off for woohoo in Peter's room!
Harper woke up at 4 a.m. for a salad because she didn't eat earlier. Peter made pancakes for everyone when he woke up, then got the whim to upgrade something so I got him a couple upgrade parts and turned him loose on the kitchen sink while doing needs-fixing.
Amber got flirty watching TV. Alexa ignored the pancakes and made mac & cheese again (this time without burning the stove); then she Lied About Career to Peter and embarrassed herself. On some point during this day, Peter picked up a friendly Sentiment for Harper, too.
Around about now, The Watcher realized she would have to take each of the women out on a one-on-one basis, or they'd spend all day talking to each other and ignore Peter most of the time. Off to Manage Worlds to place/edit a few venues, so that hopefully each participant would get a 'date' somewhat relating to her interests, and lasting about 4 game-hours.
Back into the household after making those edits, and almost the first thing Peter did was suggest closet woohoo with Hazel. Despite getting the āCompletely Satisfiedā moodlet, I'm not sure she was too impressed, as she went straight off to watch TV afterward lol.
Outing #1: Since Natalie has the Freelance Botanist aspiration, Peter took her to the Lost Gardens of Healing Botanical Garden (slightly edited). They talked, became Good Friends, Peter Made a Move, flirted some and got a whim to woohoo with Natalie, but then they played in the fountain instead. I think Natalie was telling him to cool down a little? (Ironic, considering she propositioned him first.)
Outing #2: Foodie Hazel got taken out to dinner at an experimental restaurant (CORE by @whyhellosims !!!) They got seated at an outside table, ordered some fine nectar and the chef's special (Sizzled Brisket over Sour Clover Salad), and Hazel got flirty. When the meals came, poor Peter's was poor quality D: (Thanks a lot, chef Paka'a!) He wisely refused to eat it despite being hungry. Second romance bar goes to Hazel, but they had no specific whims about each other before their time ended. Ā (I apparently did not get a photo of them at the restaurant, could have sworn I did.Ā š)
The ladies still in the house had (of course) done a horrible job of caring for their needs, so I sorted them out & sent them to bed. Peter went to bed at 3 a.m. with his energy in the deep orange, poor guy.
