The Fish Legacy - 01.02
Last time on The Fish Legacy:
Axolotl traded her body for a soft bed in a warm apartment. She successfully introduced herself to one celebrity and made an enemy of another. She also won $500 during the Humor & Hijinks festival, so naturally...
It's house tour time!
What? Were you expecting an actual house?
You sleep in that tent, Axolotl. You earned it!
Go away, Welcome Wagon. We are trying to sleep.
She wakes up in time to participate in another karaoke contest.
I didn't take any screenshots because I've literally never had a Sim win one of these, but there's a first time for everything I guess!
Uh...
I guess she just wanted to sing with the winner of the contest.
I was hoping we could seduce her like we did Cassidy, but Lilith is not having it.
Axolotl: *sob* I've never failed at picking up a woman before.
Lilith: ...Am I supposed to care?
Okay, so you didn't get to spend another night in a nice warm bed, but at least it's not snowing?
Did...did you wear your socks in the shower?
Axolotl: My socks are still wet.
Axolotl breaks out her guitar for the first time while Mortimer Goth is fuses with another Sim in the background.
Once again, Brytani arrives less than two seconds in.
Brytani: Did you miss me?
I'll take that as a "no."
Axolotl, love, you don't have to creep on her anymore. Your introduction was successful.
Judith: Why are her lips touching my face?
Moira: Show off.
Before they can have an actual conversation, Baako whisks Axolotl away to a circus show I totally forgot we said yes to earlier in the day.
ANd then I send her to to Stargazer Lounge to make some of that sweet, sweet performer money.
Holy shmackamoly!
Axolotl celebrates her newfound fame by eating a pretzel in the most attractive manner possible.
Then sleeping in a tent in the middle of a blizzard.
Axolotl: I know one of my traits is Loves Outdoors, but I actually kind of hate this.
Axolotl: How is she not cold??
I think the heat of her side-eye keeps her warm.
Ha HA! For once, someone is stealing the spotlight from Brytani.
You steal that spotlight, Judith!
Ever the opportunist, Axolotl strategically places herself between Judith and the cameras.
At least there are no cameras around to record the reality of her home situation.
Well, there were no cameras....
Axolotl: What? I want to be able to look back and see how far I've come!
I mean, if you're sure it's not a date....
Cassidy: YOU.
Axolotl: ...Me?
Cassidy: You got me pregnant. AND THEN GHOSTED ME!
Axolotl: That's physically impossible. I can't get others pregnant.
Cassidy: ...Really?
Axolotl: Really.
Cassidy: Then, that must mean....
Well, shit.
Hugo--who just so happens to be a teenager--knocked up THREE young adult women in the same night. I've since updated my MC Command Center settings so predatory pregnancies don't keep happening, but I guess we're just going to roll with this for now.
Cassidy: Well, do you mind pretending it's yours? You know, so people don't Ask Questions?
Axolotl: That sounds like the exact opposite of a thing I want to do.
This is Axolotl's "glad I dodged that bullet" face.
Speaking of which...
Axolotl: Hey, Judith!
Judith: Why does this peasant keep invading my personal space!
It's not my fault you allowed her to successfully introduce herself that one time.
Judith: Well then, if you could kindly forget I was ever nice to you?
Axolotl: But you're so stunning!
Judith: *gasp* Me? Stunning?
Yes, Axolotl. You're quite smooth.
Meanwhile, Brytani is having a very public come apart.
Very public.
Axolotl: Better her than us, am I right?
Judith: Oh! You are awful. I LOVE it.
Did you notice Cassidy seething silently in the background of that last screenshot like a jealous teenager?
I love her so much.
I haven't done a talent show before, so we ditch the Spice Festival for a lounge in Del Sol Valley.
Axolotl starts playing as soon as she's called up to the stage.
And, surprising no one, Brytani shows up almost immediately.
WHY DO YOU HATE US SO MUCH?
Brytani hops on the mic, once again gathering a crowd that didn't exist before she entered the room.
I'm not even mad, though, because one of the Sims that comes to see her is ♥♥♥Kayla Flemming♥♥♥.
Can you tell how I feel about her?
Axolotl: Did you see me perform?
Kayla: I'm married.
That's right; someone used cas.fulleditmode to marry Kayla--the Sim I've been admiring from afar since I first installed Get Famous--to Dirk Dreamer at the beginning of the game. 🙄
It was me.
Axolotl: Well you won't be married by the time I'm done with you.
I mean, ideally, she'll be married to you, but....
Kayla: Are you seriously going to try to drag me into this legacy?
Yes. Yes, I am.
Kayla: Nuh-uh. No. Not interested.
As soon as Kayla left, I noticed Mayor Whiskers had somehow been added to the household--even though we've never met him before.
Axolotl: Um...hi?
Axolotl: Buddy. I can't keep you. I have $305 to my name, the bills are due soon, I don't have a job or a house....
Mayor Whiskers: *purring sounds*
So...Axolotl has a cat now. And $175 to her name.
In the morning, I have her take Mayor Whiskers to be neutered because we can definitely afford to spend $100 on that.
It must not have been successful because the game didn't take my money and I still have the option to neuter him, but....
I'm reducing my funds by $100 anyway because keeping it feels like cheating.
Axolotl: Sucker.
Axolotl: You wait here while I get some food.
Two hours later, we were still waiting for the food stand to open, but we also saw this dog, which was nice.
Also, Mayor Whiskers is kind of not really earning his keep, so.
Eric: Uh. I think there's someone inside of you.
It's pretty amazing, actually, that Axolotl's nose is almost completely hidden behind Maaike's nose.
Anyway, it's another talent show. I was hoping we would see Kayla again, but...
Judith is the only celebrity in attendance.
And Vlad is waiting for us when we return home.
Vlad: Good evening, mortal!
...That's a mailbox.
Vlad: Oh. Well. Where is the mortal? I don't see one anywhere.
...
Needless to say, Axolotl did not get bit that night.
She did, however, wake up with a niggling desire to Perform WooHoo in a Tent, which becomes important, I promise, but we have to stop in this weird, unsatisfying place becuase we're nearing 80 screenshots, so...bye.
Total Points: 2/106
+1 Extreme Start