Greg wrote:

In my game I still have Kaylynn Langerak and Lucy Hanby as maids in every neighborhood. This has not prevented them from pursuing their college degrees, however!

Man, you're going to tempt me into using hacks myself, one o' these days...

Ta-Da!

Here we flash forward in time to Gina's college days, just because it's such a cute picture:


Ta-Da!
(It's even cuter without the censorboxes, but unfortunately you'd have to do incredibly sophisticated URL-guessing to see that version. Oh, and webmasters should let me know if I ought to make the censorboxes any bigger or anything; I don't have a good intuitive feel for body-taboos.)

The eight thousand aspiration points are because the Prof there is her third public Woohoo (all of them in that same booth). But I have to think that her expression is at least partly because she really likes how she looks in our first set of custom topless undies (the product of my aforementioned scurrilous late-night bodyshopping ("bodyshopping": that's funny!)).

Gina's College Years -- Part I

(Probably because she's my first Sim through college, and/or because I'm besotted with her, I took about a zillion pictures of Gina Raptor's college career. I won't post more than about fifty of them here, though, so as not to bore you. *8) It will be overwhelmingly obvious from this story that Gina is a thoroughgoing Romance sim; whether this is a matter of predation or generosity is left to the reader to decide.)

The Raptors were quietly proud; little Gina was going to be the first teenager from the neighborhood to attend Sim State University, which had just recently sprung into being.


"Yep, Aunt Brandi, I'm all packed. But my suitcase looks nothing like this."

Eleanor went with her to the taxi.


The cool air, the sound of the taxi engine, reminded Eleanor of the night Kaylynn left.
Two such different poignancies.

And she was off.


Yep, she went off to college in her "00" PJs. Perfectly normal.

She arrived at Sim State half grown-up, striding confidently into the dorm. (The Raptors aren't particularly rich, or particularly thorough about skills and scholarships and stuff, so starting in the nice cheap dorms was the only option. It turned out especially nice financially, since no bills arrived the whole time Gina lived there. Very mysterious.)


For a change I really like the default clothes she got.
Nice whispy overshirt, long-legged jeans.

She made friends quickly, sitting around the dorm cafeteria, talking about life and the future.


Like her default undies, too; very cute!

She launched right into her studies, and arranged serious one-on-one work sessions with her professors.


This isn't how I remember college, somehow.

Research study groups always welcomed her as a member.


Might have had something to do with the nightie. The seated girl wasn't very friendly, but could always be counted on to clean up around the dorm if asked nicely. We'll see more of the standing guy later.

As the year wore on, friendships deepened and ripened.


That's Ashlee, Gina's first college crush. Aren't they cute?

Various friendships.


That's Rebecca. I think we're somewhere in Sophomore year by now.

Visits by family friends helped her keep in touch with the home neighborhood.


That's Andrea from the 'hood. We like Andrea alot.

Not all of her time was spent in romance, of course. Some of it was spent in talking about romance.


"Kissing? Yeah, I like kissing. But pretty much just boys, you know?"

And of course considerable time was spent in scholarly pursuits.


Although as it turns out Prof. Jenna there isn't actually in her department.
So this was a purely recreational encounter.

Toward the end of her Sophomore year, with a little money saved up from the stipends her good grades earned, and with it becoming increasingly difficult to keep her various very good friends in the dorm properly separated, Gina pointed her browser at the Off-Campus Housing Offers page on SimStateU dot com, and looked at houses.


I'm quite fond of the composition of this shot, although I probably shouldn't be.

And through great good fortune, she found the perfect property. Here she is,
just after class, about to open the door for the first time.


Cozy, i'n't it?

In our next episode(s), the pros and cons of off-campus housing, a very forward professor, some people in blazers, a late-night abduction, the future of the house, a party, and maybe eventually Graduation!

Gina's College Years -- Part II

(I hope all these millions of images aren't causing anyone any problems loading the page or anything.)

Having her own place simplified Gina's life considerably. She could entertain good friends one at a time, without much danger of complication.


Matching undies!

Her friend Taylor (she did a nice painting of him playing chess back in the dorm, but I can't find a picture of it) turned out to be a very snappy dresser when outside the dorm. A very interesting blazer.


Finally, room for a double bed.

And even a block off campus, interesting people would still drop by.


"Hm, nice shade of lipstick."

One day she invited a professor from her department over. It was the first time they'd met outside of class (and the occasional telephone call), but he was quite forward. Complimenting her extravagantly the first time he visited:


"Why, Professor, you're too kind!"

And the second time, he actually kissed her!


She didn't exactly object.

They got along very well; he was one of her favorite professors, and she apparently impressed him very favorably.


I can't actually remember his name; but I'm sure Gina can.

Notional weeks and months passed, and Gina entered into her Senior year with a sparkling academic record (as well as continuing to enjoy a busy social life.). That snappy blazer turned up again on Regina, a casual acquaintance from the dorm who dropped by one day.


"Nice blazer, Regina! Would you like to try out the hot tub?"

They quickly became friends...


"I enjoy all manner of amorous pursuits."

...finding important interests in common.


"I too enjoy all manner of amorous pursuits; preferably in public!"

(This was where Gina did that great looking into the camera thing.)

The blazer turned up yet again on an even more casual acquaintance passing by.


"Nice blazer, stranger! Would you like to try out the hot tub?"

They were interrupted by a ringing phone, and a mysterious limousine.


"Can I call you back, Sophie? I'm, like, being abducted right now."

There was that blazer again.


"Aren't we supposed to agree on a safeword somewhere in here?"

The limo dropped her off on a street she'd never seen before. She was wearing one of those blazers herself, and there was her very good friend Taylor, cheering and welcoming her to an ancient secret society.


"So that's why he asked me all those questions about kidnapping fantasies and stuff.
Heh. Sort of disappointing, in a way."

She considered punching Taylor's lights out, but instead she greeted him tenderly. Raptors' hearts are flitting generous things.


(Ouch, nasty jpeg artifacts in there.)

Gina made herself comfortable in the elegant old house.


Very nice digs.

When she finally had to leave, she looked back fondly at the building, and wished that she'd found out about it sooner in her college career.


In fact I don't think she ever went back. But it was cool in principle.

In our next episode(s): money troubles, the end of Senior year, etc, etc!

Gina's College Years -- Part III

(Looks like we're going to have IV parts, but the last two will be shorter than the first two.)

Gina returned from the Landgraab Society building flush with feelings of wealth and abundance. She went out shopping (and contracting), and made numerous improvements to the little house.


The trees, bigger porch, front walk, and stuff inside that you can't see here.

Unfortunately, when she was done she found that she had used essentially all of her money. So she hit the campus lounge, hoping to score some tips performing on the guitar. Unfortunately, the other students there were more interested in performing with her.


Some of them were really awful, too.

Next, she tried tending bar. This was slightly more successful.


The pay is steady, and sometimes you meet cute guys.

Wallet no longer empty and the end of her final semester approaching, Gina got down to serious academic business once again.


"Um, Professor honey, could you put down the book?
It's sort of digging into my side."

When you're as popular as Gina, the phone can be a real annoyance.


More evidence for the theory that Sims have subcutaneous cellphone pouches. (Lightly airbrushed to preserve PG rating; webmasters let me know if it needs more.)

The last final exam of her undergraduate career only hours away, our heroine does some last-minute intensive cramming.


"Urm. Women's dress styles and proletarian semiotics. Snorfle."

Then, it's time to go.


"They make me leave for a final before dawn, they get me dressed as I am."

She returns in triumph! Magna See-You-Em Laude.


No bilingual puns here, no sirree!

Gleeful, she calls family and friends and talks about success and love and philosophy.


Love these artsy through-the-window shots.

She invites friends over for a little private celebration; the big party will come later.


"Ah Joe, you're so big and strong, and those stains on the kitchen counter are so tough..."

It's a happy moment.


Once in awhile there's a good reason for a walls-down shot.

The next morning, Taylor comes over for a morning pick-me-up. "So Taylor," she says, "I've been thinking it'd be a pity to leave the house to some stranger. And since you're mysteriously still a freshman despite having been at college since the day after I enrolled and somehow getting into the Landgraab Society before me, I thought maybe you could come and live here and watch the place after I've gone."

Taylor gladly accepts.


"Oh, and if you could bring in around a thousand Simoleons
to help pay for the graduation party?"

In the next and final episode of Gina's college years: the big grad party, and goodbye to Sim State U!

Safeword. rofl

Gina's College Years -- Part IV

(The epilogue.)

After graduation and recovery, what's left but to party?! Gina sets up the yard.


"God, this hat really brings out that d#arned zit."

Gina invites some of her friends (but no lovers, so as not to upset kind Taylor, who is upstairs sleeping; Frosh have tough lives). So this is just a friendly hug:


Okay, let's play "stand as far apart as possible, so as to frustrate the camera"! That's Randy to the right, from Unsticking Jennifer.

As night fell, the friends relaxed with a hot tub and a hot fire.


Mmm, gooey marshmallows.

What more could a girl ask for?


"This tub isn't powered by fossil fuels, is it?"

Adulthood, that's what!


"Hm, same basic me, stuffy swimsuit, but yes: no more zit!!"

Cutting things close, Gina went straight from the party (a Roof Raiser) to her airport-bound taxi.


No luggage, of course; Sims have it easy.

Good-bye, dear Sim State U! Good-bye all my very good friends out there! It was fun!


Sniff! I think I'm gonna cry. Don't worry, Randy, I'm sure you'll see her again.

And after everyone else is gone Taylor is left by himself, with the quiet house and his own future.


And an incredible mess! Fortunately, he's one of those neat-freaks, and loves
cleaning up stuff like this.

So there we are! I hope y'all liked the story, and that it wasn't Way Too Much Detail.

Eager to hear about what your Sims are doing :spinspin:,
DC

Liss wrote:

Safeword. rofl

Lord, I do live for good readers! *8)

:thankssign:

DC

Thanks for the Story DC . . . interesting read. =)

Regards,

~*~ Carrot ~*~

Carrot wrote:

Thanks for the Story DC . . . interesting read. =)

You're very kind! *8) Interesting self-analysis involved in trying to figure out why I like reading and writing these stories so much. (I'd love the EA Story Exchange area, if only people could spell. And weren't quite so obsessed with media celebrities. And...)

DC

Happy Forever!

Ladies and Gentleman, it gives me great pleasure to present Neighborhood One's first PermaPlatinum Sim, the widely-beloved Gina Raptor:


Her Life's Wish Fulfilled
Fulfilled, naturally, out by the curb in the twilight, where it's too dark to get a good picture without extreme Photoshopping.

"Miss Raptor, hot young epicure, author of the best-selling cookbook 'Dinner and Breakfast', and owner and head chef of the trendy 'Goofy Purple' bistro, joined the likes of Kaylynn Langerak in the ranks of Sim City's Celebrity Chefs today, signing deals for both her own television show and a new lifestyle magazine aimed at young urban singles.

"While Miss Raptor's style is edgier and more erotic than Langerak's, the two are said to be good friends, and in a recent interview Miss Raptor credited Langerak with inspiring her to set out on her own when she was Executive Chef at one of Langerak's own restaurants."

"That's right, Bob. And here's another interesting fact: while many people know that Kaylynn Langerak started her career as a humble daily maid before starting her climb to the top of KL Enterprises, SimCelebrity Insider has learned that Gina Raptor's family was one of Langerak's customers in those days, and in fact Miss Langerak lived with the Raptors for a time after she left her cleaning job, when Gina was a child."

"It's a small world, isn't it Cliff?"

"It sure is, Bob!"

"Sources also tell us that not only was Kaylynn Langerak the live-in lover of Eleanor Raptor, Gina's older sister, but that she was also seduced by Gina's mother Sally, and that even after she married ex-Senator Benjamin Long and had twin children, she has continued to this day to make periodic clandestine visits to Sally Raptor's home for questionable purposes. And Gina has followed in her mother's footsteps, seducing much of the student body in her years at Sim State U, as well as two of her mother's lovers, and four of her professors!"

"Um, uh, well Bob I'm not sure that, urm..."

"Got you! Hoo hoo you should see the look on your face! They turned the microphones off just after I said 'It's a small world.'"

"Um..."

"Didn't they?"

(click)

:spinspin:

I was surprised to discover that there are (at least) four different uniforms for Celebrity Chef. Here's the one that Gina got:


Hm, okay.
I wasn't very pleased by it, but of course Gina didn't mind. "Yeah, sure, whatever," she says, "did I mention that I'm a Celebrity Chef now? I'm so happy!!"

I've seen this same outfit on Melissa Fancey; I guess that means she's a Celebrity Chef too (I thought it was some kind of Chinese-takeout delivery person outfit, frankly). Gina has at least three other outfits in her wardrobe that I think are Celebrity Chef also, but this is the one she wears to work. I won't post the pictures of the other ones (of course she tried them all on), so y'all can be surprised when you see them in your own games.

:shades1:

(Having finally accomplished this (a Power Want of my own maybe heh heh) I can get back to some of my other lots now, where my other Sims have been waiting patiently...)

DC

Congrats Gina and DC! Its fun to read about others sim lives. Thanks for sharing.

Zenmistress wrote:

Congrats Gina and DC!

Thanks very!

Zenmistress wrote:

Its fun to read about others sim lives.

I agree completely. I'd love to hear about other people's, too. Even before Greg gets back.

DC

I'm terrible at snapping pics of my sims...otherwise I'd share. Plus, they are fairly boring. Although I did make a mascot garden at the dorm last night...no pics, however.
LOL

I LOVED the story! You have such interesting Sims like Greg does.

-SCG