1.01 – A Bachelor’s Life

So, we start on the adventure to bring technology into the world. Our founder is Bruce Rourke, and we’re starting in Riverview, since I haven’t been here for ages. Too many shiny new worlds to explore!

His favourites are: Blue, Mac and Cheese, Indie Music

His humble abode. If you haven’t read the rules, the first few generations have no electricity and no running water; so the toilet and tub are outside (to be used with “pond” water) and there is no stove or fridge. All Bruce’s food will be produce and fish.
This is the mini challenge for gen 1, to have no fridge. Yes, there are store items that don’t require a fridge, but I’d consider it cheating to use those – trying to actually play out the challenge!

And if there is no electricity or water, of course there are no cars. Bruce will be biking everywhere – even to work.

As per his first wish, Bruce bikes over to the military compound to get a job.

Upon walking out, he rolls the customary skilling wish, along with a wish to take a class. Sorry, Bruce, you’re down to your last $30, classes will have to wait.

Instead he goes to the gym, where we ignore all the shiny electronic things that Sam couldn’t be bothered to remove from town, and use the non-electric weight bench. I’ll do my best to ensure the active family don’t use forbidden things, but I’m too lazy to edit all the community lots will leave them available for the townies to use.

Yay, wish fulfilled.

Bruce takes his fume cloud to…this house. I think it’s either a co-worker or his boss (I also think I need to take more notes).
You know, those co-workers that Bruce “met” the second he got his job, even though he’s never been to work…

I have no idea what her name is, but she’s not deterred by Bruce’s fume cloud, and tells him all about herself. The only thing I remember is that she’s married. Okay then.

Get used to these kinds of pictures. Until Bruce or his wife reach L10 of their career, there will be no fridge.

Bruce’s first night in his new house is a lonely one.

The next day, Bruce jogs to work, earning athletic skill in another non-electric way. I have a feeling he’s going to be doing a lot of jogging…

Afterwards, he starts his garden…with seeds he apparently conjured out of thin air? Or maybe he has a gardening skill point, can’t remember. Anyway, the garden, aka outdoor ‘fridge’ is underway!

With that done, Bruce bikes to this house, to meet the new occupants.

It’s Phoenix Someone and Blueberry Puff! From The Legend of Someone and Twisted Color respectively. Phoenix is modeled after Grape Sorbet, and is the closest I can get to him, since the files are no longer available on A Berry Crazy ISBI 😦
Anyway, the idea behind this is something I have discussed with Griffindork, creator of the wonderful Dysfunkshinul Legacy; to have a legacy where every spouse is from a different fan legacy, thereby creating a huge melting pot of all the best legacy genetics.
Since the EPIC rules state that there may only be one child per generation until the restriction is unlocked, I will have a poll/competition/vote about who should be the next legacy spouse. So feel free to provide your options!

As you can see in the picture, Bruce heartfarts over Phoenix, but she then leaves for work, so he talks to Blueberry for a while. We’ll see who he likes better.

Hopscotch isn’t electrical, I think we can fulfill this. Bruce needs something fun to do, anyway.

Tada! I tried to colour it the same as the floor, so it could blend in and look like an outline on the floor… failed spectacularly.

No running water = no sprinklers. So every day Bruce needs to make sure he waters the plants.

Phoenix is proving to be very hard to get ahold of. But Blueberry is up for an outing: they go to the pool and have a breath holding contest.

Bruce won!

Cheap tub = constant breakage. But Bruce needs handiness for his career, so it’s all good.

The consequences of doing so much stuff outside during summer shows is a tan. Check out the skin tone difference between this picture and the next.

It took about 4 days for Bruce to get like this. He pretty much only slept and worked inside, the rest of the time he was outdoors – he does love it after all.

Apparently sticking Phoenix and Blueberry in a one bed starter was a bad idea: SP moved them into this new house.

Yes, we have finally managed to catch Phoenix at home! Let the wooing begin.

Aw, and a minute after they start talking, Bruce rolls this wish. We’ll do our best!

I forgot to take many pictures of the wooing, but we got to girlfriend, as this picture shows.

All those “first kiss” “first love” moodlets put Bruce in a great mood for work the next day, and he got a promotion!

Garden is finally sprouting.

But it’s now autumn, and is raining often. Which is good for the garden, since Bruce doesn’t have to water it all the time. He does have to bathe in the rain, though.

And now he has this wish to Marry Phoenix. I believe somewhere along the line they got engaged, but I failed to take a screenshot.

Have some dip kiss cutness instead.

And private wedding spam. Being the classy lad he is, Bruce chose not to have a traditional legacy bathroom (he also doesn’t have an actual bathroom). They got married Riverview’s indoor pool instead.

With two sims now in the house, and Phoenix bringing in some money, we have upgraded the house. EPIC Legacy rules state that you may only have as many rooms as you have sims – personally I think this is a pretty cool rule, and will (might) prevent me from building ginormous houses. So now, Phoenix and Bruce have a separate bedroom.
And the walls/floor can only be wood or stone (or dirt, as the Rourke’s floor is). I’m going all out with this theme; all of their furniture will be wooden, to look kind of like they made it themselves. And most of the linens have a woven look.

Phoenix’s Legacy Card. Vegetarian is going to be a pain – no eating fish, and no fridge, she’ll be only eating produce, I guess.
I failed to write down all her favourites, but her fav colour is Pink. Thus the pink accents in the home.

Needing more athletic skill points for his job, Bruce is jogging home from work every day.

Phoenix is learning to garden.

It makes me laugh to see them doing things like this – roasting a lettuce and eating it like it’s a marshmallow.

But the good thing about roasting produce is that it completely fills the hunger bar – apparently roasting it makes it provide more energy, or something?

So, they both have the weekend off, and Bruce is gardening while Phoenix’s Neat trait cleans the house.

Except she sees Bruce and does a cute little swoon animation over him.

Apparently Bruce knows, because he rolls this wish straight away.

And swoon again…sure, instead of eating, why not? Not like you’re starving or anything. >_<

Bruce rescues her, to fulfill his wish.

I love the “be frisky” interaction, so cute!

Oh, and the reason for the clothes change is that Phoenix is pregnant!

Customary shoulder pat and thumbs up for the father-to-be. *facepalm*

 

Now that Phoenix can take care of the garden, it’s time for Bruce to learn how to fish! We need food and fertiliser!

Classy folk, dinner in your underwear around a campfire.

Baby time already? No hospital in this challenge, not until someone unlocks Medical.
I kind of wish there was a reason to do a hospital birth, though, in the general playing.

The Expectant Father isn’t home, he’s reading up on Handiness at the Library.

It’s a girl!

Consider this her baby trait card. Baby’s name is Jess, her favourites are Island Life music, Firecracker Shrimp and Spice Brown. Because we don’t have enough brown (wooden) things in the house already.

 

And I’ll end this first post here – Bruce has made some huge strides in his first chapter. Though a lot of that was my failure to take pictures – I’ll get better and playing and taking pics! It did take about 3 sim weeks for Bruce to hook Phoenix, though she did get pregnant on the first try.