Fireworks

Round 3: May 2010 (Spring)
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Edna Blackwell (66), Glen (50), Jeanette (49), Dana and Darren Stevens (15)

Narrated by Dana

This month was a crazy one.

First, we nearly got robbed!

Thank goodness for our security system and the Crystal Creek police force so he didn’t get to take anything. But we’re all still pretty upset about it.

Then, dad ended up with a really bad case of food poisoning. He ate some bad sushi he prepared and it really upset his stomach.

I mean really upset it. He was sick pretty much all week and we were worried we’d have to take him to the health center to get checked out.

He did start to feel better after a while but he was really cautious of what he ate. I don’t think he’ll be making sushi again anytime soon. Which is fine with me!

So far, this month… more like this whole year… has been uneventful for me. Girls seem to flock to my brother no matter how hard he tries, or doesn't try, to get their attention. But guys don’t seem to notice me at all.

Luckily I have my best friend Xia to hang out with. I’m good friends with her sister Mei, too, but Mei and I aren’t as close.

When Xia’s over, we usually have a good laugh about how Mei flirted with Darren a couple months ago when he went over their house. Xia said Mei was all over him! Xia called me right after he left their house and told me about it. She said he ran out of the house (she didn't mention the fire she started in the kitchen, though)!

I think he knows that we’re making fun of him but I don’t care. I wish I was there to see it.

I can’t really tell if he likes Mei but I see the way he looks at Xia. And he’s always complimenting her on her hair or her outfit.

But they're not into the same things so their conversations don’t usually last very long. I think she's the first girl I noticed who hasn't fallen head over heals for him.

This past weekend, we met up with some friends at the bowling alley and Mei was there. So Darren wasn't able to hide from her anymore. He did try to avoid her, though, by focusing his attention on Michelle.

But I guess he gave up because I noticed that he and Mei were actually talking and dancing.

I think he even started flirting with her, too.

Yea, they were definitely getting close.

And then they disappeared.

I don’t know where they went or what they did but Darren came back with a big smile on his face. I bet they were making out with each other, which is just depressing. A guy hasn’t even flirted with me, let alone try to kiss me and Darren doesn't even have to try. I hope I can find someone before I get to college. I don’t want to be the only loser who never kissed a boy by then.

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Also this month, Jeanette had been thinking about how to redesign her boutique. She has a lot of customers which causes traffic jams by the register.

Plus, everyone heads straight for the clothes, perfume and accessories but the salon is almost always empty.

And in order to make the boutique a better shopping experience for her customers, Jeanette knew that she would have to get rid of the salon.

She was dreading it but in order to expand, she had to lay Sofia Rodriguez off. She would’ve kept her but Sofia really didn’t have the sales or cashiering skills to keep her around.

It was a hard decision, because Sofia is her friend, but ultimately, the flow of the boutique is much better now and the customers are pleased with the more open layout.

Notes:
-Well there are my 2 ROS’s for this round. Glen still isn’t over the food poisoning but other than the nausea and occasional running to the bathroom, you couldn’t tell he was sick. I think without the real sickness hack, the sim’s comfort would get really low when they vomited or got nauseous but his only went down a little. I wonder how long it’ll take him to get over it. And Sofia wasn’t the original sim I rolled to be laid off but the sim who I did roll for wasn’t even employed. But I’ve been dying to redo the interior of the boutique. I wish I had a shot of the interior before but it did cause a lot of jams. This way is so much better and I still have plenty of room along the walls to add more racks or other merchandise if I need to. And I think the sims knew I was getting rid of the salon because there were a bunch of them wanting a makeover all of a sudden. Figures lol.
-Of course Darren didn’t have any wants for Mei (or anyone in particular) when I loaded their house. But once I sent them on the outing and had him interact with her, things started rolling. They’re in love but he doesn’t have the want to go steady with her. I didn't check what her wants were.
-I felt bad for Dana this round because I looked at her friends and the only boy she’s friends with is Michael Reid, who is madly in love with Celeste right now. She knows of a bunch of boys but she either only has 1 bolt with them or has negative chemistry. There were a few potential guys at the bowling alley that I had her greet. We’ll see what happens. I really need to redo my school so they have more opportunities to meet and interact.
-And like most of my elders, Edna was around but not doing anything worth talking about. She did roll the want to kiss someone and to flirt so maybe I’ll find someone to keep her busy. She is a family sim so I knew she would get lonely sooner or later.