Stuttering

Round 4: Autumn 2011 (Semester I)

next update / Paul's last update / Michael and Michelle's last update

Paul Reid is 20, Michael and Michelle Reid and Celeste Dietrich are 18.

(Shelah White is 20)

Narrated by Michelle

College life was a bit of an adjustment when I first got here. Mom's not around to cook for us, so for most meals I either chug some milk, a protein shake or whatever I can find in my fridge before class. It's not like me to be such a pig but it's either that or choke down some of the burned pancakes or omelettes in the dorm cafeteria.

The dorms aren't as I imagine they'd be, either. There's always someone listening to music, watching tv or playing games on the main floor, so it can get pretty loud at times.

And then we always get these unexpected visitors. It doesn't happen very often but once you've seen one streaker, it's hard to get that sight out of your mind.

Michael doesn't seem fazed by all the craziness in the dorm. He can easily block everyone out or find a quiet spot to read or study. Our dorm has a small study area with books and computers and you can almost always count on that room being empty.

Other than that, it's nice getting to hang out with Celeste more often. She's been dating my twin brother for, like, 3 years now and we barely know each other. So we've been spending more time together now that we're under the same roof.

A few nights a week after class, Celeste has been joining me at the campus gym. She's always been a bigger girl but she feels it's time for a change.

It's fun having someone to work out with now. I'm not sure how Celeste is liking it since some days I act more like her trainer than her workout buddy.

But she hasn't complained or bailed on me yet. She even suggested we change up our routine by jogging once in a while so we don't get bored. Sometimes we jog around campus and other times we take the more scenic route and go through the park.

So far, our workout routine has really paid off. Celeste's not down to her goal weight yet, but she's feeling pretty damn proud of herself.

She's even taken up yoga to work on her balance and flexibility.

I tried joining her, but I think we both need to take a class or something before we really hurt ourselves.

Without going into too many details, she told me that although Michael loved her curves, he seems to be enjoying the results of all of our workouts.

I don't know how they can find any privacy in this dorm. The second you think you're alone you'll turn around to find some student there watching your every move. The way Michael and Celeste are all over each other, I bet they're feeling pretty frustrated. I'm thinking they'll move to the private housing next year like Paul's friend Joel did.

I'm pretty frustrated myself. I don't think anyone knows that I'm still a virgin and it's never really bothered me until I started college. Dominic hasn't called me at all since sometime before summer and there's no one I'm really interested in at school yet.

I have nothing in common with the guys that like me and whenever I find someone who's cute or seems interesting, I can't tell if he likes me back.

It really sucks not having a boyfriend when everyone else around me is with someone. Michael has Celeste and Paul has Shelah. I've heard dad talk about Paul's reputation with the girls on campus since Paul came to UCC, but I haven't seen any of that since Michael and I arrived on campus.

Paul either doesn't want to bring the other girls around us in fear we'll tell dad, or he's actually lost interest in them. He'll never tell me, but from what I've seen, I think he may be getting more serious about Shelah.

If she's not here hanging out, then he's on the phone with her. He told Michael that they're making plans to move in together their last year here or once they graduate.

Shelah seems to be good for Paul. He actually wants to go to class which is a miracle in itself. It may be Shelah urging him to concentrate more on his studies or it could be the fact that Juniors in the music major get to learn how to use recording studio equipment.

He's really enjoying class this semester since they're learning how to record and manipulate their own music. He even started buying his own equipment and is working on forming a band. It's really good that he's finally starting to take college and his future career seriously because he's really talented.

Extras:

This is Paul’s room (since he's a Junior now, I let him have the 1 suite with a double bed) and those 2 are dormies that have fallen in love/lust with each other. I think Paul needs to lock his bedroom door... and he needs some new bed sheets. Michael and Celeste have been in his bed, too.

I made Michael, Michelle and Celeste walk to the park and as soon as they arrived, it looked like Michael and Celeste were holding hands. It would have been a nice shot if they actually looked happy.

Notes:
-I decided to make a profile for Celeste. I really like her and even if she and Michael don’t stay together for some unforeseen reason, I'd still like to play her and keep tabs on her.
-Like Michelle said, Paul miraculously rolled up a want to go to class everyday this semester which is... odd. The only school related wants he's ever rolled while in uni were to influence someone to do his assignments/term paper.
-Michelle rolled up a generic "Woohoo in Bed" want when I started playing them which I thought was interesting. She's Fortune/Knowledge and doesn't roll up any other romantic wants so I thought that was significant and locked it. So far, she only has high chemistry with Dominic and guys who are already in relationships (like Joel and Keisha Robinson's boyfriend Ryan who Michelle barely knows). She hasn't rolled any wants for Dominic at all so I guess she was just going through a "bad boy" phase in high school.
-Speaking of guys, there are hardly any male young adults to begin with. I think there are 8 males to the 20 or so females in UCC :-\. I have a bunch of male sims I downloaded from various people/sites waiting in the CAS bin that I may have to make as young adults.
-That’s the end of Round 4! Yay finally! There are no age-ups yet since it’s only September in the hood so after I do the round summary, I can move right into Round 5.