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I see you, @dunne-ias! Thanks for all the likes! :)
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I’m trying to get better about replying to replies, so here are some more for @holleyberry, @penig, and @sweetpea928. I also want to let @dunne-ias know that I see you going through the Kat household posts from Round 1. You’re nearly caught up! You can do it!
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Oh my! Who possibly could have written that last letter? I'm super curious now.
I have a few ideas. ;) We might get to see one potential writer this round (we’ll see where that goes) but I figured that would be a valid response to the article for a certain kind of girl. I mean, Malcolm went around town looking for a date but I don’t think he mentioned the “I am very rich and live in a mansion” thing right off the bat. There are women out there for whom that is a big turn on and some of them live in Bluewater.
penig replied to your post “Letters to the Editor”
If they print any of those, Malcolm should feel a lot better. Also, prostituting oneself for a story is highly unprofessional.
Yes it is. It is very unprofessional. I honestly don’t know how much of what Abby did was genuine and how much was just for the story, but it doesn’t really matter. Unless her uncle pulls some strings or something, I don’t know how much longer she’ll be working at The Bluewater Herald. (I’m pretty sure her editor is also in big trouble, letting one of his reporters use those methods and then print a story like that.)
sweetpea928 replied to your post “Letters to the Editor”
I'm so mad at Abby right now...
holleyberry replied to your photoset “9 am. Bluewater Herald offices. “Bluewater Herald. This is Abigail...”
*Resists using a derogatory word to describe Abby*
I am torn between laughing evilly and completely agreeing with you guys. I had fun setting up the plot twist, but I also had fun writing the angry letters in that set and letting out a bit of my feelings on the matter.
penig replied to your photoset “9 am. Bluewater Herald offices. “Bluewater Herald. This is Abigail...”
The plot thickens!
Indeed! ;) Now I just need to figure out what happens after this. (I have the rest of Round 2 to figure it out, I guess...Anyone have ideas?)
Thank you so much to everyone who gave me suggestions for sims to invite to Cynthia’s baby shower. I’ve taken a lot of your suggestions and added a whopping 24 sims to my game! They’re all living downtown. I probably won’t play with all of them in regular rotation, but they’ll be running around town and showing up in the background, as well as in the regular story.
I loved trying to recreate some of the sims from other games (although I don’t know how well I did) and I loved adding the amazing ones other people have created to my game. I honestly don’t add a lot of other people’s sims to my game, but I’m glad I’ve added these guys!
Thanks again to @greenfooddog, @landgraab, @didilysims, and @dunne-ias for your fabulous suggestions. You guys rock!
@penig, @katrisims, and @dunne-ias - It is too close to call at the moment, you’re right. I think Jodie is taking it more seriously, but Jason is the one who gets lucky more often. We’ll have to wait and see, I guess.
@didilysims - The rivalry does still frustrate me. (More on that in my behind-the-scenes post that should be up shortly.) It surprises me every time the twins manage to get along. I mean, it’s a nice surprise, but it’s still a surprise. I hope they’ll either grow up and get over things or that one of them will decide to move out once the competition is over. I may make them background characters after their challenge is done. We’ll see how I feel about them when that finally happens.
Thanks so much for the replies, guys! I always enjoy seeing your thoughts and comments!
10 zillion replies under the cut for @youdonelostyourmind, @katrisims , @holleyberry , @anotherplumbob , @elfpuddle , @dunne-ias , @penig , and @greenfooddog .
(Also, @dunne-ias , I saw you catching up on Bluewater posts. Thanks for all the likes.)
I’m so glad you guys are enjoying the Bachelor challenge. It’s actually nearly over - can you believe it? That means I actually have to start working on Round 3...
youdonelostyourmind replied to your photoset
“It was really, really close, but… Malcolm: Holly, I really like you,...”
He really doesn't like blondes, does he. (Obviously Sharon wasn't blonde and maybe I'm still bitter about Lottie's leaving, but YAH KNOW what can you do? *joking*)
No, you have a point. He had three blondes in the competition (I think), and I believe all of them have gone home. I’m not sure what’s up with that...
katrisims replied to your photoset
“Cynthia: Sharon, I’m so sorry you got eliminated. I know you and...”
... and that's pretty much exactly why I didn't want Sharon to win! :P
holleyberry replied to your photoset
“Cynthia: Sharon, I’m so sorry you got eliminated. I know you and...”
Except Malcolm.
anotherplumbob replied to your photoset
“Cynthia: Sharon, I’m so sorry you got eliminated. I know you and...”
Oh Sharon, but he's cute AND rich! Those are harder to come by Hahaha I'm just catching up on your Bachelor challenge and I'm loving it!
I think Sharon was a bit more hurt than she let on, but she’s definitely the kind of person who would put on bravado rather than letting anyone know that she was hurt. It’s easier for her to say, “There are other guys out there” than to accept the fact that she was rejected.
katrisims replied to your photoset
“After Sharon left, the daily hot tub date occurred. Penny was the...”
Poor Penny!
Penny’s pretty easy going, so it doesn’t bother her too much to be left out.
elfpuddle replied to your photoset
“Malcolm: I really like all of you girls, but Sharon, it’s time for...”
Bye!!! (So happy!)
holleyberry replied to your photoset
“Bye Sharon! Malcolm really did like you, but your score was just too...”
Aw :( Now I got to pick another favorite.
katrisims replied to your photoset
“Bye Sharon! Malcolm really did like you, but your score was just too...”
Adios, Sharon! For me, she was one of the ones that talked about Malcolm like he's a trophy of some kind, so no big loss in my book. Still rooting for Penny here.
dunne-ias replied to your photoset
“Bye Sharon! Malcolm really did like you, but your score was just too...”
Rooting for Charlotte now that Sharon is gone. Poor Sharon. She should go home and marry Luis instead.
Ha ha! I love the opposite reactions here. I actually liked Sharon quite a bit, and I think it would have been interesting if she’d won. Maybe she’ll show up again someday. I think I’ve said before that all these ladies are going to stay in the neighborhood. (Actually, they live downtown, but, you know...)
youdonelostyourmind replied to your photoset
“Cynthia: Aww, Lottie, I’m so sorry you got eliminated! Lottie: I...”
You go, girl! Lottie will bounce back, no question.
youdonelostyourmind replied to your photoset
“12 o’clock rolled around, which meant it was time for the next...”
I'm heartbroken. Lottie was "the one" for sure!
youdonelostyourmind replied to your photoset
“Malcolm’s last two flirts didn’t go so well. He couldn’t even flirt...”
Oh no!! Lottie?!
Lottie will definitely bounce back. I think she’s pretty cute, so I’m sure we’ll see her around.
penig replied to your photoset
“Malcolm is supposed to do two flirts with each girl before elimination...”
It's the chess.
Yep. That’s what it’s there for. I’m still regretting putting in quite so many chess tables, though. The draw to those things (and the hot tubs) is kind of crazy!
didilysims replied to your photoset
“With all the ladies gathered and introduced, Malcolm is ready to look...”
Your Malcolm is the cutest.
I love him. He’s definitely become a huge favorite since I started this new version of Bluewater Challenge, and I love telling his story.
didilysims replied to your photo
So great. I notice no one's asked for Malcolm's opinion on this big event yet... Can't wait to see it. (And the advantage of catching up so late is that I don't have to wait long!)
The challenge is nearly done. As of right now, I think there are three girls left in the competition? Malcolm definitely does have an opinion on all this, but the show hasn’t wanted to show it. I was going to go a lot more in-depth with writing this and do more testimonials, etc. but it ended up being easier to just put in the girls’ thoughts after each elimination and not much else. Malcolm will get a chance to have his say, though. ;)
katrisims replied to your photoset
“Cynthia: Aww, Lottie, I’m so sorry you got eliminated! Lottie: I...”
Sorry to see Lottie interpret it this way - and I definitely hope that's not how Malcolm thinks.
I think if the situation was different - if they had met naturally rather than during this televised competition - Malcolm and Lottie might have gotten along. Competitions like this do funny things to people.
elfpuddle replied to your photoset
“Malcolm’s last two flirts didn’t go so well. He couldn’t even flirt...”
Ms. "Imma gonna win this" rejected him? That's not how to do it, Sharon!
holleyberry replied to your photoset
“Malcolm’s last two flirts didn’t go so well. He couldn’t even flirt...”
Sharon?!
Apparently, the hot tub was more important than actually getting to know the guy you want to win.
katrisims replied to your photoset
“12 o’clock rolled around, which meant it was time for the next...”
Too bad, Lottie was one of the nicer ones in the interviews. But well, the top 2 are still two of those, so that's good.
I’d love to explore more with Lottie one day. She’ll still be around in the background of the regular rounds so we will see her again. :)
greenfooddog
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“Malcolm’s last two flirts didn’t go so well. He couldn’t even flirt...”
*whispers* Do they not understand how the show works? ��
Apparently not. They made no effort to get to know Malcolm in their own time.
greenfooddog replied to your photoset
“Welcome back to Bachelor day 2! Today, Malcolm will flirt once with...”
I love the way you just covered up her face! This is my editing style!
Hey, it works, right? I never spend too much time editing my pictures (and it probably shows). The banner for the challenge, with the ring in place of the O, is the most complicated picture I’ve ever put together.
Here it is - a really, really, REALLY long replies post for all of the Bluewater posts I’ve done so far. Thank you so much for all the responses to the story. I’ve loved seeing them. Look under the cut for a LOT of replies.
@holleyberry, @penig, @anotherplumbob Abby is actually pregnant in-game, she wasn’t showing at the time I shot the pictures. I have custom versions of my pregnancy defaults in too, and giving Abby the fat state + the outfit meant I could have her in the color I wanted. Malcolm definitely intends to sue for full custody.
@holleyberry - Other than one wavering moment, I don’t think Malcolm is going to listen to her again.
@dunne-ias, your suggestions has officially been taken into consideration.
@katrisims, I’m curious to see where it goes too!
@penig, @holleyberry, @katrisims, @anotherplumbob, and @youdonelostyourmind - The revelation hit Malcolm pretty hard. I think he’d probably imagined this scene happening differently with Abby before she showed her true colors. But, as we saw, he did decide not to move her in.
@anotherplumbob, @katrisims, @penig - Telling Abby off was a big release for Malcolm, I think. He finally got everything off his chest. Abby definitely wasn’t expecting it. Remember when she mentioned that he doesn’t have the temper to match his eyebrows? She’d never seen him this mad before, and she was pretty shocked by his reaction.
I think we are going to see Malcolm building up a few more walls for himself after the whole Abby scandal. He doesn’t want to be hurt again, and he doesn’t want to be manipulated. I don’t think he’ll be soured for life, but he’s definitely a lot more cautious about relationships.
@anotherplumbob - Aww, thanks! I’m glad you like my version of Malcolm. I think he does tend to be portrayed as the ruthless businessman. I think this version of him could become that version - especially after what happened with Abby - but at the moment, he’s not quite there.
@penig - Fleming is pleased. He’s very pleased. He was surprised that Malcolm would choose this, though. Malcolm had been trying to live up to the old rules of the legacy up to this point, and if Fleming were in his place, he wouldn’t give up three generations of hard work and fortune-building. But the firm has all the money now, so Fleming is quite happy that Malcolm chose this route. It means Fleming doesn’t have to do anything sneaky.
@dunne-ias - Ha ha ha ha ha! Patience, my friend. We will get there.
@anotherplumbob - Oh, I think she was. ;-)
@dunne-ias - That’s a big jump. Marry her after one hug?
@penig - She would not have minded at all. :)
@anotherplumbob - It’s going to be a change for him for sure. Of course, in game he has the skills to start at Vice President in the Business career, so he’s probably got a corner office, but in the story he’s in a cubicle. I think having Charlotte just across the way will be a nice perk, though. ;)
@dunne-ias - Let’s see how dinner goes first.
@esmeiolanthe - I think the baby mama drama will indeed rear its ugly head some time soon.