Unsavoury Charlatan--Played--Chapter 1 of 11 Chapters

[lindawing]

I re-told this story back in the NS2 forum, but forgot to save it when we moved here. Patty hadn't read it, so I'm retelling the story the best I can remember, and I'll also upload the family file, at the end. It might take me a few days. There are TONS of photos!

I began this story, because EA said that Unsavoury could NOT...EVER...be played. He wasn't meant to be played. He was meant to show up and terrorize the other Sims and steal from them, etc., but they said that nobody would ever be able to play him as a character (without mods).

So...when he showed up in one of the hoods I was playing (Monopoly--to determine winners of the different deeds) one day, I decided to try to prove them wrong. Here he is, getting ready to steal some perfume from the display on the counter. As you can see, the clerk has caught him at it.

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Look at her frown! He tries to pretend he meant to PAY for that perfume, and...

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...then he does pay. Actually, though, he ended up with more than one of those perfume bottles in his inventory, I found out, later, so he still got by with a bit of a steal!

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So then he goes over to the piano, where the Sim I was playing at the time, was playing the piano. It was THEN, that I realized that the two guys looked identical, except for their clothing! PERFECT!

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Proof of the pudding...

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Since they were right there together, I was able to click on Unsavoury, and lo and behold, I got the option to "Add to Family." Hooray! They were playing right into my hands! I wasn't sure what would happen, so I just kept on playing. He didn't show up in my Sims panel for the other guy right away, but I thought, "Well...I'll just wait and see," and he DID show up...after the end of his workday (of stealing, etc.)!

The other Sim had gone home, and was cooking dinner or something, when suddenly up popped Unsavoury in the Sims panel for the home! As I switched to him, to play him (which was successful, as you can see in the next photo), he suddenly whirled out of his clothing into his...ummm...swimsuit...ummm...no...BIRTHDAY SUIT! Yikes! As you can also see (as always), I had the pixellation turned off, so I got this picture of him behind the hedge, entering the hot tub.

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I figured that maybe since he was a non-playable NPC, he didn't HAVE a swimsuit, so I took him into CaS to make sure he DID have one...and he DID! I hadn't known, at the time, that some Sims, even back in TS2, would go nude into the hot tub, if they were certain personalities!

Some other Sims came by to visit the household (like they always used to for a new household, remember? I couldn't get Unsavoury to interact with anyone, so I finally made this lady (picture below) join the family, as well, if I'm recalling correctly, and then I had HER ask HIM to join her for a conversation (you know...how they used to be able to sit in little circles on the ground and tell stories, or something like that). As you can see, he began to tell her of his life...probably mostly in prison!

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Then she (whoever she was) gave him a gift, and he accepted it!

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A little later, the man of the house came out to the hot tub and jumped in (with his swimsuit ON), and Unsavoury jumped in with him. He seemed to be telling the other guy that he was glad they were going to be family...or friends...or whatever, but the first guy was feeling a bit antsy. Watching him, I caught the newspaper girl out by the hedge, looking at them in the hot tub. As you can see, she recognized Unsavoury for who he was--even without his clothing!

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I was thinking she was just reacting to him as a "bad man," but in the next picture, even though I cut off the picture above her head, you can see that she was very SHOCKED, as well. The picture showed that it was his nudity that was shocking her! Look at this face!

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As the paper girl goes on her way, Unsavoury gets out of the pool, just as the new lady of the house jumps out of the swimming pool, whirling into her regular clothing. SHE sees Unsavoury in the nude, and SHE gets shocked!

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The reason he was getting out of the hot tub right then, was because it was time for him to go back to work as an unsavoury charlatan!

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At this point, I was worried that I'd never see him again, and his picture did, indeed, disappear from the Sims panel once again.

(END OF CHAPTER ONE)

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...I thought maybe Unsavoury was gone for good, but after work, he showed up again. This time, he showed off a little of his Unsavoury prowess while out in the yard with his mentor, who didn't look any too pleased about these antics. At least Unsavoury was wearing his swimsuit!

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A little friendly hug seemed to make everything OK.

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Then Unsavoury went for a swim in the pool--still in his swimsuit. Whew!

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His friend decided to opt out of the pool, and chose the hot tub instead.

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So Unsavoury decided to join him. It was THEN that I realized that he just didn't LIKE to wear his trunks in the hot tub!

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The other guy jumped OUT of the pool, and look at his reaction! The neighbors didn't seem to notice, though.

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Just before the taxi arrived for Unsavoury once again, he autonomously did a very characteristic thing--sneaked over and bubbled the fountain!

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This group of young ladies was a college (young adult) group created by either Wendy or Lisa for something else we did. I brought THEM into the amily so that I could see if one of them would interest Unsavoury. It's the one selected, with the fishing pole, who eventually did. Her name is Lora.

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Once again, Unsavoury goes into his getting ready for work routine.

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So I got Lora to go with him! (I had them both move out--together)

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After his working hours (which he never actually went through...I just moved them out to the bin, then moved them back...to the next house, which worked very well), the two of them moved into the next Monopoly house I was judging, and I moved in a couple of more Sims to leave behind when they would have to move again. Here are Unsavoury and Lora in the kitchen of that house. I tried to get him to flirt with her, etc., but it wouldn't happen, so I got HER to do all the work.

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Through Lora, I was able to advance their relationship to a romantic one.

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Finally, she proposed to him, and he accepted!

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Then he went into his, "I'm so nervous...I MUST get back to my life of crime!" thing. Here you can see that he has gone to the corner and disappeared...but he can't actually GO anywhere until someone goes with him or calls a taxi for him, so he reappears and goes to the other corner...lather, rinse, repeat...

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Finally, I had Lora move out with him, again, and again they take a taxi away, together.

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(END OF CHAPTER 2)

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This time, since Unsavoury had accepted Lora's proposal of marriage, and since I needed to judge Lisa's hotel for the Monopoly Board, I had them take a room at the hotel together. They are definitely in love!

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The cuddle a bit...and...well...you know...notice that this is NOT their room! They went to ANOTHER room to cuddle!

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Then they have a good sleep (in their own room).

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In the morning, they decide to just elope and have their wedding ceremony right there in their hotel room...in their underwear.

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Then they go out to the lounge and stage a little reception...still in their underwear!

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(END OF CHAPTER 3)

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The newly-married couple then took themselves directly to their new home, which was one of the pink houses, and went immediately to bed.

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The next morning, as Unsavoury neatly made up the bed, Lora ran for the bathroom. Can you guess why?

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This led to some hugging and kissing in the game room of the pretty house.

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Then they played some pool. Obviously they both really liked doing everything in their underwear!

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All of this had taken a lot longer than these pictures and the story show, and I got tired of waiting, so I began using the testing cheats, and sped up this pregnancy so that by the time Unsavoury won the first game and was breaking for the second, Lora went into labor.

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I believe this was Savorine who was born at this time.

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I thought maybe having a wife and child would make Unsavoury stay at home and not crave his old lifestyle, but as you can see in these next two shots, he was already going into his, "I have to go...now!" routine.

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Yup...suddenly he puts on his formal clothing and begins to pace. While Savoury lies on the floor, Lora begins to dream of having ANOTHE baby...maybe THAT would make Unsavoury stay put for a while!

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I was surprised when Unsavoury didn't actually go right outside and start pacing from corner to corner! He watched TV for a while, while Lora fed Savoury.

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Then HE actually took his new daughter upstairs to put her to bed!

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THEN he started pacing the sidewalk!

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SO...they moved again.

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(END OF CHAPTER 4)

[lindawing]

The next house in line was another pink house, but it had a RED bedroom. Here is our happily-married couple sleeping in their lovely new, albeit temporary bed.

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In the morning, Lora surprises Unsavoury with her NEW pregnancy. It's very MUCH of a surprise, because once again, this pregnancy (NOTE...all her pregnancies were natural...no cheats...just the speeding up by the testing cheats, after the pregnancies were accomplisehd) was one again of a very short duration.

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Lo and behold, it was even MORE of a surprise, because there were TWO babies born: Savorine and Savorelle--two more daughters.

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Once again, Unsavoury is prey to his innate character, even though he really doesn't want to leave his children behind! So he carries Savory out to the sidewalk, then Savorine, then Savorelle, before he begins disappearing and reappearing in his usual frantic manner. Finally Lora takes the hint, and they end up moving yet again.

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(END OF CHAPTER 5)

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[lindawing]

This time they moved to another pink house.

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Another abbreviated pregnancy occurred, and labor began as Savory and Savorine were lying around on the lushly-carpeted living room floor and Unsavoury held Savorelle (I think). If you look closely, you can see that each child has a slightly different skintone.

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This time, Savorone was born--looking very much like his mama! Unsavoury was ready to hold his new son just as soon as possible!

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almost immediately, though, the growing family made another grand exit in a taxi. It could be that the neighborhood wasn't very desirable right there...note the turned-over, stinky trash can!

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(END OF CHAPTER 6)

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This time, the family moved into a much more snooty part of the neighborhood, into a lovely, small mansion. Notice that because money was getting low, Lora had taken up gainful employment--also in the criminal career! Right after they moved into the house, she left Unsavoury to babysit, while she went with her carpool to her first night on the job. (NOTE: by then I knew that he wouldn't leave the children, even though he could hardly stand it after a while, so they were safe with him while Lora went to work...he really loves his children!).

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While she was away, I got this picture of the babies to show off their DNA. Top left is Savory...the lightest color of all. Savorine is almost as light, but not quite (she's top right). Bottom left is Savorelle, darker still, and bottom right is Savarone--darkest of all.

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Before they left that house, all the babies aged up to toddlers. The older couple in the house are the ones who moved in to keep the house when the Charlatans moved on again.

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(END OF CHAPTER 7)

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In the next house (one of the dark blue ones, so quite ritzy once again), the Charlatans (both still in their criminal careers) proved what good parents they were. They taught every one of those toddlers to walk, talk, and sing nursery rhymes!

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(END OF CHAPTER 8)

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At the next house, Lora is still in the criminal career, and Unsavoury is still in his charlatan clothing. Suddenly the toddlers begin to age up to children. Notice that the (same) paper girl is present for this big event, and she's not at ALL alarmed at the presence of Unsavoury. This is a good sign!

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I think the person holding the fourth toddler in this picture is the person who moved into the new house with them, to keep it after they would move out again.

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Ta da! Four lovely CHILDREN!

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Suddenly something changed. Unsavoury began handing his children presents...all on his own! Wow! That was a FIRST!!!

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After the big celebration, the six of them posed for a very nice family picture. Back--Lora and Unsavoury. Front (left to right)--Savory, Savorine, Savorelle, and Savorone.

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Then came a REALLY big surprise! After their move to this pink house (and I did not engineer this or choose it for him), suddenly Unsavoury was not in his regular clothing, but had changed to a police uniform! He also never went into his, "It's time to leave!" routine. Notice that this is a POLICE car come to pick him up...for work...not to take him to prison or anything!

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I didn't want Lora to have to be a criminal while he was a policeman, so I quickly got HER into the law-enforcement career as well, and she, too went off to work in a police car.

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The children actually stayed at home in this house, with the person who was supposed to have become the new owner! Wow!

(END OF CHAPTER 9)

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To celebrate the next aging up of their four children, Unsavoury and Lora took them all to a very posh hotel for a fun weekend together. Both parents behaved perfectly normally, and both continued on with their police careers.

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(END OF CHAPTER 10)

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After that big weekend, Unsavoury and Lora told the teens that they would then be moving to a permanent home in Legacy Land, a nearby town, where the police department had already hired them to become detectives. It turns out their former criminal careers were standing them in good stead, because it helped them to catch other criminals more quickly.

On move-in day, even before their new house was built (which it never has been), the kids went to school right away.

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After getting home, they posed for their parents before doing their homework. (Savory, Savorine, Savorelle, and Savorone--left to right)

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Then they sat right down like the good kids they really are, and did their homework, right there at the curb.

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Then they all participated in a little joyful horseplay for a quick homework break.

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Then they got right back to their homework, as their parents (notice that they're in civilian garb once again...it's time off from work), did a little dance of joy because of their new professions, their new land, and their lovely children.

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All is well with the Charlatan family, at last!

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(END OF CHAPTER 11, and they lived happily ever after...)

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Here's the blurb that's in the file for the family:

The Charlatan Family has a bit of a patchy past. Unsavory used to be a pickpocket, who could never stay home. After he met and fell in love with Lora, she stuck with him, and entered a life of crime, herself.

The two were married and had four children in quick succession. Lora had very quick pregnancies, one after another--one for each new place they had to move to for a while.

When the four toddlers became school children, a change started to happen. First Lora, then Unsavory got jobs with the the town of Monopoly's law enforcement agency. It turned out their services were invaluable, since they could easily point out the criminals in their society!

As the children turned to surprisingly well-adjusted young teens, Lora and Unsavory took job promotions which moved them to a new town, which is how they come to you.

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Here's the file, if you'd like to have them in your TS2 game. Again, they have no actual home...just this empty lot. Would you build them one?

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