Chapter 173

Welcome to the chap chap.

Jaxton: "Are we gonna be the stars of this chap chap?!"

Zhora: "We already know it'll be Paisley."

Speaking of Paisley, things have not been going well for her at all.

Paisley: "Ugh, stupid sink!"

Paisley: "Why does every appliance I use keep breaking?!"

At least this gives her the chance to level up her handiness skill, a requirement for her career.

Paisley: "Ugh, get away from me, stupid bugs!"

Paisley: "They almost touched my nose."

Paisley: "Wait... why are there bugs in here?"

Paisley: "I blame Servo, even though there's no evidence to blame him."

Paisley is following in Servo's footsteps and rummaging through the pile to find some upgrade parts.

Paisley: "Gotta do what you gotta do when it comes to the handiness skill."

It's a lovely night in Evergreen Harbor... well... except for one sim...

And that sim is Paisley.

Paisley: *Gasp!* "The sink too?! And the dog is jumping in the puddle it's creating?!"

Ralphie, stop that!

Paisley: "Can this get any worse?"

Poor Paisley, everything went downhill fast for her. When it rains, it pours.

Servo: "Ralphie, please stop making the mess on the floor worse. You know who's gonna have to clean it? Me!"

Paisley: "I'm glad cleaning up puddles doesn't increase my handiness skill."

Other than having all of the appliances around her break, Paisley has also been really sad about Deven. She misses him so much, she knows how much she screwed up.

Paisley: "What if Deven never talks to me again?!"

Paisley: "I wish I could take back what I did, I should have never embarrassed him in front of all those sims."

Jaxton: "You also shouldn't have broken up with him 70 times."

Paisley: "I get it, okay dad?! It's not my fault Deven won't speak to me!"

It's actually your fault entirely.

Paisley: "Well, well, well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions."

Landon: "Why do we let the cats sit on the table while we eat, uncle Jax?"

Jaxton: "Because we're too lazy to discipline them."
Rosie: "Nope, it's because I'm the queen around here."

Paisley is powering up the water generator once again.

Paisley: "This should help us sell some water on our water bill."

Paisley: "Wait a minute... I don't think this thing is eco-friendly-"

FOR THE LAST TIME, IT IS ECO-FRIENDLY! ZIP IT!

The water valves broke once Paisley even stepped foot near them. I'm starting to believe she has been cursed.

Paisley: "Ugh, stupid broken appliances."

Servo has stepped in to save the day and mop up a puddle on natural ground.

Paisley: "Grant me the strength."

Once again, more rummaging!

Servo: "I'm just glad it's not me rummaging through the piles for once."

Paisley: "Oh, recycling bag, you'll never leave me, right?"

Paisley: "Maybe you're the real love of my life instead of Deven."

Paisley: "Speaking of Deven, why the heck won't he still speak to me?! All I did was humiliate him in public, why won't he get over it already?!"

Paisley: "I'm just gonna call him again, he'll have to pick up eventually."

Paisley: *Voicemail* "Hello, Deven, it's me, Paisley... again."

Paisley: "Look, I'm sorry for humiliating you in public!"

Paisley: "I wasn't thinking, and I'm stupid. I know what I did was wrong, but just talk to me at least, I miss you... stupid head."

Paisley: "I can't believe he's ignoring me."

Paisley: "Now I know how he felt when I broke up with him 75 times."

Paisley: "I'm so mad right now, how could he not pick up again?"

Paisley decided to vent her frustrations in a rather... interesting way. She also needs to recycle some scraps as one of her tasks for her job today, so it's win-win, I guess.

Paisley: "I'll pretend these scraps are Deven's stupid head!"

Gee, that's a bit harsh, don't you think?

Paisley: "No! He deserves it!"

Paisley: "That's what he gets for ignoring me."

Paisley: "Hmm... my face is suddenly itchy."

Paisley: "Actually, my whole body is itchy. Do I have a rash?"

Paisley: "Deven?! Is that you?!"

Apparently, this is what's left of 'Deven'.

Paisley: "Hahahahaha! I'm so funny!"

Paisley: "Woah, and a bit dizzy, too."

Paisley: "I can barely stand up straight."

Cashie: "Gimme kiss."
Rosie: "No, peasant."

Paisley: "Even the cats are getting more romance than me?!"

Paisley: "Why is everything spinning?"

Looks like Paisley is a bit dazed from her sickness.

Another one of Paisley's tasks for her job today is designing some blueprints on her Electronic Drafting Tablet!

Paisley: "Hmm, let's see, what do we have here?"

Those are some interesting apps.

Paisley has taken out her drafting pen too!

Paisley: "I wonder what kind of blueprint I should draft today."

Paisley: "Maybe some designs for the new community space?"

Paisley: "That would take so long."

Paisley: "But, it's worth it. I have so many ideas, I really hope the community space gets turned into a marketplace. I can't wait to place my votes."

It's New Years Eve time! 🎉🥳

Wow, those are some amazing designs!

Paisley: "I can't wait to see them come to life!"

Paisley: "More bugs?! When did Evergreen Harbor become infested with bugs?!"

Now that Paisley has finished work for the day, she can place her votes for the neighborhood actions plans.

Paisley: "I can't wait to vote for something fun..."

Uh... I don't think we can trust Paisley to make a logical vote while she's dazed.

Whatcha voting for, Paisley?

Paisley: "I see a lot of fun votes here, why not vote for something fun this time?"

Paisley: "Hehe... wearing paper bags sounds fun. I really need some fun in my life right now."

Paisley: "Paper bags it is."

Paisley: "That should be fun, right?"

It's a bit hypocritical of you to vote for something fun, but yes, wearing paper bags should definitely be fun if it wins the votes.

Paisley also decided to head down to the community space to cast her vote on what to turn this place into.

While on her way here, she walked by the dumpster that her and Deven have shared many moments together at. Now, she's a bit... cranky.

Paisley: "Stupid Deven, I can't believe he's still ignoring me."

Paisley: "I can't be thinking of Deven right now, I need to cast my vote."

I already know exactly what she wants to vote for.

Paisley: "Hmm..."

Paisley: "Shall we turn this place into a marketplace?"

Yes, ma'am.

Paisley: "I think so, too!"

Paisley: "Ugh, I still feel so sick!"

Paisley has been feeling sick a lot lately.

Paisley: "Hmm... I wasn't able to cast enough votes this time. I need to win this vote by a landslide, but I spent most of my votes on the neighborhood action plan."

Paisley: "Looks like I'm gonna need to call in for some backup."

Servo: "Backup has arrived!"

Servo has come to save the day again!

Servo: "So, what did you need me for?"

Paisley: "Can you please use your voting points to vote for turning this community space into a marketplace? Pretty please?"

Servo: "Oh, alright. I have a whole lot of voting points."
Paisley: "Which is exactly why I called you down here!"

Servo: "Wait... there's so many other cool things we can vote for!"

Servo: "We can turn this place into a maker space? Ooh! Even better, we can turn it into a community garden!"

Yes, but there's two other community spaces we can transform. For now, we should turn this space into a market place.

Servo: "Alright, fine."

Servo: "Vote: casted!"

Paisley: "Thank you so much, Servo!"

Servo: "Did a Parsons really just thank me for my efforts?! I'm so excited, my head just can't control itself! It has to do multiple 360 turns!"

Sprinkles: "I smell... chips."

Paisley: "Tell the cats I don't wanna share my chips!"

Paisley: "They're too delicious to share."

The dogs are literally obsessed with the fireplace, I have no idea why.

Paisley: "You think Deven will forgive me now?"

I'm not sure, you could give it a shot, though.

Since Deven still won't answer Paisley's calls, she ran down to the spot she knew he'd be at.

Yep, the infamous dumpster.

Paisley: "Deven...? Are you in there?"

Sadly, Deven is nowhere to be seen.

Paisley: "Well, since he's not in here, maybe I could do a little dumpster diving instead."

What a great idea.

Paisley: "Wait! Deven, is that you? Nope... it's just a random shoe that someone threw away."

Paisley: "At least I have my new chess table to keep me company."

Paisley needs to increase her logic skill for her career, so she decided to buy a chess table. This is reminding me of P and Dylan! They had to increase their logic skill to level 10 to complete the conservation career.

Paisley: "Man... I remember when Deven and I played chess together. He had no idea how to play... good times."

Paisley: "I wonder what he would do if he was here playing chess with me... he'd probably move the pawn forward 4 spaces."

Uh oh... this townie is wearing the infamous MAC eyeliner.

Landon: "School was awful today! @#$%!"

Why do you always come home from school covered in dirt?!

Elodie decided to be the laundry washer today.

Elodie: "Someone bring Mackenzie back so she can do this instead! I'm wearing long sleeves and they're getting wet! I'm never volunteering to do this again!"

Happy birthday, Landon!

Landon aged up into a teen! He looks like a townie.

Landon: "What do you mean I look like a townie?"

Landon: "I think I look amazing."

Paisley: "Ugh, I miss Deven so much."

Paisley: "How long is he gonna ignore me for?!"

Servo: "Tell the cat to stop watching me self-repair."

Woohoo! Jax achieved his aspiration 'Master Chef' by reaching level 8 of the culinary career! Now, he just needs to reach level 10.

Zhora: "I'm so proud of my husband."

Jaxton: "Oh, are you, now? How proud are you?"

*Kiss*

Zhora: "Extremely proud."

Jaxton: "I can tell."

Landon: "Can anyone smell smoke or is it just me?"

Oh my gosh, what?! A fire started?! How did this happen?!

I think it was from the solar panels! Literally no one noticed, and there was never a notification! Nooooooooooo! The bugs!

Would you call the fire department?! There's a fire outside!

Paisley: "Hello? Fire department? There's a fire in my house... I'm not sure how big it is, my creator just told me there was a fire."

It's huge! How has no one noticed?!

Firefighter: "Oof, I think I'm in labor!"

THIS IS NOT THE TIME!

Firefighter: "I can't wait to put these fires out."

The entire bedroom!

This is awful, it's going to cost the Parsons so much money. They're not millionaires anymore, this is going to be a big financial hit.

Paisley: "Is the fire out yet? I need to pee."

Firefighter: "Yes! We've successfully put the fire out and no one was hurt!"

Paisley: "Are we really that stupid that we didn't notice a fire happening?"

Yes.

Paisley: "My stomach feels odd."

Once again, another appliance broke just by Paisley being near it.

Paisley: "Something doesn't feel right."

Paisley: "I think I'm gonna throw up!"

Paisley: "BLEUGH!"

Paisley: "Oh my gosh, did I just throw up everywhere?!"

Paisley: "Why do I keep feeling sick lately?"

Paisley may be feeling sick, but she's still gonna rummage through this pile for upgrade parts.

She also has to clean the toilet after throwing up all over it.

You look way too happy for someone who's cleaning a toilet.

This is the aftermath of the fires, luckily Servo is here to clean it.

The Parsons precious bugs were lost in the fire, I'm so sad over that! They're gonna have to get some new bugs now. They also had to spend thousands of simoleons replacing lots of furniture.