Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Chapter 337

Poor Owen is blissfully unaware of what he's getting himself into by decorating the Winterfest tree.

Kirsten: "Maybe I can join in without being judged-"

Scott: "Popcorn? Seriously?! These decorations are awful!"

Owen: "Aww, man. I thought my decorations looked good!"

The Winterfest tree is fully decorated!

Looks like the meat wall has grown some... harvest? (This is the strangest item ever.)

Bonehilda: "Does anyone need me to clean their homework?"

The queen, Bella Goth, has been spotted roaming around Oasis Springs!

Nimbus: "That thing scares the living daylights out of me!"

You mean the TV or the dancing hotdog on the TV?

Well, well, well, I knew I'd find you in here, Toffee. Obsessing over the toilet once again, huh?

Elle went to work alone and has earned her first promotion! The only problem about her going to work by herself is that she's usually there for 12 hours and her work performance doesn't go up all that much.

Elle: "Why is there a letter signed  To SeRvO  in the mailbox?"

Disregard it. It's just more fan mail.

Happy birthday, Bianca!

Bianca aged up into a young adult!

Now, get out.

The meat wall is ready to be harvested!

I never thought I'd have one of these in the Parsons garden, but here we are.

It's Winterfest time! 🎄🎅🎁

Servo has been promoted in the policital career, which means he needs to collect even more simoleons in donations... a total of 20,000 simoleons, to be exact!

Servo: "Would you be interested in donating to the cause of 'Speak for the Trees'?"

Paparazzi: "I will if you let me take some paparazzi pictures of you."

Townie: "I'll donate! I'm your biggest fan, Servo."

Servo: "This should be nice and easy."

Owen is following along to a Plumboomba dance video.

Oop- now he's watching a Power Sculpting video. Looks like he's trying to get in shape.

Shortcake! Attack the paparazzi, not poor Bonehilda!

That's more like it.

Owen: "Now that that's done, I can sit down and watch my favorite reality show, 'The Dramas of the Tombs of Al Simhara'.

I never knew that show was even a thing. Looks interesting. While Owen watches his show, he needs to keep browsing Plopsy every hour, on the hour, for items the Parsons don't have yet in their crafted items room. It will make the process of filling that room with every crafted item a little easier!

Servo: "Hello, adoring fan who wondered onto my property. Would you be willing to donate to 'Speak for the Trees'?"

Mortimer: "I'll do anything for you, Servo! Do you want my moustache, too?"

Huh?

Hank the Weirdo is hanging around, yet again.

Servo managed to collect donations from all of these sweet old ladies. The party bot is very impressed, clearly.

Bubalus is now fully trained!

Next, time to train Cyprin.

Thanks to Servo's perseverance, apparently, the organization was finally able to create a device that allows trees to speak for themselves! I guess he'd better pick another cause, because he still needs 5,000 simoleons worth of donations.

Servo: "Hello, citizen. Are you willing to donate to the cause 'No Sim Left Behind'?"

Townie: "Didn't I just donate to 'Speak for the Trees'? I'm beginning to think you're running a scam."

Finally, Servo has secured 20,000 simoleons worth of donations! He should be promoted in no time.

Elle: "Must be nice. I had to work for 12 hours today, and still no promotion!"

Owen: "Elle, I know it may be the middle of the night, but I need to take you somewhere urgently."

...To the middle of no where?

Wait a minute... I think I know what's happening.

Elle: "Wanna share some chocolate covered strawberries, my love?"

Owen: "It would be my pleasure, my lady."

Elle: "Open wide!"

Elle: "Oh no!"

Owen: "Elle Parsons, even though I'm a little annoyed that you just dropped my chocolate covered strawberry, I have to ask you something I've been waiting to ask you since the day we met."

Owen: "Will you marry me?"

Elle: "Oh my gosh! Yes!"

Owen even asked Servo to craft a custom ring for Elle!

*Kiss*

Looks like they want to tie the knot right here and now.

Elle: "With this ring, I thee wed."

You may now kiss your bride!

May you have happily ever Parsons.

The weirdest glitch ever just occurred. Toffee was walking around out side just like this. His legs were barely moving, and he was moving incredibly slow. What the heck?!

It's Winterfest!

Scott: "Breakfast time!"

Hadley: "Ugh, I hate the grand meal."

Scott: "How could anyone hate this delectable dish?"

There's never enough seats for everyone.

Kirsten: "Hey guys, look at me! I'm Father Winter! Ho, ho, ho!"

Scott: "Ugh, now I have to hear winter holiday music all day long. I hate winter holiday music with every fibre of my being!"

Time to open Winterfest gifts!

Scott: "Make sure the party bot doesn't follow us out here. I don't wanna hear that stupid music!"

Scott: "What could my gift be?"

Scott: "A new pen? Awesome!"

Owen: "This sounds like it's most likely socks."

While the Parsons were opening their Winterfest gifts, tragedy struck!

Toffee: "I've lived a long life, but it's time for me to go."

Rest In Peace, Toffee Parsons. You were a wonderful dog who was obsessed with the toilet. You will be dearly missed.

Bennett: "A new comb for my awesome comb over? Awesome!"

Hadley: "This sounds expensive!"

I think everyone just caught wind of what's happening with Toffee.

Everyone: *Crying*

Hadley and Bennett are working on their school projects to add to the crafted items room.

Look who's here to help out!

Kirsten: "Our project is gonna be so much better than theirs."

Kirsten: "...Once I can figure out how the heck to make a tiny robot."

Nimbus: "Have I taken my hourly nap, yet?"

Kirsten: "I don't know how we did it, but we managed to make an awesome tiny robot! Right, honey?"

Hadley: "It was because I did most of the work, mom."

It's adorable!

Bennett: "Look at our awesome bridge!"

Into the crafted items room they go.

The party bot is showing no mercy towards Scott. It's playing winter holiday music as loud as it can.

Scott: "I'm starting to think the party bot doesn't like me."

Elle and Owen decided to take their honeymoon in Selvadorada!

Aaand Servo has joined them to complete the 'Jungle Explorer' aspiration. I don't think this honeymoon will be as romantic as they'd hoped.

Owen: "Who's ready to have some fun?"

Servo: "Fun? You guys will be exploring temples all day with me."

At least Servo can make them a nice breakfast before he drags them through the jungle.

Owen: "Does the jungle have any bathrooms?"
Elle: "That's a good question."

Elle: "The 'world' radio station is my jam!"

Owen: "I decided to tinkle before we trek through the jungle."

Wise choice.

Break it down now, guys!

Servo: "Alright, eat up! We have a long day of jungle exploration ahead of us."

Go Servo! It's ya birthday!

Elle: "Do you think we'll have time for any kind of romance on this honeymoon?"

Owen: "Sure! We can kiss in a rainforest. So romantic!"

The best thing to do before jungle exploration is to stock up on safety supplies.

Servo: "Where the heck is the merchant?"

Merchant: "Here I am! Jungle supplies! Get your jungle supplies!"

Servo: "I'll take everything on this table, please."

Even more jungle supplies has been stocked.

Merchant: "Oh my gosh, I can't believe Servo Bot is here!"

Servo: "Well, believe it."

Servo: "I'll take all of this, too, please."

Owen: "Ugh! There's so many bugs out here!"

Elle: "We're in the jungle, babe. There's bound to be bugs."
Owen: "But, why are they only attacking me?!"

Even more jungle supplies has stocked!

Of course, Servo is coming to purchase it all immediately.

Now that Servo has bought plenty of safety supplies, it's time to trek through the jungle.

Aww, so romantic!

While poor Servo is over there clearing the path all by himself.

Elle: "What if we see a snake?"

Owen: "New fear unlocked."

Servo has successfully cleared the path!

Elle and Owen followed closely behind as Servo got them to safety.

Owen: "Let's go across that cool looking bridge!"

'Cool'? That bridge looks terrifying!

Owen: "Ugh! More bugs!"

Elle just glitched and started walking around in circles continuously. Do your thing, Elle.

Elle: "Uh... I think I should have tinkled before we left."

Elle: "Maybe this bush can be used as a bathroom..."

What the heck, Elle?!

Elle: "Don't judge me."

That's so gross!

Owen: "Why did you just go in that bush, babe?"

Elle: "Trust me, you don't wanna know."

Another path cleared!

Servo: "Are we near the temple, yet?"

Not quite.

Servo: "I think I hear a wild animal... we'd better move fast, guys... guys...?"

They ran for their lives!

Servo: "It's not a wild animal, but some wild insects. Luckily, I know what to do."

GROSS!

Servo: "Okay, onto the next path."

Owen: "It's raining!"

The Parsons are also here to search for the last two fossils they need to complete their fossils collection. The fossils they need can only be found in Selvadorada. Hopefully, they'll be able to find all of the Omiscan treasures they don't have yet in the temples, too.

Owen: "Wait... Elle... do you hear that?"

Elle: "Ugh, mosquitose."
Owen: "No... BEES!"

Owen: "AHHH! GET THEM AWAY FROM ME!!!"

Elle: "Relax, babe. It's fine-"

Owen: "AHHHH!!!"

Owen: "They may have stung me a thousand times and left behind this green stink cloud, but at least they're gone-"

Owen: "AHHH! Oww! I don't feel too good!"

Uh oh! Those must have been poisonous bees!

At last, the Parsons have made it to the temple!

Servo needs to find 5 Omiscan treasures and open 3 rare Omiscan treasure chests for his aspiration. This will probably require him to explore more than one temple. Thankfully, he's already opened 1 rare treasure chest and found 1 Omiscan treasure sometime in the past.

Elle and Owen are here to help out.

Owen: "There appears to be only two booby traps to decipher, so I guess I'll just stand here peacefully-"

Owen: "AHHHH! These bee stings are brutal!"

Servo: "I'm not entirely sure this lever will work..."

Uh oh...

Servo: "Thanks to my Selvadoradian knowledge, I've been saved."

Servo: "Let's hope I'll be as lucky the next time if this happens again."

Elle: "Aww, man. Since Servo's booby trap didn't work, that means it's up to me to open this gate."

Owen: "Since we can't sleep, this liquid rush drink Servo bought from the merchants seems to be the next best thing."

Elle: "That reminds me, I'm exhausted."

Elle: *Gulp*

Hooray! Elle successfully figured out this booby trap!

Elle: "That means I'm smarter than Servo, right?"

Onto the next temple area!

And even more booby traps.

Servo: "Hmm... let's see..."

Elle: "You're so old, the candles cost more than your birthday cake!"

Statue: "That wasn't nice... but head on through."

Elle: "Ha-ha! You're so old-"

Elle, stop before he changes his mind.

I can't believe Elle is the one that's helped open every gate in the temple, so far.

Servo found some treasure!

Where the heck have you been, Owen?

Owen: "Busy being sick from being stung by hundreds of bees."

Servo: "Hmm... this statue has some interesting carvings..."

Owen: "Ugh, I can't figure it out. I'll just have to guess."

I'm not so sure that's a good idea.

Uh oh...

Owen: "That didn't work?!"

Owen: "I'm such a failure."

Servo: "Maybe stepping on the plate while confident will do the trick."

Elle: "I think being inspired is the way to go."

Still not working.

Owen: "These vimberries are our last hope."

Owen: "Hey! That worked!"

The gate has opened!

More booby traps must be deciphered.

Statue: "How dare you!"

Servo: "What? All I did was accuse you of planting all of the other booby traps!"

Servo: "Maybe these skeleton guards are the way to go."

Oh, come on!

Finally!

The last gate has opened!

There's a rare treasure chest waiting for Servo.

Servo: "A rare Omiscan treasure we don't have yet? Hooray!"

Everyone has returned back to the villa. Poor Owen and Elle are starving, exhausted and desperate to use the bathroom.

Servo: "Thankfully, I'm a robot and don't have those problems, so I can keep looking for fossils."

I read online that sims are also able to find limestone/fossils in digging piles, but the chances are pretty low.

While Owen and Elle are asleep, Servo is up at the crack of dawn ready to trek through the jungle once again. (I had to send them home and bring them back so the jungle and temple would reset.)

Servo: "Remain calm... remain calm..."

Ooh! Servo found another Omiscan treasure!

Now, to clear another path!

Owen: "Am I really ready to go trekking through the jungle once again after being poisoned by hundreds of bees?"

Owen: "Of course I am."

Owen: "These mosquitoes are driving me crazy!"

Elle: "Clearly, mosquitoes are the least of our worries."

What's that supposed to mean?

AHHHHHHHHH!!!

Elle and Owen are searching this dig pile in the hopes of finding limestone/fossils.

Meanwhile, Servo continues to clear paths all by himself.

Owen: "I have no idea what I'm doing, but this notepad makes me look like I do."

Servo: "Hey, look! It's an old friend!"

Hi, old friend!

Servo made his way to the temple!

These two won't be going inside the temple today. They'll be out here instead.

Thank gosh Servo can't break from getting wet anymore.

Time for Servo to investigate some booby traps.

Elle: "I'm starving. I wonder if this 'grilled cheese ready to eat' will fill me up?"

Owen: "It's not as bad as I thought it would be."

Servo is having better luck than yesterday. He even got blessed with his own personal sun again!

Owen: "Since temples don't exactly have bathrooms, looks like I'll need to utilize nature, instead..."

I said it once, I'll say it again: that's so gross!

I'm starting to wonder if Elle and Owen were bad luck in the temple. Servo is having no failures in his temple exploration today!

Ooh, there's even a fossil here!

He made it all the way to the end of the temple easy peasy!

Another rare treasure chest has been discovered!

Servo: "Jackpot!"