Chapter 336

Elle: "Hey, Owen? Do you wanna come over to hang out?"

 

Why is the way Owen is ringing the doorbell so funny?

Elle: "Owen! How the heck are ya? Wanna become BFF's?"

Owen: "Uh... sure!"

How sweet!

Owen: "Maybe we could be BFF's who are also... BF and GF?"

Elle: "What's that supposed to mean?"

Elle: "Wait a minute... like, boyfriend and girlfriend?"

Owen: "Yeah, that's exactly what I meant!"

Elle: "Oh, Owen. I didn't know you felt the same way I do."

Elle: "Of course we can be boyfriend and girlfriend."

*Kiss*

Owen: "Wow... I wasn't expecting that."

Elle: "Me neither. I just kinda decided to do that right here and now."

Owen: "So, we're officially official?"

Elle: "Yes, we're officially official!"

Owen: "Yes!"
Elle: "Let's go inside and celebrate!"

Of course, Nimbus is taking a nap by the front door while all this happens.

This is what you guys meant by 'celebrate'?

I should have expected this.

I'll just wait here.

Elle: "That was fun!"
Owen: "You can say that again!"

Welcome to the family, Owen! And good luck to you, soldier.

For some reason, Owen is enrolled in university in the computer science degree. I'm gonna let him finish it since he already has 10 out of 12 credits.

Bonnie is now a toddler! She's growing up so fast.

Bonnie: "Have you ever thought about how far the galaxy extends? It's daunting!"

Kirsten: "Why is this child smarter than me?"

Because she's Servo's daughter. Duh!

Bonnie found the tablet already. Typical toddler.

Of course, she's playing educational games.

Hadley: "Bonnie is already way smarter than Bennett will ever be."

Bennett: "Hey, that's mean... even though it's true."

Scott: "Until she becomes a lawyer, she's not smarter than me."

Don't challenge her, now.

Since Owen joined the household, I've been making him do the tasks no one wants to do for absolutely no reason. Sorry, Owen.

Bonehilda: "We'll see you guys later!"

Hey, look who's here!

Oh gosh, this had better not sound awful.

I know you guys can't hear it, but it sounds awful just as expected.

Nimbus: "Someone make it stop."

Shortcake: "I'll make it stop!"
Griffin: "AHHHH!!!"

Griffin: "Give this gift to Servo when you see him. It's absolutely nothing. He's gonna be so mad!"

Shortcake, stop that!

Shortcake: "No."

Bubblegum: "Maybe the dog rolling around in puddles will distract from the fact that I just ate what was left of the food on this plate."

I just had to show you guys the toilet I found in the Parsons' family inventory. It came from one of Servo's completed careers.

I also found all of the plaques I thought never arrived in the mail!

Not one... not two... not three...

But, four plaques were in the family inventory!

Owen: "I love you."
Elle: "I love you, too... even though you have a rash all over your face."

So cute!

It's Harvestfest time! 🍂🍁🦃

Toffee: "Back away from the food bowl right now! This is your third serving in an hour!"

Shortcake: "How did he know?"

Nimbus, stop that!

Scott: "Nimbus, I know pancakes are delicious, but you can't eat them."

Nimbus: "Will you let me eat them if I make a cute face like this?"

The party bot is perplexed by the chaos ensuing in this kitchen.

It's Elle's official first day of work as an interior decorator!

The client's house is in Ciudad Enamorada. Unfortunately, there's a huge storm here. This world is just like Brindleton Bay, there's always a storm!

Owen is here to help with the renovations!

Owen: "I forgot to bring an umbrella."

Elle: "Sucks to be you, then."

Owen: "I'm heading inside, this storm is terrifying!"

Elle: "My umbrella!"

Elle: "Hmm... I already see the vision."

Don't get ahead of yourself, you don't even know if they want a kitchen renovation.

Elle: "Hi, we're Elle and Owen, and we're here to help your vision of a beautiful room come to life!"

Client: "Great! That's exactly what I want for my bedroom redecoration."

Elle: "Could you tell me a little about yourself so I can figure out what kind of decorations you might prefer?"

Client: "Sure! I like pink, blue and skiing!"

Elle: "I'm not entirely sure what liking skiing has to do with anything..."

Elle: "But, I think this shade of pink would look gorgeous in any bedroom! What do you think?"

Client: "I think it was rude for you to disregard my like for skiing."

Elle: "Sorry about that. Could I see your Simterest board to get an even better vision?"

Client: "Okay, these are all my favorite skiing inspo pics... ooh! There we have it. My interior decoration inspo pics!"

Client: "I really like mission décor and I hate modern décor. Isn't this the best desk you ever did see?"

Elle: "It sure is!"

Elle: "Mission décor... I can definitely see the vision, now."

Owen: "How long is this gonna take? I just wanna paint some walls!"

Elle: "Now, shades. Shades are everything. You can't say hot pink and light pink are anything alike, wouldn't you agree?"

Elle: "Okay, we've got it all handled. You can count on me!"

Uh oh! The client's child made a huge mess right before they left.

Owen: "Who's gonna clean that up?"

Elle: "You are, babe."

Owen: "Anything for my lady."

Before #1...

Before #2...

Before #3…

Elle: "After hours of tireless work, we've renovated this room to fit the client's dreams!"

After #1...

After #2...

After #3!

Elle: "I think we did a pretty good job, if I do say so myself. Now, let's see if the client likes it."

Here she comes!

Elle: "Right this way to your dream bedroom!"

Client: "Oh my gosh, I love it!"

Elle: "As you can see, we've decked out your room full of beautiful mission décor!"

Elle: "We even added a super expensive TV!"

Client: "Sorry, I had to come outside. My child was out here in the rain."

Elle: "So, what are your final thoughts?"

Client: "My bedroom couldn't look any better. Thank you so much, Elle and Owen!"

Client: "I could just..." *Sniffle*

Elle: "Uh... are you okay?"

Client: "I'm fine, I'm just crying with joy right now!"

Client: "You've made all of my dreams come true!"

Elle: "That's exactly what we want to hear. It's been a pleasure giving you the bedroom of your dreams!"

Owen: "I'm dizzy from all that painting."

Owen: "Is everything spinning, or is it just me?"

Elle and Owen's very first renovation went great! Elle has earned some simoleons and reputation! She should be moving on up in this career in no time.

To celebrate, Elle and Owen decided to go on a date to a nearby park in Ciudad Enamorada.

Elle needed to use the bathroom and ended up walking into one of the most beautiful rooms ever.

What better time to have a picnic than while on a date at the park?

Elle: "These sandwiches that appeared out of no where are delicious!"

Elle: "How do you think we did today?"

Owen: "Great! The client seemed pretty happy with our work."

Elle: "We make a great team."

Owen: "We sure do."

Townie: "Sorry to interrupt you guys, but I couldn't help but notice those delightful sandwiches you're eating."

Owen: "Help yourself! There's plenty to go around!"

Elle: "You're kinder than I am, I would have told him to go away."

Elle: "Do you see that star?"

Not really with this huge building in the way.

Elle: "Look, a helicopter."

I see it!

How sweet!

Wait a minute...

Really, guys?!

That's a whole lot of steam.

Owen: "Now that was fun!"

Back at home, the Harvestfest festivities are beginning very late since Elle and Owen just got home.

Scott: "Turkey time!"

Bianca: "Bubblegum, leave me alone. You're not getting any Harvestfest turkey!"

Bubblegum is the queen of wishful thinking.

Rachel: "I can't believe we got left out because we didn't all fit at the dinner table."
Kirsten: "Take it as a positive. We don't have to deal with all those crazy sims!"

*Sparkles!*

Bubblegum aged up into an elder!

Owen and Elle are down in Del Sol Valley for their next job! This household has a lot of cats.

...They also have a whole lot of urns. Should I be concerned?!

Elle: "Hi, I'm Elle. I'm here to make all your interior design dreams come true!"

Client: "That sounds amazing!"

Client: "We're twins, so you have to impress both of us!"

Owen: "Oh, good. I thought I was seeing double."

Is no one going to question or explain the urns at the front door?!

Elle: "So, by the looks of your Simterest, you like Queen Anne décor."

Owen: "Thank gosh I brought some pears from the garden. I'm starving!"

Elle: "You also like pink? Okay, I'll write that down."

Owen: "Can we start, already?"

Even though Elle and Owen are here to renovate only a bedroom, I had to move all of those creepy urns to the backyard. There were waaay more than I expected. (I even found more after this, somehow.)

Before...

Elle: "Okay, looks like we're all finished."

After #1...

After #2!

Elle: "Do you think we went a little overboard?"

Owen: "If they wanted something boring, they would have decorated the room themselves."

True dat.

The clients have returned!

Client: "Hmm..."

Client: "I'll let my sister assess the room, first."

Elle: "So... what do you think?"

Client: "I hate it!"

Elle: "You what?!"

Owen: "How dare she!"

Elle: "Your sister hated it, so do you still want to see it?"

Client: "Well, this is my room, so her opinion doesn't actually matter. I just wanted to scare you."

Elle: "Mission accomplished. Now, right this way."

The client was pretty happy with her new room, thank gosh. Now, it's time to head home.

It's Spooky Day time! 👻🍬🎃

Servo has reached the top of the gardener career in the botanist branch!

Speaking of gardens, it turns out, the meat wall is actually a lot more useful than I thought. It can be tended until it's perfect quality and faux meat cubes can be harvested and used to cook!

Servo: "Welcome to the garden, gross meat wall."

Some upgrades are needed to automatically water and spray bug spray.

The poor gardening bot is very confused by the meat wall.

Now that that's out of the way, Servo can join his next career. He'll be joining the political career in the politician branch!

Bianca: "That's such an awesome career!"

Hadley: "So, what cause are you supporting, Servo?"

Servo: "Right now, I'm supporting the cause of 'Speak for the Trees'. I'm gonna need a thousand simoleons in donations from one of you guys."

Owen: "Why the heck are you looking at me?!"

Servo: "Do you really want to find out what'll happen if you don't donate to the cause?"

Owen: "No, not really."

Servo: "Hello, civilian! Have you ever thought about the fact that trees cannot speak for themselves? They need our help."

Townie: "A robot advocating for trees. Never thought I'd see that."

Servo: "For only a small fee of one thousand simoleons, you would be making a huge contribution towards our precious trees."

Townie: "A small fee?!"

Servo: "It's a small price to pay for the betterment of our trees."
Townie: "You know what? You've got my donation!"

Servo: "Only 3,000 more simoleons to go!"

Shortcake: "Ask if she can donate 1,000 treats, next!"

Townie: "I'm leaving before I get roped into donating again."

Servo: "Hello, civilian! Have you ever thought about the fact that trees cannot speak for themselves..."

Shortcake! Stop attacking old ladies!

Servo: "Sorry that my dog just attacked you, but have you ever thought about the fact that trees cannot speak for themselves..."

Townie: "Yes, I donated and left some fan mail. What can I say? I'm Servo's biggest fan!"

♫ Spooky scary skeletons! ♫

I decided to utilize the new costume chest for the Parsons Spooky Day costumes this year.

Kirsten: "I ate way too much leftover Harvestfest turkey."

Kirsten: "I'm an alien!"

Hadley: "I'm the Flower Bunny!"

The party bot is loving all of these spooky day costumes!

Rachel: "I'm a panda! …Why am I green?"

Bianca: "I'm a Victorian era lady!"

Scott: "I'm a clown!"

Bennett: "I'm an astronaut!"

Elle: "I'm a witch!"

Owen: "I'm a firefighter!"

Scott: "A clown's favorite meal is French toast. This is common knowledge, right?"

Of course.

Nimbus: "I'll be back to attack you again later after my third nap of the day, tennis ball."

Kirsten: "Ooh, candy-"

Kirsten: "AHHHH!!!"

Kirsten: "What the heck was that?!"

Shortcake never stops jumping in puddles. She's not the easiest to train, either.

Scott: "Oh, come on, Shortcake! Not on my clown costume!"

The Parsons decided to travel down to Magnolia Blossom park in Willow Creek.

Servo: ♫ "Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggidy dog!" ♫

Ooh, these cauldrons have an awesome little ghostie light show!

I thought everyone would be able to sit on the picnic blanket together, but…

Looks like it only seats two. Sorry, everyone.

Rachel: "Who needs a picnic blanket when you can sit on a rock, instead?"
Hadley: "It's way more comfortable."

Servo's stans are beginning to swarm.

Servo: "Alright, I'll let you guys take pictures, but keep it snappy."

Kirsten: "I love your clown hat, it really suits your personality."

Scott: "Is that supposed to be an insult, honey?"

Servo: "Alright, no more autographs!"

The Parsons may not all be able to sit on the picnic blanket together, but at least they can all sit around the park fountain together.

Kirsten: "AHHHH!!!"

Kirsten! Did you learn nothing from the candy bowl at home?

What a lovely day at the park.

Nimbus vs. laser pointer!

This is by far the creepiest costume in the whole game. What the heck even is this?!

Avesu is now fully trained!

Time to train Bubalus, next.

Happy birthday, Rachel!

Rachel aged up into a young adult!

Now, get out.

Rachel: "Guys, I know you just kicked me out, but could you please let me back in?"

Starting into the window isn't going to convince anyone to let you stay, Rachel.

Rachel: "Aww, man."

Shortcake does not tolerate any stans on her lawn.

Hadley: "Wait a minute… Rachel got kicked out very abruptly… does that mean that I'll be kicked out very abruptly when I age up, too?"

Yes, yes it does.

Shortcake: "Will I be kicked out, too?"

Never!

Bubblegum: "Where do you think you're going, tennis ball?"

Bubblegum: "Hey! Get back here!"

We all need someone to encourage us like the party bot encourages Servo.

Servo needs to craft a cut gemstone worth 2,500 simoleons for his aspiration. Surprisingly, he's having some trouble, even after crafting the most beautiful gemstone gnome to man!

*Ba dum tss*