Hey all, this is Captain Chaotica, trying the
Bachelor/ette challenge again ('cos that worked out
SO WELL for me last time)--only this time, with
characters that we already
know are crazy--nations from Axis Powers Hetalia! What could possibly go wrong, I ask you? Oh that's right
everything.
(Note: I have ACR and refuse to reign it in, so expect things to be a little...unscripted.)
Anyway, meet our lovely contestants!
Selected by way of a random number generator and an alphabetized list of all the (adult) nations in my game, they are (from left to right): Canada
(aka...who?), Belarus, Finland, Lady Germania, our Bachelorette herself, Roman Empire (aka "Grandma Rome"), Britannia Angel, Macedonia, and
Romania.
In front is the local pimp, Madam Lavendar, but she's not important for this challenge as she's not a nation. She's just here because this is her
house--for now. As soon as I get her adorable heart-shaped
box house rebuilt for Random Pairings shenanigans, she'll be moving
out.
Anyway, speaking of houses, here's the outside of the one this challenge will be taking place in, complete with "date room" surrounded by moat.
And here's the intensely purple inside. It's like living in a jellybean!
(Note: This house may or may not have been originally built for a "Rainbow Neighborhood" challenge, and I may or may not have not been arsed
to build a whole new house. :P)
Here's the fancied-up yard. Notice typical luxury things like pool, hottub, hammock, bowling lanes, axe-throwing competitions...what, your mansion
doesn't have those?
Day 1--Meet and Greet. Basically, let them run around wild and do whatever.
Here's what they did the second I let them stop posing. Unsurprisingly, Belarus has already caused -- to happen. That's our
axe-crazy
yandere psycho-bitch girl!
Grandma Rome plops herself down instantly to hang out with...the pimp. Nice idea, but perhaps you should be doing that with one of the actual
contestants?
Of COURSE Belarus is the one who instantly spied on the neighbors with the telescope and of COURSE Vidcund Curious is the one who came over to slap
her. Natch.
MACEDONIA: Don't look at me, I'm just drinking here.
There, that's more like it.
New Sims-3-style photobooth is popular. Not quite popular
enough yet, though.
GERMANIA: Um...er...I'm not sure about this...
(Haha I totally forgot about the adorable old-timey swimsuit I gave her. :))
News flash: Lady Germania likes sports. Like EVERY SINGLE OTHER MEMBER OF THE GERMANY FAMILY EVER. (In my game. Except for like one or two.)
Our welcome wagon--Kirsten and Lola Singles, and Bob from Reboot. I'm'a greet Bob, 'cos he might be entertaining. The other two are boring ordinary
Strangetown regulars. Meh. (Well, I do like Lola, actually.)
My household is artistic! (thumbs up)
BOB: WHEEEEE!
Um...are you sure it's okay for you to be out in the rain, considering you're like, a program and made out of electricity, essentially? I mean, like,
you're going to short out?
(Yes I know they're ALL program beings made of electricity, seeing as how they're Sims. It's a joke oh never mind. :P)
Stop nagging my artists, Austria and Lady Denmark!
Just a nice rainy dinner. With Grandma Rome making a truly hilarious face.
And our first random pairing of the challenge is...Germania and Britannia! Somehow that...works. But I totally wasn't expecting it.
(Although considering how their modern descendants have always had the major hots for each other in my game...huh.)
(pfffHAHAHA) No, he's a little BUSY right now, game!
I love how it's the
other Germania, of all people, calling him, too. :P
Whee! The heavy Victorian bathing costume doesn't seem to be slowing her sex life down one whit.
Meanwhile inside the house--Romania claims Rome's vital regions. Oo er.
SMUG.
...I have no idea what happened, but somehow, someone made Belarus cry! GASP! She's the one who makes
other people cry!
BOB: Don't look at me, I'm just passing through.
The two deadly blondes talk politics, aka strategies for how to Take Over the World (of course!). At least, I assume that's what they're talking
about.
Canada talks about a hobby plaque none of them have, Madam Lavendar swoons for Grandma Rome, and Romania...smells something bad? Sulks? Gets ready
to karate-chop the window? I have no idea.
The Fun Dungeon v.2.0!, because why not. Done up GLORIOUSLY '80s, because also why not. SOMEDAY, LOVE WILL FIND YOU...
And it's instantly popular! Only the entertainment parts, however...the new bathrooms get mostly ignored. And they are, of course, the MAIN reason
I made the basement. Oy.
Anyway, day one scores. Germania has the lowest points with Lady Rome and so she is OUT! Bzzz!
Kind of a shame...when I saw I'd rolled both of the (Rule 63'd) Ancient Times Duo, I thought I'd get some fun shenanigans out of their interactions.
Ah well.
Everybody magically senses Moving Outness and runs over to say goodbye, but only Canada bothers to wave. Natch, he's The Nice One.
And she gets into the taxi that will take her away to the Sim Bin. Bye, Germania! Make sure to come back sometime so
Mother Russia can grab
you into her house! we can, um, see you around. And stuff. Phew, think I saved it.
DAY TWO: Get your Lonely Sim into the hottub, then pause the game and tell EVERYBODY else to join him/her. For more fun, put the hottub on a
hill.
Except in my game the ensuing chaos doesn't ensue--the leftover characters all somehow sense that they won't make it in and just keep what they're
doing. Anyway, here's our hottub party--Rome, Romania (of course), Finland and...Madam Lavendar. Well, whatever.
Denied splashy-times, Belarus amuses herself by tormenting Canada. Of course.
And meanwhile, indoors...whoah! YOU moved on from Germania fast, didn't you?!
CANADA: Maybe if we stare at them hard enough, they'll get out?
BELARUS: Maybe if we stare at them hard enough, they'll
melt.
VODKAAAA! Haha, this cracks me up. Too bad we don't get to see her actually
acting drunk, however. You know, like...repurpose the
lampshade-on-head Pleasure Sim animation, kind of thing.
GRANDMA ROME: (stalk stalk stalk)
MADAM LAVENDAR: (looks
right freaking at me ohgod STOP THAT it's creepy)
Anyway, now we're supposed to have our Lonely Sim initiate a flirt with each of the remaining contestants. I'm using the optional Drama Queen rules,
in which you always try the riskiest option as a first resort. Because bwahaha.
FINLAND: No. No touchie.
Canada doesn't want to be caressed either.
That option doesn't even come up for Britannia, so instead she Hits On him. He actually likes it!
BRITANNIA: Whoo, man you're hot.
ROME: Whoo, man Romania is hot.
BELARUS: Um, I'm flattered, but I'm not that kind of girl.
BRITANNIA: (ruins picture)
Macedonia actually likes her Suggestion, but amazingly...
...Romania turns down a Caress, after they've slept together and everything! The only reason he did, is because his needs were low. I was hoping
everybody would take care of themselves, this being such a big, nice house, but nope. And trying to force them to
different bathrooms at the
same time was like herding cats.
So this is when I said "Fuck it" and started occasionally maxmotiving everybody. I wanted to see how they would react if they were well-fed and
rested, not with worn-out grumpiness messing up their natural reactions. Also, directly controlling everybody with pausing and micromanagement
seems...kind of against the point, for a (mostly) "let them wander around and be themselves" challenge.
Anyway, Day Two scores. Britannia has the lowest relationship score with our Bachelorette and so he is OUT! Seeya!
Bye! (wave)
FINLAND: Bye, Britannia!
ROMANIA: Bye, random piece of air!
...he's a little confused, I think.
And he joins Lady Germania in the Sim Bin. Of course I'll be moving them all back into a house before the challenge is over.
Well, YOU got over Britannia fast, didn't you?
...TWICE! (dies laughing) Oh, my god. THIS is why I wanted to do this challenge with my Hetalia Sims. They're all such a bunch of bed-hopping
horndogs!
Anyway--evening, chess dates. Here's Belarus's.
And Macedonia's.
I missed screenshotting Canada's, but you know what Sims playing chess looks like. Instead, enjoy a shot of what I eventually had to make him do
so he wouldn't keep HOGGING THE DAMN SECOND CHAIR the whole time. He was
obsessed!
I...also missed Finland and Romania's chess pictures somehow. Whoops.
Anyway, enjoy Rome's drop-dead gorgeous nightgown. Also notice, now that you can see her up close properly, that her eyes are in the same gold-hazel
spectrum as the rest of the Italian family's. :)
Day...Three? Ish? I dunno, everything always takes longer than the rules say it should so the planned activities end up not happening at
the "right" times. As long as they
happen and in the right order...I don't think we actually need a schedule. (shrug)
Anyway. Have your Lonely Sim do a flirt, a hug, and a "Do You Like What You See?" with each of the remaining contestants in the morning.
BELARUS: Blech. No, I do not like what I see. At all.
BELARUS: Also I still don't want you touching my face.
BELARUS: But I'll let you literally throw yourself at me, why not?
CANADA: Well, I do like strong women...but I don't like you
that much.
ROME: Surprise Ninja Hug Attack! (pounces)
CANADA: Ack! I guess this isn't
too bad, though...? (What am I doing?)
And he's got a crush!
Meanwhile...
I totally expect somebody to get knocked up by all this. I don't have Try for Baby /Unmarried allowed, but I
also haven't turned off Risky
Woo-Hoo. So...
Of COURSE he likes what he sees, but I had to go through the motions anyway.
ROMANIA: Boo-hoo-hoo!
(I have...no idea why he's crying. As usual.)
ROME: Butt-pinches make everything better!
HUUUUUGGGGG.
FINLAND: Talk to the hand.
FINLAND: No, I still don't want you touching me.
OWW! I knew he wouldn't catch her if she tried the "Leap Into Arms" thing, but, dude, letting her smack straight into the concrete? Harsh!
MACEDONIA: Eww, yuck.
Although she did like being hit on...
...and getting a Squeeze.
BELARUS: Bye Finland!
MACEDONIA: Bye Finland! (waves at Madam Lavendar for some reason)
And he leaves in the pouring rain. Awww. It does make for a lovely moody shot, though.
Evening dates: Have your Lonely Sim spend one hour in "a room with music" with each of the remaining contestants. First up is Romania.
Meanwhile, Canada and Madam Lavendar suddenly decide that a one-tile-wide moat is the best place ever to go swimming, and not the entire FULL-SIZED
POOL that we have had THE ENTIRE TIME.
Flirting...
...kissing up the arm and...
Oh hi Canada. I guess you're next? How did you get in here, I freaking LOCKED THE DOOR!
(I know you're not supposed to--that's what the moat is for, to
slow down jealous slappers, but not completely keep them out during the
dates--but Rome was absolutely OBSESSED with leaving the room to go do other things! Locking the door did not work at all, I mean, at fucking ALL...so
I eventually had to
remove the door and move_objects the characters into the room, to get any chance whatsoever of, you know, actually doing
the dates. I AM NOT KIDDING. Geezus Christ, what an obnoxious time for an obnoxious glitch.
Boppin' to the jukebox!
Rome and Canada: (hold hands)
ROMANIA: (clueless) Hi, I'm back in here again! Miss me?
CANADA: Do you think we should tell him how much of a dork he's being?
ROME: And lose our free entertainment?
Anyway, Macedonia's date, and this is when I realised I hadn't put any lights in this room. Whoops.
Ooh, another cru-uuush!
Believe it or not, this by her is dancing.
ROME: WHEEE! (leaps)
MACEDONIA: (glazed look)
And it's mutual crush!
Next up, Belarus STILL doesn't want to caress...
BELARUS: Dancing is fun, I guess...
And that must be all that happened with that date, 'cos hello next morning, and hello Grandma Rome's gorgeous outerwear. Also hello extreme fall
lighting, 'cos
wow.
Huh. Interesting. I'll maybe consider that for after the challenge. Possibly. Maybe.
We're about halfway through the challenge...so click
here for Part 2!
