A "Become One With Russia" challenge attempt

By Captain Chaotica!!

PART ONE

Boogieing is SERIOUS BUSINESS.

Hey guys! I was tempted a long time ago to try out sushigal's "Become One With Russia" challenge, but then life happened and I didn't play Sims for a long time and my computer broke down twice...you know how it is.

ANYway! Here I am, and I can't guarantee that my computer will be able to handle this challenge all the way through to the end, but I'm gonna give it my best shot! Some things you should know beforehand:

1. Although I do use the standard Hetalia sims everybody else does, I have a tendency to tweak them a bit. This is not meant as an insult; I just like to customise. (Although getting several characters' eye colour wrong WAS a mistake. Whoops.)

2. Everybody was set as bi (high version) with ACR before I started the challenge, as just one of the things that's different about their "species". This is why Russia doesn't have to influence flirts to get ACR to kick in. (Mwahaha.) They also get the extra wants as if they'd gone to college...usually because I do that for all my created-as-adult Sims these days. In this case it's because more wants = more chances for ones that amuse me. :P

3. Last but not least, these guys are NOT townies, as I was afraid to mess with the teleporter bush when I started playing. They live in households. Some of them were played for a bit (about a week?) before the challenge and things...happened during this time. Things that will definitely affect the challenge if Russia manages to capture the Sims they happened to.
Also since they're not townies I give each one a command to get whatever the first job in the newspaper is, on the day they move in. Pros: They can have custom jobs. Cons: They never come with serious money or cool stuff in their inventories!

RATING: Probably...PG-13? I censor the nudity (so as not to get blocked by Photobucket), but I swear casually and everybody sleeps with everybody. And there's probably some innuendo. (In YOUR endo.)

PAIRINGS: That would be telling! ;)

Anyway. ON with our story!
SUPER-GROVER: Yes, ON with our STORY!





Russia turns out to be yet ANOTHER of my Sims to start jumping rope before his moving-in video even finishes. Jumping rope...in a long, heavy coat and scarf...in the middle of the desert...in July.
My Sims are smart. (thumbs-up)



His "lovely" little starting-off cabin. I gave him a 5x5 lot...which as all you Legacy players know leaves very little cash.
Of COURSE it's not an Apocalypse Shack saved from an earlier challenge--what makes you say that? :P



The inside of the shotgun shack. In another part of the world. (Namely, Strangetown.) And Russia may ask himself: "How did I get here?"



Wow, a ROCK! That'll surely help with our dire cash shortage!



The welcome wagon arrives and hel-LOOO, NATIONS! Woot! Lithuania and the lovely Maiden Taiwan. (shot)



LITHUANIA: Really? Awww. Thank you.
Schmoozing people in front of a pile of dirt really adds to the charm factor.



He's already allowing backrubs, at this early of a stage. Ooh, I sense a quick move-in.
TAIWAN: Butterflies! :)



Oh-HO. Heh. His little Lithuania...



A standing-up yet friendly dinner (what are they eating? Borscht!) The third welcome wagon member is my own failversion of Harley Quinn from "Batman: The Animated Series". I dressed her in this because I couldn't find her original outfit, and that's the one I wanted. Hmph.



Then Harley decided to splat Lithuania right off his ass with water balloons. And nobody was surprised.



Later that night, Marzgurl of "That Guy With the Glasses" fame (still with her old blue hair 'cos...ya GOTTA have blue hair!), whom nobody in this house has even MET, wanders right on in and helps herself to some leftovers. Okay...



And now Russia's got a crush too. Uh, on Lithuania, not Marzgurl.



Awwww.



It's midnight, so you know what that means? That's right! It's PILLOW FIGHT time!



Ukraine! Hi there!
(I have a hack that allows walkbys after dark. Who goes to sleep at 7? Okay, beSIDES tiny little kids and people with very early schedules.)



Harley and Marzgurl go off to entertain themselves, since Russia is ignoring them. I just thought this shot looked cool, what with the eerie green glow from the fireflies, the wide-open desert, 'n' all.



More firefly glow as Russia and his sister bond over...their favourite sumo wrestlers? Someone's been hangin' with Japan, I see.



Russia and Lithuania hit the hay. Literally.
;)



The phone rudely awakens him and oh HI, Taiwan! I was just about to get up anyway! In another six hours or so.



SPAIN! (With Romano's outfit 'cos I hadn't downloaded his own one yet, and the wrong colour eyes.) COME ON IN!



Russia and Lithuania do a dramatic tango in front of spain, who is singularly unimpressed.
SPAIN: You think THAT'S fiery and passionate? Please.



Aha, the "Make Out" option is available. This might be the time...



RUSSIA: Become one with Russia?



LITHUANIA: Yes!
And thank GOD for that money. It will be put to good use.



RUSSIA: Travel. Travel is nice. But so is staying in one place. Here, for example.



Lithuania has made some nice, hot...I don't know, but he autonomously group-cooks without setting the kitchen on fire and that's good enough for me.



Lithuania is ANGRY to be dancing!!



LITHUANIA: I am STILL ANGRY to be dancing in this suddenly-larger house!



Outside. Just bare walls for now but still, huge improvement.



Oooh! Look who stopped by to read the funnies. WakeupRussiawakeupRussiawakeupRussia...
(Yeah, she's an original of mine, not canon. I did some Ancient characters, mainly to get a few more girls in. She does have modern-Greece's green eyes, though. He's around here somewhere too.)



Oho, SHE flatters HIM first thing! This is off to a good start.



We're already into the backrubs, people. Ah, Family Sims.





And they're both crushing. Shock.



Ukraine no longer likes her brother, and shut up, Harley! You can't be part of Civilization! You don't have thumbs!* Hetalia! You're not a nation!

*Obscure joke is obscure, sorry--this is paraphrasing a line from DeceasedCrab's Let's Play of Civilization 1 (he was actually joke-yelling at his cat.)
Also, Hetalia and Civilization rather remind me of each other in some ways...which is why I was NOT at all surprised to find out there is indeed a Hetalia mod for Civ 4. EEE. :D



PFF. This chance card belongs in Hetalia for the gallopingly cheesy French accent ALONE. Anyway, COOK! Cook, little Lithuania! Cook like you've never cooked before!



...I didn't mean that literally!



Meanwhile, back to schmoozing Ancient Greece...
RUSSIA: Become one with Russia?



(As you can see, she said no.) NO I didn't! I hate this pop-up--I never actually HAVE invited anyone to spend the night when I see it.



So, some more heavy petting schmoozing...



Become one with Russia?



STILL no. Dangit.



Yet MORE schmoozing I cut out 'cos it looks exactly the same as what you've already seen, and BING! Finally! Ah, money. Sweet, sweet simoleons.
Oh, and uh, welcome to the house too, Ancient Greece.



Now we can brick the outside of the house! And add another room!



And bust a move in order to impress Ukraine. Seeing somebody do that in a long robe-like outfit is worth the price of admission, I tell ya.



UKRAINE: Hang on a sec.



RUSSIA: Don't worry, Ukraine. You will always be family, no matter what you look like.
All together now: AWWWW.
(Did I mention that stuff...happened with some of these guys, before? Yeah. And this is only one small bit. Mwa. Ha. Ha.)



Lithuania got docked a day's pay but still got promoted? SCORE!
(Ukraine asked "Can my friend come over too?" when I invited her but I'm...not sure why she thinks the mailman is her friend. Huh.)



RUSSIA: Big Sister! Become one with me?



UKRAINE: Can't you see I'm having a bad night?! (minus)



Meanwhile, Lithuania apparently decided to teach Ancient Greece to...Riverdance? Which is as hilarious as you'd think it would be. :P



Liet continues to rock the house with his leet skillz.
(Behold--paint! And carpet!)



Aww, they're in love...



...and WHOAH, guys! Geez! There are two double beds in the house now--you couldn't make it to either of them in time? Wow.



Next morning, more buttering up of Ukraine and OH HAI TAIWAN. Don't think I don't see you over there.



She needed "Cheering Up", for some unknown reason. But this interaction is SO friggin' adorable, even when ax-crazy Sims do it. Awww.



Oh my. (Lol he wants to be best friends with my Simself. :P)



THAT'S promising...
(Her fear? "Be rejected for a flirt by Russia". Even better.)



We interrupt this networking session with...Who needs burgers?
(AMERICA: Hey! Them's fightin' words!)



Haha, woot.



RUSSIA: Taiwan. Become one with Russia?



Of COURSE she said no; they practically always do when it's only available because of chemistry. But check out this combo reaction:
TAIWAN: I wouldn't move into his ugly house if you paid me but DAYAM, he fine! (swoon)



Another chance card! (He had two shifts in one day, because of the new hours.) Teach them a lesson, of course!



And...to find out what happened next, we'll have to wait until after this passionate goodbye.



Yay Lithuania! Again.



Sometimes, the Family Sim "I'M HOOOME! YAY!" thing actually does make sense...



Now that they're BFF's, let's try this again...



FINALLY! And he chooses the classiest of settings in which to ask her, too. (This was like, attempt FIVE, by the way.)



Everybody is so competent and functional! Where's the ISBI chaos? She asks all-too-innocently.



Again, they can't get to the beds in time...



Socialite! Just because I feel like it.



Woo-hoo! You go, Ukraine.



UKRAINE: (yell-singing) I AM SO GREAT. I AM SO GREAT. EVERYBODY LOVES ME, I AM SO GREAT!



Meanwhile, at her wretched Hollywood custom job, which I kinda hope she gets fired from so I can get her a different one, Ancient Greece runs into a conundrum. Ask! Better to look stupid for a second than not know stuff and really screw up later.



Woot!



Kissing in the rain, how romantic...but Lithuania is gonna KILL you.



RUSSIA: Become one with Russia, da?



TAIWAN: Lips made me like this house better!



More ANGRY DANCING. I've now seen at least 4 of my nations doing this, and no non-nations doing it that I can recall. I've decided it's one of their odd little "racial" quirks. :P



D'awwww. Not the aftermath of What It Looks Like...yet, anyway.



Werewolf catch! Much cooler than vampire baseball.



Taiwan has made...something but who cares, she knows when to feed herself!
(New kitchen stuff, woot.)



Ancient Greece brings up the favourite topic of discussion around here--lips!



Taiwan and Ukraine = Bechdel fail. Sigh



RUSSIA: So, remember that time America set the kitchen on fire?
Yeah, nothing says romantic like fiery death.



But it seems to work for Lithuania. Awww. These poses are just SO cute.



And we leave off there for now. WILL Lithuania and Taiwan find out about each other? CAN Russia also convince Belarus, Estonia and Latvia to join him and therefore finish rebuilding the Soviet Union? DOES Ancient Greece ever get a better job?

Tune in next week (or whenever I get around to it)--same Hetalia time, same Hetalia channel!

NATIONS MET: 5
NATIONS MOVED IN: Believe it or not, 4. In one segment. To be fair, I was kinda cheating by using the romance options, and also super-lucky, to get TWO nations in the welcome wagon on the first day.