Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Belle and Mal

You know, I love Alice and Kev. The guy's good at telling a story. Emily Short's blog also makes mention of Sims 3 escapades. So why not join in the fun (or, if you're a cynicist, how about I jump on the bandwagon)?

So, I created a household of two people.

A beautiful blonde girl standing beside a mailbox. Behind her to her right is a yellow house; to her left is a scenic vista.

This is Belle, a Mary Sue in every sense. Good, neat, and friendly. She's also TOO good, with schmoozer and excitable traits thrown in, so that people might get annoyed with her.

A man with ashen skin, wearing a goatee, dark stubble, and a formal suit strikes a menacing pose. Behind him is the same house and vista.

On the other side of the scale is Mal, the near opposite of Belle. Evil, slob, grumpy, and mean-spirited. But he's also got the schmoozer trait, so that he can have people join his army. Too bad Maxis doesn't plan on turning NPC's into mindless drones yet...

Mal is thinking about crisp dollar bills. Belle is thinking about a desk.

Their priorities are clearly different: Mal is hungry for money, and Belle seems interested in furniture.

Mal gives Belle a cold look.

Mal strikes an admonishing look towards the sky as he walks away from Belle.

Mal's wondering what he got himself into.

Belle is stamping on some insects outside the house.

The first thing Belle does is complain about how infested the house is with bugs, and then starts killing them. What a sweetheart.

Mal is watching TV, and cheering while a commercial on winter gear is playing.

Mal starts watching TV. He also loves winter, apparently.

Both Mal and Belle are sitting on the couch, thinking about doors.

Belle comes around and joins Mal. They're not actually too different. I'm worried about what those sleeves in Belle's dress are for.

Belle is outside with a scientist named Jody, who is talking about theater tickets.

Finally, some scientist comes around and asks for the bugs around the house. Then they start talking about movies.

Belle mentions film. Jody switches to a conversation on garden spades.

Belle and Jody discuss a movie about spade-wielding murderers.

Three visitors, two men and a woman arrive, two of which are shown stepping onto Belle's porch. 

As they talk about gardening, some visitors come in to check out the neighbors. Maybe they're from that other party on the other side of the street.

One of the visitors, named Jebidiah, is gaping over Belle's shoulder, who looks at the ground, smiling. 

Poor Jebidiah is so much less cooler than Belle. She's even laughing at him.

Belle talks to the woman, while the two men chat to themselves about escaping from prison.

The two men talk about getting a new house. 

While the women chat, the men discuss their latest escape from prison and their current hideout. Mal will fit right in to this neighborhood.

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