Vee is for Vortex – Chapter 9

Welcome back! Thanks for tuning in with me and the Landgraab family.
Question of the day: Can evil sims enjoy goofy bubble baths?

Malcolm Landgraab says yes! He might be evil but he is also always enjoying the finer things in life like vanilla cupcakes and bubble baths. He might have to pursue his aspiration of Public Enemy to maintain his evil energy! We’ll get back to that later.

Unfortunately while Malcolm was taking a bath, his mother Nancy walked in and wanted to use the toilet.

She was shocked to find her evil son enjoying such a goofy activity! How could he.

While Geoffrey was at work he had to choose between working on a boring but safe case or an interesting but risky one. He chose the risky one and caught a criminal! He came home very confident. Good job! I think I’ll have to work on getting Geoffrey promoted.

Geoffrey came home hungry and I thought it was unfair that Nancy got to have all the fun with the cupcake machine so I let Geoffrey bake some delicious doughnuts. At least I hope they will be delicious. What do you think Geoffrey?

Errr, that’s a … smile? I guess. He still looks kind of sleepy. But still, great doughnuts, Geoffrey!

Malcolm joined Geoffrey at the table and Geoffrey complained about Malcolms evil ways. Hey there, mister, don’t you judge! Whose mischief skill is the highest here, huh?

But they made up quickly and enjoyed their doughnuts in perfect sync! That’s so adorable!

Meanwhile, Nancy was not feeling happy. Besides the pregnancy induced morning sickness she was feeling very tense because she didn’t get a promotion in a while.

Finally you can see the baby bump and what a one it is! Twins?

Easy there, Nancy, you haven’t even been to work at your new job yet. Be patient! Nancy invited over Sandra Muffin to talk about her problems. Gladly, she was available.

But…

She showed up angry! Oh dear… apparently being called to Nancy’s house at 11 pm is not something Sandra likes. Or maybe Nancy was rude on the phone. She is so stressed at the moment.

Nancy complained to Sandra about not being promoted but Sandra didn’t take it well.

“This what you called me here for? That’s plum Nancy, you haven’t even been to work yet!”
Thanks, Sandra, that’s what I was saying!

I was really scared that this encounter would stress their friendship to much, so I steered the conversation into some friendlier waters.

Sandra got so excited about Nancy’s pregnancy! She probably feels appreciated too because Nancy took her marriage advice to rekindle with Geoffrey. And now a nooboo! How exciting!

Sandra even felt Nancy’s baby bump and her anger vanished immediately. The two of them even took a selfie together!

I decided to try out the interactions about the fireplace that came with the Outdoor Retreat gamepack. Geoffrey invited Nancy and Sandra to hang out there.

What the plum? Is he steaming? Am I the only one who sees this?

The conversation took an unpleasant turn as I introduced Geoffrey to Sandra. She got angry as soon as they started talking and made some nasty remarks!

She probably knows about Geoffrey’s affair! Of course she is angry. Gladly, Nancy didn’t really pay attention. Geoffrey got really uncomfortable and told a pirate story at the fire to distract everyone. It worked!

Nancy got a happy moodlet from sitting at the fire and from the great spooky story that Geoffrey told. It was funny to watch her play with the fire. Glad she didn’t burn herself. They also grilled hotdogs that looked very tasty! Sorry I have no pictures of that.

Sandra wasn’t angry anymore either. But I thought that it would be better for her to leave before she revealed any more juicy details. We’ll deal with Geoffrey’s affair later.

After Sandra was gone I checked on Malcolm.

What the…? Malcolm was swimming in the pool with dangerously low energy. Is everything okay Malcolm? Maybe he’s sad from not pursuing his aspiration… I will work on it, I promise! I have never pursued one of the “evil” aspirations before so it’ll be something new for me too.
I saved Malcolm from the pool and put him to bed. Things would surely look different in the morning.

Then I decided to let Geoffrey spy on his neighbours. Even if he’s a good guy I just want to try that interaction.

It was surprisingly boring, the observatory telescope just moved around for a while. I don’t know what I expected just something… more. But well, I did notice it increases the mischief skill.

Apparently there was some weird stuff going on in the observatory because when Geoffrey came out again he had a bad rash!

Karma strikes again! Alright, I will not let Geoffrey spy on his neighbours anymore, I swear.

In previous games I found the ultimate cure for every single disease my sims have: a nap. Who doesn’t like a nap right? I never ever ordered medicine for my sims because after a nap they are always perfectly fine.

The nap cured Geoffrey instantly, too!

That’s it for today, guys! Tune in next time to watch Malcolm pursue his aspiration and revitalise his evil ways.

Next: Chapter 10

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