Welcome back to the Trollsims. In their last chapter the girls spent the day together, hanging out, playing games and telling stories to celebrate Noels last day as a child. Noel was looking forward to becoming a teen, she really would rather skip being a teen altogether, but rules are rules.
Everyone was looking forward to what ever the day may hold for them and Noel couldn't wait for the day to start. Casseil was up
early and baked a cake for Noel, but instead of watching the birthday girl blow
out her candles, everyone had more pressing needs to attend to.
Noel didn’t want to wait another moment, she had spent most
of the night thinking about what she wanted to do now that she had completed
her childhood aspiration of being an Artistic Prodigy. She couldn’t wait to
start a new one, but decided it would be something more grown up rather than
another childish dream. She spent the day before just playing with her sister
and just being a kid for a day. Now she was ready to take on the world. She wasn’t going to wait any longer, she was
more than ready for the next stage of her life to begin!
“I wish to have a happy life full of family and love! Even
if I don’t get to carry on the next generation.” She thought as she blew out
the candles. The sparkling lights were so pretty, she was almost sad that none of
the family saw them, but it was her own fault for being impatient, not her
family.
She spun around and took a good look at herself. Not too
bad, but all those hours sitting around drawing hasn’t helped her waist any. “I
have got to get into better shape! Dad! I want some exercise equipment for my
birthday!” Noel yelled to her father. She was beginning to get sad, but before
she could dwell on it her sister walked in. (Noel has the gloomy trait just like her father, and her Aspiration is Successful
Linage)
“Awe, no fair! Why didn’t you wait for me? I wanted to throw
confetti!” Jolene whimpered when she came out of their room.
“Well, I didn’t expect everyone to dash off as soon as I
walked up to the cake, where were you?”
“I had to beat dad to the bathroom! Why does he have to use
OUR bathroom all the time?”
Noel laughed, “Mom was in the other one. Looks like a new
bathroom is going to be needed also. I’m going to shower, fix my hair and see about
some new clothes, this is cute, but it doesn’t exactly speak ‘teen’. Then you
and I can go to the park. ”
“Noel! Happy Birthday! You look so beautiful! You look so
much like your mother. I’m very proud of you for completing your childhood
aspiration, what do you want to do now?” Trevor asked her.
“I want to have a Successful Lineage, whether I become heir
or not I want to have a happy family. You and mom have been a great couple, and
the best parents, I want to be just like you guys!”
“I think you will be able to do anything you want to do, and
with that aspiration you can enjoy being a teen instead of working so hard to
complete your goals!”
“That’s right dear,” Casseil said, “You tend to get goal
focused and forget to just enjoy life. I have that same aspiration and I assure
you it will take you most of your life to complete it, I’m still working on
mine. Be patient about your future. That is the best advice I can give you now.”
“Thanks mom, I appreciate you so much. Dad I promised Jolene
we could spend the day at the park, are you up for a day of fishing? Mom would
you like to come too?”
“I think I will stay here and just relax, and tend the
garden. You guys go ahead and have a fun day!” Casseil said lifting the book in
her hand.
So Trevor, Noel, and Jolene travelled to the park in Oasis
Springs. Jolene was determined to make lots of new friends. She had already met
a lot of people, but now she needed to make friends outside of her family. The
first things she did was run off to play on the spaceship jungle gym. There
were 3 other kids over there and she couldn’t wait to join them.
Noel headed for the chess table, she was beginning to feel a
bit sad and felt that she needed time to herself to contemplate things. Growing
up was nice, but for some reason she just wasn’t happy today. “Hmm, Dad has
days like this too, looks like I’m getting equal influence from both parents.”
She wasn’t alone for long, which was better for her mood
anyway. Johnny Zest, or was it Zest Johnny and a local gardener came over to
talk with her.
“So Z J why exactly do you insist on having your last name
first?” The gardener asked him, which was a big mistake, evidently this is a
bit of a soft spot for Johnny.
“Look! It’s not my fault Sim City Hall messed up my name
change! Even though I put the names in the right order, someone typing it into
the systems mixed up the first and last names! My name is supposed to be Johnny
Zest.”
“Ha, that’s rich, and next you’re going to tell me that the
rumor about you being the Landgrab’s oldest son is true also.” This really set
Johnny off and his verbal tirade soon had the gardener quacking in his seat.
Johnny wasn’t on speaking terms with his family, and who could blame him. His
father was oblivious to the evil living in his own home. Nancy and Malcom both
had plans to take over Sim Nation someday, but no one would really believe him.
Nancy had convinced Geoffrey that their oldest son would squander the family
fortune and would much rather pay off those that would keep their secret than
admit that Johnny had ever been part of the family. Most sims didn’t realize
that he wasn’t insane. Noel thought all of this rather funny and fascinating, she
soon found her gloomy mood had vanished. Johnny was one of the first sims her
father met when he found himself in Oasis Springs. They weren’t great friends,
but Trevor felt he was a good person, it’s no wonder he doesn’t want people
thinking he’s actually related to those people.
She decided to try her hand at cooking a few hot dogs, and
just as she sat down to eat one she saw her sister leaving the play area. She
was so mad she was turning different shades of red.
“I HATE people, they are so mean! None of them liked any of
my space jokes, and they have NO idea how to captain a real spaceship! No
imagination at all!”
“Well, not everyone thinks Geek you know. Some of them don’t
even watch Sci-Fi shows.” Noel told her. She wanted her sister to calm down but
knew she should tread gently, Jolene was really, really mad! If Jolene knew
what she was doing she would never calm down.
“Are you kidding me? Why would anyone play on a spaceship without
watching Sim Trek or Next Simeration?” Jolene asked her in disbelief. These
were her favorite shows to watch on the computer, Simflix had every show out
there and she had been catching up on all of the classic Sci-Fi shows. Kids her
age watch the kid’s network, and other silly stuff like dancing bunny rabbits.
“Every sim likes
different things, and sometimes the best way to make friends isn’t by talking
about what you like, but learning about what others like. “
“I guess I always figured people would want to know all
about ‘us’ since we are the most interesting family in town, but I guess that’s
kind of rude huh. Thanks sis, maybe I’ll be able to get to know them better at
school. That is if they will even talk to me after I told them all how lame
they were.”
“Well, if they don’t it’s their loss. Do you want to come
home with me or stick around with Dad? I want to run a bit on the treadmill
before I go to bed.” Noel simply had to get her thinking about things in a
different light and she would soon be feeling better and she was right. Jolene
was feeling much better and wasn’t ready to go home just yet.
“Naw, I’ll stick around, maybe some new kids will come to
the park and I can try again to make a new friend.”
Noel headed home and decided to hit the treadmill, she is determined
to slim down some. It’s tough enough being green, but to be big and green isn’t
a good look for a girl. At least she didn’t think so. Casseil told her it’s not
the outside that matters, but who she is inside. “Well, I like who I am on the
inside,” she thought, “but I’d sure feel much better if my outside matched my
inside.”
Trevor wasn’t having any luck catching fish at all. He
caught a ton of plants a few upgrade parts and a big fat log. When he realized
how late it was he went looking for Jolene. Some kind lady that lives at the
park was helping her do her homework. Trevor felt rather foolish for not
spending time with his girls, but sometimes he just gets lost in fishing and
forgets about everything else.
Jolene and Trevor were both very tired by the time they headed
home from the park. They both had had big plans for the day, and neither one of
them accomplished anything that they had set out to do. “I’m sorry you didn’t
make any new friends today, most of the sims around here are really great once
you get to know them, but getting past their suspicions of us takes a bit more
time. You’ll make new friends, maybe not as fast as you would like, but you’ll
make some true friends eventually.” Trevor told Jolene on their way home.
“It’s okay Dad, I think I was just overly excited about
making friends that I forgot that to make a friend means you have to BE a
friend first. Noel reminded me about that.” Jolene replied.
Casseil was waiting up for them when they got home, and
after tucking Jolene into bed she and Trevor sat down to talk for a moment. “How
was your time at the park? Noel didn’t say much about it, just that Jolene
spent most of her time with her,” she asked Trevor.
“Well, she had a bit of a rough day, she just couldn’t seem
to say the right things to any of the kids there. She was very disappointed in
not reaching one of her Social Butterfly goals.” He told her. “It seems she
gets along much better with adults than she does with kids her own age”
“Oh dear, that’s probably my fault, we have some pretty good
debates about which is the best Captain, and our favorite Sci-Fi shows. I’m
afraid most kids find that stuff pretty boring.” Casseil said.
“She’ll be alright, Noel was really wonderful in making her
feel better. She really will make a wonderful mother someday, though I hope she
slows down and enjoys being a teenager. She has always wished she was a grown
up rather than a child,” Trevor replied.
