Pleasantview 17 Years Later
I wanted to share how my Pleasantview looks almost 20 years into the future and maybe share some of my gameplay rules in the process :)
1. Broke
Beau Broke and Lucy Burb just graduated from Sim State University and moved into an apartment together. They started dating in college and are now engaged. They also adopted a cute little kitten. Beau joined the Natural Science career, and Lucy joined Medicine. Beau’s hobby is making music, and Lucy’s likes writing. I’m sure her first novel will be successful :)
2. Burb
Jennifer and John just welcomed their second daughter, Jill, into the world. Lucy works in Law, and John is in Politics - he is a member of the city council together with Mary-Sue. I play wants-based and let my sims progress in their careers only if they want a promotion or to gain the skills required for it. Otherwise, I assume they are comfortable where they are, so that is why they haven’t progressed very far in their careers. I find it more interesting this way. They have a cat named Bonkers.
3. Dreamer
Darren married Brandi. I think they are perfect for each other :) Darren continues to earn money as a freelance artist. Brandi joined an Education career for a while, but she got fired. They have a daughter, Bonnie, and a cute teenage boy, Stephan - Brandi’s third son with Skip, whom she is pregnant with at the beginning of the game. Stephan’s hobby is dancing, and Bonnie likes tinkering. The Dreamers adopted two dogs.
4. Pleasant
Daniel and Mary-Sue have gotten significantly older. Daniel was sleeping on the couch for a while, but they managed to fix their marriage over time. Daniel reached the top of the Sports career, has now retired, and enjoys repairing old cars. Mary-Sue did not advance beyond City Council, but she seems content with that. She does pottery as a hobby. Angela moved in after graduation, married Dustin, and they have their first child - a son named Skip. So we have again Skip Broke in Pleasantview. Angela works in a Gamer career and likes gardening, while Dustin works in Business and likes playing pinball. They also have a dog Daisy that they took in from Mary-Sue’s parents.
5. Dreamer
Lilith and Dirk also married after graduation. Together, they had just enough money to buy a small house to start their family life. They have an adorable daughter whom Dirk named after his mother - Darleen. Dirk now works as a paralegal, and Lilith is following in her dad’s footsteps. In their free time, Lilith likes to play bass, and Dirk plays darts. They also took in a dog that belonged to Lucy's grandparents.
6. Graves
This is practically a Goth household :) This is Cassandra’s family. Her husband, Victor Graves, works in the Paranormal career. He came to Pleasantview to investigate Bella’s disappearance and ended up falling in love with her daughter. Victor likes searching for new planets and constellations, and Cassandra creates robots in her free time. They are both quite high in their careers. Cassandra and Victor have two sons: the older, Adrian, and the younger, Blake. Adrian likes tinkering, just like his mom :) They have a beautiful cat named Shelley.
7. Goth
Alexander studied at Sim State University together with Beau and Lucy. He and Cassandra received some money from Mortimer while he was still alive, and he bought a house, took his dog Bram, and started working in the Architecture career.
8. Goth
This is the family that currently resides in the Goth manor. The children in the photo are Mortimer’s and Dina’s twins - Elizabeth and Dorian Goth. Mortimer died of old age before they even learned how to talk, and Dina died after seeing a ghost when the twins were still children. The young handsome man in the photo with them is their stepfather, Dominique Morau - Dina’s second husband. He comes from old money and is very high up in the Business career. Plot twist! Alexander stayed with the Goths for a day to pick up his dog, and now Dominique has a crush on him... Oh! And Dorian is dating Stephan Broke.
9. Caliente
This is a local star family :) Nina married a young, handsome actor, Rico Blaze, who moved into an apartment complex near their family condo. She is doing very well in a Dance career, and Rico is also a very prominent actor. He likes playing guitar and doing ballet as hobbies. Their daughter, Lola, is also successful in the Entertainment career, but she enjoys sports like her mom, so maybe she will become a sports star in the future. Lola is dating Adrian Graves. The little bundle of joy in Nina’s arms is their son, Ryan. He has to become a famous musician - I don’t think Rico will give him any choice XD
And this is how my Pleasantview looks right now :)
I am open for comments and suggestions how not to make here all related in one generation XD