Round Eleven - Amiri

[kayleigh83]

We've got two new residents in Brightmaple! Or more properly, in Downtown Heights! These two brothers are the first ones to move in to the downtown neighbourhood. Darius is outgoing and a social butterfly, and his brother Jalil is a little more reserved and intellectual.

Darius - Popularity - Gemini - 4 / 6 / 7 / 3 / 5  - Likes brown hair, good at sports; dislikes good at cleaning

Traits - good, no sense of humour, star quality, social butterfly, clumsy
 

Jalil - Knowledge - Virgo - 8 / 4 / 5 / 2 / 6  - Likes red hair, unemployed; dislikes logical

Traits - photographer's eye, daredevil, loves the cold, heavy sleeper, brooding

They moved in to the loft building and I had SO much fun decorating it for them. It's instantly one of my favourite homes, I don't know if I'll ever let them move out now lol.







I ended up having to rearrange this corner with the green chair a little bit, because they kept sitting on it to watch the TV from across the room, rather than on their couch.



This is Jalil's room.





And here's Darius' room! It's a little bigger, I imagine him as the older brother (even though you know, they're technically the same Sim age...) so he gets the bigger room!









Some awkward shots of the bathrooms.







Jalil turns on the stereo and gets his groove on right away, while Darius whips up something to eat.





Come on Darius, it's not that crazy - just a little self expression!



Since he's a knowledge Sim, Jalil really wants to start working on his skills, so he gets going on that pretty quick.



Meanwhile Darius is a Popularity Sim, so it's making some calls to people to catch up. They've actually been plunked down in their apartment for a month or so already, kind of in waiting before I got to their round to decorate and play them. So they've been around town meeting people already!



The science hobby was really meant to be for Jalil - he's a knowledge Sim, and his sweater has constellations on it!



His cooking skill is something he still needs to work on though.





Ok, it's not just him though... these boys!



Up on the roof of their building, Jalil takes the telescope for a test drive!





Darius though, decides to hop into the hot tub and meet some neighbours!



He tries chatting up our pretty townie Megan, who you've probably seen around before. Guess she's angling to become a playable some day.



:( Poor Jalil. Not even a junk mail.







Time for bed. I love the views out these windows at night, it was the main reason I built the apartments!





The next morning, Jalil is sad to see the rain.



They head out, dodging rain drops, because that morning before they left, Darius purchased a community lot.



They got there, and through the magic of the Watcher, their business is ready! This is Amiri Home Goods. Selling a curated selection of fine furniture and decor for Brightmaple residents!



I had a lot of fun putting together the different furniture displays, including in the windows!





Inside there's a lot of options and styling examples for all the types of goods they sell.





Thank goodness for OMSP's so I can make this kind of IKEA showroom inspired chair display on the wall.







The boys are impressed with their own store!



One of the first customers is Theo Harrison - seems like an odd place for a teenage boy to turn up, but hey maybe he's into home decor!



Jalil mans the cash register.



Time for a break - in the window display!



The inaugural day is blessed by the presence of Mrs.Crumplebottom. She doesn't buy anything, just furiously knits in the doorway.



Even after they close for the evening, she keeps knitting just outside the front door. A protective entity perhaps?



Back home in the evening, and more lovely views out their windows.



Darius takes himself outside and up to roof...



He keeps trying to make something happen with Megan (thanks to ACR) but she's always in the hot tub so the interactions never actually complete. But he's persistent!



Jalil decides to stay in and enjoy a show on the couch instead.





But when it's a little later, he goes back out to use the telescope again - discovering some stars along the way too!



Flirtation continues between Darius and Megan, but still no action...



So... here's where things went VERY badly wrong. As you can see. I had Darius light one of these firepits, and as soon as he sat down, every single couch around it immediately caught fire!



There was no way for me to get him out of there - I have a mod that lets me use build and buy mode at all times, but I couldn't even pick him up because he's in the common area of an apartment.



Eventually I did hear the fire department come, but before they could make it up to the roof, Darius had already died. :(

BUT... I just could not let that stand, on their very first round? I've had tragic accidents happen before (Jane Crosby!) but I feel like you get to call a mulligan on the first round if a Sim dies..... so I quit without saving.



Darius wakes up in the morning, as though from a bad dream. He remembers vaguely something about fire, smoke, and the sound of sirens.



It takes him a little time to shake off the odd feeling, but he has an urge to give his brother a hug before he gets on with the rest of his day.



They head into Brightmaple proper to visit the community pool, wanting to meet some new people and make new connections.



Darius meets Marco Rossi.



And Jalil chats with Alice Park! They both are into science so maybe that's what it was about.



Wherever he goes, Darius is drawn to the hot tub.



Cannonball!!



Back at home, not a day passes without Jalil using that telescope! One of these days he might get abducted.......



Darius takes a turn to learn a thing or two!





Time to do a bit of selling at the store!



Callum is there!



Valerie is also there, with a critical eye.



Working on the crossword puzzle this morning!



Darius wants to have a party, so he invites some people over, and gets things started with some music!



Well Darius, weren't you just making fun of your brother for dance moves like this just the other day?



However, soon after he interrupts himself - Lucy was at the party, and all that ACR that never happened with Megan seems to have happened here!



Well, mission accomplished I guess!



Back out at the party, Marco is teaching everyone the slap dance!



Lucy has rejoined the party too, and everyone is mixing and mingling.



They made some sushi, and everyone sat down together to enjoy a meal. :)





This was genuinely the most fun Sim party I think I've ever had!





A little makeout action for these two as well - I'm not sure if it's serious between them, but they're cute!



The morning after the party, the boys hit the gym in their building to work on their fitness a little.







A little bit more physical activity, this time up on the roof at the basketball hoop!



While he's busy, Darius uses his computer for a little indoor entertainment instead!

That's it for their round now :) I had fun with these guys (near death experience notwithstanding) and I think they're a great addition to the neighbourhood!

Comments

[hemfbg]

Ooooh! I really love how you've designed the furniture store. Using OMSPs to put the chairs up on the wall was a great idea.

I also really love how you've built and decorated their apartment. The views out the windows are wonderful. It feels very 'alive'.

Oh dear :( I don't blame you for quitting without saving. I wonder why the fire started? I was thinking about using that fire pit in my own game, but now I'm not sure if I want to.

[kayleigh83]

Thank you so much! I love their place, and their store too!
I have used those fires a bunch of times and haven't had an issue before. I have it set up on lots of residential lots, and some community lots or owned businesses too. This was the first time on an apartment lot. Not sure if it has anything to do with it, or if it was just an unlucky time?

[deedee_sims]

Ahh the scenery from their building looks amazing *.*
The boys are fun! Now I'm rooting for Jalil to get abducted :P
The furniture store is awesome too! I love how you arranged the goods! You're always so creative!

[kayleigh83]

Thank you so much! I really want him to have an alien baby TBH... I've actually NEVER had an abduction in my game? LOL so it's about time!!

[rena1211]

The apartment and the store both look amazing! Your downtown is so awesome! I really wished I had the same building skills :D But I don't have those skills so instead I enjoy looking at your pictures.
And I think that it's absolutely okay to quit without saving. Sometimes I would love to have that opportunity in RL too. So why not at least give our sims the chance? :D

[kayleigh83]

Thank you! <3 It's nice to have the opportunity to start fresh lol, I almost never do it because it feels so cheaty, but this had to be an exception.

[thesterina]

First of all, you are such an incredible builder and decorator! If I could hire your services to decorate lots in my game, I would 100% do it! Their downtown apartment looks incredible, as well as their furniture store #goals!

I love the chaotic energy coming from your game, it never fails to disappoint! You are a much kinder Watcher than I am, I would've been like "Sucks to suck, Darius.. buh-byee!" But, I agree that it would be a bit premature to see him go so soon. I wish him and Lucy the best, they'd make such a cute couple!

[kayleigh83]

Thank you so much! That means a lot!
LOL I could NOT believe he died.... I was just yelling at my screen. LOL and I know you would have been ruthless with it, I've seen Gielinor LOL!
I think him and Lucy could be really cute, hopefully he rolls some wants. Or maybe he'll finally make his move with Megan? We'll see!