Aliens Are Not Deaf

Hunger and tiredness stopped Sophie in her tracks and she headed off home, much to the delight of her mother Shannon. The place was starting to feel a little too quiet now that the majority of the family had flown the nest.

Shannon: Help yourself to the salad girls.
Sophie: It's not that one that Hespa made earlier is it?
Shannon: Don't be silly, that one went bad a while back, this one's a bit fresher.
Sophie: No offense ... Nessa
Nessa: None taken
Sophie: But it's a bit creepy, you know, having your IF doll actually be alive like this.
Nessa: Nah, it's cool, she's awesome. Speaking of which, Mom? Where's she at right now?
Shannon: She's upstairs, messing with the computer.

Hespa: I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! IT'S A REAL LIFE SCREEN! SO MANY PRETTY COLOURS!!! AND... AND... I CAN TALK TO PEOPLE WITHOUT MEETING THEM! HOW COOL IS THAT??

As long as you don't break the computer Hespa, given your Clumsy trait, anything is just about possible.

Sophie wasn't the only one that had an opinion about Hespa. Shannon was a little worried too.

Shannon: Ness?
Ness: Yes Mom?
Shannon: After dinner, do you fancy a game of chess with me?
Ness: Sure, okay.

They sat together, quietly concentrating, when Shannon broached the subject of Hespa.

Shannon: Ness?
Ness: Yes Mom?
Shannon: I'm a little worried about your new friend Hespa. I caught her trying to mooch some money off Sonny Em today.
Ness: She's harmless.
Shannon: Nevertheless, if she does that when she's out in public...
Ness: She's extremely Shy Mom. She'll only approach people she knows.

Sonny Em wandered in.

Sonny Em: Miss? I've something to tell you.
Nessa: It's called a diamond Sonny.
Sonny Em: Thank you, but that's not why I am here. J1NX1E is siphoning power from the stereo.

Sure enough, too lazy to hop into the recharging station in the basement, J1NX1E thought it would be more fun to steal power from some of the appliances dotted around the house.

J1NX1E: AHHHH THAT FEELS SOOO GOOD!! Hey, I heard that Sonny Em, you snitch!

Nessa assured her mother that Hespa was going to be fine, and then headed to the tent to sleep. She'd gotten so used to roughing it outside that it was second nature to her. At the same time, Shannon and Sophie headed for bed. Sonny Em and J1NX1E were busy recharging their batteries. That left Hespa and Blaine wide awake. Hespa was too busy chatting online to notice anything, but Blaine heard the distinct sound of an alien spaceship arriving. He went outside to investigate.

Blaine: Sounds as if that ship needs a little oil. Wonder if they could do with my help? I do have a high Handy skill. Maybe I could be of use?

Outside, the alien (name completely unpronounceable) curled her nose up at Pat, who'd taken up sentry duty outside the fairy castle.

Pat: Imma watching you. I might look like a doll to you, but as soon as I become alive, Imma gonna whup your butt!
Alien: What an extremely odd looking creature.
Pat: Yeah, I might be odd, but Imma fearsome force!

She then proceeded to rant about how disgusting the fairy castle was.

Alien: Ugh! It is covered in fungus. I wouldn't have THAT in MY place. No. WAY!
Blaine: Hello there
Alien: ...
Blaine: Do you require any help?
Alien: ...
Blaine: Hmm, must be deaf. Perhaps a LOUD introduction is needed here?

He whips out the megaphone and promptly yells into it, causing the alien to jump.

Blaine: HELLO! HOW ARE YOU? DO YOU NEED ANY ASSISTANCE?
Alien: I am NOT deaf you idiot
Blaine: I'M SORRY, I DID NOT ... oh, sorry, thought you were a bit deaf.

Alien: I may as well be, thanks to your very loud shouting
Blaine: I did not shout. I just magnified my voice through.... oh never mind.

It was obvious that he'd offended her big time, because she didn't stay that long. And, to top it all, the damp night air and intermittent showers caused him to short out .... again.

He REALLY needs to look after himself a lot better.

Sophie Steals Blaine's Thunder

Well, hello there Austin, nice to see you around, what's happening in the afterlife? Anything special?

Austin: Well... they don't have a snow cone machine, that's for sure. I miss those terribly.

Don't you miss any of your family?

Austin: Heck, no. They're doing fine without me anyways.

So much for fatherly love huh? Yep, Austin makes one of his rare appearances in the house and makes a beeline towards the snow cone machine.

Speaking of neglecting their duties ... I caught Sophie playing games on the computer!!

Sophie, you've got a Sing a Gram to do.

Sophie: In a minute, I've just got to whup this players' butt first!

Needless to say, she missed her opportunity, because, by the time she'd arrived at her destination - behind the town hall - her target/client had moved on. Shrugging her shoulder, she decided to pitch a spot and start singing for tips. Little did she realise that on the other side is poor Blaine, still fizzing, popping and smoking from all his fried joints!

A couple of curious Sims heard her singing, and decided to take a look.

Before she knew it, a crowd had gathered. The same crowd that had witnessed poor Blaine's literal breakdown!

Back home, Hespa is learning to deal with her newly found life as a real life Sim.

Hespa: I feel pain in my tummy. I believe that is called hunger. So that means everyone is hungry. I shall deal with it by cooking everybody a meal of Autumn Salad!

Before I forget, Hespa's stats are as follows:

Over Emotional
Shy
Hot Headed
Clumsy
Mooch

Music: Country
Food: Key Lime Pie
Colour: Orange

LTW: Be a Major Master - Have Three Diplomas

She starts off with the following skills:

Gardening - 4
Handy - 5

Back to Sophie. Despite the fact that she was starting to feel tired out, and the weather had changed and it was raining, she kept on going. By this time, a large crowd had gathered.

During that time, Blaine had finally recovered and went to investigate where everyone had gone. He wasn't pleased, judging by the look on his face there. Fancy that, Sophie stealing his thunder! He's a HERO by gum. He saved lives!

Switching to home, Hespa is proving to be a bit of a problem and Shannon isn't warming up to her at all. They both needed the toilet - badly. The all in one in the basement is broken and Hespa didn't roll a wish to fix it any time soon. So they both headed for the only functioning toilet in the house. And ran into each other - at the same time.

Hespa: Do you mind, I need that toilet
Shannon: I was here first
Hespa: No you weren't, I was
Shannon: May I remind you that I am OLDER than you, and it is common courtesy for younger Sims to give their elders a priority
Hespa: I didn't know you were an elder
Shannon: Don't be cheeky, it's a figure of speech, now let me in first
Hespa: No, and how do you know I'm not older than you? After all, I've been trapped inside the body of a doll for centuries for all you know.

Neither one was prepared to budge and I feared that there'd be a couple of puddles of pee. But Shannon beat Hespa to it, much to the disdain of the newly created Sim. Shannon also, out of sheer spite, deliberately took her time in leaving the bathroom, forcing Hespa to angrily shoo her outside!

Sophie, in the meantime, was still in full swing, her confidence boosting at every minute spent singing. So much so that several things happened at once. She became friends with several celebrities - earning her an instant 2* star celeb status. And the majority of the male population in that crowd, started farting hearts for her.

Sweet .... but also a little creepy. But what can I say? This is Sims. Anything can happen!

Time Travel and Transformation

Sophie picked up the white lab coat and put it on. Was she REALLY going to do this? Slowly approaching the table, she took a deep breath, her hand hovered over an empty glass bottle. Behind her, still working furiously on his latest invention, was Blaine, completely immersed in his project.

  "Whatcha doin?"

Sophie rolled her eyes as Pat swaggered past her, bold as brass, a cheeky swing in his step.

In the adjoining room, Nessa was working out, her companions were the two Plumbots.

"Ah, forget it," Sophie muttered.

She neither had the strength nor the energy to complete her task. Her schedule was filling up quite rapidly as client after client demanded her services as a Sing a Gram all around Dragon Valley. With that, she decided to retire to bed - in the fairy castle outside.

Grabbing the opportunity, Sonny Em decided to have a go at making potions and stuff. Since he didn't need a lab coat, he launched straight in there, carefully studying and mixing different compounds.

Finally, after several months of work, Blaine completed his latest invention. The Time Machine. Eager to try it out, he set the dial to the past ....

.... and launched himself right through the open door!

Blaine: Hope I don't get wet in there.

The machine hummed and vibrated as he skipped through a multitude of vortices, encountering many different platitudes and time warps along the way.

He returned, just in time for his award ceremony, led by the mayor of Dragon Valley himself! However, due to the persistent showers, just as Blaine knelt down to receive his medal of honour, he felt his knees rusting up with the damp.

And he shorted out. Right in front of the adoring crowd!
Oh my. How embarrassing!

In the meantime, Nessa, after hearing about her sisters' abandoned idea of turning her IF doll into a living Sim, decided that she would go ahead instead. She just needed a Rainbow Gem. And as luck would have it, there was one on the shelf. It was a rather complicated process. She had to take it to the science lab downtown to be processed. Then when it was finished, she had to cough up 4,500 Simoleans for the end product, the Imaginary Friend Metamorphium. Luckily, they had enough in the bank to pay for this luxury item.

Dashing home, she was met by a nervous Hespa.

"Do you want to be alive?" she asked her IF doll.
"Only if you are sure," came the reply, "besides, we don't know if this will work."
"According to the instructions, we have to have a strong enough relationship."
"Well, we are almost BFFs aren't we?"
"That's right!"
"Soooo, it SHOULD work ... right?"

Nessa watched as Hespa downed the bottle of potion.

"Nothing's happ .... ohhhh I feel all bubbly and swishy  and .... have you told your mother about this?"

The thought hadn't occurred to Nessa. She just wanted to see what Hespa looked like in the flesh.

Her thoughts drifted to a park bench. At a crucial time like this, what a thing to think about! A couple of hours later, the potion finally soaked into every fibre of Hespa's plush figure, and with a dramatic POP! The process was complete!

A smiling, pretty faced, blue haired young lady, stood before Nessa.

Hespa: Hello Ness, nice to see you!
Nessa: Hespa, you're ....
Hespa: Ugly? Not what you expected?
Nessa: No! You're ... adorable!
Hespa: Why thank you Ness. And thank you for bringing me to life!

After a quick makeover (she didn't need much) Hespa has turned out to be quite a looker!

So much so that she earned the interests of Sonny Em.

Sonny Em: Hello there, I haven't seen you around here.
Hespa: *giggles* yes you have, just not in this form, that's all.

Her happiness was short lived as, prior to her makeover, the side effects of the potion kicked in and she had to go vomit in the bathroom!

I'll bet Sophie wishes she'd turned Pat now. Just to see what he/she looked like!

Shannon and Blaine ... To The Rescue!

Shannon came home early after achieving her own personal LTW - Be a DNA Profiler. Since everyone was busy, she decided to celebrate by working out in the basement.

And then she started painting.

So surely this was a good enough reason to pull out all the stops and party big time?

Sophie: Mom, can you help me?
Shannon: Sure, what's the occasion?
Sophie: I've got my first official Sing a Gram later on and I'm so nervous.
Shannon: You could practice on me.
Sophie: Ohh, can I?
Shannon: Why not, I've got a good reason to celebrate.
Sophie: Oh yeah! Your LTW and job promotion. Well done! Can't we go out and celebrate though?
Shannon: That's a lovely offer, but no. I'd rather spend some quiet time at home. I've worked hard to get this far. Time to kick back a little.
Sophie: But doesn't this mean that your workload will increase somewhat?
Shannon: Probably, but it'll give me something to do.

Sophie launched into her routine and presented Shannon with a little gift.

Sophie: So, what did you think?
Shannon: I think it was wonderful!
Sonny Em: WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE water!

Bonehilda had been dismissed back to her little coffin hut and since J1NX1E and Sonny Em weren't allowed to take any jobs/professions until they'd acquired the correct chip, J1NX1E took over the chores. Cleaning, laundry. She took great delight in picking up after folks. Whereas Sonny Em, chose to just bum around the house. Occasionally, he'd take himself off to the theatre to take a tour. Anything to occupy his mind.

I caught the two of them getting more than a little cosy with one another. Since they both have a high relationship each, I got J1NX1E to ask Sonny Em if he'll 'watch over' her. He heartily agreed.

Awww.

Blaine in the meantime, had to deal with a large house fire. Lucky for him, he is virtually fireproof, and good job too. This fire had really taken hold. He is halfway toward HIS LTW, Rescue 30 People!

Kid: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was just pretending to be a dragon! I never meant for the fire to get this big.
Blaine: Don't worry sonny, I've got this under control. Just step back a little.
Kid: Ohhh, my dad's going to kill me.
Blaine: Where is he?
Kid: He's upstairs.
Blaine: Once I get you out, I'll go rescue him, okay? Now don't do anything stupid and you'll be safe.
Kid: Oh ... okay.

They both got out safely although it took a good 9 hours to get the blaze under control.

In the meantime, just prior to going on her first Sing a Gram, Sophie decided to send her childhood sweetheart Andrea, a soppy text in the hopes that he didn't think she'd forgotten him.

Hey sweets, how's it going smoochypoos. Luvs ya mwah!

Her 'target client' was at the local fitness centre, working out when she arrived. She launched into her routine and was rewarded with a big smile and a thank you.

Client: That was a really nice gesture, thanks!

She had enough time to go back home, where she had a rather ridiculous and outlandish idea. Marching downstairs, she headed for the potions table, where she looked long and hard at all the bottles and vials. She'd heard about this procedure and she knew it was risky. But it would free her from being tortured for the rest of her life ....

The phone rang. It was  her agent again. She had another client, at the same fitness centre. This time it was a celebrity vampire. At the same time, Shannon got a call from HER agent, suggesting that in order to boost her celeb status (it's at 2* star atm - I think) she go visit this self same celeb vampire (who is at only 1* star) and do a little 'networking' with him.

Sophie arrived first and went through her routine. To which she received a lukewarm reception. Sheesh, this celeb is extremely hard to please.

So she decided to chat to him. She didn't know who he was and assumed that he'd be a pleasant person. She was stunned at his cutting remark.

Celeb Vamp: Do I know you? Are you famous? If not, then I suggest that you don't even bother talking to me. I don't fraternize with commoners.

Shannon overheard his snotty comments and approached him directly.

Shannon: Okay Mister Hotshot, I don't care WHAT kind of a celebrity you are but how DARE you speak to my daughter like that. You extremely RUDE creature.
Vamp Celeb: Are... are you .... the famous Austin Powers' wife?
Shannon: And who wants to know?
Vamp Celeb: Forgive me, I do apologise, but I have been a big fan of his since ... well... forever. I should be bowing to you in reverence. That man has worked wonders on this town, he really has!

Editor's Notes:

Shannon approached this vamp celeb to network, not to have a go at him, and the minute she does, they started farting hearts at one another. And yes, she name dropped and he went all mushy over the fact that she was married to dear Austin Powers! He also farted hearts at Sophie, but, since he was a celeb and far too important than she, he rejected her completely. But it sounded good when mommy ran to Sophie's rescue didn't it?