Christal called a taxi one morning and went to the community pool hoping to meet some new people. After buying a cell phone at a cute little kiosk, she felt a bit better…
…but what good is a cell phone when you don’t have anyone to call?
Seeing no one but schoolchildren milling about, Christal decided to soothe her nerves with a little plunge into the pool. The water beckoned so refreshingly…
…but at the last moment she lost her balance and decided she wasn’t brave enough yet for the old diving board.
After Christal changed back into her clothes, a woman who had been swimming in the water came up and introduced herself as Bella Goth. Bella didn’t insult Christal or start a pointless argument with her – she simply made small talk about the weather and the latest Strangetown news.
Bella also introduced Christal to her friend Joel Jeffress, who, despite his poor fashion sense and blonde combover, turned out to be one of the nicest people Christal had ever met.
(Unfortunately I didn’t get a pic of Christal meeting Joel at the pool; I didn’t think it significant at the time!)
Christal was so thrilled to finally have some real friends that she found a new courage within herself, and decided to freestyle for tips out on the curb. It wouldn’t hurt to make some extra money, right? Especially now that she would be having people over for dinner more often.
Bella and Joel were kind enough to put §5.00 in her tip jar. Vidcund Curious gave her nothing, though he certainly seemed to enjoy the show.
Overall, Christal was disappointed in her earnings from the freestyling, but it was enough to buy a few boxes of mac and cheese.
That night, Joel Jeffress called her up just to chat. Christal was surprised – he hadn’t seemed like the kind of guy that would call up a girl he barely knew.
They had a spirited conversation, and after he called the next night, and the night after that, Christal decided it was time to invite him over. Unfortunately, she forgot she had to work that day, so they only had time enough to give each other a friendly embrace before she had to catch the car pool.
She got home from work too late that night to invite him over, but she was starving, so she cooked up some mac and cheese, staring distractedly out the window as she did so. The macaroni came to a roaring boil and flowed all over the stove, and Christal didn’t even notice until some noodles caught on fire and blazed up in front of her.
A fireman showed up to extinguish the flames and lecture her on stove safety. Christal thought he was cute and made sure to get his name and number before he left.
The next few days were tough for Christal. After the fire she just couldn’t seem to get things together. The house was always a mess, making it a prime target for roaches. Christal tried to spray them to death, but it didn’t work – they simply multiplied.
She couldn’t take it anymore. Even with her new friends, she was lonely and frustrated. Her favorite thing in life was falling in love (and the usual stuff that accompanies it), but she hadn’t fallen in love once since she moved to Strangetown. She wanted someone who would hold her and kiss her and keep her company during the cold desert nights.
It was time to take her friendship with Joel to the next level. So what if he was a total geek? He was a sweet, intelligent guy, and he liked her. And sometimes, in the right light, he looked pretty cute.
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Ahh! What a way to end it! This is the first time I have ever heard of this challenge and the premise is definitely intriguing. I can’t wait to find out what happens next! When you get bored it looks like you aren’t the only one who enjoys what you find to entertain yourself. ;)
Hmm. I happened to have played all the Strangetown families and I like all of them. The Curious and the Smith family are related and my favorites and in the family bin is a house of roommates. There are two alien girls in that family who are also related to Curious and Smith families. And you should definetly check out Ophelia’s house. If you look in Olive’s memories you’ll see that she did it with the Grim Reaper. Nervous Subject is her son and if you look at his personality you’ll be appalled. Her neice, Ophelia, is dating Johny Smith and if you’ve never done this, you should look at the little description Maxis gave all the characters they invented. Strangetown is my favorite of all the Maxis made neighborhoods and almost everyone is related. I probably just stomped on your curiosity because of that little description but I just think those families are cool. I won’t give away the juiciest details of the Curious and Smith families though.
I love her name ” Christal Chinchila” and the house is so cool!!!
Everthing is so cool.
And very cute storie!!!
If I ever have another kid, I’m so using the random name generator. Heee heeee..Haa haa. I love the picture of Joel cleaning the table outside and looking at cristal hugging dorian. Maybe having a child in the house will make this into a “flying circus”? ;-)
Lol, now thats what I call foreshadowing! I can’t wait till the next update especially because everything is so new and interesting! I hope the victorian era lives on though…
This…had me giggling like a fool at work today. I love playing sims in Strange Town, but it’s a sucky town for legacy sims…this I learned the hard way…grr. Anyhow, I look forward to reading more.
‘ The infernal lovetub’
Hilarious! Really fun story. I chuckled out loud at the idea of Nervous Chinchilla :).
Great story, Jen!! Christal reminds me a little of a kid I used to go to school with, and even my mum laughed at the Nervous Chinchilla bit!
Amazing pictures! They really give a lot to the story. And Christal is very beautiful. :D
Ooooh yay a new story! Very interesting, but I’m not sure I could do it myself. I’d end up directing other sims instead of just the one, I couldn’t let my sims randomly wander around cleaning and playing in the bathtub…
I can’t wait to read more about Christal Chinchilla!
Oh, that name generator is great! I usually use a baby name book for my sims, but I will definetly be using that site in the future, as I like some of my sims to have weird names! xD
This was funny. The way he decided that he wanted to sleep in her bed after seeing that she hugged the fireman..this was funny. quite nice
Im baaaack *lol* – and WHOA – this is quite something to read about here! I guess I am in love with the Chinchillas already, Christal is a barbie none the less, but coool hair, definitely! And I like the fact that you can only control the torch holder, this would be perfect for me, as I am thoroughly stressed by my legacy family right now ;) – sooooo eager to read on! And btw, I guess I am more stuck to this than to all the victorian stories you wrote so far already, this promises to become so cool!
Wow this was quite refreshing!
I may need to check out that idiot challenge.
Christal is very pretty and I was :lol: after her geeky friend got jealous with the fireguy and finally decided sleeping on the cough was not as good as sleeping in her bed
.. Mindlink! After playing around with Don & Dina Lothario for a while I grew bored and decided I’d just make and play a single female Romance Sim. I haven’t made her yet, but this definitely serves as inspiration. :D It looks like tons of fun!
I had no idea there was a challenge like this either. Mwahaha. I shared it with the hubby, and he’s apparently going to give it a try as well.
Awesome story as always, Jen. More! More!
Awww… I love her hair. I was rooting for the fireman but i guess hes out of the picture :D.
That was a great update. So fun! The pictures look so great, everything was bright and clear. I think he looks much better after his makeover too, good job with that. :)
I’m glad you are having fun!
…Yes, damn that infernal lovetub!
d: Her children will look funny.
Hello, I love the outfits that Crystal is wearing. What are some of the sites you got them from?
Hi Sarah H! I’m having a hard time finding the pink sweater outfit that Christal is wearing, but I’ll keep looking for it. I thought it was Simply Styling or Get Skintight, but I can’t seem to find it on those sites. Both of those sites have great clothes, though. Her nightie is by ChicChica and can be found on The Sims Resource. I don’t think it’s in the free section at the moment, though, so you’d have to have a subscription to TSR in order to download it.
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