Demetrius - The beginning

Hi! Welcome to the Demetrius side of the blog. I'll be following the same two sims as the Taylor side - Brad Demetrius and Michelle Taylor - but I'm starting off with the sim I created – Brad. I'm going to loosely follow the homemaker challenge. I'll have a breadwinner and a homemaker for each generation but points isn't the goal, just the general play style with the game. Brad is going to be my breadwinner since I've started with him.

This is Brad's house. I'm suppose to start off with a 16,000 simoleon house, unfurnished. The layout is simple, but I dislike going back and editing the house in build mode a lot so I've built this house with the plan that they probably won't expand it too much. He's just got to fill it up.

Second floor and backyard. I only noticed later that I forgot to finish the walls in the back there. I forget it does that when you put up fences. Whoops. Brad only has 500 simoleons to his name starting off so I don't have the funds to fix it when I noticed it. Next post!

And finally, Brad Demetrius! Brad loves to swim, is flirty, handy, is a snob, and a coward. His lifetime goal is max the athletic and martial arts skills. Guess he has a trip or two to china in his future. If he ever gets enough money.

I don't know what I was thinking but I plopped him down, sent him to become a journalist and then started lining up all these skill to learn. He starts on his writing skill lesson when I realize he doesn't have enough money to do all the lessons...He doesn't have enough money for that one! But it was too late. Brad is actually gonna start his life out with a 100 simoleons to his name. Ouch.

Okay, keep calm. 100 simoleons to his name. Got to think of cheap things to do! The gym. You can get a free shower there, and I think it has a fridge, right? Brad shows up and is rather intimidated by the gym's clientele. Seriously, is everyone in Barnacle Bay a celebrity? These girls are not impressed with him and Brad is feeling the burn.

  Okay, now Brad is feeling the burn :P

Brad walked around all day with this pouty face expression. I swear he thinks he's a model or something. You aren't that impressive Brad. Really.

The first time he smiled! He was excited to go to the library. I have no idea why. He's not a book-lover or anything, but he was excited :)

I spent most of his simoleons on his...bed. So he could barely scrape the cash together to buy a plate of hot wings for dinner that night. He couldn't afford to go to the cheap restaurant, much less the expensive cafe (I nearly choked when I saw the price!) So he went down to Varg's Tavern and enjoyed a cheap plate of hot-wings. He could only afford three things on the menu. Then the bartender announce happy hour was over I took a second look at the prices and was glad he happened to get there for happy hour. Would have been a rough night otherwise.

Cowardly sims :) Brad is pretty nervous on his way home leaving the supernatural bar. What does he think is going to happen anyway? You have to make friends with the monsters to be turned, silly.

Day one is over, Brad is all alone.

And terrified. Yes. I bought him the cheapest bed I could. If I bought him a real one he wouldn't have been able to afford dinner so he gets a sleeping bag! No judging. Turned out the Barnacle Bay gym didn't have a fridge. What, you think that face is because he has to sleep in a sleeping bag and not that he's terrified? He'll be fine. One day Brad! One day.

Off to his first day of work as a paper boy. Makes lots of money Brad! You really need money.

I sent Brad down to the festival to play soccer after work (free activities people!) and when he gets there who does he find, but Michelle! I thought I was gonna have to work hard to make them meet and there she is on day 2.

Michelle wasn't impressed with him though. She spent most of the afternoon hiding from him in the bathroom. But he waited outside for her. Like a creeper. Then they had a pretty negative conversation. Brad ran home in shame.

Ah, living the life of a hobo. Having to take your showers at the gym is less than ideal. This guy came in to use the bathroom while Brad was showering. He was looking right at Brad as he walked in, it was creepy. Brad waits until he is done with his shower to get out and tell the guy to shoo off. The guy is pretty unimpressed. Probably another celeb insulted that Brad the hobo is using his gym. Brad looks like he is gonna try some martial arts on him.

Brad spends a lot of his evenings after work snorkeling in the sea. The only time Brad is in a positive mood because he loves swimming. Poor stressed guy.

But all his hard work has paid off because after three days Brad can afford a fridge!

And a toilet :P Brad is enjoying his yogurt too much.

He went back to the festival on leisure day, hoping to see Michelle again but no luck. So he sat down and wrote her a very sappy love letter. Probably something like...

You, beautiful.

Me, handsome.

Us, but mainly me, perfect <3

He didn't get a reply. Shocking.

I look away for one minute and Brad is skating with this guy and making some serious goo-goo eyes at each other. No Brad. Michelle is for you! What are you doing?

He was seriously upset when the guy ditched him to skate with this teenager (Creep alert!) He refused to go home or do anything and just stood there on the skating rink for FOREVER. Finally he skated off in a huff and went home, but it took a long time. Some kind of bro crush going on. Focus on Michelle, Brad. MICHELLE!!!

End of the week and Brad now has the basics! He doesn't have to spend his days at the gym for the free shower. Still sleeping in a sleeping bag, but he'll get there.

Bursting with confidence and his new found wealth Brad invited Michelle to meet him at the library. But he is clearly thinking this is a date.

Michelle does not.

Brad takes a risk. Heat of the moment kiss!

And Michelle likes it! Awwww. He ended the date afterwards because it was 1 AM. And Michelle complained because the date was too short...how late did she want to be out? Some of us have things to do in the morning!

This is Brad's morning cooking waffles. What does this face mean? He made it over and over again. Is he worrying about burning the waffles, cause that happened over and over again too.

Brad's boss, a two star celeb, invited Brad over for a pool party so Brad puts on his swim trunks and heads over...Hello? His boss had a really fancy, expensive house...but no pool.

It was creepy. Who hosts a swim party without a pool? And it was mostly guys at the party so a bunch of topless guys wandering around. Not good for Brad's suspicious wandering eyes. Walk away, Brad. You are dating Michelle. Leave the creepy boss alone. He did impress one of the other guests enough that he is now a 1 star celeb though. I guess that's something.

Brad invited Michelle out on a date at the festival. Michelle was so cute and Brad was checking out the guys. Why Brad? Why? I'm worried for Michelle's future. Generation 1 seems too early for affairs, but Brad seriously is always checking out the guys...

Brad proposed that same evening. At the festival ground where they met, under a full moon. Michelle is so cute! Let's pretend that what Brad is saying is, “I'm exhausted, living my life without you!” It's a lot more romantic than, “Say yes before I faint from exhaustion.”

Michelle : Yes, Brad. I Love you and I always will <3

Brad : Great, man...uh, girl, uhhhhh Michelle.

I made sure he owned a real bed before he proposed! He officially has all the basics in his house now. Yes, he went home alone after proposing. He was too tired to watch the stars or invite her over, or anything slightly romantic. He ended the date and Michelle was swooning, saying what a wonderful epic date it was. Brad got into the cab and rolled a want to go on a first date with someone. You are killing me Brad!!!

Time for a bachelor party! I wanted to send him to the dance club, but it was too expensive. So he's returning to Varg's where he got his first meal. He only knows the guys from work so he invited them. This is his boss about to give a toast. It looks like a pretty epic party...

But the toast was given to a door and Brad was the only one listening >.<

Someone invited a dancer to the party!
I think the bartender's expression says it all here...

This picture pretty well sums up Brad's bachelor party. Two of his friends barely talked to him, they just drank and danced. The guy who gave his toast, his boss, very nearly wet himself. Then there is Brad...passed out on the floor.

He spent a lot of the night chatting up the dancer actually. Why does he make these sappy faces at the dancer and not Michelle?!

The dancer was really happy when the party was announced over. Like crazy happy. Brad isn't deterred at all, just giving her a creepy smile. Dude you have issues.

The party ended at around 5 in the morning so as soon as Brad got home he called in fake sick. Even though his boss was at his bachelor party, apparently he believed him. So Brad got to sleep it off AND get paid.

 

He was invited to another celebrity party. It was awful. Brad shows up and the first thing the host does is go to bed. Brad introduces and impresses the two 1-star celeb girls there and that apparently kills the party because everyone leaves. Brad is never going to Roger Rao's parties again.

Wedding Day!

Pre-wedding party. Brad is just doing a bit of dancing before his wedding vows. Actually, they are all just waiting for the bride to show up!

There she is. She just casually walks in, fashionably late for her own wedding!

Uh-oh. Michelle is having some wedding jitters :/ Is this why she's late? Is she gonna leave him at the alter?! Noooo! I made this cute little beach chapel just for you! You can't run away!

She seems to have calmed down. Quick put a ring on it Brad! Don't worry :) She said yes. (probably should have said no...)

 

Oh, and you see that guy crying, photo bombing? He is in nearly every one of their wedding photos. His name is Nikolous and Brad met him at his Bachelor party. Random acquaintance but he was bawling the whole wedding. Very loudly.

Time to cut the wedding cake!

 

Such a close couple...Eating their cake at opposite ends of the room :/ But in sync!

Michelle: I'm so excited about my wedding day.

Nik : I'm eating cake here.

Michelle then rolled a want to learn Nik's sign. No girl. Don't even go there.

Brad : Uh, personal space?

Justine : Yeah, you're invading mine, loser.

Who is that? Oh that's just Justine. The dancer from his Bachelor party. Yeah, Brad has real class. She spend most of the wedding with that horrible frown on her face. She doesn't seem like a nice person Brad.

They danced until they were the last sims on the lot. Awwww.

But Brad was dancing the girl part >.< That's Michelle twirling him. LOL

They weren't good dancers. Michelle stepped on his feet at least five times. She spent more time apologizing than dancing, but they were still cute.

With the money Michelle brought they have an actual living room now! I had to buy them a computer because Michelle's lifetime goal is to master painting and writing and Brad needs one for work so that was at the top of the list for their next investment.

Michelle went to buy her first veggies to begin her era as a homemaker with gardening. She was terrified. Her eyes were glazed over and everything.

Oh, and her traits. Michelle is neat, a hopeless romantic, excitable, nurturing, and an animal lover.

 

Brad : I think our wedding was perfect.

Michelle (thinking) : Where did he find such a cheap bed? What have I gotten myself into?!

And Michelle starts her cooking journey burning waffles. She doesn't seem thrilled about being a homemaker. It's gonna be okay Michelle!

And that is the end of the first post. Generation 2 arrives in the next post! Do you think Brad is going to end up cheating? Did Michelle make the right decision marrying him? Leave your guess/opinion down in the comments :)