Some exciting statistics at the beginning of day twelve:

There are all sorts of interesting things to see in there, like our current happiest Sim is on the second lowest salary, and that Gorfast is currently the lowest paid – it just goes to show that Crime Doesn’t Pay, Kids! (Also – Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness – we’re full of cliché today).

There has been a shift in the balance of power, team-wise:

Stormpeaks are now in the lead, by a mighty 184 points. Tomorrow, maybe it’ll swing back the other way, who can tell?

Let’s see what our pixelated friends are up to on day twelve of their stay in the house:

Pfant has broken this shower, so has to fix it before work.

Gorfast started to chase this chap, who was peeking in the window. We didn’t get a screenshot in before he gave up, though. Gorfast’s action was called “Chase Peeping Tom”. Full of awesome.

The plants in the garden are starting to grow, although there are quite a few weeds in there. It’s surprising that they’re surviving without water so long. Nobody even attempts to water them today.

It’s repo time, and this time she takes the cooker. Hah! Serves them right for never paying any bills.

Eeni mooches a TV dinner from Devyna. She doesn’t seem to mind.

Gorfast and Eeni take out the rubbish together. Cute!

Now they have a bit of a chat in one of the bathrooms. Eeni’s having a whale of a time!

“I really thought the moon was made of cheese!”.

“That’s nothing, I used to spend hours looking for shooting stars. In broad daylight. Naturally, I discovered this was a great way of finding out when people are out of their house so that I can rob their stuff!”. Well, he might be saying that!

Whatever he said, they are both friendlier now.

Just how friendly, is anyone’s guess!

They meet up in the living room for a gossip.

Shirine cleans a bath in her uniform. If she cleans up the streets as well as this, then Gorfast and his colleagues had better watch out!

A bit later on, she’s working out when Vigilant decides to give her a fright.

She has a very expressive face!

These two are still chatting. They must be married (or the best of friends) by now, surely!

Viridian is pretty tired, he opts for a nap in his uniform when he returns from work.

Hunger wakes him and he tries to cook, but there’s something missing…  hmm whatever that could be?

He eventually remembers that there’s a salad in the fridge, and opts for that instead.

Three cops, talking shop. “After using appropriate sterilization techniques clean and dry the cuff. Use a hair dryer if necessary to force moisture out of the lock cavity. Avoid temperatures above 300° Fahrenheit.”*

Gorfast has moved on to Vigilant. No idea what he’s rambling on about.

“You’re on fire, babe!”. Surely this would impress any girl? (Yeah, right…)

“Don’t you trash talk me!”

“Listen, I’m only trying to score – I need to start a family, you see!”

(It didn’t work, and they head their separate ways). Eeni and Pfant watch TV. Well, Pfant watches TV, and Eeni appears to be watching Pfant.

Gorfast has to be the most sociable sim in the house. It’s not doing him any favours, point-wise or career-wise, but he’s friendly with most of his housemates. Gossip, gossip…

Pippy has had a very long day. First of all, he was tired before he went to work, then he had just left the hospital when his pager beeped, and he had to turn around and go back, and work another full shift. He’s so tired, that he falls asleep before he gets in the door.

Poor Pippy. He sleeps for a few minutes, until he has rested enough to walk to his bed, and sleep properly there. These folks haven’t learned about finances, see the next lot of unpaid bills lying beside him on the ground?

Devyna was promoted today, she tells Gorfast all about it here.

Gorfast is our first sim in the Tempered house to use the telescope.

Now, where’s he off to?

He must be going far away, since he needs to get in a taxi… (he actually saw a meteor land, and has gone to find it. All the screenshots of this were too dark, so imagine him picking up a giant rock, examining it, and finding it’s worth 17,850 simoleons, then kicking over someone’s bin, and returning home in a taxi).

So, we end day twelve with Gorfast chasing over town to find a meteor, of all things. Devyna was promoted, and so was Viridian, who received his own patrol car as part of his promotion. We might have to put a parking space down for him, so he doesn’t have to carry it around with him all the time (yes, really…).

The standings are similar to before, with the two druids at the very top, although the Stormpeaks family are pushing themselves up to the top. Slow and steady wins the race.

*Viridian’s text was taken from this site on handcuff maintenance. (We googled it, the Tempered Sims team have no experience of handcuffs, and wish this to remain the case!).

Day Eleven