User:K6ka/Sandbox15

Time for the Travellers to settle

After a fairly extended hiatus, I'm back! Now to get rid back into things, let's open up the Traveller family, that family that EAxis shipped with Bon Voyage.



It's obvious that EAxis intended for the Travellers to be used for visiting those brand spanking new vacation hoods, but let's be real—how are you supposed to make money to eat if you're not employed at all? Since Trent seems to want a life of adventure through travel, I gave him a job in the Adventurer career. Trisha's still looking for a job, but she'll be getting one eventually. Tina, of course, needs to settle in to a school and make some permanent friends around here. I get that Trent wants out from the rat race and wants to travel, and I'm happy to make family vacations a regular thing for him—in fact I took the Travellers out on an island vacation last time I played them—but, you know, you still need a job in order to eat. And pay the bills. And the apartment rent. Speaking of apartments...



I moved the Travellers into the Seaspray Apartments, in the apartment right next door to the McGregors. It isn't a bad place to live, and for a family of three, this apartment is pretty darn cozy, compared to the eight bouncing Sims in a similarly-sized apartment a wall away.

First floor contains the garage and the front door.



Second floor is where their living room, dining room, and kitchen are located.



Third floor is where their two bedrooms are. Tina's bedroom is the same size as the bedroom all of the McGregor kids next door have to share, but she's an only child so all of that space is hers! ...Actually, that might not be such a great thing, since she won't be used to sharing such a large space. Think of the Haiders!



Last time I left them, it's early Saturday morning, and for reasons I can't remember, the landlord is out on the lot. I think he'll stick around until the weekly building party.



Trisha Traveller is not as loyal to her husband as one might expect...



It's hailing, but when did that ever stop Trent? No adventurous father-and-daughter duo would ever pass on the opportunity to have some totally safe swing around fun while being pelted by little ice pellets!



Trisha isn't so much of a fan of bad weather, however. She seeks shelter in the indoor communal rec room and socializes with the landlord.



Trent and Tina learn their lesson the hard way: hail is not very nice.



Hail cracking down over his head, Trent makes his way to the carpool. As an Adventurer, he's going to have to get used to working every Saturday. Hey, at least it's better than a sour white-collared 9-to-5 internship.



Being uprooted from her old home meant that Tina has to make new friends in SimVille. She has a curious heart like her father, but she also just wants to have a circle of good friends she can get to know for a solid period of time rather than being constantly blown around like dandelion seeds. So far all of the kids she's met in school have been nice enough to give her their numbers.



When the weather clears up, the apartment doors swing open and the neighbours start pouring out... and they're dispersing in different directions! Tina doesn't know the McGregors all to well, which is all too unfortunate. Today she's going to have to change that.



"Did you know that the island natives of Twikkii Island have used the mortar and pestle to make poi out of taro? It used to taste really bad, but then they started to add other stuff to the mixture to make it..."



Luckily for Tina, Lyndsay changed the boring and uninteresting subject.



The pizza has arrived, and it looks like the landlord already made one slice disappear.



I'm just going to save one for Trent, since we all know how much he likes a good pepperoni-and-cheese.



Tina seemed a little shy to ask, but it turns out Lyndsay wanted to play catch with someone too!





Trisha and Alyssa were having a good conversation together when all of a sudden Alyssa turns around and heads back into her apartment. I wonder if Trisha felt the least bit rejected by that.



A townie that hasn't mastered the vacation gestures yet? Oh, Trisha feels glad to be part of something bigger.



Trisha wonders why the landlord doesn't just grab a slice and join her. Is he just antisocial or what?



"Trent is not home. Call again later!" Tina doesn't recognize the voice on the other end. It sounds like a female downtownie, but why on earth would she be interested in her dad?



Alyssa comes out again, this time hungry enough for a slice.



Tina and Lyndsay have gotten close enough to each other to be able to play Cops And Robbers without rejecting the interaction. Tina can ignore that creepy landlord for now!



Lyndsay's able to ignore the commotion too, with an ill-tempered apartment townie fighting with their father for no apparent reason.



For some reason, Alyssa sees fit to compliment him! Trisha is aghast!