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<blockquote class=note>Midnight Masquerade is a guided game in [[The Sims Pet Stories]]. It starts when [[Stephen Loyal]], an accomplished SimCity chef, who leads a quiet and ordered life in the desert suburb of [[Mesa Flats]] has been lately unusually busy getting ready for his [[Celeste Girard|cousin]]'s wedding and helping his employer [[Julianne Charlot|Julianne]] cater the annual Mesa Flats Midnight Masquerade ball. Little does Stephen know that his life is about to get turned upside down....</blockquote>
 
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Celeste tells Stephen that her friend [[Erin Davis]] can't take care of her cat [[Diva Loyal|Diva]], while she and her husband go on honeymoon and says that Stephen owes it to her after missing part of her wedding. Stephen agrees, even though he will be busy preparing the food for the Midnight Masquerade. Stephen then leaves the wedding party. When he arrives home he reiceves the aquarium he ordered.
 
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The next day, [[Celeste and Damien went off on their honeymoon and Celeste's friend Erin Davis]]shows up at his comesdoor to thedrop Diva off. Erin tells Stephen that she would'sve houseloved bringingto take care of Diva for Celeste, but her dog [[Buster Davis|Buster]] keeps using Diva himas thea catpillow. Stephen thinks Erin is cute and offersinvites her espressoin for coffee, but she can't stay long because she is finishing a painting. While they'reStephen and Erin drinkingdrink itcoffee, Diva starts to scratch up Stephen's favorite couch. andSo he scolds her. Erin calms Stephen down by saying that Diva's just getting familiar there. She also saysand that she used to be a veterinarian, so he can trust her.
 
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The next day, Diva pees in the kitchen and Stephen decides to buy a litterlitterbox boxat for[[List hisof cat.Mesa WhileFlats inlots#Mesa Flats Pet Supply|Mesa Flats Pet Supply]], the local pet store,. heAfter seesbuying Gordona flirtinglitterbox with oneDiva, womanGordon who fallswalks in loveand withgets himthe immediatelywomen's attention. After that,he Divaflirts comeswith anda woman, Diva scares Gordonhim, andcausing everyone in the womanstore laughsto laugh at himGordon. After Gordon foundthen out thatinsults Diva isand tells Stephen's cat, he says to him to keep her away andfrom that hehim. shouldHe also tells Stephen to stay away from "his" Rachel. Later,He Jamesthen comesleaves and theyStephen and Diva also go back home. Stephen then invites James over to watch TVthe wherenews it'stogether. saidThe news reveals that there was a con-man was discovered operating in [[Arbor Falls]] and it's believed that he may have moved on to Mesa Flats. After James leaves, he receives a cat condo that Celeste bought for Diva.
 
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NextThe next morning, Stephen decides to work out. a bit and thenLater, he invitescalls Rachel to go out. TheyShe gosays toshe's with Gordon at the moment, but that she can meet Stephen in a few hours at [[List of Mesa Flats lots#Club Z|Club Z]]. whereOnce theythere, dance.Stephen Whileand Rachel ishave askinga Gordonfun whomtime dancing. When Rachel asks him who he's gonnais invitetaking to the Midnight Masquerade, Gordon comesshows up again. He tells Rachel he thought about her proposal from last night and interruptswants themto discuss it with her right away. Rachel agrees and they leave together and Stephen thendecides goesto go home. To Stephen it seemed like Rachel wanted him to ask her to the masquerade, but that he can't compete with Gordon.
 
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AnotherThe next day, Stephen decides to give attention toteaches Diva sothe he'''Roll playsOver''' withcommand herand athen bit.Erin Later,passes Erinby comeswhile towalking hisher housedog andBuster. heStephen asks herErin on a date. Theyto go toout at [[List of Mesa Flats lots#Chez Prix|Chez Prix]]. Erin agrees, finishes walking her dog and meets Stephen at the restaurant. The two have dinner, but after eating the food they feel sick as well as the whole restaurant. They decide to take photos in the photo booth, andwhich turn out to be terrible. They then both head home.
 
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The next day, Stephen, after cleaning his kitchen, prepares salad for the Masquerade but Diva eats it. When Julianne arrives to pick up the salad, he has to dissapoint her. He goes to [[List of Mesa Flats lots#Six Points Plaza|Six Points Plaza]] and buys some groceries to make a new salad. He meets Erin there and asksshe hersays she brought him some special soup to help him feel better after getting sick at Chez Prix. Erin tells him that the masqueraderecipe is a family secret and shethat it's a mother-daughter tradition. Stephen then shows off the Roll Over command he taught Diva and asks Erin to the masquerade. Erin says she'd love to go with him, but Gordon already asked her. Stephen goes back home, eats the special soup and feels a lot better. He also receives a scratching post that Celeste sent for Diva and makes the salad for the masquerade, which Julianne picks up.
 
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Next day, Stephen prepares Lobsterthe lobster thermidor for the Midnightmasquerade Masquerade.and HeJulianne alsocomes invitesto Jamespick whoit saysup. theyHe shouldthen gomeets toJames at [[List of Mesa Flats lots#Flat Hat Bar|Flat Hat Bar]] becauseto Stephen'splay housepoker looksand likeJames atells pettinghim zoo.the AfterPolice hein comesArbor there,Falls theyhad playdetermined cardsthat a bit and James tells him thatthe con-man's last name starts with an S which means Gordon isFetching notcan't thatbe the guy. While they're talking, Rachel comes and joins the game. She later dances with Stephen and while she's at the ladies' room, Gordon comesarrives andwith fightshis withhenchman [[Anthony Zilch]]. Gordon beats Stephen up because he warned him about Rachel and Anthony decides to fight James, but loses. After that, Rachel comes and Gordon asks her if she'd like to go to masquerade with him, but she says that she had already agreed to go with Stephen. Gordon says that he and Rachel still have their business project to handle and leaves with Anthony.
 
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The nextNext day, Rachel comes and invitestells Stephen he is going to Club Z. Afterwith her, because he meetshas herbeen there,working henonstop. seesWhen thatthey Gordonget isto alsoClub thereZ, withGordon and Erin. Afterturn Rachelout andto be there too. Stephen singand aRachel sing karaoke together. After that, Gordon comestries andto talks tograb Rachel, but she doesn't want to do anything withpushes him away. Stephen then decides to kiss Rachel soin thatfront of Gordon leavesto make him leave her alone. Erin sees them kissing as well and asks Stephen if he's dating Rachel now to which he replies 'sort of' which makes Rachel angry, andso she tells him she'll call tomorrow and leaves. Gordon then says Erin painted him in a portret and gives the painting to Stephen to show off. After that, Gordon and Erin leave together.
 
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Next day, Stephen invites Erin to [[List of Mesa Flats lots#Sal's Bratwurst and Culture|Sal's Bratwurst and Culture]] because he feels bad about what happened at Club Z. HeOnce there, Stephen introduces herErin to his friend [[Sal Zugovich|Sal]], and after they order a table. After Stephen and Erin eat, they slow dance. Erin tells Stephen that she thinks they are at different places in their lives and mentions Gordon. Stephen interrupts her and starts to insult Gordon which makes her angry because she just wanted to tell him she's confused, not get him start on a rant about someone she cares for. Erin then leaves. Sal comes to Stephen and tells him he needs to become a better listener and gives him a Bougainvillae; A hanging plant under which Sal says he proposed to his wife [[Greta Zugovich]]. He also tells Stephen to never underestimate the power of ordinary beauty. Stephen then heads home.
 
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Next day, Rachel calls Stephen andto askcome himover ifto he'dSix likePoints Plaza to help her pick out a mask to wear for the Midnight Masquerade. WhileAfter atdoing Six Points Plazaso, he sees Erin and buys her roses and apologizes to her for last night. Later, James comes and Stephen tells him that he's in love but not saying with who. James says they are catching up with the con-man and Stephen is convinced that it's Gordon hiding behind a false name and that Erin and Rachel are in trouble.
Stephen the goes home to work on the ice sculpture for the masquerade and after he is done Julianne comes to pick it up.
 
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On the Masquerade day, Stephen calls Rachel to see if she's ready and after picking his mask he heads to the [[List of Mesa Flats lots#Amber Hall|Amber Hall]]. After he comes there Julianne thanks him for all the effort he putsput into preparing the food and Sal complements him. Julianne tells him that Gordon will play music for the masquerade. Stephen dances with Rachel, while Gordon is dancing with Erin. Gordon tells Rachel she looks great, but that she chose the wrong date. Rachel then agrees to one dance with Gordon, but says that she didn'st maskcome onto whichbe with him. Stephen decides to talk to Erin, but then Gordon removedis about to play and she wants to go listen. Gordon removes his mask in order to play music. and Stephen takes the chance to wear it. He then beguilesnotices Gordon's henchman, [[Anthony Zilch]], heading to the roof. Stephen then follows him and beguiles Anthony, who falls for his disguise and tells him that everything's is in place and that they'll have all the girls' simoleons by morning. Anthony also reveals that Gordon's last name is actually Schickel. Stephen immediately tells that to James who callsinforms the police. After Gordon is announced as the masquerade king, police arrest him so Stephen is chosen instead. Diva also stops Anthony from escaping. Now Stephen must decide who will be his queen: Rachel or Erin?
After Julianne announces Gordon as the king of the Midnight Masquerade, James gets back with the police and arrests him and Diva also stops Anthony from escaping. Stephen is then annouced king instead and must decide who will be his queen: Rachel or Erin?
 
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