Riley Harlow

Riley Harlow


Gender	Female
Age	Adult
Life state	Sim
Biography
Riley has moved into Four Corners to meet new people, seek excitement, and perhaps find love...
Education and employment
Career	Entertainment
Family
Family/Families	Harlow family
Parents	Jane Harlow
Marital status	Married
Romances	Mickey Smith , Dylan Kincaid
Children	Baby or twins (at the end)
Personality
Zodiac sign	Aries
Aspiration	Fortune
Lifetime want	Become Mogul
Chemistry
Turn-ons	Brown Hair
Turn-ons	Black Hair
Turn-off	Stink
Appearance
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Skin color	Tan
Body shape	Thin
Other information
Game	The Sims Life Stories
Playability	Playable
Neighborhood	Four Corners

Riley Harlow is a pre-made playable adult sim from Four Corners, one of the neighborhoods shipped with The Sims Life Stories. She is the protagonist of Riley's story. Having lost her job and facing eviction from her house in SimCity, Riley arrived in the town of Four Corners to stay with her aunt Sharon Foss. Details of her early life before moving to Four Corners are largely left up to the player's imagination, but she does mention that she was both president of the chess club and captain of the football team at her high school. She also describes herself as a "certified ninja" at one point, a qualification that seems to be taken seriously, at least by Riley herself.

Riley mentions having eaten at a burger bar in Pleasantview on her way to Four Corners, suggesting that the game takes place in the same universe as The Sims 2 and that the two neighborhoods are fairly close together. This would make sense, as Riley is stated to have just moved to Four Corners from SimCity, and Pleasantview is believed to be a suburb of the city, meaning that she may well have had to pass through Pleasantview en route.

Riley also appears in the family bin of the Free Play version of the neighborhood. Even though she has brown hair, Riley's SimDNA in SimPE confirms her natural hair color is blonde in the Story Mode version, while in the Free Play version her natural hair color is brown. She also has tweased eyebrows and eyeliner in the Story Mode version, but combed eyebrows and light eyeliner in the Free Play version of the neighborhood.

When Riley is directed to look for a job on the computer, only the Entertainment career will be available, no matter how many times she is directed to look again. A similar thing happens with Tank Grunt in The Sims 2, who can only access the Military career when the Grunt family is first played.

When Riley's household is first played, she will be 29 days away from becoming an elder. She has the Fortune aspiration and the Aries zodiac sign. Her interests in the Free Play version of the neighborhood are different from the ones she has in the Story Mode version.

Sometimes I feel like a total basket case. Like, what am I doing with my life? I've always wanted a great job, a great boyfriend—and now I have it all, sort of. So how come I'm doubting every decision I make? OMG, I'm only 23. I just need to have some FUN! — Riley's biography in The Sims Stories site

Story Edit

Main article: Riley's story

After Aunt Sharon suddenly left on a business trip, Riley was welcomed by Mickey Smith, Fiona Fortuna, and Agora Tchotchke. The next day, she invited Mickey over, not knowing he would bring Agora with him. Riley tried to flirt with Mickey, and Agora got angry with her. She stormed off in a huff, leaving Mickey at Riley's house. Mickey called Riley the next day and asked her if she wanted to go to Starlight Cafe and Market, where they shared their first kiss, and became boyfriend and girlfriend. Later, Fiona called Riley saying that her ex-boyfriend from high school, Dylan Kincaid, moved into Four Corners a few weeks before she did. He called Riley, and invited himself over to her house for dinner. They fell in love again, and Riley was conflicted about her feelings for Dylan and her relationship with Mickey. Riley invited Mickey to Lead's Gym, not knowing they would meet Dylan there. Mickey thought Riley was dating Dylan, and dumped her on the spot.

Dylan later went to Riley's house to comfort her. Feeling particularly down, Riley decided to go to The Corner Boutique. She invited Dylan, but he made the excuse that he had to work. So she then went alone, and saw Dylan there on a date with Ashley Sinclair. After attacking him, he dumped her, and Riley discovered Dylan dropped his wallet during the fight. She took the money, and spent it on clothes, but went home when she saw Mickey with Agora, since the two of them were engaged now. Riley then decided to make up with Mickey, but when they finally do, he had to go and marry Agora.

Riley was devastated, and things only got worse when Dylan showed up yelling at her for wrecking everything. Aunt Sharon showed up with the police, and Dylan was arrested for kidnapping Sharon and holding her hostage in his basement. Riley found out Agora was involved too, and went to Old Grove Gardens to stop the wedding between Mickey and Agora. When she got there, she told Mickey everything, and Mickey left Agora at the altar.

Agora was furious with Riley, and got in a fight with her. Riley won, and Agora was arrested. Mickey asked Riley to marry her on the spot, and they went on their honeymoon to the Simaican Isles, a play on the Jamaican Isles. When they got back, Sharon announced to them that she was giving them the house, and left on a date with a guy she met over the internet. Riley then became pregnant, and she and Mickey threw a house party to commemorate the occasion. Riley then has the baby(s), and this is where the story ends.

After the story, Riley, Mickey, and their baby(s) become a playable family living in 10 Hyacinth Circle.

Connection to Vincent's story Edit

The TV show that Vincent and Naomi watch in Vincent's story, entitled For Love or Simoleons, is obviously based on Riley's story. (After the episode ends, Naomi comments that she "can't believe her ex-boyfriend kidnapped her aunt!", as well as referencing several other plot points from Riley's chapters.) This could mean that Riley's story is a television show within Vincent's story. However, since Riley is shown pursuing the Entertainment career, it's possible that the two stories take place in the same universe, and that Riley makes a TV show based on her life after her story has ended. This would mean that Vincent's story takes place sometime after Riley's has ended, which is the order of play encouraged by the game.

Simology Edit

Image	Skill	Level
	Cooking
	Charisma
	Body

;Riley's Story

Image	Name	Relationship level
	Mickey Smith	Married
	Sharon Foss	Friend
	Fiona Fortuna	Friend
	Ashley Sinclair	Just Met
	Agora Tchotchke	Enemy
	Dylan Kincaid	Enemy

Personality
Aries Aries
Sloppy		Neat
Shy		Outgoing
Lazy		Active
Serious		Playful
Grouchy		Nice

;Riley's Story

Image	Interest	Level
	Environment
	Food
	Weather
	Culture
	Money
	Politics
	Paranormal
	Health
	Fashion
	Travel
	Crime
	Sports
	Entertainment
	Animals
	Work
	School
	Toys
	Sci-Fi

Free Play

Image	Interest	Level
	Environment
	Food
	Weather
	Culture
	Money
	Politics
	Paranormal
	Health
	Fashion
	Travel
	Crime
	Sports
	Entertainment
	Animals
	Work
	School
	Toys
	Sci-Fi

;Riley's Story

Image	Memory	Type
	Moved In	Positive
	Met Mickey	Positive
	Met Fiona	Positive
	Met Agora	Positive
	Got a Job	Positive
	Got a Promotion	Positive
	Had 1st Date with Mickey	Positive
	Had Very First Kiss with Mickey	Positive
	Kissed Mickey for the First Time	Positive
	Got a Promotion	Positive
	Met Dylan	Positive
	Kissed Dylan for the First Time	Positive
	Met Ashley	Positive
	Made Best Friends with Mickey	Positive
	Made out with Mickey	Positive
	Lost Mickey as a Best Friend	Negative
	Made Best Friends with Dylan	Positive
	Made out with Dylan	Positive
	Got a Promotion	Positive
	Won a Fight with Dylan	Positive
	Earned §5,000	Positive
	Got a Promotion	Positive
	Got a Promotion	Positive
	Earned §10,000	Positive
	Won a Fight with Agora	Positive
	Made Enemies with Agora	Negative
	Got Engaged to Mickey	Positive
	Got Married to Mickey	Positive
	Did WooHoo with Mickey	Positive
	Had a Great Party	Positive
	Had Unborn baby Harlow	Positive

Free Play

Image	Memory	Type
	Met Mystery Sim	Positive
	Made Best Friends with Mystery Sim	Positive
	Had Very First Kiss with Mystery Sim	Positive
	Kissed Mystery Sim for the First Time	Positive

Image	Item	Value
	NOYIN 2680 Cellular Phone	§149

Gallery Edit

Riley's head-shot in the Free Play version of the neighborhood.

Other Languages Edit

Language	The Sims Life Stories
English	Riley Harlow
Brazilian Portuguese	Rita Najura
Chinese (Simplified)	莱莉哈洛
Chinese (Traditional)	萊麗哈洛
Czech	Riley Harlow
Danish	Rie Haskov
Dutch	Manon den Hartog
European Portuguese	Rita Hortense
Finnish	Riina Juuri-Kasvunen
French	Michelle Mabel
German	Laura Haselnuss
Hungarian	Riley Harlow
Italian	Alice Novelli
Japanese	ライリーハルロー
Norwegian	Randi Haraldsen
Polish	Renia Sianko
Russian	Ритолетта Гарлоу
Spanish	Rita Arenas
Swedish	Maria Haglöv
Thai	ไรลี่ย์ ฮาร์โลว์