Yume, the Artist

Yume's house has grown bigger, she has gotten to know plenty of neighbors and developed good relationships with most of them, and is in an Inseparable Relationship with one of them XD However, Yume has been guilty of not being able to update at all (^^U) So let us take a look at how she's been, specifically skill-wise:

Of course there HAS TO BE coffee in the house so she has been learning to COOK through her coffee maker.

After mastering the Hazelnut Coffee, her Cooking Skill increased to 24.

However, if she wants to master more dishes using her outdoor grill, she needs to learn through other Cooking Appliances until she reaches a Cooking Skill level of 45.

Music-wise, she has spent plenty of time playing with guitars and the keyboard, and is currently at Music Skill 20.

She has unlocked more keyboard pieces though, and is currently continuing to level up. (She has already collected the Groove that she needed XD Hey everyone needs to find that XD)

Online writing is one of her jobs, so I can totally identify with her! Currently her Writing Skill is at 22.

She still needs a couple of newspapers though, so she can master writing Ransom Notes XD

Her Art Skills are her highest skills, at 30.

Since she has used up her easels for various portraits, she is now putting together a Comic Art Drafting Board. She just needs more.... uhm... Fury.

Apart from asking her neighbors to send her some Fury (that sounded so wrong), she also visits Bella (everyone's neighbor and initial flirt-mate and best friend slash best enemy) to insult her and argue with her, until there is only one energy left, for Apologizing XD

Restart II

I don't think I can ever beat the High Dragon and the Pride Demon (and the Legion of Hateful Swaying Shades) with my first character's attributes so I decided to restart. Besides, I have snagged Fenris on the first one so that's another reason why it's okay to leave that one behind for now XD

This time I made my character more girly, hence the longer hair and softer face.

For some reason, I encountered Fenris much earlier in this second try. (Must be fate.)

And because we met earlier, we already had One of Those Conversations at his mansion. Please don't mind the way I sat.

Plus, this time, I was able to meet Isabella. For some reason I never ran into her in my previous game. Now I got Fenris to flirt with, and Isabella to flirt with me (and everyone else). XD

I am also going about the quests in a more organized manner, since I am less frenzied about playing a new game, because it is a restart. There is the tingling excitement of a Restart though, but I am still much calmer in playing the game this time. I also get to skip some dialogues that I have already heard.

Looking forward to the rest of the game! (^_^) I can also fight the Arishok again, but this time with more dignity and less panic XD

Found the Trail That Led Us Back

I know that we have left Frontierville to live a quiet, simple life, but somehow our boots led us to a trail that brought us to:

It's basically the same thing, except that you get to travel to and explore other areas of the map. I have yet to see if I will feel at home enough to stay.

More Sims

Apart from Sims Social, I also have an active Sim in my sister's iPad. So far I've spent a lot of time getting to know the people in the neighborhood and making them my friends. I also got a job at the nearby mart. I have already moved some living room and furniture and changed my living room walls and couch.

I know, the place looks drab and lonely, but I spend most of my time outside socializing and fishing anyway XD But I still intend to make my home more cozy and nice.

Biskit as a Wrinkly Old Man

It's been about six months since Chieli last visited town - and she is glad to find Kabuki and Biskit (especially Biskit) still around. But Biskit found her long absence unsettling XD

Biskit says the sweetest things most of the time XD

And because Chieli was away for so long, she found this weird brown thing (for the first time) growing beside a tree. She cannot dig it out or chop it or do anything to it - it just sits there, all ugly and odd. I read somewhere that it appears when your town needs some cleaning (^^U)

Fenris, Finally XD

I return to my estate and find Fenris, all Hot and Bothered XD And finally, The Kiss XD (I was a noisy gamer at that time.)

And then there was the emo moment when he leaves after the Fenris Fest.

In other news, I didn't expect to see Teagan and not feel anything XD Perhaps it was my Hinata character who was more smitten by Teagan and my current Hawke persona is way too into Fenris. XD Besides, Teagan here seemed less charming. Or maybe it's just the Fenris bias in me talking.

And of course, there is the main quest XD Loads of awkward moments experienced because of the Meredith-and-Orsino tension (^^U) Although I want to tear Anders into smithereens, I chose Orsino. Sadly though, it seemed to drive my Fenris even farther away, and I had to be with Merrill :T

When I came to the part with the Fried, I mean Pride Demon, I died about a million times so I reloaded to the portion before the Meredith and Orsino Awkward Moments, and decided to relax by doing other quests. Grrrr I hate the numerous Swaying Shades Surrounding my characters.

A Fourth Heart!

I have restored the first railroad and I get a new Heart Container! Now I got four. (In my previous game I reached until 6.)