Part 16: Technical Difficulties: Please Bear With Us
To Renee's Nature Preserve we go! Sailing, sailing, over the bounding main~
Sam gets to steer during the loading screens. Buddy and Lyndsay provide color commentary.
: Neat! I want to meet a cow!
: Buddy, I think a nature preserve would have slightly more exotic animals than cows.
: Really? HEY! Maybe they'll have pigs!!!
: ... wouldn't THAT be a rare treat.
Nothing like a little sarcasm to make these long boat rides go by faster. Anyway!
Eventually we dock at the Nature Preserve! It sure is natural.
I see bees, and a treasure chest, and... is that a bear?
Renee meets us at the docks when we arrive. Hi, Renee! I'm not putting the accent in your name because I am lazy.
: Welcome, welcome! Right this way.
We join her at the foot of the dock.
my... my immersion
: What?
: Remember, flash photography is strictly prohibited while in the park.
: Huh?
: Wow! I bet the animals love that!
: They do!
: Hmmm...
: As soon as you're ready, just talk to me and we'll begin the tour!
Buddy salutes, and after a quick look around Sam decides to take the tour.
Renee trots off, and Sam follows her.
uhh
Sam is all oh I saw this coming
: Don't worry, Renee, Sam here is King Roland's royal Wandolier! He can build you a great place in no time!
Sam nods sympathetically.
: Wow! That'd be great! Here, take this Scroll--it'll teach you everything you'll need to build my Visitor Center!
Right! Let's get started.
We need Happy Essences to make a Visitor's Center, for reasons, so Sam tells Renee a joke.
There we go. Now we need cherries, also for reasons. Are there cherry trees around here? Man, I hope so.
That is not a cherry tree, but Sam is always happy to get more Mana, Simoleons, and Bronze. Let's go say hi to the--
HOLY CRAP ABORT ABORT
Yes. Well. Sam slinks away from the enormous noble pig and heads up the hill to his right.
Ah ha! Cherry trees! I cannot tell a lie: Sam cut them both down. He could have just watered them, since watering a full-sized tree makes it break out in fruit--but he'll need some Wood as well, again for reasons.
And then over here we have AAAAAAGH
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Next time on MySims Kingdom: ... short game!