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.




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.

We join her at the foot of the dock.

my... my immersion












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


Sam nods sympathetically.



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!