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!