Part 91: Another Kind Of Gritty Realism
The desks, podium, and chalkboard are all here already, just shoved haphazardly aside by Chaz. Sam turns them all right-way-up and plops them back into place. After that, it's just a question of making this a Fun and Tech-y place to Learn.
There are two small rooms off to the side. Sam makes this one into a computer room (and also installs a security camera, as this is a school and children must be monitored at all times).
This can be the conference and media room. Good for those horrible group projects. Also, security camera (to keep an eye on those untrustworthy adolescents).
And plenty of books in the main room.
Slap on some paint (and a robot) and we're through!
She doesn't say a word, just gives us our reward.
Sweeet.
We exit the building to find everybody standing around and chattering.
: Wanna come?
: (We're gonna talk about boys!): Hee hee!
: Sure! That sounds fun.
Oh, boy! Talking about boys! Sam's favorite activity! He acknowledges this invitation with a nod.
The girls head out, Liberty with a giggle.
: Come check this out.is it your phone
because we've seen it
: Apparently Chaz has some stunt he's just gotta show us.
: C'mon, Buddy, this is so cool it'll melt your face off.
: Neat!: Sam, once you're done talking with Liberty and Summer, you should come check it out!Well, I don't know. Are we going to talk about girls? Anyway, Sam smiles and waves.
: I'm going to head to my office so I can relax in MY favorite way: grading papers!She heads out. Sam considers. What to do first?
Change into his new uniform, of course. He really wants to fit in. Being popular feels so good!
On his way to hang out with the girls, Sam stops to pull some weeds. All the trees on this island are orange trees, so the first weed gives us Oranges. The second weed is our first reliable source of Pencils, the third weed is Chocolate, okay, and the fourth weed is...
... Beach Party Morcubus!
This chest contains Mana, Silver, and a single bar of something called Kaiserium! Neat.
Mana and Simoleons.
Trying the weeding chain again results in the Ol' Gabby Figurine popping out with the third weed. Fourth weed is Octopuseseses. This is where we would have found Octopus Essence for the first time if Sam was gross and never washed his hands.
Sapphires, Amber, Mana.
Mana and a present!
Yaaaay.
The mining wall back behind the dorms: Metal, Chocolate, Platinum, and Mana.
Digging nets us Pencils, Electrobits, Sapphires, and Mana.
Shaking down all those Oranges lets us finish one of the Scrolls we've been carrying around forever, so we go drag Lyndsay out of the girl horde to cater to our needs.
: Oh, this stuff looks so cool!She never says anything else any more.
Seriously some Hogwarts shit going on in Sam's life right now. Anyway. Sam gets a bunch of Elegant stuff: Elegant Bed, Blue Elegant Chair, Elegant Coffee Dining, and End Tables--man, 'elegant' already does not even look like a word--an Elegant Recliner and Sofa, and some Elegant Paints. Elegant!
Anyway, let's girltalk. Summer is so excited that she's doing her cheerleading routines.
: YES! It's going to be beautiful! I can't wait!: Are you going to dance with any boys, Liberty?
Liberty bursts into helpless giggles.
: Well, there is a certain boy I'm hoping will ask me to dance...: Aw, Lib! You can't just stand around waiting! You should go right up to that boy and tell him you want to dance!: R-really?!: Are you asking a boy to the dance, Summer?
Dun dun dunnn!
oh no
: I'm just waiting for the perfect moment to perform it.: Wow, that's... elaborate.: Well, just between us, I think it's kind of obvious that he likes me.
: We should find out if there's anyone Travis likes...
Summer is enthused by this plan. Liberty, not so much.
Time to pretend to be Travis' friend long enough to find out if he likes anybody! ... help, I am having flashbacks to my own time in junior high, may barf
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Next time on MySims Kingdom: But do you liiiiiiiiike anyone~?