Anatomy of a failed experiment

The idea I was generally playing with was seeing how odd couples interacted. So I picked 6 Sims. The six and their original traits: Anya (mmmcheezy225) - flirty, excitable, clumsy, good, light sleeper; Antonio (MJ_Rose) - slob, great kisser, daredevil, hopeless romantic, charismatic; Tatianna (Kaleeko) - perfectionist, dislikes children, snob, athletic, mean spirited; Theodore (Dee) - Brave, Insane, Absent-minded, loves the outdoors, charismatic; Shannon (Chrysame) - Bookworm, clumsy, excitable, natural cook, lucky; Malcolm (mine) - slob, grumpy, charismatic, athletic, ambitious


New pairs and traits
Highlighted traits are the ones that are opposite for the Sims.

Antonio - slob, party animal, hopeless romantic, charismatic, family-oriented
Tatianna - perfectionist, dislikes children, loner, mean spirited, commitment issues

Theodore - Brave, Insane, Absent-minded, loves the outdoors, grumpy
Shannon - Bookworm, coward, excitable, natural cook, hates the outdoors

Malcolm - slob, evil, charismatic, athletic, unflirty
Anya - flirty, excitable, clumsy, good, neat

It took virtually no time for Tatianna to show her normal lovable self. Insulting and generally being unpleasant to everyone else in the house.

The house had plenty of things for them to do. Chess, shuffleboard, hot tub and more.

BTW - I take no responsibility for Theo's clothes. He is insane and might wear anything at any time.

The first day, I encouraged them to play together, just to get to know each other.

Then I decided that was all too slow and just made them friends so we could speed up events a bit.

It didn't take long for Tat to start losing her new friends.

The guys were also playing gnubb with the girls.

So what are Malcolm and Anya looking a bit distressed about?

Antonio with his new trait of party animal skinny dips in the hot tub. His housemates definitely do not approve.  And he never thinks to invite them to join him for a skinny dip so they stay dressed and disapproving.

Shannon cooked a nice meal for the group.

Then I tried to leave them alone to see if they'd socialise well by themselves.

Definitely mixed success, they would do a bit.

And it could even be interesting.

But I found myself trying to push them together time and time again.

Malcolm tried to tell Anya his new evil plan but good definitely does not approve of that much evil.

Some of the Sims seemed a bit more inclined to be interesting then others.

There was a bit of chatting between all of them.

The call of the hot tub was too much for Antonio. He just had to keep getting in. Sans clothes every time.

Tat hide his clothes before they started the foosball game.

Anya was having a blast being the flirty Sim with three guys to play with.

Malcolm, being evil, was having his own version of fun.

Finally I had the three males flirt with the three females.  

Tatianna was still being her normal charming self.

So Shannon and Antonio wanted to kiss each other. Anya and Theo wanted to kiss.

That left Malcolm with Tat.

Which left him rejected. I think that Tat even *wanted* to kiss him but she wanted to make him work for it.

The other Sims had no such problems but none of the original opposite couples I set up actually made it to the romantic interest stage.

Theo almost immediately started talking to himself, which freaked Anya out.

Anya started hitting on Antonio which made both Shannon and Theo very unhappy.

Anya's behaviour even made Theo think twice about the relationship.

So here is where I ended the experiment. Too many Sims, a bit too much chaos and they weren't going to pair off as the original odd couples. I have yet to decide if I'll try again with just an odd couple and see if that works out or just find a new thing to experiment with.

Next for this blog is a story and not just ramblings. 

Update on our Lives from Thomas

Warning - nude Sim alert. Open with caution. If you are new to this blog - these characters were introduced as orphans in the first story.

Sam likes sculpting sans garments. He claims it's more inspiring that way.

Well, it is inspiring sight from this angle. I'm not sure how it inspires Sam but neither AJ nor I will complain.

I finally picked a career of interior design. It will let me get around, visit people and their homes. And make this town a prettier place one house at a time.

So I'm alternating between practicing drawing and researching design. I need a lot of skill to make the clients really happy.

AJ spends a lot of time out fishing. She's selling most of the fish but a few make the dinner table - or would if we could afford a dinner table.

One of my first jobs and the client is Kelly. She wanted a nursery added to the house...hmm...she doesn't look like she needs one but who knows?

AJ seemed remarkably pleased by her latest painting. It's different, I'll grant you that.

Sam decided to try his first ice sculpture. Actually, the first thing he did was try licking the ice and had his tongue stuck for a couple of minutes. Fortunately, it did eventually unstick.

Our relationships are all still strong. Hard to believe that our family of three is working out so well.

Soon to be a family of 4. We've refinished the downstairs, added a crib and a few other necessities for a baby/toddler.

We do swap beds and sleeping partners sometimes. No reason to make one of us always sleep alone.

Sam's first ice sculpture is a real beauty.

Sam had a chat to me about his want to adopt a child. He's happy as anything about the baby that AJ is carrying but he wants to help another get out of the orphanage.

I was worried. We really live on a thin margin. It's getting better as we learn more. Still cash is not plentiful.

Sam persuaded me that it's the right thing to do. Sigh, he is still my hero. Just as much as he was the day we met. If anyone can make it work, it will be Sam.

AJ and I better enjoy the view while we can. I expect that nudie sculpting will be a thing of the past when there are children here.

Sam finished his latest work and then rang the orphanage.

And so Seth Grant joins our little family. His paperwork says he's Sam's son since Sam made the call. AJ and I will be there too, he's joining our whole family.

The kid made a beeline to Sam to thank him.  Of course, we all remember the orphanage too well. Getting out early was the happiest day of my life.

There's a new bed downstairs not far from the crib for Seth. And we still have a little money for emergencies. As long as they are small emergencies. I still worry about the money.

He's learning painting with us first. AJ hopes to take him fishing soon after the baby is born.

Sam seems to be inspired by the idea of a baby.

Andrew Anderson, my son with AJ, the second boy in our home.