Amanda & Martha get a Roommate

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Last time on Amanda & Martha, Amanda became engaged to Johnnie.

Amanda & Johnnie were married in the park.

The did hire an entertainer and a bartender, but otherwise kept things pretty simple.

Dinner was made on the grill.

Johnnie moved into Amanda & Martha’s house shortly after.

Johnnie was clearly retired when he joined the house- he added lots of funds, but lacked a job. He had also aged quickly (A/N: more on that next post).

Johnnie does have a hobby, though, and one that does make him some money.

Johnnie likes collecting things he finds outside…fossils, gems, frogs, time capsules, whatever…if it’s hiding outside, Johnnie is after it.

He’s been quite enjoyable to play. When Amanda or Martha is at work, the other one is usually sleeping (Amanda works the standard 9 to 5, and Martha works nights). Exploring the world with Johnnie entertains me during these times.

Amanda and Martha are doing well- tired, busy and focused on work.

Amanda dances when she’s stressed from work.

Martha goes online and trolls forums for entertainment.

Amanda & Martha will be back soon! Amanda is looking to start a family, and Martha has to work on her mean reputation!

Amanda Takes a Romantic Hike

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Last time Amanda went on another camping trip. She brought Johnnie along to convince him that a relationship between them was a good idea.

After the campfire debacle, Amanda decided to start off slow. They went on a peaceful hike through the woods. They spent a lot of time talking, laughing and enjoying each other’s company.

Then Amanda tossed “slow” out the door and planted one on Johnnie’s lips.

The rest of the hike was very, very different.

The stopped to watch the clouds go by- just like they did when they met. Then Amanda asked Johnnie if he’d be her boyfriend and he said “no”.

After that, Amanda went back to being very confused, and taking things slowly.

 

 

They spent the rest of their vacation having fun as friends.

On the last day, though, Amanda took a big leap of faith, and asked Johnnie to marry her. She wanted to skip over all that other stuff- a Sims lifespan is only so long, you know?

Amazingly, Johnnie said “yes”.

He seemed pretty excited about the whole thing.

And then they celebrated!

Mod note: In fairness to Amanda…a Sims lifespan is only about ~66 days. That means she’s been courting this guy for the equivalent of 8 human years.

Amanda Goes on Another Vacation!

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Last time, Amanda returned to the real world a little heart broken, but Johnnie aka “bear” returned to the story. Martha continued pursuing her desire to be as evil as possible.

Amanda had settled into her work routine, and even be found working from home filling out reports of some kind on the computer.

Martha set fire to herself in the kitchen. She was fine, but the oven needed to be replaced. Amanda came home from working feeling tense from everything and had 2 days off. Additionally, her work gave her a few vacation days at the start of her employment. So…

Amanda went on vacation again. Amanda actually had a whim to go to Granite Falls, and since she had the vacation days, I let her go. This time, she invited Johnnie with her. She was hoping that he’d be more open to the idea of a relationship in his favorite place- the great outdoors.

This time Amanda decided to save some money and rented a spot at the campsite instead of the cabin she got last time. She purchased a tent and some other supplies, and set up this comfortable vacation destination.

The lovely bathrooms weren’t too far away (but still proved inconvenient when you had to use them in the middle of the night!).

Amanda made shish kebabs on the grill, and her & Johnnie sat down for their first meal together.

Amanda was tired, so she took a nap on the bench after eating.

Amanda started a campfire in hopes of attracting some of her neighboring campers to stop by to hangout.

It worked and she had a good time with some folks whom she hopes to become friends with.

Things started off well with Johnnie. He was flirting and acting interested.

There was some tickling and cuddling.

But then she put the moves on him and he once again rejected her. He was nice about it. I think Johnnie just wanted to move more slowly than Amanda did. He was still single and looking for a relationship, and he was clearly into Amanda. They’ve become very good friends, perhaps he wanted to be sure to not risk ruining the relationship?

Martha reaches her goal of 5 fights

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Amanda just returned from her trip to the great outdoors where she got a crush on a bear and quit her job.

The following evening, before Martha left for her job as a petty thief, Amanda made her dinner and they chatted about Amanda’s trip. Their chat was interrupted by a knock on the door…

Whoa…it’s bear man…or Johnnie.

They stayed on the porch until late chatting, and gazed at the stars together. Amanda tested the waters a little with some very, very minor flirting…and it was not shot-down, perhaps there is hope?

While Amanda went to bed, Martha remembered she had the night off from being a thief, so she decided to work more on her goal of becoming a public enemy. She decided the nightclub would be a good place for this- as they are open late. She chose her victim- that guy :::points to photo above::: I can’t remember his name. She rudely introduced herself and then began causing some mischief.

She invited him to a fake party (hence the hat) and gave him some fake bad news.

She upped the game by trying to scare him. He stuck around for all of this! He was either in a self-loathing mood, or found her amusing.

Martha has a goal of getting into 5 fights. She already had two from early in the week, so she decided to make it three…

And then four….and the guy still didn’t leave after that, so she made it five. He left after that.

This attractive lady, Jami, was amused by Martha. And introduced herself.

She was impressed by the fighting (there was a fight talk bubble, but I missed catching it with the camera). Her and Martha chatted for quite some time. She was amused and impressed by Martha’s confidence and extravagant plans for the future (Martha was riding a confidence high after all the fighting).

Martha showed off her muscles and Jami was amused, and maybe impressed.

 

 

 

Martha was feeling terribly confident still, so she tossed out a very bold pickup line, and it worked. I think they’ll be arranging a date soon. I think they are quite charming together.

Martha ended the night (it was about 6am) by telling jokes at the night clubs microphone.

There was NO ONE there, but at least she got some practice.

She arrived home just as Amanda was leaving her for her new job in the world of business!

 

 

Amanda Goes to Camp

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Amanda received a promotion to Head Dishwasher, but she was very gloomy and considering quitting her job. Perhaps it’s her non-committal nature, or the title of Head Dishwater, or the no boyfriend situation. Either way, I decided she needed to go on vacation. Also, because some new vacation-related DLC was released while I was away.

She went to Riverside Retreat for some fresh air.

The ranger stopped by to welcome her and give her a warning about bears in the woods.

At the park, you could rent a cabin like Amanda did, or you could rent a campsite area and pitch a tent. All areas had firepits, fishing holes, and areas to play horseshoes.

 

The campfires seemed to scare away all of Amanda’s troubles- she was very tense and gloomy when she arrived.

 

We put her into a more appropriate outfit. Even after all the fresh air and change of pace, she still wanted to quit her job. So, I let her call work from camp.

Her first night she tried to make some friends around the campfire, but nothing really came of that.

Even after she cooked them all some delicious cheese burgers.

Anyone for some night fishing?

In second morning she checked out the camp information kiosk and supply shop.

And then went for a run around the camp since she was feeling energized.

While wandering through the woods, she was startled by a bear. However, the ranger wandered over and didn’t seem afraid, so Amanda investigated.

This was actually a man in a bear costume! At first, Amanda was a little weirded-out by this, but he was a very friendly bear.

They chatted for a long time and became good friends. They laughed over jokes, shared interests and really connected.

By the end of the afternoon, they acted like close friends- perhaps there was something more there?

Amanda exchanged cell phone numbers with the bear- whose real name was Johnnie. Over the course of the next few days, Amanda would chat on the phone and text Johnnie often.

When not exploring the woods or participating in campfires, Amanda spent her time reading in her cabin.

Eventually, she got up enough courage to ask Johnnie to hang out with her at her campsite.

And he did come over. Unfortunately, he was in a very bad mood. Amanda tried to cheer him up with a flirtatious joke, but that just made everything all awkward.

She eventually made him feel better with some jokes about monkeys and a few heartfelt compliments. They had an excellent remainder of the day exploring the woods together. At the end of the night, Amanda confessed she was attracted to Johnnie, he responded kindly, but not in-kind. It was a friendly but awkward situation again.

The next day, Amanda spent much of the day by herself, reading. Until she decided to go sit by the campfire. A very pale man named Dwight joined her. Dwight was being a huge flirt, so Amanda thought perhaps this was her chance, and flirted back. Alas, she just ended up embarrassing herself again- Oh, Amanda!

She spent her last day hanging out with her new friend, Meg. Now, Amanda is headed back home to start a new career- in business!

 

Amanda & Martha

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Christmas has arrived at the home of Amanda Herman and Martha Herman (no relation).

It doesn’t snow, or even get cold, in Willow Creek, but they put snow decorations up anyway.

The stereo has been playing lovely holiday music.

Both Amanda and Martha have been working nights, so breakfast sometimes happens at unusual times. Unlike Amanda, Martha doesn’t like cooking and prefers to have some sugary fruit-flavored cereal.

Martha has been actively pursuing her lifetime desire to be Public Enemy #1 (of the Greater Willow Creek area). In her free time, she stands outside her home jeering and insulting pedestrians. Occasionally, she convinces one to fight with her.

Sometimes there are even multiple fight victims on the same day. She keeps a record of them.

Amanda is a gloomy individual. She can often be found chatting with the folks who answer the Sadness Hotline.

Or crying herself to sleep under the covers.

She is continuing to collect children’s toys in hopes of having a baby one day. In fact, she’s pretty focused on that goal.

She’s even bought a bassinet. Just in case.

Eliza Pancakes makes the mistake of coming over to the house.

After insulting her clothing and her mother…

…Martha manages to make Eliza her next fight victim.

And then declares publicly that Eliza is her enemy!

Amanda enjoys swimming every day.

Amanda purchased monkey bars for her future children.

Eventually, Amanda just decided to take her future family situation into her own hands. She didn’t need a romance, she just wanted a child. So, she dressed up in her party outfit (which looked nothing like I expected, but sometimes, like with small children, it’s fun to let them choose their own clothes) and headed for the local nightclub on her night off while Martha was at work.

And there she met this guy….Rick? Rich? We can’t remember. He was pretty nice though.

They danced and flirted, and flirted while dancing (thanks to Sims 4 multitasking, woohoo!).

They went out behind the club to “chat”.

And that’s when Amanda made her move.

She invited him back to her place.

And she learned he wears his sunglasses to bed.

 

Amanda Herman & Martha Herman

I accidentally made a household that was randomly generated playable. Since I have the playable ones set to only age when I play them, this house wouldn’t age unless I played them or switched them back. I tried very briefly to switch them back, and when I didn’t see the option immediately I decided to play them. I couldn’t find any information about them in the wiki, so it is my belief these two ladies are randomly generated, if not please let me know.

I was confused by them for a bit…they share a last name, but are not related, nor are they married. They are merely roommates. They don’t resemble each other either. I decided that they must both have the same last name, in a totally unrelated way, met each other, and decided to be roommates.

Here is the large and lovely house the Hermans live in.

Here is Amanda on the left cooking some Mac n’ Cheese for dinner, and Martha on the right chatting with her.

Their life goals are very, very different. Amanda wants to have a family, and have that family be successful. Martha wants to be public enemy #1- a famous criminal. One could argue that depending on your definition of success, one could accomplish both these goals…but I don’t think either of them have plans to start a successful family of criminal masterminds.

Martha is a dastardly and self-assured evil art lover who gets bored listening to Amanda whine about her pathetic life.

Amanda is a domestic and gloomy noncommittal glutton who finds Martha obnoxious and rude.

I have no idea why they are roommates.

After dinner, it is time for bed.

Curiously, Martha has let Amanda claim the larger upstairs room with the bigger bed.

Amanda likes to collect children’s toys. I think she is saving them for her hypothetical future children.

In the morning, Martha stumbles out of the bedroom in her pjs to watch some show on the romance channel.

While Amanda oversees the installation of a new swimming pool.

Martha is psyching herself up in the mirror before unleashing herself onto the world.

While Martha makes plans to go to the park, Amanda invites her friend Finely Beaver (yes, that is her real name) over.

Martha invades this guy’s private chess session to tell him some jokes.

And then proceeds to annoy him incessantly.

While chess man is running away, Martha runs into on of her friends, Adam.

She gives him a hard time and throws out a few insults.

But he finds it funny…this must be why they are friends.

Then she slaps him- for no reason.

And it all went downhill from there.

Amanda bought another toy- a llamacorn.

And then went for an evening dip.