9. Congratulations in Order
With Agnes retired, Adam purchased Hogan's Deep Fried Diner and renamed it the Crumplebottom Cafe to honor her career accomplishments there. Agnes stocked the pond across the street with deathfish Adam had replicated with his omni plants to further support Brenda's ongoing fishing expeditions.
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Now a teenager, Brenda sought out all of the best fishing spots around Sunset Valley, gradually increasing her knowledge of the various species and their favorite bait. Adam supplied her with plenty of produce to use as bait on her forays to expand her knowledge and skills.
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During this time, she not only mastered the fishing skill, but also completed the Amateur Ichthyologist challenge. Her response to these accomplishments: “Boney Hay!” In the process, she also managed to collect... let's see now... 1, 2, 3...
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Yep. Thirteen perfect fish completed her lifetime wish of “Presenting the Perfect Private Aquarium.” Congratulations, Brenda! That's an awful lot of fish to feed, though. I wonder if she still has time to keep up with her homework?
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Well, apparently she does – though one never knows where she might end up after school. In a park, at the beach, maybe in a jungle gym somewhere. If anything, her independent streak has only grown along with her. From time to time, she'd meet a nice fella...
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… but she still always seemed to be obsessed with fishing.
Meanwhile, back at the homestead, Adam's birthday arrived. The Birthday Inferno Birthday Cake demonstrated that it's aptly named.
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It's probably a good thing, then, that Adam is a brave sort. He handled the blaze before the firefighters arrived. With the charred cake replaced, the birthday celebration continued.
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The birthday fairy gave Adam a good whack with the birthday wand...
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… and he morphed into an Egyptian elder.
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It didn't take Agnes long to complete his elder portrait.
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Adam then received and completed his final BlackOp and firmed up a few friendships. With that, it was time for Agnes to do the thing she'd been working toward all along.
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No, not that, silly. It was time for Agnes to make Adam's first serving of Ambrosia, and she did so joyfully.
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She also stored it in two upgraded replicators, so that Adam and their other descendants would have a supply of Ambrosia to last them well into the future.
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Adam came to the table and sat down to consume that magical dish that he and Agnes had both worked so hard to make possible.
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And with that, Adam became immortal.
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Congratulations, Adam!
Founder: Adam
Traits: Neat, Friendly, Green Thumb, Loves the Outdoors, Brave
LTW: The Perfect Garden
Career: Self-employed Gardener
Skill: Gardening
Building: The Crumplebottom Cafe (originally Hogan's Deep Fried Diner)
Property: Stoney Falls
Unique LTRs: Super Green Thumb, Food Replicator, Professional Slacker
Best Friends: Wife Agnes, Malcolm Landgraab, Christopher Steel, Holly Alto, Nephew Mortimer Goth, Abraham Finkel
BlackOps: Uncommonly Good, Outstandingly Rare, The Omnificent Plant, The Fruit of Life, Perfect Produce, Outstanding Tasting Ingredients
(Ed. Note: This might be a good time to talk about my choice of gardening for the founder's vocation. I admit I'm biased – I love gardening in TS3, and rarely ever play a household that does not include a gardener.
Bias aside, there are other reasons to get a gardener early in the dynasty. Beyond the obvious need to grow life fruit for Ambrosia and desire to provide those just-in-case death flowers to immortals, gardening also supports other skill development – fishing (better quality bait catches better quality fish), cooking (moodlets from high quality meals are extremely helpful), alchemy, nectar-making, even mixology. Once developed, a garden provides a steady source of ongoing high income.
I also find it fairly easy to keep Adam busy over the long haul. The right size garden will occupy him all day, every day with the “tend garden” interaction. Also, one needs to be particularly wary of any mortal handling life fruit or death flowers, and I find it much easier to be vigilant about removing them from inventory early in the dynasty, when there are fewer household members to manage. Passersby frequently stop by the garden to chat with Adam, which makes it easy for my household to meet other sims in the community. I rarely fertilize, and the only thing I really need to do to manage his gardening is to delete barren plants and have him re-plant.
When he gets stir-crazy, I send him to sell produce at the supermarket, pick up a few seeds off-lot, or play in the sprinkler across the street (I added a sprinkler when I bought that property). It's relatively easy as far as long-term immortal elder management goes.)