Inside the library a group of people is waiting for her.
They call out: “Welcome to SWAP!”
Jenna thinks: Swap? What is this, some kind of wife swapping cult? I’ll kill that old man!
Jenna recognizes one of the group members - Felisha, who tried unsuccessfully to snare Sleuth before he married Jenna.
Felisha: “No, Jenna, not “swap” - “S.W.A.P.” It’s an acronym - Sims With Awful Personalities.”
Another person speaks up: “We’re a self-help group. Our mission is to help Sims with awful personality traits change. But only if they want to change, of course.”
Jenna is utterly appalled. Awful personality?
Her? This is clearly a terrible mistake. When she sees James again, she will make sure he dies slowly and painfully. She is Charismatic and Family-Oriented. How dare that useless old man send her here!
Out loud, Jenna says: “I’ve never heard of your group. How long have you been meeting here?”
The guy in the blue-and-white striped sweater says: “This group is new. The new owner of the library invited us to start a group. I came over from France to help the group get started.”
Jenna is really fuming now. James is responsible for this stupid group! She might have known.
Striped sweater says: “Time for the meeting to start. Jenna, newcomers don’t have to share unless they want to. Feel free to just listen.”
Jenna plans to spend the time plotting her revenge against James and her husband. But despite herself, she finds herself being moved by the stories she hears. She uncomfortably remembers times when she yelled at sims who were just trying to be nice to her. And how she always left a puddle in the bathroom for someone else to clean up. Her self-righteousness begins to melt away as she takes stock of her actions. She feels ashamed.
When her turn comes, she speaks up loudly: “My name is Jenna, and I am a Sim with an awful personality. I want to change, but I don’t know how. Can you tell me how to SWAP my personality traits?”
Striped sweater says: “Wanting to change is the first step, Jenna. But are you sure you really want to change? Do you want it badly enough to give up your dreams of becoming dirt defiant? Do you want it enough to do without a steel bladder? Are you willing to let go of being a legendary host? Change will cost you a whopping 20,000 happiness points. Are you certain you want to take this step?”
Jenna is certain. Her self-respect and the love of her family matter more to her than any of those things. “YES!” she shouts, and everyone cheers and claps.
Jenna walks out into the sunshine with a smile on her face, feeling like a new woman. She looks for James, to give him a friendly hug and thank him for starting the group to help her. She thinks how much fun it will be to go home and clean something. And she even feels smarter than before - perhaps she may even be a genius! She is glad she has been SWAPped.
