Wait... You're What?

Joe was a dreamboat (did you see those eyes?), and Talia couldn't believe her luck when she discovered he lived right across the street from her...



Wait, THERE? That can't be right! Joe Lessen. Lessen sounds poor. Oh, you mean Lessen of the Pool Toys inc. Lessens? Unfortunately for Talia, the Legacy rules forbid making a sim part of the line when you know him or her to be rich, which Talia found out as soon as she saw the place. But that doesn't mean she can't have a little fun and fill some needs, right?



She's crashing his bed, but in the rustic guest house. That should be cool, right? It's not. She gets kicked out at 2am and has to scramble to get to the gym in time to shower for work.

Even so, she figures she could come back sometime to grab a free meal (just because you're not a moocher doesn't mean you have to be dumb!), but overall, Joe is on the outs for her big happy family plans. She asks another friend to meet her at the military base for a casual date.



Unfortunately, even with the friend's credentials, you can't actually go inside the base. Oh well. At least from the sidewalk you can be comforted that big brother is watching you from inside those mirrored windows.



By dusk this dude is a romantic interest, even though Talia doesn't really know what he looks like because he never takes his sunglasses off. Which are also mirrored. Odd.

Romance Is in the Air

Talia has a desire to go to the bookstore, so I send her there and have her talk to every eligible guy who walks by.

One of the Brokes:


As he walks away she chats up someone who was pretty cute, but shorter than her...



... because he's in high school. Not cool.



REALLY NOT COOL.

Then, utilizing her inappropriate trait by kissing a random acquaintance, Talia got herself a boyfriend.



They talked into the late hours of the night, and Joe stuck with her through the whole conversation, even when Talia began to speak madness.



And even though he rejected her midnight proposal, he did decide to go steady with her.



To get closer to Joe, Talia decides to bring him to the library instead of resting up for her first day of work. So much for the career.



Up next, Talia takes it too far!

Introducing Talia

Talia Lo Duco is an orphan of sorts. The product of a random name generator and an idle graduate student, she only vaguely remembers her life in rural Italy. She had chafed against the strong moral sensibilities of her hometown, mostly due to her childish, inappropriate, and downright insane nature. Upon arriving in Riverview she found she was easily impressed by modern conveniences, and that she still carried with her the family trait of frugality.



Hoping to found a family to rival the Romanovs, Talia bought the biggest plot of land Riverview had to offer, surrounded by mansions. She didn't realize this meant she would be out of money for everything but the basic necessities! Luckily, Talia was used to roughing it in the country.



What's the first thing Talia does with her new freedom?



She didn't need to use the bathroom at this point, so I figure she either has a nervous bladder or was marking her territory. And then?



Digging furiously through her own trashcan. This free will stuff isn't getting her anywhere closer to a job or a man, much less a family! Out into the world we go, hoping to meet some men at the local fishing hole.

Instead we end up at the completely deserted fish farm.



And where is she making a beeline for?



The bathroom. Again. In less than an hour. I'm thinking it's a marking territory thing now, but I really don't know. Up next, I force her on some other people. Any people.