Chapter 1.6: Can You Feel The Love Tonight?

Welcome back everyone! This chapter may be one of my favorites to date, because it shows an event I've been waiting to happen for a LONG time.

Last update, Sauda got around town a lot, and met some new people. She did manage to go on a not-so-romantic date with Taj. But now that he's an elder, he's looking a bit... well, old. Will Sauda continue to persistently follow Taj (age is no barrier to love!), or will she finally give someone else a chance?

Oh, look here, it's Sahan Diwan, Taj's newly aged to YA son. And he's joined the police force too! (I wonder if Daddy put in a word to get him the job!)

Sauda: Oooh, looking good!

I swear, if she tries to go after Taj's son I don't know what I'll do with myself. Probably sink into a hole out of embarrassment for creating such a perverse sim.



Apparently Sauda's had a lousy day at work. I guess getting very little sleep can do that to you. Her boss looks slightly concerned.

Sauda: Donnovan made me write reports all day, and now I have a headache!

So it's Donnovan now, ehh? She used to only call him fairy lover or that stupid fairy ally. Maybe she's actually learning to curb some of her insane tendencies!



But on the bright side, Sauda's newest promotion has given her a police car of her own. If I were living in Lucky Palms, I'd be fearful right now. That siren may never come off. The residents will have nightmares of Sauda driving around with the siren on, laughing like a maniac.



Elder Taj came by to have a chat with Sauda. He seems to be lecturing her... very attractive. Sauda has made absolutely zero progress with Taj since she first met him.



After Taj leaves, Sauda calls Donnovan. Naturally, I assume she's going to yell at him about fairies, or something like that.



Instead, she actually seems to be attempting a civil conversation.

Sauda: So, how about that trash? Doesn't it just smell... oh, you've noticed too? Yeah...

Is Sauda struggling for words here? This is unusual. Usually she just keeps ranting about fairies.



Sauda: After I rummage in the trash, I always take a bath. Not that I rummage in the trash often! I mean ever! I mean... okay, so sometimes there's some cool stuff in there...



The next day at work, Sauda seems to look at Donnovan with a new eye.

Sauda: Maybe he's not a fairy lover after all. Hey, he's kinda cute!

Has hell frozen over or something? Since when is Sauda nice to her boss? Or impressed by his attractiveness?



Sauda: He smells good too.

Um, whoa! Back up, back up! You are a little too far into his personal bubble!



After the weird smelling incident, Sauda somehow convinces Donnovan to come over. It starts out a little awkward.

Sauda: Hey.

Donnovan: Hey.



But then the atmosphere shifts.

Sauda: Oh, hey there.



Sauda: Want some soda? We could throw a party, just the two of us!

You know, usually in this type of sim flirting some kind of nectar or adult beverage is offered. Then again, without Late Night installed, and not having managed to obtain any nectar in France, Sauda's options are pretty limited. Soda it is, then.



Donnovan: OMG, I would love that!

Okay, so he didn't say that. But still, not a very manly moment on his part, he looks like he's trying to imitate a teen girl.



I find this especially cute because of their matching police uniforms.



YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!

Sauda's wish is fulfilled, and I am a proud sim creator. My simmie-pie had her first kiss! *bawls like a baby*



Now THIS is what star-watching is meant to look like. Take that, Taj!



Sauda: Look, those stars look just like a fairy being killed by a fairy-hunter!

Donnovan: Um... yeah, okay!



Then the two enjoy some quality time together doing their separate activities.



Aww, okay, this is really, really sweet. She's dreaming of him!! Maybe Sauda's found real love at last!



Sauda: Donnovan's looking good in his uniform today.

She said that yesterday too. And the day before.



My patience has been rewarded!!



Donnovan has been coming over after work a lot. These two just can't seem to get enough of each other.





*Girly squeals*



The two head to a movie together. Sauda changes into her atrocious formal wear and Donnovan doesn't react at all. That wins him my approval, for sure! If he can handle Sauda's ugly formal outfit, he can handle the rest of her insanity too.



And looks whose birthday it is. After the movie ends, Sauda has her birthday right outside the theater.

Sauda: Best birthday ever!!

It's also her first birthday since I created her. But hey, it has been a pretty good day for her.



I'll end this chapter with sparkly, adult Sauda.




Well, just writing up this chapter made me happy! Sauda finally has some much deserved happiness. Because as much as she's insane, and nutty, and actually pretty rude, she's also a good sim at heart, and I'm pretty darn attached to her.

Are you curious what will come of this new relationship? Will Taj make a play to win Sauda over now that she has someone else in her life? Will there be babies soon??? We will see! In the meantime, please comment here with any feedback or head over to the forum thread (http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/574726.page) to chat with me and other readers. I always love to hear what you guys have to say! :)

Chapter 1.5: New People, Old Problems

Hey guys! I hope everyone's ready for more Sauda!

After returning from her not so relaxing vacation, Sauda proceeded to antagonize townies and be her generally crazy self. Will she ever manage to find a partner and have some cute sim babies? That remains to be seen. This wishacy may end pathetically early due to Sauda's failure to reproduce.

I'll start this chapter with a creeper shot I took of Darleen Dreamer around town. Yes, she did marry Darren, through no efforts of my own. Go story progression! But no, that child is not hers, it's actually her little brother, also a product of story progression.



Well, look at this. Sauda invited over her boss, Donnovan Steel! Shocking, I thought Sauda hated him for being a fairy lover.

Sauda: I've decided the best way to infiltrate the fairy organization is to get closer to their supporters. I am training to be a spy, after all!



Sauda: Soo, how are those fairies doing?

Oh yeah, that's subtle and spy-like of you.

Donnovan: *intense stare*

Okay, awkward.



What does asking his sign have to do with spying? I'm starting to get suspicious of Sauda's motives here.



Perhaps Sauda realizes she was getting a bit off topic, because then:

Sauda: Do you have plans to go to the news about the fairies? Well?? WELL? DO YOU???

Donnovan: Whaa?



Donnovan: Thumbs up?? AAAAAAAAAHHHH!!



Sauda: Oh yeah, that scared him right away. Fairy lover!

Once again, Sauda scares someone away with her craziness. This is getting to be a disturbing pattern. I think she needs a therapist. They need to make that a new career. Some sims need serious help.



Now Sauda and I get to have a little fun. Sauda has the opportunity where she has to meet three new people around town in order to seem like a good cop or whatever. Usually I have to wait for Sauda to decide to meet people, but now I can make her greet whoever I want, mwahahahaha!

Well, when she met Ezekiel last update that used up one person. Now she has two left!

Since I'm a professional stalker of sims, I immediately noticed Taj and his wife hanging out. Well, how could I resist this obvious dramatic moment? It was clear that Sauda simply needed to introduce herself to Taj's wife, Zahra.

Taj is looking a little flirty, but let's see how he feels when Sauda appears...



Sauda: I'm so much hotter than his wife!!

Well, this is giving Sauda some confidence, at least.



Sauda: Hello! I'm Sauda! Your husband is my partner- at work, I mean.

Well, this is off to a good start. Doesn't Taj just look thrilled? I mean, he may never have actually cheated with Sauda, but he did come awfully close, and he did ask her to watch the stars with him! I don't think he ever expected or wanted these two to meet.



Taj decides to diffuse the tension by playing his guitar.



Sauda's getting into the music.



It's sad really, she always gets this sappy look on her face when she's around him.



Well, after that anti-climactic encounter (in which there were no confessions of love, fights, or even slight raising of voices) Sauda has one person left to meet. And because I felt like it, I send her over to meet Darren Dreamer.



Apparently all they have to talk about is books. I sense these two will never be great friends. Oh well, he's married anyway, and as much as Sauda can be a marriage breaker it would be a little sad if she ruined his and Darleen's marriage.



Sauda: So, Taj... wanna hang out?

You know, Sauda is stuck in a bad situation. She keeps trying to make things with Taj work, but he isn't leaving his family. If this were real life, I would tell Sauda to snap out of it and find someone who's actually available! Since she's a sim, all I can do is hope she'll manage to have a child, somehow.



Taj agrees to meet up with her and they have a rousing chat about being on the police force.



Sauda goes to make Taj a drink, probably trying to lessen his inhibitions. Hey, go for it, and make sure to Try For Baby, not regular Woohoo!! (Just kidding... kind of.)



Well, they don't exactly head to a bedroom, but they do have a nice time dancing and chatting.



Sauda's trying a bit hard. It's almost like she's asking him to look down her atrocious outfit. Naturally, Taj is being a gentleman and not staring at her cleavage.



After dancing up an appetite, they head over to the diner for some dinner. Sauda has an insane sim attack and starts trying to choke herself. Typical behavior.



Taj is only mildly shocked. Most sims think Sauda is completely nuts. I guess after all this time he's used to her eccentricities.



Then Sauda receives a call. She should just leave it alone to focus on her date, but instead she answers and starts chatting with Elliot from France, of all people! When did she even give him her number?

Sauda: How's that Eiffel tower doing?

Clearly they have a lot to catch up on.



Okay, I'll admit this creeps me out. While Sauda is chatting away about tea, or something, Taj goes up close to her to... smell her hair??



The date ends relatively uneventfully. I think Sauda killed the mood a bit by spending so long talking with Elliot. Afterwards, she decides for a nice nighttime trip to the bookstore. Why not?



It's quite the crowd hanging out outside the bookstore tonight. There's the strangely dressed sim behind the counter making a drink. Hopefully not for the little boy sitting there. I mean, I don't think sims have a drinking age, but all the same, it's just not right!



Sauda has some fun making faces with yet another little boy. Seriously, why are all the kids hanging out in the middle of the night? When the sim children in my active families try to do that they get grounded by their sim parents!





The fun sours when Sauda and the child have a disagreement over Sauda's lifestyle choices.

Sauda: How dare you say my clothes make me look like a "stupid face poopy head???"

Child: Well, you do!



And look who's also hanging out tonight! None other than Donnovan Steel.



Donnovan tries to get in on Sauda's conversation. Sauda isn't having any of it.



No, Sauda's too busy having a conversation with the man I call Aging Hipster. Because he looked like a hipster before he became an elder, and now he looks like a combo hipster/mad scientist.



Aging Hispter is enraged that Sauda is not fascinated by his talk. Well, Sauda is definitely brave, she certainly doesn't mind flaunting her boredom.



Another example of an adult making drinks for a child! Fail! Clearly Lucky Palms is a wonky town.

(By the way, this sim is Princess Cadence by skdluzak. I love to include cc free sims made by people following my legacy, so if you have any sims you want to see around town, who may potentially even marry into the family, then just give me a link here or on the forums thread.)



Donnovan goes to chat with Princess because Sauda so rudely ignored him.



Um, whoa, that's an intense stare on the part of this man. Who's also the town player, by the way. Mostly I think of him as a Don Lothario lookalike though.



And I'll leave you with this picture of... ELDER TAJ!! Oh no! That's right, Taj has had his elder birthday, and time is running out for Sauda if she wants to get with him.





Is Taj really the one for Sauda? Or is there someone else around who will consent to give her babies and make me the happiest sim player ever? This remains to be seen, but I hope you enjoyed seeing Sauda and more of the town too!

Thanks so, so much for reading! I would love if you commented here, or on my forum thread, here: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/574726.page. I always like hearing feedback, or just chatting with you guys :)