LCU, we all get lucky sometimes

LCU, spring semester, 2076

The beginning of the semester was a bust with just about everyone being sick after spring break. Charlotte called up her mommy to come over and make them all some soup.

While she's at Red's with her brother one night, Charlotte swears she sees an old boyfriend. Is that George? George McCarthy? Man, it's been a long time! They were like fifteen when they dated, and she remembers sneaking into the shop where he worked so they could make out in the stock room. They catch up for a while, and then Charlotte realizes they're at a gay bar. "What are you doing at a gay bar? Are you gay?" she says.

"No, are you? What are you doing here?" he says.

"Good point," she says.

So having determined that neither of them are gay, they sit down to have some salad together, goofing off, acting like fifteen year-olds again. Maybe she should give him a call sometime.

***

For the first few weeks of the semester, Allegra likes to walk around the house showing off her shiny new engagement ring. "Look at this rock! Come on, look at it!"

Amelia is starting to find this annoying, but maybe that's just because she doesn't have one of her own.

Adam, Heather, and Lara are all graduating at the end of the semester and there is a lot of discussion about what's going to happen after graduation. Lara assumes that her recent engagement means that she'll just move into Patrick's apartment after she's finished with school. She would love to move out to the country, Bluewater Township, but with Patrick trying to be a working musician, he probably needs to be in the city.

Adam and Heather browse the real estate ads together. Between the two of them, they should have about $10,000 to put down on a house, which is enough of a downpayment to get them a house just about anywhere they want to live. And their GPAs will guarantee placement in just about any job they want to have. So they're pretty well set, and now they just have to decide what they want.

***

Piper is working at the campus library one day and SWOON! Bill Miller is his name and Piper doesn't think she's ever seen a more beautiful man (or woman for that matter!) in her life. He says he's a Celebrity Chef, but Piper's never heard of him before. Charlotte's into cooking, and she bets Charlotte's heard of him. Keep your grubby paws off this one Bella!

Meanwhile, as a testament to the fact that Bella Bradshaw has strange taste in men, she blows off her decent looking date to ask out this three-bolt uni-brow-non-hottie. Her original date just stands between them thinking, "You've got to be kidding me! " Funny enough, uni-brow turns her down, since he saw that she was kind of with someone. "Man, you're pretty sleazy," he says.

Bill walks Piper home from work and kisses her goodnight. Later that night he would sneak by and drop off a bottle of champagne and a card that said he'd like to see her again sometime. I think they're pretty into each other!

Having lost both prospective dates for the night, Bella goes home alone. But she's not worried, she's always got Jeremiah on standby.

(note: Bella Bradshaw actually drew the "oops" card that night with Jeremiah. And it was bound to happen eventually, as much as she gets around. Since ACR doesn't handle YA risky pregnancy, my YAs (teens too, if they're doing it) draw their chances from the cards of fate, the joker card to be precise, each time they do the deed ;)

But since it took me three whole days to find the mod conflict that was preventing my YAs from getting knocked up the way I normally do, which is "simulate genetic merger" via the Tombstone of Life and Death, I guess we'll let them off the hook and consider this one a close call. Better be careful, Bella! Next time might not be so lucky!)

Though if she had to have an "oops" with anyone, she would probably rather it be Jeremiah. He's so nice to her and they have fun together, and though she would never say it out loud, she has grown quite fond of him.

***

How many times before has Charlotte said she'd call a guy and then didn't? Well this time she did call George, and boy is she glad she did!

Bad noses run in her family, so she's not even too concerned about his hideous beak. She found out that not only is he brilliant, but he wants to be a lawyer, and he does the dishes! He's amazing! Why did she ever break up with him? Oh, yeah, for Adam.

Charlotte hasn't been this happy in a really long time.

***

Bella stops by her parents' apartment one morning to drop something off, and Cameron comes out in his pajamas. They haven't seen each other since she moved out almost a year ago. He gives her a little whistle and says she's looking good lately. And that they should go out some time. Cameron isn't one to beat around the bush! And also doesn't seem to mind that her father is standing right behind them...

Well, she had reservations about it once, because of Amelia. "Amelia?" He says, "We just hang around together sometimes. It's not like we're best friends or anything."

I guess that's good enough an answer for Bella. Despite the fact that she normally goes for the strange looking ones, and Cameron looks pretty normal (if not arrogant), she thinks he's pretty darn hot!

***

Adam always knew he wanted to go into education, and by the end of the semester, Heather has finally decided to pursue a career in research science. And Lakeside Heights, they decide on in their real estate search, since they both aspire to send well-educated brilliant children off to college one day.

Lara's entire degree depends upon her passing this one final cooking class, and she really has no desire to repeat her final semester. She practices often and burns almost everything she cooks. Well, Patrick really seemed to like her spaghetti, so maybe she should just enter with that? But spaghetti just seems so bland. Adam and Heather are there to support her and she's really nervous.

Patrick was right, that was some damn good spaghetti! (And that other girl is seriously disappointed that her toaster pastries didn't win, lol!) Lara passes her cooking class, and thus finishes her degree on a wing and a prayer!

(note: is it just me, or does the playable Sim always win the cooking contest? I haven't had anyone lose one yet... even really bad cooks like Lara!)

Congratulations Graduates! LCU Class of 2076!

Adam Thompson: B.S. Mathematics.
GPA: 3.8 (magna cum laude)
Employment: University Guest Lecturer, Education.
Plans: Bought a house with fiancée Heather Hurt in Lakeside Heights, and they are planning a November wedding.




Heather Hurt: B.S. Mathematics.
GPA: 3.8 (magna cum laude)
Employment: Project Leader, Science Research.
Plans: Bought a house with fiancé Adam Thompson in Lakeside Heights, and planning a November wedding.




Lara Boyd: B.A. Philosophy.
GPA: 2.6
Employment: Cadet, Lake City Police Force.
Plans: Bought a townhouse with fiancé Patrick Nova in Lake City.






Allegra Gorey: B.A. Art.
GPA: 3.5 (cum laude)
Employment: unknown.
Plans: Living with fiancé Nathan Lind in Lakeside Heights. They are planning a September wedding and hope to start a family soon.




Report Cards for 2076, Spring, Semester 4

Charlotte, junior, philosophy: B-
Piper, sophomore, literature: B-
Alon, sophomore, drama: C+
Amelia, sophomore, drama: A+
Bella, freshman, drama: C+
Jeremiah, freshman, undecided: C+