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Spiders and Cocktails: Black Widow Challenge (COMPLETE)

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Spiders and Cocktails: Black Widow Challenge and Killing 10 Sims Before November
An ambitious feat! I forgot that the Black Widow cannot have a job and felt better about telling a story that wasn't hers so here I am, really pushing forward and killing during breakfast. The title's funny because her name is Margarita and the black widow is actually a spider. :lol:

So spooky. Updates separated by spouse but you shall get more than one a day because this is some low-effort writing...
Scorecard:

Bonuses!

+5, Marg's traits were randomized (Childish, Hot-headed, Athletic)
+5, all kids' traits are randomized
+10, only Try for Baby
+5, you're on the thread right now!

25pts
Spoiler:
Spouse #1: George Cahill (unemployed, $20,000 cash + $29,805 home worth)

+30, George got promoted thrice
+30, Lucia was born!
+50, George died
+30, unique death (over-exertion)
+30, spouse + two kids (sorry Sonora)

195pts

Spouse #2: J Huntington III (Level Two Tech Guru, $14,000 cash + $74,701 home worth)

+20, J got promoted twice
+50, J died
+30, unique death (fire)
+30, Mauro was born!
+20, spouse + kid

345pts

Spouse #3: Bjorn Bjergsen (Level 3 Secret Agent, $20,000 cash + $166,182 home worth)

+5, broke up Bjorn and Clara
+10, Bjorn got promoted once
+30, Luis was born!
+50, Bjorn died
+30, unique death (drowning)
+20, spouse + kid
+100, completed Soulmate and Leader of the Pack

590pts

Spouse #4: Diego Lobo (Level 7 Critic, $12,500 cash + $71,127 apartment worth)

+50, Diego died
+30, unique death (cardiac explosion)
+30, Emiliano was born!
+20, spouse + kid

720pts

Spouse #5: Victor Feng (Level 8 Politician, $60,000 cash + $86,937 apartment worth)

+5, broke up him and Lily
+10, Victor got promoted once
+50, Victor died
+30, unique death (pufferfish nigiri)
+25, pristine reputation
+30, Paloma was born!
+20, spouse + kid

880pts

Spouse #6: Baako Jang (Level 9 Comedian, $5,600 cash + $52,475 apartment worth)

+5, broke up him and Anaya
+50, Baako died
+30, unique death (old age)
+50, Serial Romantic completed
+30, Martin was born!
+20, spouse + kid

1,075pts

Spouse #7: Vladislaus Straud (unemployed, $20,000 cash + $201,994 home worth)

+50, Friend of the World completed
+10, Vlad got promoted once
+30, Raul was born!
+50, Vlad died
+30, unique death (sun)
+20, spouse + kid

1,265pts

Spouse #8: Alexander Goth (unemployed, $45,500 cash + $250,076 home worth)

+150, Mansion Baron, Bodybuilder, and Big Happy Family completed
+30, Isabel was born!
+20, Alex was promoted twice
+50, Alex died
+30, unique death (cold)
+20, spouse + kid

1,565pts

Spouse #9: Eric Lewis (Level 8 Criminal/Boss, $55,500 cash + $254,137 home worth)

+50, Eric died
+30, unique death (steam)
+30, Mercedes was born!
+20, spouse + kid

1,705pts

Spouse #10: Hugo Villereal (unemployed, $65,000 cash + $273,454 home value)

+5, broke up him and Morgan
+30, Hugo got promoted thrice
+50, Super Parent completed
+30, Bartolome was born! And Livia too...
+50, Hugo died
+30, unique death (starvation)
+30, spouse + two kids

1,930pts

Final lot value: $248,708
Final cash: $516,048
Final assets: $764,756

Final Score: 2,000pts
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Re: Spiders and Cocktails: Black Widow Challenge I Guess (#1

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Spouse #2 and Margarita finally having fun, George may have been her actual true love after all since she actually behaved.
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I love some of the names that EA have given some of the sims, and their clothes. Let's get through those spouses :)
UPCOMING EVENTS:


JUNE
PRIDE

JULY
SIMNANO

DECEMBER
CHRISTMAS 2024



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Re: Spiders and Cocktails: Black Widow Challenge I Guess (#2

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It can be amusing stuff! Even if just for a moment. Architecture is fun too, like that little closet of q bedroom Don Lothario gets in the TS4 Caliente house. It's what he deserves.

George's plane and bio tell a story at least. I guess they saved all their energy for the old men because there's a lot of read between the lines of for Jacques Villareal (DID YOU KILL YOUR WIFE Y/N)
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Re: Spiders and Cocktails: Black Widow Challenge I Guess (#2

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I love this already! I’m excited to see more.
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Re: Spiders and Cocktails: Black Widow Challenge I Guess (#2

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I'm enjoying your take on this! I wanted to go after all the male premades I wasn’t a fan of, but they got old or died too soon. I went with husbands only due to having the same line of thinking you had. Yeah dealing with the Strangerville side effects are annoying, but I loved that you went with old man George and his bunker first. Yeah having the last names Hunington III isn’t fantastic. Oh well, you seem to be making quick work through the guys. Good job!
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Somehow I lost my response to you guys on Friday though swear I posted it.

Kat: Thanks and you are so kind, no spoilers for reader love here. :hugs:

108sims: Thanks for the readership yet again, we're in this together. ;)
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I'm hoping I get to continue to be a little picky about spouses, be it for gender or otherwise. If I form attachment it's always with female premades or I guess old men with cool bios, but we'll always remember George. <3 The other old men of the game are a lot more loaded than him and I'm being patient with money, though it didn't take long for Marg to be pretty well-loaded cash-wise herself (Selling J's house easily got her over 100k in funds). She's both the sugar momma and the trophy wife all at once!

I got my first four spouses out of the way in 24 real-life hours. I'm currently on #7 but it's time to relax a little, I kind of want to see if my current teen of the house will grow up or if I can just age him up early.
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Also spouse #3 is married and done with, expect more later today because #4/#5/#6 all fell in rapid succession, but: Spouse #3: Bjergsen
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Yeah, I've kind of left that upgrade up to interpretation too. A lot has been more money, but dating someone famous and dating a vampire I see as upgrades. Oh well. :shrug:

What a wedding. Just imagine getting married in a club.

Bjorn loves everyone I guess!

Shame you couldn't get a hysterical laughter death. That one definitely is hard to pull off. A drowning in the pool death is a classic though.

I love when MCCC makes everything gay. :heart: Warms my heart!

Have fun killing Diego! :diablo:
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Caleb is the ultimate upgrade if you ask the fangirls! (I'm leaving him alone and not playing into the Vatore hype)

Most of the Playful moodlets fade quickly. Same with embarrassment. Anger...well...can confirm it works due to some moodlets like being cheated on or getting divorced last forever.
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And Spouse #4: Lobo, with the most typical approach ever to his death but some record time achieved? Maybe? Until later?
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Well I don't think the Caleb fangirls will be too happy with me. :shrug:

Yeah I'm not too sure about the bathroom fireplace. Whatever Diego.

Love that the kids didn't care about Winterfest.

Yeah death by anger is the "easiest" way to kill Diego, but it can take a long time.

Grim is impressed. :lol:

Victor Feng is the next logical step after Diego. Gotta clean out those rich San Myshuno townies.
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108sims:
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For me, embarrassment fit Diego as a character (since he's so wrapped up in pride) but after it failed on me once I wasn't going to touch that one again. I took some cues from Laurel for Marg's jaunt through San Myshuno and by that I mean there's not exactly an endless amount of routes through there so I picked the ones I found the easiest.
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Leaving tonight with two updates! Spouse #5: Feng and Spouse #6: Jang.
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Honestly I wanted to go with embarrassment for Diego as well, but that didn't work.

That was one of the things I hated about the apartments. Not much room to stuff the kids in.

Yeah it gets hard to find spouses that aren't about to die of old age after a while. Good luck on your quest there!

You had to try more times than I did to get Victor to die. I thought the first plate would do the trick, but nope.

Yay for the teens escaping the black widow madness!

You really lucked out there with Baako. Glad you made it in time.

Baby genetics are weird. They only have three skin colors, and usually they don't match what the actual kid will look like at all.

Seeing that you were able to get Vlad to fall in love with Marg gives me hope it won't take very long for me.
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108sims:
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I definitely glossed over how hard it was to woo Vlad. He's difficult to build friendship with and I couldn't use the cloudgazing trick as much since he'd burn to a crisp before I needed him to. It worked at night at least. I recommend the club trick. It doesn't have to be Partihaus (I just joined them since they're a fun crew), any club made to encourage romance will work including new ones.
And speaking of Vlad! Spouse #7: Straud and the antics of Marg's new teenage boys.
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I love the toddler crypt. :lol:

I have yet to try coffin woohoo either, but well I can add it on my list now.

Well they are vampire teens (though they do get to age up to YAs) might as well get married now since they'll have the rest of their lives together.

Okay, so it isn't just me that thinks Alexander's ugly. I was just thinking it was the hair he grew up in, but no, he's ugly.

I'm really glad I saved Vlad for last now with his awful house layout.

Frying Vlad in the sun is the easiest way to get rid of him.

Poor Raul! He doesn't have much hope of having a decent face either with Vlad as his father.

I HATE what things look like if you're missing meshes. I'd rather the sims just be invisible where ever the piece of cc would be instead of that ugly looking thing they have going on.

Yeah bending the rules with teenagers involved to get them out of the house is fine in my mind.

I'm so glad you fixed Alex's face. Sad Marg had to break up with Rachelle though.
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you are moving right along in this challenge. Makes me think I should get back to Penny, but no I am having fun with Christie for the moment. :)
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108sims:
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I actually just met up with teenage Raul and he's...alright. Most of his features ended up coming from Marg besides the chin, and that part's mostly visible from the side only:

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I was so sad about Rachell! I think there's an extended lifespan to service NPCs so maybe she could be a rebound romance...or we hire a butler.
Teresa: thanks! Though you already know the news (yup I finished earlier today, updates to roll out soon)
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Yay! I just read the update. Unfortunate that the freezing death takes so long. Although, it also would make sense. :slaphappy: Anyway, not many more to go now! You can do it!
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