Chapter 2: New Arrivals

Oh hello there. You join us at a pivotal moment in the Heart household- Winter here is about to choose his leading lady for, well, hopefully the rest of his life. Shall we see who the lucky gal is going to be?



To be honest all Alexis, Winter, and Zuma did for the first few minutes was just stand there looking dazed. I was waiting for Winter to make a move but nuffink was going on, and in the end I think it all got a bit too much for Zuma...



Mm, pretending to faint. That's a neat trick Zuma- that'll win you the boy *rolls eyes*
Well, I guess it's a start eh? At least Zuma's attempting to do... something.



Which is more than I can say for some people... *deathstare*



Oh, the washing! Yes, that's really important isn't it Zuma? You were more useful when you were unconscious. God what is wrong with my Sims, don't they understand the gravitas of the situation?



Eventually though it became pretty clear that Winter was a bit too shy to make the move, and in the end I guess Zuma decided that she just couldn't wait for him. If she wanted him, she was going to have to make it happen herself.



Luckily Winter was more than happy with that plan.



Sorry Alexis, can't win 'em all.

Fear not though readers- Alexis bounced right back; she actually had a boyfriend meer minutes after leaving the house. Flirty Sims yanno.



Yep, I think it all worked out for the best :)



*spazzy trampoline celebration*



After everything was straightened out the new couple headed to the boudoir for a little sumfinsumfin, but apparently Winter was just too tired or perhaps playing coy. Naughty little tease...



That night, Zuma spent an evening cosied up with the laundry instead of her hunky boyfriend. For shame.



Oh, and the following morning the bloody repoman went and nicked the washing line AND all the clean clothes!



He also took the recycling bin :( The eco-friendlies really are taking a hit today.



To get their minds off of almost continual poverty, Zuma decided to flex her scuplting muscles by making Winter his very own statue.



And a beautiful statue it is ;)



After that wonderful gift how could Winter not succumb to Zuma's advances? (And I would imagine that wearing sluttier underwear helped somewhat).

Also, it was at this point that Zuma suddenly wished to have her first child O_O Woah, slow down missus.



In the morning Winter got busy filling in some of the many, many holes he'd dug up with his drilling machine. Meanwhile, the creepy metal gnome levitated nearby and mocked him...



Winter had now reached level 6 in the inventing skill whilst Zuma was at level 8, and the money she had coming in from this enabled her to buy a snazzy Eco-Friendly bicycle XD



Meanwhile, the house was in as worse a state as ever... Grubby bastards.



Oh, and just when I thought things couldn't get any worse.



Well, at least the toilet he's stealing is filthy as fuck. I kind of win... in the smallest way possible.



That's it Winter- you be a good little wuss and call the police. They'll protect you I'm sure.



Oh that's a bloody great idea, have a fight in the smallest room possible why don't cha? The damn burglar got away after this yanno, WITH MY TOILET.



And then the next day the fricking repoman showed up again and took Winter's statue! My Sims really suck at this life thing...



One thing Winter is good at though is digging through trash, as per usual.



Drilling holes all over the shop too- he's also good at that. And hey, look who showed up to rummage through the junk as well?



BittenAngel is a grubby little scavenger. It's important that you know this.



After drilling for a while I decided to send Winter in to investigate one of the holes; find out where it goes and shiz. It was so funny though- Winter kind of clung on to the edge for a while then dropped out of sight, and all I heard was 'AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH'. I lol'd so hard :P
In the end he just resurfaced from one of the other holes he'd made.



After even more inventing and drilling and things guess what Winter was rewarded with? Yes, another creepy metal gnome.

I was thrilled too.



But all this inventing prowess often comes with a price...



AIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!



-calmly walks up stairs-



AIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!



Now kids, if you ever get your ass set on fire you know just what to do.

Stoopid Winter...



But not all inventing shenanigans were met with failure and firey knickers- for the most part Winter's skillage was rewarding, like Zuma's.



In time, Winter and Zuma built up enough funds to buy themselves some nice appliances (AT LAST!)



And that wasn't the only thing they were able to obtain ;)



"Hello buddy. My proximity sensors are not picking you up, so I will be waiting for you on your home lot."

Isn't that just the cutest thing you've ever heard? Welcome to the Heart family Humperdink E-600!



Mm, what a sight to see on your first day around humans- a half-naked lady with a chainsaw.



Humperdink is going to fit in well here methinks.



Soon enough Winter returned home and was able to give his new BFF a massive welcoming hug. Bless 'em.



And then it was back off out again- THROUGH TIMEEEEEEEEEE.
By now Winter had reached level 8 of the inventing skill and had made his very own time machine XD



Zuma meanwhile was celebrating maxxing out the sculpting skill by hacking apart some foliage, as you do.



And Humperdink? Well, he was out in the neighbourhood picking up some scrap for his master.



Well, it was supposed to be for Winter, but Dink liked eating it instead.



He also enjoyed freaking out for no apparent reason, even though he doesn't have the Neurotic trait.



But you know what he really, really loves? Coffee. He's obsessed with the stuff- I can never get him to sleep cause he's always jacked up on caffeine. Weird robot...



When the weekend arrived Winter, Zuma, and Humperdink headed off for a nice family day out at the beach.



While there I discovered Dink's awesome roboty skills, including some sort of rocket powered levitation...



...And EPIC POWERS OF DESTRUCTION.
As long as he doesn't start chopping up the Heart home furniture it's fine by me.



Whilst at the beach Humperdink spent some time getting to know the residents of Twinbrook, meanwhile Winter and Zuma were simply wrapped up in each other.



So much so that... well, you know the drill by now.



Winter had lusted over Zuma since the very first moment they'd met, with all the infatuation of a small boy in love. Now that he finally had the girl it seemed only appropriate to make it a forever deal.



I don't think there's even a question of whether she'd say yes or not- I mean, who could say no to this face?



:)



After the engagement, Winter and Zuma returned home and decided to celebrate with a bit of woohoo in the time machine, which I'm guessing didn't go exactly to plan...



But something that did go to plan though was Zuma's wish fufillment- she was now on her way towards having her very first child.



The following morning Winter and Zuma spent the day in together while Humperdink tended to some of the house chores. The plants aren't really part of his job description- gardening is just what he really loves to do.



Later on Humperdink headed into town to socialise at the local park.



For the most part the populus of Twinbrook (like Tempura here- Winter's half-brother) were lovely and perfectly unfazed by seeing a Simbot wandering through the town, but the same could not be said for everyone else...



Meanie. The Humperdink E-600 has to put up with a lot of people pulling disgusted faces at him.



Elsewhere, back at home Winter was demonstrating his best surprised face as Zuma told him news of her pregnancy.



As night fell, Humperdink returned home and immediately freaked out because Zuma and her fat ass were standing in the way of the precious coffee machine.



Look at that face- those are the eyes of an addict right there; like two peeholes in the snow.

I may have to cut him off soon.



Ah, but not only is Humperdink obsessed with the nice warm beverages the coffee machine affords him, he also tends to spend an unusual amount of time just talking to the thing...



Oh coffee maker, you're so shiny and smooth... Your knobs, your nozzles- you're everything I ever dreamed of and more!



Errr... I just like you as a friend.



Yep, Humperdink certainly fits in well here- he's as flawed and fucked up and human as anyone else.



So now my friends it's time to leave you. Next time we shall see if Winter and Zuma have a boy or a girl, and whether Humperdink can ever give up the sauce.

Oh, there's one more thing before I go though- a little piece of advice, if you will...



If you're ever planning to have your Sims fool around in the time machine, do be careful.



You never know what you might end up with...



You can find the storyboard version here if you'd like to rec.