Willow Weathers and Jacob McGill are very much in love. They want nothing more than to live their lives together. However, due to circumstances beyond their control, the two of them have found themselves homeless in the large city of Bridgeport. Determined not to let this get in the way of continuing with their lives together, the two make the best of it.
Meet Jacob. He is Neat, a Snob, and a Bookworm. Despite having a Green Thumb, he Hates The Outdoors. I may have been feeling a bit mean when I created him, because being homeless means a lot of time spent outdoors and a lot of time feeling stinky. However, his affinity for plants will at least help with the food situation. His lifetime goal is to be worth
§100,000. Good luck buddy.
And this is Willow. She, on the other hand, Loves The Outdoors. She is Clumsy, but Artistic. She is also Childish, but is drawn to Jacob because she too is a Bookworm. She doesn't have a talent that lends itself to the basics of survival, but, considering that it's hard to get a job when you do not have a permanent address, she does have one that might lead to some spending money. Her lifetime goal is to master the painting and guitar skills.
The pair is just boyfriend and girlfriend at the start. They "live" on a small empty lot I placed near the library, which is lucky because I honestly didn't pay much attention to the surroundings when I placed it. Because this is Bridgeport, city of subways and way too many streets, I am allowing them to use public transportation.
First order of business was to find food. My default strategy when playing homeless sims is to look around the parks and fishing areas for wild plants. Bridgeport is now officially on the "hard" end of the neighborhood list because there
are no wild plants in the parks and whatnot. If you could eat fish raw that would be my strategy, but luckily I finally managed to find a small garden outside a dwelling. No, I'm not telling you where it is.
While Jacob was harvesting plants in an effort to stave off starvation, as well as starting a small garden of his own, I sent Willow across the way to the library to begin the task of earning some money. I set her to work at writing a novel - possibly not the most ideal method of earning money, but as I opted not to start them with even sleeping bags this time around, my typical method of camping by a fishing spot was a bit impractical.
The first night, they snuck into the fire station to shower and sleep. I decided this was a bit too easy, however, and this was a one night thing.
The next day it was back to the library. As there was little that could be done with Jacob's garden, I set him to writing a novel as well. One of the few advantages to multiple people is more people to earn money. The other main advantage being that there is someone guaranteed to be easy to find for social needs.
The library turned out to be a perfect place to camp. They were both loved to read, Willow loved the kids toys, and no one cared if you made out in the computer lab. But the most important reason of all was that it was simple enough to fill most needs there without it being "fire house easy".
Here's Jacob at his garden. Someday, it will provide them with enough food to not have to worry anymore.
A few novels later, they finally had the
§200 needed to buy sleeping bags. Now they can sleep - for real, not just repeated couch naps - anywhere they may be. Here you see them sleeping in the gym after using the public showers.
To Be Continued!
