The next item on the “24 While 24” Sims Checklist Challenge was to befriend the Grim Reaper. This turned out to be easier than I thought it would be!
Used to be, if you wanted to talk to the Grim Reaper, someone had to die first. Either a person or a pet. I have lost the taste for murder since I built a machine for murdering Sims, so I wasn’t thrilled about taking that route.
Next, I considered adopting a bunch of elderly animals. This feels like a kind thing to do, and they tend to die quickly. But it’s a huge bummer every time.
As I strategized, I idly scrolled through Morgan’s Relationship panel. Of course the Grim Reaper was there, because Morgan had seen death several times. I clicked on the Grim Reaper’s icon and found that in The Sims 4, you can not only text and call the Grim Reaper directly, but also invite him for a sleepover.
![sims 4 call the grim reaper to chat](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0229-06.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
Problem solved! In the weirdest possible way! That’s my favorite!
![sims 4 grim reaper sleepover](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0229-05.png?resize=600%2C454&ssl=1)
I would love to know what the Grim Reaper carries in his overnight bag, but that’s not how it works.
![sims 4 grim reaper sleepover](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0229-04.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
They had fun! Like everyone else, the Grim Reaper can’t resist playing with a lump of clay.
![gim reaper playing with clay sims 4](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0229-03.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
He took it in stride when they had dinner while a bunch of farm animals wandered through the kitchen.
![sims 4 dinner with the grim reaper and a bunch of farm animals](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0229-02.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
We didn’t have a chess board, so they played ping-pong instead.
![sims 4 playing ping pong with death](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0229-01.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
Morgan won that game 3-1, by the way!
![sims 4 befriend grim reaper achievement](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0228-02-1.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
Presto!
![sims 4 checklist challenge](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/checklist6-1.png?resize=738%2C412&ssl=1)