In response to overwhelming support for Tom in the comments, I tried getting Hera some of that action.
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Turns out Tom is married – and to a dude. That’s a tough nut to crack, if you’ll forgive the expression.
Even though Sims have a flexible sexuality, I’ve found that it’s hard to work up a romantic relationship with a married Sim, and that an NPC Sim who’s gone so far as to have a same-sex marriage is practically unassailable. Short of basically kidnapping them and hitting on them 24/7 in some kind of nightmarish gender preference torture camp.
I’m a Sim-sadist, but even I have my limits.
So she left Tom to his own devices and went for a swim with Gerald. And nobody died! It was weird.
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After their swim, Hera tried putting the moves on Gerald. He wasn’t too receptive at first.
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But eventually she wore him down convinced him!
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Elder WooHoo, awww yeah. (Look how tired she is! Ha! I shouldn’t laugh, because I’m no spring chicken, myself.)
Meanwhile, back at home, Tyler ignored a plate of hot dogs on the grill and set the place on fire. SIGH.
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I love how everyone’s all “FIRE! FIRE! OHMAGAWDPANIC!” Except for Hera in the foreground, who’s like “Wah, I wanted a hot dog and now they’re ruined!”
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By this time, I had about had it with this household. When no one died in the fire, I kicked out Parker and Anya.
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And of all the weird things, waa know who showed up on the panel when I moved them out? Little Riley, a.k.a. The Deleted One!