Chapter One

A fortune sim strives to

find her way to the life

of the rich and famous-

through marriage.

Welcome to Finding Consort

Redux! It’s the same silly

story and the same crappy

pictures, but now, instead of

the sims 2 exchange, it’s on

PowerPoint! OOOooOOO!

There are some changes in

this special new version,

namely I fixed all my

misspellings of the word

toilet—hopefully, anyway—

and I consolidated some of

the earlier chapters.

Ch 1: Hey, I Never

Met You-But Call

Me Back Anyway

Also, when there was too

much text for the new slide,

I simply used the old picture

twice. (I’m way too lazy to

dig out another pic for you

guys to look at. :P) Lastly,

there’s a shiny new layout

for the story. That’s pretty

much it. I hope you enjoy

reading this story as I

enjoyed writing it. Happy

reading.

-Kelyns

Ch 1: Hey, I Never

Met You-But Call

Me Back Anyway

Hi, my name is Veronica Norwood, and this is my story. Again. But this time in

PowerPoint!

Anyway, I'm a simple fortune aspiration sim fresh out of college trying to achieve

my dream: marrying Consort Capp and steal- no, no, no wait (hmm... let me see...

stealing sounds too negative... taking, apprehending, acquiring... I got it!) - ahem-

inheriting the Capp family fortune. Yeah! That sounds good! Consort's money has

nothing to do with it at all...

Ah, my new home in downtown Veronaville. Let's take a tour!

Hmm, the backyard has plenty of space for expansion.

And now the inside. Not much in here...

And what's in here is pretty cheap...

And what's with the color scheme? Red, green, brown, and white does not match,

Maxis.

Cheap toilet, cheap shower, etc. *yawn*

And a spartan bedroom! Wow! Sheesh, at least I got a window.

Why don't I just read the paper? It will help me relax and take my mind off of the

dreary surroundings. Besides, I need to look for a job in business, which is the

job Consort has. Once I have a job in business, it will be much easier to meet him.

*Rustle, Rustle.*

Hmm, no business track jobs. I guess I'll just redecorate a bit to help pass the

time.

And, voila! My newly redecorated home!

As you can see, I've expanded a bit, which took up most of my money.

And I renovated the inside...

…to make the living room more open and roomy!

See, loads of space!

And this is my new bedroom; it's much bigger than that cubbyhole I used to have.

And this is the bathroom. I added a tub; a girl needs a relaxing bubble bath every

once in a while, ok?

And this is the kitchen. See how I opened up the- okay, okay. It's not much, I know.

But it's not like I'm planning on staying here long. That's right. I'm going to fall in

love with Consort and he'll whisk me off to his mansion in Veronaville.

Oh, look! My first visitors! That's Gilbert Jacquet, Malcolm Landgraab IV (what

happen to the first, second and third?), and Wanda Tinker, for those of you who

don't know.

I said goodbye to everybody except Gilbert. He'll be good to know in case things

with Consort don't work out. Besides, I need to make friends if I want to get to the

top of the Business career.

“So, Gilbert, do you know Consort?"

"Nope, sorry."

"That's okay. Say, how come you don't have any eyebrows?"

But Gilbert didn't answer my question, he just went on about which new vacation

spots he'd like to visit. I made friends with him anyway. It's not his fault he wasn't

born with eyebrows.

Later on, I got my welcome phone call from a random townie (Dagmar a.k.a. the

blonde cowgirl) inviting me on an outing downtown.

Since I was new to the 'hood, I figured it would be a good idea to get out and meet

people. I could make contacts for my future job and keep an eye out for Consort

as well.

And here's the group Dagmar invited me out to meet. "Geez, Dagmar, don't you

have any older friends?"

Most of the group were college townies, so I quickly introduced myself (you never

know when you need people to visit your pay-per-hour business) and bid the

college students adieu.

Well, almost all the college students.

I kept Ravi (as he's known in this neighborhood) here, because... well, he's just

fun to look at. He's one of my favorite college townies.

V: "Hey, Ravi, when Consort croaks give me a call, 'k?"

R: "Sure thing, V."

Any who, here we are enjoying a nice dinner out. Everyone ordered Baked Alaska

because, well, I'm cheap. Hey, I just renovated my house and I still don't have a

job. I only have 100 simoleons to my name. That reminds me...

"Dagmar?"

"Yes?"

"Weren't YOU the one who invited ME on an outing?"

"Yeeesss."

"So why do I have to pay for dinner?"

"Ummmmm..."

I decided not to press the issue. It was getting late and I was tired, and

surprisingly a little hungry. (I guess that's what I get for being cheap.) I wanted to

eat before I slept so...

I skilled up a bit in front of the tube before cooking anything. Hey, I didn't have a

fire alarm and I was not up for playing with fire.

Wait a minute.

Veronica: "What?"

Didn't you say you just graduated? How did you graduate with no skills?

V: "Coughcoughboolpropcoughcough."

Anyway, I managed to rustle up some mac and cheese without incident (Yay me!)

and made it to bed without passing out.

The next morning I slept in a bit, then woke up and checked the paper. Business

still wasn't there, but I really needed a job; I only had 50 simoleons left AND the

bills were due today. So I decided to take a job in Show Business. It pays really

well and I would need all of the same skills for business. Well, except for the body

points. But hey, it couldn't hurt to have a rockin' bod to impress Consort with,

right?

I set to work skilling. I needed three body points, two creativity points, two

charisma points and two more friends in order to get a promotion. And all of this

had to be done before 8 AM tomorrow morning. I really wanted to get that

promotion money in case business showed up in tomorrow's paper.

Wait.

*Gasp*

I don't have a mirror! What kind of fortune sim am I?

Well, I sold the bathroom sink to buy a mirror. It's not like I was using it, and I still

have the kitchen sink. I even had enough extra money left over to pay the bills.

Luckily for me, Carla here walked by just so I could make friends with her. She

must be psychic.

"Thanks for stopping by, Carla."

"No problem, happy to help."

And this my friends, is what happens when you don't have a No Pets sign. Thanks

a lot, Maxis. Thanks a lot.

Anyway, Carla and I easily became friends by playing chess.

"So do you think we'll become best friends?"

"I don't know. Are you interested in old men? Cuz, I don't think I want to have too

many women around after Consort and I get together, ya know?"

Later on that night, I got another call from Dagmar asking if I wanted to go out

again (and we didn't even have a rockin' outing; it was only super). I said yes, as I

still needed to make one more friend.

And here we are again eating dinner at the Hub. No, really, I swear, this is a

different outing. Dagmar just invited all the same people. And after I got rid of all

the college students again, it was just us four left.

See, this time we had crepes suzette.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

*Sniffles*

I threw food at Dagmar. I forgot that in the Maxis universe, throwing food on

someone makes you fall in love with them. Now I have a stupid crush on Dagmar.

How am I supposed to fall in love with Consort and maintain my image as an

innocent, non-goldigging, chaste young woman if I had a stupid crush on

DAGMAR? THANKS A LOT MAXIS!

*Sighs*

I'll just have to ignore this silly crush for now and concentrate on making friends

with her for my promotion. Besides, Dagmar knows that I only have room for one

sim in my heart and that sim is Consort. She knows I don't really like her like that,

right? RIGHT?

After dinner, I finish making friends (thank you community lot time), go home, and

start skilling. I still needed three body points and a charisma point by 8 AM and it

was already midnight. Would I really be able to make that promotion?

Well, I'm off to work in this ridiculous uniform to find out.

And yes, I do manage to get my promotion, for all you doubters out there.

Okay, okay, so I used the energizer... and I used the Set Hour cheat. So sue me.

This ain't a legacy, people. Besides, if Maxis let sims skill on community lots like

in college, then I wouldn't need to resort to using cheats.

Anyway, I check the paper, but business isn't there, so I decide to stick with show

business for now. And that means...

More skilling!

But Dagmar calls me to invite me on another outing. Three nights in a row.

Hmmm...

Dagmar brought along the same group of people, too.

V: "Dagmar, you need to get out more."

D: "But, uni townies are the best." *Pouts*

This time I make friends with Ravi. I wasn't planning on making friends with him

because he is so young, but... he's here, and I need a friend for a promotion... then

there's his hotness and all.

Next, I make friends with Robert. I wasn't going to originally, because... well,

because of his ugliness, but, like I said, I want that promotion.

And of course I wanted to ask him if he knew Consort...

…since he isn't anywhere near here. But Robert said he doesn't know him.

After I introduced myself to Tracy here (I'm always on the look out for potential

friends), I go call a cab. In case you didn't catch it from the last few pictures, it's

raining, and I have no desire to eat outside in the rain.

Geez, Dagmar give me a little space, will ya? I can feel your breath on my neck.

You know, you're becoming kinda creepy. If I didn't know any better, I'd say you're

becoming a stalker.

We go to Bernard's Botanical Dining, a nice little upscale place. Or it would be

anyway, if we weren't so dressed down. Seriously, Maxis, there should be an

option to set the dress code for your businesses. Maybe make a door that makes

you dress in formal wear or whatever, kinda like the doors make you dress in

outerwear. I mean come on, how can you even pretend you're in an elegant,

sophisticated restaurant when there are sims allowed to eat in gym sweats and

cowboy hats? Or should I say cowgirl hats? But, I digress.

So, we sit down to dinner and I toast Robert because I'm still trying to make

friends with him (Yup, I'm a suck up. In my defense, there's just not a lot of

interaction I can control during dinner, and I have to bring my outing score up

somehow. I'm definitely not about to throw food on him; I certainly don't want a

crush on ROBERT. Now, Ravi on the other hand... I'd throw food at him any time,

any place, any day! Too bad he's so far away...). But back to my point: no one

objects to my toasting Robert, but at our last dinner, they all objected to my

toasting Dagmar.

See, I'm toasting her, and Ravi and Robert both have a big red X across Dagmar's

face in their thought bubbles. Maybe this is a sign... I mean there WAS that creepy

standing right behind me thing... and all the uni townies (maybe she doesn't have

grown up friends?)... and this IS the third outing she's invited me out on...

Aww, who am I kidding? It's not a sign, Dagmar's cool. Everybody likes her, and I

hear she's popular in legacies. I've got nothing to worry about.

So we eat, (nectarine tartlette by the way, and yes, it's because I'm still cheap) and

we all have another super outing. That's the third one, too. I just can't seem to get

my score up to rockin'; it's not fair. I blame it on the service. That waitress took

way too long with our food.

Anyway, I finish making friends with Robert, while Ravi stares creepily in the

background.

V: "Hey, why ARE you staring, Ravi?"

R: "I've been thinking that you can do so much better than Consort, Veronica. I

mean, he's way too old for you. "

V: "Now, wait a minute. You said you don't know Consort, so how would you know

what he's like? I'm sure that, despite being an old man, he has many endearing

qualities-"

R: "Like what?"

V: "Ummm... like money?"

R: "He ain't got that much money, V. And he's got three kids and SEVEN

grandchildren who all want a piece of his fortune. And three of those kids are

orphans, so you KNOW they're gonna get a lot of money. Face it, V. You really

ought to-"

V: "Okay, okay. Thanks for the advice, Ravi. I'll be sure to keep that in mind for the

future." *Phew* (Runs away.)

So, after a quick introduction to Contessa Breanna (It's always good to get to

know your local vampires. They're good to know in case... well, in case things get

sticky later and I need to dish out some revenge), I got out of there before Ravi

could give me any more lectures.

Back at home, I was in for a night of skilling,

skilling,

and more skilling.

With the occasional energizer, of course.

I even broke up the routine a bit and did some yoga.

And, after hours of working out, I was finally fit.

"Yeah! Wait 'til Consort sees me now, he won't be able to take his eyes off me!"

All that working out made me stinky, so I decide to take a bath before work...

and I just barely make it on time.

But, my hard work paid off - I got my promotion!

"Hmmm..... What should I do with all this money?"

"SPEND IT!"

And here's my newly redecorated bathroom that I was able to finish with my

promotion money. Why the bathroom you ask? Well, as the smallest room in the

house, it's the quickest room to redecorate. Besides, everybody is always

impressed by a nicely decorated bathroom. Just ask the private school

headmaster.

Anyway, before I settle in for a night of skilling, I check the paper, but the

business track STILL isn't there.

So I skilled...

and skilled...

and energized...

and skilled...

'Til dawn, when I check the paper. But once again, business isn't there.

"Geez, is this some kind of conspiracy, or something? Sponsored by the Keep

Veronica Away From Consort Foundation?"

But I'm not about to let that get me down. Show business pays way more than

business does, and you all know that if there's one thing I love, it's money. So,

after a quick chat with Tracy...

I invited her over so I could get to know her better. Why? For my promotion, of

course! Come on guys, keep up! :)

Anyway, Tracy and I have a deep and meaningful conversation while we play

chess.

We talk about lamps...

V: "Wouldn't it be awesome if we could be genies that lived in lamps?"

T: "Totally! But the lamp would have to match my outfit."

V: "Of course, otherwise it would just be tacky."

And romance...

"You know, you're not the first sim who's tried to marry an old geezer for money."

"Really?"

"Yeah. You ever hear of Dina Caliente?"

"The one from Pleasantview?"

"Yup. She tried to marry Mortimer Goth, but it didn't work out."

"What happened?"

"A mysterious force made her break up with Mortimer and have Don Lothario's

baby."

"No way! I thought he was engaged to Mortimer's daughter Cassandra!"

"He left her at the altar."

"How sad! But at least that means Nina got to marry Mortimer, right?"

"Nope! But she did throw her sister out, who then got married to Don out of

desperation. Then Nina got a make over and started her quest to become a Rock

God with twenty simultaneous lovers."

"Wow! I don't think that's going to happen to me and Consort though, I won't let it.

I've already got our futures planned out. And the first thing I'm going to do to

make sure Consort and I have a solid relationship is take a honeymoon to one of

those new exotic locations. After a week in paradise, he'll forget about everyone

else."

"Wow, you sure thought this through. …But how are you going to deal with his

family and friends? Won't they be mad at you for trying to steal his fortune? And

what about his grandchildren? Doesn't three of them live with him?"

"I can easily send them off to college, and it'll only make me look good. How could

he say no to higher education? As for his kids... I'm still working on that one..."

As Tracy and I talked, (That actually turned out to be a much deeper conversation

that I thought it would be :), I noticed something, or rather SOMEONE, outside my

window. Guess who showed up for a visit?

That's right: Dagmar. Seriously, I didn't even invite her over. Honestly, she's

becoming scary. Tracy and I pretended that I wasn't home (apparently, she

couldn't see US through the window) and eventually she went away.

But a couple of hours later, she calls to invite me on another outing!

"Uh, sorry Dagmar. I can't make it tonight... I've got a lot of important things to

do... No, I'm not lying to you... Really, Dagmar, I swear..."

And I do have important stuff to do.

Like dancing!

"Woo hoo!"

See, I can't even keep up with myself. And dancing is very important in learning

how to Bust A Move, which is another skill I need to learn so I can impress

Consort. So I wasn't lying. :P

After a long night of dancing, (which wasn't really that long because I got tired

and went to sleep. I didn't even finish learning how to Bust A Move.), I went to bed

and had dreams about how awesome I am.

"Best... fortune sim... ever..." (Mumbles in sleep.)

Then I skilled all day, and pretty soon it was time for work.

Ha! Thought there be another promotion picture, didn't you? Well, I didn't get one

because I need more friends. So, after a quick look in the paper (No business

AGAIN!), I decide to head downtown instead of waiting for Dagmar to call me. I

want to meet some NEW people... and put some space between me and Dagmar.

That crush is starting to freak me out. Who knew Dagmar was secretly a psycho

stalker?

Hey, something's different about the Hub...

That pool table wasn't there before...

And now the bar's upstairs!

And the dining room is now indoors, which means I can eat without getting

soaked in the rain. Hmmm... I guess the owners decided to redecorate.

*GASP* Oh my gosh, I can't believe it! NO ONE STOLE MY DRINK!

I LOVE this place!

I don't know if it's the new decorations or that new bartender, but any place that

lets me keep my drinks from being stolen by some random townie is number one

in my book.

Ten minutes and five drinks later:

"Heey swee thang, whas ur nam?"

Bartender: "Uh, lady, I think you had too much to drink."

Hmm, I guess there's a reason why townies steal your drinks when you go

downtown.

Anyway, the bartender, whose name turns out to be Marylena, is very nice and lets

me chill behind the bar until the room stops spinning.

We even hang out and talk for a while (I guess she doesn't have that many

customers?).

M: "It's always been my dream to get out of this bar and see the world."

V: "Really? That's cool. Me and Consort are gonna see the world, too."

V: "Say, do you know Consort Capp? He's an old man in a business suit with a

permanent scowl plastered on his face..."

M: "Nope, haven't seen him. Except for Mrs. CrumpleBottom, we haven't had too

many old folks around here lately."

V: "That's too bad. You know, I can't seem to find anybody that knows him. Hey,

you're not part of the Keep Veronica Away From Consort Foundation, are you?"

M: "The what?"

V: "Nothing, nothing." *Sigh*

After making friends with Marylena, I decide to head somewhere new: The Corner

Shoppes. Perhaps Consort would be there... and, okay, maybe I was looking for a

new outfit, too. Hey, I wanted to make a good impression when I met Consort,

didn't I?

There were so many choices, but I couldn't decided what to buy, so I decided to

try on a few outfits.

Hmm... No... Too Dina Caliente after her make over. I don't want people to

associate me with a golddigger...

Hmm... Love the dress, but it might be a touch too slutty. Don't wanna give

Consort a stroke before we're married, heehee.

Ugh! No way! Definitely too Brandi Broke after her make over, and I don't want to

be mixed up with that tramp. It's bad enough we have the same colored hair...

What? You guys didn't hear how she's trying to fulfill her want of having ten kids

by having six more babies, each with a different guy? Last I heard she was

working on baby number five. (Boy, doesn't Pleasantview sound like a great

place?)

Eh.. I guess this one's okay, but I was hoping for something more fun. It's too

Mary-Sue Pleasant post make over.

...

What? I don't have any scandalizing stories about the Pleasants. Not yet, anyway.

And then I tried on this baby. I just couldn't resist trying on wedding dresses! I

know, I know. Consort and I haven't even met yet. But, what do you think? I'm

definitely going to keep it in mind for when the big day comes.

But eventually I decided on this. Not too slutty, but not too boring either.

After I made my purchase, I checked out the game lounge to see who was there.

But guess who wasn't: Consort! This is getting to be ridiculous! Has he gone into

hiding or something?!

That's it! I'm just going to check one more place before I go home. A place that's

not too loud and flashy, but low key. A place that's perfect for an older gentleman

to hang out and schmooze with his cronies.

What place is that? Why The Lucky Shack, of course!

"This place is just so perfect for a sim like Consort. He's GOT to be in there...

Right?"

Not right. *Sighs*

"Now this is just getting depressing."

"Bartender, I need a drink."

"Coming right up."

What?! No way! That guy just stole my drink!

I can't believe this! First, no Consort, and now this? Can't a sim at least drown her

sorrows in... um,... juice? What is this neighborhood coming to? Well, forget it. I

don't need a drink anyway.

And just as I was about to storm off, who should I see but…

Goneril! (Thought I was going to say Consort, didn't you?)

But that's not all!

Kent's here, too! Yup, there he is rocking away on the karaoke machine with no

creativity skills. I introduced myself to both of them.

Seeing them boosted my spirits a little. They would definitely know Consort, and if

I made friends with them it wouldn't be long before I did either! With things

looking up, I decided to stick around and have some fun. I even got my drink.

"Woo hoo! Go Phil! Rock on!"

Huh... Who knew the dateable slob could be so creative? And he wasn't bad

looking either. I'll keep him in mind for.... ummm... future generations... Yeah, let's

go with that.

But pretty soon it was my turn with the mic.

"Oogie oogie oo ah gah oogie oo oo..."

"Oogie oogie oo ah gah oogie oo oo!"

"Oogie oogie oo ah gah oogie oo oo..."

"Ay no mah eh bah!"

Then Gilbert decided to get in on the action.

And here we are just rockin' out, when all of a sudden...

*Gasp*

"Why, Gilbert, you do have eyebrows!"

G: "Of course I have eyebrows. It's not my fault you were too stupid to notice."

V: "Hey!"

Who knew he'd have black hair, but blonde eyebrows? Go figure.

"Hey! Contessa Breanna! What are you doing here... dressed like THAT?"

"Can't a vampire just relax and unwind after a long night of hunting? Sometimes I

don't want to wear the contessa gown. Ever think of that, huh? Maybe sometimes I

want just to be comfortable and play a nice game of cards without some pesky

CAS sim harassing me to become a vampire."

"Geez, sorry Contessa. I'll leave you alone now."

"Thank you."

I was about to get some punch, when Kent here took the last cup.

"Way to go Kent."

And that's when I decided it was time to go home.

I'd only been home for a short while when it started snowing. That reminds me...

What season is it?... Oh, no it's winter! I forgot to prolong fall so I could keep the

skill boost.

No matter, I just change it back now... And voila! Back to Fall!

While I'm at it, I should prolong the season, too.

*Fiddles with the weathernaught.*

V: "Uh oh... That doesn't look good..."

V: "Definitely not good!"

V: "Stop, stop, stop... stupid machine..."

V: "Maybe it's starting to stop..."

V: "Or not..." *GULP*

V: "OhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhno

OhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhnoOhno—"

V: "FIRE! Whatdoidowhatdoidowhatdoidowhatdoidowhatdoidowhatdoi

dowhatdoidowhatdoidowhatdoidowhatdoidowhatdoidowhatdoido—"

V: "Wait a minute, just calm down, Veronica. You can handle this..."

V: "That's right, you are a strong, independent woman. You can handle this fire,

you can put out these flames... You aren't going to let a little fire get the best of

you..."

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"NNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

So, is this the end of our heroine?

"GETITOFFGETITOFFGETITOFF!"

And if so, what will happen to the rest of this story?

"IT BURNS..."

You'll just have to wait until next time to see how Veronica gets herself out of this

one. :)