Kaebrianl was determined to overcome her shyness and be a successful Popularity Sim. She wanted to meet some new faces, so she idly started calling services on the phone to see if anyone interesting popped up. Repair? Nah, too old. Maid? Nope, a woman. Bartender? Nope, dull-looking female. But, she rolled up the want to have a party. Of course, she wasn’t actually friends with anyone, but she threw the party anyway, since her parents had already invited over their friends Sandy and Goopy. Then, as an afterthought, she bought a bar for the den and phoned the bartending service. This time, it was as if angels sang and a ray of light beamed through the phone–Juan the Bartender was on call!
![Juan, you're the wind beneath my wings. [Juan, you're the wind beneath my wings.]](http://uglacy.anadandy.com/weblog/pug_images/03/pugsley0301.jpg)
Neither of her invited guests came to the party, but Kaebrianl was too enchanted by Juan to notice. Her parents’ chatting with their friends combined with her all-night monopolizing of Juan’s attention made her party a Roof Raiser. It was so good, in fact, that Sandy Bruty stripped down to her undies and went to sleep in Kaebrianl’s bed (note that I looked up “propose…stay the night” and it’s not autonomous, so I’m floored. No designated driver, maybe?). Kaebrianl got a huge chunk of aspiration points for throwing the party and its subsequent success and went to bed a happy Sim.
Aackrod, meanwhile, was getting close to his golden years, and he spent so much time working towards his final promotion that he (ahem) somehow neglected to fulfill his slate of easy wants long enough to dip into the green before transitioning, at the earliest possible minute, to a distinguished-looking elder in a red sweatsuit. Gosh darn it all. Melissa, meanwhile, was feeling pretty fulfilled, thanks to her extracurricular activities. Having added some Public WooHoo with Dina Caliente and Komei (who invariably greets her by making out, the animal) and some heavy flirting with the resistant Pao Mellon to her achievements, she’s working toward her Romance Widow Retirement Plan. With nine days left until adulthood, Kaebrianl was the only one with nothing to look forward to. After some time spent decaying into the green, she headed out to the backyard shed and tried some elixir, choking on it and losing three days of her tedious teenhood. One more swig and…she got them right back, the first time I’ve EVER seen an attempt to use an aspiration reward in green succeed (even though there’s supposedly a 50-50 chance). It was time to leave for school, but after she got home, she managed to shave off six days properly, making it possible for her to buy a birthday cake right at 6PM. She made a point of calling over her good friend Juan for the festivities.
![Nose, meet Lips. [Nose, meet Lips.]](http://uglacy.anadandy.com/weblog/pug_images/03/pugsley0304.jpg)
Seeing her grow up must have gotten Juan’s imagination going, because they flirted mercilessly and shared a first kiss, leading to love. Now Kaebrianl can hardly wait to pop the question to her handsome beau!
![It's UgLove! [It's UgLove!]](http://uglacy.anadandy.com/weblog/pug_images/03/pugsley0305.jpg)