My Sim is lonely
It occured to me last night during a game of Sims 2 that I did not particularly enjoy the social interaction aspect of the game. I mean, my Sim - also named Peter - isn't an anti-social fellow by any meaning of the term, but being the Chief of Staff at the Sim City General Hospital doesn't exactly leave him with a world of free time. Yet, in order to keep his job, he has to constantly maintain a social circle of at least 12 "friends". Peter does this in order to keep his job. He doesn't really like it when Bob Newbie or Mortimer Goth comes to visit. In fact, most of the time Peter just let's them roam around the house and eat his food while he goes about his own business, brushing up on his mechanical skills and what not. But somehow, they're considered his friends just because they happen to occupy the same vacinity in the space-time continuum.
Oh yeah, the other day, Peter saw an Extra-terrestrial through his telescope and he was so excited that his aspiration meter went platinum. As a result, he was able to purchase the anti-aging water cooler which delayed his meeting with the grim reaper by a couple of Simdays.
Anyways, back to my point. Peter is unhappy with the fact that he must rely on superficial relationships in order to make a living. Sometimes he lays next to Liz at night and silently hopes that the kitchen would burn down so that she would stop throwing all those annoying dinner parties with all the people he doesn't know. They all know Liz though, everyone in Pleasantville knows and loves Liz. She's the source of the family's friends. Cathy has a couple of friends, but they're mostly annoying little brats from school who run around like headless chickens and can't seem to pee straight - or so Daniella the Maid tells Peter. These people are all friends of the family, but Peter has rarely ever spoken to any of them, much less utilize other more sophisticated social options such as play, appreciate, or God forbid - dance. In the end, these so called "friends" are really just strangers that Peter tallies up to meet a quota for his job. Peter is lonely and he wishes that they would make friendships more accessible and less mandatory in the next installment of the game. Lately, he has even considered moving to Strangetown, but the thought of leaving his job just seems a bit too risque for now, what with little Parker on the way and all.
Oh yeah, the other day, Peter saw an Extra-terrestrial through his telescope and he was so excited that his aspiration meter went platinum. As a result, he was able to purchase the anti-aging water cooler which delayed his meeting with the grim reaper by a couple of Simdays.
Anyways, back to my point. Peter is unhappy with the fact that he must rely on superficial relationships in order to make a living. Sometimes he lays next to Liz at night and silently hopes that the kitchen would burn down so that she would stop throwing all those annoying dinner parties with all the people he doesn't know. They all know Liz though, everyone in Pleasantville knows and loves Liz. She's the source of the family's friends. Cathy has a couple of friends, but they're mostly annoying little brats from school who run around like headless chickens and can't seem to pee straight - or so Daniella the Maid tells Peter. These people are all friends of the family, but Peter has rarely ever spoken to any of them, much less utilize other more sophisticated social options such as play, appreciate, or God forbid - dance. In the end, these so called "friends" are really just strangers that Peter tallies up to meet a quota for his job. Peter is lonely and he wishes that they would make friendships more accessible and less mandatory in the next installment of the game. Lately, he has even considered moving to Strangetown, but the thought of leaving his job just seems a bit too risque for now, what with little Parker on the way and all.
posted by Peter at 12:53 AM
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