Completing all lifetime wishes:
Scientific Specialist (p. 3)
Camren has aged up into a toddler! She was completely bald, but Cate and Cassidy decided to give her a little wig, so she could fit in with the other toddlers and hopefully make some friends.
The family went out for the day to the Fall Festival and Cassidy and Cara participated in an apple bobbing contest between just the two of them. Cara won easily, so Cassidy blamed it on her old age.
Before they left, Cara put a prank on the downstairs bathroom sink. Cate absolutely fell for it and got sprayed with water. Luckily for Cara, Cate could laugh about it.
Cara went to prom with her childhood best friend Dara Berg. There was some tension as they danced, though, and Cara decided to kiss her! Dara shared her feelings, so they became girlfriends. And Cara even won prom queen. Her moms were so proud, they put the picture and the crown out in the living room.
Cate and Cassidy were once again invited to a party, and after having skipped a lot of them, they decided to go. The stereo was one and a few people were dancing, so Cate finally convinced Cassidy to share a dance with her.
And after another lovely work day, Cate reached level 10 in the science career, finishing her lifetime wish.
I finished this literally 2 days before the end of Cate's life. I cannot believe how much I loved to play with this sim and her family. Look how cute they are, posing in the snow together!
Never have children or a partner with children: Well, that one certainly failed didn't it? BUT, they are children of science: Cara is a clone and Camren is a plantsim. So... half accomplished?
Never hire a cleaner and clean everything immediately once it is dirty: This was a lot harder to maintain than I thought, but Cate was constantly cleaning, even after we moved into a bigger house. I contemplated getting a maid for a bit, clearly having forgotten that I made this rule. But I didn't!
Maintain 3 friends at all times: Yeah, I absolutely forgot about this. But Cate did go to a lot of parties, although it was because Cassidy had a lot of friends. Still, I'm happy with how I handled her social life. At the end, all their friends started just dying off. It was kinda sad.
I think I might return to Cara someday and send her off to college, or something like that. She absolutely stole my heart, as did both Cate and Cassidy as a couple. They are my favorite lesbians now.
Completeling all lifetime wishes:
Scientific Specialist (p. 2)
Now a scientist once again, it was time for Cate to get back into gardening. She hadn't had time for it while working at the hospital and all her old plants had died, so she got some new, fresh pots to start growing and make the cabin livelier than ever before.
On a quiet day at home, as Cate and Cassidy were working on their skills, the Grim Reaper visited the house to take Berry away. Her time was up, she was old and she was being taken to a better place. Cate cried in Cassidy's arms and they placed Berry's beautiful urn on the coffee table, so she would always stay with them in a certain way.
One of Cate's experimented bombed significantly. It stunk like a raccoon for the rest of the day in the lab.
Cassidy and Cate were invited to a costume party by Cassidy's old roommates. They dressed up and Nicholas offered to take a cute picture of them by the frozen pond.
Cate had a very expensive plasma bug, so she decided to do some analyzing on her day off.
All the bigger ponds froze over as well and Cate and Cassidy took a trip to one of them to go ice skating. There was no one else around, so after their ice skating escapades they had a nice picnic.
Cassidy's old cat, that still lived with her roommates, gave birth to a tiny kitten and Cate begged her to take the little one in. It was a girl by the name of Sassie, and Cate was smitten once she met her. Cassidy agreed, and they got some new stuff for their brand new kitten.
Cate knew so much about science, she wanted to try her hand at some actual DNA samples. Cassidy was the closest person to her, so she asked her for some samples, and Cassidy luckily agreed.
Cate and Cassidy had another date out on the town. They decided to have some lunch at the winter festival, but one of the vendors felt sick, so Cassidy helped him out with her medical equipment.
Cate decided to try out some cloning, and since the only DNA sample she had was Cassidy's, she figured why not. Completely unintentionally, she succeeded and created a tiny little baby, complete with Cassidy's DNA. Cassidy didn't know how to feel about this new development, but they both agreed to keep the child and raise it as their own, despite their old age and Cate's dislike of children.
The cabin certainly wasn't big enough for the three of them, so Cate, Cassidy, and new baby Cara moved to the other side of town into a much bigger house.
Cate and Cassidy divided taking care of the baby, and Cate took a tiny little bit of a liking to Cara, though she refused to admit it.
Cara's birthday came around quick and they discovered her hair was red! They had no idea how it was possible. Had a hair fallen from Cate's head during her cloning experiment?
Sassie aged up too and became a beautiful adult cat.
Sassie also got fleas, so Cate had to bathe her. She actually really liked the bath and refused to get out once Cate was done.
Cate got further ahead in her career and was asked to develop a bit of a fishing skill. Luckily, their new house had a big pond with a bunch of fish in the backyard, so she could gather her skill from home.
Cassidy's birthday came around too and she aged up into an elder!
Just a day later, it was Cate's birthday, too. Her hair became entirely white! She mourned the loss of her red hair, but she had known it was coming for a while.
Cassidy decided to retire from the hospital and stay home so she could take care of Cara while Cate was at work.
Cate continued her experiments in the new lab upstairs. She decided not to mess around cloning any DNA samples anymore, because she didn't want another baby in the house. One child was enough.
While Cate was watching some television, Cassidy came up behind her for a sweet moment with a kiss.
Cara's birthday came around and the family went out to a small fishing spot to celebrate. It was Cara's first time ever fishing, and she was a bit afraid of the fish.
After some experimenting, Cate turned one of her seeds into a forbidden fruit seed. How exciting! She immediately went and planted it, but Cate got so busy with work, the plant accidentally died. She was able to replicate the process soon enough and planted a new seed.
Cara took up working on potions in Cate's lab, so they worked side by side for quite some time.
On a sunny summer day, the family went out to the main square. They ran into family friend Nicholas Riverhawk and challenged him to a waterballoon fight.
Cate took very good care of the forbidden fruit in her garden, and when she pulled it out, she discovered it had grown into a plantsim! She had no idea! (But I did.) For the second time in their relationship, Cate came to Cassidy with an unexpected baby. They did have a free room, and despite their old age and not wanting another child, they kept the baby and named her Camren.
Cara aged up into a teenager and worked harder on her potions, hoping to maybe be able to make her imaginary friend real someday.
Completing all lifetime wishes:
Scientific Specialist (p. 1)
Reach Level 10 in Science Skill, reach Level 10 in any Scientific, Medical, or Business Career
Cate Fan has always been a curious kid, so what better way to discover the secrets of the universe than through science? After years of working long hours after school as a teen, Cate has raised enough money to build herself her very own lab at home… well, a home in Hidden Springs, a town completely unknown to her. But the house was cheap! Who knows what other secrets of the universe hide in this new place?
Cate's traits are Cat Person, Dislikes Children, Friendly, Neat and Unlucky. I am not the biggest fan of playing with pets, and since I already had two of them in the last playthrough, I have decided to not give Cate a cat. She can handle it. I only just realised her name is Cat+e. That was genuinely an accident. The challenges I have set for her are not very exciting, but as follows:
1. Never have children or a partner with children.
2. Never hire a cleaner and clean everything immediately once it is dirty.
3. Maintain 3 friends at all times.
Cate got to work in her new basement lab immediately. She finally had some real science equipment to discover the secrets of the universe, and discover them she would!
Now, Cate didn't enjoy being alone, so she headed into town to meet some of the locals. At the park, she met Ella Carlisle, a sweet girl that worked as a cook in town.
Cate tried her hand at dabbling with some scrap to possibly make some inventions. She knew that the more she learned, the more stuff she could gather for her science experiments.
Entirely set on her career Cate was not, so she read up about logic in case she ever wanted to make a switch into a medical career.
Her job acquiered her to know gardening, so despite the plenty of space outside the house in the garden, Cate made a little garden indoors, so her plants would survive once it got colder out.
Cate was extremely happy with how her experiments were going so far. She was having success after success, but sadly that wouldn't last forever.
Cate was invited to a party by her friend Hector Mendoza, where she got to meet a bunch of new people!
Feeling courageous from the party, the next day Cate invited Edelaine Porter out to the gardens by her house. Cate had a little crush on her former co-worker, and was thankful when Edelaine seemed to reciprocate! But everything went a little fast for Edelaine when Cate tried to kiss her, and she ran off.
Feeling hopeless and a little alone, Cate decided to adopt a cat after all. She headed to the shelter and adopted a quiet little feline called Berry.
Cate did a radiation experiment and it went very well! She was ecstatic that her experiments were still mostly going right.
Cate's co-worker Madeline invited her over to a formal party at her house. Most of the people Cate knew were there as well, and once they all started dancing, Cate decided to ask Madeline herself for a slow dance. Madeline stepped on her foot about a dozen time, but Cate didn't mind much.
Back at home, Berry had missed Cate immensly, so they had a little cuddle on the couch before bed.
Cate invited Edelaine over and they talked about where they stood. They confessed how much they liked each other and Cate asked her to be her girlfriend. Edelaine accepted and stayed the night.
As Cate and Edelaine slept, Berry was wide awake and hiding in the little fish in the bedroom.
Cate got offered a job as a resident at the local hospital. She thought it over for a second, but accepted. Only now she was madly behind on her logic skill, so at home she immediately got to work on her potion station to catch up.
Cate was constantly on call at the hospital, and it felt like she was called in every single night. She had only an hour in between her shifts, so she resorted to a nap on the snowy bench outside.
After days of work, Cate was still far behind on her skills, so she bought herself a chess table.
It was Berry's birthday, so Cate celebrated with her at home with some cuddles and playtime.
Despite the gruelling work hours, Cate still went back to the hospital on her bike with a wide smile on her face.
In the evenings, Cate spent some time outside stargazing and searching the galaxy. Eventually, she discovered a celestial body!
Cate's own birthday arrived and she celebrated at home with her colleague, Cassidy Earthsong, who was now her best and only friend. She had been so busy with work that she had had no time to chat with anyone else, and by then her girlfriend Edelaine had broken up with her over the phone, too.
Cate was very happy that Cassidy was there to support her, and they ended up kissing in the bathroom! Cassidy spent the night and the next morning, Cate worked up the courage to ask her to be girlfriends.
Now that she was an adult, Cate got into a bit of a midlife crisis, and she felt the need to go working out. So she spent an afternoon on the treadmill at the gym.
It was also time for an appearance change, so she let down the knot in her hair and dyed it brown with a box from the supermarket. Surprisingly, Cate was actually quite happy with the result.
Cate kept getting sent out for free clinics and had to diagnose some people at the park. She did her best, and was absolutely exhausted once the day ended.
Berry decided to mark Cate by giving a little lick at her feet, which was at the same time a possible apology for scratching them a few nights earlier.
Cate dyed her hair back to her original colour, only know a few gray streaks had appeared. She surprised Cassidy with the new look before they went out for dinner, and Cassidy absolutely loved it.
Date night was cut short when Cate was once again called into work. She was exhausted by the time she left at 2 am, with the knowledge she'd be back at 9. Missing her old job at the science facility, she decided to just go back. They didn't have her old position for her at the moment, and Cate would have to start as a lab tech again, but she didn't mind. At least she would have some stability and time to work on her skills, and especially maintain a social life.
Cate asked Cassidy to move in with her, and she happily accepted. She moved in with a few trinkets and the women spent their first night as roommates cuddling in bed.
