When we last left off in our exploration of the LazarusWorld forumites as Sims, Buhtterfly and Streon had just been introduced. These two gentle posters weren't included in the original house, but since they've leapt right into commenting on this series, they've earned a place in the neighborhood. As neither applied to be a part of this when I first asked, they've been dubbed the Latecomer family.

B-fly noted that she wanted to be a part of the original house, but rationalized herself out of putting her name down. Which is silly, because as soon as she commented she became a game character anyway, reasoning or no.

For his part, Streon never asked me to put him in the game, but given his mad flurry of posting over the last few days I could hardly justify otherwise. Here he's already met Vidcund Curious, the friendly neighborhood guy-who-randomly-bursts-into-your-house-and-shoves-you-for-no-reason.

When you move into a new neighborhood, it's important to keep an eye out for dangerous marauding lecterns.

Clearly neither B-fly nor Streon is excited about being relegated to the Latecomer house. You'd think he'd at least be more pleased to live with a girl who prefers to sleep in her underwear.

You may notice the Latecomer house is a lot more nicely furnished than the Badboy place across the street. A few reasons:

1. Working with only two people gives you more money that you don't have to spend on beds.
   
2. I bought these guys a smaller lot, not intending to expand the way I do with the Badboys once those bastards start making some money.
   
3. When I built the first house, I didn't think of some things.

B-fly found work right away, as a medical test subject. This should eventually lead to the veterinarian's office where she wants to be.

Streon's job is only slightly less prestigious. Go Llamas!

Eventually, the Badboys come over to welcome their new neighbors to Al-Azif Street. Endy demonstrates the real reason to visit: we don't got no TV at our place.

He won't let the roots attempting to grow from his ass into the couch stop him from coming on to B-fly, though.

KellysCappuccino: "Dude, do you have to start immediately with every woman you see? Didn't you ever hear of 'Slow on Curves'?"

Streon is quick to tell Kris exactly how he feels about being left out of the game, while Kris tries to gently point out how it's Endy's damn fault and Streon should go yell at his couch-sitting TV-watching ass, and that besides he's now in the game so stop whining. Meanwhile, KC and B-fly discuss the weather, or perhaps a bird passing overhead.

B-fly's spaghetti is so good KC just knows he's gotta engage her in the forbidden dance as proper thanks.

As Endy defiles the hell out of the Latecomers' brand-new bathroom, Streon can only stand by helplessly.

Endymion: "I can't believe you just stood there and watched me take a crap."

Suffering her own bout of intestinal duress, Kris is appalled at the gall it takes for B-fly to use her own bathroom in her own house to actually bathe, wasting valuable time she, Kris, could instead be using to read Cosmo on the potty.

Over at the Badboy house, things don't go that much better for our dear B-fly. She tries to discuss a game of tennis with Log, only to have him recoil at the thought of his thousands of kinsmen whose lives have been sacrificed to make the rackets. The switch to graphite is too little too late, you genocidal maniacs!

KellysCappuccino: "If we're very careful and don't make eye contact, maybe she'll stop giving us the Glare of Death."

Gray is a bit more easily plied, particularly when the topic turns to his favorite subject.

Eventually, B-fly's efforts to befriend the Badboys become downright stalkerish. She even went so far as to follow KC into the bathroom here, but thanks to my foresight in installing stalls he can escape behind the closed door, thereby avoiding that pesky question of "Why don't you like me?" while he's trying to drop the kids off at the pool.

I must admit she has a point, though: Q sure is cute when he's sleeping.

Streon's visit of the following morning doesn't look very promising either. The first person he has to deal with is Endy, and these two really got off on the wrong foot thanks to the watching-me-poop ordeal. It can't help that homey doesn't believe in soap.

A heartfelt conversation about cross-dressing with Q also doesn't go off very well. Note Laz's pretty painting in the background. Teacher gave him a B+, but it was too big for the refrigerator.

Streon: "You know, I could get used to a neighborhood where the girls like to walk around in just a bra and panties."

If B-fly's choice of sleep attire was odd living in a house with a male roommate, Kris's is moreso, given she has seven of them. Modesty is apparently also overrated.

The "what's-on-your-shirt" game doesn't fly with Gray. He hates it so much, he makes poor Streon cry. Also notice in the background that Q seems to have adopted Endy's no-soap ideals.

Streon is well-known in the forum for his discussion and understanding of conspiracy theory. But when he tries to start a discussion of how the oil barons are clearly working to trap us all in a three-dimensional video game under the controls of a megalomaniacal iron chef, KC is plainly unimpressed. Note how his design aesthetic comes through in his pink painting.

Streon: "So how'd your attempt to join and/or sabotage the Badboys go?"
Buhtterfly: "It sucked. They couldn't stop studying or walking around in their underpants. You?"
Streon: "Kind of a wash. Log and Gray went insane right when I got there, so nothing good happened."
Buhtterfly: "We'll have to try again later."

Posted by Endymion at February 22, 2005 12:14 AM