Scooter 7.1 - The Undergrad I

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Hello everyone, and welcome back to the Scooters! We have FINALLY waded our way out the swamp that was the last generation to arrive here: seventh generation!

Let's recap: heiress Laila has applied to university, and is heading to the UK, to the college town of Britechester to start her post-secondary education. And you know what they say about your college years: they're supposed to be the best of your life. You meet all sorts of new people, learn all kinds of things, and you may commit some things to memory. Let's see if that is true for Laila.

 

Foxbury Academy Campus - Britechester...

Well, look who we've got here. It's Miss Laila Scooter, in a new outfit (as promised). She's made her way, waaaay across the pond to the UK, where the prestigious Foxbury Academy will become her new home for the next few years. She got accepted, naturally, in their esteemed program...for Villainy.

Laila: Now which one of these buildings is my dorm...? I suppose I should ask around. Ugh.

She found another student, apparently doing his homework, sitting at a bench outside.

Laila: Hey. You! Yoo-hoo!

Student: ...

Laila: (muttering) Man, are you serious.

Laila: Hello? I'm talking to you.

Student: (mumbling to self)

Laila: Do you have your earphones in? Hey. Hey!

Student: (pause) ...Are you talking to me?

Laila: Finally. Yes, yes I am. You wouldn't happen to know which way the dorms are, would you?

Student: What, do I look like a map to you?

Laila: So that's how you're gonna be, huh? I'm a nice person, man. I just wanted to know one thing.

Student: Pfft, okay. Fine, I'll bite. The dorms are wherever giant lobster is hanging out.

Laila: Giant lob...is this some kind of dumb riddle?

Student, aside: No, seriously. The giant lobster. It's Foxbury's mascot?

Laila, aside: ...oh. Good to know.

Student: Do you even know where you are? You're so much more lost than you look.

Laila: Uh huh. Had your fun? Had your giggles? If you're good, I'm gonna go now. But I'll remember this.

Student: What are you, a Fallout villain? See you later, weirdo.

What a great first impression! Can you believe that guy's meant to be the one? Anyway, goals.

Laila Damiane Scooter
Public Enemy ~ Geek, Neat, Evil, Dastardly, Responsible, Mentally Gifted

Laila's goal: Make an academic comeback
Major: Villainy (Dist.)

Koichi Kawahara
Academic ~ Quick Learner, Perfectionist, Loner, Genius

Koichi's goal: Master Robotics skill and craft a servo
Koichi's major: Computer Science (Dist.)

Laila made her way to her dorm room alright. I picked the green one for her, because duh.

Laila: (gasp) This is so terribly obnoxious. This is the one for me.

Student: (sniffing)

Laila: (What the fuck...) Uh... Hey...are you alright?

Student: Hmm? Oh...oh, yeah, I'm fine. I just got rejected, that's all. That's fine. (sniff) Sorry, that's so random. I don't even know you. Hah. Are you my roommate?

Laila: Uhh...yeah, I'm Laila.

Xiamei Fang: I'm Mei. Sorry I'm such a mess, it's just.... I'm all befuddled. It's my first year away from home for a long time.

Laila: Oh, I get what you mean. I'm doing the same thing. Where you from?

Xiamei: Taiwan.

Laila: I'm from Canada. Uhh, keep your head up, sis. I'm sure you'll be fine.

Xiamei: Yeah, I think so too. Thanks, Laila.

Apparently, if you leave offerings at the statue in the middle of the quad, something good will happen. That's what people have told Laila, anyway.

Laila: Uh, yeah, I'm pretty sure offerings have to be good.

Random student: Excuse me?

Laila: You heard me. Pack it up, 5th-grade talent show. If I wanted to hear a seagull squawking, I'd throw some french fries into the parking lot.

Random student: Jeez, fuck...okay...

Laila found her way to the student commons, eventually. Which means that I was able to finally find it after a while because idk, Foxbury is laid out weirdly. I should've sent this little asshole to Britechester UGHHH

She's come to the quad to get a headstart on her coursework.

Laila, reading: What are the three pillars to being an effective villain?

Laila, typing: "Gaslight...gatekeep...girlboss."

In another part of the building, some time later, Laila seems to have stumbled onto a robotics facility. In there was the guy she met earlier.

Laila: Huh. Hey, four-eyes!

Koichi: What--? Oh fuck me, it's you.

Laila: Damn right it's me. What are you doing in here? Making yourself a new friend?

Koichi: (muttering) God, why did you choose me for this shit. Listen--

--Small explosion--

Koichi: Holy shit!

Laila: Whoa, cool. I mean--fuck, you okay, dude?

Other students: (concerned mumbling)

Koichi: Yeah, I'm good. Surprised you care, but fine.

Laila: Whaaat, come on, am I really that bad?

Koichi: You left the shittiest first impression, hope you know.

Laila: Aw. Yeah, I generally suck overall, but it was different, right?

Koichi: Different? ...Well, yeah, actually. Girls back home wouldn't be as much of an asshole as you on the first meeting.

Laila: I'll take that as a compliment! ...Ichi, right?

Koichi: Ko-ichi, actually. And you're...Laila?

Laila: You got that right. See you round, dude, I need some fuckin' lunch.

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Who is Kawahara Koichi? Would you believe it, Ichi was actually once a legacy founder in his own right (obviously, of the Kawahara legacy). This pains me to say but...he was the founder of a (shudder) berry sweet legacy I once posted on Tumblr. To my credit, I did masquerade it as an alien legacy, and even developed some really cool lore for it! But let's call a spade a spade and not a trowel. I didn't get terribly far in that save, and to be honest--Ichi's generation was kind of a write-off. I used to not be very good at first generations. But anyway. He's got new life, so let's see where it takes him, shall we?

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Her idea of lunch, apparently, was to get something for herself....

Laila: Hey! Can I get some fetuccine alfredo?

Lunchroom server: Coming right up!

Laila: Oh, also--I think your water might be boiling over?

Lunchroom server: Huh?!

...and leaving something for everyone else. That is, of course, an excess amount of cayenne pepper.

Laila: (Hehehe. Sucker.)

Lunchroom server: Hmm. Seems okay to me.

Laila: Might've just been my imagination, then. Thanks!

Koichi was one of the unlucky to find out about Laila's tomfoolery firsthand.

Koichi: ...ugh, pasta tonight was way too fucking spicy. Had to get a croissant. Guess I'll go hungry, I GUESS.

Is Laila getting actually doing her homework or just vandalising the public PCs? It's anyone's guess.

Laila, scratching: Koichi...waz...here...

(sigh) Well, that's enough petty vandalism for one night. Bedtime for baby.

Making friends, the Laila Scooter way.

Alex Paris: (playing the violin rather terribly)

Laila: Hmm...

Alex: You like what you hear, roomie?

Laila: Sure! You've given me a new dream: to become deaf.

{A/N: Minus the stupid mustache and accessories, this Sim actually looks like they might be cute ngl.}

Ichi, my guy, my brother, my dude...please don't tell me you're eating the Floor Food.

Koichi: I am not going to question the appearance of the Mysterious Floor Feast. I will simply partake and not think about it.

It's an appropriately shitty morning for Laila to head to her first class.

You guys. This is the part where I really regretted sending Laila to Foxbury. There are SO MANY STAIRS. And the campus is so spread out! It takes her one in-game hour to go to her classes and back!! AaAAAAGHHHHH Discover University was a MISTAKE

She's found something of a friend in roommate Mei, but how long that alliance will last will be decided by--

Xiamei: Yaaaay! I won!

Laila: Oh, get fucked.

...well, was decided by the outcome of this table tennis match. Uh...good luck, Mei?

Laila, talking to herself: I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time… like tears in rain… Time to die.

Someone else in the bathroom: Who are you talking to?

Laila: None of your business. Get back to shitting.

So, remember how I mentioned Xiamei got rejected by a guy? Yeah, that was actually Koichi. I had moved him to Britechester before Laila, and they already had a little romance going on. Naturally, I had to break that shit up. And Xiamei is very sad about it all the time.

Xiamei: (loud sigh)

Koichi: Sorry, Mei. It simply wasn't meant to be.

Xiamei: Can you--can you opt out of this legacy thing...?

Koichi: Don't think so. Not with...god watching.

One day, Laila found a note...in a different room...addressed to her?

Laila: "To Laila" ...? Huh. (mumbling along) Talking in my sleep? ...Sounds like crying? ...Gassy as hell?! Oh, that little pink bitch.

Laila: Hey! What's up with the passive-aggressive notes, you little shit stain?

Xiamei: Ow! Hey, back off! That wasn't me!

Laila: Yeah? Then tell me why this note smells exactly like the same shitty 12-year-old girl Bath and Body Works sweet pea lotion you use at 19 goddamn years old, huh?

Xiamei: It isn't MY fault you're so annoying that clearly everyone else sees it! Jeez, you're a psycopath.

Laila: Oh, I'll show you psycho. Just you wait.

--People arguing outside--

Koichi, raising his voice: Ugh. Can you guys keep it down out there?! Seriously? Some of us are trying to study! Fuckin' god.

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Alex: Uhh...Laila...? Your roommate is complaining to the RA...

Laila: (groans) And?

Alex: I just thought you should know. You could get in a lot of trouble.

Laila: Thank you for the concern, Alex, but it's badly misplaced. You see, I don't care about the consequences of my actions. Goodnight.

Alex: Uhh..goodnight.

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And that's how Laila's first little bit at Foxbury went. She's just a gem. See you next time!