Scooter 8.3 - Loser, Lover, Son, Brother

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Hey stinkies. Welcome back to the Scooters. Are those wedding decorations you see?
Well--yes, but we aren't quite there... yet... just know that they are indeed there, though. Let's get into it!

 

Uptown District - San Myshuno...

Having practically exhausted the lower town of entertainment options, Xavier hauled it up to the very expensive Uptown one night. Just to try something different. He immediately felt like a fish out of water. Or a guy in a $20 suit in a room full of people that could buy him easily.

Xavier: Jeez. I'm be called at least one mean name here tonight, aren't I.

He tried his luck at the bar.

Xavier: Hey! Could I get an Irish coffee?

Bartender: Sure. $42.50, please.

Xavier: H--HUH?? You've got to be kidding me.

Bartender: My man, if you're asking, then you're not for here, I'm afraid.

Xavier: Wait a sec--I've seen you bartending at Planet City Pop before. I swear an Irish coffee wasn't almost fifty bucks there.

Bartender: Say it with me, bud: house sets the prices. I...am merely the pretty little barfly through whom the drinks come.

Xavier: Aw.

Bartender: As a matter fact...yeah, I remember you too. You're the guy...you sang that Dolly Parton song. It was...an interesting take.

Xavier: ...so I sang it badly.

Bartender: ...well, I didn't say it.

At least this place had a cool bubble blower. And it's free!

Xavier: Heeeeeeee! This is awesome! This is gr...

...

..."free for the first puff only. $10 per 30 minutes after." Son of a BITCH.

Planned or not, Xavier had stuck around long enough for the bartender to come off of her shift. She wandered outside and saw him seated there.

Bartender: Hey, blue suit. Enjoying the views?

Xavier: Sure. They're the only free thing about this place, I bet.

Bartender: Hah! Well, you're right about one thing, that's for sure. Mind if I sit down?

Xavier: Be my guest.

He learned the bartender's name was Hannah. As with almost everyone he had met so far in San Myshuno, he talked well into the night with her.

Xavier: ...I really love San My. I used to live in the burbs. It's nothing like this.

Hannah Battle: You sound like a regular small town boy come to live in the big city for the first time.

Xavier: I pretty much am. I've never known anything like this before.

Hannah: Hey, I get it. Seriously. I was born in Cardinal, Ontario. Now you tell me what business my ass has living in Cardinal, Ontario. I moved to Ottawa, then Toronto, as soon as I could. Then here. Didn't look back.

Xavier: Sounds like a high-wire life.

Hannah: You come to find your home eventually. Your people too.

Hannah: You stay safe out there, Xavier. I'll see you at Planet City Pop sometime, maybe.

Xavier: You never know--I might turn up around here again. With actual money next time!

Hannah: Anything can happen, I guess.

Xavier: Hah. See you, Hannah. It's been nice.

Xavier capped off the night with a meal he could afford in a street stall lol.

Xavier: I mean...is a slice of quiche for $14 worth it? Don't know, but it certainly isn't a $50 drink at a bar.

I love--love, and I mean love--that Sims might just drop everything and mop up an OUTDOOR RAIN PUDDLEAAAAARGRHHGAAHHGRRGHAHHH

Xavier: Must...clean...MUST...CLEAN

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One day, the notification came that Laila and Koichi had died.

And Xavier just sort of... sat there. He didn't know what he was supposed to feel.

Then he went to work. Numb and cold.

{A/N: Remember how last generation, me installing Snowy Escape broke my shit and forced me to start again? Yeah, that also erased the Scooter family graveyard. Great. Cool. Sweet! Nice! Good.}

Not terribly, terribly long after his parents' passing came a familiar face to his door: Hayabusa.

Xavier: Looks like you never had that emotion update taken out of you, huh, buddy?

Hayabusa: I am so sad, Xavier. I was never meant to experience this kind of grief. (robotic sniff) Koichi creator is dead!

Xavier: It'll...it'll be okay, bro. You got me. I won't leave you.

Hayabusa: But you already did.

Xavier: Technicalities, Hayabusa.

Xavier: ...so like...what...happens now? Like, with their money and their stuff.

Hayabusa: They left everything to you, of course. You are their only living son.

Xavier: Really. Just like that? No weird requirements? No crawling through miles of legal work to get at it?

Hayabusa: I think you have been watching too much television. No, their will states that they bequeath everything to you. Their house in Evergreen Harbour, even. Should you want it.

Xavier: I do not. Let's sell it.

Hayabusa: Noted. And myself?

Xavier: I would NEVER sell you, are you nuts? You're staying with me. You can meet all my friends.

Hayabusa: Xavier has friends! That's very good to hear, indeed!

Who made my robot sad. I will KILL THEM.

Hayabusa: The frailty and mortality of human life, is who :(

...well...alright, back to the drawing board.

I forgot how completely terrifying it was for a servo to...sleep...standing up.

Xavier: snnnnzzzz...(inhales) ...huh--HUH?!?! WHAT THE FUCK

Oh yeah. Robot.

Bro the robot has absolutely given up on its immortal life.

Xavier: Hayabusa, holy shit, be careful!

Hayabusa: I have Nothing To Live For Anymore.

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Xavier thought it would be fun to dye his hair.

Xavier: Hitting my rebellious teen phase once more except I'm not a teen and I have no one to rebel against because my parents are dead. Haha. Aaahhhh.

Maybe I need therapy.

{A/N: I don't even have these hair colours anymore lol rest in peace sorbet remix.}

When it became obvious that Xavier hadn't come to visit in a looong while, Fayrouz took it upon herself to check on him.

Fayrouz: ...Xavier? Are you home? It's me, Fayrouz... I'm coming in, okay?

Xavier: Hey...

Fayrouz: Whoa, nice hair. Xavier, where've you been? I was really worried. I couldn't reach you for days, I thought you were dead.

Xavier: Not me, but my parents sure are, haha!

Xavier/Fayrouz: ...

Xavier: (sob) I'm not okay, Fayrouz. I'm not okay.

Fayrouz: Oh...sweetheart. I'm here for you. Just tell me what you need.

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It wasn't horribly long afterward, that Xavier met up with Jermaine for the first time in far too long.

Jermaine: ...and I was telling him, "you can't have me come in like this. Bro, it's my vacation!" Anyway, what a dick, right?

Xavier: ...

Jermaine: ...are you good, dude?

Xavier: Jermaine.

Jermaine: Yeah?

Xavier: (inhales) I can't...do this anymore.

Jermaine: Wh...what?

Xavier: God. I'm so sorry, dude, I really am. But I'm going through too much right now to keep this going.

Jermaine: "This"? Dude--Xavier. This is the first time I've seen you in months. You stopped talking to me for the longest time; I thought you texting me today was just to fuck. Then you asked me to come out here, just to what--cut it off? When we barely had anything going on?

Xavier: I thought...sorry. I thought you liked me. That's...that's all...

Jermaine: Well--I didn't not! I... (mutters) I guess I was still hopeful. After the first time...

Xavier: Yeah--I... I don't know, I thought it could be a thing then.

Jermaine: ...is there someone else...?

Xavier: No! No. There's not. It's just... I'm not ready. I thought it'd be better if I told you.

Jermaine: (sigh) Shit. I mean...you're right...

Xavier: You're a good guy, Jermaine. Believe me. It's just...I'm not.

Jermaine: No, you're wrong, Xavier. We just don't belong. And maybe that's just bad timing.

Xavier: I'm sorry.

Jermaine: It can't be helped. I'll...see you... eh. Bye.

Xavier: ...bye.

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Sensing that her friend was down about too many things, Fayrouz invited Xavier out to Myshuno Meadows to see the château. Just to take his mind off of shit.

Fayrouz: Say cheese!

Xavier: Aw, come on, I look awful.

Fayrouz: You don't, I promise. If you smiled you'll trick yourself into feeling better. That's a brainhack I read once.

Xavier: A brainhack... Fine. (smiles) How's that?

Fayrouz: You can do better than that! Come ooonnnn. Pretend there's a huge pizza in front of you.

Xavier: (chuckles) (smiles wider)

Fayrouz: There's my cute boy! There he iiiis!

Xavier: "Eau de toilette, parfum de bois de santal et poudre." Wow. I know what one of those things mean.

Fayrouz: Try it out.

Xavier: (spritz) ... (cough) Ugh! Ugh! No way. This smells like someone's grandma.

Fayrouz: This smells... (sniff) like my grandma!

Xavier: (cough) I knew it was familiar, holy shit.

Out back was a lovely setup to get married in. Probably the primary reason people came to Myshuno Meadows.

Fayrouz: Xavier...will you do me the honour...?

Xavier: (gasp) Fayrouz...are you...? Are you asking me...?

Fayrouz: Yes. (sniff) Xavier Scooter...will you come with me and my grandma and my friend to a restaurant on Friday?

Xavier: What, no proposal?

Fayrouz: Sure there is--I'm proposing you come out to lunch with me.

Xavier: Sure, sure.

Fayrouz: Thanks. My friend, he hit me up out of the blue one day, saying how he's real sad about some guy. Says he would love to just hang out, and a nice big group thing with me and my friends would be just the thing.

Xavier: Hmm. That's weird. If that was me, I'd just want to be alone.

Fayrouz: I know. But Xavier...I think you've been alone on your own long enough. Don't you want to open up?

Xavier: For you, Fayrouz--totally. You already got me. For anything.

Fayrouz: Anything...? Careful what you ask for, Scooter. I might ask for your life, your undying affection, even!

Xavier: Whatever. You've already got that.

Xavier/Fayrouz: ...

Fayrouz: Ah... (giggles) Good to know.

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I am attempting to have some sense of regularity with these posts, at the same time I want to get it out expeditiously because I want to play Generation 9! Though it seems as of writing this, there's a save error going around TS4 that might make that...impossible and annoying. But anyway. See you next time!