There’s A Storm Moving In
It only took them a few minutes to find the saloon. The main street of Three Rivers wasn’t even a mile long, so it was pretty easy to spot the wooden building with the big sign on top. “Three Rivers Saloon” it read. It was like a blessing from heaven to Jack; of course, he didn’t exactly believe in heaven, or that other hotter place, but that was besides the point.
“You wait out here for me boy,” Jack said gruffly to Luke as he tied his horse to the tethering pole outside the saloon’s inviting double doors. The doors seemed to be calling his name. “I’ll be a little while.”
“Should I get some food for us Pa?” Luke asked with pleading eyes. They hadn’t eaten in a couple of days and the boy was starving.
Jack eyed his son wearily. If there was one thing good about being stuck with this boy, it was the fact that people often gave more food and money to begging boy than a begging man. Luke could come back with more food in an hour than Jack could in a whole day. And with Luke gone searching for handouts, it made it a hell of a lot easier to take care of other business. The last time Jack had Luke along on a bank robbery, things hadn’t turned out according to plan. “Go ahead, but don’t you go a’wanderin’ off,” he answered as he climbed the wooden steps up to the saloon.
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Love your Westward Ho! Challenge. I think I’ll give it a try but could I leave out the sheriff related jobs because I want to set it in 19th century Ireland. Your families are great, BTW!!!
Comment by Ruth — June 17, 2006 @ 9:33 pm
Hey Ruth thanks for the comment! Yes, it is perfectly fine for you to leave out the sheriff job. But think about having a constable, or whatever law enforcement job Ireland had in the 19th century. It opens up so much room for story growth, and it adds some realism to the whole challenge! I can’t wait to read all about your families!
Comment by Paige — June 18, 2006 @ 2:30 pm
Hi Paige! Wonderful start to your Westward Ho challenge! I love Jack so far — what a scoundrel. Nice eyes! And his son is cute, even if he’s a scoundrel-in-training.
Excellent job with the props, clothing, and buildings! I love the saloon! I can’t wait to read more.
By the way, I still plan on trying this challenge…I’ve been spending the past few days thinking of how I want to approach it. I hope you don’t mind if I do a little twist on it, just for kicks. I don’t want it to be too much like my Annabel Island stories, so that’s why I’m tweaking it a tad.
See you around!
Comment by jen — June 20, 2006 @ 3:13 am
Thanks for the comment Jen! And yeah, it is completely fine if you want to twist the rules any way you want! Creativity is the only rule that I had in mind when I first started it! I can’t wait to see what you do!
Comment by Administrator — June 20, 2006 @ 4:30 pm
Oh, yay! Your Westward Ho Challenge is a great idea! I wish I had time to participate.
I’m such a sucker for Westerns. I’m also a sucker for bad boys…so I love Jake. I can’t wait to meet the other characters.
Comment by Kara — June 21, 2006 @ 4:23 pm
This is a great story! I will be checking back for updates.
:-)
Comment by Jade — June 21, 2006 @ 6:54 pm
Can I ask a quik Question?!!! How do you spawn the teacher and the stundents onto a lot?
Comment by Ruth — June 21, 2006 @ 7:06 pm
Thanks for all the comments guys! It’s good to hear some feedback!
Ruth: I have a hack called “The Insiminator” and it has a function that lets you spawn any sim you want onto a lot. I’m not sure if there is a regular cheat for it, but I’ll check into it. And I’ll try to find where I got the hack also. =D
Comment by Administrator — June 21, 2006 @ 11:23 pm
Jake is soooo mean! Gee, hopefully your next family will be a little, happier or something of the sort. This “family” depresses me a little!
Comment by Queenofsimtopia — June 22, 2006 @ 1:34 am
Thanks! I’ve downloaded the insiminator. It’s a great help!
Comment by Ruth — June 23, 2006 @ 1:14 pm
Hey Paige! I noticed you added my blog to your roll, which cheered me up no end! I hope you don’t mind if I do the same? Anyway, I used to read your blog a lot and every few days I checked and checked to see if you’d updated. I thought that maybe you’d taken a oneway ticket to the moon or something, you were gone so long, but then you posted about your password and I was just so relieved.
I love your new challenge - since I’ve started a Victorian-y town myself, I may try my hand at it (IF my computer stops playing up!).
Can’t wait to hear more from your Sims!
Comment by amalinaball — June 24, 2006 @ 10:07 am
Hey guys! Yay comments! It makes me soooo happy! =D
Queen: Hehehe, they are outlaws! Of course they are mean and depressing. But yes, the other families are better (although still filled with drama!)
Ruth: So glad to hear you found it! And even happier to hear it works!
Amalinaball: Yay! Glad you’re back! I can’t wait to start reading more of your fabulous stories. I’ve got another update in the works; and no, I didn’t go to the moon!
Comment by Paige — June 24, 2006 @ 12:50 pm
Hey Paige! This Westward Ho! Challenge sounds like so much fun. Maybe I’ll start this challenge. It really looks like it’s set in the west…great job!
Comment by Rachel — July 3, 2006 @ 6:36 pm
Thanks, Paige, for your comment on my blog!!! I was on holiday for a while and couldn’t check it. It really cheered me up, seeing as I’ve had such a bummer of a day!!! Thanks again!
Comment by Ruth — July 4, 2006 @ 9:19 pm
Wow, Paige! This challenge looks awesome so far. I’ll have a go at it I think.
Keep it up!
Comment by Alex — July 7, 2006 @ 6:33 pm