The game gave me a pop-up message that “Tyler Spline is going to die soon.” This puzzled me until I remembered that he was resurrected last October. I had Marla phone him and invite him over.

She was glowing evil red when he showed up how embarrassing. He was frightened, and refused to come inside until the glowing passed.

He headed right for the exercise equipment. What a jock!

And insisted on training Kay.

After Marla finished her own workout, they started flirting! GROSS. This game needs a better grasp on extended family trees. Tyler is Marla’s great-great-grandfather.

I broke up their little love-fest. Tyler went downstairs and slept on the couch.

The next morning, he and Marla played a game of chess.

And he and Kay had a long heart-to-heart about the police state.

The curfew police are so unfair, don’t you agree? I think Tyler agrees.

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Marla was at the top of her career track, a level 10 Criminal. What now?

The game gave her an Opportunity titled “The Most Evilest Plan,” which involved the military base. When I hovered over the menu option, it was titled “Hold World Hostage.” (Oddly, you can only hold the world hostage between 7PM and midnight.)

I had her beef up her Athletic score before sending her into the fray.

It was many hours before she emerged.

Sadly, she did not succeed at holding the world hostage. However, she did well enough that her criminal friends gave her an extra §1,000.

Meanwhile at home, the Mysterious Mr. Gnome has not moved. He never moves. I have the worst Mysterious Mr. Gnome in the world.

Kay finished her science fiction novel (which I entitled “Sims In Space”).

After Marla got home, she spontaneously chose to “Mastermind Plot” with Kay. A sweet family moment!

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Kay has both “Hates the Outdoors” and “Couch Potato.” I don’t know why I bothered having her try fishing. Predictably, she hated it and wanted to go back inside.

Next, I tried building a greenhouse so she could try gardening. You used to be able to build greenhouses in Sims 2! But you have to fake it in Sims 3.

In the end, I wasn’t able to build anything that was A) “outdoorsy” enough that the game would let me plant seeds, and B) “indoorsy” enough that Kay didn’t hate it.

I finally decided to play to her strengths. I sent her to a writing class, then bought her a laptop and sent her to the library to write.

She’s working on a science fiction book I titled “Sims In Space,” and LOVING IT.

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