Weird Science I
Nadia finally escapes the clutches of selflessly caring for her nephew and lands her own spin-off series! What sort of crazy adventures will she get up to? They'll definitely involve science, if you were wondering about that, and love, because duh, and, of course, plenty of that patented Nadia attitude. Let's dive in, shall we?
First of all, Nadia is not happy about temporarily being back in her parents' house. Let's hope this stint of cohabitation is brief and that her newly carefree parents understand that she's a proper adult now.
Nadia: Oh my god, Dad, when did you get so... OLD?!?
Elliot: How dare you use the o-word around me, young lady!
I think we're off to a great start here!
Anyway, quitting her cushy gig as her aunt's nanny means she has to actually go out and find a real job now. Gross, I know. She's decided to take a gamble based on her childhood love of mixing dubious chemicals and enter the scientist career track!
Miraculously, she gets the job without even a single interview (if only real life job-hunting were as easy as it is in the Sims universe). That's definitely cause for celebration! It's been way too long since she's had a good club night with her BFFs.
Speaking of, remember how she and Erika might have gotten their flirt on a little bit when they were teenagers? They're still sort of testing those waters now, but I'm trying not to be as pushy about it as usual, so I'm just sitting back and seeing where this goes.
Erika: Oh, this bitch is not trying to steal my woman by stealing my style right now!
Nadia: Don't worry, she's nowhere near as sexy as you are.
Oh, but now Tayler suddenly wants in on the flirty action. Erika is not impressed. She just wants Nadia all to herself!
All of a sudden, Nadia's got two beautiful ladies vying for her attention, and she has no idea what to do with herself.
Rather than relying on skilling for promotions, the scientist career track relies on breakthroughs! Nadia's already had her first because she's brilliant, obviously.
Bless her, our beautiful slumbering genius. Queen of inventing scientific devices while sleeping off a hangover.
On Sunday, she decides to skip out on the partying and sharpen up the logical side of her brain with a little chess. Of course, playing against her easily distracted father means ample opportunities to cheat, so maybe it's not so much of a mental workout after all.
Ma'am, this is supposed to be a child-safe zone. I'm going to need you to take your lingerie book club of one to a more adult-oriented library.
Nadia takes a moment to look toward the skies for inspiration from the observatory conveniently placed (by me) right next to the library.
She is killing it with these breakthroughs. She might be promoted before she even starts work.
Well, she probably shouldn't on the night before her big first day at the lab, but how can she possibly refuse this offer? Erika is going out of her way to prove that she's the one.
Erika: Oh my god, you look so pretty!
Nadia: No, you look so pretty!
Erika: No, you!
Nadia: You!
This probably went on for fifteen minutes, so I'll spare you the rest.
Look at that alien bartender showing off his tricks! He's trying to upstage our girls on their own date!
Listen, I know I said I was going to try to take things slower and more casual this time, but Nadia already seems really into Erika. I think she might want to take things quickly and intensely.
OH MY GOD, WHAT KIND OF GODFORSAKEN DRINK REQUIRES YOU TO BLOW A MASSIVE FLAME DIRECTLY INTO YOUR PATRONS' FACES?!? THIS IS TOO MUCH!
Seriously? That boring-looking cocktail is the end result? Color me unimpressed.
Underwhelming bar drinks aside, Nadia's feelings for Erika just keep intensifying at a dizzyingly rapid rate.
To her, Erika is the only person in this bar right now. She could make flirty eyes at her all night long... if only she didn't have to be up bright and early for her first day on the job tomorrow.
How exciting! This is my first time trying one of the careers where you follow your Sim to work, so I hope it lives up to my expectations.
Nadia: Hello there, pink-haired receptionist! I've just been hired, and today's my first day on the job. Do I need a special ID or key card or anything before I get started?
Receptionist: Nope, just walk right through the door. That's literally it.
Nadia: Oh, okay...
So is the hi-tech look of that door just fake technology to make it seem like this place is well-secured? That doesn't seem too smart. But, then again, I've never worked in a lab, so who am I to say?
The inside of the lab is... very brown. Let's just say that if I were the interior decorator, I would do things very differently, but I suppose the idea here is function over aesthetic.
Nadia: Hi there! I'm so excited to get started! Just tell me what to do, and I'll be at it in no time!
Nadia: Wait a minute, you look familiar... Didn't I meet you in Selvadorada?
Coworker: Oh, right, at the cantina. Well, it turns out the job prospects over there are pretty shitty unless you want to spend the rest of your life earning minimum wage in the tourist industry. There aren't too many options for a modern Selvadoradian woman like me!
Coworker: Now get to work synthesizing those serums, and if you fuck it up, I WILL PERSONALLY ENSURE YOU NEVER SET FOOT IN ANY SCIENTIFIC LAB AGAIN!
Whoa, she's still got quite the temper on her, I see. (Also, full disclosure: I do not remember any of Nadia's coworkers' names and am too far ahead in the game now to check.)
Nadia is immediately reminded of the carefree days of her childhood when she spent hours crafting a meal-replacing potion. In honor of that, her first invention at work is a more sophisticated synthetic food serum that, if successful, should totally eliminate the necessity to ever eat a real meal again.
Is it supposed to be doing that? Is that good? I have no idea how science works.
Nadia: Hey, you seem like a pretty adventurous guy. Want to be my guinea pig for this totally safe and 100% industry-approved synthetic food serum?
Oh, dude is going to town on that serum with not a single concern for his safety. I guess it worked? I can't say for sure that it replenished his appetite, but it definitely didn't kill him, so that's a success in my book.
Before getting to work on her next brilliant invention, Nadia takes a moment to rest her brain by tending to the lab's small greenhouse, which may come in handy for some of her future creations.
Nadia: Ah, yes, Invention Constructor. I can already sense you and I are going to be great friends.
Nadia: Now, construct, my pretty, construct!
Again, I'm not sure if this is a sign that things are going well, and I don't think Nadia really knows either.
Yay, it was a success! I sense many amusing uses of this SimRay in the very near future...
Of course, she must be appropriately christened with a name first.
Nadia: Look at this super-amazing SimRay I just invented! I'm totally not about to aim it directly at you and turn you into a human-sized popsicle! I would never do such a thing!
Nadia: It's not evil if it's for science, right?...
Nadia: Okay, maybe it's a little bit evil.
No harm done! She may look a little blue in the face now, but I'm sure she'll thaw out in no time. Let's just hope she doesn't hold a grudge against Nadia for being chosen as an unwilling test subject.
God, I wish I had the ambition to see three separate inventions to fruition in a single work shift.
What exactly is this thing supposed to do, then? Just spin around and look cool? Not quite as impressive or useful as her first two inventions, but I'll give her a pass since it's the end of the day and she's probably pretty exhausted of being brilliant.
Unfortunately, she didn't manage to score a promotion, but I'm sure it'll happen very soon if she keeps going at this rate!
First of all, Nadia is not happy about temporarily being back in her parents' house. Let's hope this stint of cohabitation is brief and that her newly carefree parents understand that she's a proper adult now.
Nadia: Oh my god, Dad, when did you get so... OLD?!?
Elliot: How dare you use the o-word around me, young lady!
I think we're off to a great start here!
Anyway, quitting her cushy gig as her aunt's nanny means she has to actually go out and find a real job now. Gross, I know. She's decided to take a gamble based on her childhood love of mixing dubious chemicals and enter the scientist career track!
Miraculously, she gets the job without even a single interview (if only real life job-hunting were as easy as it is in the Sims universe). That's definitely cause for celebration! It's been way too long since she's had a good club night with her BFFs.
Speaking of, remember how she and Erika might have gotten their flirt on a little bit when they were teenagers? They're still sort of testing those waters now, but I'm trying not to be as pushy about it as usual, so I'm just sitting back and seeing where this goes.
Erika: Oh, this bitch is not trying to steal my woman by stealing my style right now!
Nadia: Don't worry, she's nowhere near as sexy as you are.
Oh, but now Tayler suddenly wants in on the flirty action. Erika is not impressed. She just wants Nadia all to herself!
All of a sudden, Nadia's got two beautiful ladies vying for her attention, and she has no idea what to do with herself.
Rather than relying on skilling for promotions, the scientist career track relies on breakthroughs! Nadia's already had her first because she's brilliant, obviously.
Bless her, our beautiful slumbering genius. Queen of inventing scientific devices while sleeping off a hangover.
On Sunday, she decides to skip out on the partying and sharpen up the logical side of her brain with a little chess. Of course, playing against her easily distracted father means ample opportunities to cheat, so maybe it's not so much of a mental workout after all.
Ma'am, this is supposed to be a child-safe zone. I'm going to need you to take your lingerie book club of one to a more adult-oriented library.
Nadia takes a moment to look toward the skies for inspiration from the observatory conveniently placed (by me) right next to the library.
She is killing it with these breakthroughs. She might be promoted before she even starts work.
Well, she probably shouldn't on the night before her big first day at the lab, but how can she possibly refuse this offer? Erika is going out of her way to prove that she's the one.
Erika: Oh my god, you look so pretty!
Nadia: No, you look so pretty!
Erika: No, you!
Nadia: You!
This probably went on for fifteen minutes, so I'll spare you the rest.
Look at that alien bartender showing off his tricks! He's trying to upstage our girls on their own date!
Listen, I know I said I was going to try to take things slower and more casual this time, but Nadia already seems really into Erika. I think she might want to take things quickly and intensely.
OH MY GOD, WHAT KIND OF GODFORSAKEN DRINK REQUIRES YOU TO BLOW A MASSIVE FLAME DIRECTLY INTO YOUR PATRONS' FACES?!? THIS IS TOO MUCH!
Seriously? That boring-looking cocktail is the end result? Color me unimpressed.
Underwhelming bar drinks aside, Nadia's feelings for Erika just keep intensifying at a dizzyingly rapid rate.
To her, Erika is the only person in this bar right now. She could make flirty eyes at her all night long... if only she didn't have to be up bright and early for her first day on the job tomorrow.
How exciting! This is my first time trying one of the careers where you follow your Sim to work, so I hope it lives up to my expectations.
Nadia: Hello there, pink-haired receptionist! I've just been hired, and today's my first day on the job. Do I need a special ID or key card or anything before I get started?
Receptionist: Nope, just walk right through the door. That's literally it.
Nadia: Oh, okay...
So is the hi-tech look of that door just fake technology to make it seem like this place is well-secured? That doesn't seem too smart. But, then again, I've never worked in a lab, so who am I to say?
The inside of the lab is... very brown. Let's just say that if I were the interior decorator, I would do things very differently, but I suppose the idea here is function over aesthetic.
Nadia: Hi there! I'm so excited to get started! Just tell me what to do, and I'll be at it in no time!
Nadia: Wait a minute, you look familiar... Didn't I meet you in Selvadorada?
Coworker: Oh, right, at the cantina. Well, it turns out the job prospects over there are pretty shitty unless you want to spend the rest of your life earning minimum wage in the tourist industry. There aren't too many options for a modern Selvadoradian woman like me!
Coworker: Now get to work synthesizing those serums, and if you fuck it up, I WILL PERSONALLY ENSURE YOU NEVER SET FOOT IN ANY SCIENTIFIC LAB AGAIN!
Whoa, she's still got quite the temper on her, I see. (Also, full disclosure: I do not remember any of Nadia's coworkers' names and am too far ahead in the game now to check.)
Nadia is immediately reminded of the carefree days of her childhood when she spent hours crafting a meal-replacing potion. In honor of that, her first invention at work is a more sophisticated synthetic food serum that, if successful, should totally eliminate the necessity to ever eat a real meal again.
Is it supposed to be doing that? Is that good? I have no idea how science works.
Nadia: Hey, you seem like a pretty adventurous guy. Want to be my guinea pig for this totally safe and 100% industry-approved synthetic food serum?
Oh, dude is going to town on that serum with not a single concern for his safety. I guess it worked? I can't say for sure that it replenished his appetite, but it definitely didn't kill him, so that's a success in my book.
Before getting to work on her next brilliant invention, Nadia takes a moment to rest her brain by tending to the lab's small greenhouse, which may come in handy for some of her future creations.
Nadia: Ah, yes, Invention Constructor. I can already sense you and I are going to be great friends.
Nadia: Now, construct, my pretty, construct!
Again, I'm not sure if this is a sign that things are going well, and I don't think Nadia really knows either.
Yay, it was a success! I sense many amusing uses of this SimRay in the very near future...
Of course, she must be appropriately christened with a name first.
Nadia: Look at this super-amazing SimRay I just invented! I'm totally not about to aim it directly at you and turn you into a human-sized popsicle! I would never do such a thing!
Nadia: It's not evil if it's for science, right?...
Nadia: Okay, maybe it's a little bit evil.
No harm done! She may look a little blue in the face now, but I'm sure she'll thaw out in no time. Let's just hope she doesn't hold a grudge against Nadia for being chosen as an unwilling test subject.
God, I wish I had the ambition to see three separate inventions to fruition in a single work shift.
What exactly is this thing supposed to do, then? Just spin around and look cool? Not quite as impressive or useful as her first two inventions, but I'll give her a pass since it's the end of the day and she's probably pretty exhausted of being brilliant.
Unfortunately, she didn't manage to score a promotion, but I'm sure it'll happen very soon if she keeps going at this rate!