L.E.S. Artistes

Round 13: Spring 2019


Stephen Marlowe is 18.
(Patrick is 72, Vicki is 68 and Kaitlyn is 18.)

After long consideration, Stephen has chosen to major in Psychology. His other option was History but in the end he's more interested in the human mind and especially a criminal one. He wishes to become a profiler for the SCIA someday. In the mean time he enjoys spending time at the faculty building for Behavioural Sciences. He can always find someone to play chess with.

It's also more fun to study with a group of other students than be buried in books in your room at the dormitory.

Stephen has been dating Kaitlyn for some time, ever since they were introduced by Liv Harris.

They usually meet at the pub and play some poker.

At some point they end up making out in some dark corner. Kaitlyn lives in a dorm as well so they wouldn't get much privacy there.

Stephen always makes sure that he is right on schedule with all his homework. He came to Brixton University to study.

He was really disappointed about the rule that freshmen and sophomores aren't allowed to rent houses anymore and are obliged to live in dorms. He likes his dorm though. All the other students are really nice and he can always lock his door if he wants privacy.

Stephen's mom Vicki couldn't wait any longer to check out on her youngest child. Patrick tried to convince her that Stephen is doing fine but she just had to see it with her own eyes.

They have lunch in the dorm cafeteria and Stephen tells them amusing stories about what has happened to him so far.

Vicki is not very impressed with the fact that Stephen has a double bed.

"Mom, all the rooms have double beds, I guess they just thought that double beds are more comfy than single beds. But sleep-overs aren't allowed so it's not a big deal. It's not like I'm going to get some girl in trouble, if that's what you're afraid of" Stephen says.

Kaitlyn happens to stop by the dorm just as Vicki and Patrick are leaving. Stephen introduces her to his parents although they haven't dated for that long yet. It would be kind of rude not to introduce her and besides, she would probably meet them anyway at some point.

Both Vicki and Patrick seem to think that Kaitlyn is a very nice girl. Vicki is probably thrilled about Stephen dating someone because that could mean weddings and babies in a few years. She's really jumping a gun here but you can't blame a mother for trying.

The university might have bought the double beds just because they're comfortable but that's not why the students like them so much. Sleep-overs or not, it's probably not a surprise to anyone that the students use their beds for much more than just sleeping.

The dorm supervisors usually make their rounds at 11pm so Kaitlyn makes sure she's back at her own dorm by that time. It would be nice to spend the whole night together but they don't want to risk getting expelled.

Notes:

• Title from "L.E.S. Artistes" by Santogold
• Stephen got A+ for both semesters and finished his freshman year with a 4.0 GPA. I have some new career rules and the Intelligence career requires a certain degree. I think Psychology suits Stephen well. He would succeed in any major though because he's very well skilled.
• This dorm is finally working properly. Last time I played it a couple of rooms stayed vacant because the dormies never claimed rooms. Now all the 6 rooms are occupied with 5 boys and 1 girl. I don't know what was causing the problem but it seems to have fixed without any effort from me.
• Kaitlyn is a dormie and I imagine she's a freshman so she's also 18. I think they're a really cute couple.
• I noticed that for some reason I had written in Stephen's profile that his aspiration is Popularity. He's been a Fortune sim ever since he aged to teen and I've now corrected the profile.