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Round 13: University (Magdalena, Ottilie and Leo)

Magdalena's last update/Ottilie and Leo's last update

Ottilie's next update/Magdalena's next update

Narrated by Magdalena Novak

My best friend Araminta decided to skip college and look for a job instead, so I've arrived at Moretti Hall alone for my freshman year. I got down to work straight away, because I knew I'd end up getting distracted by social activities if I waited.



I love my dorm room. First of all, everything is purple. Secondly, it's the only room at Moretti with a double bed.

I have been "entertaining" someone in my awesome room of late. His name is Jace and he lives and works all the way up in the mountains.

He's been coming down to campus fairly often recently though, so we've got to know each other (knew that bed would come in handy!) It's not super-serious yet but I like him.

I've also been making friends in my dorm. Ottilie is a junior but she's taken me under her wing and we've become good friends in the process.

Her brother Leo also lives here. He's a little bit...strange.

He's also flunking his classes. Leo's on academic probation now and if he doesn't improve his grades this term, he'll be kicked out of the university.

Leo's academic probation has propelled Ottilie to work a little harder at her own classes, so she's been slaving away on her term paper.

All it's propelled Leo to do is Tai Chi on the front lawn. Probably not the effect the university was going for.

I've discovered there is a freakin' sauna at this dorm! Why everyone doesn't choose to live here is beyond me! And look - cute boys in towels!

I know...Jace. But we're not exclusive or anything. Seeing I never really dated in high school, I don't want to just settle down with the first guy I meet. I want to have a long marriage when I do marry, so I don't want to rush into it.

Ottilie has been having the same thoughts lately. She's been dating a guy named Lake but she's become a bit curious about what else (or who else) is out there.

She ended up getting set up with the (OLD!) repairman, who planted a huge one on her before she even knew what was happening.

In the sauna the next day, she told me she'd wasted $5000 on that date. I had to try not to laugh.

Unlike us girls, Leo has pretty much decided who wants to be with us, at least for now.

In fact, Kit was probably one of the main reasons for Leo's poor grades. She lived so far away that when he did see her, he spent days at a time with her.

It didn't work out too well for him, unfortunately. He failed his final exam and was sent packing back home.

I was missing Araminta a lot by that point, so we met up one evening in Central Park. Our parents would probably have a fit - deserted parks aren't the safest places, I guess.

But anyway, we had a great girly chat. Araminta is well on the way to choosing a career path and I got my head in order about Jace and Lucian.

I chose Jace. I had the most chemistry with him and I felt it immediately, so I listened to what my instincts were telling me.

The only hard part now is breaking it to the other guys I've been seeing. Neither of them have taken it all that well. Lucian looks like he's slapping me in that picture but he's not - he's still a good guy, just not the right guy for me.

And now I'm all alone in the dorm. Ottilie graduated and has headed back to Exeter, where she and Leo are living with their parents until they decide what they're going to do with their lives.

Notes:

• Magdalena arrived at Moretti Hall with the flu. She must have caught it from Drusilla when they were both visiting the Bentons. She cooked up some Comfort Soup so she didn't spread it, or suffer too much.
• Leo is the first Sim I've had expelled from Uni. I was secretly thrilled, because I've kind of been waiting for someone to not graduate. My other non-studious Sims have scraped by just by going to class and being lucky enough to have the right skills. Leo was not that fortunate. I believe his GPA was 2.4 at the end.
• Ottilie graduated with a 3.6 GPA. Fairly average, for Sullivan.
• Magdalena woohooed with 3 guys, including Jace. Family Sims can be a bit like that with ACR (if they're not married) but it's been a while since I've experienced it. I think she's over her experimental phase now and will settle down with Jace. I considered Lucian but the chemistry with him is much lower and Jace is a blonde, which I need more of. He also has a terrible surname, so if they do marry, he'll take hers. I'm not having a sim named Magdalena Fuchs!