

Lucy: Angela and Lilith are so lucky to be old enough to play in the match this year. He wonders if Lucy would still be interested when she hits 12-13. Jennifer: Yeah, Lucy, you’re lucky that the Sims Football Association opened up the leagues to girls around 2000.ĭaniel nods. John: When you’re older, Lucy, you may get a trial at Simley Town FC.

Mary-Sue: Lucy, you can come to our house to watch the match on TV, as nobody can take care of you in the audience at the stadium. Jennifer: Lilith, I’m happy that you are playing. “So he’s stuck with just me,” she says inside her head, careful not to let it out. They’re looking for a new party leader, so I have to make a good impression. I’m in love with ballet, but don’t care much about football. It feels surreal now.Īngela: Everybody has their own tastes. Jennifer: True, when I was a kid, I had multiple posters in my room, dreaming of becoming a professional footballer one day. John’s excited too.ĭaniel: It’s a pity that Mary-Sue and Angela are not interested. Jennifer: Yeah, it’s a childhood dream coming true for me, when I used to want to be a footballer. OK, I guess… I heard you and Uncle John will be playing in the PVCS match. Jennifer: Hello Lilith, how are you doing? Lilith: Hi Aunt Jen, Uncle John and Lucy. Daniel caught the fish in the nearby lake this afternoon.ĭaniel comes down with Lilith, the latter feeling sullen, but trying to put on a nonchalant face.

Mary-Sue: Angela cooked this all herself. Mary-Sue follows, with vegetables and rice. (walks upstairs)Īs the Burbs sit down, Lucy discreetly taps her feet under the table, to the sound of Lilith’s music.Īngela comes out with a huge steaming plate of fish. Three of you, please take a seat at the dinner table, while I get that girl down. Suddenly the music from upstairs gets louder.ĭaniel: (yelling) Lilith, come down for dinner!! Jennifer: Hey Dan, it’s good to see you again. Daniel opens the door.ĭaniel: Hey Jen, John, Lucy… good to see you! Loud alternative metal music from Lilith’s room upstairs. Mary-Sue and Angela are cooking in the kitchen. Jeff and Diane Pleasant had passed away, so Mary-Sue’s parents, Herb and Coral Oldie, were the only grandparents left for Daniel’s fifteen-year-old twin daughters, Angela and Lilith.ĭaniel is watching TV in the living room. His current position is Assistant Coach at Simley Town FC. Now in his mid-late 40s, Daniel had already retired from being a football player. For most of this time, Daniel had kept the effects of his Romance aspiration in check, or at least discreet enough to be undetected. Daniel and Mary-Sue Pleasant had been married for fifteen years. Their daughter, Lucy, was born there in 2007. In the early 2000s, Jennifer and John Burb moved away to the City to seek their fortune.
