Chapter 5

Final Semester

This happens to be one of my favorite pictures from G2BV and makes me seriously wish I could hear my copy of Vlad. Although from what Mao's hinted, not hearing him may be a good thing. But his expression as he looked right at the camera while he reeled in the boot... *chuckles*

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You're still playing catch with him? Didn't you learn anything from the umpteenth bazillion times he's beaned you with it?

"Shaddup. You know it's our after class tradition to congratulate each other, wave, and then play catch."

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"But I am starting to get a little sick if him always claiming it was an 'accident'. One of these days I'm gonna bean him back with the damn ball."

How about we start a new after class tradition. How about you and Vlad head over to one of the parks around campus. Maybe grill some hot dogs, do a little fishing in the pond. It's your last semester. You need to get out a bit.

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I might've sent them somewhere else, if I'd realized Ray would be there. For some reason, seeing K2 out on a date completely pissed him off. He lives in the dorm, so he's seen K2 and Vlad being romantic hundreds of times and he's never been jealous before. But for some reason seeing her on a date on a public lot just destroyed his world.

Are you sure nothing ever went on between you two?

"Yes! He's cute and all, but I've got V. He's so much better. Wait!"

What?

"There was this one time when I was tutoring him that he tried to get all feelie on me."

And did you let him?

"Hey! What kind of girl do you think I am?"

All right, I'll take your word for it. But he apparently thinks something went on.

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"Waaaaahhh! I hate getting poked. Stupid Ray."

And Vlad, sensitive new age guy that is *snork* *giggle* what does he do? He yells at K2. *facepalm*

"Bwaaaahh!"

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Finally he did wise up and confront Ray. *sighs* I was so proud of him.

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Ray then proceeded to poke Vlad. What, has he been taking lessons from Vidcund, the Mad Poker of Strangetown? Needless to say, I had them end the date and head home before Vlad started bawling too. The date was still a good one, and you know what that means. Yep, love letter time.

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Someone, however, is a little confused as to just who the letter is for.

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Oh Selene honey, that letter is for K2, not you. Why would Vlad be sending you love letters? And you and Rory haven't been out on any dates at all, so I know it's not from him.

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And then she gave this look that seems to say that either she truly believes it is for her from Vlad, or else she knows it's for K2 from Vlad and is planning on being a spiteful wench and keeping it from her.

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Well, if it was the former reason, she came to a rude awakening when she put the card down and read it.

Selene dear, Rory is hanging out in the hot tub. Why don't you go see if he needs anything.

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Turns out Rory didn't need anything, but Selene apparently did.

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In an attempt to have them go on at least once successful date before the end of college career, I decided we'd try the roller rink.

This is another of my favorite G2BV pictures. It makes me think of the lead in to some mystery story.

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K2 really dug the roller rink, even though her skating skills weren't the best. Vlad, however, was having none of it.

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When I did finally manage to get him to go in the rink... well... K2 skated by and distracted him. With predictable results. I almost think she did it on purpose.

"Me? Never. *snicker*"

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"Hey, look at this kick-ass spin I'm doing. I'm a ballerina!"

I'm impressed. I was never able to pull something like that off on my skates. I'd have fallen on my rump if I'd tried.

"Like you ever went skating. Computer geeks dont' skate."

I used to skate quite a bit. I even had a pair of old skool skates, just like what you're wearing

"Really?"

Yep. With pom poms on them too.

"Ewww."

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"Ow! That really frickin hurt!"

Two sims can do the twirl interaction in the rink where they spin together. I thought it sounded cute. Neither K2 nor Vlad wanted anything to do with it, but I made 'em spin anyway. And they promptly flopped.

"It's all V's fault!"

Hey he fell down too.

"He's probably not in as much pain as I am. He fell on his damn ass, not his stomach."

He's a guy. He's probably wishing you were about six inches farther to your left when you fell on your stomach.

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Eventually I did get a twirl out of them, although they were both hating me pretty well by then. Which was just as well, since they needed to get back. Vlad had a date.

"What! V better not be dating anyone else but me, dammit!"

Oh, Vlad has a very important date...

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With this man. Hello again Officer Dorian. Gee, is it abduction time again already?

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Yep, another member of Havarti House doesn't know the magic chicken dance. I'm sorry Vlad, but the nice policeman is going to have to take you in.

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I call this shot "Arrival, with Cowplant."

What? If you guys were looking for Vlad in handcuffs pics, go hunt up Mao's tasty post.

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And with the ritual pledging in and bestowal of the society jacket, the circle is complete. Vlad becomes the newest member and both our experimental subjects have been accepted to the secret society.

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About 5 minutes after the ceremony, Vlad was asked to leave the lot and never return because he tried to take out the society secretary, Ray Go.

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Hey K2?

"Ba da da dada dah dum. Ba da da dada dah dum."

Um... K2?

"Ba da da dada dah dum. Ba da da dada dah dum."

KETH!

"Oh hey. I didn't hear you there. What's up?"

I'm beginning to regret buying you that MP3 player. Anyway, there's a lonely Vlad dancing down at the other end of the hall. It's scary. You might want to do something about it.

"Oh yeah. I wouldn't want that dang chickie to try putting the moves on him again. Although I would like to see her try to slow dance with him and get her toes all stepped on."

He was sorry about that.

"Sorry my ass."

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Everybody was kung-fu fighting
Those kicks were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightening
But they fought with expert timing

Um... Mao... not to diss the ever-tasty Vlad, but I think I got the Dork Clone. I mean, the losing fights, the crying, the stepping on K2's toes when they slow dance, and now this... Um... Well... have you ever seen the movie Multiplicity? They comment in there "You know how when you make a copy of a copy, it's not as sharp as... well... the original." I must be lucky. No one else has commented about their Vlad having this much 'character'.

K2 adores him though, which is all that matters anyway.

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K2 also packs heat in her pillow.

"And that's for beaning me with the damn baseball. And for the water balloons. And for cheating at darts."

I never saw him cheat at darts K2.

"He cheats at chess and everything else, so he probably cheats at darts too."

Just be careful and don't knock any teeth out. We don't have sim dentists yet.

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Good idea Vlad. Keep her hands occupied so she can't wield that pillow anymore.

"He must've been practising. He hasn't stepped on my toes for a while now."

He must have been. I know he had a want to dance with you spun up in his panel and... er...

"Something wrong?"

Er... ah... no. Vlad's want panel just... er... refreshed.

"Is there a problem with it? Lemme see."

Ah, no. You really don't want to see this.

"GawsDammit! Let me see!"

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I told you, you really didn't want to see this K2.

"What the hell! 'Get Engaged to Selene'? Where the fark is the 'Get Engaged to K2' want, hmmm?!"

I don't know. I've never seen him spin up the want.

"What do you mean you've never seen it?! You've had mine locked since...

Sometime in your sophomore year. Yeah, I know. I've seen him spin up the fear you'll reject his engagement, but I've never seen the want to get engaged to you spin up. I'm sorry. I don't know why he threw this one up now. He had no Selene wants spun up before this. I don't think he's even had anything to do with her the past couple days.

"Oh I am so going to frelling kill him for this.

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-- Chapter 6 --

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