Strangetown Extras: Ripp the salesman

[strangetomato]

Okay, I can't resist sharing these pics, spoilers or not. This will give away a minor detail about the next chapter, but nothing all that serious.

Yeah, Edie. She's hot and talented, and she's taking her flower hobby to the next level, with a little help from Florence Delarosa. This will be explained in the next chapter, but for now, I just wanted to share some fun photos, even if they are minor spoilers. OFB can be so much fun, with all the random playables coming in as customers. I found myself constantly amused.




Ripp thinks that Florence is hot. Big surprise.

Why is Ripp working here too? Well, because he's a puppy dog, and he followed Phi to work, that's why. Are you surprised? His band is put on the shelf for now, and he needs the cash. Florence caught on to the fact that he could charm the pants off just about anyone, so she put him to work selling flowers.

I saw this scenario coming way, way back. I always planned for Ophelia to have a flower shop one day (as soon as I got her the workbench, I was making plans), and I knew that Ripp would always have some reason to be around her, barring anything really extreme, so I saw him helping with sales (simgaroop had a very similar plot in her Helena storyline, which also involves Ripp, and my reaction was "Oh no! She beat me to it!" Great minds think alike, we'll say?).

I thought that Ripp would obviously excel at sales, with the nice/outgoing personality, and his excess of charisma (he's maxed in my game - Ripp has max creativity too, but not many other skills). He was really good. He had a gold talent badge after one or two work days, which is just insane.

Want to see him in action?






Ripp: Listen, if you're in the doghouse, and there's a baby on the way, you basically NEED this bouquet. Trust me.




Ripp: Lazlo, this succulent is to DIE for! You've never seen something so awesome.




Lazlo: Squeee!!!




Lazlo: Thanks, man!

Ripp: It's been a pleasure doing business with you, Uncle Laz.




Ripp: OMG! You're Angela!

Angela: Are you trying to steal my bracelet?




Ripp: You want the snapdragon! It's awesome. It's MAGICALLY! No really, it's has magic powers. It's like some really great drug, but it doesn't, umm, eff you up afterwards. 

Samantha: Really?!

Ripp: Really. Phi made them. My Phi - my friend, Phi. That's her over there. It's her specialty.

Samantha: *buys*




Ripp: How about this one, Vidcund?

Vidcund: No! Didn't you hear me? It has to be really sophisticated...

Ripp: It's an orchid... that IS sophisticated.




Vidcund: Ummm, no. She's not... I mean, I'm not interested in orchids.

Ripp: Alright. Cool, man. *thumbs up* Let me know if you need help.




Ripp has sold her his "flowers" before, hasn't he?




And he scores again.




A bonsai tree for Edie? Oh, yes. She loves it. That will look so cool in her apartment.




You'd be crazy not to have Ripp selling your products, really. He goes over REALLY well with most customers.




On his break, he enjoys some slap dancing. The fun never stops.




You probably noticed Johnny in there too (the green skin is hard to miss). :P He won't be involved like this in the story, at least for now. He's very busy. But for gameplay, how could I leave him out?

This is all going to play out a certain way in the next chapter, but I was having a lot of fun just playing the business from Florence's lot, with the added benefit of lots of time with J/R/O, and no time passing back at LFT. Yeah, I could play them forever, really. Sim love can be all-consuming.

Comments

[xel-squirgle-ox.livejournal.com]

Hahaha! I loved the talk between Ripp and Vidcund, who was trying to find flowers for Circe! She is NOT sophisticated indeed! :P
Oh yeah, I'd buy anything from him any day.

[smjoshsims.livejournal.com]

That is so cool! I can envision the three of them working together like that, as a team. (When I saw them in the store I was thinking, Oh, they finally graduated. Guess not. :P )

[music-simbol.livejournal.com]

I laughed everytime time he reached out to them. As if he was trying to dazzle them with his spirit fingers *nudge nudge*.

I was gonna say something, since I saw a Ripp like figure in the christ glitch shot before, but just chalked it up to the hair being on a townie or whatever. The thought of him working in the shop since the band is over for now came to me too.

Phi and Ripp going into business together? *raises eyebrow*

And hell, wouldn't take long for me to buy some flowers for him. How much for a lil something extra? :P:P:P:P

[simgarooop.livejournal.com]

Hee Hee! I knew it! I SO recognized Ripp's lazy slouch in that pic in your last entry. Between that pose and the odd way YA walk in the game (as if they had a stick in their asses, according to a very accurate description I read once), I wonder how funny Ripp must be "in action".

I actually only had Ripp work as a salesman for a few sim hours (to take a couple pics for the story), but yup, he had no trouble charming his clients, including his brother Tank (I wish I had taken a pic of that, though, Tank was pretty pissed at him!). The "dazzle" interaction is hilarious, I love the crazy face the clients make when it's succesful.

I loved the "cameos" in these pics. Between Genesis (LOL), Angela, Bella Goth and that green girl in the back (she's the one whose bedroom I psychoanalyzed the other day, right? I recognized those pants!). Poor Vidcund!

[orikes13.livejournal.com]

I have a technical question... How did you get them all into uniforms without their faces changing? Everytime I've tried to set my employees up in uniforms, I get this freaky glitch where their face defaults to something else. I've seen it happen with face one/two, but I've also heard it can happen with whatever the owner's face is.

[lalalaleigha.livejournal.com]

"On his break, he enjoys some slap dancing."

Not even Ripp in a santa suit made me laugh that hard.
I think I'm going to start slap dancing during my breaks. The Sims are inspirational in so many ways. <3

[sofieamalien.livejournal.com]

Actually, I didn't even notice Johnny till you said that he was there. I had to go back to see if I had gone blind... and that seems to be the reasoin (Or I've just gotten used to his green skin?)

[kin-thalas.livejournal.com]

Ah Ripp, you´re an all-round man! I never thought about the flower shop, but he´s definately a salesman. Gues he could sell you your own grandma ^_^

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

I LOVE that "squee" face they make when they are dazzled! LOL!

You're so right... OFB is so much fun. I haven't played a business in a while but I think I might have to get something going again. Your flower shop looks beautiful too! I always forget I can sell the flowers out of the Buy catalog too! :P

I have also had Ripp operate a business in a game long ago... he owned a liquor store. :P.

[pixelcurious.livejournal.com]

Totally cute! and it seems so Rippropriate. I doubt if the General would approve of his son working in a flower shop... even if it is a paying job.

Lazlo's squee-face and the Ottomas interactions made me laugh.

Ripp has sold her his "flowers" before, hasn't he?

Yeah, wasn't it a cherry blossom bouquet? ;)

But tsk-tsk, Ripp. Ask Angela for her autograph, but don't pinch her jewelry, man. That's not cool. :D

[simsbarbie.livejournal.com]

very very cute!

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

I never understood why people don't like OFB. It's one of the best expansions (in my opinion). It's a game within a game. How can you NOT like that?

Have you earned any of the perks yet? I was diddling about with them (in a Nocheat toy store) and you have one sim impart wisdom to another. It's hilarious, they do this little brain wave dealie. I could watch it all day.

[80sfiend.livejournal.com]

Ripp selling flowers!! :D Awesome :D