Strangetown Extras: Ripp the salesman
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strangetomatoOkay, 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.
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.
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Date: 2008-05-25 01:20 pm (UTC)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.
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Date: 2008-05-27 04:50 pm (UTC)I didn't design the flower shop. That's the way it looks when you load Florence's lot, though I did rearrange all the items on the shelves. I think the Celebration Stuff flowers look really nice in the flower shop.
Ripp running a liquor store is amusing. How did you you pull that off? Was it all cc?