Pat & Brandon

First year (5187), seven months in, Brandon and Pat take a little vacation to France. Pat was the one who wanted to go. Her dream is to have a cellar full of wines worth $10,000.


So of course one of their first stops was the nectary.




As far as Pat is concerned, there really isn't anything more romantic than sharing a good drink with a good friend. Especially if that friend is Brandon. They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and it's pretty much true for Brandon. But he can cook already, much better than her. So the next best thing is a drink that warms the belly and lowers what few inhibitions Brandon has.

Pat's pretty sure there's a reason there seems to be no couches at the nectary.

As they sit there, sipping at the sweet cheap wine, they remember their quick adventure at the museum chuckling as quietly as possible, still worried some official might find out. There would have to be some fine, maybe even jail time.




Or maybe not, because there wasn't anything inside. Pat's pretty convinced that it's only a replica.

Brandon's convinced (even more so now) that Pat's a little crazy.



That night they stay at the Nectary in a beautiful old hotel room with a fireplace.

Pat knows exactly where this is heading. She's not surprised when she sees Brandon lighting the fire in the fireplace before coming to bed.


It is a little early for bed, but they aren't really planning on sleeping.




That night, she scoots up to him, laying a cheek on one of his shoulders. In his half sleep, he pulls her arm over his side and holds her there with one large forearm practically pinning her to his side. Not that she really minds.



The next morning, they get up early. The sun isn't even up when they head into town to get some crepes. They take a seat on a bench in the town square and watch the sun rise.



Brandon does surprise her a little when he scoots over and puts an arm around her shoulders.



They've only spent a day there, and yet somehow, it seems more than enough. They both decide to go home early knowing there is a little someone waiting for them who will be wondering what they brought home for her and why they even had to go anywhere. Somehow, without her, there is definitely something missing now.



The take home:
An expensive bottle of wine for Pat's collection
A cheap bottle of wine for their next picnic (or personal play date)
A couple of new grapes for Pat's garden
A disposable camera
And a new dress for Pat that Brandon doesn't know about yet


Ah these two. I figure it's okay, I'm not spoiling anything you weren't really aware of after reading the story. In this alternate reality, they are living in the same house with Melissa, but they're not married. They're not even going steady. So I sent them to France because Pat wanted to go, and I hoped Brandon might roll a want for her.

Other than wanting to friendly hug her, he didn't really. But that's okay, I enjoy toying with these two.

What were they really thinking about when Pat snuggled up to him? Pat was thinking about Gardening, and Brandon had the right idea, but I can't guarantee he was thinking about Pat.


Soon-ish I'll put up a little game play post with my little findings. I've been having fun surprisingly, though clearly I'm not playing very quickly. Time is passing though. Pretty much, I'm just going to do write ups when a story pops into my head while playing.



Details about these two:

Brandon - Age 23 (Birthday: 2/5188)
childish, daredevil, flirty, friendly, good
LTW: Heart Breaker
Political Lvl: 3 (He got this job on his own, and he's been doing great at it.)

Pat Age 24 (Birthday: 6/5188)
good sense of humor, green thumb, never nude, perfectionist, vegetarian
LTW: Bottomless Nectar Cellar (Collect of nectar bottles worth 10,000)