Messy Messlot challenge sounds fun. Of course, he's already married, by now, and fairly well off, so that changes things, already. I could strip him of his money, of course, but dang, I want the taxes! LOL! And I won't strip him of his wife. I like her too much. She's just perfect for him.
However, if I find an appropriate messy lot (3x3), I could move the couple in, confiscate all his current money (except the starting $20,000), AS taxes! Oh, yeah! And then he has to earn his way up and pay more taxes at the end of the week. But with him being well on his way in his career, as well... Not really as challenging as it sounds, I'm afraid.
Still, roaches all over... Hehehehe. But then again, if he has a business, selling things he's made or dug up or caught, then he could infect all his customers with the flu! I don't like that idea. The flu should be contained to the one family being punished. Darn. I could ban him from opening a business until they're all better, I suppose.
But then again, pregnancy and flu combined are dangerous, and did I mention I really like his wife?
Of course, if she were to move out to another family, taking work as a live-in servant, she could carry on the family line there, if necessary, leaving Joshua to struggle with the roaches and mess alone. HEY! That's a fun option. He can't even visit her at her workplace, unless it's that family's round. But they could meet at his place or at a community lot.
Well, I'll certainly consider it. I have time before the Queen's round comes around again, after all. There's time to tweak. In fact, if I get more suggestions, I may take a little bit of this and a little bit of that, and come up with some personalized combo challenge for them.
It will make more sense once I get it posted. I'd better get to work on that right away!
Actually, last night I did think of another option for their punishment: Box living. I could make them tear down most of their home, and rebuild in the old apocalyptic tower-house style. They can keep their stuff and their garden, as long as it fits within the footprint I allot to them. And all the stuff on their yard that is outside that box will just have to go into someone's inventory until the punishment is over - probably when the heir takes over.
Maybe - A MESSLOT BOX! Heheheh. Start with a messified lot, rearrange it into a box, and make him and his wife move in, and keep within the confines of the box, until their heir takes over. They have the "fun" of cleaning up the mess and upgrading, but still the advantages of being married and advanced in their careers. And, of course, starting over with only the $20,000 starting funds. Yeah, that could work.
And if they move into a new lot, for the pre-arranged mess, then their old lot would be available for any future spare to buy, which is always nice to have a pre-arranged house, ready to go. Yeah, this is sounding more and more appealing to me, punishment-wise. I do love a challenge!
Speaking of challenges - have you ever tried the
Orphanage Challenge? You start with a married couple, and make them adopt a whole bunch of children (6 teens, 6 children, 3 toddlers, 3 babies - but I think I would use Tombstone of Life and Death to spawn quick pregnancies for Joshua and his wife, so they birth the babies, instead of adopting them, because of genetics), and basically have to raise all 18 kids to adulthood (or send them to college, if able), in order to win the challenge. The original rules state that you start with a 2x3 lot, and $30,000, but my peasants all get 3x3, so I might get them started with whatever money is required to get the lot, and keep $27,100 left for the actual building (everything else becomes a fine - put toward the Youngdale College Fund). The rules also prevent them from having a home-run business, so that's out until all the kids are grown and the challenge ends.
Yeah, there are a lot of options for the punishment, for sure.
Hmmm, I wonder if there is a good 3x3 messy lot that would do for a tower-house orphanage? LOL!
Edited to add: I can't seem to find a 3x3 messy lot, but I suppose I could create my own, having a messy sim live on a 3x3 lot for a while, then upload that lot. Of course, if they just move out, then the old furniture goes away. And if they die, you have glitchy tombstones. But if I have a college student live there, trash it, and then graduate, they leave their used furniture and messes behind.
OH! ANIMAL HOUSE! I could play some horrible college fratsters who destroy the place, and then all get expelled. FUN! Actually, that could be a nice little "Interlude" to play and post, even if it is played in a whole different neighborhood. My simself gets around, after all.
LOL. Well, I did want to add some drama, but I swear, this was completely unplanned! And I only just now noticed it. I've actually played through the Hunter and Meanderer rotations, and am partway through Rauta, but I'm not ready to post, yet, because of networking issues. So I'll probably post a bunch, at once, when it happens. But, yeah. Already goofed, and I'm debating what the punishment shall be.
Although he's going to need to reevaluate his business plan if it takes more to produce his signature product than he can sell it for!
