Fanon talk:Serge Barb/@comment-24258073-20170506012103/@comment-4568327-20170506021417

I was invited to join the What's Going On In Your Game (TS2)? group on MTS, and feeling motivated to share my hood, I created this thread. While working on that thread, I revived the idea about creating a fanon for my neighbourhood on The Sims Wiki again. It's a thought I've had for years, but I never got around to doing it until now.

Teens and adults used to be able to fight each other until around Nightlife (I think) when Maxis removed the option for some reason. Since Nightlife the only negative interaction teens and adults can do to each other is "Irritate.../Throw Drink", which irritates me. Teens also can no longer noogie children, but the picture of Johnny Smith giving Jill a noogie suggests that this interaction was once available. I used the allmenus cheat and was delighted to see that the fight and irritate interactions worked perfectly between teens and adults, and that teens could noogie children once more. It also allowed adults to tell dirty jokes to teens (which for some reason wasn't allowed by default, yet the opposite was allowed). The only downside to that is that they'll never start fights autonomously, and I still get annoyed when teen Sims start chatting with adults they hate (since "Chat" is the most negative interaction available to them). Ah well. Get slapping.

Serge isn't sloppy at all, even though his house is a bit shabby. I'm of the belief that even a poor, run-down slum can maintain some standards of cleanliness if the occupants are willing to put in the effort to clean up. Serge would fit that description, even more so considering he works in the military career. I've slept in military barracks before, and despite what many people think, they're actually kept quite clean. Serge's house may be a barracks all on its own, but Serge being in the military means that he has to set a good example to all the recruits he yells at during the day, and he does lead by example in that he keeps his own house clean, his uniform ironed, and his boots polished.

The cheaper items aren't a reflection on Serge's financial status, or even his social reputation. I intended for Serge to live in a barracks-like house because of his military background (the first house I built for him in my first neighbourhood was of the same vibe, in fact). Serge isn't a guy from hell; if you could get on his good side, you'd see that he has many positive qualities that most of the other Sims in the hood don't see. Perhaps Evan Newbie would like to do some sleuthing when he grows up.