Kat: Tara Kat lives at 156 Main St. with her four cats. When she was orphaned as a child, she was sent to live with her only relative - her Great-Aunt Ginia.* Ginia loved cats and gardening, and soon Tara grew to love them as well. When her aunt died of a heart attack when Tara was just a teen, she knew she'd need to have some help with the house and the pets while she attended college, so she brought in Mary Sue Oldie to be the caretaker. Now that she's back home, she's looking for work and wondering how Aunt Ginia managed to keep up with everything for so long.
Bachelor: Michael Bachelor inherited his home at 62 Woodland Dr. from his parents, Simis and Jocasta. They certainly weren't going to leave it to his sister, Bella, after she married Mortimer Goth against their wishes. Michael spent many years walking a tightrope between his parents and his sister, secretly visiting Bella's family whenever he could. Now that his parents are gone, some of the tension has been lifted. Tension comes in different forms, however. He recently found out that Chris Jones is pregnant with his child. Not wanting to be left out of another child's life (Michael is the biological father of Theresa Ramirez's daughter Eve, but she's passing the child off as her husband's), he asked Chris to move in with him. She agreed, reluctantly, because his house is larger than her tiny apartment, but she's not interested in marriage. Michael is hopeful he can change her mind on that before the baby is born.
Goodie: Faith Goodie lives at 68 Sim Lane. She was once married to Herb Goodie, who was in the military. They lived on the military base in Strangetown. However, after Herb died of heatstroke, Faith had to leave the base, so she made her way here to Pleasantview. She had come to the realization that she's gay at around the same time, so it was the perfect opportunity for a fresh start in a new town. She got a job with the PPD and was recently promoted to lieutenant.
Charming: Claire Charming is a single mother who lives at 69 Sim Lane. She is struggling to raise her little girl on a coffee shop sound engineer's wages. She once dreamed of becoming a musician, but now she's just happy to keep food on the table. She's not sure who Celeste's father is (it could be one of a have dozen or so men), but based on her blonde locks, she has it narrowed down to either Arty Loste or Chester Gieke (spoiler: it's Arty). Celeste was an unexpected (and unwelcome) surprise that Claire hadn't planned for. Consequently, the girl is often left to her own devices while her mother "entertains" her steady parade of guests. She's already begun to resent her mother for her inattentiveness and it will likely only get worse when she moves into her teen years.
*I had to take some creative license with the Kat family tree. Ginia Kat was from TS1 and Tara from TS2, but there was no indication as to their relationship. I felt that Ginia had been portrayed as the classic old maid, so it didn't seem right that she would've had a child, so I created a brother for her. I then gave him a wife, a daughter, and a granddaughter - Tara. Then I killed off all the extraneous characters, leaving only Ginia and Tara. The game didn't recognize their relationship to each other, of course, but it made sense to me that way.
Happy Simming!
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