Peri arrives home from school and receives a message from her friend Miracle…
Miracle’s Text: Get to the library ASAP!
Prosperity:*out loud, to herself* I was just about to get a snack, but okay…
At the library…
Prosperity: *to Miracle* How did you get Byron here?
Miracle: Remember the group project we were assigned in science class?
Prosperity: Yeah…
Miracle: Well, Byron is our newest group member. Now all you have to do is work up the nerve to talk to him.
Byron walks up to Peri…
Byron: So…were should we set up?
Peri discovers that working up the nerve to talk to Byron is a big problem at the moment.
Rather than smiling, like Gran-Lea suggested, and possibly looking foolish…Peri pulls out her phone and acts like she’s not interested in him. She snaps a quick selfie (with him in the background), then enters the library.
Byron:*to Miracle* I thought you said she was interested in me…
Miracle: She is…trust me, but you may have to make the first move.
Peri, Byron, and Rocio go out to the library courtyard to begin their science project, which involves creating a robot. Rocio attempts to divide the work up…
Rocio: So, I’m thinking that I can organize all the parts. Peri, you read the instructions and keep us on track. And Byron…maybe you can start putting stuff together.
Byron: I’m not really great at that type of thing.
Prosperity: Don’t worry…I’m willing to help out with it.
Miracle eventually comes out to join them…
Prosperity: And what should Miracle do?
Rocio: Miracle…you can help Byron put some of the parts together.
Miracle: Uh uh…I’m not about to ruin my nails. I don’t get why we even have to do this. I’m going to be a model…not a chemist!
Rocio: Uh…I think you mean engineer.
Miracle: What the hell ever!
Miracle reenters the library without even attempting to help out. Peri reasons that she’d probably just slow them down with her complaining anyway. Peri reads the instructions and starts putting parts together.
Byron:*observes* You’re actually good at that. How about you tell me what you need, and I’ll hand it to you?
Prosperity: That works…
Working as a team, they finish the project just as it begins to get dark.
Prosperity: We did it!
Rocio: Yes, and as always, Miracle did absolutely nothing. But best believe she’ll be perfectly willing to take a lot of the credit.
Peri is willing to let it slide because Miracle has been instrumental in her finally getting to know Byron.
Miracle:*to Byron* Thank you for agreeing to be on our team. You were a big help…I’m sure Peri wants to thank you too! I’ll just leave you two alone so she can do just that…
Peri cringes, wishing that Miracle wasn’t so obvious with trying to hook her and Byron up. Before she knows what’s happening…she is completely alone with him. Working on the project together helped break the ice, but now what?
Prosperity: Hey…yeah – thanks for your help.
Byron: You did most of the work. All I did was give you stuff and hold something for you every now and then.
Prosperity: Even seemingly little jobs are essential, right?
Byron: I guess…thanks.
There’s a sudden awkward pause.
Prosperity: Uh…I’d better get out of here before I break curfew again. See you around?
Byron: Yeah…see you!
Peri enters the library and heads to the door to leave. Suddenly Byron is right behind her…
Byron: Wait…can I walk you home?
Prosperity: Uh…yeah. If you want to…
Peri continues walking. Byron follows.
Byron and Peri make small talk about school and the weather all the way to her house. Once they arrive…
Prosperity: Can I ask you a question?
Byron: What’s up?
Prosperity: I uh…I heard you had a – girlfriend. Is that true?
Byron: No…we broke up.
Prosperity: Good! I mean…sorry about your breakup. I just…
Byron: It’s okay. And it is good…actually. We weren’t all that compatible anyway.
Prosperity: Oh…well, I’d better get inside. See you at school?
Byron: Yep…see you tomorrow. *walks away*
Today has been a great day for me! I’ve reached level 10 in the programming skill. I never thought I’d come so far. I also completed my aspiration milestone thanks to Michelle’s gift…the money tree.
Q heads upstairs in time to see that Peri has made it home before curfew.
Quincy: I guess you’ve earned a later curfew now. How about I push it back to 11?
Peri is thrilled because that’ll mean she can spend more time with Byron.
Prosperity: Thanks, dad!
Peri heads to bed, but not before quickly checking her simstagram. There’s a strange message in her DM from an account she doesn’t recognize…
Direct Message: Stay away from my man, b&tch!
That can’t be good.
I bring Merit up for a late dinner. He’s probably the only baby I know that actually likes peas…a lot. I’m sure Alice would be thrilled!
Peri goes to bed, and Merit finishes his dinner. I take him downstairs and put him to bed. Then return to the kitchen for my own dinner. Q has a little message for me…
Quincy: Meet you in the bedroom for a repeat of last night?
Alida: *grins* Absolutely!
(Generation 1a Chapter Summaries)
