Welcome to Round 1 of the Cho & Riley Families.

For a change I am going along with a match up that is already set up in the game. Read on to watch the interaction between two single parents and how they all become one family... They have a WOT, which will be revealed later and they rolled 3 children.



Meet Vivian Cho, recently widowed and newcomer to Belladonna Cove.


She is mother to a sweet little toddler named Etsu. Little Etsu is too little to remember her Daddy.



Vivian moved into the apartment across from Timothy Riley. Single father of a little girl named Sally. He is an Intern in nearby Pleasantview.


Vivian and Timothy would bump into each other around the apartment complex on a regular basis. Paying bills & rent. Collecting mail, Neighborhood BBQ's. Timothy would strike up conversation whenever he saw her.


Vivian would babysit Sally after school for Timothy. She was trying to hold off finding a job until Etsu started school, her late husband had a pretty good insurance policy... not a lot, but enough for now.


Vivian drops off Sally with her father one evening and.... Oooh! A heart fart! They are 3 bolts for each other!


Looks like it's mutual. They manage a few quiet dinners together after the girls go to bed. It's hard to date as a single parent... *I had them do 2 "at home" dates a couple late nights in a row... seemed realistic for single parents*



Timothy takes their relationship to the next level. He proposes and they head for the courthouse the next morning. Neither apartment is big enough for a family of four though. They start looking for a family home on the outskirts of town right away.


They found a nice 4 bedroom with a big yard just outside town. It was a stretch to their budget but they got a small mortgage and Timothy helped Vivian get a job in the hospital where he was working. They would have to hire a nanny, but Etsu would be in school soon.


Sally loves the big yard, her hobby enthusiasm is Sports. Timothy set up a soccer net for her, and promised that she could get a basketball hoop soon.


With all the hustle and bustle of moving in, Etsu didn't get to blow out her candles. Everyone enjoyed cake then the family went shopping for some new clothes.


Their combined furniture fills up the new house nicely. They make plans to add more decorative touches later. Both girls start their new school the next day. Timothy promises to help them with their homework and sends them up to bed.


Here is Etsu's room. Simple for now.


Sally's is a mirror image.


Oh no! They just got moved in!!!


The thief took the TV and the bookshelf! She was quiet about it though and no one was awakened.


Vivian can't believe her eyes the next morning. There is no time to deal with it now though.


School for the girls and work for Timothy and Vivian. Vivian almost missed her carpool.


The next night... Timothy's truck is stolen.


He can't believe that they have been hit twice in as many nights.


Timothy and Vivian tried to keep the details from the girls. No sense in scaring them. They keep their promise to help the girls with their homework.


Again!!!??? This is quite a crime spree...


The nice chairs with the chess table...


The piano!


Vivian is at the end of her patience. She loved that piano...


Wait! Etsu's play table too? This has to stop!


That evening Timothy and Vivian discuss the break-ins and getting an alarm system installed. "Its going to take some time to save up for that Honey." Tim said. "Our budget is stretched as it is. We can't even replace my truck or the TV set."


"It's going to take a few promotions for both of us I think." agreed Vivian. "We will have to replace the bare necessities with inexpensive stuff for now and tighten our belts."


They picked up a second hand bookshelf at the Simvation Army


The girls got a new toy box to replace the piano & TV.


Amazing how kids can invent their own games though... perhaps the TV getting stolen wasn't so bad. Etsu brings a friend home from school every day.


The nanny joins in on the soccer with both girls after school. She is pretty good at being attentive and even makes the beds.


Easels for the whole family! A small splurge for creativity points needed for someone's promotion.


Both Vivian and Timothy work late hours. Vivian comes home to her husband still in his work clothes and filling in a wolf-hole.


Timothy and Vivian are both skilling at the chess table that evening when Timothy brings up their financial situation. "I think if we can both get one more promotion we will be able to get that alarm system."


Another break in late that night.


The pool table. Vivian was hoping it would be safe from theft. Oh well, time to get the girls off to school and get to work. She was up for promotion if she can put all this chaos out of her head.


She made it! Timothy came home with a promotion as well.


Timothy doesn't waste a moment. He calls an Alarm service and requests immediate installation. Meanwhile Timothy has a day off the next day so he chooses to stay up all night to keep watch.


Bright and early next morning the alarm company sent someone out to install the alarm system.


Vivian is thrilled to see the alarms when she gets home from work. "Maybe now we can have a few nicer things!" she said hopefully.


They have a couple quiet nights and decide to replace Timothy's truck and also got Vivian a basic car so she can drive the girls to school. Both are alarmed as well.


That night... alarms go off and the police show up in response.


The thief was checking out the new cars... the officer confronts her before she can take either one. A big scuffle...


But she gets away. Nothing was stolen though.


The alarm scared the girls and they are afraid to go back to bed. They eventually zonk out on the sofas.


The next night the thief is back... but its a guy. Big scuffle once again...


This one doesn't get away... it seems they are dealing with a crime ring. The Riley's can't breathe clearly yet...


They make every attempt to get their lives back to something resembling normal and invite the local private school headmaster over for dinner. He isn't impressed by the house decor, but the food was excellent and the schmoozing was top-notch too. Both girls are enrolled and start private school next week.


"We need a vacation!" sighs Timothy that evening. "That would be amazing!" agrees Vivian. "I don't feel comfortable leaving the house unoccupied until this crime ring is shut down though." "Very true, my dear." said Timothy. "We can make some plans and hope all these criminals are caught soon."

This is the end of the Cho/Riley Family Round 1. From now on it will be the Riley family. There might be a Cho family round in the future as Etsu is still Cho. Will the crime ring be caught and shutdown? Will the Riley's finally be able to relax a little and take a vacation?

WOT for this family was Crime Wave: Burglar comes each night (summoned by mod of choice) Family cannot afford to install alarm in house or on cars until household funds reaches D100 X 600. Continue summoning burglar until 3 different burglars are caught by police. D roll was 87 so household funds had to reach $52200.