January 2, 2011
Charisma 6/10
Alchemy 3/10
Science 0/10
Photography 0/10
Riding 0/10
Necter Making 0/10
Mixology 0/10
Social Networking 0/10
Fishing 0/10
Gardening 9/10
Street Art 0/10
I have 11 skills left to max out, and gardening is my next skill to max out. I had the last third of the skill book, Gardening to Riches. I had already dealt with Sarah Walker this morning. She reminded me that my last government check would come in June when I graduated. My graduation ceremony was set for June 25th. It would be the end of my school life. Fortunately for me, I had enough cash set aside from game-making and investments to not have to bother with getting a job. Though with my grades, I'm likely to get offers from SHIELD and others. Nope, I'm going to be focusing on maxing out skills and doing challenges. After that, I will mostly be training with my skills. Well, I'll also be running Epic the musical on Broadway. But that is mostly to max out my Charisma skill.
But in the end, I'll have to actually start fighting when the battle for New York happens. Regardless of how prepared I am. Well, let's finish maxing out gardening. It took me till midnight to finish the bloody book.
[Gardening Skill has been maxed out! Rolling for rewards across video game worlds]
[Reward: Darth Revan's Equipment (Star Wars KOTOR)]
[You can now complete Gardening Skill-related challenges for additional pulls from (Star Wars KOTOR)]
"... Because magic and bending weren't enough to learn, now I will have to learn how to use the force. Well, let's see what I got." I looked at the mask and armor set of Darth Revan. They felt like darkness given form. I honestly would have preferred an Organization XIII cloak. But drip is drip regardless of ominous magical readings that put my teeth on edge. Then there were the two lightsabers. I pressed the buttons. One blade was crimson, the other violet. I may or may not have twirled them like toys for a minute. My skill as a martial artist allowed me to use the energy blades safely. I placed the items back in my inventory.
"Okay, let's see what I need to do for challenges."
Master Planter
A Master Planter must plant the 19 types of plant available in the game. Once you have mastered the varieties you will be able to reduce weed growth significantly on future plants.
Botanical Boss
Botanical Bosses must harvest at least 75 Perfect fruits and vegetables. After so many Perfect harvestables, the plants of Botanical Bosses almost never die from neglect.
Master Farmer
Master Farmers have harvested at least 650 fruits and vegetables. The plants of Master Farmers remain watered and fertilized longer, meaning their gardens are more efficient. And if you have a garden gnome, he will come to life and water your garden.
"UGGH, why is gardening tied to so many challenges! Cooking, nectar making I get and alchemy makes sense. But why the fuck is it tied to inventing? Because of god damn life fruit. You need 10 life fruit, a pink diamond cut into the shape of a heart and a Palladium ingot to make a Simbot for the last challenge. Sure, you can become semi-immortal with the skill. But gardening is so boring."
"So, where are you going to plant the garden? I assume you can't do it in the front yard if you are going to be growing alchemy ingredients." Arenea
"Sub level 6 within the SR-2 Normandy. I can convert part of the cargo hold into a greenhouse for the garden."
"So you're going to leave the onboard AI to do garden work while you work on other skills?" Arenea
"Not until I get done with the gardening-related challenges. After that, I will put the Simbot and EDI in charge of caring for the plants. Until then, EDI remains offline. But for now, I'm going to bed. I have school in 8 hours."
"Goodnight, Chiaki."
January 3, 2011
"So, any thoughts on the new English teacher?" Gwen
"Well, she deff has an athletic background. Most likely did gymnastics growing up. I think she is a natural platinum blonde. But she is thicc with two cs for sure. Kinda reminds me of Veronica Mars looks-wise."
"Well, I ain't going to say I disagree with you. I just wish she wasn't watching me like a hawk." Rogue
"So, Chi is Emma Frost, a character in your Spider-Man Comics? Her name does sound fictional." Gwen
"Comic books, now what would that have to do with the new teacher? And wouldn't it be Ghost-Spider, not Spider-Man?" Rouge
"Emma Frost. I honestly don't know much. But I know she shows up in the X-Men comics. Her X-gene allows her to act as a telepath, use telekinetic and psionic abilities. She can also turn her whole body into a crystal structure similar to diamonds. As for her personal life, I don't have much. She dated Captain Cardboard himself, Scott Summers. She was a member of the Hellfire Club. And worked for Sebastian Shaw. That's about all I know."
"And the Hellfire Club is?" Gwen
"I think it's a gathering of the rich whose goals are unclear to me. As I said, I don't know much. But I doubt she is among the rich here; a simple Google search would pull something up."
"So you mentioned the X-Men comics. What are they about?" Rouge
"Well, they are about mutants. Humans who develop powers due to the X-gene. Mutants powers tend to show up in their teen years."
"So is Spider-Man a mutant?" Gwen
"No, he is considered a mutate not a mutant. Mutants are born with the X-gene. Spider-Man and the Hulk were mutated by an external factor, such as gamma rays or the radioactive spider."
"Okay, so what are the X-Men?" Rouge
"The X-Men are a group of mutants under the leadership of Professor Charles Xavier. They go around the world helping people and training other mutants to control their powers. Mutants are also a really repressed group with a lot of bigots who will try to kill them on a daily basis. They also have to deal with some wack jobs like Mr. Sinister, a mad gentist that want to breed the perfect mutant. Sentinels are 2-story-tall robots that are made to capture or kill mutants."
"It's hard enough being a teen with powers." Rouge
"Let's talk about anything else. Hey Gwen, are you looking forward to the Stark Expo in May?"
"Definitely. I wonder what Tony Stark will show off now that he is moving away from weapons development." Gwen
"Ugh, I'm friends with nerds. Can't y'all talk about normal high school stuff like prom?" Rouge
"Prom isn't until April 30th, and my GF better take me." Felica said, finally joining the group
"I'm thinking of inviting Jubilee for it."
"Oh Chi, I didn't know you were interested in Jubilee like that." Gwen
"What, no, she is just a friend. I just thought she might find it to be a fun time. Besides, I really don't have any plans to date anyone for the moment."
"What about Lance?" Rouge
"He is jailbate."
"How is he? He's only two years younger than you." Felica
He is 5 years younger than me. "Okay, let's say I date him as soon as I turn 18, it's jail time for me."
*RRRIIIINNNG*
"Well, that's the bell lunch is over." Gwen
January 5, 2011
"God gardening is boring."
"I don't see why you are complaining. The growth cycles of these plants are 10X faster than those of the plants local to Earth. What I don't get is why you are using lobsters as fertilizer." Arenea
"Because it is the best fertilizer I have access to, and it's relatively cheap. It cost me 12.50 USD per lobster. Now hunting down these uncommon seeds is a pain. Sure, I can get the Collection Helper for 40K LPR. But I would still be running all around NYC. Yeah, I ain't dealing with the local gangs."
"Woman who can cast arcane spells, who is scared of thugs, says what?" Arenea
"What?"
January 8, 2011
"Is that a tree that grows money?" Arenea
"It grows Simoleons. Not USD, the Euro, Pound, or even Yen. It's not as useful as I would like."
"Well, that's if you harvest it. When I do it, I get these!" Meicrackmon shows what looks to be silver and gold coins
"And those are?"
"The gold ones are Numamon Coin, basically worthless. The silver ones are Digicoins, and they would be useful in the digital world." Meicrackmon
"So it gives a different currency depending on who harvests the tree. Well, that could be more useful if you get someone else from this world to harvest the tree. But if it does work to give you local currency, wouldn't that count as money forgery?" Arenea
"Yeah, let's keep that as something to test later when I trust someone enough to see the SR-2 Normandy. The plasma fruits would be useful if I run into a vampire."
"Why not ask Gwen or Jubilee?" Arenea
"Jubilee isn't a vampire yet… Oh, you mean to try harvesting the tree. Yeah, Gwen is a goodie two-shoes who would ask me to burn the tree, and Jubilee is likely to accidentally burn the tree. Nope, just no."
January 28, 2011
[Master Planter Challenge Complete]
[Reward: the force (Star Wars KOTOR)]
"All these plants and not a single life fruit. And I need 10 of the suckers."
"Is there another way you can find a life fruit outside of RNG?" Arenea
"... … … The tombs of world adventure! I remember that one of those tombs has a life fruit plant and a death flower. But I don't know which one. Well I could use World Adventures Box to vist the tombs until I find it, and I can also complete a few of the martial art challenges while in the box. Looks like I'm going to Sims China! Hey, Mei, want to come along?"
"Sure sounds fun. I can duel a bunch of martial artists and maybe fight a mummy in one of the tombs!" Meicrackmon
"We're going to Sims China first. I highly doubt we will run into a mummy in China."
February 12, 2011
"Why the fuck is there a mummy in China!"
Dong Huo's mummy slowly trudged towards us…. Like really slowly… Meicarkmon kicked the mummy to dust.
"Well actually, there have been three mummies in China. I dealt with the other two while you were passed out from one of the sleeping dart traps." Meicrackmon
"God, these traps are bullshit. I have the reaction speed of Spethiroth and the fucking force. And yet I still get caught off guard by these traps."
"I'm just curious why you haven't used your sonic screwdriver in any of the tombs we have been in? Surely it would have been of great use during a lot of the tombs." Meicrackmon
"It's a banned item. I can't use it or the keyblade I have. Even the hunter tools are banned."
February 13, 2011
Li Yuan was the last challenger I needed to beat to get Grand Master Challenge complete. 20 ranked sparing matches, and Li Yuan was my last opponent. It felt odd to me. He was only level 1 in martial arts skills. He should have been one of my first matches, but he was the last.
I won, but I almost lost twice. For being level 1, Li Yuan really threw me off. I decided to get my rewards in the scholars' garden. Mei was already there in the garden mediating.
[Grand Master Challenge Complete]
[Reward: Fire Bending (ATLAQB)]
[Master of Meditation Challenge Complete]
[Reward: Water Bending (ATLAQB)]
[Fishing Skill has been maxed out! Rolling for rewards across video game worlds]
[Reward: Crest of Gloucester (Fire Emblem Three Houses)]
[You can now complete Fishing Skill-related challenges for additional pulls from (Fire Emblem Three Houses)]
Everything went black.