28. IN STYLE

The Drozd family welcomed them with complete chaos. Don’t ask what happened here. Or what Bea was doing in the bathroom.

New day, new me—that’s Maja’s motto as she shines once again in a Joliebean outfit.

Maja: Ananya? What are you doing?

Ananya: Can’t you see? It’s the T-Pose Challenge! Don’t interrupt!

Maja: Like this?

(Someone in the background seems to really like Maja’s attempt at the challenge.)

Maja: So, tell me—how can I join the cheer team?

Mateusz: You? A cheerleader? That’s a joke…

Enue: Don’t listen to that randomly generated, mean Sim. Just come to the field between classes for the tryout.

Maja: I’m ready!

Kaliya: Enue, why are we even making her do a tryout? You already know she’s good. I need to pee…

Enue: Hold it. And you—get on the mat and show us what you’ve got!

…

Enue: Alright, you’re in!

Enue: Hey, they opened a new second-hand store. Wanna check it out?

Mateusz: Second-hand clothes? Haha, now we know how Maja can afford Joliebean!

Maja: You think it’s worth it?

Enue: Totally! You can find some real vintage gems there!

Enue: If you don’t use it yet, install Trendi. Some outfits go for serious simoleons.

Maja: You can make money on this? Let’s see… Seems like street fashion is trending right now.

Maja: How about this?

Kaliya: Hmm… too much plaid.

Maja: And this one?

Kaliya: Better, kind of a flower power vibe.

Enue: I like it, though I’d go for a different color scheme.

Maja: I’m thinking about inviting Artur Zest to the Fall Formal.

Enue: Go for it, girl! If you like him, why not? Do you have him on Social Bunny?

Maja: I don’t even have an account!

Enue: Then sign up fast—everyone’s on it now.

Enue: Oh, I just added you!

Maja: Should we grab another drink?

Kaliya: …And he told me he’s not going to the dance because he’s got better things to do.

Enue: Forget him, sis, seriously. Now that we have more guys at school, you’ve got options.

That evening, Maja updates her Social Bunny status.

Maja: You’re still up, Bea?

Bea: No wanna seep. Pea pway!

Maja: …And little Bea somehow time-traveled to The Sims 1 and met a real purple dragon in Magic Town.

Maja: Alright, Marshmallow, we’re going to bed too. It’s been a long day!

In the morning, Filip uses his limited screen time.

Anna: The oven broke again. Maybe we should finally think about getting a new one?

Filip: Ugh, you’re right. We’ll hop into Build Mode tomorrow and buy a new oven.

Meanwhile, at school, Maja is preparing to invite Artur to the dance. Everything has to be perfect—hair, subtle makeup. But suddenly, something happens that the Watcher did not expect…

Kaliya: Hey, how about we rebel against guys and go to the Fall Formal together—as friends?

Maja: Uh… Listen, I really wanted to invite Artur to the dance…

Kaliya: Oh. Got it.

Maja: Kaliya, I’m sorry, I really like him. I hope you understand.

Kaliya: Yeah, sure. Whatever.

Maja: Kaliya…

Kaliya: Don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine.

But Maja isn’t convinced and fears that from now on, Kaliya might secretly hold a grudge…

The whole situation took so long that classes are about to start. Maja considers just slipping an invitation into Artur’s locker, but she scraps the idea. She’ll handle it after class.

By pure coincidence (really!), Artur and Maja are the last ones to leave the classroom. The perfect moment.

Maja: Hey, what’s with that look?

Artur: Oh, hey. I’m just a bit tired today. We’ve got football practice later, and those Friday exams are stressing me out.

Maja: You’ve got this! I have practice too, so see you later!

While talking to Artur, Maja realizes two things. First—she actually has practice soon. And second—she needs a special invitation to ask him to the dance as a romantic date!

So, right after practice, she gets to work, and before she knows it, it’s already late at night.

Before bed, Maja puts two outfits up for sale on Trendi and then checks her Social Bunny feed. A lot happened! And while she doesn’t have followers yet, Sims seem to like her posts!

Without hesitation, she adds Artur as a friend and sends him a welcome message.

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