1.2 round 1 - sumar

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1.2 round 1 - sumar

reminder: household introductions

next up is the sumar household! you'll recognise both alf and kai from the previous part.

now this is the alf i was expecting us to get.





these two friends live in olia's old cottage. olia is the deceased mother of erik, sister of tordis, and cousin of alf.

the cottage had laid empty for six years before alf moved to nordhavn, when tordis reluctantly opened its doors to new inhabitants for the first time since olia's death.




kai: wait, you're serious?

tordis: yes! welcome to the guard. one of our gatekeepers fell onto his own sword last night after falling asleep on duty. you can't possibly be any worse than him, so you're in! you'll technically have a probationary period, but from what i've seen of you and your bow skills, you'll pass it with flying colours... just make sure your sword is pointing downwards at all times.



kai: i won't let you down. i promise!

at least one person in this household needed a job. and kai is a good fit.



kai is a romance sim, by the way. don't ask me why i locked that bottom right want... its never going to happen.

probably.

maybe.

we'll see.



whilst at the market, kai also tried to start making some other friends in nordhavn. if they were actually going to be staying in this town, it would be nice to know more than two people.

magnus here didn't seem to be too interested in that prospect.

damn, he's so handsome.





on to the mead hall instead, then!

surely they can make some friends here.



no. we already tried you.



this could work?

astra is also new to town, and of a similar age.




kai kind of forget they were there, though.

they were just too excited by the idea of throwing knives at things.



alf, on the other hand, has priorities of his own.

like napping in the middle of the day.




and jumping into lakes!

oh look, its magnus again.

he's going to be one of those sims always looking for screen time. i can just feel it.



with kai now officially a member of the watch, they invited their senior ivarr over for a game of skáktafl one evening.




ivarr: everything okay there, soldier?

kai: *realising they have no idea how to actually play this game* please don't let this be a part of my probationary assessment.





this pretty much sums up the split in completion of household chores between these two.

you can just tell alf grew up in a wealthy household.




something else he learnt as a rich kid was how to play the lute!




tordis: i don't remember you being so good at playing that thing.

alf: yeah, well that was true enough back when we were kids. i guess I had a lot of time to kill in my teen years, though. and music is kinda fun.

tordis: hmm. i think i may have finally figured out what to do with you here in nordhavn.

tordis is such a ✨meddler✨. i mean, that is her job, after all. right?

so yeah, alf just got a gig as the local minstrel/busker/troubadour.



aw, alf earned his first coin!

did your aunt make you do that, erik? 😑




ivarr is back over for lunch.

along with random townie whose name i forget. zelda, maybe?

of course alf decides to host in just his underwear. at least, i hope he has some on down there 😆



kai! just because alf does it, doesn't mean you should too!

anyway, they are really keen to get good at skáktafl. ivarr, you're mentoring is quite in demand, it seems!



alf... is that you... actually washing dishes??




kai, no!! what happened with you and the townie you just had over for lunch earlier that day?!

and you're meant to be on the town guard now... gosh. lets hope tordis doesn't find out about this (she will).

spot magnus in the background again in just his panties. i told you he just wants screen time (he was actually playing strip poker).




kai ended a drunken night at the mead hall sleeping on a mat in the barn out back of the hall, lol.




one of the watcher faithfuls ambushed alf at the well one evening.

tordis won't be happy to hear they are getting more bold with their preaching and attempted conversions.



alf: ...is he... still looking at me?



and yet somehow they ending up drinking with one another at the mead hall that same night.

maybe i should ban the watcher faithful from this lot. 😅




alf!! what the HECK just happened?!

and yes, those two events did occur in that order.




thats right. you should feel mortified!

not only do you not even know alsa yet, but she's also a married woman and mother of three children!

no more ale for alf, methinks.



thats the second night running that a member of this household ended up sleeping in the mead hall barn. 😂




this is the face of a man who regrets everything that happened the night before.



please tell me the pair of you grown adults aren't gossiping about a young child.




is it me, or does this hug feel a bit... intimate?



yup. definitely intimate. eeeek!

okay, i can't pretend this one was also a surprise. i've totally been trying to force this all round.

kai needed to complete their woohoo want, dammit!






spicy!

btw, this is totally not something serious for either of them.

i don't yet know if kai has a committed bone in their body. and ivarr is very fresh out of a divorce.



oh, so now you suddenly want to befriend ivarr's ex-wife... mmm'kay (yes i did eventually get rid of the 'kiss tordis' want... for now 😆)

i cant help but love you already, kai.

and on that note, round 1 with the sumar household comes to a close. that was fun!

next: borgen household