WelcometoDay4ofWillStark’sBachelorChallenge!

It’sbeenquitelongerthanIexpectedsincemylastupdate,soI’mgoingtoturnitovertoSimLily,Arthur,andSabrieltocatchusup:

“Hello,everyone!It’sbeenanunexpectedsix—no,morethanthat—monthssincewelastdiscussedWill’sprogressinhisBachelorChallenge.Ikindofgotcaughtupwithstuffinourhomeuniverse.”

“Don’ttalkaboutourhomeuniverse,”Sabrielsaidfromthebackground.

“I’mnot.I’mtalkingaboutthisone.Andyou’regoingtobetalkingaboutthisone,too.I’llneedyourhelptorecapthefirstthreedaysofthechallenge.”

Thefirstphotowentuponthescreen.

“RhapsodyBohemianwenthomefirst,”Lilyexplained.“IsPlldon’tgethowshecouldpossiblyhaveascoreofnegaPvetwo.”

“Becauseshe’sanincurableopPmist.Will’spessimismmightbecurable,butaslongasthatgoeson,DeeisjustgoingtoirritateWill.It’stoobad,”Arthursaid.“Shemighthavebeengoodforhim.”

“WEGOTMARIELLEKICKEDOFF!”Sabrielcheered.“Werule.”

“Wedidn’treallygetherkickedoff,”Lilypointedout.“HerownsenseofenPtlementandheraddicPontothekaraokemachinewerewhatdidherin.”

“I’dsPllliketothinkitwasus.”Sabrielsighed.“WeatleasthadsuccessagainstoneRomanceSimwithpersonalityissues.”

“IthoughtFayehadagoodchanceatfirst,”Arthursaid.“AndIthoughtshewascool.”

“SodidI.ButaXerhosPliPesbetweenherandLilahescalatedtofull‐blownfighPng,Idon’tthinkshewantedtobethereanymore.”Lilysmiled.“YouthinkFayeandLilahareevergoingtohavethemakeoutsessionthattheysoclearlywanttohave?”

“Maybe.Dependsonwhethertheycanstopwiththeslapping,”Arthursaid.

“Now,I’mgoingtodoarun‐downofthefourremainingbachelore]es,inorderoflowesttohighestscores,”Lilysaid.

“SaraJoneshasthelowestscoreoftheremainingbachelore]es.Shespentthefirstdayandahalfplayingcatchwithherfellowbachelore]es,butstartedshowingsomeinterestinWill.Isitenoughtostayinthegame?

“LilahWhedononlyhasafewpointsonSararightnow.Shewasoneoftheearlyfrontrunners,butherfeudwithFayehastakenhereyesofftheprize.InaddiPon,herzodiacsignisincompaPblewithWill’s,whichmaybeposingproblems.

“LuluBuccaneerhassurprisinglyjumpedintosecondplaceaXernearlybeingeliminatedonDay2.There’sneverbeenanydoubtthatshelikesWill.However,theirrelaPonshipscorehasalwaysbeenhigheronherendthanhis—andhisendistheonethatcounts.

“Finally,ElaineGoodytwoshoeshasbeenintheleadeversincethischallengestarted.Sheistheonlyremainingthree‐bolter,andshe’shadagoodstalkingstrategysincethebeginning.Trueloveseemstobeinhergrasp—butthecourseoftrueloveneverdidrunsmooth.IsthisgoingtobeanexcepPon?”

Lilylookedaround.“Ithinkwe’rereadytogetstartedwithDay4.Unlessanyofyouhaveanythingtoadd?”

“Ido,”Arthursaid.“I’dliketostartplanningthepost‐challengeparty.Thereisgoingtobeone,right?”

“Goforit.Thereshouldprobablybearockingpartyoncethisisover,andIdon’tthinkeitherofuswanttoplanit.Right,Sabriel?”

“Notme.Thisisupyouralley,Arthur.”

“Great!Intothechallenge!”

Saraappearstobeswooningatthethoughtthatsheactuallymadeittothehottubtoday.

JoiningherareLuluandElaine,whodon’tseemtoliketalkingaboutspatulasanymorethanSaradoes.Sorry,Will.You’regoingtohavetocomeupwithanotherPme‐honoredBCinnuendotodiscusswiththeseladies.

“Wecantalkaboutsexylamps.”

“Hey!Yousplashedme!”Willexclaimed.“Yousaidyouwouldn’tdothatagain!”

Elaineshrugged.“Hottub.Playfulpoints.”

“Right.I’mgoingtogetyouoneofthesedays.”

“Iguesshedoesn’tcareaboutsexylamps,either.”

Butthere’sonethingWillalwayslikestotalkabout:kissing.

Meanwhile,Lilahcan’tbeatupFaye,sosheeatssomemore.SomebodyalwaysbulksupinaBCbecauseofalltheturkey,andthisPme,it’sher.

CONFESSIONAL!!1!fromLilah

I’mtotallyflashingeveryone,aren’tI?NotthatImindthat.

“IjustderailedtheconversaPon,didn’tI?”

“ApparentlyeveryonegetsimmortalityinSara’sApocalypse,”Lulusaid.“IknowinSierraPlains,somepeopleareimmortal—likeme—butmostaren’t.”

“InteresPng,”Willsaid.“WhereI’mfrom,almostnooneisimmortal,exceptthetowniesandSimselves.”Hestaredoffatthedoortothehouseforamoment.“Elaine,pleasetellmeI’mnottheonlyoneinthishottubwho’sgoingtodie?”

“Idon’tknowifIcanhelpyouthere,”Elainesaid.“ThelegacythatI’mfromisalmostover,soI’llprobablystayalive,too.”

IfthishadbeentheApocalypse,Willprobablywouldhavebroodedforawhileoverreceivingthisnews.Instead,hebrightenedup.“GottoenjoylivingwhereIam,then,”hesaid.“OnewayIcanthinkofthat.”

“What?”

“Kissing!”

Lulukickedoffthepost‐hottubpartofthecompePPonwiththefirstheardart.

Today,Lulu’sstrategyinvolvesgossipingaboutthecompePPontotrytomakeherselflookbe]er:

“DidyouhearaboutLilah?Shelostafight,andshegotfat!”

“Shutup.Shutup!”

“It’strue.You’veseenher.”

Nextwasagameofpunchyou,punchme.I’mpre]ysureittookalotofcoercionbeforeElainechoseaplatonicacPvity.

ButLuluhadn’tgivenuponherstalking.What’smore,sherememberedthattheofficialacPvityoftheStarkfamilyispillowfighPng.

Nextupisawaterballoonfight.InWinterfell,thisiskindofsuicidal.InPleasantview,it’snotaproblem.

ButitmightbekindofsuicidaltoplaywithLulu.SheseemstobetryingtodecapitateWillateverysinglegametheyplay.

CONFESSIONAL!!1!fromSara:

Partofmyswimsuitseemstobemissing.

Sorry?Wasn’tthinkingwhenIpickedswimsuits?

Meanwhile,Elaineseemstohavefiguredoutthatshe’shot.Goodforher.Youdon’tneedanyonetotellyouthatyou’repre]y.

Willtellsherthatanyway.

LuludoesnotlookamusedbyWill’spreferenceforElaine.

Sara’sPopularitySimissPllshowingasshecarriesonherconversaPonwithLulucomparingtheirrespecPveapocalypses.

AsforLilah,shereallyisn’therself,asprovenbyhertotalshockovercatchingLulushowering.Yes,Lilah,theshowerisfornakedPme.Besides,seeingLulunakedcan’tbethattraumaPc.

Luluwasfirstforinterest‐sharing.

“Sexylamps?”

“I’magenieinabo]le,baby…”

“Haha,IneverthoughtI’dhearthatsongagain.Haveyoubeensleepingallright?IknowI’mamessifIdon’tgetmysleep.You’veallseenmehigngupthecoffeemachine.”

“Ihaveactually.AcPvepoints.They’reagreatthing.”

ElaineiswonderingifWillandLuluaredonetalkingyet.

ButpoorLulu’ssPllworriedaboutherplaceinthecompePPon.

“Spatulas?”

Will,youwerejustshotdownoverthatinthehottub.

“Ilovespatulas.Youcancookallkindofthingswiththem!”

“Wait.Ithinkthat’sthefirstPmesomeonehasn’trunawaywhenI’vetoldaspatulajoke.”

“It’skindofcutethatyoukeepbringingthemup,”Elainesaid.“Besides,youknowIliketalkingaboutfood.”

Meanwhile,LuluandLilahhadretreatedtothelibraryandconfessionalroom.

“Whatcanbesoshockingaboutthat?”Lilahremarked.“It’snotevenoneoftheromancenovels.”

“It’sMarielle’sun‐redactedconfessionaldiary.”Lulustaredatit.“Ihadnoideathatshewassomessedup.”

WillconPnuedhisearlierdiscussionoffoodwithSara.

“Allthisicecreamtalkissoundingreallygood.Wanttogiveitatryoncethischallengeisover?”

“Soundsgreat!”Sarasaid.“I’dlovetogiveitatry.Itsoundsgreat,andI’veneverhadicecreambefore.IguessnowIcould,sincemyniece’sjerkofahusbandliXedCulinary.”

“It’sgreattogetthatoutoftheway,isn’tit?”

“Itis,”Sarasaid.“ThoughIhaven’thadtoworryaboutthemsinceIliXedmine.Oneoftheperilsofheirship.”

“True.We’veonlyjustreachedthepointwhereit’ssafetomoveout,”Willsaid.“Myunclegotoutofthehousenottoolongago.”

WhenWillwalkedintothelibrarytoshareinterestswithLilah,heprobablywasnotearninganypointsbyheardarPngElaine.

“Sexylamps?”Willstarted,usingthesameopeningthathehadwithLulu.

“NO.IAMNOTINTERESTEDINLAMPS.”LilahendedtheconversaPon.

“Wow.WhatdidIdowrong?”Willmu]ered.

Ican’tblameLilahforbeingcranky,though.AXerallthistalk,sheissPllavirgininthishoodaXerfourwholedays.

CONFESSIONAL!!1!fromElaine:

IwonderhowRhapsodyisdoing?Wewouldprobablybegoodfriendsinsomeneighborhoodorother.

Randomconfessionalisrandom,butalsoaccurate.

CONFESSIONAL!!1!fromLulu:

IhadthisodddreamwhereWillwasateddybearandeveryoneelsewasoneofthosedollsfromtheli@leWillLloydWrightdollhouses.IwassBllahuman,though.Ithink.Anyway,that’senoughfussingoverwhatthatcouldpossiblymean.It’salmostBmeforflirBng.

CONFESSIONAL!!1!fromWill:

Whydowehaveachesssetinthishouse?Noone’severplayedchessonit.IsitflirBngBmeyet?

Itwas.AXerasweettalkwithLulu,thetwoofthembothgotcrushheartsfortheother.

ThenextflirtwashigngonLulu.WhateverWillsaid,Luluseemedtofinditamusing.

Willwasalsodisappointedatthelow‐leveltenderkiss,butit’sbesttosavethehigher‐levelinteracPonsforlatersothatyoucanactuallybuilduptosomething.

Nextup:Elaine.Shestartedoffwithhigher‐levelinteracPonsbecauseshehadalreadyacceptedlower‐levelones.

Caressescanbeali]lerisky,butElaineaccepts.

AXerkissing,theydidn’treallywanttosaygoodbye,butitwasPmeforthenextbachelore]e.

WilltriedtobrushLilah’shairoutfromwhereitwasglitchingthroughherface,butshepushedhishandaway.

“Really?I’mtheonlyguy—theonlypersoninthemulPverseyou’renotinterestedin?”

“MaybeI’dbeinterested.Butthisisalljustali]letoomuchmonogamyforme,”Lilahsaid.

“Whatdoyoumean?We’reallRomance—well,exceptforSara.Idon’tneedtogetmarried.Ijustwanttohavefun.”

“Igethavingfun.Ifyouwantedtojustjumpintothehottub,I’dbeupforthat.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.Butthisisn’tfun.”

“Whynot?”Willasked,reachingouttotouchLilah.“Itcouldbe.”

“No.It’snot.”Shepushedhimaway.“It’sflirPngwitheveryonetwiceandkissingeverybodyonceandjumpingthroughonehoopaXeranotherwiththisdarnchallenge.It’stryingtopretendyou’retheonlya]racPvepersoninthiswholehouse.Ithinkifyouwantwoohoowithsomebody,youshouldjustdoit.”

“Sothisisitforyou?”WilllookedawayfromLilah.

“Yeah.”

WillhadsometroublegegngthatencounteroffhismindwhenSaracameinforflirPng.

But,likeElaineandLulu,SaradidactuallywanttosPckaroundinthechallenge.

“Iknowitdidn’tseemlikeIwasthatintoitforthefirstcoupleofdays,”shesaid,“butIlikeyou.”

MorecrushheartsaXertheirkiss!

WhenWillandSaracamedownstairsforbrunch,theotherthreebachelore]eswerealltalkingaboutLilah.

“Isthattruethatshetoldyoushewantedout?”Luluasked.

“Yeah.Lilah’sgoinghometoday.Exceptifyou’vechangedyourmind,”Willsaidtoher.

“No.Ihaven’t.”Lilahsmiled.“ButifyouwantagoodPme,callme.Thatgoesforanyofyou.”

Day4scores:

Elaine:147(100/47,friends&crush)Lulu:137(100/37,friends&crush)Sara:108(75/33,friends&crush)

Lilah:66(33/33)