Komei manages to sneak away from the crowd and speaks with Joe about his feelings.

“I like you. A lot. Does that sound ridiculous?”

“Not at all.”

He is a man of few words, but nevertheless, Komei and Joe officially become a couple during that barbecue.

Remington picked the guests. Ivy, Andrea, Joe and Sandy were pleased to be invited to the party; Christy was invited but didn’t show up (for obvious reasons).

Ivy and Remington take their relationship one step further…

And then I kinda effed up. I wanted Joe and Christy to stop smooching each other autonomously because if it weren’t for ACR, they wouldn’t even be on speaking terms right now. So I directed Sandy to influence Joe to “fight” with Christy, thinking he would throw a drink in her face or something like that. 

So that is the story of how I let one of my Sims persuade another to beat up a pregnant woman. I need to use the “Influence to” action more.