Chapter 2.1 - The Holm-Fredriksen Family

Holm-Fredriksen Family Tree at the Plum Tree App

I have given the parents of this family names according to the roles I wanted to assign to them. Fengselsdirektør translates to prison warden, and Psykiater translates to psychiatric. When I first made them they first moved into town, they were only supposed to be secondary characters to the story.

Map of the New Town area, its buildings and residents. There's a lot going on in this map, but the Holm-Fredriksen family lives in the top right corner between the Fengselsdirektørn (The prison warden) pub and the prison....

This is their house, a funkis styled home in The New Town area. Prison Warden Fredrik Holm-Fredriksen is a leader of the free world at the top of the political career, as well as running Sunset Valley Maximum Security Prison.

Psychiatrist Pia Holm-Fredriksen is employed at the Sacreed Spleen Hospital. She is also administering psychiatric therapy at the doctors office and The Little Black Marys Hill mental hospital, a duty which she shares with Terapeut (transl: Therapist) Hågensen.

Prison Warden Fredrik Holm-Fredriksen is a workaholic, and often works from home on his computer in his little home-office space on the third floor.

 Prison Warden Fredrik Holm-Fredriksen woke up early this first summer morning, and so did his daughter, Margrethe Holm-Fredriksen. Margrethe pondered about the stars while Prison Warden Fredrik told her a story about his younger days when he tried acting in a local amateur theatre group. He was not the kind to care about frivolous pursuits like acting, but he had fallen in love with one of the actressess.. Long story short, in spite of his charisma acting wasn't really his strong suit, but sometimes when retelling a story, certain "details" can be altered...

As they they got up so early Margrethe had plenty of time to play in her room before school. She's got a pretty decent view, actually.

After school she went home and ate dinner with mom as usual.

Margrethe: You know, dad can be a little boring sometimes. He only talks about work and politics... or those old lame stories he keeps repeating all the time.

Psychiatrist Pia: Did he tell you that old theatre story again?

Margrethe: Yes, he did.. boasting about how he got the main role, of course.

Psychiatrist Pia: Well, I heard that he was never considered for anything other then playing the part of the plum tree...

Margrethe: I can imagine...

What can I say? It doesn't matter how charismatic you are, it does not impress your immediate family.
The girls could have their chat, because Fengselsdirektør was not home. He had been invited over to Egil and Frida Kråkesens house.

Picture: The Kråkesen house.

Though he greatly lacks acting skills, Prison Warden Fredrik is a very social and charismatic person, atleast outside the home, which has greatly helped his politcal career. And Egil Kråkesen has made a lot of money in business and by owning properties in town, and as a politician it is a good idea to keep a good relationship with those that have both money and land.

Picture: Prison Warden Fredrik discussing politics with Frida Kråkesen. Egil watching tv in the back.

The next morning in the Holm-Fredriksen house went on as it usually does...

Prison Warden Fredrik: Did I tell you a story about that sandwich I ate?

Margrethe: Really, dad?

Later it was time for Summer Festival Day, and Psykiater wanted to hang out with Ingmar Motorsen at the festival grounds, but he stood her up as "he had some other important business to do." So she participated in an eating contest instead, where she came third place. Tamara Donner was the winner.

At the same time Prison Warden Fredrikmet up with Ranveig Motorsen, his ex-girlfriend and mother of his son, Oliver Freddy Motorsen. They had a nice talk about cartoons and gaming machines, before things turned a little sour when he began talking politics...

The reason for Oliver Freddys double name is because he is partly named after his father. That's the 'Freddy' part of his name.

And she was reminded just how boring she ended up thinking his near constant talk about politics could be, and how much she had ended up wanting to get away from that. Oh, that roller skating rink looks very tempting right now...

The relationship between Prison Warden Fredrik and Ranveig didn't last very long, and by the time Ranveig knew she was pregnant with Oliver Freddy it had already ended.

After he and Ranveig split up, he found love again when Psychiatrist Pia Holmesen moved into town. He had to spend some time wooing her, but by summer 2007 they were happily married. One year later, during summer of 2008 their first child, Margrethe, was born.

Psychiatrist Pia Holm-Fredriksen loves her man, and their attraction to each other has not waned. She still greets him with a surprise kiss after she comes home from work. Or maybe she is jealous about him talking to Ranveig, but there is no need to be jealous there. That relationship, romantically speaking anyway, is long gone.

She loves him so much, she would never grow tired of his political discussions.

In fact, it seems to turn her on, or maybe its just that he knows what he's doing between the sheets, because umm..

... no comment. Next time show a little restraint and use the bathroom before getting it on, thank you very much.

Everytime I play this family I keep hoping they will want a baby, so that they can have two children, but I guess they are happy with just the one. I will not force my sims to have babies if they don't want to, so its just standard safe woohoo for them.

Well, hopefully this explains a little bit who the Holm-Fredriksen family is and their everyday life. Coming up in the next sub-chapter is Margrethes birthday.

 

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