Karin’s Sims 2 stories

The Royal wedding

Finally the day came for which all people of Batavia had waited for: the wedding of King Willem to his fiance Miss Victoria Fitzwilliam. The event had taken months of preparations, the best caterers had been contracted, the most beautiful arch had been constructed and the best champagne had been ordered. Finally the invitations had been sent and Victoria had chosen her wedding gown, all was finally set for the first official Batavian ceremony. Everyone was given a national holiday. From the other side of the fence the peasants could watch the wedding ceremony and all the nobles were invited as guests.

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The Schaafsma Family

Bouke was very pleased with his latest conquest: Maaike De Winter. She was so naive and in love that she didn’t refuse him anything. He knew he was going to get a lot of pleasure from her. He knew his sister didn’t approve of his way of dealing with women, but to him it was the only way he knew, the only way that worked for him.

He had approved of her engagement to Gijs De Winter though. The guy seemed a good match for his sister. Besides, the sooner she was out of the house, the more space he had for his relationships.

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The Jones Family

Life in Batavia didn’t start as Thomas Jones had hoped for. When he followed the Fitzwilliams, he thought he had all the references needed to start his own company. Besides, there was only one merchant in Batavia so there would be plenty of room for another one. But these first days brought nothing but disappointment.

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The Fitzwilliam family

In the short period since we moved to Batavia, I knew I had already found a woman I wanted to marry. Being from a well-to-do family, I thought my parents, Eleanor and Henry Fitzwilliam wouldn’t question my choice. And I was right, because my mother agreed with me completely. Although my father is to give his formal consent too, I know he doesn’t do anything against my mothers wishes.

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The De Winter family

Dirk De Winter was still suffering gravely from the loss of his wife. Although he likes nothing better than a lot of company, he had become more to himself and didn’t take a huge interest in his children.

Gijs De Winter felt that, being the only son, he had to take his responsibility for the household. He was looking for a nice girl to become his wife and to give him lots of children. Moreover, he wanted to marry off his sister Maaike to a good fellow. However, the first man Maaike ever seemed interested in was Bouke Schaafsma, Batavia’s reputed womanizer.

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