Shenanigans at Le Zoo

My good friend Candy Flanagan mentioned a new sim to me called "Le Zoo". Needless to say, my curiosity was piqued. She invited me along for a little adventure with her older brother and I couldn't possibly decline! Then as we got there, things came up and he wasn't able to supervise us on our Zoo adventure. Now there were two children, free of parents or guardians...we had no choice but to cause havoc.

After a heated debate on what animal we should check out first, we were distracted by the melodious song of the penguin. We quickly ran to the edge of the enclosure and pressed our shiny faces to the glass. Many squeals of joy rang out across the crisp air as we caught sight of fluffy little chicks and tall waddling birds dressed in sharp tuxedos.

Just across from the silly birds, we spotted more movement. A great white terror lazing about in the ice. "Polar bear!" we squealed. Upon closer inspection we discovered that this bear had a cub by its side and we proceeded to bang violently upon the glass, maybe we wanted it to look at us, maybe we wanted to climb inside and snuggle them, either way, none of these things happened.

At this point, we were famished and we needed something to give us more fuel. We spotted an ice cream stand and raced at full speed. The person behind the counter took one look at our sad little faces and practically threw the ice cream at us in haste. We consumed it with much vigor and upon turning spotted a very creepy man in a long black coat. He seemed moody the whole time as he stared at us and I had my shin kicking skills at the ready if he got any ideas of offering us candy.

We promptly dashed off and discovered a gift shop with balloon animals and stuffies ready for hugging! The thing that caught our attention most though was the Zoo Mobile. Candy insisted on driving and I agreed; I was confident in her driving abilities. Apparently so were two other grown-ups that joined us quickly on our cart. (The two specimens were confirmed as Lana Miranda and Haedon Quine XD) It was quickly realized however that this would not be a joyful ride through the park, more like Russian roulette with a vehicle.

It was not long after browsing through a few shops that she lost control and flipped the cart into a lovely Christmas tree. Luckily the tree survived mostly unharmed but...we lost our two dear passengers. They will probably never be seen again but we hope that maybe...just maybe, they're in a better place today.

We hadn't learned our lesson yet though as we grabbed yet another cart, though this time it was little Kriket's turn behind the wheel. I decided this time to take it a little slower and despite some bumps and a twisted bumper, we got through it alright. However the cart was quickly ditched when we discovered that one of the creatures had gotten itself loose of the cages. We found him gingerly munching on a hat and ignoring our pokes and prods. After deciding that he was quite preoccupied, we took things to the next level. Let me just say that climbing a rhino is harder than it looks.

We said goodbye to our leathery friend and took a peek inside the shop where he was browsing only to discover that he had apparently been inside as well. (lol, the pile was a pose stand.)


After a long day at the zoo, our sugar rushes faded and I opted for a nap to recharge those spent batteries. I hope to return soon and maybe this time I'll get to ride a giraffe.