60 Hours In

Scene from: "Camelorum Adventures"
Made with: "The Sims 4: Get to Work"

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Jessie finally caught up again with Candace, after a lot of the chaos in town had died down to a manageable level.  Candace still hadn't gone to court yet, but it was obvious that she was already beginning to feel the gravity of her situation.  Officer Reese Bloomingfork decided to give Jessie a chance to connect with the confessed criminal, and discuss what they would do on court day.  Since Candace hadn't been to court yet, she was being held at the county jail.

Candace: "No time for a shower or change of shirt?  That's not like you!"

Jessie: "I know, right?  If not for Cherry Babe, I'd probably be dead right now!  You sure picked a good time to make a martyr of yourself!  They need you out there, Candace!  Shaniqua can't do everything, you know!"

Candace: "If I don't stay here though, think of what escape would mean!"

Jessie: "The Bourne Lemoning???"

Candace: "Maybe.  But I was thinking more along the lines of the Fruit Fairy Registration Act!  If I merely walnut zap my way out of here, they'll come for Shaniqua too!  And that would force her to do things she'd rather not!  The city needs heroes.  And I will be one...I'm just not ready!  And I'm not gonna be selfish and endanger the ones that are already out there!"

Jessie: "White gloves???"

Candace: "They said after the trial, I can get my yellow ones back.  County is very strict: nothing that isn't white!  They...had to be...persuaded, that I needed gloves at all!"

Jessie: "Are they treating you okay in here?"

Candace: "They all know my story already.  Jean Jonesy was a June bug for 7 hours yesterday, because she bugged me; and Redneck Rachel did the Watermelon Crawl, apologies to Tracy Byrd.  So...they generally just leave me alone now."

Jessie: "Did they make you build..."

Candace: "No!  I did NOT build a tangerine man!"

Jessie: "It doesn't have to be a..."

Candace: "Shhhh!!!!  There could be lawyers in here!"

Jessie: "Oh...oops!"

Candace: "So...Miss Bloomingfork tells me that you wanna be a good character witness for me on court day?"

Jessie: "Absolutely!"

Candace: "Any luck contacting my mom?"

Jessie: "I wish.  The city's crazy right now!  But I will...I promise!  If your mom is smart, she'll move out of that house!  Find a place where Xiboruty can't find her, you know?"

Candace: "Has she even figured out that he's to blame for most of this yet?  If I can't talk to her, how's she supposed to know?  The buzzard set a trap to get rid of me, or have the system do it for him.  And like a schmuck, I walked right into the trap!"

Jessie: "You were meant to be a marketing sensation, Candace!  A princess in everything but official title!  But even you can make a mistake once in a while!"

Candace: "Yeah.  So all the little ones I never made, built up inside, until one day...they became a BIG one!"

Jessie: "I know you can win this!"

Candace: "I agreed to a plea bargain."

Jessie: "What???"

Candace: "Similar to an Alford plea.  Roger's now Mr. Lime, and I can't deny it!  All I can do now, is debate semantics!"

Jessie: "But...it could be YEARS before I see you again!"

Candace: "Up to five, I think.  The court day is not about whether or not I'm an innocent dove.  That ship has sailed.  It's about whether or not I can get the program that will help me master my ability, and also find out what happened to my dad!  And save him, if possible!  The only way that happens, is if I get sent to Camelorum!"

Jessie: "Camelorum?  Oh...I've heard rumors about that place!  A man went in there once, acting like a typical sleaze used car salesman.  He came out with a pegleg and an eyepatch, speaking a thick Japanese accent and preaching about the evils of undercooked spaghetti and lima beans!  He was immediately sent to Alpacalorum Mental Asylum...and never returned!"

Candace: "True.  But would you rather I went to Llamalorum?  Shanks but no shanks!!!"

Jessie: "I can't believe you'd want to go to Camelorum though!  That place is just...WEIRD!!!"

Candace: "Not so much want, as prefer it to my other few remaining options.  They have the program I need!  My dad was even talking about it, before he vanished!"

Jessie: "Why aren't colleges offering this program yet?"

Candace: "Not enough Xomified individuals to justify the curriculum costs?"

Jessie: "Sometimes, I hate it when you make sense!"

Candace: "I'm in Ante-Hell, Jessie!  I have three options: Limbo, Phlegethon, or Acheron.  I have to go to Limbo to save my dad.  The mayor thinks I deserve Phlegethon, enough to qualify himself for Styx.  Acheron would be a waste of my time!"

Jessie: "I never knew you were an expert on Dante!  I'll see what I can do for you.  I'm gonna miss you, Citrus Wonder!"

Candace: "I'll miss you too."

Jessie: "You keep working on finding Eddy.  I'll try to find Patrick for you."

Candace: "I could only be so lucky!  Thank you!"

Bloomingfork: "Aaaand...that should bring this meeting to a close!  Come on, Miss Mason!  Let's get you back to your cell!"

Candace: "As you wish, Charon...er...I mean...Officer Bloomingfork!  Slammit!"

Bloomingfork: "Yeah...I don't like Freud either!  Let's get moving."

Jessie looked long and hard at her defeated friend.  She knew they might, outside of court in a few days, never see each other again.  What a difference a few days can make!

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See how many Easter eggs you can find hidden in this image's caption.  As for the title: It's a reference to the TV show 60 Days In, on A&E.