#crbc: cisco

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Once Upon A Time In Chestnut Ridge...

There were 9 ( yup, I went one over, couldn't help myself! ) strapping strangers vying for one heart.

Asher Downey by @rainymoodlet

Clive Tanner by @m0ckest

Francisco "Cisco" Torres by @fizzytoo

Levi Cheung by @bibliosims

Mauro Del Toro by @mangosimoothie

Xolo Herrera by @acuar-io

Rory Liang by @mobwhim

Kylie Coltrane by @maleeni

Lucky Wolff by @hazelsnakes

Thank you so much to everyone who submitted a sim! Even if your sim wasn't picked in the end, know that I appreciated seeing your entry and trust me when I say this was NOT an easy decision, so much so I ended up going 1 over the original intention of taking 8 sims. And to those who have been selected... well, good luck! ;)

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First Day: Free Day

Most of the sims were immediately drawn towards Dakota's record player and started cowpoke dancing. Rory and Mauro especially were having the time of their lives.

A few sims gravitated towards each other for one on one convos, already making friends! Asher also quickly made friends with Dakota's horse, Joan Crawford.

Day 1 then ended with stories being told around the campfire.

some bonuses for y'all under the cut:

@rainymoodlet @m0ckest @mangosimoothie @bibliosims @mobwhim @maleeni @fizzytoo @hazelsnakes

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Spooky Day Party!

Tricks and treats were had by all!

Dakota made ghost cookies for everyone, which they all seemed to enjoy. He also got to show off his sick mixology skills!

All the contestants seemed to be having fun at the party and took some time to interact with one another and deepen some friendships.

When asking for a treat, Rory got a little trick from an impish Clive, while Cisco got some candy from Lucky.

Towards the end of the party, while everyone was dancing away the last of their energy, Levi went and got his ass handed to him by the beer keg lmao.

@rainymoodlet @mangosimoothie @hazelsnakes @bibliosims @m0ckest @acuar-io @mobwhim @fizzytoo

Last post for a little bit! I'm too busy atm to play so we're having a little hiatus

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Group Date #2

Time for another group outing! Let's see what our contestants and bachelor got up to

As per Dakota's sister's suggestion, the group went out to a local, literally underground bar

If there's one thing we know about this group, it's that when there's music, they're going to dance. Even Levi, who supposedly hates dancing.

Once they tired themselves out a bit they all gathered at the bar, despite there not being seats for everyone (rip)

Drinks, dancing and good conversations were had before they left at around 2pm.

@fizzytoo @acuar-io @bibliosims @mangosimoothie @m0ckest @rainymoodlet

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Cooking Contest! | Part 1

We've got our third elimination coming up soon, and no one has been on a solo date yet... To determine who gets the pleasure of a day alone with our bachelor, a little cooking contest is in order!

While one side of the improvised kitchen was a bit grumpy about all this cooking, or just not having a great day, the other side were having a delightful time.

Mauro and Xolo in particular have a dislike for cooking, so you can imagine how they felt.

Still, everyone completed their dishes for our bachelor to try and judge.

Next time, we'll see what everyone made and how well the dish was received 👀

@rainymoodlet @mobwhim @m0ckest @acuar-io @bibliosims @fizzytoo @mangosimoothie

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Free Day #2 (at the park)

To mix things up a bit, we took the bachelor and all the contestants out for a day at the local park for some fun and games!

There was a LOT of sitting around by the fire and roasting marshmallows and making s'mores, everyone sat down and did it at least once

Almost immediately upon arriving, some of the guys got together to have a water balloon fight, with Mauro getting knocked on his ass thanks to a particularly powerful throw from Clive

Looks like 3 of our contestants would make a great band together. If this whole bachelor challenge doesn't work out in their favor, there's always music!

Towards the end of the day there was some card playing, drinking, chatting, and for some reason, playing chess against a random child

@mangosimoothie @bibliosims @mobwhim @m0ckest @acuar-io @fizzytoo @rainymoodlet

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Speed Dating #2

It's time for our second round of speed dating! This time we're doing the rest of the sims that didn't get a speed date this time around. Dakota took everyone to a newly opened local gym/spa to show off his muscles lol.

1st speed date — Xolo Herrera : as the first speed date of the day Dakota obviously had to have Xolo get massages with him to prepare for the rest of the day, and then they talked for a bit, fully relaxed. I like to imagine Xolo went and took the best nap in the world when he got back to the ranch.

2nd speed date — Cisco Torres : with his muscles nice and ready, Dakota and Cisco hit the treadmills and discussed their histories and interest in fitness.

3rd speed date — Mauro Del Toro : Mauro arrived at the gym just in time for a yoga class, so the two took one together to unwind and get into some mindfulness, which naturally lead to some chatting and flirting afterwards.

4th speed date — Levi Cheung : Levi looked a bit like a fish out of water here but that's nothing some mentoring from Dakota couldn't fix, and they bonded quite a bit over working out together as Levi reached level 2 in fitness.

5th speed date: — Clive Tanner : after a day of working out and doing yoga, Dakota needed to finish it off with some more relaxation, and who is Clive to say no to some time in a sauna with Dakota?

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Second Elimination | Part 1

Man, the second one still doesn't feel any better. After a fun spooky day party and another round of speed dating to let everyone have their moment, it's time for the hard part.

Levi managed to rocket past everyone, he and Dakota have been connecting extremely well and I'm excited to see what these two get up to next.

Asher and Mauro jumped ahead of our previous top two, Cisco and Xolo, but all four have a great relationship with Dakota and he seems to like them all pretty well.

2 roses to go, and 3 contestants left...

Tune in next time to find out who stays, and who unfortunately will have to leave the ranch.

@bibliosims @mangosimoothie @rainymoodlet @acuar-io @fizzytoo

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Cooking Contest! | Part 2

Time to taste those dishes! Just because he isn't a chef doesn't mean Dakota can't judge his own impromptu cooking contest, right?

In third place, we have Rory with his excellent and pretty tasty Fish Yakisoba

In second, Clive's excellent and delicious Pierogis

And in first... drum roll please... is Cisco! Dakota found his excellent Chicken Adobo to be fantastic! Which means he wins this bachelor challenge's first ever Solo Date 🥳🥳🥳

Shout out to Asher for also making an excellent dish even if they didn't get placed on the podium

@mobwhim @mangosimoothie @bibliosims @m0ckest @acuar-io @fizzytoo

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bonus: the morning after the spooky day party

idk why everyone woke up so early, but they did despite some of them being hungover lol

i love how proud levi looks of his cooking

grumpy mauro <3 grumpy about cooking despite me cancelling the interaction bc levi had made food already

they're all waiting on dakota to wake up and take some of them on speed dates 👀

@fizzytoo @rainymoodlet @m0ckest @bibliosims @hazelsnakes @mobwhim @mangosimoothie @acuar-io

Once Upon A Time In Chestnut Ridge Returns Tomorrow!!

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First Impressions: Part 1

To start off the first round of first impressions, we've got Asher, Lucky, Francisco, Clive and Mauro!

Asher and Dakota both thought positively of each other as impact-conscious people. Dakota finds them very attractive, while Asher doesn't seem to have any strong feelings about Dakota attractiveness-wise. They have amazing compatibility.

Lucky's first impression of Dakota was that he's an interesting sim, he also has a crush on him. Dakota on the other hand found Lucky to be egocentric. They both think the other is very attractive. Their compatibility is neutral.

Francisco thinks Dakota is clingy, while Dakota values that he is impact-conscious. Dakota finds Francisco very attractive, while Francisco finds him attractive. Their compatibility is amazing.

Clive thinks of Dakota as a nature-maniac, and Dakota views him as sophisticated. They have amazing compatibility, but Dakota thinks Clive is just basic-looking, while Clive thinks he's attractive.

Finally, Mauro thinks Dakota is funny and Dakota appreciates that Mauro is strong-minded. They have amazing compatibility, and Mauro thinks Dakota is attractive, while Dakota thinks Mauro is very attractive.

@rainymoodlet @mangosimoothie @m0ckest @fizzytoo @hazelsnakes

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Third Elimination | Part 1

After a lovely day at the park, being given a chance to impress our bachelor with their cooking skills, and the first solo date (for Cisco), it's time to head into the third elimination round!

Their date went so well, it's no surprise Cisco got to the top of the relationship scores, which was already pretty good before, but the date was the cherry on top

Levi, Mauro and Asher continue to be in the same order of relationship scores, and are all pretty close to each other, it wouldn't take much for someone to swap 👀

Mauro and Asher are also lately the ones Dakota has had his eye on the most

Next time, we'll see who, out of Clive, Xolo and Rory, get their roses and who will unfortunately be asked to leave the bachelor ranch

@fizzytoo @mangosimoothie @bibliosims @rainymoodlet

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Free Day!

After the first elimination and with a party on the horizon, the whole house deserved a little free day to unwind and hang out.

If there's one thing the contestants are always doing when they have some downtime, it's dance.

Clive was so precious playing the air guitar, I am eternally charmed by him.

There was a lot of cross stitching but I would be exceeding the limit of photos if I tried to show everyone cross stitching lmao they just couldn't stop.

As you can see by the swimsuits, a few of them took advantage of the pool.

Levi, Rory and Asher remembered they were in a competition and made an effort to chat with and get to know Dakota lol.

I just love seeing everyone in their element, doing their own thing, I was so happy to see Mauro play the piano.

@mangosimoothie @m0ckest @bibliosims @rainymoodlet @mobwhim @fizzytoo @acuar-io @hazelsnakes

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First Elimination... Part 1

Oh boy, here we go... Part 1 of our first elimination of the challenge! Eight sims get to stay, but who will be the one to leave us at the end of the night?

First to get a rose is Xolo! He and Dakota have a whole 10 points of friendship above anyone else, they just got along so well throughout the competition so far.

With the second highest relationship and amazing compatibility, Cisco is next to receive a rose!

Mauro, Asher, Lucky and Levi all had pretty similar numbers with Dakota, some just had better compatibility and sentiments than others

We have three contestants left and two roses to be given away... Tune in next time to find out who's leaving the ranch!

@rainymoodlet @mangosimoothie @bibliosims @hazelsnakes @fizzytoo @acuar-io

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First Group Date: Part 2

The group date started off with some beautifully clumsy roller skating

Then everyone got pretty much really intent on bowling!

No one seemed to want to do anything else lol it was a pain getting everyone to bowl in the first group but this group was into it

After everyone had played against each other, a victor was crowned: Mauro Del Toro!

@mangosimoothie @acuar-io @fizzytoo @bibliosims

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Solo Date #1: Cisco Torres

Dakota always had a plan for his first solo date of the challenge: outdoor picnic at the gulch

Being the winner of the cooking contest, with his excellent dish that got awarded a fantastic reaction from Dakota, Cisco Torres gets to go on the first solo date of this Bachelor Challenge!

For the picnic, Dakota made shrimp po'boys and brought some of his own homemade wine

Dakota kicked things off with a flirtatious joke, getting them both in the mood

After some wine and even more chatting and flirting...

A First Kiss occurs!

Before going back to the ranch, they watched the sunset together because what's more romantic than that?

@fizzytoo