Grillitan Diner 2

Grillitan Diner 2 is the planned, shelved sequel to Grillitan Diner.

Plot
This version of the diner sets the stage about a year and a half after the events in the original story timeline.

The stolen Blodgett oven was recovered and the diner crew got their names cleared. In one hilarious misadventure after another, they even rescued Reggie. But even after Bookie and Reggie learn to accept Valerie as part of the gang, the story is far from over.

When Bookie and Reggie were having their disasters in dating, Wes and Valerie’s date proved a little too successful. Three months after the hilarity and silliness has ended and the diner crew has saved their restaurant from certain doom, Wes and Valerie discover something: Valerie is pregnant!

Wes realizes Bookie, who’s upset with his own dysfunctional parents, will not be amused. Wes tries to arrange to marry Valerie right away to set things right, but neither his mom nor hers will let them marry until he has the money. Sure enough, the day Valerie gives birth to Jessie, Wes’s super-rich grandfather dies in a hospital just across town.

In this time, Bookie and Reggie have already found wives for themselves. Bookie marries a former bowling alley manager named Angie Jeffress. Reggie marries a former schoolteacher named Jacqueline Courderc. The diner burns to the ground due to an arsonist.

But now that the clumsy quartet of culinary friends has matured into a savvy sextet, they’re more than ready to fight back. Wes and Valerie obtain a restaurant property near the grounds of a famous university, and start a much more mature version of the Grillitan Diner.

Reggie and Bookie, along with their wives, plan to eventually branch off and turn Wes and Valerie’s dream into a chain franchise. But they run into a problem: how will they ever employ enough workers and how will they ever attract enough business?

That’s where you, the downloader, come into the picture. While it is possible to achieve this challenge with only the required University and Nightlife expansions, [b]I strongly recommend the Open for Business pack[/b] for anyone serious about this challenge.

As you’ll witness in the pictures below, the more mature and muscular Grillitan Diner definitely has come a long way from my early models. The now-grown-up Sankey couple has embraced their adulthood. It’s not easy to manage a family, a diner, and college all at once, so Wes has his hands full. Thankfully for him and Valerie, the other four grillers are more than happy to play babysitter for Jessie when they can. They’ve built a small add-on house on the diner property, so they have a common van and places to sleep.

On the grounds of the diner proper, they have several lights, signs, and a men’s and women’s restroom. They also added something besides the single front-end eating area and kitchen: a second dining area outdoors is just one of these enhancements. They’ve also added a bar complete with a ceiling-mounted TV and jukebox. (They couldn’t find room for the karaoke machine.)

They have a special administrative and management office room now too. (So it’s not in the kitchen.) They also have a hired cook, hired waiter, and a hired host. Knowing that many would remember the old Grillitan as a place where families with small children could go, they even added a game room complete with darts, pinball, arcade consoles, and a pool table.

This lot should work just fine as-is. But if there are problems that result from things not loading properly, then it’s because you don’t first have the following:


 * IngeJones-Plumbob Zapper from SimLogical
 * Atavera Grillitan Diner Sign
 * JPaugh78 Washer and Dryer
 * Jaxad-Resi-Busi hack

Please download these first. GunMod's Radiance Lighting, Oberkorn's Sky Projector, and Targa's Pond Water Recolor were all used for the screenshots, but are not necessary for use in this package.

[u][b]Bonus Material:[/b][/u]

In addition to the lot, the characters, and their families, you get the following with this package:

—The official Grillitan jacket and shirt for men. (YA, but should work for normal adults. Might not copy if you download the shirt separately, in which case it won't be necessary.) —The official Grillitan jacket and shirt for women. (see above) —Grillitan Diner-themed recolor for the Cheap Eazze Morrissey Double Bed (for those who didn't already download it from the Commercial Bedsheets set.)

—Psychadel’s Partyslime Wallpaper (my creation, apologies in advance to anyone with the username “Psychadel” if there is anyone by that username), as seen in Chapter 17 of Ciem: The Human Centipede

—Plains Tepee Pattern Wallpaper from “Mary Perry’s Tepee” (my showroom for the Commercial Bedsheets Recolor Set, for those who haven't already downloaded it separately.)

—Stationery Voyagers Bedsheet recolor for the Cheap Eazze Morrissey Double Bed (for those who don't download it seperately.)

—Kelina Averes from “The Blue Face Film Strips: Sims 2 Edition” (Bookie’s horrible date) —Jessica the Mail Lady NPC (Reggie's memory)