Series 2; Episode 3:
ANGELA GOES TO UNI
Chapter 1
Packed Up
We take off directly after the events of last season at the Pleasant household. Lilith, skulking fiendishly about the household, is eager to leave the broken home in her mother's wake. Finally, she gathers up the courage to make the announcement:
'I'ma go lif wiv ma boyfriend! Ain't nuttin' yu
can do abowt all dat!'
'Please Lilith, be quiet,' Dad replied, 'I'm trying to help your
sister with her exam revision.'
'Besides, he's not your boyfriend anymore',
Angela remarked, 'he's with Tosha Go at the moment,'
'Nun o' yall know shit!' and she stormed out the
door for the twelfth time that day. Except this time, she didn't come back.

Eventually, Daniel found her a study-aid, the
Noodle-soother, a high-tech experimental device designed by Mortimer Goth
before his death - a device which would help her to stay focused for longer. A seemingly docile and friendly device at first, it worked by shooting highly focused electrodes into the pineal and pituitary glands of the brain. Some people considered the noodle-soother to be a form of brainwashing and/or cheating, but she didn't care.
In her eyes, the noodle-soother was the coolest thing on the planet, and as long as
she passed her exam and got into college, she would be happy. Besides, it wasn't illegal. Angela had been
acquiring A's and A-'s just days before finishing high school, but she required
at least one A+ before graduation. With it being just Daniel and Angela in the
house, he was able to provide his daughter with the necessary support. Ah, it was a
long, grueling period of Angela's life, one which she wouldn't hasten to
repeat, but she managed to survive, although just barely. Her face broke out in
acne, she lost strands of hair, her cheeks went gaunt and pale like Lilith's,
but by the end up it, she had the distinguished SimCity Scholar's Grant, and Sim State
University welcomed her with open arms. She also inherited some money from her
deceased Grandpa Herb.


Unlike her father, she had waited long enough in life to decide upon what she was really passionate about, and that was, the outdoors. Her planned major was biology.


Chapter 2
The New Daniel
As time went by, she began to notice the same long
haired guy more and more. His fiery mane and bronzed skin was good at catching her eyesight. As she learned, his name was Daniel LeTourneu, and he was a radical
surfer who played by no-one's rules but his own. Despite all this, he always
wore the most fancy, three piece suit. Who did he think he is - Angela thought,
wearing a suit like that? Sharp suits are for respectable, noble men, not dirty young beach boys like Daniel LeTorneau. It was at this point that Daniel noticed
her looking at him, and he approached her.
'I can't help but notice you're looking at my
suit.'
'I wasn't looking at your suit.'
'I've had people look at my suit before, I know
what it looks like when one looks at my suit.'
'Well, so what if I was looking at your suit?'
'I was just wondering what you think of my suit.'
'I think it's a horrible suit. I don't like
suits, they're for people who carry suitcases and work for venture capitalist
firms. Wear something else.'
'I plan to be a venture capitalist. That's why
I'm majoring in economics.'
The two found themselves arguing every single
day. Angela explained, day in and day out, the evils of the capitalist system,
highlighting, instead, the benefits of a democratic socialist government.
Daniel sat there, preoccupied by her beauty, until everything she said began to
sink in. He began going with her on trips to peerless park, he discovered
drugs, and his hair began to grow longer. Even though they had had opposing
political beliefs, they found they had much in common. They both loved the
environment, they both hated politicians and liked healthy food, such as salad with quinoa. Also, they both
had big dreams for the future. It was nice for Angela to finally meet someone
who had huge ambitions, yet wasn't a complete go-getting snob because of it.


And where would they head? Why, back to Pleasantview, to start a new life.
They say that college is the time and place for
everything. For some people, everything is just a short fling; a few shots too
many and a regrettable incident with a wild animal. For Angela Pleasant and
Daniel LeTorneau, everything means the person who you know you will spend the
rest of your days with. A happy ending for this couple, or, is it just the
beginning? Find out in future episodes of Doug's Declassified History of
Pleasantview.
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