1. Hello, and welcome to Cecil’s CCL!
This is a Crazy Cat Lover challenge, created by yours truly, and
this is something of a playtest. Please note that this means that the
rules may change partway through if I come across something that
just plain doesn’t work.
I don’t think the challenge really lends itself to plottiness, but we
shall see.

2. A little background is in order before we begin, I think.
Cecil (say “SEE-sill”) and his twin sister Jo were named for
joandsarah77, who has saved my game more than once. When I
asked for permission to name the kids after her, joandsarah77 gave
it readily, but asked how a boy would like being named “Crazy Cat
Lady.”
Crazy Cat Lady > CCL > CeCiL
You can see that Cecil was destined for this challenge from birth.

3. As a Teen, Cecil had a girlfriend… until he caught her on a date
with another guy. He had a girlfriend in college, too… until he
came back from a study abroad trip and found that she been with
multiple guys in his absence. That pretty well soured him on
women. And it only took one date with a guy for him to give up on
that idea.

4. So, after his sister’s wedding, Cecil moved out of the family home
and into his own little place.

5. And the very first thing he did was go to the animal shelter and
adopt two cats.
Rule #1: Cats must always outnumber Sims by at least two-to-
one. … You can have a higher cat-to-Sim ratio, but it can't go
lower.

6. On the left, we have Cher (a female Russian Blue) and on the right
is Louis (a male Blue Siamese). Say “Louis” as “loo-EE.” I made
up his breed.
I am forfeiting some points here:
+10 Each cat that has special content unlocked over the course of
your challenge (for example, Neon Pink Fur)
I desperately needed a purple-and-yellow cat for a different
challenge, and I installed a hack that unlocks all the special
content. I will get no points in this category, ever.

7. When they got home, Cecil spent time out in a hailstorm petting
the Louis. I’m sure that most people would have preferred to go
inside instead of being hit with small pieces of frozen water, but
since Louis asked to be petted, that’s against the rules.
Rule #3: …If a cat wants to interact with a Sim, the Sim must
stop what they’re doing to enable the action.
Rule #3a: …Never cancel an interaction involving a cat.

8. I am, however, considering modifying that rule. Cecil decided on
his own to play cat teaser with Louis, and continued to play cat
teaser until he was within moments of wetting himself. I am not
sure if it is acceptable to cancel Sim-initiated-on-free-will actions
involving cats or not.
The cat is obviously agreeable to the interaction, but might well
not have initiated it at that point in time. I will have to ponder this.

9. Here is a further demonstration of the rules in action. Cher is busy
being petted, but Louis wants to pounce Cecil.
Rule #3a: If multiple cats have interactions lined up, it's first
come, first served. Never cancel an interaction involving a cat.
Fortunately, this is not a problem.
Rule #3b: If the interaction in question is "Pounce," you do not
have to cancel what your Sim is doing -- the cat will complete
that interaction regardless.

10. Here you can see that Louis and Cher joined the household before
the Welcome Wagon arrived.
Rule #2: You must have your two cats before the Welcome
Wagon arrives on the day you move into the house.
Once again, I forfeited some points by visiting the animal shelter:
+50 If both starting cats are strays adopted before the Welcome
Wagon arrives
No points for that, either. I bet nobody could get those.

11. Hopefully, though, Cecil will be able to get at least some of the
points associated with strays. Here you see him greeting Lucky, the
stray cat that seems to walk by my Sims’ houses the most
frequently. I could just be making that up, though, if the other stray
cats aren’t as distinctive looking.
If Cecil can befriend Lucky enough to adopt him, that will be ten
points:
+10 Each stray adopted

12. Cecil spent quite a bit of time with the Welcome Wagon, which
consisted of Adam Littledragon (a playable and Cecil’s neighbor
across the street) and Jeffina Twain (a resident at the local asylum,
and not one of the ones with a day pass, either). Since the cats
didn’t have any particular desire to interact with him just at the
moment, that was completely kosher.
Rule #8. …Phone calls, internet chat, and inviting people over
are all just fine, as long as Rule #3 is followed.

13. The problem with inviting people over, of course, is that then they
mess up your source of income.
Rule #4. Your Sim can never have a job, but the cats can have
as many jobs as you would like.
Rule #4a. Any form of at-home income -- novels, digging for
treasure, painting, stock tips, etc. -- is allowed, as long as the
Sim stops what they're doing when a cat wants to interact with
them.

14. You may have noticed that there was visible sky in the last two
pictures. There are no ceiling tiles in this house, because Cecil
can’t afford them. Like any responsible cat lover, he wants nothing
but the best for his kitties, and that’s where most of the money
went.
Louis and Cher are currently sharing a scratching post and a
litterbox, but they each have their own food bowl and pet pillow to
sleep on. Not that either of them are actually sleeping on their
pillow, but it’s the thought that counts.
Cecil can be perfectly happy in the recliner, as long as the kitties
are okay. Also in the dark, apparently. I mean, cats can see in the
dark, so who needs light bulbs?

15. At quarter to four in the morning on the first day after move-in,
Rule 3 got its first real test. As you can see, Cecil has lots of
important tasks lined up, including feeding the cats and himself.
But right at the end of his queue, you can see that Louis has
decided he wants a hug.
(My apologies for the Walls Down; with the walls up you couldn’t
see anything.)

16. Louis got his hug, of course. I’m not going to break the rule less
than a day into the challenge.

17. Once the paper was delivered, Cecil started checking the “Help
Wanted” section.
Not for himself, of course, because he’s not allowed to have a job.
But he’d like Louis and Cher to get jobs in Security, and they could
use the money. I mean, he can’t even afford catnip toys yet!

18. Naturally, both cats got jobs in the Security field. Who wouldn’t
want to hire two such clever, wonderful, perfect cats?
See? My point exactly!

19. Cecil got to eat when the cats were at work. That’s also when he
got to clean, bathe, and harvest the money trees.

20. All in all, it was a good, successful first couple of days.
The lone problem, as far as Cecil is concerned, is that he only has
two cats. Something must be done about that.
But that will have to wait for next time, because this was the last
day of the rotation.

21. I was planning to use this last slide to add up my points for this
round, but I don’t seem to have any. (sadface)
Instead, I will just let you know that I intend to update this
challenge every other rotation, instead of every rotation, to prevent
boredom on your part. That means you will get six days of kitty cat
goodness each chapter, and you just can’t beat that, now can you?
Cecil certainly doesn’t think so.
Until next time, Happy Simming!