As a young adult, Darren Dreamer lived in a large, one-floor house in Lucky Palms. He has 20,000 simoleons in funds. At the start of the game, he is unemployed and has 7 skill points in Painting and 1 point in Handiness, Charisma, Cooking, and Athletic skills. At this point, he is romantically interested in his "to-be" spouse, Darleen Matlapin. He is also quite well known in the town - he is a two-star celebrity; being distant friends with Aya Tanner, Morgan Claremont, Yolanda Shaw, Romon Tanner, Isadora Bard, Lennon Sosa and Sammi Claremont.