Ooh, let's call @smorbie1 ---according to
this thread, she had the same problem previously. She never did mention there whether the Cyjon mod MiddyMeep mentioned fixed the situation; that mod sure sounded promising to me! Anyway, now that you've got the issue too, undertheskyline, it'd be especially good to know what her experience was in the end.
If that doesn't end up working out for you, I'm a huge fan of christianlov's All-in-One custom NPC that Jo mentions. Very easy to use, still mostly compatible even with the UC, and runs on much better than Maxis logic, to boot. For much more detail on using those, check the end of my post
here.
*Ongoing TS2 informational projects (come on by to contribute, get info, or spectate!): (1) the
SimPE Preservation Project and (2)
Conflict Tracking for the 3t2 Traits Project Mods
*Need a Pescado mod? Use his
hack directory: in the first post, find the link for your latest EP, then go in hacks/