DAKOTA - . . . Curse you EA.
Luckily they didn't actually flirt--mainly because I kept them so busy afterward that they barely saw one another. -_-*
DORITOS - My! This summer sun is blazing today, amirite?
Non-Magic-Gnome - ....
Apricot and Monarch decided to have a bracing game of pillow-fighting out in what remains of their grandfather's garden. As you can see, Monarch's little evil heart sang with glee at the prospect of beaning one of his sisters senseless with feather-weapons.
APRICOT - Revenge is mine!
PUMPKIN - Ow, ow, ow!! What gives! Monarch's the one who beat you up earlier, not me!
Moments later Pumpkin thought to get in on the action, and Apricot took out her frustrations instead. Poor thing.
I forgot to mention it last chapter, but after her adult birthday Bumble Bee rolled up a Mid-Life crisis too. Stop whining, dear. There's not an ounce of fat on you. -_-
BEE - But! But! *wibble*
No. >_<
This girl's tri-colored hair should give you a hint as to who she is; one of Dakota's family. I think it might be his sister . . . Claudia? I'm really bad about keeping up with his side of the tree. The reason she's standing there thinking about and watching Oriole tend the Moneytree Plants is that it's time for the triplets' teen birthday and I decided to throw a family party!
Spongebob!! I was so happy to see him! . . . so I was of course extra pissed when he turned right back around and left again. NOT COOL, Spongey! NOT COOL.
Our only other guest was one of Oriole's nephews, Cardinal Bird. He won brownie points with me by being the first ever party guest I've had who've brought a dish. I've seen it happen in other people's games, but never mine. Thanks for the shrimp cocktail Cardinal! His brother Blue Jay might have also attended, but he was currently in jail for not paying child support, soooo . . . yeah.
So with those two being our only attendees, it was time to get the caking underway. Pumpkin finds hers no problem. Absent-Minded Apricot on the other hand . . . was a little slower.
Monarch's cake ended up on the dining-room table. The current kitchen set-up isn't multiple-birthday-friendly. Something we'll have to fix for the next Gen's house remodel.
After blowing out candles and mandatory CAS visits, I give you teen Pumpkin Spectrum! She rolled Schmoozer for her next trait.
GARFIELD - *off screen* I can haz shrimpies?
Because the other sister is slow, the next up is teen Monarch Spectrum! His next trait is Night Owl.
And finally, teen Apricot Spectrum! She rolled Rebellious, and that with Absent-Minded and Friendly said to me 'Hipster.' Hence, her look.
All three teens enjoyed a plate of Cardinal's shrimp cocktail instead of the usual birthday cake.
I was lazy and didn't feel like remodeling their room, so their beds stay the same. I did add some end-tables to showcase the girls' ballet trophies and you can see Monarch's scout badges on the wall over his bed as well.
Garfield continues to be precious and adorable, playing in the tub while everyone else is sleeping.
See? Precious. Adorable. <3
The next morning Apricot decided to have a teen mood-swing. And cried about it after putting her breakfast dishes in the washer.
And then she and Monarch proceeded to have a whoopie-cushion booby-trap war before the bus came.
Poor gramma ended up being the one to set them off.
The only MLC wish that Bee rolled that I felt like filling was the Style/Cut hair, so I gave her a new haircut. It came out very adorable, I love that hairstyle.
After coming home from work, Dakota showed her how much he loved it too. ^_~
Still in her rebellious mood-swing, Apricot rolled the wish to copy homework. I'd never actually done it before, I actually had to google how (for those curious, another child of the same age has to finish theirs, then you drag it out of their inventory and click it, you'll then get the option to copy). This was actually Monarch's homework, and Apricot was successful in copying as well as not getting caught the next day.
Prom was announced, so that night started my marathon of inviting over potential dates/spousal material.
Pumpkin is up first. This here is Mitchel . . . uh. I suddenly can't remember his last name, but this is actually an improvement. He also just happens to be Spaceship-Shorts-Kid from last chapter. :P I fixed his unfortunate hair-color and--as you can see--Pumpkin approves. I totally failed to get a good shot of his face, so I'll let you know that he has a pair of pretty purple eyes to go along with his reddish-brown hair.
PUMPKIN - Oh Mitch, you have such a pretty smile.
MITCHEL - Eheheh . . . *derp-swoon*
You successfully scored a Prom date, I take it?
PUMPKIN - Was there ever really any doubt?
Not much, you have a point.
PUMPKIN - They don't have orange flowers, but how about some yellow ones instead?
MITCH - I love flowers!
APRICOT - Yeah, my sister is totally about to end up a teen pregnancy statistic over here. I'm going to barf.
PUMPKIN - Then GTFO, Apricot!
She did, eventually. Just in time for Pumpkin to manage to get her first kiss out of cutie-pie Mitch. Didn't get a chance to Go Steady, but that will probably sort itself out at Prom. One down, two to go!
But first . . . sadness. D:
ORIOLE - I feel kind've funny . . .
ORIOLE - Aw, crap.
The maid and Bumble Bee were the first ones on-site, other than Grimmy himself. Who managed to appear in the right room for once, despite how small and cramped it is.
Monarch managed to fight his way inside (the rest of the family is clogged around the doorway at the moment) in time to watch Oriole shake Grim's hand, content with a life well-lived.
MONARCH - Grammy, nuuuuuu! :<
Aww, bb.
I managed to clear the room, and in romps Garfield! He totally hissed at Death! I was amused.
And then Grim ran out of the room and found Oriole's urn, which had appeared in an adjacent bathroom. Wait, what . . . ?
MONARCH - Grammy? I thought you died?
ORIOLE - Lawl, nope.
Well, actually you DID die, but apparently Garfield's tantrum forced Grim to bring you back. That was . . . unexpected. Unfortunately this means she lost her job without the option to retire. It didn't reset her life-bar at least, however. She was already at 92 days, so now the count continues.
THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALABASTER!!!!!
... I'm not bitter. *sulk*
Another night, another prom date/spouse hopeful. Unfortunately the full-moon lighting is messing up his entrance, but this lovely is Zander Riffin. PINK hair, pink/yellow eyes, he's the genetic JACKPOT. I've been watching him--and his brother--since they were infants.
Who is he intended for, you ask?
Surprised? Yes? No? :P
I actually checked each of the kids' gender preference before I decided on partners. Turns out Monarch here is into his fellow bois. And I TOTALLY did his makeover to be this side of FABulous, before I knew this. It was like the game KNEW. XD
Monarch's first order of business is to check Zander's sign. They're totes compatible.
MONARCH - When I win the heir-poll, I'll be traveling all over the world, you know.
ZANDER - That's hawt . . .
MONARCH - Yeah, I know.
Modesty, he has none. :P
Monarch was able to secure first-kissies and prom date invitations, but he also got c-blocked out of Going Steady by time and needs.
This is just a shameless, shameless, shameless excuse to show off Monarch's PJs. I'm not playing favorites, I swear . . . . *shifty eyes* . . . .
ALLLLLL!!! <3 I still wub you, my darling!
I find it very funny that he rarely ever messed with the TV or video games while he was alive, but now he gets a kick out of them almost every time he haunts.
And then the next night! Sudden transition is sudden!
It was revealed to me that Apricot's preference is in fact female, so we settled on this little lovely. Her name is April Miller. Black hair and pale green eyes, we've got a nice mixture of potential genetics I believe.
APRICOT - I totally wore this rainbow headband before it was cool, you know.
APRIL - Yeah, I remember you wearing it in grade-school . . . it always suited you. *swoony*
APRICOT - Pretty flowers for a pretty, pretty girl?
APRIL - OMGosh! Eeee!
April took so long coming over--she apparently has a late-night part time job--that we didn't get a chance to do much more than flirt. Not even first kiss. Did we get a prom invite at least?
APRICOT - No. >:(
Why not, you ask?
Well my game was lagging a bit, so before April came over I used Nrass MC to reset the town thinking that might help (it didn't). It was here schmoozing April that I learned that Reset Town apparently resets EVERYthing in the town, much like the title suggests. As in, I no longer have the option of asking someone to prom. There is no longer a prom scheduled.
Upsetting, but we must soldier on. April left, I sent Apricot to bed, and then suddenly that action cancelled and she ran outside.
To get abducted by aliens.
I tried for FIVE STRAIGHT SIM DAYS trying to lure one of these bastards in my Pollinations file, and they just randomly show up with utterly no provocation to kidnap poor Apricot.
I had to laugh when Apricot got dropped off by this female alien an hour later. Not because of that, but because her last name was 'Pollination Technician.'
My game is mocking me. Straight up MOCKING. ME.
GARFIELD - Oh, stratchy-post. You may pleadz for your life, but will do you no good! :3
MONARCH - I really like rockets.
PUMPKIN - I'm sure you do.
Yeah, with Monarch's gender preference, I giggle whenever this speech-bubble comes up. And it seems to come up a lot with him, which is probably why it fuels my humor.
It was here that I noticed that this TV has a llama logo on the back. :D Fun!
Aaaand then it broke. Nice going, you two. -_- Just as well, though, the school bus is here. Run along now and-- . . . wait, we're missing somebody . . . .
Apricot? Aren't you going to get on the bus?
APRICOT - *low energy + teen mood swing + rebellious = rolling Skip School wish* Screw that, not after the night I just had. I'm going back to bed.
.... fair enough.
Unfortunately for Apricot, dad was off from work that day, doing chin-ups in the work-out room . . . .
DAKOTA - My Daddy-Senses are tingling.
DAKOTA - Apricot! Skipping school is unacceptable young lady!
APRICOT - Dad, I was probed last night by hairless frog people--!
DAKOTA - I don't want to hear about any of that new-fangled teenage nonsense! This rebellious attitude of yours is getting out of hand!
APRICOT - But Dad, I haven't--!
DAKOTA - OUT OF HAND!!1!
So now she has to do chores around the house. Poor Apricot.
Having fulfilled his discipline duties, Dakota got sent on a plumbing upgrade marathon. Bumble Bee had to interrupt him when she got home from work, however. She had news to share.
BEE - Guess what, babe! I got a promotion today at work! I'm the Lead News Anchor now!
DAKOTA - *That was a really good sandwich I had for lunch*
Dakota likes to pretend that he's not interested in his wife.
But I know better. ^_~
DAKOTA - I'm so proud of you, sweetie. You work so hard to fill all your lifetime goals . . . I think you need a reward for all your efforts.
BEE - Oh really? Just what kind of 'reward' did you have in mind there, Mr. Handy-Soldier-Man?
Why, sexy-times of course. The best reward of all. :D
See? See what I mean? His expression says boredom, but his thought-bubble tells the truth.
Bumble Bee + Dakota = Tru <3 4Evs
Doritos and Sea Biscuit have discovered each other. It was Sim Gnome Love at first sight.
And finally, we'll end today's update with a look at Spongebob's first child! He finally tied the knot with Talia Marshall a little while ago and started procreating. Their first is a little boy
Well that's it for this installment! We'll have one more chapter, possibly two before the heir-poll and Generation (Orange) Three officially takes the reins! Join us next time, and as always thanks for reading!
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Generation Completion List - ( [X] indicates completed, strike-through indicates failure).
GENERATION 1 - The Farmer
- Master the Gardening Skill [X]
Master the Fishing SkillMax the Gardening Profession- No woohoo before marriage [X]
- Grow one of every type of plant (Including meat, cheese and Omni) [X]
- Complete LTW (Perfect Garden) [X]
- Have at least one child of each gender [X]
Marry someone with the Loves the Outdoors and/or Green Thumb traits
GENERATION 2 - The Journalist
- Get married, woohoo, have kid(s) [X]
- Max the Writing Skill
- Reach level 10 in the Journalism Career
- Partner into a business [X]
- Write over 10 stories/reviews
- Complete LTW (Illustrative Author)
Marry someone work related- Buy an Ant Farm [X]
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