There was something to be said about coming home to your very own house. With the sun shining, (although, strangely, it was also snowing…) and a plan in her head, things were most definitely looking up. She used her lamp and explored the house – a full two stories with a basement. The basement even already had a cauldron in it, and the bathroom upstairs had a sink and toilet, so she wouldn’t have to order those. Her first order of business was to order a few lights, and the basics necessary to at least make salads at home. A shower was definitely high on her list, as well – and a bed. But those could wait, being that she still had a healthy stock of needs potions. She happily painted away on her easel set up on the back porch while awaiting the lights, fridge, and counter, and luckily it didn’t take long to arrive.
She had the delivery people set up the fridge and counter in what would eventually be a kitchen and dining room, and she counted herself lucky that at least all the electrical outlets and such were already set up. A quick salad eaten while standing up prepared her for a marathon painting session, earning as much money as possible in as short a time as she could. She really wanted to get some windows in this house – staring at drywall was already getting old.
Before starting on her painting spree, she made a couple calls, and ordered some catalogs so she could get an idea of where she wanted to go with furnishings and window types. Sure, she had blueprints – but that didn’t mean she had to follow them – right?
The lighting wasn’t the best for painting, but the knowledge that she was in her OWN home, earning money for things that would be exclusively hers made all the difference. Inspiration flowed, and she gladly ran with it, making painting after painting.
Those needs potions were amazing – and they kept her going for hours. Caizey felt weird not eating, though, so she ended up making some more salads to eat on her breaks. After her painting marathon, she decided she should head out and start getting to know her neighborhood, too. I mean – it was Love Day!
On her way out, she decided to plant the stuff she had harvested from the magic realm, starting her very own garden. After asking a neighbor she found walking on the road directions to the pub that was supposed to be in Glimmerbrook, she headed in that direction, humming to herself.
Since she had some potions standing by that she wasn’t about to use herself – namely a nausea potion – she decided to try one out on the pompous jerk who gave her a weird look when she entered the bar.
Caizey had to hold back laughter when the potion started working and he ran for the bathroom. Served him right. Meanwhile, she romanced the cutest guy at the bar – one Paolo Rocca – and didn’t care what anyone else thought. Which was a great change for her from high school when she’d cared way too much what people thought of her. It was so freeing to not care!
A first kiss later, Paolo argued that he had to go home, so Caizey headed back into the bar and looked for new prospects.
Not seeing anyone of interest, she went up to the bar and ordered a drink. That was when she noticed the bartender. OOhhh! She chatted him up for a while, then convinced him to ditch work and go to the nearest museum for a date.
Lucian turned out to be a great date, and Caizey had a blast getting to know him.
He was very curious about her story about her benefactor, and her transition to Spellcaster – which gave them plenty to talk about. Apparently he had been born and raised in Sulani, and was always missing home. He talked about being able to commune with the Island Elementals, and his experiences swimming in the ocean. Caizey made a mental note to take a vacation out to the Islands when she could, because it sounded amazing.
For the second time that day – she found herself romancing someone… and Lucian was as into her as she was into him. Mind you – she wasn’t thinking anything permanent – god forbid! – but she was definitely thinking he was at least Mr. Right Now!
They ended the date with a passionate kiss, and Caizey went in and looked around the museum.
Caizey looked at some paintings – which ticked off some requirements for her aspiration, but she quickly found herself distracted by another romantic prospect. And since Lucian had left – she was going to need a ride home, anyway.
Kabir was from the city, apparently, and was just visiting the museum for the day. He was gorgeous, though, so Caizey took some time to get to know him a little better.
Another “first kiss” later – and she’d convinced him to give her a ride home. Love Day had been a blast. she was definitely going to have to do this speed-dating thing again soon!
After arriving home, she waved goodbye to Kabir, and settled in for another long night of painting. It wasn’t like she had a bed yet – and setting up a tent in her own backyard seemed a little silly. She definitely had more simoleons to earn – her home needed furniture, after all. And windows. Couldn’t forget those…. and before she knew it, she was lost in the catalogs, admiring stained glass windows. It was going to be a long night..
Caizey started her “day” with a rematch – she couldn’t resist. The duel went well, spells flying back and forth. A good hit gotten in at the end won it for Caizey.
However, perhaps she should have resisted the fight. Magic coursed through her body, leaving no spot untouched and tingly. She ended up flat on her face on the floor, and Spellcasters ran from all over to check on her. Apparently, it was something called “overcharge.” If you used your magic too much too fast, you risked this happening, and it could even result in death. So, since she was on a bit of enforced break, she took the time to get to know the other two trainers that lived at the magic center. One was named Simeon Silversweater, and he taught practical magic. The other was Morgyn Ember, who taught untamed magic. L. Faba was the Mischief magic teacher… and all three could teach potion recipes if your friendship was solid and they deemed you ready. After spending a couple hours, getting some new spells and potion recipes, and letting her magic drain back down to a healthy level, Caizey found another duel.
Both Morgyn and Simeon watched, for she and Tricia were well – matched. Ultimately, Caizey pulled ahead and went to find her next match.
Word definitely travelled fast in the magic realm. Caizey had her choice of young spellcasters willing to take her on. And with every duel, her style and spellcasting improved.
In fact, she won most of her duels this day. Then, feeling her magic getting too high again, she went to go experiment with a cauldron.
However, apparently that wasn’t without it’s pit-falls, too. A bad ingredient combination backfired on her and left her cursed, to the other students great amusement. She posed for pictures, and dealt with the ribbing good-naturedly as much as she could.
But one girl went too far. Furious, Caizey challenged her to a duel. The girl laughed and laughed at her…
… But she wasn’t laughing when the duel was over. Nobody bothered her after that. Partially because, once again, she overcharged and ended up on her rear. This time, however, she was ready for it.
She had purchased a familiar, because she had learned they would protect her from death in the event of another overcharge, which seemed sorta necessary. She also managed to get rid of the curse. Now she just needed a long shower….
… Which she took care of posthaste. She had named her Raven Steel – after the color of his feathers, and he was there whenever she needed him.
After another rest, Caizey was right back at dueling for prizes. Mostly they were just potion ingredients, but she needed those, too. So that worked just fine for Caizey.
She tried to celebrate too loudly every time she won, but at least a little celebration had to be done.
Her potion mixing continued to improve, as well… and she only very rarely messed one up. She credited her familiar for keeping her safe from curses, even though that wasn’t supposed to be one of his jobs.
Her friendship with her mentor, L Faba had improved to the point that they were now fast friends. Another Spellcaster Rank had come and gone, and still she got better. Things just kept looking up. However, she felt it was more than time to take care of affairs at home. She collected her things and headed back to her “box” of a house. She had a little more money than she’d had the last time she was there, and she’d found a lantern she could use to explore her new home. L. Faba wished her well, and gave her another spell and potion recipe to take with her. With a jaunty wave, and Steel at her back, she headed home. What a neat word. HOME. A smile spread across her face as she walked to the portal, through it, and out into the brilliant mid-morning sun in Glimmerbrook.
Caizey woke up disoriented and confused. It took her a while to remember that she was now a Spellcaster, in a tent at some weird garden house in a magical world. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. So much had happened in her life in such a short period of time that it was a little bit overwhelming. She sat there, lost in thought for a few moments, then took a deep breath and steeled herself for another new day.
Climbing out of the tent, she turned around and contemplated it for a while. Too bad it hadn’t come with instructions of how to pack it back up. Putting it up had been pretty self explanatory, but making it fit in that tiny bag it had come with? She wasn’t looking forward to it.
Stalling for time, Caizey looked around the area, and found a log that was ribbiting. Carefully, she pulled out the frog and set it aside – who knows what she was going to need for the “potions” that L. Faba had mentioned. And if nothing else – perhaps she could sell the frog to another Spellcaster who needed it.
Looking around some more, she found some wild plants, but they weren’t fully grown yet, so they weren’t ready to harvest. Caizey made a mental note to come back and look at them when they were grown, remembering that she had to grow some “Wild Mandrake” at home – whatever those were. There wasn’t a whole lot else around, so there wasn’t anything else to distract her, and she turned, resigned, back to her tent.
After a good half-hour wrestling with it, she managed to at least get it and the tent poles all packed back into that little bag – but it hadn’t been pretty. Packing back up her backpack, she headed back to the main building, her stomach growling. Some more mac and cheese was calling her name.
Mac and cheese made a strange breakfast, but at least it filled her tummy. Nobody joined her meal this time, but that was okay with Caizey, because she wasn’t feeling all that social this morning.
After cleaning up her dishes in the small kitchen, Caizey returned to the cauldron and did some experimenting. She didn’t come up with anything, but it was fun, anyway. She quickly lost track of time, and spent most the day playing with her new magic skills.
A nearby magic duel caught her attention, and she watched avidly, looking forward to the day when she could do that herself. The note had said she needed to be able to win duels. She wondered idly if there was anything to be gained from winning them. With that thought, she headed back to “her” cauldron, and experimented some more.
At dinner time, she walked through the kitchen – only to find that someone had left some books out on the table. Looking around, she found she was alone, and her Klepto fingers were itching, so she snatched the books and hid them in her backpack. Never knew when she was going to want to do some research on Spellcasters., and surely she would eventually have lights at home to read by, right?
Exhausted, Caizey went back to the greenhouse and set up her tent again. In the dim light from the portal, she fell asleep soundly, never noticing the people who came and went, looking at her tent in confusion. Apparently camping out in the magic realm was a novelty.
The next day, Caizey decided that randomly experimenting on cauldron was a waste of time, and she tracked down L. Faba, and requested some training. L. Faba was more than happy to help out, and taught her her first spell. Learning the proper motions that went with it took time, however. Luckily L. Faba was a patient teacher.
L. Faba also helped teach her how to do a potion, and how to experiment properly – which meant that Caizey could try to learn some new potions on her own. Today, though, at least she had someone helping, and she managed to successfully brew some Needs potions that would definitely come in handy later.
Caizey also spent some time trying to get to know some other Spellcasters, and even found one willing to be her first duel partner. She wound up her only spell and threw it…. only to have her opponent dodge it deftly.
Her opponent’s responding spell caught Caizey right in the chest, nearly knocking the breath from her. Gasping, Caizey tried her one spell again – and watched as it fizzled in front of her.
The next spell from her opponent knocked her flat on her back. Luckily it was just a friendly duel, and the girl quickly helped Caizey up and helped her dust off, making sure she was okay. Caizey wasn’t about to let this first failure go to her head, though, and vowed to keep practicing.
The days passed, one blurring into the other as she practiced and learned. Her spell motions slowly became more fluid, and her potions more effective.
Then there came the day that she finally figured out how to catch her opponent off-guard. Even L. Faba was impressed by the force with which she threw her spell, and Caizey almost felt sorry for her opponent.
Almost. It was her first win, though, and Caizey couldn’t help but celebrate. L. Faba smiled with pride, and the glow of success warmed her whole body. She could get used to this!
Caizey had been making use of the Needs potions she kept brewing, which allowed her to sleep less and practice more. She also spent some time making friends. Or, at least, trying to.
She kept getting better at duels, and started betting potion ingredients on them, allowing her to get more ingredients every time she won. Granted, she still lost sometimes, but it was becoming less often. She was becoming a real Spellcaster, and her rank even improved, allowing her to learn more spells and potions. Life was good. She was still poor, and she hadn’t gone home.. but that was okay for now. She had other priorities.
Kids Count: 4 Young Adult (moved out) 0 Teenager 2 Child 1 Toddlers 2 Babies
Toddlers making a mess is pretty much Malakai’s life … but as the challenge goes – so far, so good. Time to get some more babies on the way, since we have room in the house. But – first, we have to get to night time for the abduction.
Wait.. what? Helping toddlers skill appears to be broken since the latest patch. Adults and teens simply walk away instead of continuing to teach now. 🙁 I hope they fix it soon…
So poor Dana is left to her own devices to learn her skills.
It’s Monday, so bills are due. And apparently, I had a book to publish from last gaming session. Spoiler: It’s the only thing published this whole chapter. Not doing so hot on the writing career, there, buddy….
I finally remember to stock the fish tank I bought them.
Malakai, honey, that REALLY doesn’t look like a safe way to make chicken stir fry.
Socializing with the kiddos during dinner. Carson is so adorable.
Cora, getting some project help from Dad. After finishing it, Cora then goes to help Carson out.. while Dad is busy.
(Busy getting abducted…) I love how the neighbors are completely unconcerned.
Apparently in addition to getting abducted, the aliens also showed up en masse – and this one decides modern dollhouses are on his hit list.
Ooh! That tell-tale glow.. there’s baby(S?) on the way!
Oops.. baby birthday time. Carson is busy with the dollhouse, but Malakai is on his way.
First baby…
Hi there, cutie!
… And his brother.
They’re pretty much identical, so we’ll just be calling them “the twins” from now until they hit child stage…. lol.
Aww. Dana likes having another toddler in the house.
Too bad it’s not for long, because it’s her birthday. Not sure why I didn’t age her up sooner, because she had all skills at 3+ for a while now.
Evil, huh? … Interesting.
She doesn’t look all that evil to me!
Her disguise is really cute, though. I think she’s my favorite kid so far.
… Peace and quiet for a night. Everyone is in bed!!
Before school, I notice that both kids have “A”s, so I go to age them up.
Cora goes first. And.. um… sweetie.. you can’t be a Vampire. Nice thought, though.
I get her her teen job right away (which doesn’t seem to impress her).
Then, I age up her twin.
… Who is REALLY not in the mood, apparently. (Confessions: I also forget to get him his teen job. Which I don’t figure out until getting him his Young Adult job.)
I send the newly “minted” teens to do their homework. And this is where they decide to do it??
Yep.. babies are definitely on the way… and Malakai is struggling big-time to keep up with the household. (Or maybe that’s me…)
Clam chowder for dinner. Ignore the nasty plates. They get cleaned up. Eventually.
Carson and Dana having a chat. Such cute little aliens!
Carson helps alleviate the hectic nature of the house by helping out a little – even though he’s really sad from a mood he’s in. He’ll survive.
I get everyone in bed… only to have Malakai go into labor. Twin girls, this time.
Malakai, you don’t get to complain about being tired when you’re the one who kept getting out of bed on your own.
I convince Carson that his level 3 skill for school will be Fitness. He’s not happy about it. And Dana really seems to love interacting with the twins. Every time I’m not telling her to do something, I find her chatting to one or the other.
I get Cora helping out. Or, at least she was helping out. The phone distracted her. Typical teenager.
Carson.. please don’t burn the house down. (I pause and quickly add in the above fire alarm, just in case…)
I guess that counter can get cleaned later… LOL.
More stinky toddlers. It’s never-ending.
But at least they all seem to sleep through the night.
Malakai gets everyone into bed and asleep….
… Then he’s down for the count. Poor guy. I quickly get him into bed, too.
Wait. WHAT?!
Silly aliens… the house is full, we don’t need to be abducted! Plus, the babies are crying, so we had to wake up Cora to take care of them!!
While he’s gone, the girls’ birthday shows up, so I have Cora “do the honors”.
Another independent one? … Erm.. Okay.
Hi Freya! Skinny little thing. I swear I didn’t starve her!
So we now have three independent toddlers in the house at once. Weird.
Another skinny toddler. Don’t worry, we’ll fix that soon. LOL.
Malakai arrives home, dazed and dirty, but not really worse for the wear. He should be used to this stuff, now, right?
The kids get home from school on Monday…
… Only to leave me still waiting. Carson won’t be the heir, so he’s not staying (since he has little brothers).. and he didn’t get to his “A” – so we have to get through another day with the teens. It’s my own fault, though. I didn’t notice Carson hadn’t gotten to his level 3 skill, so he couldn’t get that grade up – and he would have if that last sliver of skill had been gotten.
The girls are impossible to tell apart, too. But they’re definitely troublemakers.
More toddler baths.
Cora doesn’t need to do her project for her grade, but it kept her out of trouble for the afternoon.
Carson, on the other hand, gets his Fitness skill point and goes to eat upstairs. Oh.. and toddler down!! Someone didn’t make it to bed.
The race for that last skill point to level 3 so they can age up. Somehow both are stuck on potty skill, because Malakai won’t help them learn due to that annoying glitch.
The kids get home from school…
.. And it’s time for the teens to move on.
Well, after Malakai celebrates his Adult birthday.
.. And the teens get their fun up. They were both pretty much in the red, and I felt bad about kicking them out like that.
Cora goes first…
… And manages to get one of the new traits. Nice. I remember to get her the correct job.
Carson’s turn….
Somehow that mess of traits seems appropriate. A snobby, self-assured, foodie Chef. Hm.
He gets his job, too.. and then I kick the two of them out.
Bye Carson!
Bye Cora! … And sorry it’s in the middle of a Blizzard. I’m sure you’ll be fine. 😉
The girls cheer on their brother and Dana.. it’s just so cute! Then, I send the boys upstairs to finish their potty skills.
Ernesto is the last one to get to Happy Toddler – while his brother gets a bath. Ernesto seems pretty happy about the whole thing, and is jumping up and down and cheering. Too cute!
Ernesto goes first – because he was the first born.
An alien from the islands, huh? Interesting.
Pre-disguise…
… and Post. Love the sunglasses. It fits his trait. (Otherwise, I’d probably take them off.. lol)
And lastly – Eduardo.
.. Is a geek. Nice. Seems appropriate for an alien.
“Hi Everyone! I’m all grown up now!”
… and so much for re-using that cake. Sigh. Alright, I guess you guys deserve cake. But then the rest goes in the trash! *grin*
And that’s where I leave you. I was going to quit when the babies were born, but I didn’t have enough pictures. Then I had trouble finding another stopping place.. so I ended up with too many pictures, instead. Next time we play this save – first order of business will be to get more babies on the way since we have room again. Meanwhile, we’ve successfully raised 6 kids so far. Not bad for only chapter 4!
Chapter 1.7 | Heir Poll Results
Well, here’s your choices.. have fun voting! As per usual, this poll will get counted up in a week. (So – the 28th.)
Pics of each:
Jaxson:
Coty:
Tyson:
Chapter 1.7 | Heir Poll Results
Chapter 1.6 | Generation #1 Heir Poll
I’m not going to list all the points these guys have until the end of the post (because who needs that whole list to start with…), but I will note our starting total – which is 160. Not too bad, really. Also: fair warning, this is a fairly long post. I didn’t feel like splitting up the play session.. and I swear I stopped earlier than planned, hoping for a decent amount of pictures. Not the case with this family. Too photogenic. *wink*
We start the post off with Jesse finally remembering to drink some of his celebrity serums.. and pulling a fan mail box out of the mailbox. Love the movie reference there, EA. And what was in the box? … A spoiled Salmon. Yum.
Fetia decides to use the couch for a nap instead of her bed.. but at least she’s not passing out on the floor!
Jesse, chatting with Coty. While Jax walks by in his shades. No idea where he’s going, though.
I interrupt his chat to put him back to work.. we have 5 masterpieces we need for the aspiration. Spoiler: this isn’t one of them.
The twins.. both are being productive.. sorta.
While Jax sits at the computer simply staring at the wall. Silly Sim.
I’m not sure what she’s cheering about – and Jesse looks confused, too. Can’t blame the guy. Random cheering is weird, EA.
Tyson decides to play the guitar. But at least he’s getting better. It doesn’t hurt my ears as much as it did before!
Why is everyone napping in the middle of the night instead of going to bed???
You know, Tyson, you can’t really complain about having to pee really bad when you’re the one who decided to get a glass of water instead of going to the bathroom. Now it’s too late, because the one bathroom in the house is taken! (Luckily, he gets there in time.. eventually.)
… See? Also: apparently Coty decided he needed some music time, too.
Random picture of nothing except for a leftover bowl of chili and Tyson’s abandoned homework. How is he supposed to turn it in when he leaves it on the table??
On the whole, Jesse seems to be truly loving his ISBI experience.
Fetia… not so much. I have to wonder if she’s regretting her choices.
But at least she’s a good sport about it. Here she is cleaning a shower that has auto-clean upgrade on it. Useful.
Coty comes home from school enraged. Poor guy. At least we’re able to calm him down, though.
Aha. Masterpiece #1. I love that gnome painting.
The real reason Fetia’s having a bad day.. she’s sick. While Jaxson thinks it’s appropriate to talk about the mile high club with his sick mother. I had to screen capture just to get the thought bubble because it was so funny.
Finally. The boys decide to sleep in their bed at night instead of napping.
Granted – they went to bed at like 8 o’clock and are now up early.. but at least they slept.
Coty!! Idiot cooking is not allowed in this house!
And then he leaves it on a broken stove… while Fetia starts cooking on her own, too. I swear there’s good food in the fridge…
At this point, I double check the fridge. Yes, there is food in there. STOP TRYING TO COOK!!!
Jesse fixes the broken stove.. and then makes everyone French Toast.. which nobody bothers to eat. Sigh.
They finally find the leftovers in the fridge. Why it took them that long, I’ll never know!
Jesse needs to use one of his “banked” Youth Potions.
So I buy him a replacement.
Just as a preventative measure – I have Jesse make some more food for the fridge. (While Fetia continues to be an awesome ISBI spouse and clean the house.)
Spoiler: making food did not help the cooking situation. Sigh.
Wait.. the entire family is in one place at the same time? *gasp* .. Amazing!
Tyson, mortified, taking a shower. Apparently I missed it, but that big puddle is because he peed himself. And then got his privacy invaded. Luckily he lives through the experience.
One of the teens keeps setting the table…. but I’m not sure who. I have yet to catch them at it.
Fetia, honey, I admire your tenacity, but that’s not going to help the situation ….
So I send Jesse on a repairing spree to save poor Fetia. Spoiler: fixing the game system didn’t un-stuck the TV.. I had to reset it.
(Because Jesse needed fun.) I didn’t tell the boys to do their homework, either. But they seem to do it one their own each day, now. Good job!
The one and only time this week the neighbors show up with free food.
Jesse promptly ignores them and heads back to the easel.
But at least it pays off. One part of the aspiration done!
.. And that’s Masterpiece #2. He’s been painting ALL the time, and he’s only on his second one. He’s really not very good at this.
In the morning, Jesse gets this announcement. Level 10 career, yay!
Paying Monday’s bills.. and getting some spoiled cupcakes from fans. Jesse, dear, you need better fans.
Finally.. it’s that time!! (Also.. what spice, exactly, are you adding to a chocolate cake?)
Fetia helps cheer Coty on as he ages to Young Adult.
Here’s his roll. Great. A Klepto. Going to have a lot of dirty plates after this generation!
I use his free action to get his entertainer career.
Tyson’s turn.
A Social Media loner? .. Interesting. Oh, and this means +20 points for positive traits earned by NTH’s. Woohoo! Also, I get Tyson his career as soon as he’s done aging up. While playing this week, it occurs to me that I kinda randomly “decided” (read: assumed) that Jax was our heir.. without ever running an heir poll, and without the first born being an heir being in the rules. I will rectify that after this post by running an heir poll so we can have an official heir.
The one time Jesse has to leave home this week to “work from home” – he needed to use a bubble blower, and I refused to buy one for their home.
… And THIS is why we don’t like idiots cooking. Sigh.
Both Jesse and Fetia run to put out the fire, while Tyson glares at them. While playing, I wondered who the random guy outside the window was.. and why he and a friend ended up wandering around the house (I sent them home.)
Turns out, I noticed in this picture I have a smoke alarm – they must have been out of uniform firefighters. This picture, however, was taken of the worst fire casualty – one of the Youth Potions got torched!! 🙁
Tyson, who is still complaining. This time, he’s complaining because he can’t use the bathroom for his shower.
.. Because Fetia beat him to it. This is what he gets for being a slowpoke.
By the way, Fetia and Jesse are still adorable together, and still in love. She really has been a great spouse!
… Even if she seems to cheer herself on for winning a multiplayer game she’s playing by herself. LOL.
Apparently the game wore her out.
Happy birthday, Fetia!
Welcome to elderhood!
The next day also happens to be Winterfest, so I have everyone work on the tree. If you look closely in this picture, you’ll notice that Jax is doing the “pee pee dance”. No worries, though, he makes it in time despite helping with the tree.
BAD TYSON! No. More. Cooking.
You, too, now Jax? At least Jax works in the culinary field.. so he has an excuse. Also: neither brother actually eats what they cook, so what, exactly, was the point?!
Jesse makes a festive ham dinner for everyone, and calls them to the table.
So everyone gets to actually eat a family meal together.
After dinner, I have them all open presents, with varying degrees of success. However, we have over 100k in the bank, so I’m not particularly worried about what they got, and I don’t even bother to go sell it.
Jesse gets a Motion Gaming Mat from Father Winter. Although I still haven’t decided whether I’ll actually put it out for them. It tends to be a sim-magnet, and I’m not sure I want that.
Fetia decides to take a nap on the neck mid-monsoon/thunderstorm. Luckily the roof is covering her.
That’s a first. I’ve never seen Father Winter randomly start painting before.. have you?
.. Here’s what he’s painting. Had to take a picture because I was curious.
And this is what he left us with. You can just see him escaping the house in the background of this picture. Thanks, Santa. A half-completed painting is JUST what I needed.
Yep, Tyson was cooking… again. At least he didn’t set a fire this time.
Fetia looks adorable as an elder, I think. Too bad she won’t live until the next torch holder takes over, probably.
… and here’s Masterpiece #3. Jesse is VERY slow at masterpieces, because we spend a good portion of the week painting, and he still hasn’t finished the aspiration.
I take the time to sell off the stuff in family inventory, which puts us at around 130k in the bank.. and then, I check for more points in the achievement panel. No luck. Time to count up points for the session…
Total Points: 165 Self Wetting: -10 Pass Out: -90 Failing School: 0 Negative Traits Earned by NTHs: -5 Accidental Deaths: 0 Fires: -10 Social Worker Visit: 0 Single Birth: +5 Twins: +10 Triplets: 0 Any sim in the household completing Any Aspiration Milestones (Child and Adult): +105 Any sim in the household completing Aspirations (Child and Adult): +10 Toddler Skills maxed by NTH toddlers: +40 Skills (Child and Adult) maxed by NTH family members: +10 NTH children (Child and Teen) earning an A in school: +30 Positive Traits Earned by NTHs: +30 Happy Toddler Trait Earned: +15 Top-Notch Toddler Trait Earned: 0 NTH sims reaching the top of a career (Teen and YA/A/E): 0 Randomizing every trait and aspiration for an entire generation: 0 Not using spares' Satisfaction Reward points for an entire generation: 0 Every 100,000 simoleons earned: +20 Immortalizing the Torch-Holder: +5
At least we ended up earning 5 points, right? Every little bit counts. *Glares at Tyson* Thanks again for the fire, buddy. And the wetting yourself. Now to put up the heir poll so we can make the heir official.
Chapter 1.6 | Generation #1 Heir Poll
Back to this family’s introduction | On to Week 2
I know I haven’t finished my to-do list to get this challenge all updated to the new stuff, but I’m so far behind where I’d like to be game-play-wise that I figured I should keep playing this in the rotation.. so here we go!
We start out as we usually do.. getting the couple together. Everything goes smoothly, which is nice for a change.
These two really are cute together.
I get to the successful proposal just in time for the Welcome Wagon to show up. A little awkward.. but ok.
After quite a few awkward conversations, the “Wagon” finally leave – and I quickly dispose of the fruitcake. No offense guys, but they’re really not edible. *wink*
Laney keeps rolling whims to watch Romance TV, so she does that quite a bit this week. When not doing promotion requirements and skills. Which is most the time.
Browsing intelligence database. She seems to be into it, though. Perhaps that was a good choice of career after all!
Looks like Vernon is watching an action movie. Perhaps he wanted to be an agent, too. Too late now, though. He’s a boring business guy all the way.
Working on promotion skills. He’ll need Logic eventually!
I have them (finally) seal the deal and get some “fun” before bed.
Easter holiday… Laney manages to meet the flower bunny, and find eggs.. but Vernon is too busy doing other things. Which also reminds me – Laney didn’t seem the type to clean the house, so I got them a maid early on in the week.
Vernon – aren’t you supposed to be filling out your reports, not spying on your wife? I assure you, she’s not romantically interested in the bunny…
Bunny must be near-sighted. LOL.
Working on that Charisma skill. I think it’s my least favorite skill in the game. Even Mischief is more fun to level, and they mostly just troll the forums for that ….
More reports to fill out. That’s business for you. The paperwork never ends.
First of all… Laney looks ridiculous cooking in that dress… second.. at least it’s red, so the blood from the knife cuts won’t show on those gloves…?
They finally get to eat dinner together. Before yet another full day of work.
Friday is Love Day, so I send them out to the local restaurant to celebrate. At least neither of them have to work the next day!
This date isn’t going well, is it. The waiter drops the food.. and Vernon can’t seem to stay awake.. LOL.
Vernon is actually awake in this shot.. and they finally got their food. Mind you, that’s after the official date counter finished… they only got Bronze.
At this point, I give up entirely on Vernon – and the dinner – so I send both of them home. The next day involves a lot of skilling, and apparently I get no pictures – which is okay, because we all know what that looks like!
Back to this family’s introduction | On to Week 2
I was in such a good mood when I woke up on the planned “date day”, that even the moody clouds above couldn’t dampen my spirits. I completed my chores at home as quickly as possible, gathered up my paintings from yesterday to drop off at the gallery, and hurried into Windenburg.
The paintings, luckily, sold handsomely, and they gushed over my improvement. I appreciated the compliments.. but I had places to be, so I excused myself as soon as I could politely do so.
Once again, I picked up Alex at the cafe … and no matter how she pleaded, I wouldn’t let her know where we were going. “It’s a surprise!” I insisted – several times – before she finally gave up. I made her cover her eyes when we got to the bowling alley until we got inside…. because there’s no hiding the sounds of a busy bowling alley!
Her face broke into a grin, and she mentioned she hadn’t been bowling since she was a child. I assured her that I wasn’t very good, either… so we were in good company. We rented a lane, and set about having a good time.
Alex was right, though. – She WAS terrible at bowling. But it was funny to both of us, so it didn’t exactly ruin the evening. We giggled over her last gutter ball, Cheered when she actually hit pins, and generally had a great time.
I made a surprise strike near the end of the game, so I pulled out the win… but before that, it had by no means been assured. All in all, it was a great evening.
We sat around and talked for a while after the game, and I made sure to set up yet another date for her next day off of work. She seemed as excited as I was about our next meeting, and we sealed the evening with a torrid kiss.
I spent the next day painting, gardening, and fishing, catching up on the things I should have done the days before. It was turning out to be a fabulous day.
After finishing another painting, I headed down to the pond to catch something nice for dinner. Amazingly, I caught two, and figured I could have fish in the morning, too. But it seems that was not to be.
As I stepped into my camp, I was surprised by my friend Mariko who had decided to try her own hand at painting while waiting for me to come back from wherever I was. I was overjoyed to have company, and wondered at the coincidence of the two fish I’d caught.
We chatted while I cleaned the fish (and amazingly, she didn’t even seem squeamish about it!), and then we chatted some more. We talked about her job at the library, we talked about my paintings, we even talked a little about the changes that had happened to the town since my family left it, even though very little of it had been good.
I even went so far as to confess my feelings for the lovely Alex, and Mariko seems to be 100% in support. I sheepishly told her that I had been thinking about ring shopping, and she encouraged me, and even offered to come along for moral support.
By this time, however, both of our tummies were growling, so we set about making fish for dinner.
As it happens, though, Mariko isn’t very good at setting fires… unless it’s setting herself on fire.
Luckily, she was alright beyond some small burns that I carefully put some ointment on…. and I proceeded to take over fire duties for the night.
The fish was fabulous, crisp on the outside, flaky on the inside, and we both devoured our shares quickly.
Since it was a special night, I broke out some marshmallows… and we made S’Mores for dessert. She gave me a big hug on the way out the door… and we agreed to meet the day before Alex and I’s next date – to go pick out rings. Maybe it was a bit too soon, but I knew how I felt… and I hoped Alex did, too.
After Mariko left, I was cleaning up the campfire when one of the locals stopped by. It clearly was NOT to be a friendly visit, however, and she left me with a cryptic warning about leaving the old Vampire in the mansion, Vladislaus Straud, waiting.
As the sun rose on another day…. after my sleepless night as I watched the old mansion’s lights flickering on and off all night…. I shivered, dreading the confrontation that sounded like it was going to have to happen to get the old man and his.. friends? .. to leave me alone. I liked my life, I liked my home, and I wasn’t giving up either because of some night loving freaks. Still… I couldn’t help but wish I had real walls to keep me safe. And, with any luck, keep my beloved Alex safe, too. Thinking of her put a smile back on my face – at least for a moment. I couldn’t allow myself to dwell on her for too long, however, I had money to make if I was going to be able to care for her, too… and a house to save up for.
Back to 3.2 < | > On to 3.4
Sooo… I’m hoping this Irish gaming session is better than the last. It can’t be much worse! Here’s our current points:
Current Points: 140 -85 Passing out -10 Fire! -10 Wetting self -5 Negative Traits Earned by NTHs +30 Aspiration milestones completed +30 Births
+60 Grades +40 NTH sims reaching the top of a career (Teen and YA/A/E) +50 Positive Traits Earned by NTHs +20 Randomizing every trait and aspiration for an entire generation +20 Not using spares' Satisfaction Reward points for an entire generation
And… back into the madhouse!
We start out with everyone (well, the two of them..) sound asleep in bed.. which is boring, so I took no pictures. Bruce wakes up and immediately goes to the worst computer in the house to troll the forums. Next to a smelly laundry hamper.
He then goes to watch sports.
… And then decides to take care of the entire garden autonomously. I mean, I’m not going to complain.. but it’s kinda weird. He has no traits that would make me think he’d garden.. and he didn’t have the skill before he started!
When Becca finally wakes up, she has breakfast at the dining room table…
… then goes to have a chat with Bruce.
Since they both have the evening off, I decide we ought to work on the club… so I start a club meeting, and the random bar they pick..
… is the brand new Evergreen Harbor one. Becca immediately picks a fight, which everyone cheers her on for… and then her sister picks another. (The feature pic.)
Becca has such an evil look in this picture… and her sister still looks pleased with herself over her fight win. I have no idea which club member this was picking yet another fight.
Apparently I forgot to watch Bruce’s needs. -5 points. I quickly send the two home, and pray he finds his bed before another pass-out.
Spoiler: he did. Whew.
Oh, hi, Ashley! (And darn, she’s mad.. I sense a lot of broken plumbing for the morning.)
Well… that’s not quite what I was expecting. But thanks, Ashley! (Even if it’s not going to do anything with the tub still spouting water… lol)
In the morning, Becca works on her cooking making a nice, safe meal of fruit salad.
Which Bruce finds to his liking when he wakes up. However, he doesn’t seem to know where the dining room is.
Becca needs Mischief skill for work, so we spend a lot of time wasting time on the computer… while the gardener and the maid are hard at work.
By the time Bruce gets home, it’s a scorcher outside, and I soon get a notice that he’s literally burning to death because he doesn’t know how to come inside to the air conditioning.
I call him inside with Becca and convince him to do something more fun. *wink*
Um… Bruce.. I know the new pack allows you to dig in the trash.. but… why??
Someone was standing at the door, and I still needed Mischief skill… so Becca runs out to annoy this lady. We pick her pockets, tell her we’re criminals – when Becca actually is… and generally make ourselves into a nuisance.
… While Bruce, yet again, is eating in the kitchen. Pardon the mouseover outline, I’m not sure how I missed moving my mouse. Also: what the HECK are you wearing, Bruce? Hahaha @ EA’s outfit choices. And.. that “thing” in his hand.. is supposed to be a microwave pastry. But it sure doesn’t look like it. What’s with the garnish?? Looks like chocolate cake to me..
We quickly find out this townie is not offended by Mischief, and Becca has made a new friend (despite the shocked look on her face). I ear-mark her for another club member as soon as we get the 500 points to add the 8th sim.
Alan, checking out the Sim-Weather forecast. Why it made him sad, I’ll never know. But I assure you, there’s no snow in the actual forecast. I checked.
Bruce… eating in the kitchen YET AGAIN while chatting with his deceased father-in-law. As you do..
Becca, however, eats breakfast much later… and like a civilized sim at the table. We also got a notice that the rest of the neighborhood voted to have eco-friendly appliances.. despite the fact I didn’t help out with the voting.
So I send Becca to work on her handiness. She complains she’s too sick to wield a knife… but I ignore her.
Ack! Bruce! There’s plenty of food in the fridge. WHY are you making mac and cheese??
Whew. No fires. And.. eating in the kitchen again. GRR.
Becca heads off to work looking particularly dapper.. and Bruce struts around the house because he got confident somehow. I don’t remember what he was going to do… but he sure looks pleased with himself.
A stinky Bruce watching TV with Dominic – who is trying to eat us out of house and home. Seriously, I think the ghosts eat more meals in this house than the sims.
We finally get handiness high enough so that Becca can give the appliances eco-upgrades, so we spend the afternoon doing that.
While Bruce decides to take a nap instead of going to bed at 7 PM like he has been. I approve.
Ashley, keeping Bruce company… while he drains a glass of water he didn’t need in the kitchen.
After work, Becca gets her promotion (I have to look up which branch she rolled for… and I’m reminded that she also rolled for a guitar hobby… oops) Which also means it’s time….
… to try for a baby. Hopefully that’ll leave Becca enough time to master her career. (Not that she absolutely needs to.. but it’s kind of a nice thing, anyway.)
Success! We’re expecting the next generation! Bruce isn’t impressed.
Becca makes a real breakfast with her cute little baby bump.. and even manages not to burn down the house.
However, after breakfast.. she promptly breaks the computer. Sigh.
… Didn’t I JUST make breakfast?? Go take a shower, stinky!
Well, at least the grilled cheese was a success.
Why does Bruce insist that this is the only bathtub he’ll use. I swear, there are closer ones in the house… but he’ll go all the way over here just to use this one. Sims are silly.
Bruce gets himself a logic skill point….
… so I send Becca over to join him. And he immediately changes his mind and walks away.
Alan decides this was chess day when he shows up… what is it with playing monkey-see-monkey-do in this house??
I notice that the next neighborhood action plan that’s winning is “free love” and say “no way.” Becca and I pick the one that helps mischief instead, and I spend all her influence points voting for it.
Becca fixing ghost-broken plumbing. It’s a daily thing at this point. But it’s definitely helping her handiness skill!
“Hey dad, I know you broke the toilet.. but I still love you!”
… Breakfast is RIGHT. BEHIND. YOU.
… Must be hard to bounce the ball on the laundry pile, there, Bruce.
Time for another club gathering. This time the game chooses StrangerVille bar. Which only has one toilet. This will come into play later…
Secret handshakes with our sister, despite the fact that both of them are only part alien.
And the “sabotage items” club activity strikes. I try to fix the toilet so poor Bruce can use it in time… because we’re SO close to our 1000th point for the club, and 500 for the next member.
Man, I love picking pockets. Extra money = win!
… Proof that Bruce never did get to use the toilet before someone else sabotaged it and broke it. Sigh. -5 points.
Probably the last night of peace these two will have for a while.
I call her off of work for Family Leave so she can have the baby without getting sent home from work early. (spoiler: she doesn’t go into labor until after the shift in question would have been over. We could have gone to work and gotten some more points into her performance meter anyway. oops.)
And this is how breakfast always seems to go. Bruce, in the kitchen… Becca.. at the table.
I invite that townie over to invite her to the club… and nearly have a heart attack when Bruce finally finds the table.
The new club member, however, ticks the last requirement for Becca’s aspiration… which makes it the first time I’ve ever completed that particular aspiration. Shows you how much I play with the club feature of the game (read: never)
… And Bruce is now stuck at the table. He spends most the day there, until I am forced to reset him. He never does finish his toast.
Becca gets bored while waiting for the baby… or I do… and I send her to butcher the guitar. At least that’s what it sounded like. *cringe*
… Wait… what…? Becca stops playing, and Bruce decides he has to try it next. He doesn’t do it any better. My poor ears.
… And … we’re still waiting for the baby.
The morning arrives.. without baby… and I decide I can spend a few more hours in the house until it arrives, despite the fact it’s time to save the game and write the post up. I can’t bear the thought of not knowing the gender until August.
Dom doesn’t seem happy that someone was playing HIS guitar.
… See??
At least he finally decides he likes his wife’s cooking. Granted, he’s still eating in the kitchen… but he seems to enjoy it. To each his own!
Becca goes into labor while taking care of the garden…. finally!!
Obligatory father freak-out in the background. Also: I think the doctor is a ghost?
… So much for supporting the wife. Bruce spends his time on the computer. I sincerely hope he’s browsing the parenting forums.. but I doubt it.
… Here we… go!!
.. Yep. the Dr. is a ghost.
… ACK!!!! WHAT?? *cries a little* Becca looks as shell-shocked as I am.
Meet the new Irelands. Twin boys. Chase is the dark-skinned one, Colin is the lighter one. At least I’ll be able to tell them apart!
… Bruce, why did you come home from the hospital in a scouting uniform?? Although, I approve of the nap idea. I have Becca take care of the babies real fast, save.. and start counting up points. Somehow we came up even. We didn’t either lose or gain any.
Current Points: 140 -90 Passing out -10 Fire! -15 Wetting self -5 Negative Traits Earned by NTHs +30 Aspiration milestones completed +40 Births +60 Grades +40 NTH sims reaching the top of a career (Teen and YA/A/E) +50 Positive Traits Earned by NTHs +20 Randomizing every trait and aspiration for an entire generation +20 Not using spares' Satisfaction Reward points for an entire generation
Back to 3.2 < | > On to 3.4
Welcome/Contents/Links | Prologue/Rules | Chapter 1.2
First of all, welcome to the challenge. Second, there’s a lot of rules to follow, so I split the first post up a little bit. The prologue has the rules to follow for every gen, while below I’ll list the ones that specifically apply to this generation.
With the rules in place, it’s time to begin play…
The first moment at the new house. Being Spring in Brindleton Bay, it’s horribly rainy and cold. So the picture, and the sims’ moods.. are appropriately dark. But that’s the house as it begins! Also, meet Rylie Falcon, our human founder (Loves Outdoors, Good, and Dog Lover, wants to be an Angling Ace) – and Sophie Falcon, our doggy founder. Sophie is Adventurous, Loyal, and Vocal, and an Alaskan Malamute/Siberian Husky mix.
Rylie: “Don’t worry, Sophie, this won’t be as bad as it looks right now.”
Well, let’s hope it isn’t!
The welcome wagon shows up, consisting of Justin and Supriya Delgato, so we spend some time meeting the neighbors. Sophie is unimpressed, and shakes rainwater all over everyone and the floor.
Somehow, the fruitcake goes down easily with some nice company, and before we know it, the event is over, and Rylie’s new neighbors/friends head home.
There isn’t a huge amount of stuff to do in this house that satisfies the “fun” need, so Rylie does some reading by candlelight…
…While Sophie plays “ring around the rosie” trying to get comfortable in her new pet bed.
The bathroom leaves a lot to be desired, but at least there’s *some* privacy.
Rylie spends a lot of time out in the neighborhood, collecting everything she can for funds.
Am I the only one who absolutely *loves* this statue? It’s so adorable!
I saw a really handsome young adult male walking by while Rylie was at work (as a gardener) – but he was a mailman and disappeared long before she got home. Bummer. So.. later that evening, Rylie and I visit the local Library to look for spouse potential. This is Terry Fitzgerald (Neat, Cheerful, Bookworm) – and, while he’s a young adult, I can’t seem to forget the mailman I saw earlier.
Oh, and at the next chess table… this guy seems awfully confused. He made me laugh!
In the interest of getting both fun and the relationship up, I have Rylie and Terry do some stargazing in front of the library.
Terry walks us home, and gets to meet Sophie… who didn’t seem impressed. Maybe we should try to get that mailman, after all.
After seeing him two days in a row at the same time in the neighborhood, I have Rylie work from home one day, and we FINALLY manage to get his attention – and his name – while on a morning constitutional. Meet the utterly adorable Dion Hollingsworth. We soon find out he’s a Clumsy Vegetarian Geek… and he sounds perfect.
Rylie spends as much time as possible getting to know him…. until poor Sophie complains that it’s long past time to head home.
I cringe and worry every time Rylie cooks her grilled fruit (because it’s the only thing we have ingredients for!) … those grills are such a hazard to beginner chefs. Also, are you sure we’re still in Brindleton Bay? It’s actually sunny!?
Rylie and I have been keeping an eye out on the strays that walk by the neighborhood, trying to find a mate for Sophie, too… and I spot this gem. Meet Cosmo. The two of them should make very interesting puppies with their different coat patterns, and I always was a sucker for an Aussie.
Before you know it, Cosmo has joined the family, and proves to be a Hairy, Loyal, Glutton dog.
Later, we invite Dion over again, and spend some time getting to know him. Rylie grilled us some tofu dogs before I noticed and could stop her… but they were a welcome change from our usual diet of only fruit.
Cosmo makes a mess of himself in a puddle, so he has to have a bath. Turns out, he spends a lot of time dirty…. as you’ll see.
Sophie tries to help out in the garden, but she’s all paws. *wink* (I couldn’t resist) However, I’m getting a little tired of gardening day in/day out.. but it needs to be done, so we keep on.
Cosmo is dirty … again. So we clean him up with a bit of a brushing.
And then Rylie spends most the afternoon working out while washing her clothes. On yet another sunny day.
Sophie and Cosmo keep being stubborn about trying for puppies.. but I’m determined. So it will happen. Whether he’s still filthy or not! (And no matter what faces Sophie pulls at the prospect!)
Washing takes FOREVER without electricity, and it’s long past dark by the time Rylie finishes and gets the laundry on the line.
The next day is a vacation day, so we invite Dion out on a date to the local Museum. He accepts, luckily… and the romance finally gets started.
First kiss! Appropriately, in front of the lighthouse pictures. You’ll see why it’s appropriate in a while.
Despite poor Rylie being in the “red” needs-wise, I make her pose the ultimate question to Dion…
.. And he accepts. We exchange rings on the spot… and head off to the lighthouse behind the museum.
Somehow, someone left it open… so Dion and Rylie sneak in for a few stolen moments to seal the deal.
… And to my surprise, the whole lighthouse lights up red with hearts!! Oh, that’s not obvious, is it, guys?! Now the whole neighborhood knows!
However, it’s a gorgeous night and I can’t help taking another shot, despite it being terribly dark.
Dion, being a Vegetarian, is perfectly okay with our diet of grilled fruit… although I still cringe in fear every time someone cooks on that darn grill. Sophie seems confused about the menu, but at least she doesn’t have to eat it! Oh, and it turns out Dion wants to be a Jungle Explorer. Sorry, buddy, not going to happen. He joins the military career instead.
Have I said how much I love this pair? Their markings are so cute together!
Finally, the two are actually trying for puppies when they’re asked to, as well. But no luck so far. We’ll keep trying.
Dion takes to jogging whenever he can…. because that Athletic skill has to get raised! Sometimes one or the other dog follows him, but usually they stay home with Rylie.
And that’s the beginning of our story! Things are going well so far, and I’m really liking this little family. See you next time!
Welcome/Contents/Links | Prologue/Rules | Chapter 1.2
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Chapter 1.1 | Chapter 1.3 So.. last time, we married an Island elemental, just like I had planned, and upgraded the house with the proceeds. This time.. I plan to get the family started. Amaranthe goes off to work, while Hawea get started on his work duties (tutoring). After finishing that, I am at a […]
Chapter 1.1 | Chapter 1.3 Caizey held her train ticket in sweaty palms, and watched the train pull up to the station. She couldn’t believe that this was what she was going to do… and her stomach was tied in empty knots. Once she got on that train, there was no turning back. She had already […]
House 010 Chapter 7 < | > House 011 Chapter 1 First, we need to see what our new goals are: House 010 Building Goals: 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom home worth at least $50k Simoleons *Include a pool and a designated personal workout area House 010 Generational Goals: Max Wellness Skill Max Gourmet Cooking Skill […]
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Chapter 1.5 | Chapter 1.7 Welcome back to the madhouse! I have a GREAT score so far.. let’s see what happens this round. Total Points: 225 Self Wetting: -5 Pass Out: -85 Failing School: 0 Negative Traits Earned by NTHs: 0 Accidental Deaths: 0 Fires: 0 Social Worker Visit: 0 Single Birth: +5 Twins: +10 […]
Chapter 3 | Chapter 5 Alex and I met at the cafe with a kiss and an embrace. After a few minutes of coaxing, I managed to talk her into going out to the local Italian restaurant for a nice dinner. She knew I was still a “struggling artist” and didn’t want me to spend […]
House 010 Chapter 6 < | > House 010 Chapter 8 First, we need to see what our new goals are: House 010 Building Goals: 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom home worth at least $50k Simoleons (at about 47k) *Include a pool and a designated personal workout area House 010 Generational Goals: Max Wellness Skill Max […]
Back to Heir Poll #2 Results < | > On to 2.9 Welcome back! point check.. Current Points: 155 -30 Passing out -10 Fire! -5 Wetting self +30 Aspiration milestones completed +30 Births +60 Grades +40 NTH sims reaching the top of a career (Teen and YA/A/E) +20 Positive Traits Earned by NTHs +10 Randomizing […]
Chapter 2.2 | Rules for this challenge | Chapter 2.4 Generation Two: Brown Appearance: Brown hair, unkempt clothing style Traits: Loves Outdoors, Loner, Child of the Island Aspiration: Beach Life Occupation: Conservationist House Goal: 20,000 worth Life Cycles I start this entry with a heavy heart. A friend and co-worker, Wiki, has passed away. I […]
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