tigeranne | The Magpie Prettacy - Generation 2.5! (Reply)

Yeah, hi. :) Sorry about the delay, you guise. My laptop is still hanging in there, and I deemed it safe to play a little more, so there are a couple of updates more in the coming.

Since it's been a while, let's do a little recap of what happened last time. Well... For one, the house was on the brink of explosion, with 21 Sims of different species under one roof. Sinjin was useless, and quit his job to become a pottery maker. Reuben and Laurence grew up badly. Blakeney ran away, thank goodness. Rowland, Elys and Weedy got Perma-Plat from using a genie lamp. Louise, the current heir, became a teenager. Burton started his journey towards becoming Captain Hero. Weedy followed in her father's footsteps, and remained brave in the face of Sea Lice. Rowland and Rose got old, as did Joe and Avis. There was plenty of aspiration failure to go around. Allyn died from old age, and Isabel got pregnant.

Sinjin: Why are all of my kids so darn stupid?! There's a bathroom on the right!

Molly and Weedy are so similar that they're getting hard to tell apart! One of them needs a different haircut and colour scheme.

Burton: Oh noes. She's having morning sickness! I bet it's twins, and we don't even know who the father is. What if it's that awful Monrad guy? Or Sir Alfred?

Molly: The "father" is a plate of spoiled bacon!

In their old age, Avis and Joe finally started getting along. Without the toxic presence of Blakeney, peace seemed to return to the Magpie Menagerie.

Yeah, the spares have been neglected. What else is new?

Rose: Could you hurry up bathing that dog, so I can wash my stink off?

Isabel: There's probably a bathroom available somewhere.

Rose: I know, but this tub is closest to where I keep my hairdryer. :(

Isabel had a short burst of good aspiration, and I had her down as much elixir as possible. I didn't want her to grow old while her child was a toddler, like her own mother did.

Isabel: GASP! I'm expanding!

Then there was a return to their old ways...

Ettie wants to become a Hall of Famer, and the sports career finally came up.

And then poor, old Joe died. Avis mourned for him, though. Goodbye, Joey. Out of the Terrible Three, you were always they nicest.

Mary got a promotion. :)

Oh, and Burton too!

Moving up in the world. :)

With the loss of a pet, the whole family went all "Puppy! Puppy! Kitten! Puppy! Kitten! Puppy! Puppy!" again, so they adopted Avery. He seems a lot more managable than the previous dogs.

Curly fur. :D I always hope for a really funny and unique mutt for this family.

Isabel was no champion at pregnancy.

Neale's birthday. How bad can it get?

He did okay.

The lousy outdoor tub is always the most popular. I wonder what Rose did to earn herself the wrath of Weedy, though.

I was wrong earlier, when I said it was Jennifer who wanted to marry off six children. It's Louise who wants that. Jennifer's LTW is also becoming Captain Hero.

I noticed this little yellow female puppy earlier, and decided they could adopt her as a companion for Avery. Avis was getting very old, and would probably not be around for very long.

Please be interesting! :)

It was love at first sight.

I have no idea why I took this, so just enjoy a picture of Alfie reading, I guess.

Molly: Professor, I need your help. The public school system in Simerica is on its knees, and it needs a strong, sensible, intelligent person to help it back on its feet. I know I can be that person, and that's why I have to become the next Minister of Education. I beg you, professor! Please help me get a foot inside the education system, and you have my word that I will make my way to the top!

If the education track could just show up in the available jobs, it would all be dandy.

I present to you Neale's everyday wear. He can keep it.

Molly and Rose: Yay, Edna! No more homework!

UGH! Makeover! Now! Edna's going to be the new gardener. Let's hope I remember the garden this time around. x)

She did better than I feared.

A certain floppy-haired cousin was also invited to the party. Okay, so he invited himself, but whatever.

Rowland and Rose still love each other, obviously.

Teenaged bonding. :P

Then this happened on its own. I had nothing to do with it. Yeah, I dressed Louise up as Elys' Mini Me.

Weedy: BOOM! EXPLOSIONS! HAAA HAAA HAAA!!!

And Sinjin is becoming an old fart.

No, you guys... Please!

No! NO! NONONONO!!! We're not having another Magpie-MacAvoy marriage in AT LEAST three generations, else you'll all be inbred! NOT HAPPENING!

What? They ATE the cake? What is this weirdness?

Louise: Isabel's not handeling this so well, is she?

Weedy: Yeah, no. Don't worry, the baby's about to come out.

Isabel: My water broke! U GUISE I'M HAVING A BABBY LIKE NAOW! LOL!!!

Isabel: YARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGHHH!

It's a girl! She's got the typical MacAvoy skintone and hair, and what looks like Fronie's hazel eyes.

The generator suggested Francine as her name. (Different name generator, since only the main bloodline needs to have weird steampunk names.)

The romance has not gone out of their relationship. There is snow on the roof, but fire in the heart.

If she had used compost, which comes in a nice jute bag, she'd have been the image of a medieval farmgirl.

Actually, I'm not planning on letting either of these two reproduce.

Louise: She seems pretty diluted, but I'm sure we can teach her the ways of the Trolls.

Louise wanted to go to the private school, so BJ Ryan was coming over.

Agck! I accidentally ended the tour after two or three rooms. Now the food better be good!

She finally got a promotion. 30 years in the job, level... 4, is it? SIGH!

Her daughter seems to be on the right track, at least. Oh, and ONE of her sons too...

Seems things are moving ahead for Ettie as well.

I figured her boss would appreciate it if she told him something that could benefit the company.

Awww crap!

Laurence seemed to be the troublemaker for a while. People would think furious thoughts about him regularly.

Blakeney walkby. I'm not taking him back in. He can become the pet of an unplayed family, where he can be the only dog in the household.

Cynthia: DYNAMITE! KABOOOOOM!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Cynthia: HARRR HARRR HARRR!

She really enjoys her work.

That's awsome! I used to wonder about studying Marine Biology, but I ended up doing Information Tech instead. :P

Awwww! <3

Avis died. :(

The crowd her passing attracted suggests that she was one of the most popular members of the family.

Sinjin is old, ha ha!

Then it was time to grow Francine up, and see what side of the family is dominant.

And the winner is... MacAvoy. Seriously, she looks just like her mother and aunt! The first normal "Magpie", you guys! And also the first of Gen 4.

Definitely not heir, but I decided it was best to get her a bit self sufficient.

Burton: Come to Daddy! Come on, you're not going to stumble. I'll catch you.

Francine: I walks! :D :D :D :D

Burton: Look, Francie! Great-Grandma is out for a nightly stroll.

And this is Burton's potty-training face.

WHAT IS THIS? Did a vampire burn to death on their lawn???

Oh, hello, Repo Man...

You don't let the boss win. The best it gives you is game enthusiasm, the worst is demotion.

I love this chance card!

SCORE! This is exactly the kind of dog I've been hoping for.

.....! It's THAT dog! The exact same one was in

ferretsims' Spencer Legacy, plus another one I read bits of, but I'm sure it was a male in those. Nevermind! The Magpies have got some awesome dogs to try breeding from!

These were Alfie's stats when he came home from work. OOOPS! You can also see how completely obsessed he is with pet hoarding!

She had been a toddler for more than a day already. That has got to be the longest toddlerhood with aging on ever?

Suddenly the stranger noticed someone had died.

It was Rose. I suspected as much. She was by far the oldest of them.

Edna: You are one beautiful dog. BEAUTIFUL I say!

The "pool" is strong in this family. >:)

Nicely synchronized game of fetch.

Doesn't she look like the princess she is in that private school uniform? x)

Weedy had a firey arguement with Pao Leelaporn over what sort of seaweed is best for starfish in captivity. Those things matter!

Burton: Okay, Francie. Daddy will read you a story, and then you need a nap. This is Winnie the Pooh, one of the best children's books ever written. :D

Burton: "One day, Pooh and his friend Piglet went for a drive in Piglet's yellow race car..." Hmmm. I think this must be a new version, because I can't remember this chapter.

Burton: "The Heffalump stomped its feed and hissed. It was a huge green cat who was only a big head that floated in the air. The legs were separate from the body, and were dancing the Gangnam Style on the path below." ...WHAT?! This is NOT how the story is supposed to go! The Heffalump is a pink elephant, with a hand on its trunk for grabbing prey! Everyone knows that!

Francine: LOL daddy angry! Now the funny part!

Burton: "Suddenly, Piglet was sucked down into the toilet, and disappeared down the drain. 'FLBBLLLBLBLFFLBBLLB!!!' he shouted. Pooh just stood there, scratching his head." What the...? This is not how the story goes! I HATE it when they "adapt" classic books for a "modern" audience! Francie, this is not what really happened! Okay? Some weird adults are telling you lies.

Burton: "'Let's go to the Moon!', shouted Pooh, and they all climbed into the rocket." Yeah, okay. I think they actually did that once, although it was in the comics and not in the book.

Burton: That is not what Tigger looks like! That's it! I'm done reading this story! Francie, naptime.

Weedy wanted to hire a butler, and I though why not. From what I've heard, those old guys are pretty useful around the house.

Here he is. A rather stern-looking gentleman of some age.

A pheeww!

Allow me a moment of immaturity to say EWWWW EWWWWWWW EWWWWWWWWW!

Sure. We don't need Remington around, making his displeased faces.

They have a huge, empty plot of land, that I'm trying to take advantage of. I reckoned a couple of Hillbilly hot-tubs would be a good addition.

Isn't this a bit late for a two-year-old to be out and about?

Burton is relatively scary looking, but he's actually really sweet.

Um, you guys thought Rowland looked scary asleep?

She's also still got that weird obsession with Helena.

I tend to give in to my Sims' wants too easily.

Unburned breakfast, not cooked by a clueless teenager. Yay!

And then, somehow, Laurence dropped dead.

This is where I goofed, because I thought for a moment that Edna was his sister. So I had her plead for him, instead of Ettie.

And Rowland...

ROWLAND WAS DANCING THE SMUSTLE ON TOP OF HIS NEPHEWS DEAD BODY!

This family...

Well, yeah. It LOOKS like he kicks the Grim Reaper in the ass, but no. He's simply not giving a shit.

She lost.

Rowland: Oh, so Laurence is dead. That's what this was about?

Edna: ...yes.

Ettie and Neale: Nom nom, breakfast. I think our brother died, huh?

Here lies Laurence Magpie, the boy who possibly starved to death at the breakfast table. Missed by none. :(

Seriously. A dog dies, the whole family is sobbing with abandon. An old lady dies, a few people cry for a bit. A young boy dies, his uncle dances on his corpse.

And then the Smustle started back up.

By the way... the kids don't do homework.

Whatever cheers you up.

Neale: Baaaaaawwww haaaaaawwwww self pity!!! Nobody likes meeeeeee!

Isn't this the most perfect vegetable garden you've seen?

Then the rest of the family came home from work. Maybe the kid's mother would be able to find some emotion in her simulated heart.

Elys: My second youngest kid is dead.

Elys: I think this is a good day for a BBQ.

It will take a loooooong time to breed any humanity into this lot, I think.

And Thad's in low aspiration. What a shock.

Elys was weirdly clingy for the rest of the day. Maybe that's how trolls deal with traumatic experiences.

Her odd behaviour continued at Francine's birthday party. Oh, and notice that Wilandra showed up. I think she can sniff drama and suffering from a mile away, and came to gawk.

Francine: I don't wanna grow up! Change. My. Diaper!

Everyone: Yaaayyyy!

She looks exactly as you would imagine, apart from one thing.

Where did those eyebrows come from? I know Lonzo and Heather have brows like that, but Francine's not related to Lonzo. That, and her eyecolour, at least set her a little apart from her mother. I think she's a pretty girl.

She had to spend her first night of childhood sleeping in the kitchen, but I will build a room for her.

And that's all from the Magpies for now. I've finally cleared out my backlog, so I can start numbering the pictures as I take them. That should make later updates a lot easier to edit. Next time, we return to the MacAvoys, and see how Jennifer is doing finding a spouse. :)

Have a happy Easter, everybody!