The Magpie Uglacy - Generation 5.3!

[tigeranne]

Alright. :) This update contains a surprise that might annoy some, and please some others. To find out what it is, you need to read on.

In 5.2, Greg went on vacation to the House of Silent Despair. A fight broke out between a time-traveller and an MRA. We found out that the Starblooms' time-bending has created a whooping Mandela Effect, where their awful TV show is real life after all. Lots of people have memory loss, including Ettie and Elmer, who are no longer engaged because Elmer has been aged back to teen. There were tons of promotions. Ferrett and Wesley had their second daughter, Bennett. Edna got old, finally I should say. Hester grew up and started school. Leicester and Wesley fell out over... something? And I think those were the most important events.



I forgot this at the end of 5.2:


Nice. Now there are unstable people attached to the bombs, and she needs to defuse them first.


It starts with Ferrett teaching Hester proper study habits, so Mrs. Swiller won't traumatize her too badly.


Hester: Do I really have to do homework every day?

Ferrett: Except on Saturdays and Sundays. :) It will make you appreciate the weekends a lot more.


That was his LTW. :) He was already PermaPlat, but it's still nice he got it.


Wesley's studied the mechanical skill for his career, and he's capable of fixing most things in a few seconds. :D


International Sim of Mystery sounds a lot cooler than Multiregional Sim of Some Question.


Hester: Mom, look! I got an A+ on my assignment!

It was her second day of school, wasn't it? How is it possible? As you can see, Bennett was also being potty-trained, with no Smart-Milk. It took sixever, as Narrator would say.


This family has about as much sense of privacy as the Starblooms. They always have had.


Apollo Duckling (from alittlestrange's prettacy) doesn't approve of Greg.


Flora: Chin up, Greg! You're not going to get old yet! We're staying here until you find someone you have chemistry with.

Greg: But what about Hester? We told her parents we were just borrowing her for the weekend. If we're waiting for someone to like me, we might be here for years!

Flora: Nonsense! There's a right person for everyone. You're sure to meet someone soon, and I'll spend some quality time with the daughter I never had, in the mean time.

Hester: I'll be very good, hee hee hee! :D


Laurelin: Oh. It's you.

Diaper Man: Of course it's me. Or are there other 7-foot babies in the area?


Flora: Hi. I don't know if you remember me, but I'm a distant relative of your fiancé, Burton. He's my grandmother's cousin, I think. Just wanted to say I'm sorry about your show. At least your friend can ditch his costume now. It must be awfully hot in there.

Laurelin: Right, you were supposed to have a supporting part. :( I'm afraid Mike can't take his body suit off, anymore. He's Diaper Man for real, now. His family, or Mike's family, doesn't remember him ever existing. Not that he remembers them, either. RIP Mike Newton!


Flora: That's terrible! D: How's your own family coping with this?

Laurelin: Pretty well, actually. Apart from myself, Falcon and Bertie are the only ones who realise what's happened. Everyone else just think they've always been their characters.

Flora: What about Annabelle and Alice?

Laurelin: They remember their own family, from before they moved in, nothing else.


Barth: Hey, you're my Dad's sister-in-law! I'm sorry your show got taken off air!

Aylatani: You're the fourth person to say that! I'm a college professor, and am not - and have never been - an actress!


Mike Newton Diaper Man: I think you should invent TV when you go back to the past! Imagine how famous you'll be!

Laurelin: I think we have screwed up history enough already!

Diaper Man: You could invent a car! Or the internet!

Laurelin: I don't know how to scratch-build a car, let alone an entire internet, with the resources I have in the 21rst century. We're not in the Victorian era to become famous, we're trying to find a book that explains Edgar's origins, before the point in time where it's destroyed.


Vanessa, you've got seriously questionable taste in men.


Hey, look! It's a mysterious woman. Dunn dunn dunnnnn? (In case you don't recognize her, this is alittlestrange's Lily.)


Lily: Nice to meet you! My name's Lily, and I have a really tragic past I don't want to talk about.


Greg: You're a very attractive woman, if I may say so. I suppose you're not single.

Flora: Yess, you're talking to someone who's not throwing fits at you! Keep up the good work, bro!

Lily: Look, there's nothing wrong with you, but... I'm here on an important quest, so I don't really have time to flirt with boys right now.

And that's probably for the best.


Jennifer is Hester's great-grandmother, LOL! How fast my little babies grow up! x)


Jennifer: You could totally become a famous chef when you grow up! I used to be one, but I quit because I got bored. Before that, I was a superhero. Whatever you do, though... Don't marry an idiot.


Greg and Flora bought every game available. I always forget that they can play other things than Sims 3 and SSX.


After watching a scary werewolf movie with Jen, Hester entertained herself by drawing all night.


Cindie was dancing the Smustle in the shop.


Uncle Adolf The Charlatan managed to pickpocket one of the shop-keepers.


And Kevin Duckling (also belonging to Sam/Alittlestrange) was doing his best at roller-skating and looking homicidal at the same time.


Brianna: What are you cooking? I'm a pro chef, just thought I should mention.


Greg: I'M TOO YOUNG TO BE OLD! PLEASE GIVE ME MONEEEEEY!


Cindie: Are you one of Edgar's numerous offspring or later descendants?

Hester: No. My Dad is called Wesley, and he's a famous musician. So there.


These two shouldn't know each other. They're both little serial-killers in the making, and it's just not safe for the public.


Hester: So you saw in a crystal ball that this Edgar-guy was going to use dinosaurs to take over the world?

Cindie: Yes, that's what I'm saying! It's really important that you believe me, because children are the future, and adults are snitty, snotty sceptics.

Hester: And you saw that your husband would become an idiot, and still you married him?

Cindie: He's not an idiot! Ryan is very intelligent, he's just traumatized. It was destiny, already meant to happen. If I hadn't married him, the future that was meant to be would have been disturbed. And I happen to love him a lot. When you get older, you'll understand things like this.


Look who we have here! It's Aphrodite Duckling. Again, all credit goes to alittlestrange. Apollo is her canonical brother, and Kevin is their uncle, but in my game they're all siblings.


Greg: I love a woman with a bold nose!

Aphrodite: Coming from you, it doesn't sound too condescending.


Oh wow, he likes her!


Easy there, buddy. She's very shy!


Fortunately, she wasn't put off. I'm shipping this!


Aphrodite: He was a guy called Mike Newton, who was only taking the part to earn money for college? And now he's stuck as a baby-shaped lump of immaturity forever? That's horrible!

Greg: Yeah, this is a weird hood. I'm sure things like this don't happen where you're from. :-/

Aphrodite: We actually had a serial murderer, once.


Phil: I hope she's not talking about me!


I stink at writing romantic dialogue, so just look at how happy they are. :)


Greg: You're shoulders are really tense.

Aphrodite: Yeah, I haven't slept very well. The house we moved into had a problem with voles in the garden, and Kevin talked to this guy who was supposed to trap them all in this big box and release them elsewhere. I had no idea such little things could be so loud.


BTW, this is Sharna, Narrator's favourite creation like evurr. You'll probably see a lot of her during the Starbloom updates.


Look at him turning the charm on, like a pro! O.o He asked her on a date.


Greg: You're a really good dancer! :)


He had the opportunity to use the "cheer up" interaction. I had no idea Aphrodite was upset! :( The whole Elmer-ordeal must have taken a toll on her.


She really liked Greg! :D


Right nearby, Sharna was flirting with Eyebrow-Man Gilbert, who Brianna snubbed in favour of Hayden.


<3 <3 <3 <3 <3


Sharna: You just kissed a guy you've only just met, in public! :) I love how cool people are in the future! Or how cool people will be!


While Greg was securing the last few of Aphrodite's heartstrings, Flora started putting the flirts on Albio, the last of the goth boys.


Sharna, I do wish you'd make yourself a little scarse.


You too, Morris! Why do people insist on barging in on my Sims' dates like this?


Two of the most embarrassing fathers any of my Sims have ever had. They should start a club, and make Henry president. I honestly think I would rather have had Ryan as my father, than Henry. Curtis (Lora and Simon's father) would probably have been the club secretary, but he's dead.


Sharna: Ryan, I'm your greatest admirer! :D The way you have endured all of your hardships and suffering is very inspirational. I don't know where you find your strenght.

Ryan: Want to see the scars from my explosion? They're very gnarly!


Oh, things are escalating!


Hi, Sadie! :)


Hester: Mrs. Swiller said that fairies weren't real. Shows how much she knows!


Sandy Siew must be out of things to Netflix.


Oh, but look. It's the magnificent Carlisle Cullen. I so nearly did something sadistic to him when I played the Nightinwolves, but I changed my mind, and now I can't remember what it was.


Vena: You're dancing the wrong way, Goopy.


Hester: Can we have strawberries and ice-cream for supper every Saturday?

Flora: Nah, we'd get tired of it. And that would be very sad.

BTW, I've eaten two baskets of strawberries in two days, and I bought a third one today. :D NO REGRETS!


Hester: I'm totally old enough to sleep by myself, Auntie Flora. But if you want to tell me a scary story...


Hester wasn't really tired, so she woke up long before morning.




Hester: Ow.


Flora: Wheee! :D


Hester: Is rollerskating dangerous?

Flora: Not really. Just don't go to fast.


Hester: Ow again.




Now you're just showing off.


Hester: I'd like to see those dinosaurs learning to do this, like that weird lady said would happen if they didn't find the Edgar-book.


Hester: Wow. Do adults fall, too?

Flora: Very rarely, yes.




Hester: My bum is going to be blue forever!


Something Flora said was really amusing to Esme.


That's less Rock&Roll than ever! D:


Wesley: So, was it fun at the camp? Did you behave yourself, most of the time?

Hester: Sure, Daddy! Why are you wearing that ugly suit?

Wesley: I have to wear it as long as I conduct the orchestra, because the audience is really old. :( When I become a rock-star, I'll wear something COOL!

It's a lot better than the suit it replaces, anyway!


Awww.


After a fun weekend, there was so much good aspiration in the house that Bennett could be Smart-Milked.


Aphrodite called Greg. :) I don't think she's opposed to seeing him again.


And Bennett learned to walk. Things have been shaping up for the Magpies, lately. Less aspiration failure all around.


Greg had somewhere around 5 days left to elderhood, by the time he was finally able to drink elixir. He could afford two tanks, which gave him 30 more days. That should be enough for him to earn his LTW, at least. When he gets it, he'll be marrying Aphrodite, and move in with her. (Unless Sammy Frog really objects. But I promise Greg's a good bloke.)


Editha, stop keeping your aging father from using the toilet! His bladder isn't what it was.


Leicester: I wonder what space-alien anthropologists would make of our family life.


Flora: Hi, Grandpa! Don't mind me, I'm just taking a leak.


Leicester: Oh no. I can't watch my sister peeing! Escape!


Editha: ZOMG HE WAS NAKED UNDER THE SOAP BUBBLES! SHOCK! HORROR!


Hester: We're coat-twins. :)

Louise: Yep, we are.


Louise: And remember, next time you see wet cement, don't put your feet in it.

Hester: I'll remember that. :)


It should be illegal to be that happy in the morning.


Molly: Whenever I tell Aylatani about all my family's weird habits, she just brushes it off like it's nothing. :-/


Leicester still disarms warheads that don't make demands. An evacuation is not an option. It would create a panic, which would get people injured and possibly killed. On top of that, there are only a few seconds left. They'll have to dismantle it.


Whoo!


Bennett: I love my sheepy jammies. :)


Not sure why I took a picture of Ferrett and Hester having Ikea meatballs for dinner. Probably because it's a slice of normal family life. Despite how much I love Gen5 (Les, Greg, Flora & Ferrett), I took far too few pictures of their childhoods, because the older family members took too much of my attention.


Now he gets to talk to crazies. :D


Look who came home from work with Chester.


Leicester: Maikana is smokin' hottt! I bet her cult's got like hundreds of members by now.


Maikana: The Temple of the Secret Enigma is dedicated to the Truth. :D We fight deception, betrayal and treachery on the deepest levels of human relationships. It would be a great honour to have you as a member.


Chester: ...phwoarr!

Maikana: Can I count that as a yes?


Chester: Yes! Empathically yes! I would love to learn all there is to know about your enigmas!

Maikana: Good. :) We don't hold meetings, but our home is always open to our Brothers and Sisters on the Quest. Drop by some day, and we'll brief you on our mission statement and rules of conduct.


Abbie: Oh, hi there, husband. I'm sure what Maikana has to say is very fascinating, but maybe you ought to think twice before you take off on a quest. Right now the house is very peaceful, with no fighting, and I think we may want to keep it like that?

Maikana: You do passive-aggressive really well! The Temple could really need someone with your controlled passion.


Everyone can make a disappearing act. I say we multiply Gus by 100%. :)


They really needed money. Not.


Looks like there's another little musician in the family.


The Mags are still very wealthy, so they need to spend their money on something. I thought they should get a roller-skating rink, since it boosts fun, and builds athletic skill without the risk of the bike.


Hester: It's not any easier on a smaller rink!

Greg: No, on the contrary. You hit the fence a lot sooner. :(


WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? I didn't see any pop-up! O_O


Who have we here?


It's Pip Dimwit, Greenlee's husband. :)


Driver: Didn't this house use to be a lot bigger? o.O


Oh hi there, annoying woman who likes to give her neighbours the flu.


How about you become too young to ever kick anyone's trashcan ever again? :D You even got into a posh school for it.


Leicester: I look really cool in SWAT gear, no? Kind of like Spooks, back when Tom Quinn was leader of Section D. I live a very dangerous and selfless life.


Leicester: Unlike YOU, Wesley! You do nothing more dangerous than tuning your own guitar! I bet you even think Adam Carter was the best section chief!

Wesley: At least Adam didn't shoot their boss! Owww!


Leicester: Everyone was better than Adam. Even Calum was better than Adam! Even Connie was better than Adam!*

Ferrett: Brother, please stop picking on the father of my children.

Wesley: I bet Jeff Buckley never had to deal with crap like this!

*Connie was a traitor.


No more tweed suit. x)


Hester: She's gonna be my size! I'll have someone to play with! :D


I think I'll leave it at two kids for Ferrett. Even if Greg eventually moves out, and the older relatives pass on, I don't want to overcrowd this new house. I've already picked the Heir.


She's got some glorious cheekbones. :)


Bennett: Yesh, I got new sheepy PJs!


Not shabby.


Birthday dinner was steak and fries.


Ferrett: Imagine being born as a real boy, and then becoming Diaper Man! How awful.

Abbie: Maybe we shouldn't talk about this in front of the kids.


Bennett: No, we need to know stuff, so we don't do something silly! Right, Mommy?

Ferrett: Absolutely right.


Flora: I feel like Ros Myers! :D She was totally the best section chief.

Her mystery-woman dress leaves little to imagination. Ros did wear stuff like that on occasion, but she preferred jeans and a leather jacket.


Okay, so it was 23 pm on a school night, but Bennett wasn't tired, and it was her birthday.


Pip: I have to go home now, but thanks for having me over. Maybe you could come over to our place, soon?

Ferrett: I'm sure that would be very interesting.


Hester: Did Aylatani make Harry Potter real, too? I hope she did.

You know what that means? Yeah, it does. Edward is real, too. :(


These kids are annoyingly bushy-tailed in the mornings. x)


Sally can fix her own darn mistakes. She'll never learn if other people keep correcting her work without telling her, anyway.


Couldn't he have gotten a promotion instead? He's close to the top, and to PermaPlat.


The Magpie women got crafty. I'm planning for them to open a shop, not to make money, but to supply their neighbours with cool stuff almost for free. They could even sell their crafts at a heavy loss, to spend some of their money on a good cause. I'll wait until they can make stuff worth having, though. Nobody needs a Sir-Bricks-Alot.


Ferrett got the Bronze badge, allowing her to make Clean-Bots and Hydro-Bots. I'm not really a fan of either, since they cause so much mess when they malfunction.


That means he only needs two more promotions, and he gets his happy ever after.


Adia came home with Hester again. I think her mother had warned her about the inherent dangers of TV, because this time she went straight for the Llama game.


She was pretty impressed with managing to put a single stick on the Llama's back.


Hester will turn into a teen shortly into the next session, then. I can probably get the Macs' two youngest children up to the same age, on the next rotation. The youngest generations are first cousins again, like in Gen3. This is the first time I have a Magpie x MacAvoy Heir, though.


Flora got to teach Bennett homework, since Ferrett was knackered from crafting all day.


Leicester: LOL, I'm totally playing Wesley's guitar again. And I'm better than him! :D

Sadly, that's all I have for now. But despair not. There are several updates of Nightinwolf misconduct coming up.