The MacAvoy ISBI. Generation 1.2!

[tigeranne]

Last time on the MacAvoy ISBI, we met our founder, Elliott. He will never fulfill his dreams of becoming a supervillain. After taking romantic tips from the resident fake Italian, he messed up the lyrics at the karaoke and met a firey-haired beauty (Subjective fact - I made her.) named Fronie. They married, built a very 70s' house, and had a daughter that my name generator of choice named Helena. She had barely evacuated the womb before Fronie got pregnant again, and her IQ dropped by at least a shoe size (European type). The updated ended with Helena becoming a toddler.




Here's where we left off last time, with Helena exploding in a cloud of confetti.


A bit hard to say at this point who she looks like, but she's got her mother's lips and possibly nose. (Even as an adult, I can't tell for sure whose nose she's got.)


Aww! <3


Baff-time! Unlike the Duncan, she didn't mind.


You know what it's like with first-borns, you want to do everything right. Let's get her potty-trained.






She didn't seem to be about to pass out on the floor, so she got some walk training as well.


It's so cute when they jump towards the person teaching them. :)


BONK!


This is Helena at 6am in the morning. She was one of those happy, easy kids.


Walk-training completed. :D


Fronie: I think your sibling is about ready to come out. And please don't eat that roach. Helena! Spit it out!


Fronie: Ellioooooooooott! My water broke, and Helena's playing in it! And the baby's coming NOOOOW!!!


It's a girl once again! This is Elenora.


She appears to have the same genetics as Helena. But as you'll see, they're not identical.


Yeah.


Fronie: What if I'm not a good mother? *worry* *worry*


ISBI Parenting 101: How to stop the contents of a full diaper from spilling out on the floor. Put a plate underneath the baby.


Poor Fronie! She was afraid of seeing vermin, and here she's sleeping among them.


:( :( :( :( :( :(


Goodbye, Duncan. Let's hope you get adopted by a nice family who live on a farm, and who don't have little kids demanding all their attention.


As you can see, his bowl was nearly full, and not tilted.


Best to feed the kids, before they shrivel up.




Even when she's not populated by children, Fronie's not too great at life.


They needed help. Hiya, Kendall! Nice of you to find time to work for this family as well.

Kendall: That time-turner sounded like such a good idea to begin with. But look at me... I'm 17 years old, and I look like this!


Being bereft of his dear pet was a hard knock for Elliott.


When I saw this, I thought it was a world-class glitch with the school bus. I panicked, and shut the game down for hours. When I started it back up, I saw that it was just Fronie's car pool. Which, BTW, she missed.


Although money wasn't abundant, I decided they should hire a maid as well.


There are some things even an ISBI child doesn't like to see.


And then she started exploding pet food all over the place.


Wow, she grew up well! Good job, Elliott!


Helena: I don't feel ready to go off to school, and face that 100-year-old teacher, and all the homework!


Here's a better look at her. She reminds me a lot of a friend I had when I was younger.


What? You had a promotion and a baby! Isn't that enough?


Then it was Elenora's time to grow up.


Ha ha ha! She's like my cousin's oldest kid, who was bald as a bowling ball until he was two.


You know what it's like with second-borns. Since you made all the mistakes with the first one, and they still survived relatively well adjusted, you feel fairly certain that ecological baby-food and educationally correct toys aren't that important after all. So you plop the kid down in front of the TV, with Bob the Builder and a bowl of mac-and-cheese. Guess how many toddler-skills Elenora learned.


Look who Helena brought home from her first day of school. :)


Elliott: Both our babies have grown up. Let's make another one!

Fronie: Oh, definitely!

It didn't work. :P


Here's Mary Elizabeth, too. :D


This was the outfit Helena grew up in, and I let her keep it. She gave off a slight bohemian vibe that I decided could be her trademark.


Elliott: I'm sorry for coming into your bedroom in only my boxers and being totally creepy, but I wondered if you needed any help with the home work?

Helena: Yeah, it was like really difficult.


I'm very tempted to make a Sim of Mrs. Swiller, who teaches English at the local elementary school. But I think she's best left to imagination.


There is no innocense in an ISBI.


My Sims have always been pretty good at blending into the walls.


TigerAnne is evil.


Elliott really wanted to get Helena into a private school.


"Vince", also known as "Wince" after this.


Let's hope he's not prejudiced against weeds.


It kind of struck me that had forgotten absolutely everything about having the Headmaster over. Among other things, I had forgotten that you earn more schmooze-points by just chatting normally. Instead I had Elliott desperately sucking up, and just getting deeper and deeper into Vince's bad book.


But he liked the tour of the kitchen.


The only chance to score some points was to feed Vince something tasty. Elliott wasn't too great of a cook, so I went for pre-made cupcakes.


Vince: SCHNARFF SCHNARRF SCHNAFFZ OMM NOM!

Yes, this guy is judging you!


Elliott: I love dogs! It would be awsome to have one again, but I'm black-listed for life after I forgot to feed the last one.

Vince: Hmmm, I think I have all the info I need to make a decision.


This was not exactly a shock.


Vince: Don't worry, old chap! There's bound to be another school that will take your girl in. Isn't there a state-run one just down the road.

Elliott: That's the one she's already going to.


Face 3 Burglar Lady: Muahahaha!


While getting burgled, Elliott thought the time was appropriate to have a breakdown. This wasn't really his day, was it? :-(


Herr Doktor Kopfschmertzen: Ich habe seen some sehr troubled soulz lately, but thiz one takes der Kuchen.


Fear not, the Mighty Cop is here.


Burglar Lady: Owww! Police violence! You're beating a girl, you misogynist pig!

Mighty Cop: Oh shut up!


Elliott recovered his frayed sanity in time to run out and boo the noisy dustcloud on his lawn.


The cop is no longer mighty.


Beaten by a girl, even. (Yes, I went there.)


Speaking of Elliott's misery... Forget the nice family on the farm! He needs to get Duncan back.


Elenora was such a cute, sad puppy-faced baby.


Oh, and BTW, she's pregnant again...


Helena: Daddy, are you okay?

Elliott: OhnowhatifHenryissmarterthanmenow!!!


Stop wallowing in your own misery, your kids need you!


Then it was time for Elenora to grow a head of hair and start raging about homework.


Another one who turned out well! The way this is going, Fronie will be surrounded by geniuses.


Politically Incorrect Statement of the Update: Tough guys can also be caring fathers. (Expect me to say lots worse.)


They're not identical, even though I'm pretty sure I plain forgot about the pacifier. There is a strong family likeness, but Helena's got Fronie's lips and chin, Elenora's got the female version of Elliott's. Their eyes are different in shape, if not in colour.




POP!


It's no coincidence that I assigned Elliott the same outerwear as Henry. >:)


The baguette thing sounded a lot more humiliating. Let's do it!




Elliott: I'm home! I'm awesomely hoooooome!


Loitering with the intention of mischief.


The ladies had a very lively discussion about something. Hey, wasn't Lenna a general earlier? What happened to her uniform?


She doesn't like having her nose flicked. Whodda thunk?


Fronie: Everyone out, please. The baby's coming.

Lenna: Oh, but you'll want me here! I'm a trained medic, and have delivered babies in the field before.


Burton: So this is how babby's formed! I'm gonna be sooo popular when I tell my friends I've seen it!


People present while Fronie gave birth. Apparently the very experienced Kendall had never actually seen a child being born before, and Elliott looks about to have a heart attack.


Huzzah, it's a boy! I seem to get about 75% girls in my game, so I welcome the variation! Oh, right. His name's Alfie. He's got all of Elliott's genetics.


Lenna: You should have him conscripted right away! The Simerican army has got a lot of constructive youth programs. No need to wait until he's 17.

Fronie: Food first!

Burton: Can I join? That would annoy my Dad soooo much!


Hello, Jarvis!


Forgive the spam, but it's so rare for me to actually have pretty game-born children. Elenora may not be the most interesting looking Sim in the world, at any age, but none of her features are mis-matched or off.


Some of that pile was actually Helena's. Credit where credit is due.


Guess who's back... Actually, this was a different Headmaster. His name's PJ Ryan, or something. He's older than Vince.


Yesssh! +8000 points for our Torch-holder! It was just Elenora who got in, though. Helena's grades were in the dumpster.


They were little girls together for such a short time. :(




At some point, Alfie grew up into a toddler with all the extra hair his sister didn't use. Despite this effort to feed him Smart Milk, he didn't learn much. Fronie put him to bed right after this.


Going in from the air sounded like the absolutely safest option. Rioters are usually not peaceful or non-violent, so although the chance card would probably gloss over it, there would be significant blood-shed on both parts in fighting their way through them. And yeah, the building was also on fire.


Ouch! But you did the right thing, and took one for the team!


What broken leg?


Helena spent her last hour of childhood playing with a toy meant for children half her age.


Then she walked over to the toy-chest, put the rocket away, and grew up. :-/


Not an impressive choice of everyday wear, but still cute.


Oh woe! She rolled Romance. And she likes socially unskilled blonde artists.


Not bad, concidering she was left to her own devices. This made her the strongest contender for heir.


She's definitely a little gossip in the making. I brought back her boho-ish look. Can I just say how much I love those layerable dresses!


He must have done somthing right, because his kids love him.


He he, yeah. She made this herpa-derp face while faking throwing a stick for a stray dog.


She reminds me a lot of Alex Atherton with that outfit and hair. ;) (None of my legacy kids have ever brought her home from school.)


Dude, you were over the night before!


Sinjin won't live that one down in this generation, it seems.


Helena's teenager make-over. The make-up stayed, but the hair had to go later.


Go for it! Morris got most of his promotions, and a job he can't be anywhere near qualified for, that way! The worst that can happen is that he loses some game enthusiasm!


I need to learn to play Scrabble!




Elliott: YAY ME FOR I AM GREAT!


Remington Harris usually looks like he's about to kill a bitch. Maybe he misses his old pink, unbuttoned uniform with white gloves? It was so lulzy that I may actually remove the male defaults. :P


Time to grow Alfie up. Elliott prepared him for the occassion by making him over as his mini-me. It was a joke, but that look stayed on him for a long time!


Oh wow, he grew up badly. :(


That's the same level as his neighbour, who spent her toddlerhood digging for spoiled bottles in heaps of snow.


I think this one might be problem. He looks like he's been snorting pop-rocks already.


Nice try, but you'll never be as scary as Burton! (Funny enough, Alfie is significantly older than Burton in my current game, despite Burton witnessing his birth at about the age of ten.)

I completely forgot about taking pictures, but Vince came over again for a chat and store-bought cake. This time, Elliott forced him to look at almost every room in the house.


I think I've got the hang of the Headmaster scenario now. Guess this means that Elenora goes to a different school than her siblings?


Elenora: You get your own room, Alfie. But that's just because nobody else wants it! It's haunted by the ghost of our first Nanny, exploded because Dad was reading Percy Jackson on the toilet.

Alfie: Daaaaaad! Ellie's mean to me again!


Huzzah, she grew up! I had a really hard time deciding between her and Helena!


She rolled Popularity, the one which is almost guaranteed to lead to chronic aspiration failure in an uncontrollable! Her dream guy is a domestic punkster who doesn't work out.


It was really hard to choose, because they both had so much potential for being fun Torch-holders.


Purple seems to be a thing with these two. And gossiping runs in the family!


Elenora grew up in a skater outfit, and I decided that her style would be sporty and casual.


Here's Alfie in his school uniform. It was the first time I saw any of the kids wear it. He's clearly all Elliott. But that's okay, he's not heir anyway. I wanted to control the next pregnant woman!

Next time, there will be... *looks at pictures* birthdays, house extentions, a new Torch-holder, new additions to the family, and a couple of surprises!