We'll just jump right into it! (since I've done a reintroduction like 3 posts in a row, lawl).
It's A-Gen Spouse Nora's turn to become an elder.
NORA - My back!
I feel ya, ma'am.
Ariel is 'taking care' of her fourth (and final) son, Clayton, The Great Disappointment.
ARIEL - Mommy is a failure now, because of you . . .
CLAYTON - *baby gurgles*
Lol, jk, she's feeding him. XD
Elder or not, Nora managed to bag herself a promotion in the business career. I forget which one, it's been too long. But she's very close to the top, I know that much.
BALOO - What about me! I'm the heir.
Well, do something interesting.
BALOO - Harsh.
The framed magazine is Nora's promotion reward. Snazzy.
CHIP - So, one of us will be heir one day?
BALOO - Your brother Clayton has a chance, too.
CHESHIRE - Yep, one of us 3. Char has the doo-gooder going for him, I've got the personality and you've got the cute-factor.
BALOO - Boys, your brother--.
CHARMING - Personality usually wins . . . but I'm going to give you a run for your money, Chesh.
CHESHIRE - Bring it, bro.
BALOO - *sigh*
We had a random Bambi visitation, so Charming kidnapped him to the chess table.
BAMBI - I used to play this all the time with your grandmother.
CHARMING - . . . did she beat you, too?
BAMBI - Every time. Every. Time.
Nora doesn't pull chess punches, not even with her children/grandchildren. :P
Uh, Chip? Why are you creeping on your sleeping gramma?
CHIP - Because TENTACLES!
Ooooh, yah. This is when Kids Stuff came about and they patched in monsters under the bed.
Which was cute at first . . . but got old, REAL quick. -_-
ARIEL - Never fear! I have just the thing! Monster-B-Gone, gets rid of monsters under the bed 100% of the time, garaunteed!
Uh . . . that's just the bathroom cleaning soluti--
ARIEL - It's MONSTER-B-GONE!!!1!11 *death glare*
Y-yep, Monster-B-Gone.
Spoiler alert, the Monster-B-Gone didn't do diddly, so I had to break down and install one of these creepy jobs in every room a child sleeps. Where the rodents will watch them.
Every night.
For eternity.
Until they are become one . . . .
CHIP - Gah! Clayton you suck!
Sry love, no room to separate you two. But he'll be growing up real soon, promise.
I have NO idea what prompted this face/pose now, it's been too long. But it's HILARIOUS and I couldn't deprive you readers a chance to marvel.
BALOO - I'm the heir! You're so mean to meeeeee.
Only because I wuff u. <3
Cheshire managed to earn Best Friends Forever status with his cousin Arianna.
ARIANNA - That means I can come live here with you guys, right?
CHESHIRE - Haha, not a chance in h*ll. How about a hug instead?
City Living has now been bought and installed, and A-Heir Archimedes is the first to try out the new basketball court/hoop.
While Nora releases Clayton from the bassinet at last.
Everyone officially meet Clayton Disney! He rolled the Cheerful trait and the Artistic Prodigy child aspiration.
And . . . he kinda creeps me out. I'm not gonna lie. It's something about his eyes . . . O_o
Cheshire is across the street, flagging down random children to befriend for his Social Butterfly child aspiration . . . childspiration. You read it here first, folks.
CHARMING - Whoa . . . rainbow over my head! Dood! Look!
CHIP - I TOLD you not to eat those mushrooms at recess.
I discovered lot traits. Given that this lot is named 'Disney Land,' I gave it traits befitting such a title; Homey, Child's Play and Gnomes.
I checked Chip's social panel, to see if he had any good spouse options.
CHIP - Does a purple alien count?
sazkfoafhaihaouifhoadfhg!!!!!
. . . it's a good thing I don't decide heirship, cause otherwise it'd be all over with, right then and there. O_o His name is Knel'yn Drizzirt , and I am in lurve.
Baloo managed to get a promotion at work, netting the nifty new easel to the left of the screen.
Ariel did as well, with the stereo as proof.
CLAYTON - I totally have a shot at being heir, Mr. Sunflowers.
CHESHIRE - . . . Imma have to call you back. I've got some reality to lay down, over here.
Emotion potions in progress! Just no more fires, and don't let your gramma catch you using the chem table. Pretty sure she forbade you the last time.
CHARMING - Roger Dodger.
CHESHIRE - I mean, c'mon Uni, he doesn't have a snowball's chance at being heir. I don't wanna crush the kid's dreams, but I don't wanna give him false hope either.
UNI - *snore*
The child in question was hanging out in the painting room, getting started on his creative skill with dad.
Meanwhile Chip does homework and chats with his future better-half, while Knel'yn does some movin and groovin.
Oh look, another wild Bambi sighting.
BALOO - I've got wrinkles.
CHESHIRE - No you don't.
BALOO - I'm going to die any day now.
CHESHIRE - I promise you won't, dad.
Lol, he was actually feeling feverish. Either way, Cheshire had very little sympathy for the melodrama.
ARCHIMEDES - Oh look, sparkles!
Just the Homey trait at work, he's not going senile, no reason to panic.
BAMBI - . . . and so I told HIM there was no way that was true because I just saw her last weekend and . . .
ARCHIMEDES - *If I just nod every now and then, they still think I'm listening.*
Charming invited over this . . . interesting character after school. Luisa Richter, who apparently can't be bothered to put clothes on. O_o
Cheshire meanwhile got acquainted with Luisa's sister, Kim.
CHESHIRE - Greetings and salutations!
KIM - Uh . . . hey.
KIM - Where the heck did HE come from, and why is he just standing there smiling with his eyes closed?
CHESHIRE - Oh, heh . . . that's just my kid brother, Clayton.
KIM - He's giving me the creeps.
CHESHIRE - He does that to everybody, don't worry.
Charming took his guest to the chess table (big surprise!), and was thankfully left alone by the Creeper-In-Training.
CLAYTON - But I don't understand mom, I just want to hang out and be friends.
ARIEL - Those girls are meant to be your brothers' SPECIAL friends later in life. So if you interfere with that, the Watcher will get very cranky.
CLAYTON - What's a special friend?
ARIEL - . . . ask your father.
CLAYTON - I don't get it Chip. I just want to be happy and say hi, why do people think I'm creepy?
CHIP - That right there. That dead-eyed stare and blank smile. Nobody is THAT happy.
CLAYTON - But I am?
CHIP - Hence, creepy.
He just plays right into my hands, lol. Chip tries to lay some truth down on Clayton while they both practice their drawing skills.
Cheshire just needs some adult friends now. He spotted Belle Princess wandering around down the street and flagged her down.
BELLE - Oh hey, you must be one of Ariel's kids.
CHESHIRE - The very same.
A moment later and they were joined by Cinderella Princess. Both had been possible spouse candidates for the B boys, once upon a time.
CHESHIRE - Just think! You could've been my mom! How crazy is that?!
BELLE - Yeah . . . kinda think we dodged a bullet, there.
Hey! >:
This is the triple rewards npc, Jasmine Holiday. Decided to have Nora call her over and see what all the fuss was about.
Turns out, not all that much, lol. I got her the increased satisfaction rewards but didn't really notice that big of a difference. Oh well.
CHARMING - Hrm . . . yes . . . I do believe I am now a Whiz Kid.
Maxed Mental Skill says you're right! Congrats on the Mentally Gifted trait!
CHESHIRE - We're friends now, right Cin?
CINDERELLA - Um . . . sure kid.
CHESHIRE - Woo! Social Butterfly, baby!
And congrats on the Socially Gifted trait.
Cake for breakfast? Sure, why not.
CHESHIRE - So, Char and I finished our childspirations. We're obviously favorite for heirship now.
CHIP - Lawl, whatevs. I've still got the alien.
CHARMING - . . . he's right.
CHESHIRE - We're screwed.
Chip or Clayton drew this, I forget which. But I was amused by the theme. Kings and knights totally belong in Disneyland. So it's up on the wall now.
This is also up on the wall, another of Ariel's promotion rewards. And with it, she's finally in the comedian career track.
Baloo decides to congratulate her in a very special way . . .
ARIEL - Yes! Woohoo timez!
Been a while, eh sweetheart? Lol
Maxed on Handiness, Archie is my go-to upgrade guy. Currently sprucing up the new gaming system. And then I got the popup that he might not be around much longer. Wait, what? Really? He has the Long-Lived bonus trait! D:
ARCHIMEDES - Hey, coach? Sorry to have to do this to you on short notice, but I'm going to retire from the Leaping Llamas. Effective immediately.
He brought in a very nice paycheck, but I want my Archie around as much as I can if he's on the way out. :(
And if HE'S on the way out, then Nora must almost be dead. And I can't complete her aspiration until Baloo completes his. He's still about 90k away from it, so I broke down and bought Nora a youth potion.
Apparently it had Nora feeling like a new woman, as she autonomously threw out a flirt or two, to her man.
ARCHIMEDES - Oh my. *eyelash flutter*
Lawl.
BALOO - I'm in a bit of a bind, Max.
MAXIMUS - How may I help, sir?
BALOO - Well, I need to earn 100k simoleons before mom gets taken by the reaper. I have maxed painting and I make a decent amount from them, but it's just not enough.
MAXIMUS - Hm . . . might I suggest taking a page out of your grandfather's book, as it were?
BALOO - What, you mean . . . writing?
MAXIMUS - Just so!
Chip and Clayton have both reached the milestone that needs them to practice a musical instrument for 5 hours. How Uni manages to sleep through the caterwauling, I'll never know.
Childspiration free, Chesh and Char goof off at the basketball hoop.
CHESHIRE - I'm pretty sure I've won this game already.
CHARMING - And I'm telling you, there's totally an A in 'HORSE.' Which one of us is the Whiz Kid, after all?
It was here I remembered that the house has been vastly decorated with Baloo's paintings. So I had him go around and sell em to the Gallery (or Collector when available). That put a decent dent in his aspiration, but still nowhere near done.
Ariel got herself ANOTHER promotion, cruising right along in her Entertainer - Comedian career.
Speaking of our awesome founder! Hai Walt!
WALT - So . . .whatcha doin in here, kid?
CHESHIRE - Monster under the bed.
WALT - Didn't the Watcher put up those fancy night lights.
CHESHIRE - They've become immune, apparently.
WALT - Yikes . . . well at least it's your teen birthday today. You won't be able to see them anymore.
CHESHIRE - I won't see them . . . but they'll still be there? . . . that doesn't make me feel better.
Daww, autonomous hugs! Those are my favorite.
Archimedes gets to work baking his grandsons' birthday cake while the boys in question enjoy some breakfast with Gramma Nora and Great-Grandpa Walt.
But then it was magic time. Charming blows out his candles first.
Then Chesh.
I give you teen Charming Disney! He rolls the Perfectionist trait like his mom, and the Soulmate aspiration, which gives him the Alluring bonus trait.
And teen Cheshire Disney! Like a lot of readers wanted, and his name implied, Chesh rolls up the Insane trait. He got the Computer Whiz aspiration, which gives him the Quick Learner bonus trait.
CHESHIRE - They tried to tell me monsters under the bed weren't real. But I know the truth. And soon, the world will know it too.
Aaaaalrighty then. I think that's where we'll leave it for now. Check back next time as the other two C gen babies reach their teen years. Will Baloo finish his aspiration before his mom kicks the bucket? Find out in our next installment, and until then Happy Simming!
