Pillage 1.6 - a Pixel Trade Viking Death Squad Challenge
Rae-Pan Pillage (SimmyTizzy) has just buried Gizor Wyrmtongue (BondChick-Nett), her first lover and father of her eldest daughter, Zephyr. However, she is not alone in her twilight years for she shares her home with live-in lover, Colin Poole (SixAmSims), their daughter Brie and her son, Wensleydale fathered by, frequent caller, James Faustus (Perchalicious).
The little ones seem none the worse for their night out in the cemetery. They start to play well together and learn to enjoy each other’s company.
Zephyr confesses to Colin that, if her father’s urn had not been so plain and ugly - a saddening reminder of an unhappy life - then possibly she wouldn’t have found it so easy to lay him to rest in the cemetery. Colin resolves to have a quiet word with Rae, about Zephyr, after the birthday celebration.
Brie is becoming a child in a small family ceremony.
Colin’s heard about past birthday fiascos and, a little concerned, keeps well away from the cake.
What would you wish for?
Brie is wishing that her eyes weren’t crossed.
Ooh, the anticipation.
There, wish granted. Aww, don’t look like that, Brie.
Friendly relations continue with Wensleydale, aka Beastly.
“I see”
Ooh look! Do you see?
Great pose there, Loki.
“Ai eeee”
In actual fact, Beastly Boy is really not so bad. He’s good. Not like his father, his father has his bad moments.
And Brie loves him.
Around this time, Rae gets a special Opportunity. An offer that, for Zephyr’s sake, she doesn’t feel that she can refuse. Though worried about it, she goes at night to the cemetery. A spot of grave robbing is on the cards.
The local science laboratory has offered to bring back to life one of her loved ones. Zephyr continues to miss her father, what better birthday present for a teenager about to turn into a young woman than to have her beloved father back for the occasion?
The process isn’t entirely successful and Gizor is still in ghost form. Still, at least it is huggable ghost form.
To be honest, when the message came up about the lack of success, I did wonder if I might to be getting a zombie even though I hadn’t heard anything at all about zombies in TS3. I’m not sure if I’m disappointed or not. Gizor now has his gravestone in his own inventory and appears to be fully controllable and able to do everything that a ‘living’ sim can.
A hot blood bath soon washes away the stench of the grave.
Another week - another challenge. (I’m using now using that brilliant thing created by the boyfriend of Chitina-Sims, using an imported list of Sims 3 challenges - it works really well - except I’d really rather have not rolled this one.)
Moochers!!! Oh dear, word of your generosity has spread, and people are moving in left and right. The number of people in your household will expand to 8. You may move in friends, family members or fresh CAS sims. None of them are allowed to have a job. All moochers have to be adults or elders. And will never move out again, unless they're in an urn.
There’s room for two.
Moving in with their luggage are red-haired Devon November (Engram-Au) and dark-haired Kii Asimov (Dragancaor).
The boys are distantly related to Colin and have been travelling the world for several years. Having nowhere else to go, Colin has (kindly) offered to let them stay with him and Rae.
Things may degenerate a little from now on as I’m not used to looking after so many sims.
The boys brought some cash, so a quick remodel of the house is possible and I get rid of most of the red.
I’ve added another bedroom for Wensleydale and included a bed for Gizor. Though they brought the extra cash, Devon and Kii will have to stay in tents in the garden, I is mean. The blood bath is no more. I do not lament its passing. I is very mean.
The boy’s have brought a moving-in present, found during their travels in Egypt.
Brie is pleased to meet her distant cousins and offers to fix them something to eat, though not necessarily something as exotic as they are used to.
Devon approves of grilled cheese, even if it is slightly burnt and rather an odd colour.
Colin comes home from work to a house full. He’s not too sure what to make of his partner’s ex-lover moving in, even if he is only in ghost form.
Kii quickly gets into conversation with Rae about the sights that he’s seen on his travels.
While Rae discusses the romance of navigating by the stars, Kii starts to get stars in his eyes of a different kind of romance.
Colin does not approve of his partner flirting.
Excuse me Colin, Rae is only asking Kii to help with the housework, she is not asking him to tickle her all over with a feather duster. It is Kii making all the moves here. Kii, who can’t seem to find Rae’s face whilst she’s talking. I’ll have to get Rae a t-shirt with an upward pointing arrow that says ‘my face is up here’.
Gizor also disapproves of Kii’s behaviour and believes in the application of a short, sharp shock.
They later have a discussion about the difference between hot red-blooded men and ghosts.
I’m hoping that there is not going to be more trouble between them in the future.
Devon, on the other hand, isn’t making any waves.
He’s quite sweet. I just want to pat him on the head and ruffle his hair.
Gizor is taking no chances. Big boys got to know their place. Poor Devon.
Little boys, however, are be tickled.
This big box contains the pizza that Gizor ordered. Gizor is throwing a birthday party for his daughter, Zephyr and believes that all good parties have to have pizza.
James has been invited to the party. Whilst Rae enquires into his health, I’m concerned to find that James is thinking about his death and quite shocked the next moment to see…
Oh no! James.
False alarm. I’m guessing he’s been hitting the bottle already. I’m also guessing that he’s jealous that Gizor has moved in with Rae and family and may be planning to use that spanner against the manufacturer’s recommendations on safe use. Fortunately, ghosts are pretty immune to damage.
Hmm, perhaps we’d better move along quickly.
Let’s get this party started!
Every one’s here and paying close attention.
Oops I just accidentally got too close to Colin.
Now, if you’re wishing that you won’t transform with the legacy hair…
then your wish won’t come true (just ask Perchalicious).
I’m biased but I think she’s lovely.
Her Stats - which probably would’ve fitted better on the other picture, sighs, apologies, I’m tired.
I should point out that, in the midst of the celebrating, James finds out about Kii and his flirting and again harbours homicidal intentions. I’m quite relieved when the remainder of the party goes smoothly and James leaves without further mishap.
I get completely sidetracked by the Egyptian gnome.
Squee! He’s moved. D’ahh, lookit ‘im, he’s laying in the flowers, aww, etc.
Then I suddenly realise that James hasn’t left. He’s standing in front of the bushes at the front of the house. I think he must be ‘watering’ the garden and (rather voyeuristically) I go for a closer look, only to find…
JAMES! OMG you perve!
I’m so glad that I didn’t think to ask him to move in when the Moochers challenge rolled up. At times his behaviour is seriously disturbing.
The following day and the flirtation continues.
I think my heart may be fluttering a little. It would be difficult to resist that look.
Rae, you won’t be able to help yourself, now that his eyes are at the right level, he’s almost irresistible.
Ah, okay then, that’s different.
Different or not, the smouldering looks are enough to make Gizor realise that something’s up.
Or soon will be…
If Kii has any say in the matter.
Poor Colin. Now this is my fault. No, I’m not claiming responsibility for the flirtation, that was down to Rae and Kii. It’s my fault in that I noticed the pop-up that Colin had finished work, and planned to get them out of the bedroom before he arrived home, however I spent too long pratting around with camera angles.
Obviously the mood was spoiled for Rae as well.
Colin was quite distraught. Rae wasn’t sure what to do or say to help him.
“They were there, together, in our bed.”
“It feels like a knife is piercing my heart.”
Colin sleeps alone, in the boy’s bedroom. His dreams are bleak.
The following morning, Rae discovers that she and Devon share a liking for cheese sandwiches.
Devon becomes very complimentary and Rae is flattered by the attention.
Kii is not so pleased with this turn of events. Colin just feels more hurt and bewildered.
Devon offers to massage Rae’s back.
It’s becoming obvious that he finds Rae attractive.
Check out that flirtatious lifted eyebrow. Well, it’s not doing it for me, my heart is not fluttering like it was when Kii made his move. I’m giggling.
(Note to any potential suitors out there - to win my heart you need to do the sexy stare not the silly eyebrow twitch. Okay? Thank you.)
Kii is becoming annoyed.
Oh my, Rae do you have no shame?
Yep, if I was there, I’d be exchanging looks too.
I kind of think that Kii and Colin are feeling a certain sympathy for each other.
I knew that Rae was flirty by nature and that she had never shown an inclination to become engaged or married but I’d never expected her to behave like this. She now has five romantic interests. Five!
For shame, Rae, I hadn’t really brought in those boys (well, adults) as playthings for you.
“It looks like you’re being cast aside like the garbarge you are, boy.”
Nice to see Gizor helping to keep the peace in the household.
Thought processes, Kii has them.
The sight, that greets him in the bedroom, banishes all plans from his head.
Kii feels humiliated.
Should he use his superior strength to challenge Devon to a fight?
Rae and Devon ignore him.
It’s like he’s not even in the room.
Rae doesn’t know how to respond to the second man that her mother has upset in as many days.
And as for Brie, well she just doesn’t know what to think.
Life would be a lot easier if she were a fish.
However fish do not have birthday parties and there is one about to start. James’ son, Wensleydale becomes a child today, there’s a party and James is invited.
Unfortunately, on his arrival, he runs straight to the bedroom.
James being James, is not thinking about his pierced heart, instead he plans a crime passionale.
Me being me, worries that he means it, whilst not being sure that ‘passionale’ is actually a word.
The scarlet woman has upset James.
And he looks forward to his revenge with glee.
Okay, cake time.
Interestingly, Wensleydale seems to share his mother’s current preference for Devon. Devon was the only one he’d allow to hold him while he blew out his candles.
All current differences are put aside to ensure that the little man enjoys his moment.
Aww, so sweet.
Aargh, so not sweet.
That’s better.
Or is it?
Oh dear, he either has a third lip or an extra tiny mouth to poke his tongue through.
I’m sorry Wens. It does get worse… James is your father.
There is nothing nicer than a family all sitting around a table together, just passing the time, eating cake and talking rubbish.
Devon is quite taken with his role of head of the household with the seat at the head of the table.
Some little boys love to talk dirty whilst you’re eating.
I have to admit that I am assuming that he’s not referring to anyone sitting around the table.
Wens finally gets a chance to talk with James; though whether a discussion of the impending death of a certain member of the household is really the kind of thing that should be discussed between father and youngson, is another matter entirely.
Oh James, I do worry about you sometimes.
That night finds Rae sleeping alone, dreaming of her intentions towards Devon, who is also sleeping alone, outside in tent, whilst Colin shuns the marital bed.
Alright, I’ll put my hands up, I was too busy making up a play on the word ‘intention’ with ‘in tent’ and ‘shun’ to be able to think up an appropriate name for a marital bed when it is not actually a ‘martial’ bed, as the bed in question belongs to a couple who are not married. I am guilty of making pathetic plays on words and not caring about actual words. I apologise.
Whatever happens needs to happen soon for with Colin in the bed intended for him, Wens has nowhere to sleep.
Poor birthday boy.
I’ve just realised that I’m numbering these wrong. I should have changed to 2 when Zephyr was born. Henceforth all update numbers will change after the birth of the first baby. With this generation, the number will change as soon as the heir takes over from Rae. Thanks very much for bearing with me and reading this far.