Mustard 2-1
Sooooo...
I decided to start another legacy. An ISBI.
Don't worry, folks. This will be a Mustard update. However, the ISBI is proving to be a bit more interesting, so fair warning, that one might monopolize the updates for a while.
That said--Let's get on with it, shall we? :)
Previously:
Monica moved in.
They got married.
Elsa was born, and became a toddler.
Andy failed at finding his dream job.
It's come to this... I'm gonna have to sell this vase. :( I did get Andy a job, but he started out with a day off. Go figure. But I needed to buy more baby stuff, and was down to about $700. *sigh*
Elsa is a sleep-fighter, just like my daughter. She really is tired, but is more content to play.
Wolf!
"I can't get through this door. Why can't I get through this door?"
Because I don't want you destroying their furniture.
"But I want to go through the door."
Tough.
I had Andy greet him, just in case he comes back. He might want to become a werewolf at some point later.
First day on the new job. Senior Manager in the business field. It had the best pay.
Cool.
I've never seen a toddler so content to sit in her crib! She hardly ever cries to be let out when she wakes up.
"I jus a widdle bwack waincwowd, hovewing under da hunny twee..."
Climbin' our way up. Yup yup.
And what better way to celebrate than by looking for that journalism job?
"Why is my dream job never available???" :(
Patience, Andy.
Later on, Andy decides to go steal back one of those roosters, even though he was near passing out from exhaustion.
"Maybe I'll find that dream job if I manage to keep my roosters!"
I have to admit, too, that it's nice not worrying about Monica eating too much. :D
Later, Monica decides to join in rescuing the roosters...
... until Andy used his psychic powers to lure her back home for a woohoo.
"My family aspiration senses are tingling!"
I guess Andy's not ready for more kids yet...
Andy: "Psyche!"
Now, Andy, that wasn't very nice.
"Whatever. I'm going to sleep now."
Better not make a habit of this, or she may just divorce you...
So it turns out she wasn't fighting sleep after all. It was that dumb womrat keeping her awake.
That's ok, because it's birthday time!
Looks like a pretty even mix of her parents, to me. Maybe a smidge closer to Andy.
And of course that means the house gets an upgrade.
Did I mention this kid has ONE nice point?
"You better be glad you gave me a bedroom."
And just what were YOU gonna do if I didn't?
"That's for me to know, and you to find out."
Sure, kid. Go study or something.
It's too bad kids can't wear thinking caps.
"I'm only doing this because cooking is a necessary skill. Not because you told me to."
Movin' on up!
Yup, she's gonna be REAL popular in high school--by force!
"Did I SAY you could speak, Mr. Bear?! Did I give you permission to open your mouth?!"
"Mr. Bear... you know I only do it because I love you."
Riiiiight, kid.
Dun dun dunnnnn....
Andy's got a preeeetty new ride to work. :D
Pop!
Finally rolled for a secondary aspiration (I couldn't remember whether I could choose it, but thanks to some helpful people in thesims2 , I found the rules again), and we get romance. Oh dear.
FINALLY!!!
Google tells me he's ONE promotion away from the top. He only needs THREE more friends... and a charisma point.
Baby time again!!
Why DO you insist on facing the wall, Monica?
"I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU TAKING GOOD PICTURES!!!"
... sorry I asked.
This is Charissa. :)
Aaaaand, BAM.
(Sorry I forgot to edit the picture down.)
*snerk* Never seen this before. At least it's not one of my sims! Though I am cuious as to how they handle it...
I just LOVE this expression.
"Psshhh, I can't sleep in the same bed as my DAD, are you crazy?!"
However...
"It's okay! I'm perfectly happy!"
Do you see what is wrong with this picture?
"Do the Smustle! Whoop whoop!"
WHAT AM I PAYING YOU FOR, NANNY?!
BIRFDAI TIEM!
Pretty much a carbon copy of Elsa when she was a toddler.
ANOBER BIRFDAI!
Elsa. Popularity/Fortune.
Oh, boy.
Decided to build a couple more rooms with the extra money Andy got from his temporary promotion. The study will likely one day be a bedroom, but for now it provides some extra space so I can un-clutter the living/dining area a bit.
Andy, you got promoted again! Why so glum?
"Now I got nothing to look forward to!"
I guess not a whole lot happened after that, because next thing I knew, it was Charissa's birthday!
And so I bought them a car.
For Elsa, since she's meeting boys now. :)
Although that kid isn't an eligible spouse, really. But he can add to the friends list anyway.
~~BREAK~~
This is Darla Crabtree. Just thought I'd introduce you to her because she's part of the ISBI I'm working on. She's their second child, and her father is the current torch-holder. My next update will probably be that one instead of the Mustard legacy because honestly the Mustard family is starting to get pretty boring for some odd reason. But I remembered how much I liked Monica, so I'm not giving up on it yet. :)
~~/BREAK~~
Back to the Mustards. It's time for Elsa to go boy-hunting!
And who should we run into at the park, but Dustin and Ivy Crabtree! Heh.
Well. Elsa sure knows how to get noticed!
"Why are all these people staring at me?"
Maybe because you're in a bikini??
"There's a pool right over there!"
Oh, right. Well then I guess they're all just crazy. Or something.
And since when is Benjamin Long a vampire?
"Yo."
She rolled the want to buy clothes, so I obliged. Needed to get some stuff for Charissa anyway.
"Maybe some of that perfume will make boys like me..."
Elsa: *GAG*
Elsa, if you weren't so picky...
Stephan: "Simgod, why do all girls have that reaction to me?"
*patpat* You just haven't met the right one yet, hun.
Took her to FM for some failure on the dance sphere thingy.
"You laugh at my misfortune, simgod. You are a cruel mistress."
Perfetly happy sims are boring, after all.
"Shut up."
Alas, it is ridiculously hard to find teen males out on a saturday night for some reason. So off to another lot we go.
Found two guys here, neither of which particularly caught her fancy. So she gets her jollies by laughing at the people on the dance floor instead.
Blair: "Man that Elsa chick is crazy."
Then I tried the roller rink where I also found two teen guys. Tried to greet them, but they left as soon as they got there. Then I just plain gave up.
That's when I realized I hadn't taken a picture of Child Charissa yet! Still seems like a carbon copy of her sister.
Monica's got four more charisma points, then she has to start on body skill.
And that's when I realized she'd get really, really fit and lose those cute curves of hers. *sadface*
I took her out to a spa to get some swimming in, and I kept hearing crush/love chimes. Then I saw this:
Dustin Crabtree, that is NOT your wife!
"Hmmm?"
Dustin, your wife may be old and possibly near death, but that's no excuse.
"But this chick is hot!"
NO EXCUSE!
*coughthisisACR'sfaultcough*
Then the next day I got a chance card.
*faints* WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO! :D
Well, we got him an Oceanography job to go for a second LTW. *much* less pay, but after that chance card, they don't need too much, and it would be cool to get him two LTWs. :D
Since when did "the zone" come with music? Cool. :D
And not too long after that, we meet our goal!
Next order of business: put some meat back on them bones! I miss my pleasantly plump Monica!
That's better.
Awww, first kiss and first crush. Too bad he's not eligible to marry her. But hey, I haven't decided who's heir yet anyway.
As a side note, I'd *really* like to know why THIS is what the creators of this game consider to be "fat". /rant
Anyway. I decided to turn the study into a full-fledged gaming/skilling room. And I forgot to move Andy and delete that chair before I took the picture, LoL
Charissa, why aren't you asleep? It's 3:30am!
"Inspiration does not wait!"
Ok, but don't come crying to me when you get detention for falling asleep in class...
I think Andy is starting to realize just how old he is. Elsa is off to college soon and Charissa will be a teenager in like a day.
Monica, on the other hand, is quite ready for old age. Quite. :)
"Why do they call them 'rooks' anyway? This game makes NO sense at all."
I don't know either, Elsa.
*RANDOM ROOSTER FIRE*
Calm down, Andy. The rain will put it out.
(By the way, that's now the THIRD rooster to catch fire in less than a sim hour.)
Heeheeheeehahahahahahohohahahahaha!
(I should have seen that coming, huh?)
*SNORT* BWAAAAHAAAAHAAAHAA!!!!
(It's not like his hygeine bar wasn't bottomed out already...)
*sniff* "Stop laughing!"
I can't help it, Andy, I just can't help it. XD
It's not just in looks that Charissa's like her sister. Their personalities are *identical*.
"I HATE THIS BEAR!"
Time to grow up!
Post-makeover. Still so much like her sister. And I really did intend to take a screencap of her aspiration, but I forgot to save it. *facepalm* She's Fortune/Romance, I think.
I just had to see them side-by-side with the same haircut. I think the jawline is ever so slightly different, and their eyebrows are different, but other than that it's like they were identical twins.
Creepy.
Birthday present! It's a cell phone. :D
And that means it's time for college! I decided to just get on with it and send both the girls at once.
And that ends the update!
Next time is completely unknown just yet, as I've been playing the Crabtree house since this happened. Eventually I'll get around to alternating updates. Gen 2 is almost out of college, so I'll get caught up to that point, then I'll play Mustard 2 in college, and go from there.
I decided to start another legacy. An ISBI.
Don't worry, folks. This will be a Mustard update. However, the ISBI is proving to be a bit more interesting, so fair warning, that one might monopolize the updates for a while.
That said--Let's get on with it, shall we? :)
Previously:
Monica moved in.
They got married.
Elsa was born, and became a toddler.
Andy failed at finding his dream job.
It's come to this... I'm gonna have to sell this vase. :( I did get Andy a job, but he started out with a day off. Go figure. But I needed to buy more baby stuff, and was down to about $700. *sigh*
Elsa is a sleep-fighter, just like my daughter. She really is tired, but is more content to play.
Wolf!
"I can't get through this door. Why can't I get through this door?"
Because I don't want you destroying their furniture.
"But I want to go through the door."
Tough.
I had Andy greet him, just in case he comes back. He might want to become a werewolf at some point later.
First day on the new job. Senior Manager in the business field. It had the best pay.
Cool.
I've never seen a toddler so content to sit in her crib! She hardly ever cries to be let out when she wakes up.
"I jus a widdle bwack waincwowd, hovewing under da hunny twee..."
Climbin' our way up. Yup yup.
And what better way to celebrate than by looking for that journalism job?
"Why is my dream job never available???" :(
Patience, Andy.
Later on, Andy decides to go steal back one of those roosters, even though he was near passing out from exhaustion.
"Maybe I'll find that dream job if I manage to keep my roosters!"
I have to admit, too, that it's nice not worrying about Monica eating too much. :D
Later, Monica decides to join in rescuing the roosters...
... until Andy used his psychic powers to lure her back home for a woohoo.
"My family aspiration senses are tingling!"
I guess Andy's not ready for more kids yet...
Andy: "Psyche!"
Now, Andy, that wasn't very nice.
"Whatever. I'm going to sleep now."
Better not make a habit of this, or she may just divorce you...
So it turns out she wasn't fighting sleep after all. It was that dumb womrat keeping her awake.
That's ok, because it's birthday time!
Looks like a pretty even mix of her parents, to me. Maybe a smidge closer to Andy.
And of course that means the house gets an upgrade.
Did I mention this kid has ONE nice point?
"You better be glad you gave me a bedroom."
And just what were YOU gonna do if I didn't?
"That's for me to know, and you to find out."
Sure, kid. Go study or something.
It's too bad kids can't wear thinking caps.
"I'm only doing this because cooking is a necessary skill. Not because you told me to."
Movin' on up!
Yup, she's gonna be REAL popular in high school--by force!
"Did I SAY you could speak, Mr. Bear?! Did I give you permission to open your mouth?!"
"Mr. Bear... you know I only do it because I love you."
Riiiiight, kid.
Dun dun dunnnnn....
Andy's got a preeeetty new ride to work. :D
Pop!
Finally rolled for a secondary aspiration (I couldn't remember whether I could choose it, but thanks to some helpful people in thesims2 , I found the rules again), and we get romance. Oh dear.
FINALLY!!!
Google tells me he's ONE promotion away from the top. He only needs THREE more friends... and a charisma point.
Baby time again!!
Why DO you insist on facing the wall, Monica?
"I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU TAKING GOOD PICTURES!!!"
... sorry I asked.
This is Charissa. :)
Aaaaand, BAM.
(Sorry I forgot to edit the picture down.)
*snerk* Never seen this before. At least it's not one of my sims! Though I am cuious as to how they handle it...
I just LOVE this expression.
"Psshhh, I can't sleep in the same bed as my DAD, are you crazy?!"
However...
"It's okay! I'm perfectly happy!"
Do you see what is wrong with this picture?
"Do the Smustle! Whoop whoop!"
WHAT AM I PAYING YOU FOR, NANNY?!
BIRFDAI TIEM!
Pretty much a carbon copy of Elsa when she was a toddler.
ANOBER BIRFDAI!
Elsa. Popularity/Fortune.
Oh, boy.
Decided to build a couple more rooms with the extra money Andy got from his temporary promotion. The study will likely one day be a bedroom, but for now it provides some extra space so I can un-clutter the living/dining area a bit.
Andy, you got promoted again! Why so glum?
"Now I got nothing to look forward to!"
I guess not a whole lot happened after that, because next thing I knew, it was Charissa's birthday!
And so I bought them a car.
For Elsa, since she's meeting boys now. :)
Although that kid isn't an eligible spouse, really. But he can add to the friends list anyway.
~~BREAK~~
This is Darla Crabtree. Just thought I'd introduce you to her because she's part of the ISBI I'm working on. She's their second child, and her father is the current torch-holder. My next update will probably be that one instead of the Mustard legacy because honestly the Mustard family is starting to get pretty boring for some odd reason. But I remembered how much I liked Monica, so I'm not giving up on it yet. :)
~~/BREAK~~
Back to the Mustards. It's time for Elsa to go boy-hunting!
And who should we run into at the park, but Dustin and Ivy Crabtree! Heh.
Well. Elsa sure knows how to get noticed!
"Why are all these people staring at me?"
Maybe because you're in a bikini??
"There's a pool right over there!"
Oh, right. Well then I guess they're all just crazy. Or something.
And since when is Benjamin Long a vampire?
"Yo."
She rolled the want to buy clothes, so I obliged. Needed to get some stuff for Charissa anyway.
"Maybe some of that perfume will make boys like me..."
Elsa: *GAG*
Elsa, if you weren't so picky...
Stephan: "Simgod, why do all girls have that reaction to me?"
*patpat* You just haven't met the right one yet, hun.
Took her to FM for some failure on the dance sphere thingy.
"You laugh at my misfortune, simgod. You are a cruel mistress."
Perfetly happy sims are boring, after all.
"Shut up."
Alas, it is ridiculously hard to find teen males out on a saturday night for some reason. So off to another lot we go.
Found two guys here, neither of which particularly caught her fancy. So she gets her jollies by laughing at the people on the dance floor instead.
Blair: "Man that Elsa chick is crazy."
Then I tried the roller rink where I also found two teen guys. Tried to greet them, but they left as soon as they got there. Then I just plain gave up.
That's when I realized I hadn't taken a picture of Child Charissa yet! Still seems like a carbon copy of her sister.
Monica's got four more charisma points, then she has to start on body skill.
And that's when I realized she'd get really, really fit and lose those cute curves of hers. *sadface*
I took her out to a spa to get some swimming in, and I kept hearing crush/love chimes. Then I saw this:
Dustin Crabtree, that is NOT your wife!
"Hmmm?"
Dustin, your wife may be old and possibly near death, but that's no excuse.
"But this chick is hot!"
NO EXCUSE!
*coughthisisACR'sfaultcough*
Then the next day I got a chance card.
*faints* WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO! :D
Well, we got him an Oceanography job to go for a second LTW. *much* less pay, but after that chance card, they don't need too much, and it would be cool to get him two LTWs. :D
Since when did "the zone" come with music? Cool. :D
And not too long after that, we meet our goal!
Next order of business: put some meat back on them bones! I miss my pleasantly plump Monica!
That's better.
Awww, first kiss and first crush. Too bad he's not eligible to marry her. But hey, I haven't decided who's heir yet anyway.
As a side note, I'd *really* like to know why THIS is what the creators of this game consider to be "fat". /rant
Anyway. I decided to turn the study into a full-fledged gaming/skilling room. And I forgot to move Andy and delete that chair before I took the picture, LoL
Charissa, why aren't you asleep? It's 3:30am!
"Inspiration does not wait!"
Ok, but don't come crying to me when you get detention for falling asleep in class...
I think Andy is starting to realize just how old he is. Elsa is off to college soon and Charissa will be a teenager in like a day.
Monica, on the other hand, is quite ready for old age. Quite. :)
"Why do they call them 'rooks' anyway? This game makes NO sense at all."
I don't know either, Elsa.
*RANDOM ROOSTER FIRE*
Calm down, Andy. The rain will put it out.
(By the way, that's now the THIRD rooster to catch fire in less than a sim hour.)
Heeheeheeehahahahahahohohahahahaha!
(I should have seen that coming, huh?)
*SNORT* BWAAAAHAAAAHAAAHAA!!!!
(It's not like his hygeine bar wasn't bottomed out already...)
*sniff* "Stop laughing!"
I can't help it, Andy, I just can't help it. XD
It's not just in looks that Charissa's like her sister. Their personalities are *identical*.
"I HATE THIS BEAR!"
Time to grow up!
Post-makeover. Still so much like her sister. And I really did intend to take a screencap of her aspiration, but I forgot to save it. *facepalm* She's Fortune/Romance, I think.
I just had to see them side-by-side with the same haircut. I think the jawline is ever so slightly different, and their eyebrows are different, but other than that it's like they were identical twins.
Creepy.
Birthday present! It's a cell phone. :D
And that means it's time for college! I decided to just get on with it and send both the girls at once.
And that ends the update!
Next time is completely unknown just yet, as I've been playing the Crabtree house since this happened. Eventually I'll get around to alternating updates. Gen 2 is almost out of college, so I'll get caught up to that point, then I'll play Mustard 2 in college, and go from there.