Peregrine 2.1
This time: 131 Images and a Mini-challenge.
Tiberius is stuck with cleaning up the scorched remains of her father, a grim task indeed.
Meanwhile, Nerys channels her feelings of confusion into her art.
Still looking for a man (and avoid Terry A.), Tiberius visits the community gardens, but is still overcome with sorrow at the loss of Lenny.
The final result of Nerys's painting is an abstract but curiously appropriate piece.
At a community grill-off. Baldy here is not pleased that Tiberius beat him to the punch.
They exchange some crazy eyes.
Hello man-maid, where are you going with those freshly grilled hot dogs?
. . . ah.
Sweater McGee is not impressed with the turn out.
As night approaches, Tiberius runs into a distant friend of her mother's.
And proceeds to sob on the poor gentleman's shoulder. They'd never met, but he was perfectly happy to try and cheer her up.
Laundry gnome, your true colors are revealed!
Nerys: If only Daddy were here to protect me!
She slept like this for a couple of days, as if going under the covers (or even putting on pajamas) was just too much for her.
But life eventually carries on. Tired of everyone in the house bogarting her drafting table, Tiberius tries her hand at some more traditional painting.
While Nerys dreams of Janeway's role in Twinbrook politics.
Apparently, frustration and grief may drive a girl to dig gigantic holes in the yard in search of treasure.
Leading to the discovery that their house is perched over a series of mystical caves!
Inside, Demo autonomously teaches Riker to walk. I love that they can do this!
She's such a better mom without me.
And Tiberius returns after hours underground, slightly richer.
Prompting a return to France! (I got an opportunity to go to France and figure out some puzzle ages ago)
All the people she runs into at first are female.
Thought that doesn't stop them from trying to man-handle her!
Bored, Tiberius goes hunting for relics in the gorgeous vistas of this foreign country.
Way to take out your frustrations, kid.
She's not really dressed for this kind of adventuring, is she?
Admist her plundering, she is horrified to discover that there really are people buried down here. Accidental on purpose grave robbing FTW!
Feeling a bit better (and MUCH richer), we go on the hunt for men in France. This one is married.
This one is creepy.
This one shows promise, but:
Guys at the base camp were literally lining up to talk to her, so none of them got a chance to talk for more than one interaction. Shirtless wandered off while these two China-philes cut in.
Creepy Adventurer: Slice me off a piece of that, ROWR!
Well at least they're more interested than Twinbrook's fellas?
This toolbag wouldn't even give her the time of day.
So it's home to the swamps of Twinbrook, and back to her life as a Stylist. Here are a couple 'before' pics, with no afters.
Almost all of her work is done during housecalls, which is good, as it means she doesn't need to see Terry A.
With the proceeds from her desecration of ancient hallowed ground, Tiberius buys a share of the grocery store.
Lenny primarily haunts the shower.
And we have Birthday Sign!
Way to match your undies, Nerys. She gains the Artistic trait, appropriately.
More stylizing. Sinbad Rotter, our least favorite person, got old.
I like to call this look "I Heard you Made Fun of my Mother, Too".
Tiberius hasn't been in to the salon for a few days, and I guess Terry A. misses her?
But she is busy stalking this dude. Who turns out to be gay. GEEZUS, TWINBROOK!
TeenNerys eats a waffle in appropriate clothes.
And Demo keeps herself occupied, since she apparently can't invent autonomously?
Moar painting.
I forget why I liked this picture, besides fambly bonding, but MY GOD their back yard is boring.
More bonding. Nerys is just so darned sweet. I will not lie, I love her a bit.
Here, Tiberius decides to paint a portrait of Demo. More on that in a bit.
I just want to point out that she's painting a scene of people fishing. And it blows her mind.
I... how... how is that your mother? I for serious hate the style filter.
What's this? We're excited?
Oh!
(Nerys, put on a shirt, at least! CRIPES)
BIRFDAY!
Oh, Riker, honey. No.
Tiberius quits her job because it is beyond the pale in terms of tedious. I wish there was an 'auto makeover' option. Blarg!
Then I go rooting through her contact list and find Teddy, who I proceed to invite over.
He thinks the sparse lawn is A-OK.
The first think Tiberius does is mooch from him, of course. But he goes for it, so!
No time to waste! Is he or is he not single?
He totally was, so makes it in the front door. And then they are cute.
Teddy: Teehee OMIGAWD you did NOT just say that!
All day. Until he goes home. I forgot to write down his traits, but since I gave Tiberius the Observant life time reward, she automatically got three of them.
That night, she discovers another entry into Misty Magic Land or whatever is down there. Some gnomes make her Queen or something.
And she comes out a bit worse for wear.
Demo: Hah, is that what I looked like all those times?
I got sick of Riker's horrible hair, and thus, a make over. Oh, and his traits are now Insane, Virtuoso, and Never-Nude (bleh).
Choking yourself won't make the wallpaper stop matching your hair.
Tiberius: So, I rounded a corner in the gnome kingdom, and there was the biggest ruby you ever saw, but it was booby trapped!
Nerys: I can't wait to commit you.
Chess face is the best face.
Tiberius has marriage on the mind and Riker (and everyone else) hates my fancy expensive fish tank. WTF?
Tiberius asks Teddy out to the beach.
Where they discuss their favorite foods.
Tiberius: That's great, because I can never figure out what to do with the egg rolls that come on the side!
Instead of dropping everything to get Chinese, they have a cute little bog-side picnic.
Which Tiberius interrupted to cry about how she's never going to get married.
Teddy: PLUS!
Tiberius: I'd really like to hold your hand.
Tiberius: Like, a lot.
Pretty sneaky, Tibs!
But apparently he's cool with it. The date ends after some catch (which I screen'd really badly, so no pics).
All the next day, Tiberius is moony and distracted.
Riker: What do you mean 6 times 7 is soft lips and golden eyes?
Nerys continues to paint and paint and paint. Since everyone (read: me) is getting a bit sick of always being in the house, Tiberius takes them out to the park. How exciting. -.-
Riker makes a little friend of indeterminate gender.
Demo sleeps on a bench.
Teddy shows up and flirting is had.
And Tiberius is gross.
I would say at least it's being heated up and potentially sanitized, but she immediately finished cooking them.
Everyone wanders home but these two, who do a little mother-daughter bonding the park.
Riker: So if you could help me with my homework that would be great.
Nerys: Oh man that totally reminds me of something!
Nerys: *puts hair up and draws*
Early the next morning, Terry A. shows up. It's been a long time since they've seen each other and Tiberius thought she had moved on.
Terry seems to be really sorry about the argument they had.
But it turns out his girlfriend died, and all he wants is some physical comfort.
But our girl Tibs is not okay with being used for sex WooHoo.
She stalks off, leaving him to prattle on to Demo. Who, seriously, put on pants!
Demo: He seems nice!
Tiberius: I thought so... maybe I should talk to him.
After a short apology, they fall right back into the old habit of flirting.
Demo: Whoops, pardon me, just coming through.
Tiberius: You know, I really do like you, Terry (A).
He clearly saw a chance to make that move.
Riker is unimpressed, and so am I.
And here I apologize. what happened next in game is that they agreed to WooHoo, but instead walked to different ends of the house and did nothing. I remembered I needed to roll a mini-challenge for the week, and got 'Caped Crusader'. So I took the time to make Tiberius's costume.
Here is what I got.
Then, some time later, but with no screens, Tiberius went out for her first night of good-doing. Shall we say that, overcome with emotional turmoil, Friendly, Over Emotional Tiberius donned and mask and set out to balance her currently negative karma?
Sure.
Who does she run into first, but Teddy, who assumes she must have lost some kind of bet to be out in public in ripped tights and a bathing suit.
She surveys the locals for someone in need of help, and also says hello to David Tennant, because wouldn't you?
Oh no! Carter Hardbottle is HUNGRY BEYOND WORDS! Tiberius, AWAY!
This time she does not drop one on the ground.
Tiberius: Hi, stranger! I made these for you! No need to thank me.
Carter: Er, thanks anyway?
Tiberius: Yes I am AWESOME.
And then she upgrades the toilet to self-cleaning.
And goes home.
Riker, meanwhile, is furious at the ceiling tiles I installed.
And Demo misses her husband. :{
However, her method of copying is to stare at Rex, the cockroach.
Teddy comes back over.
Teddy: So, this big burly man with a mustache came up and gave me a hug yesterday. It was so nice! Thinking about it completely makes me feel better about losing my wallet, too.
Tiberius: He's so precious, like a unicorn.
MWAH!
She even does this at OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSES.
Tiberius makes her choice, and asks Teddy if he'll be her main squeeze, and also would he like to spend the night?
Yes to both.
Then instead of hanging out, Tiberius does this and he reads a book.
Crap, birthday? Birthday.
Tiberius: I feel so... old.
The natural response to this is of course to ask your boyfriend if, J/K, he'd really rather just get hitched.
Teddy: What, did you fall, are you--
Tiberius: Hold your pants.
Tiberius: I got you a thing! Want to get married?
Demo: Doodeedoododoo.
He totally said yes.
And Demo comes over to give him a very interpretive version of the talk.
Spare Updates: Data got married to Alyson, who is Santos (the noseless baby hater)'s mother.
Jean-Luc dated and then wed Pansy Greenwood.
Data got robbed by Jani.
Jean-Luc and Pansy had a boy named Ismael.
Janeway and Hasan (still not hitched) had a girl named Sophia.