Chasing Rainbows: 1.8
Warnings: Picture-heavy
Founder Xanthe Ixchel (known as Lulu Darling in a past life) is by simsforaranya, and partner Jasper Cojones is by xel_squirgle_ox
Oh happy day; Bruno’s now a teen, and thusly more self-sufficient (I hope)! How does he celebrate this new independence?
Bruno: Hey good-looking, how’s it going? You just know girls go for freckles, right?
Ahem. Bruno clearly approves of the new hair I gave him
Second thing he does is go stargazing. With no need to work on his logic, either.
Now, I’ll be honest right from the start here: I’ve had mixed feelings about Bruno for a long time. Partly due to how he looks, mainly due to his epic fail as a child - but one peak at his LTW was the clincher for me:
Ha... hahahaha. Not going to happen, kid. Goes for the LTW and your becoming heir
It doesn’t stop him having a natter with his dad, though.
Oh good, I was hoping you’d wake in time for school. Guess you were in a lousy mood last time, huh?
Bruno: You mean to say that with all this homework, I’m still doing crap at school?!
Me: Well, a combination of lagging behind with it and skipping school isn’t gonna help, you know.
Bruno: That was only once!
Me: It still counts.
Okay, why has it taken this guy ‘til his teens to discover the joys of the computer?! Comfort and fun raised in one go, yet how often did we see him on it?
Oh, great. Chance cards. I hate chance cards. Let’s see; metaphors always make things easier to explain, right?
Wha...? Screw you! Hobby chance cards suck more than the damn career ones
Well, it obviously didn’t hurt his grades that much. Good to know
And where do you think you’re sleeping, Little Miss?! Go find your own bed.
Bruno: Oh, here we go again. You don’t fool me, I know you’re just trying to get me to do my homework...
Bruno: You lose! I’m off to bed, see ya!
Damn it. I will get you Mister, mark my words.
Hey, what do you think you’re doing?! You have a bed upstairs!
Ecru: Hey, wait... my brother’s sleeping with me? Eeeeew.
I should think so, too.
Here we go again - this time, with one of them sleeping where he should. Three guesses which one, and the first two don’t count
Ochre: Sleeping with my dad? Gross.
Too right. Now go find your own bed
That’s better. Mum and dad sleep together, and all is once more right in the world.
For now, anyway... Hey Xanthe! Wake up!
He’s awake and unoccupied! Get him, quick!
Bruno: Damn, foiled again.
I said I’d get you, didn’t I? You want good grades or not?
Speaking of which, the kids need a turn too. I will get them up to date.
Oh boy, here we go. Now comes the part where I cross my fingers that nothing bad happens - and at the same time seek clues on his cooking ability.
Pancakes! He’s good enough to make pancakes! Without burning them, even! Toy oven + smart milk = WIN!
So, first time at senior school for Bruno:
About time something started happening with this guy.
How I love the call to join on the stereo. More fun to be had in dancing than blogging - even if it means him making a prat of himself.
Meanwhile, the others return from school:
We have a winner! Now, I just happen to know that kids usually want to get top marks at school, so hopefully his aspiration’s taken care of for now.
Ochre: Hey Dad! I did it! I got an A+!
Ecru: How come he gets top marks and I don’t?
Me: Because he’s on top of his homework? You’ll get there.
Meanwhile, a full scale party’s going on upstairs.
Ochre: I diiiiid it, I diiiiid it! Top of the pile at last!
Jasper: Great work kid. Now comes the real challenge; staying there.
Whoa, whoa, Bruno? Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten where your bed is again?!
At least he wakes up a little while later...
... to indulge in some brotherly bonding via hobby tips - not to mention some painful looking bonding with his arm and the wall
Here we go again. Okay, let’s get you up to your twin’s standards, shall we?
I swear Bruno’s trying to redeem himself here. Preparing salad, no less - it does look good, though.
Xanthe: ...So now you have the whole weekend to yourself. Isn’t this better?
Bruno: Yeah, I guess so. I just hope I get some decent marks soon.
Ochre’s looking pretty happy for someone who just burnt his meal.
Pomegranate Drop ( brilliantcat)! How’re you doing? Great to see you!
Yes, I’ve played with this guy before, in another game. Very quickly fell in love too - and this is the second time he’s rolled a preference for men in as many plays
And of course, he’s another friend of Jasper’s. I don’t mind though!
Ochre’s really working to win hearts here
Oh crap... this looks familiar. What’s going on with the A+ want? Is that not enough, or are they not getting it? Well, Ecru probably is, but that’s not the point...
Xanthe’s in heaven right now - two new people in the space of a few sim days. I may see this LTW achieved yet.
Bruno continues with his mission of redemption. Sorry pal - too little too late
These twins are weird. This is the second time one of them’s been pleased to retrieve a burnt muffin.
Speaking of which:
Great, just what I need. At least this is all he’s doing.
If in doubt, talk about hobby! Cheap maybe, but still a sanity-saver.
And, just when you thought it was safe to leave your newspapers outside...
She’s back, and this time it’s personal... It’s the return of Ginger the Newspaper Thief!
So, how do you keep this guy happy when he spends most of his time on this thing? It doesn’t even fulfil a want! This is where the weekend isn’t so great - no way to get the A+ want when not at school.
During a rare moment away from the piano, I find Bruno engaging in a bit of weirdness with him:
I don’t know what that was about, but it doesn’t look good.
On the other hand... oh well, I can’t complain.
Roll on Monday:
Bruno: Yes! I did it! I finally did it!
Me: There, you see? Homework doesn’t look so bad now, right?
Bruno: Mum! Dad! I did it! I finally got an A+!
Jasper: That’s great, Bruno.
Xanthe: (Yeah, great. I hope he stops moaning about doing homework now.)
Some time later, I keep hearing these noises coming from the front room. I check it out to find this:
Hi there Raven! Thanks for dropping by!
Ugh... now, what would I do? Go for the smart one, obviously.
D’oh! Oh well, it could’ve been worse. At least it’s only enthusiasm she lost.
So, things are finally looking up again for this family. How does Jasper react?
Jasper: I don’t know how much more I can take of this... I’m a romance sim, I didn’t sign up for this!
... Keep wishing, Jasper. You know what they say about wishes...
Meanwhile, outside:
Ecru: Yes! I got there!
Me: You see? Patience is a virtue.
Twins: We did it! We’re all top scorers!
Jasper: Great, guys. How’s it hanging?
To his credit, he tries. He could be better, but he could also be a lot worse.
And now for a real cause to celebrate!
Birthdays!
The last kids are now teenagers, at long last! Boy, was that a long time coming.
Since Ochre aged first, he gets first report:
Okay - another family. Great. More reasonable turn-ons, though.
Get in!
Future’s looking rosy for this one
And Ecru rolls knowledge. Which is apt, given how much time she spends at the ‘scope - and hopefully will mean she’s easier to please.
Just as well - oops. Did you not get an A+ want, Ecru? Damn it.
Now, this is where things go horribly wrong. While changing the twins’ clothes, they somehow switched bodies - Ochre’s head on Ecru’s body, and vice versa. Changing clothes didn’t fix it, neither did the lot debugger. If sending them to school doesn’t work, I’ll have to hope sending them to Uni will. Either way, what happens next will depend largely on three adult sims. We’ll have to see what happens; in the meantime, here are the stats so far:
- Torch-Holders = 1
- Perma-Platinum sims = 0
- Shrink Visits = 0
- Social Bunny Visits = 0
- Social Worker Visits = 0
- Fires: 2
- Self-Wettings: 0
- Pass-Outs: 8
- Fights: 0
- Accidental Deaths = 0
- Number of Special Tombstones vs. Total Death Count = 0/0
- Reach top of a career = 0
- $100,000 = 0