When last we saw our intrepid Bankses, our beloved founder, Eglantine (
simpurity) and her emotionally but not physically estranged husband Bilbo (
katu_sims) had gone to the land of the hula zombies, leaving what essentially amounted to triple heirs and their spouses with a young child apiece in charge of the house and new gypsy oasis. Bruce, the eldest, had married Zaphod (
brilliantcat) and had a little blond boy named Far who has reached toddlerhood, Dorcas had married Lon (
madame_ugly) and had a little redheaded boy named Squid who is currently a child, Dorcas is pregnant again, and Georgianna, who thought she was going to be the lone heiress after winning a poll, shacked up and has a redheaded toddling daughter named Maggie with her fiance Eli Quaqmeyer (
radiationpoison) who is currently one of the living dead. Hopefully these run on sentences will help everyone keep the household straight until we get it tidied up a bit next generation. :)
I immediately roll to have more Bruces. Though we don't know the sex of the baby Dorcas is carrying, we have ascertained that it will be a Bruce.
Moving on, week of fears over, Eli (
radiationpoison) was just incredibly slow and the house is many stories high. His lumbering be-zombiedness was inconvenient. *cured*
Far hasn't grasped how to use the dog house, though he does kind of have puppy feet, awwww.
Yes yes, Dorcas, we daren't let the household count get below 10.
Lon (
madame_ugly) and Bruce continue to duke it out, this time sans dust cloud to disturb me.
Oh for goodness sake, must you do this in front of the children? And Zaphod (
brilliantcat), don't encourage them!
I don't have any sort of allowance for miscarriages, but I was still rather freaked out, Eglantine scared an already starving, very pregnant Dorcas, luckily she survived.
Since wants are now fulfillable, huzzah!
Meet... here it comes... Bruce!
Dorcas, Lon and Squid all wanted a puppy. :)
No one sleeps in the right beds. It's insanity. They don't let the fact that Lon is bitter enemies with Zaphod's wife get in the way of their bromance.
Squid and Bruce adorable-ness. Though he replaced the want for a puppy with the want for a puppy.
As the kids get older, things get a lot less hectic. There are many hours of the day in which the only people at home are Dorcas and Bruce, who are unemployed, with the toddlers. & the pets of course.
It's time for a double birthday, which will tidy things up even more! First we have Far...
Oh, wait, um, triple birthday! Dorcas went into labor as Far blew out his candles and Eli, holding his daughter Maggie, approached her birthday cake.
All of the everything going on at once complicated matters. Zaphod was too distracted by his hatred of Eli to put Far on the floor for his transition.
Meanwhile, another Bruce entered the household, a human and a son, with Dorcas' eyes and Lon's hair.
Far (Son of Bruce and Zaphod) was the first to use the outdoor toilet nook.
Recovering from the confusion somewhat, Eli took his daughter to her birthday cake.
Only somewhat recovered. I guess too many sims, several generations in, things just get a little wonky. Oddny Viking (
rustyrosesims) and a non-pt sim are the only ones who didn't wander off to do other things between birthdays.
A better look at Far.
And Maggie (daughter of Georgianna and Eli).
This is a disturbing mismatch because Bruce and Eli have three bolts. Yeah.
As the seasons change, the menfolk became preoccupied with fishing, leaving household repairs to the hired help.
Bruce had an idyllic puppyhood.
Puppies eat A LOT, Bourbon is displeased at having to share, the food being sullied once puppy tongue hits it, he awaits a fresh bowl of kibble, Squid has good grades, his father Lon is dementedly happy about menial chores.
Eli caught a big one midst the daily after school smustle party.
Eee! Yeah, another one of
cosmetical's manly men, this one I named Andrew, I believe. <3
Not content with having ruined her birthday with her death, Eglantine terrifies Maggie.
Georgianna and Bruce watched as their fellows had at it. At least it's not in the nursery.
All of the incorrect bed shuffling led Eli to sleep in the oasis.
Aw, Bruce changing her nephew Bruce's diaper!
I moved the spares into an apartment, actually a gypsy caravan, and this spawned some new apartment-types, who are quite delightful if I do say so, Bruce says so too, and she does have a rather hectic 15 or 16 more loves to seek out, so she greeted this guy.
She determined however that he is gay. Oh well.
It's Bruce's birthday, but he didn't transition, just laid on the floor for a few hours while everyone ate cake.
Georgianna holds no grudges against her siblings children having eligibility for heir along with her own. So cute, really.
Dorcas and Eli in the lower left, Lon and Bruce in the upper right. If we're keeping track, which I'm not because wow they all hate each other, except for where they like each other too much.
As you can see here. Bruce! That's your baby sister's fiance!
Bruce!
Bruces! <3
The kids brought Salvador Kronenberg (
stakeit_uk) home from school with them.
Bruce finally transitioned into deformity, much to his dad Lon's dismay.
Oh, wait, no, nevermind, he's perfect.
Bourbon has rage issues.
Squid approaches his birthday rather nonchalantly.
Bruce can't help but attack Lon on his son's birthday. Have a little respect.
It all makes Squid a little tantrumy.
*smustle* *copulate*
Many hours later, Far came downstairs and cheered for Squid's transition.
If my mom was trying to teach me how to talk next to the litter box, I'd probably make that face too.
So. Georgianna brought a teenager, the papergirl, home from the political career with her. Oh well. Squid is happy to make a friend.
Maggie deserves some more smustling screen time.
Dorcas spends much of her time standing behind Eli cracking her knuckles and punching her fist.
So! In addition to those mentioned at the top, appearances were made by the sims of
rustyrosesims,
cosmetical and
stakeit_uk.