Pinkington Palace, 3.06
They're baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! Complete with WA, HELS and Ambitions. WOO. If you need to refresh your memory, I suggest you head over to the Family Tree to get reacquainted.
Let's start with Violet burning pancakes. That's an exciting start, right??
Dale took the girls fishing for some father/daughter bonding time, and made them hike a bit to get there first.
He wasn't very good at it. They caught way more fish than him.
Heliotrope revelled in how quiet the house was without them while Crissy worked on the garden.
This is around where I stopped playing back in March. Esmerelda was 102 days old, and had started dating this young 'un, Jayme, while I was busy in another house. The things old people get up to when your back is turned. Anyway, she invited him over, so I could meet him, but when he turned up she couldn't interact with him at all. No one could. I have no idea what was up with that. Maybe he was an imaginary boyfriend.
He seemed cute enough and all, but he just stood there.
Right up until he suddenly and mysteriously died...something Crissy seemed to enjoy. *shifty eyes*
I then put the game on hold for ages, because I didn't feel like sorting out what the glitch was, and because the game had eaten my saves. I had to rebuild the Pinkington ISBI family, because those saves disappeared. I'll get around to doing them again sometime soon.
So months go by, I lost interest in TS3, and didn't play as much TS2 either for a bit, but then the other day I thought I might give it a go again, but to play I'd have to update my hacks and patches...so I thought I might as well catch up to everyone else. I ended up having to do the whole uninstall/reinstall shebang, but I got it working in the end, and so far it's glitch free, so yay!
And we're back! I don't trust Lilac. She seems evil. She's not, but she just exudes it.
When she's not clearing her nose of boogers, that is.
Lupine is nowhere near as scary, though she loves that rocket just a little too much.
Just your average weekend, really. Some skilling, playing and calling your children just in case you die that night.
Britta is one of Sabrina's daughters, and if I'm remembering rightly, Jamel is a grown man, while she's still in high school. I could be wrong, though.
I did my usual scouting around the other relatives houses while they were sleeping, and found Tyrone had aged up into a really bad shirt. I also didn't realise that hair was in the male bin as well, so for a moment I wasn't sure if he was a girl or a boy and whether I'd gotten mixed up before. No, Tyrone just has style.
Apart from that bad shirt.
I sent Es out to check out the new lots, and she need up here. I haven't explored it all as yet, because honestly, I'm waiting for her to die.
And then it was birthday time!! And lots of them.
First was Lilac.
Then Lupine. And this reminds me to look into the new traits. I'll do that soon.
Then Heliotrope...who took an arm to the chest while Lavender took one to the shoulder.
Birthdays are tough around here.
And finally Violet!
Esmerelda: What. The. Fuck. She's got NO BOOBS. NO BOOBS AT ALL.
She's a lot prettier than I thought she'd be!
She wants to be the golden tongue/fingers thingie, which you can't help but assume has something to do with sex. Right? Right.
At least he ran off to the toilet right after that, and didn't piss himself.
If you've played Ambitions before, or have seen someone else's game, I'm gonna assume you know what that building is.
It's a great place to work if you want to be a stylist!
Or to go if you want a tattoo.
Esmerelda: I don't like these. Can I get a tattoo of my bed? I love my bed. I had a lot of fun in my bed.
Around here was when I realised I'd have to do something to tweak my graphics, because the tattoo artist's tattoo is horribly blurred.
And so are Violet's :(
In case you can't tell (and I'm pretty sure you can't), that's a gnome on her navel, and stars on her back.
Since she was there, she started making over some of the locals.
That outfit HAD to go.
Muuuuuuch better.
I like that we can make the townies look good without cheating! AND they pay you for it. SWEET.
o_O Uh, okay. She's like, hanging onto life out of sheer stubbornness, I'm sure. She's also (finally) started dating someone for the first time ever.
But not Denny. He's her great nephew. His mother Melodie is Tabatha's sister Nikita's daughter. And that makes him Esmerelda's great nephew too, because her sister Tabitha is married to Nikita, and is Melodie's other mother. Confusing? Yes. I told you that you needed to look at the family tree.
Now that's good tattoo etiquette. Have stink fumes coming from your pits as they're getting ready to jab you.
I do find it funny that they only use the gun on their arm, but the tattoo can end up anywhere.
He didn't like his make over :(
Es went for classy. A woohoo heart over her heart, and Death rocking out on her back.
I have NO IDEA how this happened. She was walking up the stairs to empty the potty (autonomously!), and when I came upstairs, I found her stuck in the couch.
So I used moveobjects on, and put her on the floor next to the couch. Except...
She ended up ACROSS town, naked. WTF. She just shot over there and lost her clothes in the transfer. Colour me confused!
Middle of nowhere, people.
And she somehow managed to find her clothes and her bike. I really do NOT want to know where she kept them.
Yeah, I'm not surprised you feel that way. Even if there was no one else around.
They all wanted a washing machine, so they got one. And that means dirty clothes! Every time they change, bamf! Dirty clothes.
Bitsy: Oh shit! Busted!
It's okay, they have four cakes in there. Help yourself!
I wanted to see how the washing machine worked, so Violet got to do the laundry. Exciting! It's much more fun than doing it for real. I hate putting it away.
That's why I named my clean clothes pile Sherman. I figure that anything that spends that much time in my room deserves a name. He goes away sometimes, but Sherman always comes back.
Despite all the dirty clothes being the one outfit, a vast range appear in the machine. MAGIC.
I then tweaked some game settings, and a few graphics card settings, and look!!!
You can see them now!
They also got some other new stuff, such as this inventing bench. I have no idea what it does. I haven't read much about what Ambitions and WA have. It's all new! Surprise after surprise.
Violet: You want me to do more laundry? LAUNDRY!!
Violet: Wasn't once enough??
Well, to be fair, you only put it on. They have a dryer, but I also got them a clothes line.
And I have no idea why she was freaking out. She's not neurotic!
Es took over laundry duties, and man, I wish it was that easy to hang out and put away.
That's Tabatha, rocking it out, and continuing to look scary.
And then, because I could, and because I was so. freaking. sick. of the old house...
They moved!
They have a real vegie garden now!
And a mother fucking trampoline, people.
Esmerelda: I believe I can fly!
And you can have two on at once. Freaking sweet! I love how high they bounce.
My fish tank has fishies, but I can't see them. BOO. Es agrees.
Lilac: My precious. My precious.
(by the by, I taught my 3 year old to say that the other day)
Even Heli gets into the jumping. LOVE. THIS.
Anyway, here's the house.
I love basements too.
Somehow, this makes her a better stylist. She's living at home until I decide who the heir will be.
Lilac: Isn't it time you moved into your own place? I mean, really?
I'm leaning strongly towards Heliotrope as heir, partly because he got the hair, and partly because he's male. I haven't had a male heir before, so maybe it's time. I've just always liked the girls better, and not because of their sex. Es is still kicking on, and I have NO idea how much longer she'll live for. Once she kicks it, then I'll send the family on a vacation...if they can afford it!
And if you're anything like, you've now got this song stuck in your head.
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