TS4: The Rad Legacy [3]
Well, I've had a couple of quiet days as far as uni goes, so you get another update! Plus I think it'll help you choose who wins the heir poll!
Last time, Alison and Dax welcomed two babies into their lives - Rhea and Anne. Both girls were good fun and interesting to play, but how will they fare as teenagers?
We join the family again to find Dax pouring himself a drink. And hey, why not? He’s retired and elderly, might as well enjoy the time he has.
“I raised two kids, and I didn’t even dislike them! That warrants a drink!”
Inside, it’s Alison’s birthday. But she’s only becoming an adult, so it’s not as interesting as a regular birthday.
Dax looks pleased that someone else is getting older, though.
Unfortunately for Dax, that was his last smile; as he then died of old age…my first death in TS4!
Is it wrong that I’m excited?
Holy crap, he’s cool.
THANK YOU.
You’re welcome, Mister Reaper.
“Hi, I’m Alison, nice to meet you, I just want to talk to you for one second…”
“PLEASE DON’T TAKE MY HUSBAND AWAY!”
SORRY, BUT HIS TIME IS UP.
“Look into your heart!”
I DON’T HAVE ONE.
After refusing to resurrect Dax, Death then pulled out what looks like an iPad. Guess he’s moving up in the world.
SO LET’S SAY I SENT YOU A FRIEND REQUEST ON FACEBOOK…WOULD YOU ACCEPT IT?
“Are you kidding me? No!”
ALRIGHT, JEEZ, I JUST WONDERED.
“Hey Mum, who’s the spooky dude?”
While Alison is feeling Very Sad, neither of her daughters are feeling anything related to their missing father. Which seems kind of odd to me.
As if refusing resurrection wasn’t enough, Death decided to hang out for a bit. The poor guy’s not wanted, but he can’t take a hint.
Alison complimented him on his outfit and I thought it was hilarious.
Rhea, meanwhile, was feeling energised for some reason.
I guess everyone experiences grief in different ways.
Alison’s old friend, Well-Dressed Jogger, must realise something is up at the Rad house because he then shows up on the doorstep. Turns out he’s aged a bit as well.
“Mister, you’re not going to want to go in there.”
“Why not?”
“The Reaper’s visiting, and you’re kinda old.”
Eventually Death left, and Alison was able to catch up with her old friend, who seemed quite shocked by what was happening.
“That’s going to happen to me!”
Rest in peace, Dax.
I’m going to miss my Miserable Sod.
Hey, the girls can use the monkey bars at the same time! That’s really quite cool.
Rhea’s clearly smug about those extra motor skills she has.
Alison, meanwhile, is still grieving, which involves a routine of crying under the covers, and painting sad pictures.
And going to work. No promotions whilst sad which kind of sucks and doesn't really help.
Later on, and I discover Anne’s homework is invisible. Which is just strange.
But don’t be surprised if you find “Anne is awesome!” written on the table later.
I think this is the first time I’ve seen Anne actually act Insane, like her trait. She’s looking pretty paranoid right here.
Also I didn’t realise I’d given both girls purple pyjamas. That’s neat! :)
Outside, Rhea exploded into teenhood.
Whilst Alison was sadly whipping up a cake for her birthday. Goddamn.
She’s gorgeous, but gutted that her birthday was forgotten about. It wasn’t - if she’d just held on for an hour!
Anyway, her aspiration rolled out as successful lineage, so she got the ‘Domestic’ trait, and she also gained the ‘Geek’ trait.
LOOK! MY FIRST GHOST!
The first thing Dax did was climb into bed with his wife. If you don’t think that’s adorable, you’re wrong.
Of course, I had Anne wake him up. It was the perfect time for him to interact with his girls.
He actually seemed really pleased to see them.
“No one in school is going to believe this! Quick, let’s take a picture for show and tell!”
“Rhea, Ghost Dad just ate a slice of cake. I thought ghosts couldn’t eat.”
“Don’t be so narrow-minded, Anne. Ghosts can do what they like.”
Once the sun was up, Rhea took Anne to the park, like the good sister she is. Although she doesn’t look pleased by it.
Originally, I wanted them to both meet new people, but it was 6am, and apparently everyone was in bed. Stupid daylight starting at 5am and confusing me.
Well, I wasn’t about to send them home, so they just chilled out, passing the time. For some reason, Rhea developed a whim for doing her homework then and there, so that’s what she’s up to.
Nerd.
About mid-morning, this girl showed up, and uh oh, it looks like we might have a stereotypical high school movie developing on our hands!
“Short hair and tomboy clothes? Ew, we can’t be friends.”
Turns out this girl was just tense.
Eventually she cheered up and Rhea had a new friend, which was pretty nice.
“You’re different to me but that’s okay!”
Well, that’s the teenage angst out of the way.
Anne, meanwhile, was joining family picnics.
She looked really shifty as she ran away after cramming her mouth full of hot dogs.
“Pfft, you call that dancing, Rhea?”
Is it just me or do sims dance weird in this game?
“Rhea, come talk to me!”
“Can’t, taking a selfie.”
Rhea always looks so serious!
“Alright, shrimp, I made you a cake, now explode into a teenager.”
“You made me a cake? That’s so-“
“Just blow the damn candles out.”
“Check me out! Rhea, look how gorgeous I am!”
“…shut up.”
“Hold on, let me take a pic.”
I have a feeling selfies might be a developing theme with these two.
Anyway, Anne rolled the Curator aspiration, which seems to be all about collecting EVERYTHING, and ended up with the Collector trait as a result.
She also rolled the Perfectionist trait.
“Seriously? You grew up last night and you’re already doing homework?”
“I want to be smart, Rhea!”
I try very hard to keep the girls on top of their school goals, and Alison on top of her work goals, but sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Anne is currently skipping breakfast to study.
Also, something about Anne reminds me of a Barbie doll, but I’m not sure what it is.
It’s not like she’s blonde or has ridiculous proportions or anything like that.
Hey look! The Fashionably-Challenge Hipster guy got old!
He was one of the younger guys as well. Half the ‘hood must be OAPs by now.
After school that day, Anne comes stomping in, angry for some bizarre reason. I think it said something about her teachers at school.
I wonder why it only ever seems to be Anne who gets angry?
Meanwhile, I think Alison is cracking up.
“I love you uni! You’re never going to leave me, are you?”
Most of her old friends are ghosts now, which is quite odd.
Oh look, Dax is out!
And he’s angry? Maybe? That’s what red means, right?
He changed colour again after finding the clay, so maybe he’s alright afterall.
“Hi Dad! I’m a teenager now!”
“How long have I been gone?”
Time sure does fly when you’re dead.
“Hey, Anne, look. It’s talking to you!”
“Real funny, Rhea.”
“Don’t hate me, Anne. I only want to help you learn!”
“Don’t you think I’m hilarious, Anne?”
“Can’t talk. Selfie.”
The next day, and Alison wanted to talk to someone who wasn’t a stuffed unicorn. With both girls at school, I sent her out into the local area to meet people.
The whole ‘hood really is filled with elders. I sense this may be a problem in the future.
That night, and Rhea discovers a new method for homework, which doesn’t look at all healthy. Quite possibly my first glitch.
Hooray! Another milestone!
Also that night, I sent Anne out into the ‘hood to find things. Because apparently that’s what she wants to do with her life, and who am I to disagree?
She didn’t find anything really interesting, though.
“Mum, it’s dawn, don’t you think it’s a little early for juice?”
“Nah, it’s the perfect time to start drinking, Rhea.”
“Well, if you’re sure…”
Alison appears to have put on a little weight, and as she’s 4 days off being an elder, I decided to give her a makeover, but she ended up rocking the middle-aged Mum look.
I suppose that’s okay, seeing as it’s what she is, right?
And then the maid died while working on the house - how inconvenient! He didn’t even get to finish the dishes.
Death could’ve timed that better, if you ask me.
That evening, it was time for Rhea to blow out her candles.
Alison had made her a pretty blue cake but someone (cough, Anne, cough) had helped themselves to a slice before I could even get candles on it.
So Rhea had to make her own cake, and she was limited to chocolate, or a white cake.
I’m interrupting Rhea’s birthday because Bella Goth walked past, and she’s still trying to rock that cocktail dress.
I’d say she’s doing okay. Points for trying, Bella.
Anyway, nothing much changed in Rhea except her clothes, and she then invited over the one guy who appears to have aged alongside her - Crump!
Turns out his first name is Nawwaf, but I’m still calling him Crump, and he grew up wearing an entirely red outfit.
Rhea invited him in, and for some reason, started feeling flirty. Guess she likes Crump.
I can work with that - it’s better than Anne who has no friends her age, afterall. But it does depend on who wins the heir poll. And I can't really play any more until I have an heir, so go and vote!
I’ll see you next time for BABIES or ROMANCE or SOMETHING!
: )