TS4: The Rad Legacy [13]
I'm procrastinating, so you get an update!
Last time, Kassidy had some problems with her love interest taking a sudden disliking to her, and so headed out into the desert to meet other single males - including Dusty Pinto, who she took a liking to. There were family tree troubles, Aubree and Tiffanie grew up, Kassidy got pregnant, and Karli got old. If you've missed an update, or just want to catch up, then the Rad tag is your friend!
Upon returning to the Rad family, I found this stompy diva lady outside.
Are you guys sure we don’t have celebrities in this game, because I swear half the town act like they’re rich and spoilt.
Anyway, the reason I was outside was this. Dusty won’t stop mourning the dead in the yard, and keeps making himself sad.
He doesn’t even know anyone who has died!
Oh. Well, now he does.
I knew Grayson was coming up to the end, but I didn’t realise it would be now.
LOOK AT MY COOL ARRIVAL.
It was a pretty epic entrance. Death is getting better at dramatics.
“You know what, Dusty, I feel sad all of a sudden.”
“Why?”
“I’m not sure…”
HI GUYS. IS THAT CAKE? CAN I HAVE A SLICE?
“Why are you here?”
DIDN’T YOU NOTICE THAT YOUR HUSBAND JUST DIED?
“Grayson? But he was asleep…”
WELL, HE’S GOING TO BE ASLEEP FOR QUITE SOME TIME. FOREVER, ACTUALLY. NOW, CAN I HAVE CAKE OR NOT?
“I hope you like chocolate sponge cake.”
NO! IT HAS TO BE PLAIN SPONGE!
“Jeez, Death, I’m sorry! We don’t have any!”
STUPID FAMILY, NEVER HAVING THE CAKE I LIKE. STUPID RIVER, NEVER HAVING ANY FISH FOR ME.
Anyway, let’s move on, shall we?
Or as much as we can move on. Naturally, Karli is going to be devastated for days, and Kassidy’s not very good at cheering people up.
“Well, your life partner may be gone, but guess what! My life’s going great!”
“And this is supposed to make me feel better how?”
Aubree popped over - I moved her and Tiffanie down the street because I was getting fed up of having so many sims about.
“You guys do know you’ve left the stove on, right?”
She just stood and stared at it for a while. Weirdo.
“I know! If I eat this cake, I can be reunited with Grayson!”
Karli, no!
“Oh. Gross.”
It was after this I looked up when cowplants start killing people. Turns out, we’re probably okay, and Twoflower is unlikely to add to the grave collection.
“I haven’t said anything for a while, look at me!”
“I am looking at you, Dusty. Stop pulling that face.”
I know you guys aren’t completely sold on Dusty, but I really like him. J
Anyway, with all of the death business, it was time for a little bit of sunshine and hope. And by that, I mean a baby to break up the sadness!
Go on, guess the gender. I dare you.
“Look at my beautiful daughter, Missy!”
Yup. Another girl. And that’s not all, either…
Missy has a twin who was somehow born upstairs. This is Meghan.
Twin girls.
So if you’re keeping score at home, out of nine births, the Rads have had one boy. Those odds are incredible, right?
“Did somebody say twins?”
Dusty, being the drama queen he is, did the typical parental freak out - and then proceeded to walk around like that doing normal things for a few hours. Which was amusing, to say the least.
Apparently not much happened just after the arrival of the twins, because here they are growing up. And I swear I didn’t grow them up early - I don’t like doing that, it feels cheat-y.
In this picture, I cannot tell you which is which.
This is Meghan! She rolled the Neat trait.
It inspired her clean-and-tidy look. She got the Whiz Kid aspiration.
And here’s Missy, who looks very unimpressed. She rolled the Creative trait, and the Social Butterfly aspiration.
Missy then decided to prove she was the fun twin by going out and playing with Twoflower, who hasn’t had that much attention since Aubree moved out.
“You don’t think it’s a little weird that you’re playing with a deadly plant?”
“He’s not deadly, Meg, just misunderstood.”
Also, note that puddle behind Meghan. That’s been there for generations and annoys the hell out of me.
You know what, I think Meghan inherited her Dad’s cocky grin. Doesn’t matter what she’s talking about with Missy, the grin makes an appearance.
I then tried to send the twins to the park, but for some reason Meghan was ‘busy’, so only Missy went. Meghan was just standing in the kitchen when Missy left, so I have no idea what she’s up to that’s so important.
Anyway, time for Missy to try and make friends!
Missy turns out to be a kid-magnet, and they’re all interested in talking to her.
Well. I say that. The kid in the purple hat seems kind of indifferent to everything happening, but he did join in.
“So then I was like ‘roll over!’ and I swear, it rolled over!”
“No way! Cowplants don’t roll over!”
Missy is very enthusiastic when she talks, you know.
But it’s okay, because her friends are too.
Both of the boys had names beginning with ‘D’, but I don’t remember what they are at this point.
“When will this ridiculous game be over?”
Purple-Hat-Boy does not have the enthusiasm to keep up with Missy, whereas the red-headed boy does.
“Um, how do I get down from here?”
Back at the house, and Karli is still trying to max the handiness skill.
Unfortunately I got the pop-up saying her life is almost at an end, so I don’t think I’ll manage it. Which is a shame - I was THIS CLOSE to completing an aspiration. Lame.
Kassidy still has that smug smile thing going on.
Only with a cowplant in the background, she looks kind of menacing. Like a black widow or something.
And as darkness falls, Meghan is out proving she can also rock the smug smile.
She looks a little creepy when she does it, though, in my opinion.
“Why aren’t you in bed, little one? It’s late.”
“Sleep is for the weak, Grandma.”
What a creepy smile! She does look like an evil genius.
She was up really late hassling Karli and the cowplant.
“Pfft, sleep is for the weak.”
She’ll sit on her bed, but not sleep in it. Strange child.
When Meghan did eventually decide it was bedtime, she went upstairs and climbed into Karli’s bed.
Something tells me this little girl is close to her grandmother.
“Wow, you’re right, Mum, this is a better place to hang out than the sofa!”
I have no idea why, but the girl’s bedroom is now the coolest place on the lot to hang out.
Splish splash there’s a ghost in my bath.
And he didn’t break it! What a nice ghost. I think this is Freddy, one of the dudes who died here by accident. I've yet to see Grayson's ghost.
“No! No biting! Bad Twoflower!”
Well, Missy is welcome to try and train the cowplant, but it is in his nature to be a bit nippy when played with.
Dusty, stop it!
This time, he’s mourning Anne. Whose name no longer shows up when I hover over the tombstone. Sigh.
Anyway, Dusty heads back inside, miserable, and Kassidy thinks of something to cheer him up.
“Dusty, we’re so in love I feel like we’re already married! So maybe we should make it official!”
“Are you kidding? Of course!”
Yep, I managed to forget I hadn’t married them. Shh. It’s fine.
I really do like these two together. J
If I knew how to make gifs this would be far more entertaining. I read somewhere that cowplants dance if you place the stereo near them, and it’s true! And very amusing!
That’s all for this time, see you soon!