Sorry for such a long wait. Life's hectic. You know how it goes. Expect a shorter wait time between future updates. :)
Previously: John almost died but Vera saved him from death. Houston joined his siblings at private school. Apparently the headmaster really digs beating death. Marlie became schizo. Jonathan resisted Madeleine's temptation because she is old, though he is no fetching young lad himself.
Don't we always open with Vera doing something random?
Ah, yes, the morning game of red hands.
No, John! Don't succumb to her feminine wiles!
John: You're so pretty, I'd love to buy you pearls to adorn yourself with!
Madeleine: Well, it would match my pearl bracelet.
Madeleine: Wait, this wedding ring means I'm married! *pouts*
John: Oh, c'mon, baby!
Philip: Hey Jonathan, I hope you are enjoying that cereal. I used that bowl to make drugs last night.
Does her morning routine ever differ? Her lazy ass doesn't go to work until 2 anyway.
Oh, hi, thank you for finally doing your job in the family graveyard! It's too bad I moved the graves, isn't it??
Remember the fugly maid that was glitched and never left until she was like "LOL IT'S LATE G2G"? Well, she was costing too much money (since she still got paid for all of the hours she stayed!), so I got them a new maid. It's Kaylynn! I smell cheating.
Marlie: Whoa! What a neat green diamond! I shall name him... Bob.
Oh, yeah, and Houston the uninteresting child grew up.
Marlie quickly initiates him into teenhood with a noogie.
Marlie: RITES OF PASSAGE LOLOL
Marlie: So... that vest you transitioned into? That means you're coming out, right?
Do you think this question took him by surprise?
He got a much deserved makeover. But he looks less like a family-man and more like a romance-man. Haha.
This picture just shows that John can sleep through ANYTHING.
But Nadia can't even nap when the TV's NOT on.
Nadia: I'm tired and grumpy. Mehhh. If only I could nap.
thedreamingsims: *facepalm*
Johnny boy, you're on a roll!
I will allow you to celebrate, instead of your usual celebrations over nothing.
Jonathan: Congrats on growing up!
Marlie: WAS IT SUCH A BIG SURPRISE TO YOU OLD COOTS?!
They NEVER stop congratulating her on that.
Why so worried?
ASDFGHJKL;
No no she won't go!
:( My favorite born-in-game sim! R.I.P., Nadia Kyle. You were awesome and so full of yourself.
I forgot Ephraim and Randall existed. LOL OOPS. Houston threw a fit because he wasn't mentioned.
*waves back to Nadia*
Marlie: LOL REMEMBER AUNT NADIA?
Marlie: SHE TOTALLY DIED.
Marlie: Just like great grandma Drea!
Ugh, you are so mean, Marlie!
Philip seems tough, but he really gets sad when people in his family die.
Or maybe he realized that he is now the oldest remaining gen 2 sim.
Jonathan took it REALLY hard.
He just went and cried in front of flowers that Nadia gave him, autonomously. For someone who tried to cheat on his wife so much, he sure did love her.
Marlie actually slept in her bed for once.
Houston relocated to Gabriel's old room. He even dressed to match.
Um... close, but no cigar.
Nothing like a morning chess game...
Marlie: Grandpa, are you cheating?
Philip: Er... no, I'm skiing.
They're a close family.
Marlie finally met her goal of getting fit!
At first I thought this was a tumbleweed... and thought, wtf?
But no, it was just two twin strays fighting.
FAIL. JOHN. *headdesk*
You and your dumb ass need to get inside and enter elderhood. So it's impossible for you to get that job back in time. Thanks.
Last look at young Vera!
She looks a lot like Madeleine! Nooo, Skeletor genes!
The face, it never ceases.
Spiffy. You look the same.
Vera, post-makeover. She has a bit of Nadia's features in her, too. She gets that from her dad, I'm sure.
It just hit John that he's OLD.
Post-makeover. I TOLD YOU. IT NEVER CEASES.
Vera: Now that I'm old too, I don't feel so bad about kicking your ass in pillowfights!
John woke up early one morning, so I had the bright idea to let him open a home salon. He had gotten a bronze cosmetology badge from making over random people.
John: Why did you make me do this?
Marlie: Congrats on being born! It's better than being expected not to live through childhood!
Aw, their autonomous love is cute.
These two still autonomously hate on each other.
Something tells me this pillowfight is NOT for shits and giggles.
Hello, cute guy!
Hello... cute guy's black haired twin!
John's first customer is Kennedy Cox.
It's not like you can improve upon his adonislike face.
I TRIED to get this dude in with Marlie as a possible future spouse, but he wasn't having it.
So, neither was she.
Teen girl: OMGGGG!
Teen girl: How DARE you make me look EXACTLY THE SAME AS BEFORE?
Houston got a date with Ivy Copur.
It really didn't go well.
Notice the chagrin on his face...
Remember the last update when she got a cooking scholarship? Yeah. Uh-huh.
The fug will save you!
COULD YOU WAIT JUST ONE SECOND PLEASE?
Skeletor, you look ready to go.
R.I.P., Madeleine/Maddy/Skeletor.
I can't decide whether he's talking about the fire, or Maddy's death.
Much to my surprise, Phil reacted with much anger at his wife's death.
Shortly after, I decided to send Marlie to college.
Houston followed soon after.
The remaining elders celebrate by having a dancing/punching party!
And I FINALLY got the college cutscene!
Gabriel: Wait, who died??
OLD MOMMA ATTACK!
Vera: *wibble* Make me proud, son!
Stat card time!
My hope is to span college in one update. So hopefully I won't feel the need to take tons of pics!
Also, sorry if the pictures came out darker than normally. I couldn't remember my settings. lol.
Thanks for reading!