The Yarns, part 1

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62 images & commentary below the cut, with lots of underwear, roaches, and fire!



Welcome to my Awesimsauce Legacy Challenge!  I couldn't resist the temptation of another legacy type - one with funky challenges and the potential for an awesome new naming scheme!  Yes of course I have other families still active (not written up, but some family trees are linked from my journal, they may even appear in this awesimsauce since it's the same neighborhood), but I wanted a little saucy something different. :D   I'll be following along with rules as stated here to the best of my abilities (no promises!) minus the ones applying to expansions I don't have.  The best part? I'm going to write it up and share it!  Hooray!

This family is going to take a word (and thing!) I love - yarn - and let me play with with it in a whole new way! Yarn!  Continuous strand of plied fiber? Dye-able material?  Woven or knit into fabric? A fantastical story? An adventure?  All of the above!  Let's get this Continuous-Strand-Of-Plied-And-Dyed-Narrative-Of-An-Adventure started shall we?   Without further ado, let's welcome the founding father of this adventure ....



SCUBA YARN!
(okay, there is one more ado ... all the names used in this awesimsauce are the names of specific colors of yarns from Knitpicks.  That is all.)

Scuba: *peers through binoculars*  Gotta know the local birds, girls like guys who know nature stuff.



And the hunt begins.  Scuba is a bit of a treasure hunter, and despite his name ... he really doesn't like being underwater.  Hopefully he'll be able to find some good treasures without having to resort to a wetsuit!



Scuba: Awesome! I found a sparkly treasure chest!
Me: Totally awesome-er than the Welcome Wagon that just showed up!  All we got are married, pregnant, and/or asylum simmies here. Wow.



Scuba & Octavia Asylum *minus minus*



Octavia Asylum: Hmmm, *pokes Scuba*



Scuba: Wha?
Octavia Asylum: Har har! I got you!

... um, yeah. So Scuba went exploring around Pleasantview.



This was about as exciting as it got.  No interesting or eligible simmies appeared, so we got a goofy photo-booth picture instead.



Scuba enjoying his blue undies and talking to Shiloh Fuchs (pregnant lady from the Welcome Wagon)



... for hours.



And then he mops the bathroom. It's just such an exciting day.  The next day however, proves to be much more interesting ...



Scuba: *digs for treasure outside in a thunderstorm*
Thunderstorm: *sends fiery bolt of lightning on valuable possession*

Scuba: Ahhh! AHhhh!!! *runs around with hands on head*  My telescoooooope!

He eventually did show me how awesome he is by helping the rainstorm put out the fire.  The telescope was saved! *Phew*

Since the welcome wagon and our trip downtown were both a big FAIL, Scuba called the matchmaker.  Now might be a good time to mention ...


...Yes I did in fact start with a male Romance sim, why? Wouldn't you?  ^.^

So anyways, since Scuba had recently found *another* treasure chest full of sim-pirate gold, he had some money to burn.  He gave the Matchmaker his best, and ...



Um?  Hi (elder) Rinnah Watson! Wrong legacy!  Darn you Matchmaker, I need someone who can make babies!
Scuba: *hearts hearts*

And wouldn't you know it, Scuba has three bolts for my spinster romance sim.  (Why? He's not supposed to like black hair!)

He gave it another whirl with what golds he had left, but it was another elder.  Darn you Matchmaker!!



He ditched both his dates and made himself a grilled cheese sammich instead. How romantic.



Oh, and stared at his lovely gold.



Why else would his yard look like this?  Treasure hunter on the loose!



Scuba: Um? Hello?



Scuba: *stands in roaches surrounded by dirt holes*
Me: Yes?
Scuba: I don't like the water, I don't like it one bit! And the holes!



Scuba: And the roaches!



Scuba: Why meeeee?!
Me: Because you're a lovely pointy eared treasure hunter, dear Scuba.  Oh, and you angered somebody *ditched dates*cough*cough* and hit a water pipe.

*Pets Scuba*



So he calls up his good friend Shiloh.  They chat about all number of things, but by far their favorite is babies, toys for babies, having a baby, and oh! Babies!



Scuba: Yeah! I totally think you should buy those hand-made wooden blocks for your yet-to-be-born baby!
Shiloh: I totally agree!  I could even get my sister to paint little pictures on them!



Scuba: *plus*
Shiloh: So, when are you going to have a baby?  I mean, not you, but .... you know!  Cuz they could totally be friends with my baby!



Scuba: Well, uh...  *wonders how to explain that he's a Romance sim and wants *her* to have his babies*



Scuba: ... I'm so excited you're having a baby!



Srsly ... this conversation went on for hours and hours!  Babies! Toys! *plus plus* Babies!  I sure hope you can control yourself Scuba, Shiloh happily married and in another legacy - *off limits*  You hear?



Very playful sims need stuff to play with when their yard is too full of holes snowy to dig in.  Scuba makes do.



Scuba: *cough cough* I think I am sick!



Scuba: *shakes fist* And I think I can't handle this yard!
Me: Oh really?  Maybe it is all the holes of dirt and shooting water and roaches that you aren't cleaning up.  Maybe?
Scuba: ... *goes inside*



It was here that I realized I forgot to buy a fire alarm.  Oops.  Once again, Scuba manages to show how awesome he is and put out the fire.  Without even losing the stove!

Oh, and remember that telescope that almost burned up in a thunderstorm many days ago??  Scuba uses it nearly every night, something about "girls like guys who know stuff about nature" and "I know I can use it to win my true love if I just know enough!"  Right?

Well...



Scuba: boo hooo!  A spaceship abducted me!  It was so awful!  It was worse than this dirt filled hole of a home!
Me: *cheers* Yeah!  An heir without trying to find a spouse, my plan worked!  I didn't even cheat!  I can't believe it! My first real abduction!  *continues cheering*
Scuba: *continues crying*



So we bought a toy.



Scuba: *throws up*



Doorway pop!!



He was out of groceries, so despite his very unromantic appearance, he headed out to the local grocery store.  While he was there he had a hotdog.  That's about it.



Scuba: *has nightmares*



Scuba: *wakes up and continues having nightmare*
Look, even his pregnancy jamies cooperate with the blue theme!  Awesome Scuba!!



Me: See, not so bad!  A little nap and now a chat with a friend, and you'll feel all better!



Me: ... I take it back!! I take it back!



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ANYWAYS ...



He wakes from his nap, has some foods... and continues on with his day.



Scuba: *dreams*



Scuba: *dreams some more*



Scuba: Wha?



Scuba: Oh, that was the most awesome dream.  I dreamt I had gold! And monies!  If only that were true...



Ahhh, momentary bliss.

And now imagine if you please (aka I forgot to get a picture) ... a "Shooflee!" Followed by a pop up that says ...

There's two new babies in the family!



Me: Srsly Scuba?

The (natural) twins names are: Huckleberry and Wisteria Yarn.

They both have brown hair and awesome alien skin.  They look pretty identical.



Scuba does his best, but ...



He's quickly overrun by the dirty diapers and stinky bottles.  He couldn't even afford two cribs until the next day.  He called in reinforcements.





And he took his bed outside for some peace, quiet, and a much needed nap!



After a nap he's a new man!  The yard is one again under his treasure hunting control and he digs in earnest.
Scuba: Whoo! I found an awesome blue vase!

Which promptly pays for a two cribs and additions to the house.



But it's still crazy.



Oh, and lightning struck the pretty tree outside.



It was a two alarm fire!



Scuba: AHHhhhh!!! There's a tree burning outside, dirty diapers inside, babies everywhere, I'm tired and hungry and .... I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS!

But despite the constant sleep deprivation, stink, and general treasure-huntin' style cramping, Scuba does love those little buggers.  He gladly fed, cuddled, and cleaned each twin equally.



Scuba: *coos* You're such an adorable little stinky, crying, annoying baby!



Then before we could believe it finally the babies became toddlers!!  And that is where I shall leave you, with a purpley, sparkle-hanger.  Next time with Scuba Yarn - toddlerhood! Better or worse than babyhood? Only time will tell...