Authors note : Howdy Ho, neighboureenoes ! Oh God ! I just had a Flanders moment ... Anyway, I realize that I have been keeping the Harpers in the dark for quite a while now and I think that it is about time that they resurface to the front of my journal. I can’t actually describe how badly I want to use Ambitions but ‘In Simpler Times’ is interfering. Not to mention that Ambitions would open about ten times more doors for ‘In Simpler Times’ than the mod for same sex/teen pregnancy/marriage. But I can’t bring myself to leave that mod at the moment ... It is too intriguing to me. But enough about my worries ! Let’s get on with the story, shall we ?
- Download A Harper -Last chapter : All four toddlers grew into stunning boys and we saw every grandchild as a child (including Alice, who made a special visit to the legacy mansion voluntarily). We also saw Jasper and Holly age into elders that seemed to look a lot better than I thought they would. And finally, there was the picture of Holly when she was a young adult, flash from the past :S ...
It seems that Jasper has finally noticed that there are about ten flocks of butterflies in the front yard.
Jasper : Which to choose ? Which to choose ? ...
Jasper : How about you, little guy ? Your kind of funny. I shall name you Norm and you shall live with Maybella in the kitchen :D
As I was flicking through legacies, I discovered that a lot of people have the Moonlight skins and all their sims look gorgeous ! So I decided that I would try the face skin one more time and see if it grows on me. If you want a comparison of Jasper’s new and old face, just look at the picture before this. Apparently the skin doesn’t actually take action until your sim has changed clothes.
Here is Holly. It’s weird, a lot of people said that Holly aged and looked freaky but I feel like this skin makes her look younger and drops some of her natural freakiness, yet it acquires a new essence of freakiness ...
For some reason the face skin won’t work on young adults so we have to wait until Afton and Jason are adults to see if they’re purdy ! But for now, this is Asher. The skin has really improved my liking to him.
Lucas carries the skin extremely well ! I think he may be the only one in the family who can pull it off ! Maybe it’s his skintone ?
Jack doesn’t carry the skin that well but I think that is because of the lighting in the room.
It’s very obvious that Ben will be the male clone of Holly. He has her skintone and her green eyes and I think he inherited some of her dreadful facial features. I must say that the skin does compliment his face.
This is just a random shot I took of Holly while she was playing with the sprinkler.
Holly has taken up painting again ! Since she independantly quit her job in the medical career and will not be completing her LTW I decided that we had to bring in the cash somehow so she is now painting for the family with the extra creative reward.
Holly isn’t the only one that paints though. Jack seems to have gained that trait from Holly.
Whereas Lucas and Ben would prefer to play chess and improve their logic.
And Asher searched the skies with the telescope.
The whole fitness thing in this house is so unbearable ! Everybody is always training in some way !
Jason : I have to train ! My boss says that I won’t get lucky with my wife if I don’t have muscles !
A word of advice ? Your boss is a douche ! Doesn’t he know that not everybody can be muscular ?
Jason : I understand what you’re saying but my boss will fire me if I tell him that ...
Afton : Remember when I was pudgy ?
Yes ? It wasn’t that long ago and you weren’t that pudgy, you just had a little extra weight. Nobody even cared that you were like that, you still won as heiress.
Afton : Well I can’t go back to that ! I just can’t !
Jasper : I’ve given up on trying to regain my muscles, now I just train because everyone else is.
So if everybody else was jumping off a cliff would you ?
Jasper : If it was all the rage ? Then yes !
What are you doing now, Afton ?
Afton : I’m playing chess against some Alaskan kid ...
Are you winning ?
Afton : What a bitch ! He just check-mated me ! Oh he is so dead !
*sigh* You are too competitive, Afton ...
Jasper : So since I’m the master, I was wondering if you wanted me to train you ?
Jason : My athletic skill is higher than yours but I suppose you’re older and wiser ...
Jason : I’m beginning to regret this ...
Jasper : Come on you wussy ! Push yourself ! My wife could do better and she’s 73 ! You aren’t worthy to be my son-in-law and my daughter’s husband ! How do you even get lucky at night ?!
Enough with the ‘not worthy for sex’ accusations !
On a much more boring note, Holly is like the pro at painting ... Although the painting’s beauty is destroyed when she throws it in the air or in this case through the ceiling.
Peggyzone had a new hair out and I saw it as a great opportunity to regain Afton’s evil >:). She will be a lot more evil ...
Do you like your new look ?
Afton : The viewers didn’t vote me because I was soft and motherly, they voted me because I was evil and I had wit on my side ! No more Mrs. Nice Guy ...
I'll take it that you like it then ...
Afton’s photoshoot ! I think it looks sort of heroic (: ... You wanna’ see another side of Afton ?
Scared Afton ! I would have thought that the Evil trait and the Coward trait would have conflicted ...
Jasper was dreaming about his kids and grandkids while Holly was dreaming about, um, food ? Holly doesn’t cook so I guess she’s just hungry ?
Jason : Why have I been barely mentioned in this chapter ?!
Because all you do is eat, sleep and work ... Not much to capture ...
Afton is after getting extremely good at cooking ! She can cook just about all of the family member’s favourite foods (except Jasper because his favourite is crepes and I don’t have WA)
This is just for those people - like me - that have a curiosity about the inside of the sim’s kitchen appliances xD
Afton : You like my key lime pie ?
I have never tasted one and I can’t eat your one because it’s just pixels ...
Jasper gets so childish sometimes. He uses the swings more than the kids do.
Holly tends to join him. She’s not childish but she’s obviously in love with Jasper.
Apparently Asher didn’t like Afton’s key lime pie ... I don’t know why though ...
Jack wasn’t exactly Leonardo de Vinci but he was getting there ... What is that ? ...
Asher had to fix the bath that he broke and I must have downloaded a mod or something to allow him to do that. I have got to be obsessed with mods ! I need help ...
Aww :3 That’s so cute that Jasper and Holly are still so loved-up (:
I’m getting a thought ... Charlie’s Angels ? xD
I actually had no idea who this was until I checked for a name. My sister saw it and was like “Aww. That little girl is so cute !” and I was like “That’s Asher ...”. There was a long silence ...
Jasper has gotten into gardening (: Jasper must have at least one skill point in every skill by now xD
Afton : I love burgers ! And these aren’t just any burgers, they’re my extra evil burgers >:)
Jason : Drop the burgers and come here, you sexy beast ! You know what ? Let’s go have sex !
Obviously Jason’s boss and Jasper have gotten to him ...
Jason : We’ve done this before, remember ? Let’s do it again.
Afton : Alright, alright, calm down ...
Afton has just created a new sex position xD
Afton : I call it the T-wire !
Ben : This toilet is absolutely filthy !
Well don’t blame me ! Blame Asher !
Anybody like Afton’s new Lara Croft athletic clothing ?
This may seem a bit weird OK ... I got the reminder for all of the boys birthdays and I decided that I would age Ben up and then age the triplets up in two days. It makes things easier (: Unfortunately I missed Ben blowing out the candles ... But oh well !
Jasper : Our little boy is growing up !
You had three sons before Ben.
Holly : This is different ! We’re elderly now and we’re just happy to know that we still have such a young son at this time in our lives.
Yes, Ben was gifted with the dreaded hair ... Why EA ... Why ?
Ben post make-over ! Ben gained Daredevil as his fourth trait ... What an interesting combination. I’ve given him a sort of goth look, it just sort of suited him well since he looks like the weird kid.
Ben : Now what torture are you going to make me suffer ?
It’s not torture. I’m not telling you what it is :P You’ll have to wait and see ...
YES ! As the title states, this is Ben’s chapter-ette ! I know that most people would have expected me to send him off with the spares of this generation but I have other things planned for the spares (: Ben is beginning his life here and do you want to see his spouse ?
This is Lance Lindon ! He was originally an adult but I changed him into a teen for Ben.
Here’s Lance as an adult ! He looks a lot better as an adult than as a teen. I don’t like the teen stage for boys. It doesn’t bring out their true beauty.
As with every other relationship in my game, I rushed right into it.
Ben : So get this ... The voice made you specifically for me to be with ! Isn’t that crazy ?!
Lance : That’s utterly insane ! Not that you don’t turn me on, but you mean the voice made me as your perfect soulmate ?
Ben : Pretty much. You turn me on too, by the way ...
Point proven *smug smile*
Ben : I’ve got an idea ! How about I stay the night here and we can, you know, get to know each other *wink*
Lance : You are so dirty ...
Ben : Dirty is my middle name ...
Lance : You send shivers down my spine ...
Ben : Now that we’re inside, I’ve been meaning to do something but I’ve never done it before so don’t judge me and -
Lance : Just kiss me, Ben !
<3 ... And with that Ben stayed the night. There was nothing physical going on I’m afraid ...
Afton : I’m so evil ! *cackle*
What did you do ?
Afton : I broke the sink !
Great ... Now someone has to fix that ...
Maybe Afton’s a witch ... Magic potion on the floor ?
Some people asked me to keep an eye on Kory and ask me to see if he kept his weight down and this is just for them (:
He’s skinny !
See ! I love it when my sims stick to their imaginary promises !
Kory : I thought you finished with me about three chapters ago ? What are you doing back ?
Some people wanted to see if you were skinny. We call it ‘Kory watch’. You like ?
Kory : If it means flaunting my sexy body then yes !
Norm has been placed on a counter in the kitchen with Maybella. If only bugs could have babies like fish ...
Afton was studying cookery as she does for most of her day. She really should be trying to achieve her LTW ...
Holly was studying handiness since all the plumbing and electronics needed to be made unbreakable and nobody else has the time to study it.
Jasper : Aren’t you going to mention me ?
I was getting to you.
Jasper : Well then tell them what I’m studying !
Jasper was studying gardening because - for some mad reason - the elderly enjoy collecting and planting fruit and vegetables.
Jasper : Time to put my mad skills to work !
1. It doesn’t take mad skills to garden and
2. I’ve never seen someone do gardening with the watering can upside-down ...
Jasper : It’s all the rage these days ...
Holly : I just donated to the World Hunger Foundation :D
And that is why you must work off the money you gave.
Holly : Making things unbreakable is so easy !
Holly : I take it back ! Help me !
Holly : Damn sink ! Why did you have to break in the middle of being made unbreakable ! Oh the irony !
Holly : I had better get fixing then ...
Ben got home from school and immediately invited Lance over ...
Ben : Hey Lance ! How’s about you come over to my place and we can see what happens from there. A bed may be involved ...
Ben : I know. I’m too dirty for my own good ...
This is what I live with every day ! Swarms of kids and first cousins and possible boyfriends ! Madness I tell you ! Madness !
Bella decided that she wanted to come home with one of the triplets ... *cough* Not as good as Alice *cough*
All of the boys went out fishing so that Ben could have some alone time with Lance.
Ben : This is kind of awkward ...
What ?
Ben : We can't kiss with you watching ...
OK I'll go away ...
Haha ... Suckers ... Literally xD
I decided to move Ben into Lance’s house because I could never keep Lance long enough to gain any progress ...
Ben : I never thought that I would say this to a guy but I think I love you ...
Lance : You know what ? We should get married right now !
Ben : That sounds like a good idea.
Ben : Right, none of the normal wedding crap OK ?
Lance : Okie doke.
Ben : Just let me get the ring ...
Ben : Here’s the ring ! Do you like it ? It’s compliments of the voice !
Lance : It’s ... so ... SHINY !
Lance : SHINY ! SHINY ! SHINY !
Ben : So is that a yes ?
Lance : Gimme’ the goddamn ring !
Ben : Take it, my love.
Lance : Why thank you, my dear.
Ben : Do you like it ?
Lance : SHINY ! SHINY ! SHINY !
Ben : I’ll take that as a yes ...
Lance : I love you so much !
Ben : Don’t make me cry ... too late ...
Lance : Forever and ever ...
Ben : Till Grim grabs our arses ...
<3 ... A new addition to the Harper family (:
Ben : You wanna’ do it ?
Lance : Oh you know that I wanna’ do it *devious smile*
Ben : Well then, I give you the key to my pants ... Guys ? rated 12+ please ...
I think I heard a chime ;)
Lance : Did the voice just take a picture of us having sex ?
Ben : He did indeed take a picture of us ‘jumping on the bed’ ...
Anyone remember ‘jumping on the bed’ from “Run Fat Boy, Run !” xD
The next day at school ...
Apparently every Harper child decided that they didn’t want to be in school and skipped halfway through it :S ...
Ben ! Get back inside !
Ben : Stupid ... fricken’ ... grr ...
Yes, you march right in their mister !
A fight broke out between Alice and VJ after Ben went back to school xD It looks like everyone except Lucas is rooting for Alice ...
Lucas : VJ has cooler hair ...
Girl : You should so fight on VJ’s side, Arlo.
Arlo : Have you seen that Alice chick fight ?! She’s a beast !
Alice’s beastliness wasn’t good enough this time ...
VJ : Yeah bii-atch ! That’s what you get for saying my hair is blue !
Alice : Owie ...
Callum : Your hair is blue ...
VJ : I’ll fight you too !
Brennan : Duuude ! VJ, you are like my hero !
Lucas : Told you that he would win.
I just wanted to include a picture of one of my favourite EA-made sims, Bella Bachelor. I don’t know what it is about her ... she’s just ... interesting ...
Lance : *groans* My stomach is sore ...
Lance : I’m gonna’ get sick !
The bathroom was so small that this was the only shot I could get that showed his puke xD Otherwise it was just a picture of Lance with his head in the toilet xD
Lance : Can you believe that I’m married ?! It’s so ... where’s my ring ?!
EA didn’t configure a ring that would make this action make sense ...
Lance : How dare they take away my super shiny, shiny ring !
Blame your brother-in-law, Alistair.
Lance : That bitch is gonna’ pay !
Lance spun into maternity-wear just when the school bus arrived.
Lance : Oh ... I’m preggers ? But I’m a guy ... That’s not poss - screw it ! I get to carry a child !
Lance : And still no fucking ring ! That Alistair guy is D-E-A-D, dead !
Yes, Lance still has to attend school like every other sixteen year old that’s pregnant ... He doesn’t get the three days that the adults get ... Pfft ...
*gasp* Ben isn’t gay ! He’s bi-sexual ! And cheating on Lance ! ... Didn’t see that coming, did you ? ;)
Ben : So I’ve never done it with a girl before but I’ve done it with a guy ...
Bella : I’m desperate and starving for some man-meat ! Screw me now !
*cough* slut *cough*
Hmmm ... no chime :/ I hope she gets pregnant anyway ... That would be interesting to see ...
This is Lance six hours into his pregnancy ... Whoa ...
Lance : I’m ready to kick the ass of anyone who wants to hurt my baby !
Watch out for your brother-in-law, Jason. He steals candy from babies ...
Lance : He ... must ... die ...
All he did was walk to the couch and he’s even bigger :S
Leaving school ... He’s even bigger !
I’ve never been inside a sim-bus ... yet again, my fascination with the inside of sim objects xD
Lance : TV is so boring ... You’re probably the only person that I know that would say that.
Lance : Pregnant dance marathon !
Lance : That dancing was so savage !
Lance's LTW was to max out the guitar and charisma skills so I thought I'd give him a push in the right direction (:
Lance : "When I'm alone with you, you make me feel, yeah you make me feel ... And when I'm alone with you, you are the one, yeah you are the one !"
Ben ?
Ben : Yes ?
Why are you drinking ?
Ben : I can sense something stressful about to happen and I want to be semi-wasted so that it's not so extreme ...
But your a daredevil ?
Ben : Being daring gets tiresome ...
Part Two ahoy !