Pillage 2.1 - A Viking Death Squad Challenge
Zephyr Pillage, who had a bad start in life, what with being named after a dog’s fart and having a prematurely aged father, now goes forward as Rae-Pan’s heir. She will be the one to carry the proud family name forward to future generations.
Zephyr currently lives at home with her immediate family (mother, ghost father, half-sister and half-brother) and her half-sister’s father and distant cousins.
It’s a very full house. What do you propose happens?
It’s a rather shocking start for Brie. First she discovers that she’s not popular enough to be heir, then the computer that she is trying to repair electrocutes her.
Does life get any better than this?
Oh that’s great. Now your sister and her ‘sloppy second’ (according to LJ madame-ugly) boyfriend poke fun at your handyman skills. Never mind, you go and have a wash, you can tell your dad all about it, later.
Look at Zephyr’s face. She doesn’t think that Kii (LJ dragancaor) is a sloppy second.
She can quite see why her mother, Rae-Pan (LJ simmytizzy) thinks him so fit. She’s just glad that her mother has found another toyboy with whom to play.
Zephyr’s father, Gizor (LJ bondchick-nett), definitely does not approve.
Gizor spends most of his time ‘not approving’ these days.
Rae heads off for a little chat with her ‘toyboy’, Devon (LJ engram-au).
(Incidentally, these two spend most of their time playing tag at the moment. I’m guessing that Rae is having a second childhood.)
Which gives Zephyr time for a little chat about what might be going on his head and why he spends all of his time scaring everyone.
Gizor needs some time to think.
Time to think away from the busy household. Time to reflect on this ‘second life’ and what and who he misses from his first.
Time to visit another old friend, I think.
And… who lives in a house like this?
Gosh, James (LJ perchalicious) has done well for himself.
He’s pleased to see Gizor and to show off his home to him.
Unfortunately, when James says “lovely view”, Gizor thinks he says “I love you”.
Should Gizor be perturbed that he’s now talking about diamonds?
James, when Gizor suggested that you give him a ring later, I don’t think he meant that sort of ring.
Ah, perhaps it doesn’t matter what you’re proposing.
I love you too, James.
Relaxing in James’ comfortable study starts to ease Gizor’s troubled soul. Maybe living with his daughter and watching his ex-lover fall into love with a string of different fellows is not the best place for him to be?
Talking of his ex-lover - she’s home in front of the mirror wondering if the new lollipop treatment, that she tried as a way of reducing under-eye wrinkles, actually worked.
Please stop primping, Rae, Zephyr wants a word.
Space is really at a premium in the house. There are two tents, five single beds and just one double. Things don’t look good for a young sim, in love and with an obligation to carry the family name forward. Well, however unlikely the actual event seems to be, sometimes a young sim just has to look to her mother for guidance.
Oh my! I didn’t realise that ghost sims could ‘die’.
Callously though, that does solve Zephyr’s problem. Wens can sleep in with Collin and free up the tower bedroom for her.
Or perhaps not. It seems that Wens has only bored Gizor to death.
Unfortunately, Wens gets that boring, no sense of humour trait from his mother… Rae has already had Devon on the floor twice already to day.
Mind out of the gutter please - you know who I’m talking to! - let’s concentrate instead on the foreground action.
It’s an important moment for Zephyr and Kii.
Everybody say ‘aww’.
Everybody.
Yes, I was talking to you, again.
What do you think, will she say yes?
Yes.
By the power of Greyskull.
I like Kii, he hasn’t even noticed me trying to spoil the romantic mood of ‘their’ moment. He only has eyes for Rae.
Ah, shiny.
Rae would like it to be known that this is her ‘man’.
Rae would like it to be known that, in her eyes, this is no ‘sloppy second’.
Rae is blinded by love (or possibly that ring - which, incidentally, seems to have vanished from her finger).
I really hope, for Rae’s sake, that her mother has finished with him.
That’s a significant look.
Two people are saying a lot without actually speaking.
Just what is their intent?
Oh a tent.
Intensity mounts…
I didn’t realise that two could
sleep in a tent.
Of course that isn’t all they did!
They don’t call Kii ‘glitterballs’ for nothing.
Actually, they don’t call him that all. *Shrugs awkwardly* Errmmm… moving swiftly on…
Eek! Oh my goodness! Is that blood?
Brie suggests that I calm down. It’s only a puddle. She reminds me that I turned reflections on earlier and have forgotten to turn them off again. she suggests that I take another look.
Phew. Oh but then, where did the water come from?
Oh. Oh dear. It really has not been your day, has it?
Moving swiftly on again…
Ooh look, the lovebirds make a sort of heart shape together. Aww, how sweet.
You’re so thrown by my momentary mushy whimsy that you’ve forgotten all about Brie haven’t you?
Ahh - you had but then I just reminded you.
*Shakes head* perhaps I should start winding up this update before I make any more faux pas.
We couldn’t have an update without having a birthday though, could we?
No, we couldn’t.
Yay birthday!
Collin (LJ sixamsims), Brie’s father is to become an elder.
Don’t look now Collin, but James is right behind you.
Is he still there?
‘Fraid so.
Wens has been talking to his mother and done some thinking about his sister and her forthcoming marriage and wonders if maybe he should go and live with his father.
There’ll always be a bed for you son.
But not the pink one, I’m having the pink one.
I’m sure that expression signifies joy.
It does, doesn’t it?
Well, even though she’ll miss her father and brother, at least Zephyr will be joyful about getting a room to herself. She dislikes sleeping in the tent so much - there always seem to be smelly puddles outside it in the morning.
