The Spritas 5.3
Yet again, it's been a long time between Sprita updates. Only this time, it hasn't been a month... it's been two days short of a month! So there :P
In all seriousness, here's the next installment of the Spritas.
WHERE ARE ALL THE CHILDREN? Come on, I know there's like an army of them =[
In other news, for my own personal sanity, I have decided to split the Senregas into two different households. I'll be reporting on each of them each update, which does probably mean that this generation will be twice as long (because I'll have to play each half of the family separately through their days), but the benefits to my mental health will be immeasurable, I'm sure!
Anyway, my plan kind of doesn't work if everyone lives in the one house. So, everyone say goodbye to the house that's been with us since the early days of generation two. You served us well, dear house. =[
The group now leaving will be referred to as the Spritas A. In my game they're actually referred to as the Dork family, because Geordi was the one I told to "Find Own Place" and even though EVERYONE ELSE is a Sprita, his name is the one that got applied to the whole household. X_X Anyway, the Spritas A consist of Marie and Geordi, their six kids, and Donna (Marie's grandma).
As you can see, the Spritas B care VERY DEEPLY about the sudden division in their family.
Say hello to the new "house"! This building is a duplex, with one flat for the Spritas A and another flat for the Spritas B. Or, you know, "apartments" or whatever you want to call them.
The first thing Marie and Geordi try to do is WooHoo, but FOR SOME REASON they can't get to a bed because both apartment doors are locked!! Geez, I wonder why that could be!
Protip: rent an apartment before christening it with your WooHoo.
These are the Spritas B, moving into their flat.
One cunning feature of the flats I built is that all fun-building items are in the common area. This means that each group of Spritas is lured out of their house by the promise of TV, books, and other such things. Actually on second thoughts I think the Spritas B own a computer. But BY AND LARGE, all the fun items are in the common area.
Of course this means that I also get to witness fights taking place between Spritas I'm not playing.
...and then my laptop crashed and I lost a couple of Sim-hours' play. So here, again, is Cuon signing the agreement to rent his flat.
Against her best inclinations Therese did something motherly and her children don't even appreciate it =[
So, she made out with the mop instead. Because THAT will make everything better! :D
That evening, it's Claudia's birthday!
Immediately after her birthday, Claudia tried to play red hands with her cousin Narcissa. But was rejected.
Julia: PLAY. WITH. YOUR. COUSINS. Y'hear?
Narcissa: BUT I DON'T WANT TOOOOOOOOOOOO *SOB*
So, this is how Claudia looks after a change of hair and outfit. Adorable! :D
Claudia: Hey Lucia, do YOU want to play red hands?! :D
Lucia: No.
She'll merrily play games that involve "shooting" Claudia through the head, though. o_O
I wondered why Cuon and Eponine hadn't got out of bed at 6am like everyone else and found... this. And then I felt extremely silly, because I had actually known that Apartment Life brought early-morning snuggling to the game. I just hadn't seen it before. xD
It was pretty funny to see Lucius playing in the playground before school.
And then he... didn't go to school... and kept playing on the play equipment.
The animosity between Cuon and Donna has not dwindled just because they live in separate flats now.
Anyway, THAT evening, it's Antonia's birthday!
So, here she is. Still adorable :D
Seriously, I am ASTOUNDED by how easy it is to raise kids when there are only two of them. And they're both controllable. I mean, they both do their homework? I can keep all their needs up? They're in platinum mood all the time? They get A+es?? I haven't experienced this in ages!
This is how Claudia watches TV. She also apparently has leopard print hair.
Cuon has been kind of unemployed all his life, so I decided it was about time he became a novelist. I mean, his hobby is film and literature: he has to enjoy novel-writing, right? It was only after he'd started that I realised he had no Creativity points. So, uhh, I can't wait to see how his novel sells.
It's the "cheer me I got an A+" dance! In duplicate!
Yeah, uhh, that's not a toilet, Antonia.
Seriously, I must have shortchanged myself on Apartment Life squeeing when I first bought it. I took so many pictures of the Spritas B engaged in Apartment Life animations! I didn't even post most of them...
Moving along now to the Spritas A. The moment I loaded the lot I found Julia already picking on her sister, Narcissa. She wastes no time, this one!
As you may have noticed, I changed my default skins. These ones are blends by yreenah, and I love them! :D I also changed Octavia's outfit, because seriously, private school uniform when she's a public school student just wasn't going to do. Not that it matters that much because Octavia is so boring that you'll rarely see her.
I know it's been said before, but man, that looks safe. O__O
Much safer! :D I mean, she can totally deflect the baseball with her arms held up in a defensive gesture. Therefore, it's safe.
Julia is just a little bit of a playground tyrant. >:O
Run, Narcissa! Run for your life!
...but not onto the road, that doesn't help :|
Julia: Awww, sis, I'm so sorry for being so mean to you all the time. Here, I got you a present to make it up to you.
Narcissa: Really? What's the present? :)
Julia: BLAAAAAAARGHHHHHHH! >:D
Narcissa: AAAAAAHHHHHH! *takes involuntary steps back onto road*
Julia: Come on sis, do you want your present or not?
Narcissa: I'M NOT FALLING FOR THIS AGAIN >:(
Julia: Come on, I have it right here! Don't you want to see what I got you? Not even one look?
Narcissa: GET AWAY FROM ME D:<
... How does that work.
Yeah, that's more like it :P
Julia: YOU ARE SO ANNOYING AND YOU ARE GOING DOWN
Narcissa: Noooooo~~~
What a surprise, Julia won...
Narcissa: =(
Julia: FUCK YOU YOU DIDN'T CRY I WANNA SEE SOME REAL GOOD FUCKING TEARS THIS TIME OK
Narcissa: NOOOOOOOOOOO~~!
Narcissa: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH T_T
Julia: Ahhhh, the sweet, sweet sound of tears... ^_^
Julia: BUT THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH, BITCH. I WANT YOU TO STAND ON THE ROAD AND GET RUN OVER BY A FUCKING CAR.
Narcissa: But I couldn't...
Julia: I said DO IT.
...
LOL! Is anyone surprised by this? I don't think so.
Narcissa flees to the only thing that will keep her safe... the telescope!! Maybe the she can use the telescope to reflect light into the windscreen of a police helicopter and get them to come down and investigate this case of abuse.
It's worth a try.
OMG how awesome is this, I haven't had a reading-while-walking Sim in ages. Except that Lucia is clearly only reading what she wrote on the sides of the pages, but you know, close enough.
Here Lucia is as a teenager! She rolled Knowledge, with an LTW to max all seven skills.
Julia's birthday was delayed because she wanted to get a last-minute assault in on Narcissa before her teenage years intervened to make her unable to.
Lucia: Go Julia!
Lucius & Flavia: Goooooooo Julia!
Eponine: eeee yay violence *cough cough* I mean, ummm, oh no...
why you guys gotta hate :(
Only Marie is actually worried about Narcissa being ground to a pulp. At least I think that's what she's worried about. For all I know she's worried Julia will chip a nail. But I hope not.
Of course Julia won. Like anything else would happen!
And then she grew up. She rolled Romance with some boring career LTW (probably Celebrity Chef, that's what half my Sims want)
OF COURSE Julia would consider this a positive thing. OF COURSE. We'll see whether she'll still think so when she's unable to find a fuckbuddy because everyone thinks she poses a danger to society.
Newsflash, Julia: your reputation is already as bad as it gets. You're the lowest of the low. You're a "Sleazy Slimeball". If you're not content to be a sleazy slimeball, I don't really see how I can help.
This was so creepy :( Donna spent twelve hours straight reading the newspaper, and just when I selected her to tell her to stop, I realised she had stopped. Just. Then the Grim Reaper appeared in the queue, but only for a moment, and then she became deselected.
You see, it's finally time for her to die.
Wow, way to time your promotion Marie :P
Marie: FUCK YES I'M SO AWESOME EVERYBODY BASK IN MY GLORY~!
Donna: Free alcohol and all the WooHoo I want, you say? I'm in!
Marie: COME ONNNNNN, I'M GREAT! BASK IN MY GLORY ALREADY
Donna: *is an urn*
Marie: Hmm wait, did someone just die? OH WELL IT CAN'T BE AS IMPORTANT AS MY GREATNESS SO COME OUT AND CHEER ME ALREADY YOU GUYS
Marie: Oh wait...
Marie: :(
Marie: Oh well, it's still not as important as my reflection!
Marie: Fuck yes, I look so hot that WHO CARES my grandma just died! I am hotttttt
Sorry, Donna.
Marie woke up in the middle of the night... not to cry, but to fawn over her own reflection again. Seriously :|
Meanwhile Lucia dealt with her grief through ~exercise~!
Or maybe she was just being anorexic, I don't know
Yes, because aspiration points are an acceptable substitute for food!
Then EVERYONE went to work or school except Marie. In case you were wondering how Marie spends her day when home alone, the answer is: not very interestingly...
Lucius brought Fines Morzan (sawcat) home from school.
He regales her with tales of his birthday
and of how his little sister gets bashed up by his other little sister
but the burgeoning friendship starts to sour when Lucius expresses his unwillingness to go to jail :|
...and when Fines says she hates wizards, well, that's just IT.
Geordi brought Flora Beachwee (beachwee funnily enough) home from work! This is very relevant because:
...
So I had him accept the job, but I was curious. Geordi worked in law enforcement. How did his colleague run a high school?!
So we asked.
Flora: Um sorry I cannot divulge that information *minus*
Geordi: *minus*
It soon becomes clear why she HIRED him, but I want more info than that! I want to know her job!
After MANY hours she decided she finally knew Geordi well enough to divulge her ~super-secret secret~. She's a... detective.
At first I wondered, how could this be? How could a detective run a high school? And then I realised how this made sense.
I realised that the government of Acorn City (where the Spritas live) is clearly a TOTALITARIAN REGIME trying to suppress youthful rebellion and ensure that everyone toes the line. Further proof of this is generation two spouse Zeke's determination to destroy the "White House". He really wanted to destroy the totalitarian regime.
You see, it's aaaaaaaall making sense now >:|
Anyways despite this, Lucia still thinks having a bad reputation is a fantastic thing to congratulate Julia for.
...or maybe she was congratulating Julia because her reputation is now slightly less bad. She's only a Dirty Dirt Bag! :D
The next day, she made even more progress towards the path of good... she spoke NICELY to Narcissa O__O
She contemplated the puzzles of the universe in the afternoon
And then she met Flick Spicoli (sukkamielli)... in her bathroom... after that! He was in her bathroom because I used some hacked crystal ball to teleport him to the lot, and he randomly appeared in the bathroom. I chose not to question it.
They had barely even become acquainted when Julia decided to... really become acquanited o__O
But look! The wonders it did for her reputation!
You know, sleeping with someone you barely know should NOT improve your reputation. Just saying... O__O
Meanwhile, Donna's ghost came out for a rampage.
First she terrified Flavia
then Lucia
...though Lucia at least enjoyed it ;D
Then Julia suggested to Flick, with whom she was enjoying a post-coital classic dance, that they cuddle under the stars...
SO FLICK DECIDED TO CUDDLE IN THE PUDDLE OF PEE.
Flick: On my planet it's considered normal to cuddle in pee
Julia: Nice... is it in that constellation over there?
Oh, crazy crazy Sims :|
And that is the end of this update! In addition to the Sims I credited during the update, Cuon Morzan is from sawcat and Geordi Dork is from katu_sims. I hope you enjoyed reading, and thanks for patiently waiting for updates!
As an extra treat, here's a family tree of the Spritas from generations one to five! I've been making and updating this as the generations have progressed, and eventually realised that I never actually POSTED it anywhere for others' benefit. So here it is now! Spares' children are on there too, but not spares' spouses because they'd never fit. And I'm going to have to make a new family tree for generations five onwards because generation five's spouses won't fit either... xD
