Laurince Legacy, Generation 18.4!
Last time, Quimby hit perma-plat without fulfilling his LTW just because he had seven damn children. Evangelina was pregnant again, because risky woohoo hates both her and me. Saul managed to get heatstroke at the beginning of the hottest. sim. summer. ever. The triplets became teens: Reeve rolled Fortune/Family, Raine Knowledge/GC, and Robert Knowledge/Fortune. Except for Raine's wee bit of crazy sub, all pretty sensible. I nearly immediately had them all get jobs. Evang gave birth, and I hit random for the off chance we'd manage to hit ten kids. Twin boys Rex and Ruther were born, I put Evang on birth control, and Quimby's progeny hilariously end at the total of nine. Raine bought a blind date, got a guy named Cale, and got her first kiss. Robert and Reeve's blind dates ended less well. Quimby finally earned a bronze pottery badge. All the triplets were overachievers. Rex and Ruther became toddlers, reinstigating Quimby and Saul's TODDLER SKILL WARS. The quads hit teenhood: Ruth rolled Family/GC, Roxy Popularity/Romance, Richter Pleasure/Knowledge, and Reno Popularity/GC--and a LTW to become a Cult Leader. Rex and Ruther also became children!
Roxy...is this really something either one of us needs to be worried about?
Somehow, I just knew...with a Family heir, that the converted laundry room bedroom couldn't go back to being a laundry room just yet. (Otherwise, I'd have to take out the activity room with Quimby's precious pottery wheel!)
I just now realized Robert using a machine called BOB is a hilarious juxtaposition.
I don't know why you're so surprised that your sister who is exactly the same age as you became a teenager just like you did, Reno.
Man, I really made those workout pants purple, didn't I?
Anyway, thank god it's a weekday. In a house with thirteen sims, it's great to have nine of them routinely leave simultaneously. Sure, it almost takes an hour for them to board the bus...
First thing to do with all the kids at school? Invite in more family members, since Pistachio was walking by!
Saul had to do it, since I'm sure Parvati was glued to the synthesizer BOB.
Pistachio, between his skintone and abundance of body hair, is the subtlest-looking plant sim ever.
Thanks for the sandwich, Mom.
There is an ongoing theme of indulgence for Parvati, since the elder lifebars were pretty much filled up. And my sneaking suspicion was that Parvati was nearing the end of her life.
Don't you worry, Evangelina, I'm going to make sure all the kids have top grades in school!
Meanwhile, Parv's still roaming about in her pajamas. Some would call it senility, but she's always been this way!
Sorry, bb, I had the GC exploit attempt going on backwards. I had her start eating tons of sandwiches, but they only count towards the total if she finishes them.
Quimby still rolls the want to make pottery every day. There are two constants with Quimby: wanting to make another pot, and wanting to make another child.
This kind of makes me sad--they were toddlers together, always had the same birthdays and all, but Stach is going to be immortal, and Parvati's about to die. :(
Reeve, how on earth is this getting ready for work?
Mom, it's--not---my---fault---Roxy---grabbed----my----HEAD.
I don't think the carpool is going to care!
Evangelina works at the same time as her son currently. It's bizarre she'd care so much about employment, but her job promotions are the only accomplishments she tends to acknowledge.
It's weird, actually. She doesn't actively dislike motherhood, but she never rolls wants to do anything with her kids, either.
WHOA STACH
I realize you need water to be unwilty, but there are eight other bathrooms in this house. You didn't have to pick the one where your great-niece was bathing!
I can't handle four dates simultaneously, so today I decided to let the girl quads find some love. (Especially since Ruth really wants her first kiss.)
I used the magic crystal ball instead of the gypsy this time. It was...a mistake.
Ruth and Timothy (a ginger Griff clone) don't seem particularly interested in one another.
Roxy, get up! Playing videogames while two inches away from the TV is a terrible idea. Also, you get a chance to make a new friend-slash-love!
Poor Raine here was the only teen with homework. Downright bizarre considering her already having been awarded every scholarship aside from Pool, Abduction, and Orphaned.
Oh, it's Brody! Roxy's excited to meet a potential new best friend, and he thinks she's hot. This should go well.
You're right, this is better than videogames!
Unfortunately, when it came to turning their new acquaintances into dating partners...
...the girls were not having a lot of luck.
Daaaaaad, some asshole wants to talk to you!
Raine's not wrong. I'm pretty sure it was Marko.
Okay, flirtation's going well, he cannot stop thinking of her without letting hearts loose everywhere...
JESUS CHRIST BRODY
I'm going to help with homework!
Okay, Saul's helping Ruther. That means Rex got stuck with Parvati.
Ginger Griff is also Gay like Griff (was). Though that grinding seems kind of suspect...
Well, no hard feelings, Timothy. Ruth will just have to try another day, with a guy that actually likes girls.
Not that it would be any guarantee.
BRODY. I'VE SEEN YOU BANG AT LEAST TWO LAURINCE WOMEN.
YOU THINK ROXY IS HOT.
WTF
Yeah, but her sister is not.
It's not like Roxy and Raine have a lot of features in common, dude.
(Roxy's adorable underbite displayed here.)
Phew, it was getting late and I was terrified we'd have a death incident during homework help.
We've said goodbye to Brody, so Roxy's just going to dance herself back to happy.
Great, Roxy, I did my scholarship audition on the smustle!
Yeah, that doesn't surprise me one bit, Raine.
OKAY
I see some resemblance now.
Oh, I used to love this dance, girls.
C'mon, Grandma!
Wow, all catching air at the same time!
Saul and Ruther finish their lesson, before 6pm, too!
I will admit, I overindulged on these dance shots because I had a horrible feeling that Parvati was about to die smustling, but...
Both my elders are going to live to see at least one more day.
...I'm beginning to think Reeve's got the most bizarre job in the world.
These two missed the smustle party downstairs because they were busy having discussions about ~the paranormal~.
Okay, yeah, I think Reno could be a succesful cult leader.
Aw, you two, ALL THE HEARTSTRINGS. T_____T
This generation and its obsession with sports...
Reeve, you tucked him under your sweaty pit and tried to thrust his head into your crotch. I THOUGHT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE YOUR FRIEND.
So, tell me about the first time you had Grilled Cheese, Grandma!
Why isn't anybody dancing anymore?
The ~moment~ is long over, Richter.
Look, Reeve, I doubt your brother wants to get near you when you look like that and you just did what you did outside.
Oh god, I refuse to allow your cult to be a Grilled Cheese cult, Reno!
However, I guess it explains the interest these two have in common.
Who knows, maybe this time she won't have to go to work in a base game outfit?
So, Roxy broke a shower after I'd just had a repairman over that afternoon. I didn't let her leave until she'd fixed it.
...she was less than thrilled.
I don't know, I'm just not feeling it right now.
That's your sanity trying to break free from its GC prison, Ruth! Embrace it!
...dammit.
...they PAY Raine to teach people to dance.
She earns money. Doing this. I refuse to believe it.
HAHAHA, are you going to do what you just did above?
Reeve's feeling bad for his little siblings, unable to do anything but pull out endless GC leftovers.
Don't do it, Ruther, he'll just noogie you!
Oh, right. Sports. *yawn*
What's Pamela worried about this time?
Dude, you must walk past that picture of Eliza ten times a day. Aren't you used to it by now?
It used to be tucked into an out of the way corner...
SEVEN GENERATIONS AGO, MAYBE
...anybody get the reference or amused at this but me?
Anyone? XD
...also, Quimby informed me that if I was going to keep making him work on the garden without building a greenhouse, he sure as hell doesn't want to end up being a plant sim.
Wow, we've got leftover Eggs Benedict in here?
Don't worry, Reeve, I'm making some Grilled Cheese right now!
...
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL
Anyway, given the spectacular failure the girls had with the crystal ball, the gypsy's over to give the male half of the quads some romantic action.
Reno's date is some default YA from Sim State University. Eh, he's not looking for his one true love at the moment, and her last name isn't Laurince, so I'm happy.
Richter takes his chance...as the school bus drops his little brothers home.
And Raine and Evangelina are off to work in the SPECTACULAR OUTFITS given to them by the FANTASTICALLY DETAILED FREETIME CAREERS they are in.
...Richter's date is Hollie Laurince. XD HAHA
Richter's first kiss comes pretty quickly, which means that Hollie's back out of the update as soon as se entered it.
Raine's back home from work, I think that's a work friend that Robert's ignoring in favor of his brother. The triplets are all back home and eighteen, so I'm about ready to send them off...
...Reno gets a first kiss, but it's not all officially and heart-y and stuff. I've got my reasons, mainly which involve the fact of full elder lifebars.
Raine's the first to head off, given that she didn't have to phone in any more scholarships.
Oh, this might be another one of Reeve's work friends, given the spectacular fashion in which he's handling her flirtation.
Not in front of my Dad!
Hi, kids!
Robert's the next one off, and the crowd around the mailbox steadily grows...
...no one invited HIM!
...only YOU would fingahgun the Grim Reaper, Parvati.
What do you mean, I have to leave Saulie?
I HAVE A STRICT TIMETABLE, WOMAN. ALL ABOARD THE MORTALITY EXPRESS.
Parvati, despite being completely insane and not particularly good at caring for her family, was very well loved.
Bye, Parvs! You were worth surviving a triple-heir generation for! *sniffle*
Now that Reeve's going to Uni, it looks like Richter's gonna try to take up the noogie mantle.
And I was going to show you everybody on the lot who wanted to resurrect Parvati (including Evangelina, who was still at work and doesn't actually know Parvati is dead yet), but it was much easier and simpler to show you who didn't.
Only Ruther. I don't think he's being cold, just, despite his age, he realizes that resurrecting a grandparent that died of old age is silly.
Why am I making an eggplant smoothie?
Why aren't you glad that it's not a grilled cheese sandwich?
After a nice, long hot shower filled with nothing but thoughts of death and his dead wife, Saul finishes up so he can stand in the bathroom and sob. :(
Even future cult leaders miss their dead grandma.
Well, don't you look a tad sinister there, Ms. Upsnott.
Dad, are you sure you're all right?
Yes, I just came in here to look at this painting and reminisce...
Quimby's not sure why his dad would want to come reminisce about his grandma Orchid, but he's going to be tolerant and roll with it because: grieving.
HEY FUCK YOU
ORCHID WAS AWESOME
Will Evangelina ever be promoted to NOT HAVING UGLY ASS CAREER OUTFITS?
WILL SHE?
Don't cry, honey, your grandmother had a full life.
BUT I MISS HER, MOM
...I think I need to go see how your father is doing.
Evangelina's pretty good about her devotion to Quimby. (Wants to fall in love with his twin brother aside.) Despite it being winter, she rolled up all sorts of romantic wants to distract her husband.
...they didn't all work. But she wanted to have a date with him, and I like it when I can build up poor Evang's aspiration, so they progressed from here.
Man, I never realized Roxy's mouth was quite that big before. And Richter managed to randomly roll leotard athletic wear. HAWT
You know, if Evangelina hadn't rolled up that want to resurrect Parvati, I'd almost think she was happy her mother-in-law was dead.
Where's the fourth piece of this pie?
...I guess depression and obsession have started to combine there, Ruth?
And this is how Quimby managed to max out his last skill. The bizarre thing is, I don't think Evangelina's particularly neat.
Quimby's feeling the effects of age as he sees off his eldest children to college...
I'm so old. So, so old.
YA Reeve. He looks a lot like his father, which is in NO WAY a bad thing...
YA Robert. Had to cut off the dreads because you couldn't see his awesome cheekbones otherwise. I think his wideset eyes are a product of Evangelina's face template, which looks a bit odd compared to his father's close set ones.
YA Raine.
HOW CAN SHE BE EVEN PRETTIER
Wow, we're only missing like 1.75 of Quimby's children!
Seriously, guys, is there something wrong with Ruth I need to know?
*record scratch*
WAIT JUST ONE FUCKING MINUTE
YOUR WIFE HAS BEEN DEAD LESS THAN TWELVE HOURS
YOU WANT TO RESURRECT HER
SERIOUSLY, SAUL
SERIOUSLY?
YOU'RE GOING TO DIE IN LIKE TWO DAYS
...you know what? Fine.
Anyway, moving on, the girl quads need to have a real chance at romance...at least actual dates. So Ruth's calling up the matchmaker.
What the hell is SHE doing here?
...Quistis?
This is the best day of my life.
So.
Best sim god ever, or worst sim god ever?
Meanwhile, Ruth gets a Laurince-last-named blind date, but I don't think Ciel Laurince is really that much of an incesty date for generation R.
I could have found him a better date...
Hey, it's not just about a date!
All it took was that one action for Saul to fall in love. I suppose my work is done here...
Time for Roxy to have a date of her own.
Hahaha...what?
Roxy's got Mercutio Monty, wearing the awesome makeover I gave him eons ago...
You know what? You guys want to be absolutely stupid and crazy? GO FOR IT
And this beautiful, gaping in astonishment lady is Leilani.
Between Gen 18 merging with the Randolphs and Saul falling in love with his late wife's niece, there's no place for her in this house.
I was in such a bizarrely magnanimous mood, I even invited Quint in!
Roxy's first kiss!
Ruth's date went a little more slow and subtle. Don't know why she'd be gossiping about her big sis...that she's got a stupid amount of scholarship money? That she had some of the worst career outfits ever?
Interestingly, my game drew the line at these two getting it on. ACR hottub action cancelled itself out.
Ruth's got a first kiss. That's all of the quads.
And, for whatever reason, Quistis drew the line at ME trying to direct them to getting it on in the bed.
It's not her being a blushing virgin, she did briefly date and lose her virginity to Shirtless dormie when she was much younger.
...right, all those other activities you've done were strictly Sports and/or Music/Dance related. Got it.
Oh, I'd be willing to bet right about now something will magically happen to make your dad snap out of his despair...
Really, Quint?
Well, Quint saw Saul walk into the house with Quistis, so...
Yep, they finally consummated it.
You let me do that?
Well, for whatever reason, you couldn't have a committed relationship with her until after she moved in. So yeah!
And then Saul proposed.
WHY THE HELL NOT INDULGE IN THE STUPIDEST SHIT EVER WANTED?
What is wrong with this family?
What is wrong with your timing?
Quistis, ridiculously giddy from all her dreams coming true, wants to throw a wedding party.
She might've been lightheaded from hunger, too, so there's a quick visit to the juicer after I've chosen her a suitable dress.
I think it's a great goal to have lots of friends, Roxy!
Sure you do, Evang, since your lifelong goal was to do that...then sleep with them all.
So, it was an otherwise normal weekend day in the Laurince household. Some of the kids skilling, socializing, making fun of their siblings...
Perfect day for a wedding between Saul and Quistis! :D
Aside from Quistis's siblings, mother, we've got her cousin Quinn...
...and Saul invited over the rest of HIS immediate family. You know, his children who are the first cousins of his new fiancée...
...and Quimby's college-aged kids.
Don't look so glum, Raine, it's like a family reunion!
It's so romantic!
I wouldn't go that far, Richter. Your grandmother hasn't even been in the ground for 24 hours.
On the plus side, Quistis is ECSTATIC.
What on earth is Saul's granddaughter wearing?!
What on earth are you wearing, Penelope? And shouldn't you be more concerned about the fact that your daughter is marrying your brother-in-law?!
I think Raine looks fantastic.
Quint's the absolute last person to make it to the ceremony.
There's a wedding?! How much did I drink?
Not enough, Quint, not enough.
I don't know why I kept on escalating. I guess I kept thinking there was no way. No possible way...
...things could get...
...more ridiculous. Yep, Saul's actually sane enough to realize the child-having part of his life is over. Granted, Quistis is like three years younger than his son, and still hasn't had any kids...
No matter where she goes, Qitarah just brings the chill.
Quimby shares a very quiet dinner with one of his youngest children. I'm betting he's glad that Ruther isn't asking any questions about his grandfather.
I was just thinking, I knew you always wished you could have another baby...
...yeah, THIRTY YEARS AGO, maybe.
Too bad, so sad, Saul.
Yes, that is Roxy telling her father a dirty joke about deflowering. I wish I could tell you that everyone got negative relationship scores from that, but that would be lying. And lying is wrong.
Well, I'm glad Ruth's decided to channel Orchid rather than Parvati, if only briefly.
I guess Darryl managed having offspring over several generations...
True, but he didn't have a wife intent on having kids that he'd die before he'd see...
...I might actually have to give Saul a little anti-aging elixir if I continue on this route of craziness.
Wow, Quis, I got to hand it to you. In a million years, I would've never thought of going after uncle Saul if aunt Parvati died...
If this were a normal family, this wouldn't be congratulatory. Since it's coming from Qistina, it most definitely is.
Oh, I don't know where all the craziness comes from. Probably doesn't help that our father is a criminal.
Or that your mother is Penelope...
I can't believe what Dad just did...
...I'd probably be just like Quistis if Quimby died...
FANTASTIC BROTHERLY THOUGHTS THERE, QUINCY
Proof that Raine can actually dance attractively, even if her (randomly assigned) giant poofy formal gown gets in the way.
Come on, Robert, I think we've spent enough time at this crazy trainwreck...
...but I'm enjoying eating something that isn't grilled cheese!
So when are either of you two getting married?
Good one, Qitarah!
I hope I'm off to college before Dad completely loses his mind. Or...you could just take me with you?
Sorry, Roxy, you've got to graduate high school first.
After the roof raiser wedding, the happy couple goes off on their honeymoon...
And Quimby prances over...
...to prove his wife still thinks he's a stud?
Well, Roxy would rather game than date, so I suppose it makes sense...
I guess if I had to boil down the absurdity of this update into one sentence, I could do it now: technically, the last child of Generation 18 will be fathered by Saul.
Roxy's spending quite a bit of time at the pool table lately, so I have some hopes for a pool scholarship.
You wouldn't mind too terribly much if there were another baby around the house, Roxy, would you? Girls like cute babies, right?
What the hell is wrong with my grandpa?
Oh, Roxy. Everything.
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I don't even know.
HAPPY EASTER, EVERYBODY! :D :D :D