Laurince Legacy, Generation 12.4!
12.4 already?! Oh crap, this is going to be a six-update generation, isn't it? D:
Last time, Luthor became a teen who wanted to do the whole town. And he had great hair. Leela became a child. I moved the entire family to a new house, despite Kashyyyk's protests. Johanneke gave birth to another Kash spawn, another girl named Leeta. Kashyyyk autonomously pollinated her again mere hours later. Leeta was a whiny bitch of a toddler, Leeloo and Locke both grew up to be family-oriented teens. The better to babysit with. The final Gen 12 baby is a boy named Link, who was immediately the victim of a murder attempt by his sister Leeta. I put Johanneke on birth control.
That is certainly a new way to stretch, bro.
I tried out Inge's inaccessible bed hack, and it works fine in an up-to-Seasons game. It's a little odd seeing how they'll use its effects to get out of a normal bed if it's temporarily blocked, though.
I've been a little underwhelmed by the pool table. The last time I had one was on a frathouse, and it saw more action by multiple sims. Here, it seems it's always one lone sim trying to play by themselves.
They are also obsessed with reading in the computer chair. They've got nice cushy chairs in the living room, but they go here.
Congratulations for entrapping a guy into obligated matrimony before you even graduated college!
Bitter Romance sim, up in here.
Jo has some real problems, though. For instance, she picked the furthest possible spot on the couch and then turned on the television!
Despite, or perhaps on account of, Leeta's flirtations with fratricide, Jo is best friends with her youngest daughter.
Leeloo wants her first kiss. So we get the crystal ball for her, since there are no Corben Dallases in sight.
So how was your day at school, Locke? Anything interesting happen?
Mom, I just want to read the comics in peace.
We have to continue to have honest dialogue even though you are an adolescent! My parenting magazine said so!
Moo---oom!
She then manages to beat Locke up the stairs so he has to read the newspaper standing up. Because, for some reason, if the computer chair is occupied, the next reading spot is on the hammocky loveseat on their faux upstairs balcony.
Leeloo, wouldn't it be a bit more polite to wait until you are not within touching distance to diss the hottie?
Both of them don't mind getting plastered and staring at her; neither one wants to be kissing on her.
Last Leeta toddler spam!
If you're so eager to hold a kid, why didn't you ever have any more?
Firstly, I am not an idiot. Secondly, I am celebrating one more of your spawn leaving diapers. Thirdly, I am not an idiot.
Oh snap, we have the same face.
It's true, Leela! But let's all get distracted by Link and his ~sparkles~.
He doesn't have his sisters' face.
Luckily for Leeta, Leela's face is an adorable one.
For some reason, the nursery lighting leaves a little bit to be desired. I think this hair looks good on him. And guess what? He's got Jo's eyeshape to go with his alien eyes, which is an interesting combo.
Dear god, I hope Mom is in bed before I get home from my date. I can't stand her incessant questions.
She's trying to be an active mom!
Sometimes I wish she had about twelve more kids like Uncle Kash.
Yeah, Leeloo, macking on your uncle requires MORE discretion than dissing hot guys on the street, not less. On the plus side, while all interactions are available for her, only family interactions are available for him. Felix isn't a creep.
Eva called Luthor and asked him to go downtown with her. It had been a loooong time since I said okay to one of these, so I indulged.
It was a wonderful opportunity for him to meet more women. Oh come on, like you wouldn't have taken advantage of it, too?
They had some cute karaoke times, though!
I had him scope the room, and although he saw a few hotties...
...Luthor is a smart boy and only had eyes for his current date.
Hi Garak! Generation 7 alien via Maxis PT...the new default skin is an improvement, but the fact that you had human eyes means you will always look a little creepy.
The two of them finish up with a candlelit dinner...
...and Luthor getting doubly rejected by the bartender.
No, I will not serve you. Or go out with you!
Leeta has seemed to mellow out a bit now that she's a child. I'm almost disappointed.
Kashyyyk tops his career and makes his LTW. Now it's only the spouses that aren't perma. Jo's not going to get hers...we'll have to see about Felix.
Apparently there is a RAGE gene manifested in these children that I hadn't noticed before. Funny, only Karana seemed really bitchy last gen.
Foggy, you no let sistah keel me?
Um, Link, I'm pretty sure Kermit over here was the closest thing to an accomplice that a plush frog can be.
Well, Felix's son doesn't take after him at ALL, does he? XP
Newsflash, Leeloo--this isn't an ISBI, so that's really not much of an accomplishment.
These two have like the most autonomous sexing ever. Thank god for birth control.
Okay, so like, I want to have a wonderful loving family and I can't accomplish that until I get a kiss from my true love!
He looks okay from this angle, but he's got a honker to rival the father of Bradley MacMullin.
He's obviously too dizzy and disoriented for a date. Retry?
I think not.
Hi, I'm Leeloo. Tell the lady that you're feeling too dizzy for a date?
And I'm--what?
Bizarrely enough, the date meter never appeared, although the guy did stick around.
Very unattracted to bowlcut schnoz dude, we try the magic crystal ball (again) and this guy is all right looking. He's also a dud in the dating department.
There's finally an opening in the teen music career. Luthor thinks it's totally a great way to meet chicks. His uncle Kurt should let him know that's what college is for.
This is for trying to kill our little brother, bitch!
I was only two and very confused, Leela! *wibble*
Leela don't give a shit. She loves her brother.
Speaking of not giving a shit, Leeloo isn't really presenting an attractive face to potential boyfriends. Her hunger bar is barely half-depleted here and there are leftovers in the fridge!
I don't know how Luthor manages to stand the job thing. All that being ruled by the clock and stuff.
Look, stop making excuses to spend time with your uncle. I see right through you. Also, Luthor is at his first day of work. We don't know if he can stand it or not yet!
He stood it enough to get insta-promoted to being an overachiever...making half of the households' adults happy.
Aaaand Kiki and Julian bring home their relatives Hazel and Geordi. We are being graced with hotness tonight!
Luthor macks on a walk-by.
Baby, that makeup job of yours is soooo hot!
That girl must be very gullible.
This isn't fair! How can you possibly know what move I am going to make before I make it!
Explanation: I have a complex algorithm which determines the best possible move for each layout of the board.
So what if I make the worst move I can think of? Will you be confused then?
Threat: I believe that is a social signal among humans that it is time to overturn the board and exclaim, "You are not even trying," is it not?
It's time for Luthor to go to college and boy, did I just notice how big that telephone receiver is.
I'm really impressed that you managed to do so well in college, Dad, what with the plague that hangs around Sim State and all?
The plague? Kiki, what is he talking about?
Most of us called her Jenna.
Hazel does an awesome job of making me nostalgic for her mommy!
Leeloo, it is NOT perfectly normal to sneak into the office while your uncle is skilling for a promotion and read smut!
My hormones are out of control at this stage in life. Vicarious fantasy through literature is perfectly healthy!
NOT WITH YOUR UNCLE IN THE ROOM
That's...an odd way to carry a bottle.
Irritation: Apparently, one of the bolts involved in the hydraulic system controlling my arm has come loose, and my chassis has halted movement as a safety mechanism.
So? Have one of the humans fix it.
Exclamation: The child Leeta just laughed and said "That's what you get for cheating!" Even though I cannot cheat, it is not in my programming to do so!
Distress: What if my arm is never repaired to a suitable standard and I am no longer able to play this "chess" game again?
If nothing else, I think you'll be fine on lot reload.
Query: What is "lot reload"?
Nevermind.
Look, you're better already!
Statement: I am using my non-functional arm to hold this book. The subject matter is fascinating. I believe the adolescent Leeloo called it "smut."
Well, at least we know the robot isn't flexible enough at the moment to follow-up with the activity that generally follows smut!
Query: What activity would that be?
Wait a minute, you shouldn't have even heard that!
Look, Leela, I really have something that will impress you.
Yeah, right.
Wow, you managed to do a whole cartwheel without falling over! You aren't completely full of fail!
Look at this stud.
Put on a shirt and get ready to meet your magic crystal ball pairing.
Oh, the girl that came home from school with Luthor and hung out with Locke instead, even though he was just a 12.
Okay, if townies didn't have perpetual youth, this would be a lot creepier.
Look, Felix, I don't care if Leeta is too young to have the hots for you, hanging out with her in underwear is inappropriate. And even if it wasn't, Leeloo can totally see you from her spot on the landing.
Boy, cradlerobber girl, you seem a bit conflicted now!
You haven't seen Jo or Kash in awhile, you say? Here they are.
SEX SEX SEX
Well, Locke's beat out Leeloo for the first kiss thing.
Aaaaand Leela has stolen her sister's thunder.
No, Leeloo, Leela will NEVER want to dance with you. That's a really weird interaction.
And Jo is rather motherly with this last kid.
I have to say that once I get to the sixth single birth of a generation, I'm kind of sick of kids. So this is why there is relatively little Link toddler spam.
Why yes, this does appear to be a very green washing machine!
Kiki, who are you talking to?
I'm glad you're a good grandchild!
...thanks?
Why is everyone in the laundry room?
Well, Kiki was talking to the appliances, and then Rosie over here translated so they could talk back!
Time for Leela to have mood swings galore and...oh right, she already does.
Time for Leela to get TALLER.
Score!
I smell a bedpost notch contest in college between Luthor and Leela.
So, Mom. I really think that your priorities in life are admirable.
Really! Your older sister says they are...abhorrent?
Well, I'm not really a fan of your failure to actually live up to them, but I like your concepts.
One of you needs to be nice to your mother!
Cute makeover, but that's not the look I had in mind for her. I had a binning error with the hair I wanted her to have, which you'll see soon.
Adding to the photo collection, we have Locke dancing dorkily and Leeloo hanging around like a creep.
Statement: The young humans do not have the capabilities of speech yet to mock my programming or misfortune.
~INTERLUDE FOR LUTHOR'S TRANSITION~
Felix is all "OMG MY SON WHAT IS HAPPENING TO YOU?"
And we see that Luthor is very unlucky. He aged up into an OfB hair I need to get a hider for, an outfit I need to delete, and a character skin that is only geneticized so it's not automagically default.
So, let's all be content in the knowledge that at least one of Kiki and Felix's boys is in the running for Gen 12 heir.
...ROWR.
Of course, he will have to compete with cousins like THIS.
I gave Leeloo a double bed in the hope that she might attempt to get some sort of action if she had one, but all that led to was Kashyyyk and Johanekke breaking in the bed proving that Inge's version of the ACR socials work with the inaccessible bed hack!
WHY THE FUCK ARE MY HANDS STUCK IN THIS BOX?
Maybe it's a variant of the Chinese Finger Trap?
In other news, the landing is the new ~IT~ spot! Everyone who's anyone hangs out here!
Really?
No, Macy.
Wait til you see the hottie I brought home from school, sis.
Leeloo, that's your cousin.
Lance Zarubin.
Your cousin.
I think I would like to go on a cruise someday.
We don't go on vacations in this family! Fucker.
I included this shot so you can see that there is quite a bit of resemblance between Leela and her mom, though she's got the Griff nose and her father's alien eyes.
I...think I got an A!
Yeah, well your uncle topped his career and still doesn't have his LTW.
Considering you tried to asphyxiate the last one...no.
Exclamation: I am going to be a rockstar!
Look, I hate to break it to you, but there really isn't a place for robots in the creative arena.
Contradiction: You are incorrect. What about Daft Punk? Mr. Roboto?
Um...not really robots, and not real. (Also, not really a robot.)
Let's have a visual display of why the household is driving me nuts right now. Except Lance, everyone in the picture LIVES here. And Macy is still on her way to the cake!
When Luthor was here, we were one shy of the highest household count hit by Gen 8 and Grace Laurince's desire to turn her vagina into a clown car.
So this is Link. Who obviously stole some other kid's face, because I don't see any family resemblance.
(I kid. That's Jo's eyeshape. Dunno about the rest.)
I am going to express my hatred through dance!
What do you hate?
DANCING
Oh good, her grandparents agree with me on this one.
You know, when I had Karana activate Rosie all those years ago, I had no idea how ridiculous a robot would look going into pleasure sim aspiration failure.
What the fuck is this shit? Y'all are cousins and this just isn't normal!
No Laurincest on Leela's watch.
Damn right!
It is sick and wrong to have a crush on your cousin!
But...she said...she had a backache!
Don't they look smart in their uniforms? Yes?
You wouldn't be so quick to agree if you knew that this shot is them all neglecting to leave through the front door of their house and instead leaving through the garage.
So...the Laurinces are the first family I've had with a bar who actually drink in moderation. Color me shocked!
The snow is falling and shit, it's the perfect time to hook some romantic sucker in!
And she gets...Ashley Pitts.
Eh, I'm just in this to get my first kiss before my pathetic sister, anyway.
Speaking of Leeloo, I give the matchmaker one final go.
So, did I hit successfully on the qualities you desire in a man?
He...looks strangely familiar.
Looks like I did.
That's because he has Griff's face template, so he's got the SAME FACE AS YOUR GRANDFATHER.
That look of shock? Leela realized that since she only ever played catch with Leeta, that she doesn't know how NOT to be a raging bitch with a baseball.
I'm jealous of Link. Not only can he say that a robot helped him with his homework, he can say that his best friend is a robot.
Leela is ragging on her poor cousin's unfortunate skin predicament, while Ginger Griff seems to have caught on to the weirdness surrounding Leeloo and her "FAMILY" aspiration.
This woman hanging in the background was invited in, but had no chemistry with Locke. So now she's just here to let me know that she totally sees that Ashley is checking out Leela's tits.
Hazel disapproves of ~TEEN LOVE~ apparently.
Hell no, what I disapprove of is your obvious bias towards Romance sims...which is why I wasn't heir and my sister was.
You've been talking to Hollie again, haven't you?
...maybe.
I present to you...your Iron Chefs!
Iron Chef Chinese, Chen Kenichi. Iron Chef French, Hiroyuki Sakai. And Iron Chef Celestial, Kashyyyk Laurince!
Yuck!
In timeless tradition, Link does not enjoy kisses from his grandmother.
And, since I am sick of her being so damn pathetic, I ship Leeloo's ass to college.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I got Felix another job because his LTW is to make 100 grand, and you earn more money by switching professions and getting the promotion bonuses!
Well, he's topped show biz and is finally like halfway there. Ugh.
Look, Link, it's time to let go of Kermit. He's not your protector and it's getting kind of creepy.
Even though the supply of fresh food is pretty damn big still, I decide that I might as well put the empty bedroom to use. It already had Rosie's gear in it, and I figured she could do some garden tending. I also moved the slacker career reward in here because it fit the theme.
Aw, Felix and Kiki being cute! Too bad Leeloo is already at SSU so I can't rub it in her face.
Read me a story, Grandpa?
Better get your quality time in now, Leeta, your grandparents' lifebars are looking pretty full.
Now look, when you get to college, I don't want you drinking every night. Beer is not really that awesome, anyway.
Let's get real, here. There is no beer in this game. I don't know why you can talk about it when it doesn't technically exist, but it doesn't.
Statement: If I can't find a man to love me for who I am, I will begin Plan Omega.
Plan Omega?
Explanation: Plan Omega is to become a furry.
Dear lord.
Net worth has broken 2 million. There are two many adults...there's only room for one Gen 12er at a time in the family portrait!
I don't know why this update took so long to write. Usually that's the easy part, I can just sit down and knock it out. Blah.
I'm going to play a round of the Randolphs, and then finally finally update the Hensons. Can't tell you when, though, I have a pretty big weekend planned and I've started going to the gym, which leaves me tired if I do an eight hour workday and then go do that.