The Fennell Legacy: 3.5 - The College Years: Senior
In our last episode: Russet became the only dormie ever to pay attention to poor Lilith, Rich finally got Opal, the horribly unsuitable girl of his dreams, to fall in love with him and Patricia became more and more concerned that she might never find a man who found her attractive...
Rupert: "That's right. Consider yourself bitchslapped. Bitch."
Troy: I hate this dorm...
Awww, why so sad so early in the morning, sweetie? And what in the world can have made you wake up at 2am?
Patricia: "I don't think I'm ever going to meet a guy who can look past my alien eyes. I give up. I guess I'll call the matchmaker when I move back home....." *sigh*
Patricia: "Ugh, and college can not end soon enough. Living here is so tense!"
Joanne: *beats up on Troy*
Russet: *waits his turn to beat up on Troy*
At least at this time of night, Patricia can make use of the abandoned kitchen to make herself something a little more palatable than pancakes and omelettes (seriously, the kids must be so sick of them!) Hooray for sweet ice!
Violetta: "Russet, do you... are you in love with me or am I.... just... a rebound girl?"
Russet: "What? Of course I'm in love with you!"
Patricia: She's going to slap Russet again, isn't she?
Yup. For some reason, Opal has developed a real hatred for Russet, despite the fact that it was she who cheated on him.
Troy: Wow. I thought fairies were meant to be... dainty.... apparently not... it's so.... virile looking....
Russet: "Uhh, seriously.... you're being super creepy. I think you should leave the bathroom now."
Troy: "What? I wasn't looking! I'm just playing with my delightful Rubiks Sphere (patent applied for)."
Russet: "Bullshit. Get out. Now."
Rich has the cutest game face ever, am I right?
Leslie: "Can you guys fight somewhere else, please? Some of us are trying to study."
Troy: "Ahhh! Put some clothes on! We don't want to see your junk, you freak!"
Uh-huh. He's the freak. You were staring unashamedly and creepily overlong at Rich's junk not half an hour ago.
Rich has discovered an interest in painting in his final year of college. All that toymaking has really rubbed off on him, and anything arts and crafts related is now an event not to be missed!
Rich: "Octavius! Little brother! How the heck are you? Give me a hug!"
Rich is so affectionate whenever one of his non-resident brothers walks by. He totally rolled correctly when it was aspiration rolling time. Rich couldn't be anything but a family sim!
Term paper time!
Rich still takes advantage of the privacy of Joanne's room for his own term papers. Considering the atmosphere in the rest of the dorm, I completely agree.
Even the cow hates Opal!
Patricia: "So when you and Russet get married, you should totally move in next door and we can be BFFs, don't you think?"
Violetta: "He hasn't asked me yet..."
Leslie: "Can I ask the llama mascot out on a date? You know, just for laughs?"
No!!! What about Hitoshi? You haven't seen him in a while...
Leslie: "Yeah, I know... I'm feeling kinda... burned out on him...."
I think she really is. She hasn't had a single want related to Hitoshi or dates.
Rich: "What the hell?!! You just kissed him! Right in front of me!"
Opal: "Relax! You don't own me!"
Rich: "Damn right, I don't. Keep her, you shower stalking freak! You deserve each other!"
Violetta: "I can't believe she did it again...."
Russet: "Shhh... come away, sweetie. We shouldn't be watching this..."
Llama: "And that's why the Legacyville Llamas are the greatest team ever. Why haven't I seen you at any of the games? You really should show some more school spirit..."
Rich: "My girlfriend just cheated on me. I couldn't feel less like showing school spirit."
Troy: "Bet you didn't know I did her in the photo booth every time you went to class. Yup."
Rich: *wibble*
Troy: "And by the way, she says I'm a way better kisser than you. She said you kiss like a dog eating an ice cream. Oh, and she said your junk is freakin' tiny..."
Rich: *starts bawling*
Russet: I don't know what to do... Do I step in or will he feel even more emasculated...?
Leslie: "I can't believe how much I've learned about art these last four years. Things I wouldn't even know were related to art...."
Joanne: "Like what?"
Leslie: "Like colors and which color clothing suits which skintones..."
Joanne: "Really? What's my best color, then?"
Leslie: "Pink, definitely."
Joanne: "Really? Pink? So you're saying I should go shopping?"
Leslie: "Only if you like pink."
Rich: I guess I should try to concentrate on my studies.... *wibble*
Opal: "loudly and gleefully composes a love poem for Troy*
Rich: "I wish she wouldn't be so cheerful about breaking my heart...."
Russet: "She's a stone cold hoochie. You've just got to ignore her. I know it seems hard right now, but if you let her see you unhappy it'll just feed her ego."
Rich: "I really thought she was the one...."
Russet: "Yeah. Me too."
Russet: "But look at it like this - neither of us had ever had any experience with girls like that. Even Grandma didn't prepare us for Opal, because at least Grandma was discreet with keeping her lovers seperated. She never wanted to hurt anybody. Opal just doesn't care."
Rich: *sigh*
Russet: "Chin up. Somewhere out there is a girl who would never hurt you. When you meet her, it'll be like the sun coming out. That's what it was like for me when I realized Violetta was there all the time."
Patricia has been diligent with her drum practice. She's actually maxed her creativity now, but she still practices every day.
And Rich.... well, he's still making toys, though his heart isn't in it as much as it was. That golden toymaking badge seems like a hollow goal when he thinks that none of the toys he's been making will be for his and Opal's children....
Leslie is working towards more creativity as well. She feels it wouldn't be right for the artist in the family to be less creative than a psychology major like her baby sister....
Cheerleader: "Oh, what a feeling - TOYOTA!..... Thanks so much for letting me practice for this car commercial audition in your room, Rich!"
Rich: *through gritted teeth* "I meant when I wasn't in here...."
Russet: "You guys are the greatest alien-eyed siblings a guy could ask for..."
Patricia + Achilles: "Awwwww...."
Leslie: *will never stop being like her great-grandmother Josie*
Troy: "That's right, babe. I've never lost a fight. I'm just that manly."
Opal: "Photobooth?"
Patricia: Manly. Uh-huh. Just keep telling yourself that.
Patricia: "I'll be so glad when college is over..."
Patricia: "So, uhh... what about that fight the other day when everybody saw Russet kick your ass?"
Troy: "What? That never happened!"
Opal + Rupert: *fight*
Leslie: "Now don't tell him I told you, but my brother Russet is totally planning to ask you to marry him after college..."
Violetta: "For real?"
Leslie and Violetta get along really well. Since Russet started seeing Violetta, Leslie has made it her personal mission to show her approval and become best friends with her.
She's a pretty good sister, really. Now that she's cooling off towards Hitoshi, she finds she has plenty of time for the little things, like friendly games of chess with her poor, heartbroken brother.
Leslie: "Lilith! Who's my favourite womrat? You!"
Lilith: I hate you.
Llama: "Come on, just watch me do this one last cheer!"
Patricia: "Sorry, but the fight is on. You're supposed to be all about sports, yet you're not even watching!"
Opal: *gasp!* "My virgin eyes!"
Joanne: *snort* "That's rich coming from you... I'm surprised you didn't accidentally have sex with him as he ran past... Really, how did you stop yourself? Such self control."
Joanne: "Yeah, I'm serious. I just called her a huge slut to her face. She didn't even try to defend herself."
Leslie: "Nice."
Leslie and Joanne's friendship has blossomed under the dorm atmosphere. They're BFFs and 100/100. A far cry from when Joanne was ignoring her, refusing to meet her boyfriend and wishing she could have absorbed her, don't you think?
Gossiping about Opal is serious business for these two....
Leslie and Violetta, though. Not so much serious gossip. More silly games and joking around.
.... and Russet and Leslie have finally had a twin moment! Good for them!
Opal: "You're checking her out while she dances in her pajamas, aren't you?"
Troy: "What? Of course not! I'm just playing with my delightful Rubiks Sphere (patent applied for)."
Patricia: "Ouch. You're standing on my foot!"
Troy: "No, I'm not. Relax, baby..."
Patricia: "My brother Russet has won more fights than anybody in this dorm."
Russet: "Sis! Don't tell them that! They'll all think I'm a horribly violent person..."
Leslie: "Yoo hoo! Lilith! I've got a surprise for you!"
Lilith: Is that... a sponge? No, it couldn't be. I must be hallucinating from the fumes of my own filth....
Leslie: "What? I'm not a neglectful monster!"
Oh yeah, cleaning a womrat's cage once every four years is totally the epitome of model pet ownership.
Leslie was to surprise me a few times on her final day of college, however. She got it in to her head that she should leave the dorm as she found it. More or less. And before I knew it, it was time for all my college kids to go to their final exam - ever! And believe it or not, all three of them made the Dean's List every single semester they were at college. Gallagher will be so proud!
Leslie says she's eschewing dresses as everyday wear now that she's an adult. She's also decided to forego the company of men for a time. She's been watching the news and becoming distressed by what she's seeing in the world. She's decided that her art from now on will be of political nature and can't wait to get to work.
Poor Rich. His heart will never be as trusting now that college is over. However, he hopes that his brother Russet is right. That someday he might meet a girl who can make his dreams of a family come true.....
And Patricia... well, she can't wait to move back in and take her place as Legacy Heir. She's still pretty sure she'll have to call the matchmaker, but that's what her great-grandfather Bryn did, and he was happily married with never a frown for many long years. She's also not sure about the direction her fashion is taking. I'm even less sure. Is she a fashion disaster, or wil all the girls be wearing this next season? Only time will tell....
Generation Three Point Five (The College Years) Endeth Here. Stay tuned for Generation 4 coming soon!