Hi! Welcome back to the Valinor ISBI, no, wait, that's not right. This is an All My Wishes challenge. Dammit, Linda! Shower and go to bed already!!
"It's not my fault you ignore me in favor of my brother and father."
Ugh. Nobody can take care of themselves. Idiots.
Last chapter heirship passed to Mungo, whose lifetime wish is to be a Star News Anchor. But first.....
"Dad, I have a surprise for you! It's something you've always wanted but were never able to do because you and Mom were taking care of all of us. How does a trip to China sound?"
"Wow! That's sounds amazing! Are you sure we can afford it?"
"Yeah Dad, we can afford it."
"What about your mom? Is she going?"
"I asked her, but she doesn't want to take the time off work. She's really close to becoming a world class surgeon and she doesn't want to blow it."
"Aw, that's cool. She's so ambitious!"
"Great! We leave in a few minutes! Go pack!"
********** a new save file + loading time later ***********
"Look, Dad! This woman wants someone to explore the Dragon Cave to find some artifact or something for her. That sounds kind of cool, don't you think?"
"Yeeeeeeah, you go have fun, Mungo. I'm gonna go visit the Martial Arts School. I hear they have a tv."
"Heh-heeeeh, sucker!"
Come on, you know Elros wasn't going on any quests when there's slackin' to be done.
"Why is this red man driving such a loud, large vehicle on our little roads?"
"Wow! She's pretty! Think she'll still be standing there later?"
Yeah Mungo, sure. That's what she does all day, stand on the side of the road.
Off he goes.
"Whoaaa!! Fire!! Maybe it's a good thing Dad didn't come along. Plus, I think I'm hallucinating."
Ooooookay. It's not treasure, but let's see where this goes.
Elros is fine, btw. I checked on him periodically. This was the majority of his day.
"Tv's broken."
Of course.
" ..............so I was looking at the fire when I started hallucinating. I saw this dude all wrapped up in bandages, like he'd escaped from the ER or something, and he was fighting another dude dressed in a hat and vest, kind of like me!"
"Interesting. That was no hallucination, my friend. You had a vision! I need more information. Bring me two pieces of platinum, and I will be able to tell you more."
"Oh. Okay, sure."
*********** a couple of sim hours later **************
"Here's your platinum, Lin Hua. Now can you tell me more about my vision?"
"Of course, Mr. Valinor! Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, let me see..........it seems that my third eye is still a bit cloudy! Perhaps some lapis lazuli will clear things up. Bring me three pieces of lapis lazuli, and I'll see what I can do!"
"So, you're just sending me on another errand to pick up some stuff for you that you could easily get yourself."
"LOL! Oh Mr. Valinor, you are not wise in the way of visionaries. The third eye so few of us are blessed with is often enhanced by the subtle vibrations given off by the Earth's precious metals and gems. If you want me to see more clearly, you must bring me the items I require. Of course, your vision can remain a mystery, if that is what you prefer."
"Uh-huh. Look, Ms. Hua, I did not come halfway around the world to play errand boy for a scam artist. You can get your own gems."
"Very well, Mr. Valinor. Here's a few gold coins for your trouble. And no worries. We'll be seeing each other again very soon."
"Not if I can help it."
Nope. No more running around Shang Sim-la looking for various crap. Mungo went to the market to buy some crap instead.
"Hey! You're the girl from the side of the road! You work here?"
"Yes sir, My name is Bebe. Would you like to buy some egg rolls, or maybe some fried rice?"
"What I really like to do is get to know you a little better. What kind of things do you like to do?"
"Well, I like music, I love to clean, and I also really like photography."
"You like taking pictures? No way!! So do I!!"
"Wow! What camera do you use?"
"I got Hikon Gladiator that used to belong to my aunt. I think she bought it in Al-Simhara."
"Lucky you! I only have a Snaptastic. I'd LOVE to get a Hikon, but they are much too expensive, even if I could travel to Egypt to get one."
"You know, Bebe, you could always borrow mine, if you'd like."
"That's very generous of you, sir!"
"Mungo, please call me Mungo."
"Okay, Mungo. That's a very nice offer."
"Maybe we could discuss it over dinner or something, if you're free."
"Well, I will be soon. Dinner sounds lovely."
"You're lovely."
"Aw, you're sweet, Mungo!"
Score!!
Mungo tried to "propose going steady", but the option never came up, in spite of Bebe thinking he was extremely irresistible. So I took care of it with MasterController. But then the option to propose marriage wouldn't come up, nor could he ask her to move in with him. So for lack of anything else, I, again, used Mastercontroller to make her part of the household.
So here she is, the future mother of the 8th generation. I don't know how anyone plays this game without mods. Oh, and the best part??
Her mother is Lin! The "visionary" who gave Mungo the runaround! Shhhh, don't say anything. I haven't told him yet.
Let's leave the new lovebirds alone for a bit and check in with Elros.
Oh for crying out loud!! I knew I should've sucked it up and brought Kait on this trip. Can't leave this fucker alone for one day. Who the hell even is Biyu? Where do you find these people, Elros?
"She was working out at the Martial Arts place while I was playing guitar."
*sigh*
"Hello! I'm Elros, we saw each other at the martial arts school."
"Yes, I remember! I'm Biyu, it's nice to meet you, Elros."
"I play guitar."
"I know, I saw you! You're very talented!"
"You're very beautiful!"
"Thank you! I love your hair!"
"Thanks! I color it myself. I'm also an artist. So I know beauty when I see it!"
"*giggle*"
"Would you be my muse?"
You know she will.
Pfffft. He's in China. Like this is even going to be worth the pixels it's written on. Just ask Finrod.
He knows how to work it.
"I call this one 'Biyu in Blue'!"
I'm sure Kait will love it.
"Shhhhhhh! Kait's at home!"
Asshole.
Seventy-five-ish years old and doing the walk of shame. Or he would be, if he had any shame.
"*YAWN* Do you think Biyu would like to get together later?"
Which he doesn't.
Mungo, on the other hand,
"You sure you want to do this, Bebe?"
"Oh yes! And you can keep your hat on!"
Is a halfway decent sim.
"So you're sure your okay with moving to Sunset Valley with me?"
"Are you kidding? Otherwise I still have to live with my parents! I can't wait to move to Sunset with you!"
"Awesome!"
"Um, is that a giant rock in the front yard? Why is there a tv just sitting out here? And what is up with all the holes? Is that a graveyard? And what happened to the front of the house? Is that graffiti? I thought this was a nice neighborhood!"
No regrets, Bebe.
Bebe got settled right in. She wished to join the angler career, so she did. Mungo got his newspaper job. And Elros?
"I missed you so much, Kait! Did you miss me?"
"Most definitely! I'm so glad you're home!"
Sometimes you can't roll your eyes high enough.
I should mention that I ixnayed one other opportunity,
and one wish while in China.
In other news,
Run little brown puppy!! It's a demon!! Run for your life!!
"Das jus my brother, Gwoin."
Daisy's dogs, Frodo and Kili, had puppies!! Scary puppy is Gloin, quiet puppy is Oin,
And this is Fili. SO cute! Daisy must be thrilled.
"I haffa pee in da house tuz I can't go down da stayahs."
SO thrilled!
"So, Bella, you've been here all weekend. Are you going to go home or what?"
"Unclench, little girl. I'll go home when I'm good and ready."
She never left after Mungo's birthday party.
Really? Why?
"I don't know. What can I say? I'm a friendly guy.............Come ON Bell, wake up!!"
Ugh. This is going to take forever.
OR.................
"Hold still, Bell!"
"The fuck are you........"
"......doing!?!"
"Yay! I'm still completely exhausted, but I have a friend!!"
Then Bella did what friends do.
"BOO!!!! SUCKA!!!!!!!!"
"AAAHHHHH!!! Dammit, Bella! We're supposed to be best friends!"
No regrets, Mun.
"I do have a home with a bed, and a girlfriend, but why go there when I can sleep in the tent in the backyard?"
*sigh* She finally left the next morning when I wasn't paying attention.
Bebe's lifetime wish, One Sim Band, would be a good one for me to get out of the way, so she works on it whenever she has a free moment. With Iddie and cousin Aileen, apparently.
Aileen: "I'm just trying to eat my dinner before work. This lady showed up out of the clear blue, and Mom follows me everywhere I go."
"YES!! Working like a mad woman all day long pays off!!"
Workaholic Kait reaches the top of her career and achieves her LTW.
"What the HECK?? Deagol, what are you doing? Aren't you the green guy?"
"I am! I don't know who the dude in red with the giant Uzi is!"
"I don't know what's going on, Pal. Did you sign into an open server by accident?"
"No! I swear I didn't!"
"Hee-hee!! I should be practicing, but this is too fun!"
Pretty impressive that she's kicking ass from behind the couch, where she can't even see the tv.
"So how do you like Bebe, Deagol? She said she had a great time playing video games with you and Pal."
"OH! Wait, where was she?"
"Behind the couch."
"LOL!! That's crazy! We had no idea she was there."
"She's cool, Mun. I like her."
"That's good."
"Do you think you guys will get married?"
"Probably, I just have to pick the right time to ask her."
"Hey Mun, if you get married, do I have to be in the wedding?"
"Not if you don't want to, Pal."
"Good. I don't know if I want to risk getting my nice clothes dirty."
"*cough* Gross! What is wrong with this hot dog??"
Well, it's burnt all to hell for starters. Even the mustard is burned. Who puts mustard on their hot dog while they're cooking it?
Let's catch up with notifications for a moment.
Bun and Bella each get married.
Done and done. Get woohooin', Bun and Liz!! ElizaBun!!
You know it's not a good sign when they both have the same last name.
Oh Daisy. This is why I fetched Liz for Bun, this right here.
Two of Daisy's puppies get adopted out. She kept Kili. Good luck with the demon puppy, Cathy.
LOL! I forgot all about that stupid band! I don't think Elros gave one, tiny shit.
No game, we are not tracking down and befriending Daisy's dog just because the damn thing got fleas.
"Hey Hope, I have to interview people for my job. Do you mind if I interview you?"
"Sure Mun! What do you want to know?"
"I'm writing a piece on couples who fight a lot, and I know Uncle Sam and Aunt Meghann used to fight all the time before their divorce."
"Yeah, they fought all the time. It was awful for me and my brother."
"I really believe that it's the parents' responsibility to hold it together, and if you MUST fight, do it where your kids cannot see or hear you."
"As hard as it was at the time, it was a relief when they finally got divorced and Dad moved out. Then the crazy bastard married his cousin's daughter, and from what Lavender tells me, Dad and Gayle fought all the time, too. It's a disgrace."
"And I swear to dog, Quentin, you keep putting empty food containers back in the pantry and fridge I will do more than shove my foot up your ass!! You hear me??"
Marian: "I cannot believe that I am over 40 and my parents still make me wish to crawl into a hole and die."
I'm sure Marian will find Hope's interview quite relevant.
"I sure do love cooking! Who knew that making burgers would be so much fun?"
I have Elros do the cooking since, with so many sims in the house, someone needs to or else it's cereal and zombie brains all around. Turns out that he really enjoys it and will autonomously prepare meals up to twice a day, even when he is nowhere near hungry himself. Who knew, indeed.
"And that's why, young lady, it's important reuse and recycle whenever possible. That's why there's so much stuff around the house, you just never know when you'll need something again, and it would be a shame and waste to buy it again new."
"Ghost dude, I just want to eat my burger in peace. Don't you have a grave to go to?"
"Does no one in this house want to be better educated?"
"*snarf* Mmmmmm, this burger is so good I could snort it!!"
I would like to keep Linda around to snag this LTW, but her skills are not high, it would take a long time, and this one is easy enough to do with an heir, so I think she'll get booted on her birthday. Plus it's time to get generation eight started, so we need the space.
As you can see.
Daisy moves, I hope, another branch or two up the family tree.
Awesome. Sorry kid, but you're keeping that name. No regrets!!
The youngest (for now) Valinor gets a birthday party at the pool.
"The sun..........hurting.........my eyes!"
Tired of growing up surrounded by paintings, photos, statues, and easels, like a trashy, backwater museum, Pal now can't stand art.
"Daisy! Long time no see! How are you and the pups?"
"Doing great! Kili's getting so big. I can't believe how fast they grow. How are you and Bebe?"
"We're doing really well! I have some news, but you have to keep it a secret, okay?"
"Sure, what is it?"
"HEY! I'm trying to draw over here!! You all need to keep it down!!"
"I bought a ring and I'm going to propose to Bebe! I just have to pick a good time, which should be soon because we're also having a baby!"
"Hrmph. No respect for artists around here. NONE."
"Wow! Mungo! That is quite a bundle of good news!! Congratulations! On both fronts! I'm really happy for you!"
"Thanks, Daisy! Keep an eye on your mail for the wedding invitation!"
Pal: "It's my birthday!"
We know, kid.
Next morning, this notification pops up.
Why is Kait flirting with a ghost at work??
"So, you're a Valinor spouse, eh? So was I, a hundred some odd years ago. Tell me, did they toughen up at all, or did Thinny, Beren, and Otho ruin the whole line? Are you all still having red, pink, and other miscolored freaks?"
SANTOS!!! What the hell are you doing out, away from the graveyard, during the day, no less??
"Ugh, the graveyard. Talk about a cesspool of pansies and goody-goodies. Thinny and his swine-wife, Beren's ex, Otho's wife, some skinny kid who whines that he never got enough attention, and Yavanna's pathetic, waste of pixels brother, they all conspire to drive me batshit insane. Plus there's never any decent chicks there, a guy's gotta get out once in awhile."
"Oh, you're the Yavanna-ghost's husband. That explains a lot."
"I mean, it's bad enough that I had to put up with everyone's simpering, special snowflake asses day in and day out while I was alive! I gotta tell ya', lady, hell isn't some firey cave, it's the Sunset Valley graveyard!"
"Uh-huh. Look Santos, this is riveting conversation. Really, it is. But I need to get to work, my pay is getting docked and my fun bar is plummeting as we stand here. So, if you don't terribly mind, I need you to move out of the way so I can enter the hospital."
"Yup, you're all still a bunch a' little bitches alright."
"And you're a colossal, fucking asshole. Please move."
Kait was able, eventually, to get to work. Santos farted around outside the hospital well into the afternoon. Finally, around the time Pal got out of school, I checked and he was gone. With any luck, he'll be back to charm another day.
Coming up, the first baby of generation 8 is born, and Mungo gets hitched, or tries to, at any rate.
Points
Completed Opportunities: +3
Skipped/Failed Opportunities: -2
Deleted Locked In Wishes: -15
Previous Score: +267
Current Score: +253
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