3.2 Minutiae

I don’t know why I don’t just post in one massive post…Oh wait I do, I’m impatient.  And because I’m impatient I dislike waiting for pictures that take forever to load, and I assume everyone else on the interwebs is the same.  So here is another chapter hot on the heels of the first.  Enjoy!

Betty:  “Oh dear…*sniffle*  One of my extended family members has died…”

Yes, it is my sad duty to report the first of the triplets has passed on.  Delta led a good life, even if she didn’t have children…sadly it means the time is drawing nigh for Marsh, whom I have become rather fond of.

That doesn’t stop the children from recognising their duties however…

Chance:  “Dude…Buzz off, go find your own wife or something…”

Chance:  “Aaaah that’s better…now where were we?”

Betty:  “Uh darling?  He’s still watching…”

Maximus:  *thinking*  “That Chance…he’s so dreamy” *sigh*

It really happened!  Time to move people on methinks!

Meanwhile on the other side of the pool…

Marsh:  “Mmm thigh….”

Griselda: “Mmm seed…ZzzZzz”

They are still adorable together.

The very next morning…

It’s feeding time at the Zoo!  I figure I’d be nice to the spares and give them a nice breakfast to send them on their way.  As you can see, it failed because no-one learned to share…or how to wait in line. 

Destiny:  “It sure was nice of Dad to make us breakfast…”

Maximus:  “He’s a pretty good cook actually.”

Bliss:  “Mines cold!”

And then, they’re off!  I didn’t actually get a picture of Max and Destiny, mostly because they glitched, and all 4 of them disappeared…so instead, I used the split household option, and gave them lots of money and moved them into nice houses, instead of just letting it be.

Pascal and Bliss now reside at this pretty little number in town.  Pascal can now walk to work if he chooses.

Whereas Destiny and Maximus decided to return to his country roots with this lifestyle block. 

All in all it looks like they’ll all be happy and healthy and they better have babies or else it will all be taken away from them!

See the trampoline is brilliant!  It even prevents Kaylynn from her obsessive post-mortem vigorous cardio workout regime!

And then, she naps in the loungers until the sun comes up.  A rather sedate evening for the family matriarch.

Look it’s a pregnant sim working!  OMG!  This lady is called Sapha (after a character of mine on a MOO whom I played for many years)  She is married to George Dean, and I’m very excited to see her reproducing!  Also Chance visits the consignment store frequently.  We purchased a Time-Machine there in the previous time line where Bliss and Destiny disappeared, and I miss it.  So far it hasn’t come up, but we’ve bought more gnomes and music boxes.  Oh and the really expensive camera (Score!)

Griselda:  “Ooh baby!  I can feel those endorphins kicking in!”

Now that Griselda has completed the painting challenges, and has maxed out her fitness for some time I figured she may as well work on the fitness challenges.  Given she spent ALOT of time on the tread-mill, she already has the marathon runner challenge under her belt.  She just needs to complete the fitness nut and body-builder ones.  She’s about 20 hours off the Fitness nut one.  However, she hasn’t done a strength work-out.  EVER.

Marsh:  “Your boobies are still hot old woman!”

Griselda:  “Aww I love you too.”

There is always time for romance for these two.  So sweet.

Marsh:  “I LIKE ART! DO YOU LIKE ART?”

Betty:  “Omnomnomnom.”

Marsh loudly gets to know his daughter-in-law over his favourite meal: Lobster Thermidor.

Marsh gets to know his co-workers…I have now learned that if you want to make friends with members of orchestras or quartets making silly faces and poking out your tongue is totally the way to go!

This little chappy is a gnome we did not buy.  I wasn’t sure at first if it was a proper gnome, or a sculpture of a gnome, but it turns out Dynamic Stillness (the gnome’s name is awesome I know) is in fact a true gnome…this is the latest pose he graced us with before we lost him on the grounds somewhere.

Marsh:  “OMG WTF!?!?!? What is that!?”

Marsh:  “What is this sh*t?  I’m just an old man trying to make a sculpture…W.T.F!?  Why’d it have to happen to me?”

So yeah, I’m trying to get marsh to sculpt a masterpiece and all we get is random metals.  Neither of us are particularly happy with these turns of events.

Meanwhile downstairs…

Betty:  “Are you sure you’re doing it right?  We’ve been at it all morning…no mystical music.”

Chance:  “We’ll just have to keep on doing it until we hear the music…Oh noes!”

Yes, we’re trying to get Generation Four started…but no chimes 😦 As you can see Chance is absolutely heart-broken.

Marsh:  “OMG IT HAPPENED AGAIN!!  WTF IS THAT??? I HATE MY LIFE!!”

Poor Marsh.  I love the way he keeps on pointing at the not-sculptures however.

Betty:  “BLLLEEERRRAAAHGGGLLLEE”

Yay!  It appears that we simply had a no-chime pregnancy on our hands, because the only time my sims vomit is when they are with child!

Also, I really like the way the vomit compliments the colours of Marsh and Griz’s bathroom.  Nice stuff there.

Chub-Chub:  “Chub-Chub smash wall!  Wall bad!”

Chub-Chub is a gnome we have bought from the consignment shop.  He is awesome, I loves my Chub-Chub.

Betty:  *pop* “Aww Nooboo.”

Griselda:  “HAI GRANDBABY!”

Griselda:  “You may think I was occupied with my awesome incense, but do you mind explaining what you are doing right now?”

Maid:  “I was uh… just providing extra service…Yeah!”

Griselda:  “Don’t lie to me.  If I hadn’t stopped you, you would have eaten that microwaved meal…”

Maid:  “Woah!  Hold up there crazy lady!”

Chance:  “Dodedodedoo.  Boy, I’m so lucky this microwave meal was ready to eat juuuuust when I was getting hungry…”

Also, my little thing to keep me amused, heirs of the bloodline must have their portrait painted wearing the MacTavish Tartan.  Which is why Chance is wearing what he is wearing.

Griselda:  “What did you just call me?”

Maid:  “You heard me!”

Griselda:  “Right that’s it…You’re fired!”

Maid:  “Hahahaha!  You don’t fire me!  I fire me!  Stick that in your bottle and suck it!”

Griselda: “Grrr.  I’ll get even with you tomorrow!  Just you wait and see!”

Maid:  “That’ll be $125 thanks!”

Yeah so in the middle of firing the maid who was behaving inappropriately, I get the usual pop-up saying her work is done and she needs to be paid.  Stupid game.  We don’t want her back!

Look!  It’s all 3 of the Mrs MacTavishes!  Just chilling and hanging out in the kitchen barefoot…OMG STOP IT!

And those are just the flies on the counter…there are more plates and flies on the table…The joys of playing 2 slobby sims!

OMG Betty is HUGE!  I forgot to have Marsh tell her what she is having this pregnancy.  I’ll have to remember to do it next time…if he is still around.  In the time that passed from the beginning of the chapter, River also passed away.  Ocean took in Weston for the final few days before he reached young adulthood.  But I’m starting to get messages about Ocean running out of time now too.  Aww I’ll miss my triplets.

Suddenly, a couple of hours later…

Betty:  “Ow!”

Chance:  “OMG Betty is having a baby!  *high-pitched squealing*

Griselda:  “OMG Betty is having a baby.  *panic stations*”

Betty:  “Thumbs up the both of you.  You’re frigging geniuses!”

Griselda:  “You’re awesome Chance!”

Chance:  “Aww thanks mom! Personpersonplus!”

Betty:  “What the fluff…???  Are you guys for real?  I’m giving birth here! Socialise in your own time people!”

Chance:  “Maybe some music will calm you down…Let me play something soothing for you my love…”

Betty:  “Are you freaking kidding me?  What have I gotten myself into?”

You’ve said yes to every single question Chance has ever asked you haven’t you?

Betty:  “I’m not so sure that was such a good idea anymore…”

Betty:  “Oooh!  Oooh!  OH!  BABIES!!!!”

What?!

Yes Babies!  Betty and Chance had twins!  Yay!  I missed my multiples.  Sadly, the same day new MacTavishes were born, the last of the MacTavish Triplets succumbed to old age.  Ocean passed away 😦  Now only Brooke is older than Marsh, and I don’t know which one will pass away first.

Meanwhile up stairs…

Marsh:  “Awesome!  It hasn’t disintegrated yet!”

I think the bunny is ANGRY Marsh.

Marsh:  “Naw, it’s just misunderstood.”

ANGRY BUNNY IS ANGRY!

So Travis, your first Great-Grandchildren were born tonight how do you feel?

Ghost-Travis:  “Do ye mind moving a bit lass?  Ye’re in my way, and I’m about to clock my previous high-score.”

Well at least he made an appearance I guess.