Hi, it’s been a while!
The Robinsdale players have been working hard on growing the town and so it took a while before I was able to get my hands back on it.
There’s a few more community lots and a university hood now, so I’m excited to dive back in!
It’s the weekend and so the children can do whatever they feel like. While Niall gets to know Quasar Eddington for a bit, Maeve plunders the family bookcase and finds some really weird looking books about computers and robots. She gets so engrossed by it that she spends most of the day improving her mechanical skill with them.
A little later, JJ asks her to play outside. It’s Maeve’s birthday today and time flies by so quickly… he wants to relish the time his little girl is still a child for now. They have great fun together.
Soon enough though, it is time for the birthday party.
Everyone gathers round to celebrate Maeve’s transition into teenhood.
But not without a wish first (Beau seems terribly shocked)!
Maeve has aged up and Stelise seems to approve!
Of course it’s not a Sims party if there’s not a fight and this time, it seems Evelyn and Beau are the culprits. After Evelyn fought with Beau on his own birthday, it seems the two don’t get along anymore.
The fight is the only mishap at the party though, and the guests leave with the good feeling of witnessing another happy age-up.
The next day, Maeve wastes no time to head over to the local arcade to meet other teens. She is a Pleasure sim, so it makes sense for her to go out as soon as she is able to.
She meets a girl there, Kaylana Hudson, who she hits it off with. Girls are more interesting to her than boys, it seems.
They flirt a little, but that’s as far as it goes. Maeve has a good time though (I’m not sure about Emery in the background, that is only slightly terrifying).
Back at home, Niall befriends Linus Eddington. He seems to get along well with all the Eddington boys.
Caspian works on his body skill and JJ does some housekeeping, wondering why there’s always this strange baby bell noise in their house after Bevruchtenhagel Technicus has been around…
Monday is a snowday and Niall makes the most of it. He builds himself an evil looking snowman and proceeds to immediately destroy it (I guess that’s grouchy sims for you).
As soon as JJ gets up he runs straight to the toilet to barf, though he is stopped in his tracks by Caspian relieving himself first.
“Honey, MOVE IT!”
He sincerely hopes that this is the last time. He isn’t going to let an alien near his reproductive system anymore, that’s for sure.
Maeve takes the opportunity to hang out with Kaylana now they don’t have to go to school. They head over to Simbucks.
It doesn’t take long for their attraction to become public knowledge.
Outside in the snow, they share their first kiss.
“Nice to meet you, miss! Perhaps one day, I can interest you in my services-”
…I am watching you, sir.
Back at the home lot, Caspian returns from work and feels a strange pain in his back. This can only mean one thing…
He ages up into an elder!
So far, his life has been good enough, though he still aims to reach the peak of his career.
JJ and him spend a quiet evening at home. Though he is getting on in age, Caspian is still happy that they’re expecting a third child.
The next day everyone goes to work and school, while JJ putters around the house pregnant.
When she gets home, Maeve gets her bot building station and is elated. It was an expensive investment, but she promises her dads she will work on her skills and will try to earn it back.
Homework gets done by both of the children and the day passes without much excitement.
The next day the time has come!
JJ gives birth to baby Oliver.
Niall comes home from school and proudly shows his report card, his grades keep improving! It won’t be long until he can reach that coveted A+.
When Caspian returns from work, he doesn’t feel very well after leading his team to victory with a flashbang grenade.
Despite that, he has been promoted to Police Chief. Achieving his goal to reach the top of his career has never been so close!
When he steps out of the car, he suddenly feels more terrible than ever and to his great shock it seems he is having a heart attack.
Grim is quick to be at the scene and is ready to take Caspian with him, but JJ gets on his knees and pleads with Death to grant him more time with his husband.
Reluctantly, Grim takes into account the children and the newborn baby and decides this one can be picked up later.
The day ends on this terrifying note.
With that, the Winter round ends as well.
The elder death mod has really given me a shock and I was not ready to give up on Caspian after he had only been an elder for two days! It’s scary stuff.
However, the continuation of the legacy is fun to see and I wonder who Maeve will eventually end up with (if she settles down with anyone at all as a Pleasure sim).
Baby Oliver was another ACR surprise, but it’s always fun to see more kids grow up. Niall will become a teen in the next round, so I’m looking forward to that.
Thanks for reading, and until next time!
