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It's the second to last household of the rotation and that means it's time for a visit back at Pelehan Court. Last round, Terrence had an alien baby, Symphony, and got engaged to townie woman Alice Frankeleyn, while two of his servants, Ogden Miller and Jane Cedar got married after too much woohoo lead to an unexpected pregnancy. Jane birthed Robert after much issues with pregnancy controllers.
This round, they pulled a Queen of Pentacles card, which means they had to make a donation to the town. The die said 40.000 so now the town funds have plenty of resources for building some public buildings.
The Pelehans also rolled 6.000 simoleons worth of decoration, which they spent on some of their reception rooms and also the garden in preparation for the big wedding, and they rolled 10 pieces of furniture which were spent mostly on the bedrooms.
"I vow to love you with all my heart and to never forget to come to dinner because I'm too busy with my books."
"And I vow to love your daughter like she were my own, and to love your ward like she were my sister since we're so close in age and..."
Terrence looks so happy! Alice was previously of merchant class and brought in 80.000 to their shared finances. She's a family sim and will be spending her time on raising however many children they end up with.
A lot of sims showed up for the wedding, more than I had seats for.
Terrence took the opportunity to assure Clarity Ellsworth that her son had his blessing to marry his ward.
And then this horrible thing happened which is a problem because 1. Johan, you are like, 13 and Emma is an adult and also 2. Ew, don't slum it with the maid, that will reflect very poorly on your older brothers.
And Swithin Blackman stole a first kiss from Adria, but thankfully she didn't fall in love or something so they can just remain friends. They have like one bolt and she deserves better.
And then the party was over and the lot errored out and got a stuck party controller, but Adria and Alice got to know each other.
That evening, it was Symphony's birthday!
And she's cute! I'm gonna let her keep the orange and blue dress I think. At least for now.
This picture is meant to show off a) their nice drawing room and b) That Alice is doing the pregnant walk even though her lovely outfit doesn't have a preg morph. Spare heirs on the way!
It was Emma's day off, and the cook went to the square to find someone to date, because she's a romance sim and her aspiration was getting dangerously low.
This guy didn't like her at all. I think he's gay.
Because he had no trouble making out with Richard Delabere. Dickie, you're married, what are you doing?
This lady also turned her down.
And even Jonathon the werewolf, serial dater, wasn't interested in her. But he sure liked Gordon McCleary, which Gordon might want to remember because he's a romance sim too, and romance sims have needs.
Back at home, Jane seems to be expecting a child as well. Because they're not quite poor enough.
Ogden isn't particularly bothered about becoming a father with less than five days to live, and keeps doing his job of gardening and fixing whatever is broken. He doesn't hold with these indoor plumbing gizmos. The outhouse was fine for him all his life.
Adria and Symphony often meet in the drawing room for Pelehan Court book club. Reading is one of the only forms of entertainment in this house so far, except for Adria's easel.
And there is still no preg morph, but Alice is going into labour!
It's another girl! Her name is Norma! Jane is not pleased, it seems, to have another one to change diapers on.
She's busy enough trying to raise little Robert in between her work tasks. A head housemaid's job is never done, and neither is a mother's.
Well, babe YOU are the one who wanted to woohoo the gardener three times in one day. You did this yourself.
Ogden does some of the cleaning now so Jane can get some rest and sit down and learn some more cooking skills now and then.
Adria is very fond of little Symphony, because at least now there's some company for her in the dining room when the adults are busy.
Jane goes into labour and gives birth to Fantine. Yes, there are now three babies/toddlers on the lot. It's a lot of work.
Jane takes a day off that morning to go harvest some reeds. She bought a basket weaving station last round and hopes to put it to good use soon so they can make some more money now that there are two children to provide for.
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I moved the Blackman-Coblegh family out of their apartment and into this corner lot that I built (I'll change the roads later, don't worry). It's located on an off street to the square and is intended as a home business lot.
Mariah will be starting a Gallery here, because Swithin wants to run one when he grows up. They'll sell art and also art supplies for now (as merchants they're allowed to base their inventory off of imported items and don't have to make or forage them themselves).
It's a big house in terms of bedrooms, so one of the upstairs ones will become a sitting room eventually, leaving them with four bedrooms, a kitchen, a dining room that is currently also a drawing room, and two bathrooms. I might change the downstairs floorplan because I'm not super happy with it, but we'll see.
I only brought their old furniture, so fingers crossed for a good roll when it's their turn again.
Mariah Blackman and her son Swithin survived a recent shipwreck but were lucky enough to make it ashore with all their money. Or Mia Black, a renowned con woman escaped the law and stole everyone's money before the ship sank.
Because they just got added, they don't get any tarot cards or dice rolls.
Swithin spends a lot of time painting. He'd like to open up a gallery some day and sell art.
Mariah would just like a job, any job that will keep her in comfort and in a respectable position. She's done with crime, she says, but there are no available jobs she's qualified for right now, so she reads a lot and tries to find a rich spouse.
The first man she has good chemistry with is Michael Carpenter. Who is already married.
But neither of them care very much about that. Michael has very low chemistry with his wife, so he's likely to cheat when a chance presents itself. They have some fun and then he goes home.
Swithin isn't having much more luck, because he has negative chemistry with most people he meet, but he's a popularity sim so I at least let him make friends with the people who don't want him.
He ran into Sven Ellsworth and they were almost up to Best friend by the end of the round. Negative chemistry here too.
Mariah ran into a 3-bolter! Ridley Smith. Who is also married, but my rule is 3 bolt chemistry has to be acted on so...
Despite being a happily married family sim, Ridley had no problem getting into bed with Mariah. And there were chimes.
It's a shame he's married, Mariah thinks, because he's frightfully attractive.
She does meet Peter Coblegh though, who looks rich.
They only have one bolt, but she's a fortune sim and money matters more.
She's very glad she got him into bed because pretty soon this happened.
He doesn't really need to know it's not his baby, does he?
They quickly tie the knot at the Temple, in the middle of a rain storm that made both the bride and Swithin sick.
Peter is a knowledge sim and, it turned out, not that rich at all. In her quest to get married quickly, she didn't do her proper research. Peter Coblegh had a very modest fortune of 18.000 simoleons, which means he isn't even merchant class. She has married down.
I really like their apartment, but Peter is right to be worried about how small it is. He's also right to be worried about his marriage in general with just one bolt.
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Since they already pay rent on their apartment, they only had to pay the tax, which was 250 simoleons. With Mariah's stolen fortune and Peter's modest savings, they also have 70.000 in the bank, which is enough for a house, so I think they'll be moving next round. Goodbye small apartment, you were very lovely while it lasted.
The Ellsworth Merchant family is up next! Their main challenge is still to restore their good reputation by having 10 friends, two of which must be one other merchant and Terrence Pelehan, which is in the bag so to speak.
for this round, they pulled Queen of Cups and Clarity and Tor have to try for baby even though they already have four to support.
They rolled 1600 in deco which they spent mostly on their drawing room which is now rather nice from at least some angles, and 6 pieces of furniture which they spent on a chess set and a bed for Alison when she grows up.
Alison is very cute and both her eldest brothers help out with teaching her the skills needs. Should I default replace the toy box toys? Nah, I can live with a rocket.
Devin has a girlfriend, but he's on strict orders from his parents to at least try to woo Ms Adria Ledford, so he makes a nominal attempt.
Clarity does her part to make the rich young lady feel welcome.
"We're actually very well respected in the neighbourhood these days, you know, and no one of sense believes those silly rumours of my husband having been in prison anymore."
"That's very nice Mrs Ellsworth."
"Both Devin and Sven were telling me just the other day, you know, that they think your parents must have been angels to make you so very pretty, my dear."
"Thank you, Mrs Ellsworth."
It seems Adria prefers Devin. Clarity and Tor think this is very appropriate as he's their eldest.
"If you need more flowers for your wedding, you know where to find us."
"That's very lovely to hear, Mrs Ellsworth, but I think my dear Terrence has lovely gardens that will do just nicely."
"Oh, of course he does, he has such excellent taste."
I get to do the Pelehan wedding soon and I'm getting excited, and so I hope, is Alice!
Now that he's older, Sven also helps out around the shop. He usually does restocking while Devin mans the till, but sometimes they have to swap.
Adria visits a lot these days, and perhaps she sometimes thinks Sven is the cuter brother?
But Sven's main interest is nature and Adria has never been encouraged to spend time out of doors.
Clarity and Tor get started on that "try for baby" attempt they have to do for this round. There are chimes. Sigh.
And a pop comes soon. Sigh. Please don't be twins or worse.
Sven invites over Meredith Weaver, his main crush. They at least have something in common.
Clarity thinks her children should be able to do better than a weaver's daughter, but her father James is pleasant enough and she supposes with a little bit of support, the family might climb a bit, socially. Also, James becomes the family's tenth friend, and their reputation is now officially saved, which means they're allowed to marry within their class and above. Good, because it would've been awkward if they went to all that trouble to woo Adria and then not be allowed to go through with it.
Where is Tor in all this, you wonder? Well, Tor now has a fire lit under his butt to max mechanical before Evan Hamsterley, so he spent all his days reading. In the end, it wasn't enough, and unless Gordon McCleary steals it first, Evan is going to get that architect job. Tor will have to do something else, or just help with the shop for the rest of his life.
Sven decides to take the plunge and asks Meredith to be his betrothed. She says yes of course. I think they're really cute together.
Allison grows into a very cute child.
And Johan grows into a decent teen romance sim.
And on the second to last day of the round, Clarity goes into labour!
No death this time, and baby Karl was born. Everyone was happy about this but Clarity suspect their savings isn't going to be enough for all of these kids in the future.
Johan goes to the mining lot one day to smelt some iron and cut some trees. Not quite actitivites suitable for his class, but they're gonna need to make more furniture eventually and he needed some body skills. As a middle son, he might need some practical skills too, who knows where he will end up?
Meanwhile, in the store, the family is making lots of money and working together. They make about 1500-2000 every day, and the business is at level 7. Clarity gets a gold badge in sales, and Devin has one in the cash register, but we're gonna have to train Sven on it too soon.
When the shop has closed, Devin knows what he must do. He's not really strong enough to go against his parents' will, and breaks up with his girlfriend Beatrix. She's free to date someone else now, and I hope she does because her last name is Penhurst and I want it in my hood.
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Tax and Rent this time was 950 simoleons.
The family were able to put 10.000 into savings and with interest, their bank account is now 65.625.
Last round, Evan McCleary married townie woman Ellen Hamsterley and they moved out to their own rather modest next to his sister and husband. On a visit to his sister during this round, she suggested he take one of the puppies, Defoe, home, and they did.
They're technically merchant class due to their wealth, but Ellen is going to try to become a journalist (she has to write five novels for that to unlock) and Evan will be taking care of the house as well as studying mechanical to see if he can be the first to max it (you need max mechanical to apply for the job as an architect)
This round, they pulled 10 of swords, which means they have to live dangerously and take risks. If someone dies, the challenge is over. I thought of a few ways to play this, and decided forcing them outside in thunderstorms and lighting their fireplace would be enough and then see if any other risks presented themselves.
They rolled 2.000 simoleons for decoration and 13 pieces of furniture. They spent a lot of their deco budget on nicer wall coverings and curtains, and the furniture budget on the nursery they hope to put a baby in this season.
Evan spent a lot of time and love on Defoe this round. Defoe is super cute.
The newlyweds of course also spent a lot of time together. Ellen has such a resting bitch face though, but I swear she's very happy with her husband.
Evan hit the books to get mechanical skill points! He actually did really well and had 8 by the end of the round, so his competitors, Tor Ellsworth and Gordon McCleary had better step up if they want to beat him to it.
He also tend their tomatoes and the small garden.
Very soon, Ellen popped. Heir on the way!
They had to light the fire at least once every day when they were in the living room where the fireplace was located.
Defoe became housebroken! It was much easier with just one puppy lol.
Ellen went into labour! A baby girl was born and given the name Frances and - wait, Ellen, what are you doing?
Ellen, no!!!
Evan, yes!!!
And with that, the number of medical emergencies rose to 2. Only one more before Melva Smith can find a job in medical.
Defoe grew up. I actually didn't think this through and Defoe was played both at the McClearys and at the Hamsterleys so he's going to be older than his brother and sister now. Oh, well.
Ellen finished writing her first novel. It sold great. 1 down, four to go.
She also tended to Frances. I hope we can stick to just one kid for this household, but they do technically have room for two.
Ellen has also made good friends with Defoe. This doggie has a very loving life ahead of him :)
Evan struck up a conversation with Mariah Blackman who passed by their house. It's good to be on good terms with all the neighbours of your class, and everyone likes Mariah so far.
Ellen finished her second novel. Only three left!
Sims feeding babies is so cute. They look so tender and soft with their little nooboos.
Soon, Frances grew into a toddler!
Obligatory toddler/dog cuddle picture. Look, Defoe, you don't get to complain because you're the one who trotted up the stairs to initiate this.
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Tax/Rent was 750 simoleons, a piece of cake with two novels sold, and their savings went from 45.000 to 47.250, which is a nice little nest egg for Fanny to inherit unless she gets a little sibling to share with. Obviously her parents hope she's going to marry Symphony Pelehan, because all merchant parents are counting on getting a shot at that.
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Last season, Evan moved out with his wife Ellen, so now Elizabeth and Gordon are alone with their toddlers and their pregnant dogs and their barely profitable book shop.
They pulled a 7 of swords which meant they had to keep their affairs (they're both involved with other people) a secret. And then I forgot about this and they didn't cheat this round, so... oh well.
They rolled 2.000 simoleons for deco and 23 pieces of furniture which they spent on various updates in their kitchen as well as a chess table and a few other things.
Elizabeth quickly realized how much work her brother actually did around the house and the shop and one day with the twins Cedric and Octavian and she was ready to advertise for a maid.
And a cook, because reading cooking books is not how she'd like to spend her time, okay?
At least Ms Dashwood and Mr Darcy are low maintenance now that they've been trained and taught not to destroy things or pee inside.
Elizabeth tried to open her shop and got to know her new neighbour Mariah Blackman a bit, but basically, selling books is not a good way to make money in this game. What do the devs have against books? (I downloaded some typewriters she could sell but not until the end of the round so we'll do that next time)
Cedric and Octavian aged into toddlers in horribly terrible clothing. Hail Pescado for the clothing tool which quickly took care of this.
Gordon wishes they had a maid who could take care of the dogs, but at least his evening play time with Mr Darcy is fun.
Mr Darcy also is good at keeping the twins entertained and is a frequent visitor to the nursery.
Octavian loves the doggie <3
And Ms Dashwood gave birth!!! Three puppies (I have since downloaded the mod to let puppies have markings) that we named Defoe, Swift and Brontê (I was organizing the classics section of my bookshelves in between sessions). Three puppies turned out to be a lot of work though and by the end of the round only one of them was housebroken.
Gordon wants to hire a nanny. A nanny would give the kids a bath.
He also needs to occasionally man the till at the store. I think the daily profit is around 150-200 simoleons. Sigh. I wish I'd downloaded those typewriters earlier because then they could've made more money. Not that they need a lot of money but they do have two kids and might very well have more.
Evan and Ellen came by for lunch when Elizabeth took a day off.
After a quick conversation about home security, they all agreed that Evan, who was the main caretaker and trainer of the dogs, would take Defoe home with them so they could have a dog too. He misses having a dog around.
Ellen played with the twins. Maybe she'd like to have kids herself soon?
And then the McClearys hit the books while the Hamsterleys hit the chess set and no one talked to each other for the rest of the day. Sims, I tell ya.
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The tax this round was 800. They couldn't afford any more money put into savings, but thanks to interest their savings account grew to 82.688 simoleons, which will come in handy when their kids grow up (they hope one of their sons will marry Symphony Pelehan of course).
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The McClearys REALLY need and want to hire some help, but there are no playables currently looking for work as a servant. They might get to hire one of the Carpenter boys but it won't be next round, so they're gonna have to struggle with like, doing things themselves. The horror. Imagine being a wealthy merchant and doing your own dishes?
Last time, the Miller family was the poorest family of their class until Jeffrey married Richard Delabere who brought in some much needed cash and solved their debt.
This time, they pulled 10 of pentacles which means a surprise sum of money. A distant relative of Jeffrey's late wife learnt about her passing, and decided to leave the family 8.000 (I rolled a d10) in their will.
They also rolled 300 spent on decoration, which again I used for the kitchen, and 7 pieces of furniture that I honestly don't remember how I spent except I think I bought some bedside tables for the master bedroom.
Richard starts off strong by befriending Terrence Pelehan, always a good contact to have in your back pocket.
The newlyweds also make sure to get some time for themselves in private.
The strawberries were planted late, so while they can totally afford the fine if they don't meet their quota, Jeff makes sure to harvest as much berries as he can this season, just in case.
Adelia invites her childhood friend Arthur Brown over. They unfortunately only have one bolt together though.
But I sent them on a date anyway and it went pretty well, and they have matching get steady wants, but honestly, one bolt is not really enough for me so we'll hold off until we get to Arthur's round next time to see if there are better options for either of them. Arthur wouldn't be a great match for Adelia, but she'd be an awesome one for him.
Richard is an awesome stepfather and spends time with his stepkids whenever he gets a chance. Family sims are good that way.
Jeffrey and Adelia both needed some body skills so I sent them to the mines. You know, when I built this lot, I didn't think it was going to be a workout lot, but there we are.
Twins Walter and Georgiana spend a lot of time together and take full advantage of the chess set the family bought when Richard moved in.
Oh no! I knew this was a risk with these grain fields, but damn, two being flooded in one day! And I didn't remember when I last saved either, or I would have reloaded the lot. That's a big chunk out of their autumn harvest gone that is!
Other things are growing more fruitfully and Jeffrey is expecting their child. I did want Richard to have spawn, but I hope they'll be happy with just one kid, since Jeff already had three.
The pregnancy is smooth and quick and soon baby Jaylene is born.
I judged that Jeffrey had harvested enough berries and veg, as well as some miscellanous stuff that they could open their farm store. Elizabeth McCleary bought a crate of tomatoes and the shop did well that day, even if it was only open once.
And then it was birthday time! Walter become a popularity sim in bad clothing.
And Georgiana became a romance sim in even worse clothes. But I took care of that as soon as I could.
I sent the twins to the logging log to meet some teenagers. Georgiana met no one, but Walter ran into a girl that in the end he had no chemistry with.
Dickie is happy to have a baby in the house, even if little Jaylene keeps smelling and screaming a lot.
And the teenagers all play around a lot when they're not busy with chores.
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The tax/rent was 450, they met their quota with the help of the berry baskets.
And when all was said and done, they could put 20.000 into savings, that with interest is now worth 28.718 which is pretty awesome for a farming family. None of the Miller children will have to go into servitude, that's for sure.
And that was the last of the farm class families, which means it's time to visit the Merchants next!
I'm very happy we had no chimes, but one of the advantages of not being allowed to work on your main craft this season is that Hannes and James got some more time together.
Oh oh oh oh, it's time!
It's one puppy! Her name is Cloud. Cloud Weaver. That's cute until she's sold and becomes something else I guess.
Grady grabs her right away. Finally a pupper small enough for him to lift!
"Thank you for being nice to my baby, favourite little hooman"
Meredith is excited for a puppy too, but has already directed Ellie and Claw to make more. One puppy does not make a dog breeding business!
She also helps her dad out with the garden. The crops for this season is cucumbers.
"I'm sorry Mrs Ellsworth, but we're not currently selling any fabric."
"Well, when will you? I have children to dress to impress."
"Oh, speaking of children, we really do like that son of yours around here."
Clarity might have higher expectations for Sven, because she left right after this.
Grady grew into a child! He's cute and again the game gifted me with clothes I don't have to change!
He helps out with the dogs and makes friend with Cloud.
Poor Hannes. I keep trying to let him do things to raise his aspiration, but he keeps failing at it. We'll try birdwatching next time, Sweetie.
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That's the end of the season. I had a lot of fun and there was so much to take pictures of, from puppies to teen romances, puppies, and cuteness with the dogs.
They paid their tax and rent of 400 and managed the fine of 500 for not meeting their quota, and even had a little leftover. Not enough to reduce their debt though, which has now grown to 4.494 simoleons. Maybe next time.
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I had such fun playing the Weaver family this time, probably because there were no twin toddlers.
The Weavers pulled 8 of cups, which means they weren't allowed to spend time on their main product this round. Their main product is silk fabric. They were allowed harvest and refill all passive steps, so harvesting, feeding the silkworms etc, but not allowed to use the cocoon boiler or the loom. This meant they had no chance of meeting their quota and their main job this round was getting enough money so they could pay the fine instead.
They rolled 150 simoleons spent on decorations (I gave them a wallpaper in their sitting room), and 6 pieces of furniture but they didn't have money for more than 2. Next time for sure though
Little Grady is growing and Hannes spends a lot of time taking care of him.
But he's also been given an easel, and has started to paint in his free time. This room is the one that got the wallpaper but I hadn't put it up when I took this picture.
Unable to spend time on his silk, James heads to the woods to cut some logs so they can make some more furniture. The first part of that plan worked fine, but I forgot we also needed nails and James is the only one with the skill to mine for iron and by then he'd used his designated resource lot trip already. Oh well.
Meredith managed to finish the training of the dog Claw, which means they're allowed to breed!
And we got chimes!
That same night, Meredith aged into a teenager. She rolled Family aspiration and likes black-haired athletic people of all genders who do not have beards.
She ran into Adelia Miller and they had one bolt, but we never got further than friendship. I'm also not keen on them having a future because they're both set to inherit their family farms, and that would be a hard choice for me to make.
Without being able to work on the silk, James opened their shop and did what most other families have done so far, which is to sell anything he could. Tor Ellsworth came by to buy water, for some reason, and this redhead I think is the reporter. The shop did okay actually, and earned around 500 simoleons every day it was open. We won't have saplings next season though, so James needs to start making a lot of fabric next season.
I sent Meredith to the square to see if she could find another teenager to flirt with and she has two bolts with Sven Ellsworth! That would be a great catch for her. She's not that great a catch for him, but he's been doing so much gardening that becoming a farmer seems suitable somehow. And he's such a sweet boy too.
The hay had dried and it was time for Hannes to bale it. They got a lot actually and without livestock to feed it to, James has started to sell it in the shop.
When she has free time, Meredith takes on the raising of her little brother. She loves him so much, it's so cute.
(I really need to get their house furnished and decorated, seriously)
"So, do you want to tell me about that boy?"
"I do, in fact, not."
"That's okay, but I heard you singing in the garden all day yesterday so I already like him. Whenever you're ready, sweetie."
Speaking of the boy, Sven came by one evening and they had their first date. It went really well and Meredith was happy. We'll see how Sven feels when we get to his household in about three or four families.
Ellie and Claw like each other :)
They also like making a mess :( I guess it's my fault for not directing someone to feed them but come on guys, that's just gross. We're gonna get cockroaches now!
The shop continued to go well, and Elizabeth McCleary bought some coal while Mariah Blackman bought a sapling she can't plant because she lives in an apartment.
Ellie practised her puppy soothing skills on little Grady
And I'm cutting it here because I'm gonna run out of pictures. I took a loooot of pictures.
The Fisher family rolled 7 of pentacles this round which means they get to buy any work station or resource spawner they want. I went with a couple of tide pools since I think that would make sense for them and I hope Marianne might go into dying fabric eventually and for that she's gonna need to find snails.
They also rolled 7 imported pieces of furniture and they spent them on some living room furniture. Their rolled 350 simoleons on decorations were also well spent.
I actually really like their kitchen now :)
Their living room still needs some work though, like maybe something to do?
Marianne opened their little market stall this time around, and sold the things she and had her father had foraged.
Customers were not very impressed with her cashier skills. Come on, guys, that's a pregnant teenager, she does her best, okay?
Paul, it is not appropriate to do that in public, Liz is married! He still hasn't found anyone else he's attracted to, and it's starting to get on my nerves.
Marianne has managed to get silk cocoons. Only problem is, she has no idea how they become fabric because she's never been to school. She'll figure it out eventually though, and for now, they can sell the cocoons to a neighbour who is better informed.
Every member of the Fisher family has been born on the beach or at sea. This new one is no exception.
It's a boy! Marianne names him Philip and he's so cute she doesn't mind paying that fine for being an unwed mother.
She adapts to motherhood pretty quickly, even though her baby poops a lot.
But she's never so busy that she'll stay home. No, Marianne takes very chance she gets to go out and hang out with her friends, or make new ones.
Grandpa Paul is happy to fill in. He always wished him and his wife would have more children, but a grandchild is a good second best
They expand their market stall a little bit, and start to sell some of the fish he has caught, as well as the silk cocoons and a few other things. I'm very pleased by that because the fish crates are worth a lot.
Paul tries to meet a new love interest but still has no luck at all. Negative chemistry all around except with Elizabeth and the werewolves. This townie lady even started to argue with him after a simple greeting.
Marianne checks the tide pools every morning and has been having some luck at least. Muscles and oysters can be sold or stock the fridge and summer is approaching its end and food is about to become scarce soon.
Philip grows like a weed and is surrounded by people who love and adore him.
His other mother, Anne, even shows up for his birthday, but in my attempt to pause so I could take a good picture, I hit 3 speed so here's a picture of them all standing around. Trust me, they all cheered when the candles were blown out. Sigh. The kitchen is still lovely though <3
The two teen moms got to spend some quality time together
While grandpa initiated potty training. Philip is really cute!
So cute! He got a logic toy for his birthday because Paul has been visiting the Carpenters' and had a bunch of toy canoes in his inventory he could exchange for a skill toy. Logic is a good skill to build for these sims too, since pretty much no one has a chess set yet.
Anne stuck around to autonomously feed Philip. She just screams good BaCC spouse all over.
And Marianne might be a romance sim, but her wants panel is just full of Anne. According to my rules, Anne, as a parent of a playable has to become playable when she's and adult, so even if she won't stick around, she will be moving in next round when Marianne becomes an adult.
Marianne pays the bills on the last day. They've done pretty well this round, and have no problem paying their 350 tax and rent. They also paid off the last of their debt and have plenty of money left for next round that they might put into savings eventually.
And we're back with the Carpenters who had a rough time last round from only wanting one kid but ended up with three. Their house is super tiny and they have like no money.
Their tarot was The Lovers, so Michael will be trying to have an affair. They rolled 600 simoleons to spend on decorations and 10 pieces of furniture which they spent on beds for their kids and nicer kitchen counters.
Mother of the year started a fire while cooking and Father of the year dropped baby Letitia on the floor so he could run away and save himself.
It all ended up well though, except the bass with squash got severely burned.
Meaghan heads to a community lot giving Michael a chance to invite over the sim he is the most attracted to (other than his wife), and it was Saga the Werewolf. She brought along Philomena but I don't think we're going to try for a threesome.
After a few moments of flirting, Saga wasn't actually interested in anything physical with Michael at this time. But it still counts as cheating for Michael's memory, so I'll take it.
It's actually hard to carry on affairs when you have three kids to take care of.
Letitia grew into a toddler and is really cute.
Jude and Jafeth grew into children and somehow aged into appropriate clothing. It almost makes me want to dive into defaults.
The boys spend pretty much all their time together and they're both so goofy I had too much fun watching them to take too many pictures of the rest of the round.
But they managed to open the shop a couple of days and trying to earn some money. They're very poor at this point and the furniture Meaghan makes isn't earning them all that much.
Michael has collected enough iron and coal to be able to make some extra nails. Maybe next time Meaghan can make him a work bench so he can have a hobby.
Meaghan is deeply concerned about money. They managed to meet their quota of furniture and pay their tax and rent but once again there was no money leftover to put into savings. Meaghan knows that they're never going to be able to afford having their kids at home all the way to adulthood.
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The tax and rent was 425 and there's no debt or savings.
And we're back with my favourite lumberjacks and their foster son! Last time, Mary gave birth to baby Mordred while their ward Arthur worked hard to earn his keep and be useful. Andreas logged a bunch and is now pretty efficient at it.
Their tarot for this round was 8 of pentacles, so they all have to get at least one new skill point. They rolled a budget of 250 simoleons for decorative stuff which they spent all on their kitchen, and four pieces of imported furniture that they spent on bedside tables, a bed for Mordred when he grows up and a skill toy for him.
Arthur does his chores and his assigned homework like a good boy, but is still very concerned about what will happen to him when he gets older. While Andreas and Mary are very nice to him, they're not going to need him now that they have their own heir to take over the farm.
Mordred is adorable though and Mary enjoys being a mother much more now.
She also tends to her sunflowers. They're going to be harvested and processed into oil eventually, and she hopes that's going to give her something more to sell at their shop.
With a bunch of body skill points, Andreas can fell and buck three trees per day which actually gives him plenty of time to start saving up logs so they can do a trade of resources with the Smiths. He didn't quite get there this season, but maybe next?
They've also started planting more trees in their backyard (the mature giving tree is actually pretty expensive so they only got a few when I built their lot). This will eventually be useful for letting Andreas work from home at least one day per season, but the trees grow slowly.
On some days, Arthur joins Andreas in the woods. He picks branches and saplings while Andreas cuts down trees.
Some of those saplings Mary can now sell in their small and ridiculous shop that doesn't even have shelves, but shelves is hardly a priority for her. If it works, it works, and she's going to be selling her husband's lumber eventually anyway.
Arthur runs into Adelia Miller in the woods. They're friends from when she was a child, and I hope they might have chemistry when they're both teens because Adelia is going to inherit her family's farm and that will give Arthur a place to go.
I liked playing this family, they were pretty chill and they seem to like spending time together.
Mordred grew into a toddler and quickly got to work on earning his mandated one skill point for the season.
Mary got to work on teaching him everything he needs to know about life and learnt that taking care of toddlers actually isn't more fun when it's your own.
Arthur loves his foster brother though and was autonomously nice to him all the time. Arthur is such a nice boy, I just want good things for him!
Mary was able to keep the shop open several times this season but I don't know what this townie teen wants with the four buckets of coal she bought. Maybe she wants to make furniture for herself too?
On a rare day off from the woods when Melva went to the mines for some body points, Andreas split some wood
And carved it into some toys for his son and for sale. All extra income helps!
Child/Toddler interactions are so cute in this game oh my god. Arthur is one of Mordred's favourite people.
Pretty soon, it was time for Arthur's birthday! I forgot to take a good picture of him though, but he became a knowledge sim and is very handsome.
Mary and Andreas decided to celebrate bringing him up to teenhood by spending some time together in bed.
With chimes as a result. Damn, this dress doesn't have a preg morph, I just realized.
Arthur is still in charge of the vegetable garden now that he's a teenager.
But he also comes to the woods with Andreas. The deal is, he gets to keep one log for every two he chops down, and either sell them to someone or save up for a house.
I was very worried when this started happening because Andreas and Arthur were in the woods, and no one would be able to save Mary if she died, but everything went fine.
Baby Sheryl was born! I hope this is the last baby for them, but you never know with sims and ACR in a hood that hasn't unlocked birth control.
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Their tax and rent was 425. They were, again, unable to put anything into savings, but Arthur's savings account is now worth 551 simoleons, which admittedly won't get him very far.
They all got at least one skill point this season too.
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I pulled a tarot card for them and they got the Empress, but it was reversed, and I'm interpreting that as no one is allowed to use any item for the purpose of skilling this season. They're allowed items that DO raise skills, but not allowed to use them for that purpose. This was a real shame, because I had hoped to send Melva to the mines to raise her body skill enough so she could logging when given a chance, but oh well. There's always next time.
They also got to roll two die, one to see if they could spend any money on decoration without having made it themselves, and they were allowed 250 simoleons, which didn't get them much but their kitchen looks a little nicer now
They also got to roll for imported furniture, but only got one, and spent it on another toddler bed for their kids.
Ridley picked up some saplings in the woods around the mine and planted them on their lot, hoping to eventually get his woodworking hobby started.
When he could, he also spent time on teaching Hefina to talk.
Guys, your house is tiny, there is not room for more babies, I beg you.
Melva opened the shop and sold some stuff she had foraged, and of course some of grandma's soup. We're still only on one medical emergency so she's not allowed to look for that job in medical yet.
Newlywed Richard Delabere-Miller showed some interest in the soup and I encouraged it because someone in the hood has the flu and it's starting to spread. Might as well be prepared, Dickie.
Ridley works hard in his forge. He's already met the quota for this season, but he'd like to make a deal with Andreas Cedar for a trade of resources, and for that he needs another 10 boxes of nails, and it might also be nice if the shop could sell some of his wares eventually.
But a family sim must take a break from work whenever adorable children wander by in search of a doting parent. I think Hefina is super cute.
All that hard work has made Ridley very strong!
Meanwhile, Oliver and Ramsey grew into toddlerhood and were every bit as cute as their sister.
Twins is hard work, and Oliver spends a lot of the season smelly because he kept going to bed before they could potty train him. Ramsey fared much better but I hope that isn't a precursor to their life to come.
Hefina eventually grew into an absolutely gorgeous child
And was immediately put in charge of the vegetable garden so her mom could catch a bit of a break
Which was much needed, because Melva is, of course, pregnant again. Meaghan Carpenter commiserates. Being pregnant sucks and children are expensive, but at least Meaghan got her nails for the season.
Pregnant, Melva took a walk to the logging lot with a log that her husband had managed to cut down outside the mine.
... and chopped it up into planks, so now he can make them some furniture when he has time to spare.
Her pregnancy is not going very well at all, and I remember how she died last time, so I hope she'll survive this one.
Ridley is naturally very concerned for his wife.
If only she showed the same concern for herself, but Melva gets up in the middle of the night to water the cucumbers, as you do. And with that, the season was over. They paid 425 in taxes and rent and weren't able to put anything towards their debt, which grew to 5.056 simoleons, but then, Melva was too busy with the kids to open the shop more than once.
This is just a PSA that should links begin to fail us eventually, I do have the UC version of this game we all love all saved in a .rar from where I last downloaded it when it was abandonware and I will share it in private with anyone I know or a friend of a friend etc.
