#benjamin long

S is for Smustle

Why wait for a party?

Anytime is a good time to Smustle!

One of the perks of switching out my lighting mod, is that now the better nightlife mod actually works 😍

As you can see, Resident Benjamin Long is very professional 😒

Pascal spent the whole night in observation, but the baby is not coming just yet.

So we'll have to wait next round, sorry for the cliffhanger 😅

Pascal is actually due on the first day of Autumn, but I was afraid that he might give birth in the middle of the night, so that's why I sent him to the hospital early. But since I plan on adding the maternity next round, I think it's better if he gives birth there so that he can meet other pregnant Sims ☺️

Bella knows her daughter is still one who’s looking for love. She’s just a bit jaded from the Don of it all and whatever that booty call situationship with Darren was. So she decided to intervene a bit - introduce her to a man who she knows is good. And who better than one of the only men from the military who didn’t treat her like some freak after she returned from her unwilling extraterrestrial trip. Benjamin Long is good for her daughter, she can just feel it.

And he is good for her, very much so.

So much so that despite the relationship moving extremely fast, Cassandra had no hesitation in accepting his proposal.

"Hi Beau, do you and Garth wanna come over? Yes, your mom and Dustin can come too, that'd be great!"

"And then when they thought the girl Simon had a crush on was the prisoner but ACTUALLY she was the owlbear and then she was a horse and then --"

"Um, yeah, that was cool."

"And then she was an owlbear later too and it was really important! Oh but before that she was a fly and a cat and an ostrich thing and before that --"

Benjamin figures with a daughter like Natali, surprise guests are going to be the norm. Julia Child recipes to the rescue!

Poor Beau is the only person with any table manners here.

Being an elder isn't slowing Lizzy down. She's still hungry for knowledge...

...and still climbing that career ladder as a result.

Until one day, there's someone there to meet her when she gets home from work...

As Lizzy leaves this mortal plane - through the mailbox - Henry's friend from work Jan Tellerman seems disproportionately upset over the death of someone she hardly knows. But those turn out to be crocodile tears that she's shedding...

With Jan waiting for her moment, Henry takes consolation for his loss in his feline friend.

Henry is surprised and flattered - he never realised that Jan might feel that way about him, although he has just received quite a nice pay-out for the loss of his beloved wife, which could certainly be contributing to his current appeal...

Jan is sending out some rather mixed signals though. It seems she possibly finds his money attractive, but his personal attributes not quite so much.

Over in Sanditon, it's granddaughter Esme's first birthday! She looks so much like mum Eleanor.

~ Capricorn 6 / 7 / 10 / 4 / 7

~ Adventurous / Athletic

With the kids growing up and space in their small bungalow at a premium, Eleanor and Esther decide it's time to get their house in order, and they lay their beloved rescue dogs Max and Buffy to rest in the corner of Sanditon cemetery that has been set aside for pets; and we enjoy a spontaneous romantic interlude between Townies Marisa Bendett and Benjamin Long - aww!

However, it soon becomes clear to everyone that the most satisfactory situation all round would be for the family to move in with widower Henry, back in Merybury, where there's plenty of space for the children to grow. Ellis's first priority is to introduce himself to Kobe.

It's been a long while since Henry has had rugrats playing on the rug.