@wfgodot Your remarks about Caleb and the cake really made me laugh. In fact, my vampires don't eat regular food at all, just the plasma packs. Though lately, I've been having them eat the plasmafruit salad. It doesn't fill hunger for the toddlers, though, so I'll wait until they age up and then the household can finally sit down together for meals.
Both Ilaria and "Tatum" were born while I was playing the Benjaminz, but then they stopped ageing until the Sciarris became the active household again. Haha, yes, the families refer to each other because they are keeping tab on their rivals, trying to learn from their mistakes and achievements.
@Alex I'm so relieved that you like Tamari-as-a-boy. I felt so terrible about the timing of our posts last night. The cowplant is very fast but it occasionally lets me get a few shots of it in action.
@dontmindme I've been warming up to the topic of museum value gradually in the story, but the vampires will never beat the Benjaminz and Mori's in terms of museum value. The sole way the Sciarris can beat their rivals is to swiftly buy a sixth lot. (And I'm pleased you like male Tamari!)
Before starting this RDC, I practiced toddler care by attempting the 7 Toddlers Challenge. In this challenge, though, both the Benjaminz and Mori toddlers took five days to max their skills (around 1 am Sunday midnight until around 10-11 pm Thursday), not three days. Toddlers need sleep, so I wouldn't be able to manage in three days.
@PeregrineTook I love Massimo, too. After seeing Lilith's kid as a toddler, I can't wait for all three of them to age up. Yumiko, on the other hand, drives me rather crazy.
@FrancescaFiori Massimo told me to tell you that, after he's had a few birthdays, you'll dearly regret having said you missed his father more! I can only guess that Massimo's full cheeks come from his mother, though she doesn't share that chipmunk look. The kids will be ageing up really soon. Three weeks of toddlers in a row, though, is too much.
@Whirligig The vampires have been a blast so far. Exploring new content is always fun, innit? The cheap paintings only mean that the Sciarri vampires must not allow a tie to occur by gaining skill levels and career promotions as well as completing other requirements faster than the other households. I'm glad you find Ilaria so cute!
Week 2 with the Sciarris (Part II)
Week 2/Monday
Yumiko: I'd heard that, with the Marketable trait, these camping mascots run around $4,000 each.
Mine are usually normal-quality $750 sculptures or, when I'm focused, excellent quality for $1,500.
A great daily income for me but the Sciarris, it seems, cannot be dilly-dallying. They won't be able to beat the other bloodlines in terms of museum value.
Caleb: So nice of you to come over, Geoffrey. Would you mind if I took a sip?
Geoffrey: Sure, Caleb. I offer you my wrist, but stay away from my femoral! By the way, Caleb, how did you and I become friends, anyway?
Caleb: I'm not sure, Geoffrey, but we must have met over the past two weeks.
Diego: While Caleb practices yoga and Lilith builds logic using the telescope, Yumiko and I look after the toddlers as needed.
Selene: I'm not sure why I'm so behind the other founders in my career!
I hear they've both earned their Level 7 promotions, whereas I just became a Level 4 Scientist today!
Lilith: Yumiko has to be the absolutely ditziest vampire I've ever met. Take gardening, for example.
When she's watering, she moves between plants in bat form, even between plants in the same planter.
Then she whines about running low on vampire energy. *rolls eyes
Diego: Hey, Yumiko was Watchette's choice, not mine, okay?
Caleb: While Selene's at work, Watchette decides to build the Sciarri Museum.
Diego: It's gratifying to see my portraits of Selene in such a lavish setting.
Caleb: I know what you mean. The museum's almost nicer than the house!
No it's not!
Caleb: None of the adult bedrooms have wall or floor coverings yet!
But the museum is the symbolic heart of your lineage as a whole.
Tuesday
Selene: You know, Massimo gets a Yummy Happy +1 moodlet from eating plasmafruit salad, but it doesn't fill his hunger.
I try a bowl myself and discover that it refills thirst. Sayonara, plasma packs and frog breeding!
Looks we'll be expanding our orchard of plasmafruit trees!
Lilith: Just as Massimo and Ilaria wake up in the middle of the night to eat, I get the notice about my son's birthday.
Though I try inviting Vlad over, his answering service tells me he's sleeping.
I have the perfect name for him! He shall be called Laszlo Vatore!
Caleb: Good job, sis! We'll save the Italian names for the Sciarri line.
Lilith: Here's a collage of Laszlo with Vladislaus and I. He's got his father's hair, eyes, and eye color.
Caleb: But he has your mouth, sis.
I was a bit surprised that the little tyke grabbed the custom content silver hair himself!
Diego: There goes Lilith, using her Supernatural Speed power to travel with the sleepy Laszlo to put him to bed.
I can't wait until I have that power!
Caleb: They look so angelic and peaceful when they're sleeping! Hurry and rest up, Massimo!
You're a Happy Toddler now, but we need to keep you skilling!
Yumiko: With all three toddlers asleep, I tend the garden downstairs with help from Caleb and Lilith.
Diego: Watchette has created a new space for me to paint a mural for today's work-from-home task.
Yumiko: While Selene's at work, I want to show you her fully grown Sixam Mosquito Trap.
But it gets photobombed by that Shota Mori who happens to jog by.
What? No, of course not! I wouldn't move the Sixam Mosquito Trap just because that Mori guy jogs by!
Selene: My garden is nearly finished! Now I wait for my plants to bear cowberries and deathflowers so I can plant one of each.
Diego: After sunset, we visit the Arts Quarter so I can complete my work-from-home assignment.
Now that I'm a vampire, I appreciate being able to work my own hours more than ever.
Selene: For my Vampire Family, I need to become good friends with a fifth offspring.
So I invite along Yasmin Al Majbouri who ends up transforming immediately.
Yasmin: It's so great of you to invite me out, Mistress! I've been wanting to get to know you.
Selene: And I am very pleased to have been able to witness your transformation! Your dark form is lovely!
Yasmin: Now that we're good friends, may I drop by occasionally for training?
Selene: Yes, of course!
And now my Vampire Family requires only that I rise one more rank to Master Vampire.
Thursday
Caleb: By 1 a.m., Massimo reaches Level 3 Potty and Level 4 in the other four skills.
We're hoping that he'll be a Top-Notch Toddler within the next 24 hours or so.
Poor Laszlo. My sister is not giving him the attention he needs to excel.
Oh, now you paint a masterpiece?
Diego: What can I say? Mushrooms are my jam…
Massimo: My parents are off somewhere so I resort to skilling with Auntie Lilith.
I'm determined to be finished with my toddlers skills as soon as possible. I simply must catch up with the Mori girl.
Now, the key to making the most of Auntie Lilith is to spam her with "Teach me" socials so she can't run off like she always does.
I'm going to give that Laszlo some words of advice about that!
Selene: Massimo, my career, my requirements as Sciarri founder--so many objectives demanding my time and attention!
But no one can keep me from mah man! Life is busy but the two of us are still going strong!
Laszlo: My life is awful! Mama doesn't care about me at all. In fact, whenever I'm sad, Uncle Caleb always shows up first to ask me what's wrong.
Why don't I have my own daddy like Massimo and Ilaria do?
On Massimo's advice, I beg Watchette to move the treadmill and observatory to family inventory.
Now, at least, Mama has nothing better to do than spend time with me. *sniffle, sniffle
Coming next: The last few days of Week 2, during which Massimo and Ilaria have birthdays!
