@oshizu I never did confiscate Caleb's violin, and I'm kicking myself now! I mean, it's funny the first few times, but the man just doesn't quit!
Felix is done with everything except his career, which is worrying me a bit. I stubbornly made him an astronaut even though I know the work days are frustratingly sparse. I thought about switching him but if I'm being perfectly honest . . . . I really want to see him in the interstellar smuggler uniform. Here's hoping my pixel thirst doesn't set the alien line back too far! Tiffany's blazing through her requirements so we may end up with a similar situation to Gen 1 where they're all just twiddling their thumbs waiting for that last promotion. We'll see!
@PeregrineTook Oh, you're right! A baby Jillian would have been amazing as a helper for future generations! I completely forgot she was an adult when she moved in so her elder birthday really caught me off guard! I'm really, really hoping I can get Tiffany moved out in time for her and Addison to live happily ever after.
@Magpie2012 I use a little Bialetti stovetop espresso pot for my coffee. Twice a day. Tons of cream. Before that I was a french press fan, but I'm trying to cut back and drink more water.
That poor massage therapist! He gets a lot of work out of my families, but he's constantly exhausted, and now he's getting eaten.
Still, I figured Tracy's not one to waste time.
@rika1431 Glad you enjoyed it! I mean, it's my fault for dressing Caleb up that way, but he is just intolerably smug sometimes.
I want to wring his unbearably handsome neck.
@Shewolf13 I love Tiffany, too! She's got such spunk. I really wish I could have gotten Addison and Jillian together in time for a nooboo, but everything is done in such a rush in this challenge. Plus, extra toddlers are a lot of work to throw in. Oh, well. I feel good about getting Jillian nicely settled after all the help she's given to the dynasty.
@commasplice Agreed! She's cuter than a button. I wish I could have played her longer as a child. She's really fun.
@BallerinaHippo Sims and cake drive me nuts! I guess I should have made sure she wasn't hungry before I made her bake it, but Jillian's such a rock. I thought she could be trusted!
Moneypenny, Week 5, Part 2Dear Mum,
We went back and forth for ages about Tiffany's aspiration. Really, it should be Whiz Kid, but there’s just no way we can wait for the A grade in school to come in, and the Social Skills boost she’ll get from Social Butterfly will definitely help her out later in life. Plus, we heard the vampires got it done in 13 hours and wanted to see if Tiffany could break the record. So, the League of Adventurers was called into action again!
First friend.
Best Friend.
More friends!
You'll have heard what happened to Yuki Behr, of course. I guess dying in park turned her into a sort of permanent vagrant. Tough break!
Lovely to see you, Mum! Tiffany was really pleased as well. She's a great admirer of yours.
Addison secret-handshaked his way into the last adult friend slot and . . .
Aspiration completed before the sun had fully risen! 13 hours almost exactly on the nose! We’ll get you next time, vampires!
Time for teenhood!
A real stunner, wouldn’t you agree? She aged up in a bit of a silly mood, but I think the pink aura suits my girl just fine.
Jillian set her straight right away, getting down to business on homework.
And then it was time to begin The Curator.
She’s got her father’s swagger, that’s for sure.
And perhaps a bit of Grandma’s attitude . . . ?
Don’t laugh. Who know’s what’s in that abandoned mineshaft? The spacesuit was necessary. I’m no canary!
She got a good selection of frogs down there, and a few metals and crystals, too. You should see the frog-breeding operation she’s got going on at home. It’s wild!
And then home to hunt for penpals and postcards, with a good video-gaming session afterward. The girl’s a wonder. Not a minute wasted!
Symbolic, no? The competition is sprinting, trying to catch up! Truthfully, Aki Ponsonby seems like a sweet girl, and I think she just wanted to make friends with Tiffany, but there was absolutely no time for anything like that. Tiffany is laser-focused!
Except when she’s getting inspired, of course.
She’s entered the fast food career, and hates what it’s doing to her hair with a passion. She’s hoping to max it as soon as possible and quit.
There’s a nice cache of frog logs behind the museum in Willow Creek, so we ventured out after Tiffany's work shift, and Addison was finally able to view three paintings in a museum. He’d been stalled at that part of his aspiration for quite some time. We're such homebodies, though. You know how it is.
She’s got all the colors, which Tiffany insists is important for some reason, but she’s missing a surfer or a whirler, or something like that, and that’s not good. I guess. I don’t really understand this stuff. Anyway, she’ll still probably complete the frogs collection first, but is working on postcards as backup. Completing a collection is the only thing she’s got left to do for her aspiration to be complete.
And, once again, almost at switchover time, I get abducted. It’s almost becoming a tradition.
And I’ll leave you to your traditional weekly wondering whether I’ve been impregnated or not. There’s always a chance!
I hope you’re very proud of our little family, Mum. I know I am. I’ll speak to you next week.
Love,
Felix
