While Enele was dying again (clearly life is not something he's very keen on, and he started off as a ghost after all), Aili, daughter of our problematic Polynesian deity, was posing for tourists. As you do.
Now is as good a time as any to mention Aili is an immortal from her spellcasting potions.
Danica as a teen in the swimwear she was randomly assigned. She's already got a tan because as a Sulani Mana teen, she, like others before her will do the beach life aspiration instead of purchasing "Carefree". Getting a tan is just one of the things on the path to that goal.
That Sunday evening was an award ceremony (this is still the day she aged up, and the day Enele died), and Wayne needs to get an award for his acting aspiration. So Danica was in CAS for a makeover and to give her something exciting to wear to the event. She even found time to crank out a new hit song on the small chance she'd get an award herself. Still sad about her young grandfather dying again. She has freckles! Seriously! Does Aili have freckles? She might. Hmm.
It's not so easy to see with her tan, but that'll fade. I'm not a fan of tanned sims, and I just wanted to get it out the way asap.
Lets not avoid the obvious. You know Bella Goth, and Danica still has those Goth dimensions. Her dad was a pear when he was younger (it got fixed after she was born), because his father -- Father Winter -- was a pear. But as I thought, if you have a daughter she'll take after her mother, so I wasn't worried about her being a pear. So from here on presumably one could have a succession of generations, all girls by Father Winter, and not have to worry about them with pinched-in shoulders and still being round even after diet ice-cream or slimify serum. And they'd all have Sulani Mana, and strengthen the magical bloodline too.
Here she is giving a 4-star celebrity an autograph.
Unfortunately, no prize for Wayne, but Aili got two just for being a Goth. Goths are OP!*
*this is obviously a polite fiction, because no Goth can be too awesome, and any power they have is what they're perfectly entitled to
*to be clear, the above is also nonsense
When we got home, the last winter snow had gone and there was much excitement and experimenting with the roof. As you know from previous posts, dear reader, the roof changed back. The contrast between dark and light is nice, and it might remind you of black and tan... juice. But I think the other roof is more posh. The colours balance, it's softer.
I like the celebrity home / tourist / paparazzi thing. It suits this kind of house. This is no new-money Del Sol McMansion. No nesting gables here, thank you very much. This is proper old money. This is the seat of Count, Danica!
Here, Count Danica!'s mama (please tell me you're saying that in an accent befitting her) is in the new study. With the new windows, pretty much
every room has had to be reshuffled.
And the moment none of us had hoped for: Normal Norma as a toddler. Those blonde hair and blue eye genes are strong.
She very unexpectedly has a very angular brow. It's rather a trademark of the family, so she's right at home, but... what? She makes no sense at all. She is not an alien as far as I can tell. I wonder if she'll have any alien social interactions available when she's older? I might also bring this save to a close when Danica ages up to YA and move on to something new.
This is when the house got its roof back. It's the same moment frozen in time that you've seen from another angle already. The postman on his broom. *gentle sigh* Oh Sims.
And little Norma in the nursery with the dog.
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I like my odd sims. It's true.
I think that's a good gameplay hook too. It's my motivation to play through multiple generations. Maybe I should just start a save as Vlad. Pointy kids guaranteed.
So on the Sulani Mana trait thread, I've posted a 100% alien with that trait. As a baby, Cleo's father could breastfeed, but spellcaster Wayne couldn't breastfeed his baby-by-abduction. That struck me as odd, but maybe it was patched out or something. I didn't think much of it until baby Cleo. No, it's still a thing, but obviously the only time a man can do this is for his alien child. It's further evidence Norma is not alien at all.
So, spellcaster + abduction... (as of now, it might change in the future) you're not going to get an alien in your family tree for you to raise and nurture.
