I've been neglecting this in favour of writing
The Bachelorette and playing
House of White, but since I failed my Immortal Dynasty for the second time in a week
for the same reason and ran into issues with
Bachelorette, I decided I ought to catch up a bit here.
Chapter Forty-Six: Rose's Teen BirthdayHazel, to deal with the awkwardness of her mother saying she should never marry, tries to escape to the fairy bungalow.
She almost makes it.
Marjorie: Where did my cuddlebug baby go?
Hazel (thinking): Hmm, she found me.
M: Look, you've learnt to talk!
H: At last, my verbal abilities have caught up to my mental processes! What's any of that got to do with fishes? Agh, Jamal clone!
Paparazzo whose name I used to know before Jamal: Let me get a shot of this! Hazel Callahan can talk! Front page news!If only. It's much bigger news when Marjorie has the nerve to Woohoo with her own husband.
Vervain: Ugh. I can't wait until I grow up and have more interesting research to do.That was a surprise. I was fully expecting you to say you were looking forward to not having homework anymore.
V: Nah, are you kidding? I can't wait to pick my own research projects! I'm going to look more into why some plants grow to maturity in four days while others take weeks, and why fish respond to certain bait. This literature research is nauseating. Do you think Rose will do it for me?I think she'd like to, but she won't let herself. She'll tell you you need the skills.
V: Blugh. My little sister thinks she's my mother. Or my teacher.Yeah, well.
Gator: That'll show that fairy punk! Haha, I knocked over your trash can! Your move, dragonfly!You realise Rose lives here too. It's her dustbin as well.
Gator: Huh. That's true. Didn't think of that. Oh well.
Rose: Gator! You came! Hey, want to play hopscotch?
Gator: Whatever you want to do, Rose.
R: Yay! Let's go!Rose proceeds to gain a point in athletic skill from playing hopscotch for twenty Sim minutes.
Whoooaaa, sorry Rose, no more hopscotch for you.
R: (sigh) It's hard being a vampire in a dynasty. Skills are too easy to pick up, and everything is reserved.Only because it's so random. I don't know what skills I'm going to need later. I'll let you learn another skill of your own when you age up to teen, okay?
R: All right then.
Lucky: Verve, your limo's here. (sigh)
V: What's wrong, L?
Lucky: I wish I could go to prom with you.
V: Sorry, L. Anyway, I've got something important to do before I go to prom.
V: Yay, Rose! Hurry! The limo's going to leave!
Zack: Vervain, stop it. This is your sister's special day. Yay, Rosebud!
Gator: Hahahaha noisemaker! Yes!
M: Hahaha, you're going to have ridiculous hair!
H: What are you doing, Rosie? Are the sparkles coming?
R: Yes, Hazie! Here come the sparkles! At last!
Ash: Go, Rose! Would you mind taking note for me if the Teen sparkles feel different from the Child sparkles? I'm doing a study.
R: Sure, Ash. I'd be glad to.
A: And don't think you're off the hook, puppy dog. I know what you did to our trash can.
Gator: This is it, Rose!
R: This is it!
M: Here comes the hair!
R: Whoa! Yes, Ash, I'd have to say that did feel different.
A: Thanks, Rose (takes notes)
M: Gah ha, you look ridiculous!
V: Well, at least you're kind of co-ordinated. You want to go to prom with me?
R: Oh, no! Not like this. And not without Gator. I won't know anyone. There will be a bunch of people there. I won't--
V: It's fine, it's okay, never mind. 
V: Well, I've got to get out of here or I'll miss it! Darn, the limo did leave.
V: Oh well, I'll just drive myself.
M: How do you feel?
R: I'm afraid I don't feel like I expected to feel as a teen. I was expecting a rush of hormones. I can't deny I'm not missing it, but it feels strange to have that expectation challenged.
R: Okay, I am ready to get into some new clothes!
It is at this point I unknowingly failed my HoF status before I ever realised I had. Didn't even realise it until just now. Good thing I wasn't labouring under the delusion that I was still HoF. That would have been seriously disappointing.
She doesn't even need these glasses. She just thinks they make her look a bit clever.
I've decided that Rose looks a lot more like Marjorie than I originally thought. Same roundish face, plump lips, and of course the same colour hair. She got Zack's eyes, ears, and skin tone, though.
Rose picks an Everyday look that she feels expresses a poetic presence with a Victorian vibe.
R: Nice alliteration!Thank you, thank you.
I keep the red for the Formal. I like it. Again, a historical chic look. Much more modest than Vervain's--well, any of Vervain's clothes, actually.
Talking of modest, Rose's sleep wear fairly defines the term. From the demure rollers in her hair to the slippers on her feet.
Rose's Athletic wear has long sleeves to protect her from the sun.
R: I'll never use it.I know.
And her swim wear, which she probably won't use either, covers as much as humanly possible.
Author's NotesI really was surprised by Verve's research comment. I was all set to write that she was looking forward to no more homework, but she disagreed with me.
Any guesses on Rose's Teen trait or the new skill I'm going to allow her to learn?
