As we begin this most important update, it appears young Xibrato has made Nexi a present.
Nexi: (Sigh) Why did mom need to have more kids? Udrea and I were already perfect. She didn't need more.
But alas, Zheena needed the additional babies. And after touching base with the father of baby 25, she paid a bit of attention to young Xibrato.
Zheena: Alright, kid. Let's be done with diapers.
The early age-up from toddler has happened for every child. The other early age-ups have been few and far between.
Xibrato: That's right, repairwoman, there's a real man in the house now.
And in the background, Werrden celebrated his actual birthday.
Werrden: Oh, I think repairwoman just got a better option!
Reparirwoman: Well, looks like I'm all done here. That'll be $75, plus a healthy tip to help avoid the harassment suit I could bring against your children.
Zheena: Yeah, that seems fair.
Teen Werrden. He's evil. A really nice brother, but an evil Sim.
Zheena, of course, has always preferred the sisters.Zheena: So, I got rid of the testosterone trio by sending them fishing.
Vendy: Great job, mom!
Nexi: You are the mistress of manipulation.
Udarea: Boys are gross.
Young Yzabith is not quite old enough to join in on the boy-bashing, but she's getting there. And Zheena's almost finished with the challenge, though getting there has been rather an exhausting experience.
Nexi: Umm, that's cool, mom. I'll just keep and eye on Yzi while you take a nap. On the floor. In the living room.
But, how did Zheena get so exhausted, you ask? Well, this is what happened prior to her passing out...
Alfonso: You ready for this?
Zheena: Ready to be done? Absolutely!
Alfonso: You...umm...you sure you don't want to bring me back to life first?
Zheena: Nah, the house has 7 members right now. If I bring you back, I have to wait longer.
And so, the supernatural skeptic tried for baby repeatedly to ensure that baby 26 was fathered by a fairy...who was a ghost.
Zheena: Score!
Yzi: Bhuhglmr!
Happy Spooky Day from the Ghast family. Werrden, evil child that he is, went with burglar. The twins both went with animal costumes so they could be thematic. Vendy is the princess, as that seemed fitting for such an adorable young lady. And young Xibrato, who doesn't know how to get in place for pictures, is a gnome. Just because.
Zheena: As soon as Yzi gets this walking thing down, we can cake her!
Yzi: Caker!
Vendy: Cool. Think I'll hit the hot tub while you do that.
Zheena: That's fine. You have fun with that. You know, I may have conceived you there...
Vendy: MOM!!!!!
And so, the hot tub became a place where Vendy would never go again. Instead, she went in to watch TV.
Nexi: Gee, it looks like they made a documentary on your backside, sis.
Vendy: When you're this good-looking, that happens.
Udarea: I think she's trying to ask you, sarcastically, if you'd move.
Vendy: I'm trying to tell her, sarcastically, that I won't.
And we have cake time for Yzi. Considering she is the offspring of the famously manipulative Zheena and the Grim Reaper himself, she's a rather well-adjusted young child.
Yzi: Now, I shall use my cuteness to control the world!
Never mind.
Oh, look. We've been here 25 times before.
Zheena: I shall name her Zerina!
Zheena: And now I can finally be done passing along my genes.
And they were passed along rather successfully. This is January Ghast. Not sure which of her daughters mothered this little clone.
Technically, the birth of Zerina ended the challenge, but we were so close to the age-up for the twins that I decided to play through that last day.
Nexi: I aged up as Wonder Woman?!?
Udarea: Totally a Greek goddess!
Yep. Worth it. And now, we leave you with a family shot of the Ghast household.
(As a sidenote, for those of you who have been following this and will miss having a dosage of Ghastliness, Perstephanie has joined the cast of
Barbara Pleasant-Mithrilen: Agent of the SIA)
