A Royal Immortal Dynasty - Chapter Sixty-five (1/1/2014) (graveyard please)

[Crazylittleloon]

Aah, that makes sense. She does have an audacious little glint in her eye...

Reminds me of myself when I was a toddler. Sunniest little thing ever, massive troublemaker (though that ended up being the beginnings of OCD...).

[Crazylittleloon]

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

So I accidentally got off at the wrong bus stop on my way home from class today because I pulled the chord to early, and instead of just hiding, I got off and walked the rest of the way home.

Beatrix: No wonder you look so tired.

IT'S LITERALLY UPHILL BOTH WAYS! AND IF I SCREW UP LIKE THAT AGAIN I'LL END UP GOING UPHILL, BOTH WAYS, IN THE SNOW WHEN I'M COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL.

Anyhoo, Christopher's Mid-Life Crisis continued to provide his family with nightmares and me with endless entertainment. His latest wish was to grow some facial hair, so I let him.

I'm very glad I did.



Victoria: Eyes off my man, punk.

I'm gay, you have nothing to worry about.

He also painted this beautiful picture with a rainbow backdrop, so I hung it on the wall of his and Victoria's bedroom.



His other Mid-Life Crisis induced wishes included buying something worth at least 1,000 simoleons and a car worth at least 10,000 simoleons. Say hello to a treehouse and a new Prius plugin. Though if there were Volkswagons in Sims, I would have gotten him that (HINT HINT EA).





I also put in new bathroom sinks and nabbed a picture of the spouse memorial room.



Beatrix met Don Lothario at work one evening. He was strikingly familiar...

The morning before her next shift, she went and snooped around his property. She swore that she knew him from somewhere, but just couldn't put her finger on it. Maybe it would come to her later.



I was about to give up hope on Billy maxing out the guitar skill when the game mechanics once again worked in my favor. He got an opportunity to perform at the business office that would provide a skill boost, so I immediately snapped it up and sent him off once it was time. The rest of the family celebrated by having an ice cream party.



It was a success. At 92 days of age, Billy achieved his lifetime wish, Master of the Arts. Now he can relax and paint all day once more. I let him play around with the sketchbook that I had hidden away in the art studio.



He also painted this lovely picture, which I hung up in the art studio.



In one swoop, Victoria finished the Outstandingly Rare opportunity and was able to purchase her second unique lifetime reward, the Collection Helper. I let Beatrix run around town for a while, collecting metals and gems and such.



A day later, Victoria got "The Omnificent Plant" opportunity. When she completes this, she will have finished all of her BlackOps. Go Victoria, go!

Billy used the points he got from his lifetime wish completion to get yet another inheritance. This one will go in to funding Tatiana's future bedroom and a logic room for Christopher, since he was just promoted to Elementary School Teacher and needs to start to learn the logic skill if he wants to be successful.

Since Billy is going to die soon, he's spending as much time with his family as he can. Here he is putting Tatiana to bed the night before her child birthday.



As I was setting up the small family party for Tatiana, Victoria had some time for some final snuggles with her little girl. Tatiana has other things on her mind. She hasn't forgotten her discussion with Victoria when she was learning to talk.



The whole family gathered together before Christopher left for work to celebrate Tatiana becoming a child.



Victoria carried her to her second birthday cake.



The candles were blown out and everyone crowded around to get a hold of that delicious, delicious cake, while Tatiana did a little dance...



...and gained the Rebellious trait.



Before heading off to fix her wardrobe, she sat down with her dad and grandfather for some cake.



I think her wardrobe is my current favorite wardrobe in this dynasty. It look sunny, but still tough.

Everyday:



Formal:



Sleep:



Her formal wear is slightly based off of an actual outfit that I own, though I took some liberties with the skirt.

Since I can't decide on painting or street art for her SuperMax, I'm going to let her try and SuperMax both of them, though I'll probably count painting as her true...wait, no...ARGH, I CAN'T DECIDE!!

Tatiana had no school that morning, so she set off into the wild yonder on her own to see what she could learn.

[superbluejay]

NEW CHAPTER!!!  I am now swivelling on an office chair doing a happy dance. I am getting odd looks... 

[Crazylittleloon]

NEW CHAPTER!!!  I am now swivelling on an office chair doing a happy dance. I am getting odd looks... 

I'm glad you're so happy. It means a lot to me. 

Swivel away! It's how I survived geometry class.

[Crazylittleloon]

CHAPTER NINETEEN

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.



We all knew it had to happen someday soon. Billy had lived a long, happy life. He had a wonderful wife, beautiful daughter, and a loving grandchild. It was time to go.

But he didn't want to. Tatiana had just aged into a child just a few hours earlier. He pleaded with Grim to not take him on her birthday, but he already knew it wouldn't work.



Victoria and Tatiana were the only ones home at the time. Beatrix had treated herself to a spa day and Christopher was at work. Maybe it was for the best that Beatrix had been out of the house; she never did handle death well, since it was what drove her to immortality.



With heavy hearts, they all piled into Beatrix's car and went to Lost Willow Park to put him in the family graveyard. While they were on their way, I suddenly realized that Billy had died as he lived: shirtless.

The man died shirtless.



There was a small family dinner in the updated kitchen. The sink ended up breaking at one point, since the curse seems to carry over to every piece of technology the Royales touch.



Victoria stopped to say a final goodbye to her father before everyone went home. His death reminded her that someday, Christopher would be joining him and end up leaving her behind. Immortality seems wonderful in theory, but in reality it isn't worth the pain.



Rest in peace, Billy Royale (née Caspian).



You'll see Beatrix again someday.



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Tatiana: That was...painful.

Sorry. But writing about death is kind of my specialty. It's what got me famous on deviantART (this is actually true, a snippet I posted from my NaNoWriMo 2011 novel got a good amount of attention).

Tatiana: ...you're really mean sometimes, you know that?

Billy's death couldn't have come at a worse time. First of all, he died while painting Tatiana's child portrait (which I put in his memorial)...



And second of all, Christopher is nowhere near ready to start painting portraits, and the child stage doesn't last long at all. Commence panic mode.

The next day was also Tatiana's first day of school. Wanting some alone time, she biked herself to school while Christopher drove himself in. That day of work got him promoted to a middle school teacher, and then I made some changes to the house.



I redecorated the art studio, which turned out pretty well. I think I'll use the same wallpaper for Tatiana's bedroom when she gets old enough to move out of the nursery. It's starting to get a little boring with all of the brown and white wood everywhere. Time for some reds and dark blues!



I also added a logic room for Christopher to use once I let him out of the studio. He needs to really get moving on those paintings if I'm going to get Tatiana's portrait in time. I won't let this fail me.

Tatiana: You never let anything fail you when you get into some sort of challenge. You were half dead from a major ear infection during NaNoWriMo 2010 and yet you hauled yourself up and typed 80,000 words in one month.

My English teacher doesn't call me crazy for nothing.

Tatiana: I applaud you.



Beatrix didn't have anything to fully occupy her time, so she set about trying to deal with her grief in any way she could, from obsessively scrubbing the kitchen sink...



...to couponing...



...to painting.



You might be screaming "WAIT, THAT'S TATIANA'S SUPERMAX!", but it isn't anymore. I unlocked the art studio and decided that I would have Tatiana SuperMax Street Art instead. Now everybody can do some painting if they wish.

Tatiana looks adorable when she does her homework. Christopher later came to help her before I locked him back in the studio. It's getting to the point where I might need to sacrifice having the Moodlet Manager as a unique reward.



After finishing her work, it was off to the easel for her.



And yet another sink broke.



It seems to be a Royale family tradition, where the children get help with their homework in front of the garbage disposal.



Sorry if this chapter wasn't too good, my parents are yelling at me to go do my reading for my college class.

They underestimate my power.

[Crazylittleloon]

Hello my adoring public.

I really hate to do this to you guys, but there's going to be another break. It won't last as long as the last one, don't worry, I'm just going away for a couple days tomorrow. I'll put up some more chapters today, and then I'll return Tuesday evening.

In other news, I started my last year of high school today. I saw my best friend before orientation started and we were able to be together for a lot of stuff, which is great since I haven't seen him since June. This year is just going to be one giant party for us.

[butterfly]

Good luck and have fun in your final year! I'm just starting high school on Monday, and I'm not looking forward to it, thankfully my best friend is giong to the same school with me. Isn't everything so much easier with your close firnds around?
Anyways, I can't wait for the Royals to return!

[Pyro0001]

Tatiana is a cute kid! Good luck on her Street Art Supermax, and also the best of luck for your last year of school.

[Crazylittleloon]

Good luck and have fun in your final year! I'm just starting high school on Monday, and I'm not looking forward to it, thankfully my best friend is giong to the same school with me. Isn't everything so much easier with your close firnds around?
Anyways, I can't wait for the Royals to return!

Don't worry, high school is great. My high school years were much better than all of my previous years in school. So far this year is the best one yet, because I barely need to show up because  I'm pretty much done already. 

I actually uploaded all of the pictures yesterday, so I can potentially do an update while I'm up here.

[Gulliver the cat!]

RIP Billy (I feel bad for finding it funny that he died shirtless!)
Anyhoodles, have a great last year of high school !
Can't wait for the next update!

[Crazylittleloon]

Tatiana is a cute kid! Good luck on her Street Art Supermax, and also the best of luck for your last year of school.

Indeed she is. She's so much fun to play. I just love the rebellious trait, it makes everything so much more fun.

I've SuperMaxed Street Art before in another dynasty, and I finished it shockingly fast. Plus, it's great for decorating the town. 

Thanks! I'm in a college class at the university near my house AND taking an advanced psychology class, so I need all the luck I can get.

[Crazylittleloon]

RIP Billy (I feel bad for finding it funny that he died shirtless!)
Anyhoodles, have a great last year of high school !
Can't wait for the next update!

I was quite sad when he die, until I remembered that I predicted earlier in the story that he'd die shirtless. Then I started half crying and half laughing.

Don't feel bad, I sometimes laugh in bad situations as a coping method. I never handled death very well, so it keeps me going.

Thanks! So far it's great. 

[Crazylittleloon]

CHAPTER TWENTY

Another hiatus? Nah, I just uploaded a bunch of extra pictures so I can update on the go. Though I'm having some difficulty with typing because I'm on my school-issued laptop instead of mine and it's just not the same. So I'm sorry if I don't catch any of my typos.

The day after Billy died, Tatiana started acting out more. She was very well-behaved despite her rebellious trait, but now...



Christopher is still stuck in the studio, painting away. Tatiana joins him so that she can take over painting portraits someday. When they need to raise their social, they have a quick chat and go right back to work. I'm really, really thinking about getting the moodlet manager, because Christopher is still unable to paint portraits and Tatiana is aging up to Teen quite soon. Herbs just aren't cutting it.



The good news is, Christopher and Victoria are now eternally faithful. Pretty good for guy with commitment issues, huh? Though I might need to give him a mid-life crisis and change some of his traits around so he skills up faster. It's getting very concerning and we all know how easily I panic.

Tatiana: You need to calm dow-

I CAN'T!!

Beatrix: Shh, shh, it's okay.

Victoria also got a chance at the "Oh my ghost!" opportunity because of Billy's death.

Beatrix: No, no, not yet.

...is there something you're not telling us, Beatrix?

Beatrix: No comment.

...okay.

Victoria went out and bought a partnership at Sunflower Spa later in the day, then came home and went to bed with the rest of the family. Except for Christopher, who was puking from an herb overdose before going back to painting. Some of these herbs are supposed to keep him awake, but they just won't stay down.

Suddenly, Victoria got up...



I completely forgot that it was Victoria's adult birthday. Time certainly flies, doesn't it?



Victoria: Oh no I'm old!



Oh hush, it's just adulthood. You have twenty years until you're old.

Unfortunately, Victoria started having a Mid-Life Crisis. Speaking of which, I gave Christopher a mid-life crisis. Instead of having Commitment Issues, he is now Artistic. Once doing this, he started to skill up much more quickly and make it to level six. Tatiana has two days until she ages to Teen, and I'm officially in panic mode.

Since Beatrix had enough lifetime happiness points, I sacrificed having the moodlet manager as a unique lifetime reward and bought it. Christopher took some unpaid time off, use the moodlet manager, and set to work.

The next morning, Tatiana rolled the lifetime wish of Renaissance Sim. I let her have it, and planned for her to max Street Art, Painting, and Photography. She'll be a nice master of artwork and it won't take long at all.

Tatiana also expressed her concerns about getting her portrait done in time to Beatrix. She also decided to channel grandpa Billy and share a secret, claiming that "my dad likes to fart".

Oh, Tati...

Tatiana: What?



Through the use of the moodlet manager, Christopher successfully managed to make it the level seven of the painting skill and can now paint Tatiana's child portrait and Victoria's adult portrait. Thank God.

Also, Beatrix decided to pass the couch when she brought the newspaper in, went all the way to the second floor, and promptly sat down to read it on...the toilet.



When she was done, she pulled out a book and read that on the toilet as well. What is going on with this family? Has Billy's death driven her insane or something?



Tatiana's Rebellious trait suddenly went into full swing, and she wished to set five booby traps. I was happy to oblige, since I never got to pull many of my own wacky shenanegins when I was a child other than nasty panic attacks and sassing teachers.

First, she booby trapped the computer.



Then, she rigged the showers with hair dye.





And the sinks for good measure.



Tatiana barely made it out of the bathroom unnoticed before Victoria came inside to angst about her wrinkles.



The next day, Beatrix had an ambrosia refill. I figured out a method to help myself remember to give it to her by just refilling once the divine meal moodlet wears off. That way, she always has something to keep her mood up no matter what.



Tatiana went off to her last day of school, and spent it meeting new people. She met a boy named Randal Mora. Maybe someday he'll be the next spouse of the Royale clan?

[butterfly]

Oh Beatrix, what are you up to? I'm very interested now...

[Crazylittleloon]

Oh Beatrix, what are you up to? I'm very interested now...

Time will tell. Though I'll start giving out slightly more blatant hints around generation four's teenage years and it will all come together later in generation eight's life.

Though I'm quite excited for the big reveal.