The Carter Random Legacy - Gen 3's House

[fanofaband]

Another 'Just-for-fun' legacy strikes again!  I'll be using the rules here.  As of right now, I don't have Island Paradise, so we'll be skipping over those jobs and everything for now, of course.  Random rolls, as per the rules, apply, and I'll be using the actual app linked on the site for them.  I don't really have a story set, I'll just be winging it, but hopefully it should be fun!

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Family Tree

Generation 1 - Angela Carter
Traits - Party Animal, Star Quality, Rebellious, Night Owl, Lucky
Marital Style - Single
Number of Children - 2
Primary Income - Education
Generational Goal - Idle Career
Miscellaneous Fun - Partier

Generation 2 - Crystal Carter
Traits - Friendly, Loves the Heat, Loves the Cold, Avant Garde, Ambitious
Marital Style - Single
Number of Children - 3
Primary Income - Fortune Teller (Con Artist)
Generational Goal - Perfect Children
Miscellaneous Fun - Runs in the Family

Generation 3 - Gold Carter
Traits - Friendly, Cat Person, Eccentric, Loves the Outdoors, Good
Marital Style - Single
Number of Children - 2
Primary Income - Angler
Generational Goal - Living Green
Miscellaneous Fun - Runs in the Family

Generation 4 -
Traits -
Marital Style - Couple
Number of Children - 2
Primary Income - Education
Secondary Income - None
Generational Goal - Perfect Children
Miscellaneous Fun - Live Your Trait

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My name?  Angela Carter, and believe me, I'm going to make it big.  I grew up in Bridgeport, but with all the stupid Vampires and B-list celebrities, I had to get out of there.  So, here I am in Starlight Shores!

There are no houses here that are worthy of me, at least that I can afford.  I ended up buying the only 2-bedroom house for sale in my, ugh, budget.  At least it's not a trailer, do they really expect people to live in those things?


I had high hopes for a job, I always wanted to be an actress.  They... didn't like me.  No one did, don't they know who I am?  Don't they see my potential?  Whatever.  I got desperate and got a job at the school.  ...I'm a Playground Monitor.  At least I don't really have to pay attention to them, I can just stand around and read scripts all day.  It's just a temp thing, until I get someone who actually sees what I have to offer to the world.  Shouldn't be too long.

Still though, it's frustrating not having what I wanted right away.  At least I can make my mark on this town starting out, even though it's not the way I figured it would be.

Hunger pangs are SO not cool.  I could live on cereal, yeah, but my dietician back in Bridgeport would kill me if I tried.  So yeah, I tried my hand at cooking.  As long as I don't have to use the stupid stove, I should be okay.  They should make those instructions a lot easier to understand.


I know the game to fame, and mingling is one of them.  Wylie Luck, huh?

Well... maybe I'll keep a closer eye on him than I first thought I would.  I guess he is kind of cute.  For a Juggler.


First day of my lousy job and look what they put me in.  Ugh, this place needs a fix-up.  Bad.

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(Gen 2 is a teen in-game... sooo... I'ma try to book it through Gen 1.  It's not too terribly exciting right now anyway, ha.)


"I'm glad you came over..."
"Me too.  You're eyes are so pretty."
"So are yours..."




So maybe I'm rushing things, maybe I was just falling for someone I didn't even know, but at that point I didn't care.  He's cute, he's funny, and hey, he might be a little Inappropriate, but like I said, he's a Juggler.

I don't want anything really long-term, not if I'm going to make it big in this town.  At the same time, I get jealous, I don't want anyone else getting a piece of him while I'm here.


Stuff like this doesn't happen to me, I don't make rash decisions, I really can't afford it.  Ugh, budget.  Ugh, emotions.  Ugh, attachments.

I have a feeling Wylie is a little too committed for me, though.  No idea what'll happen, but whatever it is, I have to admit, I'm not sure I'm ready for it.

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I'm enjoying this, fanofaband. I like your style of writing!

[fanofaband]

I'm enjoying this, fanofaband. I like your style of writing!

Thanks!  I don't think I hold a candle to a lot of the other writers here, but I'm glad someone's enjoying it!

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Most women are happy when they find out they're pregnant.

Me?  Not so much.  All I could think about was everything that I want to do, and now I won't be able to do it.  My body would be... well... ruined, to put it lightly, so who would hire me as an actress?  I wouldn't, at least, but people have said I'm shallow.  Whatever, they're just jealous.

So I figured I would try and take my mind off of things as best as I could.  So I threw a pool party on Leisure Day!

I did my best to play around with a few people, and I held a breathing contest with another pregnant woman in town.  Everyone else thought it was a bad idea, but I live for the mingling and the living!

Helping myself to the bar, I mixed a few drinks for my guests...

...tried to ignore how far my stomach was sticking out...

...then gave up and went to the library after I realized no one I invited was going to show up, not even my stupid boyfriend!

Whatever, I have my spray paint, I'll make more marks on the city.  Just wish I could do it with parties...


The main point of the party was to tell Wylie I was pregnant, when that backfired, I just invited him over to the house.

He's really supportive of the whole thing, I think he was even excited.  Too bad I couldn't entirely share his enthusiasm.  I didn't want to get married, I never wanted anything long-term, and now our lives were going to be stuck together forever because of this thing growing inside me.  Why couldn't this have happened to anyone else?


Really, happen to someone else!
"Ohnoohnoohno, baby!"
"WYLIE, GO AWAY!"

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I can't believe I couldn't even make it to the hospital!  It seriously went that fast, and of course, Wylie was no help at all.  Men.

Crystal already seems to know me.

And I have to admit, I'm fond of the little snot myself.


Getting back into shape was a priority, of course, not like I was ever out of shape, but come on, let a girl feel useful to herself.

It didn't hurt that Wylie came back over to visit.  He took care of me a little and met our daughter.  I think he's already head over heels.

Of course I meant with Crys.  Who else would I mean?

However, while I fixed the sink he broke...

...he went out and played in the new sprinkler I'd bought.  Pool parties with just a sprinkler?  No thanks, I ditched that idea as soon as it came to me.


Like I said, head over heels.

But I'm never letting him cook again.

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I don't think I can even handle ONE kid, let alone two!

...dear Watcher above... don't let me have twins...


This pregnancy was a lot smoother for me, sickness-wise, though I suppose a lot of my attention was on little Crys instead of my stomach.  I don't want the commitment of marriage, but holy crap, being a single mother is hard!


She's a sweet girl though, I have to give her that much.  The only time she fusses is when I'm a little too slow with the bottle.  Hey, I cook for myself, shouldn't that be enough for now?  She can handle a little bit of mush, but it's so much easier to do it this way.


I don't think I could handle very many more dirty diapers, so we went straight to potty training.  Little girl picked it up after only three times, she's a quick thing.  Miiiight have to watch out for that...

She eats up every bit of new information I can get to her.  Maybe working at the school has it's advantages after all, huh?

Like I said, quick learner, and I couldn't help laughing at her attempts to walk.  Okay, I guess I'm attached, but can you blame me?  The kid's adorable.


It's a good thing she's so smart, Crys managed to learn everything by the time Marquis was born!

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Hopefuly I can get a few updates up tonight or tomorrow, I had a busy weekend off the computer. All of Gen 3 has been born, and I think I'll need help picking an heir when I get to it!

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I'm so glad Marquis didn't stay a little baby for too long, seems like it was no time at all and I had two toddlers in the house.  And I was alone.  Of course.  I was surprised when both Crys and Marq came out with Wylie's hair, not that it's a bad thing at all.  Marq also managed to get Wylie's eyes, which is actually pretty cool.  At least I'll have a little man in the house who looks like him.

He takes after his sister, it seems like it took no time at all to get him potty trained, talking, and walking.



I really don't think anyone can resist this little face, he's a doll.  Even his sister loves him, and she's actually very protective of him.

They're always playing together when they have the chance, they're already the best of friends, and it makes it a little easier on me.

Like when I'm upgrading the sink.

Or the stove.


Or entertaining their father.  Wylie's over a lot, sometimes I wonder if he really should just move in...

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Crys is going to be a child.  It seems like it was only yesterday I found out I was pregnant with her.  Time flies, doesn't it?  Especially when you're on maternity leave, I guess.  I better be able to go back to work soon, I'm going a little crazy here, even with the parties I've been throwing.

She looks a lot like me, doesn't she?  Oh, she's already developing her own style and sass.  I can't wait!

We've already started talking about parties and what she'll have to do to be famous.  She... likes pointing out that my opinions are a little flawed, even she knows I'm not famous around here yet.  I really need to work on that, but again, it's hard to do when you're a single mother with two kids.

I gotta say, it almost seems like it's worth it though.  Again, how can you resist this face?

On Crys' first day of school, I got to go back to work too.  When she was leaving, I'm pretty sure she gave the babysitter a good threat or two.  "Take care of my baby brother, or else..."


Of course she has a wild streak too.  I've been the victim of more than one prank of hers.

I tend to let her off the hook though.

Really, I did much worse when I was her age.


We threw a gift-giving party and invited everyone we knew.  Sadly, Marq was still too little, so we closed off his room so none of the guests would wake him up.


Crys loves the spring rider Wylie got for her.  Best idea ever, I think!


Of course, Marq became a child the day after the party.  He was a little upset he missed everything, but what can you do?

He and Crys are still best friends, of course.

And, as always, proof that work as a mother is never done.

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Annnnnnddd...


Queue mid-life crisis.  Seriously, I'm a mother of two, I'm single, I'm a teacher instead of an actress, I live in a crappy little house, and I'm not even well-known, let alone famous!  Something has to be done...  I'm not all that proud of a few things I did, but at least I got it out of my system.  A little flirting, some changes to my hair, I even got a make-over.


Certainly could have been worse!  I really wanted a new car, but I couldn't afford it.  I really wanted to update the house, but I couldn't afford it.  I really wanted to move to a different house, but I seriously couldn't afford that.  Even with all of that, though, things weren't so bad, I guess.  My kids are great, I really do have a great boyfriend, and he's a very devoted dad, and really, my job could be worse.  Not what I was expecting my life to be right now, but...it's not horrible, I mean, I love my kids more than anything.


Full moons usually mark milestones for my family, this was no different.  On Crys' teen birthday, two zombies decided it was best to die at the same time outside the house.  We ended up moving their headstones to the cemetery, we didn't even know them.


While I thought the dress she grew up in was rather chic, in a flower-girl kind of way, I guess Crys had other ideas.


She certainly has... unique... taste.

And she has no problem critiquing other people's work, pointing out every flaw and telling them how she could have done it better.  Oh joy.

Crys and Marq are still best friends.  He rides her old spring rider while she broke out my old street art kit.

She's always her own worst critic, but Marq and I think everything she does is gorgeous.

I have to admit, I'm happy she at least went to prom.  She didn't have a date, but that's alright, at least she got prom queen, and she won every fight she got in.  That's my girl!

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Marq isn't one to let his sister beat him, and on her prom night, he became a teenager.

Handsome, isn't he?  I like how both of my kids have my facial structure.  What?  They say high cheekbones are good!


He's not really my little man anymore, is he?  He's athletic and brave, and he wants to be an Astronaut.  In fact, he's already working on things to get there.



They've been friends their whole lives, so it stands to reason it wouldn't change now that they're both teens.  They don't want to admit they'll beat each other senseless with pillows, but I have proof!

Crys has been working on her charisma, something about friends.  Well, she doesn't really want to have a lot of friends, but it's not like it'll hurt for her to make them a little more easily!


"Kids, do you think your dad should move in with us?"
"He's here all the time anyway."
"Yeah, might as well make it official."

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I'm getting married!

...wait.

...I'm getting married...

I think I went crazy, but you know what that means, right?

Bachelorette Party!

One of Wylie's brothers is my co-worker and a best friend, so he did the toast.


Oh he's such a goner!


I suppose the dancers made up for it.  Is it too late to change my mind?  Holy crap, I'm getting married...


While I was having my party, Crys was hooking a boy of her own, Dexter Best.  They've been best friends since grade school, it's only fitting, I suppose.



When she found out Dexter's ex-girlfriend was spreading rumors about her, she really had no choice but to go egg her house.  She'd almost made it home when the police caught up to her.

I let her off the hook.

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Just like that, I'm a married woman.  Wylie's almost an elder, but I'm sure he'll still be a sexy man.

I'm really happy he was here to see our oldest child reach her adulthood.  Well, young adulthood.

I think I've come to terms with the fact that I'm never going to be famous like I wanted.  Realistically, it was never going to happen, even in a town like this.  No one was going to give me a shot, no one except for Wylie.  He stuck with me, even when I would get mad and make him leave the house, even though I never wanted to marry him, or even live with him, while I raised our children alone.  He loves me, our kids love me, that's all I really need out of life, isn't it?  Even if I don't manage to get every promotion at the school, I have to admit, it's kind of nice to see so many faces every day who look up to me and support me.  I'd say, even though my life isn't over, it's been a life well spent.

You can only move forward, never back.  I have no regrets, even though I thought I would at this point.  That's what life is though, and as long as you move forward, you're doing things right.

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You know, there's nothing better than to realize you have to move out of your mother's house.  Well, parent's now, I guess.  It's weird, Dad was always around, but he always went home at night.  Now he's always around, but I'm moving out soon, so I guess it's no different really.

Gotta get courage for what comes next, vandalizing the driveway works well enough usually.  Mom always did it when she needed to do something, and I love what she could do with it, so that's what I want to do with my life.  I want to make art that everyone will see, not just at the art gallery, either.




I've known Dex my whole life, pretty much.  We met the first day of school, and we've been together ever since.  Kind of, we were only friends for the longest time, but we finally got together in high school.  His stupid ex kept spreading rumors, but a few eggs calm her down every now and then.

We moved into his house, and he shooed the rest of his family out.  They moved across town, but they never really liked me, so I don't care if they're in another city altogether.

Mom always cooked at home, I bet she's cooking for Dad and Marq now, but now I need to know how to cook, so while Dex was at work at the military complex, I started working on it.

...no.  Never again.