I hope Filly can get the remainder of her requirements done in a timely manner!
Nice to see that Sophia found some happiness, though.
I've always wanted to resurrect Sophia. She's my favorite DV ghost.
Oh, time moves so quickly sometimes! I hope you get it done in time...
That medium lifespan is no joke!
I admit I had originally planed to do horseman/horse riding combo from my sixth heir in my previous dynasty but once he was born I started to think and after pondering the requirements and the time he had to get it done I decided against it and go with another career and skill challenges combo, wound up not needing it due to the save file getting lost but I did use that combo in my current one. It was the acrobat and martial arts one, worked marvelously.
I still hope everything works out for you though.
It would've been much easier for me if I'd either had more land to put stables on or had lived closer to the training grounds. Once the horses are "trained" and bffs with your sim, they can level up on their own, which is a huge help.
Aw, Sophia is so pretty! I love her outfits. I bet she and John will make some adorable nooboos. Good luck on getting Filly through everything in time! I bet horse riding must be difficult to get done on such a short life span.
Their kids are some of the most unique looking sims I've ever had. I know, this might be due to a weakness for clone townies (cough ... half the Classic spouses), but still! You'll see.
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It came to be that Sophia gave birth to twins. John was stuck somewhere and no matter how many times the Watcher reset him, he'd always agree to come over and then immediately cancel. So it passed that Sophia began the process of raising her children alone.
There was Beryl, a human girl born a little grumpy but a perfect genius:
And Wolfgang, a fairy who loved the outdoors (unlike his mother), but was a little absentminded.
The Watcher was agog at the cuteness.
Filly missed it all, pushing through the snow to get to her goal.
But her fiance had time to fall in love with some of the joys of parenthood.
Which was good, because Sophia was at her limit.
The twins became children, still remarkably adorable.
They spent most of their winter at play since school gets cancelled on the reg when it snows. It was a mercy, at the least that they got along.
When spring rolled around, they had an opportunity to at least get up to B grades. Which they worked at vigilantly.
Sophia even stepped away from the chemistry table to help her son, who learned better outdoors, in miserable cold rain. She's a solid mom, that Sophia.
John was either still stuck somewhere or a really creative deadbeat of a father.
Filly, having reached level 10 of her career (yaaaaay), adopted a foal named Centari. This foal would be her final horsie best friend and the horse that would remain with the Clojos permanently.
As soon as they were BFFs, Sophia's chemistry paid off.
Our girl was back.
And while she was aging down, our resident teens were aging up. They were both summarily unimpressed with the world from the POV of teenagers.
Some makeovers did help improve their general enthusiasm though. They had to be ready for the long awaited Clojo wedding, after all.
The wedding was held at dawn the day after Filly aged down. She was not a woman who was inclined to wait. It rained through the ceremony, but a quick trip to the climatron unit on Wolfgang's part saw to the rest of the festivities.
Corrin was a *very* happy man.
The beach proved to be a wonderful spot for a wedding, despite the earlier weather.
And Filly felt that even if the sun had shone all day, it wouldn't have been more perfect.
As it grew dark and the guests began to filter home, Corrin surprised his new wife with a special trip above Dragon Valley.
Meanwhile, Sophia and her children shooed guests and spent time bonding and sighing over the perfect romance of the day.
They were unaware that they were being observed by the bride and groom, floating on both the literal air of the balloon and the fondness that only adopted family can provide.
Their trip lasted well into the night. It was an ideal hot air balloon ride. Though, one that maybe involved a little less sight-seeing than you might imagine.
