I fall off the face of the internet for a few weeks and first thing I check when I get back are the Reapers. So imagine my face when there are like 5 updates and you KILLED NOTEN! Like what in the world?! 
Jeez, some backstabbers in Paradiso, dude. Not cool. At all. I'm upset. I'm going to need some cookies, tea, and a few hours with the saddest playlist on my ipod for this. Wow...
And what is with the Queen/Royal Family? Are they getting bad advisers and actually think this crackdown is a good idea or are they just evil? And do they just have a bit of power in Paradiso or are we getting royal decrees in the next town?
Mary and Edward are beautiful. I was thinking the theme was old English kings, but apparently I was way off. And "James" is pretty cute, no wonder the girl on the beach tried to flirt with her.
Anyway, compliments to the Watcher, for a delicious story and pretty sims. 
Yes, I'm sorry, Noten's death was key to the story in my opinion. It's what triggered the chain of events that led us here.
The Royal family are just oblivious. Alfonso treats the royal family like puppets, essentially. They're the face of the evil that goes on there, but in reality they think it's for their own protection - and the protection of their people. It's like having a crummy advisor when you're a Monarch. If someone keeps feeding you lies saying that protests and rebels are hurting civilians/aiming to go after you for no apparent reason then they assume that's really what's going on.
I'd say they have power, they just opt to not use it, because they felt their people felt more free with the royal family as just figureheads.
Mary and Edward grew up so perfectly. I love them both. They'll both make such great pirates.
It's a hard choice, between the two. I voted, but I'll be happy with whoever gets chosen. That song is really catchy, though, believe it or not! I've never played in Barnacle Bay, so it's going to be cool to get to see it. I'm in awe that you've been able to deal with the lag in Isla Paradislo for so long! I made a file to play there, and I don't have any interest to keep playing. The lag jut makes it unbearable. I think Mary and Edward are an amazing mixture of their parent's features. They are both gorgeous!
I adore that song, it gets stuck in my head all the time.
Haha, I didn't technically last very long in my file, I just made it seem like I did. The key to that is wording haha. Yeah I was only on week 2... or 3 or something close to that. I was just good at taking screenshots at different locations/times of day. I can assure you, I didn't actually
play this family (unfortunately). I just monitored their needs with TestingCheats enabled so I could drag the need up when it got low and just keep playing. No one had jobs and I bulldozed the school so I didn't have to deal with the kids suffering through a laggy-school. If they needed money they just sold whatever was in the family inventory. The only reason I opened the file wasn't to play but rather to get the screenshots I needed, but thankfully I won't have to do that so much anymore (and I can turn free will back on) with Barnacle Bay.
I haven't actually played the Assassin's Creed games, so yeah . . . didn't see that coming. I was thinking Twelfth Night, by Shakespeare, because it had two siblings who get separated by a shipwreck, one is a girl who has to pretend to be a man to protect her identity, and it's set on the coast.
Anyway, I voted for Mary. Because she's awesome. I also don't have Barnacle Bay, so it'll be fun to see the town. I love both of their outfits, but especially Mary's.
It wasn't Assassin's Creed I based the characters off of, it's difficult to explain. Mary Read and Edward Thatch (or Teach by modern standards) were actual pirates who existed long ago. My theme was pirates, really, but as I just finished watching a playthrough of Assassin's Creed (Black Flag) it gave me ideas for how I wanted the character's personalities to come through. Shakespeare wouldn't have been a bad guess because I love Shakespeare, but I also enjoy the lore of Pirates a lot too!
Mary is pretty awesome, and by the looks of the votes she's in the lead by a majority - like all the votes.
Edward is rocking that pirate look. And is... is that... eyeliner? Are you sure Eddie doesn't have the Insane trait, he's seems to be going a bit kooky to me! Noticed that both the kids have something relating to school in their names... But I'll try my best to keep my trap shut in case that's part of your story. Hopefully even if Mary doesn't win the heir polls, you'll let her leave with a female hair style. Maybe? Please? With Cherries on top? I am begging you to let the girl's hair grow, her hair is too a gorgeous color to keep hidden!
To both Generation 5 kiddies: good luck, stay safe, and carry on the tanned and muscular ways of that handsome blonde father of yours! 
Yes, that is eyeliner. Edward gained some girly-looking eyes and for a tough pirate that's just a no-go. No, there is no school-related themes in my game. Mary Read (infamous female pirate) and Edward Thatch/Teach (depending on which source you find more accurate) were actual pirates from the early colonial age. Oddly, I didn't even notice the naming, but they were real people that you can google and research.
Though I can assure you that they will become one with the tanned and muscular ways of the great Noten Reaper.
The girl's hair will grow, but I can't promise she won't cut it off again.
