Testing, Testing,1,2,3.....Jayli, Chapter Four: Elderhood

[Trident]

In The Third Person. Again.

1400 Hours
Somewhere In Moonlight Falls


The Watcher was not pleased.



Oh, sure, everything was going wonderfully, and she was ecstatic that Wyatt had finally rolled the wish to get married, but it wasn't The Game that she was angry with. Oh no.



You see, when Guillermo died, (and she loudly said 'NO! Just when I was beginning to like you!',) she heard a voice.

It was not Peggy's. It was his.



"Unless you're here to bring Kujang back or tell me that I have magically completed everything, you should leave." She said primly. Usually they would play a game, or go to the fair or something, but she was still mad at him for taking away her........cousin, for lack of a better word.



"It is time." He reminded her with a sigh. "And it was your idea, you can't get mad at me for this."

"I know that!" She snapped. Her hair had been changing color over the past few days. She knew what was coming, but was regretting her decision.

"I'm neutral in this, you know."

"Yeah, yeah, just get this over with."



And so she changed.



"You suck at this."

"I'm working on it! My CAS powers are rusty, that's your area."

"Of course it is, I have the best fashion sense."

"Oh man, Kujang would get so annoyed at you for that."

"I know, right?! But please, I can out-fashion him any day."



There was a brief moment of silence between the two Forces.

"I miss him."

"Yeah. So do I."

The Watcher sighed as she-he, it, pronouns are confusing so let's stick with she-examined her new form. "Remind me again, why is this necessary?"

He sighs. They both know why it is necessary, but Trident is in a mood; logic and reciting facts calm her down the quickest. "It causes confusion. Confusion means chaos. Chaos-"

"Leads to the Dark Side, ckoooo-choouug-ckoooo-chooug." She offers her best Darth Vader impression.


"-adds to his power." He finishes. "So pretty much, yeah." Trident can hear him grin. She snickers as she is deposited once more into the sim-verse.



 "I know you'll still be playing, but are you gonna stick around here during your break or do something else?" They haven't talked in a while, and he is not eager to go back to solitude. He doubts she is, either. Kujang had sowed fear and resentment, but had also given them all a reason to get together. Life was starting to become more and more boring without him-not that either one would admit it.

"I think I'll check out France," she says with a small sigh. "I've never really checked out nectar making before." She's wistful. France is interesting, but it's not nights full of laughter, with loud yelling and lots of soda. There's no falling asleep on the couch or freaking out about how cool Lord of the Rings and Star Wars are. France is just pretty to look at.



But she goes anyway, because there is nothing else to do. And after a while, she is consumed with her new hobby forgetting everything else.



Until one day, she turns back on her computer.



"HOLY GNOMES AND OUTER SPACE, IT'S BEEN HOW LONG?!"

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Watcher's note: I'm baaaaaaack!! Didja miss me?

So yeah, it's been an eventful month. Actually, I was going to wait a little longer before updating, but-well, almost exactly the above happened. Heh. So yeah, regular weekly updates should resume; I'm a week or so ahead in game. (Cut me some slack, it's been a long month.)  I hope everyone is having a great summer, and a good end of school year. Till next time!!

[Malley]

The appearance of the Sim-Self is always fun to see   Anyway, I like the different personalities in your story.  Peggy's honesty was comically refreshing for a founder.  And the banter between Jesse/Chandell/Jayli/Wyatt was priceless.  You definitely have a very original dynasty and I am looking forward to seeing how it all plays out.  Good work!

[Trip]

I could comment on the story, but I'm more interested in how you got that weird body/head mismatch.

Welcome back, by the way.

[Rikki8528]

It's nice to have you back, Trident. I really liked that chapter, especially the last bit! But seriously, real life comes first. I'm glad we'll be able to see the humorous chatting between The Four again though, you really have a gift for humour.

[Trident]

It's nice to have you back, Trident. I really liked that chapter, especially the last bit! But seriously, real life comes first. I'm glad we'll be able to see the humorous chatting between The Four again though, you really have a gift for humour.

Thanks, it's great to be back. The chapter is more filler than anything else; I have been wanting to write it up for a while though, and the ending was a nice way to tie it back into the main story. (I am totally going to borrow 'The Four' as a name, it's a lot easier than writing Jesse/Jayli/Wyatt/Chandell; if that's okay.) Thank you so much; I worry sometimes that my jokes are too obscure or dry. 

I could comment on the story, but I'm more interested in how you got that weird body/head mismatch.

Welcome back, by the way.

No please, comment, comment!! XD
Honestly, I have no idea how that happened. I meant to add some tattoos, and that popped up! I has to take a picture, the dialogue wrote itself for the caption.
Glad to be back.

The appearance of the Sim-Self is always fun to see   Anyway, I like the different personalities in your story.  Peggy's honesty was comically refreshing for a founder.  And the banter between Jesse/Chandell/Jayli/Wyatt was priceless.  You definitely have a very original dynasty and I am looking forward to seeing how it all plays out.  Good work!

Eeeeee!! Thank you so much, comments always make me feel so special. Peggy was a lot of fun to create, and I end up laughing out loud when I'm writing most of the Four's banter, (to borrow Rikki's nickname.) I do try to be as original as possible, and I'm as eager as everyone else to see what happens next. Thank you!!

[Tiamet]

"Leads to the Dark Side, ckoooo-choouug-ckoooo-chooug." She offers her best Darth Vader impression.

That cracked me right up! 

[Trident]

"Leads to the Dark Side, ckoooo-choouug-ckoooo-chooug." She offers her best Darth Vader impression.

That cracked me right up! 

Heh heh, thanks! It took me a while to figure out the best way to write breathing sounds.

[Trident]

25 Fun Facts

Hi! So, right now I am on vacation. I planned ahead and wrote up the next few chapters, so that I could update while in the boonies; unfortunately, I forgot to upload the pictures to photobucket. Because I'm just brilliant like that. XD

So, enjoy these 25 fun facts and the picture of Georgia. (The only one I remembered to upload.)

1. Jesse is actually the only guy Wyatt is attracted to. Otherwise, he would consider himself straight.
2. Chandell is pansexual. (This does not mean she likes pans.)
3. Peggy started dying her hair as a teen.
4. Jesse is actually an accomplished photographer. He takes most of the pictures for the museum.
5. Peggy can only talk to Watcher when she eats ambrosia. The 'walked-talkie' effects last for an hour.
  5.5 The scene where Peggy talks to the Watcher? She was singing Ping and His Checkers.
6. Almost all of Wyatt's chapters have one word titles, to reflect his quite personality.
7. Chandell and Jesse both enjoy the song 'I Wanna Get Better' by the Bleachers. It's one of the, like, five things they both enjoy.
8. Georgia loves racing games.
9. Peggy, surprisingly, is a dog person. (In spirit, not in trait slots.)
10. I usually have to do two ice sculptures of Peggy because Jayli tends to make the first one a goblin.
11. Trident's looks aren't actually based on mine, male or female.
12. I'm going to do 25 more of these next week.
13. Wyatt is named after Wyatt Earp, and famous cowboy. His middle name, James, and Jesse's first name create Jesse James, a famous outlaw. Jesse's middle name Matherson, comes from Bat Matherson, another famous cowboy.
14. Pablo's middle name is Guillermo.
15. Wyatt's actual favorite color is spice-berry; I decided on orange instead because A), he looked better in it, B), it's Guillermo's favorite color.
16. Jesse's outfits are the most fun to make.
17. Peggy's name means 'child of light.' I thought it was appropriate for an alchemist/sort of chosen one.
18. Trident's traits are Bookworm, Insane, Genius, Loner, and Ambitious. (I think.)
19. Jayli actually got Avant Garde after Uni, not artistic like Wyatt thought.
20. Jesse likes wombats because he thinks they're awesome. They're also the first animal he found on the internet when he became real.
21. Georgia hates Plants vs. Zombies. (Jesse secretly wants to give her a baseball bat and out her outside during the next full moon, but he also doesn't want to get arrested for child abuse.)
22. No one in the Frond household has actually been to the beach,despite living on the coast.
23. Peggy ships Jayli and Wyatt.
24. Jesse is trying to get a Pride Parade for Isla Paradiso. (This is not an actual game play function, unfortunately. It's just a story thing.)
25. Peggy is slightly homophobic.


Aaaaand here's a partial spoiler; it's a picture of Georgia as a teen.


I'm going to do another one of these as the next update, since I'll still be on vacation. If you have any questions for the characters, or questions in general, now's the time to ask! (I retain to right to ignore spoiler questions; please try not to repeat questions; you are limited to three questions.)

[Trip]

Could you remove the spoiler tag in your post? I would do it myself, but editing posts is difficult on mobile.

I've noticed that a lot of my male sims are attracted to men, but to only one man. Looks like Wyatt would fit in!

[Trident]

Could you remove the spoiler tag in your post? I would do it myself, but editing posts is difficult on mobile.

I've noticed that a lot of my male sims are attracted to men, but to only one man. Looks like Wyatt would fit in!

Sure, no problem.

[Trident]

(Regular updates will resume next Sunday.)

25 More Fun Facts!


26. Jesse is fabulously awesome.
27. Wyatt actually gets really embarrassed by PDA.
28. Chandell got picked on a lot in school for being smart.
29. Originally, yes, Jesse and Jayli were supposed to get together.
30. Peggy not-so-secretly wants to be a secret agent.
31. Wyatt wants to be a teacher once he's done with dynasty requirements.
32. Georgia would rather live in Twinbrook than in Isla.
33. Jayli likes every kind of music. Yes, including country and dub step.
34. Chandell and Wyatt are awful dancers.
35. Wyatt believes in, and practices, abstinence. (Jayli doesn't count, since it was for dynasty stuff.)
36. Jesse can often be found singing into the mixing spoon when he bakes.
37. Chandell and Peggy are actually good friends.
38. Wyatt doesn't really get along with his half-sister.
39. Chandell can measure distances without using a measuring instrument.
40. Peggy and Jesse argue about Team Edward vs. Jacob, respectively.
     40.5. Chandell tries to explain that the series is poorly written and displays an awful relationship, Jayli plays loud music, and Wyatt does everything he can to avoid one of them dragging him into the argument. (The character's options of Twilight do not necessarily reflect my own, so please don't comment-argue about it.)
41. Georgia can tell what the weather will be like for the next 24-36 hours.
42. When trying to give Chandell a nickname, Jesse and Wyatt considered 'Computer,' because of her logical nature and ChanDELL, like the brand.
43. Wyatt (playfully) punched Jesse in the shoulder all through middle and high school. He stopped when he started working out.
44. I think that if there were actual concepts of height in Sims, then-   
     -Jesse and Peggy would be 5'9"
     -Jayli would be 5'8", but she usually wears platform sandals
     -Chandell would be 5'11"
     -Wyatt and Guillermo would both be 6'2"
     -A full grown Georgia would be 5'9, and a full grown Pablo between 5'9" and 6'. (I'm still not sure about his height.)
45. Peggy can do The Lipstick Trick from The Breakfast Club.
46.  Georgia hates salty foods.
47. Chandell should actually be older than Jayli, since she was a teenager at the start of the game.
48. If I had Late Night, Jayli/Jesse/Chandell/Wyatt would totally be in a band. (Jayli as the lead guitarist and vocals, Jesse on drums, Wyatt with a keyboard, and Chandell playing bass.)
49. Chandell's blog has almost 1,000 followers.
50. Peggy is a huge fan of Loony Tunes.

(Note-The Breakfast Club is not for small children.)

[Rocknryan4]

I haven't been keeping updated once you said you were taking a break, and I took a break from Sims. But I am glad to see you are back! 

[Trident]

Why am I so late in posting this? Several reasons, really. Lots of health issues, family stuff, terrible computer; but I'm back, baby! (For realsises this time. I have the next few chapters typed up, and will be posting them over the next couple of days to make up for the long hiatus. )


Peggy, Chapter Ten: And You Guys Winder Why I'm So Crabby


Have I ever told you how loud this house is? No? Well, let me explain.



I woke up to a loud squeal, followed by several loud voices. At first I thought someone was being attacked. Nope-it was just the most ridiculous argument ever that took place in the dining room, a.k.a, the place RIGHT NEXT TO MY BEDROOM.

"Y'know, this really just proves that Wyatt's the guy in the relationship." Jayli pointed out.

"What?! No he's not."

I waited for them to be quiet.

"He totally is!"

"No he is not, I'm the guy." Jesse said easily.

I stuffed a pillow over my head.

I heard the fridge door open. "For the record-I'm the guy." Bottles clink.

This wasn't working.

"See? Even Wyatt agrees."

"I am not a girl, okay? I'm just fabulous. And wombat like."

"Excuse me-" I poked my head of my room to see Chandell raise her hand and wait for everyone's attention-"As the leading expert in psychology here, Jesse is definitely the girl."

Wyatt and Jayli high fived.

"Although technically you're both 'the guy, since-"

"Excuse me!" I called. They all turned. "I'm trying to sleep. Kindly go somewhere else."

Jayli looked down at the juice in her hand, than back to everyone else. "You guys feel like hitting up Paradise Pub? I'll be designated driver."

"Yes!"

"You're a parent now, you don't get to do that Jess."

"So are you, Mr. Dynasty Heir!"

"Guys, we're all parents."

"Thanks CD, now I feel old. Old and-"

"What is going on right now?!," I interrupted Jesse's tirade with a higher than normal voice. "Seriously, what's going on, are all of you juiced or something?"

"I'm a little buzzed," Jayli admitted, draining the rest of her glass. I opened my mouth to retort her sassiness, when a grinning Jesse held up his left hand and my jaw dropped and all thought disappeared.

Jesse whispered, "Hey Wyatt? I think we broke your mom."

"I heard that!"

It wasn't like I could actually sleep after that big announcement, so I made myself some coffee-chocolate, (coffee with chocolate in it; there's probably a real name for it ending in 'chino' but I don't care,) and sat in my room with Charlie, my latest turtle. We watched the snow fall.



It's really quite pretty.



Georgia came running downstairs this morning at 7 am sharp yelling "SNOW DAY SNOW DAY SNOW DAY!!!!" She also made us muffins; I think that was partially to apologize for waking up her up her sleep-deprived 'Parentals.' (It's what she calls the kids. Apparently, it's short for 'Parental Units' which is short for 'Madre, Dad, Tío Wyatt, and Aunt Jayli.')

She might've put something in them though, since Jesse, Jayli, Georgia, and I got into a snowball fight that lasted-what, three hours? We only stopped because Jesse had to go to work. (It was actually really fun to be included. Don't tell them I said that, though; I need to maintain my 'crotchety elder' status.)



Wyatt also rode on Margarita for the first time in nearly a year. He makes time to spend with her every day, of course, but she doesn't get nearly as much attention as she used to.


I, meanwhile, have been hard at work on 'Operation: Pollination.' (It rhymes!!! How cool is that?!) The details are top secret, but the gist of it is that I throw procreation elixirs and love spells all over the place. I have to be careful, though. Since Gullermo died, there's been some weird glitch in the family tree, and he's no longer registered as Rubiseils  brother or Carolina and Everado's father. They aren't registered as Wyatt's uncle or half-siblings either.

It has created some very awkward moments. Let's leave it at that.

Oh, speaking of family-look at this!!



Pablo aged up. Isn't he so cute?! (Jesse, Chandell, and I called it even; I had been included in the bet at the last minute, and voted that he would look exactly like Wyatt. I still think he does, but I got vetoed, since Pablo has Jayli's coloring.)

I mean, I don't much like nooboo's, personally; they're a little creepy. However, I can still appreciate the fact that my grandson (that felt so weird to say,) is going to be a heartbreaker when he grows up. We now return you to our regularly scheduled story.


Okay, so me being woken up by various household shenanigans is starting to become a thing. The low buzz of a chainsaw pulled me awake the other night, and since I couldn't go back to sleep, I decided to just find the source of the noise and freeze whoever was making it. (I realize now that this is not a good plan, but I was tired. Shush.)

I pulled on some clothes and left my room; the only person on the floor was Chandell, so I headed upstairs. When I passed her, I got an earful of mutterings about 'DNA replication' and 'deathfish' and 'tRNA' and a bunch of other stuff that I was too cranky to understand.

The noise on the second floor suddenly stopped . I didn't care; I pulled my wrinkly old body and saggy hip joints up the stairs. There were voices coming from Pablo's room, and a low grating sound. I eased the door open just a tad



What? I have just as much right as anybody else to eavesdrop.

Oh please, don't give me that look.



So anyway-Jayli was tuning the chainsaw, making sure it ran properly or something. She moved the razor chain with her finger, checking for imperfections as Pablo babbled to his doll.

"Who's that?" Jesse asked. He added a small line of black under the portraits chin.

"This is Frieda," My grandson, (gaaahhh, i feel so old), said proudly. Thank the Watcher, it's a girl this time. "She play with Evil while sleep."

"Who?" Jayli picked up an oil can and dripped some along the chainsaw's teeth.

"Georgia's bear."

"She named it evil?"

"Well, his full name is Evil McFluffenstien."

"Yeah, Frieda likes him," Pablo affirmed.

Jayli snorted. "This is too weird."

"Why?"

"Wyatt said some real similar stuff about you when he was a toddler."

"Aw, maybe they'll get married when Pablo grows up. More Imaginary Friend blood in the family."

"Ugh. We'll all be old by then."



"Ah, don't worry. Between the two of us, we'll all look awesome."

Jayli grinned and revved up the chainsaw. I closed the door softly and went back downstairs.



My memory of the next few events is a little fuzzy, since I am unfortunately old, but I remember Jesse stopping me after dinner a few nights later.

"Um." He scratched his head awkwardly. "So, like.... Wyatt's always wanted a surprise birthday party, right? So...I'mgivinghimasurpriseweddingandIkindneed-yourhelp." He said it all in one big rush, twisting his hands together and not looking me in the eye.

"You what?"

"I'm giving him a surprise wedding and I kinda need your help," he repeated it slower. "We're all leaving at 4:30 tomorrow to set up the park, and-"

"Why the-you know what, sure, why not. It's not like I barely get any sleep anyway!"

"So....is that actually a yes, or-"

"For crying out loud, yes I'll help. But I swear, I am soundproofing my watcher-forsaken room afterwards!"



The next day, Jesse, Chandell, Georgia, and I all piled into a cab as quietly as possible and zoomed to the Plaza. Jesse immediately snapped into 'General Mode.'

"Okay." He clapped his hands together. "Peg, I need a snowman over there please. Maybe some snow angels. Chandell, you're on snowboarding duty. Georgie, I want you to make an igloo riiiight....there. We need to make this place look fun as possible, since winter is a horrible season but a lovely wedding time, which shouldn't really make sense but it does."

"So what're you gonna do, Papi?"

"I am going to make the best Watcher-darned hotdogs you will ever eat. Now let's go, go, go!!"

Jayli showed up with Pablo right before the wedding began. She practically fell out of the car, she was moving so quickly. "Wyatt's right behind me!," She called. "Places!!"

When Wyatt got out of his own cab, not spewed two minutes later, the entire park hushed. The only sound heard were his boots crunching against the snow and befuddled question of "What?"



Jesse gave him a lopsided grin. "Remember how you always wanted a surprise party? Well, uh-" he gestured behind him. "I managed to get you a surprise wedding on your birthday, does that count?"

All Wyatt could do was stare.

For like, five minutes. Then somebody yelled "GET ON WITH IT!" and the boys hastily moved into place.

"I, uh. I actually don't have anything prepared-," (the crowd chuckled a little at Wyatt's nervousness,)" but, uh. I love you. I-I think I loved you from." He cleared his throat, and tried again. "I think I've loved you from the second you tried to convince me to hot-wire car. Uh, the first time, when we kids, not the like, eight times after that."



Jesse, a man, who I have never seen show any emotion but happiness and anger, was actually tearing up. "Dang it Wyatt, m'gonna start crying."

Wyatt grinned. "I think you're allowed to at a wedding."

Jesse gave him a watery chuckle. "Watcher, you always know the right thing to say, don't you? You-ugh. You are the only person in Simnation who is willing to put up with me, and-and I really, really hope that I make you as happy as you make me." He snuffled a little and wiped his nose on his sleeve before reaching a hand into his pocket. "So-what is it, with this ring I wed thee or something?" His hands shook as he maneuvered the ring onto Wyatt's finger.



Wyatt's grin softened in a dopey smile. "Close enough." He took the offered ring and slid onto Jesse's finger. "With this ring, I wed thee. "




Okay, so maybe I cried a little bit. Can you really blame me?


It made me think, though. Guillermo and I-sweet Watcher, I don't know. We didn't cry at our wedding. We didn't go on dates or play chess or talk late at night. We just sort of.....existed in the same house.  And woohooed. A lot.

Am I regretting my life? No. That isn't the right word. I just-geez, I dunno. It's more like-it's more like if I had the chance to do it over again, I would want to get to to know Guillermo. Really, truly, actually get to know him.

Ugh. All the introspection is making my head hurt.


But oh yeah-the person who yelled at the wedding?



Totally that guy behind me. See how suspicious he looks?

[Trip]

As a note, your pollination plan might not work. I've heard very mixed things about love charms working to make out-of-household babies happen.

Yay for a wedding! And this story coming back too.

[Lisa46]

Glad you're back!