All the girls (Carina, Nectarine, Indigo, Periwinkle, and Chartreuse) headed off to Shang Simla to deal with their grief over Christopher's death. This 17 day trip is much like the others... gathering metals and getting skills up for Periwinkle. She brought the Charisma skill books so she can learn how to make friends easily. She has only been able to get to level 4 because my Shang Simla is buggy and they can't interact with other Sims unless they do it on their own. My commands just bounce off. She's also getting her Sculpting skill up. She has a wish to make a metal sculpture, but there's no junkyard in Shang Simla. She was reduced to rummaging through garbage to find some.
Chartreuse has taken up guitar, mostly because I don't know what to do with her. Nectarine is painting her little heart out. I'm saving all of her paintings to sell after she gets home because I don't know if it will count toward her Painting profession if I sell them while she's on vacation. Indigo is doing some adventures so I can add to my collection pieces.
Upon arrival in Shang Simla, I found a partially completed portrait of Christopher. Kenny is the artist and he's not on this trip, so the easel with the partial portrait is lovingly displayed in the living room.