Chapter Forty One
Well... it's not the prettiest store... but it'll do for a start.Amira: For now! I'll need to decide what I want to stock it with... just brought in some of the fruit from the garden for now.
I'm sure we'll be able to get the family to help out. Everyone enjoys painting. Well, you enjoy... I've gotta get back to Myra, it's time for our new heir!Amira: Give her my best.
Oh dang I'm late...Myra: Not really, we just got here. They're making Kett stay in the lobby, I'm not sure why.
Doctor: Alright Mrs. Knethen, are you ready?
Myra: As I'll ever be...
Machine: *Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*
Doctor: Oh dear, that's not what I was looking for...
Put it back in!Doctor: Right right, hang on... alright this should put it back...
Machine: *Shunk* *BeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeEP Beep Beep Beep*
Myra: URK
Doctor: Alright, back to normal... aim a little lower...
Machine: *Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*
Doctor: Whoops, still too high.
No wonder you didn't want Kett in here, he'd have killed you by now. Maybe I'll even give him the chance when we're done here, assuming I HAVEN'T DONE YOU FIRST.Doctor: Now now, this is all well within normal operating procedures... and now I know how to put it back!
Doctor: There we go! Smooth as a finely aged scotch. Looks like you've got a lovely baby girl. Have you come up with a name?
Myra: Kett and I thought that if it was a girl we'd name her Nirian.
Looks like she's taken after Kett.Myra: She's beautiful.
Kell: Welcome home little one.
I always love how you all come to see the newborn as soon as they come home. Makes me all happy.Ken: How could we resist!
Myra: Well, this is your granddaughter. She's got your sons coloring, I wonder if she'll take any of my traits.
Ray: Only if she's lucky.
Nick: *grumbletoooldforthisgrumble*
You know, for all the complaining you do, you sure seem happy.Nick: Can't help it, she's too cute.
Nick: Hehehe!
Nick: Ack! Pththha!
Daniel: Oh hey Kett, is Amira around?
Kett: Yeah, she's out by the pool. I'll be back in a bit, need to finish with this graft.
Kell: Hey, I remember this song!
They've only been playing it forever.Kell: I suppose, but we never have the radio set to this channel.
That's cause this channel sucks!Kell: Well I like it.
Yeah well... you're fat! No seriously, go get on the treadmill, you've put on way too much cake around the stomach.
Huh. Not bad Ken.Ken: Thanks Watcher! Apparently everyone likes it. Although I was kind of trying to get some practice time alone before I had to go to work...
Oh? When does your day start?
Ken: Right now! Have a good day y'all.
Oh wow time flies when you're having fun.Kett: Hey Watcher. Nirian just aged up!
I see that. Welcome to the family Nirian.
Nirian: I love the jungle gym! This is so cool!
Glad you enjoy it, it's served pretty well for a number of generations now.Nirian: Say watcher, this jacket's a little heavy for summer... do we have anything else?
Glad you asked!
Much better.Nirian: Thank you!
Post-story story:
Alright, been a while since I did a PSS (also I never realized that was the acronym till just now, and that's wicked).
Myra was a planned spouse from pretty much the moment Ray arrested her. I did keep an eye open for other possibilities, but really... no one was even close. Also, in case it's not obvious, she has pink eyes! That was my ONE disappointment when it comes to Nirians genetics, I was really hoping I'd get those pink eye's into my dynasty genetics.
Amira finally has her boyfriend! And store! I was actually feeling pretty bad for how little I focused on her... she's been on one heck of an aspiration grind, but I think she's doing well enough that I can relax and do some storyline now. Also not having to go to work with Ray each day helps.
Potions of Youth: I have no idea if this is still an issue. I have a ton of points saved up, and supposedly I only need about 90 potions from now till the end, but I am unsure how many I can actually buy... maybe I should just spend the points and be done with it, but I have an irrational fear that my game will glitch and eat them or something.
Kett's almost done with his 2 aspirations. Needs one more level of Tech Guru, and 3 more levels of gardening along with a cow plant. I'm working on the grafts I need to grow one now. I was thinking about switching him into another career after I finish Computer Whiz, but I'm too lazy to be bothered. Also I've played with the scientist career already so I don't care too much about it, and the doctor career is glitchy enough (or so I've heard) that I don't want to start it any later than I absolutely need to.
Ray needs 2 more parties, to get all his whims (I'm getting lazy on tracking those, I'm sure I've done all but like tense but I forget to write them down), and to make all his friends. He's 1 day from elder now, so I'll be working on those shortly. Oh, also his museum pieces.
I've given up on maxing out my museum, giving creative visionary to Kell instead of keeping it to share was a pretty big mistake on that front. So, since I no longer worried overly much about that, I'm planning on using books, but they won't be bestsellers. I only get about 1 bestseller out of 10 books written, and I don't feel like taking the time to grind them out.
On that note, if I was to redo this dynasty from the start, my shared traits would be: Moodlet Solver, Great kisser, Creative Visionary, Potion of Youth, Marketable. Since they changed Never Weary, I don't feel that it's worth it, unfortunately. I would do either Gen 1 or Gen 2 as a writer for quick access to the Book of Life, as it's an amazingly powerful reward. Even more so now that you can copy them!
I've been doing a bunch of aspirations to near completion. There's a bunch of easily run aspirations that have a requirement that doesn't track while you're not in the Aspiration, or that Sims won't do on their own. Examples: Painting aspiration requires 5 masterpieces, but it won't count ones you make if the aspiration isn't active, so you won't complete it accidently. The Musical aspiration requires you to mentor sims for 3 hours, which sims won't do on their own (or at least not that I've experienced yet!). The collector aspiration requires you to get 25 collectables, which don't track while the aspiration isn't active.
What else... I'm out. Can't think of anything else currently! Feel free to ask any game play questions or whatever, I'm happy to share any knowledge I've picked up during my Dynasty.
