Shades of Red.. Now in Riverview

[Ormonster]

And the story continues. Shortly after Ruby grew up, a burglar struck. He apparently disabled the security cameras and when the Red family woke up, Rufous's Young Adult statue was gone. Needless to say, Rufous bought a security alarm that very same day.



Life does go on and Caroline was in the midst of achieving her Descendant of da Vinci lifetime wish when she ran out of scrap.





Ruby liked to spend time working on her painting while her mother creates some crazy looking stuff from scrap.



One of Caroline's bigger inventions was the Miner, which Rufous plans to use to create a tunnel system to the city to hopefully save time on the commute.



A couple birthdays happened within days of each other. First Rufous aged to elder status. He immediately broke out the hair dye. No grey hair for this elder.



Then it was Ruby's turn to go from child to teen. Make a wish Ruby.

[Ormonster]

Ruby does have a bit of a wild streak in her and she decided a new haircut was in order, and a little makeup.



Of course she still has her playful side.



Meanwhile Rufous is so close to immortality he can just about taste that ambrosia. But first he needs another key ingredient.



It would also help if he knew how to make it.



Once the recipe was engraved in his memory he checked off his achievements.

• Lifetime Wish: Celebrated Five-Star Chef - Check
• SuperMax Skill: Gardening - Check
• Career: Cooking - Check
• Purchased Property: Hogan's Deep Fried Diner, Smuggler's Cove - Check
• Lifetime Rewards: Super Green Thumb, No Bills Ever, Fireproof Homestead - Check
• BlackOps: Fresh Cookies for Sale!, All-New Bi-Pedal Dishwashing Machine, Insider Dining, From One Chef to Another, Outstanding Tasting Ingredients, Uncommonly Good - Check
• Best Friends: Barry Tenderlove, Odine Perry, Apollo Bloom, Caroline Red, Lisa King, Lea Wing - Check
• Portraits: Young Adult, Adult, Elder - Check

The list is complete.. time to make the Ambrosia.



Oh, this IS tasty!



Ahhh, Immortality at last.

[Anushka]

Ormonster, that's brilliant idea, making tunnels to speed commuting time! And Ruby does look like having a wild side, almost as one of eccentric artists usually find in big places such as BP.
It's scary that burglar got one of museum pieces, but luckily it is not necessary for ambrosia to have it. Still I know how hard it can be to reach enough skill in time so spouse can sculpt that ice sculpture, such a shame, but your Red Dynasty can get it over!
Great job and keep it up!

[Joria]

Catching up on reading and I caught this.  Great story!  I love the red.

[ratchie]

Its a shame Rufous had his young adult sculpture stolen. But at least that isn't a dynasty requirement so you can continue.

Rachel

[Ormonster]

Thanks for the comments guys.. This is the start of a big update. So here we go.

Shortly after becoming Immortal Rufous decided to try out his tunnel experiment. First he had to dig a hole somewhere in the city. After much deliberation, he chose Civic Plaza. Timing his route on the way there to dig he found it took roughly an hour and a half. Time to start digging.





It took all day and into the evening hours but he finally finished the tunnel. The next day it was time to test his theory.





It worked! on multiple trips, Rufous found that it took only one hour to get to Civic Plaza by using the tunnel. He managed to shave a half hour off his commute time.

[Ormonster]

Now it's time to see how Ruby is doing. While Ruby continued her education in the arts she also managed to keep up with her regular school work.



Time waits for no one and soon it was Ruby's birthday again, now it's time to become a young adult and put her youth behind her. But first, it's party time.



Ruby invited all her classmates to the party, but the one she really wanted there was her best friend Cesar Marin. Ruby met him when she first started high school and decided he would be the one.



Caroline bought out the cake and it was time for Ruby to blow out the candles.





Happy Birthday Ruby

[Ormonster]

Ruby wasted no time. The next day she posed for her portrait and sculpture and then called Cesar and invited him over. Ruby had some very important things she wanted to discus with him.



The first ice sculpture didn't come out exactly as Ruby imagined it would.



Cesar showed up and it was time to begin the wooing.



The first kiss



Then shortly after.. the proposal.



Naturally following the proposal, came the marriage.



And we all know what comes after that particular step.





In the distance.. wind chimes are heard.

[Ormonster]

Rufous picks up a new hobby.



Ruby on the other hand picked up more than a new hobby.



Ruby was on her way to her first day as a snitch for the Bridgeport Police Dept when something suddenly changed those plans.



It was bound to happen. Caroline has lived a full life and it was time to shuffle off this mortal coil.





No amount of pleading could stave off this event



Rufous took a corner of his property and made it a place to lay his beloved Caroline to rest.



Life must go on however and with the passing of one life another will join the family



Let's welcome Mauve Red to the world

[ratchie]

Welcome to the world Mauve.

Rachel

[Sophie4563]

Welcome to baby Mauve. To be honest, I though mauve was a purplish color.

[Ormonster]

Welcome to baby Mauve. To be honest, I though mauve was a purplish color.

It is a bit on the purplish side, but it was also listed on the list of shades of red I'm using so I went with it because I wanted something that wasn't as dark as the Rufous and Ruby are.

[Beddy_Boop]

This is a cool story, I just started reading it several minutes ago. I love how you are using different colors to represent the name and clothing for your sims, it is nice and original, and very refreshing!

[Joria]

Rufus at the keyboard in his shorts cracked me up.

[Ormonster]

I actually stole the color idea from Pam. I wanted a theme and could not think of anything original.

Mauve was very much loved.. especially by grandpa Rufous



It wasn't long before she aged up to toddler.



Ruby immediately made sure Mauve had her portrait done.



Cesar had to work hard and possibly go a little bit crazy to get the 25 ice sculptures completed before Mauve's next birthday.



 He did it, 1 day before Mauve's birthday.



Caroline was feeling a bit bored wherever she was hanging out, so she came back to the house to play some video games.



And now it's time for Mauve's birthday. Grandpa Rufous takes her to the cake and helps her blow out the candle.



Mauve was very excited.. she was going to be a big girl now.





Time for a change of clothes. The little martial artist adventurer needed the proper outfit.