Generation 7c: Have Party, Will TravelHiya! Thanks for meeting me back here, just like you said you would!
It’s Thursday afternoon. I just got back from school and already finished my homework and extra credit so I suddenly got the urge to go fishing. Watchette used to have to tell us to go fishing, but these days we just leave the house and go fishing whenever we feel like it.
At this point, the only other skills I could be leveling are Video Gaming and Mischief, so I’m just gonna chill down here at our not-private beach.
By the way, Dad celebrated his adult birthday today. As usual, no one’s around when he blows out his candles except Great-Grandpa’s latest fling, there in the pink boots. It’s nice of her to be there for him. Who me? Dad decided not to throw a party so I didn’t even realize he would have a birthday cake.
And by the way, I see that Dad’s getting a little wide in the hips! The Nishijimas are all really fit, except for Dad, because Watchette insists that he complete his masterpiece paintings for the Dynasty Museum before he gets to lead a “normal” life (as if life in this household could ever be considered “normal”).
Watchette’s already accepted eight of his masterpieces, so he only has two more to go. You can do it, Dad!
Here’s a crazy snap of me doing a cannonball into the pool, except you can’t see the pool or the diving board. I look like a wild monkey flying through the jungle! Just pretend not to notice the swimsuit, lol. I wish my birthday would hurry up and arrive. I haven’t met many kids my age and I’m running out of things to do. Why don’t I go to the park, you ask? Because I’m stuck at home until Dad finishes his museum masterpieces. *dejected
Seriously, it’s bad enough that he has to go around in that ugly work uniform, but he has also completely destroyed my childhood—well, not completely, but I’ve had to stay home all the time while he paints and paints. And yes, the whole fam realizes there are easels all over the world, but he’s produced so few masterpieces even in Very Inspired mood that the fam decided he’s better off painting in his studio.
In my boredom, I decide to test whether a child can begin the Grilled Cheese aspiration. Grandma Naomi (Gen3) wouldn’t throw away that dish of ice cream, so Watchette is making her eat it, lol. I really hope I don’t look like Grandma when I become an elder—she has to have some of the saggiest I’ve ever seen. I mean, they droop down to her waist! Is that even realistic!?
The Founder has the shortest work schedule, so Watchette also picks him to try out the Grilled Cheese aspiration. Or maybe we should save it for my future child, the eighth and last Nishijima Dynasty heir….
Too late I realize I can’t do the Grilled Cheese aspiration yet because the Culinary aspirations aren’t available for kids. Oh well, this time tomorrow, I’ll be a teen! No use forcing myself to eat a third plate today!
After I leave for school today (Friday), Mom decides to fish for a while until her work shift starts. And that’s where Grim finds her…on the beach. Just one more day and she could have seen me age up to a teen. Oh Mom, we will so miss you! *whispers: I am ever so grateful that I look like you, and not Dad!
It’s my birthday! My outfit after blowing out my birthday candles was just too hideous, so here’s a snap of me after changing clothes. The whole family’s pretty surprised how much I resemble Mom. And that’s why I ask Watchette to give me the same hairdo that Mom had. I even have the same turquoise Dalish tattoos!
I feel like Rapunzel but without the long golden hair! Can you believe that Watchette lured me out to a reading area on the second-floor balcony then locked me out of the house!!! She wants me to complete the first milestone of Renaissance Sim, so I’m not allowed back into the house until I’ve read three skill books written by the Founder. I’m not sure why, but the three books have different effects—I get to level 4 of Gardening, level 3 of Fitness, but only level 2 of Comedy. They’re all bestseller skill books and The Founder has maxed these three skills. My Dad didn’t read the same three books but he got to Level 4 reading The Founder’s skill books.
Anywaaaaaay, I’m smiling in the photo but I’m definitely not having such a great time. Finally, I’m done and Watchette frees me!
Watchette’s so distracted by Dad’s inability to paint high-priced masterpieces. For the past two days, even his large abstract masterpieces have a selling price of about $4,000. So disappointing. By cloudgazing, drinking Prose and Pop, and so on, his mood is always Very Inspired yet he just doesn’t produce $10,000+ paintings.
However, Watchette feels bad about making me stay home because of Dad (especially after I read those three skill books!), so she lets Dad and I go out for a while. By the time we’re back home after visiting Hare Square, Desert Bloom Park, and Magnolia Blossom Park, I’ve completed one of my two aspirations: Friend of the World. Yay!
I met a few cute guys but Watchette was so focused on learning their traits that she forgot to take any photos. Boo!
Today’s a great day! I got an A on my second day of high school. Grandpa Minoru (G4) and I got home at the same time and he got a raise today, too!
I can’t max my second aspiration (Joke Star) or my career until I’m a young adult, so what else can I do as a teenager? Let’s see, I can start on my parties and, if I can boost Comedy up to level 7, I can also start on my museum contributions—comedy books.
I’m just raring to get started on my parties, but Watchette tells me to wait until Dad finishes his last museum piece. Dad, you are seriously starting to cramp my style! Okay, okay, so I decide to level up my Comedy skill by writing short comedy routines on the computer.
Hey, Watchette! I just wrote three short routines but they’re all only “Okay” quality. Is that because I’m only level 5 Comedy?
W: To be honest, I don’t know. I’ve never had an heir do Joke Star or the Comedian career before, only spares, so I’ve never really paid attention. With you, I thought comedy books would make nice museum items.Oh, I see…
So here I am, practicing my “Okay” short routines because I can’t refine them until I’ve performed them once. I wonder how much their quality improves when I “refine” them.
Watchette, I don’t mean to be a pest but, you know, I’m not really feeling the Comedian career.
W: Yeah, sorry, but would you rather do the Serial Romantic aspiration?I don’t mind doing the Joke Star aspiration. It only needs me to join the Entertainer’s Comedian branch, which is level 5. Once I complete Joke Star’s “Join the Comedian branch” milestone, if I promise to write comedy books for my museum items, would you let me switch to another career?
W: Let me do a practice run of the Detective career and let you know. Maybe you can do the Music career and Gen8 can do Detective when he’s the only heir we need to worry about. I’ll let you know.Meanwhile, I’ve left for school and guess what happens! At long last, Dad paints his final masterpiece. Although it doesn’t look like anything special (see the photo), it’s worth $13,124, so I guess Watchette will think it was worth the wait. Now, Dad has only friendships to work on and I can begin my parties! I bet Dad must feel so relieved! On the other hand, I secretly believe that half of his problem can be traced to that horrid work outfit!
So, what does Dad do with his new-found freedom? The whole family agrees that his level 1 Fitness just won’t do. In the entire household, Dad and I are the only ones without maxed Fitness, so The Founder mentors him for a few hours. Among the adults, Dad is definitely the worst mentor of all, because he’s spent so much time just painting, without building his other skills. But I know Watchette’s gonna cut him a lot of slack from now on because, after Grandma Naomi and her ambrosia, Dad’s done the most to boost the value of the Dynasty Museum. Way to go, Dad!
I come home from school and want to see how many gold-medal parties I can throw today.
I invite two potential beaux to a dinner party and earn a gold medal.
Why is my caterer (Grandma Naomi) walking around in her swimsuit? To her right, you can see that Grandpa Seimei is sitting in his father’s lap (Great-Grandpa Minoru) and they have melded. Ewwww.
The man I’m most interested at the moment is Branden Shipman. One look at him, and you can understand why. Yum!!! But I face two obstacles. One, I’m just a teen and he’s an adult. Two, I hear he’s the son of Great-Grandpa Minoru’s twin brother—which makes Branden my….what? Incidentally, I’m already good friends with Branden who has the creative, genius, and insider traits. Plus, Branden is half-alien, like me.
The next shot shows me and Maximillian McAlister chatting in the kitchen. He’s a teen like me. He’s a jealous bookworm who works part-time as a babysitter, but he’s kinda cute and I thought he’d make the perfect teen fling. But he ages up right in the middle of our convo! Now, he’s an unemployed jealous bookworm foodie. Since I can’t move my spouse in, jealousy won’t be an issue for me. What do you think? He's still kinda cute but no longer date bait, for me now anyway.
I won’t be a young adult for 9 more days, so I’m going to keep looking. <3
The night is still young! If we rally the troops, I can squeeze in two more parties before school tomorrow!
The game’s really been lagging again, but we just manage to earn gold for an Incognito Party at home with the same guests as the dinner party. The timer was acting strangely so Watchette freaked out and forgot to take pictures.
I try a Black and White party next, but the milestones aren’t registering at all, so I cancel the party soon after it starts then throw a Spooky Party instead. The Spooky Party was a success—it’s not a hard party to earn a gold medal for.
I had The Founder and Great-Grandpa Minoru carving pumpkins at the same time. The activity must really suit Great-Grandpa Minoru. He looks really handsome here, as if he’s a young adult again! And the Founder looks so happy listening to the stereo. He looks nice in this pirate outfit instead of his usual pizza delivery costume.
And now comes the part where you understand at last why this chapter is so titled. (or not?)
After school, I phone in a dinner party with plans to hold it at the McAlisters. You do remember my jealous bookworm foodie, Maximillian McAlister? Here we are on his porch just as the party starts.
The last time anyone from our family was here, the teenage Seimei came to clog his third sink.
It’s not really suited for hosting a party, since the rooms are rather small.
We get a party milestone to dance but there’s no stereo in sight. No problem, Satoshi pulls out his portable DJ station.
The next party milestone: 3 sims become playful at the same time.
This, too, is do-able since Dad brought along some Playful +6 paintings.
Adorable Branden draws near and we do our alien handshake.
I’m not sure what’s going on with Grandma Naomi these days. She took almost the entire party just to mix three drinks. Whenever I hire her to work at my parties, she just takes forever to complete the tasks. I can’t tell if the game is lagging or she’s growing senile. This was a really hard-earned gold medal. No more parties at this pad!
On the way home, we stop by the gym so Dad and I can complete our “Work out in a gym” milestone. And while I’m here, I decide to stop and explore the local talent.
On the left, Cliff Patel (Zoey’s descendant) is a gym trainer here at the Willow Creek gym, with the traits Good, Clumsy, and Active.
On the right, Chad Goth is unemployed with the Mean and Neat traits. I don’t know his third trait yet, but traits hardly matter since I can’t move in my future spouse, right?
Cliff is already an adult (what a bod!), while Chad is still a young adult (what a hawt smile!).
I become a young adult in 7 days, and Dad becomes an elder in 12 days. I’ll only be working on comedy books until my birthday, so I won’t be much fun. What say you come back in time for my young adult birthday party? Hope to see you then! <3
