The Flanagan Decadynasty--She Stole My Heart and My Couch

[CeresIn]

Oh noooo!   But like you said, we'll get through this together. If someone has the determination to continue, it's you.

[Magpie2012]

Aawww Pip, we love you too <3 and you should totally put that in your siggie!

Most Tenacious Simmer, as voted by... Everyone!

Sucks that you have to start again, again :-( but, it is an interesting way to see how Quinn's genetics play out with all the lovelies in town ;-D you'll get there eventually, Luv! We all have faith in you!

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[hazelnut]

It's pointed out that this causes concern that other town lots may have been similarly impacted (good looking out there, Trip!).  All of the Dragon Valley lots simply identify as "community lot" when I mouse over them.

What?!  Pip, you have the worst luck    .

[LivvieLove]

Perhaps this isn't my place, but I highly recommend never removing mods from a game file you've started in. It's actually worse on the engine to take mods and CC out after you've put them into a game file than it is to just start without them and add them in.

You see, the game recognizes all that content and then it has to work extra to compensate for the lost content when you take it out.

I'm sorry to hear about your school troubles and that it's caused another dynasty to end.
I must say that you're fabulous and I'm sending you lots of love and appreciation from over here! <3

[PeregrineTook]

Pippin, you are a paragon of grace, persistence, and resilience. Hats off to you!

I'm so sorry to hear of your technical difficulties. Your Flanagan Decadynasty has certainly met more than its fair share of misfortunes!

You can do this! Kick your game in the butt and show it who's da boss! *burns a stick of incense on your behalf

One of your many fans,
oshizu

My thanks.  I'm lucky that Quinn is such a fun Sim, or I'd have probably given up and picked a new founder or even town by this point.  Of course, all the encouragement definitely helps keep me going as well.

Oh noooo!   But like you said, we'll get through this together. If someone has the determination to continue, it's you.

Thanks.  I can't believe the bad luck I manage to have with my dynasty attempts, but I'm definitely learning a lot from each failure.

Aawww Pip, we love you too <3 and you should totally put that in your siggie!

Most Tenacious Simmer, as voted by... Everyone!

Sucks that you have to start again, again :-( but, it is an interesting way to see how Quinn's genetics play out with all the lovelies in town ;-D you'll get there eventually, Luv! We all have faith in you!

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Hahaha, maybe I should just do a file where Quinn romances all the ladies in town and repopulates Dragon Valley with his own offspring  ;=)
It's in the siggie.  Yep.

It's pointed out that this causes concern that other town lots may have been similarly impacted (good looking out there, Trip!).  All of the Dragon Valley lots simply identify as "community lot" when I mouse over them.

What?!  Pip, you have the worst luck    .

Indeed I do, but it means I'm about due for some good luck, right?  (I hope)

Perhaps this isn't my place, but I highly recommend never removing mods from a game file you've started in. It's actually worse on the engine to take mods and CC out after you've put them into a game file than it is to just start without them and add them in.

You see, the game recognizes all that content and then it has to work extra to compensate for the lost content when you take it out.

I'm sorry to hear about your school troubles and that it's caused another dynasty to end.
I must say that you're fabulous and I'm sending you lots of love and appreciation from over here! <3

That's probably really smart.  I didn't think deleting the CC and some extra downloads would impact the whole town, but now I know better.
I appreciate all the love and appreciation!

[PeregrineTook]

As promised, here's a shot of the young adult kiddos.  I saved hem to my Simbin in case I decide to use them for anything later.







I think Amethyst turned out quite lovely.  I was envisioning her as the goofy, delightful optimist.
Lavender turned into a weird cross of Dracula and Spock.  He's a perceptive genius and I was thinking of going private detective with him.

[PeregrineTook]

Pippin:  Well, I guess it's time to start the Flanagan decadynasty...again.



Quinn: Really?  Are you sure you haven't given up on me and want to choose a new founder?  Or maybe a new town?
Pippin:  Have you been reading my replies to my readers' posts?
Quinn:  Maybe.  How about we do the idea where I make every lady in town my babymama?
Pippin:  Easy there, tiger.  Just go meet a nice girl and let's start a new dynasty.
Quinn:  You are no fun!



Shannon:  Hello, handsome prince.  Will you save me from my evil sister?
Quinn:  You mean the lovely red head?  Hey Pippin, how do you feel about primary and secondary spouses?
Pippin:  No!
Quinn:  So not fun.
Shannon:  Umm, was that a yes?



Quinn:  Hello, random homeless townie whose name Pippin forgets!
Random Homeless Townie whose Name Pippin Forgets:  Great.  Now that's my name.  Thanks a lot.
Pippin:  She's lovely and I really like her formal wear.  Apologize and promise to learn her name if you marry her.
Quinn:  I don't think that's how sweet-talking works.



Nuala:  Well, you certainly are handsome.
Quinn:  Wow, you're not even looking at me.
Pippin:  The Force is strong with this one.  Marry her, and together you can rule the galaxy as husband and wife!
Quinn:  Best wedding vows ever!



Another Homeless Townie:  I have purple hair.  You know you find that attractive.
Quinn:  Guilty as charged!



Morida:  Umm, am I supposed to be impressed for some reason?
Quinn:  Yes.  Yes you are, because my Watcher has a thing for redheads.
Pippin:  Hey!
Quinn:  Well, you wouldn't be having me use time trying to impress a celebrity if it wasn't true.
Pippin:  Well, yes, but you know you got distracted by Nuala and I let you meet her instead of staying focused on dear, beautiful Morida.
Another Homeless Townie:  Sure, her name you remember.
Pippin:  Stop judging me!
Quinn:  Party time!



Quinn:  Yep, we've got our party faces on!



Quinn:  Flowers?  How lovely!
Nessie:  Was I carrying something?  It seems like I'm carrying something...?



Quinn:  Flowers?  What an original gift!
Marion:  Please take me away from my husband.  He has a dumpster in the basement.  A dumpster!
Pippin:  Formal party!



Quinn:  Good heavens!  I certainly didn't expect to get flowers!
Pippin:  And look how lovely Random Homeless Townie whose Name Pippin Forgets looks in her formal wear!
Random Homeless Townie whose Name Pippin Forgets:  I already hate this dynasty.



Another Homeless Townie:  Have I mentioned my purple hair?  It's purple.
Quinn:  Yeah it is!
Marion:  (Whispering)  Save me, Quinn!  Take me away from Captain Dumpster over here!
Pippin:  Costume party!



Pippin:  Oh, lovely Fiona.  If only we had two spare age of instant elixirs.



Quinn:  Good heavens!  Flowers!  I certainly haven't already received lots of those!



Quinn:  Well hello, ladies.
Ladies:  Pick me!!!



Quinn:  What?  Flowers?  I did not see that coming!  I'll just put it over here by the other 9 bouquets.
Pippin:  And the final party usually only has the top 4-6 ladies, but this time, it involved just about all of them as there wasn't a really strong top group.  Basically, the top 12 were all within a fairly close range.



Quinn:  Well, I notice you ladies have become a vampire and a fairy.  I certainly don't have a potent cure elixir.  This could be a problem depending on how things go.
Pippin:  Indeed.



Marion:  Please pick me!  Please, Quinn!  I'm not begging, I just really, really like you and your dumpster-free house!



Siobhan:  I got you flowers.
Quinn:  What a lovely and unexpected gift!
Aislin:  I am so not impressed.  By anything.  Ever.



Quinn:  If I pick you, I promise I'll learn your name.
Random Homeless Townie whose Name Pippin Forgets:  You are such a sweet talker!
Pippin:  See?  I know how sweet talking works!
Random Homeless Townie whose Name Pippin Forgets:  And I'll make sure your Watcher suffers for forgetting me.
Pippin:  Wait.  What now?



Nessie:  You do reaize I'm your boss and am in charge of giving you raises and promotions, right?
Pippin:  Oh!  Pick her!  Pick her!!

But with the parties come to a close, we will have to await to see who Quinn picks when he awakens...because he's a whiney, sleepy little baby who doesn't care about his readers and makes them wait!
Quinn:  Ugh! 
Stop being hateful, narration!  I'm trying to do a sleep!

[oshizu]

I love the spouse-hunting aspect of multi-generational dynasties!
Pippin, I especially enjoy the way you conduct yours. You actually let your own sim pick their spouse! That's so brave of you.

How funny when Quinn is chatting with the lavender-haired "Another Homeless Townie" after talking with Nuala.
He pictures that homeless townie in his thought bubble, but she's wearing Nuala's dress. Distracted much?

Can't wait to find out who Quinn chooses!

[Malley]

I vote for Nuala. Best. Vows. Ever.

[CeresIn]

Poor Marion living with a dumpster (and it's the only one in all Dragon Valley, I think).

So much flowers, Quinn is a very sought after man.

I vote for Nuala again, I love her and her vows just reaffirm it.

[PeregrineTook]

I love the spouse-hunting aspect of multi-generational dynasties!
Pippin, I especially enjoy the way you conduct yours. You actually let your own sim pick their spouse! That's so brave of you.

How funny when Quinn is chatting with the lavender-haired "Another Homeless Townie" after talking with Nuala.
He pictures that homeless townie in his thought bubble, but she's wearing Nuala's dress. Distracted much?

Can't wait to find out who Quinn chooses!

Well, this time around goes in a slightly different, but still fairly random direction.

I vote for Nuala. Best. Vows. Ever.

I think Nuala's lovely, but the plan was still to let Quinn choose.  Of course, sometimes plans change...

Poor Marion living with a dumpster (and it's the only one in all Dragon Valley, I think).

So much flowers, Quinn is a very sought after man.

I vote for Nuala again, I love her and her vows just reaffirm it.

Yeah, the Marion thing had come up in the final post before the restart, so I figured it would be fun to play off of that.
So much love for Nuala! 

[PeregrineTook]

Pippin:  We return to the Flanagan household where our founder is...being robbed?





Pippin:  And she's elven!  I've never seen this Sims before...?  Oh, Quinn, you might want to call the police.
Quinn:  Trying to do a sleep!



Quinn:  Oh, I'm being robbed.  I should call the police.
Pippin:  Great idea.  And the police officer arrives just in time to pass the thief on her way out.  Hey, the police officer's an elven woman too!  And I've never seen her either!



Sylvie:  I'm afraid the thief got away.
Quinn:  Didn't you just walk right past her and let her escape?
Sylvie:  According to police code article 7 section 1.4, I can neither confirm nor deny that I was utterly useless in the apprehension of said suspect.
Quinn:  Fine.  Wanna watch a cat video?
Sylvie:  Yeah I do!



Sylvie:  Awww, so cute!
Pippin:  And after they both leave, we look on the relationship panel to see them both out of their professional attire.  The police woman is okay-looking, but the thief, Caitlin...
Quinn:  I love her!!  She's the most beautiful woman ever!  She has stolen my heart!  And my couch.  I must invite her over!



Caitlin:  I was here recently stealing things.
Quinn:  She's so honest!



Quinn:  Hello, beautiful.  What's a lovely thing like you doing in a place like this?
Caitlin:  You invited me here.
Quinn:  Oh, she's so sassy!
Pippin:  No, pretty sure that was just a statement of fact.



Quinn:  So, what's you sign?
Caitlin:  It's a zodiac symbol which leads to behavioral stereotypes.
Quinn:  Such wit!  I'm swooning!
Pippin:  Again, pretty sure she's just stating facts at you.
Quinn:  I must kiss her immediately!



Caitlin:  Your face was moving towards mine, so I moved.
Quinn:  Playing hard to get!
Pippin:  Statements of fact. 
Quinn:  No, she's just being coy.
Caitlin:  Koi is an Asian fish.
Quinn:  See?  Witty!
Pippin:  Simply statements of facts.



Quinn:  Caitlin, dear angel of wit and sass, would you do me the honor of being my girlfriend?
Caitlin:  I lack for a romantic attachment, so I suppose that would be adequate.
Quinn:  And be my wife?
Caitlin:  I also lack a husband and a home, so that proposal is satisfactory.
Quinn:  She is a delight!
Pippin:  She's so bland.



Quinn:  Isn't this the happiest day of your life?
Caitlin:  It is satisfactory.



Quinn:  You make me so happy!  And now that we're wed, let's see what delightful stats my beautiful wife has.  Wait, let me guess:  flirty, great kisser, good sense of humor, genius, and family oriented.
Pippin:  None of them. 
Quinn:  None of my guesses were right?
Pippin:  No, she literally has none of the stats.  She has no stats.  Your wife has no personality.
Quinn:  I...she...what?
Pippin:  You married an android.
Quinn:  I...she...what?
Caitlin:  In marriage and dynasties, the creation of a baby is often essential.  Will we be doing that now?



Quinn:  Oh, yes, I can make this marriage work.

[oshizu]

Oooh, I'm so confused now! The Sims 3 has android sims with no traits?
But, but, but I googled using the keywords "Sims 3 android" and the search engine thought I meant Google's Android OS.  Grrrrr.

What a surprise twist, hooking up with the burglar!
Now, Caitlin, why are you so utterly not-thrilled about marrying Quinn? Have you no idea what a catch he is?
Or are you one of those hard-to-get, sassy heroines that Pippin so admires?
Caitlin looks adorable in that shot where she's dodging Quinn's kiss.

Great choice, Quiin! Way to catch your readers off guard, Pippin! 

[PeregrineTook]

Oooh, I'm so confused now! The Sims 3 has android sims with no traits?
But, but, but I googled using the keywords "Sims 3 android" and the search engine thought I meant Google's Android OS.  Grrrrr.

What a surprise twist, hooking up with the burglar!
Now, Caitlin, why are you so utterly not-thrilled about marrying Quinn? Have you no idea what a catch he is?
Or are you one of those hard-to-get, sassy heroines that Pippin so admires?
Caitlin looks adorable in that shot where she's dodging Quinn's kiss.

Great choice, Quiin! Way to catch your readers off guard, Pippin! 

Sorry, my word choice apparently misled you.
There aren't actual androids.  She's oddly glitched and literally has no traits.  It's just a blank spot where they should be.  I did some research and other people have encountered that with homeless Sims joining their families and it hasn't messed up anyone's file that I found, so I felt safe going forward.
Anyway, since she lacks traits, I decided I'd try to write her as if she has no real personality.  Therefore, everything's just fine and adequate, nothing's great or devastating.
I agree, she's adorable!

[CeresIn]

Caitlin is beautiful!

It is normal for npc/service sims not to have traits, some have none and some only have two or three, other have the five. That depends on the town, I think (but not sure) that all npc in Dragon Valley have not traits and their LTWs are random. So isn't a glitch, it's the way they were created.