Avilla TownieDecaDynasty Part 30 (Feb-3)

[butterfly]

That hair color always makes me think what EA was thinking when they made it.

Good job with Asteria's requeriments so far!

I have to agree with you, they should've spent the time making at least one look for the townies so not everyone looks the same after a few weeks in the game.
Thank you! She is getting closer to finishing them!

Part 13: Jog Around the World

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Asteria has shows almost every day and there's always someone to support her there, this time I wanted Bia to hang out there while her brother was with Janet, again. She wasn't the biggest fan of the idea.
Bia: „I hope she doesn't see me leave, I need to go home and catch up with my new Simflix show.“
Asteria: „Geez, thanks for the support, sis...“


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Maybe her teen sister isn't the best supporter, but Isaac( in the white vest) is always the loudest cheerer.

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At home, Mew had her final birthday. There will be no kitty dynasty, mostly because I'm not a big cat person myself. But I'm still considering getting the Avillas a dog.

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Soon, it was time for the twins to age up. Bacchus spent his final teen moments with his gf, of course.

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Auntie Lindy was at the party as well. Rocking her nightgown.
Asteria: „Aunt Lindy is here?! I wonder if she'll find a way to steal the spotlight this time...“

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Really mean-looking uncle Wylie was there as well.

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And uncle Chad didn't miss the party either, their relationships with the family are so low that I think they just come for the free food.

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Here are the twins aged up. Bia is Friendly, Genius, Athletic, Charismatic and a Cat Person. Bacchus is Good, Genius, Brave, Family-Oriented and Athletic.

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He was voted a Valedictorian and Most Likely to Take Over the World.

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And Bia got Highest Honor and Most Likely to be a Sports Star, just like Asteria did.

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Speaking of Asteria, she completed her career and LTW while working out in the gym. One requirement less.

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She did have a gig scheduled for the evening, but that will be her last one before the move, we need to get going with the rest of the requirements.

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At least she had a lot of fun performing, and was paid 11000$ for it! I think we won't have any money problems with the next generation.

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To make sure we get to the next gen, she went to China, prompted by the Secret Techniques opp. Perfect opportunity to get more opportunities

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The opportunity just required her to speak to Gao Pei, which she did immediately so she was free to explore China.

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Gao Pei was the one who gave her the quest to explore the Dragon Cave, which she also completed in the same day. Three extra opps on the list, and plenty of time to spare.

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She didn't waste the rest of the trip, but she did have great scenery to complete the Marathon Runner Challenge.

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And with Lanya's collection helper she jogged to pick up as many metals as she could. She maxed the Athletic skill while on the trip as well.

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All that with a little help of the moodlet manager she got for herself.

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Asteria:"I feel like I'm on top of the world!"

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This was a very productive trip, but it was also really relaxing with all the beautiful scenery.

[CeresIn]

The shot of Asteria looking down at the town is great.

I like Bia looks a lot, she's not a clone but she still looks a lot like her mother. I think she inherited the chin from her father.

[butterfly]

The shot of Asteria looking down at the town is great.

I like Bia looks a lot, she's not a clone but she still looks a lot like her mother. I think she inherited the chin from her father.

I've never noticed how beautiful Shang Simla is, I think it could be the prettiest of the WA towns.
And yes, Bia is stunning as well as unique. I just wish I wasn't stupid and saved her while I still could.

[butterfly]

Part 14:Get Your Flirt On

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To celebrate her sister's return home, Bia threw a Bonfire party so she can strengthen her NPC friendships.

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Her siblings didn't really care about the NPCs that much, they were busy entertaining their special someones.

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So she decided to get her flirt on as well.
Lanya: „Oh, young love, I'm glad she found her prince on a white horse, or a mermaid in a kilt.“


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Bia wasn't the only one getting her flirt on at that party. Lindy invited Isaac to watch the stars with her. In front of Asteria, Bacchus AND Wylie. Everyone in the house got a guest behaving inappropriately moodlet, except for Isaac...

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Isaac was very counterproductive at this party, poor Janet doesn't seem to be very fond of her future father in law. Don't you just love that the Berate Ignorance action is autonomous...

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Poor Mew has had it enough with this party and this family, I think she was plotting her escape out of the window.

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Next day I Janet was finally a YA, so I sent her and Bacchus out on a date.

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[iThe date went splendidly so Bacchus had to pop the question right then and there.[/i]

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They decided to celebrate the engagement at the theater, but got caught, which I have never had happen before. And I must admit it was very funny.

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The wedding was held the next day in the La Laguna Park that the family now owns. Janet headed straight to the buffet table as soon as she arrived.

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Good that she did because she missed her fiance meeting a girl.

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This girl is Rita Lu, Asteria's friend from school. I think she's an original NPC or something like that, and honestly I hate the fact that I didn't realize sooner that she's not pudding-faced.

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His sisters didn't approve of these two hanging out.
Asteria: „I'm calling the police if he keeps this going.“
Bia: „But, he is the police, I doubt they'll arrest him just for meeting someone. We just need to get Janet here ASAP.“

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Bia: „Come on, walk faster, I don't want you running away,“
Janet: „Why would he run away? Bacchus, why would you run away?“

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The wedding was about to start at a perfect time, just when the sun was starting to set down.

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Janet: „I think I'm gonna be sick!“
Bacchus: „No! But we just talked about how we shared a high school and never met, it was nothing!“

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Hopefully she didn't hear him while running to the bathroom.

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Bacchus followed her inside and my beautiful sunset wedding was ruined. Especially when Nigel went to use the bathroom right behind them.

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The father of the groom didn't help that much either, laughing at them while they cut the cake.

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But these two are really a sweet couple, and I can live with the fact that Janet is a generic sim. 

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She is still really pretty. I had t add her to the household just so I can change her hair color. Her traits are Brave, Daredevil, Genius, Natural Cook and Nurturing! Perfect dynasty spouse traits honestly. I sent her off to join the military career and kicked the two of them out, just so they can hopefully find a nicer house.

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And they did! The game moved them in a mansion! How lucky can they be!

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Hopefully, Asteria will have a house upgrade soon. She aged up after coming back from the wedding, she didn't get a mid-life crisis luckily, but we do need to hurry up with the requirements. Actually, everything is pretty much ready to go except for a single blackop and the tombstone...

[butterfly]

Part 15: The Waiting Game

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Since our heir is almost ready to go, I was forced to make Mew and Lanya lose their BFF status, which just shows how sad this part of the challenge is. These two always used to have fun together, but I can't risk anything anymore.

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Asteria finished the last opp and was killing time by playing for tips while her aunt watched.
Actually, both Lindy and Wylie passed on a little while after this was taken. RIP.

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Since we are now just waiting, Asteria spends a lot of time with Nigel.

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It is the perfect time to pop the question, none of his bad traits stopped him from saying yes luckily.

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They celebrated with a hot dog contest that Nigel won.
Nigel: „And that's the family I'm marrying into? They can't even handle their hot dogs.“


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Maybe they can't handle the hot dogs, but they sure do love each other.

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Remember Janet throwing up at her wedding? Well, the result of that were Lance,

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and Danica. The grandparents are over the moon and they already want 5 grandkids.
Isaac: „I want 5 but if they're not screaming at me all the time. I did my fair share of dirty diapers, I just want the fun stuff.“


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The babies aren't the only babies in the family. Everyone, meet Beethoven, the newest addition to the family.

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He is a bit Aggressive, but nothing we can't handle in this family. His cuteness still won me over.

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He and Mew get along well (meaning they just ignore each other), but since the puppy arrived, I noticed Mew was constantly sleeping on the side table.

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Another way the family spent the time until the move was Asteria's bachelorette party. The gentlemen looked snazzing.

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So did the ladies. Asteria asked her mom to hold a toast.

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and Lanya did her famous „Alone in the Room where No One Can Hear Me“ toast.

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Right after the toast the camera panned to the garage. It was one of the guests.

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Camera panned again and my heart stopped. But, it was one of the guests again.

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I didn't take the screenshot, but the Grim walked through the house from one reaping to another. The whole thing was just a mess.
Asteria: „Nigel, I told you it's my bachelorette party tonight and I'm not coming to your party. Listen, the party dancer just came in and they have a weird costume this time, it's like a long robe. Oh, wait...“


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Asteria: "I'm gonna have to call you back, babe."
The party dancers did show up, and didn't care the slightest that two guests died. Honestly, I didn't mind them since the first ghost was an NPC friend which spot in the list they can fill now that she's gone.

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The party continued on after the reaper was gone. That's Chad behind Bacchus and Janet. He's now quite lonely when Lindy and Wylie are gone. Probably the reason why he asked Lanya out right after the party, seriously, these 5 siblings are still having me question my choice of founder.

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You deserve that nap, Asteria, difficult days are yet to come.

[butterfly]

Part 16: Moving On

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Our elders are around 95 now. Lanya spends her days writing, Bacchus asked her to write his biography.
Lanya: "You'd think he's done something interesting in his life that needs to be written down. No college, no job..."
That's very supportive of you.
Lanya: "I'm just saying, going to university could be good for him, for any of them."
Not enough vacation days for that, honey.

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When she's not complaining of her kids' lack of higher education, her and Isaac enjoy spending time at the park.

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And with each other.

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To show you how much I've been waiting on that tombstone is the fact that Beethoven aged up, and he was at the beginning of the puppy stage when we got him.

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He is a really adorable big puppy now.

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Oh, also a thing that happened was this.

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Baby Boreus? is a son of Raymundo Coleman, the guy Bia flirted with at the bonfire party. He's brave and he loves the outdoors.

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Lanya got to meet her third grandkid.

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But he's the last one she'll meet. She left us at the age 98.

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She wanted more time with her family but the Grim wasn't hearing any of it.

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Isaac was heartbroken by the loss of his wife, but he realised that he needs to be there for his kids, so he drank the age freeze potion. Hopefully, it will help him stay around a while longer.

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Our heir wasn't there to witness her mom pass away, she was walking Beethoven to the beach.

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After finding out her mom's gone, she did what she had to do.

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Finally a perfect opportunity for a sunset wedding. But, Nigel decided he hated the outing and went home.

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Asteria followed him to his house where they sealed the deal. She moved in and brought Beethoven with her.

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And we kicked Nigel's vampire mother out.
Aurora Martin: "This isn't the last that you see of me!¨Mark my words!
Oh, I did, and she was right.

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Generation two is on their way!

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Generation 1: Asteria Avilla
1. Honor Roll Grade School and High School: Done
2. NPC friends:
Newspaper Deliverer-Milton West
Propertior( Jared Ghee)
Li Yuan(Tourist)
Singer(Budyy Schaffer)
Acrobat(Billie Cottrell)
Paparazzi(Anne McAllister)
Pizza Deliverer(Brie Pool)
Repair Technician(Jonas Unger)
Elixir Store Clerk(Gary Ghee)
Party Dancer(Chip Offablock)
3. BFFs:
Gao Pei
Raymundo Coleman
Nigel Martin
Janet Avilla
Mitch Lee
Rigoberto Hyman
Kelley Hyman
Bacchus Avilla
Li Yuan
Isaac Avilla
4. Career: Acrobat
5. SuperMax: Athletic
6. Black Ops:
Stinky Bugs
Bursting with Energy
Medicine Show
Bounce the Crowd
You There! Stranger!
Constructing the Vision Statue
Statue Construction Continues
Secret Techniques
Practice Makes Better
Showtime on Center Stage
7. Building and Property: Flying V's Coffeehouse & La Laguna Park
8. Adult stage: Done
9. Tombstone: Large, Lanya Avilla
10. 10 items: Metal: $5,229

[butterfly]

Part 17:Family Time

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While being quite handsome, Nigel is Grumpy, Mean Spirited Heavy Sleeper, Over Emotional and Hates the Outdoors. A really bad set of traits. After being cured of vampirism(I deleted the screenshot accidentally) he is only 4 days away from being an elder so a tattoo is due as soon as the baby is born.

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Luckily, that will be quite soon.

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Nigel's LTW is to become a Master Magician, so off to the park he went.
Propertior: „So, you hate the outdoors, are mean to people and get over emotional about everything? I can't wait to see how this turns out.“


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It's not turning out great so far. But I do have faith in Grumpy the magician.
Nigel: „This was intentional, I hate the outdoors so I wanted the flowers to die, that was the trick!“

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His only audience is his father-in-law and Mew. You see the bubble next to the haunted house?

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That's baby Boreus, now a toddler. I can't say just yet, but I think he resembles his father more than his mother.

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Asteria joins the family reunion at the park to break the news to her father.
Isaac: „You're pregnant? I thought it was just the Spooky day sweets. Congrats!“

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The lovely couple spends some more quality time together before the baby arrives. I'm actually starting to warm up to these two as a couple, Nigel is never rude to his wife and all he wants to do is give her hugs all the time. He probably learned his lesson.

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He also gets along with Beethoven very well. The pup has now learned to hunt so he constantly needs flea baths.
Nigel: „See, that's what happens when you go outside, Beethoven. That's why the outside is bad.“


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Asteria spent most of her pregnancy in the spa which resulted in her going in labour really fast.

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Everyone, welcome baby Caerus, who is Easily Impressed and Artistic!

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While the family was at the hospital, I noticed a teen outside. It's Lance Avilla, Bacchus' son, he and his sister are glitched so he jumped to being a teenager while Danica is still a kid.

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Since the heir is now here, Nigel treats himself to a tattoo to reset his age to the beginning of the Adult stage. Lot's of points to collect before he can peacefully age up.

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And to collect those points, he needs to work on his career, so he has his first gig in the park. I had to laugh at this fake smile of his.

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His wife is there to support him, just like he supported her at her first gig.
Papareazzi: „Asteria Avilla clapping?! I must sneak a photo even if it makes me lose a hand.“


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Danica Avilla is also there, resembling her mother more than her father. I really hoped to see more of Lanya in her.

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She doesn't really care about her uncle's tricks so she uses the opportunity to sell some baked goods. I've never seen an unplayed sim do this.
Danica: „Muffins and cookies, muffins and cookies! Even some old ones you can throw at the stage!“


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Then she leaves her stand full of food to complain about being hungry. I don't know what to think of this kid.

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I was so distracted by Danica that I didn't notice the show was over. And the first thing Nigel did after(autonomously!!!) is go and give Asteria a heath of the moment kiss. Adorable!

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After an interesting night, the parents couldn't wait to go back to their baby boy, whom I really kind of forgot about in this chapter. But he's a baby, hopefully, he won't remember.

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He wasn't a baby for a long time, his dad brought him to the cake in the early morning.

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And he aged up in a beautiful boy who looks just like his mother.

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I am in love with the fact that Lanya's genetics live on. He is adorable!

[butterfly]

*Note: I'm writing this story I can keep track of my story and my progress, but I've played too far recently and I need to catch up with the story before I can continue playing. In game, gen 5 is now a toddler so I need to do a lot of writing to clear out my screenshots folder. I thought about abandoning this story and just doing heir stats for each generation, but writing this is a great way to relax and get rid of stress, which I desperately need right now. So, you will be seeing this thread a lot in the unread posts section.*

Part 18: Toddler Time

Toddler spam anyone? Well, no need to tell me, you're getting it anyway.

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Little Caerus enjoyed the attention from both of his parents when it comes to training.

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He breezed through all of his skills but he did enjoy some more than the others.

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Talking is just not that interesting for him, or maybe it's the pee puddle that's bothering him. Who'll know.

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Playing with blocks doesn't require talking, so he's much more invested in that.

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Neither does snacking on stuffed animals.

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While he enjoyed his snack, Nigel was meeting an interesting lady in his room. Wonder what she wants.

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You probably guessed it, she was here to bring Hera, a Newfoundlander. (I'm not doing the greek naming theme for dogs, she's just named after my labrador who passed years ago)

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The pups get along well even though they're both aggressive. I guess the chewing calms them down.

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Lanya and Nigel take turns taking care of Caerus and their careers, so while Nigel was playing for tips I noticed that the Avilla's are here as well. This is Danica as a teen, she's grown into her pudding-faceness.

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I guess her and her brother don't get along very well, judging by the looks they give each other. And Bacchus just seems to have a feud with the bull, I mean who doesn't.

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Lance looks exactly like Bacchus to me, meaning we get more pretty Avilla genes. He-he

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Avilla genes are not just pretty to look at, they're great for making money as well. Lanya is the main moneymaker in the family with each her show paying out 10k+.

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But, she will be taking a break for a few days because we have a nooboo on the way. I was waiting for at least one of them to pop a wish for a baby. Nigel heard me and wished to have a baby with Asteria.

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Her pregnancy was mostly chill, with occasional dance breaks at her sister's party. I went there hoping to see Boreus, but he wasn't home.

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Nigel took good care of his pregnant wife with constant massages and hugs.

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And little Careus was also keeping her company.

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Now she'll have someone else to keep her company.

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Welcome baby Calypso!

[butterfly]

Part 19: Apples and Dinosaurs

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Nigel adores his baby girl and always rushes to feed and snuggle her.

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If he was only that nice with anyone outside his household. This guy can't audition for a single gig without picking a fight with the propertior. Maybe that's why he still sometimes gets rejected even at the park and the coffeehouse as a level 5 magician.

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Actually, the only person outside his home who he's friends with is Bacchus' wife Janet. And she and Bacchus are just being adorable all the time.

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The birthday was Careus', it's time for our adorable todd to become an adorable kid!

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Those Avilla genes are still going strong. He gets a Bookworm trait to go with Artisti and Easily Impressed. 

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He puts his trait to a good use immediately, during his own party. Reading will have to keep him occupied until he's a YA so he can start writing, I'm relally hoping that his rabbit-hole career and skill will be enough to get the 10 opps.

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Whil Careus is reading upstairs, another member of the family has her birthday.

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Hera is now an equally adorable adult pup.

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Caerus' only friend in school is his cousin Boreus so he invites him over while he still can. (He aged up the next day or so).I now regret not having Calypso earlier so he can have someone to hang out with.

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You see what I mean, there's literally no other kids in his school.

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Maybe he can't do homework with his sister still but she's at least growing up into a bit more interesting stage.

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And the first thing they do is play peek-a-boo, so adorable!

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Speaking of adorable, just look at her. I'd tell you both of her traits but my stupid self has written them down as calypso & loves the outdoors instead of calypso- [first trait]& loves the outdoors. I facepalmed myself so hard when I saw that.

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If the first trait could be cute as hell, she'd have that one for sure.

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She's still daddy's little girl and isn't fussy at all when it comes to her training.

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She doesn't seem too excited to be taught by mommy, that's for sure.

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She loves to inspect and munch on her blocks almost as much as Beethoven loves to play in his pee puddles. This is actually what I imagine everyone with dogs and kids in their house goes through.

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Her older brother definitely has a hidden dog person trait because all of his wishes are to play with the dogs and play dress-up.

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His costume chest is really tempting him while he's doing his homework.
Caerus: „If Amy has 5 apples and I give her 3 more, she now has... 8 dinosaurs!“
Close enough.


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He needs a break from apples and dinosaurs to go to the festival with the family.

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The dogs seem super excited to get to run around somewhere that's not their backyard. But unfortunately, it starts pouring almost immediately as they get to the park, so I send everyone except Nigel home.

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He finishes his show and comes back home to do one just for his family since they missed the first one.

[butterfly]

Part 20: Spoiled Rotten

After finally opening the mailbox and selling some of the wedding gifts ( like a 20,000$ carousel that Bia got them), the family has some decent money to spend on everyone.

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Dogs get a new feeder and are super excited about the magic food box.

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They also get a big comfy bed and nice carpets to make it even cozier.

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Little Calypso is so overwhelmed by all the toys that she has to pee of excitement all the time.

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But the empty toy box is just so much more fun to play in.

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She's getting the hang of walking as well.

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But it'd be so much more fun with daddy and his magic tricks. Mom's methods aren't nearly as fun.

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Unfortunately, dad is too busy trying not to kill aunt Bia to do all the training.

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Or trying to make his competition in the sim fest disappear. He's now level 7 and should be able to get the bigger gigs, but he's only barely getting the bar ones.

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To make sure they don't miss another of dad's shows, Asteria and Caerus decide to celebrate his birthday at Rodeo Go-Go.

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Caerus: „Daaad, that's embarrassing! Ugh, why did I agree to this.“

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Teenage hormones are already ready to go with this one.
Yup he's definitely an Avilla, seems identical to his uncle. Luckily he's at the Rodeo so we can check.

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They seem the same to me, Lanya's genes are really going strong.

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I love how supporting this family can be. Except that you can see Aurora Martin, Nigel's mom, leaving in the back. The family heads home for the night as soon as the show finishes ( with good show moodlets to my surprise).

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But the good moodlets won't last for too long, unfortunately...

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Luckily the house came with the alarm, I wouldn't have thought to put one myself.

[butterfly]

Part 21: (Pillow)fights

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Well, since the burglar did nothing but stand and scream at the alarm, I think it gets the job done.

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Asteria: „Why do I hear two alarms? Oh, my phone, you'll have to excuse me, miss policewoman."

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Asteria: „Hi, who's this? Oh, a guy that once saw me perform and fell in love with me? I'm not gonna go on a date with you, I have a burglar in the house."

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Asteria: „The audacity of some people... He asked me why I'm on my phone if there's an intruder.“

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Policewoman: „Ugh I lost and she's getting away, but at least I can get a picture of Lanya Avilla on her phone“
Caerus: „Mooom! She's getting away!“
Asteria: „As I said to the previous guy, I'm kinda busy and... Getting away!?!“
Beethoven: „What a bunch of fools!“


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Policewoman: „I'm just gonna go home and write the report, you try and catch her“
Asteria: „Oh, I'm on it“

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So she gets in her limo...

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Drives down the road and the action cancels...
Asteria: „I didn't get my chance to fight her, well, maybe next time“

I don't know about you, but I hope there's no next time... Oh , and where was Nigel all this time you ask?

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He slept through everything. You gotta love that Heavy Sleeper trait...

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Nigel: „Did you hear about the burglary in town last night? I just read about it in the papers, apparently, someone slept through the whole thing and the criminal got away. I can't believe the people in this town...“
Asteria: „Yeah, some people have quite the nerve...“

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With the whole burglary thing, we missed Calypso's birthday so she aged up with her dolls by her side.

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She doesn't have many Avilla features but she's still cute. She got the virtuoso trait to go with Loves the Outdoors and Friendly.

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Now Caerus has someone to keep him company on the school bus if nothing else.

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The only other teen is his cousin, but he aged up a couple of days later.

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Speaking of aging up, Nigel had his elder birthday right after finishing a show.

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At least his father and sister-in-law were there for him.
Isaac: „Oh, backpain, welcome to the club kid.“

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Now that he's an elder, he realised that he has to spend more time with his family.
Calypso: „Tag you're it, dad!“
Nigel: „How about we play something else, honey. Maybe some chess or anything else that includes sitting down?“

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Calypso: „We can have a pillow fight, that has something to do with beds!“
Nigel: „Can't fight that logic... My poor back“

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While the pillow fight was still going strong, our heir was terrified of going to prom.
Caerus: „There'll be people, lots of people, and punch, what if I don't like the punch?“
I wouldn't worry about the people since there aren't any in your school. I don't have an idea with whom, but he did get into two fights. And won a prom king, basic stuff.

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The final birthday of the part was Beethoven's. He's now an Old pup, and Hera is there for him.

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These two are really there for each other, a lot lately...

[butterfly]

Part 22: Dog Person's Dream

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After seeing everyone get older, Asteria realised that she's not ready to grow old just yet and go herself a tattoo.

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Just a simple pink and lime rose to remind her of her late mom and aunt.

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Our kids are having such a good time in school as you can see by the looks on their faces. I think they can't wait to grow older just to not have to do homework.

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At least Caerus has someone to hang out on the seesaw with.

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But other than that, he spends his time reading and looking at the rain. Quite poetic, but also quite boring.

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The dogs are still getting closer and closer every day.

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Which results in a succesfull woohoo in their dog house.

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I think they got the idea from their owners who are celebrating their anniversary.

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After an intense game of pool,...

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...and amusing the other people around with their special skills...

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They settle to the main floor so Nigel can perform, and Asteria seems to be having a great time.
Asteria: „But the knives... how can they not hurt them... and he let me get cut while making dinner?“

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I like to think that all the paparazzi are just the press covering the show and writing good reviews, not annoying pests waiting for my sims to do something bad in public.

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While the paparazzi waited for their breaking news, we have some breaking news from home!

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Her had two puppies!

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No, wait, Hera had THREE puppies. That brings us to 9 sims in the household.

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Everyone, meet Laika,

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Lassie,

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and Lady! Have you ever seen a cuter batch of puppers?

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Just look at them!

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And look at Laika screaming at the stereo!

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And look at all the z's in the living room! The dog person in me is having the time of her life.

[butterfly]

Part 23: Monsters and Magic

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Let's start this one off with Calypso's birthday party.

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Our lovely girl got a Genius trait for her birthday because her dad wished it. She's stunning but her really small eyes always seem like she's half-asleep so I got her some nice glasses to help with that.

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After her kid's party, Asteria went to her nephew Boreas' party to see this lad all aged up, and he is quite handsome, I think I see some Isaac in him.

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It's hard to tell from these photos here, but I still had to include them because they made my heart ache, especially seeing our beautiful founder.

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Nigel is close to becoming a Master Magician and is trying to hypnotize a propertior into giving him a gig, it seems like.

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Poor guy is just not having that much luck lately. But that's about to change.

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He completed his LTW while performing for tips and waiting for a gig at the stadium. Let's pretend that billboard is for his show that very evening. Congrats, Nigel, you did it!

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He played his final show for his niece Danica and the propertior. You'd think that the family would be here for such an important show in his career. Where were they then?

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Oh, stuffing their faces with pie...

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...and DJ-ing in the club just down the road, great...

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Interrupting our regularly scheduled story for some breaking news: Our dogs are adorable!
We can move on...

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Not this again...

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This time, Beethoven took the matter into his own paws and scared the burglar off before anyone else came downstairs. He probably knows by now his humans are useless with this stuff.

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Burglar: „Have you seen the teeth on that guy? And here I was thinking that my only obstacle would be the woman that talks on the phone.“

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Policewoman: „I got a call you had a burglar again, but there's no one here. Maybe they imagined it, like people say I image that Nessie is real, but I have proof, I can show it to you..“

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I waited for Nigel to get his stipend so he can retire. But guess what! After retiring his stipend went up to 12k a week, I've never had one be that large, and now I regret waiting.
Maid: „Save the bigfoot! Save the bigfoot! Now that you've retired you can save the majestic beast!“
What's up with NPC's and imaginary monsters these days?
Maid & Policewoman: „Imaginary!?“
Ookay, time for another puppy interlude...

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Just perfect!

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Now that Nigel is retired, I gave him a bass to keep him occupied. Beethoven is not the biggest fan, it seems.

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The kids are enjoying their teenhood together while they still can.

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Asteria: „Nigel, can you tell them to go to bed?“
Nigel: „Kids, your mom has a big day of doing nothing tomorrow, she needs some rest, so if you could destroy pillows somewhere else, that'd be great.“

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The next day is a  big day, Caerus' last day in high school, and the first day he actually meets someone there. She's a babysitter, but still, finally a new kid and it's on his last day.

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At midnight he blows out the candles.

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And becomes the world's cutest Workaholic. Seriously, this guy belongs in a boyband! He will become the next best thing (well that'd be a musician, so actually the third best thing). He applies for a job in the Film career to become a Distinguished Director! Lots of work to do in the next few parts, so let's get going!

[butterfly]

Part 24: The Pancake Success

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Caerus' first day of work will have to wait because he has a graduation to attend to. He's voted a Valedictorian and Most Likely to be Mediocre. We'll see about that.

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After graduating he sits down and starts working on his first novel. I really like his setup here, it makes for a really good motivation to do some good work.

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The rest of the family has nothing to do but play with the dogs, and they're loving it.

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Beethoven's loving it as well, being the eldest, he gets the most attention.

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Even though he's a pretty old pup by now, he gets to see his kids grow up.

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Laika becomes an elegant dog with her father's coloring.

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Lassie' sparkles hit after she devoured her lunch.

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And she's the fluffiest clone of her dad.

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And Lady is startled by the sparkles as well.

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She is also a fluffy beauty, but with more interesting fur.

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The family gets started on some skills,

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and tricks. If nothing, to keep them occupied.

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Even though he still writes most of the time, the dogs prefer to sleep by Caerus' side every night. He only went to work once, but got promoted and got his second opp ( the first one was a writing one). It's the weekend now, but I think he's on a good track.

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His mom helps him with his job by trying to find his coworkers around town. This one's a teacher, but, she is super cute and hopefully lives in the town, I must get Careus to meet her ASAP.

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Too bad he spent the evening at home writing and getting traumatised by the screen saver prank that his sister prepared for him.

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He got another skill opportunity, which is to deliver a book to China. So off he went, accompanied by the moodlet manager. He spent all three days there writing and completed one of the skill challenges.

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There was a historical event back at home: Nigel's first successful breakfast. As you can see on the counter, these were a very uncommon occurrence.

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Also this lovely plate of pancakes that Asteria was 'enjoying'.
Asteria: „Yeah, honey, these are lovely, you're a great cook...“

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Other than the pancake nightmares, life in this house isn't half as bad. Just look at this welcome party!

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The party is getting a bit older unfortunately. We are finishing off with Hera's elder birthday. Happy Birthday, girl!

[butterfly]

Part 25: Love and Death

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It's time for Calypso's prom! She seems a lot more excited than her brother was. Wonder why?
Calypso: „Can you not? I have my reasons.“

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Oh, really? You know I'll find out eventually?
Calypso: „Whatever.“

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Oh, I did find out. Except for being voted prom queen. Our girls scored a RI! His name is Darnell Crisp and he just moved into town! Can you believe it? He also invited her out on a date the very next day.

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Unfortunately, it didn't go too well. Even though their relationship is maxed out, he rejected her attempt to kiss him.

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Nevertheless, the guy seemed really excited to see her age up.

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Well, everyone seemed to be happy. Maybe they were happy that all the pranking has come to an end.

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She grew up to be stunning, as expected. There's a lot of Avilla in her genes, except for the eyes. She gained the gatherer trait and wants to become a one sim band. I am hoping for a nice gem collection for this generation so I put her and the dogs on the task.

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Since the dogs are out hunting all day, Beethoven sacrificed his points to get his daughters the hygenerator, or whatever it's called.

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To my frustration, Caerus had to skip another workday for graduation. But I guess it had to happen. Calypso was voted a Valedictorian and Most Likely to be a Rock Star. Oh, you're wondering who's Caerus texting there?

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He met the lovely Mimi Olivia a couple of days before for an opp, and the attraction was immediate. Since then, all his wishes included Mimi. I don't know about you, but I ship it!

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Since we still can't get ahold of the cure potion, we've been buying a lot of other ones. One of them is the friendship one, that Caerus used on his boss vampire grandma. But even though they're now best friends, she wasn't keen on giving him a promotion. I respect her not giving into nepotism, but c'mon! He's only at level three in his career and had 5 days off in a row. We need this! I know she's family, but I'm not sure I like her that much.

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I got a mild heart attack when my camera panned to the house. But it was only an NPC that Asteria was going to befriend. This generation really doesn't have much luck...

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Speaking of bad luck, it was time for Beethoven to go. Family's first pup was well over 50 days old when his time came.

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I just hate how touchy pet deaths are, they're not dramatic, just super sad.

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Altough he misses his pup, Caerus knew he had to focus on his work, so he used the moodlet manager on himself. I did leave everyone else to mourn for two days to honor Beethoven.

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But just as the moodlet wore off, it was time for another one. Nigel left us at the age of 97, and provided a large tombstone for the family. RIP.

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Everyone tried to find comfort. Whether it was a parent...

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Or a lovely 1-star celebrity that you just can't stop thinking about.

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I was super excited to see all the wishes he had to hang out with her. She's really pretty, and even though she doesn't live in a place half as big as the one we're in right now, it's still a very roomy place for a family.

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Things were escalating pretty quickly. Was it just for the press attention, or was it true love?

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Let's say it's love...

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Look how creepily excited she looks!

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Another way of dealing with all the losses was to get another dog. I like to think of this as the love at first sight between Pluto, the new chow-chow, and our Lady.