An Immortal Island Goddess Dynasty (ENDED - Gen. 6)

[elliana]

Thanks so much for putting the house on the gallery!

Of course! Let me know if you ever want an updated version and/or shell of the house.

[elliana]

The house of eight is really overwhelming. Always something going on. Artemis has started on her robotics skill while Diana hunts down collectibles.

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Also, I realized Styx is a girl, which would not be fitting of the name Styx, so she has been renamed to Nyx, the goddess of night. And in looking up some name inspiration for Nyx, I stumbled on the fact that Artemis is actually a twin in mythology! The only twin Olympian. I think that’s cool that she ended up being a twin in this legacy as well. But anyway.

On with the story! Aphrodite is at the top of her Stylist career and has maxed the Writing skill! But with all of the chaos of the house, Atlas ran away. Heaven forbid I don’t fill up the food bowl the second it goes empty. I remedied that with an automatic feeder, and soon Atlas was back and happy. Although very dirty. Just like the rest of the house with all this chaos…

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To get a break, Artemis and Diana went to the docks of Brindleton Bay to do their homework and meet some stray cats. They only met one cat but had a great time together as sisters.

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The next day, Aphrodite was invited to GeekCon by her friend Minoru. She accepted and chatted until they were good friends, then socialized with the rest of GeekCon. She discussed fashion with a cosplayer. She now has 17/20 friends needed to finish her aspiration.

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Aphrodite went to the Oasis Springs park the next day to meet more friends. She’s at 18/20 friends now. The twins came too after school - Artemis did her homework and some grilling for her Scouts badge, and Diana dug stuff up. Artemis met a teen who looks eerily similar to her mom…that’s a no for a potential spouse.

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The next day was Harvestfest. I won’t repeat the mistakes of last year!

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Oops.

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This time, Aphrodite kicked ALL the gnomes, so there were none left to cause any torment. The day went by pretty easily. Venus came over, and I caught the pink trio chatting in Hera’s bathroom while Nyx sniffed the floor.

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Can you guess who is the alpha out of the pets?

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Later that night, I caught Diana and Gaia having a heart-to-heart on the patio while everyone else was asleep. Diana seemed distraught. Becoming a teen and starting to realize her destiny…it wasn’t easy.

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She and her sister are still best of friends though. Playing chess together until the night gets late.

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In Aphrodite news - with one Kava party, she finished her Friend of the World aspiration, locked down her last gold medal party, and had 6 good friends! The third immortal is ready. She still has a few days left in her adult life, but I consider my immortals “done” when they’ve finished their accomplishments.

It was a great Kava party. Look at Nyx being the queen of the house. And Aphrodite telling funny stories while Hera slaves away over a salad.

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Now the focus is on the twins. They went to Brindleton Bay after school for Artemis to befriend more pets. In the meantime, Diana befriended some human teens.

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The next day, the twins went to Oasis Springs for Diana to look for collectibles. Artemis came back from her Scouts meeting in a fiesty mood, so when a fellow Scout tried to flirt with her, she wasn’t having it. C’mon, dude. We have the same hair. You really think I’m into you?

So of course, since it was Neighborhood Brawl, she fought him. And won.

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The next day, right on Kyra’s elder birthday, she maxed the piano skill and then mentored Aphrodite on the piano to complete her aspiration. As soon as she did, I noticed Nyx eating her birthday cake. It was no matter, though - Cheerful Kyra didn’t mind.

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Soon after, it was time for Aphrodite’s elder birthday too. She got her immortal elder tattoo. Me, an elder? No way. The same day, Kyra reached the top of her career, so both she and Aphrodite promptly retired. Time to enjoy the elder lifestyle.

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The next day was Winterfest, where Kyra did crunches while Father Winter watched. Then followed by the twins’ birthday. At their birthday party, Diana met Karim, the white-haired dude who was flirting with Artemis the other day. He and Artemis are actually now friends and played chess together at the party. But he seemed pretty happy to learn she had a twin sister…

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We’ll see what will happen there. But first, time to expand the house and give the twins their YA makeovers!

[elliana]

This short update is going to be entirely a fashion show. If you hate that, sorry in advance. I promise some top-notch plot next update (coming soon). If you love it, buckle in! (Actually, I would love any feedback about if you like/dislike this kind of post, would like to see more/less of these things in the future, etc. Really any feedback. About anything.)

First of all, the house needed a redo to accomodate more immortals’ living quarters upstairs. Now it can fit up to 4 immortals, each with their own color-themed room and bathroom. I’ll probably just add on an identical 3rd floor for immortals 5-8. I like to keep everything related to the current generation on the ground floor so I only really have to focus on one level of the house.

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Take a look at Aphrodite’s new immortal space. She has 8 paintings as her immortal contribution - Hera had 8 Sulani items, and Gaia had 8 mounted fish. I tried to make her black-pink aesthetic come out in her immortal room. I don’t make the immortal rooms look as Sulani-esque as the ground floor, so there’s more room for creativity.

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Also, the 2nd floor deck has the Goddesses’ collections. It’s a decent start. Diana and her The Curator aspiration are adding to the collections nicely.

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The bottom floor got expanded to allow for 2 bathrooms (yes, I know there are 3 bathrooms upstairs, but everyone always wants to use the downstairs bathroom!). Notably, I moved Hera’s mixology bar inside to make room for a hot tub outside. I might change my mind about that…might make the living room a bit crowded. We’ll see. And of course, the living room was recolored in yellow for Artemis.

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Here are the bedrooms for Artemis (top) and Diana (bottom). Diana’s in the kids’ room for now until I move her out. Both the adults’ and kids’ rooms are a big bigger.

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Finally, the whole house.

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Now on to our YA twins! Here’s some of Artemis’ looks: everyday, formal, and hot (cold is the same as teen).

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And here’s a look at Diana’s wardrobe: her everyday and party outfits.

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That’s it for now! Time to look for some potential spouses in these brand-new outfits.

[Rhoxi]

The house is coming along quite nicely! Not sure why you said you couldn't build.

[elliana]

The house is coming along quite nicely! Not sure why you said you couldn't build.

It's gone a lot better than I expected. Usually my houses turn out like boxes with windows.

[elliana]

The new young adults spent the day after their birthday roaming the neighborhoods of Oasis Springs, Diana hunting for collectibles while Artemis chatted up her friends in the neighborhood. The first friend was the girl who looks just like Aphrodite. The other friend was Karim, the white-haired dude who hit on Artemis when they were just wee teens. Diana and Karim are now friends too, plus some flirting…

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Artemis got accepted into a distinguished degree program for Physics at Foxbury. It’s the weekend, so her classes don’t start until Monday. She and Diana went to celebrate Foxbury Spirit Day on the quad to celebrate her new university. It was snowy and they didn’t stay long before doing more collecting at Oasis Springs. Artemis chatted up a Scout teen while Diana extracted fossils.

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If it wasn’t clear already, I have all of my university Sims join an organization at their university. Gaia joined the Brainiacs at Foxbury, Aphrodite joined the Art Society at Britechester, and now Artemis is joining the Bot Savants at Foxbury. She went to the Utili-Bot Contest on the quad and met some members, including two pretty girls…

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She hit it off with one of the girls, Kylie, who called and asked her out on a date the next day. They had their first kiss at the Goddess house and many more at the Blue Velvet before Artemis got up the nerve to ask Kylie to go steady.

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Diana has been getting some romance of her own…

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That’s right. That’s Karim. He asked to come over, and one thing led to another…I plan to move Diana out with him soon. She already maxed her Fisherman career and just completed her aspiration by finishing a collection - a bit cheeky, but I had Gaia buy rare seed packs until the house got all PlantSim Magic Beans. Gaia went through the PlantSim portal to get a Forbidden Fruit to eventually complete the gardening collection.

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Twin loves.

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Meanwhile, in immortal news, Aphrodite and Gaia enjoy some pong in the early morning. These immortals sure know how to have fun.

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Venus and her family brought extra food over, giving me a good chance to show off Brennan Savea, Artemis’ and Diana’s cousin. Don’t mind the stinky dishes. You know how it is in an immortal dynasty. Brennan is quite handsome. He has Venus’ bright green eyes, handed down all the way from Hera, our founder.

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Unfortunately, Venus and her family had to come back later that day to give their condolences. Kyra passed away. Aphrodite knew it was coming, but she was still shocked and heartbroken.

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Rest in peace, Kyra. Musical Genius skilled in all three instruments.

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Kyra’s death brought down the spirit of Love Day, but the twins had important work to do. Artemis and Diana had reached full friendship and romance with Kylie and Karim, respectively, and it was time to propose.

Artemis went first when Kylie asked her on a date to Stargazer Lounge between her final exams. Artemis popped the question, and of course Kylie said yes. It wasn’t easy to commit to such a role in a dynasty, but Kylie would do it for Artemis. Interestingly, Stargazer Lounge (in San Myshuno) is where Aphrodite proposed to Kyra too. Stargazer Lounge is the Club Calico of generations 3 and 4 - both Hera and Gaia proposed at Club Calico in Brindleton Bay.

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Diana’s proposal to Karim was slightly less scenic…

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…but he still said yes, happily.

The wedding was planned the next day. First, Diana and Karim got married in a private ceremony, just the three of them.

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Did I say three? That’s right - Diana is expecting! I wanted her and Karim to try for a baby before moving out so that there would be more kids with Goddess lineage.

Artemis and Kylie came next. I got this lovely shot of them framed by Diana and Karim.

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Their ceremony was more public and celebrated, but just as full of love.

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After the weddings, Diana (formerly Goddess, now Abd Al Kader) moved in with her husband, while Kylie (formerly Sheppard, now Goddess) moved in to the immortal house.

Now time for Kylie’s Goddess makeover!

[elliana]

Kylie is a Childish, Genius Glutton. She came with the Angling Ace aspiration, but I changed that to Freelance Botanist. I like to keep my spouses with aspirations within their original category (ex. nature) so their bonus trait makes more sense. She’s going to be a Botanist. Artemis originally met her at the Bot Savants event at Foxbury, but I have my spouses drop out of university if they’re enrolled.

All that to say - here are Kylie’s everyday and party outfits. I kept her hair short. She’s got some fun patterns that show her Childish nature, but the overall look is put-together and fitting for a Genius Botanist.

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Darn. I just realized I forgot to use Diana’s satisfaction points to buy Potions of Youth before she moved out. Oh well.

More importantly, I realized I broke the rules by moving Diana (and also Venus) out of the household. I didn’t originally pay enough attention to the rules, but I was just looking to see about money trees and realized that moving out any household members is banned. So now I’ve not only broke the rules with my MCCC mod and cheating Houda’s aspiration but by moving out Diana and Venus. I’m going to keep playing - I’m invested in this story and these characters, and as I’ve said before, I never planned on making it to the Hall of Fame. I just want to acknowledge this breach of rules. It does give me an advantage - moving out Diana gave me 1 extra household spot so Artemis can now have a baby. To make things fair, I will wait until a household spot frees up before trying for a baby. Atlas the dog aged up the elder recently, so he should pass soon. Moving Venus out eventually gave me spots to invite both Atlas and Nyx into the household, making it easier for me to work on Artemis’ aspiration. I don’t really have a fix/retribution for that - I just want to acknowledge it.

Okay. Moving on!

Artemis and Kylie are enjoying the newlywed life. They’re both Geniuses, so they love playing chess together. Artemis is doing well in her classes, especialy with her study buddy Nyx helping her out with homework (who also just aged up to elder).

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As for the money tree I mentioned - I’m trying to complete the gardening collection, and I needed the money tree. Kylie helped round out some other missing plants - trash fruit, dahlia - and now I just need the UFO fruit/plant thing. Nobody necessarily has the rocket science skill…Artemis is learning it in her physics classes, but she’s too busy to be doing space missions on the side. Maybe once she’s an immortal, I’ll dedicate her to exploring space for that fruit.

Artemis threw a gold-medal house party to catch up with her friends. It was a hit. And here’s a funny image of Artemis talking to her friend in the rain while Gaia, unbothered by the weather, takes a relaxing nap.

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Atlas got some freezing mange disease, so Artemis took him to the vet. She was very stinky there, right before class…but Aphrodite came to the rescue! That Instant Hygiene she purchased with her satisfaction points finally came in handy.

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Good thing she bought wellness treats at the vet clinic, since Nyx got sick the next day. These elder pets!

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As just like that, Atlas’ life came to an end. I’ll be honest, his death hit me harder than most of the spouses. I love my pets. Look at poor Nyx wondering what’s going on…she knows. Her time is soon too.

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Rest in peace, Atlas, god who carries the weight of the world of his shoulders.

The Goddesses must carry on. Atlas’ death, while sad, means the start of a new beginning.

In other sad news, I got the call that Venus Savea (formerly Goddess, of course) passed away too. Here’s a picture of Venus and Aphrodite as kids together. Rest in peace, Venus.

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The death of a Goddess sister made pregnant Artemis want to visit her twin. It gave me a chance to check on Diana. She now has a little girl toddler named Myra. She’s adorable.

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Speaking of toddlers…welcome to the world, Circe - the Goddess-witch. She’ll be an Internet Personality maxing the Comedy, Charisma, and Video Gaming skills.

Wait…

No. No way.

Another set of twins.

Welcome to the world, Calypso. Since there is no Roman equivalent of Circe, I named her twin Calypso after the nymph. Both Circe and Calypso were recluses on islands who fell in love with Odysseus. Calypso was said to have enchanged Odysseus with her singing as she worked on her loom. There’s not much of a career to make out of singing, so maybe I’ll have her be a Painter. I’d have her be a Musician, but I’ve already done that aspiration twice now and already got the rewards from the career with Kyra. So Painter it is.

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I’ll have to think about whether or not to move her out…as per the rules, I shouldn’t, but it makes more sense with the ways things have gone in the story to move her out like the other sisters. We’ll see.

I am less than thrilled about this new development. I have no idea why my Goddesses keep having twins. I bought Gaia the fertility reward trait (which didn’t even work that generation) because it was only generation 2 and I wanted two kids for Houda’s aspiration. But Gaia’s kid (Aphrodite) and now her kid (Artemis) have had twins. I wonder if it passes down. I’ve learned my lesson and will make sure there’s a house of 7 before trying for any more babies.

Side note (especially for Auranaris): I’ve been reading the book Circe by Madeline Miller. It’s really good. I planned to name generation 5 Circe before I started reading the book about her, but I have a whole new perspective now! I’d highly reccomend if you like Greek mythology.

Back to the story.

Sad news. Nyx, goddess of the night, passed away, following Atlas. The family was surprisingly sad considering the majority of them had gotten into scuffs with Territorial Nyx and weren’t super fond of her.

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Circe (1st) and Calypso (2nd) aged up to toddler. Here is Circe's everyday outfit and Calypso's cold weather outfit (Circe with the curly hair, Calypso with the bangs and pigtails). Circe is Fussy, while Calypso is Independent.

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Now, some nooboo spam to end the update.

Aunt Diana talking to Calypso.

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Mom Artemis doing her physics homework as her babies sleep. University is a lot of homework!

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Not nooboos, but here’s Kylie making a questionable chess move in her fancy new Botanist track uniform. Hera is playing a video game in the background.

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Family dinner.

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And my personal favorite: Hera and her granddaughter Aphrodite have gotten pretty close, I guess, because they shower and bathe together now. That’s what an eternity together will do to you.

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[elliana]

It’s time for the Goddess’ favorite holiday…Harvestfest!

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This year, Artemis took after her mother Aphrodite and initiated the Kicking of the Gnomes. But everyone else joined in, even Kylie.

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The aftermath.

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Aphrodite even took things a little too far and smashed the dollhouse…Circe and Calypso were understandably upset.

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Also, shout out to the Sims employee who designed the toddler napping animation. 11/10.

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After Harvestfest came Winterfest. It was just as chaotic. Gaia accidentally lit the tree on fire when she was trying to light it. Since she has the Naturalist reward trait, I figured, who better to light a fire? I was wrong. Gaia stood by and did nothing while everyone else freaked out. Kylie dashed out the door as the firefighters and the sprinkler system got to work. But with all the chaos, the toddlers didn’t get to open presents. It was a sad Winterfest.

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Not only did poor Circe not get to open presents, but I had to make her stay up until 5 AM to max out all her toddler skills. She finally did it! Then aged up to child with her sister that morning.

Circe is now a Goofball, while Calypso is Creative. Circe likes island and pop music, while Calypso likes classical. Here are their everyday and cold weather outfits (Circe first, Calypso second).

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And just like that, it was time for Artemis to graduate from Foxbury with a distinguished degree in physics (with honors, like all the Goddesses before her). A Spirit Squad member and a lobster cheered her and her classmates on.

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Artemis promptly joined the Mechanical Engineer career. She needs to brush up on her robotics before a promotion. I forgot to mention a while ago that both she and Kylie aged up to adult. Or did I mention that already?

Anyway, Circe and Calypso are best of friends. Circe is more social while Calypso is more creative, but they get along well. Here’s them swinging together after school.

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In other news, Kylie is doing well in her career - she’s a level 7 Botanist and has high gardening and logic skills. She’s been taking over the gardening from Gaia for now.

With all of her ample free time, great-grandmother Gaia took the twins to the Oasis Springs park. She fished while the kids played on the playground. Circe made friends with a heavily make-up’ed adult for her Social Butterfly aspiration.

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Mom Artemis came along and used her level 10 handiness to open the Forgotten Grotto. This was actually pretty exciting for me because I’ve never been there before in the Sims. She got a lot of collectibles.

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Also, I finally saw a ghost pet. Artemis needs to play with 2 for her Friend of the Animals apsiration. Atlas came out to haunt the swingset and enjoyed some playtime with Artemis.

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Diana and Karim invited Gaia to GeekCon. Artemis tagged along to explore space, even though we have a rocketship at home. But it must have been the luck of the festival because she returned with a UFO fruit! Gardening collection complete.

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If Circe wasn’t in school, she would have joined. She would love GeekCon. She’s already started her gaming career by calling some friends over and playing with them. She takes it quite seriously.

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Both Circe and Calypso achieved their childhood aspirations and became A students without much difficulty. Now the focus is on Artemis. She just maxed her career and only has a few skill levels left. The big thing she’s missing is her Friend of the Animals aspiration. Nyx hasn’t come out of her urn as far as I’ve seen, so Artemis was missing 1 ghost pet to play with. She visited the lighthouse and pet cemetery in Brindleton Bay and soon found a dog to play with.

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So everyone’s doing well on their requirements. And it’s time for Circe and Calypso to age up! Hera was very excited, apparently.

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Here are their everyday and hot weather outfits (Circe first, Calypso second). Circe got the Outgoing trait and the Joke Star aspiration. Calypso is an Art-Lover with, you guessed it, the Painter Extraordinnaire aspiration.

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[elliana]

The Sim Sessions are in town! To celebrate the twins’ teen birthday, the entire family went to the concert. Gaia leads up the pack heading to the stage.

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Kylie was VERY excited. Who knew being part of an immortal dynasty could be so much fun?

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The gang enjoyed Joy Oladokun’s music while Calypso did her homework. Always good students, these immortals.

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Again, Kylie was REALLY into the whole event.

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Apparently Circe is a big Bebe Rexha fan. Makes sense that she modeled her hair after her. Hera is more of a fishing fan, I guess.

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Well, that was very fun. I’ve been impressed with the Sims’ new content this summer! Although all my Sims were so tired the next day. Artemis and Kylie took a nap during their working from home.

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Moving on. Story time. Circe and Calypso got a renovation to their bedroom to make it more teen-worthy. They were cringing at the childish-ness.

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The twins get along well, doing their homework together with the help of the other Goddesses. Circe is proud that she finished before Calypso. They also play video games together to work on Circe’s video gaming skill.

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Meanwhile, Kylie has maxed both gardening and logic and is about to max her career. That means she’s completed her Freelance Botanist aspiration. Woo! Kylie’s done. She just aged to elder.

Artemis, on the other hand, has more to go. She’s about to become an elder but isn’t quite done with her immortal requirements. She’s maxed her career, 2/3 of her skills (1 level left for logic), and made 8 woodworking items. But she still has to finish up both of her aspirations, one of which will be complete when she maxes logic (Nerd Brain) and the other needs one more animal friend (Friend of the Animals). She also has to throw one more party.

Atlas came out while Artemis worked on her logic skill late at night.

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Artemis went to Brindleton Bay the next day and finished her Friend of the Animals aspiration. Then her wife mentored her in logic until she finished that aspiration too.

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Finally, to wrap up her immortal requirements, Artemis tried to throw a gold-medal Kava party, but I had trouble with the “Kava toast” interaction and could only reach silver. So we tried again the next day, and…

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Meet the newest immortal with her cool new immortal tat!

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Artemis was tough in the end, but now I have time to breathe and focus on Circe, who I’ve been overlooking. She has good starts on her programming and comedy skills, which are needed for her aspirations of Computer Whiz and Joke Star. She’ll be a bit tough because the former aspiration requires reaching level 5 of the Tech Guru career, and Circe’s career will be in Social Media later on. So she’ll have to make a bit of a career detour first, but I’m hoping it won’t be much of a problem.

Random piece of news: I got a notification that Diana and her husband had a baby girl. We’ll have to go take a look at the family soon.

Circe and Calypso are both doing well in school and are making some friends.

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Somehow, it’s time for Harvestfest again. It’s practically Goddess tradition now to kick the gnomes. Circe took her first (of many) kicks, and of course Aphrodite got in on the fun. Then Artemis repaired everything and scavenged for parts.

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Circe and Calypso had some teen boys over after school. Circe was chatting them up and raising her charisma and comedy skills.

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The twins spent their birthday weekend at the Willow Creek library. I’ve changed my mind about Calypso. The Painter career is a bit dull, and if Calypso is going to be hanging around until she dies, I’d rather her have a more interesting life. She’s going to be an Art Critic instead. Which means instead of just needing the painting skill, she’ll need to work on writing and an instrument. I haven’t decided which one yet. Maybe the piano?

Anyway, Calypso wrote for too long and got writer’s block, so she and Circe went to the Romance Festival with great-grandmother Gaia and Aunt Diana.

And of course, since it was Neighborhood Brawl (the Goddesses’ second favorite holiday), Circe had to get in a fight with a teen boy she met. But they become friends afterwards.

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Then an elderly woman scattered rose petals around Gaia. Funny enough, it’s not the first time elder Gaia has been flirted with. When she was confronting a fish poacher, they somehow got to flirting. The woman has been calling Gaia asking her on dates ever since. I haven’t responded because…Houda was Gaia’s one and only love. Gaia is content to just tend her garden and fish with her mom Hera until the end of time.

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Speaking of immortals, Artemis and Aphrodite had a good long chat at night and became BFFs.

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And then it was time for the twins’ YA birthday. The whole family went to Sims Sessions again to celebrate. Look at their congo line. It’s a little unnerving how many of the immortals are in pajamas. I guess when you’re immortal, you outlive everyone’s judgement of you.

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Circe made some YA friends to match her soon-to-be YA status. The girls were quite pretty. No, I don’t know what’s going on with Calypso’s arms.

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And finally, here are some photographs that Circe took at the event. She’s going to have 8 photographs as her museum contribution. Her photography skill is still pretty low, if that's not obvious by the pictures.

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Birthday outfit and house renovation pictures will come next update!

[elliana]

Twin birthday time! Circe and Calypso were very excited to blow out their candles after a fun day at Sim Sessions. Only Aphrodite was still up and awake after all the fun.

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Fashion show time! First, here are Circe’s new everyday, formal, and party outfits. She got the Mean trait.

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And Calypso’s everyday and formal outfits (oops, her eyes are closed in her formal outfit). She got the Jealous trait. Fitting for a Critic…

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House renovation time! The biggest change is the addition of an extra bedroom for Calypso. That meant I had to rearrange a lot of stuff and it made things a bit more awkward, but after fiddling for hours, I finally came up with a main floor configuration that I like.

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I also rearranged the garden, added a new towel in Circe’s color, and refreshed the patio. The upstairs collection patio got expanded out of neccessity when I added Calypso’s room.

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Upstairs, Artemis got her immortal room.

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The whole house.

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Now on to the story!

Circe immediately applied for university enrollment and scholarships. Calypso joined the Critic career and got a jump start on her first assignment by leveling up her writing skill. Does this look like the work of a future Art Critic to you?

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Meanwhile, party girl Circe used her day off to throw a rockin’ dinner party.

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Winterfest came soon. The day started off well, decorating the tree and opening presents and such.

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Then I got a notification that the next day was Harvestfest…? I checked my game calendar and somehow it was still fall. I’ve had this bug before, where the season doesn’t advance properly and the holidays get messed up. So I had the Goddesses buy one of those weather-controlling things for Artemis to upgrade and advance the season to winter. Fixed!

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The day only continued to go downhill from there. Circe decided to fight Father Winter for presents. And lost.

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And to top it all off…Kylie Goddess has passed away. The immortals were distraught.

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Rest in peace, Kylie. She was a Freelance Botanist in the Botanist career.

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Artemis is keeping busy in the immortal life by slowly upgrading all of the appliances in the house. She’s also crafting Utili-Bots to help with household functions like cleaning and gardening, although Gaia takes care of that well.

Circe and Calypso are still getting along well. Here they are playing ping pong.

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Although…Calypso is a Jealous Sim. Unlike the sisters before her (Venus and Diana), she isn’t quite as content to live a normal, mortal life. She sees what her sister will get and she’s envious. There’s something dark underneath their close bond.

Anyway. The house is very sad in the wake of Kylie’s passing. Calypso was giving herself a pep talk in the mirror…while Aphrodite showered. Aphrodite has no shame. In the meantime, Circe chatted with a friend she made at Sims Sessions, Sheila Villalobos.

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The chatting must have gone well because Sheila called the next day and asked Circe out on a date. It didn’t go super well…hard to be flirty when your mom just died. Circe was too sad to really lay on the moves. She tried to cheer herself up by telling jokes, but it didn’t work.

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The date must not have been terrible because just the next day (New Year’s Eve), Sheila asked Circe out on another. Well, this date went much better - the two had their first kiss and became girlfriends, completing Circe’s New Year’s resolution to get a significant other.

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Not a bad end to another year of Sims for the Goddess family.

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[Rhoxi]

Wow, you and twins! Again! I love Kylie's young adult dress. Are you using some sort of mod to add patterns and change the colors, or is that something EA updated the game to allow? Everything is so delightfully color coordinated.

[elliana]

Wow, you and twins! Again! I love Kylie's young adult dress. Are you using some sort of mod to add patterns and change the colors, or is that something EA updated the game to allow? Everything is so delightfully color coordinated.

I know! I'm sick of these twins, honestly! It's such a hassle to take care of so many Sims...but I did bring this on myself with that fertility reward.

No mod to add patterns/change colors - I just spend a while looking through CAS and build/buy to find things that match  I also plan the colors vaguely around colors popular in the Island Living EP so furniture is a bit easier. This recent Circe renovation took me a while because this color has been the hardest by far. The next color is white so that should be much easier 

Edit: I might have changed my mind about the color white...stay tuned!

[elliana]

Circe has joined the Britechester Spirit Corps. She led some chants at Britechester Spirit Day, then snuck over to Foxbury to yarnbomb the statue and put some UBrite posters at the sports arena.

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In the meantime, Hera did some digging and finished the household’s crystal collection!

Sheila, Circe’s girlfriend, asked her out on a date to Salty Paws Saloon. The two reached max friendship and romance, so of course, in the most romantic location yet…

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The fifth Goddess proposed to her girlfriend. Who said yes, of course. Let the Generation 5 Wedding Boogaloo commence!

I’m overhyping it. There was nothing super exciting, just good ol’ soulmate romance and Goddesses in their formal attire.

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Sheila moved into the house right after and got her Goddess makeover. Behold: her everyday, party, and hot weather outfits.

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Sheila came with the Master Chef aspiration, which I kept. We haven’t had an actual Chef yet (career-wise, anyway). I’d like the reward fridge. Unfortunately, Sheila doesn’t have any related skills…and she’s 3/4 of the way through her young adult life. I’ll need to grind on her!

In other news, Diana Abd Al Kader (formerly Goddess) has passed on. The family is pretty sad. Rest in peace, sweet Diana. Here’s a cute pic of her and Artemis as kids.

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Speaking of twins…Calypso’s been working on her writing. Aphrodite mentors her and seems to enjoy having a purpose. She’s the most aimless of the immortals - Gaia and Hera fish together for angelfish, Artemis upgrades the house, but Aphrodite just…hangs out. Paints. So she’s enjoying mentoring Calypso.

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Love Day rolled around, giving the newlyweds an excuse to be extra lovey-dovey. EXTRA lovey-dovey…

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To celebrate Circe’s pregnancy, she and Sheila threw a lovely dinner party. Circe and her friend Pania Tilo, a former Librarian, became BFFs. Calypso was jealous…

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Not too long later, Circe was bursting with “joy.” Look at Sheila’s parental panic face.

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Welcome to the world, Athena! Goddess of wisdom and war. She’ll be a Professor with the Logic and Research & Debate Skills, plus an instrument. I know I said the next generation’s color was white, but I decided that was boring. We’re going with peach instead.

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Athena’s baby days were uneventful besides Aunt Calypso painting all 5 masterpieces needed for her aspiration. Soon, Athena was a toddler. Finally, something besides black hair for this family! She looks a lot like Sheila, if Sheila was a toddler with a bad spray tan. These are her everyday and party outfits.

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Everyone loves little Athena. Also, Artemis…is that safe?

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Family breakfast!

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And to top it all off - Sheila cooking naked. This family loves the birthday suit life.

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[elliana]

Personal note: I just moved states and am starting a Ph.D. program that unfortunately has nothing to do with the Sims. I have 1.5 more posts already played out after this one, but after that, I won’t be able to play or update for a while. I might pick up on weekends and breaks, but we’ll see how busy I am. Admins, don’t move this to the graveyard just yet - I’ll likely have sporadic updates. And if anyone is really invested in this story and wants to see more, let me know - it’ll give me an idea of whether to continue posting or not.

Moving on to the Goddesses!

Athena’s toddler days are going well - she has a few days left and is level 4 in all toddler skills. Meanwhile, Mommy Circe is keeping up with her classes - she has one more term left in university. Sheila’s joined the Chef branch of the Culinary career. Most excitingly, Calypso finished her aspiration by maxing painting and painting 5 masterpieces! All is well in the Goddess household.

Circe got invited by her friend to go to GeekCon, so she played some video games while great-great-great-grandma Hera taught Athena her shapes.

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Then it was time for the twins’ adult birthdays. Circe threw a rocking party. Even little Athena was dancing!

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There was a little bit of drama when Sheila flirted with her friend Pania (and Circe’s BFF…), but the couple made up. I should mention that Sheila’s traits are  Erratic, Cheerful, and Clumsy.

The next day was both Harvestfest AND Athena’s birthday. In true Goddess tradition, all gnomes were destroyed on sight.

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Athena aged up to child and kept her orange-y skin tone. I wondered if it would disappear when she aged out of toddler, but I guess we’re out of luck. She got the Genius trait and the Whiz Kid aspiration. Here are her everyday, party, and cold weather outfits.

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Is anyone getting a little confused at this point in the dynasty? It occurred to me that things are getting pretty complex and it might be nice to have a good visual to clear things up. So go here for my immortal dynasty spreadsheet as of now (the date, not this point in the story): Immortal Island Dynasty Spreadsheet

Also, to help keep the family straight, here’s the game’s version of the family tree. It’s a little limited and doesn’t include the siblings and such, but it’ll do for now. I’ll make a nicer one eventually. Sorry for the abrupt cropping…I took this picture later in the game and had to crop out Generation 7

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Back to the story. On Circe’s last day of classes, she threw a rocking kegger! First keg party for the Goddess household (and for me, in Sim world). It was a blast. There was pong, chatting, and a naked keg stand by none other than Calypso.

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Then it was time for Circe to graduate! She promptly joined the Tech Guru career for her Computer Whiz aspiration, although her actual max career will be in Social Media.

And then came Winterfest. The family decorated the tree together. Spot Pania Tilo, Circe’s BFF who her wife flirted with. The DRAMA! Also, Hera got a lump of coal this year. Just FYI.

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The Goddess family took a group trip to the Spice Festival for Night on the Town. They played some basketball.

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Night on the Town was followed by New Year’s Eve and Athena’s teen birthday. The Goddesses celebrated in style, as per usual.

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Here are Athena’s everyday and party outfits. She has gorgeous brown hair.

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Let’s check in with our adult crew. Circe got to level 5 of the Tech Guru career and achieved her Computer WHiz aspiration. She promptly quit and joined the Entertainer career as a Comedian to advance her Joke Star aspiration. Without working so much as a minute, she quit and joined the Internet Personality career at level 8 from her degree. She needs 10,000,000 followers for a promotion…she has 600. So I’ll need to really grind her social media prescence. Besides that, she just needs to finish her Joke Star aspiration to become an immortal.

Calypso has achieved her aspiration and is near the top of her career.

Sheila aged up to elder and is also near the top of her career. She just needs to cook 3 gourmet dishes at an event to finish her Master Chef aspiration.

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Circe gave an energized speech Uptown for her job. She inspired no one but herself.

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Unrelated, but here’s Gaia doing sit-ups in her garden.

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Excitingly, a fire started while Athena was grilling outside for her Socuts badge! She looked pretty peeved.

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And even more excitingly, it’s time for the twins’ elder birthdays! Circe got her final promotion that very day and immediately celebrated with a birthday and immortal tattoo. Generation 5 complete!

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Spot Athena talking to her pretty red-headed friend in the back of the party…

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[Rhoxi]

I love your tradition of kicking all of the gnomes. So much petty chaos. Best of luck on your Ph.D. program; how exciting!!