The Frohman Dynasty. Final Chapter: Immortality Explained [FAILED]

[Orange Iguana]

Hahaha, nice! I didn't know you could send teens on vacation by themselves.

Honestly, I was surprised too. This is good though as it means that the downtime the family has to go through only lasted until Isaac became a teen and not a young adult. Isaac's going to be my travel sim for whenever an immortal needs extra time to supermax a skill or if I decide to make an immortal a martial artist and need to compete in the tournament.

On a side note, once Isaac becomes a young adult, I will have officially gotten farther in this attempt at a dynasty than my previous attempt.

[MoonsAreBlue]

Honestly, I was surprised too. This is good though as it means that the downtime the family has to go through only lasted until Isaac became a teen and not a young adult. Isaac's going to be my travel sim for whenever an immortal needs extra time to supermax a skill or if I decide to make an immortal a martial artist and need to compete in the tournament.

On a side note, once Isaac becomes a young adult, I will have officially gotten farther in this attempt at a dynasty than my previous attempt.

That's good! I'm on attempt number four for my dynasty so it's great knowing that you're doing something better than the last time.

[Orange Iguana]

When we last left our family, Isaac vowed to never do an adventure in China ever again but brought home a new family member. His name is Pangu, the spirit of a boulder crushing axe.


We begin our chapter with Isaac breaking the bad news to his mother.

Isaac: I'm back.
Maricela: Did you get me that vacation home?
Isaac: Well, yes and no. Yes the credit card company will allow me to buy one when I'm older and no I'm too young to buy one in China.
Maricela: Why don't you try going to Egypt or France? I prefer France, I've always wanted to try their wine.
Isaac: VISA said I'm too young to buy homes outside of Sunset Valley.
Maricela: Get your grandpa to go with you and let him do the talking.
Isaac: (Grandpa! Of course!)


Isaac: Grandpa... grandpa! Wake up!
David: No, get away from that life fru... zzzzz....
Isaac: GRANDPA!
David: Wha?
Isaac: Pack your bags, we're going to France together.
David: Ask your father.
Isaac: Mother gave me the ok, now come on. If we hurry, you can make it to the wine tasting.
David: Just give me a couple more minutes... zzzz....
Isaac: Fine.


Isaac: Pangu we're going to France together.
Pangu: What adventures await us in France?
Isaac: Actually I'm just going to head there, give VISA a call, and have my grandpa buy the home. It won't take long, 1 day tops.
Pangu: What kind of services do you require of me then?
Isaac: Grandpa wants to visit the winery. I need to slash his tires when he arrives there so he doesn't try to drive if he forgets that he has to spit the wine out.


Isaac: We're here, before you go to the wine tasting, I just need to make a quick phone call to VISA and I need you to do the talking while I'm holding the phone, ok?
David: What are you planning?
Isaac: Mom wants a vacation home in France.
David: But she can't move out.
Isaac: Yeah yeah, I know, I'm working on that.


VISA: Thank you for calling VISA, how may I help you?
David: Uh yes I'm Isaac's grandfather calling to purchase a vacation home in France?
VISA: I am sorry sir but Isaac's account is not qualified to purchase a home in France.
Isaac: WHAT?
VISA: Isaac's account is only allowed to purchase real estate in China and only once he reaches the minimum age.
Isaac: It's not enough that I pay my bills, am not in debt, am awesome, and an intergalactic hero?
David: What are you talking about?
Isaac: Long story.
VISA: I'm sorry but in order for someone to buy a home in France, they must be able to taste the difference between frog legs and chicken, must own a vast nectar collection, must be sexy, and must have created a five-star dish that have impressed world famous food critics.
Isaac: ...


Isaac: We're going to be in France longer than I thought, I'll go convince the locals that I'm... the man and you go to your wine tasting.
David: How long is this going to take you?
Isaac: Four days.
David: (Why did you pick this as your lifetime wish Isaac?)


Isaac: (Let's get this over with.) Hello, you asked for a daring soul to provide assistance?
Jules Fournier: I need you to go into our tutorial dungeon and get me something. If you do this, I'll call VISA and tell them that you can taste the difference between frog legs and chicken.
Isaac: Sounds like a plan. It's not some vase that you can get for cheap at a pawn shop is it?
Jules: Oh no, this is something much more valuable.


Meanwhile, at the winery.

David: Hello, I'm here for the wine tasting.
Jeannine Lambert: Ah you must be new here in France. We do not call it wine, we call our delicious creations "nectar."
David: So it's like wine, right?
Jeannine: Yes but this is a family friendly version of wine. We have had a strict ban on wine since 1573.
David: But it tastes like wine, right?
Jeannine: Sir, I assure you, this nectar is of the highest quality. You will never want to drink wine again with just one sip of this.
David: So it's kind of like drinking wi--
Jeannine: IT'S NOT WINE!


David: It's just juice... good juice though... and there's the aftertaste... oh... ugh... what's in this? Plasma fruit?


Isaac: Change of plans Pangu, we have to satisfy the locals here too.
Pangu: I will be honored to destroy and boulders and rubble you may find.


David: Huagh... That's the last time I try something with plasma fruit in it. Maybe the meloire grapes nectar will be better.


Isaac: You sent me all that way for a baseball?
Jules: Me and my girlfriend were playing catch down there and it fell into that hole, we needed someone to go dig it up. I didn't want to get my arm dirty.
Isaac: ...
Jules: Cheer up, VISA will get it's phone call. Thanks a lot for getting my baseball.


Laurent Durand: VISA will know that you are sexy.
Isaac: Could you pick something else?
Laurent: You made a five-star dish that impressed world food critics.
Isaac: That works.


Isaac: Hey, did you know that the museum is haunted?
Margot Petit: It is? You took care of it, right?
Isaac: You hired me, right?
Margot: I'll call VISA.


Isaac: ...Nothing, now what?
Pangu: Isaac if I may.
Isaac: Yes Pangu?
Pangu: You brought me along to slash grandpa's tires when he went drinking at the nectary, correct?
Isaac: Oh... my...


Isaac: GRANDPA!


Jeannine: Excuse me sir, are you related to this man?
Isaac: Maybe, what happened?
Jeannine: Get him out of my nectary at once! He's done nothing but drink and cause trouble ever since he arrived. There's vomit all over the nectar machines because he won't get it through his head that he shouldn't drink plasma fruit nectar.
David: I can't stop drinking it. The aftertaste is so bad but it's so addictive.
Jeannine: Get him out and make sure he never steps foot in here again! If you do, I'll call VISA and tell them you own a vast nectar collection.
Isaac: Come on grandpa, let's go.
David: No I don't want to, I want more of that plasma fruit stuff.
Isaac: You're not a vampire grandpa, come on.


Isaac: Let just make one last phone call to VISA and we're out of here. I'm going to need you to do the talking for me so that I can get that vacation home for mom.
VISA: Thank you for calling VISA, how may I help you?
David: Yes I'd like to purchase a vacation home using my grandson's account.
VISA: Unfortunately, only Isaac is allowed to purchase a home in France.
Isaac: Then I would like to buy a home in France.
VISA: I am sorry but you are too young to purchase real estate in France.
Isaac: So I just wasted all my time convincing the locals for nothing?
VISA: If you would like, we will send you a free Deforester dresser for being a celebrity.
Isaac: ...get me and my grandpa on the next flight to Sunset Valley.


Italicized = Complete
David's Immortality Progress -- IMMORTAL
Ethan's Immortality Progress -- 2 PORTRAITS REMAINING
Supermax: Painting
Career: Architectural Designer
Lifetime Wish: Master of the Arts
6 Unique Opportunities (Black Ops): Research Project, Stinky Bugs, Interior Decor, The Drumline, Buoyant Bass, Practice Makes Perfect
Real Estate: EverFresh Delights Supermarket, Stoney Falls (Level 3)
Portraits: Toddler, Child, Teen, Young Adult
3 Unique Lifetime Rewards: Entrepreneurial Mindset, Extra Creative, Teleportation Pad
Best Friends: Raphael Gillis, Alesha Bundy, Hugh de Jesus, Leah Woodson, Janae Hankins, Calvin Weston
Traits: Artistic, Virtuoso, Ambitious, Perfectionist, Family Oriented
Isaac's Immortality Progress
Supermax: Logic
Career:
Lifetime Wish: Seasoned Traveler
6 Unique Opportunities (Black Ops): Ballet Recital
Real Estate: Landgraab Industries Science Facility, Papayrus Memorial Library (Level 3)
Portraits: Toddler, Child, Teen
3 Unique Lifetime Rewards: Opportunistic, Prepared Traveler
Best Friends:
Traits: Genius, Perceptive, Adventurous, Computer Whiz

[Sportsfan]

That's funny!
Did you not know that only the person with the visa level can buy a vacation home?

[Orange Iguana]

That's funny!
Did you not know that only the person with the visa level can buy a vacation home?

I needed to give Isaac a story reason to go to France. Maricela giving him the idea of having David do the talking was the perfect way to do so. Obviously, that didn't work as they learned the hard way.

[Sportsfan]

I needed to give Isaac a story reason to go to France. Maricela giving him the idea of having David do the talking was the perfect way to do so. Obviously, that didn't work as they learned the hard way.

Oh, that makes sense. It was great fitting it in with the story though, so good that I didn't even realize and thought it was a player error!

[Pam]

@Orange Iguana:

I noticed that several of your images hosted by Image Shack are missing.  This isn't good for you or for the Forum.  I suggest you use our own free Gallery to host your images.  You can read about it and get instructions here.  And I hate to ask you to do it, but if you could remove the missing images from this thread, I'd really appreciate it.

[Orange Iguana]

It's going to be a long process saving every picture, uploading it all on the gallery, getting rid of every single failed imageshack picture, changing the failed pictures to mini descriptions of what the sim was doing if I remember, and editing every single chapter to change the links but I'll do it. I don't want to disappoint the readers of this story by having it come to an abrupt end due to technical issues with the story itself and not the game.

I knew deleting each screenshot from my hard drive after a completed chapter was going to come back to haunt me...

EDIT: As requested, this entire dynasty is no longer on imageshack. It's now on this site's free gallery. Only one missing image had to be deleted but it could have been far worse.

[loveSims]

This is so funny! If you stop this story I think I will cry. I just love it

[MoonsAreBlue]

That update was so funny! And whew, that must have taken forever to switch all the images over to the gallery.

[Pam]

It's going to be a long process saving every picture, uploading it all on the gallery, getting rid of every single failed imageshack picture, changing the failed pictures to mini descriptions of what the sim was doing if I remember, and editing every single chapter to change the links but I'll do it. I don't want to disappoint the readers of this story by having it come to an abrupt end due to technical issues with the story itself and not the game.

I knew deleting each screenshot from my hard drive after a completed chapter was going to come back to haunt me...

EDIT: As requested, this entire dynasty is no longer on imageshack. It's now on this site's free gallery. Only one missing image had to be deleted but it could have been far worse.

Thanks very much.  I know that had to be a lot of work and I really appreciate that you took the time to do it.  From the Forum's point of view, having missing images makes a very poor impression to visitors.  It also makes the Forum look like nobody is tending to it or that it's abandoned.  So, I really do thank you for taking care of it. 

[Orange Iguana]

When we last left our family, Maricela got the idea of sending Isaac and David to France in an effort to trick VISA into letting them buy a vacation home before Isaac became a young adult. It didn't work, obviously.


We begin with Isaac, once again, breaking the bad news to his mother.

Isaac: I'm back, VISA didn't fall for it.
Maricela: ...
Isaac: I suppose you want me to go to Egypt and try there, right?
Maricela: ...
Isaac: Right, I'll just head upstairs then.


Isaac: Dad, are you aware that your mom is trying to get me to buy a vacation home somewhere in another country so that she can move out?
Ethan: She what?
Isaac: Relax, it won't happen because I'm too young, but when I get old enough, this might be a problem.
Ethan: Of course it's going to be a problem, she needs to paint my portraits!
Isaac: What do we do?
Ethan: ....... I got it!
Isaac: Hm?
Ethan: You, me, and mom all go to Egypt together. She'll go house hunting, I'll try to find us somewhere she would never want to live, and you direct her there.
Isaac: Didn't you tell her that you were under city arrest and can't leave Sunset Valley?
Ethan: Oh yeah... but aren't you a genius? Can't you iron out the details?
Isaac: .... I got it!


Ethan: A fridge?
Isaac: I'll put you in the fridge with a supply of oxygen, ship you to Egypt, and let you out when you arrive at the base camp.
Ethan: Isaac, no.
Isaac: We don't have to go to Egypt.
Ethan: No no, we're going. I just don't like how I have to actually get there without mom noticing.


Isaac: Mom, I was thinking, if you want me to go buy you a vacation home, wouldn't it be best if you came with me so that you could pick the home?
Maricela: ...I got it!
Isaac: Huh?
Maricela: I can't just send you to France or China by yourself in hopes of finding me a home. David probably would have gotten me a box of wine in the middle of the road for a house and I never did tell you what I wanted in a home.
Isaac: This is why you gave me the silent treatment?
Maricela: I was in deep thought and I just now had a brainstorm. France is a no-go so you and me will both go to Egypt so I can find me a house! Oh this plan is brilliant.
Isaac: (It's settled, we're all going to Egypt whether dad likes the fridge idea or not.)


Isaac: Grandpa, I'm taking mom with me to Egypt and sneaking dad in, want to come?
David: Dumb ghosts, transparent bodies and they still need showers? No I'm not going, I need to make sure Agnes and Bebe don't destroy this house while no one's here.
Isaac: Ghosts need showers?


Isaac: Pangu you're going to like this one, my parents are coming with me to Egypt but my mom is convinced that my dad can't leave this place so I have to sneak him in.
Pangu: Why is this necessary? Your father should just tell her the truth.
Isaac: I know but it isn't that easy. Anyway, I got more locals to convince, are you in?
Pangu: I would be honored to destroy all boulders and rubble that stands in your way.


Ethan: Are you sure this is going to work?
Isaac: Positive. The oxygen tank's all set up so that you'll make it safely.
Ethan: You know if I die in here and this dynasty ends, it'll all be your fault, right?
Isaac: My fault for coming up with the plan or your fault for going through with it?


Maricela: All packed up and ready to go?
Isaac: I'm all set, I got my clothes and I got Pangu with me.
Maricela: Pangu?
Isaac: It's a long story. Ready?
Maricela: Ready.


Isaac and Maricela: TO EGYPT!!!

Italicized = Complete
David's Immortality Progress -- IMMORTAL
Ethan's Immortality Progress -- 2 PORTRAITS REMAINING
Supermax: Painting
Career: Architectural Designer
Lifetime Wish: Master of the Arts
6 Unique Opportunities (Black Ops): Research Project, Stinky Bugs, Interior Decor, The Drumline, Buoyant Bass, Practice Makes Perfect
Real Estate: EverFresh Delights Supermarket, Stoney Falls (Level 3)
Portraits: Toddler, Child, Teen, Young Adult
3 Unique Lifetime Rewards: Entrepreneurial Mindset, Extra Creative, Teleportation Pad
Best Friends: Raphael Gillis, Alesha Bundy, Hugh de Jesus, Leah Woodson, Janae Hankins, Calvin Weston
Traits: Artistic, Virtuoso, Ambitious, Perfectionist, Family Oriented
Isaac's Immortality Progress
Supermax: Logic
Career:
Lifetime Wish: Seasoned Traveler
6 Unique Opportunities (Black Ops): Ballet Recital
Real Estate: Landgraab Industries Science Facility, Papayrus Memorial Library (Level 3)
Portraits: Toddler, Child, Teen
3 Unique Lifetime Rewards: Opportunistic, Prepared Traveler
Best Friends:
Traits: Genius, Perceptive, Adventurous, Computer Whiz

[Sportsfan]

Too bad shoving people in refridgerators doesn't help traveling in real life…

[loveSims]

Very funny! Can't wait to see what happen in Egypt

[Orange Iguana]

When we last left our family, Maricela volunteered to go with Isaac to Egypt to find a new home. Ethan had other plans and needed to find a way to sneak to Egypt so he had Isaac stuff him in a fridge with an oxygen tank and ship said fridge to Egypt.


Picking up where we last left off, Maricela and Isaac arrive in Egypt. Wasting no time, Isaac heads straight to the adventure board to get right to work on convincing the locals to call VISA and tell the company nice things about Isaac. What ridiculous things will they require this time?

Isaac: We're here, enjoy the house hunt mom.
Maricela: Why don't you come with me?
Isaac: I have to do favors for the locals here so that they call the credit card company and tell them I'm not a worthless slob. I had to do the same thing for China and France.
Maricela: Oh is that how it works? Why don't I head out and convince the locals instead? You're not old enough, remember?
Isaac: Are you sure? I don't think this is really your kind of thing. Just leave this to me and go find that vacation home.
Maricela: Meet me in the market in a couple hours, ok?
Isaac: Sure thing.


Maricela went off in search of a new place to call her own in Egypt while her son took care of the whole VISA issue.

Isaac: Ok she's gone, off to go save dad.


Isaac: Dad, are you okay in there?
Ethan: Isaac?


Ethan: Isaac, don't ever make me do that again. It was horrible in there! My eyes! They haven't seen sunlight since the last time this story was updated.
Isaac: I couldn't think of any other way to get you here. Mom's gone house hunting, I'm going to head out and start doing favors for locals.
Ethan: My eyes...
Isaac: Maybe you should rest.


Maricela: Oh this house is amazing! I didn't think the very first home I looked at would be the one for me. I got some spare time now... what's Isaac up to?


Maricela: Hi son.
Isaac: Mom!? What are you doing here!?
Maricela: I found the perfect home already so I thought I'd drop in and help you out.
Isaac: You're not going to like this. I promise you.
Maricela: How bad could it be?


Maricela: See? Easy.
Isaac: (This is going to be a long six days.) Alright, you can tag along for now.

And so Maricela tagged along with the young Isaac. In her opinion, there was no more reason to go house hunting as she found something she liked right away.


Isaac and Maricela were later tasked with finding some turquoise. The duo could only find two pieces so he sent his mother to the relic shop in hopes of finding more. This gave Isaac a moment alone.

Isaac: Dad, we have a problem!
Ethan: What's wrong?
Isaac: Mom found the right home and is now tagging along with me for the entire journey. If the locals call VISA and say the things about both of us...
Ethan: What?
Isaac: Mom will qualify to buy the home.
Ethan: Uh-oh, I'm on it.


Ethan: That IS a nice home, but we can't let Maricela buy it yet.

Ethan found the for sale sign and wrote "SOLD" on it. Crisis averted... right?

Ethan: Wait, what if this isn't the home she liked? Uh... hmmm... just to be safe, I better go give every home for sale in Egypt the same treatment.


It took all night, but Isaac did manage to find all of the turqoise that was requested. The next day, at 5 AM...

Isaac: Here you are
Sopdu: Thank you, I call VISA and--
Maricela: Isaac the store didn't have any turqoise.
Isaac: It's fine, I found them. Say, why don't you show me that home you wanted.
Maricela: That's a great idea. Let me show you that big palace-like home that we can afford.
Sopdu: The big palace? It's been sold, someone bought it.
Maricela: WHAT?
Isaac: (Nice job dad.)


Maricela: It IS sold! Who could have bought that home already?
Isaac: I don't know, guess you'll have to go back to looking for a home.
Maricela: Clearly, since someone bought this place.


Maricela: Hey, is that a for sale sign?
Isaac: (Uh-oh) Mom wait!


Maricela: It's sold too! What's going on here? Why are so many people wanting to move to Egypt all of a sudden?
Isaac: Perhaps tropical islands are out and deserts are in?

The plan is going along quite nicely. Ethan is in the process of writing "SOLD" on every single home for sale in Egypt and Maricela is falling for it. Who would have thought that Ethan would have to go so far to have his adult and elder portraits painted?

Italicized = Complete
David's Immortality Progress -- IMMORTAL
Ethan's Immortality Progress -- 2 PORTRAITS REMAINING
Supermax: Painting
Career: Architectural Designer
Lifetime Wish: Master of the Arts
6 Unique Opportunities (Black Ops): Research Project, Stinky Bugs, Interior Decor, The Drumline, Buoyant Bass, Practice Makes Perfect
Real Estate: EverFresh Delights Supermarket, Stoney Falls (Level 3)
Portraits: Toddler, Child, Teen, Young Adult
3 Unique Lifetime Rewards: Entrepreneurial Mindset, Extra Creative, Teleportation Pad
Best Friends: Raphael Gillis, Alesha Bundy, Hugh de Jesus, Leah Woodson, Janae Hankins, Calvin Weston
Traits: Artistic, Virtuoso, Ambitious, Perfectionist, Family Oriented
Isaac's Immortality Progress
Supermax: Logic [Logic skill 0 for career reasons]
Career:
Lifetime Wish: Seasoned Traveler [China and France level 3, Egypt level 1]
6 Unique Opportunities (Black Ops): Ballet Recital
Real Estate: Landgraab Industries Science Facility, Papayrus Memorial Library (Level 3)
Portraits: Toddler, Child, Teen
3 Unique Lifetime Rewards: Opportunistic, Prepared Traveler [Third one will be the moodlet manager]
Best Friends: Isaac's been so busy traveling, he hasn't had time to make friends.
Traits: Genius, Perceptive, Adventurous, Computer Whiz [Last trait doesn't matter]