The CrumpleSteel DecaDynasty: COMPLETED 11/11/13

[Gogowars329]

Michael seems pretty cute in his swing. I hope Ben finds a date!

[ArianaJade]

Just caught up with this after my holiday.  Supermaxed playing sounds a great idea

If only it was a skill, Ben would be done with his supermax already!

Michael seems pretty cute in his swing. I hope Ben finds a date!

Thanks! I've been really lucky with the genetics in this file I think.

[ArianaJade]

Cuteness and Plotting



Hazel: Stupid baby.

Micheal: Fart.

Why did someone let Cedric near the baby?

Micheal: Fart.



Hazel: Shall we talk about what daddy does all day? Daddy is a politician. Daddy tells everyone what he wants to do and then they decide whether to vote for him, and then...

Micheal: Daddy is a pollution.

Hazel: Well, that's probably close to what some people think of politicians, yes. Maybe we should do potty training instead though.



Micheal: She can't see me in here. She can't make me go to the potty.

Hazel: *looking around* I don't think we should have taught walking first.



Micheal: Mwahaha, she doesn't know I'm here. She's looking in the toilet! What stupid a baby hides in the toilet?

Hazel: Just because I can't see you, doesn't mean I can't hear you.



Micheal: Oh! My hiding place has tanks!



Michael: Boom! And the brave army of Sir Michael the Great has conquered the evil King of Potty and made it a land where no toddler is forced to do potty training!

Hazel: Found you.

Michael: Oh.



Hazel: See, it's not that bad really.

Micheal: Is.

Hazel: Isn't.

Micheal: Is.

Hazel: Isn't.

It's like the pantomime round here. When the songs start, I'm leaving.



Jamie: I've progressed to stone. Look how awesome a sculptor I am.

Cedric: I have a chainsaw.

Jamie: Stone is more advanced than ice!

Cedric: Yes, but chainsaws.

Jamie: Okay. You win.

Cedric: I know I do.



Micheal: I'm starving! I'm calling the social workers if you don't come and feed me right now! Unless...



Micheal: I could just drop through this convienient glitch-hole in the floor and go get your attention downstairs. It's a good job I'm not scared of heights.

Gravity-defying baby.

Micheal: I prefer awesome gravity-defying baby.



Micheal: Perfect landing.



Micheal: What are you looking at? I'm a perfectly normal adorable baby!



Why so sad?

Hazel: I'm thinking. My plan is nearly complete, and then I'll be useless and it'll be Ben's turn in the spotlight. But then that's the way life moves on, isn't it?

Not the mysterious plan again. And I'll see what I can do with the whole moving on thing. I think I can get a way around at least part of it.

[Lunarpixels]

Poor Hazel! and Michel is so cute! great update!

[loveSims]

Micheal is so cute.  Very funny updates lol!

[ArianaJade]

Thanks, Artsygirl and loveSims!

Eugenia



Is my little man having a birthday?

Hazel: No more nappies! Woop!

I see none of that my baby's growing up soppiness from you, then.

Hazel: It's very difficult to get taken seriously as an investigator when you smell of baby.



Look happy, babe, it's your nephews birthday!

Cedric: Oh, I'm sorry for not being ecstatic.



Cedric: Wooo! Baby! Go baby!

Better.



Micheal: Nom.

Hazel: You're meant to blow out the candles, not try to eat them.

Micheal: Spoilsport.



Hazel: Look, copy mummy. That's better.





These two need no explanation.



Makeover.



Where are you off to, young man?

Ben: What's it to you?

Nothing.

Ben: Then don't follow me!

Oooh. Does Ben have a girlfriend?

Ben: SHUT UP! *door slams*

Hazel: That's a yes then.



Harry: How come I'm all old and wrinkly and you get to be young still!? We're twins! Not fair!

Hazel: Calm, calm, calm...



Harry: I feel so much better now.

Hazel: Good?

Poor Harry. It must be weird when your twin sister is still a Young Adult but you're an elder. Then again, he looks good for an elder.



Cedric: *to himself* I'm going to learn how to use a chainsaw and then Jamie will see who is the better sculptor! Mwahaha!

Ahh, brotherly love.

Cedric: Arrghhhh! Don't sneak up behind me when I'm holding a dangerous object!

Okay, I'll go stalk Ben instead.

Cedric: And don't come back!



Forum: Who's this then?

Shhhh! Or he'll know I'm here!

Forum: Sorry.

This is Eugenia Casey, and she's the only girl teen in the whole of Sunset Valley.



And there seems to be something going on between her and Ben. Awww, young love.

Ben: Hang on a minute, Eugie.

Eugie?!

Ben: Watcher, I know you're there. And I know I can't make you leave. But if you're going to violate my privacy, at least do it quietly.

Well, I've been told.





Tune in next time to see more about Ben's love life, Micheal's childhood years, and Cedric and Jamie's continual one-upmanship brotherly love. But that's all for today, folks!



Hazel: Stop!

Or not.

Hazel: My plan is complete. It's Showtime.

You installed an new expansion pack when I had an important game running? You could have doomed us all!

Hazel: So?

[alex51299]

Yay the plan has revealed itself! 

[Aredhelrim12]

Oh great. Now you're going to be one of those people who makes me want Showtime badly. Haha, Ben doesn't seem to like you very much.

[ArianaJade]

Yay the plan has revealed itself! 

I can start on the next plan now!

Oh great. Now you're going to be one of those people who makes me want Showtime badly. Haha, Ben doesn't seem to like you very much.

Haha, he was in the middle of a mood swing at this point in the game. I hope he doesn't hate me thaaaat much.

[ArianaJade]

I still have about ten unposted chapters of screenshots. The daily-or-more updates will continue.

Chapter 59: It's Showtime



Random Bloke: Boo! You're rubbish!

Singer: Oh, you break my heart.

Showbusiness: It's tough.



Hazel: I don't understand what this stick is meant to do. It looks kinda dangerous.



Jamie: Three, two, one...



Jamie: Oh, I hit the black one.



Hazel: *cat-like noises* And Iiiiiii will always love you-ooo-ooo-oooo...

Maybe try something more upbeat?

Hazel: Okay.





Hazel: Dontcha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?



Hazel: I'm going to be a superstar, aren't I?

Don't go throwing in the day job just yet.

Hazel: Shut it, fool. Jamie! Back me up!



Jamie: Die, monster, die!

Hazel: Oh, fine! *flounces* You just play your arcade table while some voice in the sky bullies your wife! You cruel, cruel man!

Maybe you could make it in showbusiness afterall. You're dramatic enough.

Hazel: Thanks, I guess.



Random bloke: Boo! Boo! You're rubbish!

Hazel: Let's see you try then!

I think maybe we should get out of here before you two cause any fights.



Ben: So, you're cute, do you want to be my girlfriend?

Eugenia: Okay, why not.



*sloppy kissing noises*

This place needs some serious redecorating when we move in.

Ben: Shh, trying to kiss here.

Sorry. What else am I meant to do while you're snogging away though, just twiddle my thumbs? Count sheep?

Ben: You could go elsewhere. You might be able to be omnipresent, but that doesn't mean you have to be.



Let's go watch Micheal. He's enjoying what every kid in this house gets to do, because there's no real skills for them to learn.

Michael: I'm mopping a floor. That's slavery, that is.

Hey! You're doing it autonomously.

Micheal: I'm a kid. I don't know what that word means. All I know is that everyone else is having fun, and I'm stuck at home like Cinderella. I want to go to a ball. Or boarding school.

What about playing in your dinosaur costume?



Michael: Roar! Roar!

I see I didn't need to ask twice.





Aww. Young love.



Cedric has a birthday.

Cedric: Oh, I'm old. I don't want to be old. Why can't I be in an Immortal Dynasty instead?

Jamie: My hot dogs! I hope they're okay in there.

Cedric: I don't care if your food is in the microwave, I'm having a crisis!

At least you're on track to die in time for Ben to move.

Cedric: Glad to be of service.



Cornelius Nelson: Having a crisis? You? I'm hovering around dead in the middle of the road, and I've been here for two days! I challenge you to match that for a crisis! Don't mind me, I'll just be dead here for a while longer shall I?!

I was going to reset you, but maybe now I won't bother.

Cornelius: No! Don't leave! I take it all back, I'm sorry!

He really was hanging there for several sim days. No gravestone, just him.



Jamie and Hazel are very much in love still.

Hazel: Private time.

What is it with these sims and private time?



And two more birthdays to round off the mega-long update.

Hazel: Oh!



Jamie: Ahh!



Jamie is having a mid-life crisis. Oh dear.

Hazel: At least he got a haircut, finally.

I'm not sure that's going to help, dear.

[loveSims]

The dude with the funny hair have problems lol! But sims that sing can drive one insane. Happy birthday to everyone.

[ArianaJade]

The dude with the funny hair have problems lol! But sims that sing can drive one insane. Happy birthday to everyone.

I know! I kind of hoped they'd get better with time, but they seem to stay terrible no matter how much practice they get on that thing.

Deathdays and Birthdays



I finally got round to selling some of the celebrity gifts in the inventory and achieving Cedric's lifetime wish of Swimming in Cash.

Cedric: Zzzzzzz

He'll be happy when he wakes up, anyway.



Jamie throws a fundraising party, inviting what seems like half of Sunset Valley and causing a traffic jam in the front doorway. Michael's enjoying it, even if everyone else was too busing having routing issues too. He threw up the wish for the lifestyle of the rich and famous during the party. He's also a cute kid in his little green bow tie.

Michael: I want to have lots of parties with girls and hot tubs and juice and...

Erm...aren't you a bit young for that? Don't you think it's your bedtime?



Hazel: It's so weird, you being old and me being young.

Savannah: I don't really mind. Anyway, I have something important I need to tell you...



Hazel: Savannah!



Savannah: Being dead can't be that bad, it's just like life except more transparent.

Hazel: But, I'll miss you!

Savannah: I'll come back and haunt you.



Grim: Oh, please. Stop being so melodramatic. I want to get back to playing Sim Gnubb.

Ricalynn's Artie dynasty may have forever ruined my perception of the Grim as scary.



Meanwhile, in the basement, Ben is... hey! What are you doing with that cake?!

Ben: Waiting for Midnight. So I can age up, not so I can bring my immortal family's spouses back to life.

But your mum has the wish to organise you a party.

Ben: But I have the wish to not party with my uncool parents.





Midnight arrives, we blow out the candles, and Ben heads for (im)maturity.



I forgot to take a picture of him in CAS when giving him his new outfits, so you'll have to make do with a shot of him walking out the hospital having just joined the Medical career. We're going for intelligent, slightly weird doctor.

Ben: Organ Donor? I hope that doesn't mean what I think it does. I like my organs.

I think it does mean what you think it does if you think it means what I think you think it means.

Ben: ??

Yeah, better get working on your logic skill. Both to understand whatever it was I just said, and to get a promotion before they take any of the organs you need to actually live.



So how else better to learn logic than by playing chess with your little brother?

Michael: I'm not a little brother, I'm a big scary dinosaur! Hear me ROAR!

Okay, big scary dinosaur.

Ben: Your roaring just knocked over my Queen.

[ArianaJade]

Toilet Upgrades, Graduation and Skill Maxing



So Ben graduates. He got Valedictorian and Most Likely to Have a Big Family, despite having no traits I'd have thought would influence that. Not that he'll be having any babies whatsoever until he's maxed his medical career, squished a whole lot more grapes, and completed a load more opportunities. Jamie is dealing with the friends.

Ben: I'm so awesome, look at me.



Cedric: Nooo! Sapphire! I'm heartbroken! Come for me, Grim!

I'm not even going to explain the absurdity of this, seeing as you were only romantic interests and you had a relationship bar below half when she died. And several other romantic interests, and...

Cedric: My heart has been cut into two! I'll never be the same again!



Hazel: Ahh! My family are mad!

I've known this since generation one, love, keep up.



Maxing nectar making. And as said earlier, we still had a lot more grapes to squish at this point.

Ben: You're not talking in the present tense.

That's because I know SPOILERS.

Ben: Oooh.



Jamie's midlife crisis has mostly lead to wishes to get fit. I suppose as a politician and a four star celebrity, he does need to look good for the cameras.



However, it looks like getting fit is easier said than done.

Jamie: Will...make...it...up...there...



Or not.

Jamie: The bars are really slippy. Someone's been putting butter on them.



Also that day, it's Michael's birthday. What with laughing at Jamie and Ben graduating and maxing nectar making, I'd completely forgotten, so he ages up in the kitchen with just his mother for company.

Jamie: I can hear you still laughing at me.



Michael: My hair fell off?

Hazel: Yay!





With a quick trip to the mirror, he scrubs up nicely.



Unfortunately, we won't be seeing much of him as a teen, as he's off to Smuggsworth Prep School.

Hazel: Bye darling! Have you been to the toilet? Have you packed enough socks? Have you...

Michael: It's very difficult to roll your eyes at your mother and run away from her at the same time.

I don't think he's too sad to be leaving.



In other news, Justine Keaton has finally died. There's been a spate of original townie deaths recently. The woman on the far left is Eugenia, Ben's future wife, as a Young Adult. In the background in the police outfit is Madison VanWatson, who dies in a few days.

Hazel: Spoilers and foreshadowing abound.



And lastly, I leave you with a disgruntled Jamie.

Jamie: I'm the Vice President of Sunset Valley. I'm an important politician. So why do I have to fix my own toilet?!?

[loveSims]

Micheal is very handsome! Poor Cedric lol.
Congrats on Ben graduating and maxing the skill. Great update!

[ArianaJade]

Thanks, loveSims!

Add One, Take One



Hazel: That's it! I have an idea!

What?

Hazel: If you make an ice sculpture of me, I'll be remembered forever!

That's what we're doing, love.

Hazel: Oh.



Ben: Wooh! We're halfway there!

Wooooo-aaah, living on a prayer...

Ben: No. Stop.

Take my hand, we'll make it I swear...

Ben: I'm going home without you.



For stealth, a hot pink and black motive mobile is not your best choice.

Ben: Yes, but being able to eat, use the toilet, shower and play shuffleboard all at once? So awesome.

So that's why the windows are tinted.



Cedric: I feel light, and airy. I'm coming, Sapphire!



Jamie: Cedric! Don't go!

Ben: Sorry, can't mourn, late for work.

Cedric: Charming. Nice to see I'll be missed.

Jamie: I'll miss you!



Cedric: Nooooo! Grim! Don't take me! I have life left to live!

Grim: Seriously? Last week you were screaming *in baby voice* "Grim, take me now" *back to normal voice* and now you want me to spare you? You sims, I just can't do anything right.

Cedric: Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Laters, mortal world!



What have you been up to in the criminal hideout?

Ben: A good doctor does not withold medical care from the evil.



However, the biggest crime spotted in Sunset Valley today is this crime against fashion. An afro and one of those hospital dresses. Somehow, I can't see this trend catching on in Bridgeport.



Ben: Uncle Cedric! My nectar maker! Oh, it's all going wrong!



Jamie: I'm now Leader of the Free World, and I still have to fix random things around the house?

Hazel and Ben aren't allowed the handiness skill. Nice tattoo.

Jamie: Thanks. I think.



Sherrie: Hi, my name's Sherrie.

Where did you come from?!

Sherrie: The Victorian Era. I wanted to escape being a chimney-sweep, so my new mother took me in.

That'll explain the hat then. To stop you being injured falling down chimneys. Let's get you to the mirror.



Jamie: I don't know what to make of my life at the moment. Maybe I should go and live in my office.



Ta-da.