The CrumpleSteel DecaDynasty: COMPLETED 11/11/13

[TheTripWasInfraGreen]

They're so cute!

Yeah, that's really all there is to say. Cutest Crumplesteels yet. Oh, and a big "welcome back" to Kelsey's anti-shark sentiments. I was starting to miss them.

[RaiaDraconis]

The sharks return! It's always the sharks! Oh Iris, you're going to be way too much fun. And this time it's the insane one who is the heir!

Poor Kieran though. I hate it when non-household members age strangely. :/

[Dextra2]

*plays doom like music* The CrumpleSteel Decadynasty: Return of the SHARKS! Coming to a forum near you.

[azokka361]

Good to see that someone in the CrumpleSteel household knows of and is prepared to defend against the dreaded sharks! I'm sure Gabrielle and Daniel would have been helpless otherwise.

[lepapillonrouge]

Kelsey would be proud, I'm sure.

[bubbles]

The sharks... from Kelsey Crumplesteel return... in an all new show... with her great great niece... Iris Crumplesteel! Brace yourself for an epic journey with sharks in Iris' Anti-Shark Generation. Coming soon to a cinema near you!

Is insane one of Iris' traits? I know it's kind of one of mine...

[ArianaJade]

I'm glad you all enjoyed the return of the sharks! I was worried about leaving the family undefended for too long...

bubbles, Iris's traits are Insane, Hates the Outdoors and Photographer's Eye. She's an unusual insane sim though, she's normally wearing the right clothes.

[ArianaJade]

Zombies in the Family Way



We start with a birth. Meet Albert CrumpleSteel. It was about time we had a boy this generation. I've not been influencing the genders.

Daniel: I was beginning to feel very outnumbered.

Gabrielle: You're still outnumbered.

Daniel: Shhh.



Iris has so far enjoyed a skill-free childhood of dressing like a princess and riding a rocking horse.

Iris: Fly! Fly you fools!



When I say skill-free, I mean listening to photography tabcasts.

Iris: It's not a tabcast. It's a device by which I can keep in contact with other anti-shark activists. And by which they give me lessons in photography in between sightings.

That sounds suspiciously like a photography tabcast to me.



Iris: Daddy... can I have a camera?

Daniel: How did you get so big?

Iris: I grew. Can I have a camera?

Daniel: A camera? I remember when you were so tiny I was scared of dropping you, and now you're so big I'm not sure I could pick you up...

Iris: If you get me a camera I won't grow anymore.

Daniel: Done.



Daniel: You won't grow will you, Ethie?

Ethel: Never call me Ethie.



Iris: Mum... can we shark-proof the house?

Gabrielle: Shark-proof?

Daniel: There's no water nearby, they can't get here.

Iris: That's what you think. But we have custard, and there's such a thing as Shark Infested Custard you know. You have to be very careful to buy reputable custard.

Gabrielle: One day my life will become sane again.

Not with four children it won't.



Albert's birthday comes and he's on the floor next to the rocking horse.



He ages up alone. Luckily he's too young to notice.

Albert: Goo.

Gabrielle: Stop trying to guilt trip me, or you can change Mary's nappy!



He's got some really awesome pink eyes. I'm not sure who he takes after.



Iris: I can't believe they put me in time-out for rigging the sinks up to be shark proof. It's not my fault their taps weren't safe.



Gabrielle: Come on Albie. That's a good boy. Walk to Mummy.

Albert: Okay!

Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the first CrumpleSteel baby to ever agree with toddler training.



Gabrielle: Finally no nooboos in the house, finally everyone is old enough to use the toilet by themselves. Freedom at last. I'm surprised any of my plants are still alive, the little amount of time I've had to look after them lately.

Daniel: I wouldn't be so sure about 'old enough to use the toilet'.

Gabrielle: Why are you damp?



However, the house will not be staying nooboo free for long.

Gabrielle: I feel like a factory.



And to add insult to injury, the last remaining plants might not live long. I can't believe I forgot to fence them in.



Hospital Escapee Paparazzi: A zombie party! EPIC!



But... who is this one?



Kieran?



Noooooooo!

[Snufflesxx]

Oh my goodness! Kieran the ZOMBIE! I usually get homeless townies as zombies so this is just weird!

And I don't know how you can cope with any more nooboos! But, Gabrielle, remember that Madison in my Dynasty ended up with ten kids so let's hope your Watcher isn't that cruel to you as I was the Madison!

[SimBlip]

Good grief! That was so totally unexpected... Poor Kieran! 
Unexpected, because what comes before is utterly delightful.
Young Albert's eyes are so pretty. Iris is a walking bundle of fun and Ethel had me in a fit of giggles.

[Tilia]

Ha!  That was a twist.  Poor Keiran needs some elixer, stat.

[ArianaJade]

Oh my goodness! Kieran the ZOMBIE! I usually get homeless townies as zombies so this is just weird!

And I don't know how you can cope with any more nooboos! But, Gabrielle, remember that Madison in my Dynasty ended up with ten kids so let's hope your Watcher isn't that cruel to you as I was the Madison!

I think Kieran is a homeless townie now. I can't find where he lives at any rate. I'm not sure how I cope with more nooboos either! I might have cut down drastically for the last couple of generations if I want to finish this anytime soon.

Good grief! That was so totally unexpected... Poor Kieran! 
Unexpected, because what comes before is utterly delightful.
Young Albert's eyes are so pretty. Iris is a walking bundle of fun and Ethel had me in a fit of giggles.

I know, I feel so sorry for Kieran. Albert's eyes are random, they're saved from an IF I had. And I love Iris. She's mad but in a good way.

Ha!  That was a twist.  Poor Keiran needs some elixer, stat.

Poor boy. Next time I move a sibling out, I'm buying them a house.

[hazelnut]

Poor boy. Next time I move a sibling out, I'm buying them a house.

Sorry, but that might not work .  I've had exactly the same problem in my Life States Dynasty (well, apart from the zombie part - I don't have Supernatural).  I moved out two of triplets who were the wrong life state and they disappeared from the house I'd bought.  They're still in the family tree but have become homeless (in fact, I've not seen either of them around town since just after they moved, so they may have gone altogether) and they can't be invited to parties.  I thought it was because I was playing with ghosts until I saw you'd had the same trouble with Kieran.

[ArianaJade]

Sorry, but that might not work .  I've had exactly the same problem in my Life States Dynasty (well, apart from the zombie part - I don't have Supernatural).  I moved out two of triplets who were the wrong life state and they disappeared from the house I'd bought.  They're still in the family tree but have become homeless (in fact, I've not seen either of them around town since just after they moved, so they may have gone altogether) and they can't be invited to parties.  I thought it was because I was playing with ghosts until I saw you'd had the same trouble with Kieran.

That's exactly what happened to Kieran. He moved out with his wife and a baby son, his wife disappeared completely and Kieran and James (son) were in the family tree but unable to be invited to parties. Until randomly one day Kieran became able to be invited to parties. It's actually somewhat ironic, all of my sims in this file are named after people I know and the RL Kieran is prone to disappearing.

Maybe it's a new glitch. Still, I hope your ghosts turn up again like Kieran did.

[hazelnut]

It's actually somewhat ironic, all of my sims in this file are named after people I know and the RL Kieran is prone to disappearing.

Maybe it's a new glitch. Still, I hope your ghosts turn up again like Kieran did.

Thanks, I hope so, too - although I've worked it into the story in case they don't.  It's been over a generation now.