Leaving The Lot Is Tricky

"So Grim, since you're here, how much longer have I got? Is it worth dating again? You don't have to tell me exactly, just gimmie a ballpark figure."

"Grandpa!!!"

"You've got plenty of time to date, but you're not going to because no one is going to ask you out."

"Seriously??"

"Heh, good one, Grim."

"I'm not joking."

So yeah, Seven kicked the bucket first, which genuinely surprised me as Dewy is older. At least Seven got his lifetime wish and became the Emperor of Evil, which is likely why he and Dewy's relationship went right down the toilet. And Violet reached the top of her career, but since she did so primarily by skilling, she has yet to save a single sim and is no closer to achieving her LTW. And after having Midnight and Panther, she is expecting again.

And that's what you missed in the Shithouse.

Midnight the Artist finally discovers the guitar I took from Ricky and put in her inventory.

"Zzzzz zzzz Whu? Whazzat? Grandpa, you gotta arrest this stupid lady!"

"Kiss my ass, kiddo. You're in between me and the tv."

"And then you get pregnant and have a ton of babies, they don't let you work, and you don't get to save anybody."

"Poh mama."

Don't guilt trip Panther, Vi, it's not her fault.

Ricky: "Oh my god!! No, no, NO!!!"

"Oh for crying out loud, Ricky! The baby is coming!!"

"But Panther is picking her nose!!"

And a few hours later we have our third girl (no watermelon, I swear)! This is Onyx Hoggle. She got to roll for her traits and is a genius, light sleeper. Sorry kid, this is the wrong challenge for a light sleeper.

Violet: "I want a divorce."

Ricky walked into the bedroom from the kitchen just in time to have his birthday and wake up his exhausted wife.

"Check out my old new hair, babe!"

"*yawn* Nope."

"What the fff.....??"

That's what you get for refusing to birthday in the kitchen where you wouldn't wake anybody up.

Aw, Hulk's number must be up.

Yeah. That is not how this works.

"So I really live here, now? With Lantern?"

"This place is pretty nice!"

You are taking both of your cousins, Barney. Got that? BOTH of them.

"Zzzzzzz whatever zzzzzzz they're growing up in a few days anyway zzzzzzZ"

"I'm really sorry to hear about Seven, Dewy. He was a bit of an odd duck, but he was a lot of fun."

"I don't want to talk about it, Dad."

"Oh. Sorry. So...... how's the job going? How's life as a super spy?"

"*sigh* Can we please just watch the movie?"

"Well somebody's grumpy."

"Always right as I'm going to bed! I'm so tired of this crap! Hell, I'm just tired!!"

The next morning, another birthday allows Violet the possibility of two little ones sleeping through the night. Onyx becomes a little green-eyed toddler.

"Holy crap! Where'd she go?"

I may leave black out of future rainbowacies.

Way to go, Dew!!

"Thanks to being able to actually sleep at night."

"Do I get to take this one home, too?"

"I'm not that lucky, Uncle Barney. But at least now I know where my grey eyes came from."

"How's it going with Lantern and Clover, Barney? It was so nice of you to take them both in. We would have but, as you know, there's no space here."

"It's awesome!! I am Big Cousin of the Year, I tell you what. I got this parenting shit, down!!"

"They're teenagers, Barn. They go to school, go to work, come home, do their homework, and go to bed. You don't even have to feed them, they take care of themselves."

"Poor sis. You're just jealous that I got to skip the hard parts."

"Ugh, there might be a little truth in there somewhere."

"When is your maternity leave over?"

"Almost another week. I'm dying here."

"Keep your chin up, Vi! You're gonna be a firefighter Super Hero, yet! I believe in you!"

"Thank you, little bro!! I hope you're right."

"Yay Midnight!! Make a wish!!"

Oh lawd. I hate that so many kids get that plant sim hair. I'm gonna have to fix that after Midnight grows up.

"Nice party, Violet! Sorry I can't stay but I forgot extra Depends."

Sunny's daughter, Jacqueline, is still kicking at 102. Her mother (and grandmother) lived forever so I shouldn't be surprised.

Midnight got to roll for her trait. She's now artistic, easily impressed, loves the cold, and is very ambitious.

Of course my simself is the partier still hanging out at 2am, refusing to go home.

"Nothing funny ever happens at home. All the good stuff goes down here."

"BOOOOOO!!! I hate the romance channel! Put the weather channel on!!"

"*sigh* Am I really not going to get any dates?"

Sorry man. I don't have any control over who asks you out.

"What are we supposed to be doing?"

"I don't know. An essay?"

"On what?"

" ............................................. Let's just do math."

Look at these kids, all working on their skills, making me proud!!

Unlike Dewy, here.

"It's not my fault."

You can't blame Seven this time.

"No, I blame Ricky! He always wants to play water balloons!!"

"Come on, Panther, let's get you out of here."

"What kind of asshole brawls at a toddler's birthday party??"

Barney really is sweet with all the kids.

"Cuchie-coo, Panthy!!! It's your birthday today! What are you going to wish for?"

"Wowd peese!!"

"I don't care if you hate your stupid name!! I love it and you're keeping it!!!"

It's just my simself beating the crap out of Spinach.

Violet: "Oh my god, it stinks in here all of a sudden."

Barney: "The food's gone bad in the fridge, again."

Me: "It's definitely not me! I don't have brawl stink!"

Ricky: "Wanna go play catch?"

Dewy: "Sure!!"

Panther rolled "I have no fucking clue" for her trait because in a fit of simming brilliance, I forgot to screencap it.

"So, we're doing the whole "forgotten middle child" nine yards, are we?"

Don't complain, you got a brawl for your birthday.

Besides, I got distracted. I blame ................

Jacqueline. I thought you left?

"Oh THAT'S what I was going to do! I found myself out by the front door and couldn't remember why I was there. Huh. By the way, I do love y'alls rainbow decor. I could stand and look at it for hours and hours."

Why do sims get stuck at our parties? They are not that great! And she's going to waste a perfectly good piece of cake.

"Mom, why is that old lady still standing around in our kitchen. Can't she at least wash the dishes?"

"That's Grandpa's cousin, Jacquie or something like that. Don't mind her, she's older than dirt. I'm sure she'll leave eventually."

"You see, Onyx, if you don't go to work, and you've maxed out your skills, and you don't have any co-workers to speak of, not only can you not earn anymore raises, but you can't rescue people. Then you won't be a firefighter super hero."

"Dat sucks, Mama."

Every kid, Violet?

"Oh yeah, dat feehs dood!!"

"Uh, Onyx, honey? I don't think you're supposed to stick it in your ear."

"Mmmmmmmmm....."

"I know Panther and I just got to her house, but I think I'll go home, now."

"You know what? I should do my homework."

"Panther would like it if I at least stayed to do homework."

"Wait a minute, something's not right. That lady is frozen in place!"

"Forget it! I'm out of here!"

Lillian did this several more times. She'd decide to go home, the action would cancel as soon as she got outside, she'd get out her homework, walk inside, change her mind, lather, rinse, repeat.

Until ...............

Lillian: "I'm telling you, something weird is going on. I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe it's those funny stones in front of the house?"

The gravestones?

Biggie: "What? I didn't do anything!"

"I'm going to die here, aren't I?"

"Relax, kid, no you're not. You're going to realize that it's after 10pm and you're locked out of the house, so you'll sit in the yard and finish your homework, then you'll stand around and complain that you can't get inside before leaving on your bike at 7 in the morning."

"Oh, okay. Who said that?!?"

The alien didn't do much. Violet was sound asleep and I wasn't about to wake her, and no one else took any notice. So she wandered around, looked in a few windows, took some readings, and left long before Lillian.

Jacquie got reset when I restarted the game, so sorry to see her go.

"Hey, anybody know what Onyx is screaming about?"

Oh my god, Ricky!!

"Ugh! Why is all of our food burnt??"

"I don't know, sweetie. Probably because the stove has been around longer than I have."

"It's even older than me, and I'm 101!!"

"Wow, Grandpa!"

"Yeah .................... damn."

"I am so glad you guys called! I cannot wait to finally go back to work tomorrow! ...................................... What? ................... WHAT??? That can't be right!!"

"This is bullshit!!"

"Look, my schedule says I'm not back until tomorrow! ....................... I don't care what yours says, I have mine right here on my phone.................................Damn right I'm going to talk to the chief when I get in!!"

Lots of luck with that, Vi.

Coming up next chapter, birthdays, deathdays, Sky goes visiting, and Vi's career finally gets going.

Points

Every time you may roll a trait for a sim: +15 (Panther, Onxy, and Midnight)
Every child born: +1 Onyx
Pee fails: -5

Previous Score:  +173

Current Score: +184

Oh, and one more thing, or should I say two more?

There are now six, SIX distracting rodents. STOP reproducing you little bastards!!