There will be one more gen 2 post after this one before gen 3 gets to take over in full. Everyone quickly settled into the new routine. Daphne stayed in charge of the cooking, she could have allowed Farran to learn but she new that she needed all of the practice she could get for work. Sometimes she would view the still life of herself and their mother. Really wished I'd gotten more skill books than I had at the start. Donte finished one of his paintings and hung it on the first level. Ted doesn't like art, but tolerates it, barely, for the rest of the family. Ted finally figured out how to paint a proper portrait and started on one of Daphne Donte got so caught up in working on Daphne's portrait that he lost track of time. (So did I.) He was startled when his comm unit chimed, he had missed a game and was fired. He didn't care, he'd already mastered the athletics career. HE would of course get a new job assignment to help with the family income. Before long it was Liadan's turn to become a teen. Donte finally finished the portrait. The lower level was still being added on to. Daphne still refused to let anyone take over the cooking. Ted arrived home in time to see the bus driver accidentally drop off extra children. He sent them home. He then read some of his coworkers notes on what had and hadn't worked. On the third floor the chess table got moved to make room for a new - used love seat. Daphne's portrait once finished got hung over the chess table. Everyone took turns using the tread mill that Donte got used from the stadium. Most evenings were spent on the upper floor. Eventually Darian also transitioned to teen. Being the only candidate for heir puts a lot of pressure on young shoulders. Being inappropriate means Darian doesn't mind washing up in the sink, making him the only one in the house, who despite being a slob, stays clean all the time. Everyone tried to remember to make calls on comm's days but sometimes time got lost track of in the quest of improved skills for a better future. Donte was assigned the science center, and while he didn't care one way or another about the future of that career, he humored his bosses and read a little bit on gardening. Ted worked on his chess but knew the day was coming where he would need to focus on his athletic skills instead. He wasn't worried though, he was a rising star in the medical field and was determined to achieve his ltw of becoming a world renowned surgeon. Daphne's cooking skills continued to improve & impress, she often wished for more complex recipes to fix so she could push her skills farther faster, or books to read beyond the occasional recipe by her boss. The children had decided amongst themselves that Adaeze would be the one to learn enough painting skill to paint Darian's portrait when the time came. Donte still wouldn't explain why he was continuing to expand a level lower than the one he slept on. One day Daphne cleaned all of the ancient stored food from the basements, as the last dish was washed a fleeting sense of doom filtered by. My bad, I really should have kept that space unconnected until gen 4 or 5. Ted insisted on rearranging the bedroom on the second floor. The children wondered why he'd bothered to wall off a section over the course of several days. Finally it was Adaeze's turn to become a teen. While she joined her siblings with the more advanced skill learning. One day Ted came home and had a shower installed. He had achieved his ltw and was now a world renowned surgeon. The next day he brought home a toilet for the second floor. Everyone was happy with the new toilet. Ted asked Donte to help him train on the treadmill. Donte had a pool built in the lowest basement. Daphne shivered in fear. Donte got requested by the medical team to join the hospital staff, so he did, as they respected his knowledge more than the science center and moved him to a mid level position right off the bat. Time flew by and Farran became a young adult. He was assigned to the military compound, he wondered how well that would work out given he was a coward. Donte felt a shiver of fear, he would become an elder soon. He was unlucky and wondered how long he would live. Daphne continued to rise at work, although keeping up her cooking skill and her relationships with her boss & coworkers was becoming a struggle for her. Her upcoming transition to elder was the furthest thing from her mind. Even though he hadn't been looking forward to it, Donte enjoyed his transition. Nor did he have any complaint when Ted transfered the old plumbing to the lower level so they could have nicer furnishings upstairs. Life was moving forward and with Daphne's help Ted finally mastered the athletic skill. Then it was Liadan's turn to transition to young adult. She was assigned a job with the newspaper. Despite her apprehension Daphne decided to swim in the small pool. As fun and relaxing as it was she couldn't shake her fear of it, and even fought with Donte about having it on the property. He promised to wall it off, but being a senile elder forgot his promise. Then came the day that Daphne had both looked forward to and dreaded. Darian became a young adult and was assigned to work for the music industry. No sooner than Darian was done transitioning it was her turn to become an elder. As the youngest, the task of cooking the days rations fell to Adaeze, and everyone started to wish they had more than a few extra rations stashed away. Darian went as instructed to the park to begin making friends, so that he could get the communities blessing on his role as heir. The park was the also the only place where he could hang with his boss (blue hair, most likely descended from the blue male in this household). On his third day at work after receiving his first promotion, Darian was finally granted a precious guitar to take home and practice on. Even though he wasn't very good everyone enjoyed the music as they'd been unable to get new batteries for the radio. Daphne was thrilled when she earned another promotion, she was one away from the top of her field, the only downside was that she now only worked three days a week and no one trusted her to cook food for the family. Then it was Ted's turn to become an elder. A few day's later it was Adaeze's turn, in an insane neurotic conversation she asked Darian why he didn't just take over. He said that it was important to give their mom a chance to finish her goals, and he was still working on his connections with the community. The following morning she received her job placement with the business office. One evening Daphne put on her work clothes by mistake, she then rambled on about a bad dream she'd had. the siblings listened and realized that their uncle still hadn't blocked off the pool. They agreed to fence it off right away before someone actually did get hurt like their mom's nightmare. I almost cried when I realized that it was Daphne drowning and that she had somehow gotten stuck in the floor outside of the pools area. Because being stuck in the floor is a glitch had I caught it soon enough, aka been paying attention to my elders instead of ignoring them, I could have fixed the problem without taking any point hits.
It happened the day before her next day of work, to make it worse the next morning when I tried to have Darian cook the family a meal, Ted got to the fridge first and pulled out a soup ration and there was no spare spoiled food anywhere on the lot for anyone else to eat which meant that there was a chance Farran would die of starvation. Everything was rapidly going south in a hand basket on my game, and all because Daphne had faded. I'm taking the point hit because I played an additional 12 hours past her death, and I'm not sure where the previous save will start at. The pool will be walled off next time I load the game. I may even delete it over the course of a few sim days.
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Additional Handicaps - Applies to all generations
Rite of Passage: In order to prove their worthiness as heir, before your sim can marry they must have made at least 4 good friends not including their future spouse. The Age of Aquarius: May only marry (or breed with) sims with compatible zodiac signs The Eyes Have It: All heirs must have the same eye/hair color as the founder. No Country for Old Sims: With a lack of proper healthcare, sims don't live very long and easily die of common diseases and complications of elder-hood. Elders living more than a few days are a rare occurrence. Change the Elder lifespan of your sims to only 4 days for the entire challenge. Greedy Gangsters: Not only you have to pay the mob on Mondays, now you have to do it on Thursdays too! You must continue your Monday payments even after you lift Criminal. Archives
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