Generation 4, Chapter 5

Vacha Family
Satellite Home #3 - Home of Aspen and Jessica Vacha


I would like to introduce you to the best freaking nanny in the game. Please meet Nicole Thompson. I swear, this woman was a LIFE SAVER for Aspen and Jessica. She took care of feeding Jessie.


She took care of cleaning, because the new mom had no money to hire a maid and very little time to clean.


She showered lots of affection on little Jessica, reassuring her that despite her beginnings she was loved and cared for.


Lots of affection! She also bathed Jessica and put her into her crib and *shock* took her OUT of her crib when she woke up!! In fact, after her mom, Nanny Nicole was Jessica's first friend. :-D So it is possible to get a good nanny. *beams happily*


Time, as it always does, continued to fly past and before Aspen knew it, it was time for Jessica to turn into a child and get ready for school.


And here's our sweet girl after she blew out her candles.


Realizing the time goes quickly, Aspen had a family portrait taken of her and Jessica just before her daughter started school.


"Nanny Nicole, momma says fate is in the stars and it was my other parents' time to go to heaven so momma and I could be together."


"And some day, Nanny Nicole, we're going to go on a cruise! Do you think I'll see my other mommy there?"


I kept trying to snap a picture of Jessica dreaming of her parents, but I always JUST miss it. But at least I got a picture of her dreaming of Aspen. *grin*


"We're okay with money, dad, really. It's tight, but we're doing okay. I've got another promotion coming up, so the bonus will help. But thanks for offering."


"Bye Bus Lady! School was fun!! I'll see you tomorrow!"
Unfortunately, I couldn't angle things so you could see Jessica's face and the bus driver's face, but the bus driver was actually smiling! I don't think I've ever seen her smile at a kid before. It's like all the NPCs and Townies in Strangeville know what a rough start Jess had and are going out of their way to make things good for her. :-)


Hmmm, methinks we have a Burkie-in-training here! :-D


Aspen makes sure to teach Jessica the importance of good study habits.


Oh no! Why'd you have to come around, you stinky burglar! These two are just barely starting to get ahead and now YOU show up? Fortunately, the thief tried to sneak around to the back of the house after triggering the alarm in the front, giving the cops time to show up before she stole anything. So I guess not every NPC is playing guardian angel to Jessica. *frowns fiercely*


"This poor kid. She's already had it so rough and now this. I promise, we'll have a patrol car swing by each night for a while to make sure you're both okay."
"Thank you, officer. We appreciate it."


Aww, poor Jess. It's okay, sweetie. The burglar didn't take anything.
"But it was still scary!"
Um, you know you slept through it, right?
"But she could have come and taken my mommy! *wails*"
*hugs*
(Sadly, both she and Aspen are STILL angry at the thief, even though Jessica is now off at college in my current game play. They really do stay mad far too long.)


"Yes! I got an A+! Mommy's going to be so proud of me!"
Especially what with her being a knowledge sim. :-)


We'll close with a sweet ritual these two do every morning. Either a hug or a family kiss. 90% of the time it's purely autonomous. So as you can see, Jessica is doing fine after the death of her parents. But wait until you see her as a teen. She's stunning! :-)

Generation 4, Chapter 4

Vacha Family
Satellite Home #2 - Home of Coryander and Andrew Vacha

*Warning* Silly me, I've gotten so used to having the blur turned off, I don't even notice when naked pictures show body parts. *giggle* So anyway, there's a picture of Andrew's butt while he's in the shower in this update. Nothing major, but didn't want to surprise anyone. ;-)


A family portrait of the newlywed and newly parented couple. Life is moving along wonderfully for this family. Let's check in with them, shall we?


Both parents adore taking care of their daughter, Jessica. Neither one has ever spun up any sort of fear around dirty diapers or anything and they constantly want to cuddle her.


*cough* Of course, Andrew seems to think of more than simply his daughter. Well, at least it's his wife he's daydreaming about in there, yes?


Time flies by for this happy family and Jessica is ready to become a toddler!


Erm, their camera broke during her birthday party. That's why there's no transition picture. (Actually, if I remember correctly, their kitchen is so small, I couldn't get a good angle for a picture.) So anywho, meet Jessica Vacha, a Libra (5/9/6/4/9). I can definitely life with those stats.
Although Andrew, I just hope Cory doesn't get upset that you've manipulated things so that Jessie's first word is "daddy."
"Nah, Cory was at work and asked me to teach Jess some of her skills."
Mm-hmm. *grins*


I didn't take any pictures of it, but Cory was trying to make herself an omlet and caught the kitchen on fire. This nice fireman, Dorian Miguel, came to the family's rescue. Although I'm not entirely certain what that expression is all about. Oh well. He's still cute. Possible potential for the main lot line. I'll have to have Cory introduce him to someone there.


So, anyway, Cory refused to eat her burnt omlet and she was almost starving. So I had Andrew go make her breakfast. Doofus set himself on fire this time. *sigh* Maybe I should have had someone clean the stove first? Anyway, Cory rushes out of her shower and runs over to put Andrew out.


Erm, well, that was the plan, anyway... Instead, she caught on fire too. Now, remember how I was saying their kitchen was too small for me to get a good picture of Jessica when she became a toddler? Apparently it was too small for Dorian (yup, same fireman came back again) to get in there to extinguish the flames. Either that or he decided these two were simply two stupid to live, having 2 fires in one night.


"Heya Grim! Looks like these two are all yours now, so I'll just be moseying on out of here."
"Hmm, yes, they do appear to be on my list. Although when I set off for the collection, there was only one name here."


"Hello? Yes. This is Grim Reaper #7. I have a collection of two souls at this location. Right. Except there is a child here. What should I do?"


"Geeze, lady, you don't have to yell like that! I've never had this happen before, so I wanted to check in with base. Chill out, will ya?"
Poor Jessica, sitting there in the kitchen, sucking on her thumb, wondering where her parents went. *sniffles* I sat here with my game on pause for almost 10 minutes trying to decide what I was going to do. I mean, this is a satellite house. The rules don't count here, right? I can just exit my game without saving and nobody would be the wiser. But, wow, this is great drama. And I was worried about too many homes to play. But what about poor Jessica? Ooo, I know. Okay, let's let this play out and we'll figure out how to make it happen. *nods* Save, unpause, continue on.


Well, hello there Miss Social Worker. It's actually too bad you can't talk to her, because she looks like she's got some good genetics there.


And we say farewell to our Satellite #2 home. Oh well. I suppose some day a future Vacha will move in there. (Although they might not be able to afford it, since it is now fully decorated...)


Okay, well, let's move on to the next satellite home, shall we?


Satellite Home #3 - Aspen Vacha


"Hey Ari. Yeah, I'm all unpacked from college. Not that there's a lot to unpack. ... Hehe, yeah, I know. Actually, if you can get past her flatulence, Linds is actually really cool. I'm glad you two are getting along so well. ... Yeah, she does make dad very happy. ... Okay, give everyone a kiss for me and I'll see you soon, Arizona. Bye!"


Aspen heads off to Red's for a quick bite to eat and to meet some of the other people living downtown. Little did she know she was getting dinner AND a show! I gree with the guy in the blue shirt. Trista is one brave girl, fighting with the Grand Vampire like that.


Okay, what is your problem, Mrs. Crumplebottom? You certainly can't be complaining that Aspen is undressed, because she's in her everyday outfit. You can't be showing what a prude you are that she's making out in public, because SHE HAS NEVER EVEN BEEN KISSED! So what the heck is up? Huh?? You leave my girl alone, you crazy old bat!


Now, this shot just made me laugh for quite some time. Poor Count Perry looks so mortified that he lost a fight to a GIRL. *giggles*


Aspen gets a premonition that something is wrong with Coryander.


"Yes, daddy. I sent flowers to the grave site. I think I'm going to invite Arizona and the twins over so we can hold our own wake for Cory. I just can't believe she and Andrew are really gone!"


Generation 3 gathers together to mourn the loss of one of their own. Aspen makes one final phone call though. She looks so sneaky, glancing over her shoulder at her cousins and sister like that, doesn't she? *giggle*


"I'll be right back guys. There is one last guest who needs to be here for our wake."


Did you figure it out yet? :-)


"Hi Jessica. Hello baby. You're going to live with me now. No way I was going to leave you in an orphanage when you have family alive and well, sweetling."
She may have never been kissed, and certainly never WooHoo'd, but Aspen knew instantly she wanted to raise Cory's daughter for her. (Yup, right after she cried with the tombstone over her head, she wanted to adopt a baby, which fit EXACTLY with what I already had planned. I love this sim!) But MAN was it hard to get the adoption agency to find Aspen suitable. She just never had enough money for almost a sim-week before she got approved.


The twins both had big smiles on their faces, but Arizona looks a little hesitant about Aspen's decision.


So Aspen brings Jessica and Arizona into the kitchen to talk privately. Whatever she said must have been convincing, because it looks like her older sister finally gives her stamp of approval on Aspen's decision too.


Just a cute shot towards the end of the wake. They all left with full 100's with each other again, something I haven't been able to achieve since they were at the Greek House together.


"Okay, wait. Nobody told me I still had to teach Jess this part!"
*giggles* Anyway, we'll close out with that shot, because it just looks so perfect for our new mother. *chuckles*

Generation 4, Chapter 3

Vacha Family


The family poses for yet another portrait. Now, someone please explain this to me... when Dragons was younger, Chervil held him for the portrait. Now that Chamomile has infant twins, she's gotta juggle them both? *shakes her head in wonder*


And the eldest of Generation 4 (on the main Estate), Dragons becomes a good looking teenager. He's a Family oriented sim with a strong desire to graduate 3 kids from college.


The shirt is okay, but those hideous green shorts need to go! He really is a little cutie-pie though.


"Aw, crap. I guess it wasn't the steak tartar I had for dinner last night that was making me sick..."
Sorry, nope. You can blame your current medical condition on my husband though, Chamy.
"Why? I didn't sleep with him!"
Well, no, you didn't. But he's the one who said if I was going to let you and your brother have sex, then I needed to roll the dice and click on "Try for Baby."
"That #*%^#$. Tell him he better learn to sleep with his eyes open!"


"Wow, I can't believe I'm having Chervil's baby!"
Yup, you sure are.
"Oh, crap. I'm having Chervil's baby. What am I going to tell our parents..."
Well, you could tell them it's someone else's baby.
"Except they know I haven't been seeing anyone lately, what with my career and Dragons and the twins there just isn't time."
Welp, you're on your own then, sugar. Get Chervil to figure something out.


"Uncle Chervil, why do you keep staring into the telescope every night?"
"Because everyone in Strangeville keeps insisting there are aliens out there and I've been looking for proof. I haven't seen anything yet though."
"Maybe I can help you look some times?"
"That would be great, kiddo!"


And the twins helps the twins transition into their childhood years.


Even blowing out their candles is done practically in unison! :-D


And, ditz that I am, I seem to have neglected to snap any actual transition shots. So here are the twins (post make-over) running the obstacle course. Daffodill really does have a normal mouth, she's just doing that "whoah" thing they do when they jump through that last obstacle. And for some reason, Dill has an abnormally long neck. Hopefully it won't seem quite so long as he grows up.


And the twins play Cops and Robbers. Doesn't she just look so incredibly graceful there? :-)


"Oh my goodness! I killed my brother!"


"Home Alone" anyone? *giggle* They definitely look like they're having fun.


The Vacha's sad attempt at a "Stargazing Army." Can you call 2 people an army? And STILL nobody has been abducted on any of the Vacha lots. *sighs loudly* Stupid frelling aliens. What's wrong with my sims? Huh? They not good enough for you? Hah! I bet they're TOO good for you! *shakes a fist at the rude aliens*


I love this shot. They look like two typical old Italian men who just happened to run into each other on the street. *giggle*


The grandparents make sure their grandchildren take the time to learn how to study properly.


Dragons decides it's time for him to head on off to college. Yeah, sadly, he did get sort of ignored what with the twins and the drama with the older twins. Sorry about that, Dragons.
"That's okay. You can just make it up to me at college. At least I don't have to worry about trying to get into grandpa's silly fraternity either."
Nope. You get to be your own man and do your own thing. You're almost like Generation 3.5 or something, since the rest of your generation are all still either in diapers or barely into elementary school.
"I don't mind being the tend-setter for my generation. Besides, I just want to find a nice wife and settle down to a quiet, non-drama filled life."
I think we can work that out for you after skipping you for most of your childhood. At least you head off to school with a bunch of skills and scholarships under your belt.


"Oh my god! Oh my god! What do I do? What do I do?"
Chervil! You've been through this TWICE before, doofus!
"Yeah, but this time it's MINE!"
Shhhh, you guys haven't told your parents about that yet, remember?
"Who cares about that? Where's that stupid doctor already?"
Ugh, not this again. *rolls her eyes*


"Okay, okay. Just breath. In. Out."
I thought it was the woman who was supposed to do the breathing exercises...


So Chamomile and Chervil's child is born healthy and whole. And Chervil channels his inner dorkiness and does a Funky Dance.


No, really. He really did do this funky dance when the baby was born. No clue why, I've never seen another sim do that EVER, but I was in stitches, watching him dance like that. *snicker* See? I told you these two insisted that Taboo chapter be written. (And this is NOT the doppleganger!)


Yeah, Chamy, I agree. Your brother is very strange. But since this is the only kid he's likely to have, I guess I can forgive him his enthusiasm.


So, I would like to introduce you all to Daisy Vacha. She has her parents' Black Hair and Brown Eyes, not surprisingly. And either S1 or the custom skin that Anise started with.


"Oh, my sweet little girl. My precious darling one."
Okay, Chervil, you're a pleasure sim, not family. Remember?
"And my daughter gives me much pleasure. Go away."
*stares at Chervil for a moment, then wanders off* I'll be keeping an eye on you though, bub!


Yup, these two are still so very much in love. :-D And I absolutely adore the way Daisy is craining her head back to look at Jill.


Chamy maxes her Mechanical skill. Pretty soon she'll be able to help Burdock train the kids on all of the skilling machines.


I think Daisy enjoys her baths just as much as all of the other Vacha children have. I like having nice sims. *sighs with pleasure*


"Hey Squirt! You hear we have a new baby sister? I'm going to go check her out!"
"You can't call me Squirt! I'm older than you!"
"Uncle Chervil calls you Squirt, so so can I."


"Hi mommy! Hi Daisy!"


"Hi mommy! Hi Daisy!"
"Copycat Dill."
"Hey, you're the one who has my name in her name."
"You're still a copycat."


"Peek-a-boo! *giggle*"
DD is so sweet with her little sister.


"Peek-a-boo!"
Smart boy, waiting until his sister is out of the room to copy her again.
"I'm not copying her. She just did it first. But I was gonna do it too!"
Of course you were, honey. *pats Dill on the head*


Ah, and Chamomile maxes out her Logic skill, finishing off the set. It's too bad she's a Romance sim. I can't count that point (not that I'm counting points anyway). But at least now she can teach the rest of the kids all of their skills.


"Mom, Uncle Chervil keeps saying there are aliens living on other worlds. Is that true?"


"You know, Squirt, you could become an astronaut and find out for certain for us."


"And I'd get to blast off in a big rocket ship if I did that, wouldn't I?"


"But you'd have to study hard and get good grades if you want to become an astronaut, Dill."


"I can do that, right mom? I just won't ever miss the school bus and I'll study hard every night."


"Of course you can, sweetling. Just make sure you study your geometry extra hard. Math is very important if you want to become an astronaut."
Freakily enough, that really was the order the speech bubbles came through in. And as you can see, everyone was responding to Dill's comments. I'm just glad I started snapping pictures with Dill's first planet one. I was just going to work that in to him asking to replace Dragons on the terrace. Instead, I got this fully formed conversation from everyone. *beams*

Next time, drama ensues in the satellite homes!

Interlude - Taboos

***WARNING***WARNING***

This chapter contains subject matter that can quite easily offend even those not easily offended. I will do my best in future chapters to merely gloss over any information revealed here, although it will be impossible to completely ignore this chapter of the Vacha Family Legacy. However, if you are easily offended, you can skip this chapter and figure out quite easily what's going on in future chapters without actually witnessing the events. If you are horribly offended and choose not to read my story any longer, that's your perogative. Just please don't leave me any horrible comments. I've been debating if I was going to "go there" with these two for a very VERY long time, but finally decided if the plot line refused to be brushed off, then it needed to be written. You have been duly warned now, I think. If you choose to continue reading, scoll down.

***WARNING***WARNING***

Keep scrolling. I wanted to make sure you couldn't see any pictures while reading the warning. ;-)







Vacha Family
Some things are better left alone...

Let's take a step back a little while in time. Chamomile and Chervil have just graduated from college and head out to a quaint little 50's diner downtown to celebrate.
Without any of the various Generation 3 children around to keep up appearances in front of, the twins feel a bit freer to show affection and hold hands while waiting for their food.

After eating, they tentatively express to each other what they've been feeling for years.

However, while they're hugging, Chamomile sees something that makes her stomach drop to the floor and she realizes this isn't something she and her brother can do, so she pulls away.

And what did she see, that she hadn't noticed in the rush of emotions she was feeling before?

That their cousin, Aspen, was sitting and having dinner with a friend at the very next table. Chamy immediately calls a cab and it looks like that might be the end of it.

On that same fateful night, Jill happened to be wandering by after a meeting with her publisher and sees Chervil getting in a cab.

~I thought Chervil was going out with his sisters and cousins to celebrate their graduations. Where is everyone else...~

Although Chamy is able to play it cool, Jill notices something odd with Chervil's behavior. But she lets it slide. Her son is a fully grown man now and if he's having an issue, he knows she and his father will always be there to help.

We slip forward in time to Chamomile going into labor with Skylar's (the Mascot's) child. A scene Chervil bribed me to keep out of the main chapter. :-)

~Oh, why does she have to be my sister? She should be my wife and that should be my baby she's giving birth to...~

~Yes! Finally! Our parents are out, the kids are all asleep, and Chamy crawled into the double bed, instead of our single beds. Maybe now's my chance.~

Unfortunately for poor Chervil, Chamy was dead tired after giving birth and wouldn't wake up, so he simply fell asleep besides his beloved sister.

And we slip forward in time yet again. Skylar's children are now toddlers and neither Chervil nor Chamomile have gone out with anyone, life being as chaotic as it is.

For all these years, the twins have buried their feelings, Chamy moreso than Chervil. Being a Romance sim, she understood the ways of the heart far better than her brother, who only thought of the Pleasure of the moment. But they both knew what they felt was forbidden and tried to go on with their lives as normal.

But finally, Chervil convinced Chamomile to go out on another date with him. This time, they go to FM, where they know none of their family has ever gone before.

They make some beautiful music together at the karoke machine.

And then they make some "beautiful music" together in the photo booth, finally giving in to the temptation that's been plaguing them for years.

"Chervil, I've given birth to the heir our parents and Aeronwy want. Why don't we just move out, move somewhere far away?"

"I don't know, Chamy. I mean, we've got everything a person would want at the estate. Leave it all and start from scratch? I don't think I'm cut out for that and I doubt you are too. We've always had whatever we wanted when we wanted."

"Except each other. And if we move to a new town, we don't have to tell anyone we're twins. We can say we're husband and wife and not have to sneak around. After my facial reconstruction, we don't even look like twins anymore!"

"This is a big step. Let's go home and sleep on it, okay?"

They do go home and climb into bed. But sleeping on this descision isn't what they do. So wrapped up in each other, the twins don't even notice that their aging father has gotten up in the middle of the night to make himself a snack. And set the kitchen on fire! I guess they thought the alarm was just the music of their lovemaking or something...

They spend the night between the sheets, Chervil waking up early in the morning and sneaking back to the room where the twins' single beds are. He knows they can't leave the estate and there's a good chance this was the only evening they would ever have where everything worked out for them to give in to their passions. Instead, they'll have left each other with a precious memory and the knowledge of how well they fit together. Resigned to their life of tortured denial, they go on about things, attending to work and the three children in the home.

Of course, it looks like maybe Chervil has left Chamomile a bit more than a simple memory... *grins wickedly*

Generation 4, Chapter 2

Vacha Family

So, when last we left off, Chervil had kicked us out to go find a doctor. Of course, you and I know there's no such thing as an OB doctor in any Sim city, so let's just slip quietly back inside and see how things are progressing, shall we?


~Oh, please let my daughter give birth to another straight A student! Basil will never let me live it down if his kids do better than mine in school!~
~Oh my god, oh my god, my sister is having this baby without a doctor here! What's wrong with Aeronwy, making her do this again!!~
Chervil, as the Controller, you know I can hear what you're thinking, don't you?
"WHAT?? Oh, oh my, that means you know..."
Yup. I know all about it, sweetcheeks. *grins like the Cheshire Cat*
"Oh crap..."
Pshaw, I'm not all evil, you know. In fact, if you behave, I may even let you have what you want...

But now, on to more pressing matters. Chamomile gives birth to a healthy happy baby boy. Meet Dill Vacha - Black hair, brown eyes, S1 or custom skin (I won't know until he gets older which it is).


Aww, that's so sweet! Chamy is handing her newborn son over to her brother so they can bond. :-D


Or, she's handing him over to Chervil so she can give birth to Dill's twin sister, Daffodill Vacha - Black hair, brown eyes, also S1 or custom skin.

(Author's Note: It looks like something got messed up with the formatting right here, but I can't seem to fix it. Sorry! And damnit, trying to fix the formatting for the next picture, which was also messed up, I deleted the picture of the twins holding the twins! *grumbles and stomps her foot*)
(Author's Note 2: So I apparently fixed it somehow, but the picture is still gone. Ah well.)


So, anyway, even with the birth of the second set of twins in the Vacha line, Chamy doesn't forget her first-born son. Another one of those incredibly sweet, purely autonomous actions. These Vacha's really are so precious. :-D


And because infancy is rather boring (and rather stressful with twins), let's move on to the twins toddler birthday!


Dill Vacha gets tossed in the air by his grandmother, Jill. Dill is a Virgo: 10 Neat, 2 Shy, 9 Outgoing, 4 Serious, and 10 Playful. (He's got 35 points!! Sweet!)


Perfection! Our new heir! Oh, he's so going to be a little heartbreaker, I can just see it, with those big soft brown eyes. *sighs* And no Talin lips!! *does a happy dance*


Daffodill Vacha is helped into toddlerhood by her grandfather, Burdock. Daffy is a Pisces: 3 Sloppy, 3 Shy, 9 Outgoing, 4 Serious, and 8 Nice.


It looks like she got the Talin lips, but otherwise seems to be doing well in the genetics department.


"Marie Mazza, will you be my friend? Everyone in the house is so busy with the twins nobody has time for me anymore."
Not exactly true, but we'll let tempermental boys be tempermental boys. ;-)


Chamomile and Burdock teach the twins how to walk.


While our founder, Anise, looks on. I think she is quite pleased with how the family is turning out. She hasn't scared anyone in quite a while and hangs around the windows wherever the twins are located. :-)


Chamy works on getting her pre-pregnancy figure back as soon as possible and maxes out her Body skill.


Burdock, meanwhile, reads through some of his old journals, wondering about people he's lost touch with over the years. This was Tamara Landry, a young girl he and his brother had met long ago. Basil had a crush on her, but she seemed to connect more with Burdock. Fortunately for their sibling relationship, Burdock never went beyond friendship with her.

Welp, that's it for this chapter. Next time, we get to venture into the realm of the taboo. :-)

Generation 4, Chapter 1

Vacha Family


A cute family picture, although I'm not entirely certain why Chervil is the one holding Dragons, instead of Chamomile. Oh well!


It's already time for our young vampire, um, boy to become a toddler. This will give us a clue if Chamy gets to give in to her "romance" ways or if she has to keep popping those kids out for me. ;-)


Dragons Vacha, Aries sign (7/9/5/4/3 ). And sadly, Chamy, hon, he's got your grandfather's lips. So you get to keep birthing 'em, sweetie!
"$*%^@#*!"
Such language! You're a mother now, Chamomile, and you should behave like one!
"I'll show you behavior..."
Um, right, let's move on, shall we?


The obligatory shots of young Dragons learning his skills.


Ah, clothing change for Chamomile! She didn't wear this outfit long. Although I love it, it wasn't quite slutty enough for her, given her rebellious nature at this time in her life.
"Jill, look at our sweet grandson, playing with his toy like that."
"Oh, he's smart enough to be an astronaut when he grows up, Burdock!"
"Baseball! Want baseball!"


As angry as she is with me, Chamy really is an incredible mother. Never afraid of dirty diapers and always having at least one want spun up to teach or play with Dragons.


"If I'm going to have to keep giving birth until you get a genetically pleasing brat, I'm going to go upstairs and play with dad's facial reconstruction machine!"
Okay. But you know that's only a skin-deep change, right? It won't actually change the genetics you'll be passing on to your kids.
"Quiet! It will so make a difference!"


Chamomile looks exceptionally pleased with her new look. I can't say I blame her one bit. She looks quite striking now. :-) Oh and yes, here's Chamy's next outfit. She keeps this one for a while (actually, she's still wearing it in current game-play).


And here's our heiress showing off her new look. I must admit, I wish I looked like that!


Poor Dragons. He looks so sad. Maybe he just got the news he's not going to be the 5th Generation Heir because of his lips. (I really want those huge things OUT of my genetics, if I can swing it at all!)


Chamy is so thrilled that Dragons' first word is "mommy". I'm glad she got to teach him all of his skills like that.


She's so happy, in fact, she runs upstairs and maximizes her Charisma skill! Heh, okay, I doubt it's the same day, but let's just pretend.
"Let's just pretend I'm actually going to do what you want and get knocked up again then too, okay?"
Quiet, chika, or I'll keep you permanently pregnant!
"..."


Jill finished painting Chamomile's Heiress portrait. Since she won't be getting married and her brother moved back to the Legacy lot with her, I'll have a portrait painted of Chervil to hang alongside Chamy's.


Our Portrait Wall as it stands right now. I'm so glad I started doing still life pictures, instead of actual portraits, so I can catch people in poses unique to each one. :-D


Time for a bit more research for your next Borage novel, Jill?
"No, time for a bit of smooching and fooling around with my husband."
*cough* Oh, um, okay, let's just leave you two at it then, shall we?
"Yes, please."
Yup, despite a rather shaky start, when our Diva didn't want to give Burdock the time of day, these two have continuously done these very sweet autonomous actions. I must say, I do good work, pairing my sims up!


Ah, now it's Skylar's turn to produce an heir for me. Poor Chervil, he doesn't look too thrilled, watching Chamomile being turned into a baby-making machine for me.


So he goes upstairs and works out his angst on the poor mechanical dummy. I don't know about you, but I choose to believe he's doing something OTHER than giving that thing a gynecological exam. Especially given how far he's got his arm shoved in there! *shiver*


"Mom, can't you do something about Aeronwy? She's making me get pregnant AGAIN!"
"So use protection, dear."
"I tried, but I suspect she tampered with it. I don't know why, just this sinking feeling I have in the pit of my stomach."
"That's probably just your brother's eggs. You know how he likes to spice them so they're almost inedible."
"No, I'm pretty sure it's Aer's fault."


However, time moves on and it's time for Dragons to turn into a young boy.


"Watch out for the candles, sweetie! They'll hurt your little hand!"


So, obviously, I forgot to take a transition picture of Dragons. And, um, this was the best of the ones I do have of him as a kid. At least he learned like a little wiz, skilling up like mad! So, do you all picture Burdock as saying "Viola!" or "Egads!" here? *giggle*


As you can see, Burdock took over teaching his grandson once he got out of his toddler years. Dragons is a sweet kid, always wanting to do his homework or learn a skill.


Gah! More smoochies??
"You were just congratulating yourself on how well you did pairing us up. Now you're complaining?"
I'm not complaining. But I leave you two alone for two minutes and you're macking on each other!
"And the problem is?"
No problem, but sheesh, try fooling around in the bedroom instead of the bathroom, 'kay?
"Why? It's our master bathroom. The kids don't come in here at all."
Yeah, yeah, whatever.


Burdock may be an old retired fuddy-duddy, but he sure is a limber fuddy-duddy! Hmm, maybe that's why Jill is still so enamoured with him...


Okay, now you're just showing off, Burdock.


"MOOOOOOMMMM!!!! I TOLD YOU AERONWY TAMPERED WITH MY PROTECTION!"
*giggles loudly* Looks like Skylar was successful, eh?
"Don't think I'm not going to find a way to make you pay for this, Aeronwy. Just you wait!"
*pats Chamomile on the head and grins* Do you forget which one of us is the Controller, sweetie?
"Like we haven't figured out ways around you before?"
Hmm, good point... *goes off to Sim-proof her home*


"You've gotta admit, sis, you really are quite beautiful when you're pregnant."
"Don't you start in too, buster! You're just going to give her ideas about keeping me pregnant!"
*grins again*


Chervil, you were just saying how pretty she looks, why do you look so scared?
"Because childbirth can be dangerous! I can't lose my sister!"
Well, you can't have her pregnant and NOT have childbirth. One sort of follows the other, you know?
"Shush up and go get the doctor already!"
There are no doctors in Strangeville.
"What?!? Why is she giving birth here then!"
Because Sim-birth is easy. You've seen her give birth once already, now shush and watch.
"Go find a doctor already!"
Fine, fine. Sorry readers, Chervil is kicking us out to go find a "doctor." Guess we'll have to see if Chamy gives birth to the Heir next chapter.

Generation 3, Chapter 14

Vacha Family


My goodness, Chamomile, you sure have grown up there, haven't you? *cough*slut*cough*
"I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that last bit you said there, Aer?"
Oh, nothing, nothing. I, um, love your dress, Chamy.



Oh yeah, she's 100% a Romance sim. Of course, that means I get to play dress up with her for all the outfits none of my other sims will put on. *giggle* I think she changes clothes twice more before I settle on an outfit for her. :-)


And here's Chervil, all nicely grown up. Mrowr!





"So Chamy, have you heard from Cory? Your dad and I visited her downtown. She and Andrew have such a lovely little home. And I hear they're expecting a child!"
(Sorry, yeah, lame caption to this picture. Just couldn't figure out anything better... *sigh*)


Chervil maxes out his Body skill. He looks so intense there!


And Chamomile maxes out her Cleaning skill. But unlike Chervil, I don't think she's got a serious or intense bone in her body. *cough* Uh... *looks back over her comment, smirks like a little kid and wanders off, not making the comment*


And, slave-driver that I am, I have Chamy immediately invite over Count Nolan and have them renew their acquaintanship. Of course, she thinks she just gets to play...


~Okay, in this novel, I think I'll have him foil a bank robbery. And with all of my time as the head of a criminal organization, I should be able to write this wonderfully!~


"Oy, my bursitis is acting up. I need to stop this workout and go sit down!"
You sound just like your dad did when he became an elder.
"Yeah, but he got a party!"
So would have you. If, you know, I hadn't forgotten today was your birthday. And completely lost track of time. *blush*


Hmm... I don't remember which ghost got Burdock, but obviously someone wished our Knowledge sim a happy birthday!


"razza-frazza fraking stupid controller..."
Chamy? What's the matter?
"What's the matter? I'll tell you what's the matter! You picked that stupid "Try for Baby" option with the Count!"
Well, we need to get Generation 4 on the way, you know.
"Not so quickly we didn't! I thought I was going to get to have some fun and play around for a while here!"
Sorry, hon. The heiress has her duties to perform and all.
"razza-frazza frelling rotten controller..."


And Jill earns, sadly, only $50,000, not $100,000. Oh well!


And she celebrates it by becoming old as well! (Yup, this is all the same day, since she and Burdock share a birthday.)


"Aeronwy! Aeronwy!!"
*yawns* What? What's wrong? It's the middle of the night...
"I don't feel right. What's the matter with me?"
Hmm? Oh. Oh, I see. Um, give it a moment. You'll understand, Chamy.


"Oh my god, I got fat!"
No, hon, you got pregnant.
"Oh, so it'll go away?"
Yeah, in about 9 months. Let's see how you handle pregnancy, eh? Hopefully more like your sister and less like your cousin.


Burdock didn't turn out bad looking at all as an elder, unlike his big brother Basil. However, the first morning he woke up, he had a want spun up for a face lift. Since he was perma-plat, I figured why not. Good way to figure out how this thing works.


Unfortunately, I had to give him a completely new face, because any minor alterations I tried to make to any one portion of his face looked really REALLY bad. But he was quite happy with the results. And to be honest, so are Jill and I. :-)


Speaking of Jill, after a quick shopping trip, she calls work to hand in her retirement notice. I must say, she's one of the prettier elders I've seen. I suspect if I let her dye her hair dark again, you'd be hard-pressed to tell she was an elder (except for the stupid saggy boobs and GIANT hips... why do the elders get such huge hips anyway?). She's got no wrinkles, no bags under her eyes, none of the usual old age signs I've seen with other elder sims. :-)


And our heavily pregnant Chamomile maxes out her Cooking skill on the candy maker.


Chamy, I know you look very happy there, but don't you think you should lose the spiked collar when you're wearing a pink floral maternity outfit?
"But I like my collar. It reminds me that I'm a wild thing and not to be chained down by this whole family business."
Mm-hmm. We'll see.
(And once again, I didn't change her clothes, didn't mix up her pregnancy pictures. Her outfit just randomly changed, like Jill's, I think it was, had done. I think when she puts on or takes off the thinking cap.)


And baby Dragons Vacha(-Perry) was born, while her twin stood there staring at himself in a mirror. Oh and for the record, Chamomile had an extremely easy pregnancy. She ate a little more than usual and sleep a smidge more than usual, but otherwise, she chatted on the phone or worked on her few unmaxxed skills.


Our resident Grand Vampire apparently has S4 skin. And Dragons also has brown hair from his dad. And brown eyes, I suppose could be from either of 'em, since I can't see Nolan's real eye color.


That morning, Burdock retired from his job-of-the-month to be able to spend more time with his grandson. Yes, poor Burdock was my work horse, making sure we got all of the career rewards. Makes skilling up SO much easier!


She may be a Romance sim and has never once spun up a want or even a thought bubble to have kids. But Chamomile's an AWESOME mom. She never spins up a fear of changing diapers. And once her kids have each hit toddler years (nope, she's not done popping 'em out for me, but let's not tell her this yet, 'kay?), she constantly has wants spun up to teach them their skills or teach them to study when they're children or play with them. *sighs* As gorgeous as Arizona is, I think Chamomile is the best mom I've had in my game yet. :-)


"Marylena is safe to invite over. Aeronwy can't get me knocked up if I stick with women for my lovers!"


She really is a fast worker, isn't she. *g*


And while mom is working it, grandma is enjoying having an infant around to spoil, even if he does pull her hair.


Looks like your romance/adventure novel sold quite well there, Jill!
"Yes, Borage is such a well loved character. My editor told me I need to branch out and have him get involved with lots of different scenarios. I've already got some ideas for the next Borage novel."


And a lame closing shot. My first 30 untapped Elixir of Life bottles. Now I just have to remember to delete the darn things so I can start on my next 30.