Gaggle of Cities Part 7
Is it update time already? You bet it is!
If you’re new to this or you missed an update, I suggest reading the previous update(s) in order to get a glimpse of what’s going on.
Part 1| Part 2| Part 3| Part 4| Part 5| Part 6| Part 7
Warning: nudity in one picture
[Credits for imported sims]Many thanks go to Thai/crimml for the loan of his simself.
From where I left off from the last update, Karen gave birth to her second kid with her husband named Istanbul, Fez and Georgetown grew into teens, Forest topped Paranormal and maxed his body skill, and Karen gave birth to a son with local plantsim Gregor Contrary named Jeddah. Anyway, the baby list so far goes like this:
Name Father Conceived at home?
Alexandria Husband (Forest Fossey) yes
Bandung Zombie (Owen Hendrix) yes
Copenhagen College Student (Aaron Wilder) yes
Dubai Genie yes
Essen Bigfoot (Cody) no
Fez Slob (Javier McKellan) yes
Georgetown Pollination Technician+Husband yes
Havana Bartender (Alexander Spencer) yes
Istanbul Husband (Forest Fossey - again) yes
Jeddah Plantsim (Gregor Contrary) yes
We start this update with Fez and George tending the garden for their mother dearest during the winter. There are no ladybug lofts in the greenhouse, so the plants have to be sprayed every time it’s swarming with pests, and I need Karen to keep spraying until she becomes a plantsim and spawn a kid with a plant spore.
“Great. Whose birthday is it again? Assuming someone here’s gonna grow old someday.”
Good question, Havana. That would be you. I need you to grow so you can enter the next stage of life as soon as possible.
“But…”
Listen carefully. If you don’t grow older, you won’t be able to enjoy the things grown-ups will enjoy.
Well, how do you feel?
“I guess growing up doesn’t feel as bad as I thought. In fact, I wanna follow in Fez’s footsteps.”
Right… Anyway, Havana rolled Family for primary and Romance for secondary. Just like her brother.
Before long, it was Essen’s time to go to college. Don’t try to overfeed your friends and siblings, okay?
“Why not? It feels nice to do that thing.”
By the way, if you’re curious who was there for Essen as she left for college, it was Karen. What a shame. I expected it to be Cody the bigfoot.
With Essen off to college, it was high time for Karen to scour the land for guys to have kids with. So far, she met Thai’s simself and Count Hank Stone the Grand Vampire. Definitely putting them on the list.
“Wow! Thai sure looks like a fine specimen for my collection.”
Well said, Karen. Thai, you’re in.
“Er… Sounds cool!”
And here’s Havana all made over. Isn’t she quite a beauty?
And now it’s Stan’s turn to grow up.
“Awesome! Now I can try out more stuff now that I’m older.”
Not so fast, boy. There’s still…
“Cool! What’s this? And why does it make weird sounds?”
It’s called a synthesizer, and it makes sounds whenever you play with it.
Unable to risk any chances, I sent forest to go hiking once Karen invited Luke Lynch AKA Mr. Big.
Luke Lynch: “By the way, do you know anyone new around here? I went clubbing one night and saw some different looking college students who claimed to be siblings. Isn’t that weird?”
Karen: “Mmmhmmm…”
Score! Baby K is on the way!
Afterwards, she had a conversation with Luke and Javier. The latter suddenly showed up in the lot, so I sent him to go hiking with Forest.
“Listen, guys. I you to act like there’s nothing wrong when nighttime comes because the headmaster’s gonna arrive, and I need everyone to get in their best behavior.”
Come nighttime, and this is what happens.
Thomas Leong: “This feels odd. What are these guys doing in here? I though there are only the parents and their kids?”
Relax, sir. There’s absolutely nothing wrong in here. Just accept Stan into private school and you’re good to go.
Next we have Jeddah’s toddler birthday. Judging by his face, those are drastic features going on in his face. He’s a Pisces (6/7/7/3/7) if you’re curious. Now let’s check his ears for a second.
Awesome! He has his dad’s elf ears! That counts as a personal achievement.
“Arrr… Mateys! Captain Stan needs yer booty!”
Keep dreaming, kid.
Karen: Oh, my! Is it that time again? I feel unprepared for this.
George: Why am I watching this again?
Ummm… George? I have a surprise for you.
George: “What is it?”
You see, I forgot to download the contact lenses for the alien eyes I use until I realized that you didn’t have those pretty blue eyes. Now that I have them, you get the privilege of being the first person to put them on.
“You mean these? Ew! They’re ugly!”
Hey! You look better with these contact lenses. It gives me a bit more consistency in my game.
If you think Stan’s the only person drawn to the synthesizer, think again. Havana’s drawn to it too.
“Why does homework have to be so hard?”
Does it matter now? You just learned how to do it, so maybe you can start doing it faster without your parents or brothers having to teach you how to do it.
Just a montage showing Jeddah learning how to walk, talk, and use the potty. That should be it.
That… looks more painful than usual.
This, on the other hand, is much better news that shows Havana topping her teen career in Music.
Isn’t it weird that Stan’s dinner is a burnt cupcake while the family is served something fancier? Get it right, kid.
Stan: “This is still yummy, you know.”
Pfft…
On one particularly cold winter day, Stan goes out to sell warm lemonade to passers-by, such as this fellow.
Random walk-by: “Kid, can you please lower the prices? I need to buy more for others.”
Stan: “No can do. My family needs the money to pay for the food and bills.”
Sweet! Karen has gained a gold talent badge in gardening. Now she just needs to keep tending the garden and spray any bugs until she becomes a plantsim.
“Aargh! What just happened?!”
Yikes! I totally forgot George’s aspiration was in the green when he put it on. Now he lost a few skill points. This is all my fault, and now I need to have him skill again to regain the lost points.
On better news, Forest has topped Dance! That’s another point for me.
“Can I work elsewhere?”
Sure you can. After all, you’ve earned it.
Interesting. Now that the weather snowed so much that school had to be cancelled, it’s time for the kids to focus on their homework or else.
“This is ridiculous. What should I do now that the kids aren’t going to school? They’ll be fish out of the water when once they come back.”
Another birth in the bathroom, as usual.
Welcome to the world, kid. Your name shall be Kingston after Jamaica’s capital city. Now only time will tell if you’ll act like your stuck-up dad or not.
“Waaaaahhhhh!!!!! Me no wan new bwaza!”
Relax, Jeddah. You’ll have to like him or else.
Awww… Isn’t this a sweet sight to see? I love it when my sims do this.
Anyway, since I installed a mod that eliminates the 8-sim limit in the household, I thought it should be high time for me to invite Thai over to get baby L on the way.
“Waaahhh… Pweeze dun leev me ’lone!”
Relax, Jeddah! The nanny should stop by in any minute.
“There, there. Someday you will grow big and make your parents’ lives miserable, okay?”
Hey! Karen and Forest never asked for that!
“Pfft, yeah right. As long as they keep focusing on their stuff, that leaves me in charge of the kids.”
Darn! First try’s a no-go. I’ll try the bed. And apologies for this questionable picture as well as pictures like this in previous updates. I always make sure to cover more explicit stuff, but it still counts as a warning.
Nope. No lullaby yet. Might as well try another time.
At some point afterwards, I saw this. Good call, George. I also disapprove of that as well. Might need to have Havana sleep in one of the beds in the other bedrooms.
We have two birthdays going on. First, Jeddah became a child.
“Cool! Now I’m ready to rumble.”
Next, Kingston became a toddler. He’s a Pisces (6/7/7/4/10).
On another good news, Fez just maximized his Creativity skill. Another scholarship with him!
Awww… isn’t this an adorable sight? Despite having only 2 nice points, Havana autonomously tucks Jeddah to bed.
“Just because I tucked my brother to bed doesn’t mean that I was in a good mood! Look at my face; it’s covered in acne!”
Relax! There’s a mirror where you can clear them off with cream.
Apparently, Karen met this guy that offered her a job at the Music career, but because of the kids and the fact that her Lifetime Want is to top Architecture, she didn’t take it.
Success! Third time’s a charm, and Baby L is now on the way.
“You people are too lazy to fatten up your bank account so I can leech some of your money off, aren’t you? As punishment for that, I’m gonna take this lamp away. Mwahahahahahahaha!!!!!”
Hey! That’s not fair at all!
“Then what’s that I saw over there? A new set of stairs leading to a new floor?”
That? There’s not enough beds to come by, so I had to build another floor for this family. But that’s still not a good excuse for you to take away that lamp.
“Too late! Now rack up that money or I’m gonna grab more stuff from this house!”
*grumbles*
Despite the earlier mayhem, the headmaster was pleased with the house again, and Jeddah got accepted into private school.
Just a short montage showing Kingston learning all three basic skills.
Then we have this. Yup, Jeddah learned how to do homework just before going to school.
Stan’s now a teen! He rolled Fortune for primary and Family for secondary. This should be fun.
Fez: “Nice outfit.” *snicker*
And here’s Stan in his new clothes.
I sent Stan to the Games hobby lot, and guess who he met. It’s his brother Alexandria, who’s currently studying at La Fiesta Tech with five of his younger siblings.
In another bout of good news, Stan just topped his teen career in Business! Congrats, kid!
In another good news, Forest just maximized his logic skill! This should come in handy.
And Kingston’s now a child. Great!
Now we have the hour of truth. What gender will Thai’s kid be? Or will it be twins instead? The answer will be brought to you…
Immediately. There’s only one kid, and her name is Lisbon, after Portugal’s capital city. I’ll call her Lis for short.
Stay tuned for the next update!