The headmaster of the local private school paid the Nettles family a visit, and was easily convinced to let the four girls into his school. Apparently having a romancing elderly grandfather who greets the headmaster in his undies, and a step-grandmother who used to be a vampire, is no obstacle. At least not as long as you have money!

Not long afterwards, the triplets celebrated their birthday.


Naomie (Aries) rolled fortune. She's attracted to blond hair and cologne, but disapproves of hats. She wants to be a Hall of Famer when she grows up.


Natalie (Capricorn) chose to become a pleasure seeker, perhaps influenced by her step-grandmother. She likes her dates to be well-dressed - formal clothes, and maybe even a hat - but not wearing cologne. She wants to be a chef one day.


And Nicholette (Cancer) is a popularity sim. Too bad she's kinda shy... She likes black or custom hair, dislikes swimwear, and wants to be a hero in the eyes of the public. Captain Hero, to be more specific.


Eek! What's a grown man doing standing in a teenage girl's bedroom watching her sleep? Disturbing, to say the least!


Oh, look, another abduction! And once again it's a girl!

Well, there were no males in this house, except Nolen who's an elder, so I'm not too upset about that. Besides, Naomie got a scholarship out of it, which made her happy...


Talk about burying your head in the sand. Well, grass. You get the idea. Naomie didn't seem very traumatized by her extraterrestrial experience. Maybe she's in denial. Or maybe later events just overshadowed it.


Ouch. Now that's gotta hurt. It seems Nolen is wondering whether this is his punishment for his romancing ways...


But apparently not. "There are hula girls? Of course I'll come quietly!"

Nolen died in platinum, at full influence, and left his various family members a good chunk of money.


Uh, yes. Nicholette was one of those who benefited from her grandfather's life insurance.


Naomie and Natalie are heartbroken by the loss...


... as is the pregnant widow, Contessa Sadie. Now don't tell me pleasure seekers don't have hearts! Just look at her!


The very next day, Sadie goes into labor. Her step-granddaughter Nina is there to witness the event, which apparently makes her think of her boyfriend Will Ryan. Well, yeah, he is a family sim, so if you marry him you'll have to go through this...


And the new mother proudly shows off little Napoleon Nettles.


She's rather less happy when he becomes a toddler, though. Why - was she hoping he'd stay a baby for a little longer? Or is she angry that Nolen isn't there to see his son grow up?

The teenagers were a great help in taking care of Napoleon, especially when Sadie had to work, and there was only one little incident with the baby throwing up on Natalie...


I like this kid. There's just something about the way that his eyes and eyebrows tilt in different directions that makes his face interesting.


He also likes to play with his nieces' old dollhouse.


Nicholette harbors a secret attraction to their neighbor Jade Knight. So does her sister Naomie.


But Nicholette is also attracted to shop clerk George McCarthy - as is her sister Naomie. I foresee trouble ahead...


Looks like the mourning period is over. Apparently Sadie is worried about how Nicholette will handle the fact that she's moving on with her life. Nothing too serious, just a date with a co-worker to make herself feel better...


Late one night, the triplets hold a strange ceremony out in the backyard, which seems to involve raising their arms to the sky and chanting. Are they trying to bring Nolen back?


RIP, Nolen Nettles.




At the Antonius home, the three younger girls are all good friends. Well, the twins call Paige at college a lot, too, and have even invited her over, but little Pearl doesn't remember her oldest sister very well.


Pearl is now a child! Of course, as you can see, big sister Penelope still thinks of her as a toddler... Well, it can be hard to see your younger siblings as anything but babies. Their neighbor Ramsey Bonaccord was there for the occasion. He's friends with Penelope.


And here's a better picture of the youngest Antonius girl. Very cute.


She may have just started school, but she's already determined to be an overachiever one day. Priscilla seems to approve of that attitude.


Rylan, are you encouraging your daughter to get into fights? What kind of father are you? Or maybe he's just bragging about his own track record in that area, in which case someone should remind him that he lost the only fight he's ever been in - and lost to a girl, no less!


No, Penelope, don't eat that! Don't eat... Ah, too late. Well, don't blame me when you spend your birthday throwing up!


Here she is as a teenager. Don't let that demure school uniform fool you; she rolled romance. Penelope is a Scorpio, 9/6/8/8/4, who likes darker hair colors - brown or black doesn't really matter - but dislikes grey hair. Her LTW is to be a celebrity chef.


And here's the other twin, Priscilla. She's a Gemini, 5/8/9/3/3, with fatness and glasses as turn-ons, and a dislike of hats. She chose to become a pleasure seeker, and dreams of being a professional party guest one day.

You know, Rylan and Tori sure aren't leaving their stamp on the girls. A family sim and a knowledge sim for parents, and yet the children have become romance and pleasure sims. Well, Paige did change to popularity in college - but that was when she got away from her parents...


Pearl thinks Priscilla's dancing is ridiculous. I tend to agree.

Not many pics of the adults this round - they mostly spent their time gaining skills to advance in their careers. Oh yeah, and Rylan stargazes a lot.




Over at La Fiesta Tech, the frat boys have a tip for you:


For the ultimate college experience, try hanging out with one mascot, one cheerleader, one professor, and one secret society member...

Not much happened at the fraternity during junior year, really. They're now all big sims on campus as well as secret society and Greek House members, so I just got their class meters filled and zipped forward to the final. They're doing good. Well, Ronan is complaining that he doesn't have time for dating, but he's supposed to be focusing on his studies, so I don't care very much. He gets to meet a lot of new people, and that's usually enough to keep him at least in the green. What else does he need?