I enter the now much less crowded Dante household to find Amin helping Liza get those last couple of charisma points she needs to become a Hall of Famer. I check out their wants panels, and... what? Liza, is that a "have a baby" want I see? You just got rid of four teenagers, so now you want a baby? I've heard about empty nest syndrom, but I didn't know sims got it...



I was really torn at this point. Amin is a good guy, and after helping raise Liza's brood, he deserves to have a child of his own. Besides, they both have red hair, so the baby would, too, and I love red hair. But - Liza already has five kids, and she really needs to focus on her career and earning money, fortune sims that she is. Still, if she wants to... Sigh. Finally, it was the aspirations points that got to rule - I had "reach top of athletic career" locked, and it's worth way more than "have a baby." So if she gets there and still has the baby want, it's a deal.

Of course, it rolled away almost immediately. Yeah, I kinda figured it would.



That same night, it was time for little Marlee to grow up.



She rolled fortune, just like her mom. She's attracted to red hair and fitness, but turned off by grey hair. She's a Libra, 0/8/2/10/6 - as sloppy as her big brothers, and as playful as Sasha and Leeland, as well as lazier and nicer than any of the other kids.



She got a new look, complete with contacts instead of glasses. Yes, Marlee, I know homework sucks, but it has to be done.



This is a fairly good picture of the state of Amin and Liza's marriage. She spends all her time skilling for promotions, while he stargazes in the hope of an abduction that'll give him a baby. Liza did reach the top of the athletic career, which freed her to pursue her real dream of becoming a criminal mastermind...



And the fact that Amin is the local Captain Hero isn't likely to stop her.



Nope, didn't stop her. Permaplat, baby! To celebrate, they decide to throw a party. Well, that, and Amin really wanted one. I don't think Liza told him what she's celebrating - he probably still believes she's in the import-export business...



The party was a success. Among those present, we have Joe and Marisa Knight, Joe and Barbara Carr, Paul Ryan, Renee Black, and a random, very ugly DJ who came as a friend of one of the others. I don't remember anyone being friends with him, but as long as he behaves, he can stay.



Paul Stenbeck Ryan, what do you think you're doing?!?! Marisa is married, and you're slated to marry Paige. So stop telling her to call you!



After the party was over, Amin and Liza continued their celebration in private. It's been a while since their last woohoo.



Then Amin went out for his usual stargazing, and Liza decided to set the stove on fire. Well, neither of her careers required her to learn how to cook...



Hey, firefighter Maura, why are you walking away? The stove is still on fire!



Careful, Liza!

The chili was burned, but Liza wasn't. The fire effect still remains, but they can cook on the stove as if there was nothing wrong with it. I kinda like this glitch - it looks funny.



Amin likes it, too. Or maybe he's just grinning like that because he finally got lucky. You don't need the stove for gelatin, anyway, which is what they eat more than anything else.



Marlee wanted a entrepreneur scholarship, so she got a job at the nearest fast food joint. Her sister Sasha used to work there, too, and in this get-up Marlee looks very much like her - except with a bit fuller mouth.



When she's not working, skilling or in school, Marlee likes to shoot pool down at the shopping center. In her jammies. While there, she runs into...



... Javier Vega, who makes faces at her. Stop it, Javi, you're scaring me! I don't like it when you look like that!



And the stove is still on fire.


Points this round: 3, for 3 TOCs. Captain Hero for Amin, Hall of Famer and Criminal Mastermind for Liza.