At the Bonaccord house, baby Julius grows into a toddler, and he does have the same chinless look his cousin Rhea (Cantrell) does. I see very little resemblance between him and his mother Laura, but then he doesn't look much like Remus, either. Strange. In any case, he's quickly taught to walk, talk, and go potty, then set to play with his wobbly wabbit.


I'd be unhappy, too, if my teeth were hanging out through my lower jaw. Poor chinless wonder.


Please don't tell me Ramsey had a want to talk to Laura about woohoo!


Laura reaches the top of her career, becoming a business tycoon, and quickly switches to science to get her LTW.


I have this strong urge to warn Ramsey that his face might stick like that...


Tired, Remus? Yeah, he has a right to be - three shifts in one day will wear on you. Still, I'd say it was worth it... I love cars. Remus started at 8, came home at 1 pm with a promotion. His new job had him working until 3, and he had all the necessary skill points and was in platinum, so I put him in the car and sent him back to work. Came home at 3 with another promotion, and a new job that had him working until 5. Had all the skill points needed for that, too, so back he went... And arrived home with yet another promotion. Three in one day - not bad.


Ramsey grew up into a nice-looking teen, and rolled romance. (Sigh.) He wants to be a professional party guest, just like his uncle Romulus, so I can have him be faithful if I want to; and with this shortage of boys in the neighborhood, every one of them needs to be paired up! Let's see, a Gemini romance sim with fitness and custom hair as turn-ons - that reminds me of someone. Oh yeah, Mercedes Vega! I hope I can get them to meet, because they should have great chemistry, given their identical personalities, same aspiration, and easy-to-fulfill turn-ons!

They might make cute kids, too. Hopefully without that chinless look, since Ramsey didn't have it as a toddler.


Speaking of chinless toddlers, Ramsey is really good with his little cousin.


So I send my little teen downtown, hoping to run into Mercedes. Instead, he meets a number of other girls he has two bolts for, and one - Priscilla Antonius here - he has three with! Why oh why must they mess up my plans this way? It's not fair!


I think Mrs Crumplebottom is on my side.


Hanging out with the guys. Here we have a knowledge sim, one fortune, and one romance - and the romance sim is the one who wears the most clothes. Hah.


Julius grows up into a child. While he's not quite as chinless as he was, he's still decidedly odd-looking. What's with those bags under his eyes? The very round face and weak chin? Aaghh, sim genetics...


Different angle. He is a weird child, this one.


I'm sure Priscilla would love to know that her twin sister and her boyfriend are gossiping about her! Not to mention flirting, kissing... Romance sims.


Ramsey, you'd better be looking at her face and not up her skirt! And Brandon, you're an adult - stay away from teenage girls. At least until she's in college.


Laura has put on some weight. I must say she carries it much better than some other sims I've seen! But she hasn't maxed her body skill yet, so she'll lose the weight once she gets around to that.


Don't you just love it when sims play with the fishies? This is Renee Black stopping by for a visit.


Over to the Forsythe house...


For some reason, the maid hates this family. Don't ask me why, unless it has something to do with having to mop the whole bathroom floor every time Bryony has taken a shower. Still, she is getting paid for it, and stealing the newspaper from four orphaned girls seems a bit low.


And so the twins hit their teens. Lily rolls romance, with a LTW of having 20 lovers. Oh boy. Better get busy working on friendships for the future, hon. She's attracted to blond and brown hair, but turned off by redheads.


Rose is a knowledge sim and wants to max all her skills. She likes brown hair and formal clothes, but is put off by cologne. Hmmm, do I know any one who'd be a good match for her...?


Bryony continues to date Leeland, and about halfway through the week, she reaches her LTW of having 50 dream dates. Well, that settles the matter - dream dates that take place when you're playing the other sim do count towards this want. I thought they would, but now I know for sure.

The sisters decide to take a day off from school. Rebecca and Rose are anxious to build skills for scholarships, Lily wants to go downtown and meet new people - get that first kiss! - and Bryony wants to jump on the couch. Well, they'll lose a grade at school, but they'll bring it back up the next day, so it sounds like a good idea to me. Before school starts, Rebecca calls her boyfriend Tavarez up and invites him over to join them.


Rebecca greets him with a kiss; then he walks right past her into the house, into the bedroom, where he sits down to hang out with Rose. Um, okay. Do they even know each other? I quickly check Rose's relationship panel, and nope, he's not there. That's interesting... Oh, there he is now. And they have three bolts for each other!

Oops.


Lily spends a lot of time getting to know future prospects. Kilt man Brandon is here, too? Well, he is romance, and should do for a conquest... Doesn't mean she has to marry him or have his children.


Playing pool with Goopy? Oh, Lily. Looks like even she realizes the depths she's quickly sinking to - gotta love that look on her face.


Her first kiss goes to a downtownie teen whose name I don't even remember. Serdar, maybe? Or was that one of the others? Oh well...


Rose can't seem to stop herself from flirting with her sister's boyfriend. Poor Rebecca is clueless. I feel bad for her, but at the same time - three bolts! How can I say no to that?


Seriously, Tavarez and Rose just can't keep their hands off each other. Look at Rebecca sitting their studying hard for her scholarships, while her sister and her boyfriend are all over each other in the next room...


I guess Rose really hates herself for what she's doing to her sister...


She asks Tavarez to meet her somewhere else, so they can sort things out once and for all. I don't think this was how she intended it to turn out. But what can you do about a three-bolt relationship?


Meanwhile, back home, Rebecca is showing Jade - Tavarez' sister - some tricks she's learned. Jade is suitably impressed. As you may or may not remember from the Knight house, she has had the hots for Rebecca for some time. You don't suppose she knows about her brother's feelings for Rose, and plans to be there for Rebecca when she finds out?

Bryony and Rebecca are nearly adults, and are getting ready for uni. Rose has decided to go now, too - wonder if Tavarez has anything to do with that decision? - but Lily will be staying to housesit, and to enjoy her teen years. Gotta practice her romancing skills on all those teenage boys!


Over at La Fiesta Tech, the sorority sisters were mostly focused on studying and building skills. Except Nadia, who felt left out that she was the only one without a man in her life. She decided to go downtown to see if she met anyone interesting... Unfortunately, the pics I know I took of that trip seem to have disappeared into thin air.

Anyway, she kept scoping room after room without finding anyone appealing - until HE walked in. Count Craig Wong, the grand vampire. Nadia swooned as soon as she laid eyes on him - and he was heading her way! Did he feel it, too? Did he... just bite her?!?!


Unfortunately for Nadia, once the Count bit her, he wanted nothing more to do with her. He even had a crossed out bolt for her! Clearly, the attraction was very one-sided... So she headed home and called up the gypsy for some vamprocillin.


The transformation was quick, but not exactly painless.



Since the matchamaker was already there, Nadia thought she might as well try a blind date. Out of the sky dropped Guy Wrightley, one of the frat boys from the other fraternity.

He's a popularity sim, too, and they have two bolts for each other. They've had a couple of dream dates so far.


Kora Knight, on the other hand, was ready to take things one step further in her relationship. She asked Ravi to marry her, and was delighted when he accepted! Now they're busy planning what to name the many babies these two family sims want to have...

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?