Generation 4: Surviving an Apocalypse 101 - Part Three

Yes, yes... it has been over a month since my last update. Many apologies, but The Sims 2 and I have this sort of relationship where... I'll get into moods where I want to play. Unfortunately, that mood seems to have vanished over the past month. It has come back enough for me to finish out this generation, at least. Phew! So... here we go...

Last time, Helen had just given birth to the first of generation five, Mandy Dual. She has blonde hair and Maxis green eyes. Unfortunately for her, while she has the Dual skintone... she doesn't have the eyes! So, she isn't going to be heir.

Which, if you couldn't tell, is probably why she's on the floor wailing about a dirty diaper. Sigh. Helen!!

Yay! Sinjnn brings home his final promotion and is now at the top of the Athletic career. You know what that means, don't you?

Sinjin: 'I get cats scrambling around at my feet?'

Er, well, no. Ignore them! It means you've broken the athletic restriction and we can finally move stuff! Hurrah! Now time to re-do this house...

Say 'hello' to the Dual Compound; half zombie-proof bunker, half funky plastic walls. Woohoo! It is also bigger, more roomy, and hopefully is sparse enough that it won't lag Vlad's computer. The old wooden shack was driving me nuts. It is nice to have a change of scenery.

Helen: 'Like, this is... cool and all, but where's the pink? It's all blue!'

Pfft, pink is for sissies. You are a post-apocalyptic family. Blue is what you need, not pink!

Okay, so this picture has no purpose. I just thought it was really cute. I love it when they hug cats... awwww! Bombadil is adorable.

Poor Helen wasn't making out well in the new compound. I never said it was ghost proof! We may have lost Kyung-Soon in all the ruckus, but the other ghosts are still as nasty as ever. Here we see Generation 2's first heir, Eris, scaring the crap out of her. Looks like little baby Mandy isn't the only one who wet her diaper...

And again, on the same night. This time by Kyung-Soon's look-a-like, and Generation 2's second heir, Phoebe.

Helen: 'Omigawd! Like, how am I supposed to live like this?!'

That's what I said when we named you heir, Helen. Sigh.

I had the twins working on paintings to secure Helen's aspiration so she could at least attempt to be a somewhat decent mother. It worked out pretty well and it kept the old fogies from messing with my mojo while I bossed everyone around.

Julian: 'I'd like to think that Jake enjoys it a bit more than I do...'

Jake: 'Heeeheee! Fluffy painty clouds... woosh!'

Julian: 'His mind isn't in the best shape anymore. I think it is all the years of sexual repression and desperation coming to head.'

Don't look at me! Blame Vlad for teasing him with Goopy encounters.

Hooray for birthdays! Mandy is now an annoying toddler. Yippee! I see that Julian shares my enthusiasm for the moment. I think post-apocalyptic life has jaded the entire family. Sinjin appears to be recoiling in horror at the sight of the toddler. He also has a fear of dirty diapers.

Sinjin: 'I am not changing any diapers! Do you hear me? None!'

Nienna enjoys watching TV. You can see that Helen is again pregnant. Woohoo! I was hoping for someone with a bit more of the Dual genetics to pass on. I really enjoy them.

Helen: 'Gah! How could you do that to her? You... you are like, slime of the earth!'

Sounds like Helen is watching the Soaps; she's rather fond of Life and Times in Coventry and City of Veryani.

Awww, Bombadil's time is up! The reaper has come calling. Goldberry, Nienna, and Eowyn are there to mourn the loss. Many yowls followed the death of Bombadil kitty...

Eowyn was apparently so overwrought with grief that she attacked her poor daughter Nienna! That's not very nice, Eowyn, you big kitty bully! Leave her alone.

I have no idea what's up with the cats and fighting. None of them are overly aggressive. Buh.

More death! This time it is Julian's turn. Poor guy doesn't even get to go out with dignity. He leaves with omelet leftovers stuck to the bottom of his shoe! That Grim Reaper, he's one ruthless bugger.

Julian, sighing: 'It is but a small price to pay to get out of this Post-Apocalyptic hell!'

Life and death seem to go together, don't they? Helen gave birth to twins. D'oh! What is it with me and twins when I want them the least? Darn twins! You're supposed to be rare, rare I say! At least little Selma has all the Dual genes and blonde hair. The controller is appeased. I think we have our heir!

Helen: 'Like, what do you mean twins?! There's another one?!'

You're an idiot Helen. Anyway, here's the second, Penelope. She has default skin, the Dual eyes, and blonde hair. Sheesh. This is like the generation of the blondes! Lets hope their collective IQ is higher than Helen's...

Meanwhile, little Mandy became slighty bigger Mandy. What's up with the Niobe hair, Mandy? This may be a post-apocalyptic life, but that doesn't make it worthy of Matrix ripoffs! Besides, I really don't think that kind of... hairstyle is appropriate for someone so shamelessly Caucasian as you. Quit frontin', white girl.

More birthdays! Yes, this was fast-paced playing, folks. Nothing really interesting happened. I didn't even get any new chance cards to show. Bah! Anyway, Selma's hair is thankfully a bit more normal than her older sister's...

Penelope's turn! Uhh... nice tux? That's a bit... strange. Hmm...

Is your head spinning yet? Yes, they're children already. Nothing interesting happened, I swear! Aren't they cute kids? Selma apparently thinks she's a fairy while Penelope wants to front with her sister. Sigh. Selma is definitely our heir.

Goldberry's time is up! Which means there's finally room to move in Nienna's mate that I made for her in Create-A-Pet. Hurrah! More kittens to clutter the house up with. Thank goodness for that hack...

Mandy becomes a rebellious teen who wants Popularity. Well, at least it kinda matches her bizarre choice in hair style. In the background, it looks like Helen and Ajax are debating over how long it will take her to get stuck in the pokey. Oh, silly people. There is no slammer in post-apocalyptic Fallout Springs!

Jake's time is finally up. To be honest, I didn't think he'd ever die. Nienna and her new mate Faramir couldn't have kittens until he croaked. Now Nienna is fully pregnant. Too bad I forgot to get a picture of Faramir... he's adorable!

I love how Grim is popping out of the toilet... bathroom macabre! Poor Jake. Talking about 'scaring the pee out of you'...

The twins, Selma and Penelope, finally become teens. If you can't tell them apart, I'm gonna smack you. How can you miss the Niobe hair on Penelope? To tell you the truth, I mix up Penelope and Mandy more than anything. Darn girls!

Selma is Knowledge while Penelope wants a Family.

Sinjin and Helen get gray hair and lose the fashion sense they barely had a grasp on to begin with. Ahhh to be old! This is where it ends for me. It is up to Vlad to get these gals through college. There's no need to bring all three back into the house if he doesn't want to. So we'll see who returns.

• Athletic restriction lifted
• All pet restrictions suppressed