Newbury Legacy: 6.2
Jul. 22nd, 2009 03:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stillonmystringLast time: Blake moved back into the legacy household, lovely fiance, Cara, in tow. They proceeded to quickly get hitched and pop out two sons, Jude (the first blond born into the family!) and Simon. As it turns out, though, that's about all they're good for - they've been massive failures at work and terribly boring at home. Miranda remains a cougar while attempting to extend her life as long as possible. And Sasha and Ella continue to be... well, Sasha and Ella; I think we all know how they are by now.
This is highly repetitive... and mostly uninteresting. But, on the other hand, not as long as usual. Hopefully not unbearable.
FUCK THE GRIM REAPER HAS FINALLY COME FOR MIRANDA! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!111! I'M NOT READY!
Neither is Miranda, apparently.
"Take that, you lousy bastard! That'll teach you to ever show your face around here again!"
God, some people never learn...
Blake: "Oh God, Grandma! Nooooooo!" *cries like the little emo boy he is*
Ella: "Hey Grimmy, how's it hangin'?"
Cara: "...Guys, what's going on back here? I was in the middle of skilling in an attempt to win back the job I suck so hard at so it'd better be good."
Miranda: "Ha! Beat you again!"
She was then promptly attacked by a swarm of bees while her son sobbed like a baby beside her. Sweet, sweet revenge on Grimmy's part? I believe so. Tell me, why did I decide to delete that picture again?
O HAI THERE, FRANCES! How's it going? I promise, I haven't abandoned you forever! You're too pretty for that! I'm just waiting until I come up with something good to do with you...
Sasha is very underwhelmed by Miss Frances. Well, Sasha, I thought you had good taste but you're clearly wrong about this one. Because Frances is clearly the most awesome girl to ever grace the lovely village of Bougainvillea. You should be bowing down before her beautiful feet, mister! (Yes, Bougainvillea is the name of their neighborhood which I don't think I've ever mentioned before. I got it from a Tori Amos song. "Cruel". I suck at coming up with creative names for things and it was the first word that popped into my head. It's a plant, actually, but it sounds kind of town-ish-y, doesn't it? A cute little French-sounding name like on Pushing Daisies or something, right?)
Anyway, so Mr. I-suck-at-a-job-and-don't-want-one suddenly rolled the want to get a job again. What the fuck ever, dude. I'm about over you and your bipolarity.
The making friends part of the job? Not so appealing. This is why you fail at work! Because you are a fucking punk ass little bitch who refuses to be nice to anybody!
Miranda is still alive. And still obsessed with babies. She loves them so much that she doesn't even mind sharing her room with little Simon!Because he's totally going to get it all to himself when she kicks the bucket.
...And she's still alive. I don't think the Grim Reaper's going to be able to get her to leave without a fight. This poor household. They must be complete emotional wrecks from being subjected to so many fake-out deaths in such a short amount of time.
But they're not quite down in the dumps enough to pass up a birthday party! Time for Jude to grow up!
And Simon too!
Ella is not so excited about the prospect of having another toddler to take care of just when the first finally grew into a mostly self-sufficient child. Neither am I but since babies are kind of the whole point of legacies, there's really no way to get around it.
And he's just so gosh darn adorable!
Suck it up, Cara! Remember, I brought you back from the dead when I could've left you there forever. You should be grateful for every moment you have, no matter how filled with screaming toddlers and painful labor!
Oh, hey, Jude is a little cutie as well. However... I'm kind of sad that the kids have gotten pretty generic-looking over time. I had grown kind of fond of the signature Newbury razor-edged cheeks look and it's been completely weeded out. I'll have to find a more interesting townie face to breed with next generation or something.
Jude is also a budding lady's man.
Jude: "Please, just let me hold on for one more second!" *inhales the sweet scent of female flesh*
Girl (whose name I should really remember by now considering she's been a child for about three generations at this point. Allison, play your goddamn family so she can grow up already! She's the only kid they ever bring home from school! Oh wait, I remembered...) Amanda: "Okay, this is getting a little creepy. Can you please let go of me? Please?"
Maybe it's just me but I have this sneaking suspicion it's not Amanda's pretty bow or the orangeness of her dress that he's admiring. Bad Jude, bad!
LULZ.
You know, guys, I don't really think the headmaster's visit is the best time to be getting some. It amazes me that the dude's been to their house a zillion times now and it still always ends up being so amusing.
Headmaster: "Hey, I just saw your father-in-law naked but you seem like a really great family anyway! Of course your son can attend our school! Not to mention, I think your husband might kill me if I refuse. He is a very angry man."
Simon already has high aspirations for his future. Well, it's nice to know someone in the family cares about that stuff.
Miranda's time has finally come. Again.
...Or not. You know, this is really getting kind of tedious. I love the woman with every fiber of my being but when is she going to die already?!? Enough is enough!
Oh. So... um... apparently Cara was pregnant. SURPRISE!
It seems that this is rather a shock for Jude as well, poor kid. He really shouldn't be witnessing such an intimate and painful event.
Anyway, this is Elijah. I wanted them to have a girl, damn it, but I exited without saving once and it was still a boy and it takes so long to reload that I just let them keep him. There's only been one female heir(ess) so far which saddens me. So the next generation had better be full of little girls, understand?
Whoa... that is one epic cloud of stink. Especially for such a little guy. I think Simon agrees.
And let's have one more round with Grim Reaper! Will Miranda win her life back yet again?...
The answer is a resounding no! Finally! Though I was looking back through pictures of past generations a couple days ago and realized how adorable she was and how much I miss her. So her death is still very sad even if it's been a long time coming. Poor Simon. The little tyke was the only one around to witness her passing. He's going to be scarred for life now.
The rest of the family seems pretty unaffected. Probably because it's taken so damn long that they've been prepared for it for ages now. Jude is all smiles, even after such a tragic event...
Except when I command him to go watch TV. Then he gets a little upset. Why? I am not quite sure.
"Me? Go watch television? How could you?"
"What kind of person in their right mind makes a kid go watch TV? It's torture!"
Listen, kid, watching TV is the last thing you should be complaining about. Would you rather me make you go scrub toilets instead? Toil in the garden? I didn't think so. Now stop whining and go watch your children's program!
Cara is pretty torn up. But only because she got demoted at work yet again. Sasha could really care less.
Sasha: "Here, take your goddamn kid! My mother just died. I should be the one grieving, not you!"
Apparently, while slipping her Elijah, Sasha also slipped her a dose of his magical crazy pills. Sigh... that joke never gets old.
Did I mention Simon grew up? Attractive face he's pulling here, yes?
These kids both have about one nice point each and so when they torment each other they both actually like it, despite the look on Jude's face. Weirdos. And Jude, why are you walking around in the snow in such skimpy attire? Do you want the social worker to come and take you away? Get inside!
Ella also grew up. And oddly enough, looks like a completely different person. She's not so adorable anymore. Sadness.
Sasha doesn't seem to be a very big fan of her transition either. Or maybe he's just grossed out at the prospect of making out with an old lady. Don't worry, you'll be there soon enough yourself! Then it won't be so disgusting to think about.
Next time? More interesting, I promise you. And lots of Jude as a womanizing teen! Because, let's face it, he's been heir since he was born. The only possibility of that not happening would have been a blond girl but since that hasn't happened and I really don't want to go through any more babies, he's basically set.
This is highly repetitive... and mostly uninteresting. But, on the other hand, not as long as usual. Hopefully not unbearable.
FUCK THE GRIM REAPER HAS FINALLY COME FOR MIRANDA! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!111! I'M NOT READY!
Neither is Miranda, apparently.
"Take that, you lousy bastard! That'll teach you to ever show your face around here again!"
God, some people never learn...
This time, Miranda takes a less arrogant approach. Let's call it the begging approach.
"Please, Mr. Grim Reaper, sir, I'll do anything! Just please don't take my soul!"
Blake: "Oh God, Grandma! Nooooooo!" *cries like the little emo boy he is*
Ella: "Hey Grimmy, how's it hangin'?"
Cara: "...Guys, what's going on back here? I was in the middle of skilling in an attempt to win back the job I suck so hard at so it'd better be good."
Miranda: "Ha! Beat you again!"
She was then promptly attacked by a swarm of bees while her son sobbed like a baby beside her. Sweet, sweet revenge on Grimmy's part? I believe so. Tell me, why did I decide to delete that picture again?
O HAI THERE, FRANCES! How's it going? I promise, I haven't abandoned you forever! You're too pretty for that! I'm just waiting until I come up with something good to do with you...
Sasha is very underwhelmed by Miss Frances. Well, Sasha, I thought you had good taste but you're clearly wrong about this one. Because Frances is clearly the most awesome girl to ever grace the lovely village of Bougainvillea. You should be bowing down before her beautiful feet, mister! (Yes, Bougainvillea is the name of their neighborhood which I don't think I've ever mentioned before. I got it from a Tori Amos song. "Cruel". I suck at coming up with creative names for things and it was the first word that popped into my head. It's a plant, actually, but it sounds kind of town-ish-y, doesn't it? A cute little French-sounding name like on Pushing Daisies or something, right?)
Anyway, so Mr. I-suck-at-a-job-and-don't-want-one suddenly rolled the want to get a job again. What the fuck ever, dude. I'm about over you and your bipolarity.
The making friends part of the job? Not so appealing. This is why you fail at work! Because you are a fucking punk ass little bitch who refuses to be nice to anybody!
Miranda is still alive. And still obsessed with babies. She loves them so much that she doesn't even mind sharing her room with little Simon!
...And she's still alive. I don't think the Grim Reaper's going to be able to get her to leave without a fight. This poor household. They must be complete emotional wrecks from being subjected to so many fake-out deaths in such a short amount of time.
But they're not quite down in the dumps enough to pass up a birthday party! Time for Jude to grow up!
And Simon too!
Ella is not so excited about the prospect of having another toddler to take care of just when the first finally grew into a mostly self-sufficient child. Neither am I but since babies are kind of the whole point of legacies, there's really no way to get around it.
And he's just so gosh darn adorable!
Suck it up, Cara! Remember, I brought you back from the dead when I could've left you there forever. You should be grateful for every moment you have, no matter how filled with screaming toddlers and painful labor!
Oh, hey, Jude is a little cutie as well. However... I'm kind of sad that the kids have gotten pretty generic-looking over time. I had grown kind of fond of the signature Newbury razor-edged cheeks look and it's been completely weeded out. I'll have to find a more interesting townie face to breed with next generation or something.
Jude is also a budding lady's man.
Jude: "Please, just let me hold on for one more second!" *inhales the sweet scent of female flesh*
Maybe it's just me but I have this sneaking suspicion it's not Amanda's pretty bow or the orangeness of her dress that he's admiring. Bad Jude, bad!
LULZ.
You know, guys, I don't really think the headmaster's visit is the best time to be getting some. It amazes me that the dude's been to their house a zillion times now and it still always ends up being so amusing.
Headmaster: "Hey, I just saw your father-in-law naked but you seem like a really great family anyway! Of course your son can attend our school! Not to mention, I think your husband might kill me if I refuse. He is a very angry man."
Simon already has high aspirations for his future. Well, it's nice to know someone in the family cares about that stuff.
Miranda's time has finally come. Again.
...Or not. You know, this is really getting kind of tedious. I love the woman with every fiber of my being but when is she going to die already?!? Enough is enough!
Oh. So... um... apparently Cara was pregnant. SURPRISE!
It seems that this is rather a shock for Jude as well, poor kid. He really shouldn't be witnessing such an intimate and painful event.
Anyway, this is Elijah. I wanted them to have a girl, damn it, but I exited without saving once and it was still a boy and it takes so long to reload that I just let them keep him. There's only been one female heir(ess) so far which saddens me. So the next generation had better be full of little girls, understand?
Whoa... that is one epic cloud of stink. Especially for such a little guy. I think Simon agrees.
And let's have one more round with Grim Reaper! Will Miranda win her life back yet again?...
The answer is a resounding no! Finally! Though I was looking back through pictures of past generations a couple days ago and realized how adorable she was and how much I miss her. So her death is still very sad even if it's been a long time coming. Poor Simon. The little tyke was the only one around to witness her passing. He's going to be scarred for life now.
The rest of the family seems pretty unaffected. Probably because it's taken so damn long that they've been prepared for it for ages now. Jude is all smiles, even after such a tragic event...
Except when I command him to go watch TV. Then he gets a little upset. Why? I am not quite sure.
"Me? Go watch television? How could you?"
"What kind of person in their right mind makes a kid go watch TV? It's torture!"
Listen, kid, watching TV is the last thing you should be complaining about. Would you rather me make you go scrub toilets instead? Toil in the garden? I didn't think so. Now stop whining and go watch your children's program!
Cara is pretty torn up. But only because she got demoted at work yet again. Sasha could really care less.
Sasha: "Here, take your goddamn kid! My mother just died. I should be the one grieving, not you!"
Apparently, while slipping her Elijah, Sasha also slipped her a dose of his magical crazy pills. Sigh... that joke never gets old.
Did I mention Simon grew up? Attractive face he's pulling here, yes?
These kids both have about one nice point each and so when they torment each other they both actually like it, despite the look on Jude's face. Weirdos. And Jude, why are you walking around in the snow in such skimpy attire? Do you want the social worker to come and take you away? Get inside!
Ella also grew up. And oddly enough, looks like a completely different person. She's not so adorable anymore. Sadness.
Sasha doesn't seem to be a very big fan of her transition either. Or maybe he's just grossed out at the prospect of making out with an old lady. Don't worry, you'll be there soon enough yourself! Then it won't be so disgusting to think about.
Next time? More interesting, I promise you. And lots of Jude as a womanizing teen! Because, let's face it, he's been heir since he was born. The only possibility of that not happening would have been a blond girl but since that hasn't happened and I really don't want to go through any more babies, he's basically set.
