10. All White Now

Oh look, it IS a white Christmas after all

Oh yeah, we didn’t have Pets last time, did we? Seeing a little white(ish) creature gave me an idea.

That’s Sheena’s LTW changed to pet rescuer, then…

Cartland is making some token attempts at his mixology LTW. Never gonna happen, but at least we can say we tried.

Seeing as there are babies (I hope) on the way, it was time to get these two hitched.

As Sheena left the hospital, Pink Windmill went in. PW’s labour was much quicker. Notice what Sheena is carrying.

ONE poxy baby. It probably didn’t help that I only remembered to spam the kids’ TV and music fairly late on in the pregnancy.

Anyway, this is Handbot Knight. His favourite colour is white, which is a nice bonus.

More babies, quickly, please and thank you.

At the same time as Handbot and Cartland had birthdays, Archbishop decided to depart. I’ll miss her, but one more space for a baby so, you know. *Shrug*. She had the good grace to make us some imaginary friend potions and get enough LTH to get that ‘inheritance’ money (badly needed as all those potions skinted us pretty quickly) so all to the good.

Oh, and I changed her LTW before she died to ‘surrounded by family’.

Whoop whoop, medium gravestone. In my revised rules for speedy legacy playing, that’s another point she’s got me – and another for her LTW.

Here’s my boy…

That’s more like it.

And here he is all grown up. My they grow so fast in a speed legacy.

Here’s Lab Coat…

Tipp-Ex

And Wii

Oooh, an actual stray to make friends with!

Unlike the ones the Populouses have had, this one actually hung around, came in, hung around for days and allowed Sheena to befriend it – but however high their relationship got, she couldn’t adopt it.

On the subject of pets (well, ish), the triplets all got imaginary friends. Poor old Handbot is a lonely little fella though.

Wii’s is called Barry White.

Tipp-Ex’s (not pictured) is called Isla Wight…

And Lab Coat’s is called White Diamond

I was so close to naming her Diamond White after the cheap cider, but my love for Kylie supercedes my nostalgia for the foul-tasting booze of my youth.

Gah, I hate triplets.

Sheena is pregnant again, and I searched for our cat problem – turns out the game’s a bit glitchy so I cheated with MC and adopted it. But then that didn’t count, so I gave it up for adoption, then went to adopt from the shelter, and the Stray Cat turned up, so we adopted it back. I’m cunning that way. The old flea bag’s a pain in the butt but Sheena’s wasted so much time caring for that and neglecting her children that we had to have it in the family.

I’m not even renaming it because we’ve had it around so long.

We also adopted this little one – White Town.

I’m vaguely going for the aim of adopting white(ish) animals. I know you can change their colour, but, eh, they’re only really pawns to achieve Sheena’s LTW.

Handbot is already growing up, and he’s not bad but he’s too much of a clone of his mum.

Our maids currently SUCK. It doesn’t help when the heir plays ball with them instead of caring for his kids or improving his mixology.

I bought the cats a load of toys. I don’t really know why, given this family don’t really have money to burn.

Multiples are always a mixed blessing – a pain to care for but all the more genetic possibility, and in this final (or is it) generation, you need all the genetic possibilities you can get.

Meet Yorkshire

And Milkybar

The triplets are children now, and Wii is shaping up rather well…

Tipp-ex could do better.

Lab Coat is suffering the effects of a temporary mod glitch that meant I had troubles changing outfits, but is still a good lookin’ fella.

The twins are ageing up too – Yorkshire…

…and Milkybar.

The kids get in trouble for tending to the other kids, they get in trouble for trying to go to school and then they get in trouble for bad grades at school because they never get to go there. Generations, I hate you.

A reminder that we wish you all a Marry Christmas

Nice profile you’re rocking there, Wii.

We adopted another pet – White Cliffs of Dover.

Mangy Stray Cat is Mangy.

Handbot grew up: traits = loner (which figures), unflirty, coward, friendly, grumpy. LTW = Ark Builder.

He was promptly shipped off – good, but not good enough.

Stray Cat died of old age. The family went into a ridiculous amount of mourning. They didn’t miss Archbishop this much, but a flea-bitten old mog? It was like the world had ended.

We adopted another pet, Mighty White

even though nothing can replace the loss of a manky cat we didn’t even rename.

The littlest ones got IFs as well – Jimmy White

And Meg White.

Tipp-ex is so not going to be the heir – like his brother, he looks too much like Sheena.

Lab coat, my very own Billy Idol, is much more like it.

Attagirl, Wii.

Whilst Tipp-ex and Handbot were mummy clones, the twins are more daddy. Here’s Milkybar…

…and Yorkshire. Looking good ladies, but I think Wii and Lab Coat still shade it.

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Isla Wight became the first IF to turn real…

We adopted another pet. Its catalogue picture gave me the impression it was mostly white. It lied.

Anyway this is White Lightnin. Had to get one terrible cheap cider brand in there somewhere.

Snowball isn’t white but I got him for the name.

Which fits.

Will you lot shut up about the stupid cat already?

‘But… I luffed it. WAAAAH’.

LTW in hand, I chucked out Sheena and all the pets bar Mighty White and brought White Diamond into the fold.

Seeing as she has nothing better to do, I thought she could befriend the horse.

More birthdays! Milkybar…

…and Yorkshire. My my, those girls are fiiine.

Great profiles too, if a little similar to Cartland and Archbishop.

No thanks, creature. Been there, done that, still not sure the family are over Stray Cat yet.

Time for the triplets to age up and make me proud.

Well done, Lab Coat.

Tipp-ex is clearly getting shipped outta here.

Oooh, swit swoo.

This isn’t a bad final generation, is it?

I love this family.

The IFs are growing up too. Here’s White Diamond…

…and Isla Wight.

Mighty White got old. Shame.

What’s that, Bonnie Tyler?

Isn’t there a white Knight upon a fiery steed?

Why yes, Bonnie Tyler, yes there is.

I’m not ashamed to admit that was entirely the reason I kept the horse around after all the other pets had gone.

We interrupt this broadcast to just say AREN’T TEENAGE GNOMES CUTE?! Chimeree here is a delight to me. Kaleidoscope’s grave less so. Everyone route fails when they go near it.

The twins went to prom. I’m sort of ashamed to admit it but they’re the first sims I’ve ever had go to prom. And then Yorkshire got rounded up by the police on the way home. Whatever, game, whatEVER.

Actual prom photos! So excited! Yorkshire found herself a fella…

…and Milkybar was made Prom Queen.

I shipped out Tipp-ex and the two female IFs so I could get the other IFs humanised.

CAS wouldn’t let me recolour Barry White’s facial hair, but I think this mismatched look is kind of fetching.

And it was also time for the final kids of the final gen to age up – Yorkshire…

…Milkybar…

…Meg White…

…and Jimmy White.

With that, I declare Wii just about the ugliest – though it’s a close run thing between all four remaining siblings – and therefore, the, er, winner?

So what else do you do at the end of a legacy?

Tot up scores, I guess? The Dayes and the Kyotis laugh in pity at this:

Generations +10

LTWs +8

LTH +3 (Dark, Starfish, Archbishop)

Skills +1 (Cricket Ball: Martial Arts)

Other things I am giving myself a point for out of desperation +1 (Marcy topping the chess rankings)

Total +23

Well, that was, er…

Anyway. That’s it. The End.

Or is it?

Watch this space…