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Leopold!
Nehru Legacy 8.1 -- Baby Blues
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Hear ye, hear ye, O citizens of Nehru Hills! For your queen has given birth to a man-child, and his name is --
LEOPOLD!
Black hair, blue eyes.
Now that the pregnancy is over, the Lady Victoria prepares to assume her father's throne.
He has wanted to pass his responsibilities onto her for quite some time now.
...though obviously he isn't intending on dying soon.
Since he has an interest in the East, I let him change out of his regnal clothes and into something a little more comfortable.
Adele seems to have found a hobby for herself...that's nice.
And now the Lady Victoria is the Regent Lady Victoria, having taken the task of running Nehru Hills upon herself.
Er..
Heh. Maybe in the future he'll learn to avoid the island. I'm not even sure what set him off, he just came crashing through the living room waving his arms.
...I wanted you to FIX him, Adele, not insert questionable programming into his processor and then laugh maniacally.
Another red-haired donor.
Renee, why aren't you dead yet?
That's nice, Adele, carry on.
Yep, he broke again.
...and again.
In other news, the young prince Leopold is now a dashing little toddler.
Why are you smashing up the household dollhouse? You realize how many generation it's been in the family?!
Hm. There seems to be something missing near the bed...ah, well.
Bad girl. Go do laps or something.
I will refrain from pretending to be sad or from celebrating your death, Renee, and say simply that I wish you the best of luck in your next reincarnation as a dung beetle.
Ooh! Hey.
More to come.
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Hear ye, hear ye, O citizens of Nehru Hills! For your queen has given birth to a man-child, and his name is --
LEOPOLD!
Black hair, blue eyes.
Now that the pregnancy is over, the Lady Victoria prepares to assume her father's throne.
He has wanted to pass his responsibilities onto her for quite some time now.
...though obviously he isn't intending on dying soon.
Since he has an interest in the East, I let him change out of his regnal clothes and into something a little more comfortable.
And now the Lady Victoria is the Regent Lady Victoria, having taken the task of running Nehru Hills upon herself.
Er..
Heh. Maybe in the future he'll learn to avoid the island. I'm not even sure what set him off, he just came crashing through the living room waving his arms.
...I wanted you to FIX him, Adele, not insert questionable programming into his processor and then laugh maniacally.
Another red-haired donor.
Renee, why aren't you dead yet?
That's nice, Adele, carry on.
Yep, he broke again.
...and again.
In other news, the young prince Leopold is now a dashing little toddler.
Why are you smashing up the household dollhouse? You realize how many generation it's been in the family?!Hm. There seems to be something missing near the bed...ah, well.
Bad girl. Go do laps or something.
I will refrain from pretending to be sad or from celebrating your death, Renee, and say simply that I wish you the best of luck in your next reincarnation as a dung beetle.
Ooh! Hey.
More to come.
Nehru Legacy 8.1, Continued: Baby Blues
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A brown-eyed, brown-eyed little boy. I shall call him F- ..actually, wait. I don't WANT a brown-eyed brown-haired boy. You know how many brown eyes we've had in this legacy? TOO MANY. I'm exercising a little pregoative here, and --
No, I don't want those same colors but in a female model, I want to see something different! Red hair! Blue eyes! Green eyes! Something different!
I want to speak to a manager!
.... Much better.
By the way, I'm a little surprised no one won the contest. I was fully expecting to have to name a kid Firefox or Seymour Butts or something.
AGAIN? You know. R. Daneel Seldon never gives me this kind of trouble.
I don't get what's setting him off. The lack of fun? Considering that he's boinked most of the females in his house, I don't see why.
Ah, Leopold is coming of age.
And I'll leave off there. Adele is about to leave the house for college, and since I don't intend on her coming back the house should run a lot more quickly now. Gen 8 should be pretty drama-free...
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A brown-eyed, brown-eyed little boy. I shall call him F- ..actually, wait. I don't WANT a brown-eyed brown-haired boy. You know how many brown eyes we've had in this legacy? TOO MANY. I'm exercising a little pregoative here, and --
No, I don't want those same colors but in a female model, I want to see something different! Red hair! Blue eyes! Green eyes! Something different!
I want to speak to a manager!
....
Much better.
By the way, I'm a little surprised no one won the contest. I was fully expecting to have to name a kid Firefox or Seymour Butts or something.
Spoiler :
AGAIN? You know. R. Daneel Seldon never gives me this kind of trouble.
I don't get what's setting him off. The lack of fun? Considering that he's boinked most of the females in his house, I don't see why.
Ah, Leopold is coming of age.
And I'll leave off there. Adele is about to leave the house for college, and since I don't intend on her coming back the house should run a lot more quickly now. Gen 8 should be pretty drama-free...
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"Welcome back. Father."
"...who...who are you?"
"I am your daughter, Adele. My mother is Sinead."
"Daughter? ..."
He remembers now. His college years, spent patiently waiting on Horatio and Victoria to serve him. He remembers losing his strength, flailing in front of the refrigerator, the Reaper standing before him grimly --
"I was dead?"
"For fifteen years. It is time for you to return."
He marvels.
"No one came for me?"
"No," she answered with a hiss. "You were forgotten! Abandoned! Your own father betrayed you. Your sister now sits upon the throne."
"The house of Nehru, led by --"
"A magickless woman! A weak FRAUD! A malevolent pretender who has cast away the children of Sinead, abandoned our line!"
"This will not stand."
Might I advise putting up exterior walls, at least when taking shots? That way, we can see your wallpaper choices and we don't get distracted by weather shots inside!
I do that with some 'special' shots -- the birth of babies -- but most screenshots are taken on the fly, with me just noticing things and quickly hitting my capture key. I will try to remember to pause and then raise the walls in the future, though.
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Otto stared blanky inside the house to which he'd been summoned. It looked for all the world like his childhood home, but it couldn't be. His memories had been slowly deteriorating, leaving him dazed more often than usual. Even so, he was sure this wasn't home.
He could remember very little before that night in the woods -- only a sense of helplessness and growing death while his sister Victoria stood above him -- and had existed since then largely at the command of the woman who called herself his daughter. When she stared into his eyes or issued an order, he was helpless: like a robot, he obeyed her every word. She declared that the time was not right to announce his reclamation, and so fixed upon his face an uncomfortable mask. It looked hideous to him, but she claimed it was enchanted so that other people would believe he was the man whose identity he had assumed -- a doctor, living out in the country.
She ordered him to take an elderly wife, declaring that they would need the life insurance money he'd collect from the elder's death to continue work on their own mansion, as a stepping stone to reclaiming the House of Nehru.
And so he'd married the greeter at a local supermarket, but Adele bewitched the poor woman and put her to work. When Otto tried to protest, he suddenly found himself sitting in front of the television, where with a shrug he began to watch a marathon of sitcoms.
After his arrival at the estate, Adele had vanished into what he knew as the master bedroom, but which here seemed to be a sealed chamber. He had not seen her since, though she often penetrated his thoughts and gave him orders.
For her own part, Adele had some scores to settle.
...though seeing the fruits of her labor was not as satisfying as she'd first imagined.
Attacking the pitiful creature embarrassed Adele more than it pleased her, and so she abandoned her plans for revenge.
Even so, that didn't stop her from converting the Renee-thing's lifetime of skills to her own use.
She would consume Renee as wholly as she could, but in the meantime --
In the meantime, she took care of the thing as she would a pet.
While Adele worked, Otto ("DeForrest McCoy") lived his life happily. She found his utter lack of motivation a sad disappointment and realized he was a pitiful ally in the fight to come.
Fortunately there were others to be had.
But WHAT was she up to....?
Nehru Legacy 8.2 -- Let's Get Away From It All
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His wife deceased(ish) and his throne in good hands, King Wilhelm decided now was the time to see the Far East. Taking his new mistress Barbara with him, he left quiet little Nehru Hills to see what else the world had to offer.
He'd looked forward to a trip like this for most of his life.
...and to that end, had purchased a vacation home.
On the first day, Wilhelm decided to see a local shrine.
But first, there's crap to buy!
Some of the lots are visually fetching.
...no idea what this does, but he wanted to throw a coin in the fountain. Did he get his wish?
The first tour: a river boat ride!
When Sims are on a 'tour', it's just as though they were at a job. They disappear for a few hours and get a chance card.
Ah, well.
...he says while vigorously scratching himself.
..I have no idea what chirashi is, so why don't you have some of that?
Bon Voyage reintroduced food stalls, which are REALLY helpful for downtown lots.
After a hearty meal, the two retired to their vacation home where it began to rain...as it would throughout most of their trip.
The next day's travels took them to a meditation park. The zen garden can be groomed and meditated in.
While Wilhelm and Barbara take off for a walk through a historic bamboo forest, I noticed this cad lurking about. Someone call Dudley Doright!
Oh, pet the panda. Live a little.
...you're 0 for 2, Willy-boy.
...and the tour guide came over and sighed, looking depressed.
This went on for a little while, then the bubbles gradually faded.
More to come.
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His wife deceased(ish) and his throne in good hands, King Wilhelm decided now was the time to see the Far East. Taking his new mistress Barbara with him, he left quiet little Nehru Hills to see what else the world had to offer.
He'd looked forward to a trip like this for most of his life.
...and to that end, had purchased a vacation home.
On the first day, Wilhelm decided to see a local shrine.
But first, there's crap to buy!
Some of the lots are visually fetching.
...no idea what this does, but he wanted to throw a coin in the fountain. Did he get his wish?
The first tour: a river boat ride!
When Sims are on a 'tour', it's just as though they were at a job. They disappear for a few hours and get a chance card.
Ah, well.
...he says while vigorously scratching himself.
..I have no idea what chirashi is, so why don't you have some of that?
Bon Voyage reintroduced food stalls, which are REALLY helpful for downtown lots.
After a hearty meal, the two retired to their vacation home where it began to rain...as it would throughout most of their trip.
The next day's travels took them to a meditation park. The zen garden can be groomed and meditated in.
While Wilhelm and Barbara take off for a walk through a historic bamboo forest, I noticed this cad lurking about. Someone call Dudley Doright!
Oh, pet the panda. Live a little.
...you're 0 for 2, Willy-boy.
...and the tour guide came over and sighed, looking depressed.
This went on for a little while, then the bubbles gradually faded.
More to come.
Nehru Legacy 8.2 -- Let's Get Away From It All, Continued
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Back at the park, Wilhelm takes part in a local ritual.
Willy, I'm pretty sure you need someone to serve tea TO to get the full effect of the ceremony.
Wilhelm usually doesn't take his tea that hot.
Hey, sister, that trick's been done!
That night --
The next morning, before dawn, Wilhelm decides to dig in the yard for rocks and finds instead a map!
Following the map leads them to this hidden lot, which must've been a devil to hide considering its size.
....?
Wilhelm bows to the old man twice in greeting.
He stands, saying "Humility is the first step." I think that means he wants...a sacrifice.
We offer unto thee, O Man of the Mountain, this doll which turns your entire culture into a little meaningless trinket to be bought and sold.
You don't talk to ascetic mystics about EVENING GOWNS, Wilhelm.
The visuals for the Dragon Story look out of place in the Sims...it's an altogether different kind of art, and quite lovely.
AHH! ....hey, wait! Come back and teach me that trick.
The next day, they head to the hot springs.
Chiryashi seems to consist of shrimp, a leafy vegetable, and fine gravel. That or rice.
Nature! Money has no place in a spiritual place, right?
Oh, Wilhelm. This is not your week.
Huh. If I'd known they could get married out here, I would've had it done at the Pagoda in the Shadows.
With a new wife and three days of fun, Wilhelm heads home. After vacations players can choose perks, but seeing as Wilhelm has all his skills, is retired, and doesn't want for much of anything, they won't do him much good.
More to come...
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Back at the park, Wilhelm takes part in a local ritual.
Willy, I'm pretty sure you need someone to serve tea TO to get the full effect of the ceremony.
Wilhelm usually doesn't take his tea that hot.
Hey, sister, that trick's been done!
That night --
The next morning, before dawn, Wilhelm decides to dig in the yard for rocks and finds instead a map!
Following the map leads them to this hidden lot, which must've been a devil to hide considering its size.
....?
Wilhelm bows to the old man twice in greeting.
He stands, saying "Humility is the first step." I think that means he wants...a sacrifice.
We offer unto thee, O Man of the Mountain, this doll which turns your entire culture into a little meaningless trinket to be bought and sold.
You don't talk to ascetic mystics about EVENING GOWNS, Wilhelm.
The visuals for the Dragon Story look out of place in the Sims...it's an altogether different kind of art, and quite lovely.
AHH! ....hey, wait! Come back and teach me that trick.
The next day, they head to the hot springs.
Chiryashi seems to consist of shrimp, a leafy vegetable, and fine gravel. That or rice.
Nature! Money has no place in a spiritual place, right?
Oh, Wilhelm. This is not your week.
Huh. If I'd known they could get married out here, I would've had it done at the Pagoda in the Shadows.
With a new wife and three days of fun, Wilhelm heads home. After vacations players can choose perks, but seeing as Wilhelm has all his skills, is retired, and doesn't want for much of anything, they won't do him much good.
More to come...
Nehru Legacy 8.2 -- Meanwhile, Back at the Manor....
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Regina is a toddler now!
...and PERFECTION can be assured he's taken care of all the Nehru women.
(Actually, I don't think he's ever made a move on Lindsay -- hmm.)
Agh! Someone get the baby away from her! She'll probably think Regina is a snack pack.
....all-righty then.
Madame Mayor!
Ooh, looks like Wilhelm brought home an extra souvenir from the village.
Leopold's new threads. I would've given him a little suit, but I don't have any.
Although I expected to pack Barbara off to Family Bin land after a few days, she and the Lady Victoria really hit it off.
Soon, Grim showed up with a travel opportunity for Wilhelm...
...and away he went.
Fairwell, Wilhelm. I think you've been my personal favorite.
Is it WISE to let a robot which speaks in electronic squeals to teach a child to talk?
What on earth...?
More to come.
What is that BURNING?
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Regina is a toddler now!
...and PERFECTION can be assured he's taken care of all the Nehru women.
(Actually, I don't think he's ever made a move on Lindsay -- hmm.)
Agh! Someone get the baby away from her! She'll probably think Regina is a snack pack.
....all-righty then.
Madame Mayor!
Ooh, looks like Wilhelm brought home an extra souvenir from the village.
Leopold's new threads. I would've given him a little suit, but I don't have any.
Although I expected to pack Barbara off to Family Bin land after a few days, she and the Lady Victoria really hit it off.
Soon, Grim showed up with a travel opportunity for Wilhelm...
...and away he went.
Fairwell, Wilhelm. I think you've been my personal favorite.
Is it WISE to let a robot which speaks in electronic squeals to teach a child to talk?
What on earth...?
More to come.
What is that BURNING?
Fairwell, Wilhelm. I think you've been my personal favorite.
Even above Tatiana?
Nehru Legacy 8.2, Continued: BURNINATION!
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Last night the Nehru Mansion endured a devestating fire, officials report, with the loss of two lives.
The conflagration appears to have begun in eleven unique points, though arson investigators are baffled as to how this is possible. No one knows where or when exactly the fire began: the household became alerted to it when PERFECTION, assisting the Queen in the kitchen, realized heat was coming from the ceiling. Upstairs he realized every room seemed to be on fire.
The largest blaze appeared to be located in the Red Bedroom, where flame could be seen pouring out of the windows. Investigators suspect this to have been the site of the first fire, but ten more apparantly unconnected fires appeared in locations throughout the place.
"We'd chalk it down to spontaneous combustion," said Maria Montoya, the city's utmost expert on all things relating to public safety, "But the fires appeared in areas we think were designed to endanger as many lives as possible. This is malice."
After PERFECTION alerted the Queen to a fire in the sewing room, the two rushed upstairs. Fires appeared downstairs soon after.
A fire even appeared in the staircase room downstairs. Had the stairs themselves ignited, firemen would have been unable to combat the blaze downstairs.
Firemen felt overwhelmed by the abundance of flames, but were assisted by members of the Nehru household -- especially the Queen, PERFECTION, and Sinead.
"The queen, god bless her, she's quite a lady," said one local fireman. "Secured the sewing room in a matter o' seconds, then bolted when she heard her lil' son, the Crown Prince bless his heart, screamin'. I've never seen anyone put so much of themselves into fightin' fire, no I haven't."
Although various members of the household were harmed by the effects of heat and smoke, the Lady Barbara -- widow to our late king, Wilhelm -- was most grieviously injured. Her pregnancy made her increasingly vulnerable, but with fire licking at the stairs she could not exit.
Fortunately, Sinead was able to transport downstairs and begin fighting the conflagration from there.
"With her assistance, and ONLY with it, were our men able to rescue the downstairs," says Montoya. "Both she and the Queen deserve medals for their heroic actions."
Unfortunately, even with the collective efforts of the two firefighters and the three able adults of the Nehru household, casulties began to mount.
"Whoever was behind this targeted as much of the household as they could, but the bedrooms were most vulnerable. Members of the household awoke to find themselves surrounded by flame. We believe this was done to harm as many members of the Nehru clan as possible."
The most tragic loss of the night was Lady Barbara herself, who caught fire several times before finally succumbing to the flames and smoke. The Nehrus are devastated by the loss of both their friend and the baby she carried.
Our story continues, after a word from our sponsors.
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Last night the Nehru Mansion endured a devestating fire, officials report, with the loss of two lives.
The conflagration appears to have begun in eleven unique points, though arson investigators are baffled as to how this is possible. No one knows where or when exactly the fire began: the household became alerted to it when PERFECTION, assisting the Queen in the kitchen, realized heat was coming from the ceiling. Upstairs he realized every room seemed to be on fire.
The largest blaze appeared to be located in the Red Bedroom, where flame could be seen pouring out of the windows. Investigators suspect this to have been the site of the first fire, but ten more apparantly unconnected fires appeared in locations throughout the place.
"We'd chalk it down to spontaneous combustion," said Maria Montoya, the city's utmost expert on all things relating to public safety, "But the fires appeared in areas we think were designed to endanger as many lives as possible. This is malice."
After PERFECTION alerted the Queen to a fire in the sewing room, the two rushed upstairs. Fires appeared downstairs soon after.
A fire even appeared in the staircase room downstairs. Had the stairs themselves ignited, firemen would have been unable to combat the blaze downstairs.
Firemen felt overwhelmed by the abundance of flames, but were assisted by members of the Nehru household -- especially the Queen, PERFECTION, and Sinead.
"The queen, god bless her, she's quite a lady," said one local fireman. "Secured the sewing room in a matter o' seconds, then bolted when she heard her lil' son, the Crown Prince bless his heart, screamin'. I've never seen anyone put so much of themselves into fightin' fire, no I haven't."
Although various members of the household were harmed by the effects of heat and smoke, the Lady Barbara -- widow to our late king, Wilhelm -- was most grieviously injured. Her pregnancy made her increasingly vulnerable, but with fire licking at the stairs she could not exit.
Fortunately, Sinead was able to transport downstairs and begin fighting the conflagration from there.
"With her assistance, and ONLY with it, were our men able to rescue the downstairs," says Montoya. "Both she and the Queen deserve medals for their heroic actions."
Unfortunately, even with the collective efforts of the two firefighters and the three able adults of the Nehru household, casulties began to mount.
"Whoever was behind this targeted as much of the household as they could, but the bedrooms were most vulnerable. Members of the household awoke to find themselves surrounded by flame. We believe this was done to harm as many members of the Nehru clan as possible."
The most tragic loss of the night was Lady Barbara herself, who caught fire several times before finally succumbing to the flames and smoke. The Nehrus are devastated by the loss of both their friend and the baby she carried.
Our story continues, after a word from our sponsors.
Nehru Legacy, 8.2 -- BURNINATION! (continued)
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Despite the loss, the Nehrus had no time to mourn, as a fresh blaze above threatened to bring the ceiling down upon them.
The Queen caught fire here, but -- says the lead fireman -- "Bless 'er heart, she's a stubborn one. She gave those flames a stern look and they died right down." Most troublesome here was the fact that the flames often turned invisible, to the utter confoundment of those fighting it.
Eventually, though, the flames died.
Outside the death of Lady Barbara and her child, the greatest damage occured in the bedrooms. The beds of Father Hieryonymous and the Blessed Tatiana were both lost, as was the Red Bed.
The long night ended with the Nehru family exhausted, but determined to rebuild. "It will take more than a manor-wide inferno to take out this family," said the Queen. An investigation of the inferno commenced at once. The nature of the blaze appears to make arson an inevitable conclusion, but police have no idea how the feat was managed.
"It's as if the fire just APPEARED there, magically. There's no trace of any kind of incediary advice. And how is it that fires managed to start downstairs, completely removed from the upstairs blazes?" They also have no leads. "What kind of message was this supposed to be to the Queen?" asked Montoya, aside from 'Build more fire stations'?"
As the morning dawns, the Nehru clan will busy itself cleaning. "Because of the amount of fire damage in the bedrooms, we're having to resurface them completely," said Sinead Nehru, tearing up to think that the house's historic furnishings have finally been lost.
While the Nehrus work to restore their manor, the police are working overtime to see that justice is done. "We'll get our firebug," said the very-talkative fireman who kept hitting on our reporters, "And then we'll do the bastard proper."
- Channel 12 News: You Get Hurt, We Get the Dirt
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Despite the loss, the Nehrus had no time to mourn, as a fresh blaze above threatened to bring the ceiling down upon them.
The Queen caught fire here, but -- says the lead fireman -- "Bless 'er heart, she's a stubborn one. She gave those flames a stern look and they died right down." Most troublesome here was the fact that the flames often turned invisible, to the utter confoundment of those fighting it.
Eventually, though, the flames died.
Outside the death of Lady Barbara and her child, the greatest damage occured in the bedrooms. The beds of Father Hieryonymous and the Blessed Tatiana were both lost, as was the Red Bed.
The long night ended with the Nehru family exhausted, but determined to rebuild. "It will take more than a manor-wide inferno to take out this family," said the Queen. An investigation of the inferno commenced at once. The nature of the blaze appears to make arson an inevitable conclusion, but police have no idea how the feat was managed.
Spoiler :
"It's as if the fire just APPEARED there, magically. There's no trace of any kind of incediary advice. And how is it that fires managed to start downstairs, completely removed from the upstairs blazes?" They also have no leads. "What kind of message was this supposed to be to the Queen?" asked Montoya, aside from 'Build more fire stations'?"
As the morning dawns, the Nehru clan will busy itself cleaning. "Because of the amount of fire damage in the bedrooms, we're having to resurface them completely," said Sinead Nehru, tearing up to think that the house's historic furnishings have finally been lost.
While the Nehrus work to restore their manor, the police are working overtime to see that justice is done. "We'll get our firebug," said the very-talkative fireman who kept hitting on our reporters, "And then we'll do the bastard proper."
- Channel 12 News: You Get Hurt, We Get the Dirt
Omega124
Challenging Fate
ANd this is why you install fire (and burglar where they can enter) alarms in all rooms.
