TS2 - Legacy Cove - Week 28 - Archer House

 TS2 - Legacy Cove

Week 28

Archer House

 

     Week 28 and it's fall y'all!  Playing week-by-week is confusing.  On one hand, I'm like WOW, week 28!!!  And then on the other hand I'm thinking "ONLY week 28?  That's basically half a year".   Yet, this neighborhood was started back in 2014?  2015?   Real time and Sim time are funny when meshed together.  Also, in real life it's not fall.  It's actually Christmas Eve today!  

     Anyway, let's get on with my week with the legacy family.  Spoiler alert;  A few weeks ago this house was totally full.  Since then each week the total number of playables in this house gets smaller and smaller.  But not all goodbyes are sad!  I'm getting ahead of myself as always.  Time to jump into re-introducing the household.  

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Zavoy Archer
Romance - Gemini - Fitness buff
3-10-10-1-3
(unemployed)

Laken (Dallas) Archer
Romance - Scorpio - Science nerd
9-6-5-4-3
Rock God

Zaryn Archer
Fortune - Gemini - Fitness buff
4-10-10-8-3

Zyler Archer
Family - Cancer - Tinkerer
9-0-10-10-8

Pixel
Acapella

Lady

  

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MONDAY
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I was so happy to see our gardener Charles Perry show up this morning.  All these leaves!  Fall is rough time of year to have a lot of trees.  

I adore Charles Perry and someday this pixelated man will marry a playable Sim.  He deserves to retire.  

But not yet.  It's fall and I need him!

Random trivia fact for this house;

Pixel is Zavoy's dog but he's been here before Zavoy went off to Uni.  He's lived a good, long life!

Yes, this was a problem until I realized I was giving the pets too much Kibble of Life.  Hence all the pet deaths the last two weeks.

Speaking of Zavoy... This Sim goes jogging almost EVERY morning.  But he is just now maxing his enthusiasm for fitness?  

And you see how he maxed it.  By being on a computer and not actually doing fitness things! 

The Sims are very complicated creatures.

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TUESDAY
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It was a bright, warm fall morning when Grim showed up to herald our first loss.  

Oh, Acapella...

I even personally showed up to attend her passing.

This maid, Gretchen, has a nose for drama.  Has anyone else noticed she's around so often when things get exciting??

Gretchen finally went back to work but then the Zinc 2.0 quit raking up leaves (THESE INCESSANT LEAVES OMG) to come mourn.  Fair though, he had a decent relationship with Acapella.

Both Pixel and Lady also came to send our good girl off to Grim Isle.

Acapella was Toots's dog originally.  Which is how she got her name, as Toots was very into the music and dance hobby.  Specifically music and especially the piano.  

Acapella and Pixel were mates, and along with Lady there were two other pups in their litter, Lyric and Linus. 

Go on, girl!  I'm sure Toots is waiting for you!

I was doing good until Pixel's backward glance.  Dang it!  MY HEART!

... Zavoy???

Trust a Sim to knock the sad emotions right out of your body.

Is he even serious right now?

I can't EVEN.

Oh, good.  

More potential tragedy.  

Why do we even have that lightning rod on the roof of the house if it's not going to work?  No, no.  I know.   SIMS.  They thrive on chaos.  

Yes, everyone gather 'round.

Get stinky.  Possibly catch on fire.

Ugh.

Fortunately, the only "tragedy" was Laken.  I had them get in the hot tub to invite the guests in to help with everyone's stink.  

And Laken got zapped by lightning.  Her secondary aspiration is knowledge (since she likes science), so if someone had to get zapped I guess she was the best Sim for the job. 

But tell me how she made it all the way to the bathroom to pee herself in front of the toilet.

No, no.  Again.  I know.

This has happened to me also.

.... Not just my Sim-self either.

 

At about this time, the ghosts came out.  

Zyler seemed pretty safe in the garage working on his robotics skill.  

Antoinette had poked around in the garage, but she seems to like Zyler?  I don't know how the ghosts choose who to frighten but he doesn't seem to attract them much.

Antoinette went to find her victims in the house.

Um, not that it's safe in the yard though.  Armand is on yard duty. 

Another pair of wet pants.  Gonna have a lot of laundry to do tonight...

Again, Laken wasn't the worst Sim to have this happen to.  Thank goodness for that secondary aspiration.

But at this point, I had the household say goodbye to everyone which sends the ghosts back to their graves as well.

Whew.

Just another Tuesday, I guess.

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WEDNESDAY
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Happy elder birthday, Pixel!  

Yeah, he's had way, way too much Kibble of Life.  I'm sorry buddy.  You're cut off.  

Yvonne & her new kitty Paprika walked by.  I had Zavoy go out to greet his cousin.  Laken is a good friend of hers as well.  They've bonded over their science hobby. 

While Yvonne was a pleasure to have visit, Paprika was NOT!  

GO HOME, CAT!  Back to the hell from which you came from!  

How dare you tear up the door and my cleanbot!  Those are both ANTIQUES.  Zachariah made that bot! 

Oh goodie.  Zack is the ghost chosen to come forth tonight.

His shirt and pants don't work so well on a ghost.  Zack definitely wasn't a crop-top kind of guy.

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THURSDAY
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Guys.. I'm not ready!  

Zaryn is heading to uni tomorrow!  How did we get here so quickly?

Zaryn and Zyler had a few teens over to have a last night shindig for Zaryn.

Zyler got in the hot tub with Ursa and townie Sheridan.

Ursa is a romance Sim and I think she's making Zyler a bit uncomfortable.

Zaryn's last hoorah though was to sneak out with Winifred.  We've had that want locked all week long.  

I wish I was taking a video because WINIFRED CAN NOT DRIVE.  The limo jumped and stalled a bit as she drove off.  Lord, this game.  I can't take it.

I was nervous.  This was so risky to do just hours before she heads off to uni.

But in the wee hours of the morning, she crept home alone.  No police chaperone, no aspiration loss!

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FRIDAY
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And here she goes.  The first of Generation 5 to leave home. 

I'm having some emotions here. 

She seems very happy and confident though.  Go and slay, girl!

I like Laken's photobomb.  

There she goes, y'all.

But of course after getting her settled into uni, I immediately had her come back to visit.  

Fridays are usually for cousins.  Their relationship with cousin Rocco is full though.  I teleported in his girlfriend Shayla also.  

But really just aiming for a nice, peaceful Friday evening now.

... My game laughed at me.

Pixel and Lady's relationship is in the 90's!  Why are they fighting?

NOTE THE MAID AGAIN.  And the trash she dropped on the ground over there on the right.  

Lady's relationship with Pixel.  She started this fight, by the way.  LADY!  How could you!?  This is your dad!

Daddio Pixel taught this kid a lesson or two though.  Don't mess with dad or you get the teeth!

Okay, now can we just have a chill evening?

This is nice.  Rocco and Shayla flirting like normal teenagers.

Zyler with his zero outgoing points hiding in the garage with his robotics table.

Laken doing a little yoga so she doesn't go to work.  (I'm using up her vacation days then she'll quit her job.  She is not a good Rock God and doesn't need to work.)

Okay.  No.

No falling in love by the wedding arch.

Man, how am I supposed to explain this to your mother?  MOVE AWAY FROM THE ARCH, CHILDREN.

Why are you even back in that corner of the yard, anyway?  

Probably because it's private and you can do things to cause your relationship to bump up to LOVE status.

Xander, please!  Not now!

We are trying to have a calm fall evening here and I need to supervise those kids in the backyard!

Because Laken sure isn't supervising.

But congrats on the body skill point and this amazing week of losing a pet and your daughter going to college.  

Zack, did you miss the memo?  Leave the girl alone.

CAN WE PLEASE JUST HAVE SOME PEACE AND QUIET FOR ONE DAY?

... Are you even fucking kidding me here.

Nope.

Nope, this is happening.

Honestly, I can't even.

Pixel has an unhealthy interest in this.

Okay, Laken.  Just hold on! 

Help is coming!

Hold on!!!  

It's no use.  The aliens have her now.

Your wife was just abducted, but yes, please play razzle with your dogs.

Sigh.

Fast forward a few hours now.

Oh, good.  Mom's home.

I tell you what, Pixel must be working for Gretchen the maid.

Look at that nosy little furball.

.... Oh shit, is she alive? 

"I'm up! I'm up!  I'm okay."

.. Are you sure?  That looked pretty bad.

"I'm too old for these abductions.  I've thrown my back out again!"

Pixel, you are a NOSY LITTLE FURBALL.

I think she just realized what happened.

Oh, bro.  I think she's big mad.  

Those aliens better get outta here fast.

Girl, just go to bed.

You've got a neighborhood full of teenagers descending on your house in a few hours.

So much for a quiet Friday night at home...

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SATURDAY
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What a delicious Saturday afternoon!  Glad the weather has stayed decently warm.  

Laken needs to be alone inside for a while.  She's fine, just furiously blogging.

She did join the kids for some food and to talk about their career plans.

Oh, no.

Oh, no....

That look on Amaris's face just can't be good.  It's too ... gleeful.  

Yoren's been walking around like this for a few days.  I never even saw him get struck by lightning.

At least he didn't pee his pants when he got spooked?

You know what, Shayla?  You are welcome here any time.  ANY TIME.  

I've had Zinc 2.0 over here every day to help rake the leaves.  The gardener shows up and throws all the leaf piles away and it begins again.  

Shayla did this all on her own.  

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SUNDAY
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She worked all through the night and into the morning!

Impressive, Shayla!

Charles didn't even get to the sidewalk.  He stepped out of the truck, said never mind, and got back in the truck and left. 

Romance Sims gonna romance.

These two are pretty hard to keep apart.  Those 3-bolt attractions are to blame.

They are actually really sweet.  Maybe my favorite romance couple ever. 

Time to bust up this make-out session though.  It's turkey day!

Only Zavoy has enough skill to make a turkey though.  Laken's skills are pretty high except for her cooking.  She's got a lowly 4 on that.  Thankfully Zavoy doesn't mind cooking...  or ordering pizza!

Zaryn looks so much like her aunt Zakki, and at the same time looks nothing like her.  

But they are both fortune Sims that like pink so they have a cute aunt/niece relationship.  

.. What the....

Zyler!  He just smashed the "bits of wood garage" toy.  Rude.

His aspiration is pretty low because he keeps wanting to do "new" teen things like buy a cell phone and handheld game.  There's not even anywhere in town to get those.

I used the bat box to keep re-rolling his wants through the evening.  Finally he wanted to buy a drum kit.

Great.

I'll put it on the attic with the guitar someone wanted once upon a time.

Back to happy family time!!

Uh...oh...

So at Zoey and Frazier's house last week, Rocco and my nephew Lucian started slapping each other.

Apparently Rocco hasn't let that go.

Hopefully that calms down before they meet again.

I had to get one last shot before the week was over, with mother and daughter.  Now they DO look so much alike!  

By the way, two turkeys and some leftover mac & cheese to feed everyone!  

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      Poof!  And the last leaf is falling as the temperatures drop.  Winter is moving in, and time for me to move on.   Next up is the original Panda house.   I can finally get Yoren showered and cleaned up!  

Till next time folks!  Stay warm and MERRY CHRISTMAS!

-Carissa