The Crafty Warrior: TS2 - Legacy Cove - Week 28

TS2 - Legacy Cove

Week 28

101 Bayview Drive

This week wants to be dedicated to Grim, I swear. The pendulum of life is constantly in motion, but at least it's not just taking but also giving as well. Our first stop on Bayview Drive has taken me a while to write up as the give and take can be overwhelming to sum up in a blog but here I go finally...

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Zoey (Archer) Lind
Fortune - Sagittarius - Fitness buff
3-9-9-9-5

City Planner

Frazier Lind
Fortune - Taurus - Gamer geek
6-10-8-3-3

Hall of Famer

Walter Lind
Knowledge - Gemini - Fitness buff
3-10-9-10-3
Hand of Poseidon

Julie (Jaz) Lind
Family - Aquarius - Tinkerer
5-3-4-6-7
Elementary School Teacher

Winifred Lind
Knowledge - Leo - Music & Dance
3-10-6-3-7

Wendolyn Lind
Popularity - Sagittarius - Nature nut
3-3-9-10-3

Aspen & Fable

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MONDAY
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Both Zoey and Frazier are flirting with full lifespan bars. They got their Monday swig of elixer so just crossing my fingers that they make it through the week now!

All the more reason to keep their families coming to visit. Zoey's nephew Zavoy and his household visited (along with Julie's friend from work, Renee Centowski).

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TUESDAY
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Grim made his first appearance Tuesday morning to take my beloved Aspen away.

I have been so smitten with this little guy. Luckily, at the end of last week he and Fable had a rendezvous in the dog house so we'll have some Aspen Juniors to remember him by soon.

That's a small band-aid on the loss of this little guy.

Poor Frazier. That's his lil guy!

Aspen was born on the Legacy lot to Amma and Amos. His littermate was Acapella who passed this week, also on Tuesday.

He leaves behind his master Frazier, his mate Fable, and unborn pups.

And a very sad Simmer (me)!

Goodbye for now, Aspen!

Make Grim give you all the treats and belly rubs you can handle while you wait for your people.

At least the kids are having a good day in school.

Congratulations Winifred! All that music and dance enthusiasm came in handy here, I'm sure!

While everyone was preoccupied at school or mourning Aspen I did a small upgrade to their garage.

We now have cinderblock walls! Oooh! Ahhhh! So fancy.

But it does look a little better than the unpainted walls.

Zoey's niece Zakki and her family (Isaac & Rocco) came by that afternoon to visit.

Isaac and Winifred are both music and dance enthusiasts. When Isaac isn't stalking his wife, he'll be found with Winifred debating whatever musicians discuss!

Julie's time spent reading up on mechanical books and the technology section of the newspaper has finally brought her to max Tinkering enthusiasm.

And Julie, I apologize. You are often influenced to repair things when you visit other houses. And of course you are also in charge of all the household repairs.

Meanwhile.. in the front yard...

Ugh, why do I even bother with lightning rods? Now everyone is going to be stinky.

This Tuesday is just never ending!

And we're not done yet!

So bittersweet that Aspen's puppies were born on the day he passed away.

Walter, PLEASE.

And no, Fable didn't have her water break under her. She's fresh from a bath and that's her shake-off.

Walter can clean that up later!

Welcome Faroe (girl) and Faramir (boy)!

The plan is for the household to keep one and the other to go to the adoption pool. Normally I pick by keeping whichever one has the highest relationship score with someone in the house.

Though, I'm thinking about maybe keeping both of them here. Maybe.

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WEDNESDAY
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Don't worry, Wednesday was much quieter, with just a visit from Frazier's extended family.

Quentin stayed way too late chatting with Zoey. She didn't mind, she loves to socialize.

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THURSDAY
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Two Fortune Sims plus a hefty bank account makes for big numbers in investing!

Happy Thanksgiving!

For the holiday, Zoey's family is visiting. For the Sunday family dinner I'll have Frazier's family over.

I'm very thankful for the buffet table serving turkey.

Rocco is thankful for his girlfriend Shayla.

Julie is thankful for her two beautiful daughters <3

Zyler with his 0 outgoing skills would be thankful if he could just eat alone.

And I passed over Wendolyn in the picture above.

She's not thankful for the arrival of a new guest.

Grim, you are such a jerk!

Showing up on a holiday? That's awful.

Oh, Frazier.

Oh... Frazier....

Where do I even begin?

Frazier and his twin brother Fletcher were the first of generation 8 born in the old Legacyville neighborhood.

They've been with me for so long!

This week has been so rough with Generation three leaving to the Grim Isles left and right.

Already this week we've lost Yung Panda and Deb Centowski. Add Frazier to the fall victims of Grim.

Frazier Lind, 78 days old.

He leaves behind his wife Zoey, his son Walter (Julie), and granddaughters Winifred and Wendolyn. He is also survived by his brother Fletcher (Yamaris), and niblings Vincent & Vamaris.

Frazier was a Hall of Famer and expected to retire this week.

His dog Aspen is waiting for him at the bridge to Grim Islands.

Speaking of Walter...

Perhaps you noticed he was missing from the crowd crying over Frazier.

That's because he's outside playing with the dog.

He's always struck me as a bit goofy. This didn't do anything to change my mind.

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FRIDAY
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Every time there's a death, someone else in the household lets me know they are having a great week.

I don't remember this happening before but at this point it's more than a coincidence, right?

Even though she's a Fortune Sim and didn't have a want to retire, retire she did.

I had her skip work to use up her vacation days and now she can be home checking on her investments, doing financial consulting on the computer, and she does still have her business, Cove Fitness.

Well, hey, a positive memory!

And she retired early enough in the day that she received her pension for today too! Fortune Sim victory!

It's time to pay the piper on my "We'll see" from Tuesday. I decided against keeping both puppies and Faramir has the higher relationship scores between the two.

I think I was secretly hoping to keep Faroe but they were a one-dog house for so long that it didn't feel right to have a house full of them now.

Walter was on team Keep All The Puppies though.

He was crushed when Faroe hopped right on in the humane officer's patrol car.

It'll be alright buddy, you know pretty much everyone in the neighborhood. You'll see her again!

Prior to the arrival of the humane officer, Walter had been looking through the telescope.

Spying on ... CASSIE? What were you doing, Walter? Checking on her garden and eyeing her tomatoes??

Cassie does NOT want you to look at her tomatoes ever again!

Or y'all going to rumble!

Hopefully he listens, because I'm telling you now.. Walter is a lover not a fighter. He does work out being a fitness guy and all. My money will still be on Cassie.

Oh man. Violet is from Legacyville. She was a mean girl there. She was feisty when she made the move to Legacy Cove. But her job at Deb's Diner seems to have been good for her and I'm hoping that continues outside of work.

PleaseNoFightsPleaseNoFightsPleaseNoFights!!!

PLEASE NO FIGHTS!

Walter, our latest peeping tom, wants a drama-free birthday party!

Time is flying by fast lately. Generation 3 is disappearing to the Grim Isles, generation 5 is heading off to college, and with this birthday generation 4 is aging up to the elder years.

I'm not ready!

But Walter is. I dare say he's excited.

I teleported in all of his family for the event.

I even brought in some extras, like Rocco's girlfriend Shayla, and allowed Violet to stay.

Shout out to the computer upgrades made last year for supporting this amount of Sims on a lot!

Maybe not quite on the level of the Panda gatherings, but the Linds and Archers make up a decent crowd still!

Oh man, I'm just not ready!

But Walter has been absolutely adorable his whole life so I'm sure he'll be a darling elder as well.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WALTER!

He looks so different!

I did change his hair again. He had a whole mop of hair growing up and it was still a bit shaggy as an adult. But it didn't look right at all on an elder. So his hair is trimmed up again.

He's even wearing the same shirt and still doesn't look recognizable.

In other areas of the house...

Big Vincent and Ceera are getting a bit heavy on the PDA.

Fable is watching TV with Isaac, Vera, and Zoey.

My Sim dogs don't often watch TV and I think it's just hilarious when they do.

And outside, Aspen is already out haunting and digging holes in the yard.

I keep saying I need to check on the affects of the Fall season in the game but it really does seem like the ghosts are way more active.

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SATURDAY
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It seems way too soon but the pups are growing up! That's why Faroe had to go off to the adoption pool yesterday.

Faramir seems a decent mix of his parents. I know the differences between Aspen and Fable weren't obvious in the pictures but Fable is a big skinnier and has more white in her undercoat.

It's teen hangout day. And I tell you what, Shayla has proven herself to be a keeper. She's Rocco's girlfriend and has been accompanying him when he visits his Archer relatives.

She's always outside cleaning or raking leaves. But today, she should go hang out with the other teens, you know? ... I'll shoo her away when she's done cleaning the doghouses.

It's a big day for Winifred though too.

She got in some last minute socializing before she had to go.

She's off to Uni!

Congratulations, Winifred!
Make your family proud!

Just a last look at teenage Winifred here. She may have her mom's eyes and hair, but she has her dad's finger guns!

I'm impressed that Walter noticed she was leaving. He wasn't fast enough to tell her goodbye before she was loaded in the taxi though.

It's okay, she'll be back to visit and she's not going to be gone for long.

Oh geez.

Night has arrived, and so has our newest ghost. How the heck is Frazier already out haunting?

The Fall season is cursed, I tell you!

Frazier!!!!

Do you not recognize your own son?

Maybe I should change his hairstyle back?

Oh. Maybe Frazier was just distracting Walter so he wouldn't see his youngest daughter with Trace since they are doing stuff that results in crush and love hearts.

Nevermind.

Nope.

He's just being an asshole.

... I used to like you, Frazier.

While all of this is going on, Winifred has moved into the residential house at college.

That outfit... and why did her hairstyle stay the same but change color?

There's been enough change this week.

Winifred's shirt and hairstyle were available in the young adult wardrobe so I stuck with it.

Whew, that's enough Saturday for me!

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SUNDAY
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Frazier's family came over Sunday for the family dinner and to share their memories.

Vera is hard to get close to, so Zoey cornered her for a "hang out" to get their relationship score up.