Chapter 1.4

Chapter 1.4 - Back to the Roots...

Authors Note: I know I said that I would be moving the Rakes to Isla Paradiso, but that particular world is extremely laggy for me. I removed all my mods, and still having some issues, specifically when I put my cursor on the walls/rotate camera using the mouse button, and it will freeze up for about 10 - 15 seconds. I think it might possibly be because of Master Controller, but I removed that, deleted my cache and it didn't fix it. So I dunno. I do have all current expansions, store content and stuff packs so perhaps its because of that?

Anyway, on with the story!

Charlotte's family, while still French in origin, has some extended family living in Tuscany. The day after Romeo passed away, while Charlotte's heart still stung from the loss of her beloved, her Great Aunt Beatrice called her. Unfortunately her Great Uncle Ernest had suffered a freak, and fatal, Nectar Accident. Charlotte, her mind shocked with the revelation of losing another family member, only caught a few words. Her Great Uncle Ernest had somehow fallen over when he was crushing grapes, and drowned in the juice. She barely even noticed when her Aunt said she would be moving to France to live with Charlotte's Aunt Elise. The house, in Monte Vista, was now hers. 

So, after a few days of grieving, Charlotte picked up her children and her things, and used the last of her savings to fly from Twinbrook to Monte Vista. It was a nice home, with enough space for all two children. But, it was a little bare. The children did not approve of the black and white TV and the very old computer...

After the unpacking had been finished, Charlotte began taking care of the garden, and feeding the Chickens. It was a quiet place. A sweet place. She felt calmer already, and with Romeo's remains nestled in the garden, her grief lessened. 

The first night was a bit scary, but because they were all so tired, it wasn't long before everyone had finally settled and gone to sleep. 

Her Great Uncle Ernest must have been afraid of the technology because he did not have stove, or even a fridge. He had a cupboard that relied on ice blocks and an old wood fire oven. Charlotte, having never used one before, cooked a calzone for breakfast, and was instantly a pro!

While breakfast was getting ready, our unlikely Prince had departed from his crown...and become a pink dinosaur.

 I am the most ferocious of all the dino's...Also, the most fabulous.

I can't really blame him. I think he looks adorable. It's going to be so difficult to choose the heir. After breakfast, the children went off to school. I do hope they make some friends, because they certainly weren't getting along with each other. Shame really. 

Gaston doesn't like Matilda's new hair. 

Birthday Time! I've no idea what he wished for, but I would love to think he wished for money...I went a little crazy building a basement for the house, and so the Rakes were quite poor...

Well, aren't you a handsome Sim. Gaston had raided one of the boxes in the basement and found some of his fathers old clothes. It seemed fitting really...Unfortunately, Mohawks are quite high maintenance, so Charlotte shaved his head. She did a great job too..

The next morning, Gaston decided he no longer liked wearing clothes and for the next few sim days, whenever I checked to see what he was doing, he was always in his tightie whities. He was definitely putting his inappropriate trait to work as he always trolled on the forums. It made him quite gleeful. 

Oh, he also rolled the Perceptive trait when he became a Teen. I haven't decided on an heir, but if I choose Gaston, then I will play the PI Career. Something I've not done since the release of Ambitions.

Awww, we had a visit from Romeo last night, his first visit since his "untimely" death. Though, it would have been more romantic if he had given flowers to Charlotte, instead of haunting the flower pots...

The next morning, Gaston decided that the plates from dinner the night before, that had been out all night, were far more tasty than the Country Bread his mother had baked for him. Way to go Gaston, you lick those plates! But don't complain if you get sick!

After that, he went to feed the chickens.

And he decided it would perfectly acceptable to start insulting the rooster...

...it did not end well for him. But, on the plus side, the Rakes now have itty bitty little baby chickies to play with. They're so adorable. It makes me wish that I too, had delightful little yellow fluffy things.

Whose the cutest little chicken ever? You are! Yes you are! You're just so adorable! I'm going to love you and squish you and call you Chuckles!

Unfortunately, due to the low funds issue, the Rakes were visited by this barrel of sunshine. I quickly emptied the Nectar racks, so we didn't lose any of the precious Nectar, especially the bottle that Great Uncle Ernest died making!

And don't come back! Ya hear!? Curse those Repo sims. They're so heartless. Not caring about the grief a sim goes through when they've lost someone. Poor Charlotte. She had a negative moodlet for the next 24 hours. 

Gaston brought home Alessandra Giordano from school that day... This will be Gaston's spouse whether he ends up heir or not. I think she looks quite lovely. She is a pre-made sim from Monte Vista. View her traits and things here.

That ends this chapter. I am hoping to be a bit more regular with updates. I am already lagging way behind. My apologies...Also, just a little note, in the move, the photo's of Gaston and Charlotte became grey, which really annoyed me because the one with them together was really cute. So I will remove the photo points for this generation...

Point Score!

    Self Wetting : -5

    Passing Out :

    Failing School :

    Game-Forced visit from Police, Firefighters or Babysitters : -10

    Accidental Deaths : -10

    Social Worker Visit :

    Every Birth : +10

    Twins :

    Triplets :

    Fulfilling LTWs : 

    NTH/NH Spouse Reaching Top of Career :

    Every Honour Roll :

    Randomizing every LTW and trait for an entire generation :

    Not Using Spares Lifetime Happiness points for an entire generation :

    Every 100,000 simoleons earned :

    Painting/Photo of Torch Holder/Heir : 

 

TOTAL : -15