I put a spell on you... The Maldicion Legacy. [1.6]

In the previous post, I discovered just how much I took autonomous baby "care" for granted.  Sure, they might cram bottle after bottle into a baby's mouth when it's obvious that it just wants its diaper changed, but it almost-but-not-at-all balanced things out.  At the very least, it kept the social worker (and warning dialogs) at bay while I tended to otherwise occupied sims.

Either that or I've gotten worse at raising sim babies, or not-quite-twins.  Anyway, let's see if the Maldicions get a visit from Child Services.

As you can see, my concerns for the well being of the kids were baseless.

 Nice of you to join us, LaShawn.  My ears have only been bleeding for... Oh, I dunno, 5 minutes now?

Cheryl is still cute, though she appears to have a bit of a jowls thing going.  Ah well, she's making up for it by skilling Charisma.

See? It's not all crying and need failure for Orion.

Huzzah! Mishun: Potteh Traininz: accomplished.

Something wrong, LaShawn? Surely you should be pleased as punch about this.

Ah.  I see.

She's just sleeping.  Nothing to be concerned about.  (Cheryl isn't.)

What, again?

THIS IS A HAPPY HOUSE, I TELL YOU! HAPPY!!!

Both of them were also nearing social failure, while LaShawn remained useless.  So I had them repeatedly huggle to keep the social worker at bay.  Cheryl seems a little put off by her brother's stench.

Fuck yeah Daddy's home!

The twins express their horror and dismay at violence on television.  That, and their little brother passing out on the floor.  LaShawn looks on, in between heaping forkfuls of pork chops.

Time to get this legacy portrait thing going.

To help lay to rest any concerns that Cheryl wasn't included in the newest family hobby: toddler neglect.  Note the green stench fumes in the background, and the dislocated lower jaw, from her screaming.  My ears, they bleed.  Again.

I had to fix that red aspiration meter somehow.

Heh, someone's been trying for baby again.

Finishing touches.

And done!  All in one go, because breaks are for wimps.

It's a sorry state of affairs when this is the only person who is available to take care of the toddlers.

She's well aware of that fact herself.
Teagan: Fuck this shit!

Pop one.  Again.

Renovations to help the house feel/play less cramped.  Two stories of concrete block.  These people are living large, let me tell you.

They do have a piano now, so there was some splurging.  And hello again drywall.  How I've missed you so.

Desperate attempts to fill their aspiration meters with milestones.  NUKE THEM FROM ORBIT! IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO BE SURE.

Aww.  Also I've discovered camera mode, and have gotten into the habit of using the home/end keys for shots.

More cute, less "fog of war".

Hello, Jedah.  Already a teen?

(Re-)Meet Jedah Maldicion, Popularity Sim, with a ltw of being a General, and least beaten with the "unfortunate features" stick.  It's a shame really.  His looks just don't make up for his brother's alien heritage.  Anyway, I left him as is.

Twin Teagan's Turn.  (Say that 5x fast.)

Not bad, she has a bit too much of her mother's jawline, but I'm a big fan of the necktie outfit.

Teagan Maldicion, and her slight jowls.  Romance Sim, with a ltw of becoming a Rock Star.  Oh, and her turn ons are... Makeup and Jewelery?!?! OMFG YES!  That's about as close as you can get to saying "lesbian" in the simverse, stereotypical gender roles notwithstanding.

Teagan: You didn't know?  I'd have told you sooner if I thought it would have gotten me in as heir.

Don't be silly, everyone knows that there's no such thing as pre-adolescent gays/bisexuals.  Especially Maxis. (What?  I'm not grinding anything.  Certainly not an axe.)

Anyway, on to the makeover!  The hair matches her outfit, because I'm lame like that.  It also masks her jawline, because it's lame like that.  Lipstick chosen for the same reason as the hair-color.

With that in mind, can you guess why I chose green for Xavier's eyes?  Here's another hint.

Romance waits for no sim, especially not a Romance sim, so Teagan set off to find herself some wimmenz.  Jedah is just along for the ride, the possibility of new friends, and to fulfill the immediate cell phone want that all popularity sims get upon aging.

Hrm.  Blogger doesn't want to upload any more pics onto this entry, so I guess that means this post is finished.  So far, no visits from Child Welfare, and now I've got some more help around the house, in the form of the Teen Twin Team.  We'll see how long that lasts.  We'll also see how Jedah and Teagan do at following their dreams.  TTFN.