The race for the Age of Gold! Romans, cultural clashes! Politics! Five Top Businesses! Plus toddlers!

1. The Squeaky Clean Legacy
By Professor Butters
Chapter 6.2: The Golden Age, Part Two

2. You must be Drusus Nero Caesar, one of the Romans from *Ten Caesars.* Hi, I'm the Professor
Formerly Known as Butters, author of the Squeaky Clean Legacy. I almost feel as though I know
you, and you'll be a fair, unbiased audience. Do you mind if I talk to you for a minute?
Drusus: Uh, sure. Spill it, whatever it is.

3. See, Drusus, this is the Squeaky Clean Legacy, where we're devoted to girls inheriting,
practically no WooHoo except for Try For Baby, and the power o' pink. Generation Four was just
born last chapter--Aurora Goodytwoshoes, the daughter of Sunny Goodytwoshoes and your
cousin from Ten Caesars, Publius Numantius Scipio.
Drusus: Uh-huh.

4. --But here's the problem, see. My simself is married to one of your *other* cousins, Flavius
Marius.
Drusus: On purpose?
--And he wants to turn Squeaky Clean into some kind of Golden Age of Rome by becoming
mayor and taking over politically. Meanwhile, your cousin Publius wants to make it the Golden
Age by taking over financially with five top businesses. It's a culture clash between ancient
Rome and Barbie Pink and I don't know what to do!
Drusus: Is Flavius nuts? How come he's so nostalgic? I know what side I'm on. Here I wander
around occasionally showing up at nightclubs and buying toys and stuff. Over there I'm dead!
--But what should I do?
Drusus: How about catching the readers up on what's been going on?

5. Good idea, Drusus. Let's start with some of the people I left hanging.
This is one of the Legacy girls who wasn't voted heiress, Wolf Gal. You may remember that it
was her dream to become Chief of Staff, marry her fiance, Derek the Paperboy, and become a
werewolf. I moved her in with my family after graduation so she could "borrow" Flavius' friends.
Unfortunately, I messed up and forgot she wanted to be a doctor, not a scientist. Then Flavius
insisted on moving out into a megavilla and left her high and dry, without enough friends to get to
the top of her career. What to do? She had a few friends, including my simself, but nowhere near
enough.

6. The easiest thing was for Derek to make friends back at Sim State, and he made friends with
Kevin Beare at Ule-Oresha-Sham, who is one lonely dude. That way they could invite the whole
household over again and again and again and. . .
Meanwhile, Earthquake, another of the Legacy spares, who was living with Derek, was boring
me silly with his Family Sim wants, his pudge, and his general thickness upstairs. However,
once he was a Grilled Cheese Sim, he was a happy happy camper. Invite fraternity, butter them
up, feed them Grilled Cheese, lather, rinse, repeat.

7. Kevin was also easily talked into writing Earthquake's papers for him, but otherwise I made them
be nice to him.

8. As a bonus, the frat ate tons of grilled cheese, which made Earthquake very happy. I was also
hoping to get Ashley Pitts the Romance Sim to bulk up a bit, but he foiled me by playing on the
Dance Sphere until 4 am every time he was fed grilled cheese.

9. The other easy friend was Kaylynn Langerak the maid, because she's nice enough to be polite
to Earthquake about Grilled Cheese and face it, you can practically buy the friendship of any
NPC. But always expect the unexpected.

10. Ralph Goodytwoshoes, the other spare boy living with Derek. One of the geekiest geeks in a
whole family of geeky guys, all he wanted was to max his skills. He never rolled a first kiss want
or any kind of date want that I could remember in high school or in four years of University. But--

11. Somehow, surprisingly, in a house with a Grilled Cheese Sim, Ralph is *also* really ripped. Don't
ask how he does it--I don't know. And Kaylynn really likes buff guys, evidently. So they wound up
getting engaged and moving in together, although she can forget about raising twenty puppies
and kittens.
At some point, I really, really should have checked Pleasantview's backstory. Poor Ralph. Oh,
well.

12. When Derek moved out, he had more than enough friends to make up for Wolf Gal's lack of
them, and they were ready to start life together as two playful, sloppy, grouchy Knowledge Sims.
Derek: Whoa. The way she talks through that bear is hot!

13. My simself was thrilled to be at their wedding, even though her sisters Delightful and Sunny
made a tiny fashion and etiquette error by showing up in their wedding dresses.

14. Wolf Gal: So Derek, you think we can get away without Trying For Baby?
Derek: Let's test it out!
Go ahead, guys, she's not the heiress. Knock yourselves out.

15. And shortly afterwards, Wolf Gal wandered off to make another part of her dream come true by
befriending this cuddly little puppy.

16. Here goes nothing! While I'd always hoped and assumed that Derek would support this, it
*might* have ruined her brand-new marriage, so I was a little anxious.

17. No problem.

18. This is one happy happy man. Not only is he well on his way to being a Mad Scientist, but he's
married to the girl of his dreams *and* he's looking forward to hearing her howl, plus he wants to
be a werewolf himself. Typical Knowledge Sim freak. And what about Wolf Gal? Are you happy,
too?

19. I *see*! So you've hit the top of the medical career, no doubt specializing in lycanthropy. That
makes you permaplat now. So everything should be hunky-dory, only are you sure Derek won't
be scared when he hears you howl?

20. Derek: Oh, baby, you're so smexxxy when you do that!
This was free will, folks. It turns out the story I made up for them was absolutely true. Both of
them have personalities that are already so close to being werewolfy that it makes very little
difference. They have three bolts for each other. Oddly enough, they're probably one of the great
love stories of my Legacy so far. Which reminds me--now that you know what's happened to
Wolf Gal, Derek, and the boys, we should probably get back to the main action.

21. When we last saw the main Legacy House, Publius and Sunny, a Popularity Sim, had just had
their first child, a daughter named Aurora. So far, so good, though we still need a sparess.
Publius wanted for Lollipop, the Petacy heiress, to get a job, and to get promoted, which she
duly did. . . she's in show business, as befits a golden cat. But now it's time to get on with
fulfilling Publius' LTW, the very Fortune-y Have Five Top Businesses. As I told Drusus earlier, it's
his dream to start a new Golden Age with real gold.

22. "Just bought a community lot. I know what I'll do with this one."

23. Sunny's father, Remington Harris-Goodytwoshoes, tried to Pass Along some business perks, but
the process looked pretty spooky. I couldn't blame Publius for having some negative reactions to
this. So ultimately, he went off alone to open up his new business. . .

24. The Publius Baths. The money could have been better managed at first, but all that we ended up
needing were a handful of Sunny's snapdragon bouquets, two big hot tubs, a fridge, a
microwave, a dishwasher, a bathroom, a couple of pinball machines, and the mazumbo
espresso machine. We added a TV later, and the ticket machine is set to "average," but I
thought I should show you--
Publius: What's to show? I sit around in my swimsuit, clean up the cups and TV dinners once in
a while, let the money roll in and the loyalty points rack up--oh, and once in a while I sell a ticket
and scream at one of the naked guys. It's sure-fire.

25. Mmm-hmm. And I'm sure the work uniform doesn't hurt, either.
"What uniform?"
Still, some interesting people turn up.

26. For example, Ephemeral Toast, the author of the Apocalypso a Go Go and final contestant in the
Gage Bachelor Challenge. Did she leap squealing into the hot tub? Did she make herself a
drink? No, she fixed herself a Cup O Ramen--so much for her bad girl rep.

27. It didn't take long for Flavius to turn up. Flavius, I thought you disapproved of commercial
endeavors.
"Successful politicians should always go to openings. You meet influential people that way."

28. "Like this guy."
"This guy" would be Blite27, aka "narrator guy" of the *Ten Caesars,* the Legacy Flavius is
originally from and (no big shock here) still my favorite. I think Flavius is trying to talk him
around.
"So, *Ben.* What can I do to get your vote over here? And while we're at it, maybe a little face
time in Ten Caesars? Immortality, perhaps?"

29. Blite: Look, Flavius, you want my vote as mayor, fine, but you'll have to be satisfied with that! I'm
writing a very complex history oriented plot-driven Legacy. You've got all that stuff here!
Immortality, more face time than the readers probably even want--so it's a little bit pink, big deal.
What have you got against pink?
Flavius: Eurgh. Don't talk to me about pink. Let's change the subject. Politics?
Ben: No. So, Caliente sisters, whaddya think? I totally heart-fart them.
Flavius: Hey, me too! By the way, can you get my son Cassius to behave himself over there?
Ben: Hahahhah. . .oh, you were serious.

30. Blite: Dang, Flavius is persuasive.
He certainly tries.

31. Flavius: So, Remington, you're a Family Sim, you'll appreciate this--one of my daughters just
became an overachiever.
Remington: Really? What's her job?
Flavius: She's a criminal like her mother. We're all terribly proud.

32. Yes, there's no getting around the fact that Roman family values and Squeaky Clean family
values aren't the same thing.
Minora: Yes, we're *much* more cultured over here.
Which is, I assume, why you and your sister are playing poker with your boyfriend Marcellus,
another "import" from Ten Caesars. All these Romans are suddenly in town and nobody seems
to know why. Who's the new girl?

33. "I'm Scribonia, Marcellus' sister, Scribs for short. See how hawt I am?"
There are only two Roman teenagers in town and Minora has brought *both* of them home as
school friends. Between that and her career choice, I'd say she's a bit of a parental kissup.

34. *Not* like her sister Flavia.
"Yeah, Scribs, we'll see who'll knock over more boys at college! Just you wait!"
Both Romance, naturally. Scribs has the advantage of being much prettier.
"But I've got more guile."
Mean as a rattlesnake and compulsively cheats her father at chess.

35. So what did you think of Publius' new business, Flavius?
"Very nice. I give it two stars."

36. He wasn't the only one. Publius just sat there and watched it built up to a Level Eight. Aside from
tidying up occasionally, he sold tickets. They sold themselves, essentially, but that way he
worked himself up to a Gold Sales Talent badge. So Publius, let's go try our first Dazzle!

37. "Serdar! You want to buy a ticket! We have tubs! And a television! And tubs! You'll be clean *and*
entertained!"
Serdar: Oh, boy!!!

38. Sometimes dazzling the customers involves a little more, I guess--or else why would Publius
have decided on his own to Bust A Move on my Simself?
Publius: Ooo, POW, lady with the money, Flavius' wife, that Golden Age'll be mine!

39. Tiberius Caesar: You know, cousin Flavius *does* have a point. I mean, a bathhouse is a very
Roman idea.
Tiberius over here is Scribonia and Marcellus' dad, partly because I was too chicken to
download their real mother, Julia.
Publius: No, it's a *successful idea.* I read about it on Boolprop.com, where I've found me some
fans and some fine, fine ladies. I couldn't care less if it were Tasmanian. Excuse me, I've
decided to get into the hot tub where my cousin's wife is sitting.

40. No no no, dumb simself! Don't giggle and splash back! This is not cute! Jeez, Publius keeps
hitting on her. I thought you were all upset about Professor Delusional cheating on you a couple
chapters back, something that didn't even *happen*, so is this the way you act when your wife's
not around?

41. And he's not the only one, unfortunately.
Remington: Mmmm-HMMM, there is just something so FINE about Professor Marius.
Knowledge Sims who crank out babies they don't even like make me feel all warm and fuzzy
inside.
This is business, guys! A business! If you can't behave yourselves, go home!

42. Ah, Publius, now *that's* more like what I like to see. It's kind of sweet when he rolls up wants
for Sunny--and a relief, because of the bumpy ride their relationship has had. She's expecting
again, so we'll have to find out if it's a boy or a girl. Right now, she wants to have twenty best
friends. She achieved her first Popularity LTW--Hall of Famer--then rolled "have twenty best
friends," then obligingly rolled it again, with only one best friend to win back. Piece of cake.

43. Flavius: Hey there, Sunny! So what's up? Having another baby? Oh, yeah, that's great, we've
got a bunch of 'em over here. Sorry, I forget how many, I'm not good with that. Will I be your new
best friend? Of course! I'm your biggest fan, you know that! Hey--what's that sound?
It was Sunny's LTW rolling over, Flavius.

44. Flavius: I don't think I like chess that much, but at least you don't cheat.
You have to improve your Logic skills to be Mayor, Flavius.
Flavius: That's right. I'm gonna be Mayor, and I'll bring in a new Golden Age of Rome, I mean
Pleasantview. I'll show Publius a thing or two!
Flavius, you've got the wrong end of the stick entirely. Sure Publius is in Politics, but all his
attention is on his businesses. He doesn't want to be Mayor.
Flavius: He doesn't?
No.

45. Sunny: I've called you kind ladies and gentlemen of the press here to make a special
announcement. As you know, I've been an athlete for, oh, several days now, but having hit the
top of my career and started a family, I've decided it's time for something new.

46. It's time that I put my Political Science degree to work, and after much internal debate, I have
decided to run for mayor of Pleasantview.

47. I know there is some anti-pink sentiment out there. It's hard to deal with bias, but my family has
been dedicated to the cause of pinkness for at least a month or two, as you can see from the
house behind me. I know that I have a lot to offer the voters of Pleasantview. Let's not just clean
this town up. Let's make it Squeaky Clean!
And I want to send a special message to my dear, dear one of my twenty bestest friends Flavius
Marius: you are a continuing source of inspiration to me. And in the language of your people, I
can only say, Prandeamus, vere!*
_____
* "Let's do lunch, really."

48. "Ms. Goodytwoshoes, what of questions about your husband's financial endeavors financing
your campaign? I understand he's your opponent's cousin--any family feud going on?"
Sunny: Oh, no. My husband and I have a very traditional marriage and we're very supportive of
each other. Publius happens to be a very gifted entrepreneur, that's all. My gifts are in friend
making and politics. And as for a feud, of *course* not, why the Mariuses are our best friends! I
have no idea how you people come up with such vicious rumors.

49. Flavius: Sunny's running for mayor?
Yep. Not only that, she wants for us to work in one of the family businesses. I'm sure she doesn't
mean anything bad by it. She just thinks work would be more fun if she were surrounded by her
pals. It simply hasn't occurred to her that we'd lose our jobs as criminal mastermind and Senator
if we went to work stocking toys.
Flavius: But I campaigned for her to be heiress! I feel so. . . betrayed.
Welcome to the wonderful world of politics.

50. With the Publius Baths at level eight, Remington and Publius moved on to Inner Child Toys and
Gifts, the descendent of the original family toy business. We have to keep it, but it's at level five
and much, much harder to budge.
Publius: So, cousin Flavius! I know you want a Little Heroes Fire Truck! I can see you with one
right now!

51. C'mon c'mon c'mon! Buy a fire truck!
Flavius: NO WAY.
Not only doesn't Flavius buy the fire truck, he gives Publius a big fat red star--his first--*and*
plunges the business down to level four. I know you're bitter about Sunny running for mayor, but
it's not Publius' fault. Or did he somehow hear about that hot-tub splashing?

52. Trying to make up for the loss, Publius tries Marina, aka smoothiequeen87, the author of the
Fitzhugh Legacy.
"How about a nice Clown in a Box?"
Marina: Yes yes yes! Anything to help you out, Publi!
What a great gal--she pops it back to level five.

53. Although I *must say* your father in law is a bit slow on the checkout there!
He is, Marina, but Publius is even worse. We do have an employee who does this well, but it's
such a pain looking after their needs that we're do it yourself right now.

54. Flavius, I thought you didn't want to buy any toys? What are you doing back here?
Flavius: Hee hee! I'm back to give some more red stars, just because I can!

55. Publius: Flavius is a dork. I'm gonna make a sale to him if it *kills* me.
Go ahead, dear, you have my permission.

56. Publius: So go ahead, Flavius, splurge! Buy a toy! Any toy! Take your pick!
Flavius: Hmmm. . . but what would I do with a toy?
Oh, I don't know; maybe the fact that you have *five children at home* might give you some
ideas, you dingbat! Buying toys you didn't need didn't seem to bug you back when Shane owned
the place--I found them in your inventory all the time, and that's when you were single. Geez.

57. Sunny: There, there, sweetie. I know mommy's distracted by politics and grandma keeps writing
novels and daddy's building up a big business empire, but just remember that you are the most
loved little princess in the world. Princess Aurora--doesn't it sound sweet?
No, Sunny, it sounds ominous. Aurora's the name of the Sleeping Beauty in the ballet version.
We do *not* want her to die as a teenager, or even go into an enchanted sleep.

58. Daddy's still busy, this time trying to put the Publius Baths up to level ten.
Publius: Marina, we have tubs!
Marina: Ooooo!

59. I decided to let Publius try to Dazzle Flavius. It's become a personal challenge.
Publius: So if you buy a ticket, you can use the hot tub and the TV and fix yourself TV dinners!
Reader, would *you* pay 22 an hour for that?

60. Flavius: Oh, gosh, Publius, you mean it? You'll let me use your hot tub and TV on a paying basis
even though I've got perfectly good ones at home?

61. Even Renee, aka cowforbrains, falls victim to Publius' sales ability.
Renee: Oooo! Are they *murder* tubs? Can you drop poison in them? Can I drop a hair dryer in
one of them and watch everybody fry?
No, Renee, sadly, they're just tubs.

62. Don the Zombie, from Candi's Uglacy and Prettacy, and a celeb in his own right, eats like a
horse. He's at the fridge all the time.
"TV dinners and chef salads just aren't as satisfying as grilled cheese."
Probably not, but I'm only going to trust you guys with a microwave.

63. And with Don hanging around pillow fighting with Publius and everybody soaking happily in the
hot tub, the first business hits level ten.
Remington: I am so proud of you--we're so lucky to have you in the family.

64. Time to open a new business, this time one that takes advantage of Sunny's flower-making
badge, Sunny's Snaps. Publius has racked up easily 100,000 in a few days. I wish my other
families could shop there on purpose. We could use the snapdragons!

65. Publius, the building is cute, but somehow almost. . .
"Tasteful? Yeah, this one's a tribute to my wife and I gotta respect her culture. Pink is where her
family's at, but gold is so her.
The business zaps up incredibly fast, and so do the talent badges. Remington works the
register, Sunny restocks and makes snaps, and Publius sells and sells and sells. He seems
unstoppable.

66. Well, speak of the devil.
"I will *not* allow Publius to Dazzle me this time."

67. Dazzle in progress.
Publius: Sooo, Flavius! You really ought to buy some snapdragons! Not only are they the most
expensive item we sell, I bet your wife really wants some for the home!
Flavius: Really?
Publius: I have it on the best authority.

68. "Sure! I'll take several! Have a loyalty star!"
Flavius, you just bumped them up to level six.
"Oh, cracker crumbs."

69. He even gets talked into being sociable.
Publius: You know Sunny and I are having another baby?
Flavius: Yeah, hmm--I think I might have one of those at home.
Two. You have two. Gee whiz.

70. Don't feel bad. Publius can sell anything to anybody.
"Narrator guy! Snapdragons!"
Ben: Cool!

71. Publius: Rhys! Snapdragons!
Rhys is the psychotic evil genius of the Fitzhugh Legacy.
Rhys: Oh boy oh--*wait a minute.* First I'm forced to wear an orange dress. Then some guy sells
me tons of stuff I can't afford. Somebody is in so much trouble. I'm going to get revenge for this.
Sure, go ahead, will that be cash or charge?
Zap, pow, and the business is at level eight.

72. Even though he's busy with the businesses, Publius isn't going to forget about *his* kid. Aurora
looks a lot like him already and for a Fortune Sim, he's a fairly good daddy--he even rolled the
want to teach her how to talk.
She's being held by Daisie Mae, the second generation heiress, a Knowledge Sim.

73. Speaking of which, it's time for another baby. I bet it'll be another boy--well, one's ok.
NO!! It's another GIRL! Hot dang, Publius!
Meet Giselle. We're going with ballet names this generation, maybe to match the ballet
wallpaper.

74. Congratulations, Publius! One top business already, and two girls! Still more work to do with the
businesses, but you're all done!
"What do you mean, done? I've got businesses to work on."
I mean you never have to WooHoo your wife again, not until she's old and saggy! That's one of
our handicaps, you can only Try For Baby, and now you don't have to!
"Oh. I'm, um, real happy about that."

75. Aurora looking cute . . .

76. Lollipop looking cute. . .
Lollipop: I am proud to be keeping things gold around here. My face on the box sells a ton of
kitty kibble.

77. Publius: See, Lollipop, this is how it went in ancient Rome *all the time.*
Lollipop: Meow?
Publius: Just kidding. Once you've learned to play dead, you're a star, kid!

78. If a cat has to have a job, this is the one to have. Lollipop hits the top of her career.

79. And Remington and Daisie Mae looking cute. Rems, you should enjoy whatever time you two
have left, because . . .
Well, I let her age much more than him. He's simply more useful--a HUGE asset with the
children and valuable at the businesses, which is why I made him retire. Daisie Mae, though--
she could go any time.

80. Here they are at Ralph and Kaylynn's wedding. Like most elderly Sims, they keep wanting for
relatives to get married, especially Remingon here, who's a Family Sim. So I guess the wedding
is on.

81. --A shot I insert mostly to show that yes, I did eventually change Sunny out of her wedding
dress.

82. Kaylynn has two other lovers, a fact that poor Ralph is blissfully unaware of. Only one thing to
do--invite Daniel Pleasant over and let him "catch her cheating," not something Kaylynn exactly
wanted.

83. Trust me, Kaylynn. You're a Family Sim. You'll thank me later. And I'll let you get a cute little
doggie.
I wonder what happens if I go over and play the Pleasant house now, which I've never bothered
to do?

84. Meet Winston, my pathetic attempt at a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, my very favorite breed of
dog. Anyhow, Kaylynn loves him, and I'm sure a cute doggie and a loving husband will *totally
make up for* her previous reign as skank queen of Pleasantview. Right, Kaylynn? **Right???**

85. Speaking of Ralph's wedding--does Sunny look a little like Evita Peron to you?
"I am *too* going to be mayor. Just because I've been busy with business and my family does
not mean I've forgotten. And I ought to be mayor! We're the Legacy family here!"

86. Remington: I'm as fond of pink as anybody, but does this have to be a war?
Good old Remington.
Remington: I'm a naturally sweet old coot.

87. Sunny: Of course you're sweet, Daddy. *Everybody* is sweet here, that's how we got to be
Squeaky Clean.
Delightful: I'm not sweet. I'm a cheatin' fool.
Ah, Delightful,Sunny's older sister and the black sheep of the family. She keeps things, um,
interesting.

88. Despite this, Delightful has rolled Career Want after Career Want. First she wanted to be a
Celebrity Chef, done--then Hall of Famer, done--then a Professional Party Guest--done.
Uh-oh. She just rolled WooHoo twenty different Sims. Since she isn't the heiress, she can do
that, though she'll have to do it all off-lot somewhere.
Delightful: I'm emailing someone hot right now!

89. Aaroc? Because that *is* Aaroc's simself, the author of the Elfin Legacy and the Deadlacy. I
gave him a set of cool shades and a blond dye job. He came home with her as a "friend from
work." Delightful, I thought you only liked girls?
"I like blonds, remember?"
Ooops. Yeah, she does. Well, she's rolling wants for Aaroc now, anyway. Why not give him a
call?

90. Delightful: Sooo, Aaroc. . .I hear you were a Grilled Cheese Sim.
Aaroc: Yes, but I got better.
Yep. He's Romance now and really gets around. *This* could be interesting.

91. Another birthday. Having had ten kids of his own, I can't really blame Remington for his lack of
excitement.

92. Here's Giselle as a toddler.
Giselle: Mad! I am mad, I tell you!!
Why?
Giselle: Mad for love! My lover deserts me and I die of a broken heart, and--
I should *not* have picked ballet names. Actually, shortly poor Giselle does go into aspirational
failure, or very close to it.

93. Delightful invited Aaroc's simself over and bada-bing bada-boom, we had romance, or what
passes for it among Romance Sims. If Delightful *does* WooHoo him, it'll be a first. She's never
WooHooed a male Sim before, not even her late unlamented husband, Professor Popularity.
Delightful: Aaroc, I mostly like girls, but I hate to be thought incapable of versatility, y'know?
Aaroc: Ok by me!
But it wasn't good timing.

94. The Grim Reaper: Have a Mai Tai, Daisie Mae! On the house! I'll even stand still long enough for
a picture this time!
Daisie Mae: You promise no more babies wherever I'm going?
Grim: Not a problem.

95. Aaroc's simself hung around hopefully for a while, but--
Remington: I'm sorry, sonny. This is not a good time for me.

96. Daisie Mae, you were my first heiress. You skilled like mad when we didn't have much and I
drove us both crazy with having ten kids. But you had a happy marriage in the end and did what
you wanted most in life and wrote at least two best-selling novels. Your and Remington's
portraits seem to be missing, because you may have taken them with you, but you won't be
forgotten.
Daisie Mae Goodytwoshoes
Died age 82 days
Knowledge: LTW Become Mad Scientist, Max All Skills (both achieved)
Ten children. Predeceased by Tiny; still surviving, Joe, Earthquake, Ralph, Moonbeam,
Delightful, Sunny, Wolf Gal, Grace and Charity.
She left the most money to Remington, and the next most to Sunny, then to Aurora--the heiress
and the heiress' eldest daughter.

97. I'm sorry, I don't have a funny caption here. This was not the "cry softly" you're supposed to get.
Remington bawled for hours. I felt really bad for him. Thank goodness he's permaplat and has
grandkids to play with.

98. Sunny was pretty broken up about it, too. Usually she's only cried like that if she had a bad party.

99. Quick look over at Moonbeam's house. Moonbeam is Sunny's older sister and Delightful's twin.
She's a Pleasure Sim, and she's married to Kent here.
Kent, get off the dance sphere.
Kent: Already off it.
Your twin girls will be in aspirational failure if you don't teach them how to talk *right now.*
Kent: They oughtta get used to it. *I* want twenty simultaneous lovers, but do I get them, ohhh,
no. . .
Just do it.

100. So it's a "teach me to talk" festival with Moonbeam and Kent. Playing their house is annoying,
because of the design, but I think I may send Stacie and Kimberly--sorry, Moonbeam,
Kimberleigh-- off to college with their cousins. That only makes four girls in the Goodygirls
Sorority--very doable.

101. Publius does the same thing with Giselle, who is very unhappy that Grandma died. She already
knows all her toddler skills, but I woke Publius up to go cuddle and tickle her, and he didn't
complain at all.
Incidentally, the two girls are nearly identical in looks and personality--Geminis, very active, and
supposedly very mean--one nice point. I see some Roman lingers beneath the surface.

102. Sunny's Snaps continues to do well, even though Sunny's sister Wolf Gal comes and transitions
right there in front of everybody. Ben Long freaks, but otherwise it's business as usual, and she
merely goes and fixes herself a TV dinner.

103. And now we have *two* top level businesses, with a final gold star given to us by a more than
usually hideous Sandy Bruty. Now we need to find a manager, which isn't as easy as it sounds.

104. Ben Long takes over at Publius Baths. We'll see how this works out, but we ought to be able to
check in from home with no trouble. The other employee is cousin Tiberius--wonder how he'll
like that.

105. Publius: Two fifths of the way there. Age of Gold, here I come! And I totally know what the next
one will be.

106. Delightful Cakes. Delightful's been a Celebrity Chef, so we'll try our hand at a bakery. Delightful
asked to be able to decorate this one any way she wanted . . .

107. Delightful: What? They said any way I wanted!
Boy, when you say you'll sell sinful cheesecake you really aren't kidding, huh?

108. Two top businesses, check. An heiress and a sparess--and for all his simself's floozy antics in
his Elfin Legacy, Aaroc's the one who told me how to get into private school easily, so we've
done that for Aurora. Lollipop the golden at the top of her career, check, so it's time to get her a
boyfriend, Silver. Well, even with a few annoying ghosts, everything's going amazingly well,
and--

109. Flavius: Hold it. Just hold it *right there.*
Uh-oh. Trouble in the home.
Flavius: I did not get nearly enough face time, and the little I did get made me look like an idiot!
. . . not saying anything. . .
Flavius: And you left the readers hanging about the mayoral race between me and Sunny. So do
I get to be mayor now, or what?
Umm. . .
Flavius: Never mind. I bet you anything I *do* win.
Why?

110. Flavius: Because you totally heart-fart me. In *several* Legacies, yet. Look at me. Cassius gets
it from somewhere.
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Cassius is Flavius' and my simself's incredibly skanky son in *Ten Caesars*, but so far it looks
as though we've been hooked up in Ten Caesars, this Legacy, and most recently the Fitzhugh
Legacy and Purple Bunny's Piratical Legacy.

111. Dang it, he's right, folks, I do heart-fart him; in *stereo* even.
Flavius: Tell you what. I'll play you for it.

112. Oh, mannn. I stink at pool. Well, we've got a lot to wrap up in the next chapter or two--who wins
the mayoral race? What about the culture wars of Pleasantview? Does Publius get his top five
businesses? Are Aurora and Giselle doomed like their namesakes? Will Wolf Gal and Derek
start raising puppies? The answers to all this and much, much less, still to come.

113. Meanwhile, I wonder if dog collars come in a size sixteen neck.
Happy Simming!