Dec and his husband Knut have finally finished moving into their new home after being forced to relocate due to a river being rerouted through their town. Dec reflects on the difficult political battle they lost and is tired of politics. He now wants to open his own business selling playground equipment. Meanwhile, the four young boys Ambrose, Luke, Harry and Gavin have a sleepover at Ambrose's house, playing video games and tenting indoors, though they are reminded to keep the noise down as they wake Ambrose's younger brother Noah.
This chapter introduces the characters of Alex and Josh, two curious 12-year-olds living in the city of Bronze. The city is getting its light from the glowing core of the Earth below, but the light is dimming and the citizens live in fear that they will be in total darkness if the light goes out. Unlike other cities, Bronze does not have electricity so they would have no light at all. Alex and Josh believe there must be a way out of the city and decide to try to find it themselves rather than waiting for a solution.
Apocalypse In Death Valley Chapter 2.2 ChangesDellyo_82
Magellan updates the Creator on the changes in Death Valley since the meteor strike. Möbius and Mendela have discovered high levels of radiation in the area, which may be affecting the Sims. They believe this is why the Sims can no longer hear the Creator's voice. Magellan reveals he can still hear the Creator, and the siblings discuss the strange events they have experienced. Meadow has become a vampire just before her birthday.
1) The narrator finishes their final chapter of the story about their family's quest to find mythical creatures. All of the narrator's children have now left home to continue the quest.
2) Only the narrator and their beloved husband Andrew remain in the now empty family home. They move to their original first home to live out the rest of their lives in peace and quiet, thinking of their children every day.
3) The narrator encourages readers to check the heir poll on Boolprop.net to continue the story with the next generation.
A boy named James has dinner with his mother Angela and her boyfriend Rick. James acts out during dinner by throwing peas and not wanting to eat. Later, Rick tries to entertain James by showing him Angela's engagement ring, but James has a meltdown, saying he already has a daddy. When Angela returns to pick up James, Rick lies about what happened. Angela mentions that James' father canceled their Christmas plans. Rick offers to give James a gift from his father to make up for it.
1) The narrative text introduces Cinderella, who lives with her mean stepmother and two stepsisters.
2) Cinderella faces complications when her stepmother forces her to do all the housework while her stepsisters do nothing. She is heartbroken when not invited to the prince's ball.
3) With help from her fairy godmother, Cinderella attends the ball and dances with the prince. She loses her glass slipper fleeing at midnight, and the prince later finds her with the slipper, leading them to marry and live happily ever after.
Giac finds Kari at a tavern and they spend the evening together, rekindling their past romance. The next morning, he leaves her bed to return home. Alessandra convinces Giac to let their younger sisters Renata and Ghita move in with her, allowing Giac more freedom to see Kari without worrying for the girls' safety. Lucio continues pursuing a romantic relationship with Alessandra, though she insists they must forget the kiss they shared.
All i want for christmas are my two front teethkgcowbelle
The three kids - Julia, Maggie, and their cousin James - wake up in the middle of the night and hear bells upstairs. They sneak up to investigate and find "Santa Claus" by the Christmas tree. Santa talks to each child, reminding Julia to be nicer to Maggie about her missing teeth and telling Maggie her new teeth will come in time if she's patient. He says James has been good but could eat his vegetables more.
The twins Mel and Rizzi celebrate their birthday, aging into children. At the party, Rizzi takes an interest in Thai's glasses and offers to trade all her toys for them. However, Thai explains that without his glasses he wouldn't be able to see to get home. Meanwhile, Cleve worries about a random passerby who joined the party but doesn't have the heart to kick the old woman out.
This chapter introduces the characters of Alex and Josh, two curious 12-year-olds living in the city of Bronze. The city is getting its light from the glowing core of the Earth below, but the light is dimming and the citizens live in fear that they will be in total darkness if the light goes out. Unlike other cities, Bronze does not have electricity so they would have no light at all. Alex and Josh believe there must be a way out of the city and decide to try to find it themselves rather than waiting for a solution.
Apocalypse In Death Valley Chapter 2.2 ChangesDellyo_82
Magellan updates the Creator on the changes in Death Valley since the meteor strike. Möbius and Mendela have discovered high levels of radiation in the area, which may be affecting the Sims. They believe this is why the Sims can no longer hear the Creator's voice. Magellan reveals he can still hear the Creator, and the siblings discuss the strange events they have experienced. Meadow has become a vampire just before her birthday.
1) The narrator finishes their final chapter of the story about their family's quest to find mythical creatures. All of the narrator's children have now left home to continue the quest.
2) Only the narrator and their beloved husband Andrew remain in the now empty family home. They move to their original first home to live out the rest of their lives in peace and quiet, thinking of their children every day.
3) The narrator encourages readers to check the heir poll on Boolprop.net to continue the story with the next generation.
A boy named James has dinner with his mother Angela and her boyfriend Rick. James acts out during dinner by throwing peas and not wanting to eat. Later, Rick tries to entertain James by showing him Angela's engagement ring, but James has a meltdown, saying he already has a daddy. When Angela returns to pick up James, Rick lies about what happened. Angela mentions that James' father canceled their Christmas plans. Rick offers to give James a gift from his father to make up for it.
1) The narrative text introduces Cinderella, who lives with her mean stepmother and two stepsisters.
2) Cinderella faces complications when her stepmother forces her to do all the housework while her stepsisters do nothing. She is heartbroken when not invited to the prince's ball.
3) With help from her fairy godmother, Cinderella attends the ball and dances with the prince. She loses her glass slipper fleeing at midnight, and the prince later finds her with the slipper, leading them to marry and live happily ever after.
Giac finds Kari at a tavern and they spend the evening together, rekindling their past romance. The next morning, he leaves her bed to return home. Alessandra convinces Giac to let their younger sisters Renata and Ghita move in with her, allowing Giac more freedom to see Kari without worrying for the girls' safety. Lucio continues pursuing a romantic relationship with Alessandra, though she insists they must forget the kiss they shared.
All i want for christmas are my two front teethkgcowbelle
The three kids - Julia, Maggie, and their cousin James - wake up in the middle of the night and hear bells upstairs. They sneak up to investigate and find "Santa Claus" by the Christmas tree. Santa talks to each child, reminding Julia to be nicer to Maggie about her missing teeth and telling Maggie her new teeth will come in time if she's patient. He says James has been good but could eat his vegetables more.
The twins Mel and Rizzi celebrate their birthday, aging into children. At the party, Rizzi takes an interest in Thai's glasses and offers to trade all her toys for them. However, Thai explains that without his glasses he wouldn't be able to see to get home. Meanwhile, Cleve worries about a random passerby who joined the party but doesn't have the heart to kick the old woman out.
This summary provides the key details from the document in 3 sentences:
Giacomo reads to his young sister Alessandra in the nursery on her birthday and teaches her a French nursery rhyme, though she finds it difficult. Niccolo Moretti receives letters from his son Giacomo, who writes to him often from boarding school, as well as a letter from Heather. Niccolo's brother Giusseppe visits and encourages Niccolo to remarry and provide a mother for his children, which gives Niccolo something to think about.
The young man Jack Winter moves into a rundown shack that is haunted by ghosts. He intends to marry a wealthy widow, Agnes Crumplebottom, for her money and possessions rather than love. Jack charms Agnes and they marry after only three months of dating. However, Agnes' sister Cornelia is suspicious of Jack's intentions and worries he will break her sister's heart. She vows to investigate Jack further.
This chapter summarizes the end of college for the fifth generation of the Sanderson family, the births of the sixth and seventh generations, and the completion of remaining restrictions. It is revealed that the supposed apocalypse was fabricated by the narrator/creator and that Levi used an alien ray gun to erase his siblings' memories of this. The generation graduates and returns home to finish restrictions. Whitney Nanale joins the family and gives birth to the heir of the sixth generation, Eli Sanderson, while restrictions for Pet Showbiz, Paranormal, Intelligence and more are completed.
Charrie announces that Squirtle will be the heir to the Pokémon Legacy. While Squirtle is unsure, her family supports the decision. Squirtle's friend Mia will accompany her to college to help her adjust to her new role and protect her from potential threats. The family prepares to say goodbye as Toise, Wartortle, and Blastoise leave for college that evening with their father Thai.
Gabrielle proposes founding a Greek house at their college. Her siblings are skeptical but agree. The next day, they discover Gabrielle has already purchased a house. They move in. At a party celebrating Gabrielle becoming a junior, Shaun proposes. Ryan also proposes to Mona. Later, Abigail discovers Benjamin kissing another woman but decides not to confront him. The next day, a tense exchange occurs between Abigail and Benjamin over this.
- Mel and her sisters are deciding which of them will become the heir to their family legacy. Bulba declines as she is taking her fiancé's last name per his family's tradition.
- Rizzi suggests Bulba should be the heir as the eldest sister, but Bulba refuses as she does not want children, a requirement for continuing the legacy.
- Mel had forgotten about the heir decision as she was focused on her exams, but discusses it with her fiancé Jimmy, deciding they want Mel to take his last name rather than become heir.
Top 5 historical figures activity book kopyaInayet Sayan
The document summarizes a Polish legend about King Krak and a dragon. King Krak lived happily in his kingdom of Cracow until a dragon appeared and began terrorizing the people, eating their livestock and some people. A young man named Skuba came up with a plan to defeat the dragon using a sheep. His plan worked, and the dragon died after eating the sheep. King Krak was so grateful that he arranged for Skuba to marry his beautiful daughter Wanda. The people of Cracow were safe again.
This story is about two siblings, Jimmy and Hannah, who are transported from their home in Rooseviel town to a magical world on Halloween. In the magical world, called the Island of Desires, all wishes come true. Jimmy and Hannah go on a journey to fulfill their dream of becoming musicians and search for a way to return home. With the help of new friends they meet, they are able to perform at a musical show. After accomplishing their dream, the old guardian of the magical world helps them return home to their father.
This chapter summarizes the events of the Pokémon sisters' second semester of college. Bulbasaur establishes their house as an official Greek house and recruits Kendal to live with them as a pledge. They pass their finals again and celebrate with a toga party. Bulbasaur also proposes to her boyfriend Greg and asks him to move into the Greek house.
The twins Lysander and Rosalind have recently moved to the rainy town of Flinton after running out of money. They view their new flat, which is in poor condition, as a temporary solution until Lysander can find work and earn enough for them to leave. However, Rosa is unhappy living there and misses the company of animals. Lysander interviews at a local pub for a part-time bar job in hopes of saving up enough to move on within a few months.
Giac, the young son of Niccolo Moretti, attends his mother Renee's funeral with his father and cousin Heather. Niccolo has been planning the elaborate funeral to honor Renee. Giac misses his mother and home, and asks his father when they can return home, but Niccolo is unsure, as he continues to grieve deeply over Renee's death. The story provides background on Niccolo and Giac's family and the funeral preparations.
This document provides a 3-sentence summary of the slide story "Lamat" by Noel Tio:
Dom and Jay go on a double date with Claire and Rachel, and end up following the girls back to their housing subdivision; however, strange things start happening as they become unable to find their way out and the neighbors all seem to be asleep. After realizing they are trapped by a magical spell called a "lamat," the boys try to escape by reversing their clothes while being chased by Claire, Rachel and the neighbors, unsure of what will happen if they are caught.
The Pseudo Legacy - Chapter Four, Part 13 BOrikes 360
The document provides an overview of several events involving the extended Legacina family. Younger grandchildren join older cousins in school, where a fight breaks out involving Ava and Mercedes. Dean and Miranda welcome a new daughter with green skin named Sam. Micah and Genesis take their grandchildren, including twins Henrietta and Irondequoit, on a beach vacation. Mercedes' behavior is addressed by Micah. Kiley and Julie return from an adoption trip with Mercedes' new sister Porsche. Persephone offers to babysit Hugh so Lisa can go out with her date.
Giovanni, from a wealthy family, loses his inheritance and is left with an empty plot of land. He builds a small house on the land through hard work. His childhood friend Cadence, who is being pressured by her father to marry, visits Giovanni. They fall in love and Cadence accepts Giovanni's proposal of marriage, though he has little to offer. Cadence's father approves of the marriage due to Giovanni's family name and agrees to a dowry, and they plan a spring wedding.
1) A poor woodcutter's cruel stepmother abandons Hansel and Gretel in the forest.
2) The children come upon a cottage made of sweets and are captured by a wicked witch who plans to eat them.
3) Gretel pushes the witch into her own boiling pot, killing her. Hansel and Gretel return home with the witch's treasure and their father welcomes them, as their stepmother has died.
Gabrielle is moving to a new state and is sad to leave her friends. Her parents tell her she can have any pet to cheer her up. After thinking of different pets, Gabrielle meets a magical purple crocodile on the pier who becomes her best friend. Gabrielle sings about all the fun things she and her purple crocodile would do together. In the end, Gabrielle makes new friends but is happy she found her purple crocodile, who helps her smile in her new home.
The document provides a summary and analysis of a production of the play "Arabian Nights" performed at Sam Houston State University. The play tells the story of Scheherazade using stories to captivate the King each night and delay her execution at dawn. Over multiple nights of storytelling, the King grows to love Scheherazade and spares her life, making her his queen. The production featured a minimalist set with pillows and the entire cast performing on the stage floor. The author enjoyed seeing their son perform and watching the talented cast bring the stories and characters to life.
1) Anna is worried after a cryptic warning from Tara Kody about replacing what was lost and the Pokémon legacy.
2) Anna calls her friends Ani-Mei and Pony for advice but they cannot make it. Unexpectedly, Anna's ex Andrew shows up at her house.
3) Anna tells Andrew to leave, as she is now married to Cleve. However, Andrew does not seem willing to leave without a confrontation.
Little Red Riding Hood lives in a village near the forest and visits her grandmother who lives through the forest near a brook. Her mother warns her not to talk to strangers or dawdle in the woods. However, Little Red Riding Hood stops to pick flowers and loses track of time. She meets a wolf who asks where she is going and then hurries to her grandmother's house. The wolf arrives first and eats the grandmother. He waits in her bed for Little Red Riding Hood, but a woodsman hears her cries for help and rescues them.
This summary provides the key details from the multi-paragraph document in 3 sentences:
Hollie tells Thai that she is pregnant with their second child. Thai proposes marriage to Hollie, which she joyfully accepts. Meanwhile, Anna and her family prepare for the girls to start their first year of college while dealing with Tara Kody's continued unwanted presence and influence attempts in their home.
The document discusses switching the format of updates for "The Four Legacies" from written chapters to picture slideshows ("picspam updates") due to the time it takes to write full chapters. It then provides the first picspam update, sharing pictures of the sims and their activities over time, including births, age progressions, holidays and more. The author asks for feedback on the new picspam format versus returning to written chapters.
This summary provides the key details from the document in 3 sentences:
Giacomo reads to his young sister Alessandra in the nursery on her birthday and teaches her a French nursery rhyme, though she finds it difficult. Niccolo Moretti receives letters from his son Giacomo, who writes to him often from boarding school, as well as a letter from Heather. Niccolo's brother Giusseppe visits and encourages Niccolo to remarry and provide a mother for his children, which gives Niccolo something to think about.
The young man Jack Winter moves into a rundown shack that is haunted by ghosts. He intends to marry a wealthy widow, Agnes Crumplebottom, for her money and possessions rather than love. Jack charms Agnes and they marry after only three months of dating. However, Agnes' sister Cornelia is suspicious of Jack's intentions and worries he will break her sister's heart. She vows to investigate Jack further.
This chapter summarizes the end of college for the fifth generation of the Sanderson family, the births of the sixth and seventh generations, and the completion of remaining restrictions. It is revealed that the supposed apocalypse was fabricated by the narrator/creator and that Levi used an alien ray gun to erase his siblings' memories of this. The generation graduates and returns home to finish restrictions. Whitney Nanale joins the family and gives birth to the heir of the sixth generation, Eli Sanderson, while restrictions for Pet Showbiz, Paranormal, Intelligence and more are completed.
Charrie announces that Squirtle will be the heir to the Pokémon Legacy. While Squirtle is unsure, her family supports the decision. Squirtle's friend Mia will accompany her to college to help her adjust to her new role and protect her from potential threats. The family prepares to say goodbye as Toise, Wartortle, and Blastoise leave for college that evening with their father Thai.
Gabrielle proposes founding a Greek house at their college. Her siblings are skeptical but agree. The next day, they discover Gabrielle has already purchased a house. They move in. At a party celebrating Gabrielle becoming a junior, Shaun proposes. Ryan also proposes to Mona. Later, Abigail discovers Benjamin kissing another woman but decides not to confront him. The next day, a tense exchange occurs between Abigail and Benjamin over this.
- Mel and her sisters are deciding which of them will become the heir to their family legacy. Bulba declines as she is taking her fiancé's last name per his family's tradition.
- Rizzi suggests Bulba should be the heir as the eldest sister, but Bulba refuses as she does not want children, a requirement for continuing the legacy.
- Mel had forgotten about the heir decision as she was focused on her exams, but discusses it with her fiancé Jimmy, deciding they want Mel to take his last name rather than become heir.
Top 5 historical figures activity book kopyaInayet Sayan
The document summarizes a Polish legend about King Krak and a dragon. King Krak lived happily in his kingdom of Cracow until a dragon appeared and began terrorizing the people, eating their livestock and some people. A young man named Skuba came up with a plan to defeat the dragon using a sheep. His plan worked, and the dragon died after eating the sheep. King Krak was so grateful that he arranged for Skuba to marry his beautiful daughter Wanda. The people of Cracow were safe again.
This story is about two siblings, Jimmy and Hannah, who are transported from their home in Rooseviel town to a magical world on Halloween. In the magical world, called the Island of Desires, all wishes come true. Jimmy and Hannah go on a journey to fulfill their dream of becoming musicians and search for a way to return home. With the help of new friends they meet, they are able to perform at a musical show. After accomplishing their dream, the old guardian of the magical world helps them return home to their father.
This chapter summarizes the events of the Pokémon sisters' second semester of college. Bulbasaur establishes their house as an official Greek house and recruits Kendal to live with them as a pledge. They pass their finals again and celebrate with a toga party. Bulbasaur also proposes to her boyfriend Greg and asks him to move into the Greek house.
The twins Lysander and Rosalind have recently moved to the rainy town of Flinton after running out of money. They view their new flat, which is in poor condition, as a temporary solution until Lysander can find work and earn enough for them to leave. However, Rosa is unhappy living there and misses the company of animals. Lysander interviews at a local pub for a part-time bar job in hopes of saving up enough to move on within a few months.
Giac, the young son of Niccolo Moretti, attends his mother Renee's funeral with his father and cousin Heather. Niccolo has been planning the elaborate funeral to honor Renee. Giac misses his mother and home, and asks his father when they can return home, but Niccolo is unsure, as he continues to grieve deeply over Renee's death. The story provides background on Niccolo and Giac's family and the funeral preparations.
This document provides a 3-sentence summary of the slide story "Lamat" by Noel Tio:
Dom and Jay go on a double date with Claire and Rachel, and end up following the girls back to their housing subdivision; however, strange things start happening as they become unable to find their way out and the neighbors all seem to be asleep. After realizing they are trapped by a magical spell called a "lamat," the boys try to escape by reversing their clothes while being chased by Claire, Rachel and the neighbors, unsure of what will happen if they are caught.
The Pseudo Legacy - Chapter Four, Part 13 BOrikes 360
The document provides an overview of several events involving the extended Legacina family. Younger grandchildren join older cousins in school, where a fight breaks out involving Ava and Mercedes. Dean and Miranda welcome a new daughter with green skin named Sam. Micah and Genesis take their grandchildren, including twins Henrietta and Irondequoit, on a beach vacation. Mercedes' behavior is addressed by Micah. Kiley and Julie return from an adoption trip with Mercedes' new sister Porsche. Persephone offers to babysit Hugh so Lisa can go out with her date.
Giovanni, from a wealthy family, loses his inheritance and is left with an empty plot of land. He builds a small house on the land through hard work. His childhood friend Cadence, who is being pressured by her father to marry, visits Giovanni. They fall in love and Cadence accepts Giovanni's proposal of marriage, though he has little to offer. Cadence's father approves of the marriage due to Giovanni's family name and agrees to a dowry, and they plan a spring wedding.
1) A poor woodcutter's cruel stepmother abandons Hansel and Gretel in the forest.
2) The children come upon a cottage made of sweets and are captured by a wicked witch who plans to eat them.
3) Gretel pushes the witch into her own boiling pot, killing her. Hansel and Gretel return home with the witch's treasure and their father welcomes them, as their stepmother has died.
Gabrielle is moving to a new state and is sad to leave her friends. Her parents tell her she can have any pet to cheer her up. After thinking of different pets, Gabrielle meets a magical purple crocodile on the pier who becomes her best friend. Gabrielle sings about all the fun things she and her purple crocodile would do together. In the end, Gabrielle makes new friends but is happy she found her purple crocodile, who helps her smile in her new home.
The document provides a summary and analysis of a production of the play "Arabian Nights" performed at Sam Houston State University. The play tells the story of Scheherazade using stories to captivate the King each night and delay her execution at dawn. Over multiple nights of storytelling, the King grows to love Scheherazade and spares her life, making her his queen. The production featured a minimalist set with pillows and the entire cast performing on the stage floor. The author enjoyed seeing their son perform and watching the talented cast bring the stories and characters to life.
1) Anna is worried after a cryptic warning from Tara Kody about replacing what was lost and the Pokémon legacy.
2) Anna calls her friends Ani-Mei and Pony for advice but they cannot make it. Unexpectedly, Anna's ex Andrew shows up at her house.
3) Anna tells Andrew to leave, as she is now married to Cleve. However, Andrew does not seem willing to leave without a confrontation.
Little Red Riding Hood lives in a village near the forest and visits her grandmother who lives through the forest near a brook. Her mother warns her not to talk to strangers or dawdle in the woods. However, Little Red Riding Hood stops to pick flowers and loses track of time. She meets a wolf who asks where she is going and then hurries to her grandmother's house. The wolf arrives first and eats the grandmother. He waits in her bed for Little Red Riding Hood, but a woodsman hears her cries for help and rescues them.
This summary provides the key details from the multi-paragraph document in 3 sentences:
Hollie tells Thai that she is pregnant with their second child. Thai proposes marriage to Hollie, which she joyfully accepts. Meanwhile, Anna and her family prepare for the girls to start their first year of college while dealing with Tara Kody's continued unwanted presence and influence attempts in their home.
The document discusses switching the format of updates for "The Four Legacies" from written chapters to picture slideshows ("picspam updates") due to the time it takes to write full chapters. It then provides the first picspam update, sharing pictures of the sims and their activities over time, including births, age progressions, holidays and more. The author asks for feedback on the new picspam format versus returning to written chapters.
El águila vive hasta 70 años, pero a los 40 años debe tomar una difícil decisión ya que sus garras y pico se han debilitado y no puede cazar. Sus opciones son morir o someterse a un proceso de renovación de 150 días en el que arranca su pico y plumas viejas para que crezcan nuevas, dándole 30 años más de vida.
The document discusses building new clinical information systems that enable intra- and inter-operability. It provides background on Paolo Ciccarese, including his experience developing ontologies and semantic technologies to improve clinical decision support, workflows, and data integration across healthcare organizations. Ciccarese advocates for knowledge-based clinical systems that leverage formal medical terminologies and ontologies to optimize processes and support continuity of care.
La Unión Europea ha propuesto un nuevo paquete de sanciones contra Rusia que incluye un embargo al petróleo. El embargo prohibiría la importación de petróleo ruso a la UE y también prohibiría a los buques europeos transportar petróleo ruso a otros lugares. Sin embargo, Hungría se opone al embargo al petróleo, lo que podría retrasar la aprobación del paquete de sanciones de la UE.
The slides of the invited talk Maurizio Marchese from the LiquidPub team gave at the Workhop on Automated Experimentation at e-Science Institute, Edinburgh, February 24th, 2010
Seminar for undergrads at Parsons New School.
How does one identify opportunities to create new things, services, experiences? Are all innovations good? What is the history of innovation and how are innovative ideas and practices integrated in cultural practices? This course explores classic texts on entrepreneurship and innovation while also considering the role of the artist and design as an agent of change, and the nature and promise of technology in the creation of our possible future(s).
The document discusses measuring the potential for viral content and provides a formula and tips. The formula suggests that the chance of viralization equals how much the creator and agency liked the idea multiplied by various factors, but that the overall chance is only 60% even if all factors are good. The tips include acting like the target audience, prioritizing content over brand, learning from failures instead of deleting content, and focusing on creativity over formats when trying to create viral content.
The document is a chapter from a story about the Four Legacies family. It introduces the twins Ruby and Gemma complaining about their new school uniforms. Their brother Henry then models the new boys' uniform for them. At a family meeting, their father David announces he will choose an heir from the three siblings. Ruby and Gemma do not want the responsibility, so Henry accepts becoming the heir to the Four Legacies. The chapter then transitions to a meeting between David, Kate, Ross, and Kaylynn to discuss contacting the supernatural residents of their town, but they have been unable to find any.
The project involves designing a new type of elderly care facility called The Green House Project. The goal is to create a more home-like and communal environment compared to traditional facilities. Three housing units were designed on a site within an existing retirement community in Claremont, CA. Each unit contains private bedrooms and bathrooms for 10 residents, as well as large central spaces like a kitchen, dining room, and gathering area to encourage interaction. The units are clustered around a central courtyard and each has its own private external space.
This document discusses assistive technology and its role in developing Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) for students with disabilities. It defines key terms like IEPs, assistive technology, accommodations, and modifications. It provides examples of low, medium, and high-tech assistive devices and describes how a student named Teddy uses assistive technology tools like a laptop, word prediction software, and text-to-speech programs to help with reading, writing, and learning. It also includes a sample social studies lesson plan and describes accommodations that could be made to help include students with different needs.
The document discusses plans for the opening of a horror thriller film. It will focus on a young child representing the main character and explore the psychological effects of their traumatic childhood experiences. The filmmakers decided to use a power drill as a weapon instead of knives or guns to inflict a slow, painful injury on the child. The scene will feature basic props like a wooden chair and fake blood in a container. Shadows will be used to conceal the identity of the person harming the child, keeping the audience guessing and adding mystery.
This document discusses various web publishing tools including wikis, blogs, RSS feeds, and other tools like Animoto, Glogster, and Xtranormal that can be used in education. It provides an overview of each tool, examples of educational uses, and the author's experiences using some of the tools in her classroom wiki and blog. The author found the wiki most challenging to create but enjoyed using igoogle and saw potential for Glogster in engaging students. Overall, the author enjoys online learning and found the learning management system Moodle easy to use.
Charlie receives a phone call that her grandmother has passed away. She returns home with her brothers where their mother Quinn informs them that one of them will need to take over the family legacy. Both Charlie and her brother Gideon decline as Charlie wants to move into her grandmother's house and Gideon is gay and doesn't want to risk not being able to marry his boyfriend. This leaves their youngest brother James as the heir to the family legacy.
Global tax 50 2016 international tax reviewPallavi M
The document introduces the Global Tax 50 for 2016, which lists the 50 most influential individuals, organizations, and events in international taxation over the past year. It provides the top 10 rankings, with Margrethe Vestager retaining the #1 spot for her landmark state aid decision against Apple and Ireland. The rankings also include the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Brexit, and politicians and officials from countries including India, the US, and the EU. The full list of 50 will be published on December 14th.
Collaborative groups and communities provide professional benefits and support development. Mastery, retention, reasoning strategies, and production of new ideas are higher in cooperative learning environments. Learning transfers from groups to individuals more effectively. Communities also support professional growth through references and collaborative networked learning opportunities.
In part one of this series, you learned about the importance of building accessible learning management systems and Blackboard's commitment and approach to accessibility. Teachers and instructional designers have an equally important part to play to ensure that their online content and learning experiences are accessible to all students. This session aims to increase awareness of the different accessibility challenges people face, and provide you with some universal design techniques that you can use when building content and teaching online with Blackboard.
This document discusses the LiquidPub project, which aims to develop new models and tools for scientific publishing on the web. The project is funded by the European Commission and involves partners seeking to understand how to efficiently and effectively create, share, and consume scientific knowledge online. Some key areas of focus include liquid books, which allow collaborative authoring of book content, and instant communities, which enable ad-hoc discussion around seminars, talks or conferences. The overall goal is to understand how to best support science through more open and web-native scholarly communication.
The document summarizes the deteriorating relationship between Johnny and Karen. They have grown apart since their daughter Emily started school, and barely talk or show affection towards each other anymore. Karen directly asks Johnny if he loves her, which makes him defensive. He says he loves Emily but doesn't give Karen a clear answer about his feelings for her. Karen expresses her unhappiness with their loveless marriage and lack of intimacy.
The Legrand Legacy--Gen2 University Part2--BurnWistfulRose
This summary provides the key events and context from the multi-paragraph document in 3 sentences:
The document follows the Quads as they graduate from university, where Desi uses a magic doll to manipulate Bobby into being her boyfriend and proposing to her, and Charnell receives a bad bottle of sparkling grape juice as a gift. It's revealed that Charnell's brothers Edouard and Francois have run away from home. As the graduation party winds down, Desi decides she and Bobby will move in with Charnell and Puck to help Charnell's lonely mother, while Brielle and her science partner Claudio realize they will be living near each other after graduation.
The Devereaux Legacy: Chapter Four - Part 5peasant007
Tina reveals to Goopy that she is pregnant with his child. Goopy is in disbelief and questions if the baby is really his. Tina reminds him that she has only been with him. Goopy says this changes things but promises not to tell his wife about the pregnancy yet. As morning sickness hits Tina, she remembers another time when the man she was with did not comfort her during her illness.
The Hat Trick of an Alphabetacy, chapter 1.5: Homecoming, a Wedding, and Movi...Faye
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Mitchell calls a meeting to discuss the evacuation plans for the Xenobia family and friends. They are leaving their home planet due to assassination attempts by the Delanthenian emperor. The family and others will be transported to a new home planet in groups over several days, escorted by ships from another planet that has offered assistance. Mitchell assigns which family members and friends will leave on each transport ship, with the first departing the next day and subsequent ships following each day after. Their goal is to get everyone safely situated before the emperor's forces possibly track them to their new location.
1) A Sim couple, Neptunium and Michelle, get married and have quadruplets - two boys named Baryon and Photon, and two girls named Gluon and Phermion.
2) At the wedding, many guests are in attendance and witness the birth.
3) After the birth, the nanny Kendal helps care for the newborns until it is time for her to leave on Monday.
Norris visits his father Allozyme for the first time after discovering the truth about his family history. They bond over games and conversation, and Allozyme invites Norris to live with him. Meanwhile, Fred and Billy's romantic relationship blossoms, while Gadus struggles to find meaning in his string of failed dates.
Veronica has married Consort and renovated the Capp mansion for their wedding day. However, wedding jitters set in when Veronica realizes Gilbert has brought her mortal enemy Dagmar as his plus one for emotional support since his mother recently passed. Veronica storms off to confront Gilbert but learns of his mother's death and feels guilty for not being there to support her friend during this difficult time.
The document provides a summary of Darleen Matlapin's experiences during her time stranded at an abandoned house with other individuals. Some key details include: Darleen introduces herself to another woman named Wowza and they discuss their past deaths. A man named Buck interrupts their conversation rudely. Darleen empathizes with a teenage girl who informs them the house will become a golf course. Darleen works to recover from food poisoning acquired from eating rotten food while navigating crowded conditions and a lack of privacy at the abandoned house.
The document provides an update on the legacy family and town after the creator was absent for several weeks. Circe narrates that most of the original town residents moved to a new town called Hiragi Hills after issues arose in the old desert town. She catches the reader up on the marriages, children, careers and appearances of the legacy family members over multiple generations. The main heir couple, Albite and Lucy, recently had children of their own to continue the legacy.
A Corporate Conspiracy Chpt 1.4 Truth and ConsequencesStephanie Sahr
Stanley collects DNA samples from his alien son Darwin and completes reports on the phenomena. Cat decides to take a job as a hospital resident for extra income. Melinda goes on her first date to a new club, where she shares her first kiss with her date George.
The document is a short story by Sophie Giscard titled "A Portion of Yourself" along with commentary. It includes acknowledgements thanking her grandmother for sharing stories that inspired the short story. The table of contents lists two chapters and commentary. The beginning of Chapter 1 describes the narrator and her sister visiting their grandmother, who always shares a new story from her life during their visits. She begins telling a story from 1944 when she was 12 years old and recalls the sound of planes overhead during World War 2 bombings in her hometown of Angers, France.
The chapter follows various members of the Sanderson family as they continue rebuilding society after the apocalypse. Dawn plans to pursue a career in crime to help the family, while Bianca wants to become a space pirate to retrieve an object that can power strange devices. Kurt is unsure if he wants to be the family heir but thinks bringing back music could help society. Dawn also starts dating the son of the local mafia leader but has doubts about the relationship.
The Mariano family has moved into a Greek house at La Fiesta Tech University. Spencer saved his twin brother Orson from death after Orson overdosed. Orson has a drug addiction that Spencer is keeping an eye on. Betty is pursuing a romantic relationship with one of her professors. Joanne is focusing on her art and Gene is missing her puppies from home.
The document provides an overview of the events in Chapter 6 of the Aldrich Family legacy in Sims 4. It describes various family members pursuing relationships and romance, including Leon going on a successful date and Janae and Joe getting engaged. It also covers graduation from college for several Sims and the weddings of Lark and Aren and Cooper and Nicole. The chapter ends with reflections on college life coming to an end and Sims pursuing their lifelong dreams.
This document provides context and backstory for an interactive story being told through The Sims. It introduces the characters Cassie and Renaud Mineral and their family. When their home is plagued by ghost attacks, they hire a fake ghost whisperer who makes the attacks worse. Cassie dies but is brought back to life by Grim. The chapter ends on a lighter note as the family settles down again. Outtakes and debugging notes are included at the end to explain issues encountered while writing the story.
This document provides context and backstory for an interactive story being told through The Sims. It introduces the characters Cassie and Renaud Mineral and their family as they experience strange ghost attacks at their home. A man named Barrett places a fake ad to hire a "ghost whisperer" and uses the opportunity to further terrorize the family. Cassie dies from the ghost attacks but is brought back to life by Grim. The chapter ends with Cassie using a machine to avoid getting out of bed and disturbing the sleeping baby.
Sidneyia asks his brother Vauxia if he has untangled himself from all the girls he usually dates. Vauxia says he had to chain himself to a telescope last night for stargazing. Later, Vauxia has a dream that the energizer nearly killed him and that Sid had something to do with it. In the morning, Vauxia questions Sid about messing with the energizer, but Sid denies it, saying he finds the idea of Vauxia being probed hilarious. Gadus suggests Vauxia may have just dipped out of his aspiration instead of Sid tampering with the energizer.
This chapter provides an update on Demeter Deity, who has moved out of The Creator's Dwelling and is settling into her new home and garden. She hits it off with Pascal Curious and they later get married. Demeter becomes pregnant on her wedding night. The chapter also introduces the new generation of placeholder Sims attending university, including Demeter's daughter Artemis. Roche Buccaneer reveals his plan to break the family curse by contacting the ghost of Anthony Greaves through a GrimPhone to discover what he desires.
Rose has a crush on Heath, who works at her father's store. With help from her friend Arcadia, Rose arranges to meet Heath at the bowling alley. There, she nervously introduces herself and they begin talking and playing pool. Heath reveals he knows a lot about Rose from stories her father and grandfather have told at the store. Rose is embarrassed but Heath says everyone's families share such stories. They agree Rose will learn about the family business from Heath in exchange for pool lessons.
Gavin emails his father Declan to update him on college. Gavin's brother Harry got engaged to his girlfriend Rosie after meeting her freshman year, though Gavin finds her unintelligent. Gavin also comes out as gay to his father. Gavin and his friends have built the start of a fraternity house after their freshman year.
This document provides a summary of events that occurred among several characters. Ivy tells her mothers she is failing classes and may not be able to get into college. This angers Ichelle. Meanwhile, Lydie, Eliza and Nev explore an abandoned house downtown, where Eliza has an accident falling through the basement railing. She is rushed to the hospital as Lydie waits for news on her condition.
Alana goes on a date with Harry Brown after school. She has a wonderful time and returns home in a happy mood, but her mother Amelia is concerned because both Alana and Harry come from legacy families who have not yet decided on an heir. Alana insists she is not thinking long-term about the relationship. Amelia remains worried about choosing an heir for her own family from her four daughters, as each child has different strengths and weaknesses for the role.
This document provides a summary and background information on the main characters in the author's legacy families. It includes pictures and brief descriptions of over 30 sims, organized alphabetically. The sims include founders of the legacy like Quinn Stanton and their descendants across multiple generations. The author notes that they created this document to help keep track of the large number of sims and families in their game.
Henry Jacobs' father David unexpectedly passes away. Meanwhile, Galahad Merton uses a mysterious phone to resurrect his twin sister Nev, who had died years ago. Erin Jacobs gives birth to her second son Noah earlier than expected. Ambrose Jacobs sits waiting by his grandfather's coffin, confused about why his parents are crying since magic makes things good.
The document is a summary and overview of a reality TV show called Galahad's Bachelor Challenge from the perspective of the creator. It explains that the creator lost the original game files and hood due to computer issues but had backup photos. The summary then recaps what happened on Days 3 and 4 of the show, including group dates in hot tubs, one-on-one chess dates, flirting, poker playing, and Georgia being eliminated at the end of Day 3.
On Day 2 of Galahad's Bachelor Challenge, the remaining 6 contestants - Puck, Tara, Ripp, Tina, Natasha, and Georgia - participate in a group date playing Don't Wake the Llama. Galahad talks to each contestant to get to know them better, learning about their backgrounds and personalities. Though some conversations go better than others, Galahad makes an effort to connect with all the contestants throughout the day.
The document introduces the seven contestants competing for the bachelor Galahad Merton's attention on a reality TV dating show. It provides backstories for each contestant, describing their personalities and where they're from. It also shares some details about Galahad and sets up the premise of the contestants getting to know each other and Galahad at the mansion where the show will take place.
The document summarizes events in the lives of several families. Ally gives birth to twins, a boy named Luke and a girl named Lorelai. Erin also gives birth, to a boy named Ambrose, though her pregnancy was more difficult. That night, Rosa wakes her sisters claiming to have heard screams, though Lydia is skeptical. The next day, Dec worries over preparations for his children's birthday party, where Eliza, Felicity, and Gavin will age up. Kate seems sad about the event.
Kate died at the age of 75 after her sixth grandchild's birthday party. Her death was unexpected. Later that week, Quinn also died at age 75. Ally and James then grew up their newborn twins Luke and Lorelai. Galahad had just finished his final exams and was relaxing at home when his housemate Tessa returned from celebrating her engagement.
Waylon Brown passes away, leaving behind a large family. His ghost begins appearing to them. Meanwhile, Knut goes into labor and delivers twins - a girl named Eliza with dark features, and a paler girl named Felicity with lighter eyes like Knut's mother. Charlie also rediscovers her magic artifacts and powers after neglecting them for years.
Galahad discovers the grave of his long-lost twin sister Guinevere at a graveyard. Upon reading her name on the tombstone, he is overcome with emotion as memories of her come flooding back. While Galahad's parents have no recollection of ever having a second child, Galahad insists Guinevere was real. His father believes him and plans to investigate further.
This summary provides context and key details from the document in 3 sentences:
The document begins by introducing that Charlie has given birth to her daughter Nadine earlier than expected. It then discusses Amar and Dom's concerns about being new fathers, which Gil reassures them about based on his own experiences. The chapter ends by discussing Gideon proposing to Tazama and Kate feeling lonely now that her children have moved out of the house.
Wendy, a matchmaker, meets with Todd, Ivan, Charlie, and Alice to discuss a threat to their world. She explains that supernatural beings like herself have protected the world by interfering as little as possible to preserve free will. However, the threat is now too large for the world's "Simself" protector to handle alone within those limits. Wendy tries to convince them by mentioning altered memories, but Alice refuses to believe without proof. Wendy says the proof will reveal itself to the four friends and leaves, saying they will speak again once Alice comes around. Charlie thanks Todd and Ivan for coming. Ivan agrees to talk to Charlie's brother about making up with his boyfriend. Todd will now move into the Greek house with
Galahad was bored playing alone at the park until he met Tessa, another playable child. They had fun playing together for several hours but Galahad had to leave to meet his sister Amelia. Tessa asked Galahad to invite her over to play again soon.
This document provides an update on the lives of several sim families in Quaver Canyon. It describes David Jacobs having a dream where his deceased wife tells him to move on, hinting at his growing feelings for his employee Sarah. It then recaps several birthday events where the children age up, including Amelia becoming the first "perma-plat" sim of her generation. The document concludes with David asking Sarah on a date but she declines as he is still married, and Quinn seeing the matchmaker leave something outside her home.
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Psaroudakis, a name that resonates with football fans around the globe, is a testament to the powerful synergy between familial support and individual passion. Born on March 10, 1992, in the historic city of Heraklion, Crete, Psaroudakis’ journey to international football stardom is a compelling narrative of dedication, perseverance, and unwavering family support. His story not only highlights his athletic prowess but also underscores the crucial role his family played in shaping his career and character.
Psaroudakis’ early life in Heraklion was deeply influenced by a supportive and nurturing family environment. His father, a former semi-professional footballer, recognized Psaroudakis’ potential from an early age. Acting as his first coach, his father’s guidance was instrumental in igniting Psaroudakis’ passion for football. This paternal influence instilled in him a strong work ethic and fundamental skills that would become the foundation of his future success. His mother, a dedicated homemaker, provided a stable and nurturing environment, ensuring that Psaroudakis could pursue his dreams without any hindrances.
From a young age, Psaroudakis showed an innate talent for football. Growing up in Heraklion, he spent countless hours playing football in local parks and streets with friends and family. His natural ability was evident even in these informal settings, and his enthusiasm for the game was infectious. By the age of five, Psaroudakis had joined a local youth football club, where his skills began to flourish. His father’s role as his first coach during these formative years was crucial, as he emphasized not only technical skills but also the importance of discipline and teamwork.
The transition from playing in local parks to joining a structured football environment marked a significant step in Psaroudakis’ journey. At the age of ten, he joined the youth academy of OFI Crete, one of Greece’s most esteemed football clubs. This move marked the beginning of a more rigorous and professional approach to his training. The academy environment was demanding, focusing on honing technical abilities and instilling values of sportsmanship and dedication. Psaroudakis’ dedication to his craft was evident as he quickly rose through the ranks, becoming a standout player in the youth teams.
The support of Psaroudakis’ family was unwavering during this critical period. His father continued to be a source of guidance and mentorship, while his mother ensured that he had everything he needed to succeed. Their collective efforts created a balanced environment where Psaroudakis could focus entirely on his development as a footballer. This familial support was not just about providing the basics; it was about creating an environment where Psaroudakis felt encouraged and motivated to pursue his dreams relentlessly.
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Chapter 2 4
1. And welcome back to The Four Legacies! Sorry it’s been a while – just after the last chapter I had to rebuild, then I got really busy. Anywho, if you can’t remember what happened then I recommend that you go reread the earlier chapters. If you can remember what happened but not who everyone is then I’ve now made a Who’s Who type thing all the way over here.
2. Dec sat back on the sofa, a slight smile on his face as he stared at the boxes on the table. This was it. There were the final set of boxes and then they were completely moved into their new home. Finally. It had been a year since this whole fiasco began, but they were, at last, moved in. And what a year it had been.
3. The smile left Dec’s face as he thought back. The last few months had been hell. Barely a week had passed since the death of Ross Merton, the canyon still mourning the death of their last founder when it all began. The central government had decided, due to reasons still unknown to them all, to reroute a major river through an unpopulated area of the country. Due to some massive cock up they’d picked the canyon.
4. Dec closed his eyes and took a few deep calming breaths as he remembered. As soon as everyone in Quaver Kanyon had found out there had been outrage from everyone. He himself had headed up the campaign to preserve the canyon and their little town just the way it was. They hadn’t stood a chance. There were less than a hundred playables in the canyon, and while they were mostly all well off as residents of legacy towns tend to be they were going up against six international corporations that made multi-billion simoleon profits each year that stood to gain considerably from redirecting the river.
5. A month after Ross’s death Dec had already tried every single trick he’d learned in his political career. He’d tried all the honest ones, the not-so-honest ones, and had considered venturing for the first time into the illegal and quite frankly slimy tactics he knew some of his contemporaries undertook. They’d battled on for another month before their goal had changed. Still reeling from the loss of Ross and disheartened by their complete lack of progress, all of Quaver Kanyon had believed they would fail. And in hindsight that was exactly when they did. After that second month they had switched their goal from stopping their canyon from being flooded all together to delaying it for as long as possible.
6. Another three months drifted by and everyone was well and truly at their fed up. Everyone in their canyon and everyone involved in the case in the central government were at their wit’s end. But, perhaps more importantly the companies that stood to make the most profit had had enough. Sure, the people of Quaver Kanyon could have kept pushing on the issue. The corporations could have kept fighting too, but it was costly of their end and that was something that their shareholders hadn’t been too pleased with. At the end of that final month a deal had a been struck – Dec didn’t like to think how it had been done, but then he’d been that rarest of rare things: an honest politician. The central government would pay to relocate the town and it’s inhabitants to somewhere out of the way of the river, and the corporations would each made a large donation. The fact it equalled the cost of relocating the town was purely coincidental. Apparently.
7. “I just got off the phone with the coach!” Knut said, interrupting Dec’s thoughts as he bounded into the sitting room. “He says that even though we missed last season completely we’re ready to start practicing for the up and coming season! And that if we do well enough he’ll retire and I can take his position as coach!” Putting those depressing thoughts behind him, Dec had to chuckle at his husband’s enthusiasm. “That’s great,” he said with a laugh. “When does practice start?” “Wednesday morning – I can’t wait to get back out there. I’ve been waiting for this for so long!” Knut replied happily, bouncing up and down on the balls of his feet. “So had the next election date been set yet? Will you need to start campaigning soon?”
8. Dec shrugged a shoulder. “The election’s being held a month of Thursday.” “Whoa, that’s close. We better start campaigning soon!”
9. “Knut…” Dec sighed. He stood and faced his husband, biting his bottom lip for a moment. “I don’t want to run. I’m just sick to death of politics.” “But, being Mayor was your dream.” “I know,” Dec admitted. He shook his head. “It was great too, for most of my first term. Then the whole debacle over the river started up and it just soured politics for me forever.”
10. “I understand,” Knut said. He reached up and brushed his hand against Dec’s cheek tenderly. Dec leaned into the touch – the last year had been so stressful that they’d forgone these little moments of intimacy. Dec had missed this. “What do you plan to do now?” “I’ve been thinking, and I want to open my own business, and maybe some more further down the line,” Dec said. “I want to create something that we can pass on down the line through all our heirs.”
11. “That sounds wonderful. Do you have anything in mind?” “Well… There this little place down the hill, it’s in the middle of all the of the community shops. It would be perfect for selling playground equipment – the slides, the swings, monkey bars. All that sort of thing. It’s big and open and airy and I think I could pull it off.”
12. “I’m sure you could,” Knut said, nodding his head. He gave Dec a crooked grin, jerking his head toward the door. “So now we’re all unpacked, what do you say about christening the bed?”
13. That week the other three legacy families had finished unpacking as well and it was decided by their parents that due to the age gap between some of the older and younger children the children would probably need to spend more time together to actually become friends. Whether or not they were right remains to be seen, however it was because of that decision that Friday night started the tradition of sleepovers among the younger residents. The Jacobs volunteered to host the first boys’ sleepover. The furniture of their living room was pushed against the walls, the sleeping bags were strewn haphazardly across the floor and even a tent was set up in the corner. That tent was the topic of much discussion.
14. “This is so cool!” Gavin told Ambrose Jacobs once they were all changed into their PJs. “I can’t believe your parents let you put up a tent in here!” Ambrose shrugged his shoulders. “Dad thought it would we’d like it – and we’d be less likely to turn the house into a pillow fort if we had a tent.”
15. As Gavin gushed over how cool an indoors tent was, Luke leaned over to Harry and whispered, “Why’s your brother so happy about that tent?” “Dunno,” Harry said, shrugging his shoulders. “Eliza said she was sleeping in a tent tonight with some of the girls. I think he just likes tents. They are kinda cool.” “Sure they are,” Luke replied sarcastically with a roll of his eyes. Gavin was still extolling the virtues of tents. At this rate they were going to be stuck here all night! “Hey, Ambrose! Can we do something fun?”
16. “Um, sorry,” Ambrose slid off the table and turned towards the other things. “There’s the swings and stuff outside, but Mum says she doesn’t want us out there playing in the dark – and you can see the garden from their room,” he added when Luke opened his mouth to suggest they go out anyway. He might not have known the other, older boys long, but he knew Luke well enough to know what he was going to suggest.
17. “There’s gotta be something we can do,” Harry said as he and Luke got up. “Yeah,” Gav added. “As much as I like the tent it’s getting boring.” “You just said there’s stuff outside-” “We’re not going outside,” Ambrose stopped Luke before he could get any further. He frowned – what could they do? After a moment an idea came to him, and he gestured towards front of the room. “We could play some video games – Dad got the Simulator set up this morning.”
18. Although they didn’t all agree (Luke still thought playing out in the dark would be more fun), the four boys soon pulled out the games console and began playing. “You’re going down, Gavin,” Luke said as he settled down on Ambrose’s sleeping bag. “In your dreams, Stanton!”
19. Luke and Gavin played on for some time, both putting their all into the game. Behind them Harry cheered Gavin on – he had to support his brother, after all – while Ambrose cheered for Luke. None of the four boys noticed as their cheers and yells got progressively louder throughout the game until Erin walked into the room holding Ambrose’s little brother Noah. “Can you boys keep it down?” she asked them, placing Noah on the floor. “Your Dad’s got work in the morning, and you woke your brother up.”
20. “Oops, err, sorry,” Ambrose said, grimacing as he turned away from the game and the others became noticeably quieter. He bent down to his little brother and started playing. “Did we wake you up, Noah?” “You loud, Amby!” “Don’t call me Amby!” Ambrose frowned, then grinned as he started tickling Noah. “It’s Ambrose – you can say it!” “No!” Noah laughed gleefully. “You Amby!”
21. Ambrose tickled Noah for a moment longer before turning and hugging his mother. “Sorry we woke you,” he said, glancing over his shoulder at the other boys – they were still playing but were a lot quieter than they had been. “Just try to keep it down,” Erin sighed, then winced as Ambrose hugged her tightly. “And don’t squash the bump – you do want another brother or sister, right?”
22. “Sorry!” he said, letting go in an instant. He looked up at Erin, grinning. “Luke and Harry and Gavin said sisters aren’t any fun, so I’d like another brother, please!” “Oh would you?” Erin chuckled, stifling a yawn. “It doesn’t quite work like that. I’ll see you boys in the morning. Right now I’m going to try and get Noah back to sleep.” “Okay! Night Mum!” And with that Ambrose had turned back to the game, all his attention back on it. Erin shook her head as she picked up Noah and headed towards the stairs. She would never understand the appeal of video games, she just hoped the boys kept their word and didn’t make too much noise.
23. The boys’ sleepover wasn’t the only one that night. Just around the corner at the Mertons were hosting two sleepovers for the girls. It had taken much pleading from all four Merton daughters (and promises from Lydie to behave herself) before their mothers had relented and allowed the group to split: half of them in the living room and half in the garden. Lydie and Ivy had quickly nabbed the garden, dragging Nev and Eliza out back with them. The other girls quite happily took the living room. None of them really wanted to go camping, even if it was in their back garden.
24. Inside Alana, Rosa, Felicity and Lorelai gathered in the living room, talking to one another in hushed voices. It was late, and they didn't want to disturb the adults. If they did they might have to go to bed of all things! "I can't believe your Dad is starting his own business - that's so cool!" Rosa enthused, only to be shushed by the other girls when her voice got too loud. She continued, quieter now, "He's going to be the first one to open up his own business here! You've got to be so excited, Flic!"
25. "Not really," Felicity replied leaning back on her hands.. "He's only going to make up work there after our birthdays. Why do you think the Dad's got us all to have our sleepovers this weekend? He's setting the stupid thing up.“ "It's still exciting! You're going to-“ "Oh, Rosie! Stop going on about it already! This is our first sleepover, I want to have fun!"
26. "Me too," Lorelai piped up from one of the camp beds. It was the first time she'd spent any time with some of the bigger girls, and she intended to make the most of it. "Businesses are boring.“ "They're n-“ "Hey, have you lot worked out what you're doing for your birthday party yet?" Flic took action before they carried on any longer. Honestly, Rosa was almost as bad as Gavin! No wonder they were friends. "Isn't your Transition Day next weekend?“ At this both Merton girls wore identical scowls on their face. "The Mums and Grandma said we can't have it how we want it," Alana grumbled.
27. "We can't have all the decorations we want!“ "And we can't invite all the boys we want!“ "And we can't have the colours we want!“ "They said we have to include Lydie and Ivy in the planning, but it's not like either of them care.“ "Yeah, Lydie would just make us all wear ugly clothes, no dresses or skirts or anything!“ "And Ivy said we should plant a tree or adopt a donkey. Or something. I wasn't really listening.“ "I'm sure it'll be amazing whatever you guys do," Lorelai said, stopping them before they could get any further. "What about you, Flic? Your transition day is a couple of days later, right?"
28. "Yeah, but we've got the same problem, only worse - the Dads told us we've gotta all agree and Eliza's hopeless and my brothers - they're boys and even worse than Eliza. You know what brothers are like.“ Lorelai nodded, pressing her lips together in a thin line. She certain knew what brothers were like. "The only thing we know so far is we're inviting the four main lines - both my Dads said we need to.“ "Same with the Mums," said Alana. She looked to Flic, a gleam in her eye. "Ooh! I bet Harry's going to grow up so cute! Purple's such a cute colour and he's covered in it!“ "Ew, Alana, just ew." "What?"
29. "He's my brother!" Flic said. She shook her head and turned to Lorelai. "So, Lore, you looking forwards to your transition day?” "Oh, it's not for a couple of years yet," Lorelai said, looking down at her hands. "It's going to suck. You'll all be busy being teens and I'll be stuck with my stupid brother.” "He can't be that bad," Flic replied, while Alana and Rosa hung back. Brothers were a topic they just couldn't relate to. "I mean, Gav and Harry and pretty bad but they're not awful.” "Luke is," Lorelai muttered. "He's messy and piggish and he thinks chocolate's a food!” "Uh, it is?”
30. "It's a colour too! And he hogs the TV when all my favourite shows are on just so he can play his stupid video games." "Ooh, hey, speaking of TV," Alana said before Lorelai could continue her tirade. "Grandma said we're fine to watch it so long as we keep the volume down under 20 'cos then we won't disturb anyone. We just got the new series of My Small Horse on DVD too!" "Ooh, I love that show!" Problems with brothers and birthday parties forgotten for now, the four girls moved one of the camp beds out of the way as one and settled in to watch several hours of bright, colourful cartoons. The following morning Amelia would find the four of them curled up together in front of the TV which was back to the title screen.
31. Out in the back Nev leaned back on her hands. She looked briefly at Ivy then grinned at Lydie. “Thanks for getting Amelia to talk to Galahad,” Nev said. “That house is hell right now. Galahad won’t stop nagging me about my grades!” “But you get C’s!” Lydie exclaimed, shaking her head – what kind of romance sim thought C’s were a problem? Her uncle was weird. “That’s the same as me!” “I know,” Nev said, then rolled her eyes and continued sarcastically. “But we’re twins so we have to be exactly the same and he was a straight A student so why can’t I be? I was before I died!” Nev scrunched up her nose and shook her head. “Like all twins are exactly the same. What does he expect, anyway? I missed like 20 years of – everything! It ain’t exactly easy to get used to being alive again.”
32. The other three exchanged glances. They could definitely attest that not all multiples were alike. The three of them all had near identical siblings, but they didn’t think they could be less alike in any other way. Lydie and Ivy weren’t exactly alike either – while Ivy got mostly A’s and B’s in school, Lydie was lucky if she scrapped C’s half the time. “Then why don’t you just avoid Uncle Galahad?” Lydie suggested. It was what she did. “Just go bug Uncle Ripp or Aunt Natasha?”
33. Nev snorted. “Yeah, that’s a great idea,” she said. At their blank looks, she added, “Tasha’s having a baby.” “So?” “So she keeps crying and putting stuff like fish fingers and custard in the grilled cheese,” Nev shuddered dramatically. Lydie and Ivy both grimaced – they’d been there that particular day. “Going to her is worse than Galahad’s nagging.”
34. “So go to Uncle Ripp,” Ivy said, shrugging her shoulder. Really, she thought Nev was making a big deal out of nothing. Her youngest aunt did that a lot. “He’s cool.” “Are you kidding? He’s worse than Tasha! Ripp’s been freaking out since Tasha told him and Gal she was pregnant because the kid might be his,” Nev replied. She shook her head. “He’s weird – more freaked out the kid might be his even though he’s said he’s going to stick around no matter what.”
35. “At least we all have out birthdays soon,” Eliza said, changing the topic. Her eyes flicked to Nev. “You’ll be able to get away easier then.” “Tell me about it,” Nev replied, the annoyance now completely gone from her voice. She looked over at Lydie. “You know, when we’re finally teens we should go out one night – I’ll even buy you a drink!”
36. “Yeeah,” Lydie was sceptical about that. “There’s no way a bar isn’t going to ID you when we’re teens.” “You’re a doofus sometimes, Lydie.” “Hey!” “I won’t need to worry about getting carded. As soon as I teen I’ll have a legit ID saying I’m 25.”
37. Eliza snorted. “Like anywhere will serve you.” “Shows what you know, Brown!” “Whatever,” Eliza said, rolling her eyes. Not wanting to put up with Nev anymore she looked over at Lydie and Ivy. “Didn’t you two nab the garden so we could play out here? Come on, let’s get playing!”
38. After a little work Dec managed to buy up the lot in the town he hand his eye on. In very little time he’d filled it with a variety of playground equipment and hired three townies and within a week of acquiring the deed to the lot Brown’s Swings ‘n’ Things was open for business.
39. Dec took to business like a duck to water. He was in his element, meeting new people and convincing them all that they needed what he was selling. Initially he was worried at how many of his various siblings and their spouses visited – were they checking up on him? They all denied it, and Dec was forced to conclude that the reason so many of them dropped by was just because there were so many of them.
40. Over the following week a couple of important events happened. Now technically the youngest of her generation, Nev finally reached her teenage years a couple of hours after Natasha gave birth (she had twins – a blond haired, brown eyed boy named Jace and a red haired, dark blue eyed girl named Jess). She quickly changed out of her transition clothes – a pink dress? Who thought that was a good idea? – into jeans and a tank top, nabbing one of Ripp’s ties to complete her look. She wandered back into the living room, a smirk playing on her lips. “What do you think, bro? Do I look hot or what?” she asked. “Ooh, I’m going to borrow the car keys now – there’s this cool bar downtown I want to check out. See ya!” She didn’t get far before Natasha caught her. A shouting match ensued.
41. The other major event of the week took place on the Friday. It was time for what was (hopefully) the very last pregnancy for a long time to end. Bored and restless, Erin wandered into the exercise room. She was tired and fed up with being pregnant – why couldn’t she just give birth now? Oh. She was.
42. Erin let out a yelp of pain that caused both Henry and Ambrose to come running as she went into labour for the third time. Over the next few minutes Ambrose got a very good education of where babies come from. Those agonising minutes seemed to drag on for hours, then – “It’s a boy!” Erin gasped as she held a grey eyed, black haired infant.
43. As Henry cooed over their new son, Erin frowned. Something wasn’t right. “Take him,” she said, gasping. “What?” “We’re having –”
44. “ – twins!” Minutes later Erin held the second twin, another boy with black hair and grey eyes. A few minutes passed by as the twins were put in their cribs and the parents debated over what to call them. Eventually they settled on Alexander for the first twin, and Caleb for the second.
45. The following day was Saturday and a very important Saturday it was: it was finally the Merton girls transition day. That evening, when almost everyone had already arrived and the girls were all starting to get impatient to get to their cakes, Kaylynn felt a little hand tug at her arm. “What is it, dear?” she asked the tugger, Felicity. “Um, I just saw Alana’s uncles walking up with her aunt. Does that mean we get cake soon?” Kaylynn nodded, smiling – finally, she’d get to see how her youngest was turning out. “Yes, dear. I’ll go let them in and we can get right to the cakes.”
46. "Sorry we're late," Galahad said stepping inside followed by Ripp and Nev, looking as stressed out as Kaylynn felt. "Natasha refused to leave the babies with the nanny.“ "Oh, that's-“ "Sensible, if you ask me," Nev cut Kaylynn off and rolled her eyes at the reproachful looks she got from the three adults. "Everyone knows the nannies burn the house down and get your kids taken away by the social worker.“ "Now that's not quite tr-“ "Whatever, Mum. Where's Lydie? I got this cool tattoo I want to show her!“ "What - tattoo? Nev!"
47. "Oh leave off, Mum! Galahad's already had a go at me about it, Natasha and Ripp too.“ "But - you just had your transition day two days ago!“ "So? I know a guy," Nev shrugged like that was the only thing stopping someone from getting a tattoo so young. "Whatever, I'll go find Lydie myself. She'll think it's cool.“ Kaylynn watched Nev go with open mouthed while Galahad and Ripp shared looks. Her gaze snapped to the two men. "Why didn't someone stop her?“ "We didn't know," Galahad said.
48. "She said she was meeting someone down the park, the next thing we know she came home with a tattoo," Ripp added, shaking his head with a sigh. "If it weren't for a monumental stupidity and risk of wherever would tattoo someone so young I'd be impressed by her sneakiness. It's something I would have done as a teen, only about a million times dumber.“ "We had it checked out, luckily she's avoided infection so far.“ Kaylynn nodded, frowning. "I suppose that is something," she said. "Come on through. The girls will be relieved you're finally here.“
49. Now the final guests had arrived everything quickly gathered in the kitchen. Four cakes were set up on the kitchen table, one for each of the girls. The four of them stood by the cakes, each of them grinning broadly. Their teenage years were finally here, and they could not wait.
50. The cheering started, and the noise makers came out. The four of them shared a look. As one the four of them took a deep breath, made their wishes, leaned over the cakes and blew.
51. As soon as the sparkles vanished and they settled on their aspirations the four new teens took in what they were wearing, and grimaced. "I'll be right back!" Alana said, dashing out the kitchen. "I can't be seen in these!" Rosa yelped, running after Alana. Lydia and Ivy both shrugged and followed their sisters out of the room. Their clothes weren't great, that much was true, but they weren't completely awful either.
52. Ten minutes later Alana had changed her clothes but was busy fussing with her hair in her bedroom mirror. She couldn't get it just right, and she didn't want to go back downstairs until she looked perfect. Alana was so focussed on her hair that she hardly noticed when her door was pushed open and Rosa stood leaning on the frame, watching her. "Are you finished yet?" Rosa asked. "Lydie and Ivy are already back downstairs.” "Not quite - my hair," Alana let loose a growl of frustration as her hair once again refused to do as she wanted, and grabbed butterfly clip from her dressing table, pulling some of her hair back and leaving the rest free. She blinked - oh, that looked nice. "Okay," she added brightly. "That's done!” Rosa shook her hair, her curls bouncing against her face. Sure, she'd taken her time, but she'd needed nowhere near as much as Alana. Of course, things had always been like that, of course.
53. "So what aspiration did you choose?" Rosa asked as Alana smoothed out her skirt and top one last time before turning to her. "Oh, family," Alana replied as she checked herself over in the mirror. "I want to be Minister of Education some day, like Granddad was. What about you?” "Fortune.” "Of course," Alana laughed. "Are you planning a business empire already?” "Naturally," Rosa answered with a grin. "I intend to my first business soon if I can. Back to the party?” "You bet."
54. Most of the party downstairs was still in the kitchen, but as Lydie had reached the ground floor Nev had grabbed her arm and pulled her into one of the rooms they didn't have a use for yet. "Hey! I want cake!" Lydie protested. "Whatever," Nev said, rolling her eyes. "Come on, this parties lame -" "It's my party!" "- and go have some real fun," Nev continued as though she hadn't heard Lydie. "I know this great bar downtown that doesn't even ID so you can-" "What? No! Nev, this is a party!"
55. "So?" "So I rolled popularity? I'm not going to abandon my own party! That's just madness!" "But-“ "We can go out next weekend if you still want to - and hey! Eliza can join us then! Speaking of, I gotta go talk to her. I've hardly seen her all week. Come on, let's go get us some cake."
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57. The party continued on for several hours. It was the first true party the neighbourhood had seen since they had arrived, the first true party they'd had since the Brown children had their last birthday. At around eleven, knowing that the police would be along any moment to break up the party, the last guests left. Kaylynnyawned, stumbling slightly as the front door finally clicked shut. She looked around at the aftermath of the party before shaking her head. That could wait until morning. “I’m off to bed,” she told an equally tired Ichelle and Amelia. “I’ll see you in the morning.”
58. “I’m heading up too,” Amelia told Ichelle. “I’m absolutely shattered. What about you?” “I’ll head up in a few minutes,” Ichella assured her. “I just want to check on Ivy. I haven’t seen her since the cakes.” “Me neither, come to think of it,” Amelia said, then shook her head. “I’ll see you in a few minutes.”
59. Immediately after Ivy got changed and fixed her she’d headed straight back downstairs but she did not re-join the party. Instead she went and lay down on the sofa in the living room, relaxing. Putting her feet up against the bookcase, she stayed that way for the next few hours, lost in thought and listening to the sounds of the party in the next room. “Ivy, you in here?” The sound of her mother’s voice jolted Ivy from her thoughts. “Yeah,” she called back, rolling down and sitting back on the sofa properly. “I’m here.”
60. “Are you okay, sweetie?” Ichelle asked. “You missed most of the party.” “I’m fine,” Ivy replied. “I’ve just been thinking.” “What about, darling? Your aspiration?” “Hmm? What? No! I’m a definite knowledge sim,” Ivy shook her head. “I haven’t been thinking about anything, really. Just stuff, y’know?” “I do know,” Ichelle nodded, smiling. “I just wanted to check you were all right.” Ichelle turned, pausing at the door and looking back at Ivy. “Don’t stay up too late. We’ve got the Browns party tomorrow.” “I won’t.”
61. The following day would be remembered for the ridiculous number of birthdays that fell on it. First little Noah Jacobs grew up to look as little like his big brother as it was possible to be.
62. Due to the time of day they were born (only a matter of minutes before 6pm), immediately after Noah grew up it was time for Alexander and Caleb. Despite growing into identical outfits the boys couldn’t look any less like one another. Alexander with his curly hair looked a great deal like Ambrose did, from Erin’s lips to Henry’s nose. Caleb, on the other hand, looked almost exactly like Noah at that age, with Erin’s nose and Henry’s lips. Their personalities couldn’t be much more different either. While both twins were playful, they had little else in common. One was messy, the other neat. One was shy, the other outgoing. One was mean, the other nice.
63. No sooner than the Jacobs celebrated those three birthdays that is was time for everyone to head over the Brown household. Already Dec and Knut had set up the balloons, tables and cakes outside. Everything was ready to go.
64. Very quickly everyone moved outside to the cakes. It was late, and the parents of all the children didn't want them staying up too late - it was a school night, after all. Each of the four birthday kids stood behind their cake, waiting for the crowd to gather around. The noisemakers came out. The cheering began. Each of the four children shot their siblings one last look, then they blew out the candles. And up they grew.
65. By the time everyone had their slice of cake, and each of the birthday boys and girls had changed out of their transition clothes and styled their hair how they liked it, it was already past all of the children's bedtimes. They and the parents were bid a fond farewell by the teens, who then immediately rushed to the nursery where Knut, who thankfully had actually thought ahead, had set up a couple of sofas for them to hang out on. Harry was the last to head in. Rosa and Gavin were sat on one of the sofa, chatting happily. On the floor between them Ivy lay listening in. Eliza, Nev and Lydie had managed to squeeze on the other sofa, while Alana and Flic giggled together. Alana paused momentarily as she caught sight of him. She whispered something to Flic, the pair giggling again. Harry glared at them.
66. For a while Harry tried to ignore them, but Flic and Alana’s giggling got too much after only a couple of minutes. He stood beside them, frowning as they turned to look at him. “Just what is so funny?” he asked. “None of your business,” Flic replied, crossing her arms. Harry started to reply, but Alana cut him off. “Oh, quit being mean to him, Flic,” she said, then turned up Harry with a smile. “Harry, I think you’re cute.”
67. “Oh.” Harry gulped hard, his cheeks turning a darker shade of purple as he blushed furiously. He bit his lip as he looked at her. “Well, do you, err, want to, um, go out after school tomorrow?” She grinned back. “Of course. I can’t wait.” Not knowing what to say next, Harry looked anywhere but at Alana. Moments passed, and then – “Urgh, you two disgust me,” Flic said. “I’m gonna go see what Eliza and the others are talking about. And bro – stop being so freaking shy around Alana. It’s annoying and you have five outgoing points. Use them.” Harry turned an even darker shade of purple at Flic’s words. Flic rolled her eyes at him and slid onto the arm of the sofa where Eliza, Nev and Lydie all sat. He turned back to Alana. “So, um, where do you want to go tomorrow?”
68. Meanwhile, on the sofa… “So, Lydie, can we please go out partying now? Look, Eliza’s all grown up and everything so she can come too!” “Ooh, can I come?” Flic asked as she slid into the arm of the sofa. “I hear there’s all sorts of cool places downtown.” “Oh there is,” Nev replied around Lydie and Eliza. “There’s so many clubs out there, and most of them have cute guys.” “Ooh, so what are we waiting for?”
69. “You’re kidding, right?” Eliza said, cutting Flic and Nev off before they could head out the door together. She looked at Flic, pleading silently with her twin. “We start High School tomorrow, and you know both Dads would kill us if we went out.” “They would not – they’re popularity sims!” “And we’d be missing the chance to make new friends. What do you think popularity sims would think of that?” Flic thought it over for a minute, grimacing as she imagined their fathers’ reactions. “I guess you’re right,” she told Eliza, then looked at Nev with a shrug. “Sorry. We can all go out Friday though, celebrate us all being teens and everything.”
70. “Whatever,” Flic said. She turned to Lydie, eyebrow raised as she started to get up. “You coming with?” “Nah,” Lydie replied, shaking her head. At Nev’s hurt look, she added, “I’m a popularity sim, I could make loads of friends tomorrow! Plus my mothers would kill me if I missed school. Knowledge sims remember?” “Right, whatever,” Nev shoved herself off the sofa and turned to face them. She crossed her arms over her chest and raised an eyebrow. “You losers be lame if you want, but I’m off to party.” Nev headed out the room. She paused at the door, but when the others waved goodbye to her she turned with a growl and stormed out.
71. Flic looked at confusion at Lydie and Eliza as they shifted along to make space for her. “What was that all about?” she asked and she slid of the arm of the sofa.
72. On the other sofa Gavin sat with Rosa, discussing business. Or, rather, he was trying to discuss business. It’s rather hard to do when the person you’re talking to refuses to look at you. After several minutes of being ignored and getting no response other than the occasional ‘uh-huh’ whenever he stopped, Gavin frowned at her. “And then I plan to invade the alien’s home world to spread the join of llamas and jam to all the known universe.” “Uh-huh.”
73. “Rosa! Did you hear a word I just said?” he snapped, his short temper finally reaching its end. “Of course!” Rosa snapped her eyes to his for the first time since he joined her on the sofa, blushing as she looked at him. “You said something about… jam? You’re opening a bakery!” “No,” Gavin replied, pressing his lips into a thin line. “You’ve just been ignoring me this whole time.” “I haven’t!” Rosa shook her head hard. “I just – you’re just –”
74. “Don’t bother,” Gavin growled. “I’m gonna go talk to my Dad. I’ll see you at school tomorrow.” Rosa bit her bottom lip as he left. She swallowed hard and looked down at her hands. Had she really been paying so little attention? Why?
75. “You like him.” Rosa jumped, startled at the sudden soft spoken voice of her sister. Ivy still lay on her stomach, but she looked up at Rosa with wide, eerie green eyes. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Rosa replied. “Of course not,” Ivy said, a twinkle in her eye. “I’m sure you just had other things on your mind.”
77. The following day was the first day of high school for the Brown and Merton children. Eagerly they went off, ready to learn new things, or meet new people, or… you get the picture. They all clambered onto the school buses that morning, ready to face the day. Once they arrived outside the school Lydie lingered as everyone headed inside. Nev hadn’t been on the bus. She peered down the road each way anxiously. As the bell rang, Lydie bit her lip and headed inside the school. Has something happened to Nev last night after she left the Browns?
78. As the day progressed Lydie tried to put Nev out of her mind. She was probably fine, she’d probably just overslept. Right now Lydie needed to focus. High school was much harder than grade school had been, but with Eliza’s help she slowly began to understand it all. Still, her head was starting to ache by the time the lunch bell rang, so it was with great joy that Lydie threw her books in her bag and all but ran from the room. She found her locker in record time and threw her things in just as Eliza reached her in the deserted hallway. Not too far away the sound of laughter and chatter could be heard in the cafeteria. “I hate biology,” Lydie groaned as she slammed her locker shut. Eliza smiled at her, shaking her head. “It wasn’t that bad,” she said. “It was just a recap on all the things we should have learnt already.” “Nuh-uh,” Lydie shook her head. “I’ve never heard of any of that stuff before – what’s a tibula anyway?”
79. “An ancient town in Greece,” Eliza replied, a smile tugging at her lips. “Your tibia is your shinbone.” “Oh shut up,” Lydie grumbled. She pushed herself away from the lockers and, remembering that she still hadn’t seen Nev, looked down the hall. “I don’t think she’s gonna show today,” Eliza said. “She’s-” “Right there!”
80. Sure enough, at that exact moment Nev turned a corner down the hall. She looked significantly worse for wear. Uniform dishevelled and wearing a pair of dark shades, she walked down the hall paying no heed to the many students she bumped into along the way. She finally stopped by the two of them and, taking one look at Eliza and raising an eyebrow behind her shades, she turned to Lydie.
81. “Why do they make schools so bright and early?” she moaned, rubbing her head. “I dunno, because teachers hate us?” Lydie shrugged, trying not to laugh at Nev’s delicate state. Eliza wasn’t quite so amused. “Don’t tell me you actually went out last night?” Eliza asked incredulously. Nev winced. “And your brother let you get away with it?” “Don’t be so loud,” Nev clutched her head and moaned. She looked up at Eliza and replied through gritted teeth, “He didn’t let me get away with it – I’ve been grounded since I got my tattoo. He’s just no good at grounding me.” “Maybe you should-”
82. “What’s he going to be like when Jess and Jace grow up?” Lydie cut Eliza off before the pair of them could get started. “I don’t know,” Nev shook her head before stopping quickly with a grimace. “Probably leave it to Natasha or Ripp. So what’s for lunch?”
83. Just a couple of corridors over in the grade school Luke, Ambrose and Noah stood outside. Noah looked around with wide eyes, still in awe of finally going to school with the big kids. “So this is where you come every day?” Noah asked Ambrose. “Yeah,” Ambrose shrugged. “It’s kinda sucky but the other kids are cool. “It’d be better if the teachers let us play video games,” Luke added. “Oh that would be cool,” Ambrose said, eyes lighting up. “Think we could get Miss Carroway-” “Nah,” Luke shook his head sadly. “I already thought of that. She didn’t like the idea too much. Remember when I had detention last week?”
84. “Oh yeah…” Ambrose sighed, and then focussed on something down the hallway. “Hey, isn’t that your sister with those girls?” “Huh? Oh yeah, that’s her.” Luke’s tone of disgust said it all. Down the hall Lorelai and her group of friends had emerged from Miss Smythe’s classroom. They were chatting to one another and laughing, until Lorelai caught sight of Luke. She frowned at him, before walking over quickly.
85. “Why didn’t you comb your hair this morning?” she hissed, looking around in case someone had seen him. “I did,” Luke replied, rolling his eyes. “You wouldn’t let me leave my room until I did, remember? We almost missed the bus!” “Well you obviously haven’t combed it since!” “Why would I do that? It’s just hair!” “You – urgh! You know nothing!”
86. Lorelai spun on her heel and walked away, her heels clicking on the floor. Bemused, Luke looked to the other two boys. “Sisters are weird,” he told them, him the voice of experience. They nodded solemnly. “I just don’t get her. Why can’t she be more like me?”
87. Just down the hall, Lorelai rejoined her friends. “Brothers are weird,” she informed them. They nodded. “I don’t understand him. Why can’t he be more like me?”
88. And this is where I leave you guys. Next chapter will be out some time, but I don’t know when as NaNoWriMo is coming up far too quickly. Okay, so this generation I’ve decided to hold heir polls for each of the families since I can’t decide who to make my heirs. I’ll be running them when every kids from a family is a teen or older, so that means it’s time for the Browns and the Mertons heir polls now. Whoever gets chosen for each family will affect my plot somewhat, so please vote! So here they are. First, the Mertons.
89. Alana Merton Libra – 5/10/6/4/10 Family – Become Education Minister Alana’s a sweet family sim who’s been made about boys since she learnt what they were. She likes butterflies and all things pink and purple and cute. Luckily she knows just the boy who fits two of those categories.
90. Ivy Merton Pisces – 5/1/7/4/8 Knowledge – Become Chief of Staff Ivy takes after her grandfather in a lot of ways. She inherited his nose, his lust for knowledge and his desire to change the world for the better. She’s a bit of a hippy at heart, and she’s trying to find a cause that grips her.
91. Lydia “Lydie” Merton Scorpio – 10/3/9/3/1 Popularity – Become Cult Leader Lydie does not do dresses, she despites skirts and if you think she’ll ever let her hair grow out an inch longer you’ve got another think coming. Lydie’s a tomboy at heart, and very much a daredevil. She always means well, but she can be a little brash at times.
92. Rosa Merton Capricorn – 10/3/3/8/1 Fortune – Own 5 Top-level businesses Rosa’s always been ambitious and entrepreneurial. As soon as she can persuade her mothers it’s a good idea she’ll start her first business. She’s not worried – not about that. She’s more bothered by her budding crush on her best friend. And now onto the Browns
93. Eliza Brown Gemini – 2/7/10/2/7 Knowledge – Become Space Pirate Eliza’s a quiet one. She’s always been content to bury her nose in a book instead of getting out and experiencing life. Luckily her best friend’s a popularity sim, so she doesn’t get much choice about doing things anymore.
94. Felicity “Flic” Brown Leo – 7/10/4/4/3 Romance – Have 20 Simultaneous Lovers. Flic and her best friend have been boy mad since they were little kids – it’s why they became friends in the first place! But while her best friend became a family sim who’s all about commitment, Flic doesn’t get it. Why go out with a guy if you can make out instead?
95. Gavin Brown Aries – 10/10/5/5/3 Fortune – Become Space Pirate Gavin’s plan in life is to end up with as much money as possible. He’s already talked with his Dad about working at the developing family business so he can start work on that. But as far ahead as he is in some areas of life, other parts of it are a complete mystery to him like why Rosa keeps blushing when she looks at him – is that a girl thing?
96. Harry Brown Taurus – 4/8/4/8/3 Family – Become Education Minister Yes, he’s purple. What of it? His purple skin came as a surprise to everyone – his fathers, his grandmother, his aunt, me. He’s always been protective of his family, even as a little kid. Now he’s older he can do something about it – if he could stop his sister’s friend from flirting with him. You’ll find the polls linked back on the boolprop thread. Oh, and for anyone curious about Nev…