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.

1. Welcome back to The Four Legacies everyone! It been about a month since my last update and you might
remember that Eliza took a bit of a tumble, heirs were declared and the Mertons and the Browns teens
prepared for college. Now they’re actually at college and I’m super excited because it means that generation
4 is almost on the way! It’s taken me long enough but yes!
Anyway, usual stuff applies. If you haven’t read the earlier chapters or can’t remember then I’d recommend
you go back and read the earlier chapters. Now with that out of the way, let’s get this chapter started!

2. From: Gavin Brown
To: Declan Brown
Subject: Sorry…
Hi Dad
Sorry it’s taken us so long to actually write to you, but I’m sure you know what college is like. We’ve just been
busy, settling in and everything. The work’s so much harder than high school – you probably remember that
from your college days – and then we just got so busy with friends and relationships and everything that
neither me or Harry managed to find the time. Sorry about that.
Anyway, that kind of reminds me of one of the reasons I forced myself to send you this. Harry’s engaged and
I’m… well, I’ll start at the beginning.

3. When we first got to the dorms Harry started
chatting to all of the girls he came across. Honestly, I
think he missed being in a relationship a little too
much. It was almost like he forgot he had four whole
years to enjoy himself and he just wanted to find the
future Mrs Brown right away.
Harry didn’t get along with any of the girls he talked
to, not at first and he started acting all depressed.
I’m not going to lie. I was a little worried about him
for a while. I was going to give you and Dad a call,
but one day it all changed.

4. About half way through the first semester he met her. Rosemarie St Julien – Rosie, as she calls herself.

5. Rosie’s okay. She’s pretty and blonde and has a ton of recessive genes that legacy families are supposed to
crave. She’s a family sim, and certainly a pleasant enough girl who gets along with everyone. She’s just not
the brightest cookie in the drawer – and yes, I know Dad hates mixed metaphors. It’s just… Rosie was
completely shocked when she found out you have your own businesses, Dad, and that you have more than
one of them. It’s like she didn’t even think that it was possible. It was such an alien idea to her than to begin
with I might as well have been speaking gobbledegook instead of Simlish.

6. Harry doesn’t mind that though – he said something about dormies not needing to know about business
owning so what did it matter? I guess he’s right, but still – not knowing you could own your own business?
That’s ridiculous.
Anyway, I guess so long as Rosie makes Harry happy that’s okay. She better make him happy too, since he
proposed at the end of our freshman year, just before we moved out of the forms. Rosie accepted too, she
was completely thrilled.
Oh, Harry says he’s sorry he didn’t tell you he got engaged. Everything got a lot busier just after that, what
with moving out and setting up the fraternity and everything.

7. I’m getting a bit ahead of myself. Part way through the semester when Harry was at his lowest he called the
Matchmaker up for a blind date. It didn’t go well and Harry slumped off to his dorm room to go sulk. I went
outside to send the Matchmaker off home, but she made me pause. She took one look at me and said she
knew the perfect person for me. I figured sure, why not. She couldn’t exactly send me a worse girl to date
than the one she sent Harry.
You’ll notice the Matchmaker didn’t use gendered pronouns. Yeah, you can probably guess where this is
going.

8. Dad… Dad… I’m gay. And I’ve got to admit, it’s probably a whole lot easier to come out to your parents as
gay when you’ve got two dads.
Anyway, I don’t know if you know this, but I was kinda struggling to work it out up until that point. I just
didn’t want to think about it in high school especially with Elijah, Aunt Cole’s jerk of a son, offering to set me
up with a new guy every other week.
I had to think about it when the Matchmaker dropped off Rodney Jung, the single most perfect man on the
face of simearth, for a date with me. And, well, I’m completely and utterly gay.

9. Anyway, the rest of our freshman year was over before we knew it, and we moved out of the dorms. With
the money that the pair of us saved up from our scholarships and money from our grades, the money Luke
brought with him since he moved straight in with us when he started, and a little loan from the bank – relax,
we’ll pay that off in a year, two tops – we build the start of the frat house.
It’s not much right now – a single storey with no foundation – but it’s ours. We’ve each got a decent sized
room too, even if we did have to buy ourselves sofa-beds rather than actual beds. Don’t worry – we should
get proper beds at the end of the semester! It’ll be fine.
Got to go, one of the old pizza boxes attracted roaches and I need to spray them.
Talk to you soon!
Gav.

10. From: Amelia Merton
To: Lydia Merton
Subject: I meant to email
you sooner
Hey Mum!
Sorry it’s taken me so long to email you back, but well, its not like you haven’t been ringing me every single
day. Seriously, you, Mum and Grandma don’t all have to call all three of us individually every day. Really –
you don’t need to call one of us however often you need to and we can pass the phones around – you and
Mum and Grandma too!
And besides, you guys get loads of emails from Alana and Rosa, and I’m sure Ivy tells you guys everything
every time she gets back from visiting us. If I added my emails to that it’s be far too much.
Anyway, I finally figured out how to get pictures off the camera you got me, so I’ve attached the one from
just after we got to the dorms, you know, the one Grandma took of us all before you three and Ivy all headed
home.

11. Anyway, you guys already know all the details of what happened at the dorms – a big fat nothing. You’d
think considering the reputation that dorms have that something interesting would actually happen, but
nope! I couldn’t wait to move out of there – maybe now we’re in a Greek house something interesting will
actually happen. So far I’ve been disappointed in college. I was told there would be fun and constant wild
parties and all the freedom I dreamed about as a teen but didn’t have. I was lied to – there’s classes! And
learning and homework and it’s terrible!

12. Anyway, I’m sure Lorelai’s Mum and Dad – or one of my sisters – told you that Lore moved straight into the
Sorority with us instead of going into dorms. We’ve been hanging out quite a bit, what with both being
popularity sims and all, and she’s, well she’s not half bad. She’s actually kinda cool. I think I can see why
Alana and Flic hung out with her so much at school. Everyone’s been hanging out a lot really – after we built
the house there wasn’t exactly a lot of money left over so we either hang out or go mental from boredom.
Personally I’m saving mental for senior year.

13. Okay, so I don’t know how up-to-date on everything
Rosa, Alana and Ivy are keeping you, but there were
a few things we never did talk about over the phone
– mostly guys. It’s weird talking to you about it, but I
guess you’d like to know.
So, here goes. Eliza’s dating some policeman called
Hun Lajoie – weird name if you ask me, but then you
didn’t. Rosa’s dating this guy called George
Wendland who’s apparently one of Eliza’s billion
cousins – but then so’s Lorelai’s boyfriend, Dahl
something or other. I didn’t really pay too much
attention – I know his last name begins with K
though!

14. Alana’s dating this guy called Jeff – what kind of
name is Jeff? It sounds stupid and dorky – which fits,
because the guy is kinda dorky. Alana likes him
though, so I suppose I shouldn’t say anything too
mean about him.
As for Nev and Flic, they’re both busy dating
anything that moves – when Flic isn’t interrogating
other people’s boy/girlfriends of course.

15. As for me, well there’s no one special. Really. Honest!
Okay, fine. There is, and for the record I’m only admitting to it because I know you’ll interrogate me about it
later. I’m seeing this guy called Rich Beckett – he runs the Platinum Gym, you know that hobby lot you’re
part of but never visit like all of the rest of them?
Anyway, it’s not too serious at the moment. It might be in the future – might not. Dunno yet, we’re just
letting things happen.
That’s about everything that’s happened here – at least everything you probably haven’t already heard. Told
you it’s been boring!
Lydie.

16. From: Declan Brown
To: Gavin Brown
Subject: RE: Sorry…
Hi Gav
So you didn’t tell us – what’s Rodney like? Your Dad and me both want to meet him and Rosie at some point.
We’ll have to arrange it at some point.
Not a whole lot’s being going on back here at home. I’ve mostly been working on my skills, and as for your
father…

17. Your grandparents have been making themselves known – repeatedly. Knut’s not too happy. They only scare
him, and both of them get a few scares in each night. They’ve pretty much left me alone – something I
couldn’t be more grateful for.

18. Mostly time’s just marching on for everyone. It’s
really strange – all the sims I grew up with are
becoming elders – and it’s going to be mine and your
Dad’s turn soon. It’s a little scary to think about.
It’s even scarier when I think about your friend
Rosa’s grandmother’s daily battles with death. She’s
been winning so far – probably desperate to see her
grandkids get married – but hearing about it just
brings home how much time has passed since your
grandmother and her friends started these legacies.

19. It’s not all dreary and depressing though. Your
friends Ambrose and Noah? Their little brothers had
their teen birthdays the other day. Lex grew into a
romance sim, while Caleb chose knowledge.
(Lex is the one with curly hair, Caleb’s hair is straight)

20. Not much else had been going on around here though. You better make sure either you or your brother or
one of your sisters’ gets in touch soon – if you don’t we might just have to send your grandparents ghosts
after you!
Dad.

21. From: Ally Stanton
To: Luke Stanton
Subject: Hey
Hey Mum!
Sorry it’s taken me so long to get back to you about everything. It’s been pretty hectic around here – did you
know college is actually busy? I know! It was a shock to me too!

22. So anyway, you and Dad already know I moved straight into the Greek house with Harry and Gav – and you
know we had to take out that loan so we could actually, you know, have stuff in the house. Dad yelled at us
enough for taking out loans as students. You can tell him to calm down now though – we’ve paid it all off.
No, we have! The Matchmaker dropped off a lamp and Gav insisted on using a wish to get some money and
paid off the loan. It was probably a good idea but it was kinda boring. We haven’t used the other two wishes
though. So yeah, that’s great!

23. Gav said you phoned the house the other day, when I was at class. Since I actually know you, you probably
wanted to know if I’ve got a girlfriend yet – it’s what you want to know every single time you call me, Lorelai
too if what she’s said is anything to go by. I haven’t found anyone yet – chill out! I’m only a semester into
college, there’s plenty of time left and who says I have to find someone by the time I finish college?
So yeah, there’s been no one yet. I’ve met a few people, both students and professors, but none of them so
far I’ve been out on more than a couple of dates with so far. I don’t know, I’ll meet someone eventually but
until then I’m happy just to hang out with friends and play video games – so can you please actually
remember that next time you start nagging me about finding a girlfriend.

24. I get you’re concerned about what we’ve been up to since we moved founded the fraternity, but you don’t
need to worry. We haven’t done anything stupid or just plain unhealthy like eat pizza for every single meal or
had both the llama and the cow mascots in the house at the same time.
No, we’ve been acting like the adults we’re supposed to be – promise!

25. We certainly haven’t been borrowing things from campus whenever we visit to decorate the house or
anything like that. Well, maybe a little, but we didn’t take anything that would be missed!

26. Okay, more seriously? We’ve mostly just been
hanging out with people, having fun and making the
most of our time at college. There’s been a few
parties here and there too, but nothing to write
home about.
And no, the girls don’t come over here too often.
Harry’s still got some issues with Lydie and Nev after
the whole falling thing a couple of years ago. Even
though Eliza’s fine now, he still picks fight with them
both whenever he’s around them, so they don’t come
over all too often.

27. Anyway, when we’re not doing silly things we’re
mostly just studying and trying to ignore the
constant cheerleader interruptions that we didn’t
know were a risk with Greek houses.
I’m sure I’ll talk to either you or Dad soon,
Luke

28. From: Amelia Merton
To: Lydia Merton, Rosa Merton, Alana Merton
Subject: Update from home
Hi girls!
I’m sure you three are all pretty busy right now since it’s the exam season so your mother, grandmother and I
haven’t been bombarding you three with phone calls but I know you’d all like to know at least some of
what’s going on back here at home.
For starters I got another promotion – I’m the Hand of Poseidon now. I think that makes about five LTWs
completed, and it’ll probably be my last one.

29. It’s very good news, but not everything that’s been happening has been quite so wonderful. Ivy probably told
you when she last came to visit that we had a visit from the repo man. Paying the bills just kept slipping
everyone’s minds and by the time we remembered it was too late.
He didn’t take anything all that important – he took one of the sofas in the living room and that was it. We
replaced it quickly enough, but it’s still a little embarrassing that it happened. Hopefully it won’t ever happen
again.

30. Your grandmother’s still beating Grim in their daily
battle, and she’s winning with ease. I think she’s
planning on living until at least you three have
graduated and gotten married. She’s a stubborn old
family sim, so I think she might just make it.
Unfortunately this doesn’t make it any easier on the
rest of us. We’re just waiting in dread for the
moment Grim gets the upper-hand. It’s so stressful
on us all – your mother, myself and Ivy – but I think
it’s worth it for even a single extra day with your
grandmother.

31. Apart from that not a whole lot has been going on around here. We haven’t even seen much of Ivy – she’s
always either with that Oliver boy or over at the university visiting you three.
Anyway, I won’t make this any longer so I don’t distract you from your exams more than I already have. I
hope to see you three soon!
Lots of Love,
Mum.

32. From: Ambrose Jacobs
To: Noah Jacobs, Alexander Jacobs, Caleb Jacobs
Subject:
Guys, you three are going to love college!
Yeah, I know Caleb, you’ve been looking forwards to going for years already but trust me! It’s great. And no,
Lex, it’s not al classes and stuff like that. I’ve only got a couple of classes a day – I spend more time over at
the frat house than I spend in class or back at the dorm. I’m pretty much only at the dorm to sleep and that’s
about it.
In fact I spend so little time at the dorm I’m not even sure what my dormmates’ names are. I should probably
find out at some point.

33. I’m all pledged up with the house, and due to move in when I start my sophomore year, around the same
time you move into the dorm actually, Noah. It’s good timing too – living together at the frathouse is okay
but living in the same dorm as my little brother? Not what I want to do.
Anyway, Luke, Gav and Harry have all been pretty cool about it. I mean, you hear all sorts of horror stories
about what pledges at Greek Houses are made to do but none of them put me through any bad hazing. In
fact, now that I think about it I didn’t get any hazing at all. What a rip-off!

34. You would have at least thought they’d make me deal with that roach infestation they had, but no! Gav took
care of it as Luke bawled his eyes out and Harry ignored the whole thing! I mean, really! It’s almost like the
guys haven’t even seen a college movie.
Guess I shouldn’t complain though. If I’d been stuck with the spraying then I’d be the one who got the flu.

35. So anyway – I’ve started just hanging out wherever on campus. I would spend more time at the frathouse,
but Harry and Gav constantly have their boy/girlfriends over. Didn’t used to bother me since Luke was there
too when they got too involved in each other. Unfortunately Luke went and got himself a girl, a redhead
mechanic called Marsha. She’s cute, I guess, but they’re both so wrapped up in each other I’ve had nothing
to do.
Well, okay, so I’m hanging with Auny Ruby’s son Mortimer a bit. It freaks people out when they see us –
apparently we look too alike to be cousins.
Gotta go guys! I’ve got class in about five minutes and I’ve still got to get to the other side of campus.
Tell Mum and Dad I said hi!
Ambrose

36. From: Caleb Jacobs
To: Ambrose Jacobs
Subject: RE:
Hey Ambrose
Figured you’d want to know what’s been going on at home. There’s not a whole lot happening, to be honest.
It’s been really boring around here.
High school’s so easy, I don’t know what you and Noah have been complaining about all these years. I can’t
wait to get to college. You must be learning so many cool things, it has got to be fascinating!

37. Since high school’s not the challenge I was promised
it would be I’ve been skilling most of the time,
building up all skills I’ll need for college and beyond
and getting as many scholarships as I possibly can.
Mum’s been working on her skills too, and Dad’s
been helping her. She’s still struggling to top her
career. I don’t think she’s too bothered about making
it though. It’s not like her LTW is career based.

38. Last time you emailed us you whined about how your
friends are busy with relationships – how do you think I
feel? My twin brothers always way too busy with Jace
Una, his boyfriend, to hang out with me. And when
he’s not trying to get in Jace’s pants he’s busy trying to
set Noah up with Jace’s sister Jess!
Noah’s pretty oblivious about it though, which is
something. Jess too – but I think that’s her deliberately
ignoring Lex’s prompts.
I get that Lex’s hearts probably in the right place, but
it’s really annoying. At least he hasn’t tried setting me
up with anyone!

39. Okay, Lex doesn’t spend all of his time dating Jace and trying to set Noah up with people, but he does spend
a lot of time doing it. The rest of the time he’s actually skilling – yeah, weird. But it’s the dance sphere and
that’s fun. Dizzying but fun.
And we do spend a little bit of time hanging out, but it’s nowhere near as much as when we were kids. Why
do things have to change as we get older?
Right, that’s all from me. Please tell me that college is more of a challenge than high school!
Caleb

40. From: Felicity Brown
To: Knut Brown, Declan Brown
Subject: Hi Daddy
Hi Dads! Harry said you guys probably want an update from us about what me and Eliza have been up to. I
figured now was as good a time as any. The house is pretty quiet right now, you see. It’s just me and Eliza in,
the others are out.

41. Lorelai’s been out all day, ever since she finished her class this morning. Think she said she was spending the
night over at her boyfriend’s house tonight. She’s been going on and on about him a lot lately – no idea why,
but she thinks he’s going to surprise her with something.

42. I don’t have a clue what she’s talking about though. They’ve been dating for like two years now. How many
more surprises can there be?

43. Alana, Rosa, Lydie and Nev have gone back home for
the night since it’s Alana’s mothers’ birthday tonight
that they need to be there for – and probably their
grandmother’s nightly fight with death. I guess it
probably went well – we would’ve heard something
if that weren’t the case.
Which reminds me – your birthdays are coming up
soon. What’s happening about that? Will it just be
me, Eliza and the boys, or are guys going to have a
huge party and invite everyone we’re related to?

44. Anyway, I would be hanging out with Eliza since we
never get to do that anymore but she’s been stupidly
annoying ever since she got engaged to that oaf of a
fiancée of hers. Everyone’s been getting engaged,
actually. The same day Eliza got engaged Lydie asked
her guy to marry her. Alana did it a few days before
that! There must be something in the water around
here.
Honestly, the only sane people are me and Nev.
Neither of us are even thinking about settling down. I
mean, we’re practically kids!

45. Before I forget, yes, for the last time we got the pictures of the new house you guys sent. I still don’t know
what was the problem with the old house, but it looks good. Just one thing – are you guys sure it’s big
enough? I mean, I know you said it has what, five bedrooms? But you know Harry and Rosie are going to
want to fill it with a bazillion kids. You might need to add in an extension or two.

46. So can you believe we’re seniors now? Just one year left before we all head on and actually have to face the
‘real world’ – you can’t see it right now but I’m pulling a face – and a year before you get your piece and
quiet interrupted by Harry and Rosie.
We celebrated making it through the exams of junior year in the traditional Greek manner. You know what
I’m talking about, Dad! We had a Toga party!
It was great! It ended up a roofraiser, and yes Dad. We did invite everyone, even our weirder cousins. The
house was crammed. You could hardly move. I missed most of the party though. I had important socialising
to do with some of the guys who turned up.

47. Don’t know if it got mentioned, but Lorelai’s been working hard on getting us a placeholder. We mostly left
her to it since she’s been singlehandedly raising our House level. I’m not even sure what we’re up to now, but
there’s a lot of family friends.
I know Lorelai was dithering on who to ask for a while but eventually she settled on a girl called Ichelle
something or other. She’s okay, I guess. I don’t really know her much but then I’m not the one who’ll ever
have to live with her. Lorelai’ll be stuck with her for a year, then whatever girls come out of the next
generation.

48. Despite the parties and stuff I stand by what I said in
freshman year – college is boring. Apart from the
occasional party it feels like everyone’s always busy
either studying or skilling and when they’re not doing
that they’re too busy with dating.
Ooh! That reminds me! I met this super cute guy
called Dargo and… I just proved my point didn’t I?
We’ll see you guys on your birthday!
Flic

49. From: Luke Stanton
To: Ally Stanton, James Stanton
Subject: You guys wanted an email a week ago, didn’t you?
Oops? Sorry! It’s been kind of hectic around here for a while now. Everything’s been so busy.

50. For starters, Ambrose’s little brother is at college now
so we’ve been getting him pledged to the house so
he can move in next year. He was thrilled when he
officially became part of the fraternity – well, thrilled
once he got over his embarrassment. Ambrose gave
him the good news when he was in his outerwear,
and I’m pretty sure I told you what Ambrose’s
outerwear is like.
And speaking of Ambrose, he moved in here at the
frat house straight after finals last year. I’m glad he
did, let me tell you! I don’t know what I’d do without
him as a buffer against Harry and Gav.

51. The pair of them are both seriously stressed out seniors. Both of them spend all of their time studying – we
haven’t been able to have a party for a whole week! A week! Can you believe that? But they’re both too
stressed out to have any fun since they’d ‘fall behind’. It’s ridiculous!
Luckily there’s only a couple of weeks left before the year’s out and they graduate. No more stressed Gav and
Harry! Instead I’ll be taking their place as the house senior… On second thoughts can they stay a little while
longer?

52. Right now they’re both out the house since it’s their
dads’ birthdays.

53. From: Lorelai Stanton
To: Ally Stanton, James Stanton
Subject: Two emails from us in as many weeks – no, nothing’s wrong
Hey Mum, Dad.
I know Luke emailed you a couple of weeks ago – no, nothing’s gone wrong or anything. It’s just been a while
since I wrote to you and I thought you might actually like an email from me for once.
Anyway, the semester’s over! I’m a senior at last and soon I’m going to graduate and I can actually get out of
this place. I can hardly wait.

54. I know you guys’ll be thrilled to know that I’ve been putting my time to good use. Right now I’m the big sim
on campus – I know everyone here at college and I’m friends with most of them. You probably won’t get the
appeal but trust me, it’s brilliant. Things don’t get much better for a popularity sim.

55. Life’s the been the usual for college life – I’m sure you both remember it from when you were both in college.
We’ve been making plenty of trips to campus too – Dad, I’m sure you remember what it was like in a Greek
House. We haven’t found anything useful on our trips, but I’m sure we’ll find something eventually! If not,
well it’s not like it’s going to matter.

56. Everyone’s been getting to know Ichelle – that’s the girl I asked to be placeholder. Rosa’s been a bit iffy with
her, and Lydie was at first. In fact Lydie and Ichelle actually came to blows at one point. They’re fine now
though. A few rounds of chess cheating and they pretty close friends.
Yeah, I don’t get it either.

57. The last couple of weeks have been pretty boring though. Nothing’s been happening, just like every year
around finals time. Everyone’s too busy with studying to do anything fun. It’s been so boring!

58. So the last couple of weeks crawled by, and then,
finally, it was the end of the semester. We had eight
graduations – eight! Only one party though, which
we hosted. The guys in the frat house came over and
we finally got to celebrate.
As soon as the party of one there were a whole lot of
explosions of confetti – I still need to clean that up,
actually – and all eight of the ex-seniors headed out
to the taxi, trying to hide their transition outfits from
us. None of them were that was bad. Well, except for
Rosa’s. She got a wedding dress of all things.

59. The house quickly emptied as they and all the guests left. I lived alone – for all of five seconds before Ichelle
moved in.
That’s it for now. Just one more year to go until me and Luke move back to the neighbourhood. The sorority’s
going to be pretty quiet with just two of us in it, but it shouldn’t be too bad. I hope not at least.
Lots of love,
Lorelai

60. Aaaaaand that’s it! The first half of generation 3 is all graduated! The next chapter will be out… some time. I
don’t know exactly when since I’ve finally found some work since graduating from uni last July so that’s
going to take up quite a bit of my time. And yes, that’s the reason why this chapter took as long as it did. It
should be out within a month though, so I can keep on track with my goal.
And on that note – this makes 2 of the 12 updates for the year down, 10 to go!
Until next time, goodbye!