It starts out like a normal day for the Randoms. Sauda heads to work in her newest work outfit, looking a million times classier than when she dresses herself.
And then, amazingly, Sauda receives her final promotion! She's an International Super Spy!! She has completed her LTW!
I seriously feel like crying with joy! It's been a long time with Sauda, and I can't believe she's going to pass on the torch now! Yes, guys, this is the LAST chapter for Generation 1! Next is the heir/heiress vote!
I'm trying my hardest right now not to make a speech in the style of winners of Academy Awards, complete with music playing to interrupt me because I'm rambling on for too long.
Meanwhile, Barbara is playing her guitar at the summer festival, hoping for some tips.
Barbara: I gotta get the money to move out of this house somehow!
In typical Sauda style, instead of going closer and applauding her daughter, Sauda is sneakily recording her music from a bench across the street from the festival. I guess this is one of the techniques Sauda picked up at her job.
I amuse myself by watching sims roller skate and have epic fails. This guy was fun to watch.
And then... the unthinkable! Just as Sauda is celebrating her massive victory and the end of her reign as heiress (and spying on her daughter), Donny is passing on to the afterlife!
Somehow, I'm totally caught off guard. Sure, he was about 94 or so, but somehow I figured he'd live a little longer...
Oh no, Osamu is right there to see it! Plus random purple dude who came home with someone or another and is probably regretting that decision at this very minute.
And Senga too!
Aww, their expressions :(
This is seriously getting me emotional. And just when Sauda had completed her LTW. What were the chances?
Random Purple Dude: Why did I come over today of all days?
Even better question- why hasn't he left yet? It's actually really awkward that he's sticking around...
Grimmy: I am here to collect your soul, Donnovan Random! And I do not want to set foot in this awful house, I remember it from the last two reapings here, and it is not any less hideous than before! I'm about ready to call Extreme House Makeover and get them over here so next time someone dies I'm not subjected to this!
Nice to know that in this tragic moment, Grimmy feels it's appropriate to criticize their home. Really respectful, Grim.
Vlad's home too!
And Random Purple Dude still hasn't left.
Poor Barbara keeps playing her music, not knowing that anything's happened. Neither does Sauda, for that matter.
Grim deigns to enter the house.
Grimmy: Okay, fine, so I'm having a little trouble reaping his soul from outside.
Donny pleads for his life.
Donny: Please, I have children! And I didn't yet complete that impossible LTW that I was given to prevent me from being too much of a womanizer! I have so much to do!
Practical me is thinking that it's a good thing that it only matters if the heir completes the LTW, not the spouse. Emotional me is kicking practical me.
But his pleas were to no avail.
Grimmy: ARRRGGGHHHH! No one appreciates me! And I ended up in this awful stinking house! GRRRRRR!!!
We all feel so much sympathy for your problems, Grimmy. NOT.
Grimmy, get OUT of the house. Go play video games at your own place.
Grimmy: But, but we get none of the good ones where I am! Waaaah!
For once, Senga has spent a whole ten minutes not paying attention to Singer. He apparently can't bear this, so he faints in the hopes that she'll notice him.
Um, sorry Singer, she's too busy MOURNING HER FREAKING FATHER.
Sauda finally comes home and discovered what occurred in her absence.
Did I mention tonight is ALSO a full moon? Because we're going for the most messed up, screwy, nutty day possible, so of course it has to be a full moon.
Vlad, are you seriously telling a ghost story about your own father? Too soon, too soon!
Senga has a burning wish to go to the graveyard. Even though her father's grave is at their house. But I guess she's feeling the need to be surrounded by death tonight.
It's a sad day. Even the zombies are mourning.
Barbara eats a solitary meal at the festival. She still hasn't been home to hear the news.
Sauda writes an inappropriate forum post to cheer herself up a bit. In fact, she spends most of the night autonomously writing lots of inappropriate forum posts.
That's actually really depressing when I think about it.
The kids go to school the next day.
But why is Barbara sitting alone? There are four kids.
Bad Osamu!! Get yourself to school!
Nope, Osamu is skipping school. And apparently using the free time to... do his homework??
Kid, if you're going to skip, you might as well have fun!
Purple dude, for real?? You're coming home with Vlad AGAIN? Do you even remember what happened yesterday?
This teen may be even more inappropriate than Sauda.
Random purple dude starts working on homework with Barbara, and actually gets her talking a bit.
Then offers her flowers! Would be totally romantic if it wasn't in the bathroom.
Seriously, what is it with sims and hanging out in the bathroom????
I'm very glad to see Barbara getting some attention for once.
Then Random Purple Guy goes and argues with Sauda. Both the sims are nuts, so naturally they'd fight with each other.
Sauda: You don't know who you're dealing with, young man!!
Truer words have never been spoken.
Barbara doesn't appreciate him fighting with her mom.
But Purple Dude corners her again outside to give her more flowers.
This time it would be romantic if Barbara wasn't thinking about her dead father.
I'm starting to understand why Random Purple Dude keeps hanging around! He clearly has a massive crush on Barbara! But honestly, what terrible timing!
Now he's flirting but Barbara is thinking about a random girl.
Purple dude, no offense, but this isn't working for you.
This may be the most true to life picture of teens that I've seen in this game to date.
And then, when Barbara has finally escaped from Random Purple Dude's advances, this happens. For real??
Barbara: I've never seen those magical flashing lights before.
Barbara: And who's in that weird ship...?
Yup, it's an alien abduction!
A Random WOULD get abducted the very first time I'm playing with Seasons installed. Of course!
Struggling is futile, Barbara.
Random Purple Dude heads inside to work on his logic skills, perhaps in order to impress the newly alien-savvy Barbara.
The alien has returned!
Poor Barbara doesn't look like she had a fun time.
Either it was miserable or in the short time away she fell in love with her alien captor and is now mourning his inevitable departure.
I'm going with number one, as much as number two appeals to my soap opera loving side.
The next morning, instead of making sure Barbara is recovering well from her traumatic experience, Sauda and Vlad head to the summer festival. They enter the hot dog eating contest against a man whose outfit is basically making me repeat "WTF???" over and over again.
Vlad is the winner!
Then it's Vlad's turn to crack me up by constantly being on the verge of falling.
Awww, the skating interactions are actually really cute.
Mwahahaha, they both fell!!
Oh look, it's Vlad's birthday too! He's now a legitimate young adult. With the No Sense of Humor trait. Fitting, somehow.
Naturally, Singer is there to cheer on Senga as she ages up.
Um... interesting new look, Senga. You need a trip to the mirror ASAP!
She's also gained the loner trait. That doesn't surprise me too much, after that graveyard trip.
Osamu's a teen too! And he's got the great kisser trait!
At some random point in his childhood he also developed the Vocal Legend LTW. I guess Osamu has aspirations of being a famous singer!
Now that all the kids are at least teens, and Vlad is a young adult, it's time for the heir vote! Head over to this link to vote on which one of the Randoms you want to lead the family in the second generation: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/0/726549.page#11548284
What happens next is up to you guys! Who will be the heir or heiress? How will their wishes change the course of the wishacy?
Donny may be gone, and this may be the end of the first generation, but there is so much more to come! I'm excited, and hope you guys are too! Thanks for reading, and PLEASE vote, even if you usually just lurk :)
