The Meddison Matriarchy: Chapter 2.1 (To the Point)

Welcome to Chapter 2 everyone! Harper and Celeste are young adults now, and things are kind of going faster and faster. In fact, Chapter 2 might be like 2 subchapters.

Copper just left the house because he found love with a nice alien girl. And now our heir is gonna start producing little heir-babies. Like I've said a lot, I want my sims to choose who they like the most, and Harper has chosen this goofy looking dude, who just happens to be...

Alexander Goth. Kind of weird right?

Celeste, who has joined the scientist profession (which is badass btw), isn't so sure about it either.

"You remember our mom and his mom had an affair and produced our half sister right?"

"Hi there, extra family!"

If you were curious about what the Meddison/Goth genes created, here's a photo of Maegan. She actually comes over quite a lot. She becomes good friends with Ilera, Celeste, Harper, and even Kylie. She's cute, isn't she?

Speaking of weird, extra family members, here's Raylan, being ignored and with his usual face on. 

"I don't understand where I fit in this legacy!!!!!"

You don't really fit Raylan, we just like your faces.

At least Brenden feels bad for Raylan. 

"Here you go, son. In our family, we dri...I mean, eat when we're feeling down. Let me tell you a story into this microphone over here. After I mix myself a 'juice' of course." 

I should mention that I made a party room. It's small, but a perfect fit for our bar. And a great place to skill up comedy.

And since we finally had some money from Celeste's career, I also added a fitness room and an extra bedroom. 

All of these are important additions, because it looks like we are about to have a new addition to the family. Yeah, that's right, I forgot to take pictures of Harper and Alexander getting married and him moving in. 

But I did take an important picture of Alexander's awesome makeover. And despite the fact that he looks a little douche-y, he's actually a really nice guy. 

He cooks a lot, which is great for this family!

"And because I'm fat now."

Well, if you look back through the story, you'd see that the only reason you ever got skinny was because a total mistake on my part.

"Then this sandwich is just helping me get back to my roots."

That's what I say with every sandwich too. 

Celeste, meanwhile, is very happy with her job. I love the Science profession; it's definitely my favorite. She also brings home the bacon, if you know what I mean. I have to admit that part of the reason there aren't a lot of pictures of our heir is because I spend almost all my time with Celeste at her job. 

Of course, there are some downsides to working with a bunch of elders. 

I was going to end the subsection on that morbid note, but figured it wasn't good Sim-karma. So without further ado, we will watch our third generation being born! And, yes, this is Harper going into labor. 

"Piece of cake." 

Yeah, you're taking this way too well.

"What's to take? There are just sparkles and then I can get back to Renaissance skilliiinnn." 

And with that we have our first third-generation baby, Blair Meddison. 

"Good night, you princess of Maine...."

Ok, we get it. 

See yah in the next installment simmers!

The Meddison Matriarchy: Chapter 1.8 (Copper's Day)

We're back! As a short synopsis: Brenden has died, but his ghost haunts the house often. Ilera got remarried to Kylie, and they had a son named Raylan. Ilera also had a daughter with Bella Goth named Maegan who doesn't live in the household. Copper thinks he's in the mob, and he grew into a young adult. Harper, our chosen heir, just be skillin', while her sister, Celeste, chronicles the legacy by painting her portrait. 

To proceed!

First, let's talk about our heir. She's been trying to build her logic skill for her Renaissance aspiration. She skills super fast...thank you aspiration-inspired traits!
"Psht, I checkmate you Invisible Person. No problem."
She's still in the beginnings of logic....

And look at Kylie! I was kind of ignoring her ever since she gave birth to Raylan, but apparently she's been making use of the treadmill. 

As we all know, the three kids are not very far apart. So it should come as no surprise that Harper and Celeste also grow into young adults. And it's at this point in the game that the play starts going way too fast for me. As you can see, I only have a pic of Celeste blowing out candles, but take my word for it, Harper is also grown. It's like nothing happened for a couple of chapters and then this chapter and the next get cray-cray.

 The other person grown is Raylan. The funny thing is, he's one of my favorite in the household. He's super cute and makes the funniest faces. I might save him for being the founder of a future Patriarchy (yup, that will happen at some point, hopefully).

And then Kylie tries to kill everybody. She lives, but at one point Harper runs over to put out the fire and scares me to death. Everything turns out okay, though. 

Then Ilrea grows into an elder, and looks FLY. I mean, that suit is just off the chain. I never looked that good. Ever.

And here we go, why this is called Copper's day. Without my knowledge, Copper met a girl on the street named Kelsey. A hott girl; I mean look at her! And they basically, instantly in love. 

I decided that since Copper was so desperate to move out, I'd help him in his quest. Besides, Kelsey is so cool. I kind of which she was into girls so she and Kelsey could make pretty babies. But, I like my sims to choose their own spouses. 

And, before we know it, Copper is proposing to dear little Kelsey. 

And then it turns out that she's an alien!!! I even forgot that I had downloaded a new EP for Sims 4, and then I get this awesome curveball. She's even prettier without her little disguise. 

Copper thinks so too. I decided to move Kelsey in so that she and Copper could get married and move out (I know, it's cheating, but I don't care!)

My real motives were very, very apparent. After Kelsey gets pregnant with Copper's spawn, I ship the two of them out of the house. 

When we check back in, the cutie Raylan and our hot elder, Ilera are taking amazing pictures together. 

Kylie also turns into an elder, and like I said...the game just starts running away from me. Next up, 

we see the first installment of Chapter 2!

The Meddison Matriarchy: Chapter 1.7 (Family Matters)

Welcome back! Sorry it's been so long since an update. I am going to brag openly and say I've been in Rome for a month, and so haven't been playing the game at all. But now that I'm back and I have some time off from work, I can get back to the thing that really matters: MY LEGACY.

Remember how the twins got crazy skinny with the potion? Well, I wanted to try the "enlargement" one too, and thought Copper was the perfect rotund Mafia-like sim for our little experiment. 

And literally nothing happened. Does he...wait...does he look skinnier even? *Face/palm* I was expecting a blob with a deep voice, and maybe even some facial hair (which I would have strategically placed on him in Plan Outfit). But, no, he's the same ol' Copper. No offense, buddy. 

"None taken. *clears throat, voice deepens and gruffs* If the pot is boiling over, use a long spoon; if the house is on fire, warm yourself." 

Um....Did you just quote the Italian mafia at me?

"Haha, no, no. Why would I ever do that?"

While our little (well, you know) mobster is practicing his voice, I take you over to the twins, who have just become best friends. And it looks like Celeste has painted Harper's picture to put on the heir wall. 

"Love you Sis."

"You two, Sis." 

It's hard for me to tell them apart sometimes, even with their different outfits."

I'm also trying to fatten them up a little again. Celeste loves grilled cheese and it's flashing me back to Sims 2.

Harper is eating what looks like red shit on white shit on a cracker.

"It's very fancy."

And then the most undignified thing ever happens. Brenden, the sim we have all come to adore, dies in the bathroom in a pile of broken plumbing parts. 

"Death is undignified anywhere it takes place. You can be a king or a street sweeper, but everyone dances with the Grim Reaper."

What's with all the out-of-context quoting in this episode?

"Yes, we get it. You're clever. But now I take this Sim! And NO, you can't have your Generation 2 heir try and reproduce with me!" *Disappears in a thunderclap*

Of course, everyone is devastated. Especially the kids. This is actually one of the first times in the Sims 4 where my sims have reacted to death so badly. 

But then...

Copper gets down to business. 

"Family business, Creator. Family business. So, dearest sisters, I am now the head of the family. And what does that mean? It means we talk about when we grow up. Look, I can't be the heir, I understand that. But you scratch my back, I scratch yours."

"Dude, we know you want to be in the mob. But Harper's the Gen 2 heir. We love you, but you're acting insane. We're almost Young Adults, and when we become them, you should find yourself a nice girl and move out."

"That's fair, dearest sister. Just remember, family first."

I love that these three hang out together all the time. Such cute little weasels. 

And, yes, I should mention that our founder, Ilera, was sad about Brenden. But, she's finding solace in other places. 

And by focusing on hobbies. 

"Kylie, my love, I know you've been waiting for my husband to kick it ever since this legacy started. And we've been best friends for a long time now. I see you are highlighted with the Creator's pointer, which can only mean one thing..."

"Let's get on the porch and engaged. What do you say?"

So, I thought it would be nice of Ilera to fulfill Kylie's big want to become her wife. Brendan wouldn't mind; he was a sweetheart like that. 

"Yeah, I'm cool with it."

I should say that every night until the end of the legacy probably, Brenden's ghost will be around. He cheers everybody up almost immediately. His daughters were so happy to see him (even though one has to pee badly and the other one is covered in grime). 

And on the other side Celeste is thinking. 

"Damn Mom, get it!" 

Awww, she's not upset. Just wants Ilera to be happy. 

Kylie and Ilera elope in the bedroom. Might be foreshadowing...

....because Kylie gets pregnant!

Uh, why is Bella in her nightie next to you?

"Oh...things might have gotten a little out of hand last night...*wink wink*"

Ok, well, that interaction doesn't exist, so.

That's right, big changes in this household! Kylie is pregnant, moved into the house, and it also turns out that she's athletic. She autonomously runs all day long. 

Copper is ignoring the whole Kylie situation, and still thinks it's his job to take care of the family. So he's out there collecting stuff. 

Until he grows into a Young Adult!

He rolls the Self-Assured trait, just like his mom.

"Isn't my pregnant wife cute?"

Uh, which one?

"Wow, Bella, you look so great!"

"Remember that *ahem* romp we had when you got married? Turns out there was a Try For Baby option there."

Looks like we are going to have two more non-heir babies around. One of them is going to be a Goth! I'll just tell you right now that Bella ends up having a girl named Maegan. We don't really see her again until she's older. 

"It turns out that I knocked up two women right after you died, our kids are good, and I'm hoping you keep visiting every night because I miss you."

"I miss you too, snookums. I'm glad you are having more kids. You were such a good mom."

Awwwwwwww.

Speaking of which, a very sick and very uncomfortable Kylie goes into labor. 

Harper is unimpressed. 

"Well, I'm the heir so....who cares?"

Don't you like babies?

"Not until they're mine."

And it's a boy! Kylie and Ilera are now proud mothers of Raylan. 

Copper hits it off with Raylan. 

"Family matters, Raylan. Family matters." 

See yah with a new episode soon. We are almost to Chapter 2.