Vo Gerbits!

When last we left Zamora Manor, generation 2 had begun with little Valencia. Time passes quickly in the world of the sims, and soon Valencia aged to toddlerhood. She was now free to cause havoc on the tiny household. Thankfully, her parent's work schedules made it so I didn't require a nanny.

Valencia had a great personality. All positive traits were ridiculously high, except outgoing. Which is fine, shy sims require less social interaction and that makes my life as 'Sim Czar' easier.


Don't let her cuteness fool you, she's a regular tyrant!

While Valencia was wreaking her toddler havoc, the adult sims of the household were having their own go at it. First, there was a fire. I was trying to get Jonathan to put Valencia into her highchair real quick, but instead it kept dropping from his queue. The food burned and eventually, well, went up in flames. Good thing I installed a fire alarm!


"Sigh... darn Legacy families..."

Next, Jonathan began a Zamora tradition. He was electrocuted when he had the brilliant idea to fix something without me telling him to. Luckily, his mood bars were high enough, so no harm was done. Afterwards, he wanted to "Stay home from work". I let the crispy critter take a sick day.


"Holy CRAP that was a bad idea!"

Amidst all the frying going on, Valencia became a child. She was a little... odd looking, so I was worried. I mean, I know now that she came out the spitting image of her mother... but still. I had Valencia and Jonathan try for another child, just in case. I would soon find out that all the Zamora's would turn out this way... ugly as children, hot to trot as teens and older.


"What do you MEAN I might not be the heir!?"

Soon enough, Pris began to show signs of the impending baby. I was worried about having room, so I had to expand the shanty a little bit. I'm no architect, so don't expect any fancy house shots. Making houses isn't exactly one for my resume.

Despite the barfing (this pregnancy was pretty rough), Jonathan and Pris managed to get Valencia into private school.


"Heeeey... when did we get new tile?"

Finally, the little bugger was spit out. It turned out to be a boy, whom I named Julian. He had all his mother's features except her hair (male sims can carry the hair gene, but cannot have it themselves). Unfortunately, poor Julian was destined to be a clone child. The bane of every Legacy simmer out there.

When I made the house big enough for Julian, I also managed to give them a real kitchen. Once again, going with the green theme. Expect to see a LOT of blue and green interiors. Those are my two most favorite colors. I also really like neutral tones for rooms.


"This little brat is my competition? Pfft!"

While Pris and Jonathan were busy bottle feeding and diaper changing, Valencia was maturing into a lovely young woman. I was happily surprised when she spun around, transformed into quite the looker. I sent her to the mirror to change a few things, though. She was doomed to the same hair cut as her mother, but at least she could have her own identity.

She went from Valencia to "Val" in a flash! Poor Pris and Jonathan would have to deal with the unruly teen years while raising a son doomed to death by... well, you'll see.

Oh, and I rolled Knowledge for her.


"From geek to chic!"

Afterwards, life continued for the Zamora clan. I continued adding what I could to the house to make everyone's life a little easier, and they did their best making my efforts moot.

I knew it was too good to last. Jonathan's good behavior went south when he tried, again, to tell Pris one of his dirty jokes. She wasn't having any of it, not even from the father of her children! Pris really was a 'priss'.

While her parents were being weirdos in the bathroom, Val took it upon herself to put her little brother to bed. She's hoping this will get her brownie points and secure her place as Legacy heir.


"Be seen and not heard, pretty boy!"

Thankfully, he gave up and left poor Pris alone. I honestly don't know what is with that sim. Did anyone else have this issue when they married Jonathan into a legacy family? He's such a nutty sim.

Julian's days as a helpless tot passed by quickly, and soon it was time for him to become a toddler. This is when I found out that he was an exact replica of his sister. His days were numbered. When he became a child, it was open season on Julian. Poor kid never saw it coming!


"Your days are numbered, kiddo."

Despite the impending sense of dread, my sims felt it was okay to get down with their bad selves. Apparently, they really like that new stereo I had just purchased for them with Jonathan's daily earnings. Behind them, Jonathan was tapping the ivory keys with some ritzy jazz beats. At least, that's what it looks like. This was prior to the expansion. (actually, this was all the way back in Janurary!)


Shake your groove thing!

As sims are wont to do, Pris was getting older. She was only a couple days from elderhood. However, she wasn't worried. Valen-err "Val" was growing into a very capable young lady and would carry on the Zamora name. She could slip into her high-rise pants and silver hair without issue.

Still, there's nothing wrong with enjoying your youth.


Its time to buy a new table!

Much to my joy, it was time for Julian to grow into a child. As soon as he did, his parents were quick to show their woe. Having a clone child wasn't exactly one for the Legacy books. He seemed absolutely clueless, except for the growing smirk on his sister's face. It was rather scary. She was the carbon copy of Pris, after all. They shared the same sinister streak.


Julian's parents make their disapproval blatantly obvious.

Poor Julian. I'd been planning his death since he was in diapers. The time had come. I did the most unoriginal thing ever and placed a tiny pool at the side of the house. Children love new things, especially new and dangerous things. Little Julian made quite the splash, and was having a jolly of a time... until he felt tired. In his frenzy to jump into the pool, he failed to notice that it didn't have a ladder. Sim physics prevented him from doing the logical thing and just climbing up the side.

His screams went unheard as the stereo was blasting and the family was having dinner. They soon went to bed, and Julian was left outside. He drowned in the midst of the night. His family was oblivious, as if they'd never even had a son. Jonathan awoke during the night and let out a little cry. He was once again stuck in a house full of women. His end days would not be pleasant.


"Sigh... doesn't anyone use the swimming pool for swimming anymore?"

Next time... Val searches for a husband, Pris says hello to her elder days, and Jonathan is STILL trying to tell dirty jokes.