First thing I notice is that there's these rainbow sparkles around this fishing sign? I don't think I've ever seen that before, and I imagine it's base game. Learning so much with this.
And it looks like we missed Hydrogen's first word. He's gonna have to get used to that; we've got shit to do.
What's up, Purnima?
Purnima: I wanna be friends with Jerrilyn! She's always hanging out with Prunita.
Okay, that's easy enough to accomplish. Especially because she's at the house right now.
... first step is not choosing any of those options.
Ellie: Aw, Hydrogen! I heard you're starting to talk now!
Hydrogen: When are you having that baby. You look like a pig.
They grow up so fast. 🥲
I'm not sure why I took a picture of Raaj washing the baby. I guess because it's cute.
He then immediately went out and set Hydrogen down in the puddle where Ellie wet herself. Great job, everyone.
Also Emit's here because we finished the time thing. I don't know if I actually got any of the stuff. :/
Isn't it nice to play nicely with the dolls, Purnima?
Purnima: Yeah... not as nice as making Prunita cry, though.
While we were over at Jerrilyn's, I remembered the house next door had a toddler in it when I set up the neighborhood. I figured we could go over and make some friends other than Jerrilyn. This is Bunny Brightman. Since she was a toddler in my 'base' save, I think she's a little younger than the girls.
While we were at it, I made a 'Cool Kidz' club with some other kids from the neighborhood. Here we have Iggy Pancakes and Bud Gaye.
We had some fun on the playground with this random adult just... hanging there.
I feel like Purnima and Bunny could get along well.
It's 9:26 PM. Do you know where your children are?
Ellie: No... I thought I saw them head over to this house, but I can't find them anywhere.
I think they're in San Sequoia or maybe one of the other worlds I've literally never played in. I told the game to make the club hangout 'any park' so it just put them in a random one. :P
The Brightman household was based off of Bunnicula, so here we have Harold and Howie.
Ellie wet herself again going into labor and now she's embarrassed.
Ellie: 🫧🫧
I think going into labor is, like, the most socially-acceptable time to pee yourself, but what do I know.
It's a boy! Welcome baby Helium!
Prunita: Ughhh. I came home from school and there's another baby!
Not like you didn't have any warning.
Then this guy came over, said he wanted to help clean up our trash, and as far as I can tell didn't do anything.
Raaj has been having... a bad day. Changing diapers and stuff even though he's squeamish now... then he ate some meat by accident... and now the sink broke. Good thing Ellie's here to help him with all the kids.
Uh... Ellie?
Harvey pretty much invited Ellie out to a bar in Sulani as soon as she could drink again. And then she kind of abandoned him, which is rude, so I sent her back to the actual lot.
Also the blonde sim is named Leila but she's not my blonde Leila. She's an impostor. And possibly a random townie based on her outfit... those reds don't go together.
Since Harvey apparently invited Anne-Sophie, I thought we could try again at being friends, but their relationship bar lowers pretty much no matter what Ellie says.
Ellie: I literally just wanted to know if she was interested in anyone and now she hates me for life!
I thought it was because they have 'bad compatibility' or whatever, but Ellie has bad compatibility with Harvey, too, and he's like her best friend!
But Ellie did make friends with this woman named Morgan after talking to her like once across the street.
Ellie: It's because we're gingers. We're on the same wavelength.
I didn't have a reason to not make a club...
Keevy is part of the first household I made for this save file, and Lenore and Ireena are from the Curse of Strahd game I'm playing!
As is Sofia, who called Ellie up out of the blue asking her to join the Monster Hunter club.
Purnima went off to Jerrilyn's house on her own, since she's friends with Jerrilyn now too, and she played with Jerrilyn's dog, Ichabod Kane.
Purnima: We should get pets. You can make messes and blame it on them!
I'm having a hard enough time keeping the babies happy.
I took a pictuer of this because I... didn't know this was a thing. Using a straight up pot on the grill. Is it? I've only ever used, like, foil trays or ones made for the purpose of keeping stuff from falling in the gaps.
So I scheduled the weenie roast for the summer holiday and... it didn't happen. It told me to get ready and then no one came and it didn't give me the tasks to complete.
Since I bought the fire pit and everything I ended up inviting the monster hunter club over.
I did manage to figure out what mod was borking events, so the actual party is going to happen next time.
This just reminded me of like those ads about the women breastfeeding in the bathroom. You know the ones. Or not.
She doesn't even have a boob out; she's just multitasking.
Just showing off the custom club activity I made because it was a bitch to get working.
While Ellie was washing Hydrogen, Sofia was just... standing there. Staring.
Sofia: You always need to be alert. Never know where a vampire might be lurking. Bathrooms are prime hunting spots, where their prey is most vulnerable.
Somehow Hydrogen came out both stinky and covered in suds.
Ellie: She was staring at me! It was making me nervous!
... and now she's doing sit-ups on the bathroom floor.
They stayed all night, and then I remembered that it you have to actually end club meetings yourself. Whoops.
One of the club members, Ezmerelda D'Avenir (yes, Curse of Strahd), invited Ellie out to the romance festival. Ellie was feeling flirty.
I don't necessarily condone her choices here, but, honestly, Raaj has been stomping around the house 'very angry' almost constantly for the past few days, and I can understand why Ellie might want something a little less... fraught.
And also I live for the drama.
... you could try to look a little less bored, though, Ez.
Ellie: Mmf.
I'll, uh, fix her hair so you're not drowning in it all the time.
No hate to big hair, but in the sims it is very much a static blob that clips into anyone who gets near you.
Ellie and Ez had a very nice time at the romance festival.
A very nice time.
Heheh, yep! Just gals being pals! Don't tell Raaj!!
Doubly awkward because Ireena and Ez were an item in the Curse of Strahd campaign I've been DMing. Although less of an item now because Ireena got turned into a vampire toward the end. And, uh... Ez isn't running the monster hunting club for no reason.
I did try to do the weenie roast again. It didn't trigger the event tasks, but a couple randos who weren't even actually invited showed up.
Since the party wasn't happening, Ellie went on a date with Ez instead. I think Ez was the one to invite her out, because I don't remember choosing the destination.
Why does buying your date a drink get you fame??
Gotta be classy when you're cheating on your husband at a dive bar.
Don't mind me.
Gah. Maybe we can talk to Raaj about polyamory or something.
Ellie: Uh. I really, really don't think it's the right time. I'm married, remember?
Not to ruin the drama, but Ellie had to go pee and I noticed the doors in this bathroom were clear?
Ellie: Is this some kind of piss voyeur kink bar. If so, did Ez know that this was a piss voyeur kink bar or not. And if so, is this her way of asking if I'm interested in that kind of thing.
The world may never know.
Her heart torn in two, Ellie went home to talk with Raaj. She'd fallen in love with Ez, but she loved Raaj. She couldn't bear to go behind his back.
Ellie: Raaj... I called you out here to talk about something important.
Raaj: ... what is it?
Wait. What. What burglar?? We can't do this with a burglar on the lot???
Ellie: And I had the dramatic lighting set up and everything!!!
Ellie: I was in the middle of some dramatic legacy plot! Fuck you!
Ellie actually won the fight.
Ellie: Why do you think I got invited to the monster hunter club?? I'm a badass.
Those hours of working out for the time travel event paid off.
Ellie: Hey, the dramatic moment is over, and I got punched a couple times, but can this be, like, an open relationship?
Raaj: I'm exhausted, burnt out, and I don't have the mental capacity to think about this right now, so fine.
Ellie: Cool beans.
And then Helium aged up! Yay!