The "In" Crowd...

In no time at all, the ISBI family falls into a pleasantly comfortable routine within their new house. With the admittance to private school, homework has become less of a struggle. Unfortunately, they had been living monotonously/uninterestingly under the blazing desert sun for so long that there is not much childhood left for them to enjoy... Not that I'm complaining. Despite having three completely autonomous children running around in the sand, I couldn't have been more bored 90% of the time. Since I'm further in my game than in this blog, I can tell you this, it's obvious why they were all perfect angels as children. All of them had no less than 7 nice/neat/active points, and no more than 3 playful/outgoing points. Thankfully, teenhood tends to rouse the inner demons of even the most pleasant sims.

Especially the ones who happen to roll Pleasure, which is pretty much unavoidable doom in this challenge I've found. This here is Bedlam, and if you didn't catch the hint, he's a pleasure sim... At this point I was just glad that I finally had the money to make him discernible in looks from his twin brother.

"Badinage, my son... Erm.. Are you aware that your twin brother just grew up?"

"Yes, Dad."

"Well, don't you suppose you should probably do the same? It would be only logical."

"I'm in the middle of my game dad, I'll grow up tomorrow if you don't mind."

Badinage kept to his word and grew up first thing in the morning. Immediately thereafter he drove a stake into my heart by rolling Popularity. I like Popularity sims even less than Pleasure. At least I can always keep pleasure sims happy with a quick-as-lightening dream date... Popularity sims seem to have the unfortunate habit of getting distracted by highly time consuming wants in the middle of dates.

Blitzkrieg, to honor her namesake, gives me the swift final blow that evening...

"I like, totally want a bazillion best friends."

Eh.. Let's stick to 20.

"Hey big bro'... Are you, like, gonna be using that mirror for long? 'Cause I totally want to monopolize the bathroom and make goofy faces at my reflection when I could be doing much more productive things."

With cabin fever setting in, I decided to take everyone out to the local bowling alley, hoping to lift teen spirits... Thankfully it appeared to work.

"If there weren't family rules to uphold, I'd totally be using TwoJeffs Crystal Ball over there..."

"The retro atmosphere in this place sure does make one reminisce about old times, doesn't it Badi?"

"You mean like how we could never get all the sand out of our shoes even after we started living inside?"

You wouldn't be making fun of her like that if you had a mirror available while you're dancing.

"Despite my oddly calm visage, I am, from this day forward, in a perpetual state of euphoria."

Wow! I know I said I wasn't going to speak to you anymore after the "incident", but this truly deserves some praise and forgiveness.. Way to go, man!

The ISBI household is now open for business... I'm hoping this will keep the popularity kids reasonably satisfied to have strangers coming in and out of their home all day and night long.

"Um.. Dad?"

"No excuses, Bedlam... You will finish your homework first, then you may go panic over the blazing inferno nearly within arm's reach."

Bwuahahaha! No, sorry excuse me. That was very juvenile of me... ahaha!.. Ahem, no really... Kind of like a walking gay pride symbol, isn't he?

Luckily, despite a few bumps and bruises, the teens appear to really like the new toys I got for their home business. Now they can run around and get lots of skills without my help.

Acquiesce got a new toy of his very own as well... Too bad you don't have any kids to play with all those toy robots, hm? Now go have a speedy dream date with your husband before he loses it, I want you to have a badge before dawn...

Well... I guessed I asked for it.

I wish I could say that was me dancing around with a lampshade on my head, since it pretty much epitomizes how I feel about Acquiesce getting knocked up again, but no... That's Bedlam under there reaffirming his namesake. While the home business kept the Popularity duo sane, it did nothing for our resident Pleasure sim.

Speaking of the home business.. Although it's keeping Blitzkrieg happy, the visitors are never happy about her! Every time I turn around, someone is complaining about her... and every time I look, she's doing absolutely nothing to provoke such a response!

"Why hello, headmaster.. How unexpected to hear from you... Is there a problem at school? Oh, I see... Yes, you heard right, I am expecting. Yes, we'll be inviting you over for more Baked Alaska soon... Well, I have to go now, my water just broke... What do you mean you hear that excuse all the time?"

Remember this, Acquiesce... If you have twins, I won't speak to you ever again... I really mean it this time.

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