The Spifftastic Legacy Chapter 2

The Spifftastic Legacy!*renamed!* : 

The Spifftastic Legacy!*renamed!* Nice, Clare. Well, go on! What are you waiting for? Psst: The vomit’s not blue!!

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*staticy static* We interrupt your regular programming with an interruption; said interruption follows thus.

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Clare and Adam simply stared at each other. What had just happened? Why weren’t they in Sunset Valley? But then, a suspicion began to form in Clare’s mind. She narrowed her eyes.

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“We’re back.”

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“Um… Froot Loop– I mean, Clare– where are you going?” Adam asked nervously, holding a [toddlerfied!] Quartz. He’d seen the menacing glint in his wife’s eye. It made him uneasy. “Oh, don’t worry… I’m just going to have a bit of a chat with dear Voice.”

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“So, Voice– care to explain why the hell we’re not in Sunset Valley?!” Simple. The Sims 3 is not designed for legacies. I got tired of it. “You got– GAHH! So you expect us to bend to your every will?” Well, yeah… that’s kinda the point of the sims. “You are impossible. I liked Sunset Valley! I made one entire friend!” Yeah, well ‘one friend’ is a pretty pathetic argument. Anyway, Adam kept coming home from work in a foul mood, and I grew Quartz up and he was the size of a small cow. So there.

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“Oh yeah…?– well, I’m just going to glare at you, then. Like this!” Mhm. And speaking of cows… “HEY!”

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“UGH! Oh, very funny, Voice. So where are we now?” Your new home, of course!

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“Hehe. He. You know, it’s funny, Voice– I was certain you said this was Adam and my new home. But of course, it isn’t. Right?” Nope, you heard right. Welcome to the new Casa de la Spiff.

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“Oh my god, Voice! You are the most infuriating thing I’ve ever had the misfortune to know!” How so? “You can’t just keep jerking Adam and Quartz and I around like we’re a bunch of yo-yos on legs!” Well, you are just pixels… “I’m prettier than you.” Love ya too. *mega-eye-roll*

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After calming down a little, Clare finally realised there was another being in the house. “Who’s this little fellow?” she asked Adam. “This is your daughter! She’s called Aerie. After, you know, the original Aerie.” “Ah.” Clare sighed in understanding. “But how come I didn’t know she existed?” Adam wrinkled his nose. “You’ll have to ask Voice. It’s complicated.”

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As a worried look passed over Clare’s face, Adam tried hastily to explain. “Well, in the Sims 3 we had a son, but we didn’t back in the Sims 2, so she had to have a kid for us but it turned out to be twins, and—” Suddenly Clare realised she didn’t need the explanation. She had a daughter! “It’s okay,” she quieted Adam, “Hi, Aerie! My beautiful little daughter.”

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“I must say, Adam, I’m excited to be starting the legacy for real this time.” Adam chuckled. “You’ve been saying that for a while.” “I mean it, though.” “Food icky! Food icky!”

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“Can we have four kids? And name them all after the Balwyns? Or do you think people will think that’s too, you know, ‘stuck-in-the-past’? Oh well, I guess it doesn’t matter. They’re cool names. And can we have Tess and Adrian over for lunch sometime soon? I really miss her. And they might even have kids now! How cool would that be?” Adam struggled to take take that all in. “Um… could you repeat the question?”

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Tess and Adrian had indeed had kids. On the left is Severus (aka ‘Sevvy-poo, as Tess calls him...) and, on the right, the reincarnation of cuteness itself, the blue-skinned, blue-eyed Willow.

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Adam and his lovely son Quartz were really very close. And not only in looks. [I didn’t even put Quartz in that hair! He grew up in it himself.]

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I have no words… I mean, really… what do I say? The picture does the talking. Suffice to say: He’s cute. <3<3<3

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The next day, the rellies* came over for lunch. “’Sup, Special K? Your house still looks crap.” “Lovely to see you too again, Tess.” “So how come you’re not still in your stupid Sunset Valley?” “You’re so nice.” “I love you, really… deep down.” *relatives. I don’t know if that’s just an Australian term… or maybe just our family’s. Hehe.

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Clare sighed. “If I had a desk, my head would be slamming onto it right now. But since you’re so curious, I’m not in ‘stupid’ Sunset Valley right now,” her fingers sketched quotation marks, “Because Voice got bored of the Sims 3. So she herded us over here like a mob of cows.” “Aha. Well… welcome back.” You’re still angry at me, aren’t you?

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Aaw. It seems Adam and Adrian had missed each other too. Guy love alert!* Seriously, though… it worries me how many bolts these two have for each other. They’ve not heart-farted each other yet, but still… one wrong move could send this whole family spiraling downwards. *Different to ‘gay’. Watch the Scrubs ‘guy love’ video on youtube for more info.

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Clare then proceeded to scare all the guests away with a particular nasty S.B.D.* *Silent But Deadly. Everyone should have this in their vocabulary.

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No matter, though… they were back the next day for Quartz’s birthday! I must say, I’m a little sad to see this period of his life go away– toddlers may be annoying, but I’m not kidding when I say Quartz is the cutest toddler I’ve ever seen!

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“Come on, Quartz! Blow! FFffFFfFff!” “Hehehe! Noooo! Daddy blow!”

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“Yay! I’m bigger!” No worries. He’s still a darling.

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“Kids are great.” “I agree!” Let’s leave what happened next to the imagination.

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“Crap!! –BlAuGh– Back to blue vomit again.”

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Adam, the treasure, channels Dee (awesome founder’s spouse from my old legacy) and cooks for me!

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“Hey! You have red hair just like me!” “Yeah! And we both have red stripey shirts!” “Let’s be friends.”

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“Hi! What’s your name?” NOOOOOO!!!!!!!! “I’m Marsha! Wanna be bestest friends? I’ll call you every day!” “Yeah! Hey, I’ve made two friends in one day!” “That’s ‘cause you’re cool.”

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“Hey Marsha…” Quartz asked, eyes downcast shyly, “Do you want to be my girlfriend? We can go to the skating rink and hold hands and stuff…” “Your girlfriend? Ew! You aren’t that cool!” “Huh?” Marsha laughed. “I’ll see you later, you big poop!” Quartz watched her go, rather puzzled. Girls were weird.

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Aerie’s birthday came soon. “Wheeee! Aerwy gwoo!”

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“So you’re bigger now, huh? Well I’m your older brother. I’ve gotta say… you’re pretty cute.” Quartz decided he liked Aerie.

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“Tickletickletickle!” “EeeEEeeeEe!” “Quartz… don’t be too rough, ‘kay?” “Your kids are delightful,” Adrian grinned. Tess nodded in agreement, chuckling.

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Aerie’s pretty talented. She can wink!

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And here’s a complimentary hand-sucking pic for you, since I love them so much. “Om nom nom. Hand cwunchy!”

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“…’Your efforts are futile. You cannot fight me. I do not want to kill you. I have great trust for the teachers of Hogwarts. I do not want to spill magical blood…’” [From ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows… there, I didn’t plagiarize!]

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“Um, Clare… don’t you think Harry Potter is a bit, I don’t know… mature for a girl of Aerie’s age?” “Nonsense! Aerie likes the book. Don’t you, Aerie?” “Voldie-teddy-beawy-squueeeeee!!”

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Unfortunately (for me) it was time for another painful birth.

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“Arrghhhh! THE PAIN! Help, Adam! Get me to a hospital or something!” “Sorry hon, no hospitals in the Sims 2. And I’ll help in a sec– I’m in the zone! My aim is perfect!” “Why you son of a BANSHEE!”

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And… it seems I didn’t take a photo of baby Rowena…? So enjoy this delightful photo of Brad Pitt instead. [Ah, the freedom of Powerpoint!]

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“Chandler told me babies come from woohoo. Is that where Rowena came from?” “Erm…” AWKWARD! “Have you done your homework, Quartz?” Aha. Clever use of distraction there! “That was a really lame use of distraction, Mum.” Darn. Foiled again.

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The next day: “Quartz, now’s not the time for eating! You’ll get cake in a minute. Now come watch Aerie grow up.”

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“Aaawww! But I’m huuuungryyy!”

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“WOOOOHOOOO! Guess who’s totally old now?! Aerie is in da house!” “That’s… that’s great, Aerie.”

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“Hey, Aerie… want me to push you?” “Nope. I can do this all by myself!”

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“Well you look like you could go a bit… higher!” And he gave her a mighty push. “Hey!” Aerie exclaimed in indignation. She slowly stopped the swing and got to her feet. Then she turned to face Quartz, clearly annoyed.

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“Quartz, it was real nice for you to help me and stuff, but I kinda told you not to push me? I was fine on my own!” “But you’re my little sister! Big brothers are supposed to do things like that.” “But I wanted to swing by myself, okay?” “Fine.” Quartz pouted.

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“Bye! Have fun at school! Oh, and Quartz… look after your little sister!” “I don’t need looking after, Mum!”

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“Oh, hey Maija!” “Hi Clare!” Maija’s a good friend of my sister, and of me too. She also plays the sims, which is rare amongst people in the town I live in…

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“Sorry… I know the house’s not exactly a mansion. And it’s a little dirty– with three kids and all, it’s hard to keep everything in order!” “Um… since when have I cared? Anyway– this is just plain old legacy life!”

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And as if on cue, Rowena began to cry just at that second. Clare sighed. “I’ll be right back. Rowena’s crying.” Maija nodded. “Yeah, I know… the sound really carries in this house.”

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“Who’s my little RoRo? You are!” Clare cooed. “You know, you really don’t look anything like the old Rowena. You’re twice as cute!”

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After-school time. “You’re doing it wrong, Aerie!” Quartz exclaimed. “You gotta hold the dart different. Here, I’ll show you.”

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“Oh, be quiet, Quartz,” Aerie interrupted, “I know how to do this by myself!”

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Thunk.

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“Hey, Mum,” Aerie piped up in the bath that night, “Can I grow my hair long?” “Well… I don’t know!” replied Clare in surprise, running her fingers through her own hair distractedly. “Oh, please, Mum! I really want long hair. I want pretty hair just like yours.”

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Clare chuckled and stood up. “You think I have pretty hair?” Aerie nodded in earnest. “So can I?” Clare sighed. “Sure. But you’re in charge of washing your hair from now on. Okay?” Aerie groaned. “Do I haaaave to?” “Yes! No daughter of mine is going out looking like a greasy-haired bum.” “Bum!” Aerie giggled.

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“Hey! I’m Severus. My mum sent me here to your house. Um… I think she wants me to tell you that I’m your cousin?” “Really? Cool! I’m Aerie.”

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The next day, something rather special occurred. “Hey, kids! You might want to look outside for a bit. This might be the last time you ever see it! “See what?” “Go outside and look!”

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“SNOW!”

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“You know, it hasn’t snowed in Dyspaire for as long as anyone can remember! It’s amazing! And so beautiful.” “Not as beautiful as you…” Clare snorted. “Cut the soppy lines, mister, and help me make this snowman.”

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“Hehehe.” [Ah, he looks so much like his father.]

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“Ha ha! You missed me! You’re lame!” “No I’m not!” “Lame-o! Lame-o!” Aerie cackled wildly.

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“Woah… dizzy spell…” “Now who’s the lame one?” “Be quiet!”

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Always another birthday! *sigh* Why is it snowing inside the house? I’m sure I put a roof on it!

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Aw! She’s cute, and I’m pretty sure she’s not a clone of Aerie. Which is good. I hate the first-born effect!

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And the first thing Rowena got to see trough toddler eyes was the miraculous snow. How sweet.

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And this is where I leave you… with this AMAZINGLY CUTE photo of our very own Aerie! If you’ve managed to get this far (I know it was a lot of nothing) then please leave me a comment of some form. Comments rule!