All that Glitters: A Legacy - Gen 1 Pt 1

[beanstalk_sims]

Hello!

Who's ready for a new legacy? I actually started playing this last year, and then lost the save in an accident involving the hard drive. So this is the second attempt, and nothing went the same as it did first time round!

But you'll see all that. I'll stop babbling so we can actually get to the good stuff.




Isn't Evergreen Harbour beautiful?? Specifically Port Promise, of course. Who wouldn't be drawn to those smoggy, yellow skies?




And who would pass up the opportunity to live in such a unique set up? Who doesn't want a 'home' constructed of three old shipping containers? (lot traits: off the grid &r reduce and recycle)

Well, let's meet the lucky lady who gets to live here...




Meet Fatal Error! She's thrilled to be here!

I found Fatal on the gallery a long, long time ago, so she actually belongs to ZaZaThePizza. There's no way I could create anyone like her. I'll admit I tweaked her body shape a little, but I left her beautiful face completely untouched. And I kept all of the traits and the aspiration she came with, so we're in for an interesting time this generation...

Fatal Error
Chief of Mischief - Dastardly
Slob - Goofball - Hates Children

Yup, I've picked a founder who hates kids. I've never played a sim like Fatal before, so this should be interesting!




So what's the first thing Fatal does when I unpause the game?

She goes and upsets people, of course. But it's good for the aspiration, so I'm onboard with this.




Fatal was literally mean or mischievous to everyone she came across.

As expected, really.




Of course, Fatal takes breaks from annoying the neighbours for other important activities. She's a slob and she's broke, so she's totally fine with diving headfirst into the trash for goodies.




I mean, she took a nap in the dumpster under her own freewill.

I love my trash princess <3




After her dumpster nap, Fatal gets to go on a hike in a place where the skies aren't yellow...




Fatal's aspiration is all about mischief and mayhem, and you know what makes that easier? Magic.

Well, also she lives off the grid and cleaning is a whole thing. So the practical magic will be pretty useful too. 




L Faba agrees with me.

Fun fact, L Faba is the first person Fatal has met who didn't immediately dislike her. The last time I played Fatal, she was seducing L Faba. 




What's the first thing you do after becoming magical? Raid the fridge, of course.




See that familiar on the fireplace? There was another one, on the other fireplace in the basement...yeah not anymore.

Fatal stole herself a little dragon.






I was hoping to have Fatal nick all the harvestables for cash as well, but there weren't really any. And she promptly cashed in the mysims statue she found in order to buy this magical mop.

Because of course Fatal rides a mop!




Fatal then heads back to her home in the smog to practise magic with her stolen dragon. Who she named Bitey.

That was the game's suggestion, and I rolled with it.




The following day, and Fatal is disgusting.

This off the grid shower thing isn't really working out - she can't afford a dew trap yet. And this girl cannot resist a good dumpster.




Well, that's part one of her aspiration complete, anyway.




She lost to this townie - Dayana Spaulding - who I absolutely adore??




Feeling fulfilled for the morning, Fatal took to practising magic. Please learn scrubaroo, Fatal. We desperately need it.




That evening, I noticed Dayana was still hanging about...

"Did you stay out here all day throwing my trash around??"

"Aren't you upset by how filthy it is?"

"Aren't you upset by how filthy you are??"




Before they could continue their arguments, Fatal was suddenly abducted by aliens?!




And then Vlad turned up for a drink. Honestly, I can't make this stuff up!

Go home, Vlad, she's not in. Try again tomorrow.




Once the aliens return her, Fatal dives in some dumpsters and can now afford a recycling machine.

Which arguably isn't that important, but I just had Fatal take a job in the Civil Designer career, and she needs the recycler for her job apparently.

Gotta get those promotions! Fatal is flat broke.




It's a beautiful night in Port Promise, don't you think?




Are you kidding me right now?

Who gets abducted by aliens, visited by Vlad and struck by lightning all in one night? I was kinda hoping she'd get struck a few more times and get hypercharged, but no such luck.




That's how Fatal ended up running around in the storm though. And of course, diving for deals.




She found a bicycle and immediately took it for a ride.

You know, instead of selling it and buying a dew catcher.




First day as a Civil Designer and you're going in looking like that? Well, good luck.




Who should turn up that night after work but another vampire? He looks super sad, though.

"I don't want to drink from you."

"So don't?"




She then took him inside to interview him about his utilities.

"Oh, don't get me started on how much it costs to heat a crypt. I know we shouldn't, that a chilly crypt is part of the aesthetic, but I hate getting out of my coffin when it's that cold."

"I see."




Caleb stays for hours, apparently he and Fatal just clicked. I couldn't believe my eyes - what do you mean she's not immediately picking on him?

What do you mean they're not arguing or fighting??




Another beautiful spring day in Port Promise arrives, and Fatal gets to spend the entirety of it at work.




The minute she's done with work? Caleb calls her up and asks if he can come over to hang out.

Yeah, I was shocked too.




I don't think you can see the stars above all of that smog, but good work guys.




She gave him a key to her place, and then dared him to streak, which was really funny with the vampire run. Caleb streaked round Port Promise at a record speed.




After Caleb left, Fatal went straight back to doing what she does best - dumpster diving.

Let's face it, I'm probably going to furnish the whole house this way.




Classic Fatal <3




The slob in her hates all the recycling though. I probably didn't think that part through when I made her go into the Civil Designer career.






Another day, another dollar simolean, and Caleb's back again - he's so keen! What is it about Fatal that keeps bringing him back?




Maybe it's the fact that when Fatal hugs him, her nose also hugs him.






Honestly, I decided to roll with it. This is the closest the TS4 sims get to choosing their own partners, and I'm on board with it.

Plus I love Caleb.




This whole thing was so unexpected though, I don't think I can portray how shook I was as I was playing it.

What do you mean, he just kept turning up? Why? Why would you do that, Caleb?




How do you respond to a vampire's romantic advances?

You smack him in the head with the fridge door, of course. Right as he's helping you tidy the house.






She made it up to him, though.






It's Love Day!

Fatal and Caleb are commemorating the occasion by officially becoming boyfriend and girlfriend.




And wouldn't be Love Day without a date, so Fatal asks Caleb out to the bar across the street.

I like how the bar made an effort with the lights. Yellow skies, plenty of smog and people avoid going there unless they really have to? Put the love day decs up, just in case, you never know.




Fatal's side profile cracks me up every time!

Caleb's into it, though. I guess beauty really is in the eye of the beholder.




He did this under his own freewill. He's just so taken by her.

My mind is still blown by this.




Fatal may not have an inventory full of flowers to offer him, but she's got something planned for him in this dumpster...

Ah, Love Day.




It's just so romantic. Port Promise really is the best location for a romantic getaway.




I had this shot from a nicer angle, but then I clocked Fatal's expression and couldn't leave it out. I still smile whenever I see the screenshot.

She's totally shook. Like she can't quite believe Caleb is real. And I can't quite believe that trash in the back is levitating. 




Date and dumpster woohoo achieved, Fatal heads home on her fetching, scavenged bicycle.




You all saw that one coming, right? Right, good. I decided if the game is going to give me a couple ~destined~ to be together, I gotta roll with it.

Fatal is obviously thrilled by the news and not tense at all.




Fatal was in a rough shape most of the afternoon - tired, stinky, tense - so I was planning to keep her home, but Caleb phoned FOUR times asking to go out on various dates.

I gave in. He's just so keen.




Fatal's quick to tell him about the baby, but I imagine Caleb is happy about it. Every time I've played him he's been a really good dad.

Well, apart from all the hissing, but he's trying his best.




"Is your partner okay? The other guests in the house keep complaining about her shouting and swearing in the gardens."

"Oh yeah, she's fine. She just hates kids."

"I beg your pardon?"




"Sir, her stink is bringing tears to my eyes."

"I know she's a little stinky, but she's mine."

"That's very nice, but I feel that both you and your trash princess should leave the estate now, please."




It's a brand new day in Port Promise!

And a Saturday, so Fatal doesn't have to go to work!




Naturally, that means Caleb shows up. Or maybe he just never left, I don't know.

Like I said before, he's keen.




So Caleb moves in. If he's going to be here all the time anyway, he might as well.

With the cash he brought in, they finally got some electricity, so Fatal can finally use the cooker I bought. I'm hoping to keep the off the grid trait on for the whole of the first generation - I normally switch it off after a week, when I get bored or fed up.




Despite having the love of her life move in today, Fatal's still not happy - she's tense from all the pregnancy and recycling.

I should maybe have taken her traits into consideration a bit more. Oh well.




Caleb, meanwhile, has lost his emo aesthetic and is loving life.




At this point, the voting for the Neighbourhood Action Plan was open and both Fatal and Caleb had quite a bit of influence.

They're voting for Green Initiatives, which should mean more plant life around the port.




"We're voting for a better future for our unborn child, isn't that amazing, Fatal?"

"Yeah. Whoop de frickin' doo."




After all the excitement of envisioning a green future in the port, Caleb had to take a nap, apparently. Right there. On a bench.

No, I don't know why either. It's good to see he's the same goofball in every existence.




He has to break out the dark form later that night, which upsets him.

But living off the grid means no computer, and the couple are flat broke, so no plasma packs. At least, not until he can make them.




Fatal's also having a pretty casual evening, learning spells.

I'd originally decided to make her a spellcaster because of the extra mischief she could cause with it, but now it's a really useful skill to have when running an off the grid household.




She's also tense all the time still. From the pregnancy.

Fatal can't be much fun to hang around with right now.




Caleb was in the art career when he moved in, so I decided to roll with it, even though I've played him as a painter before.

Hopefully the cash he makes from art will help get this household up and running efficiently.




Let's play "where has Vlad been this evening?"

I love seeing the guy wander around in the background in various outfits. I never see him wear the same thing twice.




The sun rises that morning on a Port Promise with a neutral eco footprint! Hooray!

I was kind of planning to leave it at neutral. Buuuuuut...well, maybe we can go for green? I've never played a green neighbourhood.




Everyone's out enjoying the cleaner air this morning, and Caleb's desperately trying to score a drink...which didn't really work out.

I've never seen it fail before.




He did eventually find someone to drink, but that made him sad too. Don't worry Caleb, I'll sort you out some plasma packs soon <3




"I'm in labour, everything is terrible, and I hate everyone!"

Meanwhile, I've never been so excited!




It's a girl!

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Belle Error! Given that Fatal hates kids and pregnancy, Belle will be an only child. So she's automatically our generation two heiress. 




I immediately aged Belle to a toddler and was kind of surprised - I expected her genes to be a bit wonkier. Maybe it'll happen as she grows, there's definitely some of Fatal in there.

Belle got the Charmer and Weak Bloodline traits. She's a spellcaster, like her mother.




Well, this feels like a good time to end the first update. Hopefully I won't take me too long to type up more, as I've played ahead :D

See you all soon!