A wedding and two birthdays

I had to do this part twice because my game crashed the first time :/ and since then it's crashed twice more after I've tried editing Alice and Beckett in CAS. I'm not sure what's causing it as I haven't added any new custom content and my game is up to date, and all the Crash Log Analyzer gives me is Warning: Updates Available, which basically means it has no idea what's wrong. I've deleted all my caches and done a little tweaking and it seems to be okay for now, but it's a little worrying. Once your game file starts playing up it doesn't usually stop. And I'm only on the second gen!

Anyway. In my first go at this I did both Mike and Alice's bachelor parties, but this time I only managed to do Mike's. Between their careers and their newborn baby, there's not much time for partying. Mike just managed to squeeze one in after a gig. It went pretty well.

Those girls are 'Party Dancers'. Not strippers.

I left for a bit to go and check on Alice and Beckett, and when I came back Mike had inexplicably taken off his clothes.

Perhaps the party dancers were stealing all the attention

I guess he behaved himself though, because no one accused him of anything except having a child out of wedlock (THE HORROR) and he was home by 3 am. The next day he and Alice took Beckett on a family trip to the Fall Festival. They got their photo taken.

I wish it was a bit bigger

In my first attempt, Mike and Alice had a private wedding that afternoon at the Festival, but that was only because I'd spent all their money and couldn't afford a wedding arch. This time I was a bit more thrifty, and set up a little wedding area in their front yard. I didn't bother with much seating, because Sim's always stand in a crowd right up at the arch like it's an exhibit in a museum.

Seriously, SIT DOWN.

It was a simple wedding. Here are some shots of it.

Alice got the nervous giggles.

Tristan van Gould was facing the wrong way the whole time

Then after the ceremony he said 'Nice party. NOT! I'm outta here.' Dude, maybe you should have turned around.

Tristan, over here.

After the ceremony, Mike went inside to cut the cake. Alice tried to follow, but couldn't get into the house because of all the guests in her way.

Fucking move! I'm the bride!

Mike waited for an hour and a half, but she got stuck in the doorway.

Just walk through, Alice, it's not that hard.

So he just gave up and got himself a slice.

Fuck it, I'm hungry.

Alice was pretty hungry by the time she finally got into the kitchen.

Stop being so dramatic and eat the cake, Alice.

Once everyone had some cake, they proceeded to party hard.

Emilie's dance moves didn't impress

Why did you cut it like that??

Alice slow danced with another man, but nobody seemed to mind.

It's not like she flirted with him or anything. Hey, isn't that Tristan?

That hairy lady who Mike hit with a newspaper showed up and took care of Beckett.

Werewolves love children

Finally everybody left, except for this one couple who stayed to slow dance in the living room.

Thought you said it was a crap party, Tristan.

Until 3.30 am.

That's kind of outstaying your welcome, guys.

As a wedding gift to one another, Mike and Alice bought their first family car, the one they'll teach Beckett to drive in one day. It's adorable and retro.

Everything about this picture pleases me.

The next day was both Alice and Beckett's birthday. They decided not to have a party, since they'd only just gotten those slow dancers to leave and didn't want them to have an excuse to come back. Beckett blew out his candles first.

I assume Mike was the one who actually blew them out, unless he's a terrible dad who puts his baby's face over fire

Luckily I saved right then, because after I edited Beckett in CAS the game crashed. I did get a screenshot of him before then though. He's pretty cute, though unfortunately he seems to have inherited his mother's nose.

Also what's with EA giving babies crazy thick eyebrows? I have to give them long fringes to cover them up.

Next it was Alice's turn, and she rolled a real winner of an elder outfit.

Nyan cat? Seriously? I'm 73.

She seemed a little depressed about reaching the last stage of her life.

Stop clapping, Mike. This is no time to celebrate.

But Mike cheered her up with a massage, and I got this cute family shot.

Only slightly ruined by Mike thinking about how much he hates that one counter.

Now I just have to hope that the game doesn't crash again. I've been cycle saving like mad, pretty much every time I do something, so at least if it crashes I won't lose too much. 

They just finished renovating Beckett's room with the money they had left after buying the car. It's not too bad.

Not my best, but he'll only be in there for six days anyway.

Second generation!

I've reached the second generation in just a few days! At this rate the McKenzie legacy will be finished within the month. If only I didn't have things like work and writing and friends and family and a relationship, I could probably finish it sooner. My life would be awful boring though.

Anyway. Meet Mike and Alice's son, Beckett McKenzie.

He is a boy baby.

The way I'm naming Sims in this legacy is a little different to my other legacies, where I would just yell to Tim 'pick a letter!' and then name the generation names beginning with this letter. This time I'm naming the babies according to the next sequential letter in the alphabet after the letter that the name of their opposite sex parent begins with. For instance, if Beckett had been a girl, I would have picked a name starting with N. If Beckett has a daughter, her name will begin with C. I think it makes sense. It'll also make it easier, once there's lots of generations, to remember with order they were in. 

I named him after a character in one of my books, who is a murderer, because I'm nice like that

I think Beckett will probably be an only child, because I don't think Alice can have another baby before she becomes an elder. That's okay. Having a lot of kids just makes legacies messy, and you have to move them out because the house gets too full and I get so attached to them all that it's hard to choose who leaves.

All Mike and Alice's wishes are about getting married now, probably because soon they will be publicly disgraced for having a child out of wedlock. I can't believe that's a thing in Sims. I mean, they're in a relationship. They're engaged. Who looks down on someone for having a child in those circumstances? It's not the 1920s. Still, I want them to get married too, and have bachelor/bachelorette parties, so I'll get onto that soon. Right now I have A LOT of housework to do, and I want to get at least some of it done before Tim gets home from uni. I wish I had a Bonehilda.

Cabbage patches and kids

Alice and Mike have been living together for a few days now, which is equivalent for a few years in Sim Time. It's getting serious. Mike decided it was about time he asked an important question.

Do you think our decor is too beige?

He asked Alice out on a date at about 10.30 pm and took her out to the Stony Troll Fishing Hole, which is a lot prettier than it sounds. And asked her to marry him.

She said yes

Is it just me or is that a really awkward hug? You're getting married, guys, you can touch pelvises

Wasting no time, they went straight home and tried for a baby to complete the family. I was afraid it might take a while, since Alice is pretty old, but she got pregnant on the first try!

I wish it would make that chimey sound in real life when you conceived

Because he's a family man now and won't be going out to clubs til all hours, Mike has started a new hobby: gardening. The house now has a deck and a little vege patch out the front.

The first thing he planted was toadstools, because they're always delicious

Mike couldn't plant the other things in his inventory because his gardening skill isn't high enough, so he went to the neighbour's place and looted their garden for things he could plant.

I feel like this is illegal

The next day he planted them all naked while a paparazzo took photos.

Why?

Not content with the fame he undoubtedly gained from that stunt, Mike went to a Sim Fest to try and join, but couldn't ask the proprietor of the Port A Party Mini Warehouse because he was too busy emceeing. Mike's had no luck with the Mini Warehouse so far, even though he's definitely good enough to perform there. The proprietor is always busy doing other stuff and has no time to listen to an audition. Jerk. Mike decided to bypass them all together and go straight to the top: The Hoi Polloi Event Center.

I don't know what a Hoi Polloi is, but it sounds fancy.

I didn't think Mike would get in, but the proprietor loved him and booked him a show there the very next day. Mike is a level 8 magician now, so he's pretty experienced but he still messes up half his tricks, and the last show he did at Mick's Master kind of bombed. So I was a little nervous for him.

You don't want to fuck up on a stage like this

But my fears were unwarranted, because he put on a good show. He screwed up a few easy tricks (come on, Wand Into Flowers? You've been doing that for decades, Mike) but all the main ones he executed perfectly, and look who showed up to be his volunteer for Swords of Destiny!

She didn't trust him with her heart, but she trusts him with huge swords near her body

He ended up with a pretty good review, and got the 'Spellbinding' buff, which is I think the third best you can get. So pretty damn good. And then he did end up getting a gig at the Mini Warehouse, which is tomorrow night. His career is coming on in leaps and bounds! Also, he got paid $9000 for tonight's show, so he and Alice certainly aren't poor anymore. They're using the money to build another bedroom for the baby. And maybe upgrade their crappy 70's TV.

Thank you! Your support will allow me to watch HD movies!

New love

Since breaking up with Emilie, Mike has been getting out and about and trying to meet new people. He's been to lounges...

You're not going to meet anyone just staring at that wall, Mike

...parties...

Who throws a pool party in the middle of winter? When they don't even have a pool??

...and even tried the kissing booth when he got particularly lonely.

Seriously, you paid for that? Dude.

One night before a gig he ran into Emilie and they chatted for a bit, perfectly civilly. No chance of a reconciliation though.

Thanks, but no thanks.

Finally, Mike decided that he would be a bit more proactive with his love life. There's this girl named Alice Fitzgerald that he's seen around town and has always thought was attractive. So instead of waiting for her to show up at one of his shows or at whatever club he's at, he just went straight to her house. At midnight.

Good move. Not creepy.

Luckily, all of Alice's housemates seem to have jobs at weird hours, and they were just getting home. Mike was getting on quite well with one of the housemates, actually, but then Alice herself came home. It turns out she's a criminal.

So...you know the Hamburglar?

It didn't take long for Mike to work his irresistible magic.

I too have excellent dress sense. You should see my university shirt.

They were friends by that night, and the next day he invited her over with the wish to become 'good friends'. I was a bit worried since he'd identified her housemate as 'rich'. NOT ANOTHER RICH GIRL! But Alice wasn't listed as rich, even though they lived in the same house, so I figured she was still fair game. They hung out for most of that day and had their first kiss that afternoon.

Aww.

Immediately afterwards, Mike asked her to be his girlfriend. He wasn't going to waste any time with this one.

Awwww.

He had to go to a gig then, but Alice must have followed him there, because she showed up just as he got on stage. Awwwwwww!

At first he thought it was just some criminal scum, but it turned out to be his criminal scum

So that was all fine and dandy but I was a little concerned about Alice's age, because of course Mike needs a heir to carry on his legacy. It turns out she's only eight days away from becoming an elder. LET THE BABY MAKING COMMENCE!

Of course I would love to have your children, man I met two days ago

I moved her in the very next morning. Unfortunately, RIGHT before Mike asked her to move in, he discovered she was rich. BALLS. I got around it by using the familyfunds cheat to take away all the money she brought in. I figure that makes it fair. The second thing I did, of course, was edit her in CAS. Turns out she's not QUITE as pretty as I had hoped, but you know, her imperfections are what makes her unique.

The nose is gigantic, but so are her jugs!

Mike seems happy anyway, so that's the main thing. Next step will be marriage and kids! Yay!

Also house update! There's an actual bedroom! He's also redone his kitchen and living room. Starting to look like a real house now.

I'd totally live here.