The Squeaky Clean Legacy, 16.6: Quest for True Love

Whenwelastle+theGoodytwoshoes,ourninthgenera5onheiressElainehadjustgrownuptobeaRomanceSim,thefirstinSqueakyCleanhistory.Andsheimmediatelyre5redtohertowerroomtodream.

Iwouldn’twanttogivetheimpressionthatElaineisanarcissist.Whatshewantsistobeloved.So,naturally,sheisprac5cingRomance.

Elaine:Andthenhe’llgazeatme,andatthefirstglance—no,he’llseemefromafar,andleaveawhiteroseevery—no,he’llkissmeassoonaswemeet,likeDaddyandMom,orhe’llcourtmeindisguise,likeGrandpaJack,orsweepmeoffmyfeetlikeGreatGrandpaNelson...

Thegentlemenofthefamilyhavemuchtoanswerfor.IfElaine’sexpecta5onsareabitunrealis5c,it’snottoosurprising.

S5ll,thegirlhasthreeolderbrothers.You’dthinkthatwouldbeaclue.Gawaine:Oh,we’reseTledinallright.HowisElaine?We’reallreadytobeoverprotec5veandharassherboyfriends.WhatAspira5ondidsheroll?Dinadan:Elaineisfine.I’lllethertellyouherself.Youmightliketoconcentrateonyourself,Gawaine.Infact,Ithinkyouprobablyneedsomething.Gawaine:Howdidyouknow?Dinadan:You’reacollegefreshmancominghomeforavisit.Ofcourseyouneedsomething.

Penelope:UlyssestookallthesnapdragonswhenhemovedoutoftheGreekHouse,soImadeyousomenewones.

Gawaine:Mom,we’reknights,ParsifalandPalomidesandI.Wecantolerateextremedepriva5onand–

Andthankyou,Mom.

Elaine,however,isworkingonthetradi5onalflower‐arrangingbadge,andifGoodygirls,theLegacysorority,needssnaps,she’llhavetomakethemherself.

She’salsodu5fullyearningherotherscholarships,includingtoppingherTeencareer...

...butdespitethis,shealwaysseemstobedreamingaboutsomethingelse.

NelsonPenguino,fromthePenguino Legacy,wasourGenera5onSixhusband,andIalwaysthinkofthisasNelson’spenguin.Itseemsveryenthusias5caboutthegoldentroutKillickjustcaughttobringusbacktothefullcollec5onRubyhadbeforethemove.

Penelope:I’mgoingtopasstheConnec5onsPerksontoyou,Elaine.You’llfindthemreallyhelpful,especiallyasaRomanceSim.

Penelope:Evenifwehavetocometotheicecreamstoretodoit.

Oh,look!Moregender‐reversedtownies!Lovetheexterminatorguy.‐‐‐PassingAlongPerkstakessolongthatIusuallytaketheSimstoacommunitylottodoit.Thishasthedisadvantageofbeingsurroundedbycustomers‐‐

‐‐buthey,wecanalwaysignorethem.

ApolloBohemian:TheyhavetheBestoftheBestaward!I’msurethey’llbewai5ngonmeany5menow.

Any5menow.Apolloisanop5mist.

Penelope:Verynice,Elaine.I’mreallyimpressedbyhowhardyou’reworking.

GhostofNelsonPenguino:BEWARE.Elaine:Gasp!

GhostofNelson:THEY’RENOTALLNICE.

What?

AquickupdateontheotherteenagersbeforeUni:

LenorescoredherfirstkissfromZaneMarius‐Jacquet.Zane:Imustbetheluckiestboyintheworld.Zane,youhavenoidea.

TheofficialMarianLegacyhouseisdoingwell,too.PenandDecimusares5ll5ckingalong,havinglivedtoseetheirgreat‐grandson.‐‐‐PenguingirlwritesthePenguino Legacy.

ThecurrentcoupleisSextusMariusandhiswifePurpleBunny,authorofthePira/cal Legacy.

AndIhatetotellyouguys,butthisex5nguisherpictureisnowyourofficialcouplesportrait.

Romanssetfiretothings.

Well,it’saPleasureSimhousehold.They’reeasilydistractedbyshinies.OtherPB:So I said‐a my HOME Is much be=er than ROME, But what the heck, baby,  Like, so is NOME. 

Orikes:Whoo!Tellit!

AveryPleasureSimhousehold.

Tobefair,Orikesjustfinishedoffalltheofficialportraits.

(Noteex5nguisherportraitatright.)

Withalltheexcitement,Duodecimusagaingrewupwithnowitnesses.

Duodecimus:Youusedalotofagecheats,really.

Yes,Ireallydid.

Buttheresultswereworthit,don’tyouthink?

DuodecimusrolledFortune,andIhatetosaythis,butthat’sgoingtobearelief.

CheckinginwithanotherRomanhousehold.Earnestismygrandson,andalsoMarina/Smoothiequeen’s.*Earnest:I’dliketoEncourageyoutobeNeat,Worthing.Worthing:Why?‐‐‐‐*Romanfamilytreestanglelikeamangroveswamp.Don’task.

Earnest:Justbecause.

BecausemostRomansareNeat,atleastinmyneighborhood,andbesides,it’sreallyfunnytowatch.

Meanwhile,Worthing’smotherMadeleineisouttendingthefamily’snewgarden.

AndhisfatherAlgernoniscominghomefromwork.

Algernon:Ijustgotdemoted!ComegiveDaddyahug!

Madeleine:I’mgladyoucouldmakeittodinner,Mr.Marius,It’salwaysapleasuretomeetoneofAlgernon’srela5ves.Um—didweactuallyinviteyou?Flavius:No,justwantedsomemoreface5me.DidAlgernonevershowyouoneoftheoldPleasantviewcoinsofme?Theydidagreatjob.Itlookedsomethinglikethis.Madeleine:?

Flavius:Sigh.Good5mes.

Worthing:MomMomMom!IgotanA+!

Evenwithagecheats,Ialwaysplaychildrenun5ltheyhaveanA+.

De/Fireflower314:Happybirthday,Worthing!HaveyoudecidedwhatAspira5ontobeyet?Worthing:No.De:HaveyouthoughtofbeingaRomanceSim?IalwayslikeRomanceSims.

Worthing:Really?I’llthinkaboutit,Great‐GreatGrandaun5eDe.

Worthing:Romance?Hmm.

Earnest:GoWorthing!PickKnowledge!

Worthing:No.IlikeGreat‐GreatGrandaun5eDe’sidea.Mightaswellrunwithit,right?

TwentySimultaneousLovers.De,Iamblamingyou.IhavetoomanySimswithturnonsforredhair.

Worthing:Good!No!Notgood!Notgoodatall!

Vespasian:Aw,lookitthepreTyfireflies.

Right.Youcanletthoseoutrightnow.

Romanshavealotincommon.Forexample,didImen5ontheysetfiretothings?Domi5anCaesarisn’tanexcep5on.Incidentally,congratula5onsontheAspira5onloss,whichIdon’tseeveryo+en.

TherearealsoalotofRomanPleasureSimsrunningaround.Vespasian’sgrandfatherDomi5anisnoexcep5on,whichishowheearnedtheVolcanoGodpinballmachine.

Also,didImen5onthatIalwaysplaychildrenun5ltheyearnanA+,nomaTerhowPlayfultheyare?Well,Ido.Vespasian’sdaddyTitusisaFamilySim,andhe’sthrilled.Domi5an:*Primp*

Vespasian:IgotanA+!

Don’ttellhimthatallthekidsgetA+shere.It’sabigdealtohim.

Anditmadehimreallyhappybeforehisbirthday.

VespasianrolledFamily,justlikehisdaddyandhismother,theformerMeadowThayer,withtheLTWCaptainHero.Oh,allright,itmighthavebeenMarryOffSixChildren.AndthenRaise20PuppiesandKiTens.Andthen,mysteriously,itchanged.VespasianmakesupthefullallotmentofRomanswhowilljoinMarcus(again)atSimState:Duodecimus,Worthing,andZane.

Imen5onedthatallmySimsgetplayedun5ltheyhaveA+s?Itdoesn’tmaTerhowdisadvantagedtheyare.Dusty:Look,Dad!BrandonBrokeisthrilled.

Dusty’syoungersisterBelleearnedanA+,too.Thosemeanalotinthisfamily.

BellegrewuppreTy,withaPleasureAspira5on.SomethingtellsmethattheBrokegirlsdon’twanttoliveinatrailerwhentheygraduate.

Theyalsoacquiredayoungersister,namedScarleT.

ElsewhereinWeivtnasaelp,Mor5ciaGothspiesontheneighbors.Thiswouldexplainwhysheisquicktocomeslappingwhenspiedon.AfairnumberofmySimshateher,includingmySimself.WhatIdon’tknowiswhocomesslappingher.

Caspian:Hurray,I’mhomefromwork!Comegivemeabighug!

Alexandra:Hurray,Caspian,I’mcheckingmyreportcard.

Alexandra:Look!Look!A+!Mor5ciaseemsbusy,orunimpressed.Alexandra:Sigh.Oh,well.MightaswellplaywiththeliTleboywhofollowedyouhomefromschool,right?

Vespasian:ARGH!Yougotme!Alexandra:Anddon’tdoitagain!Nicedeath,bytheway.He’sRoman,Alex.They’regoodatitbynow.

AlexandraGothhadahappierbirthdaythanshemighthaveexpectedbefore.HerbrotherCaspianwashappilymarried,shehadanewnieceornephewontheway,andanewstepsister,DionneDreamer.

Andsoon,sheandDionnewouldbegoingtoSimStatewiththeBrokes,LinusBurb,and–whoamIforgenng?

Elaine:Iwantsomeonewhowillreallyadmireandloveme!Adoreme.Forever!Matchmaker:Icangetyouareasonablyhighchemistrymatch.That’sallIcan...

Elaine:Ooo,it’ssoexci5ng!Ican’twaittomeethim!Whodoyousee?Matchmaker:Isee...Elaine:Eee!

Matchmaker:Congratula5ons!Nelson:Iseetrouble,that’swhatIsee.Whydon’ttheylisten?

Matchmaker:Redhair.Icouldn’tdomuchaboutcute,I’mafraid.

Elaine:Doyoulikeme?AmIpreTy?Areyouimpressed?

AngusPleasant:Uh...Yeah!Ithinkyou’reswell!

Allinall,itwasaverypleasantdate,nopunintended.

Elaine:So,onascaleofonetoten,howsa5sfiedwereyouwithourdate?Angus:Uh...Elaine:Didyourpulserace?Didyouno5cethemoon?Wasthescentofrosesperfumingtheair?AmIroman5c?Fascina5ng?Beau5ful?Angus:Icananswerthatone.

Angus:You’rereally,reallypreTy.

Ulyssesonlyhadoneques5onabledateasateenager.Vampiresdon’tage,buthehadateenageddaughterbeforehefellinlove.He’sreallybeenlookingforwardtomarryingDocNerd.

Naturally,sinceUlyssesisafavoritespareandDocNerdisasimself,therewerealotofguests.

Someofusevenrememberedtositdown.Gawaine:Psst,Palomides!Sit!Palomides:Shh,I’mtalkingtothisreallycoolladyaboutcarbonemissionsorsomething.Stacielee:Prof?SimMe:He’saFamilySim.Hecan’tbeataweddingwithouttryingtoarrangehisown.

DocNerd:DidImen5onhowhandsomeyouarewhenyoudon’tsparkle?

Ulysses:Aw,that’sthenicestthinganyoneeversaidtome.

Thewedding’salmostoverands5llnooneissinngdown.

WriterTina:Yes,Palomides,IenjoyMee5ngSomeoneNew,too,butI’mmorefocusedonwri5ngscriptsrightnow.

Ulysses:Didweneedguestsatall?DocNerd:YouweretheonewhowantedaWeddingParty.Ulysses:Oh,right,soIdid.Wouldyoulikearing?

DocNerd:Iwould!Here,Igotyouone,too.Ulysses:Aw!Ilovethecolor.DocNerd:Andifitdoesn’tfit,theysaidwecouldexchangeit.

Isn’titroman5c?

WriterTinacon5nuestalkingaboutgreenhousegases.

SimMe:Ilovethrowingagoodwedding.Elaine:Ican’tsitDOWN.Oh,Iputthechairstoocloselytogether.Oops.

UlyssesgetsahugeAspira5onalboost,whileDocNerdswoonsoverAchilles.It’sclearlyaSimswedding.

Ulysses:Lookhowhappytheyallareforus,Doc.

Guests:Yay!

Palomides:Capandtrade?

Flavius:Hurray!Face5me!

Ofcourse,thenextthingisthecakecunng,andUlyssescanseehislovelybrideabitbeTerintheinsidelight.

Ulysses:Um,Doc?

Doc:Openup,you!

Ulysses:Do—GOOMPH.

Ulysses:Um,Doc?Areyou,um...coldatallinthechestalregions?Asinaslightdra+?

Doc:Ahhahhah!Whatahumoroushappenstance!

Ulysses:Seriously,it’suptoyou,butthephotographerisoverTHERE.Doc:A+erI’mdonewithmycake.‐‐oh,allRIGHT.

IfitmakesyoufeelanybeTer,everyoneelsewastoobusyplayingkickybagtono5ce.

DocNerd:Fine,I’llbuysomethingelse.

Bride’snecklineslipsduringwedding,bridegoesinsideandbuysnewdress,goesbacktoparty,noproblem.

Thisisoneofthose5meswhenIwantlifetobemorelikethisgame.

It’sespeciallynicetoseeGrandpaJackhavingfunwithUlysses’twoalienchildren,Nausicaa...

...AndTelemachus.

Telemachus:IlikedUncleAchilles’tux,soIhadonemadethatlooksjustlikeit.Jack:Anditindubitablyhasadifferentappearanceonyou.

WriterTina:Itwasfuntalkingaboutglobalwarmingwithyou,Palomides,butIthinkI’dliketotalktoanotherSimselfnow.

Palomides:Agh,shotdown.

Ulysses:Ithinkyoulookjustasniceinthatdress,Doc,andum...warmer.

Ulysses:PlusIhavetohandittoFlavius,whomadeyourwholeWantPanelrolloverjustbychanngwithyou!

Flavius,youneverreallyre5refromthesuperherobusiness,doyou?

Flavius:PopularityPower,Ihasit.

Oh,mygosh,it’samiracle:DeisactuallysocializingwithsomeoneotherthanCassius.

Dicreasy:Er....Prof?

Prof:Youdonotseemeac5nginanundignifiedwaywithmyownsims.Whoareyougoingtobelieve,meoryourlyingeyes?

Doc:Congratula5onsonbeinghot,Ulysses.

Andcongratula5onsonaroofraiserwedding!Thatbabymaybeontheway,infact.Meanwhile...

Cecilia:Papa?Papa,I’mfrightened.Papa,whatisthisplace?

Cecilia:Papa,I’mhungry.Papa,I’mstarving.

Cecil:Iamcertainyourecollect,Cecilia,thatwearemakingtheworldtouryouspokeofmanyyearsago.Travelbroadensthemind.

Youmusteat.Iunderstandthelocalfoodisextremelynutri5ous.

Cecilia:Yes,Papa.Thankyou,Papa.

It’sagoodthingCecilneverweakens.

Cecil:Iamnotaccustomedtoansweringques5onsposedbycasualacquaintances.However...thesword,naturally.Theanswerisobvioustoanyra5onalperson.What...Ninja:(inaudible)

Cecil:Iamgreatlyobligedtoyou.

Personally,IthinktheNinjarecognizedakindredspirit.

Dinadan:Areyousadbecauseyourbrothersandyoursisterareallgoingtobeatcollege,Kai?Listentome.Iknowyouthinkyou’retooliTle,butIamsogladyou’rehere.I’llmissthem,too,butyou’reaknight.Youhavetobebrave.WouldyouliketogoonaliTlequestofourownlater,justthetwoofus.Allright?Howtotellifyouhavecheeredachildup:

Elaine:Goodbye,Mr.Penguin!IwishI’dknownGreatGrandpa,butaslongasyou’rehere,Iknowhe’salwayswithme.

Penguin:Chirr.

Elaine:Goodbye,Taffy.I’llcomebackandplaywiththekiTens.Begood!

Taffy:Prow?

Elaine:Mirror....amIlovable?WhowillIbe?

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