5-Year Anniversary

I don’t normally celebrate legacy anniversaries/birthdays but I was checking when the first post of the Holt Legacy went live and discovered that this blog is turning 5! That’s half a decade and I thought it deserved some kind of celebration. I’ve decided to do what I call some Behind the Scenes information. I’m going to focus on the heirs and go over some stuff about personalities, relationships, and anything else that I couldn’t really work into the story or I wasn’t sure came across very well.

As the founder of this legacy, we’re going to start off with Faith! Faith kind of got the short end of the stick in terms of screen time and insight into her personality. I was still figuring out the direction I was going with this legacy, not to mention I took a break for a few years near the end of her generation.

The traits Faith has in game are Artistic, Daredevil, Great Kisser, Hot-Headed, and Virtuoso, with a lifetime wish of Rock Star.

Faith is the type of person who doesn’t really want to be tied down by anything or anyone. She’d rather do her own thing regardless of societal expectations. She left her parents house as soon as she could, they never really got on well and wanted her to get married and be somebodies perfect housewife. As you can imagine Faith didn’t like that idea, so when she was left a plot of land by her Great Aunt Gertrude she leaped at the chance to be on her own.

Faith likes to play by her own rules and refuses to be tied down by anyone, yet, despite how much she complained about him, she did allow Bernard to continue living with her. She could have easily gotten help from the local police to evict him, Sunset Valley is very clear on their discrimination towards supernaturals, so why did she let him stay?

Initially Faith expected that Bernard would eventually leave on his own and that her putting up with him was only temporary, afterall Sunset Valley isn’t exactly the best place for a vampire to live. However, once it came clear that Bernard wasn’t going to leave on his own, Faith let him stay because she’d grown used to having him around (and though she would never admit it, she grew quite fond of him). He didn’t try to control her or make any other demands of her, they were more like roommates than anything.

Then Faith got pregnant. Initially she thought she could do motherhood like she did everything else, on her own and by her own rules. She didn’t think twice about the father (Gunther Goth), he was married and she expected he would want nothing to do with the children anyway.

It wasn’t until after Texas and Arizona were born did Gunther express any interest in the kids. Gunther’s focus was solely on Arizona, he barely even acknowledged Texas’ existence.

The reason for this was that Arizona was a girl. A daughter Gunther could use as a tool to build alliances and connections with other rich and powerful families. While Texas was a son (an illegitimate one at that), who could be a threat that could upset his standing in the community (and potentially make a claim on the Goth fortune, especially if something happened to Mortimer).

Faith basically used Bernard as a nanny, she does love her kids, but she didn’t want to put her dreams on hold just to take care of them. Bernard could stay home and take care of them (keeping them out of public view), while she could pursue her career. She knew she couldn’t go to the police because of how powerful and connected Gunther was.

As a result of this Faith wasn’t actually all that close to her children. She didn’t see anything wrong with this, especially since she would have liked her own parents to have been more distant with her.

Faith never told her children about their father or the threat he posed simply because she thought that they would be safer if they didn’t know. She thought she could handle it on her own, and Faith never actually believed Gunther would kidnap or kill one of her kids.

Faith believed Arizona to be dead by the time she had Ohio. Ohio’s father has no idea he exists and even if he did he wouldn’t have posed a threat. However, after losing Arizona, Faith refused to let herself to bond with her new son, and instead foisted him off on Bernard.

Let’s move on to Texas and Arizona. These two did not always get along, but as twins who were kept isolated by their mother and often didn’t have any other kids to talk or play with, the two of them were quite close.

So when Texas though Arizona was dead, he was devastated by her loss. When he found out that the secrets around his father (Gunther), that Faith was keeping from him and Arizona were partially to blame for what happened to her, he was furious with her. At the time he had no one else to blame for what happened to Arizona, so Faith got the full brunt of Texas’ anger.

Aside from everything that happened with Arizona, another reason that Texas and Faith never really got along is that is many ways the two of them were too much alike. Both of them don’t like to play by the rules set by other people, and both of them have issues with authority.

Texas has always liked cause trouble for other people, seeing people so upset was something he found funny.

Getting involved with a criminal syndicate and trying to figure out who is responsible for Arizona’s death gave Texas a bit of direction for his anger.

I may not have shown a lot of what Texas got up too with his criminal enterprise, but basically what happened was that Texas hunted down anyone who was even remotely involved with what happened with Arizona. He killed some of them, while others he simply blackmailed. He then rose to the top of the criminal career and basically made it clear that anyone who went near the Holt family (with the intent to harm) would be punished terribly.

Basically Texas thought that if he could make enough people scared of him that no one would ever mess with a Holt again, and that what happened to Arizona would never happened to someone he cared about again. However, all this did was make everyone in Sunset Valley hate and resent the Holt’s (though they did fear them as well).

Initially Texas only started dating Aria as a cover to try and seem more normal and not draw attention to himself.

However, he quickly fell head over heels for her. Texas genuinely adored Aria a lot (and seemed to have a thing for seeing her pregnant), he’s the reason the two of them had so many kids, he kept rolling wishes for more.

Did Aria have any idea of what Texas got up too?

She may have not known the details (nor did she want to know), but she was aware that Texas was a criminal and doing a lot of bad and illegal things. Aria loved Texas and she knew Texas loved her, so she chose to turn a blind eye to everything he got up too.

Texas and Ontario had a complicated relationship… I mean, being kidnapped by aliens, forcibly impregnated against your will, and forced to raise the child, would lead to a complicated relationship for any parent and child.

Texas sort of dumped Ontario onto Aria to raise, he barely ever paid any attention to his son. Part of this is Texas trying to avoid his problems/trauma, if he doesn’t interact with Ontario much, then he doesn’t have to deal with the implications of his existence (and the forced impregnation that he can’t remember). Despite all of this, Texas did love his son.

Texas didn’t pay much attention to his first few children in general (Ontario got the short end of the stick in that regard), but with his younger children he paid them more attention. Part of this is that by that point he had pretty much succeeded in killing/black mailing/punishing all of the people involved in Arizona’s disappearance and anyone that might prove a threat to the Holt family. As such he could afford to spend some more time on his kids.

As a result of this, Yukon actually had a pretty good relationship with Texas.

Let’s moved on to Ontario. As I mentioned earlier, Texas kept his distance from Ontario, and as a result the two of them had a very distant relationship. Ontario has no idea why his father is so distant from him, but as Texas was distant with the rest of his older children, Ontario didn’t take it too personally. Ontario is well aware of his alien status and that Texas was the one that gave birth to him. However, that the whole experience would have been extremally traumatizing and violating to Texas had never crossed his mind.

Yukon was one of the first of Texas’ kids that actually got Texas’ full attention and care. As a result there was some resentment felt by a lot of his older siblings (including Ontario), built largely on jealously that Yukon got Texas’ attention when they didn’t.

Ontario did let go of this resentment fairly quickly. He mainly saw Yukon as his annoying kid brother he has to look after sometimes.

Ontario was largely unaware of the issues Texas and Faith had with each other and the reasons behind them. All he knew was that Texas had some grudge against Faith and blamed her for something that happened before he was born. Ontario was never aware that Arizona was never actually murdered, but was kidnapped and then went into hiding. To Ontario, Arizona was just the aunt he never got to know. Ontario may have grown up around Faith, but the two of them never interacted much, Faith knew her son resented her and tried to avoid getting too close to his kids out of fear it might make him even angrier with her.

Ontario and Liliana had a pretty standard and boring relationship. Ontario was an alien and the eldest child of Texas Holt, this meant a lot of the town hated him. Liliana was one of the few people who didn’t. Liliana did receive some backlash from the rest of the town, but for the most part, they simply thought she was a giant weirdo for marrying him.

Ontario spent a lot of his life standing out for things he couldn’t control, his father and his status as an alien being the main things. With Sunset Valley being very prejudiced and against anything that isn’t normal, Ontario spent a lot of time trying to blend in and seem as normal as possible.

As a result he never really explored a lot with his alien abilities (beyond his initial teenaged experimentation) and never really taught anything to his daughters either. He often encouraged them not to explore their alien abilities and do their best to blend in like he has spent his life doing.

However, neither Radon or Sulphur were very interested in hiding who they were just to blend in. Sulphur loves her father, but she thinks of him as kind of a coward for spending all his life hiding who he is from everyone. Sulphur is completely unaware of the decision Ontario struggled with when he first became a young adult and that he almost left to go to Sixam and be with others of his species.

This conflict, and the negative impression the other alien left on Ontario also played a part in him trying to distance himself from his alien abilities and seem as normal as possible.

Let’s now move onto Yukon. As a child, Yukon was very close with his younger sister Nova Scotia, who was definitely a little possessive of him. He had trouble making friends and connecting with other kids (partially due to everyone hating his father) so he always valued his relationship with Nova Scotia.

However, once Nova Scotia was sent off to boarding school the two of them became more distant and their relationship never really recovered.

Yukon and Cecilia quickly bonded over both of them being social outcasts at school and it didn’t take them too long to fall in love with each other.

Much like Faith, Cecilia was a free spirit who didn’t like to play by the rules or be confined. Initially Yukon fully supported this and her choices.

Yukon had always been close to both of his parents, but when Aria expressed doubts about his relationship with Cecilia, he felt as if she didn’t trust him anymore and their relationship never quite recovered (eloping didn’t help matters either).

Aria did not like Cecilia, she thought she was irresponsible and feared that she was only using Yukon for their money. Cecilia did genuinely love Yukon and never really cared about the money aside from it being able to pay all of the fines she incurred.

Texas never really made any opinions on Cecilia, and Yukon’s decision to marry her known. This was mostly because he didn’t really care, he naturally did research into her the moment Yukon got close with her and didn’t find anything he thought was too be worried about. Texas didn’t really care about Cecilia because he knew Yukon liked her, and Texas knew that if Cecilia ever broke Yukon’s heart that he (Texas) would make her pay.

When they first got married, Yukon had no problems with Cecilia’s lifestyle and her choices. This didn’t change until they had kids.

Children are a lot of responsibility and require a lot of attention, however, much like Faith, Cecilia refused to put her desires and what she wanted to do on hold just to take care of her children. In her mind, the kids had plenty of family that could take care of them so why should she have to bother with it.

Yukon never saw how distant Texas was with his first few children or how distant Faith was with her kids. All he knew was that Texas and Aria had both been very involved in his care when he was a child and he couldn’t understand why Cecilia was so uninterested in their kids.

Before marrying Yukon, Cecilia never really thought much about kids and other than deciding to have kids, her and Yukon never really talked about it. It wasn’t until after she had Tungsten did Cecilia realize that while she was fine with having kids, she wasn’t too interested in taking care of them.

Yukon usually has a pretty good hold on his temper, but he does have one and while he initially tried to keep his head when talking to Cecilia about how she was treating their son, it didn’t take much for him to lose his temper.

Cecilia had begun to feel tied down by her marriage and her children, and she struggled trying to regain her sense of freedom.

Had she not died, Cecilia probably would have left Yukon. What he wanted from life and their marriage was no longer than same as what she wanted. It was only after having kids did Cecilia figure out that she didn’t really want to be a mother.

Yukon on the other hand loved being a father and couldn’t understand why Cecilia wasn’t interested.

Yukon never talked about the problems he and Cecilia were having before she died with his kids. As a result Tungsten and Selenium are both completely unaware of the problems that were plaguing their parents relationship or that their mother wasn’t all that interested in being their mother.

I’m going to talk a bit about Sulphur next, but I’m going to try and remain vague to avoid a lot of spoilers. There will be some minor spoilers, so if you want to avoid them then just don’t read the rest of this post.

As I mentioned earlier, Sulphur thinks Ontario is a bit of a coward for always hiding his alien abilities and trying to blend in. Sulphur loves her father, but she also wants to be different from him. She wants to never have to hide who she is or what she can do, and she never wants her children to ever feel like they should be ashamed of their abilities or alien heritage.

I can’t really say much right now, but Sulphur really loves her spouse, who suffers a bit from the same problem as Ontario (hiding who they are and struggling to accept themselves). She puts a lot of effort in trying to make them feel comfortable and making sure they know that they don’t need to hide who they are. Sulphur’s spouse is really grateful for this effort and becomes more confident in themselves over time as a result. The two of them have a strong relationship.

I’ve actually almost finished playing Sulphur’s generation, so here’s a little peak at one of her future kids. Isn’t he adorable?

I’m hoping to post all of Sulphur’s generation during SimNaNo in July, so you all should have a lot of Holt posts to read in July (and Lecter posts… I have almost 2 generations of Lecter posts to get through).

If anyone has any questions about these characters, the plot, the Holt’s in general, or anything else along those lines I’d be happy to answer (and do my best to avoid too many spoilers). And that’s all for now! Happy 5th Anniversary Holt Legacy!!

2.6 All Things It Devours

Welcome back to the Holt Legacy! Last time we got to know some of the older kids, there were several birthdays, and Yukon and Nova Scotia were born. This post is kind of a filler to let the kids age up, and Meet the Kids Part II will be the post after this and will focus on some of the younger kids.

TEXAS POV

It was the middle of the night when I woke to the feeling of something being wrong.

I ended up in Faith’s room, where I found her dead. It wasn’t exactly a surprise, she was quite old, and we knew she could go at anytime now. I hated her for so long, I’d wished her dead on multiple occasions, but now that it’s actually happened, I feel oddly empty.

Quebec and Nunavut had the room beside my mother’s, and woke when they heard me moving around. I tried to keep them out of the room and send them back to bed, but they still managed to get a glimpse of the body. They had never seen a body before, and were oddly quiet the next few days.

But one thing that I’ve learned in my years of living, is that no matter who dies or how much you care about them, life always manages to go on. Soon enough Nova Scotia was getting bigger by the day.

Quebec has become so reluctant to be around her siblings, especially since she became a teenager. I’d thought that Alberta would end up much the same, but it doesn’t seem to be the case.

Mother was cremated and her ashes placed in the mausoleum out back. I’ve spent years of my life trying to deny our relationship, but now that she’s gone, I find myself missing her… I don’t quite know what to make if it.

Nova Scotia was soon babbling away, Aria was so proud of her progress.

I’ve at last managed to track down and get rid of everyone that had something to do with what happened to Arizona. I’ve made a name for myself and no one would dare touch my family again.

There’s a pit in my stomach at the thought that Mother died not knowing that Arizona was still alive, that she didn’t die all those years ago. Mom is dead, but it still feels like she’s haunting me.

And I’m not the only one, everyone is still upset, except for the little ones who’re too young to know what’s going on. I feel bad for only finding out now that Alberta was quite close to Mom.

Mom was the one who did most of the cooking, so Aria has taken it upon herself to fulfill this now vacant roll.

Goodness knows Bernie would never do such a thing… Not that I’d want to eat something made by a vampire who hasn’t so much as eaten a cookie in centuries. However, I’m now beginning to realize I may have treated him more harshly than he deserves.

Texas: “I know that I haven’t always been open with you, and often treated you badly, but I have something that I think you should know.”

Texas: “Arizona’s alive.”
Bernard: “ALIVE?”
Texas: “Ever since she disappeared I’ve been trying to figure out what happened to her, but I ended up actually finding her. The body that they gave us wasn’t her, it was a fake! She had a son, and there was a lot of important people involved, so she couldn’t stay, but I got her out. I never told Mom though, she died not knowing Arizona was still alive and… Not knowing that I didn’t hate her as much as I thought I did.”

Bernard: “Faith loved you, I know she wasn’t always great at showing it, something you seem to have inherited. She would have been so happy to learn Arizona is still alive, just like I am.”

Bernard: “She may be dead now, but I like to think she now knows the truth, and is proud of you. I certainly am.”
Texas: “…Thanks Bernie, for everything, you’ve always been there, whether I wanted you to be or not.”

BERNARD POV

Bernard: “Ruthven?”

Ruthven: “Hi Dad.”
Bernard: “You’re all grown up now!”

Ruthven: “Please don’t start crying on me now Dad. I know you always wanted what was best for us, but now that I’ve grown up, I want to travel the world. It’s not like I’m short on time.”
Bernard: “I want you to call me, to make sure you’re all right!”
Ruthven: “Don’t worry Dad, I’ll be fine, and I will call you.”

Newfoundland seems to love anything to do with the outdoors, while he’s made his preference for fishing clear, I often find him watching the gardening channel.

Faith was a good friend, she may have been a little reluctant about being friends at first, but I like to think we were both better for it. Faith’s death does not haunt me the way Vita’s does. Maybe it’s cause she died old and relatively happy, sometimes I feel like she’s still with me, complaining about my latest activity.

Life is hardly dull with all of the children running around.

Nova Scotia and Yukon may be toddlers, but the two of them are already quite close.

Aria has been feeling ill lately, I hope it’s nothing bad.

The maid, whom Texas promptly fired after this incident, declared her work done for the day right before she plopped a huge pile of garbage in the entrance way. The audacity!

Life was quick to return to normal after Faith’s passing, as Texas throws another party.

This time it is in celebration of Nunavut’s birthday.

As well as little Yukon’s.

Nunavut is blossoming into a lovely woman.

While Yukon is already entering school!

It seems Nova Scotia won’t be the baby of the family for long, Aria and Texas have announced that they’re expecting another child!

Nunavut was such an orderly child, but it seems she has started to loosen up, and has even discovered video games.

With such a large family, and more on the way, Texas decided to purchase a second fridge for the family. I must admit, it makes things much easier.

I can’t believe all these children I’ve watched grow up, are at school, some of them are even going to be leaving it soon!

I may have been a little distracted by how fast they’re all growing up and shattered my latest ice sculpture… I was working quite hard on it too.

I did manage to make a new one, and it was just beautiful!

Ontario is only a few days short of adulthood, and while he’s been well behaved for as long as I can remember, he’s started acting out.

Nunavut and Alberta look so much alike, and yet they’re personalities are very different. For Nunavut school is a breeze, and she seems to have a firm sense of right and wrong. Alberta tends to struggle more, and it seems like she has a different friend group every week.

Soon it was Ontario’s birthday. He insisted that there not be a large party, just family, and Texas reluctantly (he loves parties) obliged.

An adult already! Ontario soon announced that he got a job working at the science facility.

Nunavut refused to sit at the table with everyone else, I wasn’t exactly clear on the reason why, but she ended up eating in one of the bedrooms!

Shortly later Aria went into labour!

She and Texas welcomed twin boys into the world.

New Brunswick.

And Saskatchewan.

And that’s it! Faith died at 105 days old (Not the oldest sim I ever had, but close). Now for traits! Ruthven gained the trait Loves the Outdoors and a lifetime wish of Alchemy Artisan, Ontario is now an Angler and his lifetime wish is Creature-Robot Cross Breeder, Nunavut is now Absent-Minded, Yukon became a Night Owl, New Brunswick was born with Absent Minded and Eccentric, while Saskatchewan is Artistic and a Slob. Due to how young some of the kids are, I’ve decided to wait till Quebec becomes a young adult before having an heir poll. Next post will be the last one before the heir poll, see you next time!

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2.5 Meet the Kids – Part 1

Welcome back to the Holt Legacy! Last time there was a ton of birthdays, Newfoundland was born, Aria got pregnant again, and Bernard sent Ruthven and Orlok to boarding school for there own safety. With Ontario approaching young adulthood and thus the heir poll coming up soon, this post is going to focus on getting to know some of the kids.

ONTARIO POV

I can’t imagine how anyone can outgrow toys, they’re so much fun! One minute you’re sitting in your home, and the next… WOOSH! You’re soaring through outer space, fighting intergalactic criminals.

Bernard, who I’m not actually sure why he lives with us, but he’s kind of like the family vampire, he’s taken up sculpting recently. It makes a huge mess, but he always cleans up after himself, so no one ever gets mad at him. I don’t think I could ever do it, I would probably end up chopping my own hands off.

Dad has been arguing a lot with Grandma lately, I never really understood why they don’t like each other, anytime I ask I always get the same answer. There’s some bad history between them, they’re too much alike, they were torn apart by tragedy… I only even recently found out the tragedy everyone always mentions is the death of my aunt Arizona! No one tells me anything.

Not even when the maids start to get overly friendly with the tots and Dad fires them and we never see them again. I’m pretty sure this isn’t normal…

But then again, I’m not really normal either. I may not like school, but I’ve always found it super easy.

I don’t know much about where I came from, and I know Dad never wanted me. Mom says she doesn’t care, that I’ll always be her son. She insists the Dad loves me, but I’m not so sure.

All Dad seems to care about is Mom, and his work, us kids are clearly not his priority.

It was late at night and I was the only one up (I don’t really need to sleep anymore), when I noticed someone outside.
Ontario: “Who’re you?”
Alien: “I, young one, am your mother.”

Ontario: “WHAT? Where have you been my whole life? Why did you leave me with Dad? Why are you here now!?!?”

Alien: “Our species is dying, for all our advancements and technology, we can’t seem to stop our own extinction. We cannot raise young on our home planet Sixam, everytime we try they die young. The only solution we’ve found is to implant our young in other species, let them grow up on another planet, and when the child is of age, they are given the option to come home. Our abilities come naturally to our young, as I’m sure you have found out, and teaching them about their heritage once they reach adulthood has proven to be a simple process.”
Ontario: “You’re not here to take me away are you?”
Alien: “No, you are still too young, and even so, we always give a choice. I am old young one, I’m not sure how much longer I will live, and you are my only child. All I have come here to do is see you with my own eyes.”

Ontario: “Wanna play tag?”
Alien: “What is tag?”
Ontario: “It’s a game here on Earth, I’ll show you!”

I’m still not sure what to think about suddenly having my real mother show up out of nowhere, I haven’t told anyone about it, and I’m not sure I will. I tried to repair the dishwasher the ‘human way’… I wasn’t exactly successful, but I dream of becoming a scientist, so I need to know how to take things apart and put them back together again!

Without needing to sleep, I find myself with a lot of free time on my hands. I’m not exactly popular at school, and I thought flooding it might make more people like me, or even impress Liliana. *sigh* She’s just so pretty, and we were having such a good time at prom too.

Unfortunately my plan backfired, and the police caught me.

I didn’t even get in trouble since no one was awake, but really hope Liliana doesn’t hear about this.

QUEBEC POV

Ugh, Bernard, the family mooch has started making sculptors out of ice. It is the nosiest thing ever, how am I supposed to concentrate on school when I have to deal with this all the time!

Not to mention my parents can’t seem to stop breeding, and I have a whole brood of younger siblings.

You’d think they’d know what to do by now, but everyone still panics the moment Mom goes into labour.

I have another younger brother now. This one is called Yukon. Ugh. At least I don’t have to share a room with him.

The ice sculpture Bernard has been working so hard on, is a toilet… What is broken in his mind?

I’m not even allowed the luxury of doing my homework in my own room. Someone else always seems to get there first.

Dad seems to have decided to dote on this newest kid. Must be nice, he’s never showed the least bit of interest towards me. At least I’m not the only kid in this house he ignores.

And Dad just loves to throw parties, I can’t stand them. At least Nunavut is no longer a crying toddler, I’m stuck sharing a room with her.

Dad gets a call in the middle of the party, it’s his work. Of course it is. He drops everything, like he always does. Some things never change, work always comes first in Dad’s life.

Of course the shower chose to break on me of all people! This kind of crap always seems to happen to me.

I’ve always liked music, it makes since when nothing else does. Mom and Grandma have started trying to teach me to play the guitar, I’m not sure it’s my thing yet, but I don’t hate it, so that’s something.

I don’t understand how Ontario can be so okay with our parents continually popping out children. Yukon is now a toddler…

And Mom is already talking about more! Me and Ontario are both teenagers, they’re getting too old for kids!

Alright, maybe the brats aren’t so bad all of the time… It’s better when I’m not stuck sharing a room with them.

*sigh* This shit always seems to happen to me, these idiots couldn’t even get my face paint right.

Maybe the Haunted House will prove to be less of a disappointment.

Someone convinced me to give the face paint people another shot, and guess what? They messed up again.

It took me ages to get a face paint that was even moderately decent, and I had to do it myself!

Oh great, the brats are playing make believe, I hope they don’t try and drag me into this crap. Mom will make me play with them. Be nice Quebec, they’re your little sisters she’ll say, not that what I want ever seems to be taken into account.

ALBERTA POV

Quebec used to be kind of fun, but ever since she became a teenager, all she ever wants to do is be on her own. I feel like no one ever understands me. Mom is great, she clearly loves us, but that doesn’t mean she gets us either. I always wonder if Dad might understand more, but he’s not around all that much.

You see, I have, what some people might call a problem. I just can’t seem to stop taking things! My classmates and the school in general are all so careless about their belongings, that it’s soo easy to simply slip them into my pocket and take home. I may have gotten caught a little at first, but I’m way past that now. It’s really not my fault, if they didn’t want their stuff to get stolen, then maybe they should look after it better!

Mom has been sick lately, but she’s had this sickness enough times that I know what it means. I may be a kid, but I’m not stupid.

I know Dad isn’t just a businessmen.

No businessman keeps the hours Dad does, or dresses like that. I wish I could talk to him about my habit of stealing things, but… He’s not exactly easy to talk too.

Yukon is such a happy and adorable toddler.

And Dad actually puts effort into getting to know him! The kid doesn’t know how lucky he is… I just wish that Dad would try and get to know me too.

Dad’s kind of close to Newfee too, even if Newfoundland is kind of a mouthful.

Well, Mom and Dad have officially announced that they’re expecting another child. I don’t mind having all these younger siblings, but I do wonder if Quebec is right when she says they’re getting too old…

Everyone around me seems to have a hobby, something they’re good at, but all I seem to be good at is stealing.

Grandma gave everyone a big ol’ shock when she came inside from the storm looking extra crispy. Apparently she got struck by lightning, TWICE! I really like Grandma, hopefully she isn’t getting senile.

I talked to Mom about not really being good at anything, and she suggested that I just try a bunch of stuff to see what I like. I guess building with blocks is fun, but nothing seems to beat the thrill I get ever time I take something I wasn’t supposed to.

Dad continues to dote of Yukon, the lucky kid, he barely ever looks my way.

I tried to get Nunnie to play with me, but she said she was too busy cleaning… CLEANING! Who actually wants to clean, she’s even younger than I am, she should be the one asking me to play!

It’s now my birthday, and I’m really excited.

Even if I do have to share it with Newfee.

Maybe now that I’m older I’ll finally be able to connect with Dad!

Or not… At least I still have Grandma.

NUNAVUT POV

Everything has it’s place. I may be a kid, but that doesn’t mean I can’t be neat.

I don’t care about the funny looks Alberta and Quebec shoot me. Mom says I’m very mature, that she’s proud of me for always cleaning up after myself.

I always make my bed in the morning, even though Quebec says that is what we have a maid for.

Having a maid is no excuse for leaving trash all over the place.

So I always clean it up when I see it, even if Quebec always rolls her eyes at me.

If the trash is full I take it out, I’m not sure why no one else does it.

It’s only when the cleaning is done do I let myself play.

Even then, sometime I have to stop cause I forgot something. I have to be careful cause Dad is sleeping, and he gets mad if you wake him up for no reason.

But I forgot to clean their bathroom!

Quebec likes to say that I’ll be a maid when I grow up since I like cleaning so much, but that’s not what I want. I want to be a police officer!

Ontario says police officers are smart, and use logic to solve crimes, so he’s offered to teach me chess! At least Ontario supports my dreams, Mom always changes the subject, and Dad tries to convince me that cops are bad. Maybe there are some bad cops out there, but I’m going to be a good one!

Being able to draw is also useful, I may have to sketch or recreate a crime scene one day!

NEWFOUNDLAND POV

Now I’m no longer a baby, I can look after myself, and follow my dreams.

Nunnie is always walking around cleaning and making everyone uncomfortable about wanting to be a cop… Though I’m not sure why it gets everyone in a tiff. I however, just want to fish.

Nunnie may say fishing isn’t a real job, that it’s icky and gross, but it’s what I want, and Mom says that’s most important. Dad’s even fine with it, he says the family has plenty of money to support me, whatever my dream!

Even with all the children Mom and Dad are still having.

I have a little sister now, Nova Scotia, I’m so excited!

OTHER

Texas completed his lifetime wish and became Emperor of Evil, and ever since Aria has been booing him regularly. There relationship has been dropping as well, I think it’s a Good sim thing.

It’s trait time! Yukon was born with Light Sleeper and Eccentric, Nova Scotia was born with Evil and Athletic, Nunavut became Neat, Alberta is now Disciplined, and Newfoundland now Loves the Outdoors. That’s all for now folks, see you next time!

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2.3 Fast Growing Family

Welcome back to the Holt Legacy! Last time quite a bit happened, Texas found Arizona, killed Denver, and then Arizona and Manitoba went on the run. Vita died and it was discovered that she’d been spying on Bernard the whole time, Quebec and Orlok were born, and Ohio came home from boarding school.

TEXAS POV

It was an interesting turn of events today, when Aria’s father showed up at the warehouse. He’s apparently been involved for quite some time, but rarely makes an appearance. Being married to his daughter can only improve my standing, I’m practically the heir to his side of the business.

Aria has once more been feeling unwell lately, but as we’ve been trying for another child, it could be the first sign of our success.

She spends a lot of time taking care of Ontario, despite the fact she isn’t technically his mother. I can’t bring myself to get close to him, is even really my son, or was I just used to bring him into the world? He may be just an innocent toddler, but I can’t trust him.

I’m far too busy protecting this family, so the childcare is mostly left up to Aria, though she still somehow makes time for her dreams. She never seems to complain about being left with the kids most of the time, part of me still wonders if one day she’ll wake up and realize I’m not the person she thinks I am.

Faith helps, sometimes. I guess. She apparently retired, I don’t know what she was thinking, now she just sits around all day on her ass. Hmph, and she once thought she could actually protect her own children, as if. I protect my family, unlike her.

Aria came to me in tears, apparently the maid tried to make off with Quebec.

But quickly realized that she could never get away with it. I told Aria not to worry about it, I fired her. She’s now nothing but ashes in one of the warehouse incinerators. No one messes with my family.

Quebec’s birthday was soon upon us, and what better way to celebrate than a party!

Aria somehow convinced me to let Faith carry Quebec to her cake. I find myself doing things just to make her happy. Family, love, they’re all weaknesses, but ones I must bear and find myself unable to get rid of.

Quebec surprised everyone by ending up with a head full of black hair.

I love Aria, but sometimes I feel as if there is a distance between us, there are things I can never tell her. It’s better this way.

I can’t let my weaknesses hold me back, but that doesn’t stop me from being thrilled with Aria’s announcement.

What’s even better is that I managed to finally get rid of another one of those bastards who was behind what happened to Arizona. Soon everyone will know not to mess with the Holt’s.

OHIO POV

With Mom’s silence on the identity of my father, I’ve been forced to try and piece together my heritage bit by bit. I’m not normal, I know that now. I can make things happen sometimes without meaning too. I have magic. I’ve been reaching out to other people, trying to figure out someone who knows something. From various suggestions, I’ve acquired a wand which will help me channel my abilities. It’s amazing the difference it makes.

I know Bernie’s been upset ever since his wife died, but for some reason I’m the only person in this house able to see that she is not completely gone.

She hangs out around the house sometimes, I can’t help but feel like she’s sad. I don’t know what to do, if there even is something I can do.

BERNARD POV

Texas and Aria have announce they’re expecting again!

The family is growing larger, and Aria always makes sure that the children know that they are loved.

Vita’s loss is still a wound I don’t know how to deal with. It’s bittersweet to see our sons growing up without her.

Ruthven looks so much like her, I love him to bits, but he is an ever constant reminder of her.

While Orlok is less of a reminder of Vita, I can’t help but see her. She betrayed me, but I can’t help but love and miss her still.

Ruthven is such a brilliant boy, I know I wasn’t nearly as smart as he is when I was his age. He asked me about Vita, he doesn’t really remember her. I didn’t know what to say. Will is the only other person I’ve told about what she did. My sons are safer if they don’t know.

They both still need me, and teaching Orlok gives me something to focus on. It stops me from dwelling on the situation. I have to keep my distance from Will, at least until they’re old enough.

Faith seems to have given up on having a relationship with Texas, so I tried talking to him. He’s adamant that he wants nothing to do with her, he still blames her for Arizona. What happened wasn’t really Faith’s fault, but Texas still refuses to accept it.

At least Texas doesn’t frequently argue with Faith like he used to. That would not be a good situation to raise a family in.

Especially with the latest addition of his daughter Alberta.

I can’t believe how things have changed. I remember when I first met Faith, she was young, vibrant, and now… I can’t help but feel as if life has gotten the better of her. She lost a child, I can’t imagine what it would be like to lose one of my sons.

And she was Texas’ twin sister… I should stop dwelling on the past, nothing good ever comes from that.

Texas is as vibrant as Faith used to be. I think they’re more alike than either of them seem to believe, both so confident and resolute in their decisions.

Despite being an alien, Ontario doesn’t seem to be too different from a normal toddler. I guess in some ways beings are all alike that way. Toddlers depend on their caregivers.

Orlok has been growing so fast, he already said his first word the other day. I do my best not to think about Vita, but sometimes I can’t help it.

Quebec seems to love doing her own thing, and while I know Texas does love his children, I do worry that he’s too focused on his career to spend anytime with them. Not that he’s willing to tell anyone what his career is.

Ruthven was telling me about his homework the other day, and I didn’t understand any of it! It can be easy to forget how much the world changes. When you’re immortal, it’s so easy to simply sit on the sidelines.

TEXAS POV

There is nothing that makes me happier than all the pieces of a carefully laid out plan falling into place. My scheme to identify everyone complicit in Arizona’s kidnapping is going perfectly, soon I will know about every last one of them.

My two perfect daughters. I will make sure they never have to suffer through anything like that.

I can’t say that Bernie has ever been the brightest person I know, but recently I’ve noticed he’s been staring into space a lot, thinking. Somethings going on, but he seems to be trying to pretend that everything’s fine, not that he’s ever been good at that.

I can protect this family enough for the both of us, I’ve got more important things on my mind.

Aria and I are expecting another child!

Speaking of kids, at least Bernie’s knows how to make himself useful.

Unlike Faith who only ever sparingly pays attention to her own grandchildren.

BERNARD POV

Ruthven is always so excited to tell me about his day at school, but I worry what would happen if his school were to find out he was a vampire. The view towards supernaturals has not gotten any better in Sunset Valley, if anything, it’s gotten worse.

Aria’s spent so much of her time cooped up in the house, I was happy to watch the kids while got out for a bit.

Soon it was time for Ontario to blossom into childhood.

Aside from his appearance, Ontario seems to be like any other child, despite his alien status.

Ruthven likes to pretend his mother is still here sometimes and talks to her. I’m not sure what to think of this, but he’s not harming anyone.

Everything seems to be peaceful for now, I can only hope that it will last.

OHIO POV

Ruthven: “What are you doing Ohio? Can I see?”
Ohio: “Just go away, I don’t need any interruptions, I keep my door locked for a reason, how did you even get in here?”
Ruthven: “I learned how to pick locks from the computer!”
Ohio: “Please, go away!”

Ohio: “Look, just stay out of my room from now on.”
Ruthven: “What do you need a cauldron for anyway?”
Ontario: “Ohio has a cauldron?”
Ohio: “Just both of you keep quiet about this alright!”

After Ruthven sneaking into my room and blabbing to Ontario, I just happened to walk into the kitchen at the wrong moment. Mother seemed to be trying to patch things up with Texas.

In typical Texas fashion, he threw it all back in her face. Why is Texas worthy of her attention, for her to beg forgiveness from, when she’s never even tried to pay me more than a cursory glance? Why does she want him and not me?

Ruthven and Ontario haven’t said anything yet, but Ruthven keeps threatening to spill the beans.

To make matters worse Texas decided to throw another party. Ruthven still isn’t happy that I’m not telling him what I’m up to, he’s threatening to blurt it out at the party.

I ended up promising that I’d take him and Ontario to the cemetery if he’d keep his mouth shut, not that I know why they want to go to the cemetery of all places.

The party in question was for Texas and Alberta.

Yet another toddler in the house. How many of these things are Texas and Aria planning to have?

I’m just glad I haven’t been forced to witness any births yet.

Even when yet another child is born. The latest is named Nunavut.

Ohio: “Alright, we’re at the cemetery. You two promise not to say anything and stay out of my room?”
Ruthven: “Yep!”
Ontario: “Sure.”

Ohio: “Why do you even want to be here anyway?”
Ruthven: “There’s suppose to be tunnels underneath the mausoleum with all sorts of cool stuff in them!”

Ohio: “We are never talking about this again. Nothing happened, I don’t need your parents on my ass.”

Ontario: “Agreed.”
Ruthven: “I’m never telling anyone EVER.”

Other

In case anyone was wondering what was at the end of a rainbow, it’s apparently the Holt family home.

Arizona is still technically kicking around town, and story progression gave her and Liam a daughter. Faith’s hair colour seems to be a really prominent gene.

Vita started haunting the kitchen table while Ontario was trying to eat breakfast.

And Faith decided it would be a good idea to walk around naked for awhile.

And that’s it for this post! As for traits, Ruthven is now Neat, Ontario is Grumpy, Alberta’s Grumpy and Easily Impressed, and Nunavut is Excitable and Hates the Outdoors. See you next time!

2.0 That Was Some Party

Hello and welcome back to the Holt Legacy! Last time Bernard and Vita got married, Bernard’s brother William was introduced, and Texas became a young adult! Funny story about the title of this post. So after I finished writing the last post I went to figure out what pictures would go in this post and come up with a title, which is something I tend to do whenever I finish a post. It wasn’t until I was trying to save the opening photo did I discover that I had already done this, and just completely forgot about it. The title I gave this post both times, months apart, was the exact same thing.

TEXAS POV

I’m still not high enough to risk asking questions that will get me real answers. I’ve been schmoozing my boss, he’s old and childless, I’m going to become the son he never had, and thus the natural heir to his empire.

I’ve got to keep my mind sharp

And my body in top condition. I’ve got to play along until I’m the one in charge of it all.

Bernie spends his time not caring for that brat of a brother the slut I’m stuck with as a mom had and refused to even care for, or wooing that wife of his (who moved in without so much as consulting me!), painting bizarre things in that room of his. (Why do I even let him continue to live here for?)

Then the piece of work who birthed me has been making up things about strange lights for attention. The only reason I haven’t kicked her out yet is the house is still technically hers.

BERNARD POV

Texas has been in a bit of a mood lately, so I’ve decided to paint his portrait, maybe it’ll cheer him up. I think I’ll paint paintings of everyone in the family as a way to make sure I never forget them… I am prone to forgetting things.

As a matter of fact I always seem to be forgetting the kind of books my darling Vita writes. She assures me that she doesn’t mind, that they wouldn’t be my cup of tea anyway, and that me reading them isn’t all that important, in fact she’d rather I didn’t. It doesn’t stop me from making sure the bookshelf has a full collection of her works. I’m so proud of her.

I still worry about Ohio, there seems to be something strange about him. I hope it just has to do with Faith’s treatment of him, but what if it’s something more?

Not to mention sometimes I walk into his room, and I swear I smell smoke.

And sometimes he talks about funny lights, but all toddler say weird things like that don’t they?

Ohio’s toddlerhood flew by, I can’t believe how big he’s getting.

OHIO POV

I know some kids are lonely not having anyone to play with, but I’ve never minded. Actually I think I have more fun playing by myself.

Bernie’s been the best, I know moms and dads are suppose to look after you, but while I do wish Mom would pay more attention to me, I love Bernie.

Texas is my older brother, and he’s to coolest. He wears such cool clothes, doesn’t care what anyone ever seems to think of him, and he’s so strong and smart. I want to be just like him when I grow up.

I don’t really look much like anyone in my family, and sometimes strange things seem to happen around me. Regardless of what anyone says, my toys really did used to disappear sometimes. I wonder if my dad has anything to do with all of this, I wish I could ask him, but I don’t know who he is, no one does… Except Mom.

Ohio: “Hey Mom, I was just wondering if you could tell me about Dad?”

Faith: “He doesn’t matter, nothing about him is important. In fact I’ve been meaning to tell you, I’m sending you to boarding school. It’s for your own good.”
Ohio: “WHAT? How could you?! I don’t want to leave my family!!”

Ohio: “How could she do this to me Bernie? I thought she loved me.”
Bernard: “Faith loves you, in her own way, even if she’s to stubborn to show or say it. And I love you, just remember that.”
Ohio: “I will Bernie.”

Bernard: “I could you do that?! Just send him away without any warning!”
Faith: “He’s my son, not yours!”
Bernard: “I’m the one who raised him!”
Faith: “He’s going to boarding school, it’s already done!”

ARIZONA POV

Arizona: “Now that Manitoba is a child, I was thinking he could go to boarding school, get the best education possible.”

Denver: “Hm, you may not have very many good ideas, but there are some excellent boarding schools. Ones that’ll make sure he won’t turn into a pansy. But you’d better behave, or I might change my mind.”
Arizona: “You don’t have to worry about me, not anymore.”

I know Manitoba won’t be pleased with me, but he doesn’t know what a terrible person his father is, that I’m not even here by choice.

This is his best chance of being free of that monster.

Manitoba: “I hate this, why do you have to send me away?”
Arizona: “It’s for your own good… You’ll understand when you’re older.”
Manitoba: “What’s there to understand? Do you not love me anymore?”
Arizona: “Of course I still love you! More than anything, you just have to trust me when I say this is for the best.”
Manitoba: “Fine.”

OHIO POV

I don’t want to go. I want to stay here with Bernie and Vita, I wish I had them for parents. Instead I’m stuck with Faith, who doesn’t even want me.

I don’t know what boarding school will even be like. Can I even play video games there? What will the food be like? No one will tell me anything.

Why do I have to go?

MANITOBA POV

This sucks. Why can’t Mom at least come with me to the airport, why do I have to go on my own? I don’t understand.

BERNARD POV

Texas has paid for a pool and a hot tube for the backyard. This house is turning out so much nicer than it was before.

There’s even a deck with a barbeque.

While I still miss Ohio terribly, Vita and I breaking in the hot tube quickly took my mind off of it.

I must say I’m enjoying all these new things… Though now that I think about it, where did Texas get the money to pay for all of this?

TEXAS POV

Aria called, wishing to see me, I had been so busy with work lately that I haven’t been able to spend nearly as much time with her as I would like. It was night, I should have been sleeping as I have to get up early for work tomorrow, but I couldn’t resist the chance to see her.

Even after Aria left I find myself enjoying the fresh air, the quiet. It’s been so long since I’ve been able to have a moment to myself. I’m going to ask Aria to marry me. I’ve decided, I want us to spend our lives together, she means more to me than words can express.

I have no doubt that she’ll say yes, afterall, who would turn all this down.

VITA POV

I can feel the pressure mounting. I believe in the cause, I believe in what we are trying to do, but at the same time I feel myself slipping.

Bernard has awakened feelings in me that I had thought were long gone. I feel as if I’m a young woman again.

I’m sure Bernard has nothing to do with this mess, but what if my affection for him is blinding me? I can’t let them know, they might try to get rid of him.

TEXAS POV

I had the day off and there was something I just had to do, which was throw a party of course! It’s been ages since I’ve had a party.

Naturally Aria was invited, I would never dream of leaving her out of one of my parties. I also invited her parents, I’ve got to make a good impression.

I’m not sure what Faith was thinking, the idiot. There was plenty of food, she didn’t have to make more.

This party is epic, I’m not going to tell Faith that some guests got it on in her bed, it’s a perfect screw you!

I ended up in serval photos commemorating such an epic event.

There was quite a mood change when Lisa unexpectedly went into labour.

I’ll admit, I may have panicked, just a little. But someone took Lisa to the hospital, and the party continued unhampered.

I did plenty of dancing with my guests.

My boss Xander was also here, he’s an old childless man, and has told me many times I’m like a son to him.

He even left everything to me in his will.

It may have been a bit of a shock, but it certainly wasn’t a surprise when he dropped dead during the party. Of natural causes of course, it had absolutely nothing to do with the iffy mac and cheese he ate.

At least Faith finally started to look her age, even if she still refuses to dress like it.

VITA POV

I’ve not been feeling very well lately, I’ve had a horrible suspicion as to the reason.

I don’t know what I’m going to do, if they find out, they’ll definitely think I’m compromised, and maybe I am.

I can only hope that Bernard will be pleased to learn he’s going to be a father.

TEXAS POV

I invited Aria over, I just had to see her again.

She’s so beautiful. I asked her to move in, and of course she agreed.

I’m going to do everything I can to protect her, I won’t let anyone take her from me, like Arizona was taken.

I decided it was time to ask her to marry me, I don’t want anyone else in my life.

Her answer was just as I predicted.

We spent plenty of time celebrating our new relationship status.

Faith: “So you’re the girl my son’s marrying.”
Aria: “Oh yes! Texas is the best fiancée a person could ask for. I just love him so much! He’s such a good guy.”
Faith: “Right…”

BERNARD POV

Vita: “Bernard?”
Bernard: “Yes darling.”
Vita: “I’m pregnant. You’re going to be a father.”

Bernard: “Really! That’s brilliant!”
Vita: “Oh I’m so glad you’re happy.”
Bernard: “I can’t wait to find out if it’s a boy or girl!”

And that’s all for now folks! In case you were wondering, Aria has a lifetime wish of Master of the Arts, and her traits are Good, Artistic, Loner, Never Nude, and Hates the Outdoors. Ohio aged up to be Frugal, and Manitoba is now Disciplined.

There be spoilers ahead!

I’d just like to point out that in my game Faith is still alive, there are 7 days before the oldest becomes a young adult, the oldest who isn’t even born yet when Faith became an elder! She’s currently in my game 105 days old, and I’m beginning to think she found the secret of immortality. At the rate this is going, Texas is going to be an elder before Faith dies (he has 9 days before this happens), and I would like the house space since Texas insisted on having a bunch of kids… Seriously I think he’s trying to compete with Opal from my OWBC.

This is Texas with one of his future offspring. She has Texas’ hair and eye colour which he got from Faith… I could end up with Perfect Genetics without even trying. See you next time!

1.7 A Midnight Wedding

Hello and welcome back to the Holt Legacy! This post is a bit late since I was busy moving into my residence for my Master’s degree. This post is more than a bit late now, and I really don’t have any excuses, I just haven’t felt like writing lately… Anyway, last time there was an heir poll, after which Texas was declared the new heir. This is the last post of Generation 1, next time we get to begin Generation 2.

BERNARD POV

It had been so long since Vita and I had last met face to face, and suddenly she calls me out of the blue wanting to met urgently.

Vita: “Oh Bernard! Thank you for coming so quickly.”
Bernard: “I would do anything for you my sweet. Let’s move this inside, out of the sun.”

Bernard: “So what is it that you wanted to talk to me so urgently about?”
Vita: “It’s Nick! He’s found out about me being a vampire and now wants nothing to do with me. He left me, and now I have no where else to go! He thinks I’m a monster.”

Bernard: “That’s his problem. You are the most wonderful person I’ve ever met, if he refuses to see how great you are, that’s his loss. As for where you’re going to stay, you can stay with me.”
Vita: “Oh Bernard, how can I ever thank you.”

Bernard: “You never have to. I’ve dreamed of asking you this from the moment we met, will you marry me? That idiot Nick doesn’t deserve you.”

Vita: “You make me so happy Bernard, how can I say anything other than yes. I never dreamed I would met someone like you.”

I didn’t know it at the time, but Texas had been taking advantage of an empty house and had invited his girlfriend over.

Who knows what the two of them were getting up to.

I was on my way home from talking with Vita, she just had to gather her belongings and then she we met me at the house, when I saw him.
Bernard: “What do you want?”

???: “I’ve let you be on your own for quite some time, but we have things to discuss. Alfred has vanished.”
Bernard: “So what, he does that once a century, he’ll turn up in a few decades.”
???: “Except it isn’t just Alfred. Constance, and Johnathon have disappeared too, and they don’t go anywhere without telling anyone. Vampires are disappearing Bernard, we have to do something.”

Bernard: “This has nothing to do with me Will, I walked from all of this a long time ago. It’s not my responsibility!”

Will: “It’s our responsibility Bernard, whether you like it or not.”
Bernard: “This isn’t my problem.”

Will: “So you’re just going to ignore it!? You’re going to walk away without looking back, cowering among some random human family! We have a duty Bernard, you can’t keep running forever!”
Bernard: “I told you. It’s not my problem!”
And thus Will and I parted on less then friendly terms, though now that he’s found me, I doubt this will be our last encounter.

The most bizarre thing happen once I returned, a strange gnome had been shoved into the metal box I’m now certain is called a mailbox. I wasn’t sure what to do with it, so I just left it on the lawn. I get the strangest feeling that it moves when I look away, I could just be imagining things.

Ohio has grown so much from the little baby Faith first brought home. He’s a delightfully happy toddler, who for the most part is clueless to Faith’s lacking presence in his life.

Though sometimes I fear he may be aware that something isn’t quite right.

Faith may be shirking her responsibilities towards Ohio whenever possible, but I will do whatever I can to make sure he is cared for.

ARIZONA POV

I almost wish Manitoba could stay a baby forever, then I could protect him from the evils of the world.

He’s growing so fast. I can’t help but be grateful that he’s inherited very little from his father. He’s got my eyes and my mother’s hair. I still think of them sometimes, my family, but that life, the person I used to be, it all seems so far away now.

Arizona: “What are you doing?”
Denver: “Making sure you know the consequences for any funny business. The brat isn’t necessary, you do anything I don’t like, and he will pay the price.”
Arizona: “Just don’t hurt him! Please.”
Denver: “As long as you behave, no harm will come to the brat.”

Thankfully Denver didn’t do anything, I can only hope it stays that way. Manitoba means everything to me.

Despite everything, he’s such a happy toddler, it’s been a long time since I’ve felt so care free.

I know this won’t last, eventually he will grow up and realize everything he has missed. He’s not suppose to leave the attic, it’s easy to keep him here when he’s small, but eventually he will figure out that there’s something wrong. I just hope he never loses that smile of his.

BERNARD POV

I was absolutely stunned when Vita showed up with her new look. She confessed to me that she only dressed the way she did to please Nick, now that he’s gone, she can dress anyway she’d like.

It was only after she’d showed up did I realize that I had yet to tell her about the situation with Ohio, and how I was his main caregiver.

Vita was not upset at all and was far more understanding then I fell I could possibly deserve.

Vita claims that she was lucky to meet me, but in reality I’m the lucky one to have found someone like her.

She quickly took to Ohio and was more then happy to help out.

Texas and Faith are always arguing with each other now, and there doesn’t seem to be anything I can do about it. I have tried to talk to them, but neither is willing to make amends. Things are only really peaceful when at least one of them is gone, or they’re ignoring each other.

I swear that bad things always seem to happen around the strange gnome… The garbage seemed to have appeared out of nowhere!

Vita has been hard at work writing. She told me all about how she’s dreamed of being an author, but Nick had deemed such a pursuit inappropriate. It angers me to hear how Nick has treated this wonderful woman.

Vita tells me that she had always wanted more children, but Nick had always denied her. She delights in caring for Ohio, I’m glad to see Vita is happy here.

Texas on the other hand does not seemed to have warmed up to his little brother at all.

Vita’s beauty stuns me everyday, I just had to capture it on canvas.

Vita was absolutely delighted with the result which now hangs in our room.

TEXAS POV

My relationship with Aria was only ever meant to be a cover, a way to make myself seem normal, to blend in to avoid arousing suspicion.

However, she has quickly come to mean more to me then I ever thought possible. I find myself doing thins just to make her smile.

I find myself wondering if she feels the same towards me. I actually want to know her hopes and dreams, and her smile warms me more than the sun.

I can never tell her the truth, about my future job, about what I do when I spend so much time away, not coming back till the early hours of the morning. I pray she stays with me through all the uncertainty.

I think I love her… This was not in the plan.

BERNARD POV

Ohio is still a delightfully happy child, though Faith still refuses to pay him any more than passing attention. I’m sure things will change once Ohio gets older and he realizes the true unusualness of his situation.

Vita and I had a small wedding ceremony by the moonlight. It was just the two of us, but it was perfect in every way.

I’m so lucky to call this woman my wife.

It was only after Vita went inside did I notice Will standing there.

Bernard: “What are you doing here? I told you I want nothing to do with your mystery.”
Will: “I’m here because my brother is getting married. That’s not something I’m going to miss, despite our differences.”
Bernard: “Oh…”
Will: “I still care about you, even when I think you’re being an idiot.”

Now that he’s found me, Will seems determined to stick around. I hope this doesn’t cause any trouble for all of us. There was a reason I left in the first place.

LIAM POV

I can’t help but think about what Arizona told me. Is she right, am I letting my father run my life? I guess things are easier this way, if he makes all the decisions, then all the mistakes are his, not mine.

I can’t bare to take the blame for anything, I can’t mess up, but… what if letting my father choose for me is a mistake, I guess is someway I am choosing to give him control, so the mistake of the choice really lays with me. I don’t know what to do.

Arizona, she’s constantly locked in the attic with that kid. I don’t even know where he came from. She’s my wife, but I know he’s not mine.

She says he’s my fathers, but he wouldn’t do that to me… Would he?

VITA POV

I know I’m doing the right thing, I have to find out what Bernard knows, even though I’m certain he isn’t involved in this mess, his brother is. I can’t let anyone know what I’m really doing here, and while I’m certain Bernard hasn’t a clue, I’m not so certain about other members of the household. Faith is the one I’m most concerned about, Ohio is just a toddler, and Texas is occupied with his own life. Sometimes Faith looks at me and I swear she knows that something isn’t quite right with my story. I must be on guard.

I do my best to seem like a perfectly helpful member of the household, I try to help fix anything that had broken, despite my lack of experience.

I’m so used to having everything done for me, it’s been a bit of a learning curve, and I still make mistakes.

I have always wanted more children, and being around Ohio, an innocent child who is not mixed up in the messes of the world has been a breath of fresh air. I can only hope I can keep this charade up.

TEXAS POV

This is it. The day I’ve been waiting for.

Now that I’m an adult, I can officially join the organization I’ve been working towards my entire teenage years, and find out what really happened to Arizona, so I can make the people responsible pay for what they’ve done.

LIAM POV

I’m an adult now, and my father’s expectations for me have skyrocketed. I’m supposed to follow him in the family business, but the more I think about it, the less I’m certain it’s what I want to do. Should I finally stand up to him?

ARIZONA POV

I’ve spent so much of my life in this prison, forced into marriage to someone I do not love. My life before all of this feels like a dream, I feel like my life is a lost cause, but maybe I can save my son.

BERNARD POV

Texas has declared that our current house is not fit for all of us and that we need a bigger one.

I don’t know where he got the money from, Texas is very secretive about his new job, but I can’t deny it’s nice to have more space.

I’m rather surprised about how well my art is selling, I don’t use my real name of course, no one would buy something created by a supernatural, except other supernaturals. My life has changed so much since I first met Faith, and I can now safely say it has changed for the better. It has certainly expanded my knowledge of ordinary humans.

Vita is always working hard on her novels, I’m glad she finally has the chance to pursue he dreams. I love her more than I thought was possible. She is everything to me.

TEXAS POV

Now that I’m apart of the organization, I have to work my way to the top, to get the loyalty and power I need to achieve my goals.

This of course means a lot of sucking up, which involves going to strange places at odd hours.

It’s demeaning acting as the equivalent of a delivery boy, but I’ll do whatever it takes.

The graveyard at dusk, they really couldn’t have picked a more suspicious place. When I’m in charge, our drop offs will be in more subtle locations.

Of course it’s in the mausoleum surrounded by dead people, how cliché can you get?

I don’t know what they want with a flower, but it’s not my job to ask questions. Asking questions is a good way to get yourself killed.

LIAM POV

I’ve made up my mind, I’m going to do it right now, while everyone’s asleep.

Liam: “Johnny, it’s me, Liam. I’m doing it now, I’ll need you to meet me at the place we discussed.”

I almost can’t believe it, but I’m doing it. I’m walking away and never looking back. I’m free.

ARIZONA POV

Liam wasn’t at breakfast. I know if I don’t find him, Denver will blame me.

He’s not in our bed, I have no idea where he is.

But then I found the note. Liam is gone, he’s left. How could he do this to me? I was kidnapped, forced to marry him, I’m being held here against my will, and just when I finally get Liam to start think for himself, he leaves me behind. Anger simmers beneath my skin, how could he save himself, but leave me trapped her without a second thought. What kind of person does that?

I’m not surprised that Denver has decided to blame me for the entire situation. I suppose that the only good thing about this is that Manitoba is not expendable now.

OUTAKES/BLOOPERS

Bernard tried to dip kiss Vita… It didn’t really work out right.

Arizona was in the middle of making the bed when she decided it was prime time to eat a fly.

This one really amused me. Denver started a fight with Arizona, but she’s the one that ended up winning.

This was another glitch similar to the dip kiss one. Arizona got slapped, but Denver didn’t move at all from his position.

Oh, and if anyone’s wondering, Texas gained the trait Party Animal, Arizona is now Adventurous, and Liam gained the trait Supernatural Skeptic. This post has taken me several months to write, but it’s finally done! That’s all for now folks! Next time we’ll see the beginning of Gen 2.

1.6 Unplanned Happenstances

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Welcome back to the Holt Legacy! Last time Arizona was kidnapped, and Texas was a problem child. After this post there will be an heir poll, so hopefully I’ll be able to play through Gen 2 before August ends.

TEXAS POV

Faith: “You snuck out!! I told you not to leave the house!! Are you going to disobey everything I say?!! YOU’RE GROUNDED!!!”
How dare this woman talk to me like this? After everything she’s done, it’s her fault Arizona’s dead in the first place, and she thinks she has the right to talk to me like this?

Texas: You think I’m going to listen to you! You’re crazy! You’ve never been there and everything you’ve done has just made things worse!!! I wouldn’t care if you died!”
Faith: “I lost Arizona too, you don’t get the monopoly on pain!!!”

Texas: “Boohoo, you lost a daughter. Well I lost my TWIN SISTER! You ran from any semblance of family you had! What right do you have to call yourself a mother?!
Faith: “I gave birth to you!!”
Texas: “That doesn’t seemed to have made a difference!!!”

Ugh, no one understands me. Arizona is dead, that sucks, but she’s not just dead, she was murdered. Someone was responsible, and no one seems to care. People like the Goths, who have all the power and can get away with anything, someone has to stop them. The cops are clearly in their back pockets, so I’ll have to do it on my own. I’ve got to upset the status quo in every way possible.

I’ve been in contact with a organization that works outside the law. I have to prove myself first, that I’m the sort of person they want to recruit.

Steal, harass old ladies, I don’t care what I have to do, I’m going to get in. Once I’m in I’ll climb to the top and get my revenge on the people who took Arizona from me.

I’m going to become strong enough that no one would dare take another person I care about away from me.

Bernard POV

With Texas and Faith arguing so much, I’ve taken to painting the day away, hiding from the arguments. This town is so against any kind of supernatural, blaming them for anything and everything that goes wrong. I used to think I could change that, but ever since Arizona… Maybe it’s better to stay away from everyone.

Despite how much easier it would be, I can’t stop caring about Faith and Texas. Faith has been sick lately and after Arizona I fear every little problem will lead to death.

However this turned out to be quite the opposite. Maybe some new life in this house will bring everyone out of the rut I feel we’ve fallen into.

Faith still refuses to talk to me, and Texas is hardly ever around, though he’s been playing a lot of pranks lately. I hope that’s all it is, I’ve been getting calls from the school that Texas has been making a habit of missing classes, and when he does show up he often lands himself in detention.

Would this child be a good thing? I can only hope, though Texas wasn’t too please to find out.
Texas: “YOU’RE PREGNANT!? YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST REPLACE ARIZONA WITH A NEW BABY!!!”

Faith: “Do you think I planned this?! Another child is the last thing I want in my life right now!”
Texas: “Oh so you don’t even want it! What kind of mother are you?”

Texas: “Did you even want Arizona and I, or were we just another one of your mistakes!?!”
Faith: “Stop putting words in my mouth! I loved you both!!”

Texas: “You LOVED us! So what now that Arizona’s gone I’m no longer worth your time, you no longer love me!!!
Faith: “That’s not what I said!!!”

Texas: “YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE!!! Guess what, I don’t care anymore!! I hate you and the only way you could improve my life is to disappear from it!!!”
Faith: “That’s not going to happen, and this baby is going to exist whether you like it or not!”

After Faith left, I sat down beside Texas. No matter how much I try not to listen, sound carries in this house and I heard every word of the argument. I’m sure Texas and Faith still love each other, but I fear their relationship may be damaged beyond repair. Maybe I can do something, maybe I can help.

Bernard: “What’s been going on lately? You’re never home, and now you argue with Faith all the time. I don’t understand.”

Texas: “I know you’re trying Bernie, but I do know how to look after myself. I don’t need you to worry about me. We’re close, but no matter what you do are say, you aren’t family, and there are some things you just won’t understand.”
Bernard: “I just want to help.”
Texas: “The best way you can help me is to stay out of my way. I’ve got a plan, everything’s going to work out.”

My talk with Texas did nothing to ease my concerns. I know Texas is up to something, but he won’t talk to anyone about it. Texas’ words stung, I know I’m not related to him, but I helped raise him, I taught him what I could. Among vampires that would be enough to make us family, but maybe it’s different with humans…

ARIZONA POV

Liam: “You can’t say no. We have to get married. There isn’t a choice, not for us.”
Arizona: “You don’t have to do everything your dad says! I’m not going to marry you on his say so. He KIDNAPPED me. I don’t know what planet you’re used to living on, but this isn’t okay. I just want to go home.”
Liam: “You don’t know my dad. Please, this is for your own good.”
Arizona: “No.”

Denever: “WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING????”
Arizona: “I’m not getting married on your say so! I want to go home!!!”
Denver: “Well tough! Guess what, your family thinks your dead, you won’t be getting any help from them!!! I’ll show you what happens when you disobey me…”

There’s no one coming for me… I’m trapped here, unable to leave, unable to control my own life. I thought these were reasonable people, I thought I could chose. I feel sick at the thought of my ‘punishment’. I can’t go through this again.

So when Liam proposed again, I had little choice but to accept.

Liam: “I’m really sorry, but I did warn you. I hope you’re alright, but if you give me a chance I think we could be very happy together.”

Arizona: “You think apologizing suddenly makes everything alright!?!?!? What is your problem?! We are forced into this against are will, your father is a tyrant! Maybe if you bothered to grow a backbone we could figure a way out of this!!”
Liam: “I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to upset you.”
Arizona: “Just stand up for yourself, for once in your life! You’re a coward!!”

Oh no. It seems my punishment had some unintended consequences, what will I do?

Arizona: “LOOK WHAT YOUR FATHER DID TO ME!!! HOW CAN YOU STAND BY A MAN WHO DOES THIS???”
Liam: “I’m sorry! I didn’t want this to happen, but I did warn you something bad would happen if you didn’t listen.”
Arizona: “YOU COWARD!!! If you won’t call him out on his crap, then I WILL!!”

Arizona: “LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO ME ASSHOLE!! I’M PREGNANT!!”
Denver: “Look girl, I’ve told you before, you call me SIR!!”

Denver: “This child is your problem. You better get married to my son quick if you don’t want anything worse to happen to you.”

So in the end I was left with little choice but to marry Liam. He may be a spineless coward who refuses to stand up to his father, but there are worse people to be married to.

Denver: “What do you think you’re doing girl?! It’s your wedding night, and you will consummate your marriage with my son!!”
Arizona: “What?! No way!”
Denver: “That child you’re carrying is completely unnecessary! You’ll do as I say, or something might happen to it!”

And with my skin crawling, I made my way upstairs for my wedding night.

BERNARD POV

I’m awfully worried about Faith. There is no longer frequent secret visitors, instead she spends most of her time in bed sleeping. I have tried to breach the subject of her welfare many times, but she shuts down the conversation before I can get much more than a few words out.

I must admit, when it comes to these situations I am utterly useless. I can barely understand how a baby manages to come out, let alone be of any use in the process. As usual Faith refused to go to a hospital despite my urges.

She then welcomed her new son, Ohio to the world. I hope that things will final begin to get better again.

My hopes do not seem to have panned out, as one day I was out fishing for the first time in a long while.

I was only across the street, so I could see Faith was up and about for the first time in ages.

However, what I wasn’t aware of was little Ohio screaming his head off inside.

She seemed more interested in yelling at Texas for his abysmal grades.

Texas was also ignoring his new little brother in favour of spending time with his new girlfriend, Aria.

Of course I only became aware of the situation when I returned home myself.

I immediately attended to his needs. It was time for another conversation with Faith, and this time I will not be ignored.

Bernard: “What do you think you’re doing?! Ohio was inside crying his head off, and you and Texas was just ignoring. I know losing Arizona broke us all, but Ohio needs you!!”

Faith: “I’m sorry, but I can go through this again, I can’t get attached. Ohio doesn’t need me, he deserves someone better, someone who won’t screw up his life.”

Bernard: “You won’t ruin his life Faith, just be there for him. Promise me you’ll try harder.”
Faith: “I won’t leave him to cry like that again, but… I’m assigning him to your care, I can’t do this.”
No matter how hard I tried, Faith would not budge on this matter. It seems that Ohio’s care is left to me.

Texas refuses to acknowledge anyone having authority over him. Faith grounded him for his poor grades, but he went out to prom anyway. He may be doing his best to burn his bridges with his mother, but his girlfriend seems quite smitten with him.

I can only hope that she’ll prove to be a good influence on him, but Texas continues to regularly miss school.

I fear what he’s up too, especially with how strange he’s been behaving as of late.

He doesn’t have a job, but somehow Texas is able to afford all these presents for Aria.

I’d just like to point out that other than the shoes Aria is surprisingly well dressed for EA randomized clothing.

Texas and Aria regularly go out to see movies, even when Texas is grounded.

Texas absolutely dotes on Aria, even managing to take her out to the nicest restaurant in town. I can’t help but wonder where he’s getting the money to do all of this.

ARIZONA POV

I have a son, Manitoba. He’s been relegated to the attic with no proper room of his own.

He’s perfect, and I promise myself that I’ll do anything to protect him.

LIAM POV

Arizona has turned my world upside down. I may not have been happy with my father’s every decision, but in the past he’s usually turned out to be right. But maybe Arizona’s the one who’s right this time, maybe I should stop letting him run my life…

And that’s it for this chapter folks. Now for the traits of the new babies. Ohio is an Athletic Loner, who likes the colour black and pumpkin pie. Manitoba is a Genius and Perceptive who likes Irish green and vegetarian Chile Con Carne. It’s now time for the heir poll, which will be up momentarily. You can vote here on this blog or on Boolprop, or both if you want to. Which of these kids will YOU choose to lead this family into the next generation.

1.5 Where’s Arizona?

Welcome back to the Holt Legacy! I know it’s been 3 years since I last updated this blog, but I’m back! There may end up being a difference in my writing style and how characters are written due to 3 years having gone by. I’ve got this chapter, and one more before an heir poll. Enjoy!

BERNARD POV

I can not quite put a finger on why, but today I woke with a great feeling of dread. There’s been nothing wrong, but I can’t help but feel that something bad is going to happen, and that I’ll be helpless to do anything.

ARIZONA POV

Arizona: “Don’t you think it’s weird that we don’t know our dad?”
Texas: “We have Bernie, what do we need a dad for?”
Arizona: “You can’t tell me that you’re not a little curious. There was that strange man at our party, I think it’s connected somehow, we should go looking!”

Texas: “No way! Whoever he is, he hasn’t shown any interest us before now. I don’t see that changing anytime soon.”
Arizona: “He might not know! Mom has never said anything to us, and I’m willing to bet she never said anything to him either. Don’t you want to know who we are, who we really are? Let’s go right now and start asking around, someone must know something!”

Texas: “We’re not suppose to leave remember, Mom told us to stay put. Besides I don’t need some man I don’t even know to tell me who I am! If you’re doing this, you’re doing it on your own!”

Arizona: “Fine! I don’t need you anyway.”

Arizona: “Hi! I’m Arizona Holt, I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions, I’m trying to find out the identity of a man I saw recently.”
Stiles: “I can’t guarantee I’ll be any help, but I’ll tell you what I can.”

Arizona: “He was tall, buff, with black hair, and I think he was pretty wealthy.”
Stiles: “Young or old?”
Arizona: “Young.”

Stiles: “That sounds a lot like Mortimer Goth, he’s the heir to one of the wealthiest families in town. They live in that big old mansion on the hill, you can’t miss it.”
Arizona: “Thanks! You’ve been a lot of help.”
Stiles: “I hope you find what you’re looking for.”

Arizona: “Big old mansion is right.”

Arizona: “I don’t like this, but I’m not turning back now.”

Arizona has heard voices no one else could as long as she could remember. She was normally pretty good at ignoring them, at pretending to be normal, but sometimes she just couldn’t.
Arizona: “Would all of you shut up! I’m trying to concentrate here, and I can’t do that with all your yapping!!”

Arizona: “What was that? Is somebody there?”

Arizona ran, she was breathing hard, her heart was pounding in her chest. She wouldn’t have been surprised if everyone could hear it. There was somebody behind her, she could hear their breathing, the crunch of sticks breaking. Arizona was far from home and anything familiar, she bolted for the house.

There was a small pinch on her back, and suddenly wooziness swept over her, Arizona felt that she could barely stand.

Arizona wasn’t sure how she made it into the house, but her limbs felt heavy, and everything faded away…

BERNARD POV

Faith had gathered all of us at the table, all of us but Arizona. The feeling of dread which had been building all day almost seemed to bubble over.
Faith: “Arizona isn’t anywhere in the house. If you know anything you are going to tell me right now.”

Texas: “Wait. She’s not back yet? Arizona left this morning, something about looking for clues about our father.”

Faith: “WHAT!? And you didn’t stop her! What were you thinking? You know you’re not suppose to leave the house!”
Texas: “Did you really think we would keep to those bullshit rules forever?!”
Faith: “Those rules exist for a reason!”
Bernard: “Where did Arizona go?”
Texas: “I don’t know! The park or something maybe?”

Faith and I split up, searching for Arizona in every possible place we could think of. There was no trace of her, and no one seemed to know anything. Faith ended up calling the police to report her missing, apparently handing out fines isn’t all they do.

The next morning Faith got a call, the bad feeling in the pit of my stomach seemed to grow worse. Arizona hadn’t come home yet.
Phone: “Miss Holt, this is the police. You reported your daughter missing last night.”
Faith: “Have you found her? Is she all right?”
Phone: “I’m afraid we found a body, we’ve identified it as your daughters.”
Faith: “No… This can’t be happening.”

We buried Arizona a few days later. I just felt numb, I couldn’t believe this has happened. Faith was inconsolable, and Texas refused to say anything. Faith had told us the truth, Gunther Goth was the twins father. He was very rich and very dangerous, and from the time they were born he wanted just Arizona for some unexplained reason. Faith had never imagined he would kill her.

Texas: “This is all your fault! If you had just told us the truth from the beginning none of this would be happening!”

Faith: “Don’t you dare talk to me like that! I am your mother! I told you not to leave the house, this would have never happened if you just listened to me!”

Texas: “What teenager listens to rules without explanation?! We’re not kids following along without question!”

How could have everything gone wrong so fast? We were happy living together, everyone was happy and getting along. Now Arizona is dead, and I fear the rift forming between Faith and Texas will never be healed.

Texas: “ARIZONA IS DEAD!! And it’s your fault! I can never forgive you!”

Texas stormed off without another word.
Faith: “It really is all my fault. I should have warned them.”

I couldn’t let Faith wallow in self pity. I know I’m not always the best when it comes to people, but I tried my best.
Bernard: “You couldn’t have know what would have happened. There was never any indication that her life was in danger.”

Faith: “What would you know about it?! Your just some homeless mooch of a vampire living off of other people! You have nothing and no one!!”

Faith’s words stung. The worst part was that I knew there was some truth in them.

Faith took off after that, leaving me alone

with Arizona.

ARIZONA POV

Arizona: “Where am I?”

Arizona: “And what am I wearing?”

Stranger: “Oh good you’re awake. I was worried that you’d been given too much.”

Stranger: “It’s really nice to finally meet you Arizona. I’m Liam by the way.”
Arizona: “What? I don’t understand.”
Liam: “My dad wants to talk to you, he’s waiting downstairs. I’m sure you’ll love it here.”

Arizona: “Hello?”
Liam’s Dad: “Grab some breakfast. Then we’ll talk.”

Liam’s Dad: “Now this is how things are going to work. You will call me Sir, not Denver, not Mr. Sikes, just Sir. Your father and I have an arrangement.”
Arizona: “My father?”
Denver: “Don’t interrupt! Your father, Gunther Goth and I have an arrangement. You will marry my son Liam and provide the family with an heir. There will be NO discussion or argument. Everything is already settled.”

Arizona: “And what if I don’t want to get married?”
Denver: “What you want doesn’t matter. You WILL marry my son and provide an heir. Nothing else matters.”

BERNARD POV

I’m not sure if any of us will ever recover from Arizona’s loss. I especially worry about Texas, he seems to have changed, and I barely recognize him anymore.

His teachers are constantly reporting how he’s taken to bullying younger children.

Not to mention all of the fights he’s been in lately.

Texas was even brought home by the police last night.

He’d been out throwing eggs at some poor woman’s house.

Faith was furious.
Faith: “I didn’t raise you to behave like this! I’ve got enough on my plate without you constantly getting into trouble!!
Texas: “Hmph. Does it look like I care what you think? As far as I’m concerned you don’t deserve the title of mother.”

Faith grounded him, but it doesn’t seem to have made a difference. Texas sneaks out anyway. He leaves in the middle of the night and doesn’t return till the early hours of the morning.

There’s no telling what he’s getting up too. I fear Texas is going down a path that is hard to walk away from. What happened to the sweet young boy I helped to raise?

Faith doesn’t seem to be handling things any better. She’s rarely home, even when she’s not working.

When she is home, she always has company that I’m not allowed to see.

Though even I know what the noises coming from her bedroom mean…

Allright, and that’s all for this chapter.

Liam’s full name is Liam Sikes. His traits are Socially Awkward, Loser, Bookworm, and Coward. He likes the colour purple, goopy carbonara, and pop music. His lifetime wish, which he rolled during on of my play sessions is Major Master.

His father Denver Sikes is Brave, Irresistible, Hot-Headed, Snob, and Mean Spirited. He likes the colour orange, lobster thermidor, and classical music. His lifetime wish is to be a CEO.

Denver, Liam, and Arizona currently have a housemate (though not in the story. He’s just living with them for my convenience), who will pop up eventually (not till after the heir poll), and Denver hates him. This happened all autonomously, and the relationship between him and Denver is all in the red, and Denver makes a habit of beating him up.

I’m hoping to get the next post up at the beginning of August. After which there’ll be an heir poll. I’m hoping to play through the entire second generation and to post it slowly throughout the year, so that when I start my Master’s Degree in September and am away from my PC for extended periods at a time, I’ll still be able to post some updates.