Drifting for Miles - House 5, Part 2

Welcome back to House 5. We're starting with Maricela outside at midnight. Because she won't take a hint.

Maricela: Looks like someone's slacking on their paintings.

And here's Bean's new, freshly-divorced, live-in boyfriend.

Xavier without a Z: She did say something about an income and I've been between jobs for like, ten years, so why not have at it?

I cannot keep typing that so I changed his name as well as his look.

Xavier: Guess who's coming with you to work on Monday.

Verbena: Uhhh I thought that was a Bean and Dory thing-

Xavier: Don't worry, I'm several levels behind. They probably won't even let me look at you guys.

Verbena: I am in need of someone to clean the palettes. Most of the other underlings appear...scared of me.

Xavier: I could never be scared of you baby.

I decided on Painter for him. He's an Art Lover and I assume he will get Inspired by looking at the art we keep, which will hopefully make him paint.

I'm sick of having every non controllable spouse in the Science career

The girls have today off so it's big painting time. I want to get a good chunk of this house value done before we have Gen 6.

Isadora: I've painted my surroundings!

Very good.

Xavier: Dammit there is something moving in there! Have I just made a mistake?

Nah. Maybe.

But we're keeping you.

Xavier: I think our fridge is haunted.

Isadora: Well good morning to you too!

Isadora: It's not so bad if the fridge is haunted, you know. I can befriend it for us all. If I can be close my sisters I can be close to anybody.

Verbena woke up late and grumpy to join the painting party.

Verbena: Ugh something smells and it's definitely that abandoned mac on the floor.

Isadora: Yeah your mum used some real weird cheese to make it. Expensive, I think.

Verbena: God I know we're poor, she just HAS to rub it in.

Xavier's a music lover so I bought this for him. The easels are occupied so he is actually playing.

His and Bean's bedroom is the only one with actual decoration in it. We have £8. I girlbossed too close to the sun with the latest additions to the lot.

Xavier: Cigarette...daydream...

Xavier: I know you guys have your whole thing out here, but I'd really like to get started on my art too-

Isadora: I mean you can come and watch the master at work-

Verbena: Xavier, just go back inside and entertain yourself!

Xavier: There's nothing to do in there! I already played all two of the songs I know!

It's giving the 'go for a walk or something' scene from Barbie.

Xavier: God, there's just no complexity to this at all! I can't stand this old, simple music.

Isadora: I like to keep it retro!

Xavier: But this is literally just the dregs of the 80s MTV era, it's not clever - put on something interesting. And new.

Isadora: Wow I've never heard an old guy say that.

Xavier: Hey!

Simon: You should know better than to burn the breakfast, you silly bitch! And why are you wearing a cardigan in this heat?

Xavier: Oi, what's with the verbal abuse?

Emery: Oh, I don't even know this guy. He just came up to me and started saying shit.

Xavier: I can't tell if that's better or worse.

Xavier: No because what the fuck is going on in this neighbourhood.

Emery: Eh, we muddle along.

Scout Leader: Five more.

Simon: I've had so many dreams about this.

Isadora: Yep. The peak male form.

Verbena: Wow dad that's...actually very supportive, especially 'cos he's older and was technically...well, not even technically, just straight up married when-

Lichen: Look Paprika drafted this for me, I don't actually care.

Verbena:...Of course.

Isadora: OK how's this music? Reggaeton your thing?

Xavier:...Pedestrian. I can't believe you're smiling at this trite nonsense

Isadora: You're starting to annoy me. I am in fact, full of rage now.

Xavier: Wow. I can tell.

Isadora: See, you're snarky like Bean. No wonder you two get on.

Verbena: No, absolutely not, do not fucking do it. Why are you even asking me this?

Maricela: Well your father did that thing where-

Verbena: Do NOT wanna know!

Xavier: You've been hard at work stood at that easel all day, darling, let me get those knots out.

Verbena: Oh, you! You could come and join us, if you like, you know-

Xavier: Eh, well. I've decided I love art, but not necessarily creating it.

Verbena: I am creating a muse, the very image of lust and romance herself-

Isadora: Haha. Lemons.

Verbena: Love you Dory but this is probably why you're behind me.

Isadora: More like in front. Cos I'm the third wheel of this tricycle.

Verbena: Hey I've just thought of another way you can help me relax.

Verbena: How am I to paint now? I'm weak in the knees.

Xavier: Hahaha yeah you are.

Verbena: Hi, the gallery I work at is doing a show tomorrow, would you like to come on and-

Laila: Whoops, sorry, looks like my bike has arrived! I must get home immediately. I think I've got errands that day-

Verbena: Well the show lasts for-

Laila: Very, very busy.

No lie the second Bean approached this girl spawned a bike and skedaddled.

Verbena then painted a masterpiece. 1-0 to her on that front. And we're keeping it for the house value.

Verbena: GOD I'm good at this shit.

Skill day really helped both her and Isadora skill up. She's at Level NINE now.

I invited this girl over for Isadora to potentially woo, but she's more interested in chatting to Bean.

Tatiana: Guess who's finally finished up with high school. I've got all the time in the world, baby.

Verbena: I actually just came off the market. And it sounds like you should get a job.

Isadora: -YES I would love more work friends, the gallery is always hiring and with this eclectic style you'll SO FIT IN-

Tatiana: OK wow Verbena was not exaggerating about you at all.

Isadora: At work they call me sunshine, and only two of them say it condescendingly.

Tatiana: I mean, I would.

Isadora:...do what?

Isadora: Hey wait I get what you mean now.

Tatiana: Bit slow aren't you, sunshine.

So this girl is actually evil. Maybe not one for the good Isadora then.

They did have a nice time dancing together though. And Isa was always decent and getting on with her evil dad and sisters. So perhaps.

But she doesn't actually need kids or a partner so we'll see.

-__-

Buckthorn come on.

It was this that prompted me to check our mermaid elders and their ageing. Freesia had the no ageing flag on for some damn reason so I turned it off.

So she'll be gone in a few days.

Buckthorn has a few weeks. He's still too old to be having children. This is a LICHEN sibling and he is almost an elder.

Tatiana it's one in the morning why are you here still.

Tatiana: GOD I cannot stand her joy, warmth and general whimsy! DESTROY

Isadora's room is bedless and the bed I want for her, I can't afford. So she's out on a collectibles run to make it happen quick.

Verbena: God why is it STICKING I put so much butter on the pan-

I forgot that Bean doesn't like cooking. We might have Isadora just handle this in the future.

Verbena: Look I know it smells bad and I swear it's Isadora, not me-

Xavier: Pff, convenient, blame it on the one who's not awake.

It is actually her glass though lol.

Shashka had two kittens.

Xavier: I do feel a little behind in life...and objectified.

Verbena: Chin up, your arms look sick in that vest.

Isadora: Bean might be ahead in promotions again, but Dory still feels great!

Xavier: Ow darling that really hurts-

Verbena: Accept me as the one true artist.

Xavier: Ah, I already do. You're so damn talented, Bean. It's a joy to watch you at work.

Verbena: Even when I got angry at one of the other palette cleaners and threw the paint-water at-

Xavier: Well that's just passion, isn't it?

Verbena: You do get me. And I stay loyal to those sorts of people. Look you're over the divorce right?

Xavier: What divorce?

Verbena: Good answer.

Verbena: I mean it, I'm keeping you forever.

Xavier: No objections here!

Aspen: Ha, that's what my mum said to her last two husbands, and look where we are now. Hey assholes, can't wait for the spark to go.

Xavier:...Is she talking to us?

Verbena: You're going to have to learn how to ignore my family. They're family, so I keep them around too, but by God they're annoying.

Aspen: Oh like you're such a peach. I heard all about you growing up, Missy.

Verbena: Right, thank God she's gone, now I can-

Xavier: What happened to loyalty?

Verbena:...Shut up, hang on, let me just-

Verbena: You're not gonna say no to me, are you sweetheart?

Xavier: Are you kidding? I'm crazy lucky to have you.

Verbena: I know.

He said yes. Obvs.

Verbena: Grab my cheap paints, we're getting messy with it-

Bean why are you so pretty.

Verbena: A child! More family! And this time, I can guide this one into having a personality that doesn't piss me off!

Great timing, Olive. This is literally his ex-wife.

Xavier: I'm pretty fucking moved on too, actually.

Olive: Oh sure you are.

Xavier: There's no need for that tone, Olivia.

One of Xavier's brothers came over.

Maricela: This bald freak is welcome at Bean's, but I'm forbidden just cos I made a mac and cheese with Stilton?

Tracy: Don't hate me cos you ain't me, lady. Also I lost my hair in a freak CC accident.

I used MC Dresser to copy and paste the nearest male's haircut onto Tracy here, but unfortunately that Sim was Quinton so he's getting a nice end-of-adult-stage dye job.

Tracy: Fucking and? I pull it off.

He actually does. Attractive family. I was locked in on the Kibos for Lichen, but honestly maybe I should have looked at this guy for Lichen, they're about the same age.

Maricela: HEY!

Tracy: THE Verbena? Say it ain't so.

Verbena: I didn't realise my art was becoming that-

Tracy:...I mean, my brother told me all about you. Cannot believe that dweeb landed a girl like you.

Verbena: Well if you want to come to my next show and learn about my passions outside of being someone's fiancee, you're fucking welcome to it.

Tracy: Oh, she's something. Where'd you find her?

Xavier: Park. About 5am.

Tracy: Fuck were you doing out there?

Xavier: Avoiding my ex-wife. You know, in hindsight my first marriage really wasn't working out.

I then decided to do some building following a convenient inheritance call that Isadora got.

I am still dogshit at building. 3 years away has not helped and for some reason I've committed to a foundation house. With a porch.

We're definitely going to add more rooms so that's why the roofs aren't finished.

The only bit I like is Bean's room, and the art studio space on the right side of the house.

Xavier: Oh yeah, Tracy did I mention we're going to be parents? Me and Bean are gonna do great at taking care of a little life-

Verbena: I think I'm going to be sick.

Tracy: Ah...push it.

Tracy: Elder birthday coming up, gotta keep the gains.

Verbena: He doesn't care at all, does he?

Xavier: Eh, I'm used to this attitude.

Verbena: Yeah, people are who they are. But you love them anyway.

Xavier: Exactly, who would you be if you didn't crash out all the time?

Verbena: I don't crash out I have legitimate grievances-

Really?

Tracy: Godspeed you crazy kids! Crazy little thing called love...*strums obnoxiously*

Isadora: Now I like to keep a positive attitude...but how are we poorer than we were this time last week?

Spent too much on the porch. Sorry.

Isadora: You know, I'm very supportive and I want you to be happy but we had £100, and if you picked a smaller canvas we could have both-

Verbena: Hush. I'm drawing the peak male form.

Isadora: I think that was funnier when I said it.

Verbena: Well I think you can-

Isadora:...And never mind, it looks great!

2-0. I was going to keep all the masterpieces, but we really do need money and I prefer the aesthetic of the other paintings.

Verbena: Suck it, Isadora, buy all the canvases you want. You still can't beat me!

Xavier: More lemons, huh?

Isadora: Yeah, same woman always buys them. I think she wants to do a Cocomelon thing with her kid without destroying its brain via screentime. Bean's doing-

Verbena: Fuzzy render of a toothpaste ad. This one's personal to me.

Xavier:...How?

Verbena: Create something and then I'll explain myself to you.

Xavier: Fair enough. Great music choice today by the way.

Isadora: I switched it off!

Xavier: Cage's '4.33' then, what a choice!

This man dislikes four music genres. Got them all in one day. He's supposed to be a Music Lover, so I assume he must be very particular.

Xavier: God you're the most beautiful woman in the world, Bean.

Verbena: Almost as beautiful as this gorgeous rendering of a toothpaste ad-

Xavier: More so! We've got work, but I'll show-

Isadora: I think I'm gonna carpool with someone else-

Paprika: Dad thinks he's getting credit for this one. But nah, ghostwriter no more over here!

Verbena: Good for you. Again, Dad's family, but sometimes he plain sucks.

Jasmine: Well this place has grown since I was last here!

No thanks to you, firestarter

Jasmine: Bean must be pretty broke from-

Actually we have £5k. And good appliances. The house is coming along nicely.

No-one was here to let her in though. So she left, and soon after...

Jasmine: You know, I actually wanted to celebrate here because Dad sucks, Mum's out of it and Paprika is a little goody-two-shoes-

Sorry, they were all at work.

Isadora and Xavier got promoted.

Xavier: How does it feel to be the odd one out?

Verbena:...

Isadora: Oooh you're playing with fire here mate.

Jami: Looks like a lot of unauthorised construction here!

Please GO AWAY I'm sick of being fined.

Jami: You know if you want something, you should gather the signatures and-

Nooope, we are so busy.

At least, I think we're busy.

Verbena: *squawk*

Xavier: That's right baby, you're a siren, you stole my heart.

Verbena: This pregnancy stuff's a crapshoot! I need to pee all the time, I feel sick, my FEET hurt. What's the point of having a helper Sim if I still have to do this part?

Isadora: Well, biology darling! But I'm sure we can find a way.

We have one, it's called 'Science Baby'. Unfortunately, money's going elsewhere.

Verbena: 3-0. It's just that easy.

Isadora: If I wasn't of such a calm disposition I would genuinely kick your ass.

Verbena: Come and try me when the kid's born.

Something on your mind, Isadora?

Isadora: It would be nice to be held that way...but Bean says that carries a risk of pregnancy and after her complaining I'm not so sure.

Verbena: Look I was kind of being an arse earlier. I saw that vampire romance piece you were working on-

Isadora: HAHA yeah total coincidence-

Verbena: Yeah, whatever, anyway I've invited over an old friend.

(ignore the missing dining chairs I ran out of money during the latest renovations)

Willie: Bean did you really invite me here to rub it in my face about how happily engaged and pregnant you are?

Verbena: I have a fiery temper, but I'm not a dick. I invited you over to meet my good friend and technically-ancestor Isadora.

Isadora: I've heard such good things.

Verbena: I actually never mentioned this guy at all, he's not very memorable.

Willie:...Thanks.

HAHAHA oh NO.

Lichen: Yeah, that's what i said.

Isadora: So. Vampire, huh? How do you feel about your representation in art work?

Willie: I mean, Dad says the 'Twilight' books really started a downturn, and now there's all the romantasy out there-

Isadora: Pictorial form?

Willie: Why would you bring that up, I don't have a reflection!

Willie: RIGHT you meant in painting form you're an ARTIST-

Isadora: It's kind of a Bean and Dory thing, you know, and you fit in too, with your lil nickname-

Willie: 'Willie' is on my birth certificate.

Isadora: Ah. Oooof.

Isadora: Eh, well. Can't let it keep you down. Wanna come bust a groove?

Willie: You know, I just might.

Later...

Isadora: Hey. Those moves aren't so bad.

Willie: Well no, they're terrible...but with you, I don't feel that self-conscious!

Isadora: Oh, yeah. It's part of my unthreatening and friendly vibe. Bean and Xavier tell me so.

Willie: Bean might be onto something. The night is pretty young-

Isadora: Maybe for you. I need to sleep. I have work in like, 7 hours.

Aspen: See? Nothing good ever comes of love...what do you mean she's engaged.

Oh dear Asp.

It's Winterfest!

Verbena: Oooh Dad sent over all the old decorations...apparently he's glad to have an excuse to 'not do this crap'.

Xavier: GAH we're really not environmentally friendly enough around here, are we? We don't even have a recycling bin.

Stupid recycle disciple trait. If he starts recycling important shit around the house I will be displeased.

Verbena: You were up late last night. Heard you when I was taking my late-night pee. You recreated your art then?

Isadora:...Shh and fix it faster, I'd like to actually finish this mopping.

Verbena: HA! I see how it is.

Isadora: Guys we have a house now you can flirt somewhere else...please.

Xavier: I hate to see her go but I love to watch her leave.

Verbena: Thanks, you've got a great ass too, and hot damn do I want it later.

Isadora: Ugh. God. I think I need to get laid.

Verbena: Call Willie.

Xavier: Is this bad wordplay or-

Isadora: Nah, it's on his birth certificate, or so he says.

Xavier: You're setting up Isadora then? You are just a softie, aren't you?

Verbena: Honestly. As a kid and teenager I was stone cold. But ever since I aged up and met-

Xavier: Oh yes, being in love really changes you, after you and I-

Verbena: Love you but I meant Isadora. I met Isadora and she's so delightful I think it fundamentally changed me as a person.

Verbena: Look Dory. We've got our own personal peanut gallery. I don't wanna hear any heckling from a mere palette cleanser-

Xavier: Well actually I got promoted-

Isadora: Sometimes I think your dad did do a number on you, Bean.

Xavier:...I was going to say that I love the new technique with the acrylics you're trying out, Isadora, and Bean? That confident painting absolutely radiates pride!

Verbena:...Huh. Maybe he did.

Verbena: Hey so remember our discussion in the bathroom.

Xavier: Been running through my mind all morning, baby.

Isadora: Don't mind me.

Verbena: Call the vampire and shush. Who's the peanut gallery now?

Isadora: Welp, looks like I'm cooking the whole Winterfest feast while those two get it on. Life of a helper, I assume.

You signed up for this.

Isadora: I very much did not.

Verbena: It's a bit cold for this...

Sorry. Water's off for 8 more hours and you're getting stinky.

Isadora: So I did a twist on the traditional meal...

Verbena: I'll eat anything, this baby is starving me.

Xavier: Sorry I'm late to sit down. There were flecks of linoleum in my first portion.

Isadora: Yeeahh, we need to replace that counter.

Verbena: Or just clean it...stop looking like that guys, it's obviously not going to be me doing it!

Verbena: What's next on the agenda, Mother Winter?

Isadora: Well, I ordered a random cache of presents from some guy behind the gallery yesterday...so how about we see what we got?

Verbena: Wow! A real life vintage train car model, I can't wait to paint it! Good things do happen to the deserving, huh?

Xavier: Cool, a tea set! I wonder if any of the flavours have Verbena in them-

Verbena: Gah, I'm not making you tea. Make it yourself, lazy ass-

Isadora: Eeee it's my turn-!

Verbena: Sorry, really gotta go pee.

Isadora got a kid poster, which I would have sold if it were anyone else. Instead, I put it on her wall.

Xavier: Hey, Bean, tell me more about your choice to emphasise the reflections here,

Verbena: You're distracting me but I do love to tell you about my art.

Isadora: I think he's bad for your creative process, Bean.

Verbena: Yeah, OK, I'm still ahead of the both of you, sooo...?

Xavier: And we're both very cool with that.

Verbena: No Mum I don't have a crib yet. Or any of that. Well, for toys there's Dory's dollhouse. Uh, we're still renovating, so that's why - yes I am prepared, stop questioning me.

Maricela called for a chat.

Xavier: There we go! Recycled paper plates. I feel MILDLY better about the environment!

I was sick of seeing him be tense around the house so I got him this stupid thing, and he used it on his own. Thank God.

Xavier: Jingle Bells, Jingle - this would work better with some actual bells, I think.

Isadora: Yeah fuck that. Hey, Father Winter, have I been naughty or nice-?

Father Winter: Of course I give presents to anyone who asks, but I do mostly visit children so what's in this might not be what you expected-

Isadora: Nonono I really want a toy, I'd be so grateful!

Father Winter: Well, that was a damn expensive toy she got. And she said I could grill myself a cheese...what the hell is with this crappy nonstick pan though?

Verbena, in her bedroom: i TOLD YOU-

Verbena: Save it. I don't need another present, unless you can get this damn baby out of me.

Father Winter: Do I look like a midwife to you? There's only one type of delivery I can do!

Verbena: Off the stage!

More timestream fuckery.

Please don't actually breed tho Pietro you'll create paradoxes.

This hasn't happened in a while.

Verbena: Oh no...probably should have built another bathroom

Yeah, probably.

It's this asshole's fault.

Xavier: What?

Isadora: Anyone wanna explain why double-strength carpet cleaner has been added to the shopping list?

Xavier: Yeah, actually what happened is-

Verbena: Nope. We're not talking about this.

Xavier: Yes, ma'am.

4-0.

Verbena: And this one's boring as fuck so I don't even care that I'm selling it!

Verbena: By the way, we've just done some more renovations. Your room is now a bathroom, my room is bigger and you'll be sleeping on the unfinished upstairs floor.

Isadora:...Figures.

Verbena: I do love Xavier but it's very nice to just...have it be us again for a bit, sometimes.

The girls don't work Thursday so they're having a chill painting day at home.

Isadora: Yeah it's great...but you're having a kid. This is never gonna happen again.

Verbena: Ah, right. Fuck.

Verbena: You'll get that masterpiece soon, Isa.

Isadora:...Yeah, yeah, I know, had the want pinned for days and all-

Verbena: I was being sincere but like, OK. Hang on, who the fuck is calling-

Isadora: I feel underdressed.

Willie: I don't feel...anything.

Isadora: Yeah, OK Edward Cullen.

Quill: Bean wow things have certainly changed with-

Verbena: Dad stop fucking about and let me in, I'm freezing.

It's Lichen's birthday party!

It was at this point I saw Jasmine's name had changed and went back to check MCCC. So yeah, she got married pretty quick. Bean isn't even married yet.

Shashka's two kittens grew up.

Kellie: This is my side of the kitchen, OK? You stay over there.

Nougat: Hmph! Happily.

Shashka: My children are embarrassing.

Maricela: Psh. I know the feeling.

Shashka: And my love is absent.

Maricela: Grass ain't always greener. Lichen is throwing this party for himself, even though I'm pretty sure we HAVE the same birthday.

Jasmine: Ugh, I'm only back here to raid the fridge.

Isadora: Quill! I've heard so much!

Quill: Yeah, since Jas moved out 16 hours ago I'm pretty important 'round here, the oldest kid left. Paprika really looks up to me-

Paprika: Only because you're tall.

Willie: I kind of hoped to see you someplace else-

Isadora: Well, this party will have to do. It isn't a bad place.

Lichen: I love you, Pepper.

Paprika:...

Celia: You know it's funny, my mental health got better when I moved OUT of this place.

Verbena: Yeah me too, actually.

Bean then had a pregnancy induced nap on this bed.

Verbena: Er, my bed. It still says so.

Skylar:...Well what do we do now? How will Lichen have cake, the stove is broken, and-

Willie: You're being so serious but all I can see is your lack of pants.

Skylar: Hmph! I'm being treated as an object.

Isadora:...well. Anyway Verbena told me accurate things about this place.

Verbena: owww...what do you mean he still hasn't aged up?

Lichen:...no, you're not doing it right, you need to cook it evenly on both sides - and turn the heat up! Why are you wasting time, your hourly is already extortionate!

Skylar: You're a VAMPIRE?

Willie:...For the love of God, please put pants on.

Jasmine: I'm so glad I moved out.

Verbena and Jasmine have the same party top. I download SO MUCH female adult CC and this happens still.

Skylar: These taste like shit.

Celia: Who are you again?

Paprika: One more step closer to being an orphan!

Quill: You should sound less happy about that.

Paprika: You should stick it up your ass.

Happy birthday Lichen.

Lichen: Fucking HELL OW-

Paprika: I can't wait to own this house!

Lichen: The lack of appreciation, honestly...

Isadora: I appreciate you, Mr S.

Maricela: Well keep that to yourself.

Isadora: In a familial way. Are you ready to get old?

Maricela: Not even a little bit.

I aged up Maricela too. Quill and Paprika also have zero days left but I did want to get Bean home to have the baby.

Jasmine: Happy birthday to you, you wrinkly old fucks!

Willie: God can these people please get out of my space?

Caterer: There's cat hair EVERYWHERE-

Lichen: Charming, Jas. Celia, can you tell your friends to wear pants to my house next time, please?

Celia: I 'unno what you're on about I've never seen this woman in my life.

Verbena: Finally! Xavier got to the hospital like, two hours ago.

Gen 6's drifter is here, and she is a little girl named Magnolia. We will see what she looks like and if she is carrying on the mermaid tradition.

Verbena: Wow, I really made this thing.

Xavier, somewhere: I helped!

Willie: I was being a dick at the party. Sorry.

Isadora: It's alright. We're more than our worst moments.

Xavier: Oooh, get it girl.

Isadora:...Shut up.

Willie: ...Anyway, I'm pretty sure that old guy is party to a huge coverup of scientific malpractice, and I'm not about that, so I was on edge.

He's Paranoid lol.

Isadora: No, he works on the Oasis Landing site, nothing to do with Strangerville.

Willie: Oh! OK. Damn, I should have just asked you earlier, shouldn't I?

Isadora: You're an interesting guy, Mr Charm.

Willie: Charming, even?

Isadora: Eeeeeh, not exactly...but I enjoy you anyway.

Isadora: Let's have fun together.

Willie:...Well I can think of some-

Isadora: Fun tomorrow! Because it's late and I only have a single bed!

Bluebell is pregnant again. I think she's only just an adult though, so it's kind of reasonable.

And then Freesia died.

RIP to my fearless and wonderful Generation 2 Drifter.

Freesia: I'm ready to go. Also, viva la matriarchy.

She saw Gen 6 in by just a few hours, which is kind of incredible. Partially due to an ageing bug, but still.

Xavier also got the call about Freesia.

Xavier: No idea why, who is that even? Wheee-

And then Buckthorn's last child was born. It BETTER be his last.

I was going to change it to something nature-themed but Amber is in nature, even though it's not a plant. So I'll keep it.

This baby was born with a GRAND-NIECE.

Xavier does sometimes not act the fool.

Xavier: There you go, it's all good-

Magnolia: You smell like dirt!

Verbena: I love you, darling.. We've made the perfect little baby together. And you could have never had all that with Olivia or whoever.

Xavier:...Olivia's actually doing great! Freshly retired, new man-

Verbena: That wasn't my point.

Xavier: Anyway. We have made a great life together, haven't we? Wanna celebrate?

Verbena: Do I ever!

Thank God the baby's asleep.

Then they all went to work.

Verbena: Now it feels pretty good to be the odd one out. For me, ya know.

Xavier: Sure, sure, does anyone notice...do I have to say-

Isadora: I KNOW I smell, I spilled some turpentine ok?

I had Verbena mentor Xavier to make him actually do art for his job.

Xavier: Wow...a blank canvas, so many ideas, so many possibilities-

Verbena: Just fucking think of something already I really need to pee!

Xavier:...Didn't you already have the baby?

Verbena: I still have a BLADDER

Verbena: Wow actually there are a lot of possibilites on this canvas.

Isadora: Do you guys think little Magnolia would like a Rapunzel for her room?

Xavier: She needs a room first.

And two become three.

Jasmine: Right, time to sneak over and-

Isadora: Hey, that's your sister, Bean. Jasmine, just open the front door - and no cooking please.

Verbena: I was actually going to be way less nice, but...thanks Dory.

Goddammit.

Isadora: Alright it's the baby's birthday and Bean is on the treadmill but I am WATCHING you-

Jasmine: It's stew. Who could fuck up stew?

Isadora: Who could fuck up a grilled cheese like you did?

Isadora: Right cool, you've got this. I need to go supervise.

Jasmine actually didn't start a fire. Maybe one of you should have been supervising the infant.

Speaking of the infant, here she is in CAS from a bit later. Sadly no red hair, but she did get the blue eyes and I can't imagine she'll be anything but adorable given who her parents are.

She is also a human. Which is a bit sad, not because there's anything wrong with being a human - but Verbena might outlive her.

This was done in Manage Worlds. I also made over Jasmine for her adulthood, but didn't take a picture.