Family Frenemies II
Previously: Elliot and Aisha came into their own as well-rounded and highly competitive personalities. While Aisha played hooky from school at an adult establishment, Elliot continued his quest to woo every girl in sight and was taught a lesson in partying from his mom. Then, after becoming a (gorgeous) teen, Aisha rescued a stray cat named Heidi from the brink of death.
None of Elliot's dating experiences have really knocked him off his feet so far, and the boy is in desperate need of some loving, so he invites two of his girl acquaintances with the highest potential for turning into something more, Harley and Allie, to the Romance Festival. A little sip of sakura tea, and they'll be all over him in no time!
Hold up, wait a minute, put down everything you're doing right this instant! Who on earth is this girl who just materialized from thin air like the pink-haired alien babe Elliot thought he'd only ever see in his dreams?!?
He catches one glimpse of her and suddenly every other girl in the world ceases to exist. He is hopelessly drowning in visions of their perfect future together, and both of them know it.
Harley and Allie know it, too, and promptly give up on any illusions that either of them will come out victorious on this night. Sorry, girls. Sometimes, when fate intervenes, you've just gotta jump head-on into the stream and see where it carries you.
Anyway, Miss Alien Hottie probably deserves to be known by her real name, doesn't she? Well, meet Madeline Denson, who is positively wooed by Elliot's shower of rose petals despite it being a pretty tired trick.
Allie: It's not too late, you know. We could turn this into a threesome situation. I'm totally down!
Harley: Come on, girl. He's clearly head-over-heels for Miss Thing over here. It's not worth losing your dignity over!
I'm pretty sure Elliot can't even see her and has just been making eyes right past her at Madeline this whole time.
This situation might not seem overly awkward (beyond the fact that Elliot has abandoned his original dates to shamelessly flirt with a near stranger right in front of them, of course). But turns out Madeline is actually the daughter of former Paragon Sofia (whose wife is a full-blooded alien - man, Sofia's got layers!), which makes their chosen flirting location a touch uncomfortable.
Madeline: First kiss? Right next to my mom and her age-inappropriate exposed midriff? Sounds awesome!
Things are moving along at a breakneck pace, and Elliot wants to ensure he's not making a mistake by so fully devoting himself to a girl he's known for two hours, so he approaches the Love Guru for a bit of relationship advice.
Elliot: Real talk, lady, I just dragged these other two girls along for show. She's gotta be the one, though, right?!?
Hmm, well, that's a bit more vague than I would have liked to hear...
But Allie has been defeated by her own exhaustion...
And, shortly after, Harley is out like a light, too...
So I guess that means Madeline is the "true love" Elliot's been searching for after all! What a momentous night this has turned out to be!
The fun keeps on coming because the next night, it's time for a Spooky Day bash, which, of course, means that Elliot invites all his girlfriends over to impress them with his party-throwing prowess. Though it doesn't bode well that he's already scared by the small burst of witchy light issued forth by the candy bowl when he tries to sneak a piece early.
There's also a wonderfully spooky bar area for the adults to get their drink on and totally abandon any sense of parental duty. Except for poor Jane, who's stuck catering and doesn't look particularly thrilled to be making batch upon batch of pumpkin-shaped cookies for a bunch of ungrateful teens.
All right, let's get this party started with some wild pumpkin-carving fun!
Aisha carved hers into a cat, naturally. Her love for the little furry creatures is boundless.
Madeline: Oh my God! I can't believe not one but two of you bitches stole my look! How very dare you!
To be fair, a witch costume for a Spooky Day party isn't really the most innovative choice in the first place, and she probably should've expected it. She still pulls it off the best, though, clearly.
I don't know, guys. I'm still trying to figure out how to throw an actually interesting Spooky Day party. It always seems to devolve into a chaotic mess of Sims pranking one another and stuffing their faces full of food, and I don't know how to make it seem cool and fun.
As uninteresting as it may have been to document picture-wise, at least Elliot achieved his end goal, which was to end up at the center of a very tasty cute girl sandwich.
You may be wondering what Aisha's up to lately, and the answer is not much. For now, she seems perfectly content to do her homework while surrounded by her cat BFFs instead of getting into a bunch of romance-fueled trouble like her older brother, but I can't help but think she's being a little too well-behaved for it to be wholly genuine.
I can't tell if Mallory and Heidi are play-tussling or real-tussling. I guess the jury's still out on whether or not they actually like each other.
Even though I may be convinced that Madeline is his soulmate, Elliot still wants to take advantage of his youth by playing the field a little before he makes a final decision. So he invites Harley out on a solo date to see how well they hit it off without distractions.
Harley: Well, I'm definitely not going to make out with you if you keep pulling faces like that.
Harley: You know, on second thought...
I guess Elliot is just too alluring to resist. All those raging teen boy hormones really draw a girl in.
Turns out when you go to the nightclub in the middle of the day, you get the dance floor all to yourself.
That is, until the old folks (including ghost Joaquin; RIP, buddy, sorry I missed your death) pop in to party it up before their 6:00 PM bedtime. I hope Sofia doesn't catch Elliot all up on Harley and report back to Madeline about it!
Catching a glimpse of her mom at the night club made Elliot feel awfully guilty about stepping out on Madeline, who is really way too adorable to have her heart broken by his philandering ways. So he called her to meet up at the coffee shop, where they both pause for a moment to take the requisite selfie before proceeding on their date.
I'm sorry, Harley who?!? These two just look so right together!
Absolutely heart-melting, as long as you don't think too hard about where else those lips have been recently.
Okay, I'm officially, officially calling it: this is the real deal. Madeline is a romantic who loves art, just like Elliott. This is no mere coincidence. It must be a love match for the ages!
You know what that means. Time for a little "fooling around" (in other words, diet woohoo) in the bushes, much to the chagrin of this guy, who's just trying to enjoy a pleasant game of chess against himself.
Poor fellow. What has been seen and heard can never be unseen or unheard. These two have no idea how much damage they've done with their almost-lovemaking.
Aisha has finally decided she's tired of staying cooped up in the house doing homework all the time. What better way to celebrate her return to society than the Humor and Hijinks festival, where she and Elliot continue their sibling rivalry by pledging themselves to opposite sides?
Aisha is going all in on the hijinks side of things, and Elliot is her unwitting victim.
He attempts to gain some points for his side by telling some sweet jokes, but they're a bit hard to hear over the sound of his sister's relentless heckling.
There's no love lost between them, though, and they soon come back together for a festival selfie.
Aisha, what do you say we save that voodoo doll for when you're a little more experienced as a prankster? I think you might be in for a world of hurt if you attempt to use it now.
The verdict's finally in: Mallory and Heidi hate each other's stupid cat guts.
Also, Heidi managed to get sick again, so it's off to the vet, where Aisha distracts her with a comforting round of the fluffy cat teaser game.
Vet: Ma'am, I'm going to have to ask you to put that away if you want me to actually examine your pet.
Yikes, that does not sound good at all! Give me the expensive treatment, or give me death!
Anyway, I know it feels like we just threw a party, but, alas, it's already time for Elliot to enter young adulthood (personally, he couldn't be more ready), and the ladies have responded to his invitations in droves.
Madeline's still got quite a bit of time left before her birthday, so their romantic interactions are going to be very limited for a while, but Elliot confirms his devotion to her with an exchange of promise rings. I think they might have slightly different definitions of the word "promise," though. For Madeline, it's more of an "I'm eternally committed to you and only you and will never look at another person again" type of thing, but for Elliot, it's more of an "I'll come back to you in the end but don't expect me to be a saint or anything" type of thing.
Regardless of his intentions, it looks like Elliot's got the other girls all riled up over him choosing Madeline instead of them like they didn't see this coming all along.
Harley: He is such a fucking dick! How could I have been so stupid to fall for his blatant lies?!?
Elliot's not even a little bit good at pretending he's at all concerned about anyone's feelings but his own.
Elliot: Happy birthday to me! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! Come on, guys, get over here and sing to me already!
Now that he's officially a grown-ass man and all, Chelsie, who famously became a young adult herself on their attempt at a first date, is suddenly once more very interested in tapping that. I can't say Elliot looks too upset about it, despite his supposed soulmate obliviously staring out at him from the distance.
Elliot: Really, who's it going to hurt if I enjoy myself just a little while I wait for my girlfriend to catch up?
And enjoy himself, he does.
Madeline: And look at this adorable text he sent me last night telling me I'm the only girl he'll ever love!
Aisha: Oh, you sweet summer child...
It looks like Allie wants to be the next girl to hop on the Elliot Express, and Elliot invites her aboard with open arms. Aisha, meanwhile, is about to give her brother a piece of her mind for barely waiting two seconds before cheating on the poor innocent girl he claims to love more than anything with every woman in sight.
She channels her anger into a highly intense karaoke performance, as one does.
None of Elliot's dating experiences have really knocked him off his feet so far, and the boy is in desperate need of some loving, so he invites two of his girl acquaintances with the highest potential for turning into something more, Harley and Allie, to the Romance Festival. A little sip of sakura tea, and they'll be all over him in no time!
Hold up, wait a minute, put down everything you're doing right this instant! Who on earth is this girl who just materialized from thin air like the pink-haired alien babe Elliot thought he'd only ever see in his dreams?!?
He catches one glimpse of her and suddenly every other girl in the world ceases to exist. He is hopelessly drowning in visions of their perfect future together, and both of them know it.
Harley and Allie know it, too, and promptly give up on any illusions that either of them will come out victorious on this night. Sorry, girls. Sometimes, when fate intervenes, you've just gotta jump head-on into the stream and see where it carries you.
Anyway, Miss Alien Hottie probably deserves to be known by her real name, doesn't she? Well, meet Madeline Denson, who is positively wooed by Elliot's shower of rose petals despite it being a pretty tired trick.
Allie: It's not too late, you know. We could turn this into a threesome situation. I'm totally down!
Harley: Come on, girl. He's clearly head-over-heels for Miss Thing over here. It's not worth losing your dignity over!
I'm pretty sure Elliot can't even see her and has just been making eyes right past her at Madeline this whole time.
This situation might not seem overly awkward (beyond the fact that Elliot has abandoned his original dates to shamelessly flirt with a near stranger right in front of them, of course). But turns out Madeline is actually the daughter of former Paragon Sofia (whose wife is a full-blooded alien - man, Sofia's got layers!), which makes their chosen flirting location a touch uncomfortable.
Madeline: First kiss? Right next to my mom and her age-inappropriate exposed midriff? Sounds awesome!
Things are moving along at a breakneck pace, and Elliot wants to ensure he's not making a mistake by so fully devoting himself to a girl he's known for two hours, so he approaches the Love Guru for a bit of relationship advice.
Elliot: Real talk, lady, I just dragged these other two girls along for show. She's gotta be the one, though, right?!?
Hmm, well, that's a bit more vague than I would have liked to hear...
But Allie has been defeated by her own exhaustion...
And, shortly after, Harley is out like a light, too...
So I guess that means Madeline is the "true love" Elliot's been searching for after all! What a momentous night this has turned out to be!
The fun keeps on coming because the next night, it's time for a Spooky Day bash, which, of course, means that Elliot invites all his girlfriends over to impress them with his party-throwing prowess. Though it doesn't bode well that he's already scared by the small burst of witchy light issued forth by the candy bowl when he tries to sneak a piece early.
There's also a wonderfully spooky bar area for the adults to get their drink on and totally abandon any sense of parental duty. Except for poor Jane, who's stuck catering and doesn't look particularly thrilled to be making batch upon batch of pumpkin-shaped cookies for a bunch of ungrateful teens.
All right, let's get this party started with some wild pumpkin-carving fun!
Aisha carved hers into a cat, naturally. Her love for the little furry creatures is boundless.
Madeline: Oh my God! I can't believe not one but two of you bitches stole my look! How very dare you!
To be fair, a witch costume for a Spooky Day party isn't really the most innovative choice in the first place, and she probably should've expected it. She still pulls it off the best, though, clearly.
I don't know, guys. I'm still trying to figure out how to throw an actually interesting Spooky Day party. It always seems to devolve into a chaotic mess of Sims pranking one another and stuffing their faces full of food, and I don't know how to make it seem cool and fun.
As uninteresting as it may have been to document picture-wise, at least Elliot achieved his end goal, which was to end up at the center of a very tasty cute girl sandwich.
You may be wondering what Aisha's up to lately, and the answer is not much. For now, she seems perfectly content to do her homework while surrounded by her cat BFFs instead of getting into a bunch of romance-fueled trouble like her older brother, but I can't help but think she's being a little too well-behaved for it to be wholly genuine.
I can't tell if Mallory and Heidi are play-tussling or real-tussling. I guess the jury's still out on whether or not they actually like each other.
Even though I may be convinced that Madeline is his soulmate, Elliot still wants to take advantage of his youth by playing the field a little before he makes a final decision. So he invites Harley out on a solo date to see how well they hit it off without distractions.
Harley: Well, I'm definitely not going to make out with you if you keep pulling faces like that.
Harley: You know, on second thought...
I guess Elliot is just too alluring to resist. All those raging teen boy hormones really draw a girl in.
Turns out when you go to the nightclub in the middle of the day, you get the dance floor all to yourself.
That is, until the old folks (including ghost Joaquin; RIP, buddy, sorry I missed your death) pop in to party it up before their 6:00 PM bedtime. I hope Sofia doesn't catch Elliot all up on Harley and report back to Madeline about it!
Catching a glimpse of her mom at the night club made Elliot feel awfully guilty about stepping out on Madeline, who is really way too adorable to have her heart broken by his philandering ways. So he called her to meet up at the coffee shop, where they both pause for a moment to take the requisite selfie before proceeding on their date.
I'm sorry, Harley who?!? These two just look so right together!
Absolutely heart-melting, as long as you don't think too hard about where else those lips have been recently.
Okay, I'm officially, officially calling it: this is the real deal. Madeline is a romantic who loves art, just like Elliott. This is no mere coincidence. It must be a love match for the ages!
You know what that means. Time for a little "fooling around" (in other words, diet woohoo) in the bushes, much to the chagrin of this guy, who's just trying to enjoy a pleasant game of chess against himself.
Poor fellow. What has been seen and heard can never be unseen or unheard. These two have no idea how much damage they've done with their almost-lovemaking.
Aisha has finally decided she's tired of staying cooped up in the house doing homework all the time. What better way to celebrate her return to society than the Humor and Hijinks festival, where she and Elliot continue their sibling rivalry by pledging themselves to opposite sides?
Aisha is going all in on the hijinks side of things, and Elliot is her unwitting victim.
He attempts to gain some points for his side by telling some sweet jokes, but they're a bit hard to hear over the sound of his sister's relentless heckling.
There's no love lost between them, though, and they soon come back together for a festival selfie.
Aisha, what do you say we save that voodoo doll for when you're a little more experienced as a prankster? I think you might be in for a world of hurt if you attempt to use it now.
The verdict's finally in: Mallory and Heidi hate each other's stupid cat guts.
Also, Heidi managed to get sick again, so it's off to the vet, where Aisha distracts her with a comforting round of the fluffy cat teaser game.
Vet: Ma'am, I'm going to have to ask you to put that away if you want me to actually examine your pet.
Yikes, that does not sound good at all! Give me the expensive treatment, or give me death!
Anyway, I know it feels like we just threw a party, but, alas, it's already time for Elliot to enter young adulthood (personally, he couldn't be more ready), and the ladies have responded to his invitations in droves.
Madeline's still got quite a bit of time left before her birthday, so their romantic interactions are going to be very limited for a while, but Elliot confirms his devotion to her with an exchange of promise rings. I think they might have slightly different definitions of the word "promise," though. For Madeline, it's more of an "I'm eternally committed to you and only you and will never look at another person again" type of thing, but for Elliot, it's more of an "I'll come back to you in the end but don't expect me to be a saint or anything" type of thing.
Regardless of his intentions, it looks like Elliot's got the other girls all riled up over him choosing Madeline instead of them like they didn't see this coming all along.
Harley: He is such a fucking dick! How could I have been so stupid to fall for his blatant lies?!?
Elliot's not even a little bit good at pretending he's at all concerned about anyone's feelings but his own.
Elliot: Happy birthday to me! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! Come on, guys, get over here and sing to me already!
Now that he's officially a grown-ass man and all, Chelsie, who famously became a young adult herself on their attempt at a first date, is suddenly once more very interested in tapping that. I can't say Elliot looks too upset about it, despite his supposed soulmate obliviously staring out at him from the distance.
Elliot: Really, who's it going to hurt if I enjoy myself just a little while I wait for my girlfriend to catch up?
And enjoy himself, he does.
Madeline: And look at this adorable text he sent me last night telling me I'm the only girl he'll ever love!
Aisha: Oh, you sweet summer child...
It looks like Allie wants to be the next girl to hop on the Elliot Express, and Elliot invites her aboard with open arms. Aisha, meanwhile, is about to give her brother a piece of her mind for barely waiting two seconds before cheating on the poor innocent girl he claims to love more than anything with every woman in sight.
She channels her anger into a highly intense karaoke performance, as one does.