Phoebe's World XXII
Previously: It's been a minute, so bear with me. The old gang got together for a skinny-dipping party that soon turned into a narrowly-avoiding-death-by-lightning-strike party. Elliot tried to prove he was all grown up and Aisha got super-clingy in their incessant attempts to steal the spotlight from one another. After the birth of their unexpected son, Jerome, Jane and Joaquin found their own place.
Food for thought: if you insist on repeatedly beating up the ghost of a dead cat, are you really just beating up on yourself?
It's Aahana's birthday (I know, I can't believe she's about to be an old lady either), and I thought it would be fun to get the entire Paragons gang back together (sans Melinda, sniffle). But, naturally, they immediately got caught in the middle of a thunderstorm, and I'm already having bad flashbacks to the last time they tried to dine out in the rain. Mother Nature is really a vengeful bitch in this game, isn't she?
Is Sofia going through something? This whole showering in the rain shtick was funny the first time, but now she's starting to worry me.
Aahana: So what if it's pouring cats and dogs on my birthday and our friends are turning into a bunch of kooks. At least there's still plenty of wine to go around!
She's actually taking this whole "getting old" thing pretty well. She even looks happy to blow out her candles!
I think she's playing up the "decrepit elderly woman" act a bit because she knows it'll freak out Phoebe, whose own birthday clock is counting down rather quickly.
Sergio: So what you've got a few gray hairs now? You're still a smoking hot babe!
Meanwhile, the constant thunderstorms are really starting to put a damper on things. Despite Jane's complete lack of concern, she and Phoebe just narrowly missed being fried within an inch of their lives!
The experience put Phoebe into a bit of a panic-induced frenzy in which her face looked like this for the rest of the night.
Phoebe: Oh my God, guys! Guys! You'll never believe what just happened to me!
Phoebe: GUYS! Does anyone care that I just barely avoided my premature death?!? I am traumatized over here!
Well, maybe if Sofia hadn't been too busy dancing she would have heeded Phoebe's words and not stepped foot outside. Instead, now she's the one actually getting fried.
Don't worry, she survived. She's just looking a little extra-sooty now. Though I doubt she'll want to shower in the rain again anytime soon.
Back at home, now that Aisha's a teenager, she thinks she's the queen of the house and refuses to hear otherwise.
Honestly, her parents don't really do a great job of convincing her otherwise because they can only stay mad at her for five minutes at a time before her general cuteness and charm win them over again.
Phoebe: Aren't we just the most attractive family on the planet?!?
Elliot: Gee, and what am I, chopped liver? Love you guys, too!
Elliot takes out his frustration about fully falling from grace as the resident golden child by painting a masterwork of his only true friend, the Social Bunny. As long as that creep doesn't randomly fall out of the sky like he did in the Sims 2, paint away, my friend!
This is the face of someone who sees her birthday rapidly approaching on the horizon, knows she can't do anything about it, and is not happy about it, not one bit.
While she contemplates the inevitability of death, her children scribble pictures all over their place mats like a couple of five-year-olds instead of the mature teenagers they truly are.
Phoebe: Goddamn it! Does this incompetent woman know that this may be the last meal I ever eat? Can't I just enjoy my final hours in peace?
Aahana: Calm down, honey. Don't you think you're over-exaggerating just a bit?
Phoebe: Where did the kids go? I was planning on reciting my final will and testament to them before I go...
Nothing like a good old sibling rivalry fueled slap-around to liven the atmosphere up! I don't know what this is about, but I can only assume Elliot deserved it. Because our precious Aisha would never do anything wrong, right?
Finally, the food has arrived! Elliot and Aisha slide back into their seats like they were never gone, Phoebe savors every last morsel of her final meal, and Aahana downs glass after glass of wine to block out her wife's antics.
This is the first time I realized you can actually have a cake brought to your table rather than having to sneak in your own, and it's a game-changer, for sure.
Phoebe: All right, if I have to do this, I guess I wish to stay skinny and live forever!
Well, at least she got one of her wishes. Despite the unavoidable boob sag, she's still as svelte as ever!
Aahana: See, that wasn't so bad, babe, was it?
Being the active, professional older woman that she is, though, she's not quite ready to go fully gray. A box of hair dye later, and she's looking rather refreshed!
However, in her obsession with staying eternally young, she has taken to exercising even more than she did before, which is a bit worrying considering it might literally kill her now.
Aisha: Haha, nice old lady moves, Mom!
Elliot: Cheer up, Mom! Being an old lady can't be that bad!
Phoebe: If one more goddamn person calls me an old lady, I swear to God...
I'm not sure if it's any consolation for her, but it appears she just created the most viral video in all of Simlandia and now has more Simstagram followers than she'll ever know what to do with.
Aahana isn't doing too shabby either! She reached the top of her career track after countless hours of digging in the dirt.
In tandem with that, she also completed her aspiration, which conveniently had pretty much the same requirements.
Now she can happily spend the rest of her life catching up on her reading while surrounded by lazily dozing cats (and a lazily dozing/depressed wife).
Phoebe: Are you sure you don't want a drink, babe?
Aahana: No, honey, I'm fine, though I have to admit I'm a touch concerned about how much time you're spending behind the bar lately...
Phoebe may be spiraling, but Aahana is thriving in her newfound maturity. Since she no longer has to be quite so devoted to her garden, she's decided to use her spare time to do some exploring.
This may also just partially be an excuse for me to indulge in some scenic shots outside of the city.
She extracts embedded fossil from a rock. After all, her repair and upgrade skills have made her pretty handy with tools.
She spies a couple of beautiful monarch butterflies cavorting around the gorgeous flora.
She does some stargazing, unimpeded by the oppressive presence of skyscrapers and street lights.
Finally, she has some fun with a pile of leaves since not everything should always be taken so seriously. I have a feeling she might return to this place again sometime soon...
Food for thought: if you insist on repeatedly beating up the ghost of a dead cat, are you really just beating up on yourself?
It's Aahana's birthday (I know, I can't believe she's about to be an old lady either), and I thought it would be fun to get the entire Paragons gang back together (sans Melinda, sniffle). But, naturally, they immediately got caught in the middle of a thunderstorm, and I'm already having bad flashbacks to the last time they tried to dine out in the rain. Mother Nature is really a vengeful bitch in this game, isn't she?
Is Sofia going through something? This whole showering in the rain shtick was funny the first time, but now she's starting to worry me.
Aahana: So what if it's pouring cats and dogs on my birthday and our friends are turning into a bunch of kooks. At least there's still plenty of wine to go around!
She's actually taking this whole "getting old" thing pretty well. She even looks happy to blow out her candles!
I think she's playing up the "decrepit elderly woman" act a bit because she knows it'll freak out Phoebe, whose own birthday clock is counting down rather quickly.
Sergio: So what you've got a few gray hairs now? You're still a smoking hot babe!
Meanwhile, the constant thunderstorms are really starting to put a damper on things. Despite Jane's complete lack of concern, she and Phoebe just narrowly missed being fried within an inch of their lives!
The experience put Phoebe into a bit of a panic-induced frenzy in which her face looked like this for the rest of the night.
Phoebe: Oh my God, guys! Guys! You'll never believe what just happened to me!
Phoebe: GUYS! Does anyone care that I just barely avoided my premature death?!? I am traumatized over here!
Well, maybe if Sofia hadn't been too busy dancing she would have heeded Phoebe's words and not stepped foot outside. Instead, now she's the one actually getting fried.
Don't worry, she survived. She's just looking a little extra-sooty now. Though I doubt she'll want to shower in the rain again anytime soon.
Back at home, now that Aisha's a teenager, she thinks she's the queen of the house and refuses to hear otherwise.
Honestly, her parents don't really do a great job of convincing her otherwise because they can only stay mad at her for five minutes at a time before her general cuteness and charm win them over again.
Phoebe: Aren't we just the most attractive family on the planet?!?
Elliot: Gee, and what am I, chopped liver? Love you guys, too!
Elliot takes out his frustration about fully falling from grace as the resident golden child by painting a masterwork of his only true friend, the Social Bunny. As long as that creep doesn't randomly fall out of the sky like he did in the Sims 2, paint away, my friend!
This is the face of someone who sees her birthday rapidly approaching on the horizon, knows she can't do anything about it, and is not happy about it, not one bit.
While she contemplates the inevitability of death, her children scribble pictures all over their place mats like a couple of five-year-olds instead of the mature teenagers they truly are.
Phoebe: Goddamn it! Does this incompetent woman know that this may be the last meal I ever eat? Can't I just enjoy my final hours in peace?
Aahana: Calm down, honey. Don't you think you're over-exaggerating just a bit?
Phoebe: Where did the kids go? I was planning on reciting my final will and testament to them before I go...
Nothing like a good old sibling rivalry fueled slap-around to liven the atmosphere up! I don't know what this is about, but I can only assume Elliot deserved it. Because our precious Aisha would never do anything wrong, right?
Finally, the food has arrived! Elliot and Aisha slide back into their seats like they were never gone, Phoebe savors every last morsel of her final meal, and Aahana downs glass after glass of wine to block out her wife's antics.
This is the first time I realized you can actually have a cake brought to your table rather than having to sneak in your own, and it's a game-changer, for sure.
Phoebe: All right, if I have to do this, I guess I wish to stay skinny and live forever!
Well, at least she got one of her wishes. Despite the unavoidable boob sag, she's still as svelte as ever!
Aahana: See, that wasn't so bad, babe, was it?
Being the active, professional older woman that she is, though, she's not quite ready to go fully gray. A box of hair dye later, and she's looking rather refreshed!
However, in her obsession with staying eternally young, she has taken to exercising even more than she did before, which is a bit worrying considering it might literally kill her now.
Aisha: Haha, nice old lady moves, Mom!
Elliot: Cheer up, Mom! Being an old lady can't be that bad!
Phoebe: If one more goddamn person calls me an old lady, I swear to God...
I'm not sure if it's any consolation for her, but it appears she just created the most viral video in all of Simlandia and now has more Simstagram followers than she'll ever know what to do with.
Aahana isn't doing too shabby either! She reached the top of her career track after countless hours of digging in the dirt.
In tandem with that, she also completed her aspiration, which conveniently had pretty much the same requirements.
Now she can happily spend the rest of her life catching up on her reading while surrounded by lazily dozing cats (and a lazily dozing/depressed wife).
Phoebe: Are you sure you don't want a drink, babe?
Aahana: No, honey, I'm fine, though I have to admit I'm a touch concerned about how much time you're spending behind the bar lately...
Phoebe may be spiraling, but Aahana is thriving in her newfound maturity. Since she no longer has to be quite so devoted to her garden, she's decided to use her spare time to do some exploring.
This may also just partially be an excuse for me to indulge in some scenic shots outside of the city.
She extracts embedded fossil from a rock. After all, her repair and upgrade skills have made her pretty handy with tools.
She spies a couple of beautiful monarch butterflies cavorting around the gorgeous flora.
She does some stargazing, unimpeded by the oppressive presence of skyscrapers and street lights.
Finally, she has some fun with a pile of leaves since not everything should always be taken so seriously. I have a feeling she might return to this place again sometime soon...