The Fennell Legacy: Generation 2: Chapter 2

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Don't let Carrie's jovial expression in the above picture fool you.  That smile is most definitely an attempt to appease Josie's ghost.  Josie has been robbing the household of sleep and bladder control near constantly and has become somewhat of a liability.  She's a very angry ghost mom!
In our last episode: Carrie grew up in to a gorgeous adult, gave birth to a son named Gallagher thanks to boyfriend #1 Shannon, and brought her simultaneous lover count up to 4/20.


Carrie wasn't taking any chances now that she had somebody else to care for besides herself and Sonia.  She was learning more about cooking - that kitchen fire had opened her eyes to her need for more study!


Carrie: "Can you believe this it the first time I'm ever going to taste pizza in my life?  No?  Well, how do you think I've maintained such a trim figure for so long?"
Don't act so superior, Carrie.  You had a chubby phase once.  Maybe you don't remember, but Simgod remembers all!


Carrie got straight to wooing her friend Tyrell, who quickly fell prey to her charms.
Simultaneous Lovers: 5/20


Check it out!  Nanny Helena = still fail at everything!  Not to worry - Carrie was not planning on hiring her on any sort of regular basis.  But she wished to go to the mall for some new clothes, so she called Helena, quickly fed and changed Gallagher, and then left him in Helena's care for all of ten minutes.  There was no way Helena could mess it up (at least, I pray that's true - she's pretty horrendous in her neglect!) and this time, all went well.  Helena, of course, ignored Gallagher completely...
Some things never change...


Sonia: "Oooh, pretties!"


The next victim potential boyfriend in Carrie's sights was her mom's old friend, Christopher.  After some initial reconnecting and reminiscing, Carrie soon got down to the business of whispering sweet nothings in his ear...


All was going according to plan.  It would take some time to gain his trust enough for him to admit his feelings, but Carrie knew deep down that she had hooked this particular fish.


Carrie: *enthusiastically sings happy birthday to Gallagher*
Sampson + Copper: *feel that joining in the singing is beneath them and just stand around with bored expressions, wishing that they didn't have to attend random acquaintances' children's birthday parties*


Sampson: "Oh my god!  It's hideous!" *throws up a little*
Be nice!  Gallagher is... awkward, I'll admit... but I expect he'll grow in to his looks in time... maybe....
Personality = Sagittarius 5, 2, 10, 10, 8.


Sampson: Why is that kid staring at me?  Someone put the little freak to bed, already!
Gallagher: "Can I have some cake?"
One of the biggest fails in the entire game - that a toddler can not eat their own birthday cake!  Fail, Ea/Maxis!  Epic fail!  It seems so unnaturally cruel to me...


Gallagher: "Can I have some cat food?"
Sonia: "Nope.  Mine."


Epic parenting fail?  Not really.  Carrie was sleeping, Gallagher wasn't tired, and the remnants of dinner, cake and Gallagher's most recent bottle went bad in the meantime.  Carrie's not a neglectful parent, I swear...


Gallagher: "I don't care what it looks like.  Make it look like a tricycle, make it look like a dinosaur, it's still a potty, and I don't like it!"


Gallagher did like his musical toy, though.  Much more than anything in his toybox.  He was quite spoilt for choice, actually.  Yet he always chose to make music.  Good for him!


The next morning, Carrie finally coaxed those three little words out of Christopher that she'd been wanting to hear...
Simultaneous Lovers: 6/20


Carrie definitely counted Christopher as one of her favorite boyfriends so far.  His blonde looks were pleasing to her eyes and his affection was warm and unrestrained.


Gallagher: "Om nom nom!  Whose cat food is it, Sonia?  Huh?"
Sonia: *is asleep*


Christopher: "So what?  It's raining.  It'll put itself out..." *is super cool and calm*
Porcelain: "Oh, won't somebody please think of the children?" *is hysterical*


Porcelain is definitely one to think of the children though.  She clearly wants one of her own.  She ignored her own needs to keep Gallagher happy and entertained, and he was smitten.
Sonia: "If your brat eats all the food in my bowl, don't expect me to leave the desserts alone..."


Careless of her own growing body odor, Porcelain even gave Gallagher a much needed bath.  She is win!
Note: Gallagher is the nastiest, stinkiest toddler I've ever had in my game.  He needed a bath several times a day, I kid you not!  For a kid with 5 neat points, he's a terrible slob!


Sonia: "Please make him stop..."
Don't pretend like you don't love it.  You guys are friends, I looked. 


Boyfriend #4, Armand, was keen to show Carrie what a good baby daddy he'd make by showering affection on little Gallagher.  Gallagher was impressed, anyway.  It's sad, actually.  Gallagher has never met Shannon, his biological father.  In fact, Carrie has failed to tell Shannon of his existence.  I think she's afraid.  Shannon is as much a romance sim as she is, and she probably fears that a sudden blow of the news of his fatherhood would cause a breakdown in her first love.  Better to break it to him slowly and gently, perhaps...


Dawn: "Ooh, look how pale you are!  You'd make an awesome goth!"
Gallagher: "What's a goth?"
Dawn: *sits herself down and tells him all about it*


Carrie: "Well, that's done.  He can most definitely talk properly now."
And not a moment too soon!  He was so close to growing up in the red due to your failure to teach him anything.  Lucky for you, he's now platinum for his age up!


Oh my goth!  Methinks Dawn made a big impression on little Gallagher...
Note: Seriously, this is what he aged up wearing!


Porcelain: "So, are you excited about starting school tomorrow, Gallagher?"
Gallagher: "Meh.  Not really..."


Gallagher: "I'm more excited about our honeymoon..."
Porcelain: "Oh?  Are we going to get married?"
Gallagher: "Yup.  I've got it all planned out.  I'll fly us abroad for a romantic honeymoon in Prague."
Porcelain: "Aww, that sounds very nice, sweetie." *humors*
These two are firm friends now.  Such could indeed become a partial reality if Gallagher ends up as heir.


He really does make a good goth, don't you think?


Gallagher and Sonia are almost inseperable.  He spends much time entertaining her, and covets the fact that he's the only little goth boy in the neighbourhood with a purple striped kitty.  He likes to brag to his classmates that he has his very own cheshire cat.


Carrie made a new friend.  His name was Michael, and he had been playing hard to get in the worst way, though he most definitely professed to be straight.  Carrie wasn't sure what more to do - she'd tried all her usual charms and he had rebuffed her at every turn.


... then she remembered another boy who had rebuffed her charms at first so long ago, and after a quick trip to her bedroom to slip in to the closest thing she had to lingerie, she found that she was right in her hunch...


How was school, Gallagher?
Gallagher: "Meh.  The other kids don't get me.  I wish Dawn and Porcelain were still kids so I could hang out with them."
Awww.  I'm sorry.


William: *stares*
Avert your eyes, you perv!


Carrie: "Yes!  He loves me!  He loves me!"
Simultaneous Lovers: 7/20


This was the moment when I realized who it was that Gallagher reminded me of.  The Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.  I think it's his nose shape...


Gallagher: "Woohoo!  Mom bought me the coffin bed I asked for!"
Of course she did.  Carrie loves you, and will indulge your every whim.


Sonia just got old.  She doesn't look any different, but her years are beginning to catch up with her...


Carrie was not a girl to waste any time.  The next morning, she invited a recent acquaintance, Hal, over in the hopes of winning his heart.
Carrie: "Psst!  You're cute!"


Hal definitely had no trouble finding Carrie attractive or expressing that attraction...
Sonia: "Doesn't anybody want to play with me?"


Sonia: *hiss*
Philippe: "What the heck is this cat's problem"
Copper: "How should I know?  Shut up, will you?  I'm trying to birdwatch here!"


Though love had not stirred in either Hal's or Carrie's heart, lust most certainly had.  Carrie was determined to snag Hal's genes for another baby, but alas, his performance in the babymaking department left much to be desired and her eggs remained unfertilized...


Gallagher: "Who says jumping rope is just for girls?  Why should girls have all the fun?"
I concur.


Gallagher: "Wow, Mister!  You have the exact same haircut as me!"
Copper: "Why yes.  Yes I do."
Hal: "Were you looking at my girlfriend?  You'd better not look at my Carrie, or else, see?"
Copper: *rolls eyes*


Copper: "So you saw your grandma's ghost?  That's awesome.  In fact, you're awesome.  You're a pretty spiffy little boy, you know that?"
Gallagher: "Oh, I know.  A lot of people don't get me, though.  If they could just look past appearances, they'd see I'm not a bad person.  But people are shallow and they want to fit me in to their own stereotypical box because of how I dress.  They're sad, really..."

Cameos:
Copper belongs to thealicecat .
Porcelain belongs to yreenah .
All Faerie Townies are made-over clones of Almighty Hat's "Stolen By Fairies" PTs.
Dawn belongs to Bella_Swan.

Comments

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Gallagher is a bit awkward, but adorable nonetheless, I love his little nose (and his coffin bed, hehe!)!
And Carrie is the best romance sim I have ever seen!