Sharebears 9.94: The End of This Journey (Completed 13 Mar 2020)

[oshizu]

8.88: You Better Shop Around

Week 26/Saturday

Urchin: What are we doing here at Nacho Mama, watcher?
I thought Ume and I were on our way to visit the boys.
You just bought that restaurant, Urchin.
Urchin: Now? This late in the game?


Your household funds have almost reached the $9,999,999 limit.
To avoid possible lag, you can transfer some of that over to Nacho Mama now.
Urchin: Hey, I can't manage this restaurant at all, not even to transfer funds!
Eh, I guess it's because we've ignored the last two updates. Let's move on.


Ume: Well, here we are over at the orphanage again!
Urchin: Do you remember the boys from our visit during the Summer Solstice holiday?
Ume: I barely remember them, sis.
Urchin: That's because our childhood whizzed by in such a blur. But I remember Laurent and Noel...


Ume: So, do you know what you're looking for in a husband, Urchin?
Urchin: Well, Zef has two unique traits currently while Kade has only one unique trait.
But I'm going to pass on these two because I want our last heir to have red hair.

Ume: Are you talking primary spouse material? Because Zef might be…
Urchin: Nope, I'm strictly talking "future baby daddy."
Grandma says she's already found a young adult with three unique traits.


Urchin: Out of these six guys, I've narrowed my choice down to three.
Ume: What's wrong with Jesse?
Urchin: Sis, nothing's wrong with any of the six--they're all sweet and charming.
It's just that I have three other favorites, okay?


Urchin: This is Laurent Ernst. He is so stylish.
Our watcher might be in sim-love with Laurent.
Ume: He has awful traits, though.
Urchin: There's always re-traiting potion. But we're Gen9, girl.
At this point in our legacy, traits don't matter for a secondary spouse.


Urchin: The likelihood of Andy and I having redhaired kids is 100%. 'Nuff said.
Ume: And he's so cute with good traits! How could you hope to find a better match?


Urchin: In grade school, I had a major crush on both Laurent and Noel.
I don't know. If red hair wasn't a factor, I'd pick Noel! Or Laurent...
Ume: And what? I get your dregs?


Ume: I don't understand Laurent's appeal, Urchin.
His dark hair will probably dominate your redhead gene. And he has lousy traits, too.
What do you even see in Laurent?
Urchin: Um, I don't know. I've always admired a guy who can cook, you know?


Urchin: So, I decide to invite my three faves, my sister, and Jessie (for my sister) to Chez Llama.
When I reach the table, my sister has seated herself right in the middle of the boys.
I mean, that's where I was planning to sit! And she's chatting them all up. Sheesh!


Urchin: A little help here, watcher, please?
Sure, I'll just make sure that Ume chats only with Jesse.
Urchin: Thanks! I was having trouble focusing on ordering the food.


Urchin: Don't tell Papa, but I'm starting to understand how Grandma Shiso felt.
I wonder…


Urchin: Sis, I've narrowed my choice down to Noel and Andy.
Ume: Does that mean the other four guys are all fair game?
Urchin: Why are you in such a rush? You don't even need to have children before our legacy ends.
I'm thinking I might try for twins or triplets, even.


As much as I like Noel, Andy and I make such a handsome couple, don't you think?



Week 27/Sunday (Winter, Day 1)

Turns out that I have hours and hours to chat with my guests.
Our meal doesn't arrive until 3 a.m., though we must have ordered around 8 pm last night.


After our unforgivably delayed meal, I invite everyone to Narwhal Arms.
It's a pleasure to boogie down after being seated for so many hours.


There's just something about Laurent…


Ume: I'd initially considered Jesse like a hand-me-down and didn't take him seriously.
But I've since learned that we get along really well.
That is, I think we'll be great friends. I'm not really into… *looks over at her sister


Urchin: After watching Laurent dance, I find myself drifting toward him again.
He has an undeniable attraction. I can't put my finger on it.
I'm not convinced he's the man I should marry, yet I can't let him go.


I didn't realize you'd have so much trouble choosing, Urchin!
Urchin: All three of them have their appeal.
What if it didn't matter if your children had red hair?
Urchin: Then I'd choose between Laurent and Noel.


What if I said you could marry without having children right away?
Of course, in that case, three new careers would need to be completed.
Urchin: So I would become an actress while my husband and sister become stylists?
Then, based on their fashion sense, I would choose Noel. 
Would you really let me enjoy life with a family, extending the legacy for several more weeks?

Of course not! I'm just trying to help you choose!
Urchin: Oh...


Ume: I hear Urchin tell our watcher that she chooses Noel.
Does that mean Laurent has become a free agent?
I leave Jesse in mid-sentence to sidle up to Laurent.
Moth, flame, singed wings, the whole works. That man should be wearing a fire alarm!


Urchin: I guess you'll become a young adult before I do, Noel.
Noel: Just two days before your birthday, it seems.
Urchin: Well, what do you think about hanging out with me 24/7 until my birthday?
Of course, I have to attend school on Monday, but…
Noel: My pleasure, Urchin. Let's go someplace warm and romantic. What about Selvadorada?


Ume: Even though my sister claims to have chosen Noel, I have a nagging suspicion she's not over Laurent.
So I'll just sit over here by myself and wait for Jesse to return from the men's room…



Gallery Downloads

The six orphanage boys are not random NPCs spawned by the game.
They are sims I downloaded from the gallery, ageing them down to toddlers before adding them to the game.
Therefore, I cherry-picked their genetics but ensure that their traits are randomized.
Both Laurent and Zef came as pre-skilled sims, so I cloned them, then aged down the clones to toddlers to add to my game.

"Cute Guy" (Noel Parris) by Rhisk
"Raggedy Ann & Andy Today" (Andy Raggedy) by Rhisk
"Ernst♥" (Lauren Ernst) by 12mich06 (cloned to avoid pre-existing skills)
"Zef Legand" by 12mich06 (cloned to avoid pre-existing skills)
"Kade Lamar" by Lenti299
"Jesse* nocc" (Jesse Cassleberry) by 96LangerLui99

[oshizu]

8.89: Urchin Makes Her Choice

Week 27/Sunday (Winter, Day 1)

Noel: I thought you'd invited me on a trip to Selvadorada?
Urchin: Yes, but we just learned that my Great-Grandpa Omu passed away yesterday.
Papa wants to collect his urn. It won't take long.


Teagan: I'm still the current heir, you know!
I'm just letting Urchin narrate early, since she won't spend long in our legacy.

Anyway, I obviously haven't visited Chateau Frise for quite a while.
I find the urns of  my great-grandparents Kirsten and Takuya and Grandpa Omu.
The fourth urn belongs to my primary spouse, that ex-nanny.


My daughter's eager to be off but I take the time to offer comfort to Grandma Amanda.
She'll surely be joining Grandpa Omu soon.


With the passing of Grandpa Omu, our Gen6 heir, we can add tradition to a legacy holiday.
Founder's Love Day commemorates the anniversary of our founder Sherilee's demise.

Party Animal was Grandpa Omu's first aspiration, so the Party Spirit tradition makes a good match.


Urchin: Papa, why did the whole household come with us to Selvadorada?
Teagan: I have no idea, Urchin. I only invited you and your young man.
Urchin: Please send everyone home, okay? Especially Mama! She's making eyes at Noel!


Urchin (to herself): We're good friends, so I thought he'd be easier to seduce than this.
But he keeps going upstairs to get a book and even rejected a few of my advances at first.
Maybe he's nervous because my father's with us?


Teagan: I'm painting as fast as I can, daughter dear.
As soon as I finish Noel's portrait, I'm going home.
You might be wondering why I'm painting Noel's portrait already.
According to our tradition, the heir's marriage partner always gets the large portrait.


With Noel's traits, he can only become the secondary spouse.
But my daughter seems to have her heart set on Noel.
Mark my words. He'll be down one knee proposing to Urchin before this week is over!


Noel: Are you sure we should be doing this? I mean, your father…
Urchin: I heard my father pack his easel and phone for a taxi.
It's just you and me now.




I casually ask Noel to show me his sleepwear.
Um, Laurent who?


I don't want Noel to think I'm easy, so I invite him out on a date.
Two dates, in fact.
For our first date, we visit the Archaeological Museum.


It turns out to be a rather small museum with only one bench out front.
As soon as we arrive, it becomes packed with tourists.
What a surprise to see Grandma Shiso's sister, Raichi, there.
She starts chatting up a storm, so I quickly invite Noel on another date.


The cantina is also crowded so we give up on enjoying a romantic, secluded date.
By this time, we're also famished so we sample some of the local delicacies.

Noel: I should have known Selvadorada would be crawling with tourists in winter!


Noel (whispers): Let's go back to our place, Urchin.


Urchin: Do you think maybe we should wait until my young adult birthday, Noel?
Noel: Don't worry. We're just messing around! Look, we're both fully dressed!


Whatever!
All I know, readers, is tonight with Noel has been THE highlight of my short life!


I am not my Grandma Shiso, though I briefly considered keeping Laurent on the side.
But now I'm absolutely sure. Noel is all I want.



Monday

Ume: How could you go to Selvadorada without me?
Urchin: Because it was the only time I could spend some private time with Noel.
But the boys should be ageing up to young adult soon.
Let's go visit them once they're young adults, k?
Ume (sighs): Sure. Well, off to our first day of high school!


Jesse: Why did Urchin invite us to go temple exploring, Noel? Weren't you just here?
Noel: Uh, we didn't explore the temple much yesterday. *looks nervously at Teagan
Teagan: Ahem, my daughter wants to make a little more progress on Jungle Explorer.
And she invited you both along because she believed the temple might intrigue you.

Jesse: You're right, sir. Noel and I could never have visited Selvadorada otherwise!
Noel: Hush, Jesse, just be real.


Urchin: We get home late that night.
When I start tidying my inventory, I find that limestone I dug up during my first trip with Noel.
And what do you know? It's our missing fossil!
Better late than never, right?



Tuesday

Noel and I decide to do an all-nighter before his young adult birthday.
It takes us some while to finally locate a skating rink.
The smaller adjacent ice skating rink is closed, so we try roller skating.

I'd envisioned Noel and I performing dazzling figure skating routines.
Truth is, we can barely skate round in circles. Plus, I completely forgot Noel is clumsy.


Once Noel leaves for school, I'm suddenly able to practice tricks and a routine!
Can you spot Uncle Elvain behind me, watching from afar?


I discover the ice skating rink is open, so I phone the family to join me.
Since Ume and I take the day off from school and none of the adults work, we can do what we want.

Maybe later, we'll hang out at the GeekCon for a little bit.
I wonder if Noel will invite me to his birthday party later.



Legacy score: Unchanged
Nature (0): maxed Fossils collection; completed 21/25 collections

Remarks
My apologies if you feel like this legacy is dragging to a close.
I'm feeling sentimental about it ending and somewhat bad for Urchin, our Gen9 heir, because her time as heir will be cut short.
So, I'm stretching out the time until she does what she needs to do to produce a male heir.

[BallerinaHippo]

Congrats on finishing that fossil collection!  Even if you already have all the nature points, it's nice to complete as much as possible. 

I can understand wanting to stretch out the 9th generation.  They need their time in the spotlight, too! Urchin made a good choice with Noel.  Of course, her top three were all good candidates.  Teagan is a very understanding father, painting Noel's portrait and then leaving them alone. 

I'm wondering whether Ume chooses Jesse or someone else.  Guess I'll just have to wait and see.   

[PeregrineTook]

Oh goodness!!  I just adore Urchin!  Seeing her make her indecisive way through all her choices was quite charming.  Of course, Ume just hanging out waiting to grab the scraps was pretty darned funny too! 
If I'd actually kept up with the legacy (as in, if I'd had a laptop at the time), Urchin would definitely have been my vote.  She's a lovely champion to carry your legacy into its completion.  Bravo!

[Shewolf13]

Oh my, look at all those handsome, handsome men!  And Laurent... can I just say yum?! Oh well, I'm saying it anyway XD It helps that I love that particular hair style lol Can't believe it's the ninth gen already!

[oshizu]

It's been over a year since I last updated my Sharebears Legacy story.  13 months, to be exact.
I need to reread it to remember what my Sharebears have been up to.
In the new year, though, I'm hoping to complete this legacy at last.
At present, my ninth-generation heir is a few days away from her YA birthday, I believe.

[oshizu]

8.90.  A Little Legacy Maintenance

Week 27/Tuesday (Winter, Day 3)

Teagan: After being away for 15 real-life months, Watcher has returned to our legacy at last!
In late November 2018, when our legacy was about 10 sim-days from finishing, the Powers-that-Be released:
*3 new careers, 2 new aspirations, and 2 new skills.

And that's what made Watcher abandon our legacy.
Anyway, she's finally enabled the Get Famous pack and will give that new stuff a go.
Like Watcher, you probably have forgotten who we are and what we're doing.
So this is a short update to refresh everyone's memory, including Watcher.

First of all, we're still living in our villa at Hound's Head in the Cavalier Cove district of Brindleton Bay.


Except, presently, we're in the middle of the winter season. Ugh!


I'm Teagan, the eighth-generation Sharebear heir.
During our remaining days, I'm in charge of maxing the new Media Production skilll.


Though I quit my Internet Personality career last week, I rejoined it today.
With my millions of followers, I might have the easiest time earning Fame.
I'll try to complete the World-Famous Celebrity aspiration.


Apparently, I've lost my portraits of Urchin and her boyfriend Noel.
My wife Dianna volunteers to paint new ones.


Our daughter, Urchin, will be the next heir.
She'd been planning to simply age up, marry Noel then pop out the last heir.
Now's she frantically preparing to ace the Acting skill and career.
It's also her role to complete the Master Actress aspiration.


Her sister Ume will join the Style Influencer's Stylist branch.
She had cultivated no skills required for that career, so she's scrambling now.
My wife is the painting mentor of our household.


It's time for my mother Shiso (the seventh-generation Sharebear heir) to move out.
She and my father Ronan will live at Chateau Frise on the other side of Cavalier Cover.


Their departure makes room for two new arrivals.
Urchin met Aaron Delgado during her last trip to Selvadorada.
She moves him in as her future primary spouse.


And, to nobody's surprise, she also moves in her boyfriend Noel Harris.
After his birthday, he plans to join the Style Influencer career's Trendsetter branch.
We're all hoping he can earn the Responsible trait before he ages up.


Tristan's my half-brother. His father is my mother's primary spouse.
Yeah, I know. Confusing, right?
He's married to my wife's twin sister, and they have four lovely kids.
Though he's stayed on to help mentor Guitar and Writing, we need to let him go soon.


And last but not least, we're ecstatic to get back our butler, Tetsu Ishikawa!
He's been with our legacy since the very first generation.
Did you know we never need to assign Tetsu any tasks?
He takes care of everything before we even realize things need tending!



And that's everyone in our household for now!
There are nine possible points we have yet to earn.
We'll do our very best, but we'll be quite happy with any score over 100 points!
Please come back and join us as we take this Sharebear Legacy home!

Current Legacy Score: 98 points

[Heart Foam]

I'm greatly encouraged with the picture outside Studio PBP. Fame is fun.

Is Aaron an elder? 

[oshizu]

I'm greatly encouraged with the picture outside Studio PBP. Fame is fun.

Is Aaron an elder? 

@Heart Foam

You are so amazingly observant! Yes, the Sharebears will try complete the Style Influencer careers and all the Get Famous stuff.
You obviously enjoy the Get Famous content so much. It urged me to give it a go. So, thank you!
Feel free to offer solutions to my future Fame-Fails, lol.

Yes, Aaron is an elder. He will be languishing in the background to tend the garden, get the mail, and such.
Actually, that Maxis premade June Kay showed up in their living room when I loaded up the game, so now Aaron has a girlfriend.
If she gets pregnant, maybe I'll let them move in together somewhere nearby...
I initially had a vampire in mind as the primary spouse but then he would live forever.

[MarianT]

I'm very envious of your butler. It's hard coming back to a legacy that you've been away from for a while. Good luck with finishing!

[oshizu]

@MarianT

That butler doesn't even have great traits, but he always seems to know what needs to be done.
He has forever spoiled me for sims butlers!
Thanks for the well wishes. I was so afraid to load the save file after so long, but everything seems fine.
The lag caused by having so many generations worth of stuff on lot, though, is horrendous.
It really makes me appreciate the forum's recent dynasty challenges!

[oshizu]

Our perfect butler, tending the garden all on his own.



9.91. Get Lamous

Week 27/Wednesday (Winter, Day 4)

Teagan: Toddlers are better with their tablets than Dianna and Tristan are with their sketchpads!
Toddlers usually leave their tablets on an end table when they're done.

When grown-ups finish with their sketchpads, they leave them in odd places.
Watcher had to buy these two new ones, because she never found their first sketchpads.
(A day later, we find Dianna's on the bar and Tristan's on the nursery floor. So random!)

Hello? Can't you just put your sketchpad in your inventory when you finish?


Nobody except Tristan can mentor guitar in our household.
He promises to stay until Urchin maxes her guitar skill.


Thursday

Noel ages up and joins the Style Influencer career as planned.


He's not much impressed by the Photo Impression process.


He does enjoy recording fashion vlogs, but learns that toys are what's trending.
Perhaps he should stick to fashion tips in the future…


That evening, I host a Fan Meet & Greet at Orchid-A-Go-Go.
This is when I realize that I don't go out enough to have fans.


Our butler Tetsu betrays me by gushing over that musician, Thorne Bailey.  Hmmph!


My immediately family disses me at this social event.
Look at my wife, daughters, and Noel doing homework together! Gah!

Oh whatever, I earn a gold medal for my Meet & Greet.
Even though nobody asked me for an autograph and I couldn't offer to sign any. *sighs


Friday

This morning before work, I max the Media Production skill.


At work, I receive a chance card that earns me a promotion to Internet Superstar (Level 10), again.
When I get home, I become a Global Superstar and earn a celebrity tile.
So far, so good.


After school, it's time for Urchin and Ume to age up!
Urchin joins the Well-Suited Talent Agency and sets up her first audition for Sunday.
Meanwhile, Ume joins the Style Influencer career, according to plan.


Urchin: As a young adult, I've officially become the ninth-generation Sharebear heir!
And, by the way, now that I'm the active heir, I'm taking over the narration, too!


My mother Dianna has has painted portraits to immortalize me and my primary spouse Aaron.
And there's a bonus portrait of Noel!


Later that evening, Papa tries hosting another Meet & Greet.
When it ends, he decides to abandon the World-Famous Celebrity aspiration.
I'm in an active career while Noel and Ume will join different Style Influencer branches.
We don't have time to hang out at hotspots, waiting for fans to ask Papa for a selfie.

Also, this means the I don’t need to complete Master Actress, either! Hallelujah!


Saturday

We've been suffering a rather severe lag lately.
We spend a lot of time just standing around with paused action queues.
By the time I finally accept Noel's, it's already late afternoon.


Beware of couples who both wear their hair parted on the same side.
Let's take the case of Noel and me as an example.
From the side, it's impossible to see both our faces at the same time.

Oh, and yay! We're officially married now!


Dianna: Long time, no see, Louise. How have you been?
Louise: Well, sis, my life has not been easy. Don't you think it's time, Dianna?

Dianna: Time? Time for what?
Louise: Time to let go of my husband Tristan.
You have no idea how hard it's been raising the children on my own!


When we arrive home from the wedding, Uncle Tristan is ready.
He packs up and moves to It's a Good House in the Bay's Sable Square district.

Why didn't tell us that he and Louise had four children?
I feel bad that Tristan saw so little of his children while he helped raise Ume and me.


Aaron is certainly taking the Grim Reaper's first message to heart!
He's definitely "making the most of these final days."
Let's hope he doesn't overexert himself, you know?



Week 28/Sunday (Winter, Day 8 )

Of course, I ace my audition this morning.
I maxed the Acting skill yesterday so I was sure I'd pass the audition.

Monday

During the actual shoot, I'm so ahead of my game and I haven't even finished promoting the product!.
No surprise that I earn gold for this gig.
Surprisingly, though, I didn't earn a career promotion!

I look for another gig. The audition's tomorrow!


Urchin: Since I'm a rising star, I decide to show Papa how to host a proper Fan Meet & Greet.
Look at me go, signing autographs and all that!
Teagan: Uh huh, whatever!

Urchin: Papa made earning gold for his Meet & Greet look so easy! I only earn a silver.


I immediately host a second Fan Meet & Greet, but choose Papa as the celebrity this time.
He can do his star stuff while I run around telling stories and jokes.

Nope, that doesn't work. The celebrity must complete all the event goals.
My second attempt ends with a bronze medal.
Papa, are you stifling a laugh?
Maybe we could go to a festival to see if fans ask you for selfies? *sighs


Tuesday

I pass this evening's audition but, to my dismay, my next gig isn't until Thursday.
It's absolutely outrageous!
I start the Acting career at Level 4, but require SIX whole days to earn a single promotion!
(Ignore the screenshot caption; our Watcher miscalculated.)
"Negotiate a Bonus" isn't even an option for the Acting career, either.

I know, I know. If I raise my fame, I can earn a perk that lets me skip auditions.
Eh, perhaps I'm just too eager to be done with it all. I mean, we are on Short lifespan.
Wah, wah, wah.


In other news, dear Aaron Delgado received his second message today from the Grim Reaper.
His soulmate, June Kay, also phoned him today.
Aaron and June have twins: a son Vincenzo and a daughter Lilith.
I'd like us all to visit them tomorrow after my gig!



Current Legacy Score: 102 (98+4)
Family (+1): Gen 9 heir ages up to a young adult.
Creative (+1): Gen 9 heir + spouse are memorialized by portraits
Love (+1): Aaron Delgado adds 3 unique traits (Active, Dog-Lover, and Romantic)
Knowledge (+1): Maxed all skills at least once (Media Production and Acting)

The Household Status
Teagan Sharebear: World-Famous Celebrity aspiration 3/4
Urchin Sharebear: Master Actress aspiration 3/4, Actress 4
Noel (Harris) Sharebear: Style Influencer/Trendsetter 6
Ume Sharebear: Stylist 5

[LenaLJ]

Ohh they are back, what a joy

[oshizu]

Ohh they are back, what a joy

Haha, thank you LenaLJ!
Nothing very exciting in store. I'll just be trying to arrive at the birth of the last heir.
My latest update ended up being mostly just a  rant about the Get Famous aspirations, Acting career, and Fame system. Shame on me! LOL!

[oshizu]

Today is Winterfest!



9.92: Upstaged by Papa!

Week 28/Wednesday (Winter, Day 11)

Urchin: When it comes to being naughty or nice, Noel has been the very nicest!
For some reason, though, Father Winter offers Noel no option to ask for a present.
I tell Noel that Father Winter's just jealous because Noel is so fiiiiine!


Lately, I've started working on building a positive reputation.
Inviting our butler to enjoy the Grand Meal I prepared doesn't improve my rep.
I'm going to spend all my free time socializing down at the beach, I guess.


After Father Winter leaves, we visit Aaron's lady friend and their twins.
While Aaron plays with them, Noel and I take turns holding them, too.


Look at Noel cuddling the nooboo. He's going to be such a great father!


Thursday

You're probably wondering why I'm doing a sink upgrade at the filming studio.
I've done both prep tasks twice already, but they reset to "Not Started" whenever I travel.
It's so upsetting. And that "anger research" lowered my Rep back to Neutral.


I earn gold for my guest appearance in the Growing Up Crumplebottom TV series.
You can see I'm cutting it a little close, time-wise.


Finally, I earn my first promotion to Level 5 Supporting Actress!
I choose a Western as my next gig, since it requires the guitar skill.
When I leave for the shoot, I'll take my guitar and do that prep task at the studio.

In other news, Noel earns his Level 8 promotion this evening, while Ume remains at Level 6.


After nightfall, Papa attends the placement ceremony for his celebrity tile.
Ever since he became a Global Superstar, Papa's been acting so weird.
Whenever he meets anyone, he "Reacts in Disgust." He also hates to be touched.

*whispers: Small wonder that nobody asks to take a selfie with him.


Friday

I'm close to becoming a three-star B-Lister so I've been doing all I can to gain fame.
Mostly painting and vlogging.
I only vlog when beauty or fashion tips are trending. No product reviews for me!


I've returned from passing the audition.
For the record, please note that two of my prep tasks auto-complete!


Aaron's children are toddlers now so Aaron decides to move out.
It's only right that he spends his last days with his lady love and their children.
Papa quits his job today, too, so it's not as if Mama will be left home alone.


Saturday

I'm not sure what the deal is, but my sister Ume has the worst luck!
Her performance drops from Average to OK after writing a few fashion columns.
She'll need to work extra hard for her next promotion!
And she should stop trying to write fashion columns! That only works for Noel!


That's right! You are now looking at two Global Superstars!
Once I earned my third Fame rank, maxing my Fame and Rep was just a hop, skip, and jump.
Let's hope my new fame perks will speed up my career advancement!

And, yeah, we're sitting here in hope that some fans will ask Papa for a selfie…
(Don't tell Papa but I got asked for a selfie while he was off chatting up a fan.)



Week 29/Sunday (Spring, Day 1)

Today's the anniversary of our legacy's founding by Sherilee Sharebear.
Our garden is practically non-existent now, but we've saved a few plants just for me, just for today.
By harvesting them, I earn gold status on this Legacy Holiday..


Here I am, performing the first dance scene in Last Town in the West.
I've skipped costume and make-up, ending up on stage in what looks like my retail career uniform.
Charming!
Despite having to redo all my prep task at the Studio, I earn a promotion from this one gig!

Sadly, even without auditions, the interval between gigs remains the same.
My next gig is three days from today.


Papa's been sad about nobody asking him for selfies, though all his fans disgust him.
That's why I invite him along with me to the Starlight Accolades tonight.
You will not believe who won an award for Best Video. Hint: not me!

Next time, I'll be attending the awards ceremony alone. *sighs


Monday

Today, I decide to hold the placement ceremony for my celebrity tile.
Who knows? Maybe  that will increase my chances of earning an award.
I ask only Papa to come with me because…selfies.


At Orchid-A-Go-Go, I host a no-goals Fan Meet & Greet and invite Papa as a non-guest.
Though I'm the celebrity of the Meet & Greet, Papa is asked by four fans for selfies.
You know if he'd hosted that Meet & Greet, they would have asked me instead!


When my Meet & Greet ends, Papa hosts another.
And before it's over, he's become a World-Famous Celebrity!
Nice work, Papa! Now, let me receive an award next time, okay?

Pssst, do you see Uncle Tristan's father, Orfeu Garrido, standing behind Papa?
Everyone's gossiping about how Holly Alto moved in with him immediately after his wife died.
I wonder how long Holly's had her eye on my great-uncle! What a hussy!


Tuesday

Noel brings home  his Level 9 promotion this evening.
We have no idea why he fares so much better with fashion columns than Ume.
Check out his performance bar after he submits three fashion articles!

As for Ume, I've locked her out of all the computers. It's for her own good!


Wednesday

I feel bad performing out of costume, but I need the extra time for those prep tasks.
At least I don't stand around looking bored when I'm not in a scene.
My costar is completing ruining the mood of my death scene!
Regardless, I earn gold for my starring role in Apocalypse Rising!


And now, I have two bits of great news and one piece of bad news.
On the positive side, I've received not only my Level 7 promotion but also an award nomination!
Unfortunately, my next gig isn't until Saturday (in three days).
Unless I get lucky with the Wishing Well, my last 3 promotions wiIl take at least 9 days.


Due to my active gig, Noel isn't in his ideal mood (Very Inpsired) at work today.
He still manages to max the Trandsetter career branch.
And Ume brings home her Level 8 promotion.
Looks like Ume and I could be finished with our careers next week!

Anyway, wish me luck at the next Starlight Accolades award ceremony!




Legacy Score: 103 points (102+1)
Bonus (+1): Have an heir reach Gold status for a 5-tradition legacy holiday
Nature (0): Reach top of every career track (missing: Actor)
Nature (0): Reach top of every career branch (missing: Stylist)
Athletic (0): Complete all aspirations (missing: Master Actress)

The Household Status
Teagan Sharebear: completed World-Famous Celebrity
Urchin Sharebear: Master Actress 3/4 (needs award); Actress 7
Noel Sharebear: Trendsetter 10 (maxed)
Ume Sharebear: Stylist 8

Watcher's Notes
*Lifespan: I've played the first eight generations of this legacy on Short lifespan.
  But I've switched it to Normal because the Acting career takes so long.
  I don't want Urchin's parents to pass away before meeting the last heir.
*The prep task glitch: I'm using a workaround to redo he prep tasks at the Studio.
  Urchin can keep a guitar in her inventory but not fitness equipment.
  If a prep task requires developing fitness, I add a treadmill.to the Studio in Build mode. It's cheesy but whatever.
*Earn gold for the gig, anyway: If she can't complete a prep task on set, she saves the related stage scene until the very last.
  Urchin can usually earn gold before completing the last scene. Acting is so bugged!