Artie's Lunar Lunacy

[ratchie]

I love how Artie is so nonchalant about the whole meteor thing. But that is why Artie is such a great character he is so well developed and believable,kudos to you Rica.

Rachel

[Ricalynn]

Artie: "Now just make a turn up ahead so we can head back towards the house."
Ares: -turns immediately-
Artie: "What are you doing?!"
Ares: "You said turn!"
Artie: "I said up ahead not here!   You could have thrown us right into the side of that giant crater right here."
Ares: "No.  I wasn't doing that at all."
Rica: "You're in the motive mobile this should be super easy and relaxing.  Shut up both of you and just let him drive!" -gasppantgasp-
Artie: "No need to get worked up, woman."
Ares: "Seriously."


Rica: "Oh come on.  Can't you too go sleep wherever it is you went to."


Rica: "Aww man.  Even in death I need to tell you two to get a room!"


Rica: "Seriously?"
Artie: "What?"
Rica: "Isn't that number 3?"
Artie: "Your point?"
Rica: "That's it no more hole diving for you."
Artie: "Oh happy day!" -starts singing-
Rica: "Now you get to just make the holes and fill them in.  No more of that exploring stuff."
Artie: -grumblegurgle-


Ares: "Well that was futile and uneventful."
Rica: "You know if I hadn't been paying attention, I would have thought you were your father."
Ares: "Thanks I think.  Now what?"
Rica: "Now it's shower time and another hole before bed."


Buzz: "I need to talk to you."
Artie: "I can't make my son grow up any faster."
Buzz: "No it's not the pranks.  We need a gardener."
Artie: "I'm not having anymore kids."
Buzz: "No.  I mean go find someone else to do it."
Artie: "Can't Dakota do it?"
Buzz: "No.  She still has a few other things to max in preparation of my death.  Go get me a gardener."
Artie: "What about you?"
Buzz: "Just go get one!"


Ares: "Oh.. hi Rosemary."
Rosemary Begley: "Hey Ares.   I forgot to tell you that I had a birthday on my way over to your house.  I also got a job as a paparazzi.  What did you want to do that you invited me over?"
Ares: "It's too late.  I can't do it now."
Rosemary: "Do what?"
Ares: "Ask you to the prom.  You're all old now and stuff."
Rosemary: "I'm sorry.  I'm sure I would have loved to go if I was still a teenager."
Ares: "What's your new trait?"
Rosemary: "Green thumb."
Ares: "Oh cool.  Well later."
Rosemary: "Later.."
Buzz: "Artie - Go get that one!"


Artie: -stalks the paparazzi for once- "Hey this is fun.   You.. woman.  Want to be friends?"
Rosemary: "Are you talking to me while the Grim comes to take old whats his face over there?"
Artie: "Yeah.. he was a nobody and I'm a 5 star celebrity.  Want to be friends?"
Rosemary: "Sure."


Artie: "I glow therefor you have the family-oriented trait or something.  I understand from my son that you have a green thumb?"
Rosemary: "I do.  It's my newest trait."
Artie: "Good good."
Rosemary: "Excuse me.. duty calls."


Reaper: "Only you Artie would chase after a paparazzi."
Artie: "I didn't really think it would be this much fun to stalk someone but it really kind of is isn't it?"
Reaper: "I think you've been off the job too long my friend.  Have fun.  Taking this old guy here far far away."
Artie: "Have fun!"


Artie: "So you like gardening right?"
Rosemary: "I'm a green thumb."
Buzz: "Did she say she was a green thumb?"
Rosemary : "Yes I have a green thumb.  Why does it matter?"
Buzz: "See.. just do as your told red man."
Artie: "Don't make me go get my reaper friend to come visit the house. "
Rosemary: "This has been.. weird but there is a party at the Su house that I must get pictures of.  Bye!"


Rosemary: "Will you just go away?"
Artie: "Not until you hear me out completely and become good friends with me."
Rosemary: "What if I don't want to be good friends with you?"
Artie: "Then I find a way to not break the rules and still wall you up into a 2 x 2 square space with windows for walls."
Rosemary: "Fine!  Say your piece while I take photos of Bethany skinnydipping."


Artie: "So what do you say?  Give up the camera and the stalking and come live at my place and garden all day long for fun?"
Rosemary: "That's it just garden?"
Artie: "Possibly even marry my son and bring in a red child of your own.  I'm not picky but he might be."
Rosemary: "I don't know.."
Artie: "We're rich and as soon as Ares has a birthday we're going to China."
Rosemary: "Ok I'm in."


Rica: "Welcome to the house.  I'm Rica and I'll be the voice in your head from now until the end of time."
Rosemary: "Oh joy.  He never mentioned a voice in my head."
Rica: "He really had no choice.  The family painter and sculptor was pretty much vetoing doing anything for the boy until you were added to the house."
Rosemary: "That's a little weird. "
Rica: "Yes well I have a lot to tell you.   Have a seat."


Rosemary: "Come live with me.. we have lots of money.  We're going to China.. Never did he mention talking house, immortality or any of the rest of this crud.  Oh no.   It's too much to ask for a sticker on the front gate.  Beware all who decide to live here... "
Gnomes: -weird goblin/garden gnome laughter-

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[KrispyNickyB]

*laughs* I like Rosemary. I can't wait to read more of her.

[ratchie]

I think Rosemary and her future father in law are going to get on just fine. Great update Rica.

Rachel

[xFezIsAFreakx]

Teehee, well that was a brilliant demonstration of how difficult it is to get a paparazzi! Looking forward to more!

[RainBeau]

Awww I thought Dakota was going to marry Ares *sigh* Oh well. Rosemary is pretty. I like her eye colour. And that new hairstyle you gave her is one of my favourites.

[loveSims]

Rosemary will fit in nicely with the Grimms! Great update.

[Ricalynn]

Thank you everyone for the kind comments and replies.   When Dakota was born and Ares came out a boy ( I haven't been influencing births), I thought it was fate speaking.   Then upon meeting Rosemary I found out she was a green thumb.  Ares had had a few stray wishes about her like going to prom so I thought this was fate speaking because Buzz is getting up in age and I'm not ready to let the garden die until a gardening heir comes along.  However, I wouldn't be so quick to jump to conclusions.  I have played up until the birth of gen 3 and let me tell you.  My Sims love to surprise me.  I hope you guys will be surprised too!



Dakota: "Another skill down, only one more to go."
Rica: "It's actually funny how you got to non melting ice sculptures before you finished anything doing with painting."
Dakota: "Well Daddy is the painter so I was allowed to take my time.  I think I need to get back to my photography soon though."


Buzz: "And that's how you get the camera to do a panoramic setting to allow for very large and gorgeous shots of your subjects."
Dakota: "Wow that's amazing. "
Buzz: "I've always thought so."
Dakota: "I didn't mean the panorama picture thing.  I meant the feeling of completing my lifetime wish."
Buzz: "Oh yes.  That is a good feeling too."


Rosemary: "You sure you can handle me, shortie?"
Ares: "Any reservations I had about hitting a girl just went out the window.  Bring it on sweetheart."
Rosemary: "Oh you're going down!"

They both got exhausted after winning 2 each but I think they'll try it again later.


Baxtor: "Artie I need to speak to you a moment."
Artie: "I don't think we can get any closer than this.  What's up?"
Baxtor: "I need a ride."
Artie: "Oh. Well let me get changed and I'll grab the car."


Baxtor: "Now stay.... good wild man."


Artie: "Ahh! It's another one.  Why do you guys keep doing this?"
Baxtor: "Because you must be watched."
New kitten: "His memory is atrocious isn't it?"
Rica: "Well this is his third time being an old man."
New Kitten: "Oh yea.. I guess that is a lot of pressure for a red guy."


Artie: "I think I shall call you..... Bubba."
Bubba: "Really?"
Artie: "Yeah why not.  Let's go home Bubba."


Rica: "I don't trust that look on your face."
Ares: "I know not to which you refer.  I'm off to prom now."
Rica: "Ok but don't get expelled!"
Ares: "Don't even think that's possible."


He did manage to 'persuade' his classmates into voting him prom king.  He only got into 2 fights and apparently the lights in the auditorium were really interesting.


Rosemary: "You know.. you'd think a garden this extensive would have already given me my lifetime wish."
Rica: "You've lived in the house less than a week and you've already gotten your lifetime wish.  Should you really be complaining?"
Rosemary: "I'm still a little miffed."
Rica: "It's understandable."


Rosemary and Artie: -singing something no longer recognizable-
Rica and gnomes: "Make it stop Make it stop!"
Rosemary and Artie: -high five-


Bubba: "Daddy me, stop fishing and come play with me" -swat-
Baxtor: "Ok but you may regret doing that!"
Bubba: "Got to catch me first!"


Christin: "I got you babe."
Artie: "I got you babe."
Rica: "Ok it's sweet and with the volume turned down, it's much better."


Rica: "Hey look at you.  Maxed gardening, lifetime wish fulfilled.  You managed to beat Ares up a few times.  Are you at least enjoying yourself yet?"
Rosemary: "Of course I am.  What would make you think I wasn't?"


Rica: "What's with that secret smug little smile of yours?"
Ares: "I'm just waiting for Dad to get home."
Rica: "Is that why you're up in the middle of the night?"
Ares: "It's my birthday you know."
Rica: "Yes I know.  In a couple of hours your dad will be home and then the cake will be lit."
Ares: "Yep.  Then you know what else?"
Rica: "We attempt to get to China using the dimensional gate and hope that your father doesn't have to pick a new place to live.. again. I'm not sure he can handle becoming immortal again."


Ares: "Whoo!  Thanks for coming back Mom."
Christin: "The fireflies told me it was happening and I had to come see you become a handsome young man."
Buzz: "Whoo! The pranks are finally going to stop."
Artie: "Hehehehehe I finally get to go to china.  I finally get to go to china."
Rosemary: "Hurry up with the sparkles already!"


Rica: "Not bad not bad.  But the hair has to change. "
Ares: "Yes I want my hair back."
Rosemary: "Hey he didn't turn out half bad."
Dakota: "It's about time buddy."


He remind anyone else of a certain other guy?


And now he's dressed.   It seemed to take forever to get him old enough so we could travel!  Now let's all cross our fingers and hope for good results!

[loveSims]

Wow! He look so much like Artie. Now you have two Arties lol. Awesome update.

[Ilessthan3TheSims]

Can't wait to see who he ends up with!

[Sophie98]

Wow Ares looks good. I know what you mean about your Sims surprising you. I guess they life having some control over their lives too.

[samoht04]

Happy Birthday Ares! He looks almost more evil than Artie does... Well not evil but more suspicious.  Great updates!

[Juxtaposition]

I love the picture of Artie and Christin singing kareoke together, that is really sweet!

Really Artie?! Bubba? What kind of name is that for a cute little kitten?  I mean, besides a funny one.

Still loving your dynasty!

[KrispyNickyB]

You're braver than me traveling! I just got the nerve to re-add Showtime lots to the game again. So far so good.

[cathyknits]

Good luck with the vacation!