simgaroop | The Pudding Legacy: Gen 1.1 (Reply)

So yeah, I'm also jumping in the bandwagon and joining the "Founder Challenge" at

legacy_writers.

What's this challenge about? Well, the community chose a special founder (created by

dothesmustle ) and everyone who signed up for the challenge must update every two weeks with their legacy's pictures. It's been so funny to read the many different versions and approaches each player has taken for this little sim, so I got inspired to try it out.

Because I wanted something different for this legacy (to distinguish it from the Brokes), I'm going to follow the "Commenting Format". This is the first time I try it, and I'm afraid I'm not exactly "funny", but I'll do my best to make it at least entertaining. I'm also using a different set of default skins and eyes, both from Lyran, because I want this legacy to be more "cartoony" ^^.

(Watch me curse later because I'll keep forgetting to switch my defaults every time I want to play either the Brokes or the Puddings, but I guess I'm a sucker for making things more complicated)

Of course, that doesn't mean I won't update the Brokes. They are still my priority and as soon as I finish their new, Maxis-only house (because the old one is so full of cc that my graphics card can't take it anymore) I'll continue with their story.
So, ladies and gentlemen, here's the Pudding Legacy (featuring my lame commentary and a pseudo-story to keep me interested).

Warning: Pixilated nudity in several pictures due to ACR and the founder's 10 outgoing points.

Riverblossom Hills, a small town located in the middle of a green, clean valley.
A community of gardening enthusiasts who spend their days watching both their plants and their children grow.
A place with a peaceful, template atmosphere.

Well... not anymore. It seems like the temperature in this town has suddenly risen a few centigrade.

The reason? The new, ~~hot~~ kid in town, Butterscotch Pudding!
But for the sake of my fingers, we're gonna call him Butt or BS.

And, just like any decent legacy, here are his stats.
I'll give you a couple of seconds to figure out what's wrong with them

Ready?

His odd LTW is just the first sign of Butterscotch's mental issues.
You'll see what I mean pretty soon.

Here's the obligatory shot of the Founder's Shack (Trade Mark).
Because I suck at building, poor Butt will have to live inside a box.
He's currently living in a 4x3 lot because I refuse to kill my graphics card with a 5x5 lot.
Therefore, I had enough money to build a somewhat decent house.

Now that I look at the pictures, I realize that the decoration is a bit girly.
Not that Butt minds, perhaps the girls from this town will think he's a sensible guy.
And chicks dig sensible guys, right?

So, what's the first thing Butt does after inspecting his new home?

He sits down and eats a huge bowl of ice-cream.
Are you trying to tell me something, Butt?

Well Butt, if you want a better, downloaded house, you'll have to work for it.

But before Butt can look for a job, he gets his very first visitor.
Mrs. Tiffany Z., the president of the Gardening Club.

Butt wastes no time and introduces himself as a hot celebrity chef who left Sim City a few months ago.
For some odd reason, he now wants to live in a rural town and become a teacher.
He tells Tiffany that he believes in the importance of children and how giving them a good education will create a better world in the future.
Personally, I think he lost all his money in Sim Vegas and needs to hide from the Mob.
Whatever, Butt.

Tiffany is not interested in Butt's stories.
Silly city kids and their fast, stressful lives.
What? Do you ask where's the closest Sim-Wart, Butt?
I'm sorry kid, but if you want food, you'll have to harvest it yourself.

Butt's not going to spend the rest of his life in the garden, thank you very much.
So, after saying good-bye to Tiffany, he finds a job as a playground monitor.

And just in time, because here's the welcome committee!
Here's Leo McGregor.

Rose Greenman, who's married (not that Butt minds that).

And Patricia Wang.
All of them are playable characters.
Therefore, they are not legacy material because I'm not going to cheat and mess with SimPe this time.

But that doesn't mean Butt doesn't want to interact with them.
If he wants a better house, he'll need all plenty of friendships to get those promotions.

Oh, who's this?
She looks like Meadow Thayer's second cousin, right?
Well, Butt and I agree that she's a fine specimen, so let's get into action.

Well, despite Butt's obvious interest in her chest area, there was no chemistry between them.
Pity...

Butt focuses his attention in Patricia Wang instead.

Just as Jenny, a Graslaxian Matchmaker, appears.
You won't fool Butt, Jenny!
He's not looking for a blind date inside the Graslaxian Mothership!

OK, let's go back to Patricia.
Butt's charming personality and looks ~~and ACR~~ are irresistible.
Patricia falls for Butt in record time!

See?
This picture was taken two hours after they met.

It seems that Woo Hooing with Patricia has finally awakened his Romance Sim's instincts.

"Hey babe! Are you ready for more?"

Yeah, that's what they did next.
In Sim-World, there's nothing sexier than having a pillow fight. True Fact.
Otherwise, why would they roll that want 5 million times during their dates?

Once Patricia is gone, Butt tries his luck with Jenny the Graslaxian Matchmaker.
She's not amused with his 5 simoleon's payment.
Well, what did you expect, Jenny? He has 15 simoleons in the bank.

So in revenge, Jenny calls Mrs. Karen the Nanny as Butt's date.

And they have so little chemistry that the date is a complete disaster.

Butt is shocked by this development! Shocked, I tell you!
So much that he spends the whole night having nightmares about women he has never met.

Yeah, this is his reaction when he dreams about Karen the Nanny.

He's so depressed the next morning, that he has another huge bowl of ice-cream as breakfast.

Geez, Karen! Do you want to make him feel worse?

But don't you worry! Here's Patty to make everything better.
Yeah, she walked by as soon as Butt left the house.

And she's here for one reason only...

This guy over here finds Patricia so repulsive that he needs two balloons to express it.
Or perhaps he's reacting like this because he knows what they are going to do next...

... which is making the bed, of course, you bunch of perverts.

Just kidding...

Feeling a little better after a dose of Patty's love, Butt is ready for his first day as a Playground Monitor.
Life Time Want, here I go!

But he only lasts there for three hours before he's fired.

This is too much for poor Butt.
It seems that being a teacher is really one of his dreams.

So much failure finally makes his brain snap.

"Look for another job? Can't you see I was just fired? I'm not ready for another rejection!"

He spends the rest of the day crying and whining.

He even has a mental breakdown in front of Patty, who I invited over to make him feel better.

Luckily for us, she knows the best way to cheer Butt up.

With just 2 simoleons in his pocket, and bills all around the house, Butt needs money, badly!
So, he joins the Army, the best paid job in Sim-Land.

Patty comes over while Butt is at work.
This is the fourth time she's "casually walked by" the Pudding household in the three days Butt's been living in RiverBlossom Hills, by the way.

Butt is promoted in his very first day, so he spends the rest of the afternoon skilling so he can be promoted again as soon as possible.
We must make good use of this "Non-failing" time, after all.

My hopes are crushed as soon as I realize that he has a free day the following morning.
Dammit! Just as he had spent all his promotion money in a new TV!

Butt doesn't mind, though.
He's glad to have enough time to make evil snowmen.
Gotta scare the neighborhood ala Calvin and Hobbes.

Oh, look who's here (for the fifth time)?!
It's Patty the stalker!

And what's the first thing they do after Butt greets her?

Yeah...

Something tells me that Patty wants to be part of this Legacy, but as I said earlier, this time I'm not going to cheat ~~as much as I do with the Brokes~~, so she's out of the game.

Therefore, it's time to search for a spouse.
Not even a cruel snow storm is going to stop him!

Nothing... except his four active points. *Facepalms*

So, while Butt is freezing to death because of his laziness, let's look for potential spouses.
It seems like a large group of females are congregated over there.

The reason? Myshunubu or whatever is called.
This is the first time I've seen this game in action.
Man! People weren't kidding when they said this game is addicting.
Look at their faces!

With so many girls available, I let Butt choose his future wife.

Yeah, here's a screenshot to prove I'm not making this up.
Butt thinks he can fool me. I know you don't want children, dude, but I can't do anything to help you.
As a Legacy founder, you must spawn a heir. At least once.
But sure, I'll keep Catherine Viejo in mind for a future booty call when Patty stops her stalking tendencies.

Luckily, Butt also rolled the want to ask this girl, Barbara, on a date.
Seriously, it took me three hours to get Butt to talk with her.
They spent a loooong time complaining about not being able to talk, despite being a meter from each other.
Yikes!

Butt finally reaches her inside the cabin, and chats with her for a little while.
Just enough to ask her for her number.

And as soon as he gets it, he bitches at me because he is tired of this lot.
Geez, Butt, a community lot filled with available ladies and you only got one chick's number?
You fail as a romance sim! :S
~~And I fail at playing them, but that's not a surprise~~

Later, as the penguin shares with Butt's evil alter-ego its plans to conquer the world.

Butt is suddenly awakened.
Who might be calling at Midnight?
Don't they know that harassing is bad? ~~Mmmmmkay?~~
Perhaps it is a booty call from Patty?

Not Patty.
It's Barbara, the girl he met earlier.
And do you know why she's calling?

Yep.
I guess Patty has told everyone in Riverblossom about Butt's "charming personality".
All right, Butt, you don't fail as much as a Romance sim.

Butt and I think there's no need to leave Barbara waiting.
I mean, if she's called at one in the morning, she must be DYING to get a hold of Butt's... booty.
So, Butt asks her out on a date.
His place, of course, because he has no money to take her out for dinner.
Not that she minds, of course.

Sensing that Barbara might be "the one", Butt makes sure the date is perfect.
He's even trying a new pasta recipe!

Yeah...
As soon as she noticed the fire, Barbara flees away.
Yeah, you're welcome, lady!
Butt doesn't need to call the fire station, though; he's hardcore enough to extinguish the fire by himself.
That's my boy!

But Butt's not happy about this recent development.
And from his earlier experience with Karen the Nanny, you can imagine what a lousy date causes to his fragile psyche.

He has yet another mental breakdown in front of Barbara (who was invited over again).

Hmmm... it seems like Barbara has learned a few things from Patricia Wang.

Totally...

Mission Accomplished.
~~Thanks, ACR!~~

Barbara leaves a jar filled with fireflies, which Butt quickly release because he doesn't want dead bugs inside the house.
Yuck!
Oh, and it's also a pretty picture, right?

We already have Barbara, but I'd like some genetic variety to keep this legacy interesting.
So, let's try again with Meadow's cousin, also known as Cris Vanhg.

And as a decent Family Sim, she's not impressed with Butt's charms.
If you want a piece of her, Butt, you'll have to try harder.

And that's what Butt does.
It seems that the best way to impress a girl is by badmouthing a former date (aka Karen the Nanny).
Classy, Butt.

And if that doesn't work, you can also try to break her nose.
*Sigh*

Luckily for Butt (and me), ACR comes to the rescue.

And before I know it, Cris has fallen for Butt.

Of course, if he wants to truly score with an old-fashioned girl like Cris, Butt needs to take drastic measures.
So, he proposes to her.

TOUCHDOWN!
It's been a perfect date, Butt.
Good job, man!

Until he tries to make her breakfast...
*Facepalm*

Cris moves in with 3000 simoleons added to Butt's pityful 56 simoleons.
Not bad at all.

But when I casually check Cris' inventory, I fall in love with her.
She's got a huge booty! ARRRRR!
Butt wastes no time selling those expensive statues and fountains.
He lets her keep the piano, the fish-less fishbowl, the videogame console and the stereo, though.

With over 15000 simoleons in our hands, Butt and I re-furnish the house.
It's still a huge, ugly box. But at least it looks more like a real home.

Here's Cris going to work.
She's a Mad Scientist.
Her LTW is to become Captain Hero, but I'll wait for a little while before I make her change her career.
Her daily 2000 simoleons paycheck is going to be a huge help.

Especially now that she's pregnant.
Yay! We've almost reached generation two!
And in less than 100 pictures! That's a record for me!

Cris is also excited about the new baby.
See? She's even happy when she vomits!
(Poor thing, she spent her first day pregnant in the bathroom).
And she's got huge plans for her future family, of course.

So, when Butt arrives from work the following day, she has a surprise for him.

She's spent ~~all~~ a huge part of their savings in a beautiful garden, complete with fruit trees.

"Remember all that horizontal tango we've been dancing? Guess what? I'm pregnant!"

"So, instead of saving some money for a new crib or diapers, I stupidly spent it on plants, because I want them to eat only fresh produce from our garden. Isn't it great?"

Butt's reaction?
"OMG BABIES! I'm SO excited!"
Are you sure you are a Romance Sim, Butt?

Seeing that he's currently passing through a "Family Sim" phase, I decide to get them married right then and there.
So now I present you the obligatory Wedding spam:

AWWWWW!

This is the first thing Cris does after they get married.

Don't worry; she reached the bathroom in time.
This is the face she made as soon as she was done.
"ZOMG! A NAKED MAN!"

It seems that Butt has reverted to his Romance Sim phase and wants to continue their "Wedding party" in the living room.

Luckily for him, Cris forgets her inhibitions and quickly joins the party.

And what better way to end your Wedding party than with a classic "Pop"?
This Legacy has everything!

Bla Bla Bla... the rest of Cris' pregnancy is boring.
She spent the whole time ~~being a slave~~ working on her garden.

I don't think that's good for the baby, Cris.

As the time for labor gets closer, I begin to get worried.
Look at the size of her belly!

Despite their jobs (and the garden), Butt and Cris still find some time for romance.
Awwwww!

Well, at least as long as Butt is conscious.

The picture says everything.

"Oh Honey! Don't be a wimp! You'll know the real meaning of being tired as soon as the baby is born!"

Speaking of which, Cris soon starts what I just know will be an ongoing tradition of going into labor inside the bathroom.
Really, is this something Maxis added while creating this game?

Meet Cherry Pudding, a girl with her father's skin and hair, and both her parent's green eyes.

Two things crossed my mind as I took this picture:
1. NOOOOOO! NOT TWINS! There's no space for them yet!
2. Where's Butt and why isn't he here to receive the baby?

I looked for him and, of course, he was having yet another mental breakdown in the living room.
So you finally remembered you are a Romance Sim, Butt?