The Pudding Legacy: Gen 2.1

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Previous Update: Gen 1.1.
Yup guys, Butterscotch Pudding is back with another update full of personality issues and crying babies!
Aren't you excited?

Disclaimer: The Pudding Legacy is my take on the "Founder Challenge" at Legacy Writers.

The lovely founder, Butt Pudding (aka that red elf that spams your f-list 10000 times a day) was made by Dothesmustle.






For this update, I'll explore the amazing parenting skills of those pixel creatures we all know as Sims.
Most of the time, these virtual beings rely on my ever-present guidance to raise their spawn from screaming babies to some-what well adjusted Sim!Adults.
Well, not with the Puddings.
This time, I'm letting them raise Pumpkin and Cherry following their borked paternal instincts and "free will".

Join me as my poor head meets the desk several times during the twin's toddler years.




So... what's the first thing Butt does after I load the Pudding lot?
Amazingly enough, he's back in his "Family Sim" phase and picks up Pumpkin.




As he moves towards the kitchen, I can barely believe my eyes!







Yep, guys.
This is Butterscotch Pudding, a romance sim, actually feeding and taking good care of his newborn son.




Even Pumpkin is surprised.
Just don't get to used to this treatment, kid.




Of course, as the REAL family Sim in the Pudding household, Chris can't let Butt outshine her.




So, she picks up Cherry and goes to the kitchen too.
At this point, I'm really impressed with the Pudding's parenting skills.




"Oh Man! I'm so turned on by Butt's Family Sim Alter Ego!"
Yeah Chris, pay attention to your kid or you'll poke her eye out with that bottle.




My good luck with the Puddings ended right then, because then they started doing something that really gets on my nerves.
Forget pillow fighting! Forget the silly "dance together" interaction!
This IS the most annoying behavior in the Sims 2 games!
They spent six hours. SIX. Just standing there with their babies.
I seriously hate that "hold baby" interaction.
Wake up, Butt and Chris!
Just... do something already!




Six hours later, Butt finally places Pumpkin on the floor.




"Arghh! Can't you see I'm exhausted?! My energy is in the red!"
I don't know, Butt... perhaps you could have placed Pumpkin in his crib... SIX HOURS AGO?




Whatever, Butt finally goes to bed.
Good... you have work in three hours.




Get used to that cold floor, Pumpkin, it's a ritual of passing for every single Sim!Baby.
Notice how Cherry is already on the floor too.




Yeah, Chris was in the verge of dying from hunger.
Silly, silly Sims! O_o




Butt slept for... I don't know... five seconds.




And then he woke up.




"Arghhh! That baby is so noisy!"
Yeah Butt, your newborn son who's lying on the kitchen floor at the other side of the house.
The one who hasn't cried once since he was born.
Seriously, Butt is the most sensitive Sim I've ever had.




"There! Now will you let me sleep?!"




Butt went back to bed.
Pumpkin is barely seven hours old and has already given up having normal and attentive parents.
See how he just fell asleep with his stinky diaper.




Four hours later, he can't take it anymore.




And also wakes Cherry up, who's also been sleeping with a dirty diaper.




But do not fear! Chris the Super Duper Family Sim is here!
And she picks up... Cherry.
Yeah, the one who wasn't crying.




And instead of changing her diaper, she feeds her.
*Head-desk*




In the Sims world, breastfeeding takes three hours.
Poor Pumpkin is already going insane.




Cherry eventually feels bad for her brother.




And so do I.
Plus his crying was starting to drive me crazy.
Poor baby, I finally make Chris change his diaper.




With just a couple hours worth of sleep, Butt goes to work.




While Chris, exhausted, dirty, hungry and in the verge of peeing herself, has to take care of the twins.




The house soon reflects the chaos in the Pudding household.




And the garden, the reason why Pumpkin and Cherry don't have toys (or University funds), is a plague-infested mess.




As a neat Sim, this situation is drving Chris insane.
OMG! My house is a mess! My kids are smelly! My kitchen is dirty! And I need a baaaaaath! HEEEEEELP!
There's only one thing to do.




And that is to call the SERVICE LEAGUE!
No matter where you are. No matter if you live in Sim City or Strangetown, the Service League will always be there to aid you!
No stinky diaper or moldy toilet is a match for them!
And if you don't have enough money to pay for their services, they'll just take one or two of your chairs away!
What a deal!
Here's Wonder Maid!
(aka the woman from Butt's nightmares).




Garden Woman!




And TEH NANNY!




Who spent the whole morning in the piano...




Good thing that Chris isn't as sensitive as Butt, though...




What about Pumpkin, you may ask?
Well, he just spent the following five hours lying on the floor.
Yeah, just chilling.
I wonder what's going on inside his young mind?




OMG! What the hell did I do in a previous life to deserve this?




Teh Nanny eventually leaves the piano and feeds Cherry.
She also changes her diaper.

What about Pumpkin?




No, seriously. What the hell I did?!




Amid Pumpkin's cries for help, Butt arrives from work.
He's been promoted to Junior Officer!




But as soon as he realized what he has to deal with at home, he gets cranky.




Nonetheless, his family sim personality kicks in and what's the first thing he does when he enters the house?
Well, pick up Pumpkin of course!








Oh Butt, you lovely two-faced silly Sim!
You're the best Sim parent I've ever had!
Oh well... you can share the crown with Cosmo Broke.




A couple seconds later, he freaks out.
Uh... what the hell am I doing? I'm a ROMANCE sim! Arghhh!




Don't worry, Butt.
Here's Chris to save you from your other self.




Yup, that's more like it, right Butt?




Ummm... keep in mind that in Sims world Pillow Fighting equals Woo Hoo, so this is an improvement.




Meanwhile, Pumpkin has a dirty diaper yet again.
But he doesn't care.
Anything is better than lying on the floor.




Chris was almost dying from hunger again.
And I had no money to pay the Service League.
So, I sent Butt to harvest and sell the tomatoes.
No more tomatoes until the kids are old enough to become slaves help with the gardening.




This picture captures the right moment in which Butt switches from his Family to his Romance Sim self.




Realizing that he's spent the last two days taking care of babies and a garden (and that he hasn't got any from Chris), he freaks out again.




Lovely face, Butt.




One quick shower later and Butt is back to his Family personality.
He takes Pumpkin out of his crib and plays and feeds him.




Five hours later, the kids are asleep in their cribs (with stinky diapers, of course) and Butt has a nervous breakdown for the second time in the day.
Seriously, this picture is the perfect representation of the twin's infancy.
Before playing the Puddings, I usually thought that all those legacy writers who claimed that their Sims had mental issues were just exaggerating.
After dealing with Butt, I must fall on my knees and ask for your forgiveness, guys! :P




Oh my! What could shock Butt so much?!




It's just a naked Chris, waiting for her husband in their room.
*Headdesk*




After that failure, I have Butt invite Barbie.
He needs some loving, badly!




I'm a MARRIED guy, Barbara! I won't cheat on my wife! I loooove her! And my kids tooooo!
Seriously Butt, just come out and accept you are a Family Sim pretending to be a Romance sim.




OK, let's skip to the twin's first birthday!
I can hardly wait for their toddler years!

BIRTHDAY SPAM!




















Here's Cherry Pudding, with Pumpkin colored hair.




And here's Pumpkin Pudding, with Cherry colored hair.
This was just way too funny, so I didn't give them makeovers ^^.




So you might ask, have things improved for poor Pumpkin now that he’s a toddler?




Nope, he's as neglected as always.




But he doesn't mind. He's just an overall happy child.
It breaks my heart! :S




Potty Training party!
(Note the eternal green fumes coming from the kids. They've been a constant presence since they were born).




It seems like Pumpkin is getting high from the fumes.
Someone bathe this kid fast!




Anyway, the party ended and the house was a mess, like always.




Just as exhausted as their kids, Chris and Butt go to bed.




Now what, Butt?
The kids are asleep in their room!




Oh! Is Barbie's video gaming keeping you up?




Well, there's only one thing to do, right?




Yeah, make out with Barbie while your wife makes the bed in the background.




Chris is blissfully unaware of this.




Let me tell you something.
Pumpkin and Cherry are adorable toddlers.
They usually wake up and wait patiently for their parents.




See? Not a single tear from them.
They already know that their parent's skills are made of fail




On the other hand, there's one thing that can describe perfectly the twin's toddler years.




Their freaking love for books.




The twins are like a plague, following both Chris and Butt around the house with only one wish in their young minds.




Please Daddy! Read me a book!




A book, you say?




Of course, sweetie.
Just let me reconstruct my arm.




Books, books and more books.
That's the only thing they do.




Uh Chris? What are you reading to your daughter?




Butt also joins the storytelling party.




Pumpkin doesn't like hearing his stories with Patty and Barbie, though.




I'll spare you the 600 book pics I have.
I'll just say this: It got OLD pretty fast.




And now ladies and gentlemen, here's a series of pictures that I call "Potty Training is SERIOUS BUSINESS"




















Once he was potty trained, Pumpkin only one thing to ask for.




BOOKS PLZ!




YAY BOOKS




Thank Goodness, the kids eventually went to bed or I'd have boolpropped them to death.




Butt also went to bed.
He was so tired that he couldn't even close his eyes.




That face will haunt my dreams for sure :(
And could someone explain me why Butt hates the learning helmet so much?!




Here's Chris eating rotten cake for the 3rd day in a row.
That's what happens when you spend all your savings in birthday cakes instead of groceries.




Poor Chris is really approaching a mental collapse.




Cherry is suffering from anger issues.








So does Pumpkin (but who'd blame him at this point?).




Arghhh! The noise! The stink! I can't take it anymore!




When will these kids shut up?!




Hey Cherry! Mommy's going cuckoo!




I'm sure this will be the face Pumpkin will make when someone asks him about his toddler years in the future.
Want proof?




Here's Butt potty training Cherry.




Here's Pumpkin playing all by himself in the bedroom.




Here's Butt playing with Cherry (by FREE will, of course).




Here's Pumpkin still playing alone.




And here's Butt teaching Cherry to walk after he rolled that want!
Both Butt and Chris roll wants related to Cherry... but not Pumpkin.




And here's Pumpkin being a cutie all by himse...
Uh? What?
Oh! You mean his skin?
Yeah...
See, after that last picture, I forgot about the Puddings for a while. I got obsessed with the Brokes and played with them for weeks.
Then, I realized that I'm going to get kicked from the Challenge if I don't update with the Puddings before I leave for the Holidays, so I loaded them again.
And of course I forgot to switch my default skins.
To which I said, "Whatever!" and continued playing because I wasn't going to wait another 20 minutes to re-load the game with the correct skins.
The Puddings will be back to their cartoon-ish looks in the next update.




Anyway, here's Butt after Cherry finally learned to walk.




And here's Chris taking Cherry to her crib even though Pumpkin was already in the red.




Then, Butt and Chris began moving Cherry between the two cribs for hours.
Man! Let that girl sleep!
So, I made Butt take Pumpkin to his crib.
Also notice the unfinished wall for Butt and Chris' room.




FINALLY!
What did Butt do after that?




He emptied the potties.
At this point I lost count of how many times Butt has switched between his personalities.




Just in case, I had him tip Wonder Maid.
Here, have the rest of my savings. Who cares about groceries?




But then I realized that Wonder Maid has been a constant topic of Butt's nightmares ever since before he met her.
See? He's even trying to dissipate the thought cloud away!




At the end of his toddler years, Pumpkin is realizing that his parents love Cherry more than him.




I think Butt also realized that, because he immediately looked for his son and snuggled him.
Awwwww!




I was finally able to improve Chris' mood high enough to use my OTL: The Graslaxian Formula.
Or the Smart Milk! Geez!












See that? That's the glow of a kid who's finally learning to walk.




Two hours before he grew up into a child.
No cakes, because Butt spent that money on Wonder Maid.




His parents didn't care.
Here's ACR being a pain and making Butt and Chris try for a baby while I was distracted with Pumpkin's transition.
Of course, Chris is pregnant again.
AAAAAAARGHHHHHH!




Anyway, here's Pumpkin as a child.




And the only person who watched was Butt's co-worker and Ben Long's long lost twin, General McPedo.




Pumpkin is not amused.




Of course, everyone was there to watch Cherry's transition.








Cherry Pudding as a child!
At this point I would have celebrated that the Pudding's survived the toddler years,
but that Lullaby music I heard while Pumpkin was growing up ruined the moment.
I didn't want more babies!
Curse you, ACR! And for what you did to the Brokes too! ¬_¬




General McPedo wasted no time with poor Cherry O_o.
Don't worry, Butt kicked him out after that.




So here's Cherry Pudding post-makeover.
She finally has cherry hair.




Here's Pumpkin Pudding post-makeover.

And that's the last I've seen of them ever since :P.
Next update with the Pumpkins will be up on January 2008!
See you then!