Chapter 354

'Twas the night before winterfest...

Instead of sleeping, Coral is running around the house at the speed of light.

While everyone sleeps around her...

She has a case of the 3AM zoomies.

Servo is back to working on the 'Party Animal' aspiration. He needs to earn silver on 3 thrown parties.

Servo: "Hey, friend! Do you want to be the sole guest at my winterfest party?"

Servo: "The grand breakfast is ready! I spent all night making it, so come get it!"

We almost have the entire family at the dining table!

...Except for these guys, for some reason.

Here comes Servo's sole party guest!

Liam: "Now seems like a good time to kiss underneath a mistletoe!"

Preslie: "That's so romantic, Liam!"

*Kiss*

Ian: "Gross!"

Time to open up the winterfest gifts!

Guest: "I'm so excited!"

Ian: "I'm glad I'm present for this!"

Preslie: "Hahaha! Good one, Ian!"
Liam: "I think I'm getting sick."

I wonder why... maybe it has something to do with the rash all over Preslie's face.

Whitney: "I got a new superhero toy!"

Zaylee: "My gift sucks!"

Elyse: "New reading glasses? Awesome!"

Preslie: "Some camping gear? Awesome!"

Cody: "A walking stick... am I getting that old?"
Zaylee: "Yes."

Liam: "Whatever this is, I hope it's colorful!"

After opening up the winterfest gifts, it's back to jewelry crafting for everyone.

Preslie, on the other hand, is working on her handiness skill.

Preslie: "Making a bunny sculpture is more difficult than it seems!"

Hooray! Servo has reached the top of the conservationist career in the 'marine biologist' branch!

Next, he'll be joining the painter career in the 'master of the arts' branch.

He also needs to continue catching butterflies for the 'Critter Hunter' aspiration.

Ian: "I heard there were some super cool stores around here. I'm gonna go check them out!"

Aww, man. The paper crafting store is closed.

Uh... what the heck is going on here?

Since when can bikes be ridden underwater?

Ooh, this lighthouse is so pretty!

Ian: "There were a few notes left on the lighthouse by other sims that I left hopeful and positive responses to. I wonder if I'll ever receive a response back?"

Let's hope so!

Aww, Coral and Cedar are sleeping side by side on the cough! One word: adorable!

After catching another butterfly...

Servo has reached level 5 of the entomology skill! Hooray! I'm pretty sure the only skill he has left to work on is the diving skill.

Preslie needs to practice outdoor activities for her career task. Apparently, bike riding doesn't qualify.

That jellyfish hat is adorable! It appears that this sim is a member of 'Astral Pro-Jelly-Vangelist', a new club.

Luckily, kayaking does count, and the lake is finally unfrozen enough to go kayaking in.

Hey, Bonnie!

Wait a minute... is there a family meeting going on here that I don't know about?

It may be freezing cold, but that won't stop Max from demanding to go for walkies.

As Preslie was kayaking, she found this little island!

With Liam waiting for her...

Liam: "Preslie Parsons, I have a question to ask you..."

Preslie: "Liam...? How did you even get over to this little island?"

Preslie: *Gasp!*

Liam: "Will you marry me?"

Preslie: "Yes!!!"

*Kiss*

Liam: "It was sure worth swimming over here in the freezing cold!"

Preslie: "Wait! A butterfly!"

Coral: "My tail is chasing me!"

Tanner: "I found the new superhero toy we got for winterfest!"

Tanner: "Superhero toys are awesome!"

Coral: "Stop bothering me, tiny hooman."

Whitney and Tanner love books, so Zaylee is reading to them!

Servo needed to purchase this butterfly habitat for his aspiration. It's so cool, every individual butterfly has its own spot!

Chip vs. laser pointer!

Servo needs to craft some Paper Mache animals for his next aspiration task.

Preslie is also working on the 'Critter Hunter' aspiration!

She needs to catch 5 butterflies/moths.

Preslie: "There's tons of moths outside, tonight!"

She also needs to examine them.

Preslie: "Hmm... interesting."

Coral: "I'm more interesting than any butterfly or moth."

Preslie: "Servo already caught a bunch of other common butterflies and moths I can examine!"

Tanner, stop that!

Happy birthday, Tanner!

Tanner aged up into a child!

Ooh! Servo is making a wedding cake, so we all know what that means!

He has some help from his assistant Cedar, of course.

It's Liam and Preslie's wedding day!

Cody: "Are you ready to get married today to the love of your life?"

Preslie: "I sure am, dad!"

♫ Here comes the bride, here comes the bride! ♫

Cody: *Cries* "I can't believe my youngest is getting married!"

Preslie: "I love you, dad."

Servo: "We are all gathered here today to celebrate-"

Guest: "No we're not! I'm here for the food!"

Preslie: "Liam, you're my perfect match. I couldn't possibly imagine someone better than you."

Liam: "Preslie, you always turn my blues into rainbow hues."

Preslie: "That's so sweet, Liam!"

Uh... I don't think these guests are impressed by these cheesy vows.

Cody: "This is so sweet!"

Liam: "With this ring, I thee wed."

I now pronounce you husband and wife!

May you live happily ever Parsons.

Mr and Mrs Parsons, everybody!

Throw that rice!

Liam: *Sobs* "This is the best day of my life!"
Preslie: "Mine, too!"

Preslie: "Ready to cut this cake?"

Liam: "I sure am!"

Hooray!

Everyone is all gathered around for the cake!

Now, for the bride and groom to try some.

So sweet!

Zaylee: "This cake is the highlight of the day."

Cody: "Servo really outdid himself."
Ian: "It sure was sweet of him to make an entire wedding cake in just a few hours!"

Zaylee: "Let's fill this chocolate fountain up!"

Zaylee: "I'll be here eating chocolate covered strawberries for the rest of the day if anyone needs me."

Break it down now, Conner!

Time for the first dance!

Liam: "You're the most beautiful sim to ever exist."

Of course, all of the Parsons are on the dance floor as soon as the music started playing.

Servo snuck off to work and made it back in time before the reception ended. In this time, he reached the top of the painter career in the 'master of the real' branch!

Next, he'll be joining the engineer career in the 'mechanical engineer' branch.

These two are so adorable!

Servella: "I'm gonna challenge my dad to a dance battle."

Even the little ones are dancing on the dance floor!

Servo: "Did someone just challenge me to a dance battle?"

Servo: "I guess I'd better bring out the lights!"

Once Servo brings out the lights, he's automatically won the dance battle.

Backflip!

Yikes! He fell right on his face!

Servo: "...That hurt."

Preslie: "That dance battle was amazing!"

Servella: "It sure was, even though I lost miserably."

Ian: "Servo sure knows how to dance."
Tanner: "That was awesome!"

Time to eat!

What a wonderful wedding this has been!

Servo even played some tunes on the piano while everyone ate. Now, it's time to head home.

Back at home, Servo is trying bowfishing for his aspiration.

He already managed to catch a fish!

Servo: "That was easy."

Coral: "My tail keeps chasing me!"
Chip: "Seriously?"

Everyone is winding down after the wedding by watching the good ol' adventure channel.

Max: "I've lived a long life, but it's time for me to go."

Nooooooo! Max!

Rest In Peace, Max Parsons. You were a wonderful dog who loved to go for walkies. You will be dearly missed.

It's New Year's Eve time! 🎉🥳

Servo's next aspiration task is to go fishing with a buddy.

Liam: "I'm honored that Servo picked me as his 'buddy'!"

Preslie is off to her first weekend at work! She'll be back on Sunday!

The Parsons now have their very own blender! Servo is making all the necessary upgrades it needs.

You're seriously cloning a plate of food, Zaylee?

Zaylee: "I'm a genius."

That's actually not such a bad idea...

Why on earth does no one ever use the dining table?!

Liam: "I do."

Thank you.

Cedar: "I would if I could."

Uh oh, poor Chip is sick.

Servo to the rescue!

Cedar loves the fireplace!

After Zaylee cloned that plate of food, I had an idea...

Since any dish that Servo makes never goes bad, he can make every plate of food for the crafted items room! The Parsons will be able to clone these dishes whenever they like, so no more cooking for Servo! (For the most part.)

The crafted items room needed a little expanding. (Ignore the dust. Bonehilda doesn't vacuum down here very often.)

Coral: "My tail continues to chase me!"

Whitney is a true Parsons child. She loves dancing, already!

Coral, stop that!

Are you kidding me?! Someone smashed one of the ceramics!

Servo is cooking non stop at the moment.

Luckily, the cleaner bot is here to help with any clean up.

Uncle Conner is here helping Tanner with his science project!

Conner: "You're lucky, kiddo. I'm the smartest sim ever. I was even too smart to be picked as heir."

Cody: "Sure he was..."

Liam: "I'm a jewelry crafter extraordinaire!"

Elyse: "Everyone! Let's toast to being just a crazy next year as we were this year!"

Everyone: "Here, here!"

It's time for the countdown to midnight!

Everyone: "Shashoobee!"

Everyone: "HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

Coral, haven't you eaten enough of the food Servo is trying to make?

Cedar: "I'm the goodest boy. I'm not bothering Servo."

The snow is clearing up! It's immediately getting hot outside.

Finally, Coral is sleeping peacefully. A rare sight to see.

Meanwhile, Chip has brought home these feathers as a 'gift' for the Parsons... yay...?

Happy birthday, Whitney!

Whitney aged up into a child!

Since the snow has finally cleared up outside, the kids can go play at the nearby playground!

Tanner: "Yippee!"

Are you down here cloning more food, Zaylee?

Zaylee: "Maybe..."

Preslie has returned home from her weekend at work!

Preslie: "Ugh! That was exhausting! I didn't even get promoted!"

At least you started off your career at level 3 since you were a straight A student.

What the heck is that bird mask?

Another one! I guess it's the trend around here?

Tanner: "I wanna wear a bird mask! I think I'll look fly!"

The Parsons are down at the Sunrise, Sunset Festival!

There's lots of fun activities to do here. There's even a new rare butterfly to catch!

Of course, Preslie has to roll in on her bike.

There's a playground for the kids!

Liam: "That public bathroom was nasty."

There it is! The elusive Jorjan Birdwing butterfly!

Pruella the Peculiar Plumbird is even hanging around!

Servo: "Any new fish here?"

Nope, not here. I have no idea where the heck to find the new fish.

Preslie: "Are you the Peculiar Plumbird I've heard about?"

Pruella: "I sure am! Squawk, squawk!"

Preslie: "I need to post about this on social bunny."

Servo needs to release some butterflies for his aspiration.

Be free, friends!

Speaking of aspirations, Preslie is crafting some origami butterflies for her aspiration.

Zaylee: "Let's go, Tanner! You can do it!"

Tanner: "Yippee!"

I wonder who will win this game of cards?

Elyse: "Me, of course."

Preslie: "Ooh! The elusive Jorjan Birdwing butterfly!"

Servo: "Been there, caught that."

The paparazzi has found Servo at the festival.

Ian: "Maybe they'll get me in a picture or two with my cotton candy. That would be sweet!"

Cody: "Are you sick of Ian's puns, too?"

Elyse: "They're unbearable."

After the Sunrise, Sunset Festival ended, the 'Round the Fire Festival began!

At this festival, the rare Sphinx Moth can be caught.

Preslie: "I'm gonna catch it!"

Elyse: "Ah! That fire dance didn't go so well!"

Preslie: "Maybe I should have gotten something to eat at the last festival. I'm starving!"

Looks like everyone is enjoying the campfire songs.

The Parsons are over by the larger fire dancing, of course.

Preslie attemting to complete all of the Peculiar Plumbird quests. The first quest, 'Tangible Traces', has her looking for evidence of the Plumbird population.

Preslie: "This round boulder certainly stands out amongst the other rocks. It appears that it's been... well... smacked a lot. It also smells sulphur-y."

Preslie: "Ooh!"

Preslie: "This looks like it could be a Plumbird fossil. It hints at varying sizes of Plumbird; it's as if they shrunk over time. I'd better ask one of the Gibbi Point locals about this."

Elder Townie: "Hey! You took my guitar!"

Preslie: "Do you happen to know anything about the fossil near the geyser? It looks like it could have been a Plumbird!"

Local: "Oh, yes. The Hothead Rock Geyser is the most special place of all. Plumbirds loooved stopping by the geyser and sulphur pools. Plumbirds became aware that by tapping a certain boulder with their beaks, lava would explode and a unique butterfly could be found. This butterfly is a super-scrumptious treat for the Plumbirds, who may have over-indulged to a point where lava explosions created crispy birds. They soon began seeking other locales, finding themselves clustered often at Fletcher's Point in Jellyfish Junction."

Preslie: "Perfect! That's just the information I needed. Thanks!"

Cody: "This bonfire is so peaceful to watch."
Elyse: "It really is."

Preslie: "Gibbi point is so beautiful and interesting."
Liam: "Not as beautiful and interesting as you!"

Preslie has headed over to Crystal Valley to begin the next Plumbird quest, 'Feeding Frenzy'.

Preslie: "More evidence found! If flamingos receive their brilliant pink hues from their shrimp diet, what would make the Plumbirds that shiny-sparkle blue? What sort of fish did the ancient Plumbirds eat?"

Preslie: "Perhaps catching a delicious fish for the Peculiar Plumbird will assist with the research?"

Preslie: "Let's hope she likes it."

Preslie also needs to rehome a butterfly or moth for one of the Peculiar Plumbird tasks.

Preslie: "I caught you a tasty fish! It's totally not for research purposes, or anything..."

Pruella: "Squawk, squawk! For me? Thanks!"

Maybe the locals will have more information about the second fossil Preslie found.

Preslie: "Have you heard much about the fossils around Gibbi Point? Could they lead to evidence of the ancient Plumbird? 

Local: "Gibbi Point is full of fossil evidence of Plumbirds. A lot of elders who were here before said that the size of Plumbirds changed over time and that they started avoiding sims, especially around when the jellyfish started showing up in the Electric Lagoon."

The locals also informed Preslie that jellyfish could be what gives Plumbirds their shiny-sparkle blue color!

Preslie headed down to the Electric Lagoon to collect more evidence.

Preslie: "I'm almost too hungry to even admire how cool these glowworms are."

Ooh! The Electric Lagoon has lit up!

Preslie made sure to have a swim before heading home. She'll be able to collect more evidence in the neighborhood where the Parsons live: Jellyfish Junction.

Back at home, Preslie is pregnant! Generation 31 is on the way!

Preslie: "We're having a baby!"

Liam: "We are?! That's not terrifying, or anything!"