Chapter 344

Elle is down at the flea market again looking for snow globes and axolotls.

 

Malcom Landgraab is very excited about the flea market deals.

Elle: "Not for long. I'm here to snag them all."

Oh. My. Gosh! THIS MERCHANT IS SELLING SNOW GLOBES?!

And she has the one snow globe the Parsons need!

Elle: "I'll take that."

Hooray! The Parsons have finally completed their snow globes collection!

Elle: "Now, all I need to do is trade some axolotls."

Everyone is too mesmerized by this celebrity playing the guitar to trade.

Elle: "I'll snag some of these flea market lights, too."

After hours of trading axolotls...

Elle finally traded a rare axolotl by befriending this sim!

I'm not sure if befriending her made a difference in her giving Elle a rare axolotl, since the same thing did not happen when she befriended other sims, but now that the Parsons have one rare axolotl, they can breed it to get even more rares!

Since Elle is an elder now, she can't leave the lot without a bathroom break!

Elle: "Okay, I'm ready to go home now after using the nasty public bathroom."

Ah, it's so lovely to see this collection complete after so long.

Here's the rare axolotl Elle traded, too! Let the breeding begin!

Maci is getting closer and closer to learning to sit up!

Meanwhile, the twins are working on their communication and imagination skills.

Hallie: "This dolly is scary!"

Maci is tired after tummy time.

Time for a nap!

Sunshine: "I'm gonna take a nap, too."

Hooray! The Parsons managed to breed another rare axolotl!

And another one! Only one more to go.

The party bot loves watching sims sleep. Not creepy at all.

Hooray! After breeding the fourth rare axolotl, the Parsons have completed their axolotls collection!

Daniella: *Farts so loud it can be heard in Oasis Springs*

Pumpkin: "Where do you think you're going?"

Sunshine: "To nap next to my bestie, Servo."

Hallie: "I wanted pancakes, not toast!"

Hannah: "Pancakes are the best!"
Hallie: "Now I'm angry."

The crazy kids channel is on again.

Maci sat up for the first time on her own!

Hallie: "I stole the rest of the pancakes."
Hannah: "That's not nice!"

Hallie: "Can you talk, Mr. Bear?"

Mr. Bear: "Yes. If only I could run... I'd run far away from these crazy sims."

The Parsons have now fully trained their entire voidcritter collection! Hooray!

I guess Servo wasn't around, so Sunshine decided to nap by this pile of garbage.

Elle: "I'm off to look for collectables."

Elle managed to find some collectable magic artifacts in Caster's Alley!

However, she couldn't find the last colorful tassel the Parsons need to complete their collection in Tomerang.

Low poly birb.

Nothing in the tiger sanctuary...

Or in the cave. *Sigh*

At least Tomerang is beautiful to look at.

Elle: "Can I head home now? All this searching for collectables is hurting my back."

The Parsons axolotl collection plaque arrived in the mail!

The magical artifacts area is getting pretty full!

Daniella: "This stinky leaf pile is so much fun!"

Townie: "It was until you came along."

Daniella: "Yippee!"

At last... Servo has finally crafted every single cut gemstone in every single variation!

Next, he's going to craft every single piece of jewelry in every single variation. This is going to take lots of cloning.

Servo: "Let's get these jewelry pieces started!

Jack, it's midnight. Stop riding around on your bike and go home!

It's beautiful!

Luckily, Servo has already started crafting some jewelry, so it's not the first, but there's still many more to go.

Maci is not in a great mood today.

Daniella is pregnant again!

Servo's jewelry crafting has been interrupted by cooking the Parsons breakfast.

Thank you, Sunshine, for not scratching the furniture like your mother.

Pumpkin: "What's that supposed to mean?"

...That you've been caught multiple times scratching the furniture.

Owen: "Honey, I'm feeling very unsatisfied in our relationship."

Elle: "Why don't we try Cupid's Counselling?"

*Sigh* Relationships require way too much work after Lovestruck was released.

Harvestfest is coming up, so Servo is getting the headache of making the Harvestfest turkey out of the way now.

Let's hope Maci learns to crawl today!

Oop- looks like the counselling session went well. I'm not sure if they have enough days left to go to another session since they're elders, but if they do, they will definitely be back next week!

Hooray! Maci is now crawling!

Milestone confetti!

Ooh! The Parsons snow globe collection plaque arrived in the mail!

With a new expansion comes two new skills, two new aspirations and two new collections to find! Servo has the pottery and tattooing skills to work on. He also has the 'Master Mentor' and 'Esteemed Entrepreneur' aspirations to work on.

He's down at Terra-Potta to begin working on his pottery skill and the 'Master Mentor' aspiration.

Ooh! A semi-functional train station!

The new world, Nordhaven, is gorgeous!

Servo: "Hello, fans. I'm here to learn some pottery."

Sims need to purchase entry at the front.

Phew! Thank gosh it didn't decline with the Parsons' 9,999,999 simoleons in their household funds!

Elle, Jack and Owen are also here to learn some pottery.

Servo: "Could you be my mentor?"

Mentor: "Of course! That's what I'm here for."

Owen: "For once, Servo is on an even playing field with us. I can't wait to see him be just as terrible at pottery as we are."

One thing about Servo is that he learns skills at the speed of light, so you won't be on an even playing field for long.

Mentor: "Let your hands guide you and make sure not to rush."

Servo: "Great advice. Luckily, patience is my virtue-"

Jack: "Woah!"

Jack: "I tried to rush! I guess I'll need this thingamajig to help me out."

Jack: "Now, I have to start all over. Aww, man!"

Looks like things are going surprisingly well!

Elle: "Ahh!"
Townie: "That didn't last long."

Servo and Jack have successfully crafted their first piece of pottery! Looks like Owen is off to tinkle before finishing.

Mentor: "Okay, class..."

Mentor: "Pottery is pretty simple once you've got the basics down."

Elle: "Thanks for helping me finish my pottery piece and letting me take all the credit."

Somehow, Elle completed the 'Friend of the World' aspiration without me even trying. Great job, Elle!

Next, time for curing in the kiln.

Servo's first ceramic item is so pretty!

Mentor: "As your elderly mentor, I shall bestow upon you a special perk, the 'Final Touch' perk!"

With the 'Final Touch' perk, Servo is able to increase the quality of items with just one touch. That's pretty cool! He can also earn three additional perks.

Servo's first ceramic item is going in the crafted items room, of course. I have no idea what happened to everyone else's pottery creations.

The burglar is back!

Thank gosh for this handy dandy burglar alarm, am I right?

The police took him downtown once again!

This is the cutest thing ever!

...No. This is the cutest thing ever!

Sunshine: "I thought I was the cutest thing ever."

Elle: "I am most definitely the cutest thing ever!"

Servo is down at Koffieboon to attend another skill lecture for his aspiration.

Unfortunately, he's unable to attend a writing skill class since he's already level 10 in the writing skill.

Oh well, at least he can still have some fun by watching!

Hmm... this townie looks an awful lot like the burglar who keeps targeting the Parsons.

Servo is back at Terra-Potta! He needs to achieve gold level from attending a hobby class for his aspiration.

Servo: "Look at my awesome candle stand!"

That is an awesome candle stand! Servo also achieved level 10 of the pottery skill already, so this place is now redundant for his aspiration.

The only skill Servo isn't level 10 at is the tattooing skill, so this skill should help him work on his aspiration.

Owen has bravely volunteered to be Servo's tattooing test subject.

Servo: "I guess I'll get started."

Mentor: "Don't mess up. I don't want to lose customers."

Servo: "Hmm... the lower back area shouldn't be too difficult."

Mentor: "Great job, Servo!"

Owen: "This hurts!"
Servo: "Don't worry, it's permanent, so you'll never have to experience this pain again."

Owen: "What do you mean it's permanent?! I didn't know that!"
Servo: "Forget I said anything!"

Mentor: "It's too late to back out now, anyway. You might as well let him finish the tattoo."

What a lovely tattoo.

Owen: "I am officially permanently inked. I don't know if I'm excited or horrified."

*Sparkles!*

Daniella: "Forget about that, my back hurts!"

I thought you were in labor!

Sunshine: "How dare she suggest forgetting my birthday."

Sunshine aged up into an adult! She looks like a clone of Pumpkin, except she has a white spot on her back. That's the only way I'll be able to tell them apart.

Pumpkin: "She stole my entire face."

Sleep time for Maci!

It's Harvestfest time! 🦃🍁🍂

While Servo isn't at the tattoo shop, he can practice sketching tattoo designs on the digitalistic sketchpad!

These can also be put up on the wall when finished. They'll be going in the crafted items room, of course!

There's also the new candy maker! I can't wait for the Parsons to try it out.

Pumpkin: "You stole my whole face, give it back!"

Sunshine: "No taksies backsies."

Servo needs to open up a small business for both of the new aspirations, so he decided to open 'Servo's Pottery Class' in the study room! It'll be open for business tomorrow!

Daniella: "Okay... now I'm in labor!"

You've got this, Daniella!

*Sparkles!*

It's a boy! 💙 Introducing Cody Parsons!

Happy birthday, Maci!

Maci aged up into a toddler!

The Parsons now have this cookbook from the new expansion pack where they can store special family recipes!

'Servo's Pottery Class' is open for business!

Servo: "Hello, fellow neighbors. Step on down to 'Servo's Pottery Class'!"

Servo: "Are you horrible at pottery? I was too a few days ago, but now I'm an expert, and I can help you become one, too!"

Mood.

A mysterious... sim...? has rang the Parsons doorbell. I wonder what this is about?

Trashley: "Name's Trashley Reelpearson. Trashley totally legitimate and normal."

Cody aged up into an infant!

Trashley: "Hello, friend! Trashley taking time out of busy schedule to help "spread awareness of small business opportunities". Other friend asked Trashley to say that. I agree, because Trashley is excellent small business owner. Do you want to learn more?"

Jack: "Of course I do! Servo's small business could use all the help it can get. He hasn't had a customer all day."

Jack: "I'll be the hero when I save the day and help Servo's business get more customers and finally feel more awesome than him for once."

Trashley Realpearson has given some helpful tips. For starters, Servo needs these two items in order to attract customers.

Sunshine: "You do know that Trashley Reelpearson is just a bunch of raccoons dressed up in a trench coat, right?"

Trashley: "Not true. Must go!"

Sunshine: "I can even see a raccoon tail poking out the back of the trench coat."

You're a great detective.

Daniella: "Ah! Another spicy meal?!"

Finally! Servo's first customer has arrived!

Along with even more potential customers!

Customer: "Hmm... a pottery class ran by a super genius robot? Does that sound interesting enough?"

If that doesn't sound interesting enough, I don't know what does.

Aww, all of the girls are upstairs playing!

Meanwhile, it appears no one is able to enter Servo's small business. I have no idea what's going on.

Tummy time for Cody!

Servo: "I suppose I'll teach an empty class for practice until my genius creator figures out why no one can enter the building."

Hey, was that an insult?

Owen: "Someone's ready for a feed and a nap, I think!"

Servo: "My first empty lecture has been a success!"

Maybe the party bot being stuck in the stairs is the culprit?!

Looks like these two got tired of dolls and decided to read some books.

Maci has reached level 5 of the communication skill!

Nap time for Cody!

Do I have to delete the front door for you guys to enter?!

Sims also kept complaining about this plant being in the way, but still refuse to enter!

Okay, I finally figured out the issue. The main entrance area wasn't set to 'public'. Now 'Servo's Pottery Class' is officially open for business!

Servo: "Finally, my first real customer!"

Sunshine: "Bow before me, peasant."

Pumpkin: "Excuse you?"

Servo's first actual lecture is going well!

He's a great mentor, which we already knew!

The Parsons dancing spirit is somehow taking over the class!

Servo: "What a great day. Time to clean up."

Hey, no more entries! Class is over!

*Sparkles!*

Ringo aged up into an elder! Clearly, he has been jumping in puddles all day.

At the crack of dawn, Servo's Pottery Class is open once again!

It's Spooky Day time! 🎃👻🍬

Daniella: "Spooky Day is my favorite holiday!"

Maci: "Me too!"

Servo's first tattoo design is fabulous!

He also has lots of customers today. Hooray!

Yay! Cody sat up for the first time on his own!

Servo's first pottery mentor is here!

Mentor: "I'm so proud of Servo!"

Somehow, Servo found some time in between running his business to finish the first set of jewelry!

Happy birthday, Hallie!

Elle: "My grandbabies are growing up so fast."

Happy birthday, Hannah!

Hallie aged up into a child!

So did Hannah!

Sunshine: "Yeah, yeah, yeah, enough birthdays. Who's gonna fill my food bowl?"

The girls decided to use the candy maker!

Somehow, it's operating on its own.

Hannah: "That's scary."

Ooh, look at it go!

Hallie: "It's so cool!"

Elle: "No one explained how it's operating on its own!"

The candy turned out great!

Sugar rush for everyone!

Elle: "This is delicious!"

Daniella: "Best. Dinner. Ever."

Servo has made a start on the next set of jewelry!

It's also Spooky Day!

Hannah: "I'm a princess!"

Jack: "I'm an astronaut!"

Of course.

Owen: "I'm a space ranger! ...I think?"

Hallie: "I'm also a princess!"

Elle: "I'm a Star Wars character... no idea which one."

Daniella: "I'm a doctor!"

Servo: "Hmm... let's make some Spooky Day candy, shall we?"

Servo: "Just a little bit of syrup..."

Servo: "And the magic begins."

Those look amazing!

Maci: "I'm a winterfest tree!"

The Parsons decided to travel down to the festival pier in Copperdale for Spooky Day!

Mainly to ride the spooky ride, of course.

Maci: "I love it here!"

The paparazzi has already found Servo.

Jack: "How the heck did you outrun my bike?"
Daniella: "I'm just too fast."

Owen and Elle are off to the ferris wheel!

Servo: "Hey there, Copperdale mascot!"

Aww, the Copperdale mascot is just as adorable as the Granite Falls mascot!

The twins enjoyed the spooky ride!

Elle: "That ferris wheel was boring."
Owen: "Are you kidding? That was so fun!"

Aww, so adorable!

The twins even got some Spooky Day candy. What a great day!