Chapter 363

Sparkle, what do you think you're doing-

A-ha! Caught red pawed! She's the one who's been destroying all the cake stands and she won't stop playing with the chicken food.

Sherbet: "When this thing releases food, it's for me. Not for you."

Barkley: "But, why?"

Servo: "It's filthy down here!"

Nothing a quick vacuum can't fix.

Truffles has planted herself perfectly in between all the crafted bracelets.

The Parsons are entering the lottery again solely because they've never won it before.

Bowie: *Hiss!*

Everything okay?

Bowie: "I don't like the paparazzi."

Now that Servo has cleaned up the crafted items room and the collection room, he's moved onto the gardening room.

I said a while ago that I may begin attempting to collect the limited edition foil cards of the voidcritters. The Parsons already have a few, and I want them to collect them all to have the complete collection. This is going to take a whole lot of dumpster diving and voidcritter booster pack opening.

Greyson is attempting to complete the 'Goal-Oriented' teen aspiration. One of the tasks is to join an afterschool activity, so he's joining the chess club!

Ainsley's paintings are finally getting better.

Greyson: "Wanna trade voidcritters with me, random townie?"

Townie: "Sure!"

Bowie: "Back away, random townie!"

Bowie hates random sims almost as much as he hates electronics.

Hey! That interaction wasn't an invite to head on inside the house!

He also didn't have any limited edition foil cards to spare.

The Parsons are down at the park in Nordhaven for two reasons...

To play chess...

And to clean the canal for bike parts!

I guess Greyson is competitive like his grandma, because he's competitively sweating while just playing chess by himself.

Ainsley managed to find a new bike part!

Ainsley: "An entire wheel, at that!"

Townie: "The cat aliens are coming to take over the sim world! We all need to watch out!"

Greyson: "You're telling me that you're not one of these 'cat aliens' you speak of?"

Mack: "Who's the best doggo ever?"

Mack: "Not you, clearly."

Always clean up after your dogs, ladies and gentlemen-

Mack, what the heck?!

Mack: "Who left this mess right here?"

Mack: "Can't sims show some respect for their community and not litter?!"

I have no words.

Greyson also needs to join one of the side hustles for his aspiration, so he's becoming a simfluencer.

Mack rode his pink bicycle all the way home.

Greyson needs to post a review of a lifestyle object for the simfluencer side hustle, so he'll be reviweing the candle making station.

Mack is being trusted with making dinner since Servo is at work.

Mack: "This will either be the best or the worst mac and cheese anyone ever did taste."

Mollie: "Ding dong ditch! Ahh! I'm scared!"

At your own doorbell?

Bernie: "I want this cat out of my pen."

A Parsons spare has come to visit!

Ainsley: "Hi, Josh! Are you here to move back in?"

Josh: "Come on, mom. Who would willingly move in here?"

Ainsley: "Can't argue with you there."

Ainsley: "Bowie! Stop meowing, you have your own food bowl!"

Bowie: "I wasn't meowing."

Bowie: "But, can I haz some mac and cheese?"

Ainsley: "Don't try and sway me with those sweet eyes, either!"

Ainsley: "This summer strut music is my jam!"

Mollie is out searching for discarded voidcritters in the trash.

Mollie: "Nothing to be found. Bummer!"

Josh is a true townie. He arrived here dazed and now he's been on the computer nonstop for hours on end.

Greyson needs to work on his charisma skill to be a simfluencer, so Servo is mentoring him.

Do you really have to be right next to him, Servo?

Ainsley is looking for some inspiration for her next fashion column.

It's Egg Day time! 🥚🐰🌸

Ainsley: "Hmm... I just can't seem to find any inspiration."

Bowie: "Ah!"

Bowie: "That thing is evil, I just know it!"

It's just a TV, calm down.

Bowie: "Back away, you cupcake yielding monster!"

Mack: "That cupcake is for yours truly."

Mack: "It's delicious!"

What the heck is the point of that plate?

Mack: "How could anyone ever hate the party bot? It has cupcakes and confetti!"

Mack: "It now has the top spot on the list of most awesome robotics devices ever. Sorry, Servo."

I guess being level 10 in every skill, having every university degree, being close to maxing out every career, giving birth to an alien daughter and being alive for 6 and a half real life years as one of the first servo bots to ever exist isn't as awesome as throwing spontaneous confetti and producing cupcakes.

Bowie: "This is the only object I trust."

The lump of clay? That is pure evil, right there.

The rays of sunshine are home from school!

Greyson is off to chess club in a great mood!

Hooray! Servo has reached level 10 of the politician career in the 'politican' branch!

Servo: "I did it! I'm mayor of Gibbi Point!"

For two seconds until you join your next career.

Next, Servo will be joining the law career in the 'private attorney' branch.

Servo: "Forget a mayor, who needs a lawyer?"

Servo: "Hey, there! Are you looking for a lawyer in the event that being an Astral Pro-Jelly-Vangelist goes wrong?"

Astral Pro-Jelly-Vangelist: "How could it go wrong?"

Servo: "Handing out Astral Pro-Jelly-Vangelist fliers promising sims a better life? Potential false advertising lawsuit! Give me a call if that ever happens."

Servo: "Hey, Mack. Have you ever thought about how much you might need a lawyer in the event that you become injured while crafting jewelry all day, everyday, nonstop?"

Mack: "You know what? I never thought about that..."

Alexis: "The party bot is the best!"
Mollie: "It gave us chilli for dinner!"

Servo: "Hey, guys! Have you ever considered you might need a lawyer in the event you get food poisoning from the party bot?"

Ainsley: "Servo, that's enough. You don't need to keep working when you're not on the clock. You've done enough, today."

Servo: "I guess you're right..."

Servo: "Hey, Greyson! Have you ever thought about how much you may need a lawyer in the event that-"

Greyson: "Enough!"

Ainsley: "Let's all dance to summer strut music, instead."

But, have you ever thought about how much you may need a lawyer in the event that you get injured while dancing to summer strut music?

Sparkle and Barkley have been demanding walkies all day.

Looks like Alexis and Mollie have volunteered, even though it's after dark.

Pepper has returned to the gardening room with a vengeance!

Okay, let's open these voidcritter booster packs.

After opening hundreds of packs and spending thousands of simoleons, the Parsons have all of the common, most of the uncommon and one of the rare limited edition foil cards of the voidcritters. I'll try and open more booster packs later on. I need a break!

Ainsley: "Oh, look, honey! The party bot brought us breakfast in bed."
Mack: "That's why the party bot is at the top of the list of my most awesome robotic devices ever."

Alexis: "These pancakes are almost as delicious as Servo's cooking!"

Servo: "Hey, doorbell camera!"

Servo: "Silly face, silly face, silly face!"

Mack: "That was funny, but Servo still isn't beating the party bot on my list."

The cleaner bot is down in the gardening room to help clean up the dust.

Ainsley is also down here to harvest some museberries to help her out with the writing skill.

Ainsley: "Museberry... give me some inspiration."

She's close to being level 9 in the writing skill!

Flower Bunny: "Who called for a giant bunny throwing petals everywhere?"

Uh... no one?

The only time Sparkle is peaceful.

We love teamwork! The gardening room has never looked so clean.

Josh: "The paparazzi are still stalking Servo?"

Mollie managed to find a voidcritter in the trash, but it wasn't a limited edition foil card.

Alexis: "Thanks for trading voidcritters with me, Bonehilda!"

Bonehilda: "You're welcome! Here you go."

Still not a limited edition foil card.

Greyson needs to practice chess for the chess club... obviously.

Mollie is training Dicoatl!

This is the only rare limited edition foil card the Parsons currently possess.

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

Noooooooo! Barkley!

Sparkle: "What do you mean...?"

Rest In Peace, Barkley Parsons. You were a lovely dog who was always so energized. You will be dearly missed.

Servo is outside giving some gifts to his rabbit friends in the hopes they'll eventually give him a golden treat. One of them gave him a rainbow egg, which is great!

Greyson: "Do you think if we open 1,000 more voidcritter booster packs we might just get another rare limited edition foil card?"

Mollie: "...It takes that many voidcritter booster packs?!"

Maybe even more.

Ainsley is writing with an orange topaz crystal by her side in the hopes that it'll help her raise her writing skill faster.

Servo: "Party at my place! Be there or be square!"

Servo is finally going to complete the 'Party Animal' aspiration once and for all! He just needs to earn gold on this party to do so.

He's making some snacks for the guests!

Crystal looks thrilled to be here.

Bonnie: "I definitely am. Free food!"

Guest: "That robot is my lawyer!"

Mollie: "I didn't wake the llama!"

Servo: "Help yourselves!"

Ainsley: "This super fizzy drink looks delicious."

Servo: "Thanks for coming to my super awesome epic party, honey."

Bonnie: "Of course, dad!"

Alexis: "Uh oh... I think I woke the llama!"

Greyson: "Hmm... which stick should I move next?"
Mollie: "I'm not sure. I don't want to lose."

Uh... you guys do realize your sister already lost, right?

Ainsley: "Which emoji am I?"

Joshua: "What kind of emoji describes Servo opening his winterfest gifts?"

Ainsley: "Disappointed...? Appalled...? Sad!"

You've got it!

Guest: "This lollipop is bigger than my head."

Servella: "I'm fashionably late."

Crystal: "It's not as bad here as I thought it'd be. I'm actually having fun and not going cray cray!"

I don't think Sherbet likes Scarlet.

Break it down, now!

Servo is romancing Bonehilda away in a quiet room.

Bowie: "I want all of these sims out of my house immediately!"

Bowie sure does run a tight ship.

The party bot has cake for all!

Mack: "I'm back from work, what did I miss?"

Not much, but I sure hope you don't spread your rash to everyone here.

Of course, Josh found his way to the computer yet again.

Bowie: "Please stop playing music so that everyone will leave."

Hooray! Servo earned gold for his house party and completed the 'Party Animal' aspiration at last!

Greyson reached level 9 of the charisma skill after the party since he was a host along with Servo. After mentoring Greyson in the research and debate skill three times, Servo also completed the 'successful lineage' aspiration!

Mack: "Don't mind me, just need to tinkle."

Servo: "Woah, woah, woah, you can't debate against the usefulness of robots!"

Greyson: "Why not?"

Servo: "...Are you kidding me?"

Servo is back to working on the 'Sticky Fingers' aspiration. He needs to swipe items worth 250,000 simoleons.

Servo: "I even reprogrammed one of my traits to be a 'kleptomaniac' for this."

Servo: "Hmm... what do we have here?"

A whole lot of expensive items, it appears.

Servo: "Swipe!"

Not to worry, Servo will return all of these items once he completes the aspiration.

Servo: "An expensive old record player? Don't mind if I do."

Servo: "And a grand piano? Score!"

Now you see it...

Now you don't.

Onto the next house!

There appears to be an urn right at the front door... should Servo abort mission?!

This house has a whole lot of expensive artwork everywhere.

Okay, enough of that. Onto a public venue!

What better place than a museum?

Servo: "Mine, now!"

Uh oh, Servo has been spotted by a paparazzi!

Paparazzi: "Servo, why are you stealing? Are you a kleptomaniac? Are you a maniac? Can I take the first picture of you being arrested for stealing?"

Servo's fans are following him into every room. I think his spree is over!

How does Bonehilda find the time to be the maid everywhere in the world?

Servo is gonna have to call his publicist after this one.

Servo: "Hey, can you publish a story about me rescuing 10 puppies from a fire? ...Thanks!"

Servo is back at home when he should really be in a jail cell right now!

Sherbet: *Hiss!* "Get outta here, Servo! You're a thief, and you'd better not try to steal my toys or food!"

I hate to break it to you, but that's Bowie you're hissing at, not Servo.

Servo is now working on the 'Master of Grudges' aspiration, which I believe was an award from one of the events? He needs to make a sworn enemy.

Bonehilda: "Wait a minute... why are we on a date if you need to make a sworn enemy? Am I going to be your sworn enemy?!"

Servo: "Are you kidding me? You could never be my sworn enemy! ...Unless you buy me a bad winterfest gift."

Does that mean all of the Parsons are your sworn enemies?

*Kiss*

Agnes Crumplebottom: "Two sims kissing? Disgusting! NEVER have I witnessed such a tasteless flouting of proper manners in all my days! As the young folks say, get a room!"

Agnes Crumplebottom: ""The NERVE of some sims! Public displays of affection in MY town? Not on my watch! Behave yourself!"
Servo: "What did you say, old lady?"

Agnes Crumplebottom: "Old lady?! Your wife is older than I am!"

Servo: "And I'll kiss my old wife wherever I want!"

Agnes Crumplebottom: "How dare you! This is a public area! Have you no sense of decency? We have standards in this town you know!"

Agnes Crumplebottom: "That's IT!"

Agnes Crumplebottom: "WHAT IS THIS!? Did you not know how they behaved in my time of the 1920's!? With DECENCY, which you sims have no knowledge of!"

Servo: "What are you-"

*WHACK!*

*WHACK!*

Agnes Crumplebottom: "And one more for your rude tongue!"

Servo: "But, I don't have a tongue-"

*WHACK!*

Agnes Crumplebottom: "You will show some dignity from now on! At least when I'm around!"

Servo: "Who says?"

Agnes Crumplebottom: "I say!"
Servo: "i SaY!"

Servo: "LoOk At mE, i'M a rUdE oLd LaDy!"

Agnes Crumplebottom: "What on earth do you think you're doing, now?"

Servo: "What you deserve!"

Servo: "Wait a minute... this isn't a drink!"

Agnes Crumplebottom: "You tried to throw a drink in my face? My word, that is disgraceful!"

Looks like there was jelly in the cup instead of liquid.

Agnes Crumplebottom: "Who has the last laugh now, young man?"

Servo: "I will... I always get the last laugh!"

Agnes Crumplebottom: "Do I need to hit some more sense into you?!"

Uh oh!

I think Servo might be getting his butt kicked.

Agnes Crumplebottom: "Enough with this hooligan behavior!"

Agnes Crumplebottom: "There will be no more tomfoolery in this town!"

Servo: "Everything is spinning... I have no idea where you are, old lady..."

Servo: "But just know that you've made yourself a sworn enemy!"

Agnes Crumplebottom: "I've had many sworn enemies in my lifetime, so have at it!"

Servo: "This is my parting gift to you."

Servo: "Let it serve as a warning! You're the true shame of this town!"

Agnes Crumplebottom: "Hey! Get this paper bag off my head right this instant!"

Servo: "No can do. See you later!"

Ainsley: "Servo's sworn enemy is really an old lady?"

On the bright side, Ainsley was promoted to level 10 of the stylist career in the 'trend setter' branch! Hooray!

Servo needs a nap after all that 'getting beat up by an old lady'.