Chapter 357

Happy birthday, Liam!

Happy birthday, Preslie!

Liam aged up into an adult!

So did Preslie!

The chickens have been put away into the Parsons family inventory so that they hopefully stop aging before the Finchwick Chicken Fair. I forgot you could even do this!

Liam: "Maybe you could do the same for me so I don't ever have to age up into an elder?"

Why are you so sad, Ainsley?

Ainsley: "Doing my homework just doesn't feel the same without my bear suit."

Oh, for goodness sake. I forgot about this bear suit.

I don't think Cedar is a fan of the bear suit, either.

Apparently, restaurants are letting sims eat for free tonight, so the Parsons are down at Villa Bovine in Magnolia Promenade!

Ian: "Let's eat this free meal! We won't be upsetti once we eat some spaghetti."

Ian: "Table for six, please."

The Parsons got a table right in the middle of the restaurant!

Zaylee: "Hmm... roast chicken or pork?"

Crystal: "Spaghetti!"

Ainsley: "Definitely spaghetti!"

The triplets decided to color their placemats while waiting for the food.

Scarlet: "We'll have some spaghetti, chicken and the steak, please."

Why the heck are you ordering for the whole table?

Waiter: "Coming right up!"

Ian: "My love for beef is well-done."

Zaylee: "My tolerance for your puns is well-done."

Waiter: "Here you go! Enjoy your meal."

It looks delicious!

Zaylee: "That drink went right through me."

Ian: "Me too. Elder life!"

Afterwards, the Parsons headed over to a toy shop which had no one working there. Time to head home.

Happy birthday, Ainsley!

Happy birthday, Crystal!

Happy birthday, Scarlet!

Ainsley aged up into a teen!

So did Crystal!

So did Scarlet!

It's Spooky Day! 🎃👻🍬

Ainsley is a cheerleader and Crystal is a crazy colored panda.

Zaylee: "I'm a fairy alien. Bet you've never heard of that before."

Scarlet: "I'm a ranch farmhand!"

What better day to have spooky cookies for breakfast than spooky day?

Liam: "I'm a clown!"

Ainsley: "I'm going to post on social bunny about Crystal's awful panda bear costume."

Scarlet: "AHAHAHAHA! Crystal's panda costume is so stupid!"
Liam: "I'm just glad you're all not making fun of my costume."

After some spooky cookies, it's time for a spooky movie!

Scarlet: *Gasp!* "I can't believe she actually opened the door!"

And now... for the best costume of all...

Ian: "It's no catfish that I'm a catfish!"

Crystal: "That costume might be more stupid than my costume!"

Ian: "Someone's jealous."

The spooky movie has finished, but the spooky treats will keep on coming!

Zombie cake!

Crystal: "This is delicious!"

Why not have a spooky candy bowl to go with it?

Ainsley: "So many spooky surprises!"

Coral: "Is no one going to share the spooky treats with me?"

Ainsley: "I missed the ending of the spooky movie. What happened?"

Skylar: "Everyone turned into a zombie!"
Crystal: "So spooky!"

Ian: "Ahh!"

Ian: "I didn't expect a jump scare from the spooky candy bowl!"

Ian: "Why didn't any of you tell me that was gonna happen?"
Liam: "I didn't know, either!"

Ainsley: "What else would you expect from a spooky candy bowl? Rainbows and sunshine?"

Zaylee: "Good one!"

Crystal: "When will the next course of spooky treats be? I'm already hungry."

Spooky confetti!

Crystal: "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Ian and Cedar are off for a walk in Ian's fabulous catfish costume.

Meanwhile, Ainsley is working on her charisma skill.

The spooky candy bowl is scaring each and every poor trick or treater that dares to attempt to take some candy.

Ian: "Spooky cheesy eyeballs as the last spooky meal of the day? Delicious!"

That definitely doesn't sound delicious.

That concludes spooky day. Until next year!

Thank gosh you're here, Cedar. Servo can't possibly cook a meal without you by his side.

*Non-existent sparkles!*

Cedar aged up into an elder!

Looks like Cedar had a puppy with another dog in the neighborhood! Introducing Barkley Parsons!

Looks like Coral also had a kitten with another cat in the neighborhood! Introducing Sherbet Parsons!

They're so cute!

Preslie has finally returned from work and was promoted once again!

Oop- looks like one of the Parsons left their bike in the water. I was wondering where it went. Very normal.

If Preslie wants to keep getting promoted, she'll have to continue practicing outdoor activities.

Preslie: "Off I go!"

Meanwhile, Crystal decided to be the one to take Cedar for his daily walkies.

There's no better way to do your homework than with jazz music blasting in your ears at full volume.

Ian: "I wonder which is more boring... homework or jewelry crafting?"

After doing her outdoor activities, Preslie is back to upgrading the indoor appliances. She's so close to maxing out the handiness skill!

She has her assistant, Barkley, by her side.

Someone's a messy eater!

I think Barkley likes to be nearby whenever there's repairs going on.

Conner: "Looks like my 'upgrades' to the doorbell have been successful."

What the heck were those 'upgrades'?!

Preslie: *Sigh* "My brother is still just as annoying as ever."

There's only one sim who's allowed to do any upgrades around here besides Servo, and that's Preslie.

This is officially the cutest thing ever.

Sherbet: "I'll show you the cutest thing ever."

Okay, okay, you win the cuteness contest.

Are you perhaps... cold?

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

Nooooooooo! Zaylee!

Zaylee: "Don't miss me too much."

Zaylee: *Sigh*

Zaylee: "Take care of my rocket ship for me."

Rest In Peace, Zaylee Parsons. You were a wonderful sim who loved to build rocket ships and explore space. You will be dearly missed."

Everyone is completely oblivious to what is occurring in the bathroom.

Preslie: "I'm too dazed by burnout to know what's going on at all!"

Ian: "I can't live without Zaylee. It's time for me to go, too."

Nooooooooo! Ian!

Ian: "Don't die laughing at my last pun."

Ian: *Sigh*

Ian: "I'm off to have a grave ol' time. Take care of my puns for me."

Rest In Peace, Ian Parsons. You were a wonderful sim who loved puns and being socially awkward. You will be dearly missed.

Servo: "Wait a minute... Ian is dying?"

Servo: *Throws up*

What the heck, Servo?!

Preslie: "That's gross."

Liam: "I never even knew Servo could throw up."

Every now and then, Servo does something that indicates that he has a mouth despite not having a mouth, such as drinking water, eating an apple and throwing up.

Decorating the winterfest tree is a hard job, but someone's gotta do it and that someone is Liam.

BEWARE! Very dangerous guard kitten and puppy at the door!

Where there's an archery contest, there's Preslie.

Will she get a bullseye?

Preslie: "Just watch me."

Wow! Great job!

Preslie: "Don't act surprised. I'm an archery pro!"

It may be heavily snowing, but apparently, there's something to see with the telescope today.

Bonehilda: "This is my jam! Turn it up, party bot!"

Barkley: "Can I have petz?" *Puppy dog eyes*

Liam: "Of course you can, most adorable being to ever exist!"

♬ Do you want to build a snowpal? ♬

If it turns out bad, the fixer bot is on guard ready to fix it.

Coral: "Back away from the stove. This is my stove!"

Sherbet: "She's cray cray."

Who isn't cray cray around here?

Oh... it looks... great?

So. Many. Bunnies!

I think Liam is the dog's favorite owner. They follow him everywhere!

Liam: "Yippee! Snow angels are the best!"

Preslie: "Look at Liam outside having the time of his life. All I do is work and build my skills!"

Preslie: "That's it. I'm going to start having more fun, too!"

Oh, come on! Not another midlife crisis! I just dealt with four all at the same time in the last generation.

The winterfest tree is coming along nicely!

Is there a secret pet meeting occurring in the bathroom that I didn't know about?

Preslie: "First thing's first on the fun agenda: watching a sports gaming livestream."

Wow, you're truly living on the edge.

The girls have brought home some school projects!

Ainsley: "Will this cause a chemical reaction?"

Preslie's next fun task appears to be helping out with school projects.

The winterfest tree is finished and absolutely beautiful!

It wouldn't be fully complete without some gifts underneath the tree, of course.

Liam: "And one prank gift... hehehe!"

Is that for poor Servo?

Liam: "Of course not!"

Liam: "Mwahahahaha... AHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Scarlet: "Enough of working on school projects, I need a shower!"

Ainsley's rocket ship is complete!

Ainsley: "What the heck is mom doing? I thought she was done levelling up her skills."

Welp, that's too bad. I've been meaning to have her fireguard the fireplace for a long time, now.

Crystal: "My mini Servo is awesome!"

Poor Cedar has frosty fur flu.

Nothing Servo can't fix, of course!

Cedar: "I feel all better again after having that vet wellness treat!"

It's Winterfest time! 🎄🎅🎁

Servo is back to cooking meals for the crafted items room!

Barkley: "This mostly destroyed ball is my favorite toy ever."

The rays of sunshine are home from school.

Uh oh! Apparently, some angry squirrels have attacked the neighborhood powerlines and the power will be out until further notice. I've never seen this happen before!

Servo: "I was just up to finishing cooking my last emotional meal, too!"

Scarlet: "Maybe we should do our homework since the power is out?"
Ainsley: "That's a horrible idea!"

Liam: "Power outage + angry robot + angry triplets = HELP ME!"

At least the Parsons have the fireplace to keep them warm.

Scarlet: "How long until the power comes back on?"

We have no idea.

Servo had the bright idea of upgrading the stove to run on bio fuel instead of electricity, but for some reason, that didn't work?

Ainsley: "Stupid angry squirrels!"

Preslie: "On the bright side, this camper's stew is delicious!"

Scarlet: *Cries* "I can't believe the power has been out for an entire hour, now!"

Crystal: "I'm so bored that I'm gonna read a book."

I guess Servo will have to get back to crafting jewelry until the power comes back on.

At last! The power has returned!

Servo can get back to cooking the angry flaming spaghetti!

After cooking as many of the fridge related foods as possible for now, Servo is now cooking BBQ recipes!

Some more adorableness in case you needed some.

Crystal: "Can you believe we didn't have power for three whole hours? Ugh! I even read a book!"

Ainsley: "Looks like some holly jolly winterfest gifts have arrived in the mail... and none of them are for me."

Servo is back to working on the 'Party Animal' aspiration.

Servo: "Winterfest party at my house, be there or be square!"

Scarlet: "A winterfest party? How many sims are turning up?!"

Relax, it's only Servo's family.

Liam: "Grand breakfast time!"

Ainsley, would you please sit down for the grand breakfast?

Scarlet: "You're so annoying."
Ainsley: "I know."

Gang's all here!

Bonnie: "Begrudgingly."

Crystal: "Hey, guys! Look at my super silly funny face!"

Crystal: "Ahahahaha!"
Preslie: "My daughter is even more cray cray than me."

*Non existent sparkles!*

Sherbet aged up into an adult!

*Sparkles!*

So did Barkley!

Sherbet is in her feels staring out the window.

Coral: "Can I haz some food?"

It's great to have everyone here!

It wouldn't be a Parsons party without a little bit of dancing, of course.

Time to open up some gifts!

Crystal: "A new penguin TV? Awesome!"

Ainsley: "Please don't be socks or an ugly winterfest sweater!"

Bonnie: "A gaming mat? Awesome!"

Break it down now, Servella!

Preslie: "New camping gear? Awesome!"

Bonehilda, you do not need to be cleaning!

Servo: "What kind of gift is this? A lump of coal?!"
Liam: "Hehehe..."

Servo: "I love it!"

I guess Liam's prank gift backfired.

Since there isn't much more to upgrade around here, Preslie is increasing her handiness skill by adding upgrades to all of the beds.

Scarlet: "Snowball fight!"

Crystal: "Bring it on!"

Scarlet: "Ugh! I can't believe I missed!"

Ainsley: "You missed because you're a LOOOSERRR!"

Scarlet: "Which is why you both will also miss-"

Scarlet: "Ah!"

Crystal: "Gotcha! Ahahahaha!"

Ainsley: "Incoming!"

Miss!

Ainsley: "Aww, man. I guess I'm a loser, too."

Servo: "I heard you were trying to eat the meals in the crafted items room."
Sherbet: "You heard wrong."

I guess the cleaner bot thinks Barkley needs a bath?

Preslie is almost finished upgrading all of the beds. She's getting closer and closer to maxing out her handiness skill!

What a wonderful winterfest!

It is... 2 o'clock in the morning! I think you'd better get yourselves to sleep!

Sherbet: "No."

At least one cat listens, which is a win.

The party bot has given everyone a rude awakening today by blaring loud music at the crack of dawn.

Hooray! Liam has reached level 10 of the gemology skill!