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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Corcoran Story - Chapter 4 - Dana

The earth moved on Nellie's birthday.


Literally.  An earthquake.  A bad one with fires all over town.
 

I thought it was the worst ethical dilemma of my life.

 

Then I discovered the true meaning of ethical dilemma.

 

Yes, I know.


 I'm surprised too.


Nellie managed to come of age without me.


I did make it to her graduation.


There was another ceremony.


At which I was presented with a lifetime achievement award.


Falconer and Nils Varland dropped by to thank me for saving their lives.


I'm ashamed to admit that I don't remember; it was a long night.


I told Falconer that it's what I do.



Nils and Nellie got on like a house on fire, so to speak.


Joe turned 65 and the game is afoot.


It was a hard-fought match.


Which Joe won, and thus, became a grand master of chess.


Gerald is up to his old tricks.


He thought he'd evaded the consequences.


However, what goes around has a way of coming around; it seems that Mr. McGraw


Is a music talent scout.


Undeterred, he spent prom night TPing the principal's office.


And we musn't forget the flaming bag routine.


He came home in a police car instead of a limo.


Don't ask me when he managed to make time with Heather.


Is it really necessary that I do this?


Guess so.


But...look what that darling Joe-Joe did!


I think I'll keep him.


Speaking of keeping, Nellie and Nils are getting married.


I hope it works out for them.


Nellie is more than a bit of a diva.


And Nils has already managed to get crosswise of me.


Carbon footprint of my firetruck, indeed!


Hey Nils, firetruck starts with 'F'; what do you suppose it ends with?


 

4 comments:

  1. Cute chapter! Sad seeing them all get so old.

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    1. It *is* sad. I've recently been playing a legacy where the founder lives for 55 generations; I'm having trouble adjusting to the fact that the reaper will be along soon here.

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  2. Awww... I loved the picture of Joe when he won the chess match. He's so skinny he makes a really cute old-man-sim haha!

    I also liked the exchange between Nils and Dana, very funny!

    Your legacy is so fun to read because its short and sweet (and funny too) which is a nice change of pace from the heavier ones (like mine) with tons of pictures and dialogue. I love my legacy and enjoy writing it, but sometimes I wish I had done it on fast speed - it gets really involved to do the chapters. NEXT legacy I'm going to do a speedy one, hah!

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    1. Thanks, Envie! I'm awfully fond of Joe and Dana; they may have to feature in future stories. I have a soft spot in my heart for Nils as well; I'm really pleased that this challenge doesn't prohibit bringing in favourite Sims from past games!

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