The Plumbob Diaries

So I definitely forgot to include some childhood moments in the last post so here they are.

I haven't explored a lot of the Snowy Escape pack so I took advantage of going to one of the festivals there.

Ciel's generation has to max out the doctor career. Though, she couldn't have known that was her future as a kid playing with this toy set, right? 

A brand-new teenaged Ciel next to the portrait of her younger self. They grow up so fast!

Ciel and Olive's friendship continued to grow once they became teenagers.

Since Ciel was pretty self-sufficient in her teen years, Luke finally had the opportunity to pursue his dream of being a comic. His niece was very supportive.

A summer outing to the museum brought Ciel even closer to making a decision on what she wanted to do with her life. Skelly inspired her to start learning all of the bones in the body that very day.

Another Tuesday, another trip to GeekCon...

Of course, Ciel met up with Olive and they were in the presence of some very dedicated cosplayers.

I'm pretty sure this challenge was written before Discover University came out so I took a bit of liberty here. It just seems so wrong to be able to become a doctor without any education further than high school. I turn off aging while in college which also is probably technically cheating since she almost had her Video Gaming skill maxed by the time she was done but what can ya do!?

Dorm room pre-blue makeover.

Lyla invited us to hang out and this was her response when he had to decline:

Too little, too late, Mom?

AND THEN THIS HAPPENED!!! Childhood friend Olive revealed her feelings for Ciel. The feelings were mutual.

(Did I mention in the other post that I chose Olive to be Ciel's eventual spouse because her name is a shade of green and the next generation's color is Pistachio? It was a sign.)

Graduation finally rolled around and Ciel made me so proud with her top marks.

In what seemed like no time at all, Ciel was about to embark into proper adulthood. 

Next time, Ciel starts her journey in the medical career and moves into her first home!

Meet Ciel Serie (ciel being French for 'sky' and skies being, well, blue). Her early life consisted of a lot of time with Uncle Luke. When it came to those beginning years in terms of the challenge, Ciel was introduced to video games and to the idea of helping others, through volunteering with her uncle and playing doctor. I'll outline her other challenge requirements in the next post, as there isn't too much to do as a child when things are heavily focused on adult aspirations/skills/careers.

While her mother was out making music, Uncle Luke took on the roll of caregiver. He read her to sleep, kept her company, and cooked her meals, all while putting his own dream of being a comedian on hold.

One night, she went out for the first time with some friends. While her dancing didn't go so well, she was pulled to the DJ booth.

After a few more nights out, Lyla's dancing had significantly approved. Her and her friends choreographed elaborate routines to stun the crowds with. She also finally got the chance to DJ in front of an audience; the tips were small, but she was addicted.

Lyla aged up into adulthood and quickly moved into an apartment closer to the action of Windenburg. Her best friend and girlfriend Moriah spent a lot of her time there, even showing her support by fixing Lyla's DJ booth after it was left out in the rain.

Lyla did make her way home to meet her new brother, Luke of the Pink Hair. They became fast friends, even with the Hates Children trait in play.

Everything changed after one dinner party. Lyla had known Santino from the gym, and she felt herself being drawn to him while drifting away from Moriah, who had different goals than Lyla.

Lyla gave birth to a girl! She will be introduced in the next post.

I'm only on the 3rd gen of this challenge so I don't have much to compare it to but, really, this one won't end up being my favorite. I didn't love DJing all of the time, and I got super tired of throwing a bunch of events. 

Up next is the start of the third generation, which is represented by the color baby blue! I'm having a lot of fun with this Sim so far (she's about halfway through her YA life).

The Pastel Patisserie Legacy Challenge: Not So Berry-adjacent, but with pastel colors and different stories. The founder, or the Bubblegum Generation, loves baking and makes their money doing only that. They have one child with their spouse, whom they meet at their bakery, and spoil them rotten. They want to have the best baking club in town and, when their kid sets out on their own, they adopt another, to fill their empty home.

Meet Norah Serie (yes, just the last 5 letters of the word patisserie): cheerful, good, and a glutton. I initially made her for another challenge and didn't change her name to be related to her gen's color, so she's just Norah.