It's A Small World After All - Part Five

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It's a new year, so say hello to a new post! It's Part Five of It's A Small World, a 'you suck at parenting' challenge. You may have missed Part Four, which was quickly chased off the front page by twelve posts of Christmas spam, so in a quick recap of events, France finally caught a fish and celebrated by losing his virginity to NyoPrussia in the photobooth. A burglar tried to rob the house, but was caught out by the car alarm, but not by the flat-faced policeman who tried to arrest him. And the children all got into private school and began ageing up to teens.


Seychelles finishes growing up and ages into her bows, but not her hair. How very odd.


And with Seychelles growing up right in front of the stairs and blocking the front door, America is forced to go down to the beach and explode sparkles all over the sand.


Happy teen! :D


England is either ageing up or about to do one hell of an epic ballet jump.
England: Billy Eliot, eat your heart out!


Another happy teen.




Good birthdays for Canada and Liechtenstein too - who also fails to grow into her real hair.



Crikey, this is all a bit different from their last birthday, isn't it?!


Some expansion pack gave you the option to age up NPC's when it's birthday time, so the children that followed our lot home become teens and start contributing to the household funds via poker. I'm... not quite sure how Turkey ended up there though.
Turkey: Door was open and the game needed a fourth. That OK with you?
So long as you play fair, I guess.


Now he's old enough to use it, Switzerland is all over that exercise bike.


And now the teens have hormones, let the creepy crushes commence!
England: I don't have a crush! I'm just, um, watching him sleep... because sleeping on the sofa is uncomfortable and he might need me to wake him. I'm not enjoying this at all!


It's not all crushing though, there's angsty brooding too. Do you think she's gazing into the dark, cold waves and imagining that they're dark and cold like her heart?


Seychelles: That looks so inviting. I wonder if I should go for a swim? Or maybe just skinny-dip.


Clothes are optional in this house. Also, nice tan, Engla-


-Oh. Wow, that faded fast.



Turkey: What?!
Uh... have you been here all night long?
Turkey: Hey, I had a good hand. No-one can read my poker face.
That's because you're wearing a mask. Cheat.


So as soon as the teens had gone to school, I had France invite Belarus over. Only to discover Switzerland still lurking in the kitchen.
Switzerland: Got my A+. The challenge is gone now.

And then I remembered I could make France drive him to school. So he did. :D


And France took Belarus on a date. ^^
Belarus: A toast!
France: To age and maturity!


France: Oh, you've got something on your face there.
Belarus: Oh no, where?
France: Just there. ♥ Tee hee!
Aren't the dining interactions just the cutest thing?


...Maybe not.
France: +750
Belarus: ++
Not that anyone could tell from their faces. :|


France: Hee hee, just stealing a bite!
Belarus: Hee hee, that's so cute DO IT AGAIN AND I'LL BREAK YOU.


Whoa, she really did, too!


Looks like things are going well, right? I though so too, so I sent France to the car to see if they could woohoo in it. And they got stuck. I tried resetting them and it didn't work, so I had to delete them and go back to the 'hood screen without saving. D:


So, back to the house. I figure Liechtenstein is way less in-your-face than America, so tattling it is.


It works out well for her.


Heh, I can just imagine America in the background whining "but that's not fair, he spells color with a u!" Pay no attention to the boolprop in the corner.


First thing I make France do - ask Belarus out again. And this time the date's happening at home.

So! I decided that when the teens were teens, they would get jobs. My system is to roll a dice. If they score 1-5, that's the job they choose from the computer. If it's a 6, they get to stay unemployed for another day. At this point, we don't actually need the money, but they might meet some interesting cowork-oh who am I kidding? I want tanked motives and aspiration failure to entertain me.



Belgium rolls 1, which is the music career today. She finds her job just in time to actually go to work.



Good thing she didn't miss the carpool, France is way too busy to drive her to work!


YOU ARE A TERRIBLE ROMANCE SIM.
France: I am so conflicted right now!


That's more like it.


The guy sounds like a giant turd, but you should probably do what he says.


...Oops.


England rolls Journalism. France... well, you can see what he's up to.




Belarus: Can we do that again?


I have never seen that many three-bolters ever.
France: Who was it you were calling a terrible romance sim again?


Then I realised none of my other teens had found jobs, despite my orders. I went to check it out and found England hogging the PC.
Seychelles: Can I just-
England: Busy.
Seychelles: But I need a job-
England: BUSY!
Seychelles: Ugh, fine! I'll use the other one. To hack your Facebook. Hope you weren't too attached to your Farmville, arsehole.


Belgium refuses to get another job until she's made someone else as miserable as she is.
Switzerland: Nooo, how could paper defeat my mighty rock!


No.
Seychelles: That accent's really kind of-
NO.


You thought that was disturbing? Check out who Liechtenstein fancies. Yeep.



Jeez, people are just tripping over themselves to give France free stuff. What am I gonna spend all this cash on?


Lets start with that kitten everyone's been hankering after.


Meet Lily! Named after one of France's national flowers. She tries to earn the teens love by destroying their homework because it turns out none of them wanted a full grown cat, just an itsy bitsy kitten. Poor Lily.


America finally drives England away from the computer using the power of ventrilofarts.
America: Look at this guy who just farted!
England: It wasn't me!
America: That's so disgusting, did you eat your own cooking again?
England: It wasn't meeeeeeee!


America: Joke!
England: Ahahaha! That was so funny!
I will never understand teenage boys.


Being a teen comes with the power to cook. Canada is the first to realise this.


I am not letting all those locked kitten wants go to waste, so France calls the adoption agency and gets an actual kitten named Iris, after his other national flower.
France: She so cute and fluffy!
Poor Lily.


America: Heeeeeey!
Iris: *My mind is an empty vessel, waiting to be filled.*
Look at how tiny she is next to that pet bed! Eeeee!


As if we didn't have enough free crap, Belarus comes creeping by in the middle of the night to drop off flowers. I decide to let France keep them.


Finally someone notices Lily.
America: Uh... hi.


America: Just so we're clear, I wanted a dog.


Belgium, no-one's really going to believe that's a bikini.



You may have noticed that England likes to clean. I mean, really likes to clean. He actually finds it fun. He intercepts the maid and leaps in before she can get near to the dirt. You know in reality, he's one of those people who cleans before the cleaner arrives so they won't be shocked by the state of his house.


See those two hearts? France is about to start adding a third one to that list.


Once I saw that, I couldn't consider letting them date anywhere else. They should be fine, so long as NyoFrance stays out of the car.


England: Ew, nasty, get a shirt on.
Wait, weren't you perving over him just the other night?
England: That was until he took his shirt off. Yuck!
Punk AND Victorian!


NyoFrance: I'm just saying, I don't think music actually is the food of love. I'd rather have some actual food while we're here.
Unsavoury Charlatan: Nyeheheheh!


Ugh, the Charlatan just will not let up. He hovers over them their entire date. Creep.




And then when France is using the bathroom, he strikes. Good thing France has plenty of cash, looks like he's going to be the one paying for this meal.


I love how equally messy they are at eating. XD



NyoFrance: Hooo, boy is that good!
And so it should be. France is a back rub champion by this point.


And then, because I'm a git, I make him ditch her to chat up Netherlands. Gotta keep his options open, after all.
France: Hi! So, how attractive do you rate me on a scale of one to ten?
Netherlands: Is that your date?
France: Haha! Speaking of dates, what would be your perfect date?
Netherlands: One where my date isn't chatting up other people.


She's pretty forgiving though.


And it's a good date. :D


After that, I send France off to the corner shop to buy a mobile. NyoTaiwan is lurkin', so France gets his number too.


Back home, Seychelles is finding America doubly sexy.


And Finland shows up to steal the newspaper. SIGH.

So... teen is the final life stage before adult, which is when the challenge ends. I'm not ready for that yet! So, I use France's growing date bribes to book a holiday!



Bring on the axe throwing and log rolling!


But the holiday doesn't start just yet, so there's still time for France to ask Belg-Belarus, what are you doing?
NyoBelarus: Ha ha ha! Hope you weren't too fond of that newspaper!
Didn't Finland already steal that? Is that yesterday's paper? Why does everyone in this town steal the paper anyway? YOU GET THE EXACT SAME PAPER YOURSELF!


France: So, do you like balls?
Belgium: I love your balls! I mean balls! Just balls in general!
Ha, nice save. XD


England: Feast your eyes upon me, everyone, for I! Am! England!


*tumbleweed*
England: FEAST!
France: Go away, you're spoiling the mood!


That's better.


At least it was until France's buttocks started ringing.


Belgium: You know what would make this date better? Kisses!
Liechtenstein: Hey guys, I'm off to work, enjoy your date! Clean out the photobooth afterwards!
Belgium: Also fewer teenagers would be nice.
France: I can manage one of those things.


I GET THE MESSAGE.


Oh, looks like Finland didn't steal the paper after all. Instead he's creeping on Seychelles instead... who once again, is gazing out to sea.
Seychelles: If I look hard enough, I can see my house from here.


Belgium: Whoa there!


Belgium: Hands above the waist, mister!
France: :(


Ah, I'm afraid he's kind of busy right now.


In todays episode of The Double Standards Of Sims!
France: So how about that kiss now?
Belgium: Hell naw.


Belgium: Because IT'S BONIN' TIME!


Finland: Hey kitty! Distract me from the sounds in the corner, OK?


France: What, no cheering? Well, this will get there attention for sure!
Sadly for him, the teens are completely oblivious to the PDA. All that time France spent strolling around in his birthday suit probably desensitized them.
Seychelles: Hey, Eyebrows, your shot.
England: Busy.
Seychelles: I've got money on this game.
England: BUSY.


Liechtenstein: I WENT TO WORK TODAY AND RETURNED HOME SAFELY!
Belgium: No one cares, Liechtenstein.


Seychelles finally gave up on the snooker game in order to help England con more money out of the guests. One day I'll keep an eye on the family finances and see how much they actually make.


Aaaaaaand I've just noticed how badly Liechtenstein's outfit clips when she's sitting. Oops!


Oh, BTW, Belgium is a Romance sim. And I have Inteen installed. Which leads to slightly inappropriate scenes like this.
Belgium: Heeey there, big boy. What's a guy like you doing in a place like this?
Finland: Oh, I made a list and I'm checking it twice. Remind me, have you been naughty or nice?
Belgium: I can be both!


This reminds me that France hasn't quite finished his date with the other Belgium.


France: Glad you had fun! But, uh, there's no need to tell everyone, right?
Belgium: Why not? I want everyone to know I have the bestest boyfriend ever!
Oh dear. I'm calling it now, this relationship is doomed.


Belarus: Marriedmarriedmarriedmarried-
Belgium: Honey? There's some woman in your basement chanting about marriage.
DOOMED.


America: Oh no!
England: What?
America: She's destroying her awesome pancakes!
Switzerland: Meh.


Iris: Prrp?
Switzerland: Heh. I guess you're not too bad. For a cat.


So there I was, just pressing the space bar over and over to quickly find everyone and oh, hello boys! Sadly this rather adorable picture is just an animation glitch with the bunkbeds and a moment later, Switzerland teleported into the top bunk.


And then France woke up and got fat.


Next morning sees Seychelles still asleep in that pile of pancakes.


England find the greatest source of fun in the game, ever.
England: FUCK YOU, FLAMINGO!


Not only does he enjoy kicking it over, he's got so many neat points he enjoys picking it up, too!
England: Gracious, somebody seems to have left a lawn ornament lying around. I'll tidy that up at once!


Belgium left flowers. And a crap poem.


No time to point and laugh though, we're going on holiday! Yay! See you at Three Lakes!

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[sayonara-chan.livejournal.com]

kjsdhakflaskfj FINALLY I WAS WAITING FOR THIS UPDATE!

OH MAI. FRANCE, YOU SHOULD REALLY KEEP AN EYE FOR YOUR KIDS No really. Especially Seychelles and Belgium.

England. Well, at least there goes your problem with the cleaning :D

No more social worker then :( OH WELL. This challenge will end up in success. I just know it.

How ever did you do that without money cheats or controlling anyone besides France will always be a mystery.

That makes you awesome though 8D

[sushigal007.livejournal.com]

It's the Season's digging and Apartment Life's networking rewards that are bringing in the cash. Aaaaand the fact that I'd built a house already was a big help. Plus the car meant no hugely failed grades. I'm tempted to do it again afterwards with no house. Maybe have England do it as an 'anything France can do, I can do better!' thing. Although I do want to do a legacy. I wonder if I could juggle both at once. Hmm.

[doomlizard.livejournal.com]

Seychelles~ My god I love her.

[sushigal007.livejournal.com]

Even while sleeping in pancakes, she is adorable.

I can spell, honest I can.

[sotnosen93.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't prank England at the moment, America... He can be a bit... moody in his punk personality.

[sushigal007.livejournal.com]

You just wait, America's going to seriously regret ever starting the Prank War.

[stillarium.livejournal.com]

I love England being all busy and cleaning stuff up and destroying and tidying up again and crushing and then being victorian... XDD what are those three bolters anyway? When I saw the preview for part 6 I thought the fat one was Russia! XD That inteen cheat sounds like fun 8D

[sushigal007.livejournal.com]

The three bolters? They're the sims France has maximum chemistry with. Meaning they should be easy to woo. ^^And InTeen is fun. It's a big mod though, there's lots of extra flavourpacks to customise it. Like, I have the flavourpacks for risky sneakout and risky runaway, so if a teen sneaks out or runs away, there's a chance they'll return home pregnant. Basically, it's a mod to cause MOAR DRAMA. Which is always good.

[northwind96.livejournal.com]

Thahaha, your challenges really are the best xD I love this challenge so much, I'm currently re-reading it :D
Btw, where did you get your Finland or did you create him yourself? He's so adoribble :D