Chapter 5.7

Chapter 5.7 – They’ll grow into them

Soon enough, Jameson had almost reached the top of his acrobat career, which meant he had received a new costume during that time, which Mika appeared to love a little too much.Anyways, main household aside, Mew the old family cat was getting along just fine now that she was living with Murphy and his family (including his Aunt Hayley, who was still kicking around despite being ancient).She had developed a phobia of flip-flops, however.Judd, who had not remarried or anything since Coco had died, would often pop round for a visit, particularly to see how his grandchildren, Francisco (who was approaching teen-hood) and Wanda, were doing. Sadly, on one specific visit, Judd suffered from a fatal heart attack whilst he was cuddling Wanda.The result of this was not good.Amaretto and Aaron (who were also visiting at the time) could only watch on in horror as Judd awaited his obvious fate.Even Mew was devastated.  She had quite liked Judd as he used to the be the only one who really bothered to feed her when she had originally lived with him.When old Grimmy finally bothered to show up, Judd dropped down to his knees and begged.  He had not completed his life time goal of rescuing thirty people from death, so felt somewhat unfulfilled with his life.‘Get up, you,’ the Grim Reaper said in response.  A small smile then flashed across his face. ‘I’m feeling slightly generous today, so maybe I’ll let you live.’Unfortunately, it turned out  that he was lying.As always, everyone got over Judd’s death as time ticked by and Mika fell pregnant yet again.By this point, Earl was a toddler with a pretty awesome looking haircut.And the twins, Peach and Saffron, were now children who were yet to grow into their noses. At least from a distance no one could tell they had unfortunate looking honkers.   Mika fell into labour a few weeks earlier than anticipated.  Jameson was out and about securing acrobat gigs at the time, and Tremayne was teaching Earl how to walk and talk, so the only person who could physically take her to the hospital was Irish, who was temporarily haunting the house.‘Screw that,’ Irish said, before she vanished back into the spirit world.Needless to say, Mika was not a very happy bunny.Eventually Mika got to the hospital where she gave birth to another set of twin girls.  Her and Jameson named these ones Cointreau and Frangelico.Jameson and Mika soon quickly learnt that there was something slightly off about Cointreau by the way she constantly kept trying to strangle and pinch them.  It was as if she had developed an evil trait of some kind…

Chapter 5.2

Chapter 5.2 –  Man, did he love cake

Despite his seemingly boisterous bravado, Jameson sometimes found it difficult to speak to people, more so than often when he was trying to secure gigs from proprietors who barely spoke a word of Simlish.  He attempted to communicate using wild gestures, but this only confused matters further.Eventually the old lady clued on that he was after a gig, not a rampant night of crazy sex, and gave him a slot for the following day to perform outside the coffee-house.He pretty much nailed it.  Even Hayley, who had only popped along to throw stuff at him, was mildly entertained.   Yes indeed, things were going well for Jameson and his budding career.  He had no plans to ask Mika Moore to move in with him as of yet.  Well, not until all his siblings had eventually moved out.Aaron had recently proposed to Malibu, so it was now only a matter of time before she moved out (sadly without Mew the cat due to her now living with Murphy and all).Still, she was confident she would have sexy babies with Aaron, so nothing else mattered really.A few months later, Malibu was all set to get married.  She even had the dress and everything.Aaron was more enthused about the cake, however.  Man, did he love cake.And dancing.The wedding took place in the usual location, and the same old screenshots photos were taken.Murphy was an emotional wreck, whereas Coco was proud that at least one of her children was not a complete embarrassment.Cookie, Coco’s older brother, managed to make an appearance to the wedding.   He used to be ginger once upon a time.  Oh, and Margaret was also totally pregnant. She went on to have a baby boy, who Murphy decided they would name Francisco because it was a rather awesome name.  Please see screenshot below for proof of this.Speaking of awesome, this chapter shall end on a picture of Fudge Bailey, standing by the water-slide his wife tragically died on.

Chapter 5.1

Chapter 5.1 – Sorry for the wait!

After what felt like a really long time, the triplets returned home from University after graduating with first class degrees, and a very smug Jameson was offered the role of heir for the next generation.  Not by Coco, of course, but by the general public.She was not too thrilled with this news, but since she was growing old and hagged, no one particularly cared.And soon she would realise that no amount of spa treatments would revive her once youthful complexion.  A few months later, Murphy decided it was about time to pop the question to his long-term girlfriend, Margaret Cade.  She had been living with the family pretty much since he had graduated from University after all.The answer was an obvious yes. And perhaps Murphy got a little bit too excited about this.  Not that it mattered because he was awesome and deserved happiness.   Unlike a certain somebody…Tremayne, who had been lurking by the kitchen doorway, spying on the couple, was the first to congratulate them.  By them, I mean just Margaret because Murphy had gone upstairs to take a shower.This resulted in Margaret Cade bursting into tears, sobbing, ‘Why does he never leave me alone?’ This made Tremayne… or rather Tremayne’s programming instructed him to feel sad about this, and for the umpteenth time in his life he contemplated suicide. Murphy and Margaret held their wedding that very summer, just a couple of months after getting engaged.  By this point the Baileys had a ridiculous amount of money, so throwing money away to a couple who would be moving out to become forgotten about was no big issue anymore.Jameson volunteered to be the entertainment at the party, showing off his “pro” torch and sword skills, like it was 1999.  Sadly, the wedding guests weren’t too impressed, but that was mainly because they would have preferred a magician called Magic Mike, who all the cool kids during that time were hiring for their weddings.Arguably, Murphy became a little bit over emotional during the wedding ceremony and started cooing about how much he loved his “sweet dovey-wove.”‘Please, shut up,’ Hayley sighed to her nephew. Her hair had recently started to turn grey, and, unlike her twin sister Coco, she was proudly embracing it. Taking Hayley’s wise advice, Murphy kissed the bride and was then officially married (because that’s how things work- obviously no paperwork is involved with these things).Oh, and as for Mew the cat, she got taken away by the RSPCA because she was accidentally neglected.  That’s why there was no mention of her in this chapter up until now.Ta ta!(Just for the record, Mew was adopted by Murphy shortly after he left the Bailey household with Margaret and moved in with Hayley and her son, so all was well).  

Chapter 4.12

Chapter 4.12- Who to pick?

One delightful autumn morning, the Bailey teens were all sat around the breakfast table munching away on some delicious pancakes Murphy had prepared.‘I can’t help but notice that Mum or Dad haven’t picked one of us to take over the Bailey legacy,’ Amaretto said, tapping her fingers against the palm of her hand, ‘and it isn’t long until Murphy turns eighteen.’‘They’ll make a decision soon enough,’ Jameson reassured, concentrating to balance his plate on his hand despite his body was shaking from alcohol withdrawal, ‘that or they’ll decide to get someone else to decide.’‘Obviously it’s a choice between Malibu and I,’ Amaretto responded, turning to her sister.  ‘Women just make better inheritors.’‘I beg to differ,’ Murphy cut into the conversation.  ‘I hear that our Great-Grandfather Fudge was the most awesome man in existence   Most Bailey men are in fact.  Even Uncle Cookie has his own art gallery set up.’‘Whatever, I have a cat,’ Malibu said, after getting up from her chair with Mew tucked under her arm, as the other teenagers followed suit, ‘so if I don’t become heiress, I’ll just become an evil genius instead and live in that volcano lair on the island.’Now, since Jameson knew his Mum was the ultimate decision maker and that she did not really like him, he decided to try to warm her heart by taking an interest in his health and fitness.  Turned out that Jameson was a natural athlete, so exercise came easy to him.  ‘Don’t think that working out with me is going to get you any brownie points, kid.  You’ll never make a worthy heir, and even if you were, I wouldn’t pick you,’ Coco announced, voice all high and mighty, despite she did not even have the “snob” trait.‘Bitch, please, it doesn’t matter who you pick to be heir.  In ten years time you’ll be old and forgotten about.  You’ll have saggy tits, so no one will want you, not even Dad.’ Coco pretended that Jameson’s comments did not get to her, however, the following weekend she decided to throw a costume party.  This was partly because it was Halloween, but mostly because she was now slightly paranoid about being portrayed as a boring old bag of wrinkles.Murphy decided to recycle the costume he used one Halloween as a child, only now it made him look somewhat smexy and not a Johnny Depp rip-off / potential lawsuit.Malibu decided to do something different and dressed up as a scuba-diver, somehow managing to pull it off pretty well.Amaretto opted for a cowgirl outfit since it was usually a safe bet.And Jameson dressed up as a hot-dog, as you do.The guests soon arrived, and instantly Jameson was drawn to a rather tanned looking individual called Nina.Jameson quickly decided that this girl would become his girlfriend.And so Jameson proceeded to woo her with funny cat videos.  Yes, really.   Malibu and Amaretto were not particularly impressed by the male talent (such as the man below), so they kept their knickers firmly on that night.  Murphy, who ditched his costume because Mew the cat threw up all over him after eating a piece of chocolate, was pleasantly surprised when he went to answer the door to one particular trick-or-treater. She was a couple of years younger than him and had wide innocent Bambi eyes which literally just gave Murphy the instant horn.  ‘Well now, a pretty girl like you deserves a treat,’ Murphy smoothly said, dropping a few packets of Haribo into her basket (oi oi).He then promptly invited her to attend his 18th birthday party, which was to be held in a few months time at the venue the Bailey family were renowned for booking their parties.Sadly, Murphy’s crush turned out to be a bit of an evil bitch and completely ignored him on the day of his party and ended up getting off with a random fat bloke.Murphy ended up spending most the night with an annoying guy who had not even been invited to the party.The main thing was that Jameson enjoyed himself, so naturally nothing else mattered.Well, that’s the end of Generation 4!  For the first time in this legacy, the choice of the next generation heir/heiress is completely yours.  There will be a few bonus chapters of all the candidates going to University during the next week or two, and the poll to vote for who you want to front Generation 5 will be posted up somewhere during this time, so stay tuned.

We end this generation on a picture of Mew the cat, because she is rather awesome and there was not enough screenshots of her in this chapter.‘

Chapter 4.11

Chapter 4.11 – Cats and Alcoholism

To celebrate the triplets transition into teen-hood, Judd and Murphy organised a beach party.  The turnout was not too bad considering Judd had managed to murder half of the island through his negligence during emergency call outs. Coco, as always, took an interest in her children and certainly did not spend the entire day reading the same book … A few more years slipped by and soon the triplets were budding into mini-adults.  Malibu even developed an orientation trait of the family variety. Amaretto inherited her father’s “brave” behaviour she was even capable of using the bathroom after Murphy had been in there to expel food from his system.  And Jameson, after years of torment from Coco, gained an immunity to any form of humor, and now took every little bloody thing seriously.Anyways, because Coco and Judd thought Malibu was now old and responsible enough, they allowed her to adopt a cat from the local animal shelter.  She picked an adult La Perm whom  she named Mew, short for Mewton Mewingtonworth.She was an adorable, playful animal, and Mew enjoyed spending time with her. As for Amaretto, she was still enthusiastic about inventing things.She had always become a bit of DIY expect around the house, fixing all the stuff that Tremayne had not bothered to repair since the start of the third generation.Sadly, Jameson had developed a bit of alcohol addiction.  He was often found passed out on the floor before 9pm.Judd, being all super fit, did not approve of this. It often made him reflect on some of the emergencies he had to handle at work. ‘Silly woman.  Had to go and get yourself trapped under some rubble, didn’t you?’One afternoon, when Jameson returned home from another heavy drinking session, throwing up all over the place, Judd stormed out from the house and marched right up to him.‘I will not have an alcoholic son!’ Judd shouted, finally at breaking point from Jameson’s drunken behavior, and the awesome tan he had seemed to have obtained from the recent sunny weather.  ‘It’s so embarrassing, people are laughing at me at the fire-station and everything.’‘The hell?  You and mum have never understood me!’ Jameson protested back, his voice a little slurred, before turning away sharply.  ‘Maybe it’ll be better if I just left!’‘Yeah, that taught him,’ Judd muttered as he watched Jameson stumble off, luckily not into the path of any oncoming traffic, only towards their nearby drinking hole.‘Man, I’m a great parent,’ Judd thought.However, Captain Admiral, who was obviously telepathic, did not agree at all.