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It might be a cold winter's morn, but Eisu and Xiang are nice and warm together under their blankets.
No?????
Oh, here's the ROS, before I forget. They got §400, though I'm sure Eisu would've preferred the free kitten.
Speaking of, the household has a new cat: Ash, Mouse's kitten with Daisy. I regret to inform everyone that Mouse is a terrible father.
Mouse: Bloody whippersnappers... no respect...
Jia: ...and Sun is supposed to come over later. I feel like I hardly see her lately! I hope she doesn't bring that boy with her, though... d'you think Aunt Wenna would be very mad if I, like, accidentally hit him? Just the once?
Eisu: Oh boy. You know better than that, Jia. And we definitely couldn't afford a prince's weregild price.
Jia: Yeah, fine. *sigh*
Sun: ...well, Cadwgan says that—
Jia: Not again! I thought you hated this guy. What happened? Did he brainwash you? Do you have a fae enchantment on you? Should I go find a priestess?
Sun: No! I told you, I don't hate him, he just, I don't know, rubbed me the wrong way at first. And I wasn't being very fair to him. He's actually really nice. And clever. And—
Jia: Whatever, I'm tired of hearing about Prince Cadwgan. Want to watch me throw knives at the barn wall? I hit the target from all the way across the yard the other day!
Sun: That's great, Jia, but I should probably go. I promised Mum I'd stop by the market for her.
Jia: Fine. Bye.
Alexa, play 'Eugene' by Arlo Parks.
At least she still has a sword.
And Xiuying has this majestic cat!
What sort of game? Something involving knives, perhaps? 👀
Norweni and Senovara are here for supper—I think Senna might secretly be Eisu's favorite of her kids. She's a bit like her mother when she was young but, like, sans bitterness.
Senovara: Really?
Eisu: Really!
Norweni: What nonsense are you filling my child's head with today, Eisu?
Eisu: Only the most wholesome of gossip, of course, Wenna.
hmmmm.
There's a full table tonight, rounded out by Acca (came home with Jia) and his grandmother Ælfwyn (was walking by and Eisu has a want to befriend her).
Norweni: Eisu! Spirits, what are you, twelve?
Xiang: Ha! See what I have to live with, hmm?
Eisu: You both love it.
Norweni: No one loves it.
Eisu had a want to invite Orla over, and of course she brought baby Duncan with her to spend time with his granda and aunts. He's very interested in the cats.
Mouse: Oh no, I thought I got rid of all these things.
Ash: Hehe, sucker.
Eisu adores spending time with Orla and Duncan. Orla is such a sweetheart, and the little boy looks more and more like his father with each passing day.
Everyone say 'good job, Eulalia' on me repurposing one of my five forest lots for ice skating instead of building a sixth one.
Jia found her father and uncle's old bone skates in the barn and wanted to try them out, but it turns out she's not good at skating. And she is shocked by that fact.
Jia: But... I have ten body points...
Hey, did you remember that Jia kind of has a girlfriend who isn't her best friend that she's been pining over for literal years? Because I'm not sure she does sometimes.
Cináed: Um, if you ever want to date someone who will pay attention to you, I volunteer as tribute.
Ebba: Who are you again?
Sir, you're on the wrong continent.
pls stop bringing him here.
Between this and the 'beat Maddan in a game' want earlier, I'm starting to think Xiang wants to challenge him to a duel. I changed my mind, you can bring him here if you're going to kick his ass.
(Also, yes, all his wants are about Mouse. I feel like Xiang is one of those dads who was like 'no, I don't want a cat, please don't bring the cat into my house' and then two days later he and the cat are devoted to each other for life and he's making the cat his own bed out of scrap wood and hand-sewing a pillow for it.)
Everyone is at the well today! Also, I should just put a 'fetch water' rock on the edge of their lot, since my headcanon is that they share the well that's on Fial's lot. But until I do that, we're at the well.
Bel is also here, and runs over to help Xiuying build a snowperson.
And then promptly nails her with a ball of icy snow.
Eisu: Almost time to head back, kiddo!
Xiuying: Noooo! We're still playing!
Eisu: Yep! You don't want to walk home in the dark, do you?
Xiuying: I'm not afraid of the dark.
Eisu: I'm glad, but I am afraid of slipping and falling on ice in the dark, so we're going home soon regardless.
Children, no. 😭 I think Xiuying's dads gave her The Talk recently (Xiuying is becoming a teenager at the end of the round) and she's excited to share her newfound knowledge, lmao.
Xiuying: Da said you used to live in a tree. Is that true?
Arturo: I suppose so... it was a very small house sitting in the branches of the tree, not a house within the tree trunk itself, if that is what you are picturing.
Xiuying: Hm... a house inside a tree trunk sounds cooler.
Arturo: I quite agree.
I... kinda forgot that he's also a werewolf. No one here ever reacts to the transformations anymore.
Mouse is still the true king of Abona, if it isn't obvious.
Jia: Hmm... I think the hem on my dress needs to be let down again. Think Da would do it for me before the Yule party?
Xiuying: Do you really like wearing that?
Jia: What, the dress? Yeah. I mean, it's not very practical for everyday for me, but I like it. It's pretty! What about you? Want a pretty new dress to wear on the solstice, méi-mei?
Xiuying: Ew, no. I don't like girl clothes.
Jia: What, you don't like my dress? I'm heartbroken!
Xiuying: No, I just don't wanna wear it.
Jia: So don't. I don't think Aunt Diseta ever wears "girl clothes", and it's not like our parents would force you into skirts. No one cares what you wear, méi-mei.
Xiuying: I care.
Jia: Okay, no one but you cares what you wear. Hey! Who taught you that gesture?
Xiuying: You did.
Jia: Oh, yeah, you're right.
Cousin Lune is one of Xiuying's closest friends, even if she is a bit younger than Xiuying and a little babyish sometimes.
And Aunt Helenet is being harassed by Ash.
Ash: You smell of wolf! *hisssss*
Lune: Daddy Arturo says it's too hard to turn into a bear unless you're really, really good at magic.
Eisu: Hmmm. I'm sure you can figure it out if you put your mind to it!
Jia tries her hand at ice skating again, but soon decides it's more fun to just hurl snowballs at Acca.
I really need to go back and work on my nålbinding mittens idea again, I'm tired of seeing these sims out in the snow with bare-ass hands.
Xiuying: There! I'm sure Da won't miss his hat or scarf.
OK, now go inside and warm up before you get frostbite.
See?! Xiuying needs mittens!
Eisu: There's a lot of snow out there—you think anyone will show up for the party later?
Xiang: Of course they will! It's stopped for now, anyway. Speaking of, I ought to start cooking soon.
Eisu: You could, oooor...
Just a quick little detour before the party set-up begins!
Xiang: Not again!
At least nothing actually caught fire this time? And Mouse is still here!
Please be assured that Jia isn't all big sister wisdom. Sometimes she also bullies Xiuying! Xiuying, obviously, is thrilled by this.
This year's Yule party is combined with Eisu's birthday, because why not? (Sun, those flowers are not in season, pls get them off your head.)
They might be getting older and greyer, but put Eisu and Norweni in the same space and they'll still spend twenty minutes telling each other dirty jokes.
Orla promptly found both the cats. The cats are always the most popular being at any party.
Xiang is a huge fan of his husband's silver
Jia has gotten old enough that her parents will let her have a cup of cider or mead in front of them at parties, instead of her having to sneak sips when they aren't looking and giggle about it with Faro or Sun.
That's about the only good thing about the party, though, considering Aunt Wenna brought along the prince too. Jia has to spend all evening watching him and Sun make eyes at each other.
And when she steps outside for some fresh air, she even spies the two of them standing near the apple trees and holding hands. She knows that Sun has been—ugh—kissing him, but somehow this is worse than a kiss. Because Cadwgan is looking at her with these bright eyes and a little smile like... like the way people look at someone they adore. The way Jia's fathers look at each other, the way Jia thinks maybe she looks at Sun.
Maybe there's enough cider left to erase her memory of that look? It's worth a try.
Jia: Baba, go to bed! I'll finish cleaning up.
Xiang: Well... if you're sure you don't want help?
Jia: Yeah, I'm not really tired and you've yawned, like, five times now.
Jia: That was some bullshit, huh, Ash? Ugh, I wish Aunt Wenna never brought him here…
To top it off, the whole household caught a cold from someone at the party (Helenet, I'm blaming you).
Jia: *achoo*
pls wash your hands and go to bed, bb.
I don't think either of these two are morning people. That's unfortunate for Xiuying, since she's probably taking over the farm from Eisu (high interest in environment and animals, and her OTH is nature—it's fate!).
Penguin: ...and THEN they said I'm on the wrong continent! Can you BELIEVE that?
Snowman: ...
Penguin: That's what I'm saying.
There's not a lot to do on the holiday with so much snow on the ground, besides throw some snowballs at Xiuying and hang around the house.
NOT AGAIN!! 😭 Mouse couldn't take what he dished out, so when Ash started chasing him, Mouse decided to bounce... again.
Ash: And I'd do it again.
Xiang: *sigh* I'll keep an eye out for him, let a few people at the market know to watch for him. Perhaps he's gone to hang around Gytha's cat again?
Eisu: I'll go ask once the sun's up. I wonder if it'd be best if Gytha and Angus adopted Ash back; Mouse was here first, and he and Ash just aren't getting along.
Xiang: Well, Xiuying won't like it, but it's probably for the best if they do.
Angus: Oh dear. No, but if he turns up, one of us will bring him by. Um, I'm sure Gytha would be thrilled to take Ash again.
Eisu: I hate to do it, he's such a sweet cat, but he and Mouse just get on like oil and water. You'd think father and son would get along better!
Angus: Ehhh...
The snow actually melts for a bit, and everyone is soon back for the next party—Xiang and Xiuying's birthdays! Anyway, look at these dorks.
Daisy is also here to make sure her boyfriend's cat toys don't go unused.
Oh no, I was not prepared to have to pick a new hair for him. 😭 And I was so invested in the little half-up bun, too.
Xiang embraces his new stage of life by going to take a nap before I can even get him back into his regular clothes.
There! I'll actually go back to that other hair in a round or two, but that was just too drastic a difference for me.
Xiuying's turn!
I love the big ring of sims on one side, and then Jia off to the left by herself, lmao.
Xiuying looks more like her baba with each year. She grew into a Popularity/Family sim, and has a penchant for creative brunet(te)s who can't cook. I guess Xiuying wants to be the only chef in the kitchen? You better pick up a few cooking points, then.
Senovara: It's cool that you're a teenager now too! Sun and Jia and the other older kids never want me tagging along, and they're always talking about kissing and work and other boring stuff, and Cináed is always being annoying. You and I can have our own girls' club now!
Xiuying: Oh... yeah, sure!
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