Scooter 2.4 - An Inheritance

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Welcome back to the Scooters. You wanted smooching? Well you got it (finally).
But also though, this update contains death. Be wary.

Mat's parents drop by every now and again, which is nice! This also makes me realise I never went to go and visit them at their house...lol...

In retrospect I sad now.

These boys are very playful! I always find Waffle with a ball in his mouth, trying to butt in and play fetch with whoever is playing with Mayor Whiskers.

Waffle: (Can I play with Josie too? :-()

Mayor Whiskers: (You may have your turn later, Waffle. I simply must catch the red fuzzy wuzzy.)

Yes, I do the cooking, yes, I do the--god DAMN IT, MAT.

Matangi: Aaaaaahhehehehe...uhh...eggs with your pepper?

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Making good on his promises, Matangi finally took Josie out, properly. And on Love Day, to boot. The situation called for something more intimate than Westerlies, their usual haunt. So he took her to a hidden away, more rustic sort of place by the creek called Catch of the Day.

Matangi: Ah...I look dumb. I've got zits all over my face. Sorry, Jojo.

Josie: Sorry for what?

Matangi: Well, we both dressed up, and you look incredible. I just don't wanna embarrass you.

Josie: Mat, stop. I'm here for you, and you're here for me. Not anyone else. Don't mind what they think.

Matangi: But that's it--I don't care what they think. Just you.

Josie: Well, I think you look perfect.

There was a lot riding on this evening. They knew they were no longer Just Friends. There was too much to their history, and too much in their present to suggest they were the same as they were, ten years ago. Just Friends didn't get dressed up for casual dinner; Just Friends didn't go to these lengths.

They were no longer Just Friends. They both stared at the plunge before them with uncertainty, and they got through their dinner, anticipation hounding them at the heels.

After dinner, they headed down to the beach, cold as it was.

Josie: (giggling) Mat, it's freezing!

Matangi: That's the ocean for ya, baby! Breathe it in! You're an East Coast girl now!

Josie: Nooo! I'm baby! Let me go back!

Matangi: (chuckling) Okay, okay, we'll go! But...one more thing. Before we leave.

Matangi: Be my girlfriend, Josie? You're the one for me. I hope the same goes for you.

Josie: Mat, yes. Of course you are! Ugh, finally.

Matangi: (chuckles) Finally?

Josie: Stupid, I've been in love with you since we were sixteen years old. This sure took you long enough.

And so, thirteen years after they met, they had their first kiss on a frigid, moonlit beach.

I think that particular Love Day went pretty well.

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omfg y'all I always feel so bad training Waffle or chastising him for anything because he has the dopiest, most worried-looking face EVER. He always looks like he's going to cry!!!

Josie: Roll over, Waffle! You can do it!

Waffle: (Does this please you :-(((()

But Josie and Mat are really the best dog parents. They treat their boys with the utmost care and love and snugs.

Matangi: You're a very good dancer, Waffle. Where did you learn?

Waffle: (happily panting)

Of course, there's plenty of affection to go around. Mayor Whiskers never feels alone in this house full of Sims with the dog-lover trait.

Josie: Mayor Whiskers, you are the appointed cat presence in this house. Just you. Sound good?

Mayor Whiskers: (mrrreeeowwww!)

Is that MySims???

Josie: Can't afford a Switch. Can't play Animal Crossing. Gotta do the next... uh... the 33rd -next best thing.

I realise they kinda look like they're fighting in this shot, but they're playing.

Waffle: (MEOW!!!)

Mayor Whiskers: (Borf! Borf! Is that right?)

Waffle: (Yes, you've got it. How am I doing--how's my 'you' impression?)

Mayor Whiskers: (Fantastically, my dear Waffle.)

I find I'm always employing colour themes in my legacies no matter what kind of save it is. Think of it as a Rainbowcy-lite. Anyway, Josie's colour is black, which I associate with mystery, origins, rebirth... I don't think she fits that.

If I really had my way she'd be dressed like a whole ass sunflower. But I do love that she looks a little witchy.

One thing I forgot about Mayor Whiskers is that he likes to...sing...

Mayor Whiskers: (IIIIIIIIII'M on tonight you know my hips don't lie and I'm starting to feel you boy)

Are you kidding me? Waffle did excellently on the obstacle course and it told him he failed for making too many mistakes >:(

Waffle: (I...didn't do good? :-()

Josie: You did so good, Waffle. You're a good boy.

Waffle: (confused whine?)

Josie: You'll do even better next time, I know it. Let's go home, my love.

Oh yes, I gave the house a wee bit of a facelift. Those strange...decks? In the roof were a waste of space so I turned them into proper dormers. And the pine shingle look is nice in small amounts only, so I replaced most of it with a clapboard and moved on with my life.

I changed Josie's hair too but...I don't know if it worked. Her everyday hair is a cute ponytail from Discover University but her "hair down" style was too long and didn't fit her face right. But then I never changed it again so whatever, here we are.

Communicating with Sims is so fucking weird.

Matangi: Hey, I was wondering if you wanted to go on a date.

Josie, from the other room, and on her phone: Did you...did you just call me from the kitchen?

I got the notification that Saraswati passed away :( Matangi went to visit his parents' place for the first and last time.

Matangi: ...you're gonna move in with us, appa. Okay? You and Cashew.

Jay: I can't do that. You and Josie have your own life, now.

Matangi: Appa. You gave me my life. Come on, don't dally. We'll bring you home tonight.

Josie, very softly: Hi, Jay. How are you?

Jay: ...(sigh) Heartbroken, Josie. She was my life.

Josie: I'm so sorry, Jay. Please, come in. Let's have dinner and talk about it, okay?

Jay: Yes, of course. Thank you, dear...

Cashew is old now :-( I'm going to cry fellas

Josie: Aw, Cashew, why are you so dirty? Is our Waffle a bad influence on you?!

Cashew: (contented panting :-))

With Jay moved in, he brought in a good chunk of money with him, so I used that to renovate the animal hospital.

Matangi: Now doesn't this look SO much better than mud-brown everything?

Wait--what do you mean animal barf shows up easier on white tile?

Dudes, when I say Justin Delgato brings his pets in here every day, I mean literally every single day. Sometimes a few times in a day.

Matangi: Blue, blink twice if you're in danger.

Blue: (confused whine?)

I thought this bathtub was made out of a nice, textured marble-clad stone.

It turns out it was just filthy and hadn't been washed in weeks.

Josie: I know baths are just you sitting in your filth but come on man.

Geez look at that sun! A heatwave has landed in Brindleton Bay and the sky is on fire.

Okaaaaaay miss Josie, looking cute and promoted!

Josie: A suede jacket? Haven't they seen the forecasts for the rest of the summer? Guhhhh.

I have finally solved the mystery as to why their goddamn dog was so dirty all the LITERAL TIME, and the mystery of who was knocking over my trash bin.

Turns out Waffle had been knocking it over and playing in the trash.

For fun.

Case closed: their dog is a buffoon.

Matangi: Brant, you're the most ripped person I know. Please help ya guy out here.

Brant Hecking: I'll try, Dr. Silva, but it's a long hard process making a mountain out of a mole hill.

Matangi: Huh?

Brant: I'm saying, it's gonna take some work making a hunk out of a twink.

Matangi: You've lost me even more, Brant.

Brant: (sigh) We have a long way to go.

(To be a man) You must be swift as a coursing river
(Be a man) With all the force of a great typhoon
(Be a man) With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of
THE MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

Waffle is channelling Ron-when-he-was-in-university energy. Passed out on someone's bathroom floor.

Good party though. Right, Waffle?

Josie: Dad, what are you doing here?

Percy: Just dropping by to say hello to my only daughter!

Josie: You got on a whole plane just to come by and say hi? You could just call.

Percy: Josie...we're Sims. The border is ｎｏｎｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｔ.

Josie: 　Ｏｈ　ｔｒｕｅ．

Not long at all after I moved Jay and Cashew in, Jay also passed away of old age. The worst part about this was that it was right after dinner. Everyone, even all the animals, was there to witness it.

Matangi, in between sobs: Oh, appa....

Rest in peace, Jayaratnam and Saraswati Silva. You were great parents to a good son.

The Silvas didn't quite belong in the Scooter graveyard--I didn't want to set the precedents of having literally every character that shows up in the Legacy to be buried in the family plot. But I still feel like they deserved something nice at the end of their lives, so I put them in a graveyard where their house used to be. I'll miss them.

Matangi: (sigh) They're both really gone. I can't believe I saw the day.

Josie: They were always so good to me...took me in when I first got to Brindleton Bay. (deep sigh) I'm sorry, Mat. I can't imagine how you're feeling right now.

Matangi: No, I'm...I'm... Well, Jojo, I think I'm gonna fall apart. Can we go?

Josie: Yeah...let's go.

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"Hey Ron where's the Watcher" you might ask. "Someone just died in this save; where is she?" you might comment. Why, I don't know, friends. I don't know.

Yes I do.

I'll see you next time~

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"Hey Ron where's th--"

But in all seriousness this update has me big 😭

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That feel when you move in your ageing elderly father because his wife days and then 2 days later he dies and you have an INESCAPABLE sad moodlet. Feels bad man