2. âWhy are we at Mumâs business?â Oscar demanded. His sisters had dragged him from
his studies for the afternoon, and this was their choice of hangout?
âBecause,â Bianca replied, âYou need to find a wife.â
âWhat about Eva?â
âSheâs a robot. She canât pop out heirs,â Bianca said, dismissively, âGo meet a
simself.â
3. So Oscar spent his afternoon trying to woo simselves, like Jo here.
âYour last girlfriend was a robot?â
âCurrent girlfriend, actually.â
âI seeâŠâ
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4. Despite Joâs hesitations about getting involved with a man who already had a
relationship with a robot, she couldnât resist Oscarâs cyclops charm.
âYou know, I think I might like humans as well as robots!â
âOh, Oscar!â
They only had a bolt, so Oscar was sent on his way, to try and find someone with
more bolts.
5. âOh, youâre Oscar! I attend a lot of your familyâs parties even though Iâm rarely
invited!â
âI had no idea! This town is so small!â
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Tread: An Apocalypse
6. âEh. Ani-Mei is okay, I guess.â
âI can see your thought bubble, Oscar! How rude! Iâm a prize catch!â
âI never said you werenât.â
âHmmfph. Youâd be lucky to land a simself like me.â
Ani-Mei and Oscar had zero bolts.
8. âWell, at least youâve got me to continue the family line!â
And with that, the Boon kids called it a day and headed back to campus, no closer to
finding their brother a wife.
9. Back at the house, the siblings decided to have some lunch. Of course, grilled cheese
was on the menu.
âHey, I heard one of us is going to become a ghost,â Orca said, suddenly. Her siblings
looked up.
âWhat?â Oscar asked, wide-eyed.
âDid you even read the manual that came with heirship?â Orca rolled her eyes, âA
member of the bloodline must die every generation.â
10. âYou canât be serious!â Oscar exclaimed, âHow do we know whoâs going?!â
âIt said something about the results of some poll,â Orca offered, with a shrug,
âWhatever that means.â
11. âSo any of us could die at any time?â Theda raised an eyebrow, âWhy didnât you tell
us sooner?â
âAnd who votes in this poll?â Oscar wondered, aloud, âWho has that much power?â
12. âI think I have an idea,â Bianca stated, sourly, âIâll do something about it, believe me.â
* * *
13. âWell, it has to be this one,â Bianca muttered, âThereâs only one other house in the
neighbourhood, and thatâs ours.â
14. There was continuous thumping on the front door, and if Sam left it much longer, she
would lose her mind.
âIâm coming, Iâm coming! Quit knocking so loud!â
15. âBianca?â Sam raised a hand to her forehead to block the sun out.
âSo itâs true,â Bianca said, sourly. Sam gave her a confused look, and Bianca
continued, âThere is a simself in charge of this neighbourhood.â
Sam shook her head, smiling, âWhat are you talking about?â
âSave it,â Bianca replied, âWe need to talk.â
With a sigh, Sam asked, âWhat about?â
16. âAbout this business where me or one of my siblings has to die for some stupid
challenge,â Bianca said, frowning.
âHow do you-â
âIt was in the heirship guide that was sent to both Orca and Oscar,â Bianca explained,
âNo one knew what do about it. Thatâs why Iâm here.â
âWell, itâs not really up to you guys what happens.â Sam replied, cautiously. Bianca
stared at her.
17. âWhat do you mean itâs not up to us?â Bianca demanded.
âIt was decided long before you were born,â Sam said, calmly, âThree sims must die a
generation, all in different ways, and one of those must be a member of the
bloodline.â
âSo thatâs why our father died when we were kids.â
âYes. It was part of the challenge,â Sam nodded, âThere needs to be two more deaths
before the next heir, or in this case heirs, take over.â
18. âSo youâre just going to kill one of us?â Bianca tried to laugh, but she was nervous,
âAnd we have no idea who it is.â
âI can tell you who, if youâd like.â
âIâd rather you didnât kill us at all,â Bianca sighed, âWhat can I do to keep my family
safe?â
19. âYou donât need to worry about them,â Sam said, âBecause youâre the sim whoâs
going to die this generation.â
âAre you kidding me?â Bianca replied, stunned, âYou think Iâm just going to go along
with this?â
20. âThat was also decided before you were born,â Sam answered, âThe loser of the first
heir poll becomes part of the ghost hunt.â
âWhat the heck is an heir poll?â
Sam shook her head, âIt doesnât matter.â
21. Bianca sighed, âIs there any way I can stop this?â
âOnly if you figure out another way for me to earn ten points without killing off sims.â
* * *
22. Back at uni, Bianca, Orca and Oscar are juniors, and Iâm desperate to get them
graduated.
Also, I re-rolled Oscarâs aspiration, so that heâd have a better chance at landing a
simself â and he got Knowledge, which boosts his chemistry with pretty much all of
the female simselves. Except Jo. Sorry, Jo!
23. âUm, Theda? Should you be naked in a hot tub with your siblings?â
I knew Theda was a naked hottubber, but this the first time Iâve seen it.
24. Thereâs something incredibly icky about siblings sharing a love tub.
Well. At least Oscarâs dressed for the season. Thatâs the only positive I can take from
this.
25. âWoo! Weâve got mail!â
âBianca, thatâs the bill you put in there earlierâŠâ
26. âSo Iâm thinking about growing a goatee-â
âOscar, no,â Orca shook her head, âSimselves donât want goatees!â
âI think itâd look great,â He replied, hurt, âWhy do I need to worry about what
simselves think, anyway?â
27. âBianca figured out we could keep our lives in we married a simself in every
generation instead,â Orca explained, âIâm already taken, you have to find a simself.â
âIâm already taken!â
âEva doesnât count! She canât pop out heirs!â
28. âItâs your choice, Oscar,â Orca said, eventually, âBut if you donât marry a simself,
Bianca will die.â
âOh, plumbbob. FINE. Invite them to our next party.â
âGood choice, Oscar!â
29. The Boons got a new computer with the money from passing their exams, and itâs
become a sim-magnet almost.
âOscar, stop hogging the computer! Unless youâre on a dating site, in which case,
carry on!â
âHeâs looking at SPORTS!â
âOscar! That definitely means itâs my turn!â
30. Instead of staying inside all evening, the Boons then went out back to use the hot tub.
Fresh air and hyperthermia!
âTheda, you can get in the tub, rather than just stand there, you know.â
âNo she canât. Sheâll be naked.â
âItâs too cold for that.â
31. The next day and itâs party time! Apparently, most of the simselves didnât want to
show up, except Jo and Esme.
And it looks like Lucindaâs not happy Jo showed up and started dancing with Rob.
Jeez. Can we ever have a normal party?
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32. âI know you from somewhere,â Oscar told Esme, brow furrowed as he tried to
remember.
âIâve been at several parties. Also, your motherâs business, and I was there that time
you told Ani-Mei she was unattractive.â
âI did NOT call her unattractive.â
âThatâs not the way she tells it.â
33. âWell, I find you VERY attractive!â
Two bolts, finally! A woman Oscar can move in! You know, providing Esme likes him.
âYouâre not bad-looking, yourself.â
34. Despite the fact sheâs not going to be Oscarâs girlfriend, Jo looks delighted.
âAre you kidding me? I get to smustle and get up to crazy antics for at least another
generation!â
35. Rob! Stop stealing the uni gnome, and go find your own gnome!
Iâm pretty sure Gnomeo, the main-lot gnome, is never coming back ï
36. Meanwhile, in the hot tub, a conversation was taking place. Yes, I know there are
better places to have conversations, but this is an OWBC family â never do anything
normally!
âSo you kids managed to figure out how to save Bianca?â
âYeah,â Orca smiled, âItâs just a case of marrying Oscar to the right girl.â
37. âWell, thatâs good,â Lucinda remarked, âBut that does mean your father didnât have
to die afterall.â
âBut if youâd never lost him and married a simself, weâd never have been able to swap
out the Ghost Hunt for Simself Mania. Also, Oscar would have married a robot.â
âAlso, Theda wouldnât exist.â
38. âThings have a funny way of working out,â Orca smiled, âIâm just glad we get to keep
Bianca.â
39. Elsewhere â actually letâs give these two some privacy. Letâs go visit the main lot.
40. As you can see, things are far from cheerful with Lucinda and Rob. Heâs still sort of
involved with Eva, the robot, and Lucindaâs not happy about it.
On the plus side, thereâs Keegan, and heâs adorable.
41. First order of business, moving Eva out.
Iâm fed up with the fights and Eva sneaking around with both Rob and Oscar.
42. Second order of business, try and restore some form of normality. I used one of Robâs
eight commands to make him apologise to Lucinda. Weâll see what happens from
here.
âLucinda, can you put Keegan back down? Itâs still story time.â
âNo, itâs bed time!â
âŠthereâs still a few issues here and there, with Rob and Lucinda. Like parenting.
43. âEugh, he threw up on me! I should have just let Rob take care of you!â
44. âAwwh. Youâre cute, though. I forgive you for being sick on me.â
Itâs not possible to dislike Keegan.
45. I mean, look at him. Heâs adorable.
Itâs now a requirement to love Keegan.
46. And in case youâre wondering, this is what the house looks like now. Iâm still trying to
work out how I raised generation one here.
Dual heirship and twice the normal amount of kids is making me worry â no way is
there enough space!
Iâm so tempted to give up the Middle of Nowhere handicapâŠbut I donât want to!
47. Anyway, a âsmallâ get-together was thrown. Because I was bored.
And all the usual suspects are there, including Lucindaâs four children.
48. âSo, Bianca, tell me when youâre going to meet someone.â
âJust because Orcomei are making out everywhere doesnât mean the rest of us have
to.â
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âOrcomeiâ is the couple-name Keika came up with.
49. The party wasnât very interesting, and yet it ended on a roof raiser. Even though the
hosts were outside.
âSee, Luce, thatâs Orionâs belt.â
âWhy does Orion need a belt if he doesnât have any trousers?â
50. Since Robâs apology and Evaâs leaving, things have been going much smoother for my
founding couple.
Thank goodness. I donât think Lucindaâs got much longer left, and I didnât want them
to end on a bad note.
51. And now for the whole reason why I was playing the main lot â to keep Keegan sort
of synced up with everyone else.
Anyone else excited to see what mayhem he can cause as a child?
52. Look at him! Heâs adorable! Even with cheekbones like heâs constantly sucking on sour
sweets!
And he grew up in pink pyjamas, what more could you want!
Right, letâs go back to universityâŠ
53. Where itâs party time! Again! Pretty sure this is the spring party for the uni lot.
And yes, Keegan was invited to a college party. Thatâll impress his classmates! Turns
out Oscar doesnât have many friends he isnât related to.
54. Theda, meanwhile, was catching up with an old friend. This is Gavin Newson, a guy
she was friends with as a teen. I aged him up just for her.
You see, I was feeling bad that Theda has no one, especially when sheâd been quite
popular with the boys as a teen.
Thedaâs going to be moved into an apartment and played in rotation with the main
line, as per the apartment life bonus rules, so she needs a family!
56. FINALLY. The moment weâve all been waiting for â graduation!
Weâll see if I feel like playing uni in a generationâs time. But for now, I am sick of it, and
couldnât be happier to see it end.
57. So they age up and move on, one by one.
Bianca didnât fair too badly in the Transition Lottery. Itâs not very Bianca-like, but itâs
not awful.
58. Orca decided she was going to spend adulthood in her swimwear. This is only because
she grew up in her swimwear, Iâm sure sheâs picked some sensible everyday
clothesâŠmaybeâŠ
60. So my dual heirs are back home! God knows how Iâm going to fit
them all into the tiny shack!
Curse this middle of nowhere handicap!
61.
62. Komei was the one who stole GnomeoâŠbut I didnât find him in Komeiâs inventory.
Instead, I found a different gnome. Heâs manning the flamingos now (all 21 of them!)
Do you think this counts as the gnome bonus, or have I lost it? Let me know what you
think!
See you next time for BABIES!