The Crane Legacy: Chapter 4.9- Housemates

Welcome back, Dear Readers! It’s been a little more than a week, and I pretty much have no excuse other than procrastination… :P

Last we left off, Arnaud had pledged his younger brother Douglas, the only Single Baby ever born into the Main House. At the Mayfield, a wedding was held, and Athena and Cornelius were finally married in a beautiful ceremony. In the Spare update, we caught up with Athena and Cornelius, and their young daughter, Minerva Belle (MB), an adorable and quiet .little girl, and learned that they were all doing just fine.

Now, we catch up with Arthur, the eldest adopted G4 child, at his home Downtown.



Arthur had always been a worrier- It was just his nature. He worried about what his mother would say, he worried about his fiancée, he worried about his siblings- he was a worrier, he worried about everything and everybody.



As he walked into his- their, house, he always forgot, he was…angry. He always agreed with other people’s opinions and decorative decisions, but the Tiki Decorations were a bit much.

“You Don’t like them?”

“AHH!”



With a shrill scream, Arthur grabbed one of the hideous pillows and whacked his fiancée.

“What the hell was that for, Arthur?”

“Oh. Sorry, I thought you were a burglar.”

“In the middle of the day? Yeah right, you just wanted to cover up the screaming.”

“Shut up.”

“I didn’t know you were a screamer, Arthur..”



Arthur pulled Giorgio close and kissed him, laughing as they enjoyed one another. “You want to find out…?”

Giorgio just laughed again.

“I think it’s time we made it official, Arthur. Let’s get married.”

“Sure.” Arthur wasn’t a “Party Person”, he would much rather spend the night reading a good book with a glass of wine than Party The Night away like most of his siblings. Getting married was all he had wanted since College, and now, it was a dream come true- even in the hideous Tiki hut-house.




“I love you Giorgio. You were my first love, the one who introduced me to the world, the one who helped me through these tough times… I love you, and I never want to let you go.”

“Arthur… Ever since I first saw, alone and scared Downtown, I wanted to comfort you- to show you everything the world has to offer, everything I have to offer. I love you.”



With that, the two men were married (Thanks to twojeffs).



“No, but seriously, we need to redecorate. You have horrible taste.”

Giorgio just smiled for the portrait.

In SSU, other Sims refused to smile.

“Why aren’t you smiling, Arnaud?”




Arnaud remained serious. “I’m ALWAYS smiling, while eating, while doing ‘other things’, with my lady friends- Mom deserves to see me serious for once. And what’s more serious than Graduating from college with a 4.0?”



Immediately after the portrait was taken, Arnaud burst into a Smustle pose.

“Now let’s have fun! It IS a party after all!”



“I’m proud of you, Arnaud. I know you had to deal with more than your siblings, but I want you to know that your father and I are proud of you no matter how many innocent women’s hearts you break.”

Arnaud just smiled. “Mom, they know who I am- they either take it or leave it. And, “ he said whispering “Most of them take it.”

With that, Charity just laughed, and Arnaud rushed away.



Inside, Dorothy was sitting on the couch with one of Arnaud’s lovers. Dorothy, like Arthur wasn’t a Party Person either, but it wasn’t because she was awkward or anything- she just hated most everyone she was forced to party with.

“So, your brother is SO dreamy. I can’t believe he chose ME to Woohoo with!”

“Aurora, you’re a smart girl. You know my brother has a reputation, and boohooing you was his pleasure. Don’t be stupid and think you’re anything special.”

Aurora just glared at Dorothy.



“Dorothy!”

Arnaud ran in just as Dorothy was excusing herself from his random lover.

“Oh, hey Arnaud. I was just talking to… this.”

Arnaud smiled.

“That’s why I love you Dorothy. You're level headed, and smart and... You’re going to make a wonderful heir.”

Dorothy was taken aback by her elder brother’s compliment, but rolled with it. “Thank you, Arnaud.”



By the time Arnaud made it outside to make out with Sable, Aurora was long gone.

“Oh Arnaud, I’m going to miss you so much!”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be posting my address Downtown so all of you lovely women can visit me!”



As the party wound down (the bubble blowers were a big hit, Charity couldn’t seem to get herself off of them), Arnaud found the rest of his siblings and one by one hugged them and complimented them. He was going to miss them, but he had made his choice- he was living Downtown, and wouldn’t age, while most of his siblings would live their lives, have children (Athena had already worked on this) and, eventually, die.

“You rock Athena. I can‘t believe you already had a kid, It‘s only been a Semester since you graduated!”

“Thanks. Me either, it seems like just yesterday I got married, then I was pregnant- It’s been so long since I talked to anyone, MB prefers to play with her blocks than pay attention to Cornelius or I.”

“Those are kids for you, you never know what you’re gonna get.”

“Yeah. Especially me, I would’ve preferred it if she got something, ANYTHING from me.”

“Hold that thought Athena- It’s time for me to go.”



“Sure.” Athena was promptly back on the Bubble Blower by the time Arnaud felt the familiar tingling.



In a burst of confetti, he was an adult, and it was time to go.



Inside, Dorian was talking to his little brother, Donato. He had been in College by the time he was born, so he didn’t know much about him- and he didn’t much like what he was hearing.

“So dude, I am gonna take this place BY STORM. Arnaud thought he was cool, wait till I have a crack at the ladies- they’ll never know what hit ‘em. Or maybe they will, hehe, you know what I’m saying?”

Dorian couldn’t believe any sibling of his would be so lewd, self centered, and… not like him. He decided that it was probably a Romance Sim Thing, and shrugged it off.

Outside, things weren’t going much better.



“Well, you’ve been a pledge long enough Doris- welcome to Annya-Oresha-Var!”

Doris released her brother after kissing him on the cheek, which was all the rage in Paris- “I knew it was only a matter of time, although I can’t BELIEVE I spent all that time on the bubble blower. And, Mom was here and she didn’t even say anything about my hair, or my dress. I’m tired of people not taking me seriously, Douglas. Mom congratulated Athena on her hair, but you know, it‘s hard for her to look good, she already has a kid- ”

Douglas, who did know all about his twin siblings self-centered ranting, just nodded in agreement- “Okay, let me move in Donato and then you can tell me all about how unfair Dad is to you.”

Doris gave Douglas a dirty look as she walked away- she had been talking about MOM, not Dad. Did Douglas REALLY not pay ANY attention to her? Did ANYONE? Doris pondered herself as she walked upstairs.



“Donato, you’ve been a pledge long enough- welcome to Annya-Oresha-Var!”

Donato hugged his older brother.

“Sweet! Now, I get to bring people over right? Well, not people, ladies- you won’t mind right? Dorian seems like a prude, I can’t believe he was almost heir.”

Douglas just nodded again as Donato began talking about all of Dorian’s faults.

How did he get so *lucky* to have two such self-obsessed siblings?



Upstairs, both Donato and Doris got makeovers- Donato got rid of his braids to look less like his father, and Doris chopped off her hair.

“Doris, your hair!”

“I know! This way people will start paying more attention to ME- and not to my irresistible beauty.”

These were going to be a long four years.



The next day, Doris was eager to try out her new, more serious look with the men- so she called up the Gypsy Matchmaker.

“Here! Take this, and send me the man of my dreams! He’ll have to take me seriously, I may be the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen, but he’ll HAVE to pay attention to what I say!”

The Gypsy just smiled- this one needed to learn life’s lessons the hard way.



As the man fell from the sky, Dorian was arriving just in time to see his sister make a fool of herself.

“Oh thank you, Gypsy lady, thank you so much!”



Doris quickly introduced herself to the man, a Garden Club Member, Toby Bruenig.

He narrowed his eyes at her as she talked and talked about herself, and her mother, and he was getting increasingly turned off.



“What’s wrong Toby? Don’t you like me?”

“Well, Doris, you are pretty, but… you talk too much. Sorry.”

Doris was about to fall apart- all her life she had always had her beauty to fall back on, and now, not even that worked. She had chopped off her hair, and she was STILL alone.



“What is it Dorian? Why do men not like me?”

“You’re beautiful Doris, but you need to learn to let other people talk- and try not to.,. Think about yourself so much.”

Doris was confused- what else was there to think about?



Donato, On the other hand, was not sharing his sister’s troubles. Women were introducing themselves to him, and he was loving the attention.

“Hey! My name is Melea Honeybaks, what’s yours?”

“I’m Donato Crane, baby. What’s up?”



“Well, I had never seen you before. I just wanted you to know that you are, by far, the most attractive man I have ever seen.”

Donato was shocked- his ego was already pretty big, having random people tell him this was too much for him to handle.

“Why, thank you.”



With his newfound courage, Donato grabbed the gypsy (who had never left the House) and demanded her to give him a date.

“I know, I’m the sexiest man you’ve ever seen, but I need this quick!”



By the time the Gypsy had dropped her off, Donato was working his magic- Prudence never had a chance.

“Look, I noticed you noticing me and I just wanted to put you on notice that I noticed you too!”*

Prudence just blushed and allowed herself to be flirted with.





Before long, they were doing more than flirting- Donato was seeking to be the new Romancer of AOV, and he was not going to let anything stop him.



The next day, Donato was moving quickly, and already had another lover- Briar never saw it coming.

“Oh, Donato! You are so manly!”



In fact, they had JUST MET- but Donato was using the special potion given to him by the Gypsy, and you could practically feel the heat coming off of him.



He and Briar found themselves outside quickly- the potion worked, very, very well.



In Downtown Kodak, Arthur and Giorgio D’Alonzo were enjoying their newlywed status on the couch, and didn’t even stop when they heard the door- they assumed it was their dog, Abby.



“Whoa! Dude, this is not appropriate behavior for the living room! Trust me, I know!”



Arthur was out from under his husband in a flash.

“Arnaud Othello Crane WHAT are you doing in MY house?”

His words were dripping with venom, and Arnaud almost found himself afraid of his older brother- almost.



“Well, I’ve got nowhere to live, and I knew where you lived so…”



“So you decided to come live with me, is that it?” Arthur was faking his enthusiasm, this was the last thing he wanted- Arnaud bringing his whores over every day, not cleaning up after himself- Arthur promised himself he was not going to suffer for eternity.



“Well, yeah.”

“Is that so?”



“Thanks bro, I knew you’d give in. So, Where’s my room?”

Arthur just gave his brother a dirty look.

“I’ll let you live here for ONE month, if you’re not gone by then I’ll remove you forcibly.”

“Yeah, yeah,. Where’s my room?’



Arthur led his brother upstairs, and with some more of his mock enthusiasm, presented him the room that he would be TEMPORARILY living in.

“Here you go! All nice and bright for you!”



Arnaud sniggered. “You can’t be serious! There’s not even a double bed!”

“I know. Later, I’m going to bed.”

Arnaud just looked around. “For a gay guy, he sure needs to have more taste…”



In the other room, Arthur settled into bed with a dreamy smile on his face.

“Now, where were we?”



“You want to Woohoo? With your brother in the next room? You’re… kind of loud, darling.”

“Why not? Maybe he’ll leave faster… Plus, I know Arnaud, I guarantee you he’s in the other room ordering one of his sluts to meet him here.”



‘Well, I don’t mind having other people here. What if we get bored of each other, living here forever?”

Arthur smiled. “I’m sure we can find some way to spice things up…”



“Mia! Nice to hear your voice… Haha, I bet.. No, le’s meet… I graduated, perv. I’m staying Downtown… Okay, I’ll see you then.”



Downstairs, Arthur had proven himself right- Arnaud was very much enjoying the company of one of his many lovers.

“I didn’t know you had a place here! Now we don’t have to sneak around anymore.”

“Yeah. Come here.” Pulling Mia into a kiss, he said “Don’t worry. I plan to stay here for a very long time.”

That’s it for now folks! Thanks so much for reading!

[Outtakes and Notes under the line.]

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At this point, there's still a lot of G4 to go- Graduations, Weddings, Spare Updates and... Wow. This Gen is looking to be like 20 Updates. D:



Giorgio is a Golddigger. :P

I didn't like Arthur before, but after writing this update, I like him. I think it's because I based him off me.

The creepy picture of Dorian telling his sister she's hot? CREEPY- He did that autonomously, I'm glad I could work it into the chapter. But it's weird, dude- people do not do that in real life.



As for Donato, I wanted to go for the Have 30 Loves this generation with Arnaud, but after he glitched, I didn't want to have Clone!Arnaud live and die in the house (for the Platinum Grave), so I'm glad Donato rolled Romance. I was going to kill him, but he serves a purpose now. :D

And, Dorothy really is a bitch to random Sims- she actually has 7 Nice Points, so I don't get it.

Thanks for reading! Have a nice weekend everyone!