The Thornn Legacy: 2.3

Welcome back, dear readers! I know it’s been a while, but I’ve been fighting a dastardly cold and I’m just starting to feel better.

Last we left off, Silvia had twins, and got pregnant AGAIN. She moved in her best friend, Michelle Kosmokos, who helped take care of Willard, the adorable and nerdy eldest child, and the twins, Margaret (Mags) and Roman. Wyatt finally became head of the SCIA and was given a Special Edition Robot Jerard by one of the criminals under the employ of The mysterious Boss, who has become notorious in Sim City for stealing priceless works of art, and other nefarious criminal civilities. Will Wyatt ever find him? Or is he closer than they think? Stay tuned to find out!



I was tired of the hodgepodge house they had been living in, so I FINALLY built them a new one. I’ll post a House Tour on my LJ tomorrow. I like it, it fits in with the other houses in Desiderata Valley.



As you might (or might not) know, Michelle got pregnant at the end of the last update by one of her boyfriends, Cole Tse, the gardener. She knew she couldn’t take advantage of her friend’s hospitality, so she felt compelled to tell her.

“Silvia! I’m loving the new house, it’s really looking fabulous. I love what you’ve done, and it’s so big! You know what they say about growing families!”

“No, what?” Silvia was extremely intelligent, so as soon as Michelle started rambling, she knew there was something up.

Michelle sighed. “I’m pregnant, Sil. I took a test yesterday, and it’s true. I’ve only been with Cole recently, so at least I know who the father is.”



Silvia smiled gently. She knew her friend had needs, hell, she had three kids of her very own with another on the way, who was she to judge?

“Listen Michelle, everything will be alright. They’ve put up some lovely apartments over by the farmlands, I hear they’re beautiful. At least you‘ll be able to go somewhere.”

Michelle smiled wistfully. “I’m so sorry, Sil. I know I screwed up, I can’t believe it happened… I thought we were being careful…”

Silvia pulled Michelle into a tight hug.



“I know, Michelle. Everything will be alright. You were invaluable while the twins were growing up, I don’t know where I’d be without you.”

“Barefoot and pregnant?”

The two women laughed at the joke.

“I’ll see you around Michelle. Maybe our kids will be friends?”

Michele smiled brightly.

“Count on it.”



The taxi drove away in the rain, taking Michelle away from the only support she had ever known- but everything would be okay. Things had a way of working themselves out.

(Michelle’s DV Short will be up this week as well. Her kid is SO Cute, you’ll see!)



Wyatt walked out of the bedroom.

“That must’ve been the hardest thing you’ve ever done.”

“It is. I can’t believe she felt she had to leave…”

Wyatt touched Silvia gently.

“She did, honey. We barely have enough room as it is, and with things they way they are at work, it wouldn’t be wise to have unnecessary roommates.”

Silvia sighed and walked into the kitchen. Michelle made her feel human- like a real person. Wyatt was always busy with work, it felt like she was pregnant for most of her life- she missed being Silvia, not Willard, Margaret and Roman’s mom.

Suddenly, Silvia felt a familiar pain.



“Wyatt!”

And that’s where we end that little string of action! It turn out I don’t have ANY pictures of the baby, It was such a common occurrence I didn’t even bother. :P



Mags and Willard are the most creative (or nerdiest) of the kids for sure. They’ll race one another for the chess set or the easel. Willard usually wins, he doesn’t even cheer his A+’s any more, he’s so used to getting them.



Roman is definitely a case of the “points lying”, he only has 5 outgoing, but he’ll spend more time playing with his friends that he brings home than playing chess or skill building.







I made some painting recolors to hang around the house, I think they came out wonderfully.



But it’s obvious Mags is a huge daddy’s girl. As soon as he gets home, she’ll rush out to greet him.

But she has a touch of oddness about her: she has an unusually high interest in the paranormal and supernatural…



“Roman, I think it’s so cool that Witches exist. Isn’t it? I mean, it must be awesome to be able to stop time and put out fires and summon people and…”

“Can you move, Mags? We need to do our homework and you’re wasting time!”

And she talks to bricks.



“Hee hee, Mr. Mortar! You’re so amusing! I love hearing that story about the art theft!”



“Well, goodnight Mr. Mortar. Sleep well!”



Silvia saw her daughter playing with the block, and rushed to kiss her. Okay, she didn’t, I just wanted to see the Kiss Kiss Darling with children. :D



In other news, the baby grew up! His name is Harrison, he’s definitely the most unique of the kids. He has S3, and predictably, Brown hair and dark blue eyes. He got most of Wyatt’s features, but he’s still cute.

Seeing as how both Silvia and Wyatt worked, they had to hire a nanny. Little did they know that the nanny hey hired was not who they thought…



Ericka Phelps frowned as Sierra ran into the place, in costume of course.

“What the hell are you doing here, old woman? It’s my job to watch the house!”



Ericka gave Sierra a venomous glare. “I’m doing my job, Sierra! I’m a nanny, just because he pays me doesn’t mean I do what he tells me!”



“And further more, how dare you barge into this house?! Wyatt is the head of the SCIA, he probably has every inch of this place bugged! You’re a stupid girl, letting your foolish desire for his attention control you!”

“You even wore a skimpy outfit hoping he’s watching! You’re pathetic, Sierra. Get the hell out of here.”



Sierra was stunned, and speechless. She shot Ericka a vicious look before running out of the house, not bothering to retaliate against the elderly corrupt nanny.



Of course, they were both right, in ways: the house was bugged, but not by Wyatt…



We leave that mysterious tidbit to see Silvia, who finally got her LTW by becoming Media Magnate! I’m so happy she finally got it, she really has been pregnant for most of her adult life. (Don’t worry though, no rules here, so I elixired her a couple of times. She and Wyatt are the same age, but not fertile enough to have any more kids, thank Zeus!)

But there was no time to dwell on the happy occasion, as I invited the headmaster. I’ll admit, I’m a big cheater, usually I just use InSim to put them in Private school, but Wyatt rolled the want. Harrison was the only one who wouldn’t get in, so I went for it.



“Mrs. Thornn! It’s so lovely to see you, congratulations on your promotion!”

“Thank you, Headmaster. Would you like to see the inside of our home, it’s kind of chilly out here.”

“Why yes, thank you Mrs. Thornn.”



During the tour, Wyatt came home. Sil had failed horribly with the schmooze, so I had Wyatt try it and they got 19 points instantly. Suck up.

“Why, if it isn’t Mr. Thornn himself! I am honored to have met you today!”

“Oh, hello Headmaster. I’m sorry I’m not dressed more casually, I wasn’t expecting company.”

“It is of no importance! I’m just glad I was able to see the head of the SCIA in uniform!”

Silvia turned around to avoid rolling her eyes- weren’t they the ones who were supposed to be sucking up to him?



As soon as the dinner was over, the headmaster pounced again.

“The meal was exquisite, I cannot believe the things you do with spices!”

“Well, I did almost win a cooking contest, but that was a long time ago.”

“I’m not surprised. Mrs. Thornn, I would like to welcome your children into our fine academy. It will be an honor to have them.”

“Why, thank you, headmaster. It really does mean a lot.”



As soon as the headmaster left, Silvia and Wyatt sat down for a real dinner. The kids were asleep, they usually went to bed as soon as they got home from school.

“I don’t know Wyatt, could that guy have been more sycophantic? It was unnerving.”

Wyatt chuckled.

“Honey, you better get used to it. You’re in charge of all media going in and out of Desiderata Valley, and I’m head of an organization that ensures the safety of this country. So yes, we will be getting adoring admirers now and again.”



Silvia smiled and warmly held her husband’s hand.

“I’ll get used to it, don‘t worry.”



That night’s discussion ended in a very familiar place, and unbeknownst to either Silvia or Wyatt, they had an admirer of a different sort that night.

(Is it not insanely creepy that Harry was watching them….Do it? Ugh, Harrison!)



Apparently crazy is starting to run in the family. Willard was doing this autonomously when I went to get him to do his homework.

“I cannot wait to play chess against Sel tomorrow in school… Maybe I’ll open with a Latvian Gambit…”



The next morning, Wyatt was up and about at an unusually early time, and Silvia was instantly suspicious. In the living room, she struck.

“What’s going on, Wyatt? It’s seven in the morning on a Saturday.”

“Honey! I didn’t expect you to be awake! Why don’t you and the kids go down to the museum, maybe pick up something nice for us!”

“What’s going on, Wyatt? Don’t lie to me, just spill.”

“Alright. I’m having some of the members of the Police Force over, as well as John. We’re going to discuss the situation in SimCity.”

“The police men are coming here? Are you sure that’s safe?”

“I’m the head of he SCIA, honey. Of course it’s safe.”

Wyatt pulled Silvia into a soft hug.



“Don’t worry, honey. I’m just doing my job.”

“I know. That’s what worries me.”



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Soon enough, the men arrived and were seated in the kitchen. Wyatt began to speak quickly and earnestly.

“Men, it’s been over two weeks and still nothing. I’m starting to get worried. The robberies have been getting bolder, and a security guard has been killed. We need to step up our investigation. We need to find this monster.”



Alvin was quick to speak up.

“I understand the pressure you’re under, Wyatt but you have to bear with us. All we know is that The Boss is what he goes by, he lives here in Desiderata Valley, and the burglars work for him. It’s not much to go on.”



Wyatt sighed loudly.

“You think I don’t know that, Alvin? I get a phone call every day from the Mayor, he wants this resolved, and now. How am I supposed to tell him we have next to nothing?”



John piped up.

“We have to do something drastic. I’ve suggested it before, but we should either raid the homes of Desiderata, or begin to use listening software to listen to peoples calls’, and read their e-mail. it’s the only way we‘ll be able to find him without him fleeing, or worse, coming after us.”



Wyatt got up. He was trying desperately to control his anger.

Alvin began to speak for him.

“John, I’m sure that’s his… rather tactless way of stating that it’s a bad idea to infringe upon the privacy of our citizens.”

Wyatt sighed again. “Guys, you should go. I’ll see you again on Monday Thanks for coming, but we‘re not going to resolve anything sitting here.”

The men got up, and left the house one by one.

All except for Tucker Gray. Tucker was an up and coming star in the Police Force, even if he was relatively silent during the meeting- but who could blame him, he was meeting with the people who held his career in their hands. Alvin said he was extremely intelligent, and had wonderful sources.



Wyatt looked politely at the man.

“Um… I’m sorry to bother you Mr. Thornn sir… I uh..”

“Just spit it out, son. It’ll get better once you start talking.”

“Well… I have a hunch. A very well placed hunch. I think I might know who the Boss is, or I have… I can find out who the Boss is… I’m meeting my source soon, and I think I can do it.”



“What is it you’re asking for?”



“A chance, sir. I would like you to wait before the raid, or planting security devices in peoples homes.”



Wyatt stared at the man. He was obviously eager for this opportunity, but who wouldn’t be? If he managed to find an elusive criminal, it would do wonders for his career. And Wyatt really needed another option, one that was better than barging into peoples homes.



“Alright, Tucker. You can do it. You have two weeks. If not, I’ll have to consider John’s proposal.”

“Thanks so much Mr. Thornn sir, you won’t regret this, I promise!”

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Later that day, Roman found his brother reading and decided to have some fun.

“Willard! I saw your painting, and I loved it! How’s about a handshake?”



“Why of course!’

Willard stuck his hand out to meet his brother’s, but it was a trick: Roman pulled his hand back at the last second.



“HA HA! I can’t believe you fell for that!”

Willard laughed along.

“Yeah, me neither! I am kind of silly, aren’t I?”



In the kids room, Wyatt pulled Silvia aside.

“Hey, Sil, thanks.”

“For what?”

“For earlier- you let me meet with the guys, I wanted to thank you. You’re amazing, Silvia Thornn.”

Silvia smiled. “Thanks. It’s not every day you’re told you’re amazing.”

Wyatt laughed.



In the living room, it was a joyous occasion: Willard was becoming a teen! The first teenager of the legacy, what would he roll?! I was super excited, but it’s obvious what he rolled.



Willard grew into his features a bit more, except for his nose. But I think he’s adorable. By the way, he is wearing an argyle outfit made by me.



After his transition, the rest of the family (minus toddler Harrison, of course) sat down for a family dinner.

“Daddy, I LOVE the Robot Jerard you bought me for my birthday! How did you know it was my favorite show? I wish we had a real robot, I heard that people can build them! Maybe you can go buy one for me.”

Roman scoffed. “Don’t be silly Mags! Everyone knows robots are only on TV, which you watch too much of. I’d rather play with something AWESOME, like a wolf with glowing eyes.”



Margaret looked at her brother, and said very quietly: “Roman, robots DO exist. Everyone knows it, and you’re stupid for not believing it.”

Wyatt and Silvia gasped. They were mildly surprised at Margaret’s passionate discussion of the robots, but shocked that she would call her twin stupid for not agreeing with her.

Silvia stepped in.



“Margaret, your brother is entitled to have his own opinion. He doesn’t believe robots exist, and you have to let him. Not everyone you meet will believe the same things as you- you have to be tolerant.”



Margaret sighed. “Yes mommy.”



After dinner, Silvia and Wyatt went outside to spend some time together. Winter had ended, and spring was casting its warm spell over Desiderata Valley.

“You did a good job in there, Sil.”

Silvia looked up at him. “Really?”

“Yeah. I know you worry about being able to raise all of the kids properly, but you do a great job- Willard’s looking to learn as much as he can, Margaret is a tad assertive, but a great kid. Roman is kind of mischievous, but also a great kid, and Harry’s quiet as a mouse. He doesn’t bother anyone. We’re doing a good job, trust me.”

Silvia leaned into Wyatt’s chest.

“I guess you’re right. But I worry, you know?”

Wyatt smiled, more to himself than to her.

“Yeah. But once I catch The Boss, everything will be fine, don’t you worry. We‘ll be the safest place in the country.”



Family skilling day! I found it so odd that Margaret rolled the want to learn Couple’s Counseling. WTH?! Okay, I guess. Maybe she’s worried her parents will divorce because of her passionate views. :P





As you can see, the Thornn family really did spend that Sunday skill building. It was delicious.



And, Harrison becomes a child! He looks a lot like Wyatt, and kind of like Willard. He definitely got Silvia’s eyes, and Wyatt’s nose.





And the twins are as cute as ever! I only included this picture because it reminded me of Ripp and Johnny continually waving at one another.



“Hey, Mags! I just wanted to let you know that I forgive you for yesterday. I know I’m not stupid.”

Margaret listened intently, before whispering back: “I know you aren’t stupid, Roman. Just ignorant. Wanna play catch?”



The twins were soon outside in the snow, playing a fierce game of catch- Margaret was a powerful pitcher, but a not so great catcher. Roman was bad at both.



But how can you resist this face? I’m glad Margaret is the heiress, I love her.



Picture of creepy Wyatt is creepy. It actually kind of reminds me of Ripp and Ophelia, only more domestic.



And, it was only a matter of time before Willard made a ~lady friend~. He never once brought home friends when he was a kid, but I was glad he brought her home. For those of you without AL, this is Gabriella Newson, who was a child, but got aged up. (You can read about that here.)



Anyway, I was surprised they had two bolts together- instantly! And they were all over one another- thanks, ACR.

“You know, the sweater vest looks really good on you, Gabby.”

“Aww, that’s sweet Willard. Thank you.”



“You know, I was thinking…”

“What?”



“You look very professional…”

“Do I?”

“Almost like a teacher…”



The nerdy flirting scored him his first kiss. By the way, I’m randomizing all of the kids gender preferences as soon as they become teenagers, so no forcing relationships here.



A couple of hours later, Roman brought home Georgia Newson. Wow, as soon as they come to the neighborhood, they invade! Nice work, Newsons.



This is just to show you how cute Willard and Gabriella are together. I’m debating growing her up to marry him- he had a precious recessive red that I can use…



See?! Gallagher came along as well- out of control Newsons!

I did allow him to stay for dinner.



“I know what you mean Gallagher. My sister’s on this kick that ghosts and witches and robots exist- it’s really annoying.”

Gallagher looked at Roman incredulously. “Everyone knows that Robots and witches exist, dude.”



From the living room, Margaret smiled. “Thanks Gallagher!”



Later that night, as they were doing their homework, Roman decided to apologize for real.

“You know, I’m sorry, Mags. I guess you are right. I draw the line at believing in people with magic powers though.”

“Okay, Roman. Just you wait.”



Outside, you’ll see that Willard is really a Knowledge Sim. He maximized Body in three days, in the Spring.



Poor Harrison is pretty quiet. He hasn’t really done anything special yet, to give himself a personality. I feel kind of bad for him.

But, that night it was finally TEEN TIME! I’m going to regret wanting them to be teens so badly, considering how long the period lasts.



“Here goes nothing!”



And the verdict is: she’s beautiful. Margaret is the spitting image of her mother, except for the cheekbones, of course. She got her father’s cheekbones, which aren’t THAT bad on women. She rolled Fortune, with a delicious LTW which is relevant to the plot. (And will remain secret, at least for a little while.)



Roman also transitioned, and… wow. I think he’s pretty good looking. Very different from Willard in looks, it’s obvious he takes after Silvia more than Wyatt. He rolled Popularity, like his mom, and his LTW will also remain secret.



I thought this was odd/amusing. Only a couple of second after I say he does nothing to distinguish himself Harrison goes and “shows off” to Willard. It seems Harry’s a bit of a show-off, something none of his siblings have done.



Silvia’s relationships were suffering, so I had her throw a party and invited over all of her friends. I thought it was amusing that Julien Cooke refused Lexie’s flirt, considering he slept with Michelle on his wedding day.



I also found this amusing: the very next day after getting himself a girlfriend, Willard also has two bolts with townie teen Amaya Wilson, hippie chick. I like him with Gabby more than Amaya, considering they both have awesome fashion sense.

But Silvia did get to reconnect with Julien.



“Julien Cooke, in the flesh! I feel like the only way I see you I when I watch the television!”

“Haha Silvia, very funny. I’ve been busy, as have you- aren’t you in charge of the channel on which my TV show is aired?”

“Clever man. How’s the wife and kids?”

“Good, good. Selwyn just transitioned as well, as did Lycidas. They should be Roman and Harrison’s ages. And Althea is working her way up the cooking ladder just like I had to.”

“That’s good to hear, Julien. Keep in touch.”



After the party, Margaret, Roman and Silvia decided to play a little pinball.

“Don’t you ever get tired of pinball, Roman? It seems like since we’ve been children, all you want to do is play.”

“Margaret, be nice to your brother.”

“Whatever, Mom, we know it’s true.”

“Shut up Mags, I just beat my high score!”



The next morning, Silvia and Roman were the only ones up early for breakfast. Silvia decided to take this opportunity to speak to Roman about his sister.

“Roman, I’m worried about Margaret. She’s… well, she’s too outspoken. I t seems like she doesn’t know when to stay quiet, almost to the point where she’s rude about getting her opinions across.”



Roman nodded. “I know. She’s always been that way. She even does that at school.”

“Well, keep an eye on her. Not that it’s a dangerous quality, but I don’t want her to get in trouble because of her opinions.”

“Don’t worry about it, mom. I’ll watch her.”



I’ll leave the Thornn house with this adorable picture of Margaret being… conceited. Nah, she did it autonomously and I snapped a picture. But we do have another stop- it’s time to reveal the Boss!

(Trust me, it’s not as dramatic as you think.)












See? Not as dramatic as you think. Anyway, what is Geoffrey (the salesman) so shocked about…?



Rick Contrary sighed. He was tired of having to tell his foolish employees what he wanted over, and over. They just didn’t understand his motivations- his plans much too big for small minded pawns like Geoffrey, Allyn and Sierra.



“Are you listening to yourself, Allyn? Do you honestly think that leaving Desiderata is the answer? No. This is my home. This is where my business is run, and I’m not going to pack up and leave because some cop has a hunch.”



Sierra piped in.

“Yeah! Sheesh Allyn, your ideas are so juvenile.”



Allyn and Geoffrey both looked at Rick, choosing to ignore Sierra. She fancied herself second in command, but they both knew who was really in charge.



“Well? Aren’t you going to punish her? She-”



“Be quiet Sierra.” Rick’s voice has a dangerous coldness to it, it was the voice of a man who didn’t care about human life- all of his employees knew he would kill them in an instant. Allyn was lucky she hadn’t actually done anything wrong, or they wouldn’t be having a conversation at all.



And then, he exploded.

“I’m tired of the three of you. Sick and tired. I can’t even give you simple jobs anymore, you’ve all been compromised. Sierra barged into the house, like an idiot, when I already had an agent in place, Allyn is wanted by the police, and Geoffrey can’t even plant a simple camera correctly.”

“But you said it was clever, selling it to them!”

“I changed my mind.”



Suddenly, Rick was on his feet. He was getting tired of all the spying, and making sure that Wyatt didn’t know who he was. He was going to take matters into his own hands.

“The three of you are on standby. I’m going to do this by myself from now on.”



Rick walked out the living room, leaving three very confused criminals.

As soon as Rick left, Sierra pounced.



“Look at what you made him do! Now he’s furious with us, and it’s your fault.”

Sierra rushed out of the room after Rick.

She found him standing in front of his bedroom thinking.



“Aww, Boss, I know. Here, let me help you…”

“No!”



“What the hell is wrong with you, Sierra? You’re my employee, I am NOT attracted to you in that way. Try to control yourself next time.”



Sierra’s hopeful smile faded instantly. “But I thought…”

“You thought wrong. Get out of my sights.”

Sierra slinked away, defeated. She had finally made her move, and she had been rejected. She thought this was going to be her chance, and she was wrong. She walked out of the house, defeated.



Meanwhile, Rick smugly looked at himself in the mirror. He couldn’t send anyone else for this particular job, it had to be him. And it was just about time…






And that’s where I leave you! Although, I do want to hear your thoughts: who did you think it was going to be? Rick had made an appearance before, but I didn't made any suggestions. Tell me what you thought! And, what is he planning? Will Wyatt catch him? Will Tucker? Stay tuned!