The Crane Legacy: Chapter 4.18- Moving Forward

Welcome back dear readers! To update 5/10- I have a plan to update every day (except Thursday), including a double update on Friday- I WILL REACH MY GOAL.

Anyway, when we last left off, Doris and Donato graduated, Doris proposed to Phobos, and Doris got married. With the graduation of all their siblings, Dorothy and Dorrigan were left alone at the family Greek House for another year until they graduate.

We start this update off with a quick look at the portraits that line the walls of the second floor of AOV:




First is Arthur, then Athena and Cornelius, then Arnaud,





Arnaud, Dorian, Donovan, Douglas,




Donovan, Douglas, Doris, Donato, Dorothy,




And Dorrigan. All 10 Siblings, plus Cornelius.

And NOW we start the update for real!

Outside of AOV, Dorrigan was doing what he did best: nothing. His life was so pathetic, he even knew what time the mailman came around.




“Hey Dorrigan!”

“Hey Legolas. What’s up?”

“Nothing new. I STILL can’t find another job.”

“Really? I thought it would’ve been easy for you, considering how dedicated you are to delivering people’s mail.”

“Haha. Thanks. But no, It’s still impossible. Thanks for the concern. See you Thursday?”

“I’ll be here. Nothing else to do, remember?”

With that, Legolas walked away, leaving Dorrigan with the mail.

Dorothy, on the other hand, always seemed to be sneaking around, usually when night fell.




“I think it’s time you came over.”

Pelles feigned shock.

“WHAT?! Over to… your house?!”

“Very funny. Yes, to my house. I wanted to make sure I invited you, in case that legend is true.”

“Well, you need not worry- unfortunately, vampires can very easily go wherever they please.”

“That’s regrettable- and here I was hoping if things ever turned sour I could just hide out in my house.”

Pelles laughed.

“What time do you ant me over?”

“Uh… can you come right now?”

“Sure. I’ll be there in a couple of minutes.”

“Alright. See you soon.”





Dorothy hung up the phone and was quickly in front of the mirror in the hallway- it had been placed there by Doris so she could gussy up quickly in case Phobos ever came by. Dorothy sighed as she tried to fix her hair- it’s not like she ever cared what she looked like- Pelles made her feel so beautiful, no matter what.





Outside, Pelles arrived and called out to Dorothy.

“Dorothy! It’s me- let me in!”

From inside, Dorothy called back:





“I thought you were kidding about that legend.”

“I was. The door is locked.”

“Oh.”





Dorothy walked out of the house and smiled at Pelles.

“You’re looking gorgeous as ever, Dorothy Crane.”

“Thank you, Pelles. You look wonderful as well- which I imagine must be hard, considering that you don’t have a reflection.”





Pelles smiled widely, revealing his fangs, as he took Dorothy by her hands.

“I didn’t realize you noticed.”

“We were sitting in front of a lake- how could I not notice there was only one reflection? I’m very perceptive, you know.”

“I would imagine so.”

“Why don’t we take this inside?”

Once inside, Dorothy and Pelles sat down on the couch, and began talking.

Within minutes, however, their talk was interrupted by Dorrigan’s ridiculously loud gasp.





“AHH!”

Dorothy and Pelles both turned towards the sound.

“Is there a problem, Dorrigan?”

“Uh… no, of course not. I was just startled.”

“We could see that.”

Pelles giggled a bit at Dorothy’s crack.

“So, is there something you wanted to say, or are you going to interrupt my date some more?”

“D-date? You two are on a date?”

“Yes, Dorrigan. That’s what it’s called when two people who like each other spend time together.”

Pelles laughed a bit more, but then stood up.

“You may be the perceptive one, Dorothy, but I can sense the awkwardness in this room- I think I’ll be going.”

“But you just got here!”

Pelles spared a glance at Dorrigan, and saw the animosity in his eyes.

“I think it’s better if I go. You two have much to discuss.”





Pelles pulled Dorothy into a tender kiss before leaving.





He looked at Dorrigan for a quick second. “I’ll be seeing you around.”

Dorothy turned and glared at her twin before heading upstairs.





Like most other times when she was upset, Dorothy had retreated to her Rbot Station.

“Dorrigan is such a fool.” *bang* *bang* “How dare he try to interrupt my date- and he was so rude about it! I should show him…”

Dorothy continued her angry banging until she eventually decided to go get something to eat.





“Oh. You’re here.”

“Hey Dorothy! I was hoping we could talk.”

Dorothy sighed and prepared to hear an exact replica of the speech that Doris had given her the previous year.





“Dorothy, how could you?! I don’t understand it! I mean- I thought we where twins!”

“What are you talking about?”

“The fact that you’re dating someone and didn’t tell me! You know I have no life, I need to hear something- and here you are sneaking around without anyone knowing who you were with!”

Dorothy’s eyes opened wide.





“Wait, hold on- you’re yelling at me because I’m dating someone without telling you?”

“Yeah, why else would I be angry?”





Dorothy broke into a laugh, which soon spread to Dorrigan.

“What did you think I was angry about?”

Dorothy smiled, which was a rare occasion in and of itself.

“Nothing, D.”





Dorothy pulled Dorrigan into hug, smiling still.

“Nothing at all.”





The next night, Dorothy did her part in continuing the legacy by pledging Azrael Brooks, a Fortune Sim Dormie who had been friends with Winnipeg, Charity and now Dorothy.

“Aw, this is going to be so wicked D- trust me!”

“Well, I hope you can be ‘Wicked’ with my kids- I’m graduating in a couple of days.”

"Kids?"

"Yes, Azrael, that's the point of a Placeholder- living here until my children move in."

"Hey, then try to have girls- I'd love to-"

"I'll give that message to my uterus, thanks. And try not to make sex jokes about my future children, okay?"

"I'll try."






And they were- Dorothy and Dorrigan began spending all their time catching up on assignments they had brushed off: Dorothy for Pelles, and Dorrigan for painting. The days were stressful, but the annoying Lalma Mascot did nothing to help matters.





In the other room, Azrael was prepping for the Toga Party that was going down- a Pre Graduation Party for Dorothy and Dorrigan.

“Are you guys sure you’re ready for this? It’s going to be the Blow Out of the YEAR!”

And it was.





There was dancing,





Flirting,









Joking,







And family relations.







But it was all worth it, for the next day Dorothy graduated Summa Cum Laude, like all Heiresses before her.





As soon as Dorrigan arrived, Dorothy smiled and patted him on the arm.

“Congratulations bro!”

“Summa Cum Laude Graduates! We rock, don’t we?”

“Yes, we do. What are you going to do?”

“I’m thinking a nice, long nap, and then going home. You?”

“Azrael’s throwing another party.”

“Alright. See you later.”





And it was well deserved. After what felt like a lifetime, Dorothy was *finally* graduating and moving on to the main house.





“I’m glad you’re breaking free of this place!”

“I know, right? It feels like I’ve been here forever.”

Doris smiled at her siblings.

“Well, we all know what we’re REALLY celebrating here.”

Dorothy and Douglas looked at Doris oddly.

“Babies! Now that you’ve graduated you can marry that hunky vamp and give me some nephews! I bet Eleanora would love some cousins to play with.”

Douglas smiled and nodded.

“And Cybele and I are going through with an adoption, so when your kids grow up they can have a full grown cousin to teach them the ways of the world.”

Dorothy shifted uncomfortably in her seat.

“Well, I think I’m going to wait on the whole ‘get married, have babies instantly’ thing you guys have going on. Have things I want to accomplish before having children.”

Doris laughed. “Well, you better not wait too long- You saw that Mom didn’t live long enough to see any grandchildren.”

Dorothy shifted some more before finally getting up.

“Excuse me.”

Outside, she found one of her friends, Professor Eustace.





“Can you believe the crowd in there? I don’t know how Azrael managed to contact all these people.”

Eustace giggled.

“There’s been talk of a wedding coming up- will we ever get to meet the Groom? Is he here?”





Dorothy glared at Eustace and moved away from him, only to find her brother and co-heir, Donato.

“I had no idea you were here! Thanks for coming, Donato. I know I’ve been mean to you in the past, but it means a lot.”

Donato smiled blithely. He had come up to the college because of the girls, but he was alright with Dorothy thanking him and even more alright with her apology.






He pulled her into a hug, startling her- Dorothy very rarely hugged people, she felt it was letting them come much too close to her- but she wasn’t disturbed by the show of affection by Donato. If he ever mentioned it again she’d say she was drunk.






Gazing one more time at the Greek House, Dorothy smiled to herself. It had been her home for four long, eventful years, and she was definitely going to miss it- but time moves forward, and she was definitely ready to move on.

“I was hoping you would call me. I got wind of an ‘epic bash’ by what sounded like a breathless teenager, but I wasn’t sure how you’d feel if I just showed up at one of your parties.”

Dorothy laughed. “No, I want you here. Now hurry before I have to leave.”






While all the festivities were going on, Dorrigan had held true to his promise, and was fast asleep- thankfully Donato didn’t decide to use the bedroom, or he would have received a nasty surprise.





Downstairs, Pelles had arrived and was surprised when Dorothy started groping him.

“Dorothy! Not that I don’t like what’s going on here, but what’s gotten into you?!”

“Nothing! Can’t I just enjoy my man?!”

“Your what now?”





Pelles’s protests were cut off as Dorothy began kissing him even more passionately than before, arousing feelings in him that had been dormant for decades.





But the kissing was soon cut off as Dorothy transitioned in a burst of confetti, blew a kiss to Pelles, and left for Kodak.





When Dorrigan woke up, he was not pleased with what he found- or didn’t find. Dorothy was gone, Azrael was passed out, and the house was a mess.

But it did give him a chance to dome things he couldn’t do with his siblings hanging around- for the first time in his life, Dorrigan was alone.

“Hello, Legolas? We need to talk.”

What does Dorrigan have to discuss with the mailman? What will Dorothy do once she arrives at the house? Come back tomorrow to find out.

As always, thanks for reading!


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Notes:

This update was a mess. I think it went pretty well considering how rushed I was. I’ll try to be better about it tomorrow.

When Dorothy and Pelles kissed, it was their first kiss ever- like I said before, I had shot the Playing With Fire scenes in Pleasantview, which had somehow become my test hood.


Here are Dorothy and Pelles being all romantic and Falling in Love:








I love them together, they are so cute. ^__^

Also, I’m glad Dorrigan’s plot was finally introduced- it’s short, but we find out some important things. In this update I did sneakily throw in some plotlines that will be important for next gen, which feels delicious- now I know why people actually plan things out beforehand. :P

Oh, and here’s a shot of Azrael post-makeover:



Isn’t he adorable? He has the Stabby Death Nose face, but he works it. He also works that hairstyle- I don’t like it much, but he. Makes. It. Work.

If I hadn't gotten it into my head to hook up Dorothy and Pelles, then she would have ended up with Eustace. (Even IF he has the same face as Phobos.) Thankfully I decided against it!

And, as usual, thanks for reading and enjoy! :D