squeaky clean legacy 17.5a: what comes out of the fire--part one
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The Squeaky Clean Legacy: Chapter 17.5 What Comes Out of the Fire: Part One
Whenwelastle+theSqueakyCleanLegacy,ourNinthGenera;onheiressElainehadputherbadrela;onshipwithAngusPleasantbehindher,andsheandIanLegacinahadadmiDedthattheirfeelingsforeachotherwentbeyondordinaryfriendship.
Thereisagooddealofthisgoingon.
Alsoagooddealofthis,becausewhileElaine’sfirstcousinNausicaaisaPleasureSim,sheverymuchdisapprovesofPDA.
ButnomaDerhowmuchaffec;onshefeelsforIan,ElainepersistsinbeingafraidofgeNngengaged.It’saclassicRomanceFear,butit’sunderstandableconsideringwhathappenedthelast;me.Mostoftheothercouplesinthehousehaveglitch‐freerela;onships.Well,almostglitch‐free.
ZaneMarius‐Jacquet:Hey!Thatballhurt!Ithoughtyouweren’tmadatmeanymore!
Lenore:Heh‐heh,sorry,Zane.Onenicepoint.Nothingpersonal.
YoudoalmostunderstandNausicaa’spointofview.Therereallyisquitealotofthis.
Atalmostany;meofday.
AtleastNausicaa’sboyfriendNinoCalientemakeshimselfusefularoundthehouse.
Ontheotherhand,Ianmakeshimselfusefularoundthehouse,too.
Andthentherearepar;es,inthiscase,agradua;onpartyforLyDon’syoungerdaughterRegina.
Gawaine:Heyhey,Bunthorne,youshouldgoforit.
Bunthorne:Um,ahem,hi,Dusty.
DustyBroke:You’renotgoingtogivemeahard;meaboutAngus,areyou?BecauseIswearIdidn’tknowhewasengaged.
Bunthorne:No.Elainedoesn’thaveaproblemwithit.WhyshouldI?No,IjustwantedtotellyouthatIthinkyoucandoalotbeDerthanthat.
Dusty:Really?
Bunthorne:Yes.Withme.
Dusty:Oh,you’repullingmyleg.
Bunthorne:HaveImen;onedthatI’maFortuneSimandthatmyfamilyownsabusinessatwhichwesellartworkofdubiousorigin?
Dusty:No,butIwanttohearallaboutthis.
Elaine:Congratula;onsongradua;ngSummaCumLaude,Regina!
Regina:Don’tsayanything.Justdon’t.
I’msureLyDonwillbehappytohavehisdaughterhome,thoughnotashappyasheistoplaywithhisandRubyBlue’spetdog,um,lamb,Baa‐Baa.
Attheboys’house,romancealsoproceedsapace.Thereareplentyoftogapar;estowhichPalomides’fiance,StaceytheGroceryGirl,isusuallyinvited.
Gawaine:See,Iknewthiswouldworkout.
Whydon’tyoufindyourowngirlfriend?
Gawaine:Becauseit’smuchmorefunfixingupotherpeople.
DustyadmiresBunthornebecausehe’sagoodcook.OK,I’veseenhimmakecreampuffs,andhe’sabitcreampuffyhimselfwhenhe’snotbeingapill,sothat’sfairenough.
Evenpeoplewhodon’tliveherefindromance.LinusBurbspentquiteoflotofhis;mewithhisboyfriendEthan.
Telemachus:*whine*
Oh,geez,you’dthinkI’daskedhimtodosomethinghideous.
ItreallydoesmakehimhappytoproposetoAsia.He’sjustpainfullyshy.
Idotrynottoinsertthestandardlineabout“oo,sparkly,”here,butthat’showAsiais.She’saFamilySimandshe’sgotthreeboltswithTelemachus,and‐‐
Asia:Ooo!Sparkly!
Thankyou.
Asia:Thankyou,swee;e.
IreallydonotlikegeNngpopupmessagesabouthowSaxe‐Coburg‐Gotha’sfooddishisalmostemptyandweneedtofillitrightaway.Ialwayspanic.Yourdishisfull,ok?
Ian:Wastheresomethingyouwanted?
Parsifal:Yes.IhaveaWanttoBeYourFriend.
Ian:OK.Makeitspeedy.
ItwouldbemuchspeedierifIanwasn’tsothornysome;mes.
Andifhedidn’tkeepgeNngdistracted.
Palomides:Remindmewhyweworkedsohardtogetthemtogetheragain?
Doc:DoyouevermissthepaDerofliDlefeetaroundthehouse?
Ulysses:Um,no.
Doc:Good.NeitherdoI.
TheirdaughterMollyisquiteenoughforanyone.Foronething,she’sgotawickedaimwithadart.
She’salsoveryobviouslyababyKnowledgeSim.SherollsSkillWantsagain...
Andagain...
Andagain.
Doc:Scholarshipsahoy!
No;cetheeggplantjuiceonthecounter?That’showUlyssesmaxedhisskillsbeforehewasateenager,andifit’sgoodenoughforherdaddy,it’sgoodenoughforher.
Theonedownsideaboutbeingavampire’sdaughteristhatheisn’tavailabletohelpyouwithhomeworkwhenyoucomehomefromschool,soMollyracksoutonthesofainstead.
IsupposeitwouldhavebeenpossibletohaveDocorAchillesdoit.
ButUlyssesreallywantedto.HealwaysrollsSkillWantsforhisdaughter,unlesshe’srollingthewanttoEncouragehertoBeGrouchy,encouragementthatshedoesnotneed.
Also,thismakesthemBestFriends,soit’sworthit.
Molly:AndIwantedtoaskforhomeworkhelp,soitallworksout.
ThisiswhyIsayMollyisababyKnowledgeSim.Shekeepsdoingthisautonomously.
Daddy’savampire,UncleAchillesisaRockGod,andMommy’sintheCriminaltrack,sothey’reallnightpeople.
Doc:Shooflee?Is;nk?
Molly:Youwanttobuylemonade,UncleAchilles.
Achilles:Ido?EnoughtogetoutofthehottubwhereIwaswithoneofmygirlfriends?
Molly:Yup.
Yeah,I’msorrytosaythatMollygetspreDymuchwhatevershewants.
DocandUlyssesareanextremelystalkycouplewhenhe’supandaround.
Datesdohavetocometoanendatsomepoint,though.
Ithinkyoushouldkissyourhusbandgoodbyebeforeheburnsup.Notwithpassion.Literally.
Mollyalsogotabird.CallhimPsmith.The“p”issilent,asin“psiDacosis.”
__ShamelesslyrippedofffromPGWodehouse.
Childrencan’tteachbirdstotalk,soDochadto.
Doc:Globalwarming.
Psmith:Glugglywalnuts.
Molly:Andwhileyouswoopdownandaimforhiseyes,I’llli+hiswallet,ok?
Molly:Youmayfirewhenready,Gridley.
Cueuptheseventeenth;methishashappenedtoday—
Doc:Congratula;ons,Ulysses,you’rehot.
Nausicaa:Agh,dotheyhavetodothat?
Well,youknowthey’regoingtodoitanyway.
Everybodyinthefamilyhastobethere,ofcourse,includingMolly’solderbrotherandsister,andtheyoughttobeusedtoallthestalkingbynow.
Sheismuchtoosmarttosayanythingaboutherwishes,butIwillbetitissomethingscary.
Andthefirstsetofboosterrocketsgooff!
Sophia:Gogirl!
Doc:Notterribleclothing!
MollygrewupWell.Andlucky.Heroufitsuitsher.ShejusthadtobeKnowledge.Ididn’tevenroll.
Doc:Congratula;onsonafabulousweddingparty,Ulysses!
Ulysses:Thanks!Hey,didMollyjustearnascholarship?
Doc:Also,youarehot.
Psmith:Let’stalkfinancialreform.
Telemachus:Dowehaveto?
KaiistheyoungestoftheGoodytwoshoesknights,andhe’sPop,sohehadtohaveacellphone.HehappenedtomeetMollywhilehewasoutbuyingone.
Makingfriendswentwellinsomeways‐‐
Notsowellinotherways.
Molly:Youaredead,doyouhearme?DEAD.
Molly:AreyouguystoobusyforaTalkThroughBearorwhat?
GardenClubGuy:Thanksforinvi;ngusforaninspec;on,Mr.Goodytwoshoes.Ididn’tknowyouwereinterestedingardening.
Achilles:I’mnot,really.Mybrother’sthegardener,buthe’sasleepinhiscoffinrightnow,andIcoulduseaWishingWell.
“Excuseme,youappeartobehavinganemergencyonyourlot.Mayberightnowisn’tthebest;meforaninspec;on.”
TheGardenClub.Alwayshelpful.
Docjustwentpermaplat.She’saCriminalMastermindnow.
AndMollytoppedherTeenCareer,soshe’llbereadytogotocollegewhenKaiisreadytogo.
Kai:Hey,didyouknowthatphonecalljustmadeusBestFriends?Soyoudon’twanttokillmea+erall?
AttheSqueakyCleanLegacyhouse,it’sbusinessasusual.PenelopeandDinadancon;nuetheirthreeboltstalkiness.They’retheoneswhogotthemselvestogetherinthefirstplace,andI’veneverregreDedit.
Penelope:Look!IhaveakiDen!
Dinadan:I’vegotonetoo.
Therearefinger‐gunningServos:
Killick:WhichitIsa^&(^%^Tin’honortobepumpin’thebilgesoutaroundhere,swelpme.
Andthereareghostswhocan’tfigureouthowtogetthroughawall.Theydothisallnightlong.Ithinkthey’retryingtogettotheirbedinthebasement,onlytheycan’treachit.Nobed,nocheer,noscaringanyone.
Thefi+hgenera;onheiressRubyistoobrighttogetstuckandmanagestogetinagoodHauntortwo.NodoubtthisiswhyKillickmissesherandkeepsrollingthewanttoseeherghost.
LyDonseemstohavedecidedtodropbytheLegacyHousetocheckuponthings.
LyDon:Iamthefamilyhistorian,a+erall.
AndDe/Fireflowerdroppedin—becauseshe’sasimselfandtheydothatkindofthing?
SinceKaiandMollyareBestFriends,whynotletthemSneakOut,right?ItwasaSnowDayanyway,andtheydidn’tgetcaught.
ItoccurstomethattherehavebeenfartoofewkiDenpictureslately.Iwilltrytomakeupforthis.
Don’taskwhichonesarewhich.Ican’treallytellthemapartatthisstage.
Thenextseveralcap;onsaresomeversionof“D’aw.”
Kai:KiDensarewhatwedo.
SinceKai’sPopularity,andobviouslywehavesome;metokillbeforethekiDensgrowup,whynothaveaparty?
Kai:Party!Yessss!
Molly:OfcourseIwasinvited.
Gawaine:OfcourseIwasinvited.Ithrowmostofthepar;esatschool.
It’strue,Molly,youwanttobenicetohim.
Molly:Didyouknowyourlegsareglitchingthroughtheendofthetable?
Let’smakeitaNewYear’sBash!We’veneverhadoneofthosebefore!
YayyyHappyNewYearyaaay!
Molly:YayyyHappyNewYearyaaay!
Penelope:Thisisabitdisappoin;ng.
Kindofliketherealthing.
Palomides:AndTHATiscreepy.
ToddlerNewYearreallyiscreepy.
Babiesarenotsupposedtosmustle.
ButKaigetshisfirstRoofRaiserpartyoutofit,soitwasworthit.
Ooo!TimeforkiDensgrowingup!Thisiswhatwewerewai;ngfor!
Caramel‐‐
Cappucino‐‐
‐‐whogrowsuphalfinandhalfoutoftheliDerbox.
Theylookiden;cal.Andstriking.
AndChocolate.
They’rejustasnicewhenthey’recats,people.
Wehaven’thadenoughcatpictures,either.MoreChocolate.
Therearefourotherbeds.
Eventuallyshefoundone.
Cecil:Myclockappearstohaveweatheredmyabsence.
Clearlyhemissedit.
IthinkCecilworriedaboutthefish,too,butit’snicetoseeCeciliabondingwithMax.
Sparklewaswatchingthemtheen;re;me.
Fish:Ournervescannotstandmuchmore.
Ceciliaseemstohaveacceptedtherealitythatherhusbandisgone,andthatherPapaandhersonarealive.
Sheismuchsadder,butsheseemsmuchmoremature.
Also,likeeveryoneelseinthehouse,shecheatsatchess.Andherfamilyhasnotstoppedworryingabouther.
Max:Mama?
Max:Mama,whatareyoudoing?Areyouquitecertainyoufeelwell?
Cecilia:Ithought—Ithoughtsinceyouhaveyourgarden,thatmaybeIcouldaddaliDlebrightness,aliDlecolor...
They’renotimportant;they’rejustflowers.ButIdolikethem,Max.
Max:Sinceyouarefondofthem...
Max:‐‐Idonotseewhatharmitcoulddo.
Andyet,Maxs;lltendshisgardenatmidnight.
Max:IfMamanolongerrequiresmyassistance—Iwishsomeonewouldletmeknow.
Yous;llworryabouther.
Max:Yes.
To be continued. . .