Sims 3: Zodiac Challenge - Chapter 3, The Tiger

Avery has relatively few goals left to complete.  Here are the Legacy objectives for the Tiger;

There's no self-assured trait in the expansion packs I have.  Avery's traits are; Daredevil, Charismatic, Flirty, Brave, and Athletic.  He's had relationships with Ashlee, Jenna, and Tracy (and children with many others).  He still needs to get divorced, become an astronaut (which is also his lifetime wish), and have an heir.  I will then also need to meet the lifetime wish of the mother of his heir.

Avery currently has six children, at least three of them ginger, and I've lost track of how many children he's expecting - I know Tracy's pregnant, and I'm pretty sure there's at least one more in utero (in similica?).  So that's eight.  I know I want child 11 to be the child of the stripper at his bachelor party and child 12, the heir, to be Jenna's, so I need to have ten kids before that happens.  I also want Tracy married and divorced before their kid gets too old, because I can't be bothered to care for it.  Perhaps I should move her out, as if they've decided to have some time apart before the wedding because it's unlucky to see the bride?  That would, at least, solve the problem of how to get her out of the way for the bachelor party.  In other news, Haven is still climbing up the police career ladder, Logan has joined the military like his big brother, and Theodore, Avery's youngest brother, is a kleptomaniac, as well as an artist and a genius.  He's basically that kid from Fillmore.

Another complication is the fact that Jenna now considers Avery merely an acquaintance.  The same is the case for Erika, the sim I've picked out to be the mother of the 10th child.  She hates kids (so didn't enjoy the frequent attempts at 'try for baby') and now knows that Avery is a cheater, so she's gone from a love interest to barely an acquaintance as well.  In short, I need to get both relationships up with a few phone calls, and, possibly, find another mother.

Tracy gave birth quite quickly, to a boy, Wyatt.  It turns out there were two little simlets in utero, so Avery's total is now up to 9.

While Tracy gave birth, Avery was 'touring the theatre' with Erika, creating baby 10.  Notice Jenna walking past.

Jenna stopped him on his way out and they talked.

 He asked Jenna about his reputation, and this is what she told him.  I like to think it's wryly sarcastic.

And here's Avery's response.  "Jenna, I..."

At home with Tracy, Avery gazed into space.  Was this really the life he wanted?  Married to Tracy?  With a baby?  Remember, the Tiger was raised in a loving family home and is brimming with confidence.  He wants to live his life with no regrets.

At least Piper is definitely the right choice.

As Avery left for his bachelor party, Tracy exercised in front of the stereo.  Maybe to look good in her wedding outfit.  Maybe because Avery only stayed when she was skinny.

Jenna came to the bachelor party.  Avery asked his uncle Jasper for advice.

Jasper made a toast "to Avery's wedding!  May your wife always be loving, your coffers always be full, and -"  Silas hastily cut him off.  The rest cannot be published.

It was nice for Avery to see his little brother again - they did share a room for most of Avery's teenage years.

After the bachelor party, Avery woohooed with the 'party dancer' in the showers at the gym and then took her out for a 3am diner breakfast.

...while wild horses galloped past.

Back at home, Avery slept.  Tracy gazed at her husband to be, wondering what he was dreaming about.  Her?  Their child?  Their future?

Avery was dreaming about Jenna.

Tracy's wedding outfit.

Tracy is a very beautiful sim.  She deserves better.  The good thing about Avery's heir being his youngest child is that I'll get to see what all his other kids look like as adults before moving towns.  I have high hopes for Wyatt.

I'm not sure why Tracy took Wyatt to the wedding.  Most of the guests were Avery's family, which was awkward because Avery was late.

He was 'touring the town hall' again, for baby 11.

Haven seems worried.  It seems she doesn't know the rumours about her first-born son.  Rosemary doesn't seem to want to explain things to her little sister.

Sims 3: Zodiac Challenge - Chapter 3, The Tiger

Jasper has a girlfriend and honestly, I'm just so happy it's finally happening for him.  He may be commitment-phobic, but he was clearly heartbroken when that women died.

Back to Avery, who is working hard on his career.  In the early stages, he was managing one promotion a day, but now the rate has slowed down.  This is him asking his boss - and the mother of his second child - for a raise and a promotion.  She agreed, and then they woohooed in the shower.

At the weekend, Avery looked up Tracy, the artistic loner he went to school with and woohooed with once.  She used to work at a crematory, all things that I read as her not being popular.  He trained her at the gym.

Tracy looked shocked at the transformation.  It turns out she's actually pretty cute, so I gave her a makeover.

Avery agreed, so he went over to visit her house early the next morning, to tell her how he felt.

I have no idea how the game worked that out, but okay.

While being eternally faithful to Jenna - and wooing Tracy - Avery seduced the maid.  The agency then started sending a male maid instead.

After receiving this letter, Avery felt torn.  He loved Jenna...but he also loved Tracy.  He invited Jenna over and confessed to cheating.  This gave him a bad reputation, which makes the last few children (my goal is 12 in total, remember?) much harder to obtain.

Jenna wasn't at all happy with this and they broke up.

Avery went to have a shower and Jenna had a little cry to Piper, the dog.  I know she's evil (though Avery still doesn't), but she seems genuinely broken-hearted.  Later, Avery asked if they could be friends, and she agreed.  I suspect she's plotting revenge though.

With that sorted out, Avery got on with wooing Tracy.

Tracy is now pregnant, so Avery proposed.  She's moved in and expecting.  Avery's not a big fan of pregnant women though, so he's woohooed with 2-3 other women since proposing.  I've learned a trick to continuing with Avery's goal to father 12 children with 12 women; if you take a tour through a building you can choose to try for a baby while inside, and, from what I've seen, it's not rejected.

This is Avery's second son, Jon.  We ran into him outside the city hall, after another successful 'tour'.

Finally, we end with my second burglary of the game.  Luckily, this time, the alarm was on the right door and the police arrived to apprehend the miscreant before they got away with anything.  Avery tried to fight him as well, presumably part of his inheritance as the son of two police officers.

Sims 3: Zodiac Challenge - Chapter 3, The Tiger

I've ended up spending longer than I wanted with an adult Avery living with his parents.  I was still aiming to see Silas reach level 10 of his career track, but first it was graduation day - so no work - and then it was family day - so no work - and then it was his day off - so no work.

Haven ran into Jenna outside of Avery's graduation.  As soon as they spotted each other, they started thinking about each other.  I think that Haven is suspicious of Jenna, based on the fact that she immediately wanted to question her as soon as they got engaged, and now keeps getting wishes to talk to her and get to know her.

Logan has confessed his love to Ashlee, the mother of his brother's child.  I presume he is vowing to stand by her and adopt his nephew as his own son, despite the fact that he's only like 16 or 17 at this point.  He's a good boy.  He's also an athlete who loves the sun and the cold.  I forget his other trait, but I know Haven's hoping he'll become a genius when he ages into adulthood.

Having signed up to join the military, Avery got to enjoy one last family Christmas at home, with all his relatives and their close family fried, Oxzyothe (the alien).  At this point, Avery and Silas are exchanging glances over the fact that Rosemary has turned up in her underwear again.

He did a bit more working out in preparation for boot camp.

Meanwhile, Silas aged up into an elder and Haven revealed that they will have a third child to care for in their golden years!   They're both hoping for a girl, like they secretly wanted all along.  Then Silas went off for his last day of work, and his promotion to level 10, and Avery moved out.

Having just gotten the Pets expansion, I kind-of want Avery to move towns, to Appaloosa plains.  Apart from anything else, this town is really full and built over - so very few empty lots to play with -  and we're related to most of it.  He's already woohooed with one of his first cousins once removed (Leo's great-granddaughter, if anyone's keeping track) and dated another.  I checked though, and it seems like Avery would lose his entire family tree, which is a bit much for a legacy challenge.  He would also lose his fiancee, and I have plans for them.  However, I may well have Avery's heir move.  I can (hopefully) keep my legacy paintings and pack up the family graves before I go, so losing the family tree won't be as much of a loss.  Plus, Avery's youngest child will be born quite a bit later in his life than he was in Haven's, so he'll be a lot closer to death when they reach adulthood, and Haven and Silas will be long gone, so much fewer ties.  We'll see.

I'm quite pleased with Avery's new home.  It's modern, with huge windows, overlooking the sea.  I put in lots of realistic little bits of clutter, which I normally never bother with.  I'm quite happy with it!

Avery's eldest son, Sammie, is now a child.  I like that he's wearing a tiger-striped jumper.

To celebrate his new home, Avery invited one of his old friends over, woohooed with her in the shower, and then was like "so, we're cool right?  You know I'm engaged, and this can't ever be a thing?".  She wasn't happy.  Later, she got together with someone else before giving birth to Avery's second son, Jon, who is hydrophobic and neurotic, so that sounds delightful.  I bet he's one of those twitchy, nervous kids, who knows the exact statistics on what might kill you.

Avery's new puppy is called Piper, and she is a lovely little ball of fluff.  Avery makes her gourmet dog food and dotes on her.

Avery called Jenna over after work.  She's joined the journalist career, hence the outfit.  Piper didn't seem to like her any more than Haven did - she barked a lot and Jenna went home, right when she and Avery were going to woohoo for the first time.

...so Avery called over his new boss and woohooed with her instead.

She wasn't happy about the let's-be-friends speech either.  Later she gave birth to Bruce - who is friendly and easily impressed - and presumably had a lot of explaining to do to her wife.  Around this point, I decided that my personal goal for Avery is for him to have 12 children, with the last and youngest being his heir with Jenna.  I'm hoping for a girl my next heir.  Speaking of third sons and hoping for a girl, Haven's third child is a boy, Theodore.  He'll be her last child, since she's now an elder.  Both Haven and Silas wanted a daughter - and have since Avery was conceived - but Theodore is artistic, like both his parents, and a genius, like his grandpa Jake, so he's not a total disappointment.  While we're on the subject of Avery's parental household, they adopted another cat before he moved out, Shadow, because Eli was a bit lonely and no one had time to play with her.  According to Avery's friend screen, Shadow and Eli are now married, so that worked out for them.

Avery invited Jenna over again.  I'm planning a long engagement - until he reaches adulthood as opposed to young adulthood, basically - but the game isn't used to that.  Avery has popped wishes to marry Jenna and to get married generally so far.  Notice how Jenna is thinking about money.

Avery made her dinner and then they watched TV together.  Avery seems worried about their relationship, judging from his face.  Sure, he's sowing his wild oats, but Jenna is his one true love.  I like to think he puts sex and love in different categories, and would be shocked to learn that other people feel otherwise.

 This is what he said when he shared a secret with her.

Meanwhile, Piper is having nightmares about crying babies.

There's something I keep hinting about with Jenna, that I know but Avery doesn't.  See, I created Jenna and her sisters as teens, and I gave her only positive traits.  For instance, she's a handy daredevil, which is why she gets on with Avery.  I was thinking of a Cinderella thing, which is why her mother's an ambitious mooch and Ashlee's a kleptomaniac.

I didn't know what trait Jenna got when she aged up as an adult, because Avery hasn't discovered it yet - and nor has anyone else in his family - so I can't see it on any friends screen.  However, if I go to the family tree and click on Sammie, I can go back up through Ashlee and see all of Jenna's traits.  I know what her last trait is, even though Avery doesn't.  I think I know why she thinks about money and diamonds every time she's with Avery.  It even explains why she doesn't mind about the cheating.  You see....Jenna is evil, and I suspect she's a gold-digger, which means her lifetime wish is to see the ghost of her dead, rich spouse.

Avery.