2.1--Generation Two

The following week flew by pretty quickly in the Dennis household.

There was a lot of TV watching... 

Working...

 ...Snuffle's badging ceremony...

...and taking care of Adamaris while Olive went to school or did her homework.

Mya and Robert had forgotten what it was like having a baby in the house, and although they both loved their granddaughter wholeheartedly, they also missed having time to themselves (and eight hours of sleep a night).  Olive always took care of Ada-Mar-Mar as soon as she was done with her homework, but that didn't keep Mya from idly remarking that they "were getting too old for this shit."  (<--- an ode to Lethal Weapon).

"Speak for yourself!" Robert said laughing, "I'm still in the prime of my youth."

Mya smiled, shaking her head. "Whatever helps you sleep at night, dear."

Luckily for Mya and Robert, all of the children would be aging-up the next day. <---Which turned into a birthday clusterfuck! 

The Next Night...

Mya and Robert took off the next day of work to get everything set up for the mass Birthday extravaganza.  Much to both of their relief, the kids wanted to have one giant joint birthday party in order to usher in a new era since both Olive and Sybil would be full-fledged adults after tonight. 

Adamaris and Olive stepped up the plate (cake).  Since it had become a Dennis tradition for Olive to age up first, they all decided to roll with it.  Besides, it was way past Ada's bedtime and there was no way Olive was spending the whole night fighting with her to go to sleep.

Olive was quite happy with the results.

Next up was Syb, who despite knowing that her birthday was tonight, still managed to seem both surprised and confused by the sudden engulfment of sparkles.

She felt that her bathing suit was appropriate birthday attire, apparently. <---Goodness, she's beautiful!

Last, but certainly not least, was Corrigan...

...in a fit of new-found teenage rebellion (and mild insanity), he decided he wanted green hair... so green hair is what he got.

Right after the birthday festivities, Syb rushed to propose to Lee... something that they had been both discussing for days beforehand.

It wasn't any surprise that Hayley happily agreed.

"Plus," she said after they were officially engaged, "who could say 'no' to you in a bathing suit?"

"Not you apparently."  Sybil answered as she pulled Lee into a hug. 

"Nope.  Let it be known from this moment forward that I only married you for your body."

Sybil laughed. "Well at least you're honest."

Once the guests were gone, Olive spent some time with Adamaris... relishing in the fact that she was now a toddler and no longer had an unwed teenage mother.  "Now you have an unwed adult mother." Olive said, laughing.

Since all of the girls (Hayley included) were graduating the next day and the Dennis clan was moving houses, Sybil and Hayley decided to spend their first week of their engagement with the family.  Not to mention they now had a wedding to plan, so living with the Dennis's just seemed like the best option for the time being.

Mya and Robert placed their old bed in the kitchen for the girls to sleep on; they didn't seem to mind.

Graduation Morning...

 

Mya got up early so she could watch Adamaris while her mother got ready for her Graduation.  Olive was unusually nervous for today; it would officially mark her progression from teenager to adult and she couldn't use school work as an excuse for not maintaining a job any longer.  Plus, she had a daughter to think of and support.

"Mom?" Olive asked, strategically beginning the conversation while her face was turned away from Mya.  If there was one thing her mother was exceptional at, it was pinpointing someone's emotions and even though Olive had mastered the "poker face" throughout the years, Mya was always able to read her like a book.

"Yes sweetheart?"

"Now that I'm technically an adult, how long are you and dad going to allow me and Mar to stay with you guys?  I mean, I'm sure I can find a suitable job and apartment in a few weeks or so... if that's all right with you two to let us stay there that long."

"Well, we were hoping you and Mar would move out tomorrow.  And, you know, live on the streets and beg for food.  We were going to get you a box for your graduation present; it will be nice living space if you ask me."  Sometimes Mya's sarcasm could be a bit too thick.

"What happened to all those responsibility speeches I got over the years?  Or the countdown to our 18th birthday on the wall?  I thought those were all hints that you wanted us gone as soon as we were able."

Mya laughed. "God! I'm a terrible mother.  That was just a joke, Olive! Well... not the responsibility speeches, but my point still stands.  Plus, I thought it was pretty obvious we were making room for you when we bought a house with 3 bedrooms."

Olive let a sigh of relief escape.  She knew, deep down, that her parents weren't the kind to kick their children out, but she still managed to allow the fear to creep in through the cracks. "Thanks mom."

Mya smiled.  "You know, your father had his eye on this new house when I was pregnant with you.  He said that he wanted to buy a house that his children would be proud of and someday inherit.  So technically it is us living with you, not the other way around.  This will be your house someday, if you want it."

Olive smiled. "I love you mom."

"I love you too.  Now go get ready for your Graduation!" Mya said as she pushed her daughter out of her own bedroom.

When Olive sat down to breakfast, Hayley and Sybil were just waking up.

"Babe." Hayley said, "You can't just leave the bed unmade."

Sybil shrugged. "What? It's a spare mattress; I promise you that no one will notice if we just leave it."

Olive laughed. "She's right Lee. Mom and dad won't care.  It's their old shitty mattress and I'm pretty sure that old thing will be thrown in the garbage soon."

"Still, we should at least make the bed... no matter how old and tattered it is."

"Suck up!" Olive sang.

"You would say that."

Olive gave Hayley her usual smirk. "I did just say that.  What you gonna' do 'bout it?"

Hayley shook her head, laughing. "Nothing... because every time I enter any bet or contest with you, I end up being beaten.  And I'm a sore loser."

"Spoil sport.  You are a Dennis now! You're supposed to fight me to the death until you win!" Olive scoffed.

"I'm not a Dennis yet." Hayley corrected, "so I still have some semblance of rational thought."

"But you are marrying into our family, so I would say that both your rationality and sanity are up for debate." Sybil interjected.

Hayley smirked. "Touche."

A couple of hours later and the girls were all ready to be done with High School.

Mya was quite proud to see her girls moving on to the next stage of life...

...while Robert was sad to see his little girls growing up.

Corrigan couldn't help but laugh at his dad's overemotional response.  "We can all hear you crying, dad.  There's no need to hide in the bushes."

"I'm not crying!" Robert said, turning around to wipe some fresh tears.  "Let's go, shall we?"

Corrigan smiled. "Whatever you say dad."

The ceremony was longer than they all anticipated and Adamaris, growing quite bored with bouncing on her uncle Snuffle's knee, began to sing her "ABC's" loudly for everyone to hear.  She even yelled "Momma!" when she saw Olive walk across the stage to receive her diploma. 

As the Dennis's were generally known around town for being inappropriate already, no one was particularly embarrassed by Ada's outbursts.  They were, however, quite surprised that Adamaris's first words (and song) were all during her mother's graduation.

Olive attempted to get Adamaris to repeat the new words she learned once the ceremony had ended, but to no avail. "You just like having an audience, don't you?" Olive said, laughing. 

Adamaris's smile was the all the answer she needed.

Since his sister's graduation was early in the morning, Corri was able to catch the last half of his first day of High School (much to his dismay).  Olive had managed to convince him to go when she exaggerated the difficulty of moving to their new house that afternoon.  Being the lazy kid that he is, he willingly agreed... deciding that sitting in a desk was much better than lugging stuff between the two houses. 

"Good luck." Corrigan said sarcastically as he left the house for school.

"You have a good day at school my wittle Snuffle-kins!" Mya yelled, catching his look of disdain as he realized that she had said that in front of some of his new classmates that took the same bus. <---Ignore the inconsistency of taking a bus to school in the afternoon.  My game glitched and didn't send him to school that morning (I planned on him simply missing his first day), but when they had all returned home from the Ceremony the bus was there waiting for him.  0_0  So off to school he went. *shrug*

The move ended up only taking a couple of hours.  They had managed to move everything in, but there was still some renovations that needed to be done... which they all decided, in their fatigue from the day's labors, could be done tomorrow.

While the girls discussed the renovations that needed to be done, and their excitement over the upcoming wedding...

...Mya and Robert were reminiscing about when they first discovered their new home.

"And you thought we would never get this house!" Robert teased.

"Well, it was pretty implausible at the time.  I mean, we were basically dirt poor and expecting our first child."

"The point is..." Robert said, cutting her off. "...I was right, and you were wrong."

Mya shrugged. "There's a first time for everything."

"I want to hear you say it."

"Fine!" Mya sighed. "You were right.  We got our dream house and now we can die in it.  Are you happy?"

Robert laughed. "Very.  Now let's go take a look inside."

And just like when Mya and Robert first arrived in Twinbrook, the Dennis's now had a new home of their own.  The only difference being, they now already had a family to share it with.

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Here is the >>LINK<< to the house again, in case anyone is interested.


I'm aware that according to the rules, you are *supposed* to move out the non-heir as soon as they reach YA... but I'm not doing that for now.  I really want to get Sybil and Hayley on their way (properly) and make sure they are all set up before moving out.  I'm controlling, what can I say?


I brought back a character from my previous legacy (an EA NPC) and let me tell you, it was bitch to get him over to Twinbrook... not to mention set up his history for my current legacy. You shall see the fruits of my labor next chapter... ; ) 

As usual, here are the CLOSE-UP's!

~~Adamaris~~

She is Excitable and Easily Impressed.

~~Olive~~

She gained the Good Sense of Humor trait and her LTW is Perfect Mind, Perfect Body.

~~Sybil~~

She gained the Natural Cook trait, and her LTW is Celebrated Five-Star Chef. 


~~Snuffle~~

He is now a Computer Whiz, with strikingly green hair.