The Valentine Legacy

The Valentine Legacy - Chapter 5

2007-11-29T14:19:00.000-08:00

Previously, on the Valentine Legacy...

Derek, Meredith and Preston went to college and all three of them graduated, making Temperance a permaplat sim. Derek romanced every girl in sight and went back home to start the Bachelor Challenge. Meredith fell in love with a very nice man named Alec, and she changed her aspiration to Family before they got engaged and she graduated with honors. Preston graduated with honors after getting engaged to his college sweetheart Melissa, and is now back home waiting to start the A to Z adoption challenge.

And now, let's see what happens back at the Valentine Manor!

This is adult Meredith. Pretty, isn't she? She looks a lot like her mom, and I love her style, very undead-chic.

The first autonomous action of Meredith's was to run to Lestat's grave and mourn his death. They were very close, and she was devastated to see her old pal wasn't there to welcome her back home. She also promised him she'll try to kill Joe for him, but I chose to ignore that one.

Okay, Mer? You have dogs, we don't need you making wolf friends. We really, really don't.

I see you've finally noticed Lestat's spam. Vik is not as evil as his father, but he's getting there. And Mer is determined to help him.

Post-makeover Alec is having a nice chat with Joe.

"You're so lucky he's dead, son. He tried to kill me countless times, and I know he'd have done the same to you. Keep an eye on Viktor though, in case he follows his footsteps."

Oh, Joe. You're never gonna get over him, are you?

This is the new house. Nice, isn't it? Joe brought in some cash, and they're all working, so we could afford windows and everything! That's a first in Valentine Manor, it's very, very exciting.

And soon it was time for our not-so-little Meredith to marry her Alec!

All together now: Awwwwww!

May you two be very happy and give me some vampire heiresses to work with. Because I just realized Mer has 50% of #4 skin genes, and Alec has #4 skin, so I made my life a bit harder there when it comes to the genetic part of this Legacy.

The whole family was there cheering for our golden couple, even Melissa. Except for Preston and Joe, who look like they wanna tell me something.

In the middle of the wedding, Angie started glowing! And I caught it on picture! I'm proud of myself.

Aww, look at her! The third generation of the doglacy is here! I named her Elizabeth, to continue with the Vampire theme and all.

Cute little Lizzie, I hope you inherit some of your mother and grandmother's weird genes.

And now, back to the wedding!

They look so happy, don't they? Aww.

Tempe was thrilled (deep inside, as always) to have her three kids home again. They talked for a very long time, and she really had a hard time letting the boys go.

Congratulations on the great party! Now, get back from the honeymoon soon so we can start working on that heiress, okay?

Here he is, the new HeirSpouse. Well, aren't you a cutie pie, Alec. He dreams of being chief of staff, so I guess he won't be helping me get another job reward. Seems to me like the Valentine girls like their doctors quite a lot.

And here's CopMeredith! Go get those meanies, Mer!

We didn't have much room in the house, so we had to say goodbye to Angelique. But Preston bought her, so she'll be in good hands. By the way, Pres, you need some new clothes.

Alec is cute and smart, but he's not famous for his table manners.

And Mer has been working out a lot lately, a law enforcement woman needs to stay in shape!

*lullabye*

Looks like the third generation is on the way! Vampire genes, please, please do show up.

Well, look who's taking after his dad! Yes, that's Joe's side he's sitting on. And yes, he did wait till Tempe went to bed.

Mer can't hide her surprise when she woke up with a very cute belly. Third generation, here we come!

Well, well, well. Look who's handsome even as an elder! Congratulations, Joe, that's what I call growing up well!

And you know, if Lestat hasn't gotten you yet, he probably never will.

"Must protect the heiress... must not let Alec in... must protect Meredith..."

Aww, Lestie flashback. Alec came home from his night shift and found the couch ready for him to sleep on.

It's showtime!

*crosses fingers* VampireVampireVampireOnlyOneOnlyOneOnlyOne

And of course, I didn't get any of my wishes. For Mer gave birth to twins, and none of them had the Vampire skintone.

Meet Christina Valentine, who has one of the cutest baby sim faces I've ever seen. She has her mom's custom hair and her dad's brown eyes. Such a cutie she is. And she's named after Dr. Christina Yang, who is a very cool namesake.

And this is her brother George Valentine, named after the recently not-so-cool Dr. George O'Malley. Georgie has his dad's red hair and his mom's bright green eyes.

So, in short, my reward for being a nice simmer was a labor resulting in two spares. Great.

Because I think (correct me if I'm wrong) that the vampire skin tone, being custom, is dominant, so Chris having the #4 maxis skin would mean she has no vampire skin genes, and so she wouldn't be a suitable heiress if I want the skin tone to get to the 10th gen.

Oh, well, there's time for more babies. *crosses fingers again*

And now, as a see-you-soon gift, I present you Elizabeth, the weirdest and scariest looking dog to inhabit the house so far. Make me proud, Lizzie, and be as evil as you look.

And that was all for the 5th chapter of the legacy!

Will Chris and George grow up to be cute? Will Mer and Alec give me a vampire heiress? Will Viktor plot the murder of Alec as his father did with Joe? Will I go insane in this overcrowded house? Will I ever get tired of naming babies after Grey's Anatomy characters? Will I regret not naming Meredith after my absolutely favorite character (Addison Montgomery) if I never get a suitable heiress?

The answers, as always, in the next chapter of the Valentine Legacy!

The Valentine Legacy - Chapter 4

2007-11-20T03:19:00.000-08:00

Previously, on The Valentine Legacy...

Tempe the founder became an elder, and Lestat the dog founder fetched his last stick. Tempe and Joe had a third child, a boy named Preston, and he joined his siblings Meredith and Derek in college after he turned into a teen.

Let's see what's new with them!

Here we can see Derek as a young adult. Handsome, isn't he? He's a romance sims and wants to woohoo 20 different sims in his lifetime. He wasn't really all that interested in college, but he heard it's a good place to meet chicks, and he knows his mom's lifetime want is to graduate three children from college, so he's doing an effort.

Derek's twin Meredith looks a lot like her mom now that she's a young adult. She's not only pretty but also very smart and knowledge-focused, and wants to be a mad scientist someday. She's not too nice and can get a bit too competitive at times, but she's happy to be here and can't wait to start with his classes.

And last but not least, we have the youngest Valentine boy, Preston. He looks a lot like his dad, and also has the same aspiration: Fortune. He wants to be a business tycoon someday, and is in college hoping to get a head start on his first job, bringing him closer to his lifetime want.

And after the introductions, let's see how our kiddies did in college!

This is basically all Mer does when she's not studying or in class. She's a bit of a couch potato, but we love her anyway.

And this is all Der does, sweep girls of their feet.

"Yeah baby, I'm a spare, I'll be motherloded into a mansion where I can live the lazy life and just spend my time taking care of girls like you."

Oh, Derek, I'm not that kind of simmer. You have a challenge waiting for you *evil laughter*

The only purpose of this pic is to let everyone see my girl's fangs. They're small and the pic is not great, but there they are! My true vampire heiress. Oh, Meredith, how I love you, you lazy mean vamp.

Seriously? The first fire in this legacy and you are the one cooking? Seriously!? Go study cooking, Meredith, before I change the rules and make this a patriarchy.

This picture illustrates the true personalities of our boys. Derek the Stepford husband, and Preston who eats like a pig. Look at their kitchen at any random time of the day and the image will be similar to this one.

Mer is good at the school cheer, and Der agrees with me.

"Gerbis, gerbis, goooo gerbis!"

Well, you're halfway through freshman year. How was it? All As? Very very good! Now we only have to work on not taking exams on your pjs and we're all set. Except you, Der. You can wear those PJs all day long if you want. You've earnt it, you 8 body points boy, you.

Ooh Melissa, could you be the first thing to come between our boys? They both have two lightning bolts for her, and she seems to be equally interested in both of them.

Man, at least I care enough to take a shower before talking to her.

Don't be mean, Derek, you have a bunch of other girls waiting for you anyway.

Yo. Melissa, was it? Listen, if you hurt any of my brothers, I will hit you upside the head with a torpedo. And it will be *this* big!

Nice job, Mer. We'll be lucky if she ever comes back again.

Congratulations, my pretties! Two Cs for the boys and an A- for Mer. Very nice, Meredith! And you guys should study more and think about Melissa after the assignments are done. By the way, Preston? Nice job with the casual clothes. Your siblings are having a harder time with that.

Vampires are people too, and like people, they need to get their butts off the couch from time to time and get back in shape. Mer was not happy about this.

Well, looks like young Preston managed to charm Mel! Let's just hope Der doesn't take it too hard...

Oh, well, he's too busy charming the nice policewoman, Nerissa. Gotta love romance sims.

And look at that! Preston got his first kiss, how sweet is that? The younger sibling gets ahead of the rest when it comes to romancing the opposite sex, it seems.

There are two things Derek Valentine likes to the point of being obsessed: cleaning and pizza. Yes, that's a pizza in his hands, and yes, that's another one next to the mailbox. And yes, there are many others inside. The guy brings a new one home every five minutes *sigh*

Congratulations! You're half-way through sophomore year! The boys got As and Mer got a C. And apparently Preston decided wearing jammies was more comfortable than casual clothes. Wait.. where's Derek?

He went out to get a pizza.

*sigh*

After his pepperoni fix, Der gave his "friend" Nerissa a call, and had his very first kiss. Maybe he's not a true romance sim after all, he seems to really be into Nerissa.

Or not, whatever.

And where's Meredith while her brothers get lucky, you ask?

Why, being stalked by a cow, of course! Between class, studying and fighting mascots, Mer doesn't have time for boys.

Oh my God! Derek! Nooooo!

I really thought it was the end of Derek when I saw everything caught fire, including his leg.

Thankfully, SuperMer was there and fixed the disaster. Have I told you how much I love you lately, Meredith?

Welcome to your junior year! Der got a B, Mer got an A- and Preston got an A. Nice job! Also, they re-rolled aspirations and Der rolled romance again, so I guess it is his true aspiration after all. Mer and Preston are both Family sims now, Mer wants to celebrate her golden anniversary and Preston dreams of becoming captain hero.

And this is Alec, the first guy to ever like our Mer. Being mean does have its bad things after all, and she tends to scare people away. But not Alec. We love Alec.

All right Der! One down, 19 to go!

Hmm.. Der? That's not even your professor, you know.
Shh, just one more before I get 5 make-outs.
Oh, I see. True love. Moving.

How were your grades this time? Der got a B, Mer got a B- and Preston got a B. It could be better, but they're doing fine. And no jammies this time! I'm so proud of my babies.

Well, look at that! Someone has Alec wrapped around her little finger! Her face is not showing disgust, by the way. She was just coughing because of the flu. Because there's nothing hotter than a sick vampire wearing her jammies.

But our Alec didn't mind one bit, and they shared their first kiss that same night. Aww, my little girl is growing up! And yes, that's Derek looking at them. She can be a bit stalkerish sometimes.

Way to go, Alec, bonding with the twin! These two love their housework, and they're happy to have each other to share it. Keep in mind Alec doesn't live with them, he just chooses to join Derek in his cleaning sprees.

All right, senior year, here we come! Der got a C and Mer and Preston got As. No jammies either. Very nice, my pretties, very nice.

And here's the Valentine Greek house! Nice, isn't it? We're quite proud of it.

Mascot fight! Note Stepford Der watching it all from his beloved kitchen.

Congratulations! We're done! The twins got As, and Preston got a C. Very nice indeed. Now, let's get this over with so we can go back home.

The boys love living together, they have so much fun. I think I'm gonna let them share a house back in Rosenberg Fjord.

Unless someone has other plans... Preston? Why are you wearing formal clothes? What are you planning? Preston?

Melissa Whatsyourlastname, I love you and I know I can't offer you many things since I'm the second spare and I've been hearing rumors about some kind of adoption challenge. But I truly love you, so.. will you marry me?

I'd say that's a yes. I guess Der will have to get used to living alone.

All right, it's party time!

Meredith Valentine, heiress extraordinaire, knowledge freshman and family graduate, got herself a fine summa cum laude diploma. Very nice! Now, let's party!

Proud mom Tempe came to the party and had a blast with her kids. Preston is a bit jealous of his sister, but he'll get over it.

College sweethearts Alec and Meredith, they are cute as buttons. I love them both.

Alec, as you know, I'm the heiress, which means I have to go back home and give birth to the next generation of Valentine vampires. I can offer you years of childrearing, telepathic dogs o'doom, living with the in-laws and hopefully being led to your grave by the hula girls. How does that sound? Will you marry me?

And for some reason, the guy said yes.

The party was great, and Mer was ready to go home and begin the next generation!

But before we say goodbye, let me show you the boys' graduation pictures:

Derek Valentine, ladies' man and romancer extraordinaire, who graduated without honors but did better than I was expecting. He will now go back home to face the challenge I have ready for him. Derek Valentine will become the first Bachelor in Rosenberg Fjord!

And last but not least, Preston Valentine, fortune sophomore and family graduate. Also summa cum laude, and making us all very proud. Preston will now take a cab to go back to Rosenberg Fjord, where he will start the A to Z adoption challenge!

And that is all for now. Will Mer and Alec live a happy life? Will Viktor hate Alec as much as Lestat hated Joe? Will Tempe and Joe like their son-in-law? Will the boys be able to complete their challenges?

Tune in for the answers!

The Valentine Legacy - Chapter 3

2007-11-14T12:20:00.000-08:00

Welcome back to the Valentine Manor! In the last chapter of this legacy, our 2nd generation children Derek and Meredith were accepted into private school, Lestat was about to become a father (and still hated Joe's guts) and Temperance and Joe were anxiously awaiting their third child. Let's see what's new with the Valentines!

On their first day in private school, Der & Mer (hee) brought home their first A+. Tempe was thrilled (deep inside) and the nanny ran to tell Pancho the Parrot about the great news. The family was proud of its younger members.

With Tempe on maternity leave and not having to work so many hours now that he's the chief of staff (funny how the sim world works), Joe decided to paint his wife's portrait. While she was posing, Tempe rubbed her belly every few minutes with a proud look on her face, it was very sweet, really, I can't believe she was a vampire sometimes.

That night, Selene the green dog gave birth to the second generation of the petgacy, and Lestat proudly introduced his puppies, Claudia and Viktor.
"And someone forgot to take a picture"
Hey, I'm only human. Be thankful for me noticing she was shiny and stop whining.

And the next morning, when everyone was out...

"Not again!!"
Come on Tempie, you can do it! Give me a single baby this time, please.
"Argh!"

And so Preston the Other Spare was born, and named after Preston Burke, from Grey's Anatomy. No, I'm not obsessed at all, why do you ask?

"It's a boy, Daddy, I'm still the heiress!"
Mer couldn't be happier to see we had a Preston and not a Prestona.

And here's the only pic of baby Preston, taken on his birthday. He has brown hair like Joe and Tempe's skintone and eyes.

And here we have toddler Preston! Very cute, he looks a lot like his brother.

That night, Selene was put up for adoption, which broke everyone's heart, but was necessary. Two adults, two kids, a toddler, a dog and two puppies are enough for me. Plus, Derek or Preston will adopt her when they have their own place.

Preston loves Viktor dearly, and Vik loves him back. Which is good, cause he's gonna be the dogHeir. Nanny is not so crazy about our non-housebroken puppies, though.

Happy birthday, Der & Mer! Only a few hours till you're in college and my eye can stop twitching with this crowded house!

Teen Derek! I think he's quite cute, if I may say so myself, and he's a romance sim, which I don't really think suits him. Well, there's always junior year, right?

And teen Meredith! Looking more undead than Temperance herself, but very pretty. She's gonna be a great heiress as a knowledge sim, and I'm very glad because Joe and Tempe are having fertility issues again.

And it's birthday time again! The last family moment before our Heiress and Spare #1 leave for college.

Well, aren't you a cute little spare!

But Der, Mer and Preston weren't the only Valentines who grew up that night...

Well, Lestat, the salt&pepper look really does suit you, doesn't it?
"Must. Kill. Joe."
Ahh, still the same old Lestie, I see.

Meredith is spoiling Preston rotten. She knows there aren't gonna be any more children and now that the older two are away, she's always hugging Preston.

"Hey Mr.Principal, remember me?"
"*shudder* I do indeed. The vamp...kid. The kid is in."

Look at you, little Preston! Looking smart! And Joe... nice pecs.

Vik really is Lestat's son, isn't he? Guarding Preston's bed while he's in school. He doesn't hate anyone, though.

"Hello, even weirder dog! I shall call you Angelique!"
Selene's green genes didn't show in either Claudia or Vik, so I decided to make the genes even weirder for the next generation.

Preston also did great in private school, and this time Tempe didn't hide her pride.

Look who's back! And with money! Mr.Kiks and I decided to buy Claudia because she's the next best thing to the real Lestat.

"Is he still there, son?"
"Yes, daddy, don't look yet"
*growl* "I don't have much time left, and you're going down with me!"
"I'm so scared, Preston."

And look! Lestat's gonna be a grandpa!

A few days later, Preston's birthday came up and she blew the candles, ready to become a teen.

Whoah! That's one undead-looking sim! He rolled fortune, like his dad.

And, while I was busy taking this picture, something happened that will, I'm sure, break everyone's hearts...

Nooo! Not Lestat! I love Lestat! Take Joe instead!

Ahem... sorry about that Joe, I got a bit carried away.

Good bye, Lestat, the possessed dog o'doom. You didn't get to kill Joe, but I'm sure you'll have a blast haunting him forever. You were the best dog there ever was, and you will be missed.

And then it was time for Tempe to blow the candles on her first birthday cake.

Looking good! I'd kill to look like that when I'm her age.

And so, Preston's big day came and he got into the taxi that would drive him to college.

What will Vik's puppies look like? Will the trio graduate and bring the perma plat status to their mother? Will Joe be scared to death by Lestat's ghost?

The answers, as always, on the next chapter of the Valentine Legacy!

The Valentine Legacy - Chapter 2

2007-11-08T12:30:00.000-08:00

Welcome back! Last time we saw each other, Tempe the reformed Vampire had just given birth to twins, starting the second generation of this legacy. Let's see how that worked out, shall we?

This is Derek Valentine, the first born. He's a boy, which means he's a spare, and has his dad's brown hair and his mom's skintone and eyes. Isn't he cute?

The youngest twin, and the heiress at the moment, is Meredith Valentine. She also has her mom's eyes and skintone, but her eyebrows are blond. Why? I have no idea. Freak of nature, that one.

The day after the twins were born, Joe got a promotion and became a chief of staff at the local hospital, which made us all very proud. It was his lifetime want, so he's now a permaplat sim. Way to go, Joey!

With his promotion came a raise on his paycheck, and with it a second level in the house. Still unfurnished, but it's a start, right? And I think the house looks very nice.

That same day, the Valentines received a very important visitor.. Kiks herself! They were thrilled to meet me, and I had fun with them. And with their drumset. Mr.Kiks and I don't have one, and my simself seems to like the drums quite a lot.

Here you can see our favorite ex-vampire using Joe's medical thingamaling.

"We're losing him! Joe, I need help! Code blue, code BLUE!"
"Have you been drinking his fake blood again?"
"Uh.. no?"
"*sigh*"

Let me introduce you to our newest family member, Selene the freak... I mean, the doggie. She's Lestat's girlfriend, and she loves Joe.
"That may be because they're both doofuses"
Lestat, be nice.

And soon it was birthday time in the Valentine Manor.

Happy birthday, Derek! Your mom is thrilled... deep inside. I guess.

And happy birthday to you too, Mer! I hope you're cute, because you are the heiress after all.

Let's see how our twinnies turned out...

Derek, you are a cutie. Just like your namesake. Look at that itty bitty mohawk! I could eat those little undead cheeks!

And cute little Meredith, too! Very good, very good!

Lestat, you are a softie, you know that?
I'm not!
Are too!
I'm not! *purr*
"I wuv you Lestie!"

"Uh.. sir? Permission to pick up the baby?"
*growl*
"Sir? Please?"
Step away from the kid. Now.
"Sir, yes, sir!"
"Lestie kill, Lestie kill! Yay!"

Joe is terrified of the dog. I love Lestat, he's so badass.

Dontcha worry, widdle Meredith, I won't let that dumbass get near you. No I won't, no I wont. Who's the princess' favorite doggy? Who is it?
Uh.. Les?
Ahem.. As I was saying, I will bite your head off if you try to cuddle me again. Understood?
Nice try, Lestie. Nice try.

That glitch cracks me up. Beware of the radiactive sleep-walking baby o'doom!

"Okay Derek, here's the thing. We must NOT let them order another baby, okay?"
"Potty!"
"Listen to me, you stupid pawn! If they have another girl, there's a chance I will not be heiress!"
"Mama!"
"*headpalm* Just stay here and don't let them woohoo. Understood?"
"Poo!"
"*sigh*"

Have I mentioned Meredith has a whooping total of ONE nice bar? No? Well, she's a mini Lestat, lemme tell ya. Scary, scary kid.

Kid. Step away from my food. I dislike males with a fierce passion.
"Teddy!"
Step. Away.
"Poo!"
Oh, for crying out loud!

Notice Joe who sees the thing and tries to go unnoticed, happy not to be the one being hated for once.

"Doggy!"

Derek loves Selene. And Selene loves him back. They're very sweet together.

And... it's birthday time again!

"And this is how we blow the candles, son"
"Potty!"

Happy birthday, my twinnies! I will not miss twin toddler years.

Wanna see how they turned out? So do I.

Here's Derek, still cute.

And here's Meredith, also cute. Whee!

At this point, I have to say Joe and Tempe have been trying for a baby everyday since they turned toddlers, and still no luck. First time I see fertility problems in the sim world.

Derek and Meredith are very good friends now that they're kids. May be because they're both equally mean.

See? They're so cute, you can feel the brother-sister bond.

And here's the happy family! Still no luck with the baby, by the way. I'm starting to think Meredith's plan is actually working.

"Hello Mr.Headmaster. I'm Meredith Valentine, the heiress."
"Damn, you're scary!"
"Excuse me?"
"Uh.. never mind. Can I see your mother or father, please?"

"Hello Mr.Headmaster."
"Oh, God!"
"Is something wrong?"
"Noo.. listen, the kids are in, just don't bite me, okay?"
"Hey! I don't do that anymore!"

And that same night...

Oh, Lestat. You are a male after all.

Look at them! All cute and ready to go to private school! I'm so proud of them.

"Remember what I said, Derek. Let me do the talking. We don't want people thinking I'm as dumb as you are. Understood?"
"Poo!"
"Okay, that's not cute anymore."

And finally, after many, many days of trying...

Whee!
"Oh, finally!"
I know!

And here ends our second chapter! The third one will be ready soon. Will Lestat finally eat Joe alive? Will Tempe have a boy or a girl? Will Lestat and Selene's puppies inherit her mother's green fun or her father's hatred of males? Stay tuned for the answers!

The Valentine Legacy - Chapter 1

2007-11-01T05:46:00.000-07:00

Welcome everyone to the Valentine Legacy, tehkiks' first try at a sims 2 legacy. First, let me introduce our founder, Temperance Valentine.

(Excuse the crappy photo quality, I'm new at this)

She is a Family sim with a lifetime want to graduate three kids from college. Shouldn't be too hard. Tempe is also a reformed vampire. Yeah, really, she is. But after hundreds of years of fights with her father, the vampire lord, because he said Tempe's family aspiration wasn't appropriate for the princess of darkness, she decided to run away, got herself exorcised and became a "normal" young lady.

Almost normal, anyway.

She may look scarily pale, and she may have this huge scar across her left eyebrow, and yeah, maybe those stains are there because she used to drink blood, but come on, she doesn't look all that bad! So she moved into a huge empty lot in a seemingly nice neighborhood and suddenly, she heard a familiar sound: Lestat, her beloved possesed dog o'doom!

"Whew's my widdle sweet doggy!?"
*evil growl and death stare*
"Aww there he is!"

Ahem. Anyway, Lestat is almost as scary looking at Tempie, but he's actually very cute. When he's not growling at people, that is.

So, Tempie moved in and bought the basic stuff a single girl needs to start a new life with her beloved dog.

"Hmm. Kiks?"
Yes, sweetums?
"I used to live in a castle you know. This is a bit below my standards"
You also were undead and drank people's blood for lunch.
"Fair enough"

Okay then, back to our story.

Tempe found herself a job as a recruit and soon after that the welcome wagon arrived, carrying a very sweet guy called Joe Carr. Tempe and Joe hit it off right away, and soon Joe started talking about taking their friendship to the next level.

"So, Temperance, honey, what do you think about a bit of kissin' on that nice couch you got over there?"
"Why, Joe, I don't know what that kissing thing is supposed to be, but I feel our relationship is becoming stronger already."

That's the thing with vampires, you know. They know how to use their fangs, but their lips.. well, not so much. Anyway, Joe found her pale, scarred face charming and couldn't help but show her a bit of the Joe lovin' to try and sweep her off her feet.

Joe happened to find the feel of her shoulders against his hands pretty irresistible, and he thought he'd found the woman for him.

*low growl* "Crush away, pumpkin, but try to get in my bed and I'll bite your head off"
"Did you hear that?"
"Oh yeah, honey, that's my possesed dog o'doom, Lestat. He's telepathic, you see."
"Charming"

To Lestat's displeasure, Joe finally managed to introduce our girl to the fine art of kissing, and that night, of course, Tempe dreamed of him. But she wasn't the only one thinking of Joe that night at the Valentine Manor.

"Come get her, Joey boy. I dare ya."

I think he needs a girlfriend. Anyway, morning came and with it came Tempe's first day of work. When she came back, and before calling her sweetie, she worked out for a bit to try and get that coveted promotion.

Tempe charmed Joe with her fun work anecdotes and tasty grilled cheese sandwiches, and soon enough Tempe noticed something had changed.

"Honey, something weird's coming out of your head"
"They're hearts, darling, you have me wrapped around your finger"
"Hearts.. pump.. blood.."
"Wha..?"
"Oh, sorry. I don't do that anymore, I promise."
"Okay.."

Oh, Joe. I love you already. Luckily for him, Lestie was at work, or we'd have seen some serious sim hearts there.

It only took a few hours for Tempe to fall in love with Joe, and so she got down on one knee and proposed to him.

*growl* "This is my engagement present for you. Pee! Mwahahaha!"
"Babe, your dog kinda freaks me out"
"Oh, don't be silly, Lestie's a sweetie. And look, his blood-injected eyes match his blood-red collar!"
"Yeah, Joe, come pet me, I'll show you what else can be that color"

And so Temperance Valentine and Joe Carr became Mr and Mrs Valentine, in a private ceremony shared with Lestat the telepathic dog o'doom and a wolf. That's what I call smooth beginnings.

Joe moved in with 10,000 and a bunch of expensive objects, which made me love him even more. Here's his luggage:

And here's the house with the help of the new resident:

Joe is a Fortune sim with a lifetime want of becoming Chief of Staff, and who only needs another promotion to become PermaPlat. Tempe does have good taste, doesn't she? And here's our Joe after his make over:

Even though they're now married, Lestat refuses to let Joe share the marital bed with Tempe.

But that didn't stop our hero from sweet-talking his wife into sharing a bit of intimate time while the dog o'doom was at work.

Why, yes. That IS a burglar choosing the moment our newlyweds decided to have some fun to break into their house. And the guard dog isn't home.

Luckily for them, nothing was stolen, and they got 500 for helping catch the burglar. And soon enough the results of that night started showing...

You look miserable, Temps.
"I always do. The undead look, you know."
Right. My bad.

The days went by, Lestat tried to maul Joe a couple of times, and one night, while Joe was in the shower...

"Joeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"

Yep, Tempie was going to become a mommy to a new generation of bloodthirsty-looking sims. And what's better than one bloodthirsty-looking baby?

Why, two bloodthirsty-looking babies, of course!

"I'll call you Meredith and Derek, because the voice in my head told me so"
"Lestat?"
"No, honey, the other voice"
"Oh, Jesus"
"Not Jesus, no. Derek. D-E-R-E-K"

After Meredith Grey and Dr.McDreamy, of course. Oh, and in case you haven't noticed, Tempe's namesake is the one and only Temperance Brennan, aka Bones.

And here ends our first chapter, with the birth of our first heiress, Meredith Valentine, and our first spare, Derek Valentine.

The Valentine Legacy - Introduction

2007-11-01T05:15:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I've decided to start a Legacy, with three twists:

1. It's a Matriarchy, but heiresses can marry if they roll the want. Only if they do roll it, though.

2. Only girls with Temperance (the founder)'s skin tone can be heiresses. This is because I want them all to look like bloodthirsty vampires, and because I like the idea of a genetic legacy thing.

3. Triplets and quads are a possibility. Because I'm too lazy to go and turn them off.

That is all, the rest of the rules are the ones in the original Legacy Rules. I'm pretty excited about this, and can't wait to see how far I get!