Chapter 2.5 - Angelina

Journal Entry - Taking the Good with the Bad

Shiloh had a very hard time fulfilling her wants. As a result she was usually in a bad mood. Although, Zahara was definitely grouchier then Shiloh if pushed far enough she would get really upset too. She started kicking over the garbage can like Zahara did when she first became a teen. Her behavior was unacceptable though so I had a talk with her. I explained how she needed to act like an adult and accept the way things were. I made sure she knew that with time life would get better and easier and that seemed to help her some.



Shiloh made friends easier then Zahara did, probably because she's a little nicer to people. She meet Marina one afternoon when she walked by our home. The two of them became fast friends over a game of chess. It made me happy to see her laughing and smiling.



I always knew Shiloh struggled with our harsh conditions more then Zahara did. I often heard her tossing and turning in her sleep. I wanted to comfort her but knew if I did that would only make matters worse. She had to accept her life the way it was.

I thought Brad was starting to act fairly normal after Kobe reached the top of the service pet career until I saw him playing fetch with a werewolf that had glowing yellow eyes. It was then I realized Brad was lost to me. All the hard work he did to help out this neighborhood and taken it's toll on him. I knew it wouldn't be long before he'd be gone. I tried to spend as much time with him from then on as I could.


Shiloh always did her best to have fun however she could. I wanted to scold her for swinging on the fridge door but instead I had to laugh. Leave it to her to find a way to have fun with a fridge.


My new job was going about as bad as my first job had gone. I heard somewhere that if I kept all of my mood levels real high I'd get a larger boost for my job level when I left for work each day. I decided to try it. I ate dinner, used the bathroom, took a sponge bathe, danced with the girls a bit and meditated until the car pool came.


I actually started to get promotions much quicker after that. I was thrilled. For awhile there I thought I'd never reach the top of any career.

Much to my dislike Zahara adopted another cat. She named it Rose. I told her if she wanted to keep it she better find it a job and fast. A couple days later Zahara told me she got her a job in the show business pet career.


Zahara always picked on Shiloh. Everytime I turned around it seemed she was either poking her or giving her a noogie. I knew she was just having fun and so did Shiloh fortunately. They often laughed about Zahara's meanness together.

Zahara did make friends occasionally. It was best if she just hung out with them instead of trying to pull pranks on them like her father did in college with Devon. Melissa (right) had stopped by a few times but Pink (left) was a new face.

*Pink's from Sim Swap. She started the Tamworth and Jacobs families for Swap and is/was writing her own apo story(ies).


One day I brought a co-worker home with me. She wanted to meet Brad and thank him for the surplus of food he brought back to the neighborhood. I was very proud of what he had done. I only wished I would have had more time with him while we were both young.


The past could not be changed though. One night while the girls and I were downstairs eating dinner Brad past away. None of us realized what was happening, if we had all three of us would have been at his side.

*Stupid me for not having him meditate outside away from the house. Stupid! Stupid!


When we heard Rose meowing loudly I went to check it out. When I got upstairs and saw the urn on the floor it broke my heart.

I looked over at the random lady that had been playing chess with Brad just before he past away and screamed at her to get out. I never wanted to see her again. The least she could have done was come and get the girls and I so we could say our goodbyes.

*Shame on you, FF!


The girls responded to his death in different ways. Zahara actually showed her softer side and cried over his death while Shiloh kept busy with household chores pretending nothing happened.

I definitely thought Zahara handled his death better then Shiloh. Shiloh spent most of her life living in a fantasy world and soon that would have to stop. The girls would become adults in a few days and things would only get worse for them.


Zahara did struggle with her father's death, but she was more forthcoming with her emotions. I caught her taking her frustrations out on our bathroom sink with a wrench. I stopped her hand and held her tight. She cried some more and let all her pain out.



The night after Brad past away I had a dream he was standing next to me in bed cheering that his bed was still there. It was a very odd dream but I'd take many more like that if it meant I got to see him again, even if it was only in my dreams.



While Shiloh went around pretending nothing happened Zahara took all her frustrations out on Brad's urn. I wanted to smack her for destroying his urn, but I knew her emotions were getting the best of her like mine were with me. I tried to talk to her about everything that happened but she didn't want to listen. I was glad to know that she was at least dealing with her father's death unlike Shiloh. I really worried about her.


A neighbor that stopped by for a visit started to pick up the ashes to throw them out but put them back down. He left them in a pile of garbage so Zahara later picked them up and put them in the trash.

End Entry

*The next time I re-entered the lot the urn was right where it was before Zahara smashed it.



Journal Entry - Becoming a Mad Scientist

I could feel myself getting older but I wasn't ready to become an elder yet so I drank 3 glasses from the elixir of life bottle Brad brought home with him from college. I felt much younger after that and knew with just a little patience I could become a mad scientist before I turned old and gray.

I started getting promotions every day or every other day. Making sure I was in a good mood when leaving for work made a huge difference on whether I got a promotion or not.


I caught Rose sitting on the counter one day and was none to pleased. I called Zahara over and told her to get that thing off my counter. She picked her up and promised to keep a closer eye on her.


I swear people always stole our newspaper because they thought it was funny but one lady actually had the nerve to knock our garbage over. She's lucky I didn't see who did it.


I finally become a Theorist which was one level away from becoming a Mad Scientist. Never in my life did I think I'd do anything with science but I had a pretty good feeling this career path would help my family and neighborhood out quite a bit.


The girls moved past their father's death eventually and started enjoying being teenagers again. It wouldn't last long though because their birthdays were the next day.


Shiloh grew up first.


I liked the shirt and capri pants she found for herself.


Zahara grew up next.


Her outfit wasn't bad either. I could only hope the outfit I find for my elder years will be so nice.


Zahara grew up poorly and completely lost it. She started wigging out and even went so far as to put a face on the bag of flour we had stored under our counter and started referring to it as her baby.

The first few days of the girls adulthood were spent cheering Zahara up so she'd be herself again. Thank goodness Shiloh was there to take care of her when I went to work.


The thing that really got Zahara to snap out of it was Aaroc. Shiloh saw him walking by one day and greeted him. When Zahara saw him she instantly liked him. The two talked casually for awhile before the flirting began. I was relieved to see Zahara was feeling better. Aaroc wasn't able to stay very long though.


As Shiloh cleaned up a puddle Rose most likely put on the sidewalk, Rose came home from work with a promotion to the top of the show business pet career. I was glad to see Rose was of some use afterall.


I must admit when Grimmy came to take Kobe from us I was a bit sad. She had grown on me a bit in her old age. Maybe it was the fact Brad had cared for her so much and she made me feel a little bit closer to him when I was near her.


Zahara found a job in the military. I was concerned about her safety but she earned lots of body points her first week as an adult so she should be okay. Shiloh was still waiting for the 'right' job to show up before she started working.


There were a couple skill points I needed to get my final promotion so I put in as much time as I could towards earning them. Eventually, I had everything I needed so it was just a matter of time.


Shiloh spent most of her days doing yoga since she was still looking for the job she wanted. She could do some pretty impressive moves.

The next day after work I received my final promotion to Mad Scientist. I restored the knowledge of known technologies so they may be produced in the area again, as well as repairing the power grid enough to use these gizmos and gadgets in the house. I also had a breakthrough in technology, inventing something that mirrors elixir of life gained from the aliens.

*The last two sentences are mirrored from the rules.

I didn't realize until later Brad couldn't give gifts to Angelina before leaving college. Once I realized that I deleted the cell phone and energizer that she had received from him.

Well, I hope you enjoyed reading these two chapters. Sorry, if it was too long. I have a feeling the next chapter will be very short if that helps any.