The Squeaky Clean Legacy, 17.1: Looking for Love Part One

Whenwelastle+theSqueakyCleanLegacy,ourgenera8onNineheiress,ElaineGoodytwoshoes,wasabouttodepartforcollege.Elaineismorethanpreparedacademically,butshemaybeabittooidealis8canddreamy‐‐

‐‐asherGlindaTheGoodtransi8onsuggests.

Veryprac8cal.

Elaine:Idon’tthinkIlikeit.IthinkI’dlikesomethingmoreroman8c.

Almostnobodygetsagoodtransi8onouJit.That’sjustafactofEAlife.NausicaaisPleasure,andshewants50DreamDates,butthisdoesn’tsuither.

Asforstroppy,toughLenore‐‐

‐‐it’snotjustunsuitable.Itrequiresaspork,carefullyappliedtotheop8cnerves.

TheGenera8onNineclassofGoodygirlsisverysmall—justthethreeofthemandRegina,LySon’syoungerdaughter,whowasle+asplaceholder.OnceseSledintothedorms,thegirlswereabletochangetheirclothingforsomethingthatsuitedtheirpersonali8esbeSer.

Nausicaa’snewclothingandhairstylemaybeslightlydaring.

Bunhairedgirl:Iloveyourblouse!Wheredidyougetthat?

Lenoredefinitelyneededsomethingthatsuitshertough,prac8calpersonality,andasforElaine‐‐

Elaine:Iwantedsomethingpink.VerySqueakyClean.Elaine:ButIwantedsomethingroman8c.

Nausicaa:Ithinkitworks.

Elaine:*bweebweebweebweebwee*

Elaine:Hi,Regina!Thanksforle[ngmeintoGoodygirlssoquickly!I’mreadytomoveinrightnow,ifthat’sallrightwithyou.

Theothergirlshadabitof8metothrowapartyortwobeforetheywereacceptedtothesorority.

Andtheyreally,reallylikedtheirpar8es,too.

Butsoon,evenLenorewasaccepted,andhadmovedintoGoodygirls.

It’snicetoseethenextgenera8onseSlein,andtoseeElainemakeherselfathome.Goodygirlsfeelslikehomea+erallthis8me.Andshedoesfitin.Youonlyhavetolookather.

Elaine’sbrothersandtheotherboyshadalreadygonetocollege.YoumayrecognizeParsifal,whoconstantlytalksabouthowhispurityofheartgiveshimthestrengthoften.

ItwouldbehardtomistakeNausicaa’sbrotherTelemachusforanyoneelse.

Telemachus:It’sthefamilyresemblance.

LySon’sgrandsonAlberthasalsoarrivedatSimState.

FinallyjoinedbyElaine’sthirdbrother,Palomides,theloneFamilySiminElaine’sfamily.

A+erfresheningupabit—

___Thispictureisonlyincludedforthemaintenanceofnarra8vecon8nuity.

theytoosoonseSledintothedorms,awai8ngadmissiontotheSqueakyCleanboys’fraternity.

Gawaine,Elaine’soldestbrother,wasalreadythere,ofcourse.

Gawaine:Ofcourse.ThatisbecauseIamtheeldestandthefirstamongequalsinourknightlyband.

Ihopeyou’llbegoodatit.

BeforeIreturnyoutotheGoodytwoshoes,letmeincludeafewmoreintroduc8ons.Thesegentlemenare,contrarytoini8alappearances,Roman.

TheyaresoRomanthatWorthingMariuscansurvivethecamoouJit.VespasianCaesar’simperialbloodlinesshinethrough.Maybe.

TheyaresoRomanthatZaneMarius‐JacquetcantranscendbeinganadoptedchildofanadoptedchildofaLegacySimandaFrenchBluewaterVillagepre‐made,andDuodecimusMariuscantranscendtheGoopyouJit.

Letusnot,however,presscredibilitytoofar.

MarcusMarius,thesonofCassiusMariusandthesimselfofDe/Fireflower314,hasbeensenttoUniversityforasecond8me.Thisisaposi8vefiestaforaPopularitySimwholikestothrowlotsofpar8es.

ItisnearlyimpossibletotellRomansapartoncetheyareallwearingorange.

Theyarealsonotgooddancersatthispointin8me.EvenZanefeelscalledupontocommentonit,andZaneisexcep8onallyNice.Soafewportraitsmaybehelpful.

Marcusismysimself’sgrandson.Hebeganasatoddlerduringtherebuild,andhe’ssincebeensenttoUniversityagain.

DuodecimusisaFortuneSim,andtheresultofmanyMariusgentlemenandseveralsimselves,includingDe,DeniseAvidreader,Penguingirl,Orikes,andhismother,PurpleBunny.DonotworryaboutthefactthatMarcusishisseveral8mesgreatuncle.HeavenknowsIdon’t.

VespasianCaesarisadescendentofMarcellusCaesar,adirectimportfromBen/Blite27’s*TenCaesars*Legacy.HismotherisMeadowThayer,andperhapsthemostremarkablethingabouthimisthatheisanonlychild,whichwouldnothavebeenhismother’spreference.

Likehismother,andhisfather,Titus,VespasianisaFamilySim.

Worthing:Yay!Idon’thavetowearorange!

No,becauseitlookedhorribleonyou.

Lookinghorribleisnotanop8onforaRomanceSim.

Finally,roundingoutourselec8onofRomans,isZaneMarius‐Jacquet.ZaneisoriginallyfromPeasant007’sDevereaux Legacy,butlikehisfatherCassidy(formerlyVe8nari),hewasachildrefugee,anda+erhisadop8on,hedoesnotrememberanythingabouthistrauma8cpast.

Iwouldliketothinkhisuniquecombina8onofGrimReapergenes,adop8vealien,LegacySim,Roman,andpastrychefadop8vefatheristhekindofBrunswickstewwespecializeinaroundhere.

ThesegentlemenwillbereappearingthroughouttheUniversityyears.

Hopefully,thisgroupportraitwillservethedoublepurposeofreminderanddecora8veitem.

Last,butnotleast,theWeivtnasaelpteenshavebeensenttoUniversityaswell.AlexandraGothwassoeagertogetoutofthecabandenrollthatsheclearlydidnotgivemuchthoughttoherappearance.

Shewasjoinedbyeveryotherplayablechildorteen,includingLinusBurb.

BelleBroke:I’mkeepingthecoat.

Idon’tthinkDustyBrokethoughtsheandBellewouldeverbeabletocometocollege.She’sveryrelievedtobehere.

ThePleasanttwinsalsocametoSimState,thoughit’shardtoknowwhohadtheworstluckintransi8onclothing.

Lionel?

OrAngus?Yourchoice.

It’sprobablynotsurprisingthatAlexandraGoth,whorolledFamily,wasasquietandstudiousaYoungAdultasshewasachildandateen.

LinusBurbwasalsoworkinghardonthefirstday,preparingforaFortuneSim’sfutureinbuildingupFiveTopBusinesses,somethinghedidnotyetknowwasnever,evergoingtohappenforhim.

EvenLionelPleasantseSleddowntostudy.SimStatewouldbeachancetomakeafreshstart.

Somethingscarriedoverfromhighschool.Lionel’srela8onshipwithDionneDreamerwasoneofthem.

Unfortunately,thiswasanother.NothingwasenoughtomakethePleasantsgetalong.

DustyandBelleseemedtobestayingawayfromallofthis.

Angus:Whyisn’tDustyspeakingtome?You’res8llgoingoutwithLionel,forgoshsakes,andhe’sLIONEL.What’stheproblem?

Dionne:Idon’tknow.Idon’tpassnotesinschoolanymore.You’llhavetotalktoDustyyourself.

Angus:Hi,Dusty.DidImen8ontodaywhatatotaljerkLionelis?

Dusty:That’sENOUGH,Angus!IhavehadittoherewithyouandLionelandyourfamilydrama!

Dionne:Hi,guys!Anyonewanttoordera?...

...uh‐oh,I’mouSahere.Angus:Whyareyoumadatme?I’mtheniceone.He’salwaystheonewhohitsme!

Dusty:That’snottrue!

Dusty:You beat him up as much as he beats you up.  Maybe more.

Dusty:Lionel goes off and cries a<erwards.  Dionne’s seen him. 

Angus:ButDionne’ss8llgoingoutwithLionel!It’sallhisfault,andshedoesn’tevencare.She’shopingthey’llgetengaged,andhe’sthebadone!Whyissheokwithitandyou’renot?Dusty:Idon’tknow.That’sDionne’sbusiness,notmine.You’dhavetoaskher.ButmaybeI’dfeeldifferentlyaboutitifDaddyhadremarriedintoarichfamily.

Dusty:You don’t understand about this, Angus, but let me try and explain it to you.  Belle and I go to class all day, every day.  We work hard for our grades, and then we work hard every night.

Dusty:When I’m not at the library or wriFng term papers, I’m tending bar.

Dusty:A lot of the Fme that means bringing drinks to people who aren’t very nice in the hopes that at least they’ll be decent Fppers.

Dusty:While I’m doing that,  Belle’s working as a DJ.  Luckily, she was able to get a job in the same club, where I can make sure she’s ok.  She’s my baby sister and she’s almost too preJy for her own good.  I don’t want just any jerk to hit on her.

Angus:Notjustanyjerk,butarichjerkwouldbeallright?

Dusty:Youshutrightup.

Dusty:Yes, she did meet Houston while we were working, but I was there the whole Fme!  Houston’s rich, but he’s all right.  

Dusty:He’s very nice and has a good sense of humor, and Belle likes him!

Dusty:Well, she does!  

Dusty:BelleandIdon’twanttowasteouropportuni8es.We’regoingtoworkourgutsoutandmakeadecentfutureforourselves.

Dusty:Our Daddy gave us everything.  He’s never had anything to give and he gave it to us anyway.  He raised all of us all by himself in that junky liJle trailer.

Dusty:And he is not going to die poor.  Belle and I are geNng good jobs a<er college, and we’re geNng him and ScarleJ out of that trailer forever and making sure they never want for anything.

Dusty:While we’re talking about parents, your mother hates me.  She really, really hates me.  I don’t know what I did to make her mad, but she doesn’t look like a lady who wants to check what china paJern I registered for. 

Dusty:Look,Idon’twanttobemeantoyou,Angus,buteverybodywantstomoveonfromhighschool.You’retheonlyonewhowantstostaythere.EvenDionneandLionelhavenewplansnowthatthey’reincollege.

I’mnotsorrythatIusedtogosteadywithyou,butIdon’thave8meforthiskindofsoapoperaanymore.Ihaveotherfishtofry.

Angus:Dusty?

Dusty:No,Ireallymeantit.Unlessyou’replanningtostudy,work,andmoveonfromwhiningaboutLionel,Idon’thaveany8meforyou.

Belle:Aw,cheerup,Angus.Shedoesn’tmeanit.She’sjustreallybusy.

Angus:Itisn’tfair.I’mthegoodboy.I’mtheniceone.Everyoneknowsthat.Itisn’tfair.

OverattheGoodytwoshoesboys’house,GawainehasbeenextremelybusyasonlyaPopSimcanbe,pledgingtheotherboysandmovingtheminasquicklyashepossiblycan.

Gawaine:Obviously.I’mreally8redoflookinga+erthegardenallbymyself.

Itdoesn’thurtthathelovesmakingbestfriendsandpledgingpeople,andthatthismakeshimveryhappy.

Really,reallyhappy.

Gawaine:Welcometothefraternity,Palomides!It’sjustlikeouroldArmorybackhome,onlymoreso.Palomides:Meaningthatwe’reallknightsandyou’res8llincharge?Gawaine:Moreorless.

Noonewantstoadmitthisoutloud,butonereasonwhyGawaineistheleaderisbecauseheisaverygoodleader.

He’sgoodatge[ngpeopletojoininandgetalong.Some8mesthiscanbeeasy.

Palomides:Parsifal,didyouhearwhatTaffy’sbeenuptosinceyoule+home?

Palomides:Bwahhahhahhah!

Parsifal:Oh.I’maliSledisappointedinTaffy.

Gawaine:GoodytwoshoesFraternity,GawaineGoodytwoshoesspeaking.We’dbedelightedtopar8cipateinRagWeek.Willyouexcusemeforamoment,please?

Bunthorne:IwillNOTapologizetoParsifal.IwillNOT.

Gawaine:Yes,youwill.Wealllivehere,andyouwillbepoliteandrespecJultoeveryoneandlivebythehouserules,thesameaseveryoneelse.

Bunthorne:You’rejustfavoringhimbecausehe’syourbrother.

Gawaine:Youknowthatisn’ttrue.I’mdoingitbecauseit’sright.Apologize.

Bunthorne:OK,Percy,Iapologize,Iguess.

Parsifal:Iwouldpreferitifyoudidn’tcallmePercyjustyet.I’mPercytomybrothers.Andmyfriends.

Thatmaysoundharsh,butBunthornehasbeenreallymean,andnotjusttoParsifal.

Theycanbeavola8lecrewandittakessomeonelikeGawainetokeepthemtogether,func8oning,andhelpingoutthegirls.Callitego8sm,callitconfidence,callitwhateveryouwant.

ParsifalisalsoPopularity,andhemaybealotnicer,butthatnaturalpurityofhearthe’ssoproudofmeanshedoesn’talwaysno8cewhensomeoneistryingtocheathim.

Telemachus,likehisfatherUlysses,enjoysreadingandstudying.He’sagoodnaturedFamilySimplanningtogointoeduca8onandhegetsalongwithalmosteverybody.

Palomides:Justbecauseyou’reaFamilySimdoesn’tmeanyouhavetogetalongwitheverybody.

Andhow.PalomidesmayhaveasenseofhumorandhemaybeaFamilySim,buthedoesnotsufferfoolsgladlyandhedoesnotputupwithnonsense.He’sevenmoreannoyedwithBunthornethanParsifal.

Finally,Bunthornehastomakeapeaceofferingofcreampuffs.

Yes,he’sDeBeers’great‐grandsonandDG’sgrandson,andhelooksrathercreampuffyhimself.They’reahandsomefamily,buthe’ss8llac8nglikealiSlesnotbox.

Infact,theonlySiminthehousewhoreallylikesBunthornerightnowisStephan,oneoftheplaceholders,andthat’sprobablybecauseStephanisreallymean,too.Butfearnot:Gawainewillrideherdonallofthemun8ltheyareallfriends,whethertheylikeitornot.

Itdoesn’tmaSerwhotheyare:BinSims‐‐

Weivtnasaelpplayables‐‐

‐‐orRomans,Gawainegreetsallofthem,makesfriendswiththem,andsingle‐handedlypushestheGreekHousetozigguratstatus.

Bunthorne:HeprobablyistheBestKnightintheworldandfullofchivalryandstuff,butI’mnotgoingtoadmitit.

Palomidestakesabreakfromalltheknightlystufftofoolaroundinsomeleaves.

Palomides:Whee!

Gawaine’sforcedtointerruptrunningthelatesttogaparty.Gawaine:Palomides,didyourealizesomeonehastorakeallofthisup?YououghttobemorethoughJul.Weallhavetolivehere.Palomides:Irealizeit.Ijustdon’talwayscare.

Gawaineisveryneat,andifIdon’tstophim,hewillwanderaroundrakingleavesandcleaningthingsallthe8me.He’sagoodgardener,too,buthistalentsarerequiredelsewhere.

Thisiswheredelega8oncomesinhandy.

Bunthorne:GawainesaysIhavetoapologizetoyouagain,Parsifal.

Parsifal:Thatbringsyououtofthenega8venumbers.

Bymid‐semester,thingsarerunningwell.Everyoneishavingmorefun,andthey’reallfriends,atleastwithGawaine.

Palomideshasaso+spotforthefraternityWomrat,Saxe‐Coburg‐Gotha.

There’salsoapartynearlyeverynight.TheGoodygirls,especiallyElaine,areusuallyinvitedandintroducedtonewpeople.

Some8meawholehouseholdisinvitedandencouragedtojointheparty.Inthiscase,it’stheRomanboys.

Parsifal:YouinvitedaRomanceSimtoourpartytosocializewithoursister?ARomanceSimwhohasbeengoodfriendswithhersincechildhood?Idonotwishtocri8cize,butwasthataltogetherwise?PercywouldworryevenmoreifheknewWorthing’sLTW:20SimultaneousLovers.

Inthiscase,however,hisworryisunjus8fied.ElaineandWorthingwanttocon8nuetobebestfriends,butdespiteElaine’saSrac8ontoredhair,thatiswhereitstays.Fornow.

Gawainealsooverseestheproduc8onofportraitsforthehouse.

___Itisposi8velyweirdnotseeingCecilandLySon’sportraitsoverthereinthecorner.

Um,wait—thatlookslikeapictureofGawaine.Bigego?

Gawaine:Yes,butinthiscase,youboobedupwiththecamera.It’snotastatement.I’llpaintPalomidesagainlater.

Ifbytheendofthefirstsemester,thefraternityisn’tonebighappyfamily,atleasttheyarege[ngalongandhavingfunsocially.

Some,likeTelemachusandAlbert,areverygoodfriends.

Telemachus:Congratula8onsonge[ngontheDean’sList,Bunthorne!

Palomides:Congratula8onsonge[ngusthroughthefirstsemesterwithoutkillingusorle[nguskilleachother!

Onbalance,IthinkGawainedeservesamedal.

Elainedoesn’thavetodealwiththissortofthingamongherhousemates,whichenableshertogetonwithearningherflowermakingbadges.

Ofcourse,thisisboundtohappenonceinawhile.

Nausicaa:Whatdoyouthinkyou’redoing?Lenore:Ooops.Nausicaa:I’llletitgofornow,butdon’tdoitagain.

Haveyouneverheardtheexpression“curiositykilledthecow?”

Cow:Ithoughtitwascats.

Aroundhere?Nope.

No,it’sdefinitelycows.

Cow:O,pleasebemercifultobovines.

Lenore:Hmm.IrememberMomtoldmewhattodoaboutcows.Nowwhatwasitshetoldme?Oh,yes.

Lenore:Lockn’load,baby!

Pow,rightintheudders!

ShereallydoesremindmeofCarmillahere.Sniff.

Inaddi8ontoshoo8ngtheoccasionalcowintruder,Lenoreaddstothetoneoftheplacebypain8ngthehouseportraits.Allofthemtaketurns.

Ihaven’tseenthe“paintedaMasterpiece”iconinalong8me,ifever.

WiththeinfluenceoftheFallsemester,ElaineearnsherBronzeFlowermakingbadge‐‐

‐‐andisabletoturnheraSen8ontootherthings,suchasthrowingpar8es.

Regina:Notavailableforyourlist,RomanceBoy.

ZanespontaneouslydecidedtoflirtwithLenore,themomenthehadthechance.

Elaine:Sigh.Trueloveissoeasyforsomepeople.

Idon’tknowabouteasy,butthey’recertainlyinloveagain.

Elaine:I wonder when I’ll find True Love.  It’s taking forever.

Elaine:AngusPleasant!Palomides:Angus Pleasant? Angus:Thanksforinvi8ngme,Elaine.It’sswelltoseeyouagain.MayIofferyouabackrub?Elaine:Howsweet!

Angus:Itreallyisswelltoseeyouagain,Elaine.

To be continued. . .