Antonio Monty
Previously at Antonio Monty's: After Antonio tied the knot with Samantha Ottomas, their household became the biggest in Veronaville with 8 members! Their union did gather up a large enough stash of Simoleons to buy an Italian villa large enough to house everyone, plus a trip to Three Lakes for the newlyweds.
First things first: Everyone's has received their favourite colour tokens!
Samantha: Yellow
Antonio: Turqoise
Beatrice: Blue
Benedick: Red
Sharla: Purple
Thomas: Grey
Oscar: Red
Charlotte: White
With that part of administration done, I noticed Samantha was in The Mood. Luckily she and Antonio were both standing right next to the bed.
Charlotte meanwhile wanted to make friends with her step cousin Minola Monty. Time to invite the Roselands over for a Sunday family visit!
Minola accepts, while the other family members tend to their business.
At this point I realised that Samantha hasn't picked a Secondary Aspiration yet. Using my Aspiration Calculator, she rolled for Pleasure. Guess Samantha feels her job raising the young 'uns is almost done and she deserves to have a bit of fun on her own!
I also spent her other aspiration reward points - all focused on Pleasure because I think it seems fairly unlikely Samantha will go to work or get visits from the social worker or the stork anytime soon.
I also spent...
... the points of...
... the family members who are...
... at least in their teens...
... on stuff that might be useful for them.
Antonio's Eureka boost has helped him gain his next Logic skill point as well, and he craves more!
Thomas has also gained a body skill point - just as the Roselands arrived.
Followed by Beatrice gaining Creativity and Antonio's carpool arriving.
With the visitors in and Antonio out, it doesn't take long for Charlotte to reach friendship - and the competitive Charlotte then rolls wants to win games from Minola.
After losing Rock Paper Scissors to Minola, THIS particular want popped up however...
After lunch...
Beatrice hit the easel again...
... while Benedick made best friends with his aunt Bianca.
This time it was Oscar's turn to want to make friends with Minola.
While Sharla spent some quality time with her mother, Thomas got a skill point for charisma.
Thanks to him also having the Eureka skill, it didn't take long for him to get a second skill point.
Antonio got home from work.
While he beelined back to the chess board...
... Beatrice came to the realisation that she's losing her fit shape a bit...
After Beatrice sells her painting...
... someone sneaks off to the local cemetary!
It's Thomas, who wants to see a ghost!
Instead he got a Werewolf sighting there.
While killing time til the ghosts pop up, he talks and eventually makes friends with Quince Summerdream.
Eventually the ghosts do pop up - including grandma Dora!
Followed by a lightning strike that hits the grave...
... of Anthony Capp! (whose grave still has to be returned after they respawned back here for some reason)
Up next we got Consort's return...
... followed by his daughter Cordelia.
Funnily enough, the ghosts flew to the front side of the lot just to disappear, so after paying his respects to Dora...
... Thomas leaves to go back home.
Back home, it's age-up notification time! Looks like we got some birthdays coming up!
Mercutio, we don't have the time for a night downtown.
We got a party to throw!
The invitations are out...
... the guests are in...
... and soon the festivities can begin!
Oberon celebrates in his very special way.
For most however, the festivities entail cake and candles.
Beatrice is the first to blow them out.
She will leave for college as she still has a want for it.
Benedick is next.
He's off to college as well!
While leaving, I put out the statues given to Antonio and then deleted them to pay for their college.
The imminent students hadn't even driven off yet and lightning struck already!
Of course everyone who was outside already went to panic.
While Nora Zuimelhof grabbed the extinguisher to deal with the tree, lightning struck AGAIN.
Eventually it got all put out, only for things to get heated indoors instead, thanks to Bianca and Titania picking a fight.
Oberon went out to the hot tub - aaand lightning struck for the THIRD time.
The party score was still low, because technically nobody aged up - so it was up to Samantha to sacrifice 12-ish hours of her youth to boost up the party score by aging up instead.
The candles are blown out...
... and Samantha is young no more!
It was tempting to age April Hutchins up with her, but I decided not to do so yet...
Then the cops arrived - only to get out again immediately after.
It's a bit of a shame though that the emergencies stayed away - the lightning hit for the FOURTH time...
... and Bianca and Titania got into a fight!
Luckily enough nothing worse happened.
The party score was pretty good...
... and it didnt take long for everyone to go to bed.
Before we move to the next day, we'll have a look at Beatrice being dropped off at college...
Followed by Benedick!
Beatrice's partner Amar Larrea follows them and will live with them as well.
This makes him the final original teen townie in Veronaville to grow up.
The next morning...
Things are slowly starting up, with the kids watching TV...
... right before leaving for school and work...
... leaving Samantha and Maxx home alone.
She decides to go hit the Stratfor Strip to do some shopping...
... but before that she notices Peter...
It escalated quickly.
Samantha decides to blow off some steam by jumping on the couch in the game shop.
She then rolled a want to prank someone...
So why not an annoying ex?
Of course he reacted the petty way.
At last, time to do some clothes shopping.
Soo.. are you thinking what I'm thinking??
A bit of rural charm influenced by her Riverblossom Hills root, plus a touch of yellow to go with her favourite colour! Nice.
Of course we have to update her appearance as well.
As Samantha leaves back home, things escalate on the sidewalk - but eh, that's not Samantha's problem.
Back home it's time to do some household chores.
While she's doing so, the teens come home from school - and Thomas got notes to brag about!
This motivates him to apply for scholarships - and Thomas got one!
Then the twins come home - Oscar got some extra money there as well!
Charlotte even got an A+ outright!
Antonio also returned home and, what surprise, went to the chess table again. Oscar also grabbed the jumping rope.
Samantha cooked spaghetti for everyone!
During dinner we got the age-up notification once more!
Antonio meanwhile got a skill-up notification. And rolled a want to see a ghost, too.
Joining up with Thomas on a ghost hunting trip sounds like the right thing to do then!
Time to hit the cemetery once more!
Ghosts! Including Dora's!
Thomas got a scare! By the ghost of Forrest, the dormie who died in Mercutio's college years.
Thomas' bladder didn't make it - Antonio gave his step-son a lecture on bladder control.
Only to do the thing himself when he got scared by Dora!
Antonio's pride goes down and away...
The guys decide hitting home may be the best course of action...
Back home Sharla got a skill point for charisma!
And another one! While her mother watches some TV.
After a bitto she decides its' time to hit the hay once more.
Aaand of course.
A new dawn breaks.
Sharla cooks breakfast for the family.
While the Monty-Ottomas family enjoys some pancakes...
... Oscar finishes his homework...
... just in time for school!
Antonio and Samantha got all the quality time they need now...
... and...
... it doesn't take long...
... for the date...
... to go the naughty-naughty route.
Needless to say, they had a blast.
You know who also had a blast? Thomas, who got another A+... only to then walk in on his parents making out.
The two decided to end their date there.
Samantha then went on to arrange the bill - which are much higher now that she's living in a bigger house than she's ever done before in life.
Despite losing money to that, she still felt like more was available to spend - a brand new car it is!
Oscar and Charlotte are next to show off their report card to their mom.
Sharla then got a call from her friend Orlando Butler, while her siblings enjoy some TV
Right after 6pm Oscar starts glowing - it's time for him to grow into his teens.
I'll explain why I didn't throw a birthday party in a bitto...
But first let's see what aspiration and TOs Oscar has grown into - Using my Aspiration Calculator Oscar rolled to have the Pleasure aspiration!
Charlotte also got her growth spurt!
And I think she finally grew out of those chipmunk cheeks xD
Using the Aspiration Calculator, Charlotte rolled the Family aspiration.
Oscar rolled the want to have 50 dream dates...
... and Charlotte wants to have 6 grandchildren.
The reason I waited til after 6pm and let the twin age up automatically is because all the way back in round 1, I only played everyone for a day and didn't have anyone age... but Samantha's pregnancy was NOT paused, which makes them technically born one day too early. Giving them an extra day this way puts the record straight.
With all the kids in their teens it's also time for them to go out together.
While Samantha deals with prank calls...
... the others go on a walk to the Stratford Strip.
After they arrive there...
Oscar goes for the phone booth...
While Charlotte gets herself a new outfit with a bright white skirt.
After getting herself a new look and finally doing something new with her hair...
Oscar also commits the shopping spree - going for a nice red hoodie.
While Charlotte gets herself a phone of her own, Hal Capp confidence crashes while watching Mercutio Monty kiss Carla Monty intensely.
Oscar decides to go for the long hair, to kind of mask the fact his large cheekbones are matched with a really narrow jawline.
Time to go back home!
Back there I rolled for the twins' gender preferences - both of them are straight.
Meanwhile in the backyard Antonio is once more attracted to the chess set.
Samantha decided that won't be the case for long, however...
... and took him to a trip...
... all the way at the Spa downtown!
The first thing Samantha wants to do is to buy him a cup of coffee.
After enjoying their caffeine shots...
The two enjoy their time in the hot tub.
Matthew Picaso fell out of the dance sphere!
Let's give it a shot!
While Antonio hits the chess table, he rolls the want to gain a COOKING skill point... which he happens to need in order to be eligible for a promotion!
The sun is about to rise Downtown, so it's time to go...
... and return back home.
Antonio immediately hits the kitchen again...
... after which he goes for the cooking books. He gains a skill point before going to hit the hay.
Another morning hits.
The teens go to school once more.
Then Antonio's nephew walks by just at the same moment as Peter's enemy Demi Love... wouldn't it be funny if Samantha bonded about their mutual hatred of him and maybe make friends with her??
The fridge is empty however - and Mercutio isn't too appreciative of his uncle's outgoing behaviour while he's on his way out for grocery shopping.
At 5 Pentameter Parkway he found...
... Capps.
Several. Antonio was not amused by their presence on THEIR side of town.
After putting his frustrations aside, Antonio did what he intended to do and got the food.
After paying it off...
He got in a tussle with another Capp.
But hey at least he also got to butter up his ties...
... with the current and incoming heads of the Summerdreams right?
Back home Samantha started talking a bit with Demi Love (hey wasn't she just at the Parkway?)
Suddenly, Oscar does something.
The something causes him to lose hobby enthusiasm.
Not soon after the teens get home from school.
Two of them go and bring back their classmates!
Sharla is the first to start bonding with her classmate - she shows her family aspiration by talking about marriage already.
Oscar is more focused on regaining that lost fitness enthusiasm for now - and also getting fit in general!
Right as Charlotte got a call from her brother David, the aging notifications pop up once more - Sharla will have to commit to going to college or not within 24 hours while Antonio's grey years are crawling upon him.
Thomas still has set his mind on another grey person - his grandmother Dora.
Let's give the cemetery one more shot.
While going here the PIP popped up in the loading screen already - so I had to check who Carmen Patch got in a fight with THIS time.
Luckily Carmen rolled high enough...
... to survive both Regan and Edward this time.
After a burglar walks by...
... the first ghosts pop up - sadly they're all Capps - which means spotting Dora has to wait til next round.
Time to return to the rest of the Monty family.
Wouldn't it be fun if the teens went on a group outing Downtown together?
Probably - it's the final opportunity before Sharla grows up!
After Oscar has the opportunity to bond with Willow Chun over gross habits, while Sandy Kosmokos stares at them...
... the group crams themselves together in the clown car Samantha bought...
... and travels to a hip karaoke place downtown!
The group gathers...
... and Sharla is the first to enter the stage.
Despite having a fear, Charlotte goes next. Oscar meanwhile prefers to goof off and prank Sharla after her... mediocre performance.
As punishment he is forced to sing next.
Because there's only so much to do at the karaoke bar, the group decides to enter their clown car again...
... and try out the LuLu Lounge.
While everyone else tried the dance floor, Oscar beelined for the electrosphere...
... sadly everyone walked off again soon - they were all getting TIRED. So the group was ended.
At least everyone had a blast.
Time to get in the clown car once more...
... to go back home once and for all this round.
While some folks had some spare dinner Antonio cooked, Thomas was too sleepy to indulge.
Eventually everyone went to bed...
And once the sun rised once more, it was filled with the glimmer of the upcoming autumn season, beckoning us to end the post here.
Next time we'll see what Regan Capp and her family has been getting up to.
To be continued
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