Last goodbye

Round 9: Days 41-45

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At Kristina and Alexandra's townhouse, Kristina has once again had to prepare a meal for the headmaster. Alexandra would really like to attend the private school her older siblings Justina and Lukas went to. Anyway, looks like Icarus Quincy enjoyed the steak!



Late that night, Kristina is awoken by Alexandra coughing from her bedroom. It doesn't sound good to Kristina, so she heads down to Kirby Market immediately.

She's heard that the Kirby family grows a certain variety of oranges, guaranteed to cure illness. Looks like they might be out of season though, because all Kristina can see are eggplants and capsicums. She'll have to take care of Alexandra the old-fashioned way - lots of bed rest.


Ha, it appears everyone is fighting back against that nasty landlord, even the local wildlife.

Alexandra is still sick but her mother has allowed her to use the downstairs computer, as long as she promises not to get up and walk around. She meets Leontine, her half-sister, in a chat room and learns a bit about her father. Kristina never talked about him much.

Oh, neither Kristina or Alexandra were expecting this! Kristina's last thoughts were of Alexandra. She hoped that either Justina or Lukas would take her in with their families.

Alexandra's cough seems to getting worse.

So her mother is dead and she's sick with an illness that seems to be worsening. There's not much for poor Alexandra to be happy about right now.

Another funny that didn't fit in anywhere else:

This was so sad and funny at the same time. Kristina invited one of her old dates, Harry, over for a booty call (yes, while her sick daughter was sleeping upstairs). She went outside and waited for him forever but he never showed up!

Notes:

• I use Realistic Sickness, so Alexandra is actually quite sick. I don't know if anyone has ever managed to kill their Sims with the Maxis flu but I used to send my Sims to school and work with it and they'd still get better. This sickness is much worse. You can cure it in all the usual ways (rest, comfort soup and orange juice) but if you don't do any of that, the Sim will die. Way back before I was blogging this neighbourhood and the Novaks were still in the trailer park, Justina actually contracted the flu and died. Kristina was able to plead with Grimmy and get her back but it was a scary moment for me anyway!
• Next round, Alexandra will move in with her big brother Lukas and his family. She'll still be sick, so I'll put her in Magdalena's room, seeing babies and toddlers can't get sick.