There Are Things That A Plumbot or Simbot Are Useful For

Sophie got home, to find there'd been a few developments around the place. Gone were Blaine, J1NX1E, S0NNY EM and BL4IN3. They'd had a bit of a chat and decided that 8 Sims - be they Fae, human, IF and Bots - was a little too much.

Besides, they'd seen how Sophie was around Andrea, and realised that someone must move out to let him in and start the next generation.

They couldn't agree on who should sacrifice their comfy position....
... so they all left, en masse.

This left a house of females only, who had to survive without a male presence for the first time ever. And it was tough. Especially when dealing with the beehive.

Poor Sophie got stung badly, because the bees had been terribly neglected, starved and overflowing with honey.

See? This is where Plumbots and Simbots come in handy. Their metal bodies are resistant to bee stings!

Still sore from the stings, Sophie retired to bed. Pat, as her unofficial 'protector' joined her in doll form. Just to make sure that those nasty bees couldn't get to her!

Aww, he DOES have a nice side after all! I just wish he'd show it a little more often.

He still finds it fit to insult her at every opportunity, no matter how nice she is to him. Especially when he breaks the hot tub without any good reason.

Pat: Wasn't me.
Sophie: Aw c'mon, there was nobody else near there.
Pat: Ness was outside.
Sophie: Yeah, playing on the water slide ... with Hespa.

Pat: Urgh, that goody two shoes. Hate her already.
Sophie: At least she's doing something around the house and not being a royal pain in the butt.
Pat: Blah.
Sophie: Besides, what were you doing there in the first place? You know, once you got wet, you'd have a hard time drying out.
Pat: Because I wanted to.

It was true, Hespa wanted to get a job, since the income had dropped considerably from Blaine's pension. So she scoured the local paper to see what they had on offer. One of her wishes was to join the Business career, making coffees. Well.... it's a start! She also wanted to enrol in college, but first things first!

Shannon was mighty proud of her adopted daughter. Even though the atmosphere was still a little awkward between them.

Shannon: I'm so happy you're fitting in here.
Hespa: Um.... thanks.... aren't you going to answer your phone?
Shannon: Meh, it can wait.
Hespa: No, seriously, you really should answer your phone. It could be important!

Oh god, how I hate that Loner trait. It makes relationships REALLY difficult indeedy. The only one that Hespa truly trusted, was Nessa.

Plus, since the Bots were no longer around to keep house, and everyone else was so busy, it was time to bring Bonehilda back.

Much to Hespa's dismay and horror.
Especially when she walked into her bedroom to chat online.

Poor Hespa couldn't get out of the room fast enough!

To calm her nerves - and keep out of the way of Boney - she decided to fix the hot tub.

Another good reason why Pat despises her so much. She's making him look bad (not that he had any problems in that area!)

EDIT:

I realised I couldn't move Andrea in if there was a full house of 8 Sims, so I decided to move all the Bots together. That way they'll be all together.

Chapter Sixty - Never Mind Fembots, There's An Invasion of Elderbots!!!

I should have used these pics in the last update, but there was so many, and they were mixed up a little.
So here goes....

Bored with windsurfing, Hannah decided to come home and watch her kid sister playing with the peg box.

Bonehilda then bombards her with plates of food!!
But chooses to ignore the hungry cries of a toddler.

Typical.
I think she's a little afraid of them. She keeps lining up the action to pick them up.... but then drops it almost immediately.

Whilst Hannah is stuffing herself silly, William passes out cold on the kitchen floor!

This action is duly ignored by everyone, since they're too busy learning new skills and playing with their IF dolls.

There's an announcement that there's a formal dance at the school, so Wills had better be prepared.

Gathering up his last remaining threads of strength, he drags himself upstairs to pick out a decent enough outfit.

What he's wearing there ... is his grocery store 'uniform'.

O-kay.

Because Sea Foam is his favourite colour, I decided that he should at least wear a little of that in his formal wear. So I chose the waistcoat as a starting point.

Handsome laddie huh?

And then. THIS happens.
Blaine, for some obscure reason, decides to return home.
But..... there's something different about it.

He's an ELDER SIM!!
Never mind the notorious Fembots!! We've got an Elderbot in the house!

Thing is, he walks like a Simbot. Even makes the noises of a Simbot.

But he looks like a Sim!!

And his appetite has changed. Long gone was the passion for chomping down on scrap metal.
The first thing he does .... is make himself a snow cone!!!
Guess this must be a new style of Simbot that's coming out. A little like Andrew from Bicentennial Man. Metal inside, but has the appearance of a real life Sim?

Forgive me, I'm rambling here.

William seizes the opportunity here.
Immediately he defers all toddler duty over to Blaine whilst he gets some sleep!

 Tantrums and potty training here we come!!!

Chapter Forty Three - Stand - Off

Meet Blaine, the newest member of the Powers family.
He is fairly low maintenance, however I've already spotted a major flaw here.

His traits are:
Brave
Commitment Issues
Hydrophobic
Heavy Sleeper
Lucky

His favourites are:
Colour: Blue
Music: Songwriter
Food: Potato and Truffle Torte (he's got expensive tastes)

His Lifetime Wish
To be a Firefighter Super Hero.

NOW can you see the flaw?
He is terrified of water and unfortunately, working as a firefighter, that means he has got to handle ...
.... yep you got it ....
... water!!

Not only that, there's a pool at the back of their house.
Let's hope that he's nothing like the suicidal servos from Sims 2 and decides to launch himself into the pool on random occasions!!!

Methinks he is magnetized and has a warp type metal too. Why? Because he rolled a wish to learn an Athletic skill, so I put him to work doing chin-ups. Firstly, he managed to merge himself into the frame. Then when he was done, he couldn't move from that area. I had to use move objects on to shift him away from that frame.

He is quite handy around the house, upgrading stuff.

Making full use of the inventing workbench.

There's no room for a bed for him, but he prefers to recharge his batteries whilst gently rocking himself to sleep.

He's taken quite a shine to William, although methinks Boney is a wee bit jealous.

Note the stand-off here?

What use are you? You're just a hunk of metal.
Yeah well, you need talk, you big bag of bones!!

Yep, the contempt between them is sparkling and crackling. It's going to be an interesting time in that household I can tell you!!

So,not to be outdone, Boney decides to grab an opportunity and spend some time playing with William whilst Blaine is busy elsewhere.

Oh and FINALLY, Shannon's mothering instinct kicks in as she finally wishes to teach William how to walk!!! Thank goodness for that!!!

Speaking of William, just check this angelic little face out!

And this was the kid that nearly ruined the party!!