The fires are all out and this child isn't hurt, but she wanted to be carried out of the house anyway.
This can be frightening work, but it gives Spring a sense of purpose.
Olive gets a little scared sometimes, hearing him talk about things that happen on the job.
"Promise me you'll always stay as safe as possible," she asks of him.
The job is dangerous, there's no disputing that, but he goes into burning buildings armed with protective gear and the training to deal with their hazards. Only the nastiest of emergencies has him feeling any significant anxiety over his own safety. It's other people he has to worry about.
Mech's fishtank. Spring is fighting a fire in the kitchen, and I'm over here looking at this.
After what felt like a long engagement, family and friends finally gather for Olive and Spring's wedding.
Weddings in Monte Vista are all about location, not attire.
Most of the guests refuse to take a seat, or scatter all over the colossal, labyrinthine lot. So much for the nice chapel-thing on this venue being good for weddings. I could have forced everyone's butts into pews with pose player, but ain't nobody got time for that.
With no living relatives of his own to feel tied to, Spring takes Olive's last name.
So, Spring Whitfield.
This is Silvano Enmity, a local cat burglar. He and Jill Marchesi have a bunch of kids, one of them being Suzetta, but they have yet to get married. He's here as a friend of Molly's.
Silvano cries like a baby during the ceremonial kiss, so maybe there are wedding bells in Jill's future after all.
Spring's friend and coworker Martino, still ill-fated in love, cries too.
Apollo made it to town just in time for the wedding. Zab instantly notices her brother's dramatic influence on Polly's new clothing style.
Holland offers well-wishes and gifts. He and his twin are in frequent contact, but she can't remember if his on again, off again relationship with Suzetta is currently on or off.
While Holland tried to see other people and put their teen romance behind him, Suzetta did nothing but obsess over how to get him back. She'd give him his space, she promised, and so he took her back, but she pushed for more, so they broke up, so she cried and apologized, and guilt-tripped, and the cycle repeated about four times before Olive got confused.
Apparently Suzetta and Holland are "on" again.
Even as she shares a romantic dance with her new husband, Olive can't help staring at them, as if waiting for them to start a big argument. They've already been seen yelling at each other in public places.
Apollo updates Molly on her adventures.
She's now engaged to Zag Ziggfield, and will be traveling with him and his band from now on.
Apollo is staying the night with her family before she hits the road again.
Her old room is now unavailable, so she'll sleep in what was Holland's.
While Olive and Spring retreat to their room for some much needed privacy, Dysen plays video games with the adult kids he doesn't see as much.
Holland glances at his father and sister's outfits. "So did we all decide independently to wear purple, or what is this?"
Holland can't stop himself from doing some cleaning before he leaves.
As a younger sim Molly dreamed of acquiring worldwide fame as an artist. That never quite happened, since most of her artistic energy was thrown into criminal activity, but now that she's retired she has more time on her hands. Some of her latest work has attracted the interest of a collector in Champs Les Sims, so the family goes there to deliver a fresh batch of Molly's paintings.
For Molly, this is a dream come true.
She is paid handsomely, and then has three days on her work visa to enjoy the town.
Geographically, this town is much closer to Monte Vista than most other places a sim can go, so there are some similarities. And differences.
The household newlyweds came along as well, though do their best to avoid Olive's parents. While Dysen and Molly check out the art museum, Olive and Spring taste wine at the most famous nectary in the world.
The art museum here is many times the size of the one in Monte Vista. Molly is thrilled.
Dysen is a little less thrilled about the current theming of the museum. He's already visited Shang Simla, and he doesn't need to be reminded of that near death experience.
Molly is inspired to start some new pieces. The market square provides a relaxing atmosphere in which to paint.
This shop has lots of gnomes, but we've got dozens of gnomes at home already.
Hon hon hon baguette.
Champs Les Sims portion sizes leave much to be desired.
France is for romance, and there's plenty of it going on before the family returns home.
Molly is hoping this means grandchildren soon.
Olive and Spring are just as active at home as they were on their honeymoon.
Though Olive is having fun with her job, and actually looks forward to returning to work.
Spring responds to an earthquake emergency. The Lombardi manor was not quite up to code, and parts of it began to collapse on its inhabitants.
Spring has rescued an impressive number of sims from various disasters, most but not all involving fire. City Hall rewards his service and dedication with an award ceremony, much to his embarrassment.
This is the family's third "key to the city". Reggie and Lela also received them.
Grim has come to take the house's oldest cat.
"Could you maybe just... not do this?" Molly strides up to the reaper and attempts to bargain.
"I collect perfect cats," Grim's reasons for cat-thieving bring up more questions than answers, but before Molly can voice any of them, the deadly specter is gone in a puff of smoke.
The cat is gone too.
One cat left.
Trilobite has been an elder for a while, so it's only a matter of time before there are zero cats.
Whether or not the family will tolerate there being zero cats remains to be seen.
Spring responds to a fire at the Enmity residence. Silvano and Jill ended up getting married.
Kicking down doors is not Spring's favorite part of the job, but it is awesome.
Elenora Enmity, one of Suzetta's younger sisters, has to be convinced to run.
The fire station could really use a second Woo Woo, so in his spare time Spring has been trying to fix up this old junker and return it to active duty.
He painted it orange because that's his favorite color.
Careful you don't find yourself on a pinup calendar, Spring.
Molly finds Dysen howling angrily in the kitchen.
"Dyse... what's the matter?"
"It's this damn torte!" he rages. "I followed the recipe exactly, but it's not as good as my Dad's! It never will be!"
Molly pulls him into a comforting hug. "Are you sure you're not just misremembering what it tasted like?" Potato and Truffle Torte has always been Dysen's favorite, but he has always preferred his father's 'perfect' version to anything he can get in a restaurant. Carlos died when the twins were just babies, though, and memories fade with time.
"No," Dysen sulks. "I have werewolf senses. I remember what it tasted like."
A better sense of smell doesn't mean a better memory, she thinks, but she lets it go.
Instead, Molly strokes her husband currently black hair. "Forget about it, my love. Let's go out tonight."
Dysen and Molly are still semi-regulars at Danza, dancing their nights away under the blur of a fog machine and a whirl of expensive cocktails.
"Do you remember all the clubs in Starlight Shores?" Molly sighs wistfully.
Dysen chuckles. He's in a better mood now. "How could I forget?"
"We weren't old enough to get into most of them. Such a shame..."
Dysen nods his agreement. There were so many reasons not to leave Monte Vista, but their minds occasionally drift away to the what ifs and the what might have beens.
Bubbles soothe the pain.
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Etc.: Yet another wedding where I let everyone show up in their casual-wear.
For anyone who is curious, Olive's trait breakdown is Good, Excitable, Natural Born Performer, Social Butterfly, Friendly, and Family-Oriented. She used to have the Lucky trait, but I used points to change it because... it doesn't fit. Her birthday cake even caught fire despite having the trait.
I always hoped Molly would get more opportunities to sell her own art, because it's what she'd have wanted. The France thing was the first opportunity she got in a long time so I felt I had to take it.
Silvano is a copy of Sheridan Enmity, from the long completed Foster Enmity legacy.
