@Chrinne
THE BROKE FAMILY - DAY 4 - THE BABY ARRIVES
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The next morning, Dustin helped around the house. His mother was looking very pregnant these days, and his brother was being a little terror and making messes everywhere. Dustin also needed to tend his plants.
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And, his friend Megumi also seemed to be rather sad. Dustin had never asked Megumi why she needed to stay somewhere else for awhile, but he often heard her crying under the covers. He wondered what was wrong and tried to cheer her up.
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Dustin had a big day ahead of him, but before he left, he decided to look around his own neighborhood for some collectibles. Yes! Another frog and the frog breeding begins.
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When he returned to the house, it was 9:38 am, and his mother was having some pains...labor pains that is! But Brandi told Dustin to go about his day and not worry about her. It would be hours before she needed to head to the hospital. Plus, Megumi was there if she needed any help.
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And then I got this pop-up for Brandi from her deceased husband, Skip! No, Skip, Brandi is in labor and doesn't want to go to see any celebrities right now. Oh you were just trying to take her mind off the labor pains? Well, that isn't going to happen! Maybe you could "show up" and bring her to the hospital!
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Dustin decided to head to Willow Creek again. He was going to try his luck fishing and collecting. He recalled that there were a lot of items to collect there, and he needed to get some simoleons to finish up parts of the house.
He started off at the Willow Creek Library and practiced a bit of programing and hacked some funds.
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Another celebrity had also come to the library, Judith Ward, and she gave Dustin an autograph.
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Dustin was feeling pretty good about his day so far, and after freshening up, he went outside and started fishing and then collecting. He did quite well, and then headed to the market in Henford-on-Bagley to sell his items. What a haul!
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Before he headed home, he went into the Gnome's Arms Pub to grab some chips and autonomously ordered a drink. What the heck, Dustin? You're supposed to be saving funds, not spending them. Sheesh! Another sim who was in the pub wasn't too happy seeing an under-age Dustin at the bar drinking, and Dustin figured it was time to go.
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Dustin decided to return home early to see if his Mom was alright. He wasn't quite sure what to expect because she hadn't called him during the day. He might have a new sibling waiting for him when he got home.
But such was not the case, and his Mom was still there, but when he arrived, she told him that she was heading to the hospital now.
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Dustin looked around the plot of land, and suddenly was overwhelmed with sadness. He had so hoped that the house would be finished before his Mom gave birth, but that was not the case. He slowly walked over to his father's grave and started crying. (Note: Dustin had a mood swing - Time To Wear Black).
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Dustin: "Dad...I miss you so much...I am trying so hard, but I don't know if I can get this house finished. And...and the new baby is on the way, Dad..."
Dustin wished his father would return to them, even as a ghost. He didn't care. He just needed to see him again.
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(Note: There was an option to make a sugar skull offering, which Dustin had none of, and this pop-up came up. What does it mean? It's kind of scary.)
Dustin decided that while his Mom was at the hospital, he would order some items to at least finish one room of the house. The bathroom.
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And when his Mom returned with his baby brother swaddled in a blanket, the bathroom was finished. It even had a door and a window! And, he got a pop-up from his friend, Candy Behr, that she wanted to come over. Sure. Maybe she had heard he had a new brother.
Dustin's little brother Beau was not happy about meeting their new sibling and started fussing. Dustin quickly picked him up and started twirling him around playfully. That seemed to help.
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Dustin then gently picked up his new baby brother, whom his mother had named Skippy. Had Dustin been so tiny once? As Dustin looked at his new brother, Skippy smiled at him and Dustin felt his eyes well up in tears as he thought of his father.
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He then went over to Candy. They chatted for awhile and he told her how his father had passed and how they ended up here. Candy then told him a bit about her background. She told him that even though she was a young adult now, that when she was a teen, her grandmother had passed and Candy had been the one responsible for looking after her sister, Yuki and herself. Candy told him that some days it had been so hard and she had felt like the weight of the world was on her shoulders, but that she had somehow made it through. Candy told Dustin that he would make it through, too.
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Dustin felt determined now, and knew that if Candy could make it in supporting her family as a teen, so could he. Candy also told him about a place called Evergreen Harbor and how she had gone there when she was a teen and found a lot of items in the dumpsters. Dustin smiled and thanked her and knew that is where he would go tomorrow.
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Notes:
In TS2, the unborn Baby Broke had no name, so I just named him Skippy, after his father.
