Pick'N'Mix Mods for The Sims 2

Late Winter

Prologue

At the municipal care home, the "problem cases" were being discussed, prior to long term solutions being found. There were only two cases this season.

Case 1 - The Lamberts: Nobody knew where Deangelo "Deano" Lambert and his younger sister, Teona "Ona" Lambert, originally came from - the care home where their records had been having burnt down in suspicious circumstances. But everyone agreed Deano was trouble and would amount to nothing - having been arrested for theft, possession and boosting and still a juvenile. His sister, not yet a teen, was beginning to be influenced by her brother. Everyone also agreed it was in her best interests if they were separated - plans to find her a good foster home were in progress. And Deano would be found a place in a half-way house, until he was no longer the city's problem.

Case 2 - The deMorgans: Sophia-Grace "Sophia-Grace" deMorgan and her younger sister, Charlotte "Lottie" deMorgan, were less of a conundrum, but no less of a problem. Their parents and grand-parents had all died in a helicopter crash on the way to a high-society wedding. Unfortunately, the deMorgans were living well beyond their means, and, after all the debts had been cleared, the two young girls were left penniless and placed with foster parents. Sophia-Grace was beginning to show signs of mental instability and still hankered after the good life. Consequently, still a juvenile, she had been arrested for soliciting and had had at least one abortion. The sisters were currently in care together, but, for her best interests, Lottie would be found a nice foster home. If necessary, Sophia-Grace would be institutionalized, otherwise she would also be placed in a half-way house - the deMorgan girls would also be separated.

Deano and Sophia-Grace hated each other the moment they passed in the corridor of the care-home. They clearly had nothing in common, and, in normal circumstances, their paths would never have crossed. In her eyes, he was a slovenly low-life, obviously uneducated and unintelligent, and clearly not fit to hold her shadow. In his eyes, she was a stuck-up, prissy brat, too proud to accept she was no longer "daddy's little princess" and too self-important to adapt to the harsh realities of her current circumstances. Which only goes to show how wrong first impressions can be!

Lottie and Ona, on the other hand, were instant BFFs, forming a lifetime bond in seconds as only little girls can do. They were rarely out of each other's company, playing over days with anthropomorphic toys to complex social interaction rules that they didn't need to elucidate and only they understood. Or they'd just simply sit for hours combing, plaiting and braiding each other's hair.

Sophia-Grace and Lottie shared a room, but regulations stated that Deano and Ona could not and, consequently, their rooms were on different floors. The connecting doors between the girls' floor and the boys' floor were locked between 8pm and 8am. But Ona had difficulty sleeping alone and was frequently found snuggled in with Lottie.

Deano and Sophia-Grace did have one thing in common - under no circumstances would they be separated from their younger sibling ...

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