Take Me To The Moon 2.4: Changing of the Guard

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Maddi was getting older, and just didn't have the energy she used to, but her granddaughter Cassandra kept her active.

Cassandra had her dad's bright blue eyes, her father and grandfather's small eye size, and maybe her dad's nose.  She also inherited her mother's evil trait.  

 However, she was closest to her Grandma Maddi, who was always patient and kind, and always fun.

 Cassandra and Maddi even shared Barnaby's old room; Barnaby was staying in Beatrice's old room, and Beatrice and Brad were in the master suite.

 Having a grandma who was a comedian and a gourmet cook was really fun!

It helped make up for having a mom who unpredictably made people feel like dirt.




Even Hermione, even-tempered and quiet, couldn't avoid Beatrice's wrath.

 Beatrice and Brad somehow continued to be, for the most part, happy together.

Beatrice seemed downright sweet most of the time when she was with Brad.

And so, for  a long time, it seemed like everyone was going to continue to be happy at the Tesla house.  Then, one day as Maddi was cooking, she suddenly stopped and grabbed the kitchen counter.

She fell to the floor. 

And finally, collapsed.

Beatrice came over to see if her mother had finally died.

 Barnaby began crying huge tears.

Soon it became obvious that they were in the presence of death.

Beatrice, thinking that now she would have to do a lot more work around the house, told the Grim Reaper he was making a mistake.

When that approach seemed fruitless, she tried turning on the charm. 

But very quickly got put in her place, as a mere mortal.

But she quickly regained her composure.  While everyone else seemed beside themselves with shock and grief, Beatrice calmly smiled at death, waiting to see if he had the nerve to cross her.

Even though Hermione had known Maddi the least, she was still sad to see her go.  Everyone who knew Maddi, loved her.

 Cassandra was at school, and the family had not told her yet, so Barnaby was the most heart-broken.

That afternoon, Maddi's best friend, Reagan, called and asked if she could come over, after she heard the news.

Beatrice gave her a thumbs down for being such a goody-goody.  

Reagan had come to pay her respects to Maddi, though, and she walked straight out to the grave and began to mourn her friend. 

Later that afternoon, Cassandra returned from school and was happily playing on the monkey bars.

But when she realized her grandma was gone, she was also very sad, and stood at her grave for over an hour, remembering Maddi. 

Brad came home from work and went straight to bed.

He was very saddened by his mother-in-law's death.

Maddi Tesla, "She spent her life bringing smiles to others, especially Micah"

Notes:

• Sims 4 allows the player to write an epitaph on the gravestone of the deceased.
• Barnaby grieved for 2 days.  He called the sadness hotline, cried in out in his bed, moped at work, and was completely heartbroken, but nothing stopped the sorrow for him.
• Cassandra was at school when Maddi died.  In the future, I would use the option to bring sim children home from school so they wouldn't miss the event.  No one was able to give Cassandra the news (it wasn't an interaction; I thought it would be), but when she went to the tombstone, then she knew.
• Hermione and Brad, who had not known Maddi long, grieved for 11 hours.
• Beatrice did not grieve; in fact, the sadness of others made her giddy.  She talked with the grim reaper, called him on the phone later, and also chatted with him online.  I wondered if Barnaby had pleaded for Maddi's life, if she would have been spared.