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[tinygoat]

when you invite bae over and she brings her grandma along

[northern-angel]

Grunt Household round 1

General Buzz Grunt

Aspiration: Popularity/Knowledge

LTW: Become The Law

Job: General (Military Level 10)

OTH: Sports

ACR Preference: Straight

Tank Grunt

Aspiration: Popularity/???

LTW: Become General

Job: Paintball Attendent (Military Teen Level 1)

OTH: Sports

ACR Preference: Straight

Ripp Grunt

Aspiration: Romance/???

LTW: Become Rock God

Job: Gas Station Attendent (Slacker Teen Level 2)

OTH: Music & Dance

ACR Preference: Bisexual

Buck Grunt

Aspiration: Grow Up

LTW: Undecided

OTH: Arts & Crafts

The General rises before first light to make his boys a nutrious breakfast, quite possibly the only act of good parenting he has ever performed.

Buck knows bed check will immeadiately follow breakfast.

Ripp knows, but doesn’t care.

Seems somewhat unsafe to be cooking with searing hot oil whilst barechested, but what do I know.

Just another uncomfortable family meal conducted in absolute silence.

The General is in the air.

Ripp’s grades are improving, but not quickly enough to escape the General’s wrath.

Meanwhile Tank gets straight A+s.

He gets on with earning that charisma point he needs for a promotion at work.

Ripp rocks out on his keyboard. he would prefer a guitar but he takes what he can get.

Homework is be completed before the General returns home.

Buck also gets straight A+s, not the General ever notices.

Time for another silent family meal.

Ripp: You want ME to help YOU with YOUR Homework? Are you sure?

Tank needs another couple of body skill points for his scholarship.

Learn to Study completed.

And Ripp tucks his baby brother in.

Whilst the General learns more ways in which to stay in top shape, he isn’t letting his fitness slip even if he is riding a desk these days.

The next day the General has an important decision to make.

I chose...wisely.

Ripp seems so unhappy about getting that A+.

Tank also has an important choice to make at work.

His payout isn’t so large though.

A damn fine woman wanders past, maybe she likes a man in uniform.

She knows what’s up with those idiot peace loving hippies.

And she doesn’t care about the General’s bad reputation. Shame she’s married (but for how much longer...)

Tank comes home with a promotion to Recruit Training Corps, alas he doesn’t have time to get another one.

He warns his work colleague about those weird Aliens down the street.

And then it’s back on the obstacle course to get that last body skill point.

Buck: Do you ever feel like our family is two different jigsaws that got mixed up into the same box?

Ripp: Beams with pride

Yay! Sports! Yay!

Ripp lives eternally in hope that his family will recognise his talent.

Tank checks on the status of his schloarships.

He’s managed to get two, which will help him out when he heads off to uni tomorrow.

The General does some spying stargazing from their rebuilt tower.

Isn’t it fine? I borrowed it from @jodeliejodelie​‘s Grunt makeover.

So very proud of this build, even if it takes forever for them to get up and down!

The next morning Tank takes care of breakfast, as the General was up late scaling ladders.

Ripp takes care of the fish before heading out to school.

Once home from school, Tank says goodbye to the fish.

And then he says goodbye to his childhood, whilst there’s no one around to see him being sentimental.

And he’s away to University.

Ripp returns from work as an Overachieving Convenience Store Clerk. He’s pretty pissed Tank’s not around to have it rubbed in his face.

Buck grows up quietly in the downstairs bathroom, things are going pretty well for him.

Aspiration: Family/???

LTW: Have 4 Pets reach the Top Career Level (it’s almost a pet stylist...)

A quick makeover and he goes to pose on the swings.

Ripp takes him out to 88 Road to Nowhere to celebrate and do some bonding.

Nothing makes stronger bonds than making a fool of yourself at kareoke!

And then some photos to commemorate the evening. And that’s it for the Grunts.

[meetmetotheriver]

Tessa hums to herself while squeezing lemons and adding liberal amounts of sugar. A teenager in a green shirt heads in her direction. "Hey, kiddo. I'm thirsty - these for sale?" "Why, yes, naturally! You shan't be disappointed, good sir, in Ramirez's Fine Limonade! The best in all of Bluewater Village, no doubt!" The boy laughs. "Okay, okay, well, you've got me. How much?" "That will be §10, please." "Pricey. Better be worth it, kid!"

[meetmetotheriver]

Meanwhile, at Ramirez's Fine Furniture. Checo is lucky and finds a very solid employee in Ivy Copur. In fact, he's so pleased with her he almost immediately promotes her to manager.

[meetmetotheriver]

First up: Electronics Supercenter. Malcolm needs some good employees around to do the more menial tasks, so that he can focus on making great sales. Once he's got this place in proper shape, he won't need to come in and check on it more than maybe once a week, but for now, it really needs to be kept a close eye on. Especially after that stupid music store showed up, which is stealing some of his stereo sales.