New Ascadia Has Gained Another Citizen

[crown_of_antlers]

During the night Nerst sent out this broadcast:

"Engaer is now a father. Yanna has given birth to a baby girl named Rillisa."

Y'ffre and Azura help that little girl. Her mother is 100% unfit. Engaer might be a somewhat better parent, but he doesn't strike me as being as ready for the role as Aryc and the other married mers. When I moved the camera over to Yanna and Constance's home I saw little Rillisa lying on the ground outside the front door. Engaer was at work (not that he lives there. He still lives with Neloth), Constance was at school, and Yanna was...playing a guitar in the park.

At the end of the day Engaer was at Stonehenge Coffee chatting with someone on his Dwemer-made laptop and Yanna was at the tavern where she was still angry about Tureynul being unfaithful. Constance came home from school and brought Rillisa inside the house. She changed the baby's diaper, gave her a bottle, and cuddled Rillisa for a bit before placing the baby into the crib. Constance then did her homework before going to bed.


Thank goodness for Constance.



Someone needs to notify child services. Constance can't be expected to take care of Rillisa. She's still a kid herself. Incidentally, I noticed when I looked at Constance's relationship window that she considers Aeronwen her closest friend, which is a little sad since they haven't actually interacted all that often. Aeronwen, Neldor, Sarasvati and Thorinor all rank higher with Constance than Yanna, whom she lives with.

It still perplexes me that the game had Yanna have the next baby when there are quite a few married couples in the world. Sure, I can always use the Pregnancy Controller mod to make the married couples start having their children, but I want to hold off a while longer before doing that. If the game doesn't choose any of the couples, then I will indeed step in and use the mod, starting with Acacia and Darkfell so they can have their son.

Comments

[pasque]

Agh, Constance looks so depressed! Someone save both of them!

[crown_of_antlers]

If Aeronwen's household wasn't nearly full I would be tempted to built a little house for Constance on the property and invite her to live there. Unfortunately if they take in another person or pet they won't have enough slots left to have their twins.

[darth_eldritch]

Constance is a better mother than Yanna is!

Sarasvati: "We have to do something about this."

Yeah, that is a weird story progression. The game must be focused on drama.

[crown_of_antlers]

The game must be focused on drama.

It really looks that way. I like the game, but I see that it can't be given too much free reign, especially with established characters who we care about like the Elder Scrolls crew. Otherwise it takes them off in wild directions where the characters normally would not go.

[darth_eldritch]

Some of it is really OOC

Given Engaer's background, he would likely care very much what happens to his child. But, then we never expected him to get someone pregnant in the game, lol.

I've noticed in forums a lot of people play the game for that kind of stuff. And things like the 100 baby challenge.

[crown_of_antlers]

I've seen that as well. I realize there are indeed a portion of players who want to play through a detailed story and don't allow things to get too crazy, but that group doesn't put much of their content or experiences out there. Most of the content on YouTube or on forums are made by players who WANT their households to blow up.

[darth_eldritch]

OMG, one of these livestream 100 baby challenges just had a neglected child die. Fortunately the game is cartoonish enough that it isn't so distressing. But I don't want that happening in my game. Anyone make a mod where you can call CPS?

[crown_of_antlers]

Woah, I didn't know child neglect could go that far! I was under the impression that child services arrived and took the children away before things reached that point. I'll really need to keep an eye on Yanna's baby because I really doubt that she's going to be a decent parent.