The Arcana: A Legacy: 1.4 Mourning

Welcome back to the Arcana: A Legacy!

Last time, stuff happened, but it doesn't matter because we lost Mat and Su :(

With just one caretaker, the garden immediately falls into disrepair.

(Leo's still gardening)

Sage holds court over the Realm of the Dirty Plates

Sage: As Princess, I declare this realm...

Sage: Shall never see a dying grandpa or grandma again!

Sage: We will live forever!

We're still making some pretty terrible nectar here. By not going to France to get this thing, we failed to get all the nice fruits and such that are also there. I might have to bite the bullet and give it a try.

You would not believe the mourning in this house. After every single action, Affi, Leo, and Sage stop and wail. It's terrible to see.

Affinity: It's terrible to feel.

I know. I remember when my mommy died.

Affinity: Just so you know.

(She's still pretty)

I haunt the school in a way that would probably get me arrested in real life, but I've yet to see another child besides Sage. I'm not sure how good EA's Story Progression is a repopulating a neighborhood.

If you've ever wondered what Affinity would look like with Leo's body, here you go.

Leo: I miss Su so much!

Affi: Hmm...

Leo: My heart is breaking

Affi: Hmm! He looks good in those shorts!

Leo: Su! ;_;

Affi: Man up, hubby!

Leo: But Su!

Affi: I need you to be strong. My mommy's gone! :(

Leo: Time to risk my life unnecessarily to fix Sage's computer.

Leo: Su was so much better at this :(

Sage: I can't even look at this horrible wall paper without thinking of grandma!

I think this is the last picture of their grieving, but seriously, it was everywhere.

Hey, remember the baby?

What is Affi looking at while ignoring her son?

Affi is perturbed by the costume chest.

Zen is now a toddler. Everyone is much too sad to pay him much attention though.

So I give him his doll. This is Discord.

Sage: Maybe the magic ball will help.

Sage: Will we be a happy family again?

Sage: Hm....

Sage: Hooray!

This eight-ball always says yes.

More shower-woohoo, huh?

Affinity: I don't wanna talk about it.

I'm not sure where this thing came from, but here she is - Two'o'Pentacles.

Leo has no relationship with Sage. Like, not even a little. He seems determined not to let that happen with his son.

Dropping him won't help.

I feel bad for Sage, but it's nice to see Leo take an interest.

It's Spooky Day again. I'm not very excited because there's no Princess costume for Sage. Instead, she dresses up as one of her warriors.

Sage: Someone has to protect the kingdom.

Despite being outside and going alone, Sage has a much better time than Knack and Affinity did.

She even manages more than one piece of candy!

Despite the unrendered mermaidy thing, I decide to spend some time with Sage. She's always been pretty boring thanks to her youth + boring traits.

She enters an apple-bobbing contest!

That girl on the left is the same woman who tried to run off with Affinity when she was a baby.

Sage wins!

Sage: Can I go inside now?

Let's play a little longer.

Sage: Fine.

...why do you look evil?

Sim-me sobs uncontrollably over the false gravestones set up next to the haunted house.

In a bad outfit I don't remember giving her. What is it with that?

Sage spends some time chatting her up and making her feel better. Aww.

Sage: I'm going home now.

That face! So intense!

Back home, I've been ignoring everyone while paying attention to Sage, and I don't even know what's happening. Someone must have carved another pumpkin.

Leo is not happy about it.

Leo: Now that the daughter is home, I better make sure we don't burn down the house.

He cares in his own way, I guess. I'm not sure that's how you should check a stove, though.

The baby is starving, of course.

Shower-woohoo leads to shower-pregnancy.

Actually, all of this generations' kids have been conceived in the shower. That's a fact to know.

I don't know how we're going to manage another baby, when no one can take care of the kids they have. Zen hasn't been taught any skills.

Leo: Wait, who's that?

Your daughter. You don't know her.

Affinity continues to change into outfits I've never seen.

At least this one I can blame on pregnancy.

Leo's nectar-making is very, very slow. We don't have good fruit and the garden is about to freeze over.

Affinity's writing is going much better, and she's quickly gaining skills.

Leo and Affi kept rolling the wishes, so we finally bought out the book store. I renamed it La Lakia, since that's what the sign looks like.

Sage: I met someone at school!

Yay!

Sage: Now time to grow up.

Yay? Way to outgrow your friends immediately.

Let's hope she rolls a good trait this time.

Sage: Crap.

She's now a loser.

With two siblings to out-show her, Sage will probably not be heir, but I kinda like her anyway.

Finally, Leo teaches Zen to walk.

And then it's right back to being ignored.

Zen: I'm stiwl bettah den my sistah.

It's Saturday and raining, so naturally Sage heads to school.

Sage: Those frogs deserve to be free!

I don't know about you, but the frogs were already dead when we got them. We were not required to dissect live frogs.

Crap.

Sage: I knew I shouldn't have gone outside.

Leo: I have to ground her now?

Sage: Try it, old man.

I decide to let this play out.

Sage: Maybe if you were more like mom and actually knew I existed, I might get some actual guidance!

Leo: Young lady, just because I'm busy doesn't mean...!

Sage: Blah, blah, blah.

Sage: At least I'm trying to help. What do you do? Dig around in the dirt and make 'nectar'?

Sage: It's not even as if it's any good! You don't sell it, you don't drink it, you don't help out around the house, you don't do ANYTHING!

Leo: You don't know the half of what being an adult means, kid.

Sage: And I'm the loser?

Yeah, this did not go well.

And now they're enemies.

Leo: You wouldn't even have that food to eat if it weren't for me.

Sage: Whatever.

She's very grounded.

Like it matters - she hates going outside anyway.

She uses the fuel of the argument to write her next novel - Princess in Bonds.

Affinity doesn't know about any of this, of course, because I sent her to the spa and forgot about her. She decided to play for tips.

And get cornered in the pool by... Elderly Sephiroth?

Affi: He wouldn't kill a pregnant lady, would he?

Well, I never finished that game, but... probably.

A little relaxing nap as the sun goes down.

And relaxation over.

Like a champ, she walks herself to the hospital no problem.

Success! It's a girl! (And thank goodness, because I didn't have a name for a boy)

Meet Serenity Arcana! She is a Heavy Sleeper and Artistic. She likes rockabilly, hot dogs, the color white, and is an Aquarius. She shares a lot of similarities with the rest of her family, but is her own person.