It’s time for a brand new family!

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Zosia, left, and Mieszko, right, fled their previous home after a plague swept through the city, killing their mother.

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Their father Sylvester, unfortunately, had also contracted the plague, and lived just long enough to see his children safe in their new home.

(I did count the Kozlow father as a CAS sim, because I didn’t want to mess with having a grave that didn’t count for Paranormal.)

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The children did have a guardian, though, since Mieszko’s friend Pavel had given him Lissa, one of the family’s grown puppies.

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They moved into one of the little starter homes. It was nice because it came already furnished, except for the spare bedroom. I think the Louies lived here last.

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The only real changes they needed to make were to redecorate and furnish the back bedroom for Zosia, and add the items Lissa needed.

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Zosia went straight to school, but Mieszko sat down at the computer first to get Lissa a job in Pet Service. They had a nice little nest egg left after buying the house, but he wanted to make sure they had a source of income so they didn’t have to worry about burning through all their money. And he couldn’t get a job himself, since he had to be home for Zosia after school.

(Mieszko is a Knowledge/Grilled Cheese sim who wants to be a Mad Scientist.)

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Also in the interests of ensuring an income stream, he spent most of the extra cash on a huge array of solar panels. That way they wouldn’t have to worry about paying bills, and would in fact get a nice credit twice a week.

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The welcome wagon was waiting when Mieszko came home from school, but he was more interested in meeting fellow teen Josiah Gavigan.

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When Zosia got home, she preferred to spend the afternoon chatting on the phone with her school friends.

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Mieszko wasn’t hungry after an outing with Josiah, but he did whip up some grilled cheese for Zosia’s dinner.

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Then he cheered her up with a fun game of Red Hands before bed.

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Josiah brought a lovely gift. Mieszko naturally sold it and deposited the proceeds in his college fund.

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Zosia’s glasses were glitching, so she took them off.

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Mieszko helped her with her homework, and they finished just in time to catch the school bus.

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Zosia brought Sharla Ottomas home for school, and the two girls spent the afternoon making friends.

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Mieszko spent the afternoon with Lissa, first giving her a bath…

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And then working on teaching her to shake for a promotion.

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After Sharla went home, Zosia spent the rest of the evening painting. She refused to take off her cute ladybug raincoat.

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In the morning, she had to scold Lissa for growling at her. And all Zosia wanted was to be friends!

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Mieszko managed to bend Zosia’s ear about the wonders of grilled cheese for some aspiration points right before school.

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Lissa’s brother Max comes by to visit frequently. As in, several times a day.

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Mieszko brought Saveliy Pavlov home from school.

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“Hey, you know that lady Aglaya who lives around the corner?”

“Yeah, I know her! She’s my aunt!”

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“Well, you know who died? Her mom! Isn’t that hilarious?”

And yes, Saveliy did indeed find it hilarious. Several times, in fact.

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And then Mieszko swooned over him. Saveliy, who is entirely straight, has more guys swooning at him than any other teen in Willow Valley.

He’s got a hot girlfriend, though, so he doesn’t care.

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Zosia didn’t know why Jenna Cooke was out walking way after curfew, but she wasn’t about to miss the opportunity to add her to her contact list.

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Zosia and Mieszko never seemed to be on the same meal schedule, but there was always plenty of leftover grilled cheese in the fridge whenever Zosia was hungry.

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“Yeah, Ezechias, that’s great…I have to go now, my brother’s calling.”

That night, Zosia learned that Ezechias Gavigan is a phone stalker.

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Saveliy came though with a gift, despite the inappropriate swooning and gossiping.

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Mieszko used the money to get his own bank account up to $10,000 and get Zosia’s college fund started.

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The next day after school, Mieszko finished teaching Lissa to shake.

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Then Zosia spent the rest of the afternoon playing fetch with her in the backyard.

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That night, the ghost of Sylvester Kozlow made his first appearance.

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Mieszko had been wanting to see a ghost all week, so this made him very happy.

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He wasn’t so happy when his father woke him up from a sound sleep to scare him again, though.

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Zosia wasn’t happy, either, when the ghost woke her up at 4 in the morning.

Probably just due to his first night haunting, right?

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Mieszko got an A plus at school on Friday, and finally had enough aspiration points to get a long-desired thinking cap.

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Then he started to make friends with a nice dog with very strange eyes. Unfortunately, the dog ran off after a while.

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That night, Sylvester came back out, woke Zosia up, and scared her into wetting herself.

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Then he came back for a second run.

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And a third.

Sylvester’s gravestone will be moving to the cemetery first thing next rotation.

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Lissa got a promotion!

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Hopefully Zosia will have a better rest of the night now that she has a guard dog sleeping beside her.

That’s it for the Kozlows! Next up is the Ottomas family.

Stats:

Family: Kozlow

Business: None

General fund contribution: None

Playable sims: 124

Sim multiplier: 56

Population: 6944