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She worked on her Charisma skill while Rigel amused himself in his nursery. I don't think that's where that goes, Rigel!

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When Robin came home from school, she gladly took over caring for Rigel while Dudley popped out to PlantSim Produce to get them some fresh food for dinner.

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Robin heard the bus honking outside so she rushed off to school.

Dudley had the day off so he stayed home to teach Rigel his last toddler skill - talking. His aspiration was in the red after his break up, so they had to take the slow route with no Smart Milk, but Rigel picked it up in the end!

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Their new place had three bedrooms, which suited them well after their previous situation. There was only one bathroom - downstairs - but they would manage. There was even a hot tub installed outside! All in all, it was a well-appointed rental.

After looking around, Dudley came into the lounge where Robin had already settled in to watch TV.

"What do you think?" he asked.

"Dad, it's great! We're going to be really comfy here."

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Round 11 - Summer 3 - The Tomlinson Family

Dudley, Robin and Rigel had moved to the newly-constructed semi-detached home opposite PlantSim Produce. He was happily playing with Rigel when the landlady Merilyn arrived.

"Oh, hi!" he said. "Sorry, let me just put my son down."

He got the paperwork signed with the landlady and shook her hand.

"Thanks for this. We needed somewhere pretty urgently so we really appreciate your help," he said with a smile.

Side note: Dudley and Rigel have both changed their names (back, in Dudley's case) to Tomlinson. I've retroactively edited Rigel's tags on the Round 10 posts just to keep things consistent.

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End of Round 11!

At the end of the round, Pietro is now 61.

Let's go and find out what happened to his family, now called the Tomlinsons.

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Later in the afternoon, Pietro stopped by The SandBar to relax.

He sat at the bar trying to avoid conversation with bartender Freddie (Pietro wasn't sure Freddie recognised him but he wasn't going to give him the time of day after what had happened with Talia).

Once he had finished his drink, he spent a few hours playing casual poker with some townies. When he suggested making it interesting, they agreed, and he managed to come out of it a few hundred Simoleons richer! I didn't even know he knew poker!

That, combined with the money he made from Stephanie running his shop for him, made him enough even on his day off to pay off the rest of the mortgage he had taken out. He's a very lucky man!

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The following morning, Pietro decided to spend his first day as an Elder out on the town. It had grown so much since he had first moved here all those years ago and it made him extremely proud to see it.

He stopped by his neighbour Horacio's small used car lot to buy himself a cheap electric car. Some of his neighbours were already driving around town and he didn't want to be left behind!

He also decided to pay a visit to H1gh Sc0r3. Gaming wasn't really his thing, but he was always willing to support his friends' kids in their endeavours so he happily put a few Simoleons towards Megan's passion project.

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Soon, Pietro's lovely curls had turned grey and he was an Elder! Happy birthday Pietro!

He spent the rest of the evening eating cake and catching up with his eldest two daughters, whom he hadn't seen for a while. He was disappointed Talia hadn't brought over Flynn to meet him, but understood it was past his bedtime.

"Freddie was so charismatic," Talia was saying. "I honestly thought he was in love with me. I can't believe he did that to me and Flynn."

Verity nodded sympathetically. "You're doing great, Tal. Don't let it get you down."

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That night was Pietro's 60th birthday. He was pleased to be aging up and joining his friends Jennifer and Kyle in Elderhood after so many years of slogging to build their beloved neighbourhood.

He invited over his friends and family to celebrate with him. All of his daughters were there but after what had happened he didn't think it was appropriate to invite Dudley. It was a very tight squeeze in his tiny living room so they took the cake outside for Pietro to blow out the candles.

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After paying the taxes and bills for the whole family, Pietro had very little money left and needed to go into work again. Thankfully, it was another strong day of sales and he pulled in §10,000 in profit - allowing him to pay off most of the mortgage he had taken out for Dudley in one go.

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The following morning, Pietro hugged his youngest daughter goodbye and watched as the remnants of his second family all climbed into a taxi and drove off. Sighing, he headed back inside - single again.

We'll see where Dudley, Robin and Rigel moved to next after we finish Pietro's round.

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They sat down together to explain it to Robin.

"Sometimes marriages just don't work out," Pietro was saying, "but we both love you and it's not your fault."

Dudley chimed in. "As you're old enough to make your own decision, we'd like to ask you whether you would like to live here with Pietro or move out with me and Rigel."

Robin considered it. She had a strong relationship with both her dads, but she was slightly more attached to Dudley and didn't want to miss out on seeing her little brother grow up.

"I think I want to move out with you, Dad," she said to Dudley. She turned to Pietro. "I'm sorry, Dad. I love you but I want to be there to see Rigel grow up."

Pietro understood and appreciated her honesty.

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By the time Pietro arrived home, he'd made his decision. It was time for the talk. He sat down with Dudley in the lounge and explained the situation to him.

"Dudley, I'm not happy any more. I'm sorry. Ever since Rigel came into our lives, everything has been turned upside down. I'm not cut out to be running around after a nooboo again at my age and he's not even my kid. I think it's time for us to get a divorce."

Dudley listened patiently, protesting occasionally, but he couldn't exactly force Pietro to stay in a marriage he wasn't happy with.

Pietro continued, "I had a good day of sales today and I've taken out another loan on the house worth §10,000 - I'm giving it all to you so you can take Rigel and find a place of your own to live. It's way more than you had when we got married so I think it's fair. What do you say?"

Dudley wasn't happy but he couldn't argue that he was coming out ahead with that deal, while Pietro would have a second mortgage to pay off. With sadness in his heart, knowing there was really nothing else he could say to convince Pietro to stay, they broke up.

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When Robin got home from school, she diligently got straight on with her homework - I love Knowledge Sims! She also spent some time writing in her diary (writing is her hobby) before sitting down to watch a film with her dad.

"So how was school?" he asked.

"Um, it was fine, I guess. Not particularly challenging. I'm more worried about what's going on with you and Dad right now. Is everything okay?"

Dudley pressed his lips together. He hadn't realised she'd noticed, but of course she was more intelligent than that.

"I don't know. I don't think he's happy. But whatever happens, just remember that we both love you, okay?"

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Back at the Rossellini house, Dudley had the day off from work so he trained his son how to use the potty and played with him happily.

When Rigel was asleep, Dudley went down to the basement to carry on writing his second novel.

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He had a great day at work - he and his daughter-in-law Stephanie both pushed sales hard, so he made about §13,000 in profits for the day and the business levelled up to Rank 8!

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