Delphin has aged up!
The Gen 3 legacy heir is now an equally adorable child.
His first trait is Squeamish!
Growing up in Sulani is pretty chill, honestly.
It’s probably a good thing Dadi’s cowplant devouring occurred when he was a toddler. His trauma from the event is pretty limited as a result.
If only mermaid kids (and toddlers) had tails.
Delphin just wants to swim around at pace like his mum does.
In the meantime, he’ll just have to pretend.
Mother and son are the best of friends. Seriously.
They were already super close before Dadi’s death, but now their bond is stronger than ever.
Nalani is doing everything to make sure he still has an amazing upbringing, despite being without his father.
With some time now passed, Nalani has also become rather friendly with her neighbour, Duane Talla.
He’s been a very good friend of her’s (and Dadi) since they moved to Sulani. He was their neighbour, actually.
She deserves a second chance at happiness, although she’s taking things slowly and hasn’t revealed the new relationship to Delphin yet.
Oh my.
Gianico is seriously aging like fine wine.
He’s taken over the Gen 2 mantle very well.
Pretty much the only screenshot the Watcher took of Dolly throughout her entire toddler years… woops (in defence - there was a lot of other dramatic things going on!).
It’s a cute shot of her and Elsie, though.
Oh, and there’s a second one too.
See - now you’re being spoiled.
This picture feels so chaotic.
Hopple Borfna, Dolly Zest!
Nancy was not invited the party. She’s in timeout right now.
Photoshoot time! Here we have Gen 3 of the Kattan Legacy.
Delphin Kattan: Legacy Heir. Squeamish. Mermaid. Son of Dadi & Nalani.
Dolly Zest: Spare (twice-over). Genius. Of Landgraab blood. Daughter of Gianico & Johnny.
Bonus pic here of Gianico with his nephew and daughter. He views himself as a father to both.
Wholesome content such as this was needed as a reset after the dramatic events of this generation so far.
Remember how peaceful Gen 1 was?
The Watcher also put together a Kattan Legacy portrait gallery.
Whilst it took FOREVER (it required a few short-lived resurrections), it was so worth it to now have this record of all the key Kattan Legacy Sims.
Family fun time.
And yes, this triad have now moved to Oasis Springs.
Copperdale was really not the vibe - the lighting there was just awful.
You’ve got this, Dolly! She’s really enjoying the vibe of her new surroundings, and spends a lot of time here at the public pool.
P.S. She’s a spitting image of her father, Johnny. Isn’t she?
P.P.S. can you spot Satan herself hiding in the background?
“You can’t sit with us.”
These two are the coolest kids!
Well, not really. They’re actually both pretty nerdy!
Sixam Commander Delphin - Saviour of the Sim Galaxies and Defeater of Landgraabs!
This is Nancy‘s idea of babysitting her granddaughter (the other one).
It just wouldn’t be as fun without the wine, okay?
“Okay Betsy, you stay seated here at the bar and continue on with your homework. I’ll be over there, talking to that attractive man.”
Attractive man being one of Nancy’s many handsome lovers - Caleb Vatore (yes, the vampire.)
Widowhood has really treated her well, apparently.
Betsy is beginning to harbour a lot of resentment towards Dolly for the clear favouritism she receives from Nancy.
“Why does Grandma love you so much more than she loves me? You’re not even a real Landgraaab! You’re just a Zest.”
Following a (very!) unexpected pregnancy, Nalani and her new beau Duane decided to spontaneously elope to Tartosa one Tuesday morning.
They would tie the knot at the courthouse. Nalani had no interest in another grand wedding (neither did her Watcher).
They embarked on a little exploration of this beautiful town before they headed to the courthouse.
When they were walking in the maze, Nalani discovered Duane had the Mean trait.
She realised then that she didn’t even know his third one yet… yeah, this has been a bit of a whirlwind romance.
A sudden wave of clarity hit Nalani as they arrived at the courthouse. She didn’t want to marry Duane… He was a lovely guy, but in truth she barely knew him.
The Want she’d rolled to marry had been premature. They’d been caught up in the unexpected news of the pregnancy…
“I’m so sorry Duane. It’s not that I don’t want to marry you specifically… I just realise now that I don’t want to marry anyone, not ever again. I married Dadi thinking he was the love of my life, & look how that ended up. Trust me, this is for the best.”
“But, what does this mean for us?” asked Duane, grief spread across his face.
“I just want to be happy… and for you to be too, and this baby of ours. I don’t know exactly how that looks just yet, but for now… let’s just go home Duane.”
That evening, Nalani recounted the day’s events to Delphin.
“Let me get this straight. If you hadn’t called off this wedding at the last moment, you’d have gotten married today without even inviting your son?”
“I.. Delphin…”
“Just kidding, mum. I’m just glad you’re happy.”
He really is. He just wants the best for his amazing mum.
Welcome, Merwyn! Delphin’s new half-brother. Son of Nalani & Duane, and sole sibling to the Kattan Gen 3 heir. He’s not technically in the bloodline though, so Dolly remains spare.
His name means ‘sea friend’ in Welsh. Will he be a mermaid like his mum & brother? Spoiler - no.
Growing up in Sulani really do be like:
“hey, you wanna go casually hang out by that stunning waterfall after school again?”
It’s safe to say that Dolly comes and stays over a LOT. Who can blame her?
Delphin went snorkelling for the first time.
The Watcher realised soon after though, when he tried to get Nalani to join, that snorkelling is actually taboo amongst mermaids… woops.
It seems Delphin won’t be doing this ever again, then!
Nalani decided to introduce Delphin to his namesake for the first time. Yes, its our old friend Blu again!
Delphin is nearly a teen now, which means his mermaid transformation is not too far away now (finally!).
Umm, DADI. NO.
Get your philandering ghost butt out of that bed.
Nalani has a new man now! You had your chance, and blew it.
Dolly was having fun drawing on the restaurant placemat.
Despite her lacklustre drawing skills, she’s actually quite the genius child!
There’s just something quite hysterical about Nancy doing karaoke.
This was a rare bonding moment between her and Johnny.
The pair’s relationship has been pretty frayed since what went down with Dadi (although nothing was ever proven, of course). Her continued interference in Dolly’s upbringing has only added to that, although she has been able to start seeing her again.
The Watcher doesn’t blame you, Johnny.
Gianico is truly in the best shape he’s ever been in.
One last shot of Gen 3 as kids before they all begin aging up.
Alongside Delphin, Dolly & Betsy are the Kudo sisters - Akira & Ichika. They are Gen 2 of the family that finally got the Watcher hooked on TS4 when Snowy Escape came out. Introducing them here for… reasons.
Nancy’s expression here…
She’s been paying several visits to the doctor in her desperate attempt to retain her youth, so you may notice some ongoing changes to her face.
P.S. if you’re a Sul Sul fan, you’ll know how Nancy loves the dumpster.
Say what you will about Nancy, there’s no denying she really does love her granddaughter (this one, at least).
It’s difficult not to question her motives with every action, though. Does Nancy really know love like other Sims do?
The first of the Gen 3 crew has aged up into a teen - Betsy Landgraab.
She’s an unlikely Landgraab heir, being a Goofball and Creative.
She’s definitely inherited a mix of both her parents’ features (Malcolm Landgraab and Greta Laurent)!
I suppose its time for her to get a bit more attention, being Landgraab heir and all…
Today is Delphin’s final day of grade school, with his birthday party due to happen that evening.
Nalani spent the morning reminiscing about her son’s childhood years, but also looking forward to how he’d soon be able to finally adopt his true mermaid form. She felt proud of the life she’d been able to give him so far.
“What do you mean, Dolly? Of course we’re going to remain BFFs! It’ll only be a week until you age up, too!”
These two truly are besties.
It’s always so nerve-racking when a legacy kid ages up, so the Watcher is very relieved.
What a handsome guy!
He rolled the Good trait, to go alongside his Squeamish one.
That actually feels really right for him.
