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The Bennet Family Album (aka A Tale of Two Families): Volume II

Cosy domesticity seems to reign at the Bertram household, but what about Edmund’s ‘other’ family?

Ouch! Bad timing, Mary.

Despite Bertram’s rather unconventional parenting, he seems to be a well-adjusted lad, and can’t wait to start school...

...where he makes friends with cousin Cassandra on his first day.

Little Eliza ages up on the same day, and starts as she means to go on, swiftly embarking on a lifetime love affair with books.

~ Gemini 9 / 5 / 9 / 1 / 4

~ Brave / Genius

And, well, tired of playing second fiddle perhaps, Mary has a new man in her life! (I took these screenshots last September, and honestly can’t remember now how this got started!)

Playful and kind-hearted Bertram is an ideal elder brother.

Bertram has also been hankering after a puppy for a while now. While this rather handsome hound attempts to convince Mary that he is exactly the faithful canine companion she’s been looking for all her life...

Bertram is happily chatting with the fishies instead of focusing on the task in hand.

Look, I brought you here to find a new pet, not for mother-son bonding time!

Ooh, look who’s here too! Plenty of time to squeeze in a bit of flirting, while Bertram makes his choice. (Anne Elliot is thinking that Mary and George Knightley would make lovely babies together.)

At last! Bertram settles on a cute golden spaniel, named Josie.

~ Aries

~ Genius / Hyper / Friendly / Pigpen

I’m freeeeeee! (And also covered in snow, thanks to bizarre Maxis coding.)

Outside the shop, Josie pleads with a passer-by that no one ever feeds her and that she’s staaaarving!

Back home after their shopping trip, poor Mary gets an earful from the nanny who was drafted in to babysit Eliza while they were gone, and I have absolutely no idea why! Hmm, Mary also seems to be rather conflicted about her feelings for both Edmund and George.

Josie is a friendly soul, even with that pink woman who comes round to steal their newspaper every day (otherwise known to us as Mary’s estranged sister Lydia Bennet).

She settles in with her new family very quickly.

If Mary wasn’t entirely sure of her feelings before, George seems to finally win her heart by making an effort to get to know the kids too.

The loved-up couple think nothing of ousting poor Josie from a comfy spot on the bed so that they can consummate their newfound commitment.

At least a newly aged-up Eliza is available for playtime instead. (Wow, that was a narrow squeak, Mary - what were you thinking of?!)

~ Gemini 9 / 5 / 9 / 1 / 4

~ Brave / Genius / Bookworm

~ OTH: Science

~ Favourite Colour(s): Blue