I need to share a little detour here before the science story continues. During the time the group research was going on, Piers and Bunter were sent out to investigate a crime. They were interrogating suspects.
While Piers was talking to Archie Bloom and Tyron Nielson, Hot Tempered Antwon May came over and started yelling at Bunter.
Bunter reacted true to form. He doesn't need to be hot tempered to enjoy a good fight! I guess that's his Brave trait. They kept arguing, and I just let them duke it out. Bunter actually ended up attacking Antwon two different times. His choice.
The reason I'm bringing up the fighting is because while I was watching Bunter, I suddenly got a notice that Piers had reached level 8 in the Nerd social group. I guess Piers was playing Good Cop to Bunter's Bad Cop!
The notice said I needed to choose a new trait for Piers. I didn't want Piers to have any more nerdy traits. He has enough of those. He's also Athletic and has a Good Sense of Humor.
I ended up choosing Family Oriented because of his recent marriage and the birth of his daughter Kathryn.
Now back to the science project. Bunter wandered up to the roof and got on the blue station, so I sent Piers and Caprice up too. Piers went to the green station this time.
Hera pulled the Lever of Doom.
And this time, the group connected to the Overmind and got Hive Mind moodlets. Intense skill building! I sent them all off to various activities.
Now, here's where I started thinking about Piers' new trait. Family Oriented. It was also Love Day. So on an impulse, I had Piers try cloning a DNA sample. He had two samples in his inventory: his own and Bunter's. I thought, better do his own.
Piers listened to a gardening tabcast while he worked on the cloning.
We had a success! My first ever DNA cloned baby.
Specimen 4138. He has Piers' favorites and is also an Aquarius like Piers. He received the Avant Garde trait, which Piers has. But instead of being Athletic as Piers is, the little guy's a Couch Potato.
I didn't change the baby's given traits. I may, but not sure I want to.
The game let me give the baby a first name. Specimen 4138 became Davis Wimsel.
Davis is not related to the Wimsels, despite being a clone of Piers. He isn't on their family tree. But he has the Wimsel last name. So Davis is not Kathryn's brother even though they share Piers' DNA. Some strange possibilities could arise when these two grow up!
Here are Kathryn (biological daughter) and Davis (cloned baby). I gave Davis a Valentine teddy bear since he was created on Love Day.
Hera doesn't have an option to breastfeed Davis. Technically she's not his mother. But she and Piers will raise him as their own son.
