Sims and Stories

Alien Children Everywhere

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:07:56 GMT

PT's bad, awkward (apparently not as sexy as it was back in the days of the Anonymous meme) dancing invites you in!

Did I just out myself as an author of porn? Whatever, it wasn't that porny anyway. :P Anyway, in this entry I'll detail what happened in my playing of the Curious and Smith households. I'll recap what happened the last time I played a few months ago first...

Lazlo and Crystal ~~got their crushes busted with InSIm because I want him with someone else~~ agreed to be friends...

Lazlo Plays With Wolves...

Vidcund had an alien daughter and named her Hexameter...

And Pascal had an alien son and named him Pluto. And in the few months since I last played...

Not much has changed. The Curious brothers enjoy their skilling. *shrug*

Lazlo is a really good uncle though.

And Hexameter and Pluto grew up. that's literally all that happened when I played them for a season. Hexameter is obviously Helena Summerdream's child. I loved her so much I planned on marrying her into my legacy. She's insanely fun too- maxed Playful, maxed nice, no neat points. She's insane.

Pluto's father is Hobbes Broke from Simgaroop's Multi PT set, and he's a weird little kid. He has 8 outgoing but doesn't really play with anyone, and prefers to read than to make use of his alien playful points. Oh well. I like him all the same, even with his homozygous black hair- recessives are my life.

It bothered me that the Curious brothers weren't friends with their sisters, so I invited Chloe and Lola over. They're both really pretty, but Chloe is more interesting because she's a romance Sim. I find Lola so ridiculously boring it's not even funny. It also doesn't help that they're both face two with modified eyes and mouth.

I was pleased to discover that Erin and Lazlo have two bolts. They're my Strangetown OTP, honest. Although, like I've said before, I do feel bad for stealing all of ST's pairings.

They fell in love quickly enough, I had them go on a date. At the end of the rotation I moved them out, their house is up after the Smith house.

Speaking of the Smith house, the twins were slated to grow up. The blond one is Joseph and the red haired one is Jeffrey... I think. Don't quote me on that, I know that they're both J though.

They're freakishly identical. Their eyes, are definitely PT's, but the mouth and nose is all Jenny. Either way., I can only tell them apart by their hair, and I still don't even know which one is which. *sigh* I'm playing their house today, so I'll find out. (Yes, I am so far ahead in terms of playing/posting, I'm already a full rotation of Strangetown, Veronaville and LFT through.)

I gave Jenny an appropriate 50's housewife makeover. It always makes me sad to realize that Jenny is going to be a nurse forever- I'm very serious about my Sims careers, so they're always skilling and trying to make it to the top, but poor Jenny has to take care of the kids, cook, work. It's too realistic.

I leave you with this picture of the twins, chatting away. I'm excited to play them again, I would like it if they had distinguished personalities. I already rolled their aspirations, but I want to see if they fit, you know? Either way, see you later!

EPL Extras: Chapter 4 Outtakes and Extras

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:59:28 GMT

I think this picture speaks for itself. I meant to get this up soon, but I forgot and then I was distracted. And then it was my birthday! So, anyway, here are the extras for EPL 4!

Alright, so I was originally going to apologize at the end of chapter 4 for the pictures- they were a hot mess, I can't lie. People would pop in and out of them, and I was just frustrated taking them. I had over 30 Sims on the lot, and (letting my specs show just a little) I'm not used to lagging at all. I've played on a 5x5 gigantic lot with snow and 20 Sims and it didn't lag, but now, it decided to act up? I was not pleased. And the Sims weren't helping either.

Some info: I cloned the Pleasant lot and put a copy of it at the other end of Pleasantview, and moved Jade leFay in with the other waiter (Clarence Philippine, I thank my name hack for that). I did kind of mess up (why was the waitress from beau's restaurant at the party was a waitress? Does she work two jobs?) but I didn't mention it and no one else did, so whatever. In this picture there aren't that many Sims, but I had to go through hell to get everyone there the 4 times that I took pictures. (It was spread over 4 days, with 7 months in between the second and the third, I was on a break.) To get everyone there, I had to summon them using the visual teleporter, then change them into their formal wear, then change some of them back into their everyday clothes (Mary-Sue and Lilith's clothes weren't set for formal.) After taking the pictures, I quickly deleted Lilith's outfit. How many of you liked it? I only downloaded it in anticipation for the party, I never planned on actually using it.

You can see the mess that I had to deal with. For some reason, I was getting the weird SUPER DUPER HUG debug thing, and all of the sims on the lot kept hugging each other. When a hug was refused...

Things went down. Yes, there were a number of fights that I had to deal with. Thankfully, I didn't save, or else everyone would have hated each other. Do you want to know who was fighting?

Tank Grunt and Dina Caliente/Landgraab. I was so upset. Tank is a visiting guest, why is he starting fights? And Dina? WTF?

Dina also got into a fight with Frances II and tried to get fresh with Ivy. Eventually I just locked her in Mary-Sue and Daniel's room, and you can see she was pissed about that. Also, moving fighting Sims doesn't work. They ended uyp being two places at once. The fight continued outside, where Franklin spun Dina around and around, and then they teleported back into their original position.

For each scene, I made the Sims I needed selectable. So, for example, when Lilith was talking to Hermia, I would make Lilith, Hermia and Puck selectable, and let everyone else do whatever they wanted. You cans see Hermia rolled this want. It made me sad. Hermia, my love, you are going to be very disappointed when the story ends.

I leave you with this picture. Out of all the guests, the only ones who started swimming were Cassandra, Nina and Dirk.

I'm not even going to comment on this. There's an honest to god blizzard outside, and I plan on staying in my house eating ice cream cake for the rest of the day while playing TS2. Next week, i promise, I'll post all my picspams! I've decided to tag it the ~premade prosperity~, since I like alliteration and having neat, organized tags. Oh well.

New Stuff!

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:38:08 GMT

Two random pictures under the cut!

I'm in love with the December theme at GOS. it's Defaults, and it is awesome. I've downloaded so many default outfit replacements it's ridiculous, and I'm in LOVE with this paperboy/papergirl default outfit. It's awesome. I'm tired of seeing the same bright yellow one for 4 years though, so that contributed to it.

And I recently "acquired" both the Holiday Fun Stuff pack and the Mini Holiday Pack or whatever, and I love all the decorations. Right around Christmas time, too! Amazing. The objects are all cool, and I'm sure that now I'll be able to decorate properly if I decide to do something special for the holidays. (Last year, I wasn't able to decorate the apartments as well as I would have wanted to for my drabble thing, and I was sad. But now I can!)

Anyway, That's all for now. See you guys soon!

Holiday Sheep

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:05:33 GMT

This meme has been making it's way around the Sims comm, but I enjoy memes and spreading goodness, so here's my thread at the Holiday Love meme at allthingsimlish . I left a few comments, and everyone is so nice, it's really great. Participate, it's fun!

Veronaville Rotation: Capp 2 (Goneril+Albany)

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:47:50 GMT

One thing you probably didn't know about me is I'm always reluctant to define what I'm doing. Even though I've been playing my combined Strangetown/Veronaville hood prosperity style, I'm hesitant to call it that. Even though it is... maybe.

Anyway, this small picspam is for the second Capp household, Goneril and Albany's house. As usual, skip if you don't care.

In this picture you see that I ended up moving the family (more info on them later) into a house I downloaded from MTS2. It's a little too suburban for Veronaville (i prefer to keep with the architectural theme of the neighborhood, i.e., a lot of wood and stone and not a lot of landscaping or carpet) but whatever.

In the house at this time:

Goneril Capp (Goneril is named for the eldest daughter in King Lear)

Bio: While Goneril wanted children, it certainly wasn't her idea to have this many kids. And why does she feel like Albany perhaps married her more for her money than for her love?

Goneril is a Fortune Sim, no secondary.

Albany Capp (Albany is named after the Duke of Albany in King Lear)

Bio: Albany loves his children. Too bad they don't love each other. Can Albany convince them that family is important? And can he convince Goneril as well?

Albany is a family Sim, no secondary.

(Goneril's bio makes it seem like Albany married her for her money, which makes me sad. I think that they're really in love, and keeping with my canon, Goneril selected him even though they had an age difference. She's a Capp, she had her pick.)

(Goneril is the oldest daughter of the Contessa and Consort Capp. The order is Goneril, Regan, Kent and Cordelia.)

Their precious daughters are Ariel and Desdemona. (I feel proud of the fact that I recently read Othello, so I know who Desdemona is offhand.)

Awesome townie! This is Rodney Danger. Even his name is awesome.

Immediately after I decorated the house Albany and Goneril hurried to go try for baby. I quickly put Goneril on birth control (another feature of ACR 2!) They already have 4 children, they don't need anymore. (Hal and Miranda are in college, you can read about them in the last post.)

Albany and Goneril start off unemployed, but that makes no sense to me since Goneril is supposedly a no nonsense career woman. I imagine her as being tough and in control (you need to be to raise 4 children) but she obviously put off hr career to birth and raise the children. She cares about her family and her husband, okay?

Anyway, I put Albany in the artist career, and Goneril in the business career (of course. The two family careers- Consort is in Business, and Patrizio and Isabella work in their "restaurant", ie, the Culinary career.)

Also, family Sims are annoying when they do this.

After two days, Desdemona teened, and she rolled Family. I instantly knew of a boy who would work for her.

I found it ironic that according go her bio, she wants to be just like her older sister but rolled an opposite aspiration- Miranda is a romance Sim, while Desdemona is family.

Desdemona Capp

Family Sim, LTW Gradiate 3 Children from College
Taurus

Desdemona, if you remember from my rebuild posts, had pure face two, so I edted her and made her GORGEOUS. I mixed the Komei face with the Legolas face (the faces of her father and brother) in BodyShop and now she's really, uniquely pretty. I was pleased.

The next day, I used the crystal ball and she and Benedick had two bolts- excellent. (Benedick Monty is a Family Sim as well!)

That very night, Desdemona and Benedick had their first kiss- with ACR 2, the Sims initiate it on their own, which is awesome.

And out of the blue, the gypsy dropped off a genie lamp! (No, seriously, I didn't cheat. i was so shocked!)

Since Goneril's LTw was to earn $100,000, I sent her to Wish for Peace. Once there, I saw she could resurrect her sister and all sorts of plot ideas started running through my head, but it wouldn't work because a genie is too out there for a Capp. Titania Summerdream is a witch, that would be more her expertise.

So, Goneril wished for peace, and it looked awesome. I put the genie in her inventory for the future. Who knows when someone with an unruly LTW might crop up? (I only use the Genie to wish for peace, everything else is too cheap to be considered.)

Desdemona is a good sister to Ariel. they spend a lot of time together, I just don't take pictures of every little thing.

Like I said, I was pleased. The older generations might hold the feud (and Romeo, Mercutio and Tybalt) but I don't think the kids would really care.

I invited over the hood teens the next day- in this picture are Timothy Summerdream, Briar Summerdream, and Beatrice Monty, Benedick's twin sister.

At the end of Summer, Albany grew up. Poor thing. When I brought over the VV Sims, I kept their ages, so the age difference still exists. Albany's LTW is to celebrate his golden anniversary, so i worry that he might not make it. I play by my own rules so I'll cheat and use Elixir if I have to. He's older than Goneril, but not by THAT much.

Ariel also celebrated a birthday. this picture sums her up perfectly as she is in my game- dreamy and without a clue.

She rolled Pleasure, which is perfect. Her LTW is to have 50 Dream Dates, which I'll attempt. She's pretty too, even though she's a Kaylynn face with different eyes.

That's it for today! I told you guys, I have a bunch sitting around, so I'll probably post them day by day. tomorrow is my Music final though, so I'm a bit worried. Anyway, good night everyone!

Stay Away From My Mansion House

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:49:02 GMT

This is a Veronaville/LFT picspam, so if that bores you, you're free to move on. For everyone else interested in seeing what freshness Maxis Sims get into, continue inside!

We start this update off with Cordelia scaring Consort. Oh, Cordelia. She died of electrocution, I think. (This is my combined Veronaville/Strangetown hood, I just packaged and moved all the VV Sims over, so it's not the original hood).

Hermia and Puck's first kiss! It was too cute. I think I finally know what I'm going to do with them, after EPL I mean, What happens in this hood is mostly canon, the only thing being changed is that I imagine all of the Capps went to Academie Le Tour rather than LFT, but whatever.

Eventually, Juliette and Hermia went to college.

We now jump to the Summerdream house!

This precious child is Briar Summerdream, an import from javabean_dreams old legacy. She's amazing. She's a Popularity Sim and is BFF's with her brother, Timothy Broke Summerdream (of simgaroop 's Broke Legacy).

This is Bottom Summerdream, who is heading off to college. The boy flirting with her is the fresh Benedick Monty. Bottom rolled Knowledge (I roll all aspirations to keep the game fun~) and she's styled in very serious clothing as an homage to Strange_tomato's story, i guess. (i did steal a lot of her pairings too... I feel bad.)

Eventually Bottom went off to college as well.

Now, we finally get to LFT and the DRAMA.

Literally as soon as I loaded the lot, I see this mess. Juliette Capp, fresh hussy, jumped into bald!Puck's arms, and Hermia gets really, really upset. UNDERSTANDABLY. Puck is FRESH for accepting it, and Juliette deserves to be hanged for messing up my OTP.

Hermia doesn't take it lying down though. She quickly slaps the crap out of Puck.

Puck somewhere around this also flirts with Miranda, who is a Romance Sim and the apple of my eye, so she gets no blame. PUCK IS FRESH IN THIS HOOD.

So of course, Juliette slaps the crap out of him. (And mind you, this is all with ACR- I assume Hermia and Juliette are touchy about cheating because they're family Sims.)

Tybalt is not amused at Miranda accepting Puck's flirt, and is mean to her for a while.

So, to recap, within 5 minutes of me loading all these kids into the lot (For the record, this dorm has Tybalt, who was moved out of the other dorm because of his feud with Mercutio AND Romeo Monty, Hal Capp, Bottom Summerdream, Puck Summerdream, Hermia Capp, Juliette Capp, and Miranda Capp. Miranda and Hal are siblings, Hal and Miranda are Juliette, Tybalt and Hermia's maternal cousins.)

Anyway, Puck and Hermia were dating, but Juliette flirted with Puck, Puck flirted with Miranda, so now Puck has made enemies of Tybalt, Hermia, Juliette and Hal.

These Sims are insane.

A few minutes later, Hal attacked Tybalt for cheating on his sister (wtf?). It was a mess.

My bb Miranda got a makeover, and she looks fierce, as always. She has a weird chin, but that's alright.

Ripp walked by, and I wanted him and Miranda to get to know each other, and they instantly got to flirting...

And then to kissing...

Yeah, Miranda is fresh.

Meanwhile, both Tybalt and Hal have chemistry with Bottom, which made me a little sad, since I plan on her marrying someone else. I usually let my Sims decide who they want to be with, and if I have to, I'm prepared to bring in someone for each of them.

Hermia contiuned to slap Puck around the next morning. poor thing, she's heartbroken. :(

or is she?

(She's smiling because her face was glitched. She was also smiling while slapping him, which amused me much more than it should have.)

Puck tried to apologize to Juliette, but she's not having any of it. I don't even know why he's apologizing to her, he's the one who cheated on her, and her sister.

That was the last picture I took before I went through my Great Sims Withdrawal of 2009, and these next pictures show me picking up where I left off!

I wasn't a fan of Juliette's makeover, so I gave her a new one. i am seriously in love with all of simgaroop 's hair retextures. I swear, I have like 90% of them.

I was amused when I saw Hermia's sleepwear. I imagine the Capps as this really, really old money family (in my mind Cleopatra Capp was one of the human founders of Veronaville) so they're really insanely rich and all the heiresses are trained in formalities and diction and the like, so all the Capp women are really proud and proper.

Even though it had been 6 months since I played irl, Hermia and Juliette are still cold and distant. Somethings are unforgivable, Juliette!

Bottom was the only member of the hjouse being productive. Her LTW is to max 7 skills, so I want to do that before she graduates so I she can get a new, awesome LTW. (Knowledge Sims are my thing, you know. I'm a master of skillbuilding.)

A few days into the semester, i was scared out of my mind by this randomness:

There was a fire, and Hal decided to run out into the fire, like a genius. he was quickly set on fire.

Chaos ensued, but it was quickly resolved.

Despite being a homewrecker, Juliette is very, very pretty.

I really, really love simgaroop 's Maxis Match Bulletin Boards. I love having them everywhere, since I really do have like three of them near my desk. They're so useful.

I worry about my bb Hal though. He's a popularity Sim, so finding him a wife isn't really important, but I love him and I love his face and I want his genes to pass on.

At the end of the semester, I had Juliette try and apologize to Miranda.

Miranda wasn't having it. (She looks so pretty in this picture though!)

And that's it! This picspam is from a few days ago, but since the semester ended today, I had some time. I'm going to go play now! Happy Friday, everyone!

Mock Me With Grace

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:02:02 GMT

I mentioned a while ago that I've been playing and enjoying it, and it's true. I've been playing every day. I do my HW then I relieve stress by playing. It's a lot of fun.

That being said, I have A BUNCH of picspams of all the houses I've played on my desktop, but I'm not going to post them for a while. I have essays, papers and FINALS, and I have no time to post things when i could be playing.

Next week I'm off from school (free from the most horrid semester EVER) and I'll try to post them all.

In the meantime, have these random pictures:

It's Johnny, Ripp, Ophelia and Romeo in this picture. I have had to deal with SO MUCH DRAMA in this dorm, it's ridiculous.

I'm OBSESSED with these unlocked BV posters. I got them since I don't have BV, and have been downloading recolors like crazy from magnoliae 's journal. I DIE.

See you guys soon!

Weddings, Weddings, Weddings

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:53:12 GMT

Since I started playing again, I've been obsessed with my combined Strangetown/Veronaville hood (which there are a billion picspams about, click on either tag). Over the past three days I've played three different weddings with three very different couples. I'll be posting these picspams eventually, but for now, have a sneak peek- try to see if you can guess which couples are the ones in the pictures!

Ranked in order of easiest to hardest:

Have fun!

(The female Sims in the second and third pictures aren't the same Sim, I had no idea they looked so similar until just now.)

Every Perfect Life: Chapter Four- All That Glitters, Part Three

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:33:04 GMT

And finally, here is the last part of chapter four!

Part One | Part Two

“This is a disaster. A complete and total disaster.”

Angela, Lilith and Daniel exchanged worried glances. After Kaylynn began speaking (more like stuttering, thought Lilith) the four of them had rushed upstairs to prevent a meltdown.

“How did he find out? How did he know? Why did he hire her? How did he find her? I was so careful.”

“Why are you blaming yourself Mom? It’s not like you were the one who cheated.”

Mary-Sue made an odd sound, somewhere between a sob and a choke.

“The voters won’t care. They have no sympathy. I’m ruined. As of right now, I’m ruined.”

“I’m going to kick her ass.”

Angela and Daniel looked at Lilith.

“I always wanted to, and now I’m old enough. I’m going.”

“Why don’t we all just calm down?”

“Oh, dad, now you want to be the voice of reason? Please.”

“Lilith, enough. Nothing is going to be resolved by us fighting in here. We all need to relax and think about our next courses of action.”

“Can’t you make them leave, mom? Accuse them of crashing the party and humiliate them?”

Lilith was ready to say that her mother was a pro at that, but decided to hold her tongue. Her mother was feeling bad enough.

“They’re already gone.”

The Pleasant family looked at Benjamin Long, who had entered Angela’s bedroom.

“Benjamin… Did you-”

“No. Kaylynn finished talking and they hustled out of there. People don’t know who she is, thankfully.”

The room seemed to get lighter as all members present breathed a sigh of relief.

Mary-Sue stood, and taking a few breaths, began to compose herself. Everyone in the room watched as she walked over to the mirror and began to fix her make-up. No one spoke.

“I can’t watch this.”

Lilith walked out of the room, followed quickly by Angela.

“The bathroom again? You’ve been in and out of it all day.”

“You’ve been watching me? Wow. I don’t know if I should be flattered that someone is noticing me, or creeped out that it’s you.”

“What’s wrong with you, Lilith?”

“You have to ask? Look at our mother, the robot in there! Look at dad! Look at us!”

“I meant physically.”

“The sushi I had for lunch is really killing me.”

“If you had food poisoning you wouldn’t be vomiting.”

“Angela, you are a doctor in name only. Please.”

“Are you pregnant?”

“Why would you assume that?”

“That’s an awfully loose dress.”

“So is yours, are you pregnant? It would be what, the second time someone in this town has gotten pregnant without having sex?”

“How dare you!”

“Please, Angela, I have no time to stand here and discuss my body with you, of all people.”

“Stop trying to turn the tables, Lilith! For once in your life, own up to your actions!”

The two women stared off, neither one refusing to budge.

The tension seemed to diffuse as both women turned towards the door, where Lucy had stumbled in.

“Oh! Angie! Lil! What are you… Are you two fighting?”

Lucy made her way over and pulled Angela into a hug.

“I hate it when you guys fight”, she said, her voice thick with alcohol.

“I just want everyone to get along.”

Angela awkwardly patted Lucy on the back as Lucy continued to hold onto her cousin.

“You’re drunk, Lucy. What would uncle John say?”

“Oh please. He’s drunk too! He’s downstairs embarrassing Mom as we speak!”

Angela and Lilith exchanged a look. It was probably true. John Burb loved to loosen up, and Mary-Sue’s parties were the perfect opportunity for him to get hammered and then try to shop talk with Jennifer’s friends.

“Anyway, I’m staying with Beau and Franny tonight. They’re so nice to me. I don’t deserve it…”

Angela felt Lucy begin to melt into her arms as she began to fall asleep.

“Come one, let’s get you downstairs.”

As she helped Lucy out of the bathroom, Angela looked over to Lilith, and they both knew what she was saying without speaking--the conversation would resume at a later time, and it would not be pretty.

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“You’re drunk.”

Hermia looked over to Harrison and smiled widely.

It was disarming, seeing Hermia Capp smile that. Harrison could tell it had been a long time since she had.

“I am not. I am merely… enjoying the open bar.”

“You’re drunk out of your mind. I saw them too, Hermia. There’s no need for this.”

Hermia looked into her drink.

“Leave me alone.”

“We should get you home.”

As if on cue, a big, bald man appeared and smiled widely.

“Actually, that’s my job.”

Harrison looked at the man closely.

“Who are you?”

“I’m the designated driver hired my Senator Pleasant. My job is to prevent inebriated guests from driving themselves home.”

“I can drive her.”

Harrison continued looking at the man.

“There’s no need for that, sir. I am more than capable of doing the job I was hired to do.”

“Do you know where she lives?”

“I have a list of addresses for all of the Senator’s guests. I’m sure I will be able to find…”

“Ms. Capp’s. Hermia Capp.”

“I will check her address.”

Harrison watched as the designated driver carefully helped Hermia up.

“Bye Harrison!”

Harrison waved as Hermia was helped by the man.

He looked down at his drink and sighed. He had a terrible feeling in the pit of his stomach that something wasn’t right, yet he couldn’t put his finger on it. He usually celebrated the closing of his cases with a drink, but he was not in a partying mood, despite the party going on around him. He had discovered that Puck Summerdream was in fact cheating on his girlfriend, but Harrison knew the real reason he was upset. His time in Sim City would be over.

No matter what went down- no matter how many situations he played in his head- Harrison knew the truth.

He would not be spending any more time with Hermia Capp, and the realization made him feel terribly, terribly depressed.

“Mary-Sue.”

Mary-Sue smiled as she Cassandra Goth. She and Cassandra had been close friends for years, and despite the age difference, they got along splendidly.

Cassandra was also the only person besides Benjamin and the Pleasants to know about Kaylynn.

“Are you alright?”

“I’m fine, Cassandra.”

“Are you sure?”

Cassandra looked at Mary-Sue.

“You don’t have to pretend with me, Mary-sue. I know.”

Mary-Sue’s façade seemed to falter for a split second, then, as if deciding against it, it came right back.

“Cassandra, I appreciate your concern, really, but I am… I’m dealing with it.”

Cassandra nodded, as if sensing something.

“Mary-Sue, what are you planning?”

Mary-Sue smiled.

“Don’t worry about it.”

Cassandra watched as Mary-Sue walked over to the Landgraabs and began speaking to them.

It was scary, sometimes. Being Mary-Sue’s best friend was the most intense experience Cassandra had ever had. It was amazing, how someone could be so ambitious and believe in so many things, good, important things, but then have such a darkness to them. Cassandra saw the way Mary-Sue was with her family, and she worried. She knew it had something to do with her parents, but Mary-Sue had never really opened up to her.

Cassandra doubted Mary-Sue had ever really opened herself up to anyone.

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Angela sat down outside the house. The night was cool, and Angela enjoyed it. Inside the house it was warm, there were so many people. Angela didn’t want to see those people. She didn’t want to see anyone.

She only wanted Dustin.

How did it get this way? Angela had pondered this question so many times over the years she had lost count. She didn’t know the answer, either. Through their courtship, Kaylynn, college, marriage, kids, he had been there. He was a husband, a boyfriend, a father, a friend.

A criminal.

There was no getting around it. Dustin Broke was a criminal. Her husband was a thief.

Angela felt a bubble of emotion begin to rise, and before she could stop herself, began to cry. Softly, at first, but then she began to sob. What had become of her life? She was supposed to be happy! She was supposed to be perfect! This was not her idea of happiness. This was hell.

She was all alone, crying by the pool at a party.

She was a mess.

“Angela?”

Angela wiped her tears and looked up to see the last person she wanted to see.

“Lilith? What do you want? I’m kind of busy right now.”

“Crying over everything that’s ever gone wrong in your life?”

“Hardly.”

Lilith sat down next to Angela.

“Please, Angela. I know you. You’re my sister. I remember you’d do this when we heard mom and dad fighting.”

“When did it all go wrong?”

“You tell me.”

Angela and Lilith looked into the pool, each waiting for the answer to a question that was far more rhetorical than either one of them wanted to admit.

“I’m going to leave Dustin.”

Lilith looked over at her sister, shocked.

“What?”

“I’m going to leave Dustin”, Angela repeated more forcefully, testing it out. The words made her mouth dry, but empowered her at the same time. Saying them out loud had made them real, they were out there now, taking flight in the dark night sky.

As Lilith reached out and put her hand on her sister's, it solidified what they both knew to be true: everything was going to change.

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Jessica looked up at the painting.

“It’s really beautiful, isn’t it?”

Dustin nodded quickly.

“Yeah, it is. Grab it, we need to go.”

Jessica raised an eyebrow.

“I’m going to need some help, this thing is huge.”

“Oh, right.”

“What’s wrong with you?”

“I don’t like being in other people’s houses. It freaks me out.”

Jessica giggled.

“Really? Didn’t you used to be burglar?”

“Yeah, but still.”

“Whatever you say, boss.”

The two continued working silently until they heard something.

“What was that?”

“I don’t know! It sounded like something moving.”

“Is she waking up?”

“No way, I gave her something before we left the party. She’ll be out until tomorrow.”

“Then what the hell is that noise?”

Dustin and Jessica stopped and listened. The noise was soft, but audible. It sounded like someone walking around, but they weren’t sure where.

The eerie silence was interrupted by a knock on the door.

[Jessica looks at Dustin]

“Who do you think that is?”

Dustin glared at Jessica.

“I have no clue, but they’re about to be in for a huge surprise…”

Dustin slowly walked towards the door, his body clenched. His adrenaline was pumping. He was ready. If anything was going to go down, he would attack. He had been trained by Russ and was an exceptional street fighter.

“Oh please, Dustin. Open the door.”

Dustin’s blood froze as he heard the voice behind the door.

“I know you’re in there.”

Dustin slowly opened the door.

“I think we need to talk.”

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“Thank you for coming.”

Mary-Sue stood at the door, saying goodbye to her guests. The party was over. It was late, and she was tired.

Out of the corner of her eye, Mary-Sue saw Daniel, drinking a beer.

“Daniel.”

Daniel looked over at her and smiled.

“Hey. Great party.”

“Thank you. Did you enjoy it?”

“A bit, yeah. After the drama, of course.”

“Of course.”

Mary-Sue and Daniel stood in front of each other, neither one knowing what to say. It was so hard for them. Their interests, their personalities, their lives, they had all taken different directions and their marriage was now just a show.

Daniel was tired of it, and deep down, he knew Mary-Sue was as well.

“I think I’m going to go to bed.”

“Of course. Good night.”

“When are you going to do it?”

“Soon.”

“Alright then. I’m… I’m proud of you, Angela.”

Angela looked at her sister quizzically.

“There is something wrong with you. You’ve never said that to me.”

“I know. Good night, Ang.”

“Lilith, wait.”

Lilith turned around and was shocked as Angela gave her a hug.

“Thank you.”

Lilith smiled and hugged her back.

The night hadn’t been a bust after all.

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Notes:

That's it! After months of waiting, this chapter is finally over, and I wanted to apologize to all of you who read this. I'm sorry. I got busy with two semesters of school (8 months, wow) and work over the summer. But I really did need this break from the Sims comm. I feel so good about everything, and I'm playing everyday again. it feels great.

Now for some real notes!

A lot of what you see in this chapter wouldn't be possible without Adele and Decorgal's wonderful Collaborative prop hack. Adele made the props, and Decorgal made the hack, and it rocks my socks. Seriously, it's so cool. I had the waiters holding the trays, and people had drinks and beer and clipboards and it was awesome.

My beta also rocks. <3

Anyway, the BOSS is Rick Contrary from Desiderata Valley. You don't have to know who that is. I once planned to do a plot with him in my Thornn Legacy, but I got lazy. I always held onto the idea that crazy Rick would grow up to be an evil criminal mastermind, so I used it for EPL and it works. What does he want with Dustin? You'll see soon enough.

I also want to clarify something: I always said that Angela and Lilith's relationship wouldn't be healed so quickly, and it won't be. They hugged, but don't get your hopes up.

I also wanted to let you guys know that the next chapter is when shit gets real, if you pardon my french. EPL only has 6 chapters, so plots will be begin to get wrapped up and everything will come to a head.

And here's quick summary of what happened in this chapter since it was so ridiculously long:

-Dustin did not go to the party, and Angela decides to leave him

- Lilith did not tell her family about her pregnancy

-Nina gave Daniel an ultimatum

-Mary-Sue’s world takes another hit

-We meet THE BOSS, but his motives are unclear

And that's it. Thank you all for sticking with me throughout all my crap, you all rock, thanks for reading and commenting and just generally being awesome!

Every Perfect Life: Chapter Four- All That Glitters, Part Two

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:34:50 GMT

Oddly enough, I was going to post this chapter tomorrow, but I decided to do it today because I was bored.

Anyway, here's part two!

The night of the party arrived much too quickly for Mary-Sue’s taste. She had done a wonderful job- she had no doubt about that- but Mary-Sue was worried. She had a bad feeling about tonight, and it wouldn’t go away.

Shrugging, Mary-Sue decided she would have to make the best of it. Tonight would be the most important night of her campaign, and everything had to be perfect.

Downstairs, the guests began to trickle in, looking like a who’s who of Sim City’s elite. In attendance were:

The Dreamers (who were close friends of the Pleasants),

The Goths,

The Landgraabs,

The Worthingtons,

And even a few well connected Sims from out of town.

Angela stood at the door, dutifully greeting the guests as they trickled in. It was typical, thought Angela. She was stuck at the door, greeting everyone like a puppet, while Lilith would eventually waltz in, get drunk, and leave.

She was supposed to be looking for Dustin tonight. Angela had told him to come to the party, that they needed to talk, but he had not shown up yet. Angela was worried, but for once, she was feeling more than worry- she was angry at her husband for breaking his word yet again.

Looking carefully, Angela froze as she mentally adjusted her eyesight.

It was Lilith.

And she looked horrible.

“Lilith! What on Earth are you wearing?!”

Lilith glared at her sister.

“This is all I had, okay? Drop it. Where’s Mom?”

“She’s upstairs, getting ready.”

“For her grand entrance, right?”

“Yes.”

Lilith scoffed.

“How long does it take to put on a power suit?”

Angela looked at her sister before shaking her head.

“Can we just try to be civil tonight?”

“Alright. I don’t have any patience anyway, my nerves are shot and I feel like shit.”

“Lilith!”

“Sorry.”

The sisters were interrupted by the arrival of Beau, Frances and Lucy.

“You made it.”

Angela hugged Beau and Lucy while Frances stood by awkwardly.

“Can we talk, Beau?”

Angela and Beau turned away from Lucy, Frances and Lilith.

“Is he here?”

“No, we haven’t talked. I told him to be here tonight that it was important. What if he doesn’t show? What then?”

Beau sighed.

“I think you need to do what’s best for you and the kids, Ang.”

Angela nodded.

“I agree. Hopefully he shows up s--”

Angela stopped speaking suddenly as she saw a familiar face walk in.

Turning to Beau, she asked quickly:

“Do you know who that is?”

“Who?”

“That woman! She was the one with Dustin!”

Beau’s eyes widened.

“You should go talk to her, Angela. This might be your only chance to find out who she is.”

Angela nodded, and keeping her composure, walked over to the woman.

“Hello! I don’t think we’ve met- I’m Angela Pleasant-Broke.”

The woman shook her hand.

“Jessica.”

“That’s a lovely name. Do you work with my mother?”

“No, I’m in the Import-Export Business.”

“Oh, really? That’s so interesting, my husband is in the same business.”

“Are you married to Dustin Broke?”

“Yes, that’s him. Do you know each other?”

“Yes, we do. He’s a pleasure to work with.”

“Really? He never mentioned you before and I think--”

Angela was cut off as Jessica began backing away.

“It was nice talking to you, Mrs. Pleasant, but I see one of my associates, excuse me.”

Angela watched sadly as Jessica slipped away.

At the door, Lilith was trying not to blow up at her cousin. Lucy had always been chatty and excitable, but she had two drinks in her and was now a machine.

“Lucy, look! Beau and Frances walked away, shouldn’t you go with them?”

“Oh no! I hardly ever get to see you, Lil. Let’s talk about your art, and your delicious boyfriend! How is Dirk?”

“It’s Lilith, Lucy. Not ‘Lil’. No one calls me ‘Lil’.”

Lucy smiled.

“I call you Lil. And you’re avoiding the questions.”

Lilith turned away from her cousin, but upon seeing who had just walked in turned right back around.

“What happened? Did something happen? What is it?”

“Is that Dirk? Why is he here with another woman?”

“Lilith! Lilith, darling, is that you?”

Lilith turned slowly, smiling awkwardly at Lillian and Dirk.

“Isn’t this a fabulous party? I told you it would be wonderful didn’t I? Your mother has a way with these things.”

“Yes, she does. Did you two come together?”

Dirk, who had been silent for the exchange, piped up.

“Yes, we did.”

“I do hope you don’t mind. I saw Dirk a few days ago looking so heartbroken, I told that I knew just the thing to cheer him up.”

“Yeah, he looks so cheery. You guys look great together. The perfect couple.”

Lilith felt the tears beginning to well up behind her eyes, and turned to walk away, with Lillian following.

“Lilith.”

Lillian had lost all the friendliness in her voice and was now all ice.

“You don’t have a right to be angry, Lilith. He was heartbroken- I don’t know what you did, but he was devastated. He’ll never be the same, and-”

“What? It’s my fault? Please, you don’t even know… You don’t know anything, Lillian.”

Lilith walked away quickly.

At the bar, Lilith cradled her Ginger Ale. Coming had been a bad idea, she decided. She had only been at the party for 10 minutes and she had already fought with the two people she hadn’t wanted to see that night. What else could go wrong?

“Lilith!”

Plenty, Lilith decided.

Lilith looked to her left and saw Hermia and Puck smiling at her.

They really were perfect together, thought Lilith. Both were pale redheads with startling eye colors and gorgeous accents, and Lilith knew they had been through more as a couple than most. The realization that she had almost ruined their relationship-- that she had been their Kaylynn, the one that could have brought it all down-- made her nauseous.

“How are you, Lilith?”

“I’m fine Puck, thanks for asking. How are you guys doling?”

“Lovely. That is an interesting outfit. Who is it by?”

“Oh, it’s just something I found lying around. I’m not feeling well, will you excuse me?”

Hermia and Puck nodded and watched as Lilith sped away.

Across the room, Lucy was trying to engage Frances in conversation.

“I really hope I meet someone tonight, Franny. Do you know how long it’s been since I got--”

“Lucy, please. My name is Frances, I’ve told you. Also, please don’t discuss your… er, sex life here. It’s not… appropriate.”

“Oh relax, Frances. You’re so stuffy, you need to loosen up.”

Frances looked at Lucy and began looking around for an escape. Lucy was Beau’s best friend, not his. They were friends by association, mostly. The truth was that Lucy made Frances uncomfortable, with her constant talk of sex, and her fondness for hugging and touching people. Frances was a Worthington, and his family did not hug.

“Hey, isn’t that one of your sisters? The scary one? And who is that with her? I’d like to have a talk with him, that’s for sure.”

Frances glanced over to where his sister was and blanched. That was his nightmare, his worst fear coming true before his eyes.

“Lillian! How great of you to come. Here, I have someone I want you to meet.”

Lillian smiled politely. She had dealt with her father’s forced meetings her entire life, she was used to them.

“This is CSO Tank Grunt. He’s here on leave from the Strangetown Military.”

Tank Grunt forced something reminiscent of a smile and shook hands with Lillian forcefully.

“It’s very nice to meet you, Officer Grunt.”

“You can call me Tank.”

“Alright.”

“Lillian, I was hoping you could show Tank around Sim City for me. Since he’s new to the area, I figured it would be nice for him to have some company.”

“That won’t be necessary, Sir. I can find my way around Sim City just fine. I’ve been here before.”

“Nonsense! We’ve lived in Sim City our whole lives, Lillian here is an expert! She’d be more than happy to show you around, won’t you dear?”

“Father, a word?”

Frances II looked at his daughter and walked over to the side with her.

“Father, I’m here with Dirk, remember? Why are you trying to set me up?”

“Dirk is a sports star darling. Tank comes from a good family, his father is a General-- you will do as I say, Lillian.”

“I’m not a child, father.”

“Lillian.”

Lillian and her father stood face to face, nether one of them budging. They were both incredibly stubborn, and it was obvious neither one of them was going to budge any time soon.

“I need to get some air.”

“You look good tonight, Nina.”

Startled, Nina turned to see Daniel grinning at her.

“Thank you. It was hard to find a dress that fit. Dina had to go through hell to get me to look like this.”

Daniel grinned again.

“It was worth the effort.”

Daniel was right. Nina was glowing. While it wasn’t yet obvious she was pregnant, she had started to put on weight, and it suited her well.

“Have you talked to your wife?”

Daniel sighed.

“You know I can’t do that. Not now, not at the end of her campaign.”

“Daniel, this baby is coming, whether you want it to or not. I gave you your choices.”

Daniel sighed again and nodded.

“We’ll see.”

In one smooth motion, Daniel kissed Nina’s hand and walked away.

“What was that about?”

Nina jumped as her sister appeared in the doorway.

“Nothing, why?”

“Have you been getting yourself into trouble, Nina?”

“Of course not.”

Nina was a terrible liar. Dina instantly knew what was going on.

“You’ve been screwing Daniel, haven’t you?”

“That’s none of your business, Dina. You need to watch your mouth- are you forgetting where we are?”

“Oh, I know where we are. This is where I belong, this is my element. And you and I both know he’s not going to leave her.”

“Shut up. I have to go to the bathroom.”

“Oh. I’m sorry… Have we met?”

“Yeah, we have. You like to bump into people, don’t you?”

“You! From the coffee shop! What are you doing here?”

“I was invited.”

“This is my house.”

“This is the Senator’s house.”

“I’m her daughter. Well, mostly. Sometimes.”

Tank looked at Lilith oddly.

Lilith turned and saw Puck, alone.

“Excuse me.”

Tank nodded curtly and began walking away.

“Can we talk?”

“Let’s sit.”

“I think Hermia knows. I’m pretty sure she knows, actually.”

“What are you going to do about it?”

“Excuse me?”

“She’s your girlfriend, Puck, not mine. As the other woman, I’m free of blame.”

“Very funny.”

Lilith smiled sadly.

“I’ve been thinking… This needs to end anyway. I… I don’t want to be the other woman anymore. It’s not me, you know?”

Puck nodded.

“I understand.”

“I do love you.”

“And I you. But…”

“We just weren’t meant to be. I get it.”

Puck and Lilith looked at each other and smiled, each placing their hand on the table. They had finally put into words what they had been feeling- their love would remain, but their relationship was over. It felt like a part of Lilith had died, but as she held hands with Puck, she felt comfort- it wasn’t a bad thing. They had parted always and somehow she knew it would be alright.

For her, anyway.

“I’m so sorry, Hermia.”

“How did you get in here?”

“I have sources. Come on.”

Hermia felt Harrison pull at her gently.

“Where are we going?”

“You look like you could use a stiff drink.”

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Angela walked into the bathroom and quickly washed her face. The cool water was refreshing, and Angela needed to calm herself down. The night was going horribly so far. Dustin hadn’t appeared, and her mother still hadn’t come down.

Angela made a face as she saw Lilith come out of the stall. Sniffing, Angela looked at Lilith and asked:

“Were you just vomiting?”

“The ginger ale went down wrong. What are you doing? Are you hiding? I thought Angela The Brave was a Party Animal. What’s wrong with you?”

“Please Lilith, not tonight. Mom was looking for you, she wants all of us to be there for her entrance.”

Lilith rolled her eyes as she washed her mouth and face.

“Whatever.”

Downstairs, Mary-Sue was standing on the podium she had constructed for this very purpose.

Smiling, she began, “I wanted to take the time to personally thank each and every one of you for coming. It is a great honor for all of you to support my candidacy. Most of all, I wanted to say that this would not be possible without you, the voters. I’d like to especially thank my husband, Daniel, my best friend, Cassandra, and my wonderful daughter, Angela. You all make my life wonderful. Thank you.”

The applause was thunderous as Mary-Sue walked stepped off the podium and hugged Daniel and Cassandra.

Walking quickly, she soon found Angela and Lilith.

“What the hell are you wearing, Lilith? Are you trying to embarrass me?”

“I noticed you didn’t mention me up there. I don’t count anymore? It looks to me like I embarrass you already.”

Mary-Sue’s eyes narrowed.

“Lilith--”

Mary-Sue was interrupted by Angela’s furious tugging on her arm.

“What is he doing?”

Mary-Sue, Lilith and Daniel looked at the podium, where Joe Carr was now standing. The audience was completely quiet as he began speaking.

“I know this is rather… unorthodox, me being here, but I truly felt this was the best time for this, seeing as how my opponent and all of her supporters are here.You see, I wanted to inspire confidence in all of you.

“I recently revamped my staff, and I wanted all of you to meet my new campaign manager. I know for sure that this woman will help me dfeat Mary-Sue Pleasant. Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like you to meet Kaylynn Langerak.”

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Notes:

Part two is up! I'm sorry to leave you on a cliffhanger, but the next part is coming quickly. Some quick things:

I'd like to thank strange_tomato for letting me use Lillian Worthington, and the rest of her Worthingtons in my story. She's so awesome for letting me use them. in all reality, the story wouldn't exist without her-- I got the idea for this while writing a secret santa post for her. You rock, ST.

The woman with Alexander Goth is Charlotte Worthington, Frances' sister. They are as unpleasant as they come, trust me.

A CSO is a Combat Systems Officer. From Wiki:

A Combat Systems Officer (CSO) is a U.S. Air Force officer responsible for air operations and aircraft mission/weapon systems Often the Mission Commander, the CSO manages the mission and integrates with the Aircraft Commander to collectively achieve and maintain situational awareness and mission effectiveness. CSOs are trained in navigation, the use of the electromagnetic spectrum, and weapon system employment. Aircrew responsibilities include mission planning, mission timing, threat reactions, aircraft communications, and hazard avoidance.

SOURCE

The next part will be up tomorrow, thanks for reading!

Every Perfect Life: Chapter Four- All That Glitters, Part One

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:09:26 GMT

I'm not even going to say anything. it's been like 8 months since I updated this story, but thanksgiving gave me the time to finish taking the pictures, so here's the first part of the chapter. Enjoy!

"Gold cannot be pure, and people cannot be perfect."
-Anonymous

“Come on Lilith, I know you’re in there. I can hear you shuffling around. Let me in, I just want to check up on you.”

Lilith opened the door groggily, and motioned for Lilith to follow her inside the tiny apartment.

“What’s going on with you? You look positively dreadful. And this place is a mess.”

Lilith wiped her forehead.

“I haven’t been feeling well, Lillian.”

“Well then, what’s wrong? I know an excellent physician, I can call him up for you if you’d like.”

“No, thank you, Lillian. I’ll be fine.”

“Are you sure? Alright then. I just wanted to see how you were doing.”

Lilith tried to smile, but ended up coughing.

“Sorry.”

“Yes, well… everyone gets sick sometime.”

Lilith nodded.

“Yeah, exactly.”

“So, are you going to the fund raiser?”

Lilith turned and looked at Lillian.

“What fund raiser?’

“The one your mother is throwing next weekend. It’s looking to be an amazing event. She’s invited everyone who’s anyone. I already bought my dress.”

Lilith shook her head. This was not what she needed.

“No, I guess I wasn’t invited.”

“Well, that’s a shame.”

The two women started at each other for a while, neither saying anything. Sensing the awkwardness, Lillian decided to make a graceful exit.

“Well, I’ll see you, Lilith. I do hope you feel better- let me know if you need that doctor, okay?”

Lilith nodded and watched as Lillian let herself out.

She really was feeling terrible. It had started the previous weekend, and hadn’t let up. In some ways, Lilith thought it could be attributed to her stubbornness. She refused to do anything about the baby. She didn’t even know what she wanted to do yet.

It was all so… surreal. Like it was happening to someone else. This wasn’t Lilith Pleasant’s life, it was the life of some innocent girl on a trashy TV show. Things like this didn’t happen in the real world.

But it had happened. And Lilith honestly had no idea what she was going to do about it.

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Ever since he was a child, Dirk Dreamer had scoffed when people commented on his name. They had always said it was the greatest misnomer, his last name and his personality. And Dirk had to agree.

Dirk considered himself the most pragmatic person in the world. He was level-headed, rational, and believed that everything worth doing needed to be thought out, planned and considered before being done. He hated surprises and spontaneity, and these qualities had made him a great soccer player and would serve him especially well in the business world. In fact, Dirk believed that he only had one flaw- his one great weakness, his Achilles Heel--

Lilith Pleasant.

Dirk had never admitted it to anyone, but he had chosen her. He had chosen her over her sister because of her personality- witty and clever, acerbic, with a hint of vulnerability and indecisiveness. When she was going through a rough time, he had helped her up, and they had been dating- in one way or another- for 10 years.

So when he told her that he wanted to settle down, he fully expected her to say yes.

Needless to say, he was surprised when she refused him. He thought that everything was right-- their lives were finally intersecting again, he was retiring, going into marketing, and she had been a struggling artist since college, what else could she possibly want?

So he broke up with her. That had been 4 months ago, and he had to admit, he still thought she would come back to him. Some day, some way, he thought he and Lilith were going to be together again.

Sadly, Dirk failed to realize two important things- Lilith was irresolute, and Lilith had been dating someone else for the past year.

Dirk inserted the key into the lock quickly and turned, and was shocked when he saw Lilith coming down the stairs. He did everything quickly (what time was there to waste?) so if he had moved just a little faster, he would have missed her. It seemed that everything was going to work out for them after all.

“Lilith! I haven’t seen you around in a while. Are you alright? You look ill.”

“I’m a little sick but it’s nothing I can’t handle. How are you?”

“Good, good. Getting ready to move soon.”

Lilith nodded. Dirk’s lease was going to be up, and he had already bought the house back in Pleasantview. The house they were supposed to share.

“Listen, Dirk, I wanted to tell you something… It’s kind of hard to hear, and I can totally understand if you never want to speak to me again, but I have to tell you. It wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t.”

“What is it, Lilith?”

Lilith sighed. She had to do it quickly or else she would lose her nerve.

“I’m pregnant.”

Dirk’s face moved though a variety of facial expressions, from shock to disbelief to surprise.

“You’re pregnant?”

“I am.”

“Wow… How…”

Dirk instinctively looked down at her stomach, quickly doing the math.

“It’s… it’s not mine, is it?”

“No, Dirk. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean for it to happen like this.”

“I can tell. It’s fine, Lilith. You’re a grown woman,. And we never talked about our relationship. It’s… I guess it’s really over now, huh?”

Lilith smiled sadly.

“I guess so. But Dirk, I want you to know that I never planned this. I.. I just felt you should know.”

“Thank you for telling me. Have you told your family?”

“No, not yet.”

Dirk nodded.

“Well, I have to go, so…”

“Yeah, me too.”

The two looked at one another awkwardly before hugging quickly, and walking away.

And in that moment, any traces of optimism Dirk Dreamer ever had died along with his hope.

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Mary-Sue framed the wall with her hands.

“I’m thinking the podium could go right here, and the buffet table would be over there… Are you writing this down?”

Behind Mary-Sue, Benjamin was writing everything she said furiously on a clipboard.

“Yes, I am.”

“Excellent. I think we’ll need to have a bar as well, having the waiters carry around the drinks might be annoying.”

Benjamin continued writing.

At the door, Angela walked in, looking around.

“Wow, Mom, it looks great! Too bad we don’t have a kitchen anymore.”

Mary-Sue ignored the last remark as she turned towards her daughter.

“Excuse us, Benjamin.”

Benjamin scurried away as Mary-Sue looked at Angela.

“Do you really think so? I only had them take out a few walls to make room for the guests.”

“How many people are coming?”

“A few. Maybe three dozen?”

“Three dozen?!”

“This event needs to be perfect, Angela. The voters need to know that I’m in control, that I can--”

“Throw a party?”

Mary-Sue looked at Angela oddly. It was extremely odd for her to interrupt her mother, and she had never done it to add a snappy remark. That had always been Lilith’s job.

“Angela shrugged. “I’m just saying, Mom, are you sure that throwing a lavish party and inviting a group of rich people is going to get the voters to trust you?”

“The voters need to know that I am capable of doing my job, Angela. As the Governor, I will need to entertain all kinds of people.”

“I trust you. I just wanted to see what your thinking was.”

Mary-Sue softened.

“Thank you, darling. It’s nice to know I have your trust. Benjamin! Prepare yourself, we’re leaving.”

Angela and Mary-Sue looked as Benjamin appeared.

“Well, I’ll see you.”

The two women hugged goodbye.

Angela watched as her mother rushed off to oversee some crisis that had popped up. This had been going on for a week, and Angela couldn’t wait for the fund raiser to pass so it could all return to normal. She had had to see David upstairs, and while it was more intimate, it wasn’t good for them to change the routine. He needed consistency.

Angela was lost in her thoughts when she saw Lilith walk out of the living room.

“I thought they’d never leave! I was hiding in mom’s room forever.”

“Lilith? What are you doing here? Wait, you were hiding in mom‘s room for all this time?”

“I heard you guys were throwing a party, decided to stop by.”

“Very funny. What do you want?”

“No, really. I want to know why our dearest mother is throwing a… very nice party, by the looks of it, and I wasn’t invited.”

“Uh, Lilith, did you forget what you did at the last fund raiser?”

Lilith cringed a bit. She remembered very well. She had told her parents she hated them and she had never lived it down.

“That was like, 8 years ago.”

“Mom remembers very well. And you know, the ‘voters-”

“’Never forget’. I know, she’s my mother too.”

Angela and Lilith looked at each other. It was odd. They were identical to everyone else, but they had never felt like they were two halves of a coin. Twins usually felt they were two sides of the same person, but never Angela and Lilith. It seemed that they were meant to be opposites, never truly connecting with one another in the way that they were supposed to. In some ways, they were glad for it, but not now.

“So what are you up to today?”

Angela looked at Lilith oddly.

“Why? You never cared about my plans before, what’s changed?”

“I thought we could get some coffee or something.”

Angela looked at her suspiciously, but shook her head.

“I have an appointment.”

“Oh?”

“Yes, Lilith, I’m meeting someone in the city.”

Lilith raised an eyebrow but said nothing. She would never admit it, but it upset her that she and Angela weren’t closer. She wanted to ask about Dustin, and the kids, and her job, but she didn’t. Their relationship would remain the same- distant and snippy.

“Well, have fun. I’ll see you at the party.”

Angela watched as Lilith turned to walk away, and quickly put on her coat.

“Lilith?”

“Wear something appropriate, and be nice to mom, okay?”

Lilith smiled.

“Cross my heart and hope to die.”

Angela smiled and headed out as well. She had an appointment to keep.

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Angela walked into the restaurant and was shocked by the mess in front of her. Waiters were hurrying to and fro, people were eating, drinking and having a good time, but she never expected to see so many.

Jade smiled and walked up to Angela.

“Angela! What’s up?”

Angela smiled politely. She had met Jade many times, but Jade still made her uncomfortable. Over the years, Jade had asked her all sorts of inappropriate questions about her sex life and childbirth.

“I’m well, how are you?”

“Good, good you know how it is. You want me to let the boss know you’re here?”

“Yes, please.”

Jade nodded and rushed to the kitchen, and Angela waited until someone stood up to quickly sit down.

Sighing, Angela reviewed her reasons for coming to visit Beau. She and Beau had always been close, and she had helped him come out to his family. Though there was an age difference, Angela and Beau still managed to be friends, and even though she was ashamed to admit it, she turned to him for advice often. She and Dustin had been together for ten years, but Dustin and Beau were brothers, and Angela was sure that Dustin told Beau things he would never tell her.

“Angela!”

Angela smiled widely and hugged Beau.

“You look amazing! What have you been doing?”

Angela smiled.

“Don’t flatter me, Beau. I look horrible. The house is in disarray, my mother is losing her mind preparing for this party, and I’ve barely seen David or my other patients all week.”

Beau nodded emphatically. He was a great listener, and before he became Head Chef at Kiss The Chef, Angela told him that he should have been a Psychologist.

They sat down.

“I brought you your invitations.”

Beau eyed the invites as Angela slid them across the table.

“I put Lucy’s there too, can you give it to her?”

“Sure thing. Put you and I both know that’s not why you came. You could have mailed them. What’s the matter, Angela? Is it Dustin?”

Angela looked down and nodded.

“I don’t know what to do, Beau. I… I overheard something.”

Beau looked at Angela.

“You were spying on him?”

“No! No, I wasn’t spying on him. I went to meet him for lunch a few weeks ago, and he was with someone… a woman. They were talking about some painting, and Dustin… he told her to grab it, Beau. I’m at a loss. I can no longer pretend I don’t know what’s doing! Did you know about this?”

Beau shook his head.

“Maybe you’re jumping to conclusions? He could have been talking about anything, Angela.”

Angela looked into Beau’s eyes and shook her head. They both cared about him more than they could say, and the fact that he was possibly involved in something so… nefarious was troubling to the both of them.

“I know what I heard, Beau, and I know what he meant. He ordered her to get blueprints and everything. It’s obvious. It’s been so obvious, this whole time, I was just too stupid to notice.”

“You’re not stupid, Ang. He played us both.”

Beau stopped as he thought back to the day that Lillian came to visit them. Dustin had been ready to tell him something and Frances had arrived, distracting them.

“He was going to tell me. He said something had happened at work and he was about to tell me what, and then Frances arrived and-”

“I understand, Beau. You need to talk to him.”

Beau raised an eyebrow, but said nothing.

“It has to be you, Beau. I… I can’t. I’m not good with confrontation, and while I acknowledge its necessity to have a healthy, working marriage, my marriage hasn’t been healthy or working in a long time.”

Beau looked at her, and he could swear he was something flicker in her eyes. It was the first time she was admitting something was wrong, and Beau was ridiculously proud of her.

“I don’t want to be my mother, Beau.”

Angela said it quietly, but forcibly, enough for Beau to hear her over the bustle of the restaurant.

Beau put his hand over Angela’s and smiled.

“I’ll talk to him at the party, Ang. I’ll see if I can get him to admit what he’s doing, or something. We’ll figure this out. But you have to talk to him, Angela. Seriously. If you don’t, everything will just get worse.”

Angela smiled at Beau.

“Thank you. For everything, Beau. I have to go.”

“You will come, right? I need someone to go, I can’t spend all my time hobnobbing with my mother’s friends.”

The two of them laughed.

“I’ll see if I can convince Frances to come. His family will be there, right?”

“Yes, of course. The Worthingtons love Mom.”

“We’ll be there.”

Angela smiled again and walked away.

Beau sighed. He had had a feeling Dustin hadn’t completely stopped his illegal activities, and now he was certain. His only hope would be to try and convince him to get out of it, and soon. Angela was most definitely not her mother- if push came to shove, Beau was sure that Angela would think of something to make Dustin listen.

He only hoped that he could get to him first.

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Notes:

I know that it was short, but it's only part one, remember? The fundraiser is in the next two parts.

I don't have namy notes for this part. Beau is a chef at a trendy restaurant in Sim City, the lot was downloaded off of MTS a while ago. Beau's hair is a Simgaroop retexture and Angela's hair is a Miki retexture of a Raon hair, I believe.

See you in part two!

Both Hands

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:23:28 GMT

I know, it's so weird to see activity over here, so... hello!

I recently forced myself to play the game, and it wasn't boring at all. (LOL, what an excellent way to say that I'm playing the game again) and I'm really excited, which is weird. I actually have had half of EPL 4 shot for a few months now, but I need to shoot the rest. I plan on doing that this weekend- I will need to edit the pictures and put up[ the actual post (which will be ridiculously long) and I'm sweating out all my worries. If it sucks, it sucks, but at least I got it out, right?

I found a few old pictures that I apparently never shared, so here:

nu!Alexander Goth (who is a bit of a spoiled jerk in my game) hooked up with Charlotte Worthington on his own. I was pleased.

Dylan Dreamer-Goth grew into a child, I love her even though she's a clone of her brother.

This was unfortunate, but I'm proud of myself for the angle of the picture.

Cassandra and Darren continue to go strong. I love this house, it's so fun and easy to play. And Cassandra's not a Plantsim anymore! She keeps trying for baby, but her odds are low, so I feel bad for her. She desperately wants another kid.

Darren became an elder! He's so cute and handsome. I don't know if he's an elder during EPL 4, but I'm pretty sure he is.

That's all! I will also take this time to say that I'm very much enjoying Lady Gaga's new CD. She's so fierce.

Runaway

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:52:03 GMT

I found a couple really old pictures and I thought they were so cute:

I feel terrible for abandoning this journal right in the middle of a story, but I'm not completely gone yet. I can't say when the new update will be out, but it will be out eventually. I said I wouldn't give up on EPL and I haven't.

I'm sorry.

If You Care To Find Me, Look To The Western Sky

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:46:13 GMT

I feel bad about leaving you guys out to dry. No, really, I do. I said it would be up while I was on my break, and obviously, it never went up, so yeah, I'm a flake. But I'm trying my hardest to get it out on this Labor Day Weekend, so when my fellow Americans on my flist return from whatever they may be doing, they can enjoy chapter 4 of EPL.

Anyway, here's a preview:

I know, it's not much, but it shows I've been playing, right?

And about that comment up there, I don't know if Labor Day is a purely American Holiday, so... yeah. Is it celebrated anywhere else?

Don Lothario Is An Asshole

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:44:41 GMT

Prompts: Don Lothario

I saw strange_tomato do this, so I popped over to sim_spiration and saw this prompt. It went a little differently that it was supposed to, but whatever.

"Tell me about Don Lothario."

Cassandra fidgeted in her seat, ignoring the doctor's question.

"Cassandra?"

"Wright... Do I have to?"

Dr. Webster looked over her glasses into Cassandra's eyes. "You know you do, Cassandra. It's part of the healing process. You have to talk about it."

Cassandra figteded a bit more, running her hands through her thick hair.

"Your relationship was tumultuous and highly public, correct?"

"Yes, it was."

"What hapened?"

"Don't make me talk about it, please."

"Cassandra, you've been in therapy for 9 months, and we haven't talked about it. We've talked about everything else. You must, if you truly want to heal."

Cassandra sighed. "Don and I... we met when I was still a teen. We were friends. I was shocked, really, that anyone would want a girl like me. It was all so cliche, he, the dashing med student slowly wooing me, the bright eyed rich girl."

Cassandra made a disgusted sound, and continued. "When I transitioned we began to date. Slow, nothing heavy. Eventually, we... had sex. And then he proposed. I said yes, of course. I thought I loved him. I thought I was going to be happy for the rest of my life."

"You didn't know about the other women." Dr. Webster said this as a statement of fact rather than a question.

Cassandra shook her head.

"I didn't know."

Dr. Webster looked at Cassandra. She had made so much progress after the death of her father, and being left at the altar. This was the breakthrough she needed.

"And then what happened?"

"You know what happened."

"Cassandra. You know you need to say it."

"He... he didn't show up. The day of the wedding. I was all dressed up, my father was there, everyone I knew was there, and he just didn't show up."

Dr. Webster watched as a single tear rolled down Cassandra's cheek.

"I'm so proud of you, Cassandra. You've made your breakthrough."

Cassandra smiled.

"I think I understand now."

"Understand what?"

"Don Lothario is an asshole."

Dr. Webster stifled a giggle, and began to write in her clipboard.

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:03:50 GMT

EPL 4 will definitely be up next week.

Sorry I've been out of it for so long.

I miss my Sims! D:

Happy Birthday, Simgaroop!

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:27:50 GMT

Happy Birthday, simgaroop !

I hope your birthday is amazing. I know you're up in Austin (well, down in Austin, whatever) and I just wanted to say that it's amazing that you're going through all this. You've moved and changed your life to get your education, to help others, and that is admirable. Seriously, simgaroop . Your kindness and warmth has inspired people in the Sims community, and I want you to know that you are one of the most amazing people I have ever met on here.

Keep rocking. <3

At Least We'll Be Loved

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:26:20 GMT

I tested out Adele and Decorgal's hack-prop project, and I have three pictures to share plus my thoughts.

Ignore Dustin in the background. You can see ~~Angie~~ Angela is holding a purse! I chose one at random, but it turned out to be green. With the hack box, you can "add" the object to the Sim's hand (which makes it float there weirdly) and then you make them "pose", which makes them have the appropriate hand movement for whatever they're holding (such as holding the purse, or the bottle, or the umbrella, etc.)

You can also use the props as clutter, and have them lying around (the angled OMSPS will be very, very useful now). All in all, I like it. I've already said that it will definitely be used in EPL's next chapter, and I imagine more and more people will be using it as well.

The props are done VERY well- they're by Adele, which means that they're photoskinned and realistic, but that's alright, it's not like you'll be zooming in on them. Each object has multiple recolors and they can even be recolored while in a Sims hand!

I was just testing this out- Angela doesn't drink cheap beer! (Actually, Angela doesn't drink at all. She's a teetotaler.) But it looks cool, right? The ONLY issue I have is that the Sims look so lifeless while holding them, but oh well. it's not like they're going to admire the objects lovingly, right?

Every Perfect Life Photoshoot

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:11:04 GMT

I've been writing these past few days, and working, so I decided to indulge myself and do a little photoshoot.

I've been wanting to do this for a while, I already knew what I wanted and what I wanted the Sims to wear. It didn't turn out exactly as planned, but I like it nonetheless.

Let Dirk being uncomfortable welcome you in!

Here's the final version of the "promo"- I admit, I was inspired by promotional photographs for Tv shows such as Melrose Place and Grey's Anatomy- shows with large casts. I borrowed the idea of having them all wear black and having against an all white background (though that failed- TS2 lighting makes me so sad).

From left to right we have: Harrison Thornn, Hermia Capp, Mary-Sue Pleasant, Daniel Pleasant, Angela Pleasant-Broke, Dirk Dreamer, Lilith Pleasant, Puck Summerdream, Lillian Worthington and Dustin Broke.

Image without editing and without title.

Image just a little bit closer. Harrison's suit looks blue, but it is black.

And now for close-ups:

Angela and Lilith

Harrison and Hermia

(I especially love how this one turned out)

Mary-Sue and Daniel

Lillian

(I LOVE the way Lillian looks- the hair and the lipstick and the dress and the pose all make her look phenomenal and glorious)

Dirk

Lilith, Dirk and Puck

And now for a quick dissection: a few things should be immediately obvious. Even though Hermia and Puck are engaged, Hermia is standing with Harrison, her PI, and Puck is really close to Lilith. Dirk is standing behind Lilith, Lillian is standing next to him. Dustin in the furthest from the group and the camera, and there's no light around him- he's the only one in shadow. Make of that what you will.

You'll also notice the charcters got makeovers, but I assure you those won't be sticking around. I wanted to have some fun. That hairstyle is way too relaxed for Mary-Sue, and Lillian will be cutting her hair. Lilith won't have that hairstyle-- not anytime soon, anyway.

Outtakes

I zoomed in to Lilith's face to show you that she is being attacked by freckles. She and Angela have a shitload of freckles, but not the same ones.

I shot this on the Pleasant lot-- I built a room with white walls and a carpet, added a bunch of lights, summoned Lilith, Puck, Dirk, Lillian, Harrison and Hermia, planned their outfits and hair, stuck them in the room and BAM!

After I let them out, Puck and Angela started hugging, Mary-Sue started stalking Daniel, and you can see Hermia and Harrison ~~started flirting~~ started talking.

I also wanted to say something about Mary-Sue: in every picture she has the same pose, but that's for a specific reason. I can never find a pose that's appropriate enough for her. I want her stance to be strong and powerful, take-charge, confident and dominant. The pose boxes all have softer poses for women (all the other women are posing using Decorgal's posebox) and I don't like it.

Anyway, I think that's all. Tell me if you like it! The chapter will probably be up by the end of the month (sorry for making you guys wait so long, but this chapter is ridiculously long). Enjoy!

Hold On Just One Second

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:47:12 GMT

This hack is deliciously amazing. I haven't used it yet but I can tell it is going to rock my world as a storyteller. WOW.

Seriously, go look at it! GORGEOUS. Now at my party scene they can actually be holding glasses, and I can have waiters and it will be so pretty thsgshsyajak!

I'm done.

Thanks, Hannah!

And You Gave Half Of It To Me- EPL Extras, Progress Update

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:19:24 GMT

EPL Update will not be coming at the end of the month, obviously. I'm working on it now, ironing out some plot details. EPL was originally supposed to be 5 parts, and now it looks to be something a little bit bigger.

But, chapter 4 is going to be delicious, I promise. Everyone loves parties, right?

In the mean time, have some Chapter One Extras that I forgot about:

I forget that Puck is shy. When he and Lilith were flirting (while shooting chapter two) he kept doing this and I wanted to die.

This is completely random and lulzy. School cheer ftw?

When Lillian went to visit Franny he did this sexy little pose and I giggled. Franny is so ~wild~.

Beau is so precious. You can see Dustin there too.

And that's it. I have a BUNCH of spoilery shots too, but... spoilers?

The Sims 3 Picspam: The Landgraabs

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:34:16 GMT

I've been promising to post this for days, and I decided to do it today!

"This is me. Malcolm Landgraab. I look so pleased in this picture, I know. Those are my parents behind me. I had just finished transitioned and already they found something else to occupy them. Typical.

In case you didn't know (as if that's possible) my family pretty much founded Sunset Valley. We're rich. Like, insanely, ridiculously rich. We own numerous companies and are masters of industry.

Unfortunately, my parents only had me, making me the heir to this grand empire my ancestors created.

That's my mom, Nancy Landgraab. Landgraab is her maiden name, she made my dad take her name. Anyway, she's a little uptight. We were at the park and the Altos showed up, making my mother incredibly angry. The Altos showed up recently here in town, and bought up a bunch of properties, making them almost as rich as our family. They live right across the way, actually. I saw Holly a few times in school, but she's a lot older than me.

As soon as Vita got close, my mother began insulting her. I wasn't surprised. My mother and father hate the Altos.

I was too busy reading a book to care. I'm a Bookworm, so I love reading. My father was busy playing chess. He's a geek. He likes playing computer games and chess and watching television, even though he's a doctor. My mother berates (that's a word that means to scold or rebuke, I learned that from Murder in Pleasantview) him all the time, but he doesn't mind.

The next day, Kaylynn Langerak invited me over to her house, and I leaped at the chance. Kaylynn is... perfection. She's really pretty, and she has these dark, gorgeous eyes and beautifully silky hair. She sits behind me in class (Landgraab, Langerak) and is always asking me things. I help her, of course. How could I not?

I told her she was really pretty, and she said that she thought I was handsome. I never thought of myself as handsome.

But when I went in for the kiss, she turned me down! I was heartbroken.

Eventually I took her out properly. I loaded up my new car and took her to the Bistro in town.

We danced in the moonlight, ate amazing food, and pretty much had a magnificent time.

That was the best day of my life so far.

The next morning, I heard my mother and father fighting. He was calling her a workaholic, saying she never had time for anything other than work. Mom defended herself, and said that he worked more than he did, he was on call a lot.

He also made fun of her for being a snob. I felt bad for my mother, to be honest. No one deserves to be attacked for who they are.

She spent a lot of time in the bathroom that day. I was worried she had drowned, but in the end, she was fine.

I invited Kaylynn over the next night, and we flirted some more. She told me that my house was opulent (a word which here means characterized by wealth, riches or affluence) and I told her she was angelic, and she laughed.

I asked her to Go Steady with me, and I almost died when she said yes. Kaylynn Langerak is my girlfriend!

And I finally managed to get that kiss I've wanted for so long.

That day was the second best day of my life so far.

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I don't know why I did the entry this way, but it was about Malcolm, and why not let him narrate?

He and Kaylynn are one of Sims3!OTPs, along with Mortimer and Kaylynn. I'm playing the rich families Prosperity style in this save, and next up is Crumplebottom.

Surprisingly, Nancy rolled the ~~want~~ wish for another baby, and I ~~locked~~promised it to her. So, she's pregnant. I decided to end there, to really test out awesomemod- will her pregnancy progress while I play Agnes?

Nancy is a Workaholic, Charismatic, Ambitious, Perfectionist Snob.

Geoffrey is a Genius (added by me, I am such a cheater) Family-Oriented Hopeless Romantic with a Good Sense of Humor who Loves the Outdoors.

Malcolm is a Good, Ambitious Bookworm. I forgot what other trait I gave him. It might have been Genius.

And Geoffrey really did initiate the argument with Nancy, I felt so sad.

Here's the tentative rotation:

Goth
Landgraab
Crumplebottom
Landgraab (I have to let Nancy give birth)
Goth

Hopefully no one will die or advance while I play. This is the true test of awesomemod!

Every Perfect Life Extras: Ambition

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:51:59 GMT

This got into my head the other day and I ran with it but I only took the pictures today. basically, someone is asking each member of the Pleasant family what Ambition means to them. I thought of the idea after watching some of the Glee promos (is anyone going to watch it? It's AMAZING, I saw the first episode and I am officially in love, it's really good). So yeah, what does ambition mean to the Pleasant family?

Mary-Sue

"Ambition is my life. It's everything I am. I am the most ambitious person you will ever meet. I am running for governor, you know. And I promise you, I won't stop there."

Daniel

"Ambition... hmmm. It's alright, I guess. I was pretty ambitious when I was younger. Look at this house! Did you see my cars? Yeah, I did really well for myself."

Angela

"Ambition means many different things to different people. For me, ambition is about making sure you've reached your full potential and achieving everything you want out of life."

"In a way, I have. I have a wonderful husband and two gorgeous children. I'm a child psychologist, and an author. But I'm not sure if I want more..."

Lilith

"Ambition... Did you mother tell you I had none? I bet she did. I do."

"I have ambition. I just... I don't know what I want just yet. I will, eventually. I just... I need to get there."

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NOTES

This was awkward, I know. I should have thought out the placement of the pictures better, right? Oh well.

Angela strikes me as the type of person who would define the question, then answer it. I do the same thing on essays.

"What does love mean to you?"
"Love is the..."

Lilith isn't paranoid, she's just used to being underestimated. Poor thing doesn't even know what she wants out of life. I can assure you, it's not Popularity.

Daniel totally strikes me as the type who would half-answer a question and start talking about something else. Namely, himself and his AWESOME cars and AMAZING house. *eyeroll*

And Mary-Sue... Oh, my dear Mary-Sue. You can see everything you need right there, I won't even bother.

EXTRAS:

Just further proof that Lilith is not the omgevul!!!! one. Well, neither is Angela, but still!

I shot this in my test hood, so Janibelle showed up. Her mother is Bella Goth, and hr father is Wyatt Thornn who was the Mercutio-Gary Hiatt face. She's pretty. (and if you look closely, you can see that this isn't really the Pleasant house. It's a tudor that I found at ~~MTS2~~ ModtheSims.)

It PAINED me to put Angela in something that wasn't green, and not really her style. She likes to wear loose fitting, comfortable, pretty clothing in EPL, and a Sweater Vest and srs bsns boots are in Lilith's territory. I still love you, Angie. *weeps*

So, let me know what you think! And for kicks, the "official" definition of ambition is:

an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment

Hmmm. Very interesting.

The SIms 3 Picspam: O'Hara Style

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:31:33 GMT

I played this ages ago and never posted it. I feel bad. xD

In case you forgot/don't care, the O'Hara's are my One Family, introduced when I first got the game.

When we last left off, Valentina (Valya) and Harvey were flirting a little bit but hadn't really gotten together yet. When I moved them into their new house they seemed to want to continue their flirtatious behavior.

Which eventually led them to being more than roommates.

People say they like the faces in TS3 better, but the Sims 2 had like a million more facial expressions. This one scared me a little though.

Heh, I have a lot of pictures of them kissing. Harvey is a Great Kisser, so they get a little moddlet whenever they kiss. ^__^

And woohooing sends their fun straight up, which is useful after spending the day working.

(In this picture you can see their very different profiles- Valentina has a bit of an underbite going on, and Harvey's nose is delicious and he has manly cheekbones.)

This is their new house. I doubt it looks familiar to any of you, but it was the Hart House- I cheated them in here. I evicted the Harts and had them move in without spending any money. I'm a big cheater. D:

Harvey became an adult and he's still hot. His face is more defined though.

Valya became an adult as well and she got a makeover of fierceness. I love her, and her sense of style is delicious.

I also had her dig through their neighbor's trash, but all she eneded up doing was getting dirty. DNW.

This is Narcissa Vatos. Sadly, when I saw her, I thought: "If she's so narcissistic, how'd she let herself get this big?" I felt bad afterward.

This was before HP's skins, so Valya looks scary outside. :(

I love that families go together on outings into town. I do not love that the neighborhood is aging without me. Apparently, Aging and Story Progression are two different things. This was before Awesomemod, so it was out of my control anyway.

Kaylynn! In this hood, she joined the Military. She and Harvey are coworkers. Also, the Landgraabs are dead (D:) and Holly is the only Alto left. CURSE YOU, STORY PROGRESSION AND AGING.

Mmm, no censor hack works!

And apparently Sims are fresh as hell. That's Fiona McIrish's daughter, Sandy, flirting with Bella's father, Simis, at the library! It was so inappropriate.

Soon after becoming an adult, Valya started getting nauseous. I wonder why...

(I always imagined Harvey and Valentina as one of those super couples who spend all their time working and wait until they're in their late thirties to have a kid because they both want to be successful. Oh, career LTWs.)

Sims move when they dance now. Like, they actually move from the spot where they started. Harvey looked so precious twirling around the kitchen.

I then decided it was time to tie the knot, so I had Harvey propose. SO CUTE. The animation is toned down, which I like, but it's still precious.

I miss the hug though. :(

The party was held in the backyard! It was nice.

The embrace option is my new favorite option, and it is the most delicious option EVER. Look at how romantically they look at each other! ;_;

Wedding is spammy. It was so cute though. :D

Holly Alto was REALLY into it. xD

There was the requisite "old bitch throwing rice", as Mao says.

And some random glaring teenager.

It was a success though. BABIES SOON.

TS3 Picspam: Goth Style

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:46:08 GMT

I've been playing the Goths for a few days and have made almost no progress... but here, have some picspam! CUT Mortimer is such a little bundle of joy, isn't he? He and his parents all have the Grumpy trait, making them angry as soon as they aren't happy. (They don't feel fair, or bad, etc. they just get ANGRY).

"You're pretty, Bella. Pretty awesome." "Thanks, Mortimer! You're pretty awesome yourself." The very first day I played, Mortimer invited himself over to Bella's house.

I'm glad the "tell secret" interaction is still here, it's cute.

And kids hug properly! I love it.

Bella comes over to Mortimer's house as well. They're true BFF's.

And they do their homework together! It's all quite precious.

Cornelia is also grumpy. I was kind of sad that Maxis starts them off with less than a week until they become elders, so I don't get to enjoy them for long. Cornelia's LTW is to plant perfect plants or something, so I've been scrambling to get her enough gardening skill and Lifetime Happiness to get Super Plants and plant special seeds and stuff. It's exhasuting, to be honest.

Ghosts! This is Victor Goth. I found it odd that the Crumplebottoms are also buired at the Goth house. Why would Cornelia have her parents buried in her marital home? (And yes, that is a laptop he has under his arm.)

They really are just like normal Sims, they even have needs!

I giggled when Gunther was talking to his Mother-In-Law about death and she was thinking about sleep.

When the sun begins to rise, they turn into this weird smoke. It was weird., Cornelia was going to go talk to her mother!

Cornelia running to Stonehenge. Since Sleeping takes 6 years, I zoom in on the ground and lok for collectibles, and when they wake up, I send her to get them. She's unemployed and takes care of her garden.

I took this picture because it's pretty.

Don't be fooled, Gunther isn't nearly as excitable as he looks. If I remember correctly, he's a Brave, Frugal, Grumpy Workaholic and something else. He's cheering because it's his birthday. (And he's not even home- he was visiting Iliana Langerak for his job.)

elder!Gunther. He's so cute.

After his makeover, rocking HP's new skins. i can hardly tell the difference sometimes, but indoors they look great. People say they look splotchy, but I can't tell.

Lolita Goth apparently was electrocuted.

This is the Alto house- Gunther's boss is Nick, even though Gunther is the CEO and Nick is something else. Anyway, the Alto house is SEXY as hell. They get like +75 mood just from being there. (Beautiful Vista and Beautifully Decorated.)

Aaaand, that's it! I thought I had more pictures but I don't. I seem to take pictures of random things instead if important things. Mortimer is a painter, too, he paints all the time and already has 5 skill. He keeps rolling the Illustrious Author LTW, but I don't know, I kind of want him to go into Science like his TS2 self. What do you think I should do?