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  • CathyTeaCathyTea Posts: 23,088 Member
    If I'm being honest, I think Miss Derby in Legacies of the Sims (Season 1) sets the tone for this earlier part of the story very well. I can't say I like her, but her self-centeredness, pleasure in seeing children suffer, and her love for cheese and wine collectively creates a character that is very unique and is quite instrumental to the story. She's definitely someone that sets many readers' blood boiling!

    Yes! She's so fully realized! I love that she adores Roman Holiday! Such a lonely woman.
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  • CathyTeaCathyTea Posts: 23,088 Member
    I am so drawn to Shaela. I think it's because she embodies qualities that I wish I had and that I want to nurture in myself: courage, strength, loyalty (well, I have loyalty), bravery.

    She also has such integrity and a fascinating type of vulnerability.

    I keep thinking of Chiron, the Wounded Healer. She's got that Wounded Warrior archetype going on--but there's definitely some healing energy in her, too.

    (I'm only on Ch. 29, where she's starting her recovery, so there's lots more to her for me to find out.)
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  • Penguinwa101Penguinwa101 Posts: 3,131 Member
    I love Melody in F.I.S.H. I love her defiance to certain situations, it'd very comical to me. And her attitude just draws me into the story. And little cute Stefan's child remarks, Crack me up every time!! Lol :D
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  • swcheppesswcheppes Posts: 3,027 Member
    Jes2G wrote: »
    swcheppes wrote: »

    In F.I.S.H I loved the grandfather! He just encompasse's what you think of when you hear grandpa. I may be read in to much into it but I feel like he has a secret he's hiding. I would love to learn some more about him.

    Ooooh! Now, this is a new one! :) Why do you think that?
    Jes2G wrote: »
    swcheppes wrote: »

    In F.I.S.H I loved the grandfather! He just encompasse's what you think of when you hear grandpa. I may be read in to much into it but I feel like he has a secret he's hiding. I would love to learn some more about him.

    Ooooh! Now, this is a new one! :) Why do you think that?

    Well River is looking for people involved in the sim trafficing and when Melody went to see her dad he was so preoccupied with his computer. I don't know if I just look for twist and surprises, but I thought what if that's what he was dealing with when she cam over! I guess he so nice and a bit not there because he's secretly running this whole scheme. Sorry this is just how my mind works lol

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  • swcheppesswcheppes Posts: 3,027 Member
    CathyTea wrote: »
    swcheppes wrote: »

    In F.I.S.H I loved the grandfather! He just encompasse's what you think of when you hear grandpa. I may be read in to much into it but I feel like he has a secret he's hiding. I would love to learn some more about him.

    Are you talking about Giancarlo? He is one amazing Sim! He was in RobFam's art and music festival... http://www.robinsonfamts4.com/category/ii/02-08/


    Yes!! I will have to check this out!

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  • RoryPlaysTheSimsRoryPlaysTheSims Posts: 5,330 Member
    @eXokamikaze @Jes2G @CathyTea I love that you dislike Miss Derby so much. (That must sound so silly, but you get what I mean!) :)
  • RoryPlaysTheSimsRoryPlaysTheSims Posts: 5,330 Member
    edited July 2015
    For me it would be @Munterbacon 's character, Korv! He makes my blood boil!!!! ;)
  • Carewren123Carewren123 Posts: 2,658 Member
    If you've read my stories you've probably noticed that I tend to have strong female characters. Those are always my favorite, so that's the type of Sim I tend to create. And I have to say that I love that about Grace in @RoryGilmore's story. I'm not very far into Ironbound yet, but I can already see that there are a couple of strong female characters there. I will always route for these characters. So that is an aspect that I love about both of these stories already.
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  • ThePlumbobThePlumbob Posts: 4,971 Member
    I'm really drawn to @Munterbacon 's Nakaia, she's such a fascinating and mysterious character. She's always socialising with others and yet there's so little that we know about what's going on her mind!
  • Jes2GJes2G Posts: 13,032 Member
    swcheppes wrote: »
    Jes2G wrote: »
    swcheppes wrote: »

    In F.I.S.H I loved the grandfather! He just encompasse's what you think of when you hear grandpa. I may be read in to much into it but I feel like he has a secret he's hiding. I would love to learn some more about him.

    Ooooh! Now, this is a new one! :) Why do you think that?
    Jes2G wrote: »
    swcheppes wrote: »

    In F.I.S.H I loved the grandfather! He just encompasse's what you think of when you hear grandpa. I may be read in to much into it but I feel like he has a secret he's hiding. I would love to learn some more about him.

    Ooooh! Now, this is a new one! :) Why do you think that?

    Well River is looking for people involved in the sim trafficing and when Melody went to see her dad he was so preoccupied with his computer. I don't know if I just look for twist and surprises, but I thought what if that's what he was dealing with when she cam over! I guess he so nice and a bit not there because he's secretly running this whole scheme. Sorry this is just how my mind works lol

    he he, that's awesome lol.
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  • RoryPlaysTheSimsRoryPlaysTheSims Posts: 5,330 Member
    @Carewren123 Grace is very stong. I love that you picked up on that. I wonder if her new sense of strength gets her into trouble in the future...? ;)
  • RoryPlaysTheSimsRoryPlaysTheSims Posts: 5,330 Member
    @Jes2G 's writing is so moving. As her families grow and I read about every individual character, I come to have compassion and care for each one. Her writing is just so moving.
  • SummerFallsSummerFalls Posts: 6,413 Member
    @Jes2G 's writing is so moving. As her families grow and I read about every individual character, I come to have compassion and care for each one. Her writing is just so moving.

    This is one of the main reasons why I'm drawn to her legacy. It's captivating how she captures the perfect moments be good or bad, and turns them into something special.
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  • CathyTeaCathyTea Posts: 23,088 Member
    I love Melody in F.I.S.H. I love her defiance to certain situations, it'd very comical to me. And her attitude just draws me into the story. And little cute Stefan's child remarks, Crack me up every time!! Lol :D

    I love Melody, too! She's so different from me that I don't even think I could find her qualities within myself! And I think that's what I love about her! I also love her self-assurance and her way of speaking her mind very much!
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  • CathyTeaCathyTea Posts: 23,088 Member
    ThePlumbob wrote: »
    I'm really drawn to @Munterbacon 's Nakaia, she's such a fascinating and mysterious character. She's always socialising with others and yet there's so little that we know about what's going on her mind!

    For me, the moment I became head-over-heels sold on Ironbound was when Nakaia was introduced--those descriptions of her singing. At that point, I set aside all Simness and just looked at this as SciFi. I think that's why I'm finding such a rekindled joy of reading through it.
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  • CathyTeaCathyTea Posts: 23,088 Member
    @Jes2G 's writing is so moving. As her families grow and I read about every individual character, I come to have compassion and care for each one. Her writing is just so moving.

    This is one of the main reasons why I'm drawn to her legacy. It's captivating how she captures the perfect moments be good or bad, and turns them into something special.

    I so agree. I love the appreciation given to each moment. I love the family feel--all the attention to the tiny details that make up a day and a life.
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  • StoriedStormStoriedStorm Posts: 3,004 Member
    edited July 2015
    I would say a character that stands out to me is Grace from @Rorygilmore34 story. Morality has always been a subject I've liked and Grace hits a nice balance of it for me. On one hand she's at heart a good person, but she's also got that rough edge to her because of all the things that have happened to her. She isn't perfect and she isn't completely good but that to me is part of what makes her an interesting character.

    Also Shaela from @munterbacon story Ironbound. Though that is more to do with she is the type of strong and loyal character that I always enjoy in sci fi or fantasy stories.
  • RoryPlaysTheSimsRoryPlaysTheSims Posts: 5,330 Member
    @Jes2G 's writing is so moving. As her families grow and I read about every individual character, I come to have compassion and care for each one. Her writing is just so moving.

    This is one of the main reasons why I'm drawn to her legacy. It's captivating how she captures the perfect moments be good or bad, and turns them into something special.

    CathyTea wrote: »
    @Jes2G 's writing is so moving. As her families grow and I read about every individual character, I come to have compassion and care for each one. Her writing is just so moving.

    This is one of the main reasons why I'm drawn to her legacy. It's captivating how she captures the perfect moments be good or bad, and turns them into something special.

    I so agree. I love the appreciation given to each moment. I love the family feel--all the attention to the tiny details that make up a day and a life.

    @SummerFalls @CathyTea Your comments explain exactly how I feel!
  • RoryPlaysTheSimsRoryPlaysTheSims Posts: 5,330 Member
    @AuroraLockwood Thank you for your compliment about Grace. It's like she's tring to find a balance, a state of grace, (name pun intended) as she discovers who she is. But with stealing Miss Derby's money and statue, she's starting to slide.
  • CathyTeaCathyTea Posts: 23,088 Member
    @AuroraLockwood Thank you for your compliment about Grace. It's like she's tring to find a balance, a state of grace, (name pun intended) as she discovers who she is. But with stealing Miss Derby's money and statue, she's starting to slide.

    Not to mention the thoughts of revenge burning in her heart....

    But grace comes when we've fallen. That's part of what grace is.
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  • Jes2GJes2G Posts: 13,032 Member
    Speaking of morality....Another thing about Grace is that she's an example of what could happen without any kind of moral guidance. She was pretty much rotting away in that orphanage for 18 years with no loving, guiding hand to teach her right from wrong. True, after a certain age everyone knows stealing, killing, etc. is wrong, but...I can see how it would be easy for her to drift to the dark side.
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  • CathyTeaCathyTea Posts: 23,088 Member
    Jes2G wrote: »
    Speaking of morality....Another thing about Grace is that she's an example of what could happen without any kind of moral guidance. She was pretty much rotting away in that orphanage for 18 years with no loving, guiding hand to teach her right from wrong. True, after a certain age everyone knows stealing, killing, etc. is wrong, but...I can see how it would be easy for her to drift to the dark side.

    Yes, I feel this way entirely about her. I find that chapter of her as a teen so heart-breaking, actually. In fact, the shift after she hears her friend lie... all of that really breaks my heart. This sweet, innocent girl, and then, she just hardens in hate.

    I really feel that it shows what can happen with neglect and without being loved. I almost can't even think about the story because I find it so heart-breaking--I do that thing I do with "Willow's Way" sometimes where I just focus on a little detail, like looking for the calico cat, or thinking how cute Chompy is, or thinking about the train, all so that I don't have to actually think and feel what is really going on, which is just so painful.

    "Shut up, Stuart!" (See? I am a lot like Colleen!)
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  • CitizenErased14CitizenErased14 Posts: 12,187 Member
    I love lurking in this thread! Hahaha. I am very slow -- I've only just caught up with @Rorygilmore34 's story and am 3 chapters away from getting caught up with @Jes2G 's (love them both!). Hopefully I will have time to read the others by the end of the week!
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  • StoriedStormStoriedStorm Posts: 3,004 Member
    edited July 2015
    CathyTea wrote: »
    Jes2G wrote: »
    Speaking of morality....Another thing about Grace is that she's an example of what could happen without any kind of moral guidance. She was pretty much rotting away in that orphanage for 18 years with no loving, guiding hand to teach her right from wrong. True, after a certain age everyone knows stealing, killing, etc. is wrong, but...I can see how it would be easy for her to drift to the dark side.

    Yes, I feel this way entirely about her. I find that chapter of her as a teen so heart-breaking, actually. In fact, the shift after she hears her friend lie... all of that really breaks my heart. This sweet, innocent girl, and then, she just hardens in hate.

    I really feel that it shows what can happen with neglect and without being loved. I almost can't even think about the story because I find it so heart-breaking--I do that thing I do with "Willow's Way" sometimes where I just focus on a little detail, like looking for the calico cat, or thinking how cute Chompy is, or thinking about the train, all so that I don't have to actually think and feel what is really going on, which is just so painful.

    "Shut up, Stuart!" (See? I am a lot like Colleen!)

    I honestly don't think I could ever do that. As odd as it may sound I like the pain. When a story can make my heart ache, or make me really feel for the character, or make me cry, or best of all just leave me sitting there in shock thinking about what just happened, then that is a moment that the story really hits a new level for me. Those are the moments in stories I live for.

    That's actually how I gauge my own writing as well. If I can make myself feel while writing even knowing whats going to happen ahead of time then I feel like I have succeeded as a writer.


    edit: And sorry, I just realized I got off topic when this is supposed to be about the weeks stories. My apologies.

  • RoryPlaysTheSimsRoryPlaysTheSims Posts: 5,330 Member
    @AuroraLockwood I think that's why I'm so attached to Cassie and Gwen. You describe their emotions so well, I feel it too.
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