Played on my Rivers Save. Harold found some seeds in town, Jasmine brought a Jade gemstone and a gnome from Shang Simla, and she also met Proteus Molyneux, Saturn's nephew, younger brother.
@Turjan lol...he doesn't look quite so nerdy with the fuzz. It is an interesting look with the red beard and blond hair.
I like fixing the mixologists if I know my sims are gonna be bar hopping on a regular basis. I want them to have decent outfits and no strange or weird hairs. For some reason the ones in the consignment shop usually don't look as strange so I generally leave them alone.
Thanks for the comments on my update and the pictures. I did love the way that light was filtering through the trees on the last one.
@Karritz Yep, back to work today and should be busy the rest of the week. Hope so!
@HillyBeth Great family photo!
The did become cute teens!
@LunBeauty Thanks so much for the comments. I don't think I would have a gem cutter in the house unless I retuned it. But, I do love bugging the townies at the shop.
@GraceyManor Bummer you can't get it going.
Love seeing the horses playing around and Roi messing in the water is so funny.
It really shouldn't be appropriate to go outside in your nighty and chat with another man in his PJ's! Guess I'm old fashioned that way.
Sounds like she got more than bargained for with becoming a grey warden.
@Silverofdreams30 Thanks for the comments! They really are very good to each other.
Her room is cute! The mean girl does have that look.
Cute guy but sounds like a bit of a user.
@emorrill Thanks so much for the comments.
Dedric has lots of hidden talents. He usually stays in the background but when he needs to he is a good fighter and has learned quite a bit of martial arts too. He's definitely smart and loves messing with his science machine and running experiments. He finally got his first potion without blowing up! He has been trying since I got them that potion table in Moonlight falls! Silly guy. Adam has one more to learn I think. I've actually never had any sims learn all the potions before as I'd get tired of them blowing up.
You knew I wouldn't be able to resist the baby Yoda. I got one for all the kids. lol
Wow...great gif of Sam with the baby.
I have the lighting mod that I used for Midnight Hollow still in. I'm too lazy to take it out and it really makes pretty skies.
@bekkasan it's good to have the work and it's good to have some time off. My son has now started work. Still training. He seems to be going to be doing similar hours to you by the sound of it. But it seems his actual times are going to be all over the place. Sounds like being on call 24/7 almost.
"Sire, word from the south is, The King and Queen have survived Ostagar.
They know what you did, and plan to overthrow you...However, I have a solution
to your problem..."
Zevran: The antivian crows sends their regards.
Jacob: An assassin?
Knight: We kill the Queen, we all know she'll run for help...Then take out Edward...
the throne is yours.
Zevran: Of course, a job well done does not come cheap.
Jacob: Just get it done.
Eleana and Edward made their way for Redcliffe Castle, while Alistair
and Morrigan attended toward camp.
News Lady: Monsters attack redcliffe at night! City under curfew.
Eleana: Do you mean darkspawn?
Lady: Oh, Hello...Someone has actually come? No, not darkspawn.We don't rightly
know what they are.They come out from the castle at night and attack our village...
with Arl Eamon Ill and with the army lost at Ostagar, we have no help...
Edward: Perhaps I could be of service..
Lady: Your horse, good sir looks like...Oh maker...King Edward? But they said you were..
Edward: Dead...I'm well aware of what they said.
Lady: Forgive me, my lord, my lady...but with the anger in the country, and our issue with Arl Eamon and
these monsters.
Eleana: Who is in charge?
Lady: Bann Teagon, at the Chantry.He'll be happy to see you.
Edward: Let's go speak with him.
Zevran aimed his arrows for the Queen, the arrow bursted over
the fence, and grazed maiden.
Maiden: Maker! that hurt!
Eleana: Ouch....Maiden! I wasn't running...
Edward: Oh maker, Eleana!
Eleana: I'm fine, just sore...
Zevran: The Grey warden dies now.
Eleana: Maker...Edward!
Edward had no time to draw weapons and used his strength to knock
Zevran out.
Edward: The assassin dies now..
Eleana: Edward, calm down.Let's talk to him first.
Edward: Talk?! He tried to kill you!
Eleana: I would like to know why.
Zevran: Honestly, I thought I would wake up dead, then at all.
Eleana: That can easily be rectified.
Zevran: Of that I have no doubt, your companion is quite good with fighting.
I suppose you have questions.I am Zevran of the Antivian Crows.
Eleana: What are those?
Edward: An order of Great Assassins out of Antivia, known for the combat
style...Someone went to great expense to hire this man.
Zevran: Getting captured by one's target seems a bit detriemental
for building one's assasin career.
Eleana: Too bad for you.
Zevran: Yes, too bad for me.-sighs-
I'm actually surprised you haven't heard of the crows out here.
We're rather infamous for.
Edward: Not for your assassin skills apparently.
Zevran: So that's what you Pravians do? Mock your prisoners.
Such Cruelty.
Edward: Who hired you to kill us?
Zevran: A rather cranky fellow by the name of Jacob in the capital.
Eleana: Why would he want to kill us?
Zevran: I would have no idea on why he would want you dead, most
likely the usual.You threaten his power.
Edward: His power? He stole the throne from under me.It is he,
who is a threat.
Zevran: I have no issues with you.I just came to do a job, which
I have failed...So let me make an offer, since I have failed, the crows
will want me dead, the only way they can't touch me is if I join with
someone else.Allow me to help.
Eleana: Why would you want to do that?
Zevran: Why not? Serving a beautiful goddess may not be such a
bad thing...I didn't realize praaven had such loveliness..
Eleana: I'd watch it...
Zevran: Should I not speak the truth.
Edward: You should not.That is my wife, and my queen you
are speaking to.
Zevran: Point taken...but back to my offer.You need to defeat Jacob Yes?
You also have a darkspawn issue? Let me be of service to you.
Eleana: Well...we do need all the help we can get it, but if you make one move
I will chop your head myself, and I won't ask for permission.
Edward: We're taking the assassin with us now?!!
Eleana: We need all the help we can get.
Edward: Alright, I see your point.Still, if there was a sign we were
desperate, it just knocked on the door and said hello.
Zevran: I pledge my loyalty to you until the time you have no further
use, I am yours.
"Oh good maker above....I think I'm going to throw up..." Eleana
rushed outside of the tent as quickly as she could.
Edward: Eleana, are you alright?
Eleana: No.
She threw up, and moaned in pain.
Edward: Why don't you go rest?
Morrigan: I can tell you why, you are sick Eleana.
Edward: Why is she sick?
Morrigan: You really want to know?
Eleana: Please...
Morrigan: Congrats, your pregnant.
Eleana: Funny....now can we be serious because I don't feel well.
Eleana: Your serious?
Edward: Are you certain Morrigan?
Morrigan: I am...I don't know what it is yet, your only a
few weeks pregnant.
Eleana: I don't believe it...Morrigan you're lying.
Edward: Are...you crying?
Morrigan: I'm not lying, I promise.
Morrigan: Judging from her reaction, I say she's not happy.
Edward: .....
Alistair: Is everything alright?
Edward: She won't let me in.Eleana? Unlock the door.
Eleana: I want to be alone.Please..
Edward and Alistair walked away....After the king left, Alistair returned
to try once more.
Alistair: M'lady I just want to make sure your okay.Please, let someone
talk to you.
Eleana: Fine...but briefly.
Alistair: After everything with Ostagar, your sister...Here, and
everything else..I get why your upset...but I think you'll be okay.
Eleana: Thank you.Here I am fretting, and you've lost quite a bit
yourself.I apologize.
Alistair: No need to apologize, my queen.I just wanted to say
I understand.I guess we have a lot in common.
Eleana: It certainly seems that way.I appreciate your concern, thank
you, good sir.
Alistair: Its my pleasure, allow me to bid you a good night, if I may?
Alistair took the queen's hand and gave it a kiss.
Alistair: Good night, Queen Eleana.
Eleana: Good night, Alistair.Thank you for your concern.
@HillyBeth I've also had families like that where the kids all inherit one parent's eyes, but not the other. It's possible that future generations might inherit the grandparent's eyes.
@GraceyManor The camping area looks really gorgeous and quite cosy.
Roy, you sill boy.
Alistair, put your shirt on! Not that I mind.
Is there something Eleana isn't telling the king?
@HillyBeth Liam and Gillian are very good looking teens.
@Silverofdreams30 It's been a little busy with me with the move. I haven't had much of a chance to sit down and churn one out, unfortunately. Hopefully, during the two weeks I'm by myself, I'll have more time.
@Silverofdreams30 Nice job setting everything up! Jodie's bed looks very similar to Louise's! I remember her having a pink bed like that.
@emorrill UHD skins can be nice, but only if your computer is powerful enough to handle it and the game's memory capacity is bad enough as it is.
My game is fine. It's just with getting ready to move, I don't have much time to sit down and play. Hopefully after we get settled enough into our new house, I'll be able to play more.
@bekkasan Bugging townies is really fun, because then they have to deal with the noise.
@GraceyManor I didn't realise how short Jacob is. Wait...is he a teen?
Whew, glad that Zevran's arrow mostly missed Eleana
Oh...he flirts with the queen. I wouldn't do that if I were you, buddy!
Eleana's pregnant!
I just love how Morrigan says "Congrats."
Alistair seems like a nice man.
@LunBeauty
No, Jacob's a young adult.It was just some weird glitch lol.
That is Zevran for you.He flirts with everyone...XD I love his character in DAO.
Eleana, didn't know she was pregnant, so no she wasn't hiding anything...Well,
Alistair was in bed...And he sleeps shirtless.XD
Brad the main guy in the film is not really a user, he's a good guy but Louise make him fall for her by using
her new witch powers. She later realizes it was a bad thing to do, so she breaks up with him and lets time see if he falls for her
for real instead which he does.
Hello everyone! I just got The Sims 3 with seasons, ambitions and supernatural! I am still trying to find my play style, I am personally struggling as I am very overwhelmed with the game haha I only usually played The Sims 2 back in 2008 and 4! It doesn’t help that I am a perfectionist and I get upset if my games aren’t perfect (I need to drop this view I know!) Currently I have two families!
Hope Church, Christopher Church (used to be Steel) and their son. This is the first save I had. Currently their son aged up twice today (baby > toddler > childhood). On the first birthday Nancy Landgraab died during the birthday party! Then on the second one he apparently had a bad childhood so he has the insane, mooch and friendly traits!
On my other save I am playing purely supernatural and making it quite chaotic! Today I am creating a dark fairy who is quite evil and a snob. I am mostly doing this because I am trying to find my play style haha I am looking to make this family the most chaotic I can! I am thinking she could be a ghost hunter while being a dark fairy! I definitely want to make her rich and make her live in a huge mansion haha
I struggle a lot because I am not sure how to play the game and what to really do! Then my perfectionism doesn’t help as well!
Any tips about how you guys play would be amazing!
"Redcliffe castle....It seems so quiet, like no one is around." Edward said as he searched the lot.
"Hi pretty faeries! You're so pretty!" Eleana was too busy watching
faeries, than helping Edward.XD
"There doesn't seem to be a way in, whoever or whatever is taken over
has locked the doors." Edward commented looking around." "We sneak in" Eleana added.
They searched quietly for any means to getting in, and they certainly found it..in the dugeons.
"Eleana! You're alive! They said you died." Sarah stood locked in the dungeons.
"Sarah? Why are you here? Why aren't you at the circle." Sarah looked away."I destroyed my phylactory
and escaped."
"I know this looks bad with the monsters...but I didn't do it." Sarah said."I was sent here
to posion Arl Eamon by Jacob, but that's all...."
Edward: You poisoned the Arl? You will be charged Sarah...This I promise you.
Eleana: Edward, you can't kill her.She's my sister! As spoiled and mean as she is
She's still my sister.
Edward: You can't be supporting her choices Eleana...
Eleana: I don't,but I don't want her dead either.
Edward: She can not get away with this.She will be put to death Eleana.
I stand by my decision.
Eleana: ....
Sarah: Stop fighting both of you.
Sarah: You two are suppose to love and care for each other.Not bicker
over punishment of someone else.I accept responsibility for my actions
Eleana, poisoning Arl Eamon was wrong...I was desperate.Now both
of you apologize and make up.
Edward: She's right.I'm sorry Eleana, I didn't mean to shout.
Eleana: No, I apologize.I support whatever you think best...But we need to fix this.At
least keep her locked up until we're done.We may need her help.
Edward: Fair enough.
I've been talking about my sim, Gary, completing something to do with Elixirs and getting an opportunity chain that leads to the Philosopher's Stone. Well he just completed it.
He had to take insects to the science facility, harvestables to the Faye Rae Arboretum and gems and metals to the Vault of Antiquity. Then the Philosopher's Stone appeared in his family inventory.
The whole process will appear in a video at some stage. Maybe the next video of Caroline and Friends - depends on if it will fit or not.
Edward: I will be taking Alistair and Zevran with me back to the castle,
to find a way in and see if we can stop the attacks.I want you to stay here
with Morrigan.
Eleana: Of course, if that's what you feel is best.
Edward: No argument?
Eleana: Of course not...I'm not up to battling...I'm pregnant.
Edward: Alright, where's my queen? This isn't normal for you.
Eleana: Would you rather I argue?
Edward: No, I was just a little worried for a moment.
Eleana gave Edward a kiss goodbye.
Eleana: Just be careful...
Edward: Of course....And please don't wander off to some far off
place.
Eleana: Me? Wander off? Since when do I wander off?
Edward: Eleana...
Eleana: I promise.
At redcliffe Castle- Northside.
Zevran: I think if we click it here, it should open.
Edward: There it is, the door over there.
Edward: Hmm...what is this? Might come in handy.
Edward: There has to be an entrance in here somewhere.....
Zevran was just standing around, while Edward did all the work.
Edwad: What are you up to? You seem like you did something.
Zevran: Oh...I'm just thinking, it would have been nice to have that
goddess of beauty with us...Who knew Praaven had such lovely ladies.
Edward: You better not be having any thoughts about her Zevran.
Zevran: Why not? Do you not agree with my statement.
Edward: She's my wife...Of course I think she's beautiful..I don't need
another man making passes at her...I don't trust you.
Zevran: Antivian crows wouldn't appreciate being talked down
to.
Edward: Eleana's not here...You want a fight? Then I'll fight.I should
have finished you when you tried to MURDER my queen.
Zevran: maker! stop stop!
Edward and Zevran continued fighting...
Edward: For a well known assasin, you certainly do not live up to
your reputation.
Now get up, and help me...And if you ever lay
your hands on me again...it will be the last time you do so.
Zevran: ow...ow my back..
Edward: Stop bellyaching and help me....
Zevran: That's how you royals treat your recruits....how sad.
@GraceyManor ^They are...and I know I haven't been helping to keep it going the past couple of days.
I have this feeling that the thread (& Boards) have slowed down considerably lately because of the effect that stupid Windows 10 update had on so many people's games and they are bummed about it, so they don't feel like playing. I can understand. I was certainly feeling that way when I first discovered the problems in my game and...I'm still kinda feeling that way...
Mostly I've just been really busy with real life stuff and writing my story in my free time.
I need to catch up with your story. You're on a roll posting girl!
@emorrill the update doesn’t really bother me much it’s only if I zoom in, I won’t let that stop me from playing 🤣 however my new laptop will not run the game so it’s going back
@LunBeauty Small rooms are one thing, but I have hardly ever happen what happened here. Upon zooming in on the person, the camera jumped two stories up on top of the roof and the house (a community lot) closed. Which means I had to pull back the camera, open the house again, then go down two stories. It happened several times and really got old.
Well, some of those sims were near puddings. All of them got edited to different extents. I prefer to have some starting point though, so all is well.
@Silverofdreams30 Thank you! I enjoy looking at your edits, too. Seems you prepare everything with care . The new sims are great looking, too, but that's pretty much true for all your sims. I wish I were seeing colors correctly. At the moment, I'm just afraid of producing something really odd-looking, which is the reason why I pretty much never use make-up.
@emorrill Thank you. Yes, that beard is forever connected to a specific time and place in my mind. The son of good friends of mine also wore it for some time, but that fortunately passed .
@bekkasan Colors for the beard that differ from the hair color do happen in RL from time to time. As a matter of fact, my father had jet black hair and a red beard, which looked kind of interesting. He only wore it for a short time though, because his colleagues didn't stop making fun of him for "dyeing his beard", which got old after a while - at least for my father - so he got rid of it.
@GraceyManor Great development of the story and great pics, as always. Let's see how you deal with a baby on the run. After the fight, I now expect Zervan to hit on Edward .
As for my game, there isn't anything happening, I'm just in CAS. I wanted to have a few sims for my library. As my mind is as blank as the canvas when I'm looking at empty space, I wanted to use some existing sims to edit. I had been looking at Union Cove sometime ago. It's quite obviously a labor of love, but all those detailed buildings made the game already sluggish before I let it run. Then again, I picked quite a few of the inhabitants to give them some minor tweaks. I moved lots of them to some copy of Adventureland to edit them there, because that doesn't need 10 minutes to load. I'm not sure of the stories behind those sims. Some of them seem to be simselves, others must have been protagonists in some old challenges or legacies, and I hope I don't step on anyone's toes here. Given it's just for my game, I should be in the clear.
The first pass were just minor edits. I hardly took any pics, except for these three, and the reason why I took those pics escapes me. I don't even remember who the first two are.
Anyway, this post is more to show that I'm still alive and still in the game. Have fun, all of you!
I could not login earlier today. but here is a first little update from my " Teen witch" based save, I will use
short bits and pieces from the film but not everything since it is a bit impossible to create within sims.
Teen witch save update
This is Riverside, a nice town who looks calm and
quiet but underneath it all witch power is boiling.
My name is Jodie, I turned 16 a few days ago,
I'm just this random plain and normal girl who does not
really get noticed by other people.
I live in Riverside with my family.
Well something is about to happen and I'm not sure what, I just
feel like a different person.
I needed a visit to the bathroom and was about to go back to sleep.
When I found my annoying little brother sleeping next to my bed, when did he come into my room?
Why did I not notice him " Hey little brother wake up, you are i nthe wrong room".
Right now I gotta get the first part of Chapter 5 posted (I had hoped to post the whole chapter...) because I feel like I've made y'all wait long enough. It's been SO busy on my end lately!
Plus I have a phone date with Microsoft again in like an hour..... *sigh*
WARNING: Some cheesy flirting occurs in this chapter. If you don't care for that kinda romance, read at your own risk.
Y'all know me! I love me some cute flirting and any kind of romance. Just what does author emorrill have up her sleeve you may ask yourself..
*Also please note that I barely have any pictures for the first part of this chapter, so you'll want to really read it to catch everything that's happening and not miss some funny comments.
A big part of why I am enjoying writing this story so much is because I've decided to not be so focused on finding a pose (or picture) for EVERY SINGLE LITTLE THING my characters say or do. I got WAY too caught up in that in my other stories and it was incredibly time consuming posing sims and taking all those pictures when they weren't really necessary, and I wasn't finding any joy in the writing part of it because I was feeling overwhelmed. No bueno! So yeah, less pictures = more fun writing.*
^Look what I found: Color text! Hee hee!
So now without further adieu, enjoy Part 1 of Chapter 5.
Pelican Town to Sims Town
Chapter 5 Part 1
Just before the men departed from the ladies’ humble, otherworldly abode that evening, it was decided who would be doing the investigating tomorrow and who would be staying behind at the houses to gather various information from there. Harvey wanted at least one person to stay behind at each house in case one of them needed to return home due to an emergency and would need some help. Also he felt it good to have someone around in case any random visitors showed up at their doorsteps for whatever reason. It would be a great way to interview a local, and hopefully be a good thing making themselves known to the general public.
Abigail chimed in to express finding what she assumed to be a handheld gaming device sitting deep within one of her pockets. Her two guy friends cried out, “Seriously!?” as they reached into their pockets and found the same device too. “Sweet! Playing a video game anywhere we go? Rock on!” Not everyone shared their enthusiasm for gaming on the go though, particularly Harvey and Maru, for they felt there had to be an even greater and more purposeful use for the small electronic device.
Upon closer inspection Maru quickly discovered that the device was a wireless telephone, with all of their numbers miraculously programmed in, and much smaller and more portable than the ones they were used to back home. Everyone found that to be even more cool, particularly Haley who scared everyone with her scream-like outburst while they were checking out their new phones.
“OMG! You can write little messages to people and send them off! Check this out!”
One press on the screen and soon Alex’s phone made a little chime and lit up to show Haley’s message to him. He shot her a smile after reading it.
“Ooooooh!” They all breathed in fascination.
“These are perfect!” Harvey declared. “They will be most helpful in keeping us in touch with each other, especially during our explorations in the morning.”
Right after Harvey spoke, Shane somehow dropped his phone and cursed under his breath as he bent himself down to pick it up. The Doctor lifted an eyebrow at him, wondering. Once Shane stood upright and saw that all eyes were on him, he asked in a rather rude tone, “What? These things don’t have a very good grip on them.”
“Totally!” Abigail agreed. “And with my butterfingers that’s double the chance I’m gonna--,” and as soon as she said that, she dropped the phone. Instead of instantly going to pick it up like Shane did, she just stood there with her hands behind her back wearing a very cheesy grin on her face with flushed cheeks. They all chuckled.
“These are the spiffiest things ever!” Emily declared, tapping and swiping away on her phone. “I could see myself getting addicted to this thing pretty quickly!”
“They will most likely require some charging,” Maru gathered, “at least every night. I wonder how we do that?”
They all thought for a second. “Well, there’s wall outlets here too,” Alex said, “so maybe there’s a way for us to plug these into them.”
“Perhaps,” Maru said, drawing her lower lip between her teeth as she more thoroughly inspected the phone. “It doesn’t have a plug, but it looks like a much smaller plug goes into it through this port here. So maybe that has a cord that connects into the wall.”
“Guess we’ll find that in the kitchen,” Haley expected.
“Or our bedrooms,” Leah said with a little shrug.
“Yeah I vote the cords are in the bedroom,” Sam said, “that’s where I’d be charging my phone every night.” Then he turned to his buddy. “Quick Seb! Let’s head back to the house and see if I’m right! That’ll be so RAD!” And they bolted for the door.
“Hey! Wait for the rest of us!” Harvey called out to them, but they were already heading off down the road. Shane had promptly followed after them, as well as Alex. Elliott stayed behind for a moment to hold Leah and kiss her goodbye.
Harvey then turned to face Abigail with a sigh and said, “Alright. I’ll be here first thing in the morning to check on Penny, probably around eight.” Abigail nodded. “Then right after that we’ll lead our investigative parties into the town and countryside alright?”
“Yes sir,” she replied, throwing out a playful salute.
Harvey smiled. “You ladies have a good night,” he wished them and turned towards the door. Elliott stood aside to let Harvey out first and then blew a kiss toward Leah before exiting and shutting the door behind him.
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Early the next morning, Harvey arrived at 8 o’clock sharp and Abigail was quite impressed with, although not expecting, his punctuality. Glad I didn’t wait long to get myself dressed once I woke up! She shuddered to think.
Once Harvey stepped over the threshold his eyes met with Leah’s, standing a few feet before him, who was in a silk nightie and just about ready to enter the bathroom for a shower. His face flushed a little, but his presence didn’t seem to bother Leah at all. “Oh you’re here,” she addressed him, “I just woke Penny up and told her you’d be here any minute and that she should get dressed.”
He nodded.
“So I’d give her a couple of minutes…”
Harvey simply nodded again. He wasn’t used to seeing a woman so exposed, except for in a professional setting like his clinic, and he rubbed at the back of his neck while thinking, Perhaps I should’ve called to let them know I was on my way over. Then again I did say…
“You’re thinking you should’ve given us a little heads up call before your arrival huh?” Abigail asked him with a smirk, interrupting his thoughts.
“How’d you know?” he asked, his arm falling back down to his side.
She shrugged. “Lucky guess.”
“Well I told you I’d be here at 8 o’clock. I just assumed you’d tell the other girls.”
“I did, but you said you’d be here around 8 o’clock, not AT! Besides, since when are Doctors on time for appointments?”
Harvey shot her an unamused look, but wasn’t too insulted by her comment as it was more often true than not. “I apologize for not being more specific,” he said, “I just assumed that...you know what? Nevermind.” He always had a hard time understanding women and would forget that they don’t think along the same lines as he does.
“No I should’ve advised the girls to be all up and dressed long before eight,” Abigail said, “I’m just not used to telling anyone what to do, even something as simple as this, and half of these ladies are older than me.” She sighed. “It’s not going to be easy with all of us living under one roof like this. It feels like Summer girls camp when I was a teen all over again…” Her eyes bugged out at the thought.
“Ohh I understand,” Harvey said, with a muffled chuckle. “Back at our place it’s like a very un-enjoyable Boy Scout Campout where everyone’s bickering with each other because they don’t really want to be there.”
Abigail burst out laughing! “Oh man,” she whispered, rubbing at her eyes. Her dad once told some humorous stories about those Campouts when he was a boy. “Anyway, I’ll bet Penny’s ready for you now,” and said, gesturing her head towards the bedroom.
Harvey stopped before the door for a second to compose himself and then lightly knocked on it. “Come in,” he could faintly hear Penny say.
“It’s me, Harvey,” he informed while slowly entering. He froze a few feet before her bed when he discovered her still laying upon it in her somewhat revealing pajamas.
“Oh...Doctor,” she greeted, lifting her head up a bit. Her heart suddenly fluttered. “You arrived sooner than I was expecting.”
“Forgive me,” Harvey said with a flustered look, “I should’ve allowed you more time to get dressed…”
“No, it’s alright,” she assured. “I sat up for a moment to do so, but,” she paused, “I got really lightheaded so I laid back down.”
“I see,” Harvey said, pulling the chair close to the bed again. “Did you sleep well last night?” He asked while sitting himself down.
“I did for the most part,” came the reply. “I woke up a couple of times tossing and turning. I think it's because I’m not used to this bed.”
Harvey cracked a smile as he’d done the same last night in his new bed. “Were you feeling any nausea then? Or now?”
“No, just lightheaded.”
“Have you had anything to eat or drink yet this morning?”
She nervously shook her head.
He noticed and thought it was a little cute. “I want you to drink a lot of water today okay? At least eight glasses full; that should ease your lightheadedness considerably.”
She then nodded.
“Alright then, how about you try sitting up again so I can take a better look at you.”
Hearing him say that made Penny blush a little, but she knew he was being totally professional while she was being completely silly. She told herself to quit crushing on him, but seeing him in this new world light kept making her heart go pitter-patter and was keeping her anxious thoughts at bay and...she rather liked it. Not to mention that’s just what she needed right now; a distraction from her worries.
Carefully she sat herself up and once she did she rubbed at her forehead, feeling wobbly. She took in a few breaths to help keep herself erect and conscious.
“You alright?” Harvey asked, placing a caring hand on her arm while trying to look into her eyes.
“Yeah,” she replied, boring her fingers into her forehead. “Oof, I’ve never felt this lightheaded in all my life!”
“It’ll get better soon once you start moving around and get re-hydrated,” he said, while reaching into his coat pocket. “Alright look at my nose here while I shine this light into your eyes. Good.”
She meant to look at his nose, but she got lost in his beautiful hazel eyes instead. He went on to feel at her neck a bit and then took her left wrist to check her pulse. She caught him cracking a smile as he stared down at his watch counting and she wasn’t sure why.
“So how do you feel mentally?” he asked, stopping the check-up for a moment and looking her in the eye, his fingers laced together in his lap. He wanted to assure her she had his undivided attention.
“Well...I definitely feel a lot less freaked out than yesterday,” she replied. “It’s really a comfort to know more of you from Pelican Town are here too.”
He nodded. “Anything feeling overwhelming to you? Even something simple like getting out of bed or dressed?”
“No,” she answered, shaking her head. “Mostly I’m just worried about what’s going to happen to us here or what I’m meant to do here. And I’ll always be concerned about my mom, Jas and Vincent back home. I can’t help that.”
“Of course not,” Harvey sympathized. “And speaking of, let me tell you everything we discussed as a group last night and what we think this quest is all about.”
Penny listened very intently.
“I see,” she said when he was done, staring down at the floor. “I can’t imagine what greater happiness I’d find here, since it’s given me nothing but anxiety. I was really happy and enjoying life back in Pelican Town. I mean...for the most part. I was finally beginning to discover my purpose there.”
“I could see you were,” he smiled, “but the Wizard seems to think we all need something better in our lives and this was the way to make it happen so,” he sighed, “here we are.”
“Well who is he to say what I need in my life?” she asked rather bluntly. “He doesn’t know me!” She closed her eyes and lowered her head again. “Why did he do this?” A tear tried to escape from her eye.
“That’s still the greatest mystery,” Harvey replied, “but all we can do is focus on accomplishing this quest as quickly as possible so we can return home as soon as possible. Do you feel like you’re up to it? Like you can handle it?”
“I don’t know…,” she sniffed. “I want to be...but I don’t think I’m strong enough for this.”
“Hey,” Harvey said, gently lifting her chin and brushing away a tear. “I’ll admit I don’t feel like I’m strong enough for this either, but you Penny...you’re a lot stronger than you give yourself credit for.” She stared at him curiously. “These past six years I’ve seen you endure many hardships, some that would knock most people down hard, and yet you always walk away from them with your head held high, a smile on your face, and burying yourself in the service of others. To me that’s a rare gift to have. You haven’t lost it being here. You can DO this!”
Penny smiled brightly at him with a blush, her heart fluttering once again. His sweet words buoyed her up and almost literally took her breath away, especially the touch of his finger on her chin. “Thank you,” she said, as he removed his finger, working to catch her breath for a much different reason than anxiety. “And forgive me for not properly thanking you earlier for looking after me. I’m sorry to have been a bother…”
“You weren’t,” he assured, “and I’m glad I was here to help.”
“I wish there was some way I could repay you...”
“You don’t have to repay me,” he said, with a dismissive wave of his hand. “I’m a doctor, it’s what I do.”
“Still, I have to find a way to repay you. It doesn’t feel right not to,” she continued breathlessly. “Wow,” she paused, holding her hand to her heart, “I don’t know why I can’t seem to catch my breath again; I’m not feeling anxious!” That's right, don't give yourself away!
“Here,” Harvey said, taking her hands. “Let’s try standing up and we’ll practice that breathing technique again okay?”
“O-Okay.”
“Steady now…”
They did the breathing exercise together for a good couple of minutes until Harvey felt she was relaxed enough to take a quick listen to her heart. Penny had her eyes closed, focusing on relaxing and taking those deep breaths when Harvey jokingly stated, “Heeey, it’s a normal heartbeat!” Penny’s eyes shot open as they were met with Harvey’s smile. She couldn’t control what her heart did next, as usual.
“Aaaand there it goes again,” Harvey playfully continued with a smirk, removing the stethoscope from her chest and then draping it over his neck.
Now Penny’s cheeks really got red! “Oh gosh,” she whispered in embarrassment, facepalming and chuckling. “Ohhh I’m so sorry Doctor. Really, I am.”
Harvey just stood there grinning with his arms folded and let out a sigh. “So what do I have to do to get you to not feel so nervous around me anymore?”
Penny’s heart fluttered more wildly than it had earlier, being presented with this rare, golden opportunity. She laced her fingers together behind her back and smiled coyly at him with her head tilted. “Well...maybe if we spent a little more time together,” she hesitated at her boldness, “and became friends...then the fact that you being a doctor wouldn’t make me feel so nervous anymore.” Though she knew perfectly well her racing heart was no longer the result of “White Coat Syndrome.”
Harvey nodded in thought for a moment. “I like that idea.” Now he was blushing. “And I’ll start off this new friendship by insisting you call me Harvey.” He smiled.
The hopeless romantic side of Penny felt like squealing, but she managed to keep herself well composed. “Well, Harvey, whatever you all discover out there that looks like a great place to have dinner or a good spot to hang out, be sure to let me know.”
“Will do.”
At that moment Penny seemed to have lost her footing, feeling a touch of dizziness, and Harvey instinctively reached out to catch her while saying, “Woah...careful…”
He held her so closely that their faces were mere inches from each other. Staring into each other’s eyes for a moment they both blushed and then quickly stepped back from each other, nervously scratching at their heads.
“So...umm...you should take it easy today alright,” Harvey counseled her, “Lay down and rest if you need to and I’ll go get you a glass of water.”
“No,” she stopped him, softly placing her hand on his arm. “Don’t worry about it, I’ll get it. Promise.” She smiled. “You should really get going with the exploring. I’m sure the others are waiting for you.”
He returned the smile with a nod. “If you start feeling any worse give me a call right away okay? And I’ll be here. If you feel some anxiety coming on, don’t forget to breathe.” He winked.
“I won’t,” she grinned, her face beaming. “Guess I’ll...see you later?”
“Yeah. See ya,” he said and turned toward the door. When he opened it he looked back at her with a little smile and then closed it behind him.
Penny stepped backward a couple of feet until her calves hit the bed and allowed herself to blissfully fall back onto it. Feeling so love-struck she couldn’t stop smiling while staring up at the ceiling, the image of Harvey and his flirting back with her consuming her mind. That was a pleasant surprise. I guess his interest in Maru has passed? She thought for a split second and then shrugged it off. She felt like a giddy teenage girl again swooning over her first real crush, wanting nothing else in the world, but to BE with him! It’d been years since she ever felt this way about a guy, almost to the point that she’d forgotten what it felt like to fall in love. Was she falling in love? She couldn’t be sure. Harvey was the last guy on her attraction radar so how did he suddenly jump to the front here and now? Perhaps because he is an actual MAN compared to other guys she dated in her life thus far and that aroused her. Or maybe it was due to his gentle, compassionate nature and caring personality. Either way she found herself falling head over heels for him and he seemed to reciprocate her affection. She began to wonder, her smile finally chilling out, would dating Harvey be a way for me to find that happiness I’ve been missing in my life? She pondered on the thought.
Oh surely there's more to it than that! Besides...what does the Wizard know about love?
Gonna end this with a cute, and very accurate, song to express just how Penny is feeling laying on her bed there. Give it a quick listen.
Any of y'all remember The Wilkinson's? I LOVED their music back in the day!
Comments
@Turjan lol...he doesn't look quite so nerdy with the fuzz. It is an interesting look with the red beard and blond hair.
I like fixing the mixologists if I know my sims are gonna be bar hopping on a regular basis. I want them to have decent outfits and no strange or weird hairs. For some reason the ones in the consignment shop usually don't look as strange so I generally leave them alone.
Thanks for the comments on my update and the pictures. I did love the way that light was filtering through the trees on the last one.
@Karritz Yep, back to work today and should be busy the rest of the week. Hope so!
@HillyBeth Great family photo!
The did become cute teens!
@LunBeauty Thanks so much for the comments.
@GraceyManor Bummer you can't get it going.
Love seeing the horses playing around and Roi messing in the water is so funny.
It really shouldn't be appropriate to go outside in your nighty and chat with another man in his PJ's! Guess I'm old fashioned that way.
Sounds like she got more than bargained for with becoming a grey warden.
@Silverofdreams30 Thanks for the comments!
Her room is cute! The mean girl does have that look.
Cute guy but sounds like a bit of a user.
@king_of_simcity7 Cute pics of the ladies.
@emorrill Thanks so much for the comments.
Dedric has lots of hidden talents. He usually stays in the background but when he needs to he is a good fighter and has learned quite a bit of martial arts too. He's definitely smart and loves messing with his science machine and running experiments. He finally got his first potion without blowing up! He has been trying since I got them that potion table in Moonlight falls! Silly guy. Adam has one more to learn I think. I've actually never had any sims learn all the potions before as I'd get tired of them blowing up.
You knew I wouldn't be able to resist the baby Yoda. I got one for all the kids. lol
Wow...great gif of Sam with the baby.
I have the lighting mod that I used for Midnight Hollow still in. I'm too lazy to take it out and it really makes pretty skies.
The Cowboy and the Mermaid
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW44b3uCMtCSaq4gwC8EZg
I walk around in my pj's all the time.XD
Sometimes I go into the gas station in pajamas and slippers if I need something ASAP.
LOL
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"Sire, word from the south is, The King and Queen have survived Ostagar.
They know what you did, and plan to overthrow you...However, I have a solution
to your problem..."
Zevran: The antivian crows sends their regards.
Jacob: An assassin?
Knight: We kill the Queen, we all know she'll run for help...Then take out Edward...
the throne is yours.
Zevran: Of course, a job well done does not come cheap.
Jacob: Just get it done.
Eleana and Edward made their way for Redcliffe Castle, while Alistair
and Morrigan attended toward camp.
News Lady: Monsters attack redcliffe at night! City under curfew.
Eleana: Do you mean darkspawn?
Lady: Oh, Hello...Someone has actually come? No, not darkspawn.We don't rightly
know what they are.They come out from the castle at night and attack our village...
with Arl Eamon Ill and with the army lost at Ostagar, we have no help...
Edward: Perhaps I could be of service..
Lady: Your horse, good sir looks like...Oh maker...King Edward? But they said you were..
Edward: Dead...I'm well aware of what they said.
Lady: Forgive me, my lord, my lady...but with the anger in the country, and our issue with Arl Eamon and
these monsters.
Eleana: Who is in charge?
Lady: Bann Teagon, at the Chantry.He'll be happy to see you.
Edward: Let's go speak with him.
Zevran aimed his arrows for the Queen, the arrow bursted over
the fence, and grazed maiden.
Maiden: Maker! that hurt!
Eleana: Ouch....Maiden! I wasn't running...
Edward: Oh maker, Eleana!
Eleana: I'm fine, just sore...
Zevran: The Grey warden dies now.
Eleana: Maker...Edward!
Edward had no time to draw weapons and used his strength to knock
Zevran out.
Edward: The assassin dies now..
Eleana: Edward, calm down.Let's talk to him first.
Edward: Talk?! He tried to kill you!
Eleana: I would like to know why.
Zevran: Honestly, I thought I would wake up dead, then at all.
Eleana: That can easily be rectified.
Zevran: Of that I have no doubt, your companion is quite good with fighting.
I suppose you have questions.I am Zevran of the Antivian Crows.
Eleana: What are those?
Edward: An order of Great Assassins out of Antivia, known for the combat
style...Someone went to great expense to hire this man.
Zevran: Getting captured by one's target seems a bit detriemental
for building one's assasin career.
Eleana: Too bad for you.
Zevran: Yes, too bad for me.-sighs-
I'm actually surprised you haven't heard of the crows out here.
We're rather infamous for.
Edward: Not for your assassin skills apparently.
Zevran: So that's what you Pravians do? Mock your prisoners.
Such Cruelty.
Edward: Who hired you to kill us?
Zevran: A rather cranky fellow by the name of Jacob in the capital.
Eleana: Why would he want to kill us?
Zevran: I would have no idea on why he would want you dead, most
likely the usual.You threaten his power.
Edward: His power? He stole the throne from under me.It is he,
who is a threat.
Zevran: I have no issues with you.I just came to do a job, which
I have failed...So let me make an offer, since I have failed, the crows
will want me dead, the only way they can't touch me is if I join with
someone else.Allow me to help.
Eleana: Why would you want to do that?
Zevran: Why not? Serving a beautiful goddess may not be such a
bad thing...I didn't realize praaven had such loveliness..
Eleana: I'd watch it...
Zevran: Should I not speak the truth.
Edward: You should not.That is my wife, and my queen you
are speaking to.
Zevran: Point taken...but back to my offer.You need to defeat Jacob Yes?
You also have a darkspawn issue? Let me be of service to you.
Eleana: Well...we do need all the help we can get it, but if you make one move
I will chop your head myself, and I won't ask for permission.
Edward: We're taking the assassin with us now?!!
Eleana: We need all the help we can get.
Edward: Alright, I see your point.Still, if there was a sign we were
desperate, it just knocked on the door and said hello.
Zevran: I pledge my loyalty to you until the time you have no further
use, I am yours.
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"Oh good maker above....I think I'm going to throw up..." Eleana
rushed outside of the tent as quickly as she could.
Edward: Eleana, are you alright?
Eleana: No.
She threw up, and moaned in pain.
Edward: Why don't you go rest?
Morrigan: I can tell you why, you are sick Eleana.
Edward: Why is she sick?
Morrigan: You really want to know?
Eleana: Please...
Morrigan: Congrats, your pregnant.
Eleana: Funny....now can we be serious because I don't feel well.
Eleana: Your serious?
Edward: Are you certain Morrigan?
Morrigan: I am...I don't know what it is yet, your only a
few weeks pregnant.
Eleana: I don't believe it...Morrigan you're lying.
Edward: Are...you crying?
Morrigan: I'm not lying, I promise.
Morrigan: Judging from her reaction, I say she's not happy.
Edward: .....
Alistair: Is everything alright?
Edward: She won't let me in.Eleana? Unlock the door.
Eleana: I want to be alone.Please..
Edward and Alistair walked away....After the king left, Alistair returned
to try once more.
Alistair: M'lady I just want to make sure your okay.Please, let someone
talk to you.
Eleana: Fine...but briefly.
Alistair: After everything with Ostagar, your sister...Here, and
everything else..I get why your upset...but I think you'll be okay.
Eleana: Thank you.Here I am fretting, and you've lost quite a bit
yourself.I apologize.
Alistair: No need to apologize, my queen.I just wanted to say
I understand.I guess we have a lot in common.
Eleana: It certainly seems that way.I appreciate your concern, thank
you, good sir.
Alistair: Its my pleasure, allow me to bid you a good night, if I may?
Alistair took the queen's hand and gave it a kiss.
Alistair: Good night, Queen Eleana.
Eleana: Good night, Alistair.Thank you for your concern.
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@GraceyManor The camping area looks really gorgeous and quite cosy.
Roy, you sill boy.
Alistair, put your shirt on! Not that I mind.
Is there something Eleana isn't telling the king?
@HillyBeth Liam and Gillian are very good looking teens.
@Silverofdreams30 It's been a little busy with me with the move. I haven't had much of a chance to sit down and churn one out, unfortunately. Hopefully, during the two weeks I'm by myself, I'll have more time.
@Shadow_Assassin Great looking pictures and sims!
@king_of_simcity7 Nice pictures!
@Silverofdreams30 Nice job setting everything up! Jodie's bed looks very similar to Louise's! I remember her having a pink bed like that.
@emorrill UHD skins can be nice, but only if your computer is powerful enough to handle it and the game's memory capacity is bad enough as it is.
My game is fine. It's just with getting ready to move, I don't have much time to sit down and play. Hopefully after we get settled enough into our new house, I'll be able to play more.
@bekkasan Bugging townies is really fun, because then they have to deal with the noise.
@GraceyManor I didn't realise how short Jacob is. Wait...is he a teen?
Whew, glad that Zevran's arrow mostly missed Eleana
Oh...he flirts with the queen. I wouldn't do that if I were you, buddy!
Eleana's pregnant!
I just love how Morrigan says "Congrats."
Alistair seems like a nice man.
No, Jacob's a young adult.It was just some weird glitch lol.
That is Zevran for you.He flirts with everyone...XD I love his character in DAO.
Eleana, didn't know she was pregnant, so no she wasn't hiding anything...Well,
Alistair was in bed...And he sleeps shirtless.XD
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Brad the main guy in the film is not really a user, he's a good guy but Louise make him fall for her by using
her new witch powers. She later realizes it was a bad thing to do, so she breaks up with him and lets time see if he falls for her
for real instead which he does.
@LunBeauty
Thanks, I won't use the whole plot of the film in my save just
borrow bits and pieces from it.
@HillyBeth
It was a favorite movie of mine as a teen.
Post a headshot to feel his handsome
Awwwwww I think I become more hardcore
Sometimes it's not me who talks to you, it's machine translation
She/Her but you can call me as any pronouns
I just got The Sims 3 with seasons, ambitions and supernatural! I am still trying to find my play style, I am personally struggling as I am very overwhelmed with the game haha I only usually played The Sims 2 back in 2008 and 4! It doesn’t help that I am a perfectionist and I get upset if my games aren’t perfect (I need to drop this view I know!)
Currently I have two families!
Hope Church, Christopher Church (used to be Steel) and their son. This is the first save I had. Currently their son aged up twice today (baby > toddler > childhood). On the first birthday Nancy Landgraab died during the birthday party! Then on the second one he apparently had a bad childhood so he has the insane, mooch and friendly traits!
On my other save I am playing purely supernatural and making it quite chaotic! Today I am creating a dark fairy who is quite evil and a snob. I am mostly doing this because I am trying to find my play style haha I am looking to make this family the most chaotic I can! I am thinking she could be a ghost hunter while being a dark fairy! I definitely want to make her rich and make her live in a huge mansion haha
I struggle a lot because I am not sure how to play the game and what to really do! Then my perfectionism doesn’t help as well!
Any tips about how you guys play would be amazing!
"Redcliffe castle....It seems so quiet, like no one is around." Edward said as he searched the lot.
"Hi pretty faeries! You're so pretty!" Eleana was too busy watching
faeries, than helping Edward.XD
"There doesn't seem to be a way in, whoever or whatever is taken over
has locked the doors." Edward commented looking around." "We sneak in" Eleana added.
They searched quietly for any means to getting in, and they certainly found it..in the dugeons.
"Eleana! You're alive! They said you died." Sarah stood locked in the dungeons.
"Sarah? Why are you here? Why aren't you at the circle." Sarah looked away."I destroyed my phylactory
and escaped."
"I know this looks bad with the monsters...but I didn't do it." Sarah said."I was sent here
to posion Arl Eamon by Jacob, but that's all...."
Edward: You poisoned the Arl? You will be charged Sarah...This I promise you.
Eleana: Edward, you can't kill her.She's my sister! As spoiled and mean as she is
She's still my sister.
Edward: You can't be supporting her choices Eleana...
Eleana: I don't,but I don't want her dead either.
Edward: She can not get away with this.She will be put to death Eleana.
I stand by my decision.
Eleana: ....
Sarah: Stop fighting both of you.
Sarah: You two are suppose to love and care for each other.Not bicker
over punishment of someone else.I accept responsibility for my actions
Eleana, poisoning Arl Eamon was wrong...I was desperate.Now both
of you apologize and make up.
Edward: She's right.I'm sorry Eleana, I didn't mean to shout.
Eleana: No, I apologize.I support whatever you think best...But we need to fix this.At
least keep her locked up until we're done.We may need her help.
Edward: Fair enough.
I love his facial expressions.
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He had to take insects to the science facility, harvestables to the Faye Rae Arboretum and gems and metals to the Vault of Antiquity. Then the Philosopher's Stone appeared in his family inventory.
The whole process will appear in a video at some stage. Maybe the next video of Caroline and Friends - depends on if it will fit or not.
Happy Simming all.
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Edward: I will be taking Alistair and Zevran with me back to the castle,
to find a way in and see if we can stop the attacks.I want you to stay here
with Morrigan.
Eleana: Of course, if that's what you feel is best.
Edward: No argument?
Eleana: Of course not...I'm not up to battling...I'm pregnant.
Edward: Alright, where's my queen? This isn't normal for you.
Eleana: Would you rather I argue?
Edward: No, I was just a little worried for a moment.
Eleana gave Edward a kiss goodbye.
Eleana: Just be careful...
Edward: Of course....And please don't wander off to some far off
place.
Eleana: Me? Wander off? Since when do I wander off?
Edward: Eleana...
Eleana: I promise.
At redcliffe Castle- Northside.
Zevran: I think if we click it here, it should open.
Edward: There it is, the door over there.
Edward: Hmm...what is this? Might come in handy.
Edward: There has to be an entrance in here somewhere.....
Zevran was just standing around, while Edward did all the work.
Edwad: What are you up to? You seem like you did something.
Zevran: Oh...I'm just thinking, it would have been nice to have that
goddess of beauty with us...Who knew Praaven had such lovely ladies.
Edward: You better not be having any thoughts about her Zevran.
Zevran: Why not? Do you not agree with my statement.
Edward: She's my wife...Of course I think she's beautiful..I don't need
another man making passes at her...I don't trust you.
Zevran: Antivian crows wouldn't appreciate being talked down
to.
Edward: Eleana's not here...You want a fight? Then I'll fight.I should
have finished you when you tried to MURDER my queen.
Zevran: maker! stop stop!
Edward and Zevran continued fighting...
Edward: For a well known assasin, you certainly do not live up to
your reputation.
Now get up, and help me...And if you ever lay
your hands on me again...it will be the last time you do so.
Zevran: ow...ow my back..
Edward: Stop bellyaching and help me....
Zevran: That's how you royals treat your recruits....how sad.
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Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
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I have this feeling that the thread (& Boards) have slowed down considerably lately because of the effect that stupid Windows 10 update had on so many people's games and they are bummed about it, so they don't feel like playing.
Mostly I've just been really busy with real life stuff and writing my story in my free time.
I need to catch up with your story. You're on a roll posting girl!
Let's keep calm and Sim on my friends.
Maeve aged up the following day and I'm not sure if I want to make a sim, use the dating site, use the sim-finder app, or see the match maker. HELP!!!
Pics:
I gave Maeve her mother's old necklace because female heirs will inherit it. Male heirs will give it to their wives.
HillyPlays
P.A.C.E- Positive Attitude Changes Everything
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@LunBeauty Small rooms are one thing, but I have hardly ever happen what happened here. Upon zooming in on the person, the camera jumped two stories up on top of the roof and the house (a community lot) closed. Which means I had to pull back the camera, open the house again, then go down two stories. It happened several times and really got old.
Well, some of those sims were near puddings. All of them got edited to different extents. I prefer to have some starting point though, so all is well.
@Silverofdreams30 Thank you! I enjoy looking at your edits, too. Seems you prepare everything with care
@emorrill Thank you. Yes, that beard is forever connected to a specific time and place in my mind. The son of good friends of mine also wore it for some time, but that fortunately passed
@bekkasan Colors for the beard that differ from the hair color do happen in RL from time to time. As a matter of fact, my father had jet black hair and a red beard, which looked kind of interesting. He only wore it for a short time though, because his colleagues didn't stop making fun of him for "dyeing his beard", which got old after a while - at least for my father - so he got rid of it.
@GraceyManor Great development of the story and great pics, as always. Let's see how you deal with a baby on the run. After the fight, I now expect Zervan to hit on Edward
The first pass were just minor edits. I hardly took any pics, except for these three, and the reason why I took those pics escapes me. I don't even remember who the first two are.
Anyway, this post is more to show that I'm still alive and still in the game. Have fun, all of you!
short bits and pieces from the film but not everything since it is a bit impossible to create within sims.
Teen witch save update
This is Riverside, a nice town who looks calm and
quiet but underneath it all witch power is boiling.
My name is Jodie, I turned 16 a few days ago,
I'm just this random plain and normal girl who does not
really get noticed by other people.
I live in Riverside with my family.
Well something is about to happen and I'm not sure what, I just
feel like a different person.
I needed a visit to the bathroom and was about to go back to sleep.
When I found my annoying little brother sleeping next to my bed, when did he come into my room?
Why did I not notice him " Hey little brother wake up, you are i nthe wrong room".
More later.
Right now I gotta get the first part of Chapter 5 posted (I had hoped to post the whole chapter...) because I feel like I've made y'all wait long enough.
Plus I have a phone date with Microsoft again in like an hour..... *sigh*
WARNING: Some cheesy flirting occurs in this chapter. If you don't care for that kinda romance, read at your own risk.
Y'all know me! I love me some cute flirting and any kind of romance.
*Also please note that I barely have any pictures for the first part of this chapter, so you'll want to really read it to catch everything that's happening and not miss some funny comments.
A big part of why I am enjoying writing this story so much is because I've decided to not be so focused on finding a pose (or picture) for EVERY SINGLE LITTLE THING my characters say or do. I got WAY too caught up in that in my other stories and it was incredibly time consuming posing sims and taking all those pictures when they weren't really necessary, and I wasn't finding any joy in the writing part of it because I was feeling overwhelmed. No bueno!
^Look what I found: Color text!
So now without further adieu, enjoy Part 1 of Chapter 5.
Pelican Town to Sims Town
Chapter 5
Part 1
Just before the men departed from the ladies’ humble, otherworldly abode that evening, it was decided who would be doing the investigating tomorrow and who would be staying behind at the houses to gather various information from there. Harvey wanted at least one person to stay behind at each house in case one of them needed to return home due to an emergency and would need some help. Also he felt it good to have someone around in case any random visitors showed up at their doorsteps for whatever reason. It would be a great way to interview a local, and hopefully be a good thing making themselves known to the general public.
Abigail chimed in to express finding what she assumed to be a handheld gaming device sitting deep within one of her pockets. Her two guy friends cried out, “Seriously!?” as they reached into their pockets and found the same device too. “Sweet! Playing a video game anywhere we go? Rock on!” Not everyone shared their enthusiasm for gaming on the go though, particularly Harvey and Maru, for they felt there had to be an even greater and more purposeful use for the small electronic device.
Upon closer inspection Maru quickly discovered that the device was a wireless telephone, with all of their numbers miraculously programmed in, and much smaller and more portable than the ones they were used to back home. Everyone found that to be even more cool, particularly Haley who scared everyone with her scream-like outburst while they were checking out their new phones.
“OMG! You can write little messages to people and send them off! Check this out!”
One press on the screen and soon Alex’s phone made a little chime and lit up to show Haley’s message to him. He shot her a smile after reading it.
“Ooooooh!” They all breathed in fascination.
“These are perfect!” Harvey declared. “They will be most helpful in keeping us in touch with each other, especially during our explorations in the morning.”
Right after Harvey spoke, Shane somehow dropped his phone and cursed under his breath as he bent himself down to pick it up. The Doctor lifted an eyebrow at him, wondering. Once Shane stood upright and saw that all eyes were on him, he asked in a rather rude tone, “What? These things don’t have a very good grip on them.”
“Totally!” Abigail agreed. “And with my butterfingers that’s double the chance I’m gonna--,” and as soon as she said that, she dropped the phone. Instead of instantly going to pick it up like Shane did, she just stood there with her hands behind her back wearing a very cheesy grin on her face with flushed cheeks. They all chuckled.
“These are the spiffiest things ever!” Emily declared, tapping and swiping away on her phone. “I could see myself getting addicted to this thing pretty quickly!”
“They will most likely require some charging,” Maru gathered, “at least every night. I wonder how we do that?”
They all thought for a second. “Well, there’s wall outlets here too,” Alex said, “so maybe there’s a way for us to plug these into them.”
“Perhaps,” Maru said, drawing her lower lip between her teeth as she more thoroughly inspected the phone. “It doesn’t have a plug, but it looks like a much smaller plug goes into it through this port here. So maybe that has a cord that connects into the wall.”
“Guess we’ll find that in the kitchen,” Haley expected.
“Or our bedrooms,” Leah said with a little shrug.
“Yeah I vote the cords are in the bedroom,” Sam said, “that’s where I’d be charging my phone every night.” Then he turned to his buddy. “Quick Seb! Let’s head back to the house and see if I’m right! That’ll be so RAD!” And they bolted for the door.
“Hey! Wait for the rest of us!” Harvey called out to them, but they were already heading off down the road. Shane had promptly followed after them, as well as Alex. Elliott stayed behind for a moment to hold Leah and kiss her goodbye.
Harvey then turned to face Abigail with a sigh and said, “Alright. I’ll be here first thing in the morning to check on Penny, probably around eight.” Abigail nodded. “Then right after that we’ll lead our investigative parties into the town and countryside alright?”
“Yes sir,” she replied, throwing out a playful salute.
Harvey smiled. “You ladies have a good night,” he wished them and turned towards the door. Elliott stood aside to let Harvey out first and then blew a kiss toward Leah before exiting and shutting the door behind him.
Early the next morning, Harvey arrived at 8 o’clock sharp and Abigail was quite impressed with, although not expecting, his punctuality. Glad I didn’t wait long to get myself dressed once I woke up! She shuddered to think.
Once Harvey stepped over the threshold his eyes met with Leah’s, standing a few feet before him, who was in a silk nightie and just about ready to enter the bathroom for a shower. His face flushed a little, but his presence didn’t seem to bother Leah at all. “Oh you’re here,” she addressed him, “I just woke Penny up and told her you’d be here any minute and that she should get dressed.”
He nodded.
“So I’d give her a couple of minutes…”
Harvey simply nodded again. He wasn’t used to seeing a woman so exposed, except for in a professional setting like his clinic, and he rubbed at the back of his neck while thinking, Perhaps I should’ve called to let them know I was on my way over. Then again I did say…
“You’re thinking you should’ve given us a little heads up call before your arrival huh?” Abigail asked him with a smirk, interrupting his thoughts.
“How’d you know?” he asked, his arm falling back down to his side.
She shrugged. “Lucky guess.”
“Well I told you I’d be here at 8 o’clock. I just assumed you’d tell the other girls.”
“I did, but you said you’d be here around 8 o’clock, not AT! Besides, since when are Doctors on time for appointments?”
Harvey shot her an unamused look, but wasn’t too insulted by her comment as it was more often true than not. “I apologize for not being more specific,” he said, “I just assumed that...you know what? Nevermind.” He always had a hard time understanding women and would forget that they don’t think along the same lines as he does.
“No I should’ve advised the girls to be all up and dressed long before eight,” Abigail said, “I’m just not used to telling anyone what to do, even something as simple as this, and half of these ladies are older than me.” She sighed. “It’s not going to be easy with all of us living under one roof like this. It feels like Summer girls camp when I was a teen all over again…” Her eyes bugged out at the thought.
“Ohh I understand,” Harvey said, with a muffled chuckle. “Back at our place it’s like a very un-enjoyable Boy Scout Campout where everyone’s bickering with each other because they don’t really want to be there.”
Abigail burst out laughing! “Oh man,” she whispered, rubbing at her eyes. Her dad once told some humorous stories about those Campouts when he was a boy. “Anyway, I’ll bet Penny’s ready for you now,” and said, gesturing her head towards the bedroom.
Harvey stopped before the door for a second to compose himself and then lightly knocked on it. “Come in,” he could faintly hear Penny say.
“It’s me, Harvey,” he informed while slowly entering. He froze a few feet before her bed when he discovered her still laying upon it in her somewhat revealing pajamas.
“Oh...Doctor,” she greeted, lifting her head up a bit. Her heart suddenly fluttered. “You arrived sooner than I was expecting.”
“Forgive me,” Harvey said with a flustered look, “I should’ve allowed you more time to get dressed…”
“No, it’s alright,” she assured. “I sat up for a moment to do so, but,” she paused, “I got really lightheaded so I laid back down.”
“I see,” Harvey said, pulling the chair close to the bed again. “Did you sleep well last night?” He asked while sitting himself down.
“I did for the most part,” came the reply. “I woke up a couple of times tossing and turning. I think it's because I’m not used to this bed.”
Harvey cracked a smile as he’d done the same last night in his new bed. “Were you feeling any nausea then? Or now?”
“No, just lightheaded.”
“Have you had anything to eat or drink yet this morning?”
She nervously shook her head.
He noticed and thought it was a little cute. “I want you to drink a lot of water today okay? At least eight glasses full; that should ease your lightheadedness considerably.”
She then nodded.
“Alright then, how about you try sitting up again so I can take a better look at you.”
Hearing him say that made Penny blush a little, but she knew he was being totally professional while she was being completely silly. She told herself to quit crushing on him, but seeing him in this new world light kept making her heart go pitter-patter and was keeping her anxious thoughts at bay and...she rather liked it. Not to mention that’s just what she needed right now; a distraction from her worries.
Carefully she sat herself up and once she did she rubbed at her forehead, feeling wobbly. She took in a few breaths to help keep herself erect and conscious.
“You alright?” Harvey asked, placing a caring hand on her arm while trying to look into her eyes.
“Yeah,” she replied, boring her fingers into her forehead. “Oof, I’ve never felt this lightheaded in all my life!”
“It’ll get better soon once you start moving around and get re-hydrated,” he said, while reaching into his coat pocket. “Alright look at my nose here while I shine this light into your eyes. Good.”
She meant to look at his nose, but she got lost in his beautiful hazel eyes instead. He went on to feel at her neck a bit and then took her left wrist to check her pulse. She caught him cracking a smile as he stared down at his watch counting and she wasn’t sure why.
“So how do you feel mentally?” he asked, stopping the check-up for a moment and looking her in the eye, his fingers laced together in his lap. He wanted to assure her she had his undivided attention.
“Well...I definitely feel a lot less freaked out than yesterday,” she replied. “It’s really a comfort to know more of you from Pelican Town are here too.”
He nodded. “Anything feeling overwhelming to you? Even something simple like getting out of bed or dressed?”
“No,” she answered, shaking her head. “Mostly I’m just worried about what’s going to happen to us here or what I’m meant to do here. And I’ll always be concerned about my mom, Jas and Vincent back home. I can’t help that.”
“Of course not,” Harvey sympathized. “And speaking of, let me tell you everything we discussed as a group last night and what we think this quest is all about.”
Penny listened very intently.
“I see,” she said when he was done, staring down at the floor. “I can’t imagine what greater happiness I’d find here, since it’s given me nothing but anxiety. I was really happy and enjoying life back in Pelican Town. I mean...for the most part. I was finally beginning to discover my purpose there.”
“I could see you were,” he smiled, “but the Wizard seems to think we all need something better in our lives and this was the way to make it happen so,” he sighed, “here we are.”
“Well who is he to say what I need in my life?” she asked rather bluntly. “He doesn’t know me!” She closed her eyes and lowered her head again. “Why did he do this?” A tear tried to escape from her eye.
“That’s still the greatest mystery,” Harvey replied, “but all we can do is focus on accomplishing this quest as quickly as possible so we can return home as soon as possible. Do you feel like you’re up to it? Like you can handle it?”
“I don’t know…,” she sniffed. “I want to be...but I don’t think I’m strong enough for this.”
“Hey,” Harvey said, gently lifting her chin and brushing away a tear. “I’ll admit I don’t feel like I’m strong enough for this either, but you Penny...you’re a lot stronger than you give yourself credit for.” She stared at him curiously. “These past six years I’ve seen you endure many hardships, some that would knock most people down hard, and yet you always walk away from them with your head held high, a smile on your face, and burying yourself in the service of others. To me that’s a rare gift to have. You haven’t lost it being here. You can DO this!”
Penny smiled brightly at him with a blush, her heart fluttering once again. His sweet words buoyed her up and almost literally took her breath away, especially the touch of his finger on her chin. “Thank you,” she said, as he removed his finger, working to catch her breath for a much different reason than anxiety. “And forgive me for not properly thanking you earlier for looking after me. I’m sorry to have been a bother…”
“You weren’t,” he assured, “and I’m glad I was here to help.”
“I wish there was some way I could repay you...”
“You don’t have to repay me,” he said, with a dismissive wave of his hand. “I’m a doctor, it’s what I do.”
“Still, I have to find a way to repay you. It doesn’t feel right not to,” she continued breathlessly. “Wow,” she paused, holding her hand to her heart, “I don’t know why I can’t seem to catch my breath again; I’m not feeling anxious!” That's right, don't give yourself away!
“Here,” Harvey said, taking her hands. “Let’s try standing up and we’ll practice that breathing technique again okay?”
“O-Okay.”
“Steady now…”
They did the breathing exercise together for a good couple of minutes until Harvey felt she was relaxed enough to take a quick listen to her heart. Penny had her eyes closed, focusing on relaxing and taking those deep breaths when Harvey jokingly stated, “Heeey, it’s a normal heartbeat!” Penny’s eyes shot open as they were met with Harvey’s smile. She couldn’t control what her heart did next, as usual.
“Aaaand there it goes again,” Harvey playfully continued with a smirk, removing the stethoscope from her chest and then draping it over his neck.
Now Penny’s cheeks really got red! “Oh gosh,” she whispered in embarrassment, facepalming and chuckling. “Ohhh I’m so sorry Doctor. Really, I am.”
Harvey just stood there grinning with his arms folded and let out a sigh. “So what do I have to do to get you to not feel so nervous around me anymore?”
Penny’s heart fluttered more wildly than it had earlier, being presented with this rare, golden opportunity. She laced her fingers together behind her back and smiled coyly at him with her head tilted. “Well...maybe if we spent a little more time together,” she hesitated at her boldness, “and became friends...then the fact that you being a doctor wouldn’t make me feel so nervous anymore.” Though she knew perfectly well her racing heart was no longer the result of “White Coat Syndrome.”
Harvey nodded in thought for a moment. “I like that idea.” Now he was blushing. “And I’ll start off this new friendship by insisting you call me Harvey.” He smiled.
The hopeless romantic side of Penny felt like squealing, but she managed to keep herself well composed. “Well, Harvey, whatever you all discover out there that looks like a great place to have dinner or a good spot to hang out, be sure to let me know.”
“Will do.”
At that moment Penny seemed to have lost her footing, feeling a touch of dizziness, and Harvey instinctively reached out to catch her while saying, “Woah...careful…”
He held her so closely that their faces were mere inches from each other. Staring into each other’s eyes for a moment they both blushed and then quickly stepped back from each other, nervously scratching at their heads.
“So...umm...you should take it easy today alright,” Harvey counseled her, “Lay down and rest if you need to and I’ll go get you a glass of water.”
“No,” she stopped him, softly placing her hand on his arm. “Don’t worry about it, I’ll get it. Promise.” She smiled. “You should really get going with the exploring. I’m sure the others are waiting for you.”
He returned the smile with a nod. “If you start feeling any worse give me a call right away okay? And I’ll be here. If you feel some anxiety coming on, don’t forget to breathe.” He winked.
“I won’t,” she grinned, her face beaming. “Guess I’ll...see you later?”
“Yeah. See ya,” he said and turned toward the door. When he opened it he looked back at her with a little smile and then closed it behind him.
Penny stepped backward a couple of feet until her calves hit the bed and allowed herself to blissfully fall back onto it. Feeling so love-struck she couldn’t stop smiling while staring up at the ceiling, the image of Harvey and his flirting back with her consuming her mind. That was a pleasant surprise. I guess his interest in Maru has passed? She thought for a split second and then shrugged it off. She felt like a giddy teenage girl again swooning over her first real crush, wanting nothing else in the world, but to BE with him! It’d been years since she ever felt this way about a guy, almost to the point that she’d forgotten what it felt like to fall in love. Was she falling in love? She couldn’t be sure. Harvey was the last guy on her attraction radar so how did he suddenly jump to the front here and now? Perhaps because he is an actual MAN compared to other guys she dated in her life thus far and that aroused her. Or maybe it was due to his gentle, compassionate nature and caring personality. Either way she found herself falling head over heels for him and he seemed to reciprocate her affection. She began to wonder, her smile finally chilling out, would dating Harvey be a way for me to find that happiness I’ve been missing in my life? She pondered on the thought.
Oh surely there's more to it than that! Besides...what does the Wizard know about love?
Gonna end this with a cute, and very accurate, song to express just how Penny is feeling laying on her bed there.
Any of y'all remember The Wilkinson's? I LOVED their music back in the day!