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  • BrandontaylorBrandontaylor Posts: 4,764 Member
    Getting close to having the first 2 weeks in Sunset Valley done. That means 8 more weeks until season 2 in Riverview. I’m going to play at least one more day tonight and will have that update tomorrow but I will be taking a hiatus on this challenge for the weekend to focus on Ava and the Langerak save.
  • Faerie197Faerie197 Posts: 1,077 Member
    Me, my arms are too much like jello right now to even think of playing a game. Even one as low intensity as Sims 3. Why? Well... this was the last part of my workout routine today. That's on normal?! My god, normal for that song is like Hard on any other song I've done. I wasn't anywhere near as good as the linked video. Only got an A rank, I think. But I did complete the song.

    That does mean however I am exhausted and barely able to lift my arms at the moment.
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  • Nikkei_SimmerNikkei_Simmer Posts: 9,404 Member
    The Bunker Bunch

    As the group settles in Sunset Valley...it is clear that they are all looking like fish out of water. So here's the break-down of the family (household)

    The Military Group - in order of rank

    Fleet Admiral Toshio Nakamura - The CO of the bunker. The guy in absolute command of the bunker; former naval aviator, four-time MiG Killer and recipient of the Medal of Honor, he's hard-nosed, but tries to be fair...though sometimes his command decisions leave his subordinates rather dissatisfied. Favorite quote: "No day's an easy day...for us. You don't have to like what I tell you to do...but you'd better do it."
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    Admiral Liandra Gracen - Formerly CO of Navy Reserves and former Judge Advocate General of the US Navy she now ends up being the one that brings down the hammer to anyone who steps out of line in terms of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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    Vice-Admiral Meg Austin - XO of the bunker, she was former Commander in charge of Naval Research and Development - a weapons expert. Tough, no-nonsense; but is still a bit of a "romantic at heart". (yes, the actress went red-head...so I made Meg a redhead too)
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    Captain Kimber Benton - She's Tosh's Chief of Staff and retains this position though they're stuck in the bunker. She helps the fleet admiral keep organized.
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    Captain Harmon Rabb Jr. - former XO of the USS Allegiance; he returned from deployment and was promptly dragooned by Tosh to be a part of the group that survives the apocalypse.
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    Colonel Sarah "Mac" Mackenzie - formerly Marine Liaison to the Secretary of State and love interest of Harmon Rabb Jr. Twenty friggin' years and they're still dancing around each other instead of just getting together.
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    Commander Philip Burrows - Former CO of the VFA-41 Black Aces F/A-18F fighter-attack squadron - Completely off his rocker, he tends to do stuff that normal people wouldn't do. If it wasn't for Tosh being CDR Burrows' guru, he'd probably have been shanghai'd out of the Navy by now.
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    Command Master Chief Jennifer Coates - Chief Non-Commissioned Officer (Enlisted). There's not really much for her to do until they start to reboot the military once the dust settles. She is also Tosh's Yeoman.
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    The Civilians - Those who aren't in military service.

    Haruo Chikamori - A gardener and husband to River
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    River McIrish-Chikamori - An artist and the wife of Haruo - the only two who are paired up in the group.
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    Bebe Hart - for the longest time she wasn't sure of what to do as she's artistic, but she's decided to learn cooking and help upstairs with the agriculture sector and help Haruo.
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    Yeah, it's not going to all be blowing stuff up. :mrgreen: Lots of opportunity for intrigue...(love triangles...perhaps?) :D
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    Always "River McIrish" ...and maybe some Bebe Hart. ~innocent expression~
  • Silverofdreams30Silverofdreams30 Posts: 7,200 Member
    @Brandontaylor

    Thank you, the other lady you mentioned earlier is my sim Bree from
    my Conley saves, I like to reuse my sims hehe.

    @BlackSand

    Thank you, I like to reuse my older sims and Adam is one
    of those born in the game. It is also the same guy @bekkasan
    uses in her save.
  • BlackSandBlackSand Posts: 2,074 Member
    edited August 2020
    @Nikkei_Simmer ... Nice Update and that's a pretty good line-up.

    I mean, it may be a bit top heavy in the command group,
    But as long as Tosh sees a benefit in what each piece has to offer,
    I'm certainly in no position to argue with him.

    Looking on the bright side ...
    If you ever get bored, I'm sure Commander Burrows can do something stupid ... :D

    Good Start ...
    Happy Simming!

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    I eat pickles on my hamburgers ... MWWAHAHAHAHA
  • BlackSandBlackSand Posts: 2,074 Member
    @Lucy_Henley ... Nice Update and it looks like Ros had a good and productive trip to the future.

    I'll take a second to say thanks because you reminded me I can still follow the future storyline at some point.
    Although I have had Into the Future for some time ... I have been saving the storyline for if I ever get bored.
    Don't worry, you can't really spoil anything, because people post about it all the time.

    I can say that bot building can be a bit addictive though ... :D
    Good Luck and I can't wait to see how things are working out for your Sims.

    Happy Simming!

    .
    I eat pickles on my hamburgers ... MWWAHAHAHAHA
  • TurjanTurjan Posts: 1,713 Member
    edited August 2020
    The aftermath of that encounter I recently showed:

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    Hmm. I'm not sure you want to have the Grim Reaper as stalker... :smiley: . Those break-up scenes could get ugly.
  • CravenLestatCravenLestat Posts: 13,735 Member
    edited August 2020
    @Nikkei_Simmer You know am starting to think you have a thing for redheads :p


    @Emily4331 Well well it's been a while and you haven't really did a sim photoshoot in forever sooooooooooo there can only be two reasons

    You lost your touch

    or

    You are a big chicken like Coco :#


    Your mission if you choose to accept is a themed shoot with Malia your theme is fun casual looks with pastels and bright colors.Stuff like cute tops and jeans maybe even a crop top ;) paired with capris.

    And your challenge photo theme for only one shot is waiting for clothes to dry in a laundromat.This one she can wear anything you want.


    Unless you are a chicken

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    I Play Sims 3 On A Potato

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  • BrandontaylorBrandontaylor Posts: 4,764 Member
    @Nikkei_Simmer Looks like they have a nice area for the gardening.
    They seem to be all set up with a good base of operations.
    Nice to see some of your familiar Sims.

    @Faerie197 Yep, gonna take a lot of money for the baby.
    Genies are good for cleaning, lol
    Great update!

    @BlackSand Yeah, she's got roughly eight to find on the insects now. I have all 19 seasons of the challenge to find them so it's not a huge deal if I don't find them in Sunset Valley.
    Yeah, it would be. She can't do a lot of the fun things in the vacation locations until later, but at least it gets here out of the home.
    Someone looks really relaxed. Meditation works wonders.

    @Lucy_Henley Seems her husband is pretty cheerful.
    Cool, everyone got a neat color.
    I wonder if food synthesizers are in our future?
    At least they inherited something recognizable, lol
    Great update!

    @Silverofdreams30 Nothing wrong with that, lol

    @Turjan Yeah, Grim wouldn't be the best ex-boyfriend.

    ***An Ultimate Sim update is coming up next, and I also got everything done I planned on today so I will be playing tonight in that save after all. Then I'll take a few days off to play the other saves.
  • BrandontaylorBrandontaylor Posts: 4,764 Member
    Ultimate Sim Update

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    Christopher and Brittany had a chat while they waited for their costume party to start. You got to have all types of parties eventually, even though it doesn't state it. It's a hidden rule in a sense. Remember, an Ultimate Sim is trying to do everything possible in the game.

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    Then the guests showed up. Brittany dressed up as a scuba diver while Susan Wainwright was a cop and Gus Hart was a fireman.

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    Surprisingly, Christopher chose to be a chef. That fits in with his natural cook trait. I'm glad Brittany can't see his thought bubble though, or she might wonder what's going on with him and Sue.

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    Brittany socialized with some of her guests but some didn't make it inside as they got stuck on the porch.

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    When I was looking, Christopher and Gus Hart decided to play tag outside. Gus must be wore out after that, he doesn't seem the type to run and is like me in that regard.

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    Brittany took off for a party she was invited to but River McIrish and her family left their own party before Brittany could get there. I sent her back home and found Sue giving candy to the children. She copied Brittany's costume idea, Brittany's the one you can see thinking about money.

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    Later that night, Abraham practiced fighting with Gage Briody.

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    Brittany was upstairs working on elixirs. She has learned most of them now but there are some that she hasn't learned yet. She is getting about halfway through throwing the 50 elixirs.

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    I had Christopher start working on his cooking skill the following day as I'll be having him cook most of the meals for the family until next season when Brittany is allowed to.

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    After breakfast, Christopher worked on a celebrity opportunity that gained him his third star.

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    Then Brittany threw up due to an elixir mishap. She isn't pregnant, in case anyone wondered.

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    Later, I sent her to cut more gems as she still has some in her inventory.

    ***The second half will be up soon, I have to get it ready then will post it.
  • BrandontaylorBrandontaylor Posts: 4,764 Member
    Ultimate Sim Update, part two

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    Then it was time to eat for a celebrity opportunity. Once she got the eating part done, I had her look for insects around time, hence the reason she's in her formalwear.

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    Next it was time to throw some elixirs at Gage Briody. Lucky for him, they were mostly beneficial ones.

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    Back at home, I had her read an elixir recipe in the backyard. It was foggy and frosty that morning but warmed up nicely later.

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    Brittany changed her first romantic relationship as well. I made Dustin Langerak be romantic interests with Zelda Mae, let's see how this one turns out. :naughty:

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    When they were both ready for the day, Christopher and Brittany watched the sunrise together. They were way too late to watch the stars.

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    Then they went on a date later after Brittany ran around town looking for insects. Part of this idea was to get people to throw elixirs at the townfolk. Any ideas what elixirs she threw at Fiona McIrish? Check below for the answer.
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    Meet Fiona McSimBot, the first SimBot Sunset Valley has ever seen. It was a Simbot Converter elixir, see how she likes living as a rusty bucket of bolts.

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    Then she spent a lot of time dancing with Christopher. As you can see, Geoffrey Landgraab was also a recipient of an elixir, although his is temporary.

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    And finally, some random pics of Brittany looking for insects in Egypt. She hasn't found anything she needs yet there but was still there when I finished for the night.
  • PuddinroyPuddinroy Posts: 4,451 Member
    @emorrill: This thread is included in this week's Friday highlight thread.

    @Brandontaylor: Awesome updates.

    @Nikkei_Simmer: Hello

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    @all: Thanks for letting me read your stories/videos/ pictures.
    :) Smile!

  • GraceyManorGraceyManor Posts: 20,079 Member
    @emorrill
    Yay for your thread being in the highlights!
    miss seeing your stories.
  • BrandontaylorBrandontaylor Posts: 4,764 Member
    @emorrill Congrats on this thread being listed in Friday Highlights!
  • MoonandStars83MoonandStars83 Posts: 1,735 Member
    @Turjan Great pic.

    @GraceyManor RIP William's dad.

    @PalmArrow Welcome Peter!

    @Silverofdreams30 Dani and Adam make a cute couple.

    @Brandontaylor Brittany seems to be progressing well.
    ****I cheated him to max out his Lycanthropy skill, and I still can't find it. It might be possible my Auto Collect mod interferes with it.
    ****It's not a party unless someone starts a fight.
    ****I hope she enjoys her vacation.

    @CravenLestat Are you trying to give Rosa a bad rep?

    @krabby_pattiess I don't know much about Vampire Diaries (the show or the books), but that sounds like a fun save.

    @Nikkei_Simmer Looks like a great lot.
    ****I wish them all the best of luck.

    @Faerie197 Ranko sounds like a gem.

    @BlackSand Great pic.

    @Lucy_Henley Congrats on the Utopian Future.

    @Puddinroy *waves*

    ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

    Hey All!

    Sorry I didn't check in yesterday. My evening was busy and I didn't get around to checking the thread.

    Yesterday I played the Wheatly's again. I binned them and replaced them in a new save. I ended up giving the twins new love interests. Benjamin aged up to toddler.

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    Today I didn't get to play. I was running errands most of the morning and afternoon.

    Tomorrow I likely won't check in because of my cousin's wedding reception in the evening.
    I voted for you, Kevin.
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  • Nikkei_SimmerNikkei_Simmer Posts: 9,404 Member
    edited August 2020
    Chapter Two: Meg's Return

    1607 ZULU
    PENTAGON
    Washington DC

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    After spending at least twenty minutes in the center courtyard broiling my brains under the hot DC summer sun, I decided that I should head back inside. Striding down the hallway, I noted that the hallway seemed particularly empty for an hour before lunch. When I got back to the office, Captain Benton was waiting for me, “Sir, I managed to get a hold of Captain Austin...she’s actually now a Vice-Admiral and works for Weapons R&D, sir.” I must have lost touch of how long she’d been actually in; she’d caught up and surpassed Rabb. “...and also Commander Burrows. He said that he’ll hop the same helo as Captain Rabb was taking. In fact. Captain Rabb was busy on the phone when I called.”
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    “Yeah, he gave me a ring to let me know that he was back in port.” I stated, “So...I told him to get over to DC...ASAP. So all three of them should be here.”
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    “What about Colonel Mackenzie, sir?” Captain Benton asked me. I knew that she was the Marine Liaison to the Secretary of State. Considering the way that she’d yanked Rabb’s chain for the past eleven years prior to their eventual split, I really wondered if the Colonel was going to make things more difficult if we included her in the group. But then again, Rabb had always had a weakness for Mac and it would be unforgivable to let Mackenzie fry in a nuclear griddle. If they managed to straighten up and actually talk things out, maybe things might run a little smoother.
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    “Message her and just give her an order to be in my office in 1400hrs.” As CNO, I had the authority to order her to the office and make sure that she was present and accounted for and to make sure that she would be ready to move out when everyone else was ready.

    “Naval Reserves Commanding officer, Admiral Gracen will be our legal officer and presiding judge for the unit... and the unit Command Master Chief has been overseeing the Seabees that have been constructing the bunker. She’s now present on site and will meet us there as will Admiral Gracen.” Kimber informed me. Even though Meg was a Vice-Admiral and Admiral Liandra Gracen outranked her, I still wanted Meg as my XO. Admiral Gracen was known for being tough, but fair and would keep the rest in line, especially Commander Burrows who was known for being a little off-kilter. I needed Admiral Gracen in a Legal Officer’s capacity. And she would have the rank to overrule anyone but myself, with my five-stars being the final say on any decisions.
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    Kimber got straight down to work doing what I ordered and I went and worked on some of the Navy work that I had to deal with. Signing Naval policies...and dealing with other commands in a supervisory role which basically meant holding the fleet commanders collective feet to the fire. Making sure that what intelligence was streaming in was looked over and then orders sent to the fleets to make sure that they were aware of the changing situations on the field of battle. Overall, the commanders of the different units had their area of battle, however as the CNO, I had to look at the overall strategic situation. What ramifications would crop up from ordering our units to a certain section of the globe and how we would have to deal with incursions by foreign military powers on certain sectors that we had an interest in. Whereas unit commanders had to deal with the immediate view, we as strategic commanders had to deal with the long-game. How our actions would affect US policies in the immediate and distant futures. And there was always stuff coming in via SIGINT and ELINT. It was headache inducing but I guess that was why they paid me the big bucks as in $17,653/mo of which half of it was eaten up by Uncle Sam’s Income Relocation Specialists.
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    In any case, that kept us busy. In fact, it kept us so preoccupied that we lost track of time until I heard a knock on the door. Startled as I looked at my watch, I noticed that it was nearly 1400hrs local. “Enter!” I called out.

    First to enter was Rabb. I noted, following proper rank protocol meaning the most senior officer entered a room first followed closely by Commander Philip Burrows.
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    “Captain Harmon Rabb Jr, and Commander Philip Burrows, reporting as ordered, sir.”
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    “Very well... Captain, Commander. I called you here because something very crucial to our survival is going down.” I paused for a long moment weighing my words carefully – it could go either way...panic could set in or they could react stoically – the latter was what I hoped for. I’ll get into the particulars once the other members of the party show up.”
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    “Other members, sir?” Harm asked.
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    “Yes, others will be present here as well.” I informed him briefly as I turned to look at Commander Burrows. Just then the door opened and a flag-officer dress blues clad redhead walked in to stand beside Harm.
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    “Vice-Admiral Meg Austin reporting as ordered, Fleet Admiral.” If Harm’s eyes opened any wider, they’d pop out of his head and run down the Pentagon hallways screaming bloody murder.
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    “Good to see you, Meg.” I said with a grin on my face. We passed each other all the time in the Pentagon hallways when she wasn’t going back and forth to Great Lakes. Rabb would have had his third star if he hadn’t fumbled it when he did a coin toss with Mac for all the marbles back in 2005. But fifteen years later and he was royally screwed. Meg was in a department that had given her the possibility of getting her fourth star while good ol’ Harm was stuck at permanent O-6 status until hell froze over.
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    “We meet again, sir...” Meg said playfully to me; she stood at regulation-attention as I grinned at her,. I could see Harm was having to heroically restrain himself from craning his head around to look at his former JAG partner who was now three ranks ahead of him instead of two behind – he was at attention and I was sadistic enough to keep him and Burrows that way. I was amused as I could clearly read in his expression, his thoughts – it didn’t take a rocket scientist. The first two words had to be how the... Yeah, Rabb, she outranks you now. Should have listened to the old adage instead of chasing after Mackenzie’s tail: if the Navy wanted you to have a wife, they would have issued you one with your seabag. And it put Meg completely out of Harm’s league. Admiral could date admirals...but Captains couldn’t date Admirals; not that I’m saying anything could happen between Meg and me. As CNO, I was the top of her chain of command and she answered to me in terms of military protocol so it would be against the UCMJ to date. Yes, the good ol’ Fleet Admiral was who these millenials would meme as forever alone and at this age, I’d be too tough a nut to crack in terms of liking my own independence. And there was going to be limited selection at least in the future with the potentiality of three potential nuclear superpowers lobbing megatonnage at each other.

    Let the younger guys play the field and repopulate the planet. I’d heard rumors of this young again potion and that certain things were unmentionable while you were in uniform unless you wanted to be posted out on a Section 8 and locked up in a rubber room buck naked and drooling gibberish while they hopped you up on anti-psychotics. If there was such a thing as magic, it was best left unspoken about at least while you were in government service.
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    “We’re waiting for one other person, but frankly...I might as well give you the low-down on what’s going on.” Standing up from my desk, I walked around in front of it past the other three officers standing at attention. “I had a very enlightening conversation with SECNAV and it was brought to light that the Commander-in-Chief is putting Operation Pinnacle into effect immediately.” Meg knew exactly what those words entailed and drew in a sharp breath. Pinnacle was a government drafted plan for Continuity of Government in the case of nuclear war or some other calamity. The way things were going in the Pacific, there was a good chance that there would be missiles raining down inside of two months; maybe even less. The fear in her eyes was palpable. It mirrored how I felt. “We have been told to secure ourselves in a bunker in Sunset Valley, Canada. They’re hoping that because we are in a foreign nation taking refuge, that we will be safe from any attacks. About the only thing that is troublesome is CFB Gnome which is a prime target for missile attack as they have a launch vehicle for the Canadian Space Agency.”
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    “This can’t be happening...sir.” Commander Burrows piped up. “This has to be some elaborate hoax perpetrated by government.” He looked alarmed.Screenshot-129.jpg
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    “I wish it was...” I said looking at him, “It isn’t. Commander.” I walked past him and looked taciturnly at the wall. Not facing them, I spoke, “We have been at a state of war for the past five years. Vice-Admiral, Captain, Commander. The pendulum of destruction has been swinging for that long...and it is only a matter of time before it throws us all over the precipice.”
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    I turned around and walked back towards them, “We are facing total annihilation in a nuclear furnace.” I stopped by Meg, “I’m going to need you...” Harm’s eyes widened at that melodramatic pause as I looked deep into Meg’s eyes and she stared back at me without flinching. “...as my XO...Vice-Admiral Austin. Your weapons experience will stand us all in good stead.”
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    “Yes, sir...” Meg replied, a small grin on her face. “I’ll do the best I can, sir.”
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    Always "River McIrish" ...and maybe some Bebe Hart. ~innocent expression~
  • rubyskywalkerrubyskywalker Posts: 1,174 Member
    I've been playing with the Whitman Sisters again I made a new townie sim to date for Alaina since things didn't work as planned with Barrett Santiago (Gwen Glover got him before Alaina and I received a notification that they're engaged. I'm not messing with that.)
    Alaina's new date is Brendon (last name I forgot it's some weird random generated name). He wishes to become an acrobat. I decided on this after watching two acrobats at a Simfest and thought they looked more interesting than magicians.
    Brendon's traits are Family-Oriented, Flirty, Handy, Brave and Natural -Born Performer. He likes sushi, the color black and electronica music.

    Brendon and Alaina are currently going steady but he's moved in already (Thank you to Nraas Master Controller).

    Alaina, Brendon and Aquata are currently back at Uni since it's fall.
    Alaina and Brendon are taking Technology while Aquata is doing Science & Medicine.
    I will send them for another week in either winter or spring. I want them to enjoy Spooky Day and Snowflake Day together.

    I think I might have Brendon pop the question when they get back to Beach City.

    And get another dog. Chloe, the family's dog gets lonely super fast. I'm just waiting for the perfect one to pop up in the shelter.
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    My TS3 Blog: https://rubysasimslife.blogspot.com
  • Emily4331Emily4331 Posts: 10,850 Member
    @CravenLestat You call that a challenge? Ha! You grossly underestimate my prowess. :sunglasses: I'll show you what I'm capable of! *insert montage of photoshoot process here*

    @Puddinroy Hello! :smile:
  • Silverofdreams30Silverofdreams30 Posts: 7,200 Member
    @emorrill

    Congrats to being mentioned in Friday highlight, come back on soon even though
    I know real life has been a bit stressful.

    @Emily4331

    * waves*,
    I cant wait to see that photoshoot.

    @Puddinroy

    * waves*

    @MoonandStars83

    Not a couple, no romance just yet
    this save is not a rushed one.
    Thank you though I am fond of my Adam sim hehe.

    @Brandontaylor

    Thanks hehe
  • SleepstarSleepstar Posts: 814 Member
    Thank you for the birthday wishes. I haven't been playing recently as my laptop is a bit laggy
    Currently aiming to get all harvestable produce in The Sims 3 (One EP left)Will complete a Legacy one dayhttps://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=katcalls2k907 (My Wishlist)
  • bekkasanbekkasan Posts: 10,171 Member

    @all Another busy week at work and finally off. I'm so far behind (6 days) on comments I am not going to go back and catch up today or I'd get no playtime and no chores done. Sorry. I did read and awesome and enjoy the stories, pics, and comments. I'm hoping to write an update and play in both my stories this weekend in between catching up on house chores.

    I really think the graphics set on high on the desktop make for some awesome scenery pictures. I was actually worried moving them up would affect the gameplay. I last played Sunday evening and all was well in the game. Gosh the withdrawal is so painful during the week though.
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  • emorrillemorrill Posts: 8,110 Member
    Puddinroy wrote: »
    @emorrill: This thread is included in this week's Friday highlight thread.
    @emorrill
    Yay for your thread being in the highlights!
    miss seeing your stories.
    @emorrill Congrats on this thread being listed in Friday Highlights!


    @Puddinroy @GraceyManor @Brandontaylor Thank you for informing me of that awesomeness my friends. :blush:
    (I have to thank @bekkasan too since she told me in a text message. ;)<3 )

    That was a pleasant surprise and definitely added some sunshine to my day. :blush:

    Aww, you miss my stories Gracey...I miss them too.

    I apologize for not being around much this week everyone...with hubby still being unemployed (not hearing back from places) and the stress involved in that, preparing for school to start, COVID craziness (well, this YEAR craziness!) and then daughter having some serious mental and physical health challenges, it seems the weight of the world has been weighing down upon me and I'm barely keeping my head above water. :( This house is such a mess too because I haven't had motivation to do anything... Just the basic little necessities to keep going. One day at a time. The well being of my family taking precedence.

    I will say I should be spending more of my free time playing sims and writing my story rather than watching hubby play Animal Crossing NH (and even playing it myself :smirk: ), but...writing takes a great deal of mental effort...and that's something I just don't feel like I can do much of right now. :pensive: I'm pretty sure that once school starts and daughter is there, I will have much less stress and plenty of free time to get to writing Chapter 9 of "Pelican Town to Sims Town." I'm very much looking forward to it! I sure hate to keep you all waiting so long for new chapters and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for being patient with me, and understanding, on that. <3

    I've been reading the thread every day and enjoying each and every one of your posts. Honest. <3 Likes and mostly Awesomes handed out! This thread and community brings me so much joy, and some much needed humor, that I can never adequately express how much I appreciate all of you for it. Thank you for making this thread great! :kissing_heart:

    ***15 more pages to go until we hit 4000! :smiley: ***

    If anyone has some party ideas (a forum game?) or something we can do to celebrate, give me a shout out! :star:

    I was kind of thinking it would be fun to post pictures of the sims we were playing with at the time this thread first began, if you have the pictures for it. I think that would be fun and nostalgic. :blush: What do y'all think?



    Anyway, I gotta run and get some things done today, but I'll be checking in as always. Luv you guys! <3 And Happy Simming!
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  • SleepstarSleepstar Posts: 814 Member
    Bede unlocked the Cooking, Athletic, Handiness and Gardening Skills in the last play session, and he also met a new Sim named Hayley, who had recently moved into town with her parents
    Currently aiming to get all harvestable produce in The Sims 3 (One EP left)Will complete a Legacy one dayhttps://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=katcalls2k907 (My Wishlist)
  • GraceyManorGraceyManor Posts: 20,079 Member
    @emorrill I haven’t really been around mich either.I have a head cold/sinus infection and it’s making me tired.And then I was watching all these hurricanes
  • Nikkei_SimmerNikkei_Simmer Posts: 9,404 Member
    (Part 2; Chapter Two - Meg's Return)

    1435hrs
    PENTAGON
    WASHINGTON DC

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    I looked at Meg while I addressed the officers inclusively, “You’re well aware that I hate to run away from a fight...” then walked towards the bookshelf on the opposite side of the room. Looking at the brass horse on the shelf, I said, “...but a fight with nuclear weapons is a fight that we cannot win.” They were well aware of that.
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    Just then the door opened, “Sir. I’m sorry, I’m late, the meeting with Secretary of State ran a lot longer than I planned.”
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    “Just glad that you could join us, Colonel.” I replied still staring at the books on my shelf. “We will be leaving at oh-six-hundred hours from this helopad at the Pentagon, flying a direct route to Andrews, then from there, we will catch a C-17 from here to Abbotsford and then from there, we will convoy by vehicle to Sunset Valley.”
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    Colonel Sarah Mackenzie came to the position of attention at the right hand side of Commander Burrows. I about-faced and walked back the way I had come, past Meg, past Harm and Commander Burrows. “It’s a good thing you showed up when you did, Colonel, I would have hated leaving you on the helopad.
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    “Yes, sir.” she said staring straight ahead.
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    “Ladies and Gentlemen, we’re at the brink of nuclear war. This means that we need to consolidate our forces and move out of the target area.” I stared out the window...wondering about the verdant courtyard that I was seeing out the window of my office. It would all be ashes “The SECNAV has given us our marching orders, we may or may not like those orders, but we will follow them...to the letter.” I paused then turned around to face them; walking towards them, I spoke, “If that means we live like rats in a hole hoping that we’ll be saved by being so far away from the target area, then we will do so.”
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    I noticed that Captain Benton had finished up her duties at her computer and was now walking towards Colonel Mackenzie’s right hand side... “Finished setting up the travel plans, Captain?” I asked?
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    “Yes, sir. Checked with METARS and had the C-17 bus-drivers file flight plans ADW direct to YXX, sir. We’ll be the only ones on that flight.”
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    “Good. The less ears the better.” I looked over solemnly at my subordinate officers; my friends and soon-to-be bunkmates in a place that would hopefully keep us from becoming radioactive ashes strewn all over the landscape. “May God help us...all.”
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    And that brought us to the present day...which landed us in the bunker at Sunset Valley awaiting the apocalypse hoping that through the grace of God that we would be saved.

    1632 ZULU
    SUNSET VALLEY, BC
    CANADA

    In the words of Vice Admiral Meg Austin
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    What Tosh had said back in DC scared the living daylights out of me. I knew that Pinnacle existed, but had never had to give it a second thought. The threat of nuclear annihilation hanging over our heads was always the Sword of Damocles from the time that the Gadget had detonated at 5:32 in the morning at Alamagordo Bombing Range, New Mexico on July 16, 1945 and the countdown to us wiping ourselves off the face of the planet was set into motion.
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    I’d always put my career first over anything else...and fancy that it took the threat of nuclear annihilation to make me have second thoughts about pursuing the rest of my career. Whether annihilation came to pass or not, I was starting to think that remaining single for the rest of my life was not something I’d ever hoped to contemplate and it was starting to look more and more unpalatable.
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    Tosh and I had always seen each other as colleagues first and foremost. We’d first met when Harm and I were partners at JAG Headquarters and we were doing the due-diligence investigation for Tosh’s Medal of Honor. Just reading his citation was an eye-opening experience. I understood why Tosh had just said that he hated to run from a fight. He never did; but as he said Nuclear Weapons were a no-win situation and that we had to follow SECNAV’s orders. I got the feeling that he’d want to be on the flag bridge of a carrier standing stoically as a 5 MT nuclear warhead detonated decimating his fleet, defiant to the last.
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    Seeing Harm in the room was a surprise. And the fact that he was still an O-6 was yet another suprise. It meant that somewhere along the line, he had a misstep. I guess he elected to serve till retirement at his current rank. I knew he probably felt the same jarring cognitive dissonance that I felt at our new disparity in rank. As a Vice-Admiral, I now had greater responsibilities than he did as a senior line officer. And Tosh had asked me to be his XO so now, I wielded power in the bunker as well and that probably wouldn’t go over too well with Harm. Besides...since he was in our direct chain of command, there was no chance with him...including the fact that I outranked him by three stars to his eagle.
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    Jennifer Coates...Tosh’s Yeoman was now our Command Master Chief – the chief of enlisted personnel in the bunker and frankly, she wouldn’t have much to do until we started getting survivors when we were able to come out of our bunker. There really was no Navy as such as most of those assets would be vaporized however it can’t be said that the Navy won’t put up a good fight on land.
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    But...as far as relationships in the bunker were going to be concerned, would the UCMJ stand the fires of nuclear annihilation? Or would prehistoric urges take over – the urge to procreate and form basic relationships. Were we officers upheld to a code of conduct that wasn’t even tenable in the aftermath of such a horrific war or were we just human beings at the end of all this? Human beings that had the basic urge to be with someone else...and to form a life-bond.
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    I guess it all remained to be seen.
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    Always "River McIrish" ...and maybe some Bebe Hart. ~innocent expression~

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