Greetings!
I am about to start posting chapters from a simlit story I have been working on for quite some time. This will be my thread for announcements about new chapters, which will be posted on my website (link coming in next post).
Seventeen & Maldusk
(A Supernatural Soap Opera)
They're about to become roommates. Obviously, they're going to get along great.
Stay tuned!
My name on AHQ (and the upcoming sims forum) is "GlacierSnowGhost".
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Chapter 1: Ion experiences the joys of the first day in a new job.
No one ever expects the psychic bodyguard alien-cat.
I googled for a solution when I wanted to share my website created in WordPress.org. on the WordPress Readers 'subscribes thread'. I used this guide, but I'm not sure if it works on all websites. Maybe Snowbnuuy would be good to ask if you're considering it.
Chapter 1
PURPLE PALADIN! Alien paladins are cats? Wait, cat paladins have levels? And the pronouns change as they go up in ranks? I have so many questions and I know I’ll probably not get answers on that for quite a – oooh, the pronouns are based on age and experience? That’s so very interesting. And confusing, lol. Oh yes, referring to a person as “it” will surely go over well 🤣
Maldusk’s “come inside. Let’s talk” paired with that look would have made me run for the hills. Are those fangs? Those are definitely fangs. What happens if a vampire tries to feed on an alien? Hmm. Surely it would taste different. Need to test. HAHA omg that look that Paladin gave Maldusk 😆
2400 a month! Dear lordy 😵 Oh hey, at first I thought Maldusk was trying to scam Ion out of money, but offering to cover utilities for him because he’s a student is actually really nice. Unless the apartment is actually way less per month and he’s lying. Also possible. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt, though.
Amalgamation approved inspiring wall decorations. My gods. 🤣
@_sims_Yimi Sorry Weebly is giving you commenting issues. Not sure what's going on there. It seemed like it was working fine for people earlier this week. Thanks for commenting here though!
High rent - Yup! It's the city. I checked rents in places like New York city and !!!
I wanted it to seem very expensive to live in San Myshuno even in the "low end" part of the city. So, I actually just took the in-game weekly rent (600 simoleons) for the 19 Culpepper House apartment where Reuben lives and multiplied it by 4 to be the "monthly" rent. Reuben's being straight with Ion here. It really is that much! This is probably why Reuben needs a roommate.
You've made some good observations about Reuben...
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Someone is searching for something.
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Good observation. Her expression is pretty ambiguous. She does seem to be interested in some strange and alien things...
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Yes.
A little fun personal history of Sims 4 and me. When I first bought Jungle Adventure, way back whenever that was, and I was playing around trying out the temple exploration for the first time and I saw this carving:
And I thought it looked like a space ship. Don't ask me why. That's just how my brain works. And because of the common movie trope (and some of the sillier conspiracy theories) that various ancient monuments were built by aliens, and the fact that the Sims 4 game already had aliens in it, I just assumed it was a clever joke poking fun at that.
Later, when I was digging around in build mode, I actually read the description. It's name says it is the Omisca "poison glyph". There's no further explanation besides a quote from the Omisca Death Myth, but it kind of looks like a flower, so maybe the flower is poisonous. Not sure.
But deep in my heart of hearts, it will always be a flying saucer. So let's just say that here, in this Sim-story world, there is a popular conspiracy theory that this glyph (despite archaeologists and the descendants of the Omiscan people themselves repeatedly saying it represents poison) is an alien space ship.
Are you familiar with Lying Cat from the Saga comic series? Your Paladin reminds me of her.
Anyhow, you're a talented storyteller and I'm glad you decided to start sharing this one
@mightysprite Welcome on board! Thanks for reading. I did read several volumes of the Saga series (loved it!). I was borrowing from a friend, though, and it was a few years ago. Not sure which one was the last I read. I know I'm not totally caught up though. I completely forgot about Lying Cat, but you're right! There is a rather strong resemblance. Wasn't a conscious intent (I swear! ). I was just messing around in CAS after getting "Cats and Dogs", playing with the fur painting tools and the pet costumes, and somehow Paladin emerged. And he just had to become a character in something. So here we are.
Your lore for the Paladins is terrific too.
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Ion is amazed by all the exotic human stuff.
Bwahaha Maldusk’s response to Ion geeking out over the restrooms 🤣
Next up... Reuben will finally get to tell his point of view.
Probably there will be some explanation of all that at some point, but Ion clearly thinks that sixamnians are totally normal, so what is there to explain?