@DaniRose2143 Thank you
Oh that cafe looks awesome! these times I regret my decicion of not using cc furniture before game is done.
Speaking of gallery, I had a fun few hours finding different builds for my challenge save's Del Sol Valley...
so..
Will test gala when its sunday.
Orchid lounge
My love, my love, my fearless love, I will not say goodbye..
Sea may rise, sky may fall, My love will never die..
My heart, my heart, My drowning heart, Oh all the tears I've cried
Oh I may weep forevermore, My love will never die..
Princess Roddy decided to go to Yukimatsu in Mount Komorebi for a dip in the Onsen. But first things first, he had to shower:
After that was done, he entered the hot springs and relaxed instantly:
Later, the princess got out of the hot springs and changed into his feminine cold weather outfit. Then he headed to the cable car:
Once there, Princess Roddy went up to the top. He got his snowboard out and went down the mountain:
He enjoyed that! Afterwards, the princess warmed himself up with some onion soup in a can:
'Apparently, you can put anything in a can.' Princess Roddy thought, staring at the empty can:
After putting the empty can in the recycling bin, Princess Roddy headed back home.
Making crab cakes and more!
Shelly went into the kitchen and made some crab cakes:
Princess Roddy gave Eachann a hug:
And Shine gave her bonsai bush some attention:
She never forgot to trim it.
Those crab cakes look delicious (Calum lieth through his teeth).
Shelly's affection!
Shelly went up into her bedroom. Princess Roddy came in too. Shelly smiled and gave her eldest nephew a great, big, loving and warm hug:
'How are you, my adorable little cutie pie?' Shelly asked:
'I'm doing well, auntie Shelly!' Princess Roddy replied:
'That's good to hear, Roddy!' Shelly said, smiling:
She then gave her eldest nephew a very great, big, loving smooch on his cheek:
And a great, big, loving hug:
Later, the pair chatted to each other:
Shelly then gave Princess Roddy a great, big, loving and warm cuddle:
She cuddled him tighter:
Then Shelly gave the princess a very great, big, loving smooch on his forehead. Princess Roddy giggled. Then they chatted some more.
A sibling gaming session!
Princess Roddy, Sophia and Hamish played MySims Racing:
Princess Roddy won, whilst Hamish got 2nd place and Sophia got 3rd place. The siblings had enjoyed themselves!
Cooking for Eachann!
Princess Roddy took Eachann into the kitchen. Shine smiled and started to prepare a beef and chicken fishcake for the kitten:
Once Shine had finished, she put the plate on the floor. Eachann happily ate the food:
Eachann purred in content after he had finished. Shine and Princess Roddy smiled.
Kelvin Albright meets Eachann!
Princess Roddy Furystrykar put on his feminine everyday outfit and applied his makeup. Then he carefully put Eachann in his special travel bag. The princess was going to bring his kitten to show Kelvin Albright. Shine Furystrykar and Shelly Heart were coming along too.
They arrived at the Albright family address. Tania Albright welcomed them in. Eachann, who was sleeping in his special travel bag, woke up. He poked his head out. 'Had a nice nap, my adorable little floofball?' Princess Roddy asked, smiling. The kitten purred. 'Kelvin, meet my furry companion, Eachann!' Princess Roddy said, gently putting the bag on the ground. The kitten came out and waved hello in his own way:
'Hello Eachann!' Kelvin said. He then talked to the kitten:
Eachann then went to explore Senbamachi. 'Where is Eachann going?' Kelvin asked Princess Roddy. 'He's probably going to explore the area, Kelvin. Don't worry, he'll be back.' the princess replied, smiling. Kelvin chatted to Princess Roddy. Then the princess gave Kelvin a hug:
He also gave him a gentle kiss on the top of his forehead. After a while, Eachann came back. 'Told you he'd come back!' Princess Roddy chuckled. He then picked Eachann up and found a nice place to sit down and brush his furry companion's fur. Kelvin went over to Shine Furystrykar and Shelly Heart. He received a great, big, loving hug from the both of them:
Kelvin then went upstairs and Tania Albright had a flash card session with him:
Of course, he wasn't too happy afterwards:
A chat with Shine cheered him up:
Later it was time to go. Kelvin gave Shine a hug:
And then he went upstairs to where Shelly was. Shelly smiled and gave him a great, big, loving hug:
Then Kelvin said goodbye to Princess Roddy and Eachann. The princess smiled and carefully put his furry companion in his travel bag. Then Princess Roddy, Shine and Shelly headed back home to Dianthus Hall.
Sims 4 Family: Benjamin, Shine, Princess Roddy, Sophia and Hamish Furystrykar and Shelly Heart. Princess Roddy is my avatar, and he's a boy!
I’ve been coming up with family ideas for when infants are released, as I want to play around with them first before implementing them into my story saves. I often come up with name themes for the children. Problem is, I always end up liking the girl names far more than the boy ones. As an example, one idea I have is for both parents to be artists, and to have kids named after various colours. Yup, more girl names I like than boy ones. One list I looked at mentioned “Beige” for a boy name and I just thought nope. It doesn’t sound nice and it’s such a dull colour.
Hello and welcome to another report from the world of Preset Mysteries. Today we have a shocker in store, but I will warn you when we get to that.
At first, I doubted there would be much to say right now. Eliza had taken three courses and staying on top of her coursework and her needs (so she would not go to class distracted) was pretty much all she could manage.
It went so far that she ended up inviting her friends for dinner just so she could see a friendly face and not waste time travelling somewhere.
Her business was closed and put on the back burner, basically everything was secondary. The moment she firmly decided she would take only two classes next time, though, was when she realized she hadn't even fixed the kitchen sink after it broke for... the umpteenth time that week.
How embarrassing! Also... this:
Ack! What is she? A high school brainiac? Well... apparently she has at least a part of that Eliza still in her because she was physically sick before both her final exams.
Bob hasn't been dealing well, either.
At first, he was fine and happy to have "the harpy outta his hair." But things started piling up. First, he figured out that to get any further in his career, he would have to spruce up his mixology skill. ...ummm... not good. Making drinks at work is one thing, but experimenting at home would be quite another. But how else should he figure out new recipes to offer up? In the end, he bought a book. Bob hates cookbooks and prides himself on figuring his recipes himself, but... not when it comes to drinks. There, he was going to make an exception.
The worse part, though, was the moment he realized that without Eliza tending her cart... there wasn't going to be enough money for the bills next week. He didn't even have names for all the emotions that brought up, but all together, they felt a bit like choking on bleach. Like it or not, though, he ended up spending all three of his work-free days behind the cart instead of in front of the tv.
And after that, in one moment when anger won over hopeless sadness for a moment, Bob went and sent his own application to Uni. He'll show her! He was going to get a degree, too. And he was gonna get paid more and not need Eliza's money at all!
Before either of them knew it, it was the weekend. Eliza was mentally exhausted, but filled with bliss because she made A+ in all three of her courses. Still, she was going to give herself a break. And Bob... he got his acceptance letter.
And he got accepted to UBrite's culinary arts. So of course, he just had to go and... tell Eliza.
And then... neither of them really knew how it happened. One moment, Eliza had a friendly reply on her tongue, a suggestion they go explore both the campuses together and between one breath and the next...
(here's your warning: this is bad. don't look)
It just sort of happened. The thing was, had Bob not been two times the size for which his bones had been made, things may have ended up differently. As it was, Eliza was the one with the speed and the stamina.
Well, Bob dragged himself off to bed after that, to sleep off his dizzy head and Eliza got the plum out of the house. She went to the Britechester library to settle her rattled mind by focusing on something else for a moment. Weekend or no, there were still sims there. That was nice.
She figured a way to research a little faster, which she hoped would help her with her homework in the future and as she got her brain to focus and approach things logically... a thought occurred to her. Bob was horrible. And sims knew that. Everyone knew what kind of a person he was. Then what did it say about her that she was still married to him? What did it really mean to be a faithful wife to someone like that? She'd been looking at this the completely wrong way. Staying in a marriage was not a good thing if it was this kind of marriage. Yes, yes, she knew. Katrina tried to tell her exactly that. Blossom, too. But neither really said it like this. Neither really said it in a way that Eliza would have understood. Well, she did, now.
She went home filled with confidence and Bob was at work. When he came home... she flat out announced she was filing for divorce.
His shocked sputtering had exactly zero effect.
Sunday was a beautiful, bright day for Eliza as a newly single woman with both studies and career on track. She was inspired all throughout the morning and did some serious garden work, getting rid of the hedges that bisected her backyard. It was almost symbolic. Why had she been limiting her own horizons again? At some point just after noon, she took the phone and called her squad.
Oh, yeah. Bob was still there. Honestly, the house had belonged to Eliza's parents and she could very well kick him out... but she didn't want to do that. She doubted he had enough money on his personal account to afford... well, any place at all.
Still, though. The moment everyone saw that Bob was still there... they made sure to make him feel distinctly unwelcome.
After that, the party ran deep into the evening and everyone had a good time.
Eliza wondered what her future would bring. Thanks to Blossom and Katrina... and Elias, sometimes, even if his views were a bit on the extreme side more often than not... she could feel her own views changing. She still wanted to be the very best version of herself, nothing changed there. But her understanding of what really made a sim worthy of respect had shifted dramatically. For one, now that she knew how it felt to be free, she would support Jenna more in her own marriage struggles.
((And one more warning for you, folks. Don't get attached to Eliza. She's getting cute with you now, but she isn't a good person, I promise. PX))
@_Gina We've got the responsible side of Bob in this chapter, but... yeah... I figured you weren't going to present either of them as a wonderful person
I’ve been coming up with family ideas for when infants are released, as I want to play around with them first before implementing them into my story saves. I often come up with name themes for the children. Problem is, I always end up liking the girl names far more than the boy ones. As an example, one idea I have is for both parents to be artists, and to have kids named after various colours. Yup, more girl names I like than boy ones. One list I looked at mentioned “Beige” for a boy name and I just thought nope. It doesn’t sound nice and it’s such a dull colour.
Why not select family names — from your own tree. Your grandparents' names from both sides, aunts, uncles, etc.
Great updates everyone! Love to see how different everyone plays, and it's definitely inspiring 😃 Wanted to post these sooner but I've been getting headaches everyday for the past week, trying to keep up. I'll post an update on Colette and Warner later in the day hopefully, but for now comments 😁 : @Kerrigan
P.1088 Lmao Rory’s face confronting Mary, their expression is perfect. p. 1090 I like Medley teaching the hen😭 Don’t judge a book by their cover Rory 😉
P.1088 Thank you for your kind words 😁 Awh the girls going sledding, they did look like they were going to fall out 😱Glad they didn’t😎 Ooof spoke to soon, they fell out at the end 😭 Haha the boys had better results than the girls. The kids all eating at their own table and Beck and Nessa at their own is adorable.Looks like their time at Mt. Komorebi went lovely, the snow pals at the end are great. I adore the with icicle mohawk 😎
Schemes and Dreams: P.1088 Awh I love Darling Walsh getting all excited to see Mimi. Even asking for an autograph ❤️ Love that Malcom calls his mother by her name but when he calls her says Mom. Really love that small detail. Oh Nancy, are you a good person and mother?🧐 Love this line “And you've taught it to talk too! Oh! My! God!”🤣 Woah, you had one job Malcom and still failed, great intro for Daisy and Priscilla. Excellent chapter for Mimis character, never backing down and not being intimidated by Nancy at all. The lightning strikes at the end is a cherry on top.The hug between Mimi and Malaika is heartwarming. Great writing as always 👏 P.1089 Ooo I love their designs, especially Grayons 😉They all look great in their uniform😎 P.1090 the offices look great! The view behind the desk, that’s what I like to imagine whenever I think of an office. Rise & Grind looks stunning! Great find!
Tartosan Sun: P.1089 Oooo time to meet for a new agent for Danielle! Exciting! I like how they all look, interesting too see what they all bring to the table for Danielle to choose.
Thank you for your comments on Aeri and Senna😃Gingers home remodel looks great! Awww the turtles hatching🥰 Oo great she convinced the poacher to leave! That’s a very nice screenshot, very beautiful.
P.1088 Aw Princess Roddy’s home, time for all the welcome hugs and kisses. Wow look at those pumpkins and eggplants. Roddy is so small compared to them 🤯 Roddy’s a real natural applying makeup 😎 Lovely date between Shine and Benjamin. Love the shots of Roddy with the bird🥰 P. 1090 Lmao Roddys argument with Lin Z and it ended getting fried. Aw Amy and Eachann.p.1091 Roddy has skill with the snowboard. Awh Eachann got fish cake.
P.1088 Haha Lisa’s face😭 Hope she can figure out how to fix the roosters schedule 😂 P.1089 Awh Lisa finally got some wifi but was too tired from tending to the animals, pain. Awww the little chick behind her, so cute! Oh no! Lisa has soo muhc work ahead of her🫣 First to bed. p.1090 the garden looks great! All the crops growing. Amazing builds you found🤩
P.1088 Hope everything goes well with wife #3! P.1089 hmm…be careful of Jayce, Daisy! p.1090 Harvestfest seems to have gone well for your sim self and his family. Very nice. P.1091 lmao the Boss himself at career day😂 This game can be quite silly at times.
P.1089 Oo Mt. Komorebi’s optional challenge is indeed challenging! Sweet home! It matches the one in the article well! Ooo interesting, the ice wolves. Lmao “babies are a lot of work” 😂 Portias got a lot of work ahead of her. How exciting! New place to visit, and it comes boba place. That’s awesome you built a high school! Its an impressive feat!
P.1089 Creative chapter name, I like it. Haha guess it comes in handy to be a spell caster when visiting the temple of El Salvadorada. Glad it went well and they found treasure, it can be quite scary in there. Congratulations for winning the award! 👏 p.1090 Congratulations to Peter! Great work Caroline, congratulations!
P.1089 Thank you, Warner will come around. He wanted to go but also didn’t want to potentially mess things up so he used work as an excuse, yet he still managed to do that. As for Julie, she also thought it’d be best if they spoke in person. Julie’s jab to the arm was hilarious, it was really unexpected. I had hope Warner would be well behaved for their relationship to work, but the mean bug got him good. He was doing something mean to her every time he did something romantic. Thank you also for the good wishes on the future wedding! I was also worried about Olivia becoming friends with Senna but they really turned out well, no funny business between them.
Haha I enjoyed the absurd conversation between the siblings🤣 Darius and Deli both make very good points. The cheer between Dana and Darius😂 Lmao Dysis’ line “You don’t need to add “over” before “think” because, you know, sometimes you don’t think at all. “ Her expression is too perfect. Oh Asher, you still don’t realize your mistake. Thank goodness for Liliana. Asher trying to fix things is sweet, but he’s caused Adelise enough sadness.😢 It’s saddening to see Adelise look so heartbroken. I hope she is able to find happiness.
p.1090 it’s great Kayleigh was in care of her sister in law. And the kids happy to see their mother 🥰 so sweet. Awh all the applause for her, a comeback is always welcome in the entertainment world. Another win for Erik, congratulations. Haha I love the line “I didn’t borrow her from the hospital for tonight.” Ooo a win for Kayleigh too! Congratulations 😃 Great speech 👍
Time for a quickie. Hamish sent a text to his sweetheart, Olivia Kim-Lewis:
And Benjamin gave Eachann a treat:
I think that's it.
To this day, I'm still kicking myself for not getting a photo of Sophia Furystrykar when she was a toddler on Benjamin and Shine Furystrykar's bedroom wall.
Sims 4 Family: Benjamin, Shine, Princess Roddy, Sophia and Hamish Furystrykar and Shelly Heart. Princess Roddy is my avatar, and he's a boy!
Trying out Pandasama's new update for the realistic birth mod. It is amazing! Eliza is expecting her second child so I had her get an ultrasound. ( Ignore her outfit, I don't know what was going on there. lol) Also she found out she was having a boy!
Bob spending some quality time with his boys. I just take a moment to admire how cute Bob is as a dad.
The boys having some fun in the sprinkler. I just love these two tots so much, I didn't realize how attached I would become to them in my game.
Thank you very much.❤️ I didn't notice that line where Malcolm called Nancy mom. I didn't proofread well enough.😊 Mimi's story is going to be a lot of fun to write. There are so many layers to it, and I hope readers will enjoy peeling back those layers with Mimi and myself.
Wow. I feel sorry for Bob. It's rough now but in the long run he's better off without Eliza. What awful person she is. No wonder the poor guy is so unhappy.
I’ve been coming up with family ideas for when infants are released, as I want to play around with them first before implementing them into my story saves. I often come up with name themes for the children. Problem is, I always end up liking the girl names far more than the boy ones. As an example, one idea I have is for both parents to be artists, and to have kids named after various colours. Yup, more girl names I like than boy ones. One list I looked at mentioned “Beige” for a boy name and I just thought nope. It doesn’t sound nice and it’s such a dull colour.
Why not select family names — from your own tree. Your grandparents' names from both sides, aunts, uncles, etc.
Interesting idea! Personally I’d find using the names of living relatives a little odd, though.
With the original Mastersons, I was at the point where Peter and Caroline had become grandparents, and all four of the kids carried on with the Greek mythology theme. I did find some boy names I liked.
Some name themes are a little easier, like nationality names (ie French, Japanese, Spanish or whatever) or literary characters.
@DaniRose2143 Wellp, I'm glad I got you a bit invested. XD In case my ps got across the wrong way, though... I really honestly don't know who started that fight. Might have been either or. I had the walls up for photos, one got in the way so I didn't see and the next thing I know there's creepy music playing and the two of them have a fight cloud around them. As for the future... I have few plans. We'll have to see what happens!
Haha a taller fence is a must for privacy in the tub😆 That guy tho, ever heard of privacy! Even though the line was planned, I think it fits very well. Malcom sounded like he believes he’s at her level. Looking forward to reading more on Mimi 😁
Here's an update Colette and Warner.
Continuing from last update: “Why’d you leave with Aslan?”
Colette did her best to diffuse the situation before it could become worse. “Why are you fixated on him? I told you last night he forced me to go with him, you realize he tried to have me killed, right? Did you that forget already?” Colette asked him It became quiet between them. Minutes went by before any of them spoke a word. Warner simply sat there, visibly deep in thought. Colette took a minute to ask if he was still there, but when she asked Warner sighed audibly. It sounded as both a sign of relief and disappointment. Warner stood up only saying he had to go to work. Colette walked behind him, “That’s it? What’s wrong?” Colette asked him as she tried to hold his hands when he turned around to face her. Though he pulled them away. Warner went upstairs to hug Nora good bye before he left. He felt a headache coming on the second he placed her back in her bassinet. After he left, Colette spent time with Nora. She managed to cheer her up. During their break at work Julie and Warner went out to eat lunch. After ordering their food Julie asked why he was looking down. Colette returned home, she imagined Warner would be more happier. She was was in almost disbelief when he told her he questioned Colette. He claimed it happened suddenly. Julie raised her voice at him, saying he needed to learn to control himself. She told him exactly what Colette told her. Nothing ever happened with Aslan. “I know, she told me. I’m angry and disappointed in myself for not realizing it sooner. She could’ve been dead this whole time and I would’ve been none the wiser. I realized after she told me again in the morning, I feel horrible.” Warner explained. “Atleast he finally gets it” thought Julie. Warner continued. “After that I became ashamed about how I acted the whole time, I couldn’t even look her in the face. She tried to hold my hands but I pulled them away. I don’t want to lose her but now I feel like I don’t deserve her.” Julie cut him before he could continue any more. She never expected to become his relationship coach, but she too realized that’s what she has become. “I agree. You don’t but if you really don’t want to lose her you have to learn to listen and stop reacting.” Julie continued and advised him to apologize and to be honest with Colette.
Back home Colette had yet to see her little brother, Aaron. She waited until school was out to catch him heading home. Aaron was about to enter his home, when she called him over. He ran over to hug her but he stopped just as he was about to. He frowned as he asked her if she was leaving again, he missed her.
“No, I’m pretty sure I’m here to stay.” She answered. Hearing that brought a smile to his face. Colette asked Aaron a favor. She asked him to watch Nora for a short while so she could see their father. They didn’t have the best relation, but she wanted to thank him for helping with Nora. Julie told her whenever Warner worked, they would usually take care of her. Justin didn’t mind at all. When asked if he was worried she was missing, Justin answered that at first he was. With time he realized she could handle anything and no matter what, she would be fine. “Though maybe I was wrong. Your mother told me she hurt you when she punched your arm” Justin told her as he laughed. Colette had to admit, it was funny now that she thought of it. After a short visit she returned home.“Wait, before you go home. Are the parents treating you well Aaron?” Colette couldn’t help but ask. “Yeah, why do you always ask that?” Aaron was curious why that question always came up. “No reason, just if they ever give you trouble, I’ll have your back” She hugged her little brother. Returning from work, Warner went searching for Colette. She was sitting watching Nora as she slept. And drifted off to a nap as well. Barging into the room, Warner woke her up. “Can we talk?” He asked her. “Depends. Are you going to leave in the middle again?” She asked him. Warner apologized profusely to her. His jealousy led him to believe she actually left him and Nora. Colette admitted to him, she already knew about that since Julie told her about it. She thought it was ridiculous. Julie left her and her father when she was a week old, she wasn’t going to purposely do the same to her own child.
The pair went to the living room downstairs leaving Nora to sleep. “In my defense, I came to the apartment and you were gone! Then detectives told me that you were seen leaving with some guy. What was I supposed to think?” Warner said trying to explain himself.
“So you thought I would abandon Nora for Aslan? Aside from being ridiculous, that’s insulting.” “Well I didn’t know why you decided to work for Landgraab, I thought you were smarter than that.” Warner told her. Colette simply stared at him. She knew the decision to work for Nancy was stupid but at the time she needed money, thanks to Warner she thought. Colette stood up to go for a walk, she wanted to clear her mind she told Warner. Realizing he messed that up he went after her, “Wait, that’s not what I wanted to say”. She didn’t want to hear it. Warner admitted he quickly jumped to conclusions, and that was why he felt bad in the morning. “My point is, Nora and I could’ve lost you and the whole time I would’ve thought you were out there with him. I’m sorry I was being so foolish the whole time and that I doubted you.” Colette heard him out. She supposed she should’ve told him about working for Nancy, but she still didn’t like any of his thoughts of her purposely leaving them, especially over a guy. She thought Warner would know her by now.“I don’t want our relationship to end, but I guess with me jumping to conclusions I was singlehandedly doing just that. Can you forgive me?” Warner asked one final time. Colette thought about it for a moment, she had one condition. “As long as you promise to stop with that jealousy.” After Warner agreed they went back inside. They heard Nora crying upstairs, so they headed to go check on her. Before leaving the room, Warner turned around and kiss Colette’s cheek. “I’m truly glad you’re back.” Hugging her tightly he added, “ I also really don’t want to lose you again.”
Speaking of miserable, I got around to adding another "household" to my rotation, and doing one more thing I wanted to for a bit. That is add elements from different challenges to some of the households I play in this save. The first of them being the homeless challenge. (I love me some survival elements.) And when I was thinking of who to stick in the deep end... well, going by the household descriptions, there was just one sim who really fit the bill.
And so please, welcome to the Preset Mysteries... no other than... Johnny Zest!
Yeah, so... you wanna know what happened? Well, Johnny felt like getting out of Oasis Springs for a bit. Sure, there was the neighborhood boundaries and all, but he had still been living basically next door to his former family. That just kicked him out. For no better reason than him not wanting to go to uni. He sorta just... didn't wanna see them, didn't wanna meet them on the street. Including his dad. He could have said something, y'know?
Anyway, the super embarrassing thing?
Johnny got kicked outta his job right after moving. Something about missing two shifts and not having "ever been that funny, anyway." Yeah. He did know people didn't laugh at his jokes that much, but he'd hoped he'd get better...
And that was how he ended up in the backyard of Blue Velvet, with not a simoleon to his made up name.
And sleeping on the bench through the whole night was plumming horrible! Also he didn't even have the money to afford a pub meal after the last one he had at the club. Which forced him to...
...scavenge whatever got thrown out by the barkeeps. On the plus side, sometimes other things ended up in that dumpster than just food. He brought a few back "home" to Bargain Bend and somehow managed to fix them.
Slowly, piece by piece, he could afford... stuff...
until by the end of the week, the place would have been pretty livable... if fall wasn't fast approaching, of course.
...also. Ummm... he had gotten into a bit of a... situation one night when he dared actually go inside the club. He'd been skipping to the gym next door to grab a quick shower so nobody would throw him out of anywhere... but... in retrospect, the guys probably saw him there and figured what sorta situation he was in.
And they kinda, sorta... had a deal for him. Yeah, a deal. And y'know, Johnny might have had a ton of money once, but he also grew up around all sorts of sims, so he was positive he knew what was up. That is, they never had to tell him to keep his mouth shut, he heard it loud and clear anyway.
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Oh that cafe looks awesome! these times I regret my decicion of not using cc furniture before game is done.
Speaking of gallery, I had a fun few hours finding different builds for my challenge save's Del Sol Valley...
so..
Will test gala when its sunday.
Orchid lounge
Sea may rise, sky may fall, My love will never die..
My heart, my heart, My drowning heart, Oh all the tears I've cried
Oh I may weep forevermore, My love will never die..
After that was done, he entered the hot springs and relaxed instantly:
Later, the princess got out of the hot springs and changed into his feminine cold weather outfit. Then he headed to the cable car:
Once there, Princess Roddy went up to the top. He got his snowboard out and went down the mountain:
He enjoyed that! Afterwards, the princess warmed himself up with some onion soup in a can:
'Apparently, you can put anything in a can.' Princess Roddy thought, staring at the empty can:
After putting the empty can in the recycling bin, Princess Roddy headed back home.
Princess Roddy gave Eachann a hug:
And Shine gave her bonsai bush some attention:
She never forgot to trim it.
'How are you, my adorable little cutie pie?' Shelly asked:
'I'm doing well, auntie Shelly!' Princess Roddy replied:
'That's good to hear, Roddy!' Shelly said, smiling:
She then gave her eldest nephew a very great, big, loving smooch on his cheek:
And a great, big, loving hug:
Later, the pair chatted to each other:
Shelly then gave Princess Roddy a great, big, loving and warm cuddle:
She cuddled him tighter:
Then Shelly gave the princess a very great, big, loving smooch on his forehead. Princess Roddy giggled. Then they chatted some more.
Princess Roddy won, whilst Hamish got 2nd place and Sophia got 3rd place. The siblings had enjoyed themselves!
Once Shine had finished, she put the plate on the floor. Eachann happily ate the food:
Eachann purred in content after he had finished. Shine and Princess Roddy smiled.
They arrived at the Albright family address. Tania Albright welcomed them in. Eachann, who was sleeping in his special travel bag, woke up. He poked his head out. 'Had a nice nap, my adorable little floofball?' Princess Roddy asked, smiling. The kitten purred. 'Kelvin, meet my furry companion, Eachann!' Princess Roddy said, gently putting the bag on the ground. The kitten came out and waved hello in his own way:
'Hello Eachann!' Kelvin said. He then talked to the kitten:
Eachann then went to explore Senbamachi. 'Where is Eachann going?' Kelvin asked Princess Roddy. 'He's probably going to explore the area, Kelvin. Don't worry, he'll be back.' the princess replied, smiling. Kelvin chatted to Princess Roddy. Then the princess gave Kelvin a hug:
He also gave him a gentle kiss on the top of his forehead. After a while, Eachann came back. 'Told you he'd come back!' Princess Roddy chuckled. He then picked Eachann up and found a nice place to sit down and brush his furry companion's fur. Kelvin went over to Shine Furystrykar and Shelly Heart. He received a great, big, loving hug from the both of them:
Kelvin then went upstairs and Tania Albright had a flash card session with him:
Of course, he wasn't too happy afterwards:
A chat with Shine cheered him up:
Later it was time to go. Kelvin gave Shine a hug:
And then he went upstairs to where Shelly was. Shelly smiled and gave him a great, big, loving hug:
Then Kelvin said goodbye to Princess Roddy and Eachann. The princess smiled and carefully put his furry companion in his travel bag. Then Princess Roddy, Shine and Shelly headed back home to Dianthus Hall.
At first, I doubted there would be much to say right now. Eliza had taken three courses and staying on top of her coursework and her needs (so she would not go to class distracted) was pretty much all she could manage.
Her business was closed and put on the back burner, basically everything was secondary. The moment she firmly decided she would take only two classes next time, though, was when she realized she hadn't even fixed the kitchen sink after it broke for... the umpteenth time that week.
How embarrassing! Also... this:
Ack! What is she? A high school brainiac? Well... apparently she has at least a part of that Eliza still in her because she was physically sick before both her final exams.
Bob hasn't been dealing well, either.
The worse part, though, was the moment he realized that without Eliza tending her cart... there wasn't going to be enough money for the bills next week. He didn't even have names for all the emotions that brought up, but all together, they felt a bit like choking on bleach. Like it or not, though, he ended up spending all three of his work-free days behind the cart instead of in front of the tv.
And after that, in one moment when anger won over hopeless sadness for a moment, Bob went and sent his own application to Uni. He'll show her! He was going to get a degree, too. And he was gonna get paid more and not need Eliza's money at all!
Before either of them knew it, it was the weekend. Eliza was mentally exhausted, but filled with bliss because she made A+ in all three of her courses. Still, she was going to give herself a break. And Bob... he got his acceptance letter.
And then... neither of them really knew how it happened. One moment, Eliza had a friendly reply on her tongue, a suggestion they go explore both the campuses together and between one breath and the next...
(here's your warning: this is bad. don't look)
It just sort of happened. The thing was, had Bob not been two times the size for which his bones had been made, things may have ended up differently. As it was, Eliza was the one with the speed and the stamina.
Well, Bob dragged himself off to bed after that, to sleep off his dizzy head and Eliza got the plum out of the house. She went to the Britechester library to settle her rattled mind by focusing on something else for a moment. Weekend or no, there were still sims there. That was nice.
She figured a way to research a little faster, which she hoped would help her with her homework in the future and as she got her brain to focus and approach things logically... a thought occurred to her. Bob was horrible. And sims knew that. Everyone knew what kind of a person he was. Then what did it say about her that she was still married to him? What did it really mean to be a faithful wife to someone like that? She'd been looking at this the completely wrong way. Staying in a marriage was not a good thing if it was this kind of marriage. Yes, yes, she knew. Katrina tried to tell her exactly that. Blossom, too. But neither really said it like this. Neither really said it in a way that Eliza would have understood. Well, she did, now.
She went home filled with confidence and Bob was at work. When he came home... she flat out announced she was filing for divorce.
His shocked sputtering had exactly zero effect.
Sunday was a beautiful, bright day for Eliza as a newly single woman with both studies and career on track. She was inspired all throughout the morning and did some serious garden work, getting rid of the hedges that bisected her backyard. It was almost symbolic. Why had she been limiting her own horizons again? At some point just after noon, she took the phone and called her squad.
Oh, yeah. Bob was still there. Honestly, the house had belonged to Eliza's parents and she could very well kick him out... but she didn't want to do that. She doubted he had enough money on his personal account to afford... well, any place at all.
Still, though. The moment everyone saw that Bob was still there... they made sure to make him feel distinctly unwelcome.
After that, the party ran deep into the evening and everyone had a good time.
Eliza wondered what her future would bring. Thanks to Blossom and Katrina... and Elias, sometimes, even if his views were a bit on the extreme side more often than not... she could feel her own views changing. She still wanted to be the very best version of herself, nothing changed there. But her understanding of what really made a sim worthy of respect had shifted dramatically. For one, now that she knew how it felt to be free, she would support Jenna more in her own marriage struggles.
((And one more warning for you, folks. Don't get attached to Eliza. She's getting cute with you now, but she isn't a good person, I promise. PX))
Poor Bob can't get a break, can he? Another great update!
Why not select family names — from your own tree. Your grandparents' names from both sides, aunts, uncles, etc.
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When the criminal career turns up at Career day. This one was a Special Agent:
And this one was The Boss:
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There was a bit of hope when Elizabeth's half-brother Carlin was also there. He's a General Practitioner in the medical career:
@Kerrigan
Tartosan Sun: P.1089 Oooo time to meet for a new agent for Danielle! Exciting! I like how they all look, interesting too see what they all bring to the table for Danielle to choose.
Haha I enjoyed the absurd conversation between the siblings🤣 Darius and Deli both make very good points. The cheer between Dana and Darius😂 Lmao Dysis’ line “You don’t need to add “over” before “think” because, you know, sometimes you don’t think at all. “ Her expression is too perfect. Oh Asher, you still don’t realize your mistake. Thank goodness for Liliana. Asher trying to fix things is sweet, but he’s caused Adelise enough sadness.😢 It’s saddening to see Adelise look so heartbroken. I hope she is able to find happiness.
Thank you!
And Benjamin gave Eachann a treat:
I think that's it.
To this day, I'm still kicking myself for not getting a photo of Sophia Furystrykar when she was a toddler on Benjamin and Shine Furystrykar's bedroom wall.
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Bob spending some quality time with his boys. I just take a moment to admire how cute Bob is as a dad.
The boys having some fun in the sprinkler. I just love these two tots so much, I didn't realize how attached I would become to them in my game.
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...we're going to need a taller privacy fence.
@_Gina
@DreamPrincess
@PlumbobCrossing
Interesting idea! Personally I’d find using the names of living relatives a little odd, though.
With the original Mastersons, I was at the point where Peter and Caroline had become grandparents, and all four of the kids carried on with the Greek mythology theme. I did find some boy names I liked.
Some name themes are a little easier, like nationality names (ie French, Japanese, Spanish or whatever) or literary characters.
Here's an update Colette and Warner.
Continuing from last update: “Why’d you leave with Aslan?”
And so please, welcome to the Preset Mysteries... no other than... Johnny Zest!
Yeah, so... you wanna know what happened? Well, Johnny felt like getting out of Oasis Springs for a bit. Sure, there was the neighborhood boundaries and all, but he had still been living basically next door to his former family. That just kicked him out. For no better reason than him not wanting to go to uni. He sorta just... didn't wanna see them, didn't wanna meet them on the street. Including his dad. He could have said something, y'know?
Anyway, the super embarrassing thing?
Johnny got kicked outta his job right after moving. Something about missing two shifts and not having "ever been that funny, anyway." Yeah. He did know people didn't laugh at his jokes that much, but he'd hoped he'd get better...
And that was how he ended up in the backyard of Blue Velvet, with not a simoleon to his made up name.
And sleeping on the bench through the whole night was plumming horrible! Also he didn't even have the money to afford a pub meal after the last one he had at the club. Which forced him to...
...scavenge whatever got thrown out by the barkeeps. On the plus side, sometimes other things ended up in that dumpster than just food. He brought a few back "home" to Bargain Bend and somehow managed to fix them.
Slowly, piece by piece, he could afford... stuff...
...also. Ummm... he had gotten into a bit of a... situation one night when he dared actually go inside the club. He'd been skipping to the gym next door to grab a quick shower so nobody would throw him out of anywhere... but... in retrospect, the guys probably saw him there and figured what sorta situation he was in.
And they kinda, sorta... had a deal for him. Yeah, a deal. And y'know, Johnny might have had a ton of money once, but he also grew up around all sorts of sims, so he was positive he knew what was up. That is, they never had to tell him to keep his mouth shut, he heard it loud and clear anyway.