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Emotions Legacy Challenge:

Dive deep into the world of feelings with The Sims 4 Emotions Legacy Challenge. In this unique and engaging gameplay, your task is to build a family legacy that explores the vast spectrum of human emotions across generations. Each generation focuses on a different emotion, challenging your Sims in unique and impactful ways that shape their lives and the lives of their descendants. Packs Required: Base Game Expansion Packs - Get To Work, Get Together, City Living, Cats & Dogs, Seasons, Get Famous, Island Living, Discover University, Eco Lifestyle, Snowy Escape, Cottage Living, High School Years, Growing Together, Horse Ranch, For Rent Game Packs - Outdoor Retreat, Spa Day, Vampires, Parenthood, Dream Home Decorater, My Wedding Stories Stuff Packs - Spooky Stuff, , Vintage Glamour, Moschino Stuff, Nifty Knitting, Rules: - Lifespan - Normal - Custom Content & Mods Allowed - No Money Cheats Allowed -You don't have to complete all tasks if you don't want to. I have put an * next to the optional tasks - Each heir including the founder must closely represent their assigned emotion as much as possible including the colors, house, appearance, etc - If you decide to do this challenge please use the #emotionslegacychallenge so i'll be able to see your founder and heirs' stories! - If you're planning on streaming or uploading videos of this challenge please promote me or give me a shoutout ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gens: Gen One Happy: You're the founder of the legacy. You grew up in Pleasantview and looking forward to starting your young adult life! You love admiring and appreciating even the littlest things in life. You're very grateful for what you have. You were taught to always be optimistic, positive & kind. You thrive for having that white picket house on elm street and living a normal happy life! Your imagination has no limit, you're seeking fun, a career in your passionate hobbie & settling down having children.

Colours - Green & Yellow Traits - Childish, Cheerful & Art Lover Aspiration - Painter Extraordinaire World - Willow Creek Tasks:

Live in Crick Cabana for at least 2 sim week

Have at least one roomate for 2 sim weeks

Befriend at least two other sims outside of your household

After 2 sim weeks move out of Crick Cabana into an empty lot that will be your future dream two story family home

Meet a homeless sim & become their friend (future lover)

Live in a two story family home worth $75000 or more

Fall in love and eventually marry your homeless sim friend before becoming an adult (get proposed to or proposed at Sylvan Glade)

Adopt or rescue a stray dog & maintain friendship *

Throw a charity benefit party *

Complete the Painter Extraordinaire Aspiration

Complete 20 gigs as an artist freelancer

Achieve level 10 of the painting & parenting skills

Achieve level 5 of cooking, charisma & gardening skills

Have three children, your second child is your gen two heir… Maintain a difficult relationship dynamic with your second born & a close relationship dynamic with your first & third born

Emotion Attributes: (Complate All)

Cheerful Vlog (The More Views Video Station)

Heartfelt Compliment

Brighten Day

Happy Text Another Sim

Cheer up at least 3 different sims from a sad mood

Maintain & have a healthy garden

Donate to an online charity at least once a week

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Gen Two Sad: You're the second born and get constantly overshadowed by your older and younger siblings. Your parents love the rainbows and sunshine whilst you prefer the cold wet weather and getting your rainboots all wet and soggy. Crying is how you comfort yourself... Oh and music, you love music. Music is your escape and is what you most relate to Colours - Blue & Black Traits - Gloomy, Music Lover, Cat Lover Aspiration - Musical Genius World - Oasis Springs

Goals:

Have a difficult relationship with your parents & siblings

Join the education career (music teacher)& Reach Mentor Teacher (Level 4 of the education career)

Achieve level 10 in piano & violin

Complete the muscial genius aspiration

Create a music club & gather at least once a week as a teenager

Rescue a stray cat and bring it home as a teenager (keep it a secret for at least 1 sim week) *

Move out as a young adult to Oasis Springs to escape your family

Fall out of touch with your music club and start making friends online on the computer

Find a penpal at least once & formulate a friendship with them (this will be your lover, you can make a sim in create a sim & move them into the sim world in any world other than oasis springs)

Fall in love with your penpal & get married before adulthood

Own at least three cats & be close with all of them (take them to a cat friendly lot at least once, like a cat cafe)

Rekindle with your family after becoming an adult *

Perform in at least 1 talent show at the longue

Have or adopt only 1 child

Emotion Attributes: (Complete All) Sad Vlog (The More Views Video Station) Express Melancholy Thoughts (Private journal) Water Plant with Tears Play with Emotion (Violin) Call Sadness Hotline (Phone) Blog About Feelings (Computer) Give Yourself a Pep Talk (Mirror) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gen Three Fear:

Your childhood upbringing was difficult, your gen sad parent was always spiraling in sad breakdowns & always being gloomy. You were brought up to be careful about everything and anything. You become paranoid just thinking about the littlest things and fear the present & future of your life. Reading books would help distract your mind & sleeping with a night light on helped comfort your fear... Fear of the monster hiding under your bed. You hope to one day be an inspiring author and protect other sims from the fear of... Life. Colours - Purple & Black Traits - Paranoid, Loner, Perfectionst Aspiration - Bestselling Author World - San Myshuno Goals:

Achieve level 10 in writing skill

Complete the writer career Author Branch

Complete the bestselling author aspiration

Have at least 4 fears (you can choose whichever and to overcome whichever fear you want)

Have a girlfriend/boyfriend in high school

Have no friends besides your girlfriend/boyfriend in high school

Move out as a young adult with your high school sweetheart to 930 Medina Studios

Get your high school sweetheart pregnant or pregnant with your high school sweetheart after a few sim days of moving in (must be twins)

Have your high school sweetheart tragically die after 1 sim week of moving in (you choose the death)

Move out of 930 Medina Studios and move into the needs tlc apartment across from yours & add the spooky lot challenge (you can't afford rent)

Raise the twins from baby to teenager by yourself, be a strict parent & set a curfew - never fall in love again or go on dates

Write novel about losing your soulmate *

As a poetic (a trait you gain after completing your aspiration) bring back your long lost high school sweetheart with "The Book Of Life"

Emotion Attributes: (Complete All) As a child experience the monster being under your bed

Always sleep with a night light on

Experience paranormal activity at least once

Hide Under The Covers (bed)

Take a Panicked Poop (toilet)

Scream incoherently at other sims --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gen Four Anger:

You grew up with only one parent, the one parent you were stuck with was always so paranoid and scared of the littlest of things. You never understood them, if anything just think about their choice of living life makes you.... ANGRY. You growing up with only one parent makes you angry, your sibling makes you angry, your family home makes you angry, a fly buzzing at your face makes you angry. Anger is all you have, you don't envision yourself being anything without it. Working out & being a heavily opinionuated public speaker in debate is how you cope and manage your volcanic erruptions. Colours - Red, Orange & Black Traits - Active, Geek & Hot Headed Aspiration - Bodybuilder World - Evergreen Harbor Goals:

Master the fitness & Research and Debate skill

Achieve level 5 in mischief & video gaming (rage gamer)

Create a gym club & go to the gym with club at least once a week

Get into a fight at least once *

Join the athlete career & get to level 10 in the bodybuilder branch

Complete the Bodybuilder Aspiration

Join the football or cheerleading team in high school *

Date three different people in highschool & never get caught

Go to university and graduate with a degree in Biology

Join the debate guild & win a debate

Break up with all of your highschool lovers before aging into a young adult

Juggle two different relationships in university and either choose one before graduating or be in a relationship with both if they allow it

Never get married & choose one to impregnat or get pregnant by either once or multiple times

Have the volcanic activity lot trait

Emotion Attributes: (Complete 5 or more)

Provoke Chew Out Insult Face Denounce Friendship Rant and Rave Vent Shout Forbidden Words Belittle Anger (Child and Teens only) Frenzied Kiss (resembles Passionate Kiss) Sarcastic Compliment Attempt To Flirt Belittle Anger

Angry Vlog (The More Views Video Station) Angry paint (easel) Rage-Fueled Run (treadmill) Angry Poop! (toilet) Enraged Reps (workout machine) Kick Down a Trash Can (trash can) Scribble Furiously as a Teen (Private Journal) Blow Off Some Steam (punching bag) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gen Five Disgust: Low qualiy items Ughhhh.... a fly buzzing around Ewwwwww.... Townies fashion choices AHHHHHHH! You're gen five disgust and always are craving high quality, bougie outfits & compliments. You want to be iconic & live in the biggest, most fanciest & of course cleanist mansion in all of Del Sol Valley. You avoid getting poisoned socially & physically at all costs! You're out to shape shift society and smack down a celebrity plaque of your own with an iron fist Colours - Green, Purple & Brown Traits - Squeamish, Neat, Snob Aspiration - Mansion Baron World - Del Sol Valley

Goals:

Become a 5-star celebrity

Place your celebrity tile in Starlight Boulevard

Achieve level 10 in the wellness & charisma skill

Complete the mansion baron aspiration

Makeover 5 different sims on the styling station chair

Complete the style influencer career (any branch)

Become best friends with a celebrity & enemies with a celebrity *

Become friends with 5 celebrities *

Go for a manicure and pedicure at least once a week

Every week change your appearance *

Maintain a healthy lifestyle (eat healthy & exercise)

Have a house of staff (butler, maid, gardener, chef) to maintain your house to perfection so it's neat and tidy

Reach at least 10,000 followers on simstagram Love Story: You applied and won to be the next bachelorette

Live in a manor with 7 men, women or a mix of both for 7 sim days

After 7 sim days choose the 3 sims you have the closest relationship with either friendship or romance

Go on vacation with those 3 sims and dedicate 1 day to each of the 3 sims

After the third day make your choice of who you want as your lover

Move in together, get engaged, get married & have 4 children Have 1 of your children besides gen envy fade out of the spotlight, have at least one child and move out --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gen Six Envy: You're heavily inspired by your gen fives parents lifestyle, you crave the attention they receive, you crave their hair, you crave their wealth, you crave... Being them... wanting to be them! You're wanting to be... BETTER! You're jealous & insecure of your parents success and want a lavish lifestlyeof your own in your own penthouse uptown becoming a world famous trend & fashion designer, your parent created the trends.... but you want to create the clothes!

Colours - Celeste & White Traits - Ambitious, Materialistic, Jealous Aspiration - Fabulously Wealthy World - San Myshuno Goals:

Live in the fashion district as a Young Adult

After aging to an Adult move to an uptown penthouse

Become a Freelance Fashion Photographer & complete 10 gigs

Complete the Fabulously Weather Aspiration (without using parents money)

Run a retail & get it to 5 stars (fashion boutique of your choice)

Create fashion looks and sell them on Trendi

Display at least 10 different outfits in your fashion boutique

Either model or have other sims model in your designed clothing to place in the walls of your botique

Have a close relationship with gen 5 disgust

Master the media production & photography skill

Become a 5-star celebrity & place your celebrity tile in Starlight Boulevard

Befriend & fall in love with a customer Have Two Children --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gen Seven - Embarassed You tried living up to your grandparents and parents reputation and celebrity status but you struggled.... Struggled hard. No matter what you do you always seem to do it wrong or get judged for it. You're the blacksheep and misfit. You distance yourself from your immediate families lifestyle and look elsewhere to be yourself without feeling like a burden.

Colours - Pink & Yellow Traits - Clumsy, Socially Awkward, Cringe Aspiration - Master Mixologist World - Brindleton Bay Goals:

Have a difficult relationship with your gen six Envy & sibling

As a teenager move in with your or aunt/uncle or cousin until young adult (gen disgusts daughter/son who faded out of the spotlight).

As a teenager create a bowling club & go bowling with your friends

Move to Brindleton Bay

Walk into someone having woohoo

Get reject to prom*

Have a dance battle

Pee yourself at least once

Sing karaoke poorly once

Get rejected from proposing *

Walk into someone whilst they're peeing

Master mixology and bowling skills

Master the Culinary Career - Mixologist Branch

Fall in love with another cringe & socially awkward sim

Create 5 embarrassed vlogs

Emotion Attributes: (Complete 5)

Ask for reassurance Self-deprecating joke Share insecurities Have a cry (children and teens only) Laugh at Embarrassment (children, teens and unfeeling sims only.) Activities Hide from everyone (bed) Give yourself a pep talk (mirror) Tell self-deprecating jokes (social interaction) Hide in the trash can (children only) Confess Embarrassing Moments (private journal—children and teens only) Discuss Embarrassing Mood Embarassed Vlog (The More Views Video Station) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gen Eight Bored (Ennui) You're easily bored... You think life is boring and you're boring. You succome to boredom and get consumed by boredom. You're always contemplating what to do and before you know it it's 5pm and you haven't done any chores or maintained yourself... Video games take up too much of your time, you're a gamer who has more interest in the games they play rather than their own life... Until one day....

Colours - Grey, Dark Blue & Black Traits - Lazy, Slob, Glutton Aspiration - Computer Whiz World - Windenburg Goals:

Reach level 10 in programming, video gaming & logic

Complete the computer whiz aspiration

Reach level 10 in Secret Agent Career (choose your branch)

Build an underground secret headquarters *

Live in a rundown filthy house for 2 sim weeks than make it modern

Grow a trash plant *

Have a cowplant as a pet

Form 5 online friendships

Have an online romantic relationship via computer or social bunny

Meet your online lover & eventually get married

Go on vacation at all possible destination worlds *

Attend Geek-Con

Have a pet raccoon

Have 3 children

Emotion Attributes: (Complete All) Suggest fun activities Complain about boredom Discuss Bored Mood --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gen Nine Surprise THERES A PARTY.... WHERE? AT MY HOUSE! YOU'RE ALL INVITED..... WHERE? AT MY HOUSE! Party party party! You love to party. Your parents life was always so boring at first, you don't want a waste a single minute of life... You want to have fun, fun & more fun. You hope to live your life to the fullest and enjoy different elements! Colours - Yellow & White Traits - Goofball, Dance Machine, Insider Aspiration - Party Animal World - Chestnut Ridge Goals:

Sneek out of your family home at least once as a teenager *

Throw a teen party (try not to get caught by your parents)

Own a pet horse and become best friends

Master the comedy, dancing & dj mixing skills

Play guitar as a hobbie

Reach Level 10 in Entertainer Career - Comedian Branch

Give gifts to 10 different sims *

Get gold in every party event that is visible (not including the wedding party events)

Get juiced at least once & makeout in a closet

Create a club gathering with your siblings & friends and go clubbing at least twice a week

Hook up two of your siblings with two separate townies of your choice (has to be at a club) * --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gen Ten Guilt: Your parents were too busy partying and living their life to the fullest they unintentionally didn't spend enough time with you. Without learning morals, boundaries, rights & wrongs you decide to make a go of it yourself. You think "why settle for less"... "why only have one thing when you can have both". No matter how many excuses you end up giving yourself though, you can't help but feel guilty.... Colours - Orange & Brown Traits - Kleptomaniac, Hates Children, Noncommittal Aspiration - Serial Romantic World - San Sequoia Goals:

Acheive level 10 in Law Career - Judge Branch

Purchase the street gallery, make paintings and mark up the price to 300% to scam townies least once *

Complete the Serial Romantic Aspiration

Take a selfie before breaking up with every relationship & display the selfies on the wall *

Master the mischef & singing skill

Serenade all your relationships at least once *

Live in a rental containing at least 4 units

Steal an item from each unit

Earsdrop, Snoop for Secrets and break into each unit least once

Blackmail a sim at least once

Fall in love with a sim that lives in the same rental

Have a one time secret affair after getting engaged and impregnat or get pregnant by them

Have a difficult relationship with your child

(if you choose to get impregnated)

Lie about the pregnancy & pretend its your engaged baby

Get married but later tell your husband/wife the truth about the baby

Try to fix your broken marriage

(if you choose to impregnate)

Impregnate your engaged and sometime after baby is born, throw a wedding & reveal the affair at the alter

Have the engaged breakup with you

Get together with your affair and later marry them if you wish --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gen Eleven - Hate What is there to love? Love at times can entrance but it doesn't stand a chance. You were never shown love, except for it to be used and taken away from you. All you have is hatered... Hate for everything that happened. There is a dark void, you've reached the precipice of darkness and have been consumed. If you couldn't have love than why should others?

Colours - Black, Purple & Red Traits - Mean, Evil, Unflirty Aspiration - Villainous Valentine World - Forgotten Hollow Goals:

Join the criminal career

Have 5 different relationships that all fail

Get caught cheating 5 different times

Breakup with a sim on love day

Convince a sim to breakup with another sim

Fight 5 different sims *

Have 10 enemies *

Have an Atrocious reputation & throw a Lampoon Party

Kidnap any townie you wish and make them your slave/future lover

Become enemies than work you way up to becoming lovers

Have three children with your slave lover

Become a vampire

Challenge vladislaus straud to a vampiric fight & win

Earn master vampire title

Have one child be a vampire (gen love heir) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gen Twelve - Love Love is the most powerful thing in the world. You think to yourself "how does someone evil create something so good... unless". You believe in self love and for everyone to have the ability to love and find redemption. You seek to have that classic fairytale and live happily ever after with your soulmate.

Colours - Pink, Red & White Traits - Romantic, Generous, Loyal Aspiration - Soulmate World - Tartosa & Henford-on-Bagley Goals:

Have a difficult relationship with gen eleven hate but later rekindle and help redeem them

Have a childhood crush & a childhood best friend

Move in with your childhood crush & best friend as a young adult

Help your childhood best friend find the relationship of their dreams

Complete the Interior decorator career

Master the flower arranging, cross-stich & knitting skills

Have a close relationship with all of your siblings

Own a pet dog or cat *

Always celebrate love day

Have one pet mate & have a puppy/kitten *

Attend the wedding of at least one sibling

Attend the wedding of your childhood best friend

Volunteer at least once a week with family, friends or alone (you must complete all volunteering options)

Have 5 children

Have twins at least once

Get engaged to your childhood crush at the romance festival

Throw all wedding party events

Go on a honeymoon with lover

Move to Henfod-on-Bagley as an elder

Befriend a wild rabbit & fox

Have chickens, sheep, goat, cow & ilama live on your lot

Die peacefully as an elder

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ There you have it, Congratulations! You have completed my emotions legacy challenge. I created this legacy challenge all by myself so i hope that this challenge has given you all motivation, satisifcation & enjoyment. This challenge was inspired by inside out which is one of my favorite disney pixar films. Please let me know how you found playing this challenge and give me any feedback you may have for ways i can improve or if there is something i need to fix!

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pleasanttaleswithkaityb · 3 months

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Howdy Neighbors,

I've been reflecting on my journey of sharing Pleasantview stories and wanted to share some insights with you all. 🌟

From Discord to Tumblr:

My storytelling began as a private collection on Discord, serving as a sort of filing cabinet for all that unfolded during each rotation. This led to the creation of household recaps - quick summaries to share the essence of what happened each season. When I transitioned to Tumblr, I embraced the freedom to post in real-time and explore my creativity, leading to the comic format and narrative style you see today.

Finding the Right Balance:

However, I've realized that the extensive editing and detailed storytelling might be more than I initially bargained for. It's been a joy, but also, I admit, a bit draining. I love sharing the lives of our Pleasantview families, but I feel the need to step back a bit to prevent burnout.

Experimenting with Storytelling:

Going forward, you might notice a shift in how I tell these stories. I'm considering a return to a style that blends simpler imagery with shorter narratives, accompanied by more comprehensive seasonal recaps. This approach harks back to my original method - summarizing key events while still being creative and engaging, but without the extensive energy and focus that the current format demands.

Behind the Scenes:

I wanted to bring you behind the scenes of my creative process, to manage expectations and explain the upcoming changes in my storytelling pattern. Hence why the post c:

A Reminder of Key Terms:

Rotation: Each rotation represents one week (7 days) in the life of a household, equating to one season for them.

Household Blurb: These are the descriptions you read before delving into a household's story, giving you a glimpse of what's happening in their lives.

Thank you for being a part of this journey. Your support means so much, and I'm excited to continue sharing Pleasantview's stories with you, albeit in a slightly different style.

With love and gratitude, Kaity B 🏡💕

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luverofralts · 1 month

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Arkhelios Adventures

"Theodosius, thank you for joining us. My name is Alys, and I will be part of your welcoming team for your entrance to Shadowvale Academy. Do you have any questions for me?"

Theo glowered at the woman, who continued to smile politely back at him.

"Can I talk to my boyfriend now? Why are we still in stupid Arkhelios? I want to go back to Pleasantview."

Alys' serene expression never wavered. She gestured to her right and another adult appeared beside her. Unlike this Alys, he didn't look like a demon, though maybe Theo was being presumptive. It's not like he looked like a demon most of the time either.

"My name is Leofric," the man said, smiling a little too enthusiastically. "I'm going to be your therapeutic guidance counselor. If you ever need to talk about your thoughts or feelings, I'm at your service. You can talk to me about anything, and it will stay between us. It's going to be a difficult transition, and sometimes demons can be a little too, uh, expressive when their emotions bottle up. Part of taking control over your abilities means taking control over your emotions too. I'll help you work through your emotional stumbling blocks, so that you can graduate into a responsible, mature hybrid in complete control of himself."

"No, I'm fine," Theo insisted angrily. "I'm going back to Pleasantview."

The teen snapped his fingers to summon a demonic portal, but none appeared. He tried again and again, but with no result.

"We've been entrusted with your true name, child," Alys stated coldly. "You'll find that many of your abilities may be out of your reach until you learn to master them. Coming with us isn't a choice. I'm afraid Pleasantview will have to wait."

"No! It's not fair! I need to talk to Adam! I'm not going!"

Overwhelmed with fear, anger, and despair, Theo found himself bursting into tears. He tried to stop the tears in order to look intimidating, but he couldn't. All he could feel within him was a cyclone of those emotions, blurring out every rational thought.

"Change can be difficult, I know," Leofric said soothingly, putting a reassuring arm around the teen. "What you're feeling is natural, especially now that you've realized that your normal means of escape are no longer possible. This is all part of the process; it's only natural. Why don't we continue this conversation inside so that it can remain private?"

"Where are we?" Theo asked through his tears. "I don't even know this part of Arkhelios."

"Because your parents and elected leader are sheltering you," Alys replied. The tone in her voice dashed Theo's hopes of escaping. Hopefully the rest of his so-called team were nicer than she was. Somehow, he didn't think he'd be that lucky.

"This is the former residence of the Chun family and the current residence of the Chun Undead. It is a part of your journey and where we must begin."

"I don't remember this place," Theo insisted, staring at the walls, hoping something would spark in his mind and trigger a reason why he was being forced to be here. "Those are my parents on the wall, but I've never been here before."

"This is the area where President Bellamy houses the undead," Leofric explained. It's part of a small zoned area for Arkhelios' undead residents to embrace their second chance at life."

"This is the zombie containment area?" Theo gasped. "No one's been here but the president herself! How did you get access here? Aunt Lucy and Grandma petition the government every five years to keep this place sealed. No one is allowed here."

"I think you will find that there are very few places where we don't have access," Alys replied. "We had need of it and it was made available to us. For our purposes, we were also granted the help of the undead. Your president has been very helpful. "

Theo frowned. These weren't the same same kind of teachers the Pleasantview Academy had, and they were well known for their long reach within the country. Wherever he was going, it looked like he would miss the freedom of Pleasantview. Whoever these people were, they were impossibly powerful, both politically and magically.

"Theo! Theo Dorhack."

"Grandpa? Is that you?" Theo stared at the zombie that was creeping toward him. He certainly looked like Theo's father, and was a zombie, so logically that would make this man his Grandpa Ian.

Theo didn't really know what to expect of his grandfather. From his grandmother's rants, Ian had been a worthless, cheating bum who squandered their money with his whore mistress. There may be some truth to that description, but when Theo thought about how she usually spoke about him, he decided to give his grandfather some grace. Nearly everyone was actually better than how his grandmother described them.

"Hey, Grandpa," Theo greeted nervously. "How have you been? It's been awhile, huh?"

Theo vaguely recalled his father mentioning that Theo had met his grandfather when he was younger, but Theo had no memory of it. The zombie seemed to understand what Theo was saying, even if he couldn't respond in complete sentences.

"Sit down, Theodosius," Alys commanded, gesturing to the couch beside her.

Ian seemed to respond to the command, gently pushing his grandson towards the requested seat. Theo grudgingly gave into the command, seeing that he was outnumbered and nearly powerless.

"Now, before we can continue with your admittance, we need to measure the limits of your potential," Alys said. Theo perked up at the thought that he could stall the process, but abandoned all hope when Alys locked her eyes intensely with his. "This is in no way optional. If you refuse to participate willingly, we have your true name already. You will be made to complete the exams."

Theo tried not to show fear, but this woman was a professional. Even when she was merely watching him, flashes of terror flooded Theo, warning him against defying her.

"O-okay," Theo gulped. "What do I need to do?"

"We were hoping to chart your natural state to establish an estimate of your abilities," Leofric answered. "Your file indicates that you displayed a large amount of power in this location as an infant. There is a stain of demonic magic in this house that we were hoping to attribute to you, but from seeing you interact with the space, it looks like it belongs to another demon. Perhaps Dorhack, as this was once his domain. It will be added to our measurements, but we need to dig deeper. You will accompany us at dawn to the secondary location. Until that time, you are permitted to sleep. I'd suggest that you take this opportunity. Testing may be...tiring and the chance to sleep may not come again any time soon."

Theo stretched out on the couch he was sitting on, watching his team members watch him coldly. Falling asleep wouldn't be so bad, especially if it meant escaping this nightmare for a few hours. In his dreams, he could return to Pleasantview like he wanted. In his dreams, he could hold Adam again.

As soon as the sun rose, Theo was rudely awakened when a freezing cup of water was emptied on his head. Alys tried to remain impartial, but Theo swore that there was a devious sparkle in her eye when he woke up sputtering.

"We're leaving. Now."

With sleep still in his eyes, Theo walked through the portal Alys had opened for him. On the other side, he stood in front of a weathered, small house, surrounded by water. Theo recognized the area from his childhood.

"This is still Arkhelios," he stated. "Is this the school? This is down the street from where my dad used to live."

This was much closer to the water than where Roman used to live, but Theo could still see the lights of Arkhelios in the distance. He didn't fully remember the near bunker they had lived in before taking over the Bellamy estate, but he did remember how quiet it was. Very few people came to the island next to Arkhelios due it's size and lack of amenities.

"This, Theo, is where you were born. Your entrance into the world was here, so it stands to reason that this is the best place to connect with the root of your magic. We have your true name and the location and time of your birth. All we need now is to see how your body reacts to our conditions."

"Conditions?" Theo repeated, but Alys was already climbing the stairs that led to the house.

"Stand in the magic circle and reach out your hands," the demon commanded. Leofric lingered near her, writing something in a notebook.

Theo did as he was told and immediately felt a rush of energy. His outstretched arm began to waver with the intensity of it all.

Alys nodded her approval and looked over at Leofric.

"Okay, test one, attempt one. And...go."

She snapped her fingers and immediately, all the rush of energy Theo felt exploded, colliding into him at breakneck speed. Energy flooded his mind, and he could feel the weight of the horns on his head, indicating that he'd shifted into his dark form.

"This feels funny," Theo stated, noticing the energy forming around his hands. He felt the top of his head worriedly. "There's still the extra horns from before. Plus the wings. They're sort of a new thing. Maybe they're part of what's wrong with me?"

"Unlikely." With a snap of her fingers, Theo immediately shifted out of his dark form, hitting the ground as his regular self. The change happened before his body could even register the movement.

"Well, that's what happened the other day with Adam," Theo said, hopeful that the experiment had concluded for the day and that he could go home. "So, since you've got the data, I should probably-"

"Test one, attempt two," Alys replied, snapping her fingers again. Theo swore she looked excited at the opportunity to inflict pain and discomfort on him.

The rush of energy came faster this time, still nearly knocking Theo to his feet. The transformation felt nearly instantaneous. Theo could feel the power coursing through his veins, energy exploding from his fingers. Every second, he felt as though he was about to burst from the amount of energy coursing through him. This was how he felt with Adam. The wild, unyielding power that threatened to destroy him had taken over his body within seconds.

"Now hold that position," Alys commanded. "We're getting a good reading. Okay, now try to summon energy to your hand, just what you did with Apprentice Darktide."

Theo obeyed the order, despite the amount of pain that he felt while doing so. Energy crackled in the air around him. His eyes felt like they were burning in their sockets. The room faded away from his vision, leaving him with nothing but endless darkness. Theo was sinking into darkness as an unnatural light shone within him, destroying his ability to concentrate on what was happening to him. He was going to explode from the magical pressure building inside of him. There was only darkness and pain and fear and....

Theo's mind snapped back to attention the instant it collided with something impossible to ignore. A tiny light in the darkness called to him, offering him shelter from the chaos of his thoughts.

The more Theo reached for the light, the more familiar it became. He could feel an unmistakable warmth unfurl around him, easing the fury of the energy forcing the shift into a dark form.

Adam, I finally found you.

There could be no mistaking the change in the air. Even Ian could sense that something had changed, despite not having the capacity to voice it in words. Theo didn't appear to be struggling nearly as much as he had before.

It was impossible for Theo to fight the urge to stay in his dark form, but he was making an incredible effort resisting it. He was no longer breathing heavily and was able to maneuver his hands together to expel whatever he could of the power burning within him.

"Fascinating," Alys exclaimed, putting away her notes in order to fully observe what she was seeing. "Finally, a reading that makes sense. Leofric, when we get back to the school, please send our gracious sovereign a message. The situation is as she thought it might be. The boy is stable here where he entered the world, while using a secondary source's power."

"That's wonderful," Leofric replied. "He can follow a fairly standardized course of study then. I'll have most of his entrance package ready within an hour of our arrival." He paused for a moment, running different scenarios through his mind. "And the secondary source? Do we need to contact them?"

Alys shook her head, still marveling at the teen in front of her. With every passing second, the boy seemed more calm, more in control of himself. Provided the right elements, this little hybrid was more than capable of growing into the threat the Sovereign envisioned. Once he learned to control his abilities, who knew what he could do, especially when paired with this secondary source?

"Only the Sovereign and Master Maricourt need to be informed," she decided. "They are our employers. The magic that they have said this boy can produce...well, the Ocean never gifts such power to a single person. You remember the stories. How odd to finally see such a thing in person."

Leofric nodded, still unsure of what his opinion on the matter would be.

"I'd be more inclined to believe the boy is the result of blood and contracted magic," he suggested. "This Dorhack and his daughter making contracts with powerful families and performing illegal magic would also explain the boy's abilities."

"No, this has the stink of a deity all over it. Impossible life magic, pairing the boy off to be grounded by another? You're far too young to know this, but our controversial life deity came into being due to circumstances much like this. Maybe this all started with Dorhack, but even he couldn't pull this off."

"I disagree. Blood magic amplified by a broken curse can easily explain this," Leofric replied. "I suppose we'll see when he gets settled in and starts training which one of us is right."

Alys snapped her fingers again, releasing Theo and sending him crashing to the floor, his dark form immediately vanished.

"It's a bet. Take Mr. Bellamy through the portal and get him settled. I'll be along shortly."

She gestured towards a wall, opening a portal that would lead Leofric and his young charge to the school.

"I have a feeling that this will be one of our more memorable students."

#sims 2 #arkhelios #arkhelios adventures #sim: theo bellamy #theo bellamy #alys hooper #leofric fromm #ian chun #tabitha durant

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4. There must be another way

Dustin both loved and hated this sad trailer house of his family. On the one hand, they used to be happy in it, with deceased Skip teaching his elder son Dustin the fist guitar chords, and Brandy making flavory apple pies in the tiny kitchen.

On the other hand, the poverty of its facade and the interior made Dustin's heart sink in shame. No one of his friends could know where and in what conditions he lives.

It was almost half past 10 when Dustin left the trailer and took a night train to the shiny San Sequoia. He committed these sneak-outs twice or thrice a week in an attempt to find something worthy that he could trade for money. He saw no other way. With his father gone, he needed to provide for his mother and little brother. All his attempts to get a part-time job failed. This was the only way he was left with.

That evening Dustin decided to look around a coffeeshop not far from the boardwalk. Watching the lights of the Bay Bridge get brighter in the night sky, Dustin sneaked a table candle into his pocket. Why not? It’s not that they have many at home.

“Brown, I left the box at the back door,” Dustin heard a tall man in a coffeeshop hat say on the phone.

Dustin smiled and stood up from his place.

“All right, what do we have here,” he mumbled opening the box. He smiled in satisfaction noticing some cash hidden under a kitchen towel and was about to sneak the money into his pocket, but an unfamiliar male voice made him freeze.

“I believe the owner of the place left the box not for you. But let’s pretend I saw nothing.”

Dustin swallowed nervously and straightened. His eyes widened in astonishment when he realised who caught him in the act.

“Oh my freaking God!” He whispered in awe. “Niel Dwyer! The band leader of The Outlanders!”

The man only smiled.

"The Outlanders" has been one of the most famous rock bands in Pleasantview, and Dustin was obviously a huge fan. The box and the money were forgotten in a blink of an eye, and Dustin stepped into the light to ask for an autograph.

Niel smiled again and nodded.

“I’m a huge fan, Mr. Dwyer,” jabbered Dustin while Niel was signing a piece of paper that Dustin had found in his pockets.

“It’s just Niel,” corrected the idol with another short but friendly smile.

“I play your songs on my guitar quite often,” went on Dustin receiving the paper.

“So you’re also a musician,” responded Niel meaningfully. “Then let me show you something.

They went back to the front porch of the coffeeshop and stopped at the spot for street musicians.

“Okay, son, listen to me,” said Niel calmly. “I don’t know what’s going on but I suspect your life is far from a sweet dream. You know, I have not always been rich and famous. There were times when tips from my street performances were my only income. You’re a good guy, I can see it in your eyes. So pack your guitar and earn your money instead of… borrowing it from a stranger’s box, all right?”

“Yeah,” breathed out Dustin.

Niel turned around.

“What’s your name, son?”

“Dustin.”

“There is always another way, Dustin. I wish you luck,” and Niel stretched out his hand for a handshake.

Dustin shook the hand directly, making Niel smile again at the boy’s inspired agitation.

“Thank you, Niel,” responded Dustin.

“See you around,” were Niel’s last words before he disappeared behind the corner of the coffeeshop.

“There is always another way,” repeated Dustin in his head on his way back to Willow Creek. “There always is.”

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Tybalt brought up Romeo's visit to Mercutio and curiously asked why he decided to go for vacation right before his brother's wedding. Mercutio still loved his family and wanted to stay in good relations with them, but right now he just wanted to do something for himself and not for them. Romeo will have to deal with it.

Finally, the two packed their bags and rented a ride to the airport. Tybalt was giving off some mixed signals there, looking both excited and absolutely furious. By the way - they took Moody along with them. Couldn't bear the thought of leaving him behind.

By the time they arrived on the Twikkii Island, the sun was already up and the air was warm. With Pleasantview slowly growing colder from early winter, Mercutio happily embraced the contrast to their hometown.

After checking in the hotel, they could finally relax and forget about everyday life with the family looming over them. Tybalt was worried about his skin burning to a crisp from the Twikkii sun, but was excited nevertheless.

That's the end of the first week with Tybalt and Mercutio. While they're relaxing on the beach, next round it's back to Contrary household with Rick and his stinky racoon boyfriend back from university.

#beikon plays the sims #the sims 2 #beikon uberhood 2.0 #tycutio round #tybalt capp #mercutio monty

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simm-mouse · 1 year

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Alright part 2 of my theory on hidden Nervous. I'll have part 1 linked if you haven't read it yet. I suggest reading that one first before this one

Alright, you know the section where I theorized that psp and hidden Nerv being the same clone? Forgot about that part, I no longer believe in that theory(if you personally believe this however that's fine, I'm just changing my views on it.). If you look on the wiki, there are a total of 5 versions of Nervous Subject. We already have two in Sims 2, but he also appears in 3 and 4. But the one in Sims 3 isn't going to be talked about cuz it's just him as a toddler, which doesn't really make any sense because mostly the adults and elders in 2, are children or have not yet been born, not even Glarn and Kitty appear, but Glarn's parents Notso and Zo appear not even as teenagers yet. If we go with the more common theory for the sims timeline that each game adds 25 years later besides 3, which is supposed to be a prequel, then Nervous would be an elder or dead. Which doesn't make sense (I know it's more the fact that the developers didn't really focus on the timeline from the other two games when adding premades from other games, but still it's confusing).

So we're gonna focus on hidden, psp, and 4 Nervous. All three are clones of Nervous. All three are different from the original as the Sims 2 shows copies of some Sims and they're not identical to the original. I mean look at Pleasantview and strangetown's Bella Goths, their appearances are different. Even though all four look different, one thing's the same. All four smell of trauma and cat piss

Hidden would actually not be seen outside of the house as he never got to explore out into the world before his death(which fits more with the name hidden Nervous). He still ages into an elder by the Beaker's experiment. But they didn't have enough elixir of life to age him back, so he didn't get age down right away. So after they torture him he goes up to the roof to look at the sky. Just like with the friday the 13th video, He dies by getting struck by a meteorite.

For psp Nervous, he looks the most normal out of all versions of Nervous. It's pretty known why he's like that, but I like to think that he's the most genetically accurate. He'll have Olive's, and Grim's biological genetics before his death. So he'll be almost completely different, other than having the same clothes, it's hard to tell that he's even a clone. So it's very easy for him to walk around town and not be mistaken as the original Nervous. He would still say that he's just working for the Beakers as a way to hide the truth from others. He probably was caught after they found him trying to sneak out, and that's when It was impossible for him to escape and had more painful experiments done on him. His body just couldn't take it anymore, and that's when he was shocked to death by one of the machines used on him. Well shit, two clones are dead, hopefully the next one doesn't die

The current clone they have is the Nervous from the sims 4. Even though that game is an alternate universe or some dumb shit that messes with the timeline, he's a Nervous so he's gonna be talked about. This Nervous is trapped with now four Beakers. Yes, Atom and Ceres also torment this man. They'd even put the blame on him for the trouble they caused. He has yet to go out and explore the world, so right now he's stuck in the house.

Does Nervous know that he has clones? Probably, he figures that the Beakers would clone him if they haven't put in the effort to get him back since he ran off to live with the Curious brothers. Has he ever met the psp Nerv since he's the only clone that went outside? No, if so they would've been fist fighting

#my bullshit #my art #fanart #the sims 2 #ts2 #strangetown #nervous subject #Hidden Nervous #ts2 psp #ts4 #the sims 4 #You may be wondering #Why the hell do you keep keep calling Nervous a cat piss smellin bastard?#Well I imagine Nervous would have one of those scents that are so disgusting that it hurts your stomach and you feel like gagging #Shit smeller needs a shower #Scent so bad it stings your nose #Ew bro

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katatty · 9 months

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Recap: Strangetown Round 5 (Summer) - part 1

Strangetown has seen something of a housing boom lately, with new developments springing up all over town to provide places for new graduates to call home. Some would call Strangetown a “boring” place to live but the government-funded ShinyThings Lab makes it a hub for scientists across SimNation. And it’s the safest it’s been in some time - over 6 weeks since the last missing sim report!

The round starts with Nervous and his son Riley. They're quickly joined by Pascal (the baby's father) and Tycho! Pascal worries about Nervous, looking after a baby in this big house all alone...

Nervous ends up quitting his job in the criminal career, since he doesn't really need the money anymore. He's a little uneasy about it, though...

Tycho grows up into a knowledge sim! He’s an genius night owl with the science hobby who likes staying up late watching the stars. Good luck waking him when he sleeps in all morning the next day, he’s a heavy sleeper! He’s also kind of over-emotional, a trait he definitely didn’t pick up from his stoic father.

Constant visits from family and constant childcare have Nervous feeling overwhelmed and agravated - sometimes everything is just too much.

Tycho ages Riley up, and sets about teaching him to talk right away. It will be so nice having a little brother he can actually hold a conversation with!

Tycho gets some lunch with some friends from Pleasantview - Mia Broke and Oliver Goth. They talk all about their haunted houses with dark histories...

That's all - but they were really fun to play! More functional as a household than I was expecting. It’s nice seeing Nervous with a family, even if it’s a bit of an unconventional one.

Next up: the Lola-Curious family.

Ajay and Lola are one of those couples that got together “off screen”. I wasn’t explicitly trying to get them together, but once they were friends ACR took over and they autonomously went steady, so I just decided to merge their households since I felt like it made sense for them (and partially because I find Ajay’s family boring to play on their own, haha.)

School’s out for summer, but the kids have summer homework to catch up on before they can start enjoying their freedom! Ajay and Lola are very strict on this.

Then, quickly, Lola finds she's expecting! It's a bit of a suprise since she and Ajay hadn't really talked about kids, but he's on board.

Testee was initially worried she was going to be "replaced" by a new baby, but Lola is quick to reassure her.

The baby is born and named Esme! She’s got Ajay skintone but inherited her mother’s alien eyes - I think she’s the first sim with that look to be born in my game!

Then, it's Testee's birthday!

Testee grows up into a popularity sim in pretty pink dress. She loves nature, being outdoors, and dreams of someday seeing the ocean and maybe studying marine life, checking out hot sims in swimwear, perhaps even becoming the hand of poseidon? She’s a big fan of the supernatural, too, and very interested in her alien roots (perhaps one of the reasons she feels drawn to creatures of the sea, alien in their own way?)

She’s a little absent-minded and her difficult history can make her over-emotional at times. She likes unemployed sims and is turned off by hard-workers, I’m guessing she’d prefer not to have to compete with work for attention in a partner like she does with Ajay and Lola.

She heads to town for the customary teenage makeover and, when she gets home, has an important chat with Lola about her past.

Another pink-loving alien is next, Stella Terrano and her fiancee, Klara Vonderstien!

They want to open up a coffe shop/bakery together someday, but need more money first! So Stella takes a job in the medical field, while Klara picks up a job in journalism.

They also pick up a kitten named Saturn!

Klara, though, has worries. Not long ago, she had a spontanious drunken hookup with her longtime crush, Blossom Moonbeam. She knows she needs to be truthful about it if she wants their marriage to work...

But Stella takes it better than expected! She does request a "free pass" in future though, in the interests of fairness... we'll see how that works out for them.

They're mostly pretty chill and laid back tro play.

Before long it's wedding day! Aside from a jerk-ish waiter at the diner, it goes off without a hitch.

Stella and Klara are now the Terrano-Vondersteins, officially! Both of their names were far too cool not to keep. (Their tags will remain the same, though.)

Stella meets Testee, who has a few questions about their home planet...

and that’s Stella and Klara all done! I was half thinking I might break them up since Klara did cheat, but they seem so besotted with each other I didn’t have the heart. Hopefully that’s all in the past now, like Stella said.

aaaaaaaaand it looks like I've hit Tumblrs new "image limit", so stay tuned for recap parts 2, 3 & 4 🙄

#pleasantview plus #hood: strangetown #PP: Recap

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juniper-simblr · 9 months

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Pleasantview: The Oldie household Year one: introduction

Meet Coral Oldie. Her bio reads: "As the picture of maternal perfection, Coral has raised a successful, beautiful daughter; but at what price?"

She's the head of the orphanage and her vision is to give the orphaned children a great childhood full of love, care, attention and support. She enjoys mystery novels and cooking grand meals.

Meet Herb Oldie. His bio reads: "If being a crafty businessman, loving father, and reasonably reliable husband takes a lot of energy, then Herb Oldie has led an exhausting life."

As a retired executive in the business career, Herb tries to catch up on all the hobbies he neglected during his younger years. He enjoys the piano, but also cooking alongside Coral. He too hopes to give the children a loving home, before they (hopefully) get to go their 'forever-home'.

#sims2 #ts2 #uberhood #pleasantview

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kevinvoncrastenburg · 11 months

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Uberhood Pics (56) - Broke, Dustin & Cleveland

Dustin Broke decided to move from Pleasantview to Belladonna Cove. He now lives in that trailer park where Jessica Peterson and her son live as well. One day he met Ginger Newson and I thought "Hey they would make a cute couple." But WRONG... he has no chemistry with her and tbh he doesn't seem to have any chemistry with anyone. He's very picky but I will find someone for him. I'm always open to suggestions tho. :$

While playing Dustin I saw that Jessica Peterson was fighting with Jared Starchild, one of the premades from University. Jared also lives in that trailer park I mentioned before. Anyway Preston, Jessica's son, saw the fight and started crying. Jessica then went over to comfort her child and tbh I fall in love with this game every single time. The amount of detail and the love that was put into this game .. *chef's kiss*

Over at the Cleveland's Marissa was starting to lose it with her husband Jason. In my game Jason Cleveland is a closeted gay man. In my narrative they were married for appearance and Marissa kinda didn't want to let him go. He came out to her and only her once, but quite frankly, she didn't care. In her world he promised her something and she made sure he sticks to it. Jason was trapped and started to despise his wife. He wants to be happy but is too afraid to come out to the world yet. Anyway they kept those things private and even their son, Justin, didn't know what's up. They attended events together and to the world they were a happy couple. In private they didn't even talk to each other anymore.

This is how they spent their life for many years. Marissa turned very bitter and eventually started an affair with Malcolm Landgraab.

One day Marissa lost her cool and all her anger, that she kept inside for so long, came out.

Marissa had enough of this marriage and, to be fair, needed a reason to get out to be with Malcolm Landgraab. She really just held on to this marriage to punish Jason and to make sure he's not happy as long as she's not happy. Now that she thinks she can be happy with Malcolm Landgraab, she doesn't need to punish Jason anymore. This was the end of Marissa & Jason Cleveland.

Their son Justin also had a few things to say and sticked to his father. Justin had enough of Marissa's antics and never understood why she was so cold towards him or his father. Maybe one day Jason will tell Justin the truth.

Me playing the high society of Belladonna Cove:

#sims 2 #ts2 #the sims 2 #sims 2 uberhood #uberhood #marissa cleveland #justin cleveland #jason cleveland #belladonna cove #kevinvoncrastenburg

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simnationlifebefore · 9 months

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"His soul has passed on"

"His soul was strong, almost like he was one of us"

"Impossible. Gunther never had magic in his life, it's just a memory of his family heritage"

"Look the sky going back to normal"

"He's fine, temperature normal. It didn't effect him"

"What the hell was that?"

"A history of magic in Simnation"

"By Webster Crumplebottom"

"Ah. That might explain it"

#pvlb4 #pleasantview life before #the goth family values #cassandra goth #bella goth #alexander goth #mortimer goth #cornelia goth #agnes crumplebottom #agatha crumplebottom #belinda crumplebotton #beatrice crumplebottom #bianca crumplebottom

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lurking-lilibeth · 1 year

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Doc Alan's Hangout

This is a bin lot that comes with Apartment Life, but I like to have it in my version of Pleasantview as a restaurant.

The makeover is low-CC, and everything is included in the file or the achive, except for:

modular chair recolors by @lolitarecolors - grab them here;

public phone recolors: original post & working link (you may already have these if you downloaded my other lots; since I couldn't find the working link before, I used to include them in my archives).

The lot was cleaned of all sims references, but please use Clean Installer. The lot description may appear wonky if your game doesn't recognize Cyrillic.

Download (SFS)

#ts2 #ts2 download #ts2cc #maxis makeover #maxis match #pleasantview #my lots

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harmonyckrs · 29 days

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Day 8 in Twisted Pleasantview: They're Here for Us

THE PREVIOUS DAY

NAME: DUSTIN BROKE

LIFE STAGE: TEEN

STATUS: ALIVE, POSSESSED FUNCTIONAL

SPECIAL NOTES: Never make a deal with fairies.

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Dear Diary,

Mom went missing today.

The last time I saw her she was going to visit Cassandra to probably have a make-out session. Angela thinks she probably stayed the night, but I feel like she definitely would've told us if she did. Dad's still at the hospital because apparently there were some complications with the birth, so I don't know if he knows.

Dirk and Aunt Jen both gave me their condolences today, but I don't really feel anything. I did dream of this happening after Dina disappeared, but I never really thought it would happen. Grandma and Grandpa also moved in with us temporarily until Dad came back from the hospital, which feels unnecessary but I'd take them over either Mom or Dad any day. Am I allowed to say that? I'm sure Mom will be fine, anyway.

Anyway, I tried to ask Angela about how her report was going but she said she wanted to keep it secret. I know deep down she hasn't done shit, because I haven't seen her make any effort to try to talk to the Specters at all. Once I asked her about it more she snapped and said she overheard me talking to Pascal and was afraid that whatever I had in that report would end up undermining hers.

I don't know why she was so upset when the Specters have a good reputation while mine is on the guy that they fucked over with the help of all the influential people in town, but I told her that we can compare reports and she seemed to calm down after that.

We dropped by the Broke trailer after school to visit Dustin but it turns out he went missing and Ms. Broke was in a frenzy. I genuinely don't think I've ever seen her that panicked tbh, or at all really. We offered to help her look around, before we eventually found Dustin inside of what seemed to be a circle of flowers that formed around one of trees near the trailer. He seemed really dazed and just stared up at the sky, so we decided to play some good old-fashioned Punch You Punch Me as we waited for him to come back to his senses.

Once he left the ring he said he was tired and wanted to go to sleep, but Angela was able to talk to him while I went to take a shit in their bathroom. The Broke walls were hella thin, so I heard everything. Dustin claimed that he got transported to another realm by a fairy and that he saw an Asian man with long hair and green tinted glasses staring at him from behind a cold, glass wall. He also mentioned seeing a hall of mirrors which reflected the people who went missing, including Beau and Mom, but that he was sent back before he could do anything about them. He seemed kinda frazzled the entire time, so we decided to just let him go to sleep and return home.

I guess I can ask Ripp if he could introduce me to Puck, one of our other classmates who's a fairy. He seems pretty chill but he's super shy, so it's hard to talk to him because of that. I'm guessing he might know something about it, or at least direct me to someone who has. I'm not entirely sure if I believe Dustin, but considering how he just magically appeared in that flower ring I'm certain fairies probably had something to do with it.

I wonder if Strangetown ever had fairy incidents, like they do with aliens. I did hear that they're mainly from Veronaville, due to it the environment being more friendly towards fairies, but I don't think it's impossible for fairies to be found elsewhere. I guess I can ask someone from Strangetown about it later.

THE NEXT DAY

#ts2 #pleasantview with a twist #sims 2 gameplay

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socialbunny · 6 months

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Hey, Dirk! 👋

I just returned to TS2 after three-and-a-half-years and I'm so jazzed to see your blog is still active! I really enjoy your Sims, especially your Wahnakai OCs!

The half-zombie family is my favorite. Total 10/10! 😘🤌 (chef's kiss) I also have a significant case of Natavia brain rot. She's so pretty!

I'm entirely aboard the Skip/Darleen ship. I'll be going down with it and I don't even need a life jacket because the endorphins will be enough to keep me afloat. 🥺💕

TL;DR: Could you please upload your TS2 Skip and Darleen if that's cool with you? Thanks a bunch!

Sincerely,

Pidge, the premade enjoyer

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <3333 i think i remember you :3 also the mortifying knowledge of how long ive had this particular blog is soooo scary 😭😭 jk but the fact ive been on here for this long 😶

THANKS FOR LIKINGMY OCS!!! i would post them more but its just not for me literally just do the occasional ambiguous post and think about them like 90% of the time 😿and natavia she's my best mentally ill girl saved by being so pretty

THANKS ABT THE SKIPLEEN THANG i was doing it as a joke at first. or just like a bit but then i latched onto it and i couldnt let go 😭 awful

i have posted my skip and darleen before, however i've never posted it as a public download due to them not being my own version of them; they are from @/veronavillequiltingbee's old alt pleasantview that i grew attached too (maybe from just the first version?? idk if the faces were changed again or kept the same in the second version they did).

here's a download link for them :3 if u want me to take them down @veronavillequiltingbee lmk plsss

the wahnakai folder is also here i changed my pinned post on this blog and forgot i literally have all my links on there

THANKS AGAINNNnnnnn 💕💕💕 for thinking of me and following me again after so long lol so cool to be remembered and im just here. doing the same thing as always

old sims 4 picture of nat for you!!!!!!! under this cut just because its so big idk why i do that still

and something from when i first started rendering lol it looks so stiff and bad but whateva

#going down with calling it skipleen im too lazy to name think about another name for it #i dont even think vvqb is super active but its really a jic thing #also u could never clog my askbox. NOBODY CAN. i just suck at answering asks help me.

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luverofralts · 1 month

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Arkhelios Adventures

"Do you know if my mother will be here? She didn't say anything in her email, but she must have told you, right?"

Princess Victoriana stared eagerly at her posted guard, desperate to be let in on her mother's plans. Last night, she'd received a message from her mother's office, informing her that her presence was required in Sedona. The details were scarce, just that she was to reopen some historical buildings and make a speech or two.

It didn't sound that bad to Victoriana, but her grandmother had read the email with an unreadable expression and stormed away afterward to speak with her grandfather in another room.

What was the harm of dusting off some old buildings in dumb Sedona? The former country had been conquered by Pleasantview centuries ago, and just about everyone had forgotten about them. There were still descendants from their former royal family, but Pleasantview had decimated their culture and history until the only recognized annual event in Sedona was the visiting of the Pleasantview monarch on the anniversary of their surrender to remind them of their place.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, but the queen regrettably won't be here for the reopening," the guard replied. "Her schedule is only at the palace for today."

"Oh. That's okay, I guess. She wanted me to do this for her, so maybe she'll see me tomorrow to ask how things went."

"A very likely scenario, Your Highness. Her Majesty would never assign you a duty you could not perform."

Victoriana posed by the long abandoned thrones of the former Sedona castle, running her speech through her head before the cameras started rolling. After reviewing the speech, Victoriana had been surprised to see that this grand reopening of the castle wasn't reopening it as a museum, as it once was a decade or so ago. No, this castle and the other, much older castle in Sedona were being restored as living quarters for the Pleasantview monarch.

Victoriana tried to picture herself living in this place. It wasn't a bad place by any means, but it felt foreign and strange to think that she might actually live here. It's years as a museum had taken its toll on the old building, and clearly, they would have to remove the gift shop.

The master suite in the old castle was at least modern enough to be comfortable for the teen. After her speech, Victoriana had been ordered to stay in the building overnight to await her mother's next command. As the highest ranked person in the building, Victoriana got to sleep in the master suite, which was a rare treat. Whenever her mother was present, the queen was given the largest room. For one brief moment, Victoriana could imagine her future as queen. This huge suite would be hers permanently, and she would have the power to decommission museums that she wanted to live in, just like her mother.

It would likely be a lonely life, if Claudia's reign was any example. Victoriana would eventually inherit her mother's endless meetings and busy schedule. She would have to miss out on milestones with her own children, just as Claudia had over the years, and really screen potential spouses to make sure their intentions were honest. She would make sure to make time to see her half-siblings and hopefully her father when her mother was gone. That day wasn't anytime soon though.

Victoriana's phone beeped while she mused over the future. To her surprise, it was a message from her mother.

"Tomorrow, you'll be opening the second Sedona castle as a royal residence as planned," Victoriana read. "I will meet with you the day after tomorrow at the Honora St. Julien Tower in Crystal Cove. Your new speech will be delivered to you shortly. Love, Mom."

The princess groaned at the idea of more speeches but was incredibly excited at the news that her mother would finally be joining her. Who even cared about these dusty old buildings or about boring Sedona? Victoriana would much rather be at home in her own room or at school where she at least got to talk to people her own age.

She'd been texting with her half-brother Theo for the past few days, but only when she wasn't busy or he wasn't in class, so not very often. He seemed like a nice enough guy, and she'd learned a lot about their father from him. Her father was a great baker, overprotective and a passable demon hybrid according to Theo. He had a dark form, and the attention of his sister in law, the Demonic Sovereign. The rest of their conversations were heavily focused on Theo's boyfriend, Adam, or what homework assignment he found tedious that day.

Victoriana had less interesting subjects to talk about. She didn't have a romantic partner or even a crush on anyone. Her grandparents were the only family she was allowed to see unsupervised and her day was packed with learning rules and treaties that were only relevant three hundred years ago. She may live in a palace when she wasn't at boarding school, but her life was far from what the other kids her age assumed it was. What kid wanted to hang out in two museums her mother apparently needed to live in?

Sometimes her mother confided in her about her plans, while other times, Victoriana had no idea what her mother was thinking.

"And that is why we hope that the repurposing of this historical landmark will highlight the vibrant part Sedona plays in our great country. Thank you."

Victoriana stepped down from the podium, scanning the crowd for signs of her mother.

She hadn't been told to expect her mother until the next day, but she had still been hopeful. Eventually, the politely clapping crowd and flashing cameras would leave and she could once again unwind in yet another lifeless building on her own. Theo had written her a long text detailing his defensive magic exam to compare it to her own school's curriculum. Politics and networking were more valued at her school, and the princess often feared that she would fall behind magically, despite her private demonology lessons. There was a lot a crown princess needed to know and she couldn't risk the danger of being unprepared. Fortunately, Theo seemed to be studying dark, complicated magic that he was all too happy to demonstrate the next time they met or virtually on their phones. She doubted that her mother would approve of her contact with Theo, but Victoriana was her own person and she could forge alliances with whomever she chose. If Claudia was too busy for her daughter, then it was only fair that Victoriana got to spend time with people aside from her grandparents.

When her mother did meet up with Victoriana, the atmosphere was tense. First of all, Queen Claudia was dressed in full regal splendor, with her full guard behind her. The second concerning thing was that the queen and her guard were standing in a tower located in Crystal Cove, attracting many worried onlookers.

"Mom? Shouldn't we be in Pleasantview or Old Sedona if we're opening a building?" Victoriana whispered to her mother as cameras flashed around them. "We don't own any land in Crystal Cove."

"You'd be surprised what we own," Claudia informed her daughter, smiling for the cameras. "If you studied your history closely, you would know that when the empire broke apart, Pleasantview officially retained control of Honora St. Julien's tower as a good faith gesture. All I'm going to do is remind them of this fact."

Victoriana dutifully followed her mother inside the building and up to the outside balcony that was already set up with a microphone.

Her mother said a bunch of words that didn't really mean anything, just like most of her speeches. This action she was taking was controversial, it was written all over the faces Victoriana could see from the balcony. This must have been the thing that had made her grandmother so upset earlier. Grandma Anna was an excellent political strategist and one devoted to preserving peace. It wasn't an act of war to take ownership of something that was rightfully yours and it did look like the building hadn't been properly occupied in decades, so they weren't even evicting anyone. Still, restoring the Sedona museums into royal residences had clearly been a front to minimalize the potential backlash of repossessing this tower.

"Mom? What's so great about this building?" Victoriana asked, once the queen's speech had completed and they had a brief moment to smile for the crowds. "Grandma told you not to do this, didn't she?"

"Grandma doesn't know everything," Claudia replied. She paused before replying, making sure that there wasn't an active microphone picking up their conversation. "The king of Crystal Cove is old and inexperienced at ruling. His late wife did most of that for him. He won't fight this. He's probably writing a speech now welcoming us to take more land in order to keep the peace. His heir would fight to pay us the value of the tower in exchange for the land itself, so it's best to do this now, when there's a weak monarch in charge."

"What do we need with this dumb tower anyway?" Victoriana asked, completely baffled that her mother wanted to fight over an old, unimportant relic at all.

"It's a foothold, dear. My advisors believe that it may be necessary to expand our options in the near future. It never hurts to have options."

Claudia maintained a calm expression for their audience, but Victoriana could see past that mask...most of the time anyway. Lately, she had been harder to read. If her shadowy advisors were worried, something must be brewing behind the scenes. Something frightening enough to take controversial actions.

"Mom, should I be worried? Are we going to war?

"If this all goes well, then probably not," Claudia said reassuringly, leaving her daughter with an unsettled knot in her stomach.

"Probably not? Probably?"

Claudia's gaze remained on the crowd and the cameras, though her voice did soften slightly.

"Probably not," she repeated. "Peace is extremely hard to maintain forever, dear, and sometimes sacrifices must be made to ensure it lasts. There are frequently events that could potentially turn violent or tragedies that turn friends into enemies. How we survive them is by thinking ahead, and planning our moves carefully. You must always have multiple plans to fall back on and know when to trust your intel. Your life as queen will depend on it."

"Is...is this about my father? Are we in danger because of his family? Should we tell him?"

"Your father? Certainly not," Claudia replied, a ghost of a smile toying with her lips. "No, for once, I can't blame this on him. When you need to know, Victoriana, I will let you know. This all may blow over and it might not. Just enjoy the pageantry while it lasts. You'll be heading back to school tomorrow."

Despite her worries, Victoriana's spirits rose. Returning to school? She was finally free of her grandparents? Did this mean that her mother would finally let her return to the castle on weekends?

Another thought popped into Victoriana's head when she thought of her time with her grandparents.

"Wait a minute, did you send me away for weeks to Grandma and Grandpa’s just to keep Grandma busy?" Victoriana asked, the accusation clear in her voice. "I thought you were mad at me about asking about my father and sent me away. Was all that a front to keep an eye on Grandma?"

Claudia's only response was to raise a curious eyebrow at her daughter's accusations.

"Both of those theories could be true," she said at last. "You must remember that your grandmother has rules of her own to follow that cannot be broken. A reaper can't be caught interfering with the affairs of the living."

"Can't be caught," Victoriana said slowly. "That's different than not interfering at all. You plotted against your own mother to keep her out of your plans for claiming land in Crystal Cove?"

"In your opinion only, dear." Claudia was having difficulty repressing her smile. Her heart was filled with pride that her daughter was finally learning how to think as a monarch. Victoriana had come a long way recently. With her demand to know her father's name and now, her piecing together some of her mother's plan, the princess was slowly growing into the leader Claudia knew she would one day be. She was paying attention to how the world around her functioned and what pieces of it could be swapped out at her command if she disliked them.

"So who are we almost at war with?" the princess asked. "Crystal Cove? Is that why we need a base inside their country? I haven't heard anything about Crystal Cove at all lately. Why would they want to fight us?"

"I never said it was Crystal Cove," Claudia said sternly. "I don't recall mentioning any country of concern, just that we needed options going forward."

She paused as another thought occurred to her. Victoriana did have access to an entire student body of well connected students who were all very fond of gossiping about what they'd heard their parents say at home. Hearing the gossip and predicting who she could trust to support her reign would be a great help in these times.

"Okay," the queen conceded at last. "It would be very helpful if you could listen to the gossip at school for me. Every detail about what their parents believe helps our cause, but there is specifically one thing I want you to listen for: the Red Queen. If anyone mentions those words, I need you to listen carefully. This is crucial, Victoriana, you can't mention this mission to your friends or seem too interested in asking questions. Nothing can compromise this plan, do you understand?"

"Yes, Red Queen, don't be suspicious," Victoriana confirmed with glee. "What does it mean though? Is it a code word? Is it a another monarch threatening to invade?"

"Just remember your mission," Claudia said abruptly, returning her focus once again on the crowd. "And no texting your half-brother about this. If I find out that you've involved him in this, I will be quite disappointed in you."

Victoriana cringed, kicking herself for assuming that her mother wasn't aware of her and Theo's chats. The saying really was true: the queen of Pleasantview truly did know everything there was to know.

As much as she loved her mother, something inside the princess longed for the day when she would inherit that much power.

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