#aroha tuarua

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Late night nonsense with the Nubbes. Spot is still out a-haunting

Go away Inti >:(

So stacked beds can cause some issues with the kids waking up at the same time, unless the beds are facing opposite directions. Smooth as butter.

Miretsi's a mean girl.

Bierdna to the rescue! The 'torment' interaction from AL is seriously underrated, the animations are just great

Ok let's try to talk this out. Miretsi, are you upset with Eallin because your mom lives with her now?

Meanwhile Rieban makes a friend in this cool older girl Aroha. Also hi Orotika

Gaem. Pls :(

Miretsi! Poor Eallin :(

and that's where we leave these guys for now

And that's the end of round 13! the round in which the oldest gen 2 child reached adulthood. Which means the next round is the beginning of the Roman stage, which requires a bit of setting up as we're changing the whole structure of society, and a lot of sims will be moving into new homes that'll have to be built, along with the new community lots, so buckle up for a lot of wip-posts in the next few days

#sims 2 #test of time challenge #neanderthal stage #moon islands #round 13 #woods hut #nubbe household #stuorra nubbe #tips the dog #spot the dog #inti iskay #arvi nubbe #gáranas nubbe #aroha tuarua #bierdna nubbe #rieban nubbe #miretsi bigarrena #doaivu vuosttamus #eallin vuosttamus #orotika keji #johka vuosttamus

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1001 Panui Korero | Korero Korero 莲花演说

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writen by ZHOU Junjun

第一个故事

男人拖着疲倦回到家，妻子问：“怎么这么晚回来？是不是外面有人了？”男人忽然感到非常愤怒地对妻子说：“你怎么这么不理解我？”第二天，他们去民政局换了一本证……

Tuatahi korero

Ka hoki mai te tangata he ngenge i te ngenge me te ngenge, ka ui tana wahine, "He aha koe i hoki ngatahi ai? He tangata kei waho?" Ka ohorere te riri a taua tangata, ka mea ki tana wahine, "He aha koe kaore i tino mohio ki ahau?" I te ra i muri mai, ka haere ratou ki te Tari Taataki Hauora Kua hurihia he tiwhikete ...

 第二个故事

课后，老师对学生说：“如果再是这个成绩，我会劝你转校了，跟上你会很吃力。”回家，母亲拿着试卷恨铁不成钢地指责孩子说：“再过一年高考了，你看你该怎么办，你看考得上哪个学校，你看你将来该怎么办！怎么这么不争气呢。”晚间补习，补习老师说：“怎么教了这么多遍，你就是做不对呢？”当晚，学生从补习老师家一跃而下，当场死亡，他才十六岁……

Te korero tuarua

Whai muri i te akomanga, ka mea te kaiako ki nga akonga, "Ki tenei ano tenei karaehe, ka tohutohu atu ahau kia whakawhiti koe ki te kura, ka uaua ana ki a koe kia haere tonu." Ka hoki ki te kainga, ka whakapaehia e te whaea te tamaiti ki te pepa whakamatautau me te kino ki te maitai, ka mea, "Tatou ka haere Te whakamātautau tomokanga o te tau kotahi, kei te kite koe i nga mea e tika ana kia mohio koe, ka kite koe i te kura ka taea e koe te tango, ka kite koe me aha e tika ana koe. I hika koe i hara? "I taua po tonu, ka peke atu te akonga ki te whare kaiwhakaako ka mate i te tuunga. Kotahi noa ana ona tau 16 te pakeke ...

 第三个故事

十年寒窗苦读，他是有名的学霸，名企招聘会上，面试官对他说：“介绍下你自己。”他说：“啊……嗯……我……我叫……”面试官说：“对不起，请下一位。”走出门，他靠着墙蹲下，把简历撕得粉碎……

Tuatoru korero

I te tekau tau o te ako pakeke, he akonga mohio ia. I te wa mahi mo nga kamupene rongonui, ka ki atu te kai uiui ki a ia, "Whakauru atu koe." Ka kii atu te kaiawhina, "Aroha, kia koa." Ka toro atu ia ki waho o te tatau, ka tutuki a ia ki te pakitara, ka haa tana tuokiri ...

 第四个故事

团队准备整整一月，精心编制各种节目，终于迎来了万众期待的年会。董事长在员工热情的掌声中缓步走上讲台，举起话筒方才发觉演讲稿落在座位上，他望着台下黑压压的人群，一双双亮晶晶的眼睛，忽然觉得呼吸急促，头冒冷汗，双脚发抖……他不禁往讲台中间挪了挪，这一挪，却不小心把话筒掉到了地上，台下一下子热闹起来，传来闷声的笑声。他完全慌了神，已不记得演讲稿的内容，有些尴尬地弯下腰捡起话筒咳了两声说：“哈哈，大家，吃好，喝好！谢谢！”然后像逃荒般地窜下台回到座位，连忙拿起纸巾擦拭满头汗水，剧烈的心跳声在耳畔久久不能散去……

Te wha o nga korero

Ka noho te roopu mo te marama katoa, ka ata whakaemihia e ia nga momo kaupapa, a, ka uru atu ki roto i te huihuinga o te tau kua tino hiahiatia. I ata haere te tiamana ki te konukawata me nga pati mahana a nga kaimahi, ka whakaarahia te whaikorero ki mua i tana kitenga ka hinga te korero i runga o te nohoanga, ka titiro ia ki te mano i raro o te atamira, i ona kanohi kanapa, ka paoho iho te poto o te manawa me te manawa makariri ki tona mahunga. I wiri ona waewae ... Kaore i taea e ia te neke engari ka neke ki waenga o te riu, engari na te ohorere i heke iho i te whaikorero ki te whenua, ka haruru te hunga whakarongo ki te kata. I tino pukuriri ia, kaore i maumahara ki nga kiko o te whaikorero.Na ka piko ia ki raro, ka mau ki te whaikorero, ka haruru rua: "Haha, ta te tangata, kia kai pai, inu inu! Mauruuru!" Katahi ka tuuturu ano ia ka hoki ano he rerenga. Ka u ki ahau ki te nohoanga, ka tangohia e au he tauera pepa ka horoi i taaku maru.Kore te whekau o te ngakau e marara mo te wa roa ...

 第五个故事

商业路演现场，他拿着一个团队整整一个月不眠不休做出的商业计划书，已经有20万高粘度粉丝，信心十足。当话筒递到他手上，投资人说：“请用三句话说明你的项目。”他说：“呃……我们做的是……是……”投资人说：“谢谢，请下一位。”他黯然坐下，合作伙伴们都黯然低下了头，拍了拍他的肩膀，起身离去……

Korero tuarima

I te maakete arumoni, i whakahaerehia e ia he ropu umanga mahi kua mahi ana ia mo te marama katoa, ā, kua 200,000 te hunga whakatangi teitei-nui me te tino maia. I te wa i tukuna atu te whaikorero ki a ia, ka ki atu te kaipupuri putea, "Tena koa maarama te whakamaarama i to kaupapa i roto i nga rerenga e toru." Ka kii ia, "Eh ... he aha taatau ... Kotahi. "Noho ana ia i runga o te pouri, ko nga hoa i whakapiko katoa o ratou mahunga, ka patupatua tona pokohiwi, ka whakatika, ka wehe ...

 第六个故事

古有贾诩一句话引起百年战乱，亦有张仪三寸不烂之舌抵百万雄狮。历史由人演绎，社会由人诠释，生活由人改变。今天，当我们面对各种繁琐，各种误解，各种质疑，各种矛盾，各种委屈，我们都说，这是人造成的。蓦然回首，三省吾身，这是——沟通——造成的！

Onoono nga korero

I nga tau o mua, na nga kupu a Jia Yi i hua ai te riri, kotahi rau tau o te pakanga, ana ko te arero koretake e toru-huringa a Zhang Yi i haere mai i te miriona nga raiona tane. Ko te hitori e whakamaorahia ana e te tangata, ko te hapori te whakamaoritanga a te iwi, a, ka hurihia te ao e te iwi. I tenei ra, ka whakaekehia e tatou nga momo whakaraerae katoa, nga momo whakama kore, nga momo feaa, nga momo whakahē katoa, nga momo pouri katoa, e kii ana tatou katoa na tenei i pa mai ai. Ka ohorere whakamuri, ko nga kawanatanga e toru ko aku tinana, he korero-korero tenei!

 第N个故事

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Nth story

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 “莲花演说”源自“舌灿莲花，口吐莲花”，主要形容人口才好，口齿伶俐，能言善道，有如莲花般的美妙。莲花，也有纯洁，正直，吉祥之意。古月今心取“莲花演说”，意其一是人若有纯洁正直的心，逢人多说吉祥的话，这样人们便会心生欢喜，人事顺利，性格也就乐观包容，命运也就更加舒顺。意其二，公众演说，能够能言善道，犹如莲花般的美妙。

Ko te "korero terenihi" i ahu mai i te "arero lotus, mokowhiti" - Ko te nuinga o te korero mo te taupori, he korero, he pai te korero, me te tino ataahua ano he putiputi. Ko te tikanga a Lotus ko te maakore, te pono, me te pono. I tango a Gu Yuejin i te "korero terenihi". Ko tetahi o nga take, ki te mea he ngakau ma, he tika te tangata, ka korero i nga kupu whaihua i nga wa katoa, ka koa te iwi i roto i o raatau ngakau, ka maeneene te ahua, ka pai o raatau tuakiri, me te manawanui, a ka nui atu to raatau painga. Tawhiri. Tuarua, ko nga whaikorero korero ka taea te korero ma te ngawari, penei me te puawai pua tereni.

 在这个科技日新月异的时代，移动互联网深入到我们生活的方方面面，改变了我们的社交方式，看似缩短了人与人之间的距离。恰恰相反的是，而今“人际交往”却成为大家津津乐道的话题，人们热衷学习“情商”，“智商”，“处理人际关系”。

I tenei ao tere o te ao o te hangarau, kua uru te Ipurangi pūkoro ki nga waahanga katoa o to tatou ao, i hurihia te huarahi whakawhitiwhiti ki a tatou, me te ahua nei kei te whakapiki i te tawhiti i waenga i te iwi. Engari, "ko nga whakawhitiwhiti korero takahi" ka tu hei kaupapa e korero ana te katoa. E hiahia ana te iwi ki te ako "EQ", "IQ", me te "whakahaere i nga whanaungatanga interpersonal".

 古月今心说，从他帮助的几千位因公众演说有障碍的学员，他发现经常用正确的方式进行演说训练，不仅让更多的人成功的解决了公众演说障碍，还更加提高了沟通和谈判能力，连同日常人际关系也有积极改善。而今，古月今心已经帮助几千人因为沟通，因为演说问题而遇到困惑的人。而今，莲花演说遍布全国多个一线城市，成为中国极具影响力的互动演说训练机构，收获学员大量赞誉。

I kii a Gu Yuejinxin mai i nga mano o nga kaiwhakangungu he uaua ki te korero korero a te iwi, i kitea e ia he maha nga whakangungu korero i roto i te huarahi tika kia kaua e whakaaetia te maha o nga tangata ki te whakatutuki angitu i nga ara korero korero a te iwi, engari he whakapai ake hoki Ko nga pukenga whakawhitiwhiti korero me te whakawhiti korero, me nga hononga o ia ra, kua pai ake hoki. I tenei ra, kua awhina a Gu Yuejin Xin mano o nga tangata e whakama ana na te raru o te whakawhitiwhiti korero me te korero. I tenei wa, kua horapa nga korero a Lotus ki nga taone tuatoru puta noa i te motu, a, kua noho hei rangatira whakangungu reo whakawhitiwhiti korero a Haina, he maha nga whakamoemiti a nga akonga.

 古月今心过去十二年，把自己的全部心血和精力专注于沟通、演说事业，未来，他将一如既往……他只是希望能够帮更多人解决沟通问题，让他们不会再因为沟通问题失去家庭，不会因为沟通问题失去机会，不会因为沟通问题失去自信，不会因为沟通问题铸就大错后悔终生。

Mo nga tau tekau ma rua kua paahure ake nei, kua whakapau kaha a Gu Yuejinxin i ona kaha me tona kaha ki te kaupapa o te whakawhitiwhiti korero me te korero.Ko nga ra kei te heke mai, ka kaha tonu ia ... ka tumanako ano ia ka awhina i etahi atu tangata ki te whakaoti i nga raru whakawhitiwhiti kia kore ai e pangia e nga raru whakawhiti korero. Mena ka ngaro koe i to whanau, kaore koe e ngaro i nga tupono na te raru o te whakawhitiwhiti korero, kaore koe e ngaro i te maia na te raru o te whakawhitiwhiti korero, kaore koe e tatarahapa i to koiora na te mea o nga raru korero.

 沟通，让你学会怎么好好生活；沟通，让你学会怎么面对他人；沟通，让你学会怎么认识自己；沟通，让你学会怎样把握机会；沟通，改变命运，演讲，改变人生……古月今心说：人一生，学会好好说话，你会发现满是惊喜 。 提升演讲，做一个懂得一对多、一对一沟通的人。

Ma te whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro e ako koe me pehea te noho pai; ma te whakawhitiwhiti korero e mohio ai koe ki te whakama ki etahi atu; ma te whakawhitiwhiti e mohio ai koe ki te mohio ki a koe ano; I kii a Jinxin: I roto i to koiora, akona te korero pai, ka kite koe i te tino maere. Whakapai i te whakaaturanga me te noho hei tangata e maarama ana ki te whakawhiti korero-a-nui me te kotahi.

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HE AROTAKE

“Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere. Engari, ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao.” 

Kia ora e te whānau! Nau mai, haere mai ki tāku rangitaki. Ko te kaupapa o tēnei rangitaki, he arotake. Ka kōrero au e pā ana te pukapuka ‘Deep River Talk’ nā Hone Tuwhare.

I whānau a Hone Tuwhare i te 1922.  I mate ia i te 2008. He kaituhi ia, me he kaituhi rangatira. Nō Kaikohe ia, ko Ngā Puhi tōna iwi. I perehi ia tōna pukapuka tuatahi i te 1956. Ko te ingoa ō te pukapuka, ko 'No Ordinary Sun'. Mai i tera wā, i perehi a Hone Tuwhare, he maha ngā pukapuka. I roto i ngā pukapuka a Hone Tuwhare, i kōrero ia e pā ana te ao Māori me te reo Māori, nga whānau Māori me ngā iwi Māori. I te matenga o ia, ko Hone Tuwhare te kaituhi Māori rongonui o Aotearoa.

I pānui au i tēnei pukapuka ('Deep River Talk') i tēra mārama. I te aroha au i ngā kupu me ngā kiripuaki i roto i tēnei pukapuka. Ko paenga kōrero te momo o te pukapuka - arā, he 'Poetry Anthology.' I whakaaro au i tino ātaahua te pukapuka, me i whakaaro au he mea tino nui ngā kōrero o tēnei pukapuka. I ako nui ahau mai i tēnei pukapuka.

Ko te mea tuatahi, i rata au ngā kupu i Te Reo Māori. I te wā i tuhi a Tuwhare i tēnei pukapuka, kua ngaro tātou i etahi Te Reo Māori mai i ngā pukapuka o Aotearoa. Ko te mea tuarua, he maha ngā kare-ā-roto i roto i te kōrero o tēnei pukapuka. I hono au ki ngā tāngata me ona wairua. Whaihoki, i hono au ki te wāhi o te pukapuka, arā, Aotearoa. I mārama au i te whakaaro o Tuwhare nā te mea i hono au ki tēra whenua hoki. Ko tāku tino kōrero mai i 'Deep River Talk' ko te 'Haiku'. Ahakoa he iti ngā kupu, he nui te tikanga. Anei ngā kupu: 

“Stop your snivelling creek-bed:

come rain hail and flood-water laugh again.” 

Nō reira, e rima ngā whetu mō tēnei pukapuka! Me pānui! Arohanui, Isla. x

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Ngata's 1916 verses: Te ope tuatahi No Aotearoa No Te Waipounamu No nga tai e wha Ko koutou ena E nga rau e rima Te Hokowhitu toa A Tumatauenga I hinga ka Ihipa Ki Karipori ra ia E ngau nei te aroha Me te mamae Te ope tuarua No Mahaki rawa Na Hauiti koe Na Porourangi I haere ai Henare Me to wiwi I patu ki te pakanga Ki Paranihi ra ia Ko wai he morehu Hei kawe korero Ki te iwi nui e E taukuri nei? Tomoana's 1917 verse: Te ope tuaiwa No Te Arawa No Te Tairawhiti No Kahungunu E haere ana au Ki runga o Wiwi Ki reira au nei E tangi ai Me mihi kau atu I te nuku o te whenua He konei ra e E te tau puma.

When the First World War broke out, Māori leaders responded in various ways. Some, such as Rua Kenana Hepetipa, maintained total opposition to Māori enlistment. Others such as Apirana Ngata, Paraire Tomoana, and Maui Pomare, were in favour of Māori enlistment and organised recruitment drives, particularly in the Waikato region of Ngāti Maniapoto and the East Coast Ngāti Porou region. 

Their recruitment campaign was particularly successful in Ngāti Porou, which enlisted enough men to form its own company in the battalion. Some companies were also supplemented by recruits from the Cook Islands and Niue. 

By 1916 the battalion was in desperate need of reinforcements. As part of the drive to recruit more soldiers, the song Te Ope Tuatahi was composed by Apirana Ngata. It became famous during the First World War and was adopted as the anthem of the battalion. 

In 1917, again in need of reinforcements, Paraire Tomoana composed an additional verse to the song, specifically encouraging enlistment in Ngāti Kahungunu, and other eastern regions of the North Island.

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Nubbes + +

Arvi's put his hat back on

He's also beginning to show his age a little bit

There was a brief fire. Knowing the rain's already putting it out, Imole stays very calm even as all her guests and one of her kids run super close to the inferno to scream and flail for a bit

There are scarier things than a flame in a rainstorm, as Johka soon learns. Spot's out haunting tonight.

Also childbirth

Gáranas is born!

Hi papa

moar soon!

#sims 2 #test of time challenge #neanderthal stage #moon islands #round 13 #woods hut #nubbe household #arvi nubbe #stuorra nubbe #tips the dog #johka vuosttamus #imole nubbe #aroha tuarua #inti iskay #rieban nubbe #bierdna nubbe #waiata keta #gáranas nubbe

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This evening at the pond dwelling, the plague is at the door

Or you could say it's Wahi, route failing on the porch and coughing the house full of plague as revenge. Idja is also suffering, but he's already been out of it for a while by now

The children are early risers. Idja's feeling a lot better this morning, though he still looks tired

Ausarta takes the children out for a hike, and returns to see her little doggy entering elderhood

Is Sarta commenting on her wife's looks or what

Meanwhile half the Tuarua family is just hanging out up on the path

Doaivu feels like playing fairy godmother today and magics up a whole lotta fitness points for Aroha, fulfilling a wish

And that evening, Idja is birthdaying

Huzzah! Didn't get makeover pics of him because I'm the worst, BUT check him out on his next day trip to the beach

Dang it!

But hey, check him out checking out Sanma Keji. Instant triple bolts! Well in my book that's a ship now

Their convo animations are funny. They're clearly getting on really well!

Meanwhile

Dang it! Sorry Ulli

there are so many more pics of this day at the beach but they'll have to wait

till morrow!

#sims 2 #test of time challenge #neanderthal stage #moon islands #round 13 #pond dwelling #vuosttamus household #wahi tuatahi #idja vuosttamus #kia the dog #ulli vuosttamus #johka vuosttamus #ausarta vuosttamus #doaivu vuosttamus #oraora tuarua #puawai tuarua #aroha tuarua #izar bigarrena #pouri tuarua #awosanma keji #maru tuarua

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Uncle Puawai makes a visit to the Reeds hut to meet the kiddos.

Eallin is also here.

And now that we know that, we can get on with the main event.

Tapu and Miharo don't even glance over here, damn. Must be a riveting convo. Also hi Aroha

Another baby girl! Welcome Peara :)

Everyone's eager to meet the baby

but babies need a lot of sleep and is eventually taken inside for a nap

everyone else may party on tho

Luma feels no need for bed rest this time and just wants to teach Awhina her words. She's really getting the hang of this childbirth thing

look at all these good kids being good kids

wow even the cats are playing nice! this household is blessed fr. well they are father and daughter so i guess that makes sense. (so yeah the visiting cat with the stripey coat is Vang and he's Luna II's father)

Can't say the same for the cat and dog though. Oh well

#sims 2 #test of time challenge #neanderthal stage #moon islands #round 13 #tuawha household #reeds hut #puawai tuarua #tomuritanga tuawha #awhina tuawha #eallin vuosttamus #luma tuawha #tapu tuawha #miharo tuatoru #wuruhi tuawha #aroha tuarua #vang the cat #luna ii the cat #tipper the dog #nui tuatahi #indartsu lehenik

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Day 2 with the Tuawhas. It's a new day and a bunch of aunts uncles and cousins visit

Luma's not feeling too great. That was quick wasn't it? She only just had a baby last night

Said baby is shown here meeting her uncle Entzu.

meanwhile her older siblings are working on their artistic skills

She might not be the baby of the house anymore, but Wuruhi's aunts and uncles are still lining up to hug and play with her

When Miharo grows restless, she likes to go to the beach. Despite being shy and a Loner, she's still a popularity sim and likes to challenge herself to socialize with the other kool kidz

Today uncle Tapu and aunt Luma convinced her to bring Tomuritanga along. He seems to be pretty self-sufficient so it's not even a hassle really

Meanwhile Oye Keji and Nerea Bigarrena seem to be hitting it off playing tag on the path. One approves.

Like any introvert, Miharo needs a break from the kool kidz now and then, and finds that there's nothing better for it than a good swim. Meanwhile Tomu's befriending T'ika Qallariq, one of very few fellow kids in he neighborhood he's not related to, just making a note of that to myself don't mind me

back home:

lol what, also girl you care way too much whether boys like you

Anyway yeah Aworan visits and I have them go steady. Miharo has also been courted by Aitor previously but I want better things for her and he prefers Moemoea anyway

positive memories all around! and yeah most of my sims' memories are of relatives' birthdays now, that's how this goes i guess

moar soon

#sims 2 #test of time challenge #neanderthal stage #moon islands #round 13 #reeds hut #entzule bigarrena #miharo tuatoru #wuruhi tuawha #tapu tuawha #waiata keta #moemoea tuatahi #awhina tuarua #eallin vuosttamus #aroha tuarua #teina tuarua #tomuritanga tuawha #oye keji #nerea bigarrena #t'ika qallariq #aworan akoko

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Imole, what is your problem... like yeah Aroha failed that trick pretty bad but you're still booing and heckling a literal child

also hello friends, and happy daily post posting. We're still with the Tuaruae with everyone else in this neighborhood almost

Also, it's birthday! Take it away Oraora (hey Miretsi you're in the shot)

MIRETSI CAN YOU NOT BE IN THE SHOT FOR ONE SECOND PLEASE

meanwhile, Ora's twin Aroha is of course birthdaying too

They both roll interesting traits, acquire fun aspirations, and Aroha finds she swings both ways just like yours truly

Gave them both long dreads, there aren't enough dreads in this hood at this point :) Aroha seemed a good candidate for this highly questionable basegame hula outfit, or so I thought at first... while Oraora goes for a slightly more down to earth look. I really like Aroha's side knots

I did end up picking a different outfit for her tho.

And Puawai aged up too!

I thinned out his hair a little, but otherwise just kept him in his adult stage look pretty much

teaching Pouri to walk is harder on his back all of a sudden, but hopefully the oldest girls will agree to help out with that now that they're old enough for that interaction to be enabled :P

moar soon!

#sims 2 #test of time challenge #neanderthal stage #moon islands #round 13 #beachview hut #tuarua household #imole nubbe #aroha tuarua #miretsi bigarrena #oraora tuarua #kawaii the wolf #awosanma keji #wiola the cat #dudders the cat #maru tuarua #pouri tuarua

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Pua has his hands full with two toddlers, one of whom is refusing the potty... this game is really testing me and him

In happier news, the older daughters have taken up fishing, and Oraora provides the evening's dinner; a plump and lovely fat fish, which cooks up to plenty to feed the whole bunch plus visiting uncle Tapu and aunt Ausarta

Pouri and Tapu enjoying the rain

As for teaching these two their toddler skills, progress is slow... at least Teina is old enough to teach nursery rhymes, that will keep one of the tinies occupied for a time ar least

but we get there in the end with some of the skills :)

Having gained some independence, Maru and Pouri let their dad have a break do some drawing, while Aroha meets her cousin Sanma.

Meanwhile Vang enters elderhood, which hopefully means his angry gf Wiola will go easier on him from now on..

Still lookin' smokin'!

Miretsi's also visiting

... and she and Sanma become besties over the course of that day. One approves.

moar soon

#sims 2 #test of time challenge #neanderthal stage #moon islands #round 13 #beachview hut #tuarua household #puawai tuarua #maru tuarua #pouri tuarua #tapu tuawha #ausarta vuosttamus #oraora tuarua #aroha tuarua #ocker the dog #awosanma keji #vang the cat #wiola the cat #miretsi bigarrena

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guys what are you even screaming about

ah ok fair enough

And the rain put it out immediately of course.

Well then.

Yay! I guess that fire was good for something

Even with lil' bro Manawataki joining big sis Moea for a jog, there's been plenty kicking around the house by now, no?

Beach time! Wahi had to stay home, she's still sick :/

Ah, young love

Dang it!

No more kissing for you young lady, go sit and social distance from the other children

while responsible older sister family sim Para gathers goji berries for the benefit of the general health and wellbeing of the family

And they all head home. Manawataki wore himself out playing and gets to take an afternoon nap, lucky bastard

also

Dang it!

moar soon

#sims 2 #test of time challenge #neanderthal stage #moon islands #round 13 #tuatahi household #seaside dwelling #harikoa tuatahi #awatea tuatahi #mips the dog #para tuatahi #tapu tuawha #puawai tuarua #aroha tuarua #t'ika qallariq #nahia bigarrena #nui tuatahi #mayu tuatahi

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I'm back! Ugh, the world is too real. Let's sims!

Aunt Luma visits the Bigarrena's along with Sanma who has the worst luck with rock-papyrus-sharpened shard of flint

and Otis grows into a senior dog. Looking right dapper good sir!

I missed it but I think Nerea just punched her baby brother really hard. You're lucky we're not in the Victorian stage Nerea or you'd be sent away or something

Miretsi on the other hand plays really nice with her little sister Poza. One of them had a want for a swing around but I forget which one

Chatting over slop dinner about thing that don't exist yet

Brief beach trip that yielded only one screenshot because I'm bad at this lol

My main objective with these is to just have the neighborhood kids meet each other for easier drama-weaving later tbh

Meanwhile I try to learn some sun&moon sets Entzu does some resource extraction labor in preparation for needing to know a trade by next challenge stage. I think he's grinding up some sulphur here?

our final day with this household this round draws to a close

Miretsi shares some unfortunate traits with her cousin Aitor, the noogie menace

Nerea sleeps watched over by her papa and goodest girl Maggie the dog

who grows into a sweet old lady that following morning. Time flies!

on that note, that's all from this household for this round

#sims 2 #test of time challenge #neanderthal stage #moon islands #round 13 #luma tuawha #miretsi bigarrena #izar bigarrena #awosanma keji #otis the dog #nerea bigarrena #poza bigarrena #maggie the dog #entzule bigarrena #nahia bigarrena #dot the dog #aroha tuarua #imole nubbe

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Tuarua household, round 12 part 2

New pup Ocker outgrew pupdom

And decided to make an enemy for life :(

More little Tuaruae are on the way

Time flies with this household

and it's time for birth all of a sudden

What is with everyone already having had twins having to be having twins this round, i've had it

And while Pua goes to give the one he's holding a wash or some shit, Lorea puts the other one in the sand to die from death from childbirth mod, as if my day couldn't get any worse

Booo, mod I have no intention of ever removing from my game

Also yeah RIP Lorea

:,(

#sims 2 #test of time challenge #moon islands #neanderthal stage #round 12 #beachview hut #tuarua household #lorea tuarua #teina tuarua #aroha tuarua #oraora tuarua #puawai tuarua #harikoa tuatahi #ocker the dog #wang the cat #viola the cat #pouri tuarua #maru tuarua

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Well. That's a new house.

And a different, more exciting-looking new house behind it there. We'll be seeing more of it later.

Anyway yeah hello and welcome to the Akoko household! Now moved to a new and improved house made out of real molded and sun-baked clay, rather than the ol' sticks and reeds. It's the new way of things.

Here we see Suyana with baby Pataki. She's expecting again for the sixth and final time. She won't be aging into elderhood this round, but only just. Behind them, eldest child Aworan checks out the new garden.

Cat power couple DD and Diddy came along, of course

As did the Akoko goats :) and the children are now in school, with all the opportunity that brings

This family is plebeian, so we aren't seeing much grandeur yet, but I'm really feeling the upgrade the new house is. Oorun, too, is glad his littlest child will grow up in this relative luxury.

He even finds motivation to be even more of a breadwinner, as he's allowed to now. His choice of career is a surprise to his wife, he was always the serious one of the two (he has 4 points on the serious-playful scale, she has 7). But then he does have the Insane trait. And the "Become Rock Star" LTW. So it kind of tracks.

Stuck at home, Suyana spends what free time she can find in between caring for the goats, crops and baby by entertaining friends and family. Her sister Mayu is actually Empress now I guess, so though the family ain't rich, they're not without powerful connections. But like, who isn't in this hood at this point lol. And Mayu and Harikoa's niece Aroha, also visiting, actually works for them at the palace now.

That evening, Ibukun checks on his baby bro

to find that he's rapidly becoming a lil less of a baby. Or more of one, depending how you look at it. A bigger one, anyway. He grew!

And what a sweet lil guy he is now!

End of part one.

#sims 2 #test of time challenge #moon islands #akoko household #oorun akoko #suyana akoko #aworan akoko #pataki akoko #dd the cat #diddy the cat #mayu tuatahi #harikoa tuatahi #idja vuosttamus #entzule bigarrena #aroha tuarua #ibukun akoko

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Round 12 Tuarua household part 3. Quite a short part 3 but it will have to do. The family tries to move on from losing Lorea in the last segment

Helpful neighbors and relatives visit...

Teina got bigger

but as Aroha finds out, just as ticklish as her toddler self

And we close out with Pua and Maru. His expression is so tender here.

#sims 2 #test of time challenge #moon islands #neanderthal stage #round 12 #tuarua household #beachview hut #teina tuarua #oraora tuarua #aroha tuarua #puawai tuarua #pouri tuarua #maru tuarua #orotika keji #eallin vuosttamus #harikoa tuatahi #luma tuawha

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Time to go see the Tuarua household at beachview hut. Here's Lorea with baby Teina, the youngest.

Who is due to enter toddlerhood that very same evening! Though her smelly dad tries to make it about him

I love her face ngl

And here's big twins Aroha and Oraora, about to exit their toddlerhood

We love to see it. Also hello aunt Waiata's legs

Pictured: twins heading to the beach with dad. Yeah I forgot to get post makeover pictures of them leave me alone

Beach time fun times

But also

Inti and Elewá are beefing. Elewá won't be inti-midated (geddit lmao) by Inti's bear face and attacks

These fools don't know it, but fights are deadly in this challenge, so I'm already sad

And Elewá drew the short straw this time

:(

Inti moves straight on to drinking coconuts like she didn't even just kind of kill someone, but Puawai and Elewá were good friends and he is devastated. To the point where Elewá's actual brother Didan is annoyed with him crying too loudly

More to come.

#sims 2 #test of time challenge #moon islands #neanderthal stage #round 12 #beachview hut #tuarua household #lorea tuarua #teina tuarua #aroha tuarua #oraora tuarua #waiata keta #puawai tuarua #inti iskay #elewá lehenik #indartsu lehenik #harikoa tuatahi #didan keta #arvi nubbe #suyana akoko