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sarcasticscribbles · 3 months
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(MAG001 Sasha the Archivist AU: I play with switching around some characters and edited the transcript to be more Sasha (however it's still based on the official script). It's just for fun, a little intro if you will
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ARCHIVIST
Hello? Test… uh. 1, 2, 3… Right, so.
[DEEP BREATH]
I’m Sasha James. I work for the Magnus Institute, London, an organisation dedicated to academic research into the paranormal. The head of the Institute, Gertrude Robinson, has employed me to replace the previous Head Archivist, Elias Bouchard, who recently quit the position.
I have been working in academia for a decade now, and am familiar with most of the artefacts and research. Some investigations are, admittedly, dead ends, but some appear to be genuine cases; however, when an investigation has gone as far as it can, it is transferred to the Archives. That’s us, me. 
So, the Institute was founded in 1818, and The Archive contains close to 200 years of case files. The Institute may have placed a higher emphasis on maintaining a pristine academic image rather than delving into the task of managing statements or recent experiences. We have a beautiful library but a mess of an archive. This isn’t necessarily a problem – I, or we, can deal with that. Digitalising and modern filling is easy, but, Elias Bouchard seemed to not prioritize that. 
It is going to take me a while to organise this mess; however, I am not alone. I’ve two- or well, three, researchers to assist me. I’ve worked with them in research and have no doubts with their credentials. Alongside me are Jonathan Sims, Martin Blackwood and, well, also, Timothy Stoker — they will do some supplementary research on details that may be missing.
I want to digitise the files as much as possible and record audio versions, but I think it will be on a tape recorder for now. I tried to record on my laptop and, it ended up… Distorted.
[SIGH]
Thousands of files and loose papers clutter this space, with most notes appearing incoherent and unmarked boxes. It appears that some items are dated, but all the marking and organisation have been done manually, and, of course, without any digital or audio versions. I think my laptop might be the first computer here. It appears that little of the actual investigations have been stored in the Archives, so most of the files are the statements themselves.
I’ll try to present these as clear as I can at the end of each statement, but I can not, unfortunately, promise an order with the dates, or theme of the statements. I’m sorry to any researcher attempting to use these files for their own investigations.
I think that covers the new managements, and excuses the state of this place. Furthermore, I’ll try my best, but I don’t think it can get much worse. We have to begin somewhere, right?
Statement of Nathan Watts, regarding an encounter on Old Fishmarket Close, Edinburgh. Original statement given April 22nd 2012. Audio recording by Sasha James, Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute, London.
Statement begins.
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smallcatsims · 9 months
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So, I’ve started a new historical neighborhood.
More details and info about these sims below the cut. I rambled a LOT.
I’ve been having technical issues with Riverwood Park for probably over a month. Basically it just crashes every time I try to enter the Fischer household, and the occasional times that it loads everything is just drenched in invisible soup.
I’m not giving up on Riverwood Park. This has happened in other neighborhoods once I’ve been playing them for a while, but I don’t intend to stop that series at all. I have posts queued up for several months and I welcome any advice/solutions anyone might have for dealing with that.
However, I’ve been missing historical gameplay with all of this going on, I was chatting with some friends on the Historical Sims server and one of them was making a Victorian save file of Westeros, which made me completely giddy with excitement. I’ve actually read a couple of regency era asoiaf fanfictions so I kind of knew about the idea of a regency au westeros. But I never thought of doing it in the sims until now. 
It’s a huge undertaking and a LOT of building, so it might be a while before I post any gameplay. I’ll probably try and do shorter rotations since we’ll have a lot of families, and I’ll start actual intro rounds once we have a few more families. I just took a few photos of the sims and gave the adults careers and stuff.
So anyway..
We have the Reeds as our first family!!
Howland and Jyana Reed are very mysterious. We can only guess at their appearances through what their kids look like. All we know about Jyana is her name and all we know about Howland is that he helped Ned at the tower of joy and Ned trusts him a lot.
So technically he could have face 18, we don’t really know. Like I was going to avoid giving face 18 to one of the coolest, most mysterious characters who knows important secrets and lives in a freaking moving swamp castle. Which I was not able to create at all. I made them a nice mini-manse made out of logs and the inside is actually pretty nice, though I didn’t get pictures of it.
So, for Howland and Jyana, I just made them knowledge sims. Idk why, it seemed to fit. Jyana rolled the want to join the education career so I made her a senior schoolteacher. It makes sense that a pretty progressive mother who lets her daughter wear pants and learn combat abilities is just minding her business running a small school for the swamp children.
For Howland, I made him a Marquess, since he’s technically the lord of the borderlands of the north, and Ned trusts him and owes him his life. I feel like he doesn’t really like leaving home, but he does go to the court at Winterfell to visit Ned sometimes.
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clippy · 1 year
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Apparently I NEVER made a "Clockboy in Video Games" post, but I do, in fact, have some screenshots from some games saved on my computer... so I did some more digging and I have a pretty decent list of games he has appeared in!
"Clockboy" is the nickname I've given to the clockface on the "it's a small world" ride facade in the Disney theme parks. All of these are based primarily around the versions seen in the non-Paris version of the ride, so I unfortunately do not have any appearances listed of the sun/moon face.
If there are any I'm missing, feel free to tell me! These are important to my big Clockboy archive that I've been working on! :-)
For clarification, the qualifications for something to appear here are...
it must be include the clock face from the "it's a small world" facade -- this is my main interest regarding the history of the facade, so some games that feature it without the clockface are not included
this goes the same for if a game includes the song, but not the clockface, as well
(Note: a lot of this is based on research rather than first-hand experience playing most of these games, so apologies if I am missing things or incorrect about some info!)
Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Stamp Rally (1996)
This is, as far as I can tell, his first appearance in a video game. This game is a Japan-exclusive on the Sega Pico. Essentially, you go around Tokyo Disneyland and complete mini-games to earn stamps. In the background of Fantasyland, you see a very silly looking Clockboy.
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Ultimate Ride (2001)
The next known appearance is in the game "Ultimate Ride", which had additional versions named "Ultimate Ride Coaster Deluxe" and "Disney Coaster" that were published in 2002. All three games were Disney's answer to the Roller Coaster Tycoon and Theme Park/Sims Theme Park series. I can't find a lot of specifics on small world's role in the game, as I have not played the games yet, but the version of the facade used is the one from Disneyland in the late 80's to early 2000's.
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(images submitted by @/groonklie)
Virtual Magic Kingdom (2005)
I think I played VMK for like... a week in the mid-late 2000's. My cousins were really into it, which is the only reason I loosely remembered this game's existence enough to check for some small world presence, and sure enough, there is... but in the form of a store.
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Also, in the same vein as Toontown Rewritten, it does look like there is a fan-made VMK project trying to recreate the game in the works, which seemingly is still updated... I might check it out at some point just for higher resolution screenshots of the in-game store.
Epic Mickey (2010)
I am 90% sure this is the most well-known video game appearance of Clockboy, where he appears as the first main boss of the game. He actually has two designs in this game, depending on whether or not the player chooses to defeat him (thinner route) or save him (paint route).
This is how he appears in the boss fight:
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...and this is how he appears afterward if you save him.
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His in-game design varies from some of the released Epic Mickey concept art (sourced from here)...
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...which varies from his appearance in Epic Mickey: Tales of Wasteland, where he looks pretty normal (sourced from here)...
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(there's also this zoomed out version of the facade that kills me... where is his face?! why is it white when the facade is clearly not when they're close to it?!)
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...which varies from his appearance in the graphic novelization (sourced from here)...
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Also, there's an in-game pin you can get with him if you choose to defeat him that looks closest to his graphic novel appearance:
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Kinect: Disneyland Adventures (2011)
Unsurprisingly, the whole facade makes in appearance in this game, since it's pretty much just a walking sim to enjoy the park (with some mini games thrown in for good measure). I haven't played this so I don't know much about it other than it looks a little uncanny, and Clockboy is extremely reflective, for some reason.
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Researching this game a bit more, I learned an artist I really like and have been following for a while on Twitter (@/shoomlah) posted a thread of some really nice concept art they did for the game, which you can view here!
Disneyland Explorer (2012)
Was unsure whether or not to count this one but it is technically a game, but in this iOS app, he's essentially just a picture. When you click on him, you get some trivia and it lets you play a mini-game.
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(source: this video by jsland)
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (2012)
He makes an appearance in the "dioramas" section of the game -- I have not played Epic Mickey 2 so I am not 100% familiar with the context of these (aside from them being dioramas based on boss fights from the first game)
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There is also some visdev work for this portion of the game where you can get a better view of his face minus the blooming lighting:
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Also, in this section, the little loading symbol has the most normal looking version of his face out of all of these
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The Epic Mickey Wiki is a good source for some more artwork and models, for those who are interested -- I won't put all of the files here, but it's really cool to see!
(Also, as far as I can tell, the clocktower did not return in Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, but I could be wrong)
Disney Infinity 2.0 and 3.0 (2014 and 2015)
After doing some digging, I found out that he has two different appearances in the Disney Infinity series: one as the whole facade (as an outdoor set piece)...
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...and one as just his face (as an interior item)...
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It appears the method of obtaining them was by tapping a Magicband to the scanner, which is pretty cute :'-)
Disney Emoji-Blitz (2016)
There appear to be two versions of him that appeared in Emoji Blitz... I cannot for the life of me find more detailed information about them
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I'm not even 100% sure the one of just the clockface is in the game, but it comes up if you search the right phrase on google so *shrugs*
(Here it is at it’s normal size, the one above is blown up):
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Disney Magic Kingdoms (2016)
this is a mobile game with the typical mobile game issues but the facade design they use for small world is SOOOO cute... very reminiscent of Hong Kong Disneyland's version of the ride:
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Also when the ride is like, in the process of being built (cannot remember the lore-reason it's in darkness), it looks like this:
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Disney Wonderful Worlds (2021)
This is another mobile game appearance... This one is a little tricky to find as the game is already defunct as of mid-2022, so the only images I can find are through YouTube videos. Disney Wonderful Worlds is a match-3 and park builder game, and you eventually unlock the ability to place the attraction down and a VERY spinny Clockboy is on the facade.
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(source: this video from Rawerdxd)
Anyway, I believe this covers all his appearances! I hope I’m not missing any, but feel free to let me know if I am, and what the source is so I can add to this!
Sorry if any of the images are messed up on mobile view, I’m unsure how to fix it since Tumblr is actively hostile to images lately. :’-(
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simmancy · 1 year
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Happy Spooky Season, ghosts & ghouls! 
I’m participating in @simblreenofficial​ again this year! My blog is getting appropriately spooky (its a WIP). Here’s what’s happening this month on simmancy-dot-tumblr-dot-com.
𝙷𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚘 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚏𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚜! 👋
Hi there if you’re new! My name is Kit, I am 31 now, this is my simblr, it’s a mess. When I’m actively posting, I post a variation of gameplay and some very basic storytelling and sometimes poorly done edits, so if that isn’t your jam, that’s okay! Just letting you know, k-pop inspired sims and vampires might be here, sometimes the pictures are sorta pretty. There’s a disclaimer on the blog stating that generally my content is akin to PG-13, anything you could construe as being above that rating gets tagged.
Sometimes I post CC. It’s rare but it happens.
𝚂𝚒𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚂𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚎 🍬
I’ll be participating in simblreen festivities again this year! The first weekend my porchlight will be on all 3 days, a different tiny gift each day. When you see that the porchlight is on, feel free to come knocking! If you miss it, don’t fear–I’ll be releasing them all on October 31!
As of right now, I’m not planning on participating the full time the second weekend as I have IRL plans but I’m not sure if I’ll do a candy bowl or not. We’ll see!!
𝟸𝟾 𝙱𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝙽𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙲𝙰𝚂 🧛
I’ve been trying to work on some of these up but I am famously lazy. ANYWAY though I am trying to do this challenge by @nikatyler​ so if you are ALSO vampire obsessed let a girl know. I love a good vampire!!
𝚁𝚎𝚐𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚛 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝 🌕
Hi regular followers!! I’m working on queueing Not So Perry (my Not So Berry challenge) as well as Star x Crossed (my s-pop story). They are going slowly because I’m currently ✨ tired ✨. This week I think I’m going to take a break from both and mostly do reblogs and finally clear out my ask box, so I can focus of finishing shooting Episode 1 of Star x Crossed.
I have another two saves I’ve been working on/playing in the background that are meant for simblr but I’m not ready to share them... just yet. Maybe soon!
I might drop ACNH content again too LMAO I’m currently back to hanging out on my island of Briarwood... Going on vacation and being away from my computer for a week really made me pick ACNH back up, yes.
𝙻𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚄𝚙𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎 🔮
I copied and pasted this whole newsletter format from the year I got married :’) That was two years ago now!! Time sure does fly??
My “new job” isn’t so new anymore--I’ve been there a year--and it’s still pretty good! It keeps me busy... And this time of year can be unpredictable so while I’m not super-duper busy right this second it could change in an instant. We also have another round of weddings coming up to attend, plus my better half and I now throw the annual Halloween party in our friend group. 
I also read more, but that’s because my coworker keeps giving me books LMAO
Anyway, that’s my update of the year. Happy spooky season everybody! I hope it’s a good one!
Stay safe & spooky out there!
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swashbucklery · 2 years
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Things I’ve been into this week:
1. Got my COVID booster, spent 3 days in a Side Effect Fever Nest and am just now coming out of it, science rules but also science hurts just a little bit.
2. Re: point 1, am now a scant 40 hours behind on Critical Role C3 which feels like ~practically nothing~. I have several complex theories on the ways in which EXU is secret lore dumping for C3 and am struggling with how to find the people in this fandom that are Cool To Engage With. Accepting recs if you know anyone.
3. I checked my Switch profile and did you know that I’ve played 375+ hours of Animal Crossing since March 2020 because fuck me I sure didn’t. It’s that ten minutes a day thing, it catches up. Anyway I’m really proud of my island and since I’m still working through 2020s pop culture please know that I just now discovered the acnh.guide app which has made it a million times easier to actually figure out which bugs and fish I’m missing. I’ve made a ton of progress on completing my museum which makes me happy. I’ve also made a twitter account to share photos of my island build bc I’m really pleased with how it’s (slowly) coming together, if that’s your jam I’m @mermaidlamp on Twitter and I’m happy to make a tumblr to crosspost photos to if there’s interest. It’s night themed so it’s mostly just me on an eternal quest for lamp diys but maybe that’s your thing!
4. Last night I was rewatching some Buffy and I got to the scene in Once More With Feeling where Willow and Tara have a whole number about oral sex and like. Just thinking about the ways in which people make art about queerness has changed and the ways in which - like - when you couldn’t show two women kissing on TV you had to think a little harder? And the ways that intimacy and longing and desire can be communicated without kissing and the ways that on the one hand we’ve made such progress and on the other hand I think there’s an art that’s been lost? And maybe this just circles back to Everyone Is Beautiful But No One Is Horny but I really felt it, you know?
5. Has anyone played RDR Online recently? I’m downloading RDR2 onto my PS5 finally and I want to play Sad Cowboy Horse Sim because Laura Bailey being bad at describing horses made me absolutely pine for the RDR2 horse engine, but also as with point 2 I don’t have time to get cyberbullied by children. I can always play infinite post-game and I probably will; I could start a new game on the PS5 but gosh that epilogue broke my heart, you know? Anyway, I like to know my options.
6. Has anyone actually played the RDR1 port on the new PS Store Classics Collection? Does it work? Is RDR1 actually a bad game when played with fresh eyes or does mourning Arthur Morgan along with John add a certain je ne sais quoi that compensates for the pre-2010 graphics. If it helps I’m very bad at video games and am very attached to a few of the modern accessibility features to make games work for me.
I hope you’re having a good Tuesday. I love you and appreciate you. I’m thinking of doing a Legends rewatch from the very beginning and trying to decide if I’m going to rewatch Supergirl in parallel or if the complexity of that will make me lose steam. Always accepting new recs for television that is a) good b) going to scratch the Genre Fandom part of my brain real good and c I cannot stress this enough) not spooky or gory.
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miss-may-i · 2 years
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Check in Tag!
I was tagged by @crazykissim and thank you so much!
Why did you choose your URL?
MY URL was something different when I first started, but I changed it because Sian is my writing pen name and I wanted all my social media to be the same for when I start publishing my books.
How long have you been on tumblr?
I think it’s been four years. Geez, where has the time gone?
Do you have a queue tag?
I don’t know what this means, but I have tags for Miss May I.
Why did you start your blog in the first place?
I stated when I first got into using poses and wanted a reason to use them. Then my story telling side took over, which is cool because it definitely requires poses and a lot of them I have to make myself.
Why did you choose your icon/pfp?
Julian is the current main character of Miss May I. I’ll be changing my PFP through the generations. 
Why did you choose your header?
I like to imagine it as a poster for Miss May I. I’ll also be changing it through the seasons. 
What’s your post with the most notes?
Probably my pinned one.
How many mutuals do you have?
A whole bunch. Lately I’ve been making an effort to follow back all Sims blogs unless they’re Sims 4 or 2 cc since I don’t play those. 
How many followers do you have?
I don’t like to talk about my follower count, but it’s certainly much more than I ever thought I would get.
How many people do you follow?
565 but unfortunately a lot of them are inactive. I just keep following them in case they ever come back.
Have you ever made a shitpost?
I’m sure I have lol
How often do you use tumblr every day?
I try to use it at least once a day because I like to keep up with my feed and show support for other blogs, but sometimes I just forget.
Did you have a fight/argument with another blog once? who won?
Nope. I mostly keep to myself.
How do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts?
They remind me of those old posts on Facebook that are like “share if you love jesus, ignore if you love satan.”
Do you like tag games?
Yes I love them! Always get excited when someone tags me.
Do you like ask memes?
Yep! They’re lots of fun and I’ve been hoarding some in my inbox for a while so I can use them when Miss May I finally starts introducing some new characters.
Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?
Definitely @treason-and-plot
Do you have a crush on a mutual?
No lol
Ill tag: @igglemouse @chilliv-88 @dandylion240 @bool-prop @expirisims @medleymisty @bakersimmer @simmingshrimp @ktarsims @wannabecatwriter @sweet-berry-sims @kimbr3 @short-sim-wayz @desimetto @ktarsims
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dorktasticsoul · 2 years
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Since I’ve been gone so long….
QUICK MOBILE LINKS: Downloads // Stories // WCIF
I’d like to let my followers know a little bit about the type of Simblr I am.
First and foremost, hello! My name is Savannah and I’ve been a member of this community for almost 10 years. I’m a wife and mother. I’m addicted to The Sims CC, music, books and history. I’m goofy and random and I swear A LOT. I hope you enjoy my content. Remember to please be respectful as I won’t hesitate to block anyone trying to start drama. I’m too old for that shit.
This post will be long and I’m sorry in advance.
I came to Simblr almost 10yrs ago looking for CC and fell in love with this community. I planted my own roots here and I’ve connected with some absolutely awesome and nicest individuals all over the planet. I ended up burning myself out of The Sims for awhile (and my son spilled soda in my gaming PC and it just died). I didn’t mean to stay gone as long as I did but life just got in the way of free time. In my absence, many of my favorite simmers have deleted or has gone MIA and I really miss them all. I’ve got so many great memories here. Simblr today is definitely not the same as it once was.
I have ALWAYS encouraged others to be their most creative self whether that be editing in photoshop, digital painting to creating Sims CC. It’s not very mature to call other people’s work “ugly” or discourage their creativity as they probably worked hard on it.
I’ve ALWAYS responded to every message and ask (except for rude/drama ones) and have done my best to keep up with post replies and tracked CC down for WCIF’s. If you have a question, don’t hesitate to ask!
Any CC I’ve created and shared has always been FREE and always been credited. I always tried to release some sort of CC as a way of saying “thank you for following me.” I will never guilt or beg anyone to download or use my CC.
I will NEVER ask you to send me money, donate or charge for any CC I may put out.
I’ve never once been rude to someone who wasn’t rude to me from the start. If you can’t show me respect, you don’t deserve mine.
I have NEVER and WILL NEVER participate in the drama plaguing this community (you can go through my posts to verify). I might post about where I stand in a certain situation but I’ll never actively engage in the back and forth bullshit. All I want to do is play The Sims, download and share awesome CC, meet nice simmers and see how different others play compared to how I play. If wanting to keep my Simblr simple and an enjoyable space for everyone without all of the drama offends you, then it’s totally okay to unfollow me or not follow me at all as you absolutely have that choice. Humans still have the right to have their own opinions without being publicly humiliated. Anyway, sorry for the long post but as I said, I was gone for a long time and just wanted to let the newbies know a little about me and my Simblr. I hope to interact with you guys and I hope you enjoy my past and upcoming content. I love you guys.
Oh, one more thing! My blog is a political bullshit free zone. It’s dedicated to Sims related things. This game is an escape from our harsh world and I don’t want or need any Karen telling me everything is [insert government leader here] fault mmmkay? kthxbye🙃❤️
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Please DO NOT follow me or please unfollow me if you support MAP’s (minor attracted person), if you’re a pedophile, groomer and/or an apologist or justifier for all three. There’s absolutely nothing you can say to me to justify or try to normalize the abuse of children. You just be a sicko.
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scythesms · 1 year
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just want to say that your decades posts are such an inspiration - i have trouble taking my photos, feeling as if im simply taking a photo of posed sims rather than making the moment feel "real" like you do - if that makes sense? i kept saying id read your decades later, later, later, but i think tonight im gonna read it all instead of playing my own game - ive got more than 8 sims per family and the growing together update ends up deleting sims so :( really missing decades, excited to read tn!
hi love and thank you :’( i’m happy you think of my photos that way! posing and taking photos can feel a little empty at times but in the least cheesy way to put it- whatever story or narrative you put behind your posed or unposed sims pulls it all together, which goes for my perspective on playing sims as a whole
,, i only just updated my game yesterday and it might be bc i’ve been mia but i haven’t heard of the pack deleting families :(  i hope you can figure it out soon whether you found a solution or its fixed in the next patch. only advice i can think of is backing up your save files and try finding/submitting your issues on the forum
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lynasims · 2 years
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hello! i’m lilian (she/her), but you can call me lili.
i’m 20 and i’m from germany. i started playing sims around the age of 10 or something else like that. 
i’ve had a huge break for nearly 3 years but i got back into it because i just missed my hobby and love for my sims.
i’ll mostly post my cas creations, which will be more male sided because i struggle at doing female sims... i’m just not good at it. maybe i’ll even try to start a story with one of my sims (..or more who knows hehe). i think i already have something in mind but we will see. 
if you see some cc on my sims and you want to download it, don’t feel afraid to message me about it!! i would love to help you find it. 😄
i would appreciate it if you like and reblog this post so many other simmers can see it and maybe we even could become friends! 🥳
thank you so much!!
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ktarsims · 2 years
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Check In Tag!
I was tagged by @siancyaniam. Thank you!
Why did you choose your URL?
Once upon a time, a very long time ago now, I discovered role-playing in a furry community back when I had not even a concept of what ‘furry’ meant. I ran a role-playing guild there for a while, based on FFVIII, and at one point I ran a contest to name the world. My own submission was: K’tarianen - which did not win the votes. Since it wasn’t going to be used there, I’ve since used various forms of it for my online nicknames, or sometimes character names.
How long have you been on tumblr?
One of my first posts on this blog was actually the Pattern Hoarder Tutorial, which was made in Jan. 2017. So... about five and a half years now? I actually do have a personal tumblr that I almost never look at anymore, which was created at least five years before that.
Do you have a queue tag?
I do not. Nearly everything I post runs through my queue or is scheduled though.
Why did you start your blog in the first place?
I started it in order to post the Pattern Hoarder Tutorial in a place where it could be seen and would not soon disappear or be lost. Patterns used to be the only CC I actually used, and I hadn’t found a tutorial for multi-layer (or multi-color channel) patterns, so I wanted to share what I’d figured out with everyone else.
These days I consider that I ought to turn it into PDF’s so that it could be easily uploaded anywhere. Perhaps someday I’ll make time for that.
Why did you choose your icon/pfp?
My icon is a crop of a photo of my simself. Perhaps someday I’ll change it, but I’m fairly satisfied with it.
Why did you choose your header?
Uh. I don’t think I have a header.. do I? *goes to look* OH. I do. LMAO. It’s the music room of the Olijar mansion which I spent far too much time on and was extremely pleased with when I had finished. They’re supposed to be the main family in my main save, but I think so far they’ve actually had less ‘screen time’ than some of the other households.
What’s your post with the most notes?
Perhaps unsurprisingly, a tips post I made forever ago with things I find very valuable knowledge in-game.
How many mutuals do you have?
I have... not the faintest idea, honestly. I did a google search to figure out how to find that out, but met only with more confusion. 
How many followers do you have?
Looks like the current count is 880, for whatever that’s worth. As a note, I don’t really keep track, nor do I check to see if people unfollow me, nor do I spend time to try to block people who might be inactive, bots, etc.
How many people do you follow?
458 currently. I feel like this number used to be higher, but probably some blogs were lost to Tumblr’s shenanigans, and some people deleted their blogs. I follow almost exclusively blogs who post TS3 content, as it’s the only game in the series I’ve yet played, but I do follow a few TS2 blogs. I’m also pretty picky in that I require posts to be properly tagged, for there not to be too many of them all the time, and usually for there to not be too many CC reblogs. I follow most creators directly, and a few CCfinds blogs in case I miss things, and don’t like to constantly see the same thing over and over again on my dash. Which I actually do keep up with most of the time.
Have you ever made a shitpost?
Uh. I think someone would have to define for me what a shitpost is before I could answer this question. xD I have heard the term a lot, but don’t actually know what it means, precisely. (When you use sarcasm to call something out?)
How often do you use tumblr every day?
Typically, every day. Though some days get skipped if I am too busy. And a few times, several months were skipped due to life taking over.
Did you have a fight/argument with another blog once? who won?
I try to keep any disagreements I might have with other members of the sims 3 fandom on tumblr to private disagreements. Publicly posted arguments tend to blow up far too quickly and can result in unwanted consequences.
How do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts?
Emotional manipulation has long been a tactic to get people to spread things they’d otherwise ignore. It doesn’t really work on me. I’ll reblog it if I feel the message is worth sharing, and appropriate to my blog, or important enough to be shared here regardless of what it’s about.
Do you like tag games?
I think tag games are kinda fun, I just rarely find the time to participate in them. ^-^;;
Do you like ask memes?
Since most of my gameplay is strictly gameplay without any well defined stories to accompany them, I usually don’t have much to say for ask memes. Sometimes they’re fun! Sometimes I just have no clue what I’d say.
Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?
Since, to my surprise, a lot of the creators I follow actually also follow me, I’d say there’s quite a few, so I won’t bother name-dropping.
Do you have a crush on a mutual?
I’m long past the age of crushes. xD They’re also very rare for me.
Ill tag: @murfeelee @simlicious @simsmono
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Welcome to a second Monday post in a row. Am I back on that Monday grind? No. But it’s funny that it happened twice. Anyway, ya girl is ill again. Yup, it’s my throat again - but just a common cold this time. Being a teacher for less than a month and they already got me. So sick of this. The weather sucks too and I don’t know what to do anymore. I hope it passes soon despite me having to go to work tomorrow anyway.
I hope you missed my Sim girls!! Since Serafin became a teen, these tree eventually became young adults and went to university!! All roads lead to UBrite, it seems. And that’s pretty cool because I love this uni!! I’m telling you, the high school pack was such a hot mess, a literal steaming garbage, I just had to play with Discover University to feel better. I even renovated one of the dorms for the first time - it was the cutest, and I limited myself to BG and Uni too!! It has 7 beds now instead of 4 because I thought such a big house should feel more lively, and I also wanted more roommates than just one so my girls actually have a taste of social life at uni. I think it’s adorable.
I picked the degrees that would later let my girls pick the jobs I thought suit them the most. Blanka studies History - a degree I’ve never picked before. Debora and Gizela chose Communications. Normally Gizela copies everything Blanka does but the job afterwards didn’t suit her, so I let her catch a break this one time. The required skills and their initial schedules are similar enough, though, so it’s all good. To be fair, Gizela might need this time with Debora - to realise she doesn’t have to be so jealous of Blanka all the time like when they were children; this is why I let them share the room. Meanwhile, Blanka got a room with some random guy with depression. Man, this takes me back...
Y’all, I cannot stress enough how much I missed playing with uni. The last time I did it, it was Andrea Doria getting her Biology degree, so laidback and relaxed. It’s embarrassing to say but this is actually my first time using the dorming system. I’ve never wanted to leave the houses before but this time is a special time for me - and I’m having so much fun!! Darby the Dragon, my beloved ( ∩´͈ ᐜ `͈∩) I also like that the roommates can change with each semester - I imagine that some pass, some fail, some actually finish uni because they started earlier. It’s a relatively small thing but it matters to me a lot!!
So, that’s pretty much it for now. The housing seems sweet, the roommates are friendly, the classes aren’t the hardest (though you always have to work hard to be the best). Blanka loves to challenge everyone to a ping-pong game - she hasn’t won a single match yet. It seems this is all for now. I only played through the first semester, and I take 3 classes per semester so we still have 3 more semesters to go. I’ll try to make the most of their time on campus, so look forward the next post!! See you around ( ˘ ³˘(◡‿◡˶)
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less-than-three-3 · 1 year
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my shin megami tensei retrospective (after nocturne)
For the past 2 years I’ve gotten into and fallen in love with SMT, starting with Nocturne (yes I did start with the remaster I know I’m a sinner) and pretty much playing every game available on the 3DS and Switch (besides Devil Survivor). I don’t aim to do a like armchair dev game design analysis thing here, but I do want to just talk about and think about what sucked me into these games, what didn’t really land, and why I would or wouldn’t recommend them. There will probably be spoilers so this is the warning, but I’ll keep it fairly lean since there are so many different endings of all these games anyways.
What I’ll just get out of the way first is that I have not played (nor do I really have the desire to) persona, but I’ve watched plenty of people play them from my friends to internet funnymen. I know there’s like some beef between persona and smt fans for some reasons or another and I just like am not interested in that either. I really don’t care for social sim/visual novel stuff and high school tropes and all that jazz, so I know I will not really enjoy the parts of the game that are not the combat. But it’s just not for me, I got nothing really that much against persona. Just a disclaimer for the rest of this piece.
The combat and constant evolution and team building is probably the main aspect of SMT that keeps me drawn in. This is an entirely uncontroversial take as I know plenty of people go “you play SMT for the master class gameplay and just accept the rest as ok”. I’ll come back to that claim specifically in a bit, but I want to really emphasize about how great the gameplay loop is.
First and foremost is demon fusion and negotiation. You like pokemon evolution? You like the constant feeling of growth and strength? You like little mothmen calling you a dipshit? The persistent cycle of leveling up, fusing demons, and learning new skills makes for incredibly addicting progression as you power up. At every step of the way I would be looking at my compendium and planning my next fusions and how to fuse them or who I am willing to turn into fodder for the new guy. Demons naturally falling off and being harder to level is a genius way to encourage that kind of loop, even though later in the game you usually can unlock a power to just keep up your old demons stat-wise (especially useful for support abilities). It does usually slow down by the endgame as leveling becomes a little harder and demons become more sparse but I never really find that to be much of a hindrance because at that point I am just trying to get to the finish line anyways. Negotiations are a great mechanic for giving each demon personality and silly bits, even though it can sometimes sort of be a crapshoot for what the right answer is, but I never feel bad for missing out a recruitment because you lose nothing and can just try again in the next encounter. 
The pace of the game fits this very well, you’re never stopped in your tracks for particularly extended periods of time usually, and even if you are I never felt like it was nearly as grueling as in, say, some other games. This does mean that many people won’t really find the plot and characters particularly mindblowing since, though that doesn’t mean the stories are generally put on the backburner, there just isn’t that much time spent building it all explicitly. In a post-souls, botw, etc. world, I think people can generally accept that a game’s world and characters can be pretty well built even if they don’t have a movie’s worth of cutscenes. The plots of the games aren’t or shouldn’t be barebones or minimal in any way, I just mean that not having 30 minutes of cutscenes between dungeons and 10 different activities to do before the next combat segment really helps make the gameplay loop shine.
And what good is the teambuilding if the combat doesn’t work? Luckily, Press Turn is an insanely satisfying and punishing combat mechanic rewarding knowledge and strategy while also being able to severely punish thoughtless or mashing (or unlucky) players. It’s slightly deeper than type advantages in like Pokemon or a weapon triangle or something because you can not only gain turns but very easily lose turns, but still simple enough that you can brute force your way through many encounters and some bosses. But some bosses can be very mean, in good ways and bad ways, and having that extra little aspect to play with means boss design can get really interesting. Or they can Almighty spam. 
It doesn’t really seem like it adds that much but I think Press Turn (or rather, the lack thereof) is pretty much the reason I really didn’t get into Soul Hackers and thus didn’t finish it though I gave it a good shot. Even if the overall strategy might be similar, I felt that the lack of Press Turn (in addition to the rest of the game being a little antiquated) was really noticeable, even if I couldn’t exactly articulate why. Strange Journey Redux is a similar kind of example, though it does have Demon Co-Op which was an acceptable change of pace to me, though I definitely still would have just preferred a Press Turn game.
The dungeon crawling is another pretty well known aspect of these games, and I can totally get why. They aren’t like “puzzles at literally every turn” kind of dungeons, but they are generally pretty interesting to explore and map out. Some puzzles can go fuck themselves (teleporters and the wind puzzle from 5...) but overall they are incredibly well designed. They just weren’t what drew me into the game per se. Just a neat aspect that I think easily gets really overlooked in the era of open world games and hallways. If you want interesting areas to scope out in a dungeon crawler, SMT is pretty good for that.
SMT, of course, has also a reputation for being hard as nails. And I agree, there’s a lot of really fucking tough bosses and dungeons to get through no matter which game. But, unless you are SMT4 Minotaur/Medusa or Mem Aleph or SMT5 Shiva (ok that one’s a superboss but still), it never felt like a bad kind of challenge. You can figure out what you’re doing wrong, what you’re lacking either in terms of strategy, team comp/moves, or equipment. And if you’re around the level you should be you can get through it. I wouldn’t really say it’s casual-unfriendly, though it is sort of why I can hesitate to recommend the series to those less familiar with turn based combat, just demanding of your full attention and proper planning. 
The little changes between the games do a lot to keep these aspects fresh too. The Magatamas in 3 and the Aogami essences in 5 give you a lot of freedom for building the protag, for example. Smirk is possibly the best addition (and worst removal?) to the series in my opinion though, even if it was a little overtuned in 4, but in both 4 and Apocalypse it not only made hitting weaknesses/crits even more satisfying, but with Smirk’s immunity to crits and statuses there is an extra layer to planning when to do your big damage turns instead of just wailing on the opponent every single turn. It also makes some bosses fucking tough (looking at you, Minotaur), and can very very easily turn the tides of a battle one way or the other. It’s such a cool mechanic that I am a little sad that it is locked on the 3DS when they didn’t bring it back for 5. 
Another thing that I think 4 and Apocalypse excelled at was actually the story. Yeah, the thing that everyone says is mid. I know a lot of true diehard SMT fans say Nocturne is the best but I don’t really get it. I think in Nocturne, the Reasons are interesting moreso than the Law and Chaos dichotomy that is usually present but at the same time all of the alignment reps are just kind of psycho (which, sure, understandable given the circumstances) and I just feel like siding with the sane person who wants to make the world back to normal is really the thing that makes most sense. I felt like maybe people just consider the Nocturne story as the best philosophically but I didn’t really care for it as a device for driving my decisions and investment in the plot. Strange Journey Redux was fine? Nothing too much to write home about it’s pretty much even more straightforward than Nocturne. 
4′s Law/Chaos/Neutral may not have been exactly the deepest things in the world, but I felt like the characters were all at least charming, and it has by far the most unique setting and worldbuilding out of the bunch. Its incorporation into Apocalypse is what really sets it apart. Playing the events from an entirely different point of view, as someone living in wasted Tokyo instead of the Samurai coming down from above to save the world, on top of having some of the best characters, genuinely tense, emotional, and interesting scenes and plot points easily makes the duology my favorite of the bunch. YHVH being the most creative and interesting boss out of them all also helped.
On the other side of the pond is 5 which, I mean, sure is a plot? I never really ever cared for any of the school portion, and actively felt like a specific major plot point at school and the resulting events were absolutely absurd and avoidable and just... fucking stupid. But I kind of like the alignment reps a little? More than most people online, I think. I don’t really know how to say it but I just never really felt wowed by a lot of the plot points even towards the end, and like I said above the entire first like third was just pointless. So if this was your first or 2nd SMT game I can totally get why you would be like “yeah the story is just ok but...”
And this is kind of why I find it hard to actively recommend this series to everyone I know. It’s a series that sucks me in for so long and I just want to keep going back, but it’s also a series that I think has some aspects that can turn people off. It just so happens to hit all my buttons and avoids all the bullshit I actually don’t like (and also I have 3DS so I can play the best one). In the end, if you’re a JRPG fan I could not recommend SMT enough. If you liked Persona, I will hesitate before mentioning it, because it is missing some parts that you probably liked from those games? And even the games that are trying to be more like Persona just kind of end up being like... SMT5. But hey, maybe you’ll fall in love with the pace of the gameplay loop more than in Persona. Just maybe get a 3DS with those games before eshop fully shuts down.
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simsofglass · 1 year
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updates!
hello to anyone who sees my posts! lol
apologies for not doing much except reblogging cc, i hit a wall in 2020 with the sims. then i graduated and started college which has kept me super busy. recently i’ve gotten back into playing, and i’ve been having a really good time! :)
i set up a new page for this, but i really got back into playing the game via the not so berry challenge! i saw it a lot on insta and figured i’d give it a try! i might start posting about that, but i haven’t really decided yet (especially because i think my sim style has changed slightly since 2020 hehe). in the meantime, you can see the page i created for the berrychamp family and the family tree that i have linked there! 
honestly though, i miss the dumont family, and i’m hoping that i’ll find time to post more about them in 2023! probably less poses and editing though, that’s what really takes up my time. after all, i kind of left y’all on a cliffhanger because you don’t know their daughter’s name yet lol
just to be extra clear, this will still be my page for rebloging the cc i find, love, and use! i guess what i’m trying to get at is that i’m hoping to upload more about my sims and what i’m playing because i miss it. much love to everyone during the holidays and the end of the year!! xoxo
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deyadee · 2 years
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Having a Fictional Romance is the Equivalent of Crack
The other day I decided to play some new otome/dating sim games. I asked for some suggestions and I got one that was for free and it’s been all I’ve thought about since I started playing it.
I would talk about what game it is but it feels a little weird to say it because if someone ever does find this post I’d rather not have my obsession with it to be sent to a producer or writer of it. Amazing work, though if I found out some greasy bitch went on an entire rant on it on her Suicide blog I don’t think I would be too happy.
I’ll just sum up the game as spending a lot of time on one particular boy instead of choosing one out of a lineup and trying to ask them out. I love dating sims but usually I play them for fun because I like the characters, though the characters never feel like real people. They’re too overdramatic about everything and need to fling themselves into drama if everything’s going too well. It’s fine because that’s the point- to entertain you. Sure some people love them but more in a worship type of way than a real love. Though this boy is different. I decided to play my first play through answering all questions as closely to my real personality and choices as possible and… I just got so attached to him.
I can’t even describe why I was so attached. It just got to a point where literally everything he did just made me so happy. I loved spending so much time with him, I would think about playing the game anytime I wasn’t. I played through it in about three days. We were both so clingy that even the other characters in the game chastised us for not being able to be away from each other for more than five minutes and spending pretty much every day together. We weren’t even dating until the very end of my play through because I was scared that if I rushed into the relationship something would happen to tear us apart. I was always there for him. I actually got so invested in one part that hit a little close to home.
It was this part where the whole cast got together and everyone was supposed to part ways later because of college and stuff, while I had no idea what to do with the rest of my life. I freaked out and ran away and he comforted me when I was sure he would just abandon me. I know it was scripted and it was just a stupid game where nothing but pictures and words came on screen but I really did break down crying, and he really did make me feel better.
It’s so pathetic that I actually had any feelings to someone that doesn’t exist but I don’t care. I’m sure if I told my family this they would just silently regret having raised me.
So anyway, I finished the game a few days ago and I haven’t been able to find anything like it. The other games I’ve found are nowhere anything like it and can’t hit that level. All the characters feel like actors who are paid to pretend to care about you, not someone who genuinely can’t imagine a world living without you. He was so appreciative of me. He missed me. He was so clingy and it made me so happy that he cared about me. It’s so pathetic and stupid of me to love him but I can’t help but obsess over him and the game. I don’t like thinking about anything else, but when I think about it I just hate myself because I’m in love with a person who doesn’t exist just because they comforted me. Just because they gave me the attention that I constantly fucking beg for.
I’m scared because I’ll never find or feel this again. I can play it again, but it won’t be the same. I can not play it but I’m just so desperate to see him more. I know I will never find a love like this in my lifetime. I don’t even think I deserve a love and a life that beautiful. I might as well take my life now because this just might be the peak of it considering I probably haven’t smiled as much in my entire life as I did playing it.
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Happy Pride❤️
Myles & Jesse went to the little plaza for a small town Pride gathering. Mainly just food, drinks and dancing. Regardless, it was a fun date for the two❤️
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hiii saw the event and my thoughts went exactly to prompt 4 angst with cc!gnf.. love your work & i live for good ol angst so thats a perfect combo for me
also dont write this of you dont want to ofc!
thank you for your request and support! i hope you enjoy my love <3
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silence
pairing: unrequited!gnf x reader, karl jacobs x reader
pronouns: you/your
event prompt: "seeing you with someone else really makes me sick to my stomach."
word count: 3.7k
note: i didn't mean for it to be this long, but i got carried away! hope you enjoy and feel free to contribute to the event for more like this!
edit: part two is posted!
masterlist! | event! | taglist form! | ko-fi!
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for as long as you’ve known george, he rarely ever vocalizes his feelings. even with his closest friends he remains closed off, never raising his ever-present wall. his armor never cracked until he realized what he missed.
you usually streamed with someone else, always either playing with someone online or chatting with them during a solo game. your chat sometimes requested different streamers, but the most common person to appear on your streams was georgenotfound.
in past streams, you created and played a sims file alongside george’s commentary. george tried to get you to focus on the sims’s career and building a ‘proper’ house, but you insisted for your sim to get a partner. “george, the point of the sims is to get a bitch. your method is boring.”
“no! the sims is a life simulator. get a job.”
you groan. “gerald has a job! he’s an assistant dishwasher. time for him to get laid.” george snorts at your comment. you and george created gerald to be a combination of you and him, although his name was directly inspired from george’s.
“you’re insufferable.” you can practically hear george’s eyes roll. you click the option for gerald to flirt with someone before checking your stream. the chat is flooded with george stans and a few people who shipped you.
thank god your facecam was off. “you love me anyway.” a shit-eating grin spreads on your face, cheeks flushing. the chat streams by faster, people freaking out, but george is silent.
“whatever. go get gerald laid.” you frown, continuing to romance a sim and thanking donations. maybe george just didn’t want to say anything live.
the stream ends soon after, and you thank everyone for watching and george for joining you. even after you end your livestream, george remains in the discord call, talking about one of his upcoming videos with sapnap and dream. you nod along—even though he can’t see you—and scroll through tweets about your stream, liking a few. “(y/n)?”
“hm? sorry, i’m looking at twitter.”
george playfully scoffs. “i was asking if you wanted to be in a stream next week. we’re going to play roblox with a few other people.”
“hmm, let me check my availability…” you trail, knowing that you didn’t plan out your streaming schedule.
“you’re an idiot.”
“i’ll be there, gogs.”
“oh, whatever would i do without your presence?” george asks sarcastically.
“wither away, probably. send me the details for the stream when you can, i’ve got to make dinner. love you george!” you smile to yourself, trying to suppress your giddiness when talking to george.
he pauses, then laughs. “bye, eat something good.” he leaves the call. you sigh, staring at discord open on your screen. you care deeply for george, as more than a friend, but he doesn’t reciprocate anything. maybe it is all in your head.
the day of the stream rolls around quickly due to your distractions. you streamed often, filling in the quiet times between with talking to your friends, especially one in particular. karl jacobs, drawn to your streaming presence and cheery persona, invites you on his streams so much that you’ve become his most common guest.
you open discord to join in the pre-live chatting. everyone else is already in the voice channel. “hello!” you greet after hearing a ding.
“(y/n)! hi!” karl’s tone matches yours, bright and excited. the way he wears his emotions on his sleeve with you brings a smile to your face.
“you’re late (y/n),” george’s tone is sarcastic and plain.
“shut up george, i’m literally three minutes early. you guys are just an ungodly amount of time early.”
“you know what they say, the early bird gets the worm.” sapnap chimes in, causing a light wheeze from dream.
“the early streamer gets the…” you trail, unable to think of something.
“twitch prime subs.” dream says, masking another wheeze of laughter.
“YEAH!” karl cheers. you can practically imagine his reaction, face smiling and hands in the air.
“are we starting then? since we’re all here.” george offers.
“yeah, the early streamers gets the twitch prime subs after all.” you say, opening roblox and logging into the account you prepared beforehand.
karl starts his stream, pulling up his ‘stream loading’ screen while music plays softly in the background. your phone chimes with the notification. “you have my notifications on?” karl asks quietly.
“uh–” you grab your phone, silencing the ringer. “yeah. i like watching your streams; they’re calming.”
karl is silent, but you could sense the smile on his face. “do you have my notifications on, (y/n)?” george asks in a mocking tone.
you huff. “yes, gogs. i have your notifications on. don’t you remember when you made me screenshare so you could see that they were on?”
“george, you piss boy.” dream mocks.
“oh, shut up. you’re the piss boy here.”
“i have everything set up!” karl interrupts. “are you all ready?”
the stream begins, karl introducing all his guests as you pull his stream up on your phone. his smile is bright and giddy, perfectly matching his tone. “extreme hide and seek? what makes it extreme?” george asks.
“the intensity of turning on your friends!” you yell, joining the server after friending karl’s account.
“i think it’s just because all the furniture is bigger,” comments sapnap. “accept my friend request!” he yells soon after the request appears in the corner.
“okay, but only because i love you, sapnap.” you accept and sapnap’s avatar jumps in front of yours. sapnap laughs as a chat bubble appears over his character: a heart. “you’re sweet!” you blurt, typing out multiple hearts back.
“oh my god. you’re a bear.” karl says, unmuting after addressing his audience.
“i know! i love it so much i had to buy it.” you jump around karl, showing off your bear avatar.
“you spent money to be a bear?” dream asks mockingly, joining the game.
“yeah, but i’m way cooler than you.”
“YEAH!” karl yells in his usual fashion, making you smile involuntarily.
george finally joins the game after some silence. “george, your avatar is cursed.” his body parts are unproportioned and he has nearly every free accessory adorned.
“i think i look better than you.” george jumps on your character’s head.
“no! i’m way better than you!”
“because you spent money on roblox,” dream comments.
“shut up piss boy!”
the game begins with dream as the first seeker. you and karl run through the bedroom map together, jumping up a ladder and hiding in a pillow. he tries to get you to laugh by typing different emotes into the chat, causing his character to wave and dance. “stop it karl! the piss boy is gonna find us,” you whisper, despite the fact that you’re in a voice chat together and can hear each other perfectly.
“(y/n)! where are you?” george whines.
“hiding!” you respond in a whisper-yell.
sapnap screams suddenly. “damnit dream!”
“not my fault you decided to hide in the worst spot ever. who would ever hide inside of an object?” dream mocks, though you and karl are hidden inside of a pillow. your eyes widen and you peek at karl’s stream to gage his reaction, and his eyes are just as wide as yours. you can see dream’s avatar through the pillow running on the ground. “ohhhh george!” he says, spotting george on the shelf.
“no! leave me alone dream!” george runs across the shelf to try to get away. “(y/n), be my distraction!”
you snort at his plea. “no! i don’t want to get caught, gogs!” you lightly laugh again as karl’s avatar begins to dance when the message that george was caught enters the chat.
“you two suck!” he whines, his british accent exaggerated. “hiding in a pillow, what losers.”
you and karl both gasp. “george! what the fuck!” you swear as karl screams, jumping off the bed and onto the ground, running towards the shelf. this distracts dream, leading him away from you as you jump down into a drawer.
the timer goes off just after karl is caught. “my savior!” you yell playfully, spamming ‘karl my beloved <3’ in the chat. “why’d you give us away, george?”
“because you two were just hiding.”
“that’s kinda the point of the game,” sapnap chimes in before the next round begins. you’re the seeker this time.
“ohh george! revenge time!” you draw out your words just as dream does.
“no, please (y/n)! i’m sorry!” once you spawn in, you immediately spot george’s one large arm.
“I SEE YOU!” you add a deep filter to your mic, causing dream and karl to laugh.
“(Y/N) PLEASE!” george tries to run, but you effortlessly catch him. “FUCK YOU.”
“sweet revenge,” you laugh with the effect still on your mic. “you’re next, piss boy.”
you win the round, mercilessly catching everyone. “george, you brought out demon (y/n).” sapnap groans as you catch him, the last hider. you cheer when the victory screen appears.
“does this mean that demon (y/n) is gone?” dream asks.
“whatever do you mean, piss boy?” you deflect after turning the mic effect off.
dream groans. “don’t try to gaslight me.”
“i’m seeker!” karl chimes. “time for me to catch all of you now!” you can see from his stream that he’s rubbing his hands together evilly, though it only reminds you on a fly.
karl catches george immediately since he went afk. he then runs into your avatar. “heyyy karl! my friend!” you type out the command for your character to dance.
“i would never kill a dancing bear.” karl’s character starts to dance as well.
“thank you! see, this is what robux gets you, dream.”
karl stops dancing and starts chasing sapnap. “this is favoritism! what about karlnap?”
“but you’re not a bear!” karl starts to giggle maniacally as he catches up to sapnap, tagging him.
the stream continues for hours, playing a variety of popular games. banter and screaming fills the hours, though george becomes uncharacteristically quieter. eventually, the stream ends and karl wishes his audience a good night. you stay in the call for a little, chatting mindlessly with the boys until you had to go. “i had so much fun guys! and thank you for inviting me, george. i love you all!” you wish them goodbye, spamming hearts in the discord chat. they all reciprocate, adding their own hearts into the chat and wishing you a good night, all except george.
months fly by and you stream more, especially with karl. your audience loves his presence, matching your energy and encouraging your antics. you started a stardew valley farm with him and had your characters married—you insisted to your audience that it was platonic, but you secretly hoped that karl didn’t agree. though, you wish that george was more available to commentate over your sims gameplay. he started to dismiss your calls, blaming an increased workload with practicing for mcc and dream team plans.
you support george’s every move, including the ones that he took without you. but, with this neglect from george came a blossoming companionship with karl. during a rare solo stream, your audience convinced you to watch a youtube video they spammed. your moderators approved it, and it turned out to be a compilation of karl’s reactions to people mentioning you when you weren’t there. the video was several minutes long, and all of his reactions consisted of squeaky laughs, a red face, and him covering his mouth when he realizes.
karl surprises you one day, ominously texting you: “check discord hehe :D”
in the discord channel that you shared was a screenshot of a confirmed plane ticket to karl. you immediately entered the voice chat that he was in. “KARL!”
“(Y/N)!”
“YOU DIDN’T!”
“what is it?” george asks. you didn’t notice george was in the chat, but you smiled wider knowing he was there for the first time in what felt like forever.
“hey georgie! karl bought me a plane ticket to him!”
“you were talking about wanting to do a baking stream while we were playing stardew valley, so i bought you one! we can do the baking stream and just hang out!” karl matches your excitement, making you feel giddy and light.
“that’s awesome (y/n)! i know you’ve been wanting to do a baking stream.” george’s tone is supportive, but you know he’s holding something back. the part of you that loves him wants him to say something, anything. but he doesn’t.
george stays in the chat, listening to you and karl make plans and occasionally butting in. karl was to meet you at the airport and drive you to his place, where you’d hang out until you wanted to do the baking stream. you were going to make brownies.
“hey, i have to go help jimmy. but i’m so excited for next week! i can’t believe you’re going to be here!”
“i know, i’m so excited karl! love you!”
“love you! see you then!” karl laughs before leaving the discord channel.
george is completely silent, barring the sounds of him typing. you bring your knees to your chest, hugging them and slightly spinning in your desk chair. you want george to love you as you love him, but trying to get him to talk about his feelings was just like trying to convince a brick wall.
you exhale loudly, enough for george to stop typing. “you okay?”
“yeah, i just–” you pull yourself closer to your desk, staring at your monitors. your desktop background is a screenshot of you and george. you both had your greenscreens and has a minecraft background. you were pretending to kiss his cheek and george was rolling his eyes. “george. do you love me?” you immediately regret your question.
george is silent only for a beat. “what do you mean?”
you exhale once again, but it comes out shaky. “i care about you, george. you know that?”
“well, yeah. you’re one of my closest friends.”
friends. your hand flies to your mouth before you could fully register the word. you shut your eyes tightly, trying to fight gravity and keep your tears in, but your feel your face becoming wet. you wipe your cheeks quickly, though george can’t see you. “yeah,” you try to still your voice. “you’re my best friend. i love you.” you look to your ceiling, one last hope for george to reciprocate. for him to take the hint that you love him. his silence is deafening and your ears are ringing. the silence feels like shattering glass on your skin, stinging your face and arms so much that you hug your body.
“i’ll talk to you later. have fun with karl! you deserve it, travel safe.” george leaves the call. you quickly leave after him, shutting your monitor down before collapsing. salty, hot tears stream mercilessly and you hiccup. he doesn’t love you, and it feels like you were stabbed in the chest.
the week passes, only talking to karl about your plans. your audience is concerned about your disappearance, but you assure them that something big is coming. in reality, however; you’re wrapping your bloody heart in bandages and trying to forget. george only reaches out once, sending you a tiktok.
karl calls you the day before you board the plane, sharing his excitement and finalizing plans. you couldn’t wait to get away and be with him, someone who vocalizes their care. you accept george’s decision. he doesn’t love you, but karl cares.
the box of brownie mix on karl’s counter is just out of frame, karl calling it a ‘backup plan’ in case the homemade brownie recipe doesn’t turn out right. karl prepared the stream, tweeting until people start to come into the chat. he holds you close to him with his arm around your waist, free hand flinging out to his side when he starts. “hi everyone! welcome! i have a special guest today,” he squeezes your hip ever so slightly, bringing a smile to your face.
“hello, karl’s chat! we’re making brownies!”
“YEAH!” karl screams in his fashion, making you laugh.
you peak at the chat, seeing comments complimenting and shipping you. one that stands out in particular, though, is ‘they look so happy.’ “yes, i am happy right now! i’m making brownies with my favorite person!” you laugh, bringing up the recipe on your laptop. you feel karl’s arms hug you from behind. “get the ingredients, bub.”
“you mean, like flour?” he asks, brushing his finger on your nose. you gasp, feeling the powder on your skin.
“we’re meant to make a fine dessert, not a mess!”
you work together while making the batter, though karl spends more time teasing and hugging you. eventually, the batter makes it to the pan, but not without the two of you tasting the batter. karl puts it in the oven as you get a text. your phone is on do not disturb, and there are only a few contacts that bypass the silence.
wiping your hands on the apron that karl bought you, you grab your phone to see who texted. it was george: “seeing you with someone else really makes me sick to my stomach.” it feels as if your heart stops.
karl immediately notices, giving an excuse to chat and putting up a ‘be right back’ screen. he hugs you from behind. “are you okay?” you turn in his arms and hug him back, wrapping your arms around his neck.
“something’s wrong, i need to call george.”
“of course you can. i’ll keep an eye on the brownies.” you lift your head from karl and see his reassuring smile.
“thank you, karl.” you kiss his cheek quickly. his face reddens and his smile grows wider (any wider and his lip would split).
you walk to the guest bedroom you’re staying in, ringing george’s contact. “hello?” george answers casually, but you can tell from years of knowing him that his tone is off.
“george? are you okay?” you ask quietly.
“what do you mean?” he tries to dismiss you.
you huff. “don’t play dumb with me. you fucking texted me during the stream.” it comes out more angry than frustrated.
“i–”
you cut george off, “what’s up with you? you don’t text me until now, and you text me randomly when we’re streaming.”
“i didn’t like it, (y/n).”
you laugh in a frustrated manner. “are you kidding me?”
“no, i’m sorry.” you can hear george take in a shaky breath. “i don’t know what’s wrong with me. i see you with karl and… this feeling takes over. i feel it all over, it’s awful,” george rambles.
“george…” you trail off, biting your nail and clutching your phone to your cheek. you feel bad for him, but he doesn’t love you. then why does he feel like that?
george huffs loudly. “i hate this.”
“why didn’t you tell me sooner? why not the night i asked if you loved me?”
“i didn’t know how. i didn’t know…”
“that i wouldn’t wait for you to get your act together? for you to love me back?” george only takes in another shaky breath, words unable to be formed. “george, i love you. i really do, but…”
“but it’s too late.” he laughs painfully, causing tears to slip. “it’s okay (y/n). really.. you deserve someone who knows how he feels, who knows how to express love.”
“george–”
“it’s okay. i do love you, (y/n). i always have, and i should’ve told you before.” you wipe your tears quickly. “god, i didn’t think it would be this hard.”
you sniffle into the speaker. “thank you for telling me, georgie. i care about you so, so much.”
a light knocking on the door pulls you from the moment. “(y/n), i didn’t want to interrupt, but the timer is about to go off. i told chat you were in the bathroom, but i just wanted to let you know.”
“thank you karl, i’ll be just a minute,” you call back to karl before returning the phone to your ear. “i need to go george.”
“yeah, i heard. i’ll let you go, (y/n).”
“please don’t.” you reach past the surface-level meaning of his intention to let you go. “i’m still your friend. you’re my best friend, always.”
“yeah… i’ll be here for you.” george is silent again. “bye, (y/n). enjoy the brownies for me.” he then hangs up.
you shove your phone in the apron pocket and wipe your face before opening the door. karl is right outside, leaning on the wall between the hallway and the kitchen. he smiles, but it faulters when he sees the tears on your face. he rushes forward, wiping some away with his thumb. “(y/n), are you okay?”
you nod with his hands on your cheeks. “yeah, i will be.” you smile reassuringly at karl.
karl matches your smile and pulls you into a warm hug. “are you ready to finish the brownies? if you’re not up for being on stream, i can take over and–”
“i’m okay, karl. i want to finish the brownies with you. we’ve still got to finish the frosting after all.” you laugh. karl pulls away from the hug slightly, enough for you to kiss his cheek and see his reaction.
maybe this is for the best. your ears aren’t ringing, and there isn’t silence with karl.
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