#i got the one running on intel because it's the only one that power mac center had in stock at the time i went to the store

[cricutnewmachinesetup]

How Do I Connect Cricut to Computer: A Step-by-Step Guide

How do I connect Cricut to computer? This was a question I got on one of my blogs a week ago. Not only this, but I also received similar questions regarding connection from many readers. Since none of my posts has a complete guide to Cricut connection in one single guide, I tried to write this.

Without thinking twice, dive into this blog and explore the steps one by one. In this blog, I have answered how do I connect my Cricut to my computer via Bluetooth. Let’s start now! 

What Do I Need to Connect My Cricut to a Computer?

In order to learn how do I connect Cricut to computer, you have to first understand what you need before connecting to your Cricut. As we know, the connection is a part of the Cricut setup, meaning we are actually setting up our machines. So, there are things that are required before setup. Let’s get a look into it:

Cricut machine

Power cable to connect your Cricut to a wall outlet

A flat surface like a table for keeping the machine on

A Windows/Mac computer with the following system requirements:

For Windows

Operating System – Windows 10 or later (64-bit)

RAM – Minimum 4GB

Disk – 2 GB free

CPU – Intel Dual Core or equivalent to AMD processor

Display – 1024px x 768px screen resolution

Connectivity – A USB port/Bluetooth connection

For Mac

Operating System – macOS 11 or later

CPU – 1.83 GHz

RAM – Minimum 4GB

Display – Minimum 1024px x 768px screen resolution

A USB port or Bluetooth is required

Disk – 2GB

How Do I Connect Cricut to Computer (Windows)?

You will need to set up your Cricut on a Windows PC, which requires a connection. Since the connection is part of the Cricut setup, you must use a compatible Windows PC, such as Windows 10 or a later version. I have explained the easy steps I followed to connect my Cricut to a Windows computer.

Here are the easy steps to connect your Cricut to a computer on a PC:

First, you need to look for a flat surface to place your Cricut.

Here, ensure the distance is no more than 15 feet from the PC.

Afterward, go to the Start menu and select a gear icon to open Settings. 

As you click on Settings, you will move to another screen, where you need to click on Devices.

Verify if your Bluetooth is ON, then go to Add Bluetooth or other device.

Next, select the Bluetooth option and wait for your PC to detect your Cricut machine.

Select it as it is visible in the open list, and your pairing will be done.

How Do I Connect Cricut to Computer (Mac)?

Mac users need to follow the following steps. However, the placements of Cricut and your computer are almost the same as for Windows. Here are the easy steps to connect your Cricut to a computer on a Mac:

Review if your computer is powered on or off. 

After that, move to the Apple menu and choose the System Preferences option.

Now, go to the Bluetooth app on your Mac computer.

Afterward, turn on the Bluetooth.

Next, select the detected Cricut model from the available list.

Last but not least, you have connected your Mac computer to your Cricut.

FAQs

Question 1: What is the “Connect to Computer via Bluetooth” screen on Cricut?

Answer: The “Connect to Computer via Bluetooth” usually appears during the setup of Cricut Maker 3 or Cricut Explore 3. It happens because the Cricut Design Space app has detected an AMD Ryzen chip on your desktop. Actually, there is a problem with some Windows AMD Ryzen chips that may cause problems when you try to connect your Cricut via a USB cable. Therefore, Cricut recommends you use a Bluetooth connection for these computers.

Question 2: What should I do if my Cricut won’t connect?

Answer: If your Cricut is not connecting to your device, then you need to try the following useful tips:

You need to clear the cache and history of the web browser.

Run a scan on your computer for potential malware.

Defragment the hard disk.

Ensure your firewall or antivirus is blocking Cricut connections.

Question 3: Are all Bluetooth dongles compatible with Cricut machine?

Answer: According to Cricut’s official website, CSR (Cambridge Silicon Radio) Bluetooth dongles are incompatible with the Cricut machine. However, if you want to use a Bluetooth dongle, you need to use one that supports audio devices. Cricut doesn’t guarantee that all dongles will connect to your machine, but those that support audio devices are more likely to be able to connect.

Conclusion

To learn how do I connect Cricut to computer, I have explained all the steps carefully. Before that, I also mentioned things that were required before the Cricut setup. In it, I have especially discussed the system requirements. Make sure your Cricut meets the requirements so that you can do the setup in no time. To have an error-free, smooth connection with the Cricut software, go to this write-up and follow the steps mentioned above.

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[grahamstoney]

The Top 10 Things That Really Piss Me Off About My New MacBook Pro 2019

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The Top 10 Things That Really Piss Me Off About My New MacBook Pro 2019

I was a late adopter on the Apple bandwagon, holding out all through my first career as a computer engineer. I knew that Apple was cooler, but I was a nerd and didn’t want to pay the price of taking the plunge. Plus, I was into esoteric things like Linux and it ran best on an Intel platform, while Macs ran Motorola.

Much has changed since those days. Nowadays as a budding musician, I decided to get a bright shiny new MacBook Pro so that I could run Logic Pro like they do at college, and it isn’t available on Windows.

I paid top dollar and got the fastest model available with the fancy new Touch Bar, since I also want to do video editing in Final Cut Pro and don’t want to have to wait around. I compromised on the screen size because I want it to be easy to take to university with me next year, and to compensate for that I got a massive 32” 4K external screen which is great for working on complex songs with a zillion channels in Logic.

The lack of basic ethernet interface and video connecters is slightly inconvenient, obvious from the product description and relatively easily solved with an external multi-port adapter; so I’m only going to briefly complain about that here. I am going to complain at length about the following things I didn’t know about though:

1. “Upgrading” Reminders On My MacBook Pro Deleted The Reminders From My iPhone 5s

Apple recently upgraded their iCloud Reminder infrastructure, which syncs with the Reminders apps on the iPhone and MacBook. I had both Reminder apps linked to my iCloud account so that I could share reminders between both devices, which I thought would be a nice little advantage of paying extra to have both an Apple phone and laptop.

But the new Reminder infrastructure is only accessible in iOS 13, which won’t install on my old iPhone 5s. In the process of “upgrading” my iCloud reminders after I unwittingly agreed to this in the macOS Catalina Reminders app on the MacBook Pro, all the Reminders I had created and used daily on my iPhone 5s were deleted. Admittedly I did see a warning saying that reminders “wouldn’t be available” on some devices, but I didn’t equate that to having them deleted from the device they were created on. It certainly wasn’t obvious to me, and I was a computer engineer for 20 years.

Apple knew full well this was going to happen too because they went to the trouble of generating these fake reminders on the iPhone in the upgrade/deletion process:

Where The Fuck Are My Reminders, Apple?

For fuck sake Apple, if you can create new reminders as part of the “Upgrade” process, why the fuck can’t you just leave the existing ones there? I use my iPhone to organise my whole life and this was really inconvenient to me. Having reminders shared with my new MacBook was handy, but nowhere near as important as having the reminders available on the iPhone where I created and routinely interacted with them. After multiple calls to Apple support, they were unable to reverse the upgrade on their iCloud server. What the fuck Apple!?!? Bastards.

2. The Fan Runs Much Of The Time

Is there some sort of cooling problem going on here? I know it takes power to make all that high speed creative magic work, and power dissipates as heat, but even when the laptop isn’t doing much the fan often starts running, and it’s loud. Like, too loud to have the laptop on when I’m making a video on my iPhone because of the noise. This makes it a less than useful multimedia platform.

3. The USB-C Ports Are Too Close Together

I got the MacBook Pro with 4 USB-C ports because I have lots of stuff like audio interfaces to plug in and running out of ports is a pain in the ass. Plus with the advent of USB-C, the power cable now takes up one. That sure is one hell of a complicated power socket. I suppose it’s nice not to have to worry about where you plug the power in, but I didn’t think a dedicated power port was a terrible problem given that every externally-powered device ever invented up until now has had one.

However, I can’t for the life of me understand why they put the USB-C ports so damn close together. It’s OK if you’re just plugging in a USB-C cable, but anything wider like a USB-C to USB-A adaptor, which you’re invariably going to need since USB-A is still so ubiquitous, clashes with the port next to it. There is acres of space available on the same side of the laptop for the other port, especially given that the ports that used to be on the side of laptops have all been dropped.

4. Touchpad Drag And Drop Requires Medium Pressure

There are three levels of tapping on the touchpad: light, medium and firm. To drag and drop a file in Finder, you need to medium tap it, and maintain at least medium pressure while moving your finger across the touchpad to get the file to the desired destination. That means holding your finger mid-way between light and firm. Not too firm. Not too light. Just right.

Keeping this much pressure applied while moving on a surface is a pain in the ass. On my Toshiba Windows laptop once the file is selected with a light tap, I can drag it with only light pressure; which is much easier… especially if I have to drag it a long way and need to make a few fast-slow-fast passes. You notice that it’s more difficult the first time you go to drag and drop something. Do Apple actually use the stuff they develop?

5. There Is No Hibernate Option

The Sleep option from the Apple menu appears more like a turn-the-screen-off function. It doesn’t seem to put the machine to sleep at all. The light on my backup drive keeps blinking, and the machine wakes up whenever it has a message for me, including in the middle of the night. It still responds to “Hey Siri” too; which is fine I guess if you want that. However, I want a Hibernate option that actually turns the power off and restarts where I left off within a second or two, like my Toshiba Laptop does. I also want to be able to unplug my backup drive and hit the road fast once the machine has hibernated, without having to unmount it every time first. Come on Apple, if Toshiba can do it, I’m sure you can too. Like I said I paid top dollar, so I wasn’t expecting features like this to be missing.

Sure it’s beautiful, but it pisses me off.

6. Safari Can’t Create Bookmark Folders When Adding A New Bookmark

Call me crazy, but I like to organise my web browser bookmarks into folders when I create the bookmarks. Often this means creating a new folder when I create a bookmark. In Safari 13.0.2, when you add a bookmark there is no way I can find to create a new folder for it. On the iPhone and iPad Safari can do this, but on the Mac I have to go into the bookmarks editor to either create the folder first, or reorganise them later. Someone please tell me I’m wrong. Otherwise, please, please Apple, hear my cry: add an “Add folder” button to the create bookmark dialogue, for fuck’s sake. Every other browser has one. How hard can it be?

7. Safari Password Generator Won’t Let Me Copy And Paste Generated Passwords

Call me archaic, but I like to manage my passwords in a spreadsheet. Passwords saved in the iCloud Keychain aren’t available on all browsers on all the platforms I use, so I keep a copy myself. I like strong passwords because one of my websites got hacked a couple of years ago and it took me months to get it fixed. I’m still paying for it years later in multiple web hosting accounts to prevent cross-contamination ever happening again, so I’m pretty paranoid about security. Safari has a strong password generator built in, but after generating the password you can’t copy and paste it into other applications; you have to look up the password in Safari Passwords preferences. This is a pain in the ass.

8. Safari Can’t Make Facebook Messenger Video Calls

While I’m on the topic of Safari’s limitations: I don’t know whether this is really Apple’s fault or Facebook’s, but in the 21st century you’d think that Apple’s flagship browser would be able to handle video calls. Yet for some reason, Safari and Facebook Messenger won’t play ball. Apple devotees have been complaining about this on Apple forums for years, yet you still need to install Chrome or Firefox to make video calls on Messenger. If only Steve could talk it over with Mark and work out a solution; provided he isn’t running Safari in purgatory.

9. Add to Reading List in Safari Adds To The Top Of The List, Not The Bottom

I generally work through lists from the top to the bottom. It’s just that way my brain works. Yet when I add something to the reading list in Safari, it adds to the top. It’s actually a reading stack rather than a reading list. The Safari developers think different, I guess.

10. The Price

All that other stuff probably wouldn’t bother me so much if I’d bought a cheap piece of shit PC. I could blame myself because you get what you pay for. What did I expect for a few hundred bucks? But I didn’t. I went after what I thought was the best and forked out a truckload of my hard-earned cash on a MacBook Pro 2019… and that really pisses me off.

#anger #bookmarking #cooling #drag and drop #hibernate #iPhone 5s #money #passwords #reminders #safari #security #USB-c #video calling #Technology

[monkeysnahas]

Get sound working os 9 sheepshaver

#GET SOUND WORKING OS 9 SHEEPSHAVER MAC OS X#

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SheepShaver started on BeOS and the PowerPC-based BeBox as a commercial product and pun on the Amiga 68K Mac emulator ShapeShifter it only runs the classic Mac OS, and only then up to 9.0.4 (later versions require an MMU, which SheepShaver doesn't implement).

#GET SOUND WORKING OS 9 SHEEPSHAVER MAC OS#

This is relevant because of the current state of Mac emulation: in general, the classic Mac OS is better supported than Mac OS X.

#GET SOUND WORKING OS 9 SHEEPSHAVER MAC OS X#

Even my G5 only ever ran Mac OS X Tiger so that I still could run Classic applications (on top of the fact I preferred Tiger's interface to Leopard). With the exception of the G5 all of these systems natively ran the classic Mac OS, so I had a large investment in classic Mac software. I upgraded from there to (briefly) a used Power Mac 7200, then traded it in for a used Power Mac 7300, then pimped that out, then a Power Mac G4 MDD, the first computer I personally bought new, and then the G5. I first touched a Mac in 1987 (it was my buddy's father's Mac Plus, and we spent hours messing around in HyperCard and System 6), though the first Mac I personally owned was a second-hand Macintosh IIsi. I certainly was, even granting it made commercial sense at the time, and I ended up using a Power Mac G5 Quad for 13 years as a daily driver before I got the Raptor Talos II I use now. I've always maintained (possibly by personal experience) that one of the natural future markets for OpenPOWER is one of the architecture's past markets: Power Mac users, particularly those who were irked by the Intel transition.

#Get sound working os 9 sheepshaver

[lascltrax]

Mac mini ram upgrade yourself

#MAC MINI RAM UPGRADE YOURSELF PRO#

#MAC MINI RAM UPGRADE YOURSELF SOFTWARE#

#MAC MINI RAM UPGRADE YOURSELF PC#

#MAC MINI RAM UPGRADE YOURSELF SIMULATOR#

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Do You Need To Run The XCode Simulator on the M1? And if you intend to max out this machine 24/7 and still be running it in several years, I think that’s a valid concern.įor most developers and most people, I think you could easily get by with the 8GB model. There are people out there who are worried that swapping to your hard drive over and over could wear down your SSD. There are probably very few use cases where that would ever happen. The SSD Read speeds are so fast that you won’t notice a big performance drop unless you’re going WAY over the 8GB of RAM like in the Photoshop example above. But, I think unless you’re some type of power user, 8GB will be sufficient for you. Personally, I’ll be forking over the extra $200 to get the 16GB model. the 8GB model while using tons of common apps. This guy went through and meticulously compared the performance of the 16GB model vs. If you’re curious too, I highly suggest you check out the YouTube video below from Max Tech. So I was very curious how much the 8GB model would slow down development. I rarely get my Mac up to 16GB of used RAM, but 8GB is pretty easy to surpass if you’re a developer with multiple tabs open. I know from my Hackintosh experience that a Mac can quickly get up over 8GB of RAM when running the XCode simulators. Was 8GB enough RAM to run the simulator without experiencing significant performance issues? This was the big question I had when I pulled the trigger and got the base M1 2020 Macbook Air. Is 8GB of RAM Enough For XCode on the M1 Mac Mini, Macbook Air, and Macbook Pro? But, other than needing a beast of a machine the M1 Macs have the advantage. The best reason I can think of is Apple still gouges you if you want a 2TB hard drive. I can no longer think of a great reason to build one over the M1 Mac Mini, or M1 Macbook Air. The Hackintosh is officially dead (not just because you can’t buy Apple Silicon processors). It blows my Hackintosh out of the water, and the base model is cost-competitive with my 2018 Hackintosh at only $700. My first thought was, “Can it compete with my Hackintosh.” And yes, not only can it compete, The M1 Mac Mini has a multi-core GeekBench 5 score of 7386. However, in 2020, Apple released a new M1 Mac Mini for only $700. This machine is powerful it has been fantastic for XCode development. I built a machine that was twice as powerful as the top of the line 2018 Mac Mini, for $200 less than the base model. This Hackintosh had 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and an Intel Core i7 processor with a multi-core GeekBench 5 score of 5300. I was annoyed by that price/performance ratio, so I decided to build a Hackintosh. This was the 2018 Mac Mini, which cost $800, and a multi-core GeekBench 5 score of 3203. I figured I’d buy the cheapest Mac Apple offered.

#MAC MINI RAM UPGRADE YOURSELF SOFTWARE#

I’m a software engineer, and in 2018 I wanted to try my hand at XCode development. OK Apple, I’m listening.īut, can it run XCode quickly? The M1 Chip is Very Powerful, Perfect For Developers Looking to Run XCode These are entry-level Mac products that price/performance wise are actually semi-competitive with Windows machines at the same price-point.

#MAC MINI RAM UPGRADE YOURSELF PC#

You typically pay 3x for a Mac what you’d pay for a PC with the exact same hardware.Įnter the M1 Mac Mini, Macbook Air, and Macbook Pro. Then they have the audacity to charge the Apple tax. My main gripe with Apple is that every Mac they release has a processor that’s about a generation behind. Check out this post if you’re looking for how Apple’s M1 Max chip performs vs the latest from Intel and AMD.

#MAC MINI RAM UPGRADE YOURSELF PRO#

Note: I wrote this post in late 2020 prior to the M1 Max Macbook Pro getting released.

#Mac mini ram upgrade yourself

[lasclviewer]

Dota 7.00 fps mac

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Dota 7.00 fps mac Pc#

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Process Affinity can be changed very easily and it gives your game full power of your CPU and Processors. Sometimes Dota 2 does not use the full potential of your CPU properly and you do not get enough power to run Dota 2. This seems to be very geeky fix, but actually, it is not. It will start your game in safe mode with normal settings and most probably issues will be fixed.

Click “ Set Launch Options“, remove existing value (if there any) and type “ -safe“.

Repeat Steps 1-2 from the above paragraph.

Still, if you get crashes after Auto Config mode, you should try “ Safe Launch Mode” the same way as we did above. If there is there is any other lunch option already present, remove it and type “ -autoconfig“.

A New Window will open like the image below. Click “Set Launch Options” as highlighted below.

Right-click Dota 2 and select “Properties”.

So you can set the Auto Config mode as described and shown below: You can use those to fix some of the issues. So you think my rig causes it? Idiot.There are some predefined values in the game launcher settings.

Dota 7.00 fps mac update#

My VGA is GTX1080, and still got 20-25 FPS AFTER UPDATE that i used to have >100 FPS BEFORE UPDATE. Since when DOTA require a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ decent set up to run > 100 fps ? And by all means do you even see the problem other's got? It's NOT just random guy telling "my fps bla bla bla.", it is the whole community AFTER 7.00 Update.

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Maybe your pc isn't as good as you think it is. Like I said, I don't lag and I have a custom built gaming rig. Invesitage the word lag spike all you want if you took your own advice you would see lag spikes are caused by a VERY wide factor of things. If its decent enough to run Dota 2 then why u lagging lmfao. other games but that does not come to the case to mention the detail is that with none I have those Lag Spikes problems With my ISP? I do not believe.Īlthough I must also admit that little by little the bugs are improving, I invite you to investigate and test in your own game and detect the things that are malfunctioning that are noticeable and enough. I have never any problem with any game like Heroes of the Storm (with higher requirements), Counter Strike GO, bla bla bla. The problem is that when you are in game the fps are gradually falling slowly and then the spikes start and it is curious because when you see games, that does not happen, only happens when you are playing Online. I have a gpu (GTX 1080 on Pc and GTX980 on Laptop) not sooo powerful but it's decent to run the DOTA 2 well. I use Intel, both on my laptop and on my desktop computer, and I present problems how ironic is that with a sixth and fourth generation i7 I still have those problems. Lag Spikes causes loss of fps, overheating in the graph, over load of ram etc. I invite you to investigate what is lag spike. No one complains about the servers, they are complaining about the lag spikes out there. Otherwise if it was so badly optimized everyone would lag, and thats not the case. But the bottom line is, if you are LAGGING in some way and its not happening to EVERYONE, then it can be related to your hardware or internet / server u connect to. Just like there is a reason the titan GPU is the best card on the market.Īll games can use optimization. There is a reason Intel costs more than AMD cpu. Most of the people complaining are using second rate hardware. You are definitely a casual player and you do not realize that "it works for me", that does not mean that this valve is doing things well even if they are fixing several things I invite you to read the notes of the patches so that you report a little more. Problem when viewing a game does not let you leave you have to close and reopen to be able to fix it. Valve always has problems with bugs, performance and optimization you will not come to tell me that you are perfect and that is why everyone has to go well. Have you read the ones we complain about, what kind of hardware do we have? There is nothing for valve to fix just because the minimum specs are increased. This game has never lagged one bit for me, and still doesn't. I run a i7 Quad core with 16gb or ram and a titan graphics card.

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If you are lagging you either need to join a better server, or upgrade your PC. Originally posted by *DKG*™ x0Z3ro0x:Valve has nothing to fix.

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[remakethestars]

Being Batman’s Daughter Would Include:

Headcanons.

❝Listen, Robin. At their core, people are cowardly and self-serving. Trust no one until you know them. And even then, never completely.❞

— Bruce Wayne, “The Lesson Plan”

TRIGGER WARNING: Plant murder. Mentions of drugs/tranqs (stopping dealers), violence/physical harm, broken bones (knee cap), limb dislocation (shoulder), (Jason’s) death, smoke, waterboarding/drowning?

Headcanon masterlist.

You know how every teenager has that paradigm shift because as much as they love the people around them, they’ll never know the inner workings of your psyche? And they realize they’ll never truly be known? And it makes them feel really lonely?

Yeah, you never come to feel like that because you know Bruce digs so far into everyone around him he probably knows you better than you do.

Honestly, he probably reads your diary. At least, he reads the fake one you hide under your mattress. And the second decoy in the A.C. vent above your dresser.

If you’re as paranoid as Bruce, you probably don’t have a diary, and the aforementioned “decoys” are just to mess with him.

Sun Tzu’s The Art of War was practically your Bible growing up.

You’re torn between giving yourself the tactical advantage of being underestimated & being non-reactive, which — besides giving you the lioness role in the lion–gazelle dynamic — gives you the advantage of having time to think carefully on the repercussions before speaking.

Because, as Sun Tzu said in chapter seven, verse twenty-one, “Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.”

Seeing as Bruce and Damian both have eidetic memories, I’m guessing you do too. 

Which means you totally read the dictionary when you were young and whip our big words nobody’s heard of.

Bruce always assured you it’s okay to be scared. As a matter of fact, like he told Dick (seen in flashbacks in “The Lesson Plan”), he taught you to “Let terror embrace you. The better you know fear, the better you can use it against others.”

And we all know Bruce is the paragon of using fear against people.

Take that, Scarecrow!

(See, I chose that gif because earlier in that move, he displays a fear of bats, & in that scene, he summons them to use as a distraction and walks through them completely unperturbed. No? Okay, I’ll see myself out.)

You started into the vigilante business young, a little bulge under the back of Batman’s cape that made the rest of the Justice League in the meeting think Bruce was host to an alien parasite until your little mask-covered eyes poked up over his shoulder.

The League’s known you since you were young, so they kind of all see you as their niece. That just quadruples the amount of people who are overprotective of you.

Eventually, in your tweens, you think enough’s enough and start out on your own — being underestimated may be an advantage, but it’s getting ridiculous — and you tackle unsolved cases.

You set up various safe houses around the world for your own disposal (using the zeta tubes) and anyone who sees the inside of one in an emergency is always surprised. You don’t really understand why; what serious vigilante doesn’t have secure, state-of-the-art safe locations scattered across the planet?

Sometimes, it gets you into danger, but you always get yourself out of it. If there ever comes a time you can’t, well, you’ve got a direct link to Batman, and if communications fail, you can always yell for your Uncle Clark at the top of your lungs.

If the latter ever comes to fruition, you ask Bruce if he’s disappointed you had to call for back-up or that you called Superman instead of Batman, and he says, “It takes a strong person to admit when they’re weak, [Y/N]; if anything, I’m proud of you. Besides … you’re not the only one who yells for Uncle Clark when they get in over their head.”

Your training entailed hacking and mechanics, so you like to fix computers and sell them on the internet Hugh Jeffreys style. It started out with Macs from the dumpster behind Gotham Academy and turned into a surprising side hustle. Large portions of your profits go into either savings or funding your extracurricular activities. 

You’re using a MacBook that’s running Linux and an iPhone 4 that’s running your own program. 

At some point, your phone falls into the wrong hands, and someone asks why it has such high security. You deadpan and say, “I have three older brothers.” No further explanation required.

One such solo case led you to a ring of drug dealers working in a small town outside of Gotham. You made some tranquillizers and heavy-duty smoke bombs and busted out your shinobi-iri training.

After sliding on a mask covering the bottom half of your face that filtered out smoke, you set all of the bombs off at once in the ventilation system, filling the building and using the infrared in your domino mask to sedate everyone before the cops arrived so no one got hurt (because there would inevitably be a firefight if the cops got involved).

You never go into a situation expecting to go hand-to-hand with someone; you always have a plan to take our your targets quickly an efficiently.

One night, when you’re working on a cold case in Gotham, you stumble across some intel that Poison Ivy’s been stockpiling chemicals and is going to wipe out all human life on Earth.

Luckily for you, Bruce’s paranoia is hereditary; you just happen to carry some white kryptonite in your belt, so you won’t have to go all the way back to the cave to obtain some.

You type out a quick debrief on your wrist computer in case you end up needing to send out an S.O.S., pop on your bottom mask to filter out spores or pheromones she might send in your direction, and bust out your shinobi-iri training again.

Of course, you try the peaceful approach, explaining to Ivy that you agree with her on the tree-hugger front to build rapport (T.B.F., who doesn’t?), but it comes to physical confrontation. You kill every vine that comes your way with a quick punch from your kryptonite ring, toss an expanding polyurethane foam bomb (see Batgirl #38) at her feet, and manage to get an inhibitor collar on her.

Gordon takes her away, and by the next morning, it’s on the news.

“You took down Ivy by yourself?” Bruce asks when you come down for breakfast.

“… Yeah,” you say after a moment, expecting a tongue-lashing.

“Are you hurt?”

“No. She didn’t get a hit in. And before you ask, I had a contingency set up in case things went sideways.”

“… Good job.”

Your dad has the article framed in the batcave, which is the bat-equivalent of having your drawing on the fridge or getting a sticker back on a test.

You’re fighting a grin for the rest of the day.

It bugs you you can’t tell anyone why you’re so happy, so you visit Dick in Blüdhaven while he’s on patrol and give him a play-by-play. You even get a hair-ruffle!

Deathstroke targets you at some point. One of Batman and Nightwing’s worst villains, and he targets you because he knows they love you. You’re the smallest bat at the time, the weakest; he thinks you’ll be the easiest to take.

Boy, was he wrong.

He was trained by the League of Assassins, so you know dropping a smoke bomb’s not going to give you cover (and his mask probably has infrared). His brain processes faster than yours, so tricking him is improbable. He’s probably done enough research on you to know you favor foam bombs and has fast enough reflexes to dodge before they go off.

And he’s jammed your comms so you can’t call for backup. You’re worried he’s got kryptonite on him and will hurt Superman if you call for help.

It’s just you and him.

He has enhanced stamina, so he tries to wear you out. You maintain distance to avoid taking damage and wearing faster.

You always admired Tim for his ability to plan ahead (see, like, the entirety of the Red Robin comics). He doesn’t know how he does it; he just does. He can’t really teach you, so you just watch and learn.

You realize your fight with Slade is just a matter of managing the distance and immobilizing him, so you strike. You duck behind a pillar or grab onto a railing or something and shoot him through the thigh with your grappling gun, reeling him in. He, of course, draws his sword or a knife to cut the line, but you’re already throwing high-density expanding polyurethane bombs.

And, just like that, you’ve single-handedly taken Deathstroke.

It sends a clear message to the rest of the Gotham villains, Blüdhaven’s villains, the League of Assassins — don’t mess with the bat’s little girl. She can hold her own.

Now it’s time for you to come up with another plan to take him down; you doubt the same method will work twice, and you’ve just made a very powerful enemy.

As Wonder Woman’s said, “Do not mistake a desire to avoid violence for an inability to deal with it.” You might go into most situations with a plan to take down your opponent already in motion, but when it comes to an all-out brawl, you’re perfectly capable and don’t pull your punches.

You’re working on an unsolved case in Blüdhaven (Dick’s got enough on his plate) when you get an S.O.S. from the aforementioned along with the feed and recording from his mask. You listen to the mission briefing while you ride back to the cave and then the audio from the Young Justice mission. They got jumped by the League of Shadows in an abandoned factory, and Talia’s trying to coerce Damian into joining the League or whatever.

The usual dropping some smoke bombs and tranqing everyone isn’t going to work on thirty armed League assassins who were trained to fight blind, so you load up on polyurethane foam bombs and call Jason and Cassandra.

The three of you take out the guards outside before splitting up and taking either end of the building (Cass stays with you). You meet in the middle, in the room the team’s being held in.

You highjacked the speakers, so they’re blasting AC/DC’s “Shoot to Thrill” upon Jason’s insistence. You wanted Zayde Wølf or Alice Cooper’s “Hey, Stoopid,” but big brothers will be big brothers.

Jason pops them with rubber bullets from above to slow them down for you while Cass demolishes them and you drop foam bombs, slinging your signature custom shuriken, bonk them over the head with Tim’s staff you picked up along the way, dislocate their arms, or shatter their kneecaps. 

You and Jason get a couple slices from swords that got a little too close, but it’s nothing compared to what you’ve had before. 

When the fighting’s done and the building’s quiet, the team’s, like, “Who the heck are you guys?” 

And Dick’s, like, 😏 “They’re our siblings.” 

Speaking of siblings, you’re older than Damian, and as such, you take upon yourself the honor of teaching him all things pop-culture.

“I have a lot of amazing older siblings. I want to be a good big sister.”

First things first, you give him one of your refurbished e-waste phones and take him to Target to pick out an OtterBox or a LifeProof case or something that’ll keep it safe in the pocket of a vigilante.

Vigilantes are always coming to you when their phone’s broken anyway; you’ve got a stack of spares you’ve repaired.

Then you help him set up a Spotify account (follow me at @remakethestars 😉) and try to help him find his rhythm.

Poor child’s never had Oreos before, so you drag a pack of Double Stuffs out of the cabinet and a glass of milk and show him the best milk-dunking method you know.

You think about handing him a cookie and telling him to waterboard it until the bubbles stop coming up, but cookie-dunking is something every kid does; it’s sacred, and you don’t want him to associate it with violence.

You show him how you and Alfred feed the bats in the batcave.

And you show him Vine compilations and your favorite shows and movies and as many classics as you can, and you put up with him pointing out the inaccuracies and calling them stupid.

Every time he doesn’t get a reference, you write it down so you know what to show him later.

If anything ever happens to you, Damian finds your list and makes it his personal mission to watch/read everything on it. It makes him feel close to you.

You build a relationship with him that’s similar to his and Dick’s, and he comes to you with things he might not be able to come to anyone else with.

Plus, since you live in the manor still and he doesn’t want Bruce to think less of him, it’s you he comes to after a nightmare.

If you know Alfred has pictures of him curled up in your side, you ask him to send them to you. Not for blackmail purposes; just to have.

You’d never use the need of comfort or the sharing of emotions against him because (A) it’s perpetuating toxic masculinity and (B) you don’t want him to think it’s wrong or confirm any of the stupid “strength” things the League of Shadows taught him.

You gave him a stuffed cat that looks like Alfred (the cat, not the butler) with some of your perfume spritzed on it. He verbalized his revulsion when you gave it to him, but on nights he has a bad dream and you’re not home, it brings him comfort.

Titus comes to get you when Damian’s upset. 

Even when he’s not with Damian, he seems to know. Pets are like that.

You’ve learned to trust Titus’s instincts. Damian thinks it’s suspicious when he’s feeling down and you just happen to call.

You never realized it until a long time later, but Ace was acting weird the day Jason came back from the dead.

And he was acting weird the day Jason came back to Gotham too. He ran to the door and began barking. Alfred swept security, but nothing seemed to be off. The whole family was on edge that day.

You were the reason Jason knew he wasn’t completely forgotten; he spotted you through a café window, and you were wearing his jacket.

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[nexility-sims]

Hello sweetie, I was just wondering what computer you own? I’m in the middle of looking for a good computer to run the sims and idk where to start :( is yours fast? Much love ❤️

hi !!! my advice would be checking youtube. there are simmers who do computer reviews specifically for the games, so definitely worth checking out. i got this one because it was affordable but seemed to have the space & processing power i needed. fair warning: i know nothing about computers and, tbh, this was an impulse buy (even tho i'd been passively planning it for a few years). anyway, it is indeed really fast, but my caveat is i played sims on mac before this. the real important part for me is that i can run sims and do other things at the same time without my computer (or sims) dying. that being said, i only use this laptop for sims-related things and photoshop.

anyway 2x, copied from the about page:

Aspire A515-55G

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) 15-1036G1 CPU @ 1.00HGz

8 GB RAM

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[msmarvelwrites]

The Winter Ghost - Part 14

Info: A Devastating car crash causes you to lose your memory and start over. The only thing left in the wreckage was the horrific nightmares which plagued your mind. If you knew what today would entail you would have just stayed in bed. But you didn’t and because of that, everything you knew was about to change.

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x reader

Warnings: Swearing, angst, gun violence. 

w/c: So close to 2k that I’m going to call it that. (I really tried)

A/N: 14?? This feels crazy, but here we are. I definetly also just posted, but I was excited to keep sharing with you guys. As always, any and all feeback is welcomed! 

You had spent the last hour or so exchanging song suggestions with Bucky. Most of his music was from the seventies, claiming it was the best decade for music. You didn’t protest as you hummed along to something by Fleetwood Mac. 

This was different. Maybe it was the impending danger of the mission or the way his words were a hushed whisper against your ear. Either way, you felt the shift. It was visceral, the way he made you feel. Like debating the best pump-up jam was the most intimate thing you'd ever done with a man. 

“We’re approaching the drop off.” Sam announced from the cockpit. 

“Everyone ready? Sam and Wanda, you take the back, Bucky and I will lead Nat and Y/n through the front, after that you're on your own. Collect intel, and get the hell out. After I set up the timer we’ll have fifteen minutes before the place blows. Everyone clear on the plan?” Steve spoke through our coms. There was a collective ‘got it’ and a series of thumbs up’s before the jet began to near a clearing. Everyone seemed to still as the wheels collided with the earth, reality settling in. This was it. 

“You got this.” Bucky’s whispers as his large hands on either side of your shoulders sent you back to the situation at hand. 

“Lets go kick some Hydra ass.” You smirked, pulling your pistol from your thigh holster and loading it with a loud click.

“Damn, that's gotta’ be one of the top hottest things I’ve ever seen,” He chuckled, helping you out of the aircraft and onto the ground.

“Oh, yeah?” You quirked a brow, unsure where this witty banter was coming from. Was he flirting with you? If he was you were definitely flirting back.  Before he could answer, you heard Nat’s voice behind you. 

“You guys ready to go?” She asked, eyeing Bucky carefully. You nodded, pulling your hair up into a tight ponytail on top of your head. 

Bucky brushed past you, “You got my six?” He spoke, sending a wink your way. 

“We’ll see.” You retorted causing him to chuckle. 

“Let's head in, team.” Steve spoke through your earpiece, leading the rest of the group towards the Hydra base. 

“Hey,” Wanda's voice beside you, taking your hand in hers. The silver sing on your middle finger glowing with her power. “For good luck, okay.” She smiled, before running after Sam towards the back of the seemingly abandoned warehouse.

Mentally thanking Wanda for her borrowed magic, you looked upon the large building. The outside lights were shut off and it looked to be uninhabited. But you knew better. Steve suspected Hydra was experimenting with a messy version of your serum. As far as you knew, they hadn't been successful. You weren't sure what was going to be worse. An army of super soldiers like you, or a pile of mutated, radiation filled bodies. You shivered at the thought. Most definitely the latter.

“Entering the south side of the building now.” Bucky spoke, a few passes ahead of you and Nat. 

“Front entrance is unlocked.” You heard Sam's voice through your coms. “No guard. Just dark and empty.” 

“Keep an eye out. We know they're home.” Steve said. 

“You got it Captain. Wanda and I are going in.” 

You neared the back entrance of the building, watching as Bucky used his metal arm to tear the door from its hinges. You tried to refrain from moaning at the sight.

As you entered the building behind Nat, you noticed two dark hallways headed in opposite directions. 

“Cummon, we're going left.” Nat nudged you while you followed her. “See you on the other side, boys.” She spoke. And with that, your group split, while the two of you ran down the hall towards your mission. 

When you reached two large metal doors, you knew you had made it. A large silver padlock hung from the handle. You lifted your hand, your ring glowing a deep crimson as the lock turned to dust, flaking off onto the ground. 

“I’m never going to get used to that.” Nat muttered, yanking the door open and holding it for you. 

“Me either.” You spoke honestly, propping your body against the door. “I’ll keep look-out, grab the files.” Nat nodded, pulling open the first file cabinet and rummaging through different folders. 

“Y/n” a deep voice ripped through your mind, causing you to stiffen. For a moment, you thought you had imagined it, looking at Nat still flipping through files. 

“Y/n.” the voice spoke again. Something about it felt so familiar. Like you had heard it say your name like that before. A strange murky memory rang through your mind. 

“Did you hear that?” You asked. Nat froze, listening for something. When nothing came she shook her head. 

“I don't hear anything.” She shrugged, hacking into the computer on the desk, and watching the screen come to life.

“I’m just going to go check outside.” You mumbled, as the voice echoed around you once again. Nat nodded, typing on the keyboard, reminding you to stay close. You motioned an okay, opening the door and stepping into the dark hallway. 

You looked around, letting your eyes adjust to the dim lighting. The moon streaming in through the broken window, the only thing illuminating the dark concrete walls. You held your breath, waiting for something to jump out at you, but nothing did. 

Suddenly there was a cracking noise in your coms, followed by Sam’s broken voice as he shouted, “They know were here. We’ve been ambushed!”

“Get out, now. Nat, Y/n, do you have the files?” Steve yelled. You heard Nat shuffling inside the room behind you but before you could answer, the voice echoed through the empty hall. 

“Y/n, did you miss me baby?” Their words made you shiver. You spun around and what you saw sent a wave terror through your whole body. A gasp escaped your lips as you tried to speak. The man took a step forward, his face illuminated by the moonlight. This wasn't real. He was a ghost.

“T-Tommy?” You sobed. A small smile pulled at the corner of his thin lips. It was so familiar. His fluffy hair, unkept and in need of a trim hung loose around his face. His green eyes, sparkling with flecks of gold around his iris. Those freckles, you swear you had counted at least a dozen times. You knew where each one marked his straight nose. But how could this be the same man from before. Your Tommy. You were half expecting to look down and see three gruesome bullet wounds in his chest. But there he stood, alive and very much not shot.

“You're not really here. You're dead. I- I watched you…” You tried to understand. This wasn't right. How was he here right now? How wasn’t he dead? You wanted desperately to be thankful, but there was a sickly feeling in your gut. 

“It’s okay, baby. I’m here now. I’ll explain everything.” His words were so inviting. So warm and homey you couldn't help but launch yourself into his arms. He paused for a moment before wrapping himself around you, holding you close. You breathed him in, his familiar sent washing over your body and sending you into euphoria. You could have stayed in the moment of ignorant bliss, but the loud banging from the door behind seized you. 

“Let's blow this dump we gotta-” Nats voice was cut off by the image before her.  You turned around, noticing the fear in her eyes. Panic washed over your body as the reality of the situation hit you like a ton of bricks. This wasn't right. This wasn't supposed to be happening. 

Within the second it took you to turn back to Tommy, he had pulled out his gun, aiming it dangerously close to Nats head. Two lethal shots echoed through the empty halls as the bullets ripped through her chest, sending her backwards. 

“No!” You screamed, trying to push away from Tommy, but it was no use. 

“Y/n. Nat, what's your status?” Steve shouted through your coms. You looked up at Tommy, who only seemed unfazed by the situation at hand. Natshas only groaned in pain on the floor below. She was losing blood, and fast, but you could tell she hadn't been hit anywhere deadly.

“Tommy, let me go. Let me help her ” You started, but he only shook his head and signed. 

“I’m sorry, baby. You know I can't do that. I loved you. I really did.” The past tense sent a sharp pain through your heart. “But this is more important than you. More important than us” He lifted his hand, the small needle shimmering in the light as he plunged it into your neck. When he pulled it out, it was empty, just like his eyes. 

“What are you-” You tried to start, but your body felt weak. Your eyes, heavy as your legs began to wobble beneath you collapsing into Tommy’s arms once again.

“I've got you now. Everything is going to be okay.” He whispered, as you gave in to your exhaustion. The world around you began to spin until everything went dark.

“Y/n come in!” Bucky’s voice boomed through your coms but your mouth was so dry you couldn't form words. 

“We’ve been compromised, Buck.” Nats voice rang.  “I’ve been hit. They got Y/n.”

“Dammit. What's your location? I'm coming to you.” He shouted. 

With every ounce of strength you had left, you let Wanda’s power surge through your body, sending a pathetic zap into Tommy’s chest. It wasn't strong, but it was enough to shock him and pull yourself out of his grasp. You tried to run, but whatever was coursing through your bloodstream had its nails deep in you. You got half way down the hallway before your legs gave in, sending you hurtling down, face planting into the concrete floor. 

Tommy laughed behind you. What once was a sound you ached for, now seemed tyrannical and revolting. “You always were a fighter. Right till the bitter end.” He cooed, words dripping with hatred. 

You choked on the blood pooling in your mouth from the fall, and tried to form a sentence, but everything burned. Instead, you forced out a whisper. 

“Bucky” You breathed. 

The sound of Bucky’s worried voice echoed through your com but you couldn't make sense of what he was saying. You tried to fight it, you really did. But it was no use as Tommy dragged your limp body down the hallway and away from Nat banging on the door. 

The last thing you remember seeing was the passing street lights. They illuminated the cobblestone as you peaked out the window of the van. 

This was your fault. The plan was solely based on your weakness. They knew it, so shouldn't you just accept whatever fate they had planned for you? You certainly deserved it. You had gotten Natasha shot for god's sake. You just prayed that wherever the team was, they would leave you to rot. They didn't need to be swept up in your mess. 

This was your end. It was inevitable. At least now it was over and you could stop pretending you didn't care. At least now, Bucky was safe.

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A/N: Thats it! Thank you to everyone who is still reading this mess lol. As always, I am eternally greatful to @cutie1365​ for all her help! If you havent already checked out her writing, what are you even doing? GO NOW! And reblog and like if you enjoyed! 

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[refinedbuffoonery]

Riley + Sunglasses + Undercover (6)

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Read it on AO3. 

*****

Mac fidgeted with the T.V. remote. Riley hadn’t returned yet. Bozer and Matty busied themselves with digging up intel on Petrov, and Desi sprawled across the couch. 

Which left Mac with nothing to do but think. 

Riley would be back any minute now, and Mac had no idea what to say to her. They needed to talk about the kiss. Dropping a “you’re my best friend and favorite coworker, but surprise, I’m in love with you” bomb on her in the middle of a mission seemed like a stupid idea, but ignoring what happened would make it even more awkward than it already was. Fuck. 

Mac snapped his head toward the door as the lock clicked. Riley slipped inside, opening the door just wide enough to squeeze through. Her hair was a windswept, tangled mess, but other than that, she appeared to be fine. Tension eased in his chest that Mac hadn’t realized was there before. 

She still wore his jacket. 

Riley went right to his side, although she remained a respectful distance away instead of standing shoulder-to-shoulder like usual. She looked almost...shy. Mac could see the hesitation in her eyes. He really fucked up. Now she wouldn’t even come near him. 

“Miss much?” she asked. 

“Nobody’s planning on killing us, yet.” 

“First time this week,” she retorted. Mac chuckled, earning a glare from Desi. 

Slowly, Mac closed the space between himself and Riley, so they could talk without being overheard. He gave her the opportunity to back away, but, to his surprise, she didn’t. “We need to talk,” he whispered. Riley paled. Shit, that was not the reaction he wanted. Not even close. 

“Mac, I...I understand.” Her eyes said it all. She looked disappointed. Embarrassed. Hurt. No no no no no no. Whatever she thought she understood, it was a far cry from what he was about to say. Did she really not know how he felt? He wanted to touch her. He wanted to pull her into his arms and show her all the things she didn’t understand. He wanted to tell her that his heart belonged to her, and he was committed to her for the long haul, although that may not be as long as they’d like since they both had a penchant for getting shot at. And then, after all that, he wanted to back her into a wall and tell her how sexy she looked in his jacket and learn exactly how to elicit those little noises again. 

He needed to stop thinking those things about her. Riley could read him like a book. 

Yet, she’d utterly failed to see what was right in front of her face. Maybe...maybe she misunderstood because he’d hid it so well. Too well, if the brokenness in her eyes was any indication. 

“Riles, no--” 

She shook her head. “Don’t ‘Riles’ me right now.” 

“Got him,” Bozer announced, leaving Mac with his jaw hung open. His unsaid words evaporated off his tongue. 

“Viktor Petrov,” Bozer read off the screen, “thirty four year old Bulgarian mob boss and rare art connoisseur.”

Riley moved to stand behind Bozer, reading over his shoulder. Mac studied her--feet shoulder-width apart, hands behind her back. He liked to think of it as her war-room stance. The woman could save the world while standing like that. “He’s on several intelligence agencies’ watch lists,” Riley said. “Looks like he’s never been arrested, but Petrov is a power player in the Eastern European black market.” 

Raising his eyebrows, Mac slid his gaze to Desi. “You sure do know how to pick ‘em.” 

“Don’t forget, I picked you too,” she shot back. Ouch. He probably deserved that. Bozer suddenly found the computer screen extra fascinating. 

“In her defense,” Riley said, “he is really hot.” The two women shared a conspiratorial glance. If they ever really became friends, all hell would break loose.  

Matty broke the ensuing awkward tension. “Get this. He’s part of a collective of shady powerful individuals that uses black market items, real or fake, to keep tabs on all the major power players of the world--major corporations, terrorist cells, and--wait for it--intelligence agencies.” 

“Like the CIA,” Riley muttered. 

“Exactly. Someone in the group puts an item on the market just to see who comes running,” Matty explained. 

“So he thought he was pulling a fast one on a wealthy American, but…” Bozer trailed off. 

Mac delivered the final blow. “We were made the moment he saw Desi.” 

*****

This mission seemed to be one cursed piece of bad news after the next, Bozer thought. 

Petrov was going to out them as spies to the whole European criminal underworld, thus preventing them from ever doing field work again on the whole continent. They’d never be safe with Petrov’s bounty on their heads. 

If that wasn’t enough trouble, there was something weird going on with Mac and Riley. Post-Codex, Mac almost exclusively called her “Riles.” But, ever since their weird little whisper session, Mac abandoned the nickname. Bozer had no idea why. 

As if it were trying to spite him, the computer made an error noise. Bozer sarcastically imitated the sound. He didn’t feel any better. 

*****

Desi hated playing bait. She’d much rather be the one waiting in the shadows, swooping in just in the nick of time to save whoever got stuck as bait. But, noooooooo. Here she was, leaning against a wall, trying to look bored and sexy at the same time. 

It had been Bozer’s idea to have her wear the last of Riley’s dresses. This one was a skimpy, silver-sequined dress that latched onto her body like a leech. The neckline plunged below her breasts, and if it was any shorter, it’d be a shirt. It fit her well enough, except for the top. Riley’s boobs were bigger than hers, and it had taken some creative safety-pinning on Riley’s part to make the dress fit. 

To top it all off, there wasn’t a chance in hell she could hide a gun under that thing. 

“Sitting around waiting to get kidnapped, again. Best. Day. Ever.” Desi didn’t shy from making quips over comms while she waited. No one indulged her. 

Petrov’s steady, confident footsteps were her only warning before he rounded the corner. He spotted her instantly, eyes glimmering like he was starving and she was a cheeseburger on a sparkling silver platter. 

“I should’ve known better than to leave you unsupervised.” His voice was a promise of a thousand mistakes to be made. “Hello, darling. Miss me?” 

“I did until you drugged me and tied me up.” 

“I seem to recall you like being tied up.” 

She smiled but laced her words with venom. “Not that kind. Besides, I’d much rather tie you up instead.” Desi practically heard the words behind his smirk. Whatever you say, darling. 

She fought back memories bubbling to the surface as he dragged his gaze up and down her body. “That is quite the dress.” She snorted. He knew her well enough to know she would never wear a dress this ridiculous of her own free will. “I see you’ve gotten more tattoos since we last...met,” he said, innuendo dripping off the last word. His eyes traced the new designs on her arms and thighs before turning inquisitive, as if imagining what new tattoos there were in places he couldn’t see. She thought about making a snarky comment but decided against it. 

Viktor finally met her eyes again, and Desi remembered what drew her to him in the first place. His striking blue eyes were nothing like Mac’s. While Mac’s were bright and curious, Viktor’s were dark, intense, and captivating. In another time and place, she could’ve lost herself counting the green flecks in them. 

“Who are you waiting for?” he asked, likely knowing the answer already. “I assume you didn’t get all dressed up for nothing.” 

“You, actually.” 

“Is that so?” He definitely knew. 

“Yes. I’m waiting for you to give me an apology.” 

He stepped closer. “The verbal kind? Or the other kind?” 

“Are you trying to seduce me?” Desi asked dryly. She had no intention of ever getting in bed with him again, but damn he was distracting. 

 “Why? Are you seducible?” Viktor grazed his fingers up her arms, sending a shiver down her spine. He growled, “What kind of apology do you want, Desiree?” 

Desi put on a show of thinking through her options. “Both.” 

“Greedy. Your room or mine?” 

“Mine.” She had him now. Desi pushed off the wall and looped her pinky finger around his. He dutifully walked behind her, like a dog called to heel. She led him to the elevator and the trap waiting above. Okay, Riley, she thought. Your turn. 

Desi stopped at the room next door to the suite the team was using as home base and made sure Viktor was paying close attention as she slid the room key from her bra. His eyes glazed a bit, still a sucker for little things like that. Desi opened the door and waved him through. “After you.” She gave him a wicked smile, the first genuine one of their encounter. 

Not suspecting a thing--What an idiot, Desi thought--Viktor Petrov strolled into the room and found himself face to face with a scarily cold and calculating Riley, who, as far as he knew, was American businesswoman and heiress Danika Jackson. He quickly hid his surprise beneath a mask of neutrality. Lounging in a chair, Riley looked infinitely, gloriously bored. 

“I see you’ve met my bodyguard,” Riley said cooly. 

Viktor didn’t miss a beat. “Bodyguard, you say? Seems like a boring job for someone of your--” he glanced at Desi “--background.” Desi kept her face blank. He was Riley’s problem now. 

Riley began, “Mr. Petrov, as a successful businessman, I’m sure you already know that eventually, people like us outgrow the people around us. So, we must continually surround ourselves with the very best.” Riley looked him dead in the eye, cold and unfeeling. “There’s no point in carrying dead weight to the top.” She gestured to Desi. “She is far from dead weight. Besides, the private sector pays better.” Viktor didn’t notice, but Desi saw how Riley pressed her heels firmer into the floor, steeling herself for the conversation ahead. The little movement was the only sign of the Riley she knew beneath the icy exterior. 

Viktor looked a little uneasy, but he definitely wasn’t scared of the woman before him. But, by the time Riley was done with him, he would be. Riley’s eyes ignited, recognizing the challenge. 

“Now, about your little locket chip scam.” 

*****

Mac and Bozer didn’t know where this cold, calculating, and slightly insane Riley came from. They rarely got glimpses of the business side to Artemis37, but here she was, in the flesh. Mac watched the scene unfold on the computer screen, equally in awe and terrified of her. 

A woman to be feared. 

She made Matty the Hun look like a kitten. If she could see this, Matty would be proud of her. 

There was no sign of their Riley behind that cold stare. Her fingers drummed the arm of her chair. To his credit, Petrov didn’t cower. In fact, he was starting to look a little too comfortable, which was about to be a problem. 

Perhaps he needed a...demonstration. Something to make him squirm a little. 

Mac’s idea was a terrible one, and Riley would probably shoot him for it later, but it was still an idea, and Mac was pretty sure it would work. Even if he damned himself in the process. 

He just hoped she’d sincerely meant it when she said the surprise closet kiss was okay. 

“Stay here,” he said, walking to the door. 

Bozer made a face. “Okay?” Mac didn’t say anything else as the door clicked behind him. 

If Petrov was half as smart as Desi made him out to be, then he’d be monitoring footsteps in the hallway. He’d immediately know it was a set-up if Mac walked straight next door to the room Riley and Desi had Petrov cornered in. Mac forced himself to walk past the room--past Riley--to the stairwell on the opposite end of the hall, taking his time descending to three floors below. He could hear Riley’s half of the conversation over comms, but Petrov wasn’t close enough to either woman for their comms to pick up his voice. 

Mac fixated on the cold arrogance in Riley’s tone as he strode for the elevator. There wasn’t a shred of the woman he’d come to know and love in it, like she’d turned her emotions off as easily as flicking a light switch. He shivered. 

The elevator took its sweet time arriving, and in the meantime, Riley had some choice words about Pierre. The doors opened, revealing a middle-aged couple already inside. They scowled when they noticed he pressed the button for just three floors above. Mac flashed them an innocent smile. 

Mac stepped out of the elevator onto his floor, bracing himself for what he was about to do. He took heavier steps than normal, ensuring Petrov wouldn’t recognize the same pattern from before. Riley confided, once, that as a kid she would learn the pattern of people’s footsteps so she was never caught unaware. By footsteps alone, she knew who was walking down the hall--her mom, Elwood, even Jack. The variations in their gaits, she’d said, said a lot about their current state. For example, her dad’s steps normally were unhurried, but when Elwood’s walk turned heavy and prowling, it was her first warning to find somewhere to hide. And cover her ears. 

Mac’s heart snapped when Riley confessed she still did it, mostly out of habit. He swore right then and there that his kids--and hers, for that matter--would never need to learn that skill, for any reason. 

Mac swiped his key card and walked right in, ignoring Desi standing by the door in her disco ball dress. Petrov stood in the middle of the room, a healthy distance away from both women, with his hands in his pockets. He had the casual posture of a man who was used to being the most powerful person in a room. The man exuded wealth, from his perfectly tailored suit to his immaculate leather shoes. 

And then Mac saw Riley. 

The video feed he’d been watching didn’t do her justice. She lounged in an antique chair like it was her throne, the hotel suite her court. Her navy blue gown pooled at her feet, and her black acrylic nails gave the illusion of claws or talons drumming the armrests, not human fingers. 

Mac dragged his gaze higher. 

Her hair tumbled down her bare shoulders, no longer wild and windswept. No, this Riley was a far cry from the woman who’d cackled while speeding down foreign streets in a stolen Lamborghini convertible. This Riley was polished, cold, and looked like she was debating skinning Petrov alive. 

Her dark eyes, usually so full of laughter and compassion, held the vast, black emptiness of the space between stars. They were black holes, consuming everything in their path. 

She was otherworldly, predatory, and very, very sexy. 

Mac started to banish the thought from his brain, but he reconsidered. He was here to play the role of scandalous boyfriend, after all. 

He let every more-than-friendly thought he’d ever had about Riley turn his expression ravenous. Musings and memories of her flashed in his mind. The way her laugh warmed him from the inside out. The way she sat too close and furrowed her brow while she thoroughly beat him at any and every video game. The way her ass looked in one of the bazillion pairs of skin-tight jeans she owned. 

He didn’t care if she saw the truth in his eyes. Didn’t care if she read his feelings like a book. 

Some part of him wanted her to see the truth of it all, glimmering just underneath the fake-boyfriend façade. 

Mac wanted her to see how he never wanted to be with anyone else when shit hit the fan. How their middle-of-the-night fridge meetings were the only thing holding him together sometimes. How he was brimming with pride every time she improvised, whether in the field or at home. How one of her smiles made all coherent thoughts vanish from his head. How he’d wanted to ravish her the moment she dragged him into that damn closet. How--

Petrov cleared his throat. 

Mac blinked slowly and slid his gaze to the mob boss, feigning surprise. “Oh! I didn’t realize you had company. My apologies.” Riley’s eyes glittered like she knew just how not-sorry Mac was. 

He changed his mind. They weren’t just pools of darkness between stars. Those eyes contained the whole fucking universe. Black holes, galaxies, supernovas, and everything in between. 

He stalked toward her, trying to convey his plan with just his eyes. For a brief second, understanding flashed in her eyes before a cruel smile curled her lips--practically the first time all night they were on the same page. Mac revealed his relief for only a split second. He mouthed, Can I kiss you? Riley tilted her jaw, baring her neck to him. She didn’t need to utter a single word for him to understand. Make Petrov squirm, but don’t ruin my lipstick this time. 

It killed Mac to do this to her twice, but he didn’t have a better plan. He hadn’t touched her at all since the closet, as if that would ever make up for what he did. Now here he was, silently begging her to re-enact the closet scene. He didn’t know what that made him. A douchebag, most likely. 

Playing like this was like dangling their real feelings over a blazing inferno, hoping they didn’t do any irreversible damage. At least this time, Mac had Riley’s consent. If she said no, he would’ve found some other way to get under Petrov’s skin. 

Bracing his hands on Riley’s forearms, Mac pressed featherlight kisses to her neck. His thumb brushed a thin scar he didn’t know she had. Lingering traces of her perfume filled his nose, his lungs. He trailed his lips across her skin, searching for her pulse. Upon finding it, he pressed his lips firmly against her neck, reveling in the sensation of her blood roaring beneath his mouth. 

His blood roared alongside hers. This is just a game, he reminded himself. A power play to disarm Petrov. He nipped her skin, then soothed the small hurt with his tongue. Her breath hitched. Mac’s self-control hung by a thread. Riley was intoxicating, and getting drunk on her and losing his head would only land them in even more trouble. 

He pulled back. “I’m going to take a shower. Feel free to join me when you’re done here.” Mac winked. 

“If you want me against a wall, Damon, I’d much rather it be somewhere you can fuck me hard enough to make the paintings fall off.” 

Riley wore a mask of quiet, glittering amusement, but it was all Mac could do not to combust on the spot. He couldn’t believe she said that. He’d started this little game, and she always played to win, but...shit. 

This woman was going to bring him to his fucking knees. 

With as much bravado as he could muster, he replied, “We can do both.” Mac pressed a chaste kiss to the back of her hand before walking into the bathroom, closing the door, and taking the coldest shower of his life. 

*****

Petrov squirmed like a worm on a hook while he was forced to watch her and Mac’s little show. The way Mac had practically fucked her with his eyes made Riley want to squirm too. But, like, good squirming. Maybe even the kind that ended with her head thrown back and sheets clenched between her fingers. 

But, Danika Jackson didn’t squirm. Her heart didn’t feel like it was about to explode. She didn’t have to memorize every press of her man’s lips against her neck, because for her, this moment was real and would happen again. She needed to be Danika, who was calm and cunning, not Riley, whose heart was breaking, because this was just a game, and Mac meant none of it. 

That quick kiss on her hand nearly undid her. Petrov, thankfully, had been too busy staring at the floor to catch the cracks in her façade. She focused back on Petrov, pretending her heart wasn’t pounding and her brain wasn’t short circuiting. 

Riley stared at him, putting on a show of contemplating throwing him out right then and there so she could join Mac in the shower. It wasn’t hard. She was definitely thinking about it. 

Finally, she got back to the matter at hand. “As I was saying, I don’t appreciate you kidnapping my employee or trying to pull a fast one on someone clearly smarter than you.” She paused. “Why.” It was a command, not a question. 

Petrov glanced at Desi. “What has she told you about me?” He almost sounded nervous. A bit of Riley’s terror eased, but only a bit. You’ve got this, she reminded herself. 

“Everything. I know about the career that makes you happy, the career that pays the bills, and I know about your little black market spy collective, although I was surprised to learn your products aren’t as high quality as advertised.” Riley sneered. This was a gamble, she knew, showing her hand like this. She really hoped it paid off. 

Petrov snapped his head to Desi, looking vaguely horrified. “You knew about that?” Desi gave him a not-so-innocent shrug. 

Before he could say anything else, Riley continued. “Why is your collective watching me and my company, Mr. Petrov?”

He shifted his weight from one foot to another, clearly debating something in his head. “I wasn’t actually watching you at all,” he conceded. “I believe there is a mole in my operation, a spy.” 

Riley arched an eyebrow. “Interesting.” Behind him, Desi narrowed her eyes. 

“I made sure knowledge of the sale fell on select ears and waited to see which agency made an appearance. And sure enough, none other than my favorite spy shows up.” He smirked at Desi. 

“Ex-spy,” Riley corrected. “Although, I have been known to use her skills when I need information, or something done under the radar, if you catch my drift.” She knew what he was doing. Petrov made a calculated risk in revealing his potential mole problem. One slip-up on her part and he could easily connect the dots between his CIA mole and them. The best she could do now was convince him that she--and Desi--were just as shady and well-connected as him. “I assume you are responsible for the building being on lockdown?” 

“Can’t have my customers running away without paying, now can I?” She’d caught him off guard before, but he was back on his game now. Dammit. 

“Here’s the deal. You will call off your dogs and let us and everyone else leave the hotel, and in exchange I will return your locket and won’t expose you as a fraud.” He scoffed. “I am a woman of my word, Mr. Petrov.” 

“And if I don’t agree?” 

Her response was out of her mouth before Riley even knew what she was saying. “Then I will use my recording of this conversation to clone your voice and command your men to stand down myself before throwing your useless body out the window and taking bets on which direction your blood will spray when you splatter on the pavement.” Riley stared him down, swallowing her horror at her gruesome threat. She was pretty sure she was going to puke the second he was out of the room. 

“Very well,” he agreed, taken aback. Petrov cast a nervous glance in Desi’s direction. There was no pity in her smoldering eyes. None. 

Riley pulled the locket out of her bra and dangled it from her hand, waiting. Petrov took the hint and quickly made a phone call. “I have the locket. Stand down.” Satisfied, Riley handed him the locket in dismissal. 

She wasn’t going to say anything more, but the entitled way he raked his gaze up Desi’s body on his way out the door had Riley opening her mouth one more time, just to piss him off. “Good luck with your mole problem, Viktor.” 

The door shut, and seconds later a nod from Desi confirmed he’d walked down the hall and was out of earshot. 

Walking in on Mac be damned, Riley sprinted into the bathroom and hurled her guts into the toilet. 

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Is it hot outside, or is that just my gland problem? Anyway, let’s not worry about that - we’ve got some awesome new stuff to talk about! With all this Summer heat and with Sims 4 Island Living’s release just around the corner, we’ve got a few new free updates we are so excited to share with you! So let’s slap on some sunglasses, squeeze into that swimsuit, and dive on in...

What’s New?

Randomize Traits Button:

A Randomize Traits button has been added to CAS and in the Live Mode Age-Up Molecule. Oh yes, it’s now just right there, waiting to be clicked. Over and over and over and over. I can’t really believe it either, but here it is. The dark days without this small hero are now just a distant unpleasant memory. From here on out, if you just want to grab-and-go your Sim’s personality and get the heck outta CAS, or if you want to add a little challenge to who your Sims might be, it’s just one click away. Jeepers, this feels good. Seriously, I’ve been wanting this forever.

Lounge Chair:

Everyone (even you) gets a FREE LOUNGE CHAIR! That’s right, we’ve added a delightfully Portable Lounge Chair, so you can now lounge by the pool the way you’ve always wanted: Laid back. With your mind on your Simoleons and your Simoleons on your mind.

It’s Pride Month!

Show your pride with some fantastically colorful new clothing. The rainbow leggings are my personal favorite. Nah, maybe the body suit is my favorite. But now that you mention it, I can’t stop dressing my Sims in the new t-shirts -- created in partnership with the It Gets Better Project -- so I guess I just love it all! In addition, we’ve also included a selection of decorative Pride flags for hanging on your Sims’ walls. Finally, we’ve updated our bathroom door sets in-game so that every bathroom door also includes a gender-neutral version for builders, and includes a full suite of color swatches for mixing and matching to your heart’s content. Happy Pride Month, everyone!

Stilt Foundations:

Or as I like to call them, High Heels for your House. Or House Heels. These things don’t need to be limited to just the tropics. Stilts are a great partner in crime to manipulated and flat terrain alike in any biosphere. You can find them in Build Mode alongside all the other regular Foundation types. Now go get your stilt on.

Further Eaves Extension:

Now you can pull your Eaves… further.

More Door Colors:

Ok, we may have gone a bit overboard here… There are 350 new color swatches spread across all of the doors and arches in the base game catalog. If you’ve ever wanted matching doors in Light Brown, Reddish Brown, Brown, Dark Brown, Gray, White, or Black, then this is certainly the update for you!

A Couple New Lot Traits:

Clothing Optional: This new venue-only lot trait will inspire your Sims to -- you guessed it -- get nude.

Off-The-Grid: Now you can live out your nomadic fantasy on any lot. Applying this lot trait will remove your Sim’s use of power and running water, but on the upside it keeps your bills down. Keep a lookout for existing objects with the “Works Off-The-Grid” note in the Buy Catalog.

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We added some L’il Swimmies Splashy Diapers! You don’t necessarily have to use them for splashing in the water, but that’s where our brains were at when we made them. We made these not only in anticipation for Island Living, but we also thought you’d appreciate more swimming options for your toddlers to use in the Seasons Kiddie Pool.

Back Float:

A new Back Float interaction is available for Sims swimming in the pool. Click on that water. Try it out. Take a load off.

Fishing Additions:

Brace yourself, we’re about to cast you into a deep dive…

We added several new interactions to allow players to fish in different ways and interact with other Sims around fishing activities.

Sims can perform a few new Fishing-based socials to gain useful info (via UI TNS/Notebook) and push NPCs to Fish.

Fishing is now joinable.

Improved fishing interaction tuning and autonomy to make the interaction more efficient and fun.

Upper skill levels now provide more meaningful rewards, with new Interactions added to Fishing skill levels

New high skill cast interaction “Angle for Big Catch” increases chance of getting rarer fish.

New high-skill VFX visuals on Rare fishing spots.

Ability to now “Mentor Sims in Fishing.”

Fishing UI has improved information, including Notebook info with Bait information.

Tuning for fish that can be caught is unique per world & more fishing spots added to some of our previously shipped worlds.

New bait preference system applied to most existing fish that modify catch chances.

Ceiling Fan Updates:

Ceiling Fans will now cool a room if you have Seasons and the fan is on. Oh yeah, speaking of which, we also added the ability to turn them On and Off. And while we were at it, we figured we’d make them dry off damp Sims too.

Ceiling Objects Build Sort:

We also added a new Ceiling Objects Build sort category to make things like Fans easier to find.

Swimming Things:

There is now a chance for interesting things to happen to your Sims while swimming, like getting a cramp or losing their suit (eek!). Swimming also now gives your Sims a boost in Fitness skill gain.

Part-Time Jobs Update:

And last but not least (you still with me?) all existing Part-Time Jobs are no longer just for Teens. That’s right, now elders could work as Fast Food Employees. Young Adults could be Babysitters if they want. Why not? The Part-Time world is your oyster. Oh oh oh -- and one last thing on that note: You can now have two Part-Time Jobs at once and pick between shifts. Wowee.

And now on to the unintended features…

General Issues.

Toddler’s Needs will now always be refilled while they’re at daycare.

Exterior trim now correctly applies to rounded flat blocks.

Adult Sims will now be able to successfully put Toddlers to bed. I wonder what their secret is. I may need to tap them for tips.

Sims on fire are now able to safely extinguish themselves in a pool. That’s refreshing.

The Dizzy Palms Ceiling Fan’s blades now tilt in the right direction.

Toddlers will no longer be put down from the high chair before they’ve finished eating. Patience mama, they’re still learning.

Gender Preference now affects flirt options.

Teen Sims will no longer spin into their Everyday outfit when going to school. If Randy wants to wear his swim trunks to school, well that’s Randy’s business.

Flirting with another Sim in a group conversation no longer increases the entire group’s Romance with you. That was awkward.

NPC Invites for Talent Showcase and Lounge will now take you to the appropriate venue.

We have fixed that bizarre issue where you’d have your Sims travel home, and then you load into your home lot, and your Sim’s skewer thumbnails are all greyed out like they’re not there, but when you hover over the skewer it tells you your Sims are at home. But like, they’re not at home. You’re staring at this empty lot, unable to play your Sims and you’re like.. “Is this even my home?”. And you start to question whether you selected the right lot on the map, but then you’re like “Wait, yeah - this is totally my home. But where are my Sims? It��s telling me they’re at home, but they’re not here.” Anyway, this should be fixed now.

Ghosts will no longer be obsessively calling you 5-ish times a day to see if you want to come over and hang out. They’ve been working on their self-control and are limited to at most one call per day now.

Terrain Paint now functions properly on Laptop Mode for AMD graphics cards.

NPC Sims will no longer get a sudden need to get nude after waking up if they have traveled off-lot and returned while you are visiting them. This one was weird. I wish I could show you the bug video.

Get Famous

We’ve toned down the amount of excitement that occurs when a celebrity makes an appearance outside of Del Sol Valley. They should be showing up outside of Del Sol Valley less often as well, so that should cut down on the ruckus.

It was a setup! I’ve been framed! It wasn’t me, I swear! You’ll pay for this! You got the wrong guy, it was Wilma! Wilma, I tell you! Celebrity Sims will no longer be falsely accused of stealing things. And for Wilma’s sake, I hope they get over what happened in the past.

Captain Sigma’s Gig costume no longer includes a chicken mask. That was a fowl fashion choice.

Performing “Tell a Group Story” Interaction Goals will now complete for the Fan Meet & Greet Event.

We fixed the issue with Del Sol Valley’s terrain disappearing when View Distance was set to High. Graphics cards (that we know of) that were affected by the issue:

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Intel HD Graphics 4000

AMD Radeon R6 Graphics

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145

NVIDIA GT 120

We fixed the Del Sol Valley skyline texture glitch after exiting CAS.

Elder Sims will no longer have the option to retire from the Acting Career, just to be met with a sad, sad reality. Before they were taunted with a TNS telling them they got this big great pension and now they can sit back and relax, but the pension amount was §0. That’s just so dark…

Seasons

Now, if you travel during a holiday, the holiday decorations on your neighbor’s homes will be removed after the holiday ends. They were admittedly being either a bit overly festive or just a tad lazy. Either way, it’s been dealt with.

Sims will no longer gluttonously guzzle/gulp/slurp/chug water/milk/orange juice during events. No need to be so shellfish.

Jogging Vampires will no longer hold an umbrella while jogging because that’s just silly.

Coffee and Tea is safe to drink again. Sims will no longer receive the “Lethal Heat” buff and die upon returning home after drinking three hot beverages.

Cats & Dogs

Strays can now eat and use litter boxes without having to make the lot a Cat Hangout. You poor poor babies. You’re safe now.

Existing Sims/Saves will once again be able to lecture their pets. Now you can let Biscuit know how you truly feel when she jumps up on the counter.

It’s been ongoing, but we are actively calming those overly excited pets. Your queue should no longer fill up with a stack of a zillion bubbles from your pets when you run certain interactions. We’ve been working on this issue for a while with a few other fixes, but it’s been rearing its head with new repro steps here and there. So hopefully this fish sticks.

Having a puppy or kitten nearby will no longer interrupt your Sim’s bath or shower. We swear they weren’t doing that on porpoise.

Sims are now able to walk through doors with Country Curtains.

City Living

Building pieces in apartments will no longer be invisible when viewing from the upper floor. That must have been very disconcerting to not know what happened to your stuff.

Cleared out some pesky extra plants floating around the Romance Festival.

Your Sims should now be able to buy art from the Street Gallery object during a Yard Sale.

Oh this one’s a doozy. Get this: Talking John and Potty Mouth 2.0 toilets no longer play their sound on an endless loop when a child Sim runs the Use & Massage interaction, even after the toilet is destroyed. Bonus points to SimGuruJill for keeping a straight face writing that one.

Foundations will no longer cut out the floor of a Penthouse.

Get Together

Empty Clubs will no longer linger in your Clubs Panel. They are now self-aware enough to know when the party’s over and it is time to go home.

Get To Work

Coworkers are now spawning for the Science career. Yes, they missed you too.

Breast Feed is no longer available for male Sim parents of non-alien babies. Only alien spawn possess the cosmic knowledge of the most nourishing MANaries.

Strangerville

We fixed some buggy dog-walking behavior in Strangerville.

We shortened up the time it takes to complete the Give Orders Daily Task in the Courageous Captain Rank of the Officer Branch of the Military Career. That was a mouthful.

Jungle Adventure

You will no longer receive countless notifications when you leave your kitten or puppy at home while vacationing in Selvadorada.

Vampires

Vampire Sims will now once again gain points after they reach the Grandmaster level on pre-April (2019) patch saves.

Your Vampires will no longer be unrightfully chastised by NPCs for drinking their blood after they specifically asked if it was ok. Like, I’m trying to be polite here and you said it was fine, and now you’re like all bent about it… what gives?

Perfect Sun Resistance Vampires will no longer use umbrellas when routing in the sun. Flaunt it, baby.

We fixed the weirdness with trying to add points while drinking the Draught of Reconfiguration. Now you should be able to add points just fine and your options won’t be greyed out.

Cured Vampires will now change body temperature. Why you gotta be so cold?

Laundry Day

Sims will now hold laundry bags the right way. What is the right way, you ask? Trust me, it’s better than how they were holding it before.

And now to wrap it all up, let’s get playing! I hope you enjoy your summer updates and have yourself one wonderful day today.

Stay Cheesy,

-SimGuruJill

#s4cc #s4mm #ts4cc #ts4mm #maxis match #thesims4 #s4 patch notes

[thesims4blogger]

The Sims 4: New Game Patch (June 18th, 2019)

Remove all MODS and Custom Content before updating your game

UPDATE: 6/18/2019 – PC 1.52.100.1020 / Mac 1.52.100.1220

Hiya Simmers! Is it hot outside, or is that just my gland problem? Anyway, let’s not worry about that – we’ve got some awesome new stuff to talk about! With all this Summer heat and with Sims 4 Island Living’s release just around the corner, we’ve got a few new free updates we are so excited to share with you! So let’s slap on some sunglasses, squeeze into that swimsuit, and dive on in… What’s New?

Randomize Traits Button:

A Randomize Traits button has been added to CAS and in the Live Mode Age-Up Molecule. Oh yes, it’s now just right there, waiting to be clicked. Over and over and over and over. I can’t really believe it either, but here it is. The dark days without this small hero are now just a distant unpleasant memory. From here on out, if you just want to grab-and-go your Sim’s personality and get the heck outta CAS, or if you want to add a little challenge to who your Sims might be, it’s just one click away. Jeepers, this feels good. Seriously, I’ve been wanting this forever. Lounge Chair:

Everyone (even you) gets a FREE LOUNGE CHAIR! That’s right, we’ve added a delightfully Portable Lounge Chair, so you can now lounge by the pool the way you’ve always wanted: Laid back. With your mind on your Simoleons and your Simoleons on your mind. It’s Pride Month!

Show your pride with some fantastically colorful new clothing. The rainbow leggings are my personal favorite. Nah, maybe the body suit is my favorite. But now that you mention it, I can’t stop dressing my Sims in the new t-shirts — created in partnership with the It Gets Better Project — so I guess I just love it all! In addition, we’ve also included a selection of decorative Pride flags for hanging on your Sims’ walls. Finally, we’ve updated our bathroom door sets in-game so that every bathroom door also includes a gender-neutral version for builders, and includes a full suite of color swatches for mixing and matching to your heart’s content. Happy Pride Month, everyone! Stilt Foundations:

Or as I like to call them, High Heels for your House. Or House Heels. These things don’t need to be limited to just the tropics. Stilts are a great partner in crime to manipulated and flat terrain alike in any biosphere. You can find them in Build Mode alongside all the other regular Foundation types. Now go get your stilt on. Further Eaves Extension:

Now you can pull your Eaves… further. More Door Colors:

Ok, we may have gone a bit overboard here… There are 350 new color swatches spread across all of the doors and arches in the base game catalog. If you’ve ever wanted matching doors in Light Brown, Reddish Brown, Brown, Dark Brown, Gray, White, or Black, then this is certainly the update for you! A Couple New Lot Traits:

Clothing Optional: This new venue-only lot trait will inspire your Sims to — you guessed it — get nude.

Off-The-Grid: Now you can live out your nomadic fantasy on any lot. Applying this lot trait will remove your Sim’s use of power and running water, but on the upside it keeps your bills down. Keep a lookout for existing objects with the “Works Off-The-Grid” note in the Buy Catalog.

More Toddler Diaper Colors:

We added some L’il Swimmies Splashy Diapers! You don’t necessarily have to use them for splashing in the water, but that’s where our brains were at when we made them. We made these not only in anticipation for Island Living, but we also thought you’d appreciate more swimming options for your toddlers to use in the Seasons Kiddie Pool. Back Float:

A new Back Float interaction is available for Sims swimming in the pool. Click on that water. Try it out. Take a load off. Fishing Additions:

Brace yourself, we’re about to cast you into a deep dive…

We added several new interactions to allow players to fish in different ways and interact with other Sims around fishing activities.

Sims can perform a few new Fishing-based socials to gain useful info (via UI TNS/Notebook) and push NPCs to Fish.

Fishing is now joinable.

Improved fishing interaction tuning and autonomy to make the interaction more efficient and fun.

Upper skill levels now provide more meaningful rewards, with new Interactions added to Fishing skill levels

New high skill cast interaction “Angle for Big Catch” increases chance of getting rarer fish.

New high-skill VFX visuals on Rare fishing spots.

Ability to now “Mentor Sims in Fishing.”

Fishing UI has improved information, including Notebook info with Bait information.

Tuning for fish that can be caught is unique per world & more fishing spots added to some of our previously shipped worlds.

New bait preference system applied to most existing fish that modify catch chances.

Ceiling Fan Updates:

Ceiling Fans will now cool a room if you have Seasons and the fan is on. Oh yeah, speaking of which, we also added the ability to turn them On and Off. And while we were at it, we figured we’d make them dry off damp Sims too. Ceiling Objects Build Sort:

We also added a new Ceiling Objects Build sort category to make things like Fans easier to find. Swimming Things:

There is now a chance for interesting things to happen to your Sims while swimming, like getting a cramp or losing their suit (eek!). Swimming also now gives your Sims a boost in Fitness skill gain. Part-Time Jobs Update:

And last but not least (you still with me?) all existing Part-Time Jobs are no longer just for Teens. That’s right, now elders could work as Fast Food Employees. Young Adults could be Babysitters if they want. Why not? The Part-Time world is your oyster. Oh oh oh — and one last thing on that note: You can now have two Part-Time Jobs at once and pick between shifts. Wowee. And now on to the unintended features… General Issues.

Toddler’s Needs will now always be refilled while they’re at daycare.

Exterior trim now correctly applies to rounded flat blocks.

Adult Sims will now be able to successfully put Toddlers to bed. I wonder what their secret is. I may need to tap them for tips.

Sims on fire are now able to safely extinguish themselves in a pool. That’s refreshing.

The Dizzy Palms Ceiling Fan’s blades now tilt in the right direction.

Toddlers will no longer be put down from the high chair before they’ve finished eating. Patience mama, they’re still learning.

Gender Preference now affects flirt options.

Teen Sims will no longer spin into their Everyday outfit when going to school. If Randy wants to wear his swim trunks to school, well that’s Randy’s business.

Flirting with another Sim in a group conversation no longer increases the entire group’s Romance with you. That was awkward.

NPC Invites for Talent Showcase and Lounge will now take you to the appropriate venue.

We have fixed that bizarre issue where you’d have your Sims travel home, and then you load into your home lot, and your Sim’s skewer thumbnails are all greyed out like they’re not there, but when you hover over the skewer it tells you your Sims are at home. But like, they’re not at home. You’re staring at this empty lot, unable to play your Sims and you’re like.. “Is this even my home?”. And you start to question whether you selected the right lot on the map, but then you’re like “Wait, yeah – this is totally my home. But where are my Sims? It’s telling me they’re at home, but they’re not here.” Anyway, this should be fixed now.

Ghosts will no longer be obsessively calling you 5-ish times a day to see if you want to come over and hang out. They’ve been working on their self-control and are limited to at most one call per day now.

Terrain Paint now functions properly on Laptop Mode for AMD graphics cards.

NPC Sims will no longer get a sudden need to get nude after waking up if they have traveled off-lot and returned while you are visiting them. This one was weird. I wish I could show you the bug video.

Get Famous

We’ve toned down the amount of excitement that occurs when a celebrity makes an appearance outside of Del Sol Valley. They should be showing up outside of Del Sol Valley less often as well, so that should cut down on the ruckus.

It was a setup! I’ve been framed! It wasn’t me, I swear! You’ll pay for this! You got the wrong guy, it was Wilma! Wilma, I tell you! Celebrity Sims will no longer be falsely accused of stealing things. And for Wilma’s sake, I hope they get over what happened in the past.

Captain Sigma’s Gig costume no longer includes a chicken mask. That was a fowl fashion choice.

Performing “Tell a Group Story” Interaction Goals will now complete for the Fan Meet & Greet Event.

We fixed the issue with Del Sol Valley’s terrain disappearing when View Distance was set to High. Graphics cards (that we know of) that were affected by the issue:

We fixed the Del Sol Valley skyline texture glitch after exiting CAS.

Elder Sims will no longer have the option to retire from the Acting Career, just to be met with a sad, sad reality. Before they were taunted with a TNS telling them they got this big great pension and now they can sit back and relax, but the pension amount was §0. That’s just so dark…

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Intel HD Graphics 4000

AMD Radeon R6 Graphics

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145

NVIDIA GT 120

Seasons

Now, if you travel during a holiday, the holiday decorations on your neighbor’s homes will be removed after the holiday ends. They were admittedly being either a bit overly festive or just a tad lazy. Either way, it’s been dealt with.

Sims will no longer gluttonously guzzle/gulp/slurp/chug water/milk/orange juice during events. No need to be so shellfish.

Jogging Vampires will no longer hold an umbrella while jogging because that’s just silly.

Cats & Dogs

Strays can now eat and use litter boxes without having to make the lot a Cat Hangout. You poor poor babies. You’re safe now.

Existing Sims/Saves will once again be able to lecture their pets. Now you can let Biscuit know how you truly feel when she jumps up on the counter.

It’s been ongoing, but we are actively calming those overly excited pets. Your queue should no longer fill up with a stack of a zillion bubbles from your pets when you run certain interactions. We’ve been working on this issue for a while with a few other fixes, but it’s been rearing its head with new repro steps here and there. So hopefully this fish sticks.

Having a puppy or kitten nearby will no longer interrupt your Sim’s bath or shower. We swear they weren’t doing that on porpoise.

Sims are now able to walk through doors with Country Curtains.

City Living

Building pieces in apartments will no longer be invisible when viewing from the upper floor. That must have been very disconcerting to not know what happened to your stuff.

Cleared out some pesky extra plants floating around the Romance Festival.

Your Sims should now be able to buy art from the Street Gallery object during a Yard Sale.

Oh this one’s a doozy. Get this: Talking John and Potty Mouth 2.0 toilets no longer play their sound on an endless loop when a child Sim runs the Use & Massage interaction, even after the toilet is destroyed. Bonus points to SimGuruJill for keeping a straight face writing that one.

Foundations will no longer cut out the floor of a Penthouse.

Coffee and Tea is safe to drink again. Sims will no longer receive the “Lethal Heat” buff and die upon returning home after drinking three hot beverages.

Get Together

Empty Clubs will no longer linger in your Clubs Panel. They are now self-aware enough to know when the party’s over and it is time to go home.

Get To Work

Coworkers are now spawning for the Science career. Yes, they missed you too.

Breast Feed is no longer available for male Sim parents of non-alien babies. Only alien spawn possess the cosmic knowledge of the most nourishing MANaries.

Strangerville

We fixed some buggy dog-walking behavior in Strangerville.

We shortened up the time it takes to complete the Give Orders Daily Task in the Courageous Captain Rank of the Officer Branch of the Military Career. That was a mouthful.

Jungle Adventure

You will no longer receive countless notifications when you leave your kitten or puppy at home while vacationing in Selvadorada.

Vampires

Vampire Sims will now once again gain points after they reach the Grandmaster level on pre-April (2019) patch saves.

Your Vampires will no longer be unrightfully chastised by NPCs for drinking their blood after they specifically asked if it was ok. Like, I’m trying to be polite here and you said it was fine, and now you’re like all bent about it… what gives?

Perfect Sun Resistance Vampires will no longer use umbrellas when routing in the sun. Flaunt it, baby.

We fixed the weirdness with trying to add points while drinking the Draught of Reconfiguration. Now you should be able to add points just fine and your options won’t be greyed out.

Cured Vampires will now change body temperature. Why you gotta be so cold?

Laundry Day

Sims will now hold laundry bags the right way. What is the right way, you ask? Trust me, it’s better than how they were holding it before.

And now to wrap it all up, let’s get playing! I hope you enjoy your summer updates and have yourself one wonderful day today. Stay Cheesy,

-SimGuruJill

It's not mentioned in the patch notes, but actually yes! That issue should be fixed this patch. Please let me know if it's not! There were way too many bugs to mention every single one 😅

— SimGuruNick (@SimGuruNick) June 18, 2019

#news #the sims 4 #sims 4 #ts4

[thethistlegirl]

Under the Weather

@boozy-the-ghost requested a sickfic as well, and since I’m fighting the dregs of a cold myself all my sickfics are getting written now...

Jack knew something was wrong with the kid the second he walked into the War Room. Mac’s been a little off ever since they got back from that gosh-awful weekend in Germany. Jack thought it would never stop raining, and he’s not going to let R&D live down the supposedly “waterproof” gear he and Mac were given any time soon.. Now, though, the kid isn’t just moving a little more slowly, or sniffling occasionally into a kleenex. He’s downright dragging.

Mac collapses into a chair, shaking his head slowly. Riley shoots him  concerned glance, but then Matty powers up the screen and starts the next mission briefing. Jack doesn’t miss the way she too keeps her eyes on Mac almost the whole time. She doesn’t even scold Jack for putting his feet on the coffee table. Usually she’ll interrupt her briefing to threaten him with an undercover op in Sibera. Today, she either doesn’t notice his infraction or doesn’t care to acknowledge it. In either case it’s not normal for her.

“As you can see, time is of the essence. We need to retrieve that agent, and his intel, in the next twenty-four hours.” Matty switches off the screen and nods to the team.

The kid stands up quickly, then stumbles, collapsing back into the chair with a gasp and shudder.

“Mac?” Jack’s at the kid’s side in a second.

“‘M ‘kay,” Mac mumbles. “Jus’ got up too fas’.”

“Now, hold on there, hoss,” Jack says. “You’re not lookin’ so good.”

Mac stands up again, moves away from Jack...and promptly trips over his own feet, landing smack on his butt in the middle of the floor. Jack sees both Riley and Bozer stifle automatic giggles before rushing over, along with Jack and Matty, to help.

“I jus’ tripped, tha’s all,” Mac sputters, face crimson, as he struggles to get up, a hand flailing for anything to support him. He misses the table by a mile. He thinks he can use his clumsiness as an excuse. Mac does have an almost inhuman ability to trip over his own feet, any object lower than his knees, or even empty air, but that’s not what this was.

“No, I’ve seen you ‘just trip’ and you always end up rollin’ around on the ground like a turtle on its back with those mile-long legs in the air,” Jack says, putting a hand on Mac’s shoulder to keep him on the floor. “This time, you just went straight down an’ stayed there. Didn’t even try to catch yourself. You’re goin’ straight to medical and that’s final.”

“Don’ wanna,” Mac mutters, rolling over on his stomach to push himself upright. He doesn’t get further than a seated position before he’s holding his stomach, a hand over his mouth. Bozer steps back and Matty hands Jack a trash can.

“Oh kid,” Jack mutters when Mac finally leans back against a chair, accepting a kleenex from Riley to wipe his mouth, and rubbing the back of his hand over watery eyes.

“I just got dizzy all of a sudden,” Mac mumbles. “Room was spinning.”

“Ok, that really ain’t good.” Jack mutters.

“I guess it’s medical then,” Mac mutters resignedly. He starts to stand up again but Jack shakes his head.

“Oh no you don’t, you’re never gonna make it down to medical like that.” He bodily scoops the kid up; this is nowhere near the first or the scariest time he’s had to do this.

“Jaaaack,” Mac protests weakly, but he’s starting to shiver, and as Jack moves toward the door Mac curls into his warmth and seems to relax a little.

“It’s this or a stretcher, which would you prefer?” Jack already knows what the kid’s answer would be. So does everyone else in the room. Mac just hums softly, puts one arm around Jack’s neck, and buries his face in his shoulder.

“Now don’t go getting sick on me again, okay?” Jack says, only half joking. Mac nods softly.

He doesn’t want to let go of Jack when they finally do get into the infirmary. Jack has to detach the Mac’s fingers from his arm like the kid’s a freaking starfish or something. He doesn’t leave Mac’s side as the doctor, a kindly older woman who’s had plenty of experience wrangling an unwilling and injured Mac, checks him over.

“Well, young man, it’s no surprise you’re in the shape you’re in,” Dr. Grey says when she’s finished. “You’ve got a double ear infection that you’ve probably had for at least three days, judging by the fever you’re running.” She shakes her head, clucking her tongue the way Jack’s grandma used to when she caught him sneaking cookies she’d made for the church potluck.

Dr. Grey returns with a supply of antibiotics and strict instructions for bed rest at the same time Jack’s phone buzzes with a text from Matty.

Turned the op over to Brennan’s team. Take Blondie home and make sure he stays there.

Jack sends off a Yes Ma’am just because he knows it will annoy Matty to no end, and then reaches for Mac. “Come on, kid, you’re goin’ straight home to bed.”

Mac doesn’t even protest, he knows it’s useless at this point and if he does, Jack’s pretty sure Dr. Grey can forcibly sedate him so Jack won’t have to deal with him trying to get away. He picks the kid up again, and carries him out to the car, depositing him gently on the passenger seat and buckling him in.

When they get to the house, Mac’s asleep, although he seems to half wake up when Jack carries him inside. Jack shakes him all the way awake once he has the kid comfortably settled in bed with a couple blankets over him and his back propped up with a pillow. “Okay, you just gotta take these pills and then you can sleep, ‘kay?” Mac nods, and swallows down the antibiotics with a glass of water. Once Jack’s fairly sure the kid won’t just throw it all up again, he lays Mac down more comfortably and pulls the blankets up to the kid’s chin. “Okay, now you can sleep.” Mac’s already drifting off. Jack ruffles his messy, sweaty hair with a smile and grabs a chair from the corner of the room, and one of the Louis L'Amour novels he loaned the kid an eon ago off Mac’s bookshelf. He’s not going anywhere.

#advent calendar fics #thistle writes #gift #sickfic #mac and jack