Year 1, Day 1 (Spring 5th)
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Was still finding the voice/format. Day 1 was not designed in strict chronological format, but in keeping with the format I settled on for Y1D3, I've shuffled together the "rotational" posts into chrono as best I can. Please forgive any weirdness.
Simblr version here.
When I opened the lot for the first time for the first rotation, both Stachia and Pallu wanted to go on a date. So, okay, we're going on a date.
Can you feel the love tonight?
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Saphir: "Oh, Lehabim, we've made it. A home, a home of our own. Isn't it beautiful?"
Lehabim: "Saphie, it's the best-looking pile of rocks in the whole wide world."
Saphir: "What should we tackle first this morning? Sow some seeds?"
Lehabim: "In the garden, or in bed?"
Saphir: "We just got out of bed, I think you can wait a couple more hours. And besides, we'll need to eat before we go again. Maybe, Fishin' Hole?"
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Just when things were getting back on track… Some visitors have arrived to welcome you to the neighborhood!
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For a bit of a change of pace, the Sapphire Eyes family starts their day at the Fishin’ Hole! (lololol)
They both wanted to work on their friendships, and who am I to say no?
Then, of course, once they arrive, the good little knowledge Sim wants to earn a skill point - any skill point - instead of wasting time chatting up his neighbors. Laundry time it is!
Sims, amirite?
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Tobiah: “I really like all the Sims we met on our journey, Nadii’ya. I’m glad we’ve finally settled down somewhere and can get to know everyone better.”
Nadii’ya: “I’m going to settle down and get to know your LIPS better.”
Tobiah: “Okay, sure, but you know, we need to eat. Like, really need to eat. If this whole fishin’ thing doesn’t work out, we’re going to have to go on a hunting trip.”
Nadii’ya: “Maybe there’s a better way than these stupid strings on poles. Maybe we could get a whole bunch of string and fashion a device that would allow the water to pass through, but trap the fish.”
Tobiah: “That’s crazy! You’d be better off jumping into the water and clubbing the fish to death!”
Nadii’ya: “…let’s make out.”
Stachia: just keep walking just keep walking just keep walking
Nadii’ya: “You know, that lady is going to try and tackle me later. I bet we’ll still end up best friends, though.”
Tobiah: “Yeah maybe WHOA I THINK I GOT A BITE!”
Nadii’ya: “LOLOLOL”
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Junia: “I miss my flute, I miss making music. I wish I hadn’t broken it on the journey. You’ll make me another one, right?”
Gandu: “Yeah, that’s what I do.”
Junia: “Thanks, Gandu. And as a thank you, soon I’ll bring you back something special to drink when I go trading. I heard a rumor in a village we passed through that there’s this other village where they can turn wheat into a drink!”
Gandu: “Wheat, into a drink?”
Junia: “Wheat, into a drink! They say it makes you feel like you’re the king of the world, and makes everyone really good friends with each other.”
Gandu: “We… we should obtain some of this drink. To study. For science.”
Junia: “Okay, Gandu. If you say so. For science.”
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Kimba: Mmmm, it’s so peaceful and quiet here…
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The interloper is quickly dispatched, and to make up for lost time, Stachia and Pallu decide to go for a second round right away!
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Lehabim: This is harder work than I thought! And all for a measly third of a skill point?!
Saphir: “Surrendered on trying to do the laundry, eh?”
Lehabim: “No comment.”
Saphir: Oh hey, it’s that Stachia lady. Don’t really know her too well yet. Wonder what her deal is.
Lehabim: “Heh, nothing’s easy for any of us, Saphie.”
Saphir: Okay… so she’s the type to bring some seriously bad juju along with her. Great. RUUUUUDE.
Lehabim: “Seriously, it happens to all of us, Saph. Don’t let it break your spirit.”
Saphir: “Nah, I’m fine… Good job there, gold-badge.”
Saphir: “How fast do you think we’ll die if we don’t actually catch anything?”
Lehabim: “Oh, I don’t know, I think that craftsman over there would be willing to donate to our worthy cause. I saw him checking me out earlier.”
Saphir: “What, that redheaded elf-looking tall guy? He’s a friggin’ mythical creature, friggin’ EVERYBODY around here seems to want a piece of that.”
LATER…
Lehabim: “Man, how amazing is that sexy red-headed elf-looking tall dude?”
Noel: “I KNOW, RIGHT?!”
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Kimba: It’s like I’ve got this entire Fishin’ Hole to myself, holy smokes! This is so weird!
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Lehabim: “Hey, so, you’re trying to be like, a shaman now, right? Like, tell us all this mystical shit from up in the stars and whatnot?”
Noel: “Yeah, I mean, a little bit of what’s in the stars, a little bit of what’s in the trees, like that sacred bloodleaf tree there on the island in the middle of the Fishin’ Hole. There’s a lot of ideas out there about why this is all happening, where Meraki and the rest of the world came from and who moved mountains and dug rivers and why we walk and talk and do what we do all day long. I just love talking about this stuff, I could go on and on all day! ALL DAY!”
Noel: “You know, I’ve even been trying to work out a way for us to communicate with the stars and the trees and the whatever from on high. I need some sticks and a fancy shiny blue rock and I think I can channel the energy of the stars and the forest through it and they’ll talk to me! And then, I can tell all of you what they’re saying!”
Lehabim: “Huh… sticks and a stone… and then you’d talk to the stars and the trees. Well, I don’t know about all that, but I bet Gandu could help you construct a device like that.”
Noel: “No, no, no! The craftsman has the wrong vibe. He’s cute and everything, but he would be too skeptical, he’d probably do something to sabotage it and make it not work at all! No, I’ll have to do this one myself.”
Lehabim: “Yeah, no, you’re right, that energy thing, that’s important, man. You do you, keep it pure.”
Noel: “It IS crucial to have the right energy. Thank you for understanding. And… don’t tell Gandu what I said. That’s… bad energy….”
Noel: “Yeah. Yeah yeah yeah, it’s bad energy to tell my secrets. If you do, some evil spirits might come punish you because my secrets are really their secrets! Yeah! Got that?”
Lehabim: “Uh… yeah, my lips are sealed, bud.”
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Tobiah: “Yes!! Come to papa!”
Nadii’ya: “WHY - WON’T - YOU - COME - TO - MAMA - I’M -GOOD - AT - THIS - DAMMIT! Can’t you see I’m leveling up over here?”
Tobiah: “Good little fishy! Thanks so much for letting me catch you!”
Nadii’ya: “why-won’t-the-fishies-let-me-catch-them-this-is-dumb-why-are-we-here?”
Tobiah: “You’re going to taste so scrummy in my belly, little fishy!”
Nadii’ya: mumblegrumblegrumble “Yeah, yeah, well done, babe.”
Tobiah: “Thanks for the support, babe! Hey!!! Hey everybody!! Look what I caught!!”
Nadii’ya: “I curse this pole to the depths of this fishin’ hole for ever and all time, may it never see the light of day or feel the breath of a cool breeze or do anything but rot into nothingness in the mud and the muck amongst the fish it so thoroughly refused to catch.”
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Nadii’ya: “Heya, Gandu! Tobiah’s over there gloating about the fish that found his hook two seconds before it found mine so I cursed my rod and came over here to talk to you!”
Gandu: “…Okay?”
Nadii’ya: “Yeah, it was really great though, right before he caught the fish, his line got caught on something else I guess and he pulled too hard and flipped over onto his BUTT! It was so funny!”
Gandu: “It sounds like it!”
Gandu: “Wow, that gives me a great idea! I wish there was a device that could let you see things that are far away as though you’re not far away, but right next to them! Then I would have been able to see Tobiah’s butt-flip all the way from this side of the fishin’ hole!”
Nadii’ya: “Ooh, that would be so useful for helping us find our way around! You’d be able to look at the rocks and figure out which rocks are our caves and which rocks are just… rocks!”
Gandu: “Absolutely”
Nadii’ya: “And you know what else would be useful? If there were some kind of device that would let you know which way is north or south or east or west - even if you couldn’t see the sun through the clouds or the darkness! That way you’d never get lost!”
Gandu: “That… that would be something…”
Nadii’ya: “I know, right!?”
Gandu: Hmm… I wonder how I can make the direction-pointing device…
Nadii’ya: Why does nobody get me today?!
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Gandu: “While you’re out trading, maybe you could ask Sims all over some questions for me. Some research, if you will. Into a potential… market. What are Sims interested in having? I can make anything if I put my mind to it! Maybe Sims want something to make it easier to make their hair less tangly instead of having their doting partner… ahem… I mean, having someone else do it for them. Or maybe they yearn for something that can keep them dry if they walk around outside when it rains.”
Junia: “You are such a skilled craftsman, if anyone call figure out how to make those things, it’d be you.”
Gandu: “I am a skilled craftsman! Thank you, Junia.”
Junia: “Wanna… make out?”
Gandu: “uhhhhhhhhhhh I’m good…”
Junia: “I know you like our friends better than me, but I am your partner, Gandu.”
Gandu: “Oh my stars, Junia, of course I’m going to make out with you! But we came to the fishin’ hole to connect with everyone, not each other. Just you wait. When we get home, I’ll make out like you’ve never made out before.”
Rubati: Literally WHAT have I gotten myself into??
Junia: “You know, everybody likes to make out. Like, a lot.”
Gandu and Rubati: “…”
Junia: “So I was thinking, wouldn’t it be cool if we could trade make-outs like we trade food and stuff?”
Gandu: “I think you may be on to something there! Somebody could trade a make-out with them for food, and then, they wouldn’t have to work so hard to make their own food.”
Gandu: “Let’s start by asking our friends about it. What d’you say, Rubati? Would you trade a make out for some food?”
Rubati: “…”
Rubati: “…No.”
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Kimba: Where IS everybody???
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Lehabim: “Hey, if you do, you know, get in touch with the spirit world, you think you could ask them if they know how to make this bread stuff? That guy Pallu has been talking about it ever since we got here, it’s like he’s absolutely obsessed with bread. I think half the reason he’s trying to become a trader is so he has an excuse to run away from home and look for this mythical village where they supposedly make it. It’s supposed to be warm and filling and kind of soft but also solid enough to hold other food in it?”
Noel: “Oh my stars, that’s absolutely THE most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard!!”
Lehabim: “I know, right?! But. Seriously, though, if you get in touch with the spirits, ask them for me. I’d love to beat Pallu to it… if, you know, it turns out it’s real.”
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Rubati (aside): “Does everyone have to talk about making out in this village in order to be accepted? Is that what we signed up for?!”
Rubati: You can do this you can do this you can do this you can do this.
Rubati: “So, kissing, eh?”
Gandu: “Oh, yeah! It’s the best! Did you know the creator made me attracted to all brown-haired Sims, and that’s like, half the village? Turns out I want to make out with just, like, everybody.”
Rubati: “…Interesting… everybody? I never thought about kissing… everybody.”
Junia: This village is a freakin’ gold mine. I’m gonna be soooooo rich!!
Junia: If I get good enough at trading, I might never have to worry about finding my own food again. That. Would. Be. Amazing. I’m getting really hungry now, actually. But for some reason I feel like I need to go swimming. I can’t fight the urge. it’s like a higher power is telling me - GET! IN! THE! WATER!
Junia: Doo-do-dooo-do-dooo-do-doooo….
Junia: This water is so clear and blue. I think I saw a rock that looked this clear and blue and pretty before. Maybe I should find more rocks like them and try to get the other Sims to give me food in exchange for them. I can convince them that they need to have pretty rocks, too, and I’ll be the only one that can give them to them. But why do they need them? What can I tell them is the point of having a pretty rock? Hmm…
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Noel: Hey, weren’t we over there by the table before?
Noel: “I can’t believe you beat me at red hands! An ogre might come and take revenge on you tonight for me!”
Lehabim: “Yes, Noel, that’s a very real danger, alright. But if they do, Saphir and I will scare them off!”
Noel: “Yeah, you’re right, I’ll call them off for you, friend, don’t worry.”
Noel: “How about a nice elf maiden instead? I’ve been talking to a tree sprite and I think I can figure out how to find an elf village hidden in this same forest!”
Lehabim: “No shit?”
Noel: “Yeah, the tree sprite told me the elves come out at night and steal Sims away from their homes if they spend too much time looking at the stars. See, the elves do the bidding of the Forest, and the tree sprites get jealous when we give too much attention to the stars instead of them. So, I mean, I’m thinking, maybe I game the system a little bit, spend a lot of time looking at the stars, and the elves will come kidnap me and take me to their village, and then I’ll know how to find it. Get it?”
Lehabim: “I… guess so?”
Lehabim: K, need a break from that…
Junia: “Hey! You’re Noel, right? I’ve heard a lot about you! You were just talking about finding another village in the forest? Do you think they have anything to trade there?”
Noel: Fucking capitalists.
Noel: “No way, lady, this is an elf village we’re talking about, they don’t have any interest in simple Sim concepts like ‘things’ or ‘trade.’”
Junia: “Well, but my partner, Gandu, is a really talented carpenter, he might be able to make a cute little elf chair or maybe - ”
Noel: “No WAY I’m letting Gandu anywhere near the elf village.”
Junia: “ - or… maybe… the elves… could teach him some of their techniques… “
Junia: “Okay, got it. Bye. Nice… talking to you…”
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Gandu: “Yeah, sometimes it can be hard to tell another Sim you want to kiss them, especially for a Sim as shy as you. Maybe it would help if you could feel like you weren’t really being yourself. Do you know what I mean?”
Gandu: “Like, you’re from the Green Eyes lands. From what you’ve told me about it so far, you were raised not to kiss a lot of different Sims. So just pretend you are a Sim who isn’t from the Green Eyes lands.”
Rubati: “But… my eyes ARE green, Gandu.”
Rubati: “I could never pretend to not be a Sim from the Green Eyes lands. I would feel like I was fighting a war with myself.”
Rubati: “Do you WANT me to feel like I’m fighting a war with myself?!”
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Junia: “So my partner, Gandu, is a really skilled craftsman, you know. And he’s wondering what sorts of things everyone in the village is looking for so he can make them for you, and maybe you’ll give us a little food in exchange for his efforts…”
Stachia: Mmm mmm mmm, is that Noel over there? He’s yummier than these meat tubes Junia slipped past the creator!
Stachia: “Oh, uh, yeah, I dunno, I can’t think of anything we’d need right now. I’ll… I’ll let you know, though.”
Stachia: “So, you used to play music, right? I feel like you mentioned that while we were holed up in Hamba.”
Saphir: mmmmmm helloooooo Junia, don’t mind if I do join you for some meat tubes!
Junia: “Wha- huh? What were you saying, Stach?”
Tammuz: “So, you’re a carpenter, eh? That means you work with… wood?”
Gandu: “That’s me, the wood master of Meraki! What can I do you for?”
Junia: ::loud eyeroll::
Gandu: “So, you know my partner, Junia -”
Junia: “Hi!”
Gandu: “-she’s going to work on finding this village that makes this amazing drink out of wheat that makes you feel like the king of the world and makes everybody friendly. Isn’t she great?”
Stachia: “No way! There’s no such thing, it would taste so terrible! How could anyone turn wheat into a drink that anyone would want?”
Tammuz: “Yo, if you score some of that, you let me know, wood-master of Meraki.”
Junia: Subtle.
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Noel: Yeah, I’ve got friends. Everything’s fine.
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Noel: Yeah… this is boring.
Noel: “So, like, WooHoo, amirite???”
Noel: “I think we all need to be doing A LOT of WooHoo to please the stars and the trees and the creator. I don’t know why they like it so much that we do it. But I can feel it, they do. They’re going to reward us for pleasing them… with wealth, and comfort, and big families!”
Saphir: “Oh, wow, really?? Okay, I’ll definitely make it a point to WooHoo at least once a day, then!”
Noel: “Oh, yeah, definitely! Wanna - “
Saphir: “Have you seen Lehabim? I want to go jump him, like, right now.”
Noel: “So, hey, also, have you heard this lady from the Green Eyes lands going around talking about the trees and the stars and things?”
Saphir: “Oh, yeah, Rubati? She’s really nice…”
Noel: “Well, yeah, but you know, you and Lehabim have been such good friends to us already, and I really care deeply about your well-being, and I don’t want you going around listening to the wrong person and getting the wrong ideas, you know?”
Saphir: “Uh… huh…”
Noel: “I’m just looking out for you, Golden Eyes.”
Saphir: “Yeah. Thanks.”
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Tammuz: “So, what do you think of those two from the Sapphire Eyes lands? Junia and… what’s his name… Gandu, I think?”
Rubati: “HAHAHA yeah, Gandu of the Sapphire Eyes… Yeah, I’ve been talking to him, alright.”
Tammuz: “Oh yeah? What about?”
Rubati: “He was telling me that I should pretend not to be a Sim from the Green Eyes lands, so then I will be able to kiss anyone I want. Isn’t that wild?”
Tammuz: “Huh. We are from the Green Eyes lands, so we don’t kiss all the Sims. But. We could pretend we aren’t Sims from the Green Eyes lands? And then we would feel like we could kiss anyone we wanted to?”
Rubati: “So silly, right? I told Gandu, no way could I ever do that, it would feel like being at war with myself. You know what I mean?”
Tammuz: “Oh, uh, yeah, that Gandu, he comes up with some ideas, alright.”
Rubati: “What about you? Heard any other ridiculous ideas from the craftsman?”
Tammuz: “Oh, you know it. He was telling me there’s this village where they make this amazing special drink that makes everyone have the confidence of a king, and makes everyone friendly with each other!”
Rubati: “Oh wow. I bet something like that would help me when I meet new Sims. Talking to someone for the first time is just the worst!”
Tammuz: “I bet it would! Gandu said Junia is going to look for the village where they make it, but I bet we could figure out how to make a drink just like it and then we’d make a fortune!”
Rubati: “Wait, isn’t it wrong to manipulate Sims’ brains and make money off of it? You’re a healer, is this healing, or hurting? And I’m, I’m a shaman!!! My entire point of existing is to help Sims find clarity and sense in this dangerous, mixed-up world, and if we give them this magic charisma potion, will anyone know who they really are?!?”
Tammuz: …
Tammuz: “You’re kinda telling your own little story there, my dear. I think maybe - just maybe - you might be overthinking this.”
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As the afternoon wears on, the Brown Eyes decide it is time to return home and try to get some chores done before sundown. Tobiah passes off his prized largemouth bass to Nadii’ya and gets to work collecting tree branches and picking mushrooms. She heads inside to prep the meal, discovering her OTH is Cuisine… but unfortunately, I can’t show any pictures of the preptime, because olive oil. [[Ed. Note: This simblr may be called anachronisims, but even I have standards. If someone knows of a DR for this particular meal prep, please let me know! I have a lot, but apparently not this one.]]
With her three starting Cooking points, Nadii’ya confidently heads outside to throw the fish on the grill, taking a deep breath of fresh air as she emerges from the ancient cave.
Unfortunately, three’s not enough. After mere seconds over the heat, the filets burn!
Her poor perfectionist soul is devastated. Better luck next time, kiddo.
[[Sorry the gif degraded the quality of the smoke but it was wayyyyyy too cute a posture not to use!]]
That moment when you realize just how terrible you are at cooking - and therefore everything - and that maybe you should just give up and never try anything new ever again.
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Noel: Okay, gonna try this again. Kimba deserves to eat today.
Noel: ….Where is Kimba, anyway???
Noel: “Oy, Kimba! We can go now!”
Kimba: “Yaaaaaasssssss! Bullseye!”
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Saphir and Lehabim both rolled wants to go on a date, so home they go to take care of their business in a try-for-baby friendly environment.
And as soon as the date starts, it’s over, because of course I wasn’t looking at the clock… it’s already time for Lehabim to skedaddle off to work and try and convince some of his fellow villagers that they should let him lead them into future!
Saphir, for her part, finally gets around to the sowing of seeds - or, at least, the prerequisite work of turning the soil…
…only to get rained out. At least she got some (mostly useless (for now)) ore out of it before she has to head inside!
And what does Meraki’s most athletic sim do on a rainy day?
Jump rope “inside” the cave, of course! She wants to go jogging, but isn’t enthusiastic enough about fitness yet, so this is the best she can get.
She seems okay with it :)
Meanwhile, Lehabim gets the village’s first chance card!
I figure, the Charismatic, Dramatic guy is gonna not let things go - so Chase Down it is.
Woo! He already has the Charisma trait, duh, so just the skill point as the reward, then.
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Tammuz: “Hey, Rubes, would you like to dance?”
Rubati, whose OTH is Music & Dance: “Oh gosh, I don’t know, out here in the road where everyone can seeeeee? I mean I guess I dunno okay maybe.”
Tammuz: “Doin’ okay?”
Rubati: “Yeah, I think I can manage.”
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Rubati: “Okay okay okay, can we move this inside now, please??? I think one of the neighbors just walked by and looked at us.”
Tammuz: “Ha, okay, doll.”
Rubati: “See, this is way better for planting our new garden…”
Tammuz: “Wait, you want to start gardening now? We just got inside - “
Tammuz: “ - oh, right.”
Rubati: “Do you ever get the feeling like we’re being watched, just, all the time?”
Tammuz: “Uh, sure, Rubes. Shoo, spirits!!! Shoo!!”
[[Seriously, they wouldn’t get to it until I zoomed out of the house and the hour changed so Tammuz’s heretofore unseen carpool drove off]]
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They came home and before they started a date, Kimba got to go to work! Noel decided to work out some of his frustration in the garden, and when Kimba got home, they were super excited to see each other and get to it.
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Stachia tries her new pregnancy personality out on Nadii’ya, and they seem well on their way to becoming friends.
Then I turn my back for two seconds to manage Pallu’s chores in the garden and grab a picture of him in the last of the daylight (look at that form!), and Stachia goes in for the premature hug. One Outgoing point? Nope. Another pregnancy mood swing - outgoingly (aka aggressively) grouchy. Maybe it was more of a tackle than a hug…?
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Rubati: “WooHoo is weird, right? Like, so strange how we get in the bed and you put your censored bits with my censored bits! Is it weird, or is it just me?”
Tammuz: “Oh, yeah, it’s completely weir-”
Rubati: “Do you hear that? I think there’s somebody outside we should get dressed and go talk to RIGHT NOW.”
Tammuz: Saved by the Saphir!
Tammuz: “So, you blew in at just the right time, thanks. I can’t get into it. Everything is fine.”
Saphir: “Sure, no problem! I was just jogging by…”
Tammuz: “Oh, well, I don’t want to keep you, don’t give up your run on my account!”
Saphir: “No, it’s fine!”
Tammuz: “Okay, enjoy the rest of your jog! Byeeeee!”
Saphir: “Uh, sure, see you around…”
Tammuz: ::deep breaths:: Okay, now I can get on with my day…
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Woo! Lehabim pulls ahead of Stachia as the highest-ranking politician in town!
Lehabim is really excited to run inside and tell Saphir all about it. She’s less excited about having to be done jump-roping.
She is, of course, really happy for him, though, and they celebrate by picking up where they’d left off before he’d left her hanging on the street.
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Nadii’ya: “…AND THEN Gandu thought it was ridiculous that I said it would be useful to have a device that could tell you the directions! He looked at me like I’d just told him Sims should be able to hold something in their hands that says ‘turn left at the birch tree, continue for two miles, turn right at the funny-shaped rock, and your destination will be on the left.’ He wants a magical eye that makes things look close up, and I’m the outlandish one?!”
Tobiah: “That Gandu! Like that could ever happen!”
Nadii’ya: At least this one always gets me :)
Nadii’ya: “Hey babe, wanna go on a date?”
Tobiah: “Absolutely I do!”
Nadii’ya: “oooooooffff oh wow okay yay”
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Lehabim: “…So then, Noel was like, ‘Oooooooh, nooooooo, not the carpenterrrrrrrrr, I can’t let that guy touch my special project!’ Man, Saph, I love that guy like a brother, but he is out there.”
Saphir: “Yeah, his gears are really turning at their own speed.”
Lehabim: “What’s a gear?”
Saphir: “I… don’t… know…”
Lehabim: “Heh. Cool expression, though, whatever it means.”
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Noel: “Your return home from work is as comforting as the will of the Forest being whispered to me by the gentle breeze, my love, my Kimba, my life!”
Kimba: “Awww, thaaa- ”
Noel: “Here, you’re a much better cook than me - you’re a natural! Take this fish I caught for you to make for us!”
Kimba: “-anks.”
Noel: “I know it looks like fruit. But trust me, it’s a fish.”
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Noel: Ugh, mushrooms. Not as good as a tasty bass with squash :(((((
Kimba: What’s got Noel in a mood?
Kimba: “Sorry I’m not hungry, babe, I went to kiss a boo-boo and they ended up feeding me there. Anyway, you wanna hurry up and finish so we can get to the makin’ out already?”
Noel:
“Mhmm!”
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Rubati: I have this feeling that I angered the creator. I must do better.
Rubati: I will do better. I will catch my dinner like a good little Sim.
Rubati: The creator will be so proud of me and I will be redeemed, instead of bringing perpetual shame upon my household!
Rubati: I can do this, I can do this, I can do this.
Rubati: “HIIIII-YAAAAAAAA!!! Oh yeah!”
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Things warm up for the Golden Eyes in the golden hour…
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While Junia waits for Gandu to get home from work so they can get their date on, she… doesn’t have much to do. No flute yet, after all.
Thus, Radiance 2.5/WLBF photo shoot!
Eventually, though, Gandu does make it home, and one carpentry skill level higher. Junia’s “replacement” flute may be made as early as tomorrow!
She congratulates him with a proposition…
…which he casually deflects by talking about what a nice couple that Lehabim and Saphir of the Golden Eyes are. Junia might have been disappointed, except that, of course, she won’t mind at all if she and Saphir end up having a little rendezvous of their own sometime soon.
I swear these two don’t have negative chemistry. I SWEAR!
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Saphir: “Mmmm, whatcha thinkin’ about, my love?”
Lehabim: “I was just thinking about how two years ago, we were just two dumb kids in love in a meadow by a stream, with no idea how much trouble lay ahead of us.”
Saphir: “And one year ago, we were two dumb kids in love with no plan to make it out together…”
Lehabim: “And today, here we are, grown-ass adults, starting our own life, in our own village, with the tribe we chose for our neighbors.”
Lehabim: “Saph, I love you, so damn much. Thank you for doing this with me.”
Saphir: “Thank you for doing it with me!”
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After the Inappropriate Tackle-Hug Incident, the Icicle Eyes decide on a change of scenery - especially since there is no food on the lot and Stachia is growing hungry dangerously fast thanks to the pregnancy. (They didn’t need to eat before now thanks to the massive mood boost they got from all that WooHoo, Woo!)
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Tammuz: Yeah, hanging next to Rubes is better than laundry. WooHooing her is really weird, but we do have a good time together. I wonder why WooHoo makes us so awkward with each other. Must be her shyness. Gosh, I love her cute little face.
Tammuz: “I need to find some crystals that I can use to heal - ”
[simultaneously] Rubati: “I think we need to start getting ready for kids and find some things they can play - ”
Tammuz: “ - sorry, go ahead.”
[simultaneously] Rubati: “EEEEEEPPPP sorry for interrupting!!!”
Tammuz: “Boy oh boy, that was some good WooHoo before, eh?”
Rubati: Why is he being so weird?
[simultaneously] Tammuz: Why am I being so weird?!
Tammuz: “So, yeah, things kids can play with. What did you have in mind? When I was little, I really liked this little carving of a horse my grandpa made for me.”
Rubati: “Nothing like this dirty old trash, that’s for sure.”
LATER…
Rubati: “The reason we must light fires every single night is to protect us from dangerous animals, and also, from the spirits of dangerous animals, which can cause us even more harm! There’s a wolf-like beast with extra scary horns that likes to terrorize Sims at night and disturb their sleep, but it’s completely terrified of fire! Isn’t that great?”
Rubati: “And the outer edges of the Forest might be infested with ogres. Noel knows all about them. So we should never go far, and we should never go alone.”
Stachia: “Well, my Pallu is a trader, and he’s setting off tomorrow morning to go exploring to find a village that makes something called ‘bread.’ And I heard Noel talking about elves that live in the Forest, not ogres. I hope Pallu will be okay by himself. May the elves guide him!”
Tammuz: “Yessss, another one for Tammuz! Woop woooooop!”
Stachia; “Huh, I wonder whether I brought us good energy, saying, ‘may the elves guide him!”
Rubati: But… that’s my job.
Rubati: “So, that thing you just said, about how Tammuz caught a fish because you invoked the name of the elves… I think you’re onto something there.”
Rubati: “Would… would it be alright if I share with the others how this happened, and how we should all start praising the elves to get more rewards? ‘May the elves assist us!’ Rolls right off the tongue, doesn’t it?”
Stachia: “Ohhhh, I’m so flattered, thank you!!! I never thought of myself as a very mystical Sim before, Pallu is so practical, you know, but I think it’s practical to take as many steps as you can to ensure safety for yourself and the Sims you love! May the elves protect us all!”
Rubati: “May the elves protect us all!”
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After a couple boots (not pictured), Pallu finally lands a decent dinner, and they immediately head home so he can use his five (5!) starting Cooking skill points to make her blackened catfish on the grill (also not pictured).
Pallu unsurprisingly begins to discuss this newfangled thing, “bread,” he’s heard about, and Stachia, who shares his OTH of Cuisine but none of his Cooking expertise, can only smile and nod along as he hypothesizes about the creation of this magical substance. Hungry as she is, Stachia goes back for a second helping, then heads off to bed.
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Kimba: “You really light my fire, babe! Thanks for keeping us safe!”
Noel: “Well, it is known. The night is long and full of terrors…”
Noel: “You know what else is long? This log I’ve got to give to you… in my pants!”
Kimba: This is the man I’ve chosen to love, AND I LOVE IT.
Noel: “And, I was thinking, you could tie me up and we could pretend you’re an elf maiden from the Forest who’s taken me captive, and then you have your way with me. Sound good?”
Kimba: “Hahahahahaha, yeah, sure, whatever floats your log, babe.”
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Our Junia is nothing if not persistent…
…and ultimately, her efforts pay off. Gandu remembers that he doesn’t just love Junia, he is capable of being in love with her, too.
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Kimba: “Oh, babe, babe babe babe. Guess what. I want to learn to make this stuff called ‘bread’ that is fluffy and filling and goes with every meal. Pallu’s going to find the village where they know how already and bring it back here and I want him to teach me, it sounds so amazing. Don’t you think?”
Noel: “Oh, uh.”
Noel: “Not really. Bread sounds unnecessarily complicated. You know I don’t like to think that hard about where my food comes from.”
Kimba: Wow, Noel really is mismatched with, just, everyone everywhere, isn’t he?
Noel: “I mean, who cares about finding a new food that’s going to take even more work to prepare??? That’s just nonsense!”
Kimba: “Honey, I love you, but I’m losin’ life over here.”
Kimba: Heh, at least there’s one Sim in this village that knows how to shut him up.
Kimba: “Love youuuuuuuuuu!”
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Tobiah and Nadii’ya: I’m the luckiest Sim alive :)
Me: Okay, if you’re just gonna be constantly cycling between “Entertain…” and “Give a backrub” wants, we’re all going to bed. Night night, bebes
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Interesting pillow talk, these two have…
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…who doesn’t gossip about their neighbors immediately after they finish WooHoo???
Probably laughing about how she couldn’t get promoted even though she had all the skills already lolol
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Noel: “Hey, Kimbs, thanks for putting up with me. You’re the only Sim in the whole wide world who is always by my side, and I really appreciate that. I love you.”
Kimba: “You’re absolutely bonkers, and you’re welcome. You’re the only Sim in the whole wide world I’d want to stand next to for my whole life. It’s definitely never boring.”
Noel: “Ain’t that the truth.”
Noel: “Do you know how beautiful you are?”
[[Ed. Note: CAN YOU WAIT TO SEE HIS BEAK ON THE BABIES OMFG]]
Kimba: “Only cuz of how often you tell me. When I see my reflection in the water, it’s always so wrinkly, heh… Huh… you know, I wonder if I’ll ever really be able to know what I look like?”
Noel: “Well, you have the cutest round nose, the widest smile for miles, and the warmest, loveliest, purpliest eyes in all of prehistory. Not to mention all the interesting stuff going on underneath that gorgeous head of hair!”
Kimba: “You have such a way with words, babe. Ohhhh, keep rubbing right there!”
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Pallu starts the requisite fire outside to keep the predators (not pictured and also, only imaginary) away, and kindly indulges me in a photo shoot for about an entire sim hour. He eventually makes it to bed around 2 a.m.
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Saphir: “Mmmmm, mmm mmm mmmm. Thanks, Lehb, You give the best backrubs.”
Lehabim: “Well, it’s easy, you’ve got the best back, babe.”
Saphir: “Love you.”
Lehabim: “Love you too!”
Saphir: “Remember that time we were on our way to bed?”
Lehabim: “Not tired anymore?”
Saphir: “Not even a little bit. Looks like the rain stopped. I’ll go light the fire, for the night is long and full of terrors.”
Saphir: Come at me, boars.
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Fireworks and stars and good times had by all...
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Bedtime at the Green Eyes cave…
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Saph and Lehb spent loads of time birdwatching while they couldn’t sleep, and, basically, wondering where all the interesting-looking birds are since it’s nighttime. I wish the bubbles could be DR’d separately on a day/night basis. Sigh. Anyway, editing the levels on this was a pain in the ass, so you only get one instead of the whole series. They went uneventfully to bed after that!
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While Junia sleeps, Gandu is wired. He wants a Logic point, so I let him stargaze for a bit (Sims will have to gain 2 hobby enthusiasm in Science before they can buy one of Frac’s “hidden” telescopes).
And, since they don’t have any food for breakfast, and he still isn’t sleepy, at dawn he heads alone to the Fishin’ Hole and attempts to provide for his burgeoning family.
The sun rises on Day 2… and I don’t think he ended up catching a fish in all that time. Oops.
