#Sim: Nick Alto

[paintinthesims]

Damien has made a new enemy today...

Before I explain what happened, here's some context: Damien is good friends with Vita Alto, and has even bestowed the 'gift' of vampirism on her. Recently, Damien realized that he didn't know her husband Nick particularly well, so he decided to invite him over for a chat (and to turn him into a vampire as well).

...Turns out, unlike Vita, Nick does not appreciate Damien's status as the Emperor of evil AT ALL.

Their relationship bar was quickly draining because of Damien's evil aura, which made his attempts at friendship futile. His first attempt at turning nick failed as well, but he was able to persuade him with a couple of vials of friendship. However, they started having a rather heated argument shortly afterward, which only got worse when the conversation moved to the living room. I recall Nick accusing Damien of being a Vampire until he got him to confess (which... he probably didn't answer right away since he felt it beneath him to have to spell out the obvious). Nick even threatened to take him out in the sun, and Damien responded by intimidating him with his fangs and vampiric speed to show him what he was up against.

Also... for some reason, nick started protesting at... no one in particular in the living room a couple times, and only stopped because Damien told him to cut it out.

Eventually, Damien just told him to get out of his sight. He had enough of being disrespected in his own home.

He momentarily entertained the thought of "seeing Nick's ghost," but decided against it. He still liked Vita, and he didn't have it in his black heart to rob her of her husband... stupid and rude as he was.

He was thankful that his wife wasn't here to see this. She may have been able to break them up in the beginning, but Damien knew for certain that if she heard some of the things Nick had said, she would have given him a black eye.

[itsmariejanel]

del sol valley and some additions⭐

[theeflowerofcarnage]

TS3 Altos in TS4 graphics 

[cakepoppresent]

The Altos

[modernlex]

townie makeover wips - del sol valley edition

[silenceinthesims]

Nick and Vita Alto

[greenplumbboblover]

Life is Sunniest in Sunset Valley - Chapter 9

[treason-and-plot]

My game is having a hissy fit tonight, I suspect because there are nearly twenty Sims on the Prosper Room lot, and it's now past 3 am so I'm giving up and going to bed. I'll try and reason with it tomorrow, but in the meantime please enjoy this pic of Vita and Nick slow-dancing to the resident pianist's flawless rendition of the Etta James' classic, 'At Last'.

[erehwontownies]

💰 Alto

Utterly ruthless businessman Nick & charming but unscrupulous politician Vita have plotted the misfortune of almost everyone they've met. The infamous couple's 'professional' practices have them unofficially owning nearly every business in Del Sol. Their daughter Holly somehow managed to develop the polar opposite moral code, focusing on her passion for art instead. How did she become such a goody two-shoes?

Makeover of TS4's Holly Alto in Del Sol Valley who was then used to create her parents from TS2. Includes hand-picked preferences, skills, careers, etc. On the gallery at m0ckest or tray files below.

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[tia-amorosa]

Sunset Died - Alto/Landgraab

Separate paths

2 days later. It was still quite early in the morning when Vita was already back in the kitchen. Because one of the side effects of pregnancy, whether positive or negative, is being hungry, no matter what time of day. She hadn't had anything like this for almost 17 years. And she almost forgot how annoying these mood swings could be.

Gerhard and his wife also got up early. Then today is the day they will move into their new home. It was still possible to find an intact house. They ate breakfast in silence together with the others. But afterwards they had to exchange a few important words.

Gerhard spoke to Vita. “We had our disagreements until the end, but… We still want to thank you for giving us a roof over our heads when we were in need"/ ‘well, we like to help others when they need help, don't we?’. He looked at her in disbelief, by now it was hard to tell whether she was being ironic or not. “I'd rather not say anything about that now. I was looking for something useful for us yesterday and found another intact house."/ ‘Oh, I'm glad to hear that’.

“Oh, you're pleased, Vita? You've been as obnoxious as ever in the last few days…”. Vita thought back to the one night and the conversation between her husband and the stranger on the other end. It had a positive effect on her mood. “I apologize for my behavior, it might be partly due to pregnancy or… Oh, I just hope you'll feel better then. “/. Vita's behavior was also something new for Gerhard at that moment.

Holly didn't want to miss the chance to say goodbye either. “It's a bit of a shame that you want to leave, but… I understand your decision…”. Nancy smiled and shrugged her shoulders. “It wasn't meant to be a permanent solution to stay here. Thank you for looking after Malcolm from time to time, it wasn't a matter of course, I didn't want to take away your youth"/ ‘it's o.k., i had enough time and I'm very happy with Ethan’/ ‘he's a good boy’.

The men also had one last chat in front of the door. And Nick's head was working. "I'm... I'm sorry." Gerhard looked at him almost incomprehensibly. "What? What are you apologizing for, huh? For having to be your henchman for the last few months? Or for the fact that your opinion always carried more weight than the others'? I'm certainly not staying here because of an apology"/ "You don't have to."

“Then you don't need to start showing anything like remorse now, okay?"/ ”hh, I don't want that either, I… My God. You'd better tell me if you want to work as a doctor again"/ ”What? How am I supposed to do that? I'm in diagnostics and I can't work without the necessary equipment”. Nick looked at the floor for a moment and nodded. “Yes, that's true, of course. But… Maybe you'll think about it again soon.”

Gerhard turned and headed for the door… “It's just… I know you were passionate about your work. And now that Dr. Wolff is pausing for a while because of her pregnancy, you could do other things in the hospital"/ ”It's not even a real hospital, Nick. A small doctor's surgery and a military tent, that's not enough and it's cold as fuck there too.”.

Nick took a deep breath. “Yeah, I know. Well, maybe that can still be changed…"/ ”Let it go, Nick. You've wanted to change things so many times and you haven't. . I'll be on my way now with my wife and son. “/ “OK, then… Good luck for now. And if you do need anything…"/ ‘What I need at the moment is rest’. Gerhard walked past him and disappeared into the house to get the rest of his things and leave with his family.

Gerhard was glad to have freed himself from Nick's hands. Sure, he was never a prisoner in their house or anything like that, but he no longer held the same views as Nick. “And I really have my own room?”. For Malcolm, the whole thing was a new chapter as well. “mhm, yeah, “/”can I have an ant farm then? Holly always thought they were disgusting"/ ”we'll think about it, but you have to take good care of them. We don't want them running all over the house"/ ‘o.k.’….The new house was further away, but they were happy to put up with the long walk.

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End of this Part @greenplumbboblover🙂

[m0ckest]

Alto Low-CC

Utterly ruthless businessman Nick & charming but unscrupulous politician Vita have plotted the misfortune of almost everyone they’ve met. The infamous couple’s ‘professional’ practices have them unofficially owning nearly every business in Del Sol. Their daughter Holly somehow managed to develop the polar opposite moral code, focusing on her passion for art instead. How did she become such a goody two-shoes?

No-cc version available on the gallery @m0ckest🖤 See my other low-cc makeovers here

[pamsimmerstories]

nancy means business... and nancy won't ever let someone drag her down.

transcription

[vita]: what are you doing here? [nancy]: aren't you inviting me in for tea? you see, i'm a better woman than you, vita. anyway, i'm here because i have amazing news! [vita]: this means malcolm and the goth girl have broken up? [nancy]: precisely. so you can’t release anything about me. [nancy]: i did everything you asked. but i don’t want holly dating my son. i know you did this for her, but i don’t care. i don’t want your family close to mine. he’s my heir. [vita]: but this was the whole deal, nancy! for holly to date malcolm! [nancy]: but i don’t want you close to my company. [vita]: i guess the world is gonna know about, what’s her name? frances… [nancy]: i wouldn’t do that if i were you. i have pictures of your husband on a strange bar in forgotten hollow… naked, vita. naked. [vita]: what? no! you’re a lying! it’s… impossible. [nancy]: i’ll ask my p.i. to send you copy of the pictures. if you release to press my secret, i’ll share your husband’s. [holly heard everything] [vita]: alright, nancy. you won this time… can't stop laughing [nancy]: oh darling, you need to understand that i always win. i’m nancy. i’m a landgraab. [nancy]: good bye, vita. i hope we never see each other again. it’s bad for my skin. [vita]: you need a new plastic surgeon, nancy. [nancy]: you too, dear.

[lostinpleasantview]

The Altos are one of the founding families of Pleasantview, and their roots in the region stretch back to when the area was previously known as Sunset Valley. Despite this, fifty years have passed since the pinnacle of their political and economic dominance.

Gone are the days of Vita Alto, matriarch of the Alto Family who served as chairwoman of the National Center Party who dominated SimNation politics for nearly sixty years; her storied political career included a forty years within SimNation's Congress, where she served as a congresswoman and senator. Her political career culminated in a stint as Ambassador of Salvadorada, where she played a decisive role in brokering a peace agreement that ended the Salvadoradan Civil War and began Salvadorada's transition to democracy. (Less discussed are Vita's political failures—her three failed primary campaigns to become the Center Party's presidential candidate in 1960, 1968, and 1972; or her financial and material support for the anti-communist Salvadoran Officer's Movement in the 1950s, which helped lead to the troubles in Salvadorada that she later "solved").

If Vita stood as a behemoth, then fewer still recall her husband Nick Alto, patriarch of the Alto family who served as head of Alto Industries—a sprawling business and industrial conglomerate founded by Vita's forebears. Nick's heading of the company allowed Vita to remain above the fray and focused on her political career—though millions in federal funds and subsidies still trickled towards Alto Industries.

Aside from their legal endeavors, there were also their illegal ones: Vita was heiress not only to a legal business empire, but an illegal one as well: the Alto Crime Family, an old-school mob racket. Vita and Nick's years were the golden era for the Alto's... yet it all floundered through the lack of an heir.

Vita and Nick had a daughter, Holly. Holly was everything that her parents were not: sensitive, artistic, and certainly with no taste, acumen, or ambition for a career in politics, business, or even heading the family's sprawling criminal enterprises. By 1980, things were slowing down: Vita's storied political career had come to an en following her tenure as ambassador, and there were rumors of federal regulators preparing to investigate Alto Industries for labor violations. Rather than allow their hard work to be squandered, Vita and Nick arranged that their daughter should marry one of the Alto Family's highest ranking Capos, a man known as Damien.

Shortly after Holly and Damien's wedding, Damien was formally recognized by Vita and Nick as the future successor of the Alto Crime Family. This recognition was finalized when Damien was added to the Alto Family Trust, which in 1980 had funds in excess to 200 Million Simoleons. With the faith placed in him, Damien immediately turned against his in-laws... or so the story goes. Both Vita and Nick died in a very suspicious car-crash in 1981, leaving Damien in control of the Alto crime syndicate. Alto Industries elected an interim CEO—who soon found himself ensnared in a series of corruption scandals and federal indictments, which wrecked the company's valuation—by 1989 Alto Industries would file for bankruptcy. Black Monday in 1989 proved a shock to the Alto's wealth, and the Alto Family Trust lost nearly 100 Million in value.

Holly, though trapped in a loveless marriage, was freed by the death of her parents. Her husband provided liberal funding for her music career, and by the late 1980s Holly Alto would be a household name in SimNation as one of the nation's most famous pop stars. Her tours earned millions; in the midst of her busy musical career, Holly gave birth to twin girls: Venice and Verona. Holly's marriage entered a rocky phase in the late 80s; rumors of divorce were squashed when Holly discovered that Damien would be able to claim a portion of the Alto Trust for himself.

Damien was assassinated in 1991 by faction of disgruntled members within the Alto Crime Family. His death tore the Alto's illicit business empire to shreds, with squabbling factions competing for turf and territory. A moderate faction looked to Holly to take the reigns of the criminal enterprise, but she resolutely refused—allowing the faction still loyal to her family name to be governed by a series of well-meaning but ultimately hapless deputies. Holly and her daughters continued to receive payouts from the family's criminal enterprises throughout the 90s, but these ceased by 2002. Holly found herself forced to sustain her lifestyle and expenses through the family trust, as well as through whatever income she could generate through her musical career, which entered a slump by the mid-2000s. By 2005, SimPop magazine declared Holly a has-been; by 2015, the online blogosphere branded Holly a flop after a poorly advised stadium tour in Salvadorada was marred by technical difficulties, poor performances, and protests.

Family troubles also carried into the next generation: Venice and Verona were complete opposites, and though they were friends in childhood, they drifted apart as teenagers. This distance became venomous when both girls attended Sim State University: both ended up placed upon Academic Probation. Though Verona succeeded in getting her grades together and graduating with decent grades, Venice ended up flunking out. Both of Holly's daughters have now returned home to the nest, Villa Alto—as Holly grapples with severe financial issues that threaten to send the family from their luxurious manse into the poorhouse.

Venice continues to shop and spend like there is there no tomorrow, and dreams of an entertainment career of her own... as an actress. Verona, meanwhile, has recently picked up a gig as a Physic Phone Pal... though a group of cadres affiliated with the Alto Crime Family who remain loyal to the family have reached out to her, clamoring for her to take her rightful spot as her father's heir.

Can Holly keep her squabbling daughters together and keep a roof over their head? Will Venice strike big and win in the fame games? And what about Verona? Will she embark on her own path, or will the tug of the past pull her in another direction?

[lilakartoffelbrei]

Awkward Gymtime Continues: Daniel and Dorothee navigate their teen awkwardness until Dorothee teams up with her mom on the treadmills. Nick Alto, in his fancy clothes, looks entirely out of place. Timmy left the awkward scene.

[simstorian]

The Landgraabs and the Altos for the Acquisition Butte neighborhood in Oasis Springs!

[annasunna]

Семья Альто 20 лет спустя. Сбежавшие наследники - бич богачей Сансет Вэлли. Холли Альто ушла жить к своей девушке.

Однако Вита сделала из однополого брака дочери свой пиар - ход и увеличила количество потенциальных избирателей. Вот что значит настоящая хватка! Вита Альто хочет захватить этот мир целиком!

Вита хочет заразить трудолюбием и хваткой сына, которого решилась родить так поздно из-за странного поведения Холли и отъезда ее в художественный университет.

Кстати, о сыне. Берт пока не настроен на учебу или работу, его манят развлечения. Его хобби - спорт, и на площадке он встретил Хелен, которая ему очень понравилась.

Мама неоднократно намекала на то, что девочек надо выбирать под стать себе из своей частной школы, но Хелен покорила сердце Берта.

После удачного свидания с ней, Берт даже захотел сбежать ночью с друзьями, чтобы всем им рассказать о ней! Несмотря на то, что родители рано встают, никто его отсутствия не заметил.

Ну а что же Ник? Папа семьи ведет свой бизнес не очень честно и не всегда законно. Но с возрастом хобби захватило его целиком!

Свой выходной он потратил на поход в кулинарный клуб, и умудрился победить в конкурсе поваров!

Дворецкому стоит подтянуть свои кулинарные способности, чтобы угодить такому требовательному клиенту!)) Да, дворецкий реально раздал горячий обед из микроволновки на праздничный стол!)