#aheathen-conceivably

[theplottdump]

EEP! My story queen wants to yap? Then yap we shall baby girl!

1, 7, 8, 10, 13 (or ya know, maybe a selection of these since ya girl went a lil wild and chose a whole bunch 😌)

1. Do you hide any secrets in your stories that only a few people will find?  

Scully you're not gonna believe this

7. Do you have any characters you believe might be misunderstood by your readers?

CLAP - CLAP CLAP CLAP Say it with me now -

OUR PHANTOM IS A NEW CHARACTER WE HAVEN'T FULLY MET YET 👏👏👏

8. Are there any plots or characters that have changed dramatically since you initially began writing them?  

(Proto-Poppy's Cult Fit circa late 2023, Root test shots from May)

For this arc everything has been pretty steady. I knew what information I wanted to get across, what points I needed to hit as set up for the Finale of Gen 6 and Gen 7. The biggest change has probably been the Bar scene.

Originally I had it planned as a little dance hall scene. The girls diffuse tension by getting the town to do a little choreographed line dance to Beyoncé's Texas Hold Em. But I didn't want to pose out a line dance, it felt like too much work. So I said hey- what if i made myself do three times that work instead? And it turned into a flashback clip show that took me three weeks to complete, but I think in the end it was way better cause I got to hop back and forth and show little scenes from the past. Revisiting the High School Prom post explosion was probably my favorite.

One Other Change: I originally planned the Christmas Ranch to roughly mirror the layout of Magic Town, with the Stables as the Big Top and the Gazebo as the Carousel. The original plan was to have Poppy chasing the Phantom as the ridiculous environment of the Christmas Ranch slowly morphed and twisted into the Carnival. This got scrapped because I lowkey forgot I wanted to do that, and yeeting her into a canyon felt more realistic than following a ghost for 10 miles back to the Ranch. Eventually she was supposed to catch up to our Masked Man, turn him around, and snap herself back to reality seeing she had turned around Alejandro in the real world.

( horse portkey! horsekey! )

This was scrapped because 1. It's a little confusing since the Phantom is NOT Ale. (see Question number 7 again) and 2. It morphed into more of a "I need to find something to get out of here before I'm corrupted" situation, so there was no reason for her to chase the Phantom any more.

Shoutout to @doctorsimcraft for suggesting Ale dropping his glasses and turning it into a little inter-dimensional meet cute instead.

And if you wanna be a freak about it like I am, technically he touched her hand before she could touch the glasses. :')))

10. If you could choose to be one of your characters for a day, which one would it be? 

SUNNY. I wanna explore underwater caverns with my shitty lil mermaid bestie.

13. What characters do you feel most connected to? Why do you feel connected to that character?

I'd say Poppy. Not like on a personal - IM JUST LIKE YOU / YOU'RE JUST LIKE ME - level, but on a - "I really like this character and oh baby girl you are just getting started I'm so sorry" way.

Also she's fucking on to me man.

[elderberries-and-honey]

'Song tag - Couples Edition'! Rules: Simply pick one of your OC couples and choose the song that best represents their relationship. Then post the song on your Simblr with a screenshot of your couple. Post the lyrics too if you want, it's up to you! Send this ask to some of your mutuals who also have OCs, or tag them in your post! No obligation, just have fun if you decide to do it! 💖

Okay, it's not time period appropriate but let's be so real...if Winifred and Lawrence were alive in the 80's, they'd be the biggest Cure heads in the world. So we're going to go ahead and give them this one because it plays in my head anytime either of them get the Whim to watch the stars together 🌌

[alainas-sims]

Gloria in 🎠 ?

Character Outfit Emoji Ask Meme

🎠 OC in the Victorian Era

I wasn't sure exactly which decade of the Victorian era would best suit Gloria but I was inspired by @chere-indolente's sets for the 1880s. Here are both an everyday look for Gloria as a late Victorian teenage girl and a formal look for a night out. Rather than attending movies, she'd be interested in watching her favorite stage plays or ballets, and enjoy poring over fashion magazines and daydreaming about the glamorous fashions from Paris.

[jenplayssims]

🌱🍑🌻, my friend 😚

🌱 Seedling: What is something you want to begin learning?

Ok, I know I've said I'd never do posing in the Sims...but I'm kind of considering it. Not for storytelling purposes because that's a rabbit hole I think would consume me, but I often think it would be nice to have better posed family pictures, wedding pictures, etc. And then step two would be to learn to turn that into CC for my game. But we shall see if I ever get around to it!

Another answer would be to re-learn how to crochet as I think it would be cozy to have some simple projects to work on this winter.

🍑 Peach: What is a color that makes you smile?

Probably shades of teal. I lean towards cool colors over warm always, but there's something about the blue/green of teal that is pleasing to me.

🌻 Sunflower: What is one thing that brightened your day today?

It's morning now so the day is still ahead of me, but yesterday was a pretty good day. We had chili cooking in the crock pot all day which was delicious and made the house smell amazing, and I spent most of the day playing Dreamlight Valley which is a nice, cozy, soothing game. Not a bad way to spend a cold Saturday!

Thanks for the Asks! 😊

[applesaucesims]

emma + regency / dark academia for @aheathen-conceivably

look how pretty she is!! emma is honestly my fave sim to dress up

[thebramblewood]

Yessss so glad to see you playing along! How about ❄️🧦⛸️?

Thank you, my dear, for this ask and for coming up with these wonderful questions!

🧦 and ⛸️answered here.

❄️: What is the most intricate or detailed thing you ever had to do for your story?

I think you'll not be surprised to hear Lilith and Caleb's big vampire party! It was definitely quite an undertaking to pose that many Sims, and I had to take lots of breaks and do it over the course of many days to get through it. Also, even though they look simple, the scenes of Helena researching vampires after being turned because I did a lot of extra writing and editing for Caleb's letter, Lilith's Wiki page, the book cover and excerpts, etc.

[silverseaming]

Hello hello, my dear! How about 12, 25, 31? 💕

Hello lovely! Thank you so much for so many questions hehe <3

12 | Do you actually play the game or just use it as a storytelling medium?

I used to only ever play and post gameplay shots, but with this story I've found myself leaning much more towards less gameplay and more shooting for posts. That being said, if there are days left in a season and I'm in a gameplay mood, I will spend some time playing out my pixel babies' lives! I think the biggest shift I've had in my playing since starting this story is 'allowing' myself to skip things, cheat the season, cheat needs, etc. to get to the next shoot, rather than forcing myself to play when I'm not in the mood.

25 | What inspirations have you drawn on for your story?

I love this question so much!! I have SO many inspirations for this story (of course including the Darlingtons!), from period dramas I love, historical events I'm interested in, to my own personal non-sims story, which will never get written but lives in my head rent free 🥲. Currently the biggest inspirations for this generation are Anne With An E and Little Women, especially as I'm not American but have chosen to start my story in the US.

31 | Drop some random trivia about your story

Hmm ok this one is actually hard because so much of the story only exists in my head... But something fun that I haven't really elaborated on yet is Meg and Kit's full names. I have a thing for old-fashioned names that have nicknames, so Meg's full name is actually Margaret Anne, and Kit's is Christopher James.

[simarcana]

💐 & 🧠 for Alika?

💐 : What is their courting style? How would they woo someone?

I'm perfectly normal about this topic

First things first, if you don't know him it looks like he's constantly courting everyone around him. As he flirts to breathe, he breathes to flirt. He's a canonical Greek man. You can tell he's actually trying to woo you when you start feeling like you are the center of the world, and nothing can stop you when you're around him. Alika is very expansive and loving both when he flirts for fun and "seriously" but when he wants someone he really gives anything for and to them. Alika's romantic love is typically a flash in the pan since she loves tenderly, fully, but only for a short time.

To give some general examples of Alika's courtship we have:

Personal attention! He'll check on his love interest often and sincerely. Last-minute adventures Physical intimacy Biggest California eyes in the state  ↓

🧠: here!

[sensitive-trait]

Hello there! How about 34 for the dress up ask game? ☺️

Hello, thank you for the ask! I'm not gonna lie this one was hard for me lol. I'm a Libra and we don't really have a theme to work with. Also, I definitely have the stereotypical indecisiveness of a libra. But, I found opal jewelry which is both my birthstone and favourite stone so I went with that and a fall vibe and well ta-da!

✨ CC Tagged below the cut

Hair

Outfit | Tights | Jewelry

Lipstick and Eyeshadow

Blush and Eyeliner

Thank you to all the cc creators ♡

[sim-berry]

🥰🥰

The wedding portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Antoine Duplanchier, taken immediately after their arrival in New Mexico in January, 1930 alongside Josephine Duplanchier, Giorgio Mistretta, and the newlyweds' daughter Violette Darlington.

[antiquatedsimmer]

🗺️💔💀

🗺️- What’s your favorite thing about the current era or location your sims are in?"

I'm in the 1910s but as a historical simmer I can't help but really enjoy playing country/lower income households.

I enjoy farming and the Victorian aesthetic is still there despite being in Edwardian era. I find 1890s are always so fun to start and I'm glad I can basically relive that era a bit with a different change of scenery.

I couldn't start in a wild west save so the Doyle's currently living in Chestnut makes up for it lol!

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💔 — what are three of your sims negative traits?

I'm gonna split this ask up a bit over the household! might be a bit more than 3 lol

Lucile's worst trait - Clumsy! Not even for story reason it takes her 10x to do anything since she's always dropping things or tripping.

Josephine's worst trait - Materialistic

(If I was a rich girl na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na♪)

Josephine does love Lucile and has had a rough family life as well but it's always been more cushy that most sims get to experience due to her family's class. She's struggling to settle for living in a small farm house and being required to work (at least before having her kids). She is constantly griping about wanting new things or how the lot is undecorated.

GIRL YOU'RE NOT RICH AND WE GOT 3 BABIES STOP DIPPING INTO OUR SAVINGS.

Silas - Literally ending up being the worst sim LMAO

He is Hot Headed, Mean & Jealous

So Whenever Josephine talked with Lucile for too long he would go yell at her & being mean meant he constantly picked fights with Lucile to the point of the are Enemies now in game.

He also has the Workaholic lifestyle so he get's stressed if he's not working....

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💀— Favorite death?

My favorite death was Eddy's, While I loved Helena and it was unexpected it felt like a normal sim death while Eddy's felt more tender since he got to have one last conversation with his daughter while also being ready to be re-united with his wife. Gameplay wise with the founders gone it meant I could finally move onto the next part of my story which I was really looking forward to, I stayed in Henford from 1890 - 1908....that's a long time to play on the same lot. The change of scenery was needed!

[theplottdump]

Give me 🏵️ longing and/or love triangle and angst in whatever variety sets your little heart aflutter

🏵️ OC in the Regency Period i am not okay!!!

[elderberries-and-honey]

🌲🐓🍯, my love ☺️

Eep, thank you bb! <3

🌲  Pine: Do you prefer the cold, or the heat?

Oh gosh, the heat! I live in Wisconsin so when it gets cold, it gets cold (and from out of state folk say, our snow sticks around a lot longer than other places, too). They're already predicating negative temps for next week and I am not prepared. Summer is definitely my happy time.

🐓 Chicken: What is a comfort movie/show for you?

X-Files. It's my go-to rewatch show, and usually the first thing that comes to mind when I don't know to watch.

🍯 Honey: What is one thing you like about yourself?

Hm...perhaps that I am thoughtful? One of my oldest friends mentioned to me that I consider other people's thoughts, feelings & circumstances in a way that is 'very Scout'. When I tried to argue that everyone thinks that way, she nearly exploded trying to explain that no, actually, they don't! So I suppose I like that I am able to be that way naturally and it doesn't take much effort to think of others.

[alainas-sims]

Hec in 🎸 and/or Alexandrea in 👒

OC Outfit Emoji Asks!

🎸 OC in something from the 80’s

👒 OC in the Edwardian period

Went with the crop top/booty shorts combo for Héc (best thing the 80s did was let their men be a little slutty) and for Alexandrea, I had already dressed her like Rose from Titanic once, so I went for a more early Edwardian look. (Now I'm definitely tempted to have Alexandrea dress in Edwardian costume for a movie role!)

[heartblobs]

Eep! So glad to see your little pixels on the dash again! Welcome back, my dear 💖💐

Thank you Alexis!! <33 I'm so happy to be back! Also, an apology for the spam I might send you (or anyone) as I catch up on everyone's stories!!

ps. little lottie is ADORABLE i am in ruins 😭

[applesaucesims]

The BOLD THE FACTS tag by @helenofsimblr

The Rules are simple! Tag people and name a character you want to know more about! If you want to let the person you tagged decide who to showcase, then don’t name a character and they can pick somebody. The person who is tagged will then bold the remarks below which apply to their character &, if they want to, include a picture with their reply!

Thanks for the tag, @aheathen-conceivably!

As requested, this will be for Judy O'Reilly!

[ PERSONAL]

$ Financial: wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty

✚ Medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged / non applicable

✪ Class or Caste: upper / middle / working / unsure / other

✔ Education: qualified / unqualified / studying (she's about to finish!) / other

✖ Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no / has committed crimes, but not caught yet / yes, but charges were dismissed

[ FAMILY]

◒ Children: has children / has no children / wants children

◑ Relationship with Family: very close with sibling / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased

◔ Affiliation: orphaned / adopted / disowned /raised by birth parent/ not applicable

[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES]

♦ extroverted / introverted / in between

♦ disorganized / organized / in between

♦ close minded / open-minded / in between

♦ calm / anxious / in between

♦ disagreeable / agreeable / in between

♦ cautious / reckless / in between

♦ patient / impatient / in between

♦ outspoken / reserved / in between

♦ leader / follower / in between

♦ empathetic / vicious bastard / in between

♦ optimistic / pessimistic / in between

♦ traditional / modern / in between

♦ hard-working / lazy / in between

♦ cultured / uncultured / in between / unknown

♦ loyal / disloyal / unknown

♦ faithful / unfaithful / unknown

[ BELIEFS]

★ Faith: monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic (religion isn't really a big thing in my story)

☆ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits: yes/ no / don’t know / don’t care

✮ Belief in an Afterlife: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✯ Belief in Reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

❃ Belief in Aliens: yes / no / don’t know (modern Judy would, but this is the 1930s, so she wouldn't even consider it) / don’t care

✧ Religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious

❀ Philosophical: yes / no

[ SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ]

❤ Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual

❥ Sex: sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless

♥ Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable /naive and clueless / romance suspicious

❣ Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious

⚧ Potential Sexual Partners: male/ female / agender / other / none / all

⚧ Potential Romantic Partners: male/ female / agender / other / none / all

[ ABILITIES ]

☠ Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

≡ Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✍ Artistic Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✂ Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

[ HABITS ]

☕ Drinking Alcohol: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / Alcoholic

☁ Smoking: tried it / trying to quit / quit / never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / chain-smoker

✿ Recreational Drugs: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict

✌ Medicinal Drugs: never / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / frequently / to excess

☻ Unhealthy Food: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / binge eater

$ Splurge Spending: never / sometimes / frequently / shopaholic

♣ Gambling: never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gambler

I'm tagging @sims-half-crazy (for Gordon!) @swiftviolets (for Andy!) @blueshistorysims (for Rebecca!) @wamtorical (for Claudia!) and @cricksims (for Amelia!)

I messed up the tagging but it's fixed now hfdjfdgfsd