#erika komorebi

[azriel-edgemont]

Touchstones

Azriel has three key Touchstones at this point in his life: Phillip Mercotte, Thomas O'Shea, and Shirley Temple.

Phillip Mercotte

(FC: Anthony Andrews)

Azriel's godson, the son of his childhood sweetheart/lover Alastair. Aggie's got a lot of baggage tied up in Phillip beyond just the whole Kindred thing; in a lot of ways, he represents a life denied. It sounds poetic and flowery but on a certain level I think Aggie really does feel like Phillip should have been his son, with Alastair. There's a profound awareness, almost a vision, the idea of another time and place in which a relationship like he and Alastair shared could have been real and recognized in a way that would have allowed them to have their own family. It's a feeling that is first put to words (not directly, more unspoken meaning) by Alastair when he asks Aggie to be Phillip's godfather, but Aggie latches onto it and can't let it go.

Phillip isn't particularly handsome to look at, though he's got a certain charisma; and his art isn't all that special, either, though he has a handful of dedicated collectors who seek him out for gifts and commissions. He was born in 1947, making him 51 years old currently ("current" being the year our Chronicle is set, 1998). But what makes him special--what makes him a Touchstone--for Aggie is that connection back to Alastair, the only person he has ever really loved, the only reason Aggie even knows what romantic love is or could feel like. There's so much complication wrapped up in it, but as time has passed and the world has changed, becoming somewhat more progressive, gaining words for people like Aggie and Alastair, people like them entering the limelight, Phillip has become representative of Aggie's "love as thou wilt" conviction.

(I'll get more into detail about Phillip another time, since there's a lot more to be written about him and his relationship with Aggie; just writing about that relationship could easily be its own post and I don't want this Touchstone summary to drag on forever.)

(ETA: Phillip dies from cancer at 81 years of age. Aggie learns about his illness in 2027. )

Thomas O'Shea

(FC: Ken Yoshikawa)

A ghoul belonging to another Toreador in DeVry's small circle, Erika Komorebi, Thomas is a talented artist, favouring charcoal, oil pastels, and graphite. Erika and he were both present at Aggie's Embrace; Erika to partake in the draining, Thomas to capture the moment at DeVry's invitation as part of Aggie's birthday gift (Aggie was familiar with and had expressed appreciation for Thomas' art at a party hosted by Komorebi).

While Aggie appreciated Thomas' art before his Embrace, the painting Thomas did of the scene stands out in his mind as one of the most exceptional works he's witnessed. Like the moment that Alastair asked him to be Phillip's godfather with all the unspoken intent, the moment he first saw the painting is similarly crystallized in his mind. (I want to write more about the painting--I have such a clear vision in mind for it and it feels so important to Aggie's perspective on his Kindred existence, especially since it is the source of the connection between Thomas and Aggie's "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" conviction.)

They've had casual sexual encounters since then, never anything approaching a relationship (Aggie doesn't do those, Thomas belongs to Erika), but Thomas is the only person in Kindred society who Aggie feels has fully seen both his Kindred and his human nature; he captured the moment those two collided, after all. Erika and Thomas remained in London when Aggie and DeVry left, but the painting allows Aggie to continue to feel connected. Don't ask me how often he tosses off to it, you won't like the answer.

Shirley Temple

(FC: Herself)

Aggie saw and heard of the effect that sending boys who were barely men off to war had on them. He saw it in Alastair, who came back from war changed and, while not hard, more distant. He saw the impact it had on his father, who was never affectionate with Alastair but who changed from the type of young man who lived a free and easy life to an older man with pain and hate in him. He experienced abuses at Eton from the other students, and heard stories about what the other students endured at the hands of their schoolmasters (though DeVry kept him from experiencing it himself). And, of course, he had his own experiences as a child growing up in an essentially loveless home, ignored if not emotionally neglected by his parents, under the heavy hand of nurses and governesses who had little to recommend them in the emotional work of childcare. And then there's Phillip, his godson, who he has watched grow from a baby into a young man and experience all the harshness of life.

All of which to say--Aggie has some strong feelings about protecting children. I'm not really certain how it comes about, but I think the films of his childhood (he was largely contemporary with Shirley Temple) kind of coalesce in his mind as this idealized version of how a child should be--carefree, adored, dancing and making music. Even as a youth, as rumours were spreading in Britain particularly about her--she's a 30-year-old dwarf, her hair is a wig, she's never lost her baby teeth or never had them to begin with--he felt defensive of her as an extension of his own childhood.

Those films and characters become this crystalline, idealized version of what childhood should look like. Even as she grows up and enters the public eye in other ways through her political career, he always pictures her as that child actress, this preservation of idyllic childhood freedom; and when other rumours circulate later in life, about what she might have experienced or endured during her stardom, that just coalesces his determination that "children should be shielded from violence" even further.

(This will probably be the first of his Touchstones to pass away, which seems fitting the more that comes out about her life as a child star, and a growing disillusionment with the world at large that seems so actively reluctant to just leave kids alone. By the time she dies in 2014, I think Aggie's ready to give up on the idea of trying to protect children from violence; between bullying, parental neglect, abuse and exploitation, childhood is violence, and the idea that he ever felt otherwise is laughable naivety.)

[lovesickdeadsims]

Seeing his brother's family expand made Diego feel lonlier than usual. So he ent into a bar and met a cute little local girl. Her name is Erika Endo, and she is adorable.

[overcomebacksimmer]

Kiriko Nakamura & Erika Miyamoto, New Komorebi Sister

Kiriko is a business investor that who was the biggest shareholder in her company. She recently wants to rest for awhile and become a whole Mt. Komorebi sightseer, for sure she wants to take with her partner. Erika is a veterinary assistant manager who was worked in a pet clinic. She likes to take care of her pets. But since she has take magazine photo business, she sudden become a famous star in Mt. Komorebi.

Outfit by @sudal-sims (left) @rimings (right)

Hair by @hezeh (left) @antosims (right)

Shoes by @redheadsims-cc (left) @miro-sims (right)

Poses by @acha-sims #Hongzo

[pomelosims]

Becca Clarke moved to Henford-on-Bagley after graduating and now she's on vacation in Mt. Komorebi to meet a friend she met in uni.

Non played sims are always in a hurry 😩

Becca wasn't ready to move to Komorebi so suddenly, but they agreed that Becca will move to Komorebi as soon as she can.

Back home Julia visits Becca all the way from Evergreen Harbor. She is delighted to hear Becca and Erika are girlfriends now. When Julia left it was time for Becca to learn some Komorebigo, she can't move to Komorebi without knowing the language, right?

[anvilsims]

Trevor and Maci took me to this new seafood place for my birthday. They were even nice enough to ask the waiter to not sing Happy Birthday. Ha!

Made the whole "going grey" business a lot more manageable. I also had to start wearing glasses. All those years of reading and writing essays finally catching up.

I like to think I'm still handsome despite all that.

A couple days later, Trevor and I were taking Daisy to the dog park when I ran into two fellow oldsters.

Their names were Rita and Issac.

I initially thought they were a couple but Issac was quickly to correct me. He and Rita were just good friends who had living together for ages. Neither of them settled down with a family.

They were both easy to talk to but Rita and I really hit it off.

We were both music lovers so we were able to chat for a long while about our favorite bands and musicians.

And here I was worried that I'd be out of place with the other elders.

A couple weeks later, Erika came for a visit!

She felt so bad that she wasn't able to see us when we last visited to meet Jean so she arranged a trip for herself.

We quickly caught up. Erika had been flourishing in Mt. Komorebi's extreme sports scene and Arturo was in the process of adopting another kid.

I told her about the birthday surprise from Trevor and Maci and about meeting Rita and Issac...

In fact I might have been a little too excited to talk about Rita.

"Oh? Is my eternally single old man falling in love?"

"Wha!?"

"Dad, I'm your eldest so I can say for sure that I have never heard you talk like this about your friends."

"*Sigh* Don't tell me that I finally found "the right one." I'd been hearing that since high school..."

"Dad, no! You know I'd never say that. I'm just saying that... well maybe you're demi rather than just ace. You just needed to build a strong emotional bond."

She had a point.

"Okay, I can tell you're still thinking about this. Give yourself some time to figure it out. I believe in you.~"

I thought about what Erika said the next time I invited Rita.

I'll admit that spending time with Rita felt a little different compared to past friends or even Issac.

I don't think it's sexual attraction. But things just kind of... click with her.

I still can't really picture myself as flirty or even *cough* enjoying some woohoo.

But I think there's... something between Rita and I.

[slipper-of-glass]

It's graduation day!! Juliet has graduated with honors and is so excited to begin her next steps to becoming a world famous robotic engineer.

The robes were frumpy and very unflattering but all Juliet cared about was celebrating the fact that she was done. She and James headed out on a date to celebrate. Her boyfriend/sorta fiance/betrothed took her out to Mt. Komorebi for a small getaway including some relaxing at a park, some snowboarding, and later an onsen visit. As they got back they noticed the other two rowhouses Juliet owned were empty.

("Strange" Juliet murmured "It's not like them both to be out.")

Deciding to investigate, James and Juliet took a better look around. Nothing stood out as odd but when Juliet used her master key to enter Erika's apartment they got the answer they were looking for. Erika was offered a short term job at a non-profit teaching underprivileged children until the organization could find a full time teacher. In exchange for her help the organization had offered her a glowing letter of recommendation that would give her a good head start in her career.

Bryant on the other hand had been pulled from college by his parents who were not pleased he failed his term paper (and a good chunk of classes - only turning in work from times when Juliet would study with him). They had decided they were not going to be paying University prices when the small public college back home would do nicely and thus they could keep an eye on him.

Both were very sorry for leaving with no notice and only a note for goodbye but they were happy to have gotten to know Juliet and thanked her for taking them in - even if they set a stove on fire (and maybe blew up a microwave or two. And possibly caught a certain wannabe actors couch on fire.)

Before Juliet or James could think too much about that, Juliet's phone rang. Her godfather's (Henry) eldest son (her older brother figure) was calling.

[rarelysimming]

Erika Vatore (Baby 8)

Traits: Cat Lover, Mean, Creative, Home Turf, Top Notch Infant, Top Notch Toddler, High Self-Esteem, Responsible, Graduated with Honors

Aspiration: Mt. Komorebi Sightseer

Donor: Lilith Vatore

Career: Civil Designer

[citrinie]

online dating ✨

now that marzia is settled into life in mt komorebi, she wanted to widen her social circle. what better way to meet people, than through online dating ;) she signed up to luv2meet and instantly matched with erika! they had a brief meeting at the ski slopes, and to say that marzia liked erika is an understatement 😏

[babblingstacey]

Anna felt she had done all she had set out to do in Mt Komorebi and with the chilly weather setting in, it was time to move on. She booked a ticket to her next world.

Anna sold the few bits of furniture she had purchased and then donated the 3500 Simoleons she had remaining to a charity committed to keeping the Mt Komorebi natural areas thriving as a thank you for her time living there.

She then packed her few things up - her tent, her knitting basket, her bike and a special Yamachan Simmie she kept for the memories. Next stop - sunny Sulani.

Vagabond/Globetrotter goals met

Aspirations completed: Mt Komorebi Sightseer/Lady of the Knits Skills Mastered: Knitting Make at least 1 friend: Erika Endo, Aoi Goto, Botan Sato, Ada Yoshida Have One Romantic Partner but break up before leaving: Ada Yoshida (now "it's Complicated")

This was fun! As mentioned, this one was a combination of both Globetrotter and Vagabond - going forward, these will be geared more toward Vagabond.

One change I'm making - I realize she's only supposed to keep her tent and a memento of her time in the world but I'm adding she can keep her mode of transportation (bike) and something associated with the skill she masters (knitting basket) - I feel she should have something to continue her learned skill in the new place.

[happysimmer]

The Originals Legacy S1.22-26

So this is where I lose all of my screenshots that correlate with my parts 22-26. My game was going through it and I deleted the Sims 4 application, forgetting to move my screenshots over to another folder. I’ve now learned from my mistakes. This part will just be a summary of everything that was supposed to be shown in each part with some pictures that I manage to get. 

22: Kora decides to Change up her look a little bit now that she’s an adult and finally ready to focus on her future! She works on her next novel Secrets of Strangerville! Jayson comes over and she asks him if they could be just friends which makes her happy! She heads to Henford on Bagley and decides to invite each man at a time to ask to just be friends! She becomes good friends with Sara from Henford on Bagley and she gives her the confidence she needs to break it off with everyone! She finds out that Erika is pregnant and Halle got married! She’s happy that her friends are starting their lives! ◦ 23: Kora works on her charisma skill and gets it up to level 9! She works on her next novel! She feels drawn to Glimmerbrook and just wants to know more about spellcaster so she goes back and sees Luke again! She learns more about spellcaster a from him and they spend all night talking and getting to know each other! They end up kissing for the first time and Kora has never felt this connection with anyone before! They spend all night together and Kora goes home feeling giddy! She’s so happy! The next day, she starts working on her next novel and finishes it! Geoffrey calls her and tells her that she’ll get money if she gets married in 7 days! Luke comes over and spends some time together! They end up woohooing autonomously! They become girlfriend and boyfriend and he ends up proposing to her which was so cute!

◦ 24: Kora decide that they want to start their new life together in Glimmerbrook! They are so in love and cute! They decide to adopt a little kitty named Lilah! They woohoo to celebrate this moment in their lives! She ends up being pregnant and Luke is so excited to be a dad! Kora starts working on her Evergreen Harbor novel in her new home, she can’t believe how happy she is! Farrah comes to visit! Kora and Luke have a photo shoot for their engagement!

◦ 25: It’s Luke and Kora’s wedding day! They invite their closest friends! They have a beautiful ceremony! Kora is happier than she ever thought she would be! They have a fun time filled with love and friendship! They decide to head to Selvadorada for their honeymoon! They have a great time together! Kora gets to know some of the people who live there! They are just so cute!

◦ 26: kora goes to the gynecologist and finds out that she’s going to be having twin girls! She’s so excited! She has breakfast with her cute little family! She starts working on her novel about Glimmerbrook and completes it! She goes into labor and heads to the hospital to give birth to her baby girls! She names them Davina and Danni Mikaelson! They are so happy to have the babies in the house with them! Kora reads a book on mischief before bed! Luke practiced practical magic to improve his status! Kora ends up working on her Mt Komorebi novel! Lilah isn’t feeling well so Kora heads to the vet with her to get her some treatment!

I’m sad that I lost these screenshots, especially all of the pregnancy, engagement and wedding photos but at least I have these photos to remember it by! 

Beginning |

[alluriingsims]

Within a week, their surrogate came to visit and introduce herself. Her name is Erika, a Mt Komorebi native, but travels for her work as a surrogate! Lilith and VJ were very impressed with her right away, and began asking their long list of questions.

[brainrotsims]

a lil dreambound info before we move on to phase 2👀

headcanons, fun facts, and more!!

about their creation

i created dreambound over two years ago but i had absolutely no idea what to do with them

i used to draw digitally but i wasn’t good AT ALL

they were originally going to be called either supernova or snowdonia but i went with dreambound bc it reeked of 80s tackiness

in general

the story takes place around 1984 bc that’s when they made it big

erika and daisy were born and raised in newcrest

in 1983, the record company asked them to move del sol valley

isabel and daisy have known each other the longest

shannon and daisy are dating

their relationship was made public via tabloid (it was a picture of them kissing before or after a show) they were only visible from the shoulders down, but the giveaway was that they were wearing the same outfits they had on stage that night

hcs for each member (left to right)

erika destiny ortiz💜

born 9/01/58 (25-26)

keytarist

has anger issues and narcissistic personality disorder

founder of dreambound

as hard as she is to work with, erika’s definitely the businesswoman of the group

tried to form several bands prior to dreambound

luckily, she found four girls willing to put up with her

will not get married. ever. nope, just won't do it

isabel xiema espinosa💚

born 11/21/58 (25-26)

of selvadoradian descent

guitarist

born and raised in oasis springs

watched her mom die in a drive by shooting, and has ptsd from the incident

due to undiagnosed adhd and her father’s lack of parenting skills, she was troublemaker in school, even worse in the towns 

since literally no school in oasis springs wanted her, isabel was sent to a reform school in newcrest

she snuck out to a convience store one night, and that’s where she met daisy, who was working at the counter

has commitment issues but not nearly as bad as erika

daisy barbra logan💙

born 8/25/60 (23-24)

bassist

loves hanna barbera cartoons

used to know how to surf, and shannon is reteaching her

her parents divorced when she was 5, but they remained friends

daisy feels as if she’s responsible for her parents’ split (she partially is, but they never told her)

her biggest flaw is her low confidence, especially since she’s in a soon-to-be revolutionary all female band

shannon rachel mendell sundance☀

born 2/9/59 (24-25) 

lead singer

born and raised in brindleton bay

her father was a barely functioning alcoholic who was cheating on his wife with a 14 year old who worked at his store

when he drank himself to death, shannon changed her last name from mendell to sundance

she always wanted to be a singer, but her dad discouraged her from persuading it

sol ji-ha💞

born 7/29/61 (22-23)

drummer

born and raised in mt. komorebi

came from a legacy family where she got everything she wanted, therefore has a homegrown sense of entitlement

never went to college, instead moved to newcrest to start a new life

she was sent with a lot of money, but still had to get a job

worked as a line cook where she learned how to use a broom

[lovesickdeadsims]

Diego and Erika were left pretty shaken by Erika's almost death by vending machine. Suddenly Mt. Komorebi felt very unsafe, so they decided to move to warm Sulai to start a new sunny life in this island paradise.

[pxldgaming-blog]

themes

https://dear-indies.tumblr.com/post/183888187101/ethereal-themes-vesta-bookshelf-page-by

https://dear-indies.tumblr.com/post/621539460783456257/venusthms-page-18-elara-by-venusthms-preview

https://dear-indies.tumblr.com/post/611391541225947136/nonspace-page-theme-12-mirror-images-preview

https://dear-indies.tumblr.com/post/186559501511/erika-writes-profiled-by-erika-writes-a-page

https://dear-indies.tumblr.com/post/157907015826/nonspace-soda-pop-fiction-page-theme-3

https://dear-indies.tumblr.com/post/616826505308323840/seyche-page-three-tansy-a-responsive-tabbed

https://dear-indies.tumblr.com/post/190456377146/pirateskinned-theme-twenty-nine-orange-juice-by

https://dear-indies.tumblr.com/post/618721249374388224/glenthemes-redirect-page-01-komorebi-by

https://dear-indies.tumblr.com/post/614289032012267520/espoirthemes-new-horizons-updates-tab-preview

https://dear-indies.tumblr.com/post/190456377146/pirateskinned-theme-twenty-nine-orange-juice-by

[reuniunaspalabras]

[ DOMÉSTIKA ] encuentro de arte en espacio domestico, este proyecto nace a manos de lxs artistas Felipe Trujillo Ruiz, Pablo Cortés, Victor Ernst y Carlos Oyarzún, con el objetivo de impulsar la utilización de los espacios domésticos para desarrollar, reflexionar y compartir proyectos y experiencias que involucren la danza, el teatro, la música, el audiovisual, la poesía y la performance.

Para este propósito han abierto su propia casa/patio/taller proponiendo distintas actividades y eventos que nos reúnan a vivir el arte en el cotidiano, motivados por encontrar una vía auto-gestionada alternativa al escenario oficial del arte de la metrópolis. 

durante las 4 sesiones que tuvo, una gran cantidad de artistes invitades fueron parte de la jornada, compartiendo su arte desde múltiples plataformas, alta gratitud a los trabajos y a la colaboración de:

Turkiri - poesía  la banda misma - música  Macarena Álvarez - danza  Tito Cerda - música  Rafael T. Ruiz - vídeo  Ls Duran - música  JAir Izurieta - performance  Komorebi - música  compañia La Globo - teatro  Leri Lira- música  Cometa Eselenain - música  LuchoVerdes - música  dj quartz 

Kevin Andre Magne Tapia - performance  Pha G. Jorquera - performance  Da Li  - poesía  camilabosqve - ilustración  Cristian Andres Espinola - pintura  Ñañitay - música  Paz Queentana - música  Yinyer - música  De la Rosa . música 

Jazmín Ra Carlos Gómez del Fierro -  Nicolás Sandoval - performance  Duncan Lotte - música   Marte Navarro - pintura 

Alex Caro Y El Descaro - música  Gabin Laboureau - música Camilo Zanetti - música  Malta Swing - música  Felipink - música  Nunattak - música  Cristobal Eme - música  Orquesta Pandroginia - música  Araceli GuitarraYvoz - música  Colectivo Las Niñas - audiovisual 

Dj Macvell

Eduardo Ody - música

Erika Pinto - performance

Alewar - música Juanito y Los Antidepresivos - música dj  "Al Infinito"  - Colectivo "Ojosbiencerrados" (Techno + Audiovisual)

[anvilsims]

I'm wondering if my concerns about Maci might be a little overblown?

She had a Spooky Day party with her friends and she was perfectly friendly with all them. With of course, special attention to Imran.

But she wasn't like hitting on everyone at the party, mostly stayed with Imran.

A few weeks later, she came home and happily informed me about her little promposal to Imran and how he accepted.

Maybe she isn't the heart breaker I was worried about her becoming.

That hasn't been the only surprise.

It seems Arturo decided to follow in my footsteps and adopted a kid.

My first grandkid and I haven't even found a grey hair yet.

We made a quick family trip to Komorebi to meet him and catch up with Arturo (Erika was busy with some local tournament and wouldn't be back in time to see us.)

The boy's name is Jasper and is a polite kid much like his father was. We all got along wonderfully.

Arturo admitted that there might be more kids on the way in the future and I jokingly reminded him that I spaced out him and his siblings so I wouldn't get overwhelmed.

He got a good laugh and we shared a hug and promise to see each other on Harvestfest.