#is this relatable does anyone else play the sims

[bookinit02]

sorry i haven’t been writing as much guys i am too busy finding the hottest and most lesbian-looking chick in each sims world to date

[minimooberry]

monthly checkup on my fave side characters

[dragonsdendoodles]

tell us about your medieval au‼️ (if you wanna :3)

Hehehehehe so

In case anyone didn’t know, this is a direct result of me inputting these characters into The Sims Medieval, a game from 2011 (nice) that is WAY too chaotic for what it is. For those who haven’t played it, you can only have ten playable sims per file (sorry Olive and Claire) and all of them have different jobs and they go on quests together sometimes. They also cannot all be added at the same time, so I decided basically when I started this that what happened was that everyone got Umbrella Academy season 2’ed and have all just kind of been plopped in at a different time and left to fend for themselves. They all already know each other, they have been stolen directly from their books. So here is a list of everyone’s jobs, other sims I have added or plan to add as NPCs, and some shenanigans that have actually happened in this game.

Miss Peregrine - Monarch. All hail Lady Alma the Great. She is the queen and is the best queen in the kingdom of Peculiardom and also no one else is allowed to be in charge ever.

Jacob - Jacoban Priest. Yes that is what the religion is actually called, and yes that is why he had to be that. He fucking hates it. He hated being famous, imagine having the same name as the figurehead of an entire religion in a time period where people are more likely to at the VERY least call you a reincarnation and put you in charge of a church than call it coincidence. Because the Jacoban faith is the scary, “you will go to hell” of the two, I’ve decided it’s only considered “intense” because what Jacob actually does instead of preaching is trauma dump about Caul, and he was taken from his story early enough to not be able to do that without physically shaking.

Emma - Wizard. Only one of them was allowed to have their powers still and I decided Emma might die without hers.

Millard - Physicist. Because he’s the smart one.

Bronwyn - Peteran Priest. If the other church is going to be known for being “the nice one” of the two, Bronwyn’s being put in charge. Jacob and Bronwyn are the only two members of opposite religions to not despise each other and everyone else is incredibly confused.

Enoch - Spy. It was that or wizard. And Emma already took that one. So now he’s pretending to be really badass when in reality he’s in a private room in the castle smacking a training dummy with the flat part of his sword he is horrendous at using.

Horace - Blacksmith. The closest I could get to anything fashion related. He also hates it, but mostly because he’s a scrawny-ass twink (me too buddy it’s okay) and being a blacksmith takes muscle he does not have and also it’s messy and also Enoch gets to live at the castle and he doesn’t.

Olive (to be added) - Princess. I spent a full hour learning how to mod this incredibly breakable game because I learned I wasn’t going to be able to play as Olive and for some reason I guess people in medieval times just. Didn’t adopt children. So Olive gets to go with Miss Peregrine, because she deserves it.

Claire (to be added) - Princess. Same deal as Olive. The best princesses in all of Peculiardom. (I haven’t actually tested if the game even with the mods will let me give them both to Perekoo, so if not Olive can be the Princess and I’ll give Claire to Emwyn so she can be a Lil’ Prioress.)

Hugh - Bard. Just because I thought it fit. It was very unfortunate that they made him live in the tavern before I had Fiona though.

Fiona - Merchant. I wanted her to sell flowers.

Noor (to be added) - Knight. Being the only peculiar actually willing to be in the war, I thought it fit her pretty well.

Miss Cuckoo - Royal Advisor. Because the game’s tutorial immediately asked me if Miss Peregrine was a lesbian, and I knew what had to be done.

Julius (to be added) - Merchant. (The NPC kind.) Purely because @carmine-golde said I should add him so Enoch can have someone to absolutely despise.

Lilly - Nurse. Because I don’t think I can do Fughllard (sigh) and I’ve always really liked Lilly. So she can work with Millard.

Ricky (to be added) - Merchant. (Also the NPC kind.) Because there’s already a Merchant Ricky the game generated on its own, and I need to find him again and customize him so we can have Ricky back.

Now, a list of things that have actually happened in this save file, and may or may not be drawn at some point:

That time Enoch and Emma killed a man while Horace was maybe thirty feet away, an event I can only imagine sounded like “HEY BABE WATCH THIS” CRUNCH

Millard walking into Bronwyn’s sermon to say hi to her and Emma, then leaving the millisecond he realized it was church

Jacob’s sermons being entirely composed of treating the congregation like a therapy group (Hugh and Enoch show up sometimes for moral support)

Emma needing to heal the big magical deadly pit beast (sound familiar?) and Jacob’s quest line literally being titled “And I’m involved in this… how?”

Enoch doing half a spy mission hungover, which was entirely Horace’s fault

That time Millard was flirted with by five separate women and still didn’t get the hint

Enoch being put in the stocks twice for failing to pickpocket somebody unnoticed, the second time after drinking an invisibility potion that was still active

That time Miss Peregrine said in the game itself, after receiving a bird as a gift, “When I was a kid I wanted to be a bird when I grew up. This is the next best thing!” (Miss P I’m so sorry)

Emma and Bronwyn kissing completely unprompted

Enoch and Horace spending multiple hours kissing completely unprompted when they had actual things they needed to be doing and also were very much in public

Hugh playing the lute while people were being shoved into the death pit

Enoch being very bad at using a sword. At this point I’m convinced he doesn’t even use the sharp bit of the blade I think he just beats the shit out of people with the flat edge like a baseball bat

Emma walking up to Miss Cuckoo and completely unapologetically apologizing for fireballing a guy in the face (he was fine)

Fiona walking up to Enoch at the war strategy table (where he literally ALWAYS is) and him immediately telling her about the people he tortures information out of for his job

[blackbloodedisabel]

hola it's my 15 questions for 15 friends.. thank you for the tag @the-lonelyshepherd<33

yeah I plagiarised your cut what are you gonna do about it

(are you named after anyone?)

not my first name but I got my middle name from one of my great-great aunts or something I'm not 100% sure

(when was the last time you cried?)

probably about 3-4 nights ago when I was crying a weeny bit over misty quigley but the last time I FR cried was like 2 and 1/2 weeks ago when I finished aurora by kim stanley robinson which was AUUgh

(do you have kids?)

I count many of my sims and OCs as my children but no I don't really

(what sports do you play?)

I HATE sports but I'm very unfit so I'll probably have to start cycling again yayy

(do you use sarcasm?)

I dabble.

(what's the first thing you notice about someone?)

I genuinely couldn't tell you. probably their eyebrows idk

(what's your eye colour?)

it's green in the middle bit and brown everywhere else. some people call it hazel I call it beer bottle

(scary films or happy endings?)

I hate both<3 happy endings can be ok I guess but I'm biased because I'm trying to write a fanfic (trying😒) which does not have a happy ending. but it's the happiest ending possible! I love tragedy

(where were you born?)

hopital

(any talents?)

I can write. if I so choose. I can also go very long without consuming any fluid and factorise quadratic equations

(do you have any pets?)

I count many of my sims and OCs as my pets but no I don't really

(how tall are you?)

idk like 160-something centimetres, so like. just below average. shortest in my family (AAAAAA!!) because I inherited the weeny genes from my maternal grandparents

(favourite subject at school?)

I like physical geography and maths occasionally

(dream job?)

would love to do something geography related like volcanology, seismology OR something like meteorology (more physics based). might be interesting to do environmental science-related work. if nothing works out I'll become a maths teacher and die before I retire. being an author would be cool but definitely as a supplement to a reliable job. right now (I need a job) I'd do great in a garden centre or as a swim assistant. if any employers are listening (leave my tumblr immediately if so!!)

optional tag list (scary I hate tagging.. guys you don't have to do it)

@ambp (so people don't think you're a botgirl), @sickfade, @holyfacehead, @stonergirrrlwrites, @namnjj, @bratyonce, @aziraphaleapologist

if you're supposed to tag 15 people I'm fucked😋😋 I have intimidating mutuals guys and several shep has tagged. if we are moots but I didn't tag you consider yourself a) very scary and b) invited to join in

[friendsim2]

I’ve got to ask, why did you choose those specific characters for the dating sim??? I mean, a lot of the team have said they don’t like Vikare, Chixie is already in a relationship in FS2, and there’s not much bloodcaste diversity. Mallek and Lanque are obvious choices but why everyone else???

HEAVY SPOILERS AHEAD!

A few comments on that (this is Jonaya speaking, who wrote the entirety of TechniColor Heart):

None of the stuff in TechniColor Heart is directly related to the actual canon of Friendsim 2 (beyond the Dream taking inspiration from MSPAR's subconscious in certain areas) - like, these are explicitly different people (they're presented as humans, with human backstories). There's a ton of non-canonical lore introduced that while it sometimes kinda touches on FS2 canon (Lynera's crush on Bronya, Mallek does computer stuff, Cirava is a streamer) it also often doesn't (Chixie being Jewish, Cirava being from Tennessee, Lanque's relationship to his parents, Marsti being a former soldier, etc.) Also, because of the fact that they're being read as human, the blood color stuff is basically not a thing here - it has to do with their personalities as people and role in the story. The only meaningful bit of color stuff (outside of being used for aesthetics) here is Maria's being purple because of her connection to Gl'bgolyb.

While a few of the team have said they don't like Vikare as a character (or at least said he's kind of a nothing character in the original - which, like, he gets one of the shortest routes and never shows up again), I think that got turned into "y'all hate Vikare!" which is... not exactly accurate (if that were true, he wouldn't be in the game). He's got a role in the story the same as anyone else, and while he doesn't get much direct focus in the main Friendsim 2 canon, he's got more dialogue in the game than, say, Folykl or Kuprum!

Chixie can be in a relationship in the FS2 canon, but that's not set in stone! That's actually reactive to a series of choices involving her and Elwurd.

That being said, here's the reasoning behind them all! Most of them have some connection to how the Dream basis itself off what MSPAR wants, with a couple wildcards that exist because of para-narrative reasons (i.e. "I wanted to put them in" reasons).

Mallek: Given the role of the Dream, it makes sense that he's a romance option, since there's some level of an implied flushed crush between him and MSPAR (in Friendsim 2 especially).

Lanque: He was someone that MSPAR could canonically have a relationship with in the first game, again playing into the Dream picking up on subconscious desires or previous canon/semi-canon events.

Vikare: There have been a couple very vocal fans of Vikare - and while his role in the main story is the way it is for narrative reasons, I wanted to acknowledge that there's a segment of our fandom that really likes him. Specifically, wanted to give his TH version the same level of depth and development as anyone else. Think of it as a the Dream referencing metanarrative events.

Chixie: Another character MSPAR has a more-or-less canonical relationship with (as a moirail). She's presented as demi and is the only character you can't actually have sex with, hinting at the connection between her role as MSPAR's moirail in the canon world.

Skylla: Another character MSPAR can get very close to in the first game, physically (sharing the slime bath in her original Friendsim route) and the first character MSPAR meets in Friendsim 2 who expresses concern for them (urging them to get out before they get killed).

Lynera: One of the real wild-cards here, since her relationship to MSPAR isn't especially closer than a lot of other characters. The real secret here is para-textual: Lynera is probably Jonaya's favorite character, so you get to date her!

Xefros (stand-alone only): This is less about the role of the Dream (since it's in the stand-alone mode) and more about wanting to give Xefros some more screen time.

Marsti (stand-alone only): Also outside of the Dream, Marsti is part of the whole fucked-up Absent Place storyline, and her romance plotline is kinda fucked up and dysfunctional. Gotta include at least one absolutely messy storyline in the game, after all.

As far as the reasoning behind the non-dateable characters who have questlines:

Cirava: One of MSPAR's close friends and an important confidant in the main storyline. Picked partly to have them bounce off of Mallek in their storyline, partly because they fit well into the "streamer who spends most of their time inside" archetype and I wanted there to be a consistent touchstone in the form of MSPAR's roommate.

Elwurd: She had "lesbian BFF" energy - someone who MSPAR is cool hanging out with, but she tends to push people away in the FS2 canon in particular. This gets developed if you do her questline.

Aradia: One of the characters we see with metanarrative awareness at times, so she made sense to help guide MSPAR out of the Dream. Also, she was one of the sprites made for another game that could be re-used.

Maria (depends on whether you're in stand-alone mode): In the Dream, Maria (whose sprites are from another game that our Studio stopped development one) represents Gl'bgolyb, hence her vastly different appearance. In the stand-alone mode, she's got her own character and plotline that ties into the Absent Place storyline.

Tyzias (stand-alone only): Given her role in canon, it made sense to have her and Stelsa as FBI agents investigating the murder of Cridea Jeevik. A fair amount of Twin Peaks references with her too.

Ardata (stand-alone only): Needed someone kinda fucked up - originally was gonna be more-or-less a Twin Peaks reference as well, but ended up developing into her own thing. Also her role in the history behind the Absent Place plot ties into her FS2 canon role in the Alternian military.

[purplerocker-thesims]

Round 2 - Wikiee

Day 1 started with making food, and starting business, but of course it wasn't a smooth day. Oh no.

May I help you, my ass. Eoforwine is being the reason why nobody wants him around at their places. May I help you? Mable asks, and this boy, is like no, no. I'm fine but continue to be like confused. This is why Dalton Maxwell doesn't like him.

He is always like this and he is his own downfall, granted. Dalton does start all the fights and argues, which isn't good when the yeomanry families are fighting each other.

Rank 0 because of Eoforwine, He had to be told to leave. He doesn't agree with this: NO wonder his family is struggling, no good relations with anyone else on a friend's level. He's stuck.

He's doing his part to keep his mama

After work, and the sun fade to down to rest, Melba spent her last hour of the day.

Fishing, away her stress, while her son sleeps.

Day 2: At the start of the day, two people from the yeoman class appeared. It wasn't great. Why do

Eastmund Maxwell chatted with Justice. It didn't go well. And this man has a mind to complain. They so demanding.

About Her son. She wasn't having him yell at her for her son fishing speed. So she asked him to leave.

Woman had me afraid for a moment, by running, thought something was happening and need my attention. Only to admire Guy Bolam. Girlie got him to have a star for the business. Thanks.

Day 4

One might say that within a community of 30 sims, you'd think that some are friends, but no. They refuse to get along, settling with fights and distaste for each other, so any way to be friends would be greatly appreciated.

Blake max his nature hobby. He has no friends, due to the fact the children in this hood are monsters, out for blood, I swear. They do nothing but argue and fight. What's with this hood and feasting blood thirsty sims, ready to fight their fellow sim for just odd reasons. It guess. Trust me. Nobody is safe from the everyone.

This is what's up. She and that boy had a fight. They aren't even in bad moods, they just never got along. I know its round 2 and there is a time of improvements.

Day 5 - Attempting to foster a future relationship between the youth.

I need to step in and at least have these kids for some type of friendships. but when the evil kid is the one getting attacked by the good sim. It's hard.

The war seeking child, good trait my ass, found a friend in Cynemær, playing with him without seeking a fight with anyone. She naturally started getting along.

The other kids, they don't look pleased, besides the kid that morally the punching bag. His sister wants not fight him, and form peace.

The war seeking blonde found a friend in

Melba, talking about woohoo, yeah. Some have to teach them. I don't know. I see what this little girl will grow into. A strong no bullshit woman, and I can't wait to see if she continues her tough girl streak or if she matures and finds better ways to mange her anger towards others.

She plotting against the Gentry daughter. Why? Because she doesn't like her for children reasons for not liking a girl who got a free pass to move up into gentry.

however, little Blake wasn't having that.

He fought back, with taunting her, trying to scare her out of bullying his new friend.

-- This is interrupted by the summer penguin

He's blessed this land with his pee

back to whatever happening --

That is right a fight broke out, was expected between these ones.

Day 6 - LOOK Friendships

They are becoming friends and might've caused damage between everyone else. Not kidding, nobody want's to be friends with anyone unless it's their poor old mothers.

Day 7 - end of summer party

Starting off strong in this party with the romance.

Æðelric and Scarlett are just in love with each other.

Algar holmese and Marsha Cokese - wow. His soon to be wife is behind him, and she looks possessed. Maybe is, maybe she senses trouble and some higher being took over to bless her with some form of don't give a f*ck ability.

What are the children up to while the adults are busy being possessed or curled around the obit of their partners.

What else can they do, fight, and this is so much more, this is Ravenna, daughter of Eadwine. So This is peasant vs Gentry's daughter.

the two boys in the back are also fighting, but that's like a developing thing.

Ravenna and Rovena have reason to fight. I mean, their names are similar.

Can I gust say how cute it is, when adult hug children?

I know she's friend's with his mama, and was about to marry his uncle, but it's this is cute.

Ending funds.

They made - £4,497 Taxes: £1,798 Rent: 250 together amount - £2,049

[illadvisedselfships]

I have a very general ask to rattle off before I leave the house!! I've been revolving the idea of sending this in my mind for a few days, but I think that last post you reblogged is a sign that I should just do it XD Because it kind of relates to my questions... sorry if it seems disjointed, I'm sort of rushing to get it out of my system ^^

When you imagine anything with your F/Os, is it you you that you're picturing? Or like. An idealized version of yourself? Is anything about her different or is she just straight up *you*? I've had this image in my head for so long of someone who thinks like me, but looks and acts quite different - almost like an OC. I think I'm getting a bit better about this though, I've been working on making my Sim self and it's helping 😅😅

From looking through this blog, it seems like you usually imagine your F/Os with you in the real world? Do you ever imagine yourself in their universe? For me I almost always imagine myself as a character in their universe!

I'm still warming up to the idea of F/Os... but for as a long as I can remember I've had daydream scenarios with soooo many different characters over the years. But I always just considered them maladaptive daydream scenarios 🙈🙈🙈 I LOVE the enthusiasm you have for your F/Os, though!! <3

Marinerainbow or anyone else is welcome to share their thoughts too, but there's no pressure to do so of course :D

💛💕💛💕💛💕 I love this ask, its so interesting! ^^

First of all- @marinerainbow , what are your thoughts here? ^^

As for me: First of all I think with F/O stuff you can - of course, - be whatever the hell you wanna be!! If thats an idealised or just, plain, fictional version of yourself- ball!! ^^ For me I generally just imagine myself. Though, admittedly, a slightly more confident, and open version of myself XD

As for the w o r l d, I usually imagine- it depends on the day XD Here are the various worlds I imagine myself in with them XD I put them under the cut cuz it partly answers the question and its also just me waffling about my various ongoing fantasies 😅

All of them: Some weird in-between world set in London with Cruella. Somehow the other 3 live there too now in this one 😅

All of them: Variant of same in-between world except I live in Maine with Jim because I l o v e the idea of living near a lake or in the bush/woods or something- I swear, if I could live out in the sticks I'd never be anxious ^^ Usually in this one, Otis lives in the basement XD

All of them: Different variant of same in-between world except I just live in Aus this time and am upholding 4 different long distance relationships 🤣 XD

Jim: The Lake Placid universe. Yes, I imagine myself in the universe! ^^ I'm not a character in the story, though, I generally imagine I'm cursed or the multiverse glitched or something and I ended up dropped in the last fictional universe I watched on TV XD So I'm just there, knowing e x a c t l y what happens and when in this story but keeping my mouth sealed s h u t about it (*cough* while shooting my shot with Jim) XD

Jim (Variant): At the moment I'm playing with a variant of this one where a version of me does already exist in the Lake Placid universe when I get there- and she's a... shall we say... adult movie star XD 🤣 Its fun!

Otis: The H1000C universe. Same as the Lake Placid one above. I end up in this universe at Spaulding's petrol station with a friend from the real world (Who either knows the story or doesn't- both can be equally fun cuz I'm either freaking out with them or freaking out for the both of us XD) and get wrapped up in the story with the main victims while trying to get the hell out before Otis sees me cuz n o I don't wanna get m u r d e r e d thank you very much-

Any of them: Switcheroo. They get dumped in t h i s (o u r) universe/timeline. And I have to keep them hidden so no one recognises them as their actor in public.

Any of them: Switcheroo Variant. We both end up in a separate universe and have to work together to get the hell out. Catch? This universe already has a version of them (A different character by the same actor. For example if the focus F/O is Jim it could be the ANOES universe. Or if the focus F/O is Otis, it could be Texas Chainsaw Massacre! XD) and possibly a different version of me as well and we have to avoid meeting/making eye contact with these other versions in order to avoid a fault in the space time continuum or whatever 😅 (And also avoid other problems that might come along with meeting characters like Freddy Krueger or Inkubus or Chop Top Sawyer🙃)

So yes... I do like to use the real me in my F/O fantasies (feels more personal for me ^^) but its not always the real world XD Its not always their fictional world. A lot of the time its just random 😅 Its completely up to you individually what you do with your daydreaming! ^^ It is s o so individual and self indulgent.

I hope this helps you? Or was interesting? 😅😂 I wish you so much luck in your future F/O-ing! XD Its all good fun and it can be comforting too ^^ And I wanna hear all about it if you ever wanna gush! Here are your free gush tickets 🎫🎟🎫🎟🎫🎟🎫🎟🎫🎟 They're infinite and theirs no expiry date! ^^

[cerealmonster15]

im letting sims mostly run in the bg as i do other things and peek back in now and then

chenya!!!!! he maxed mischief i think almost completely on his own bc i mostly left his sim up to his own devices lol

ive also let deuce hatch threeeee chicks in his coop. i kept getting the notif that the chickens and rooster were getting old but they havent died.. im not sure if it's bc i have aging turned off for regular sims so maybe the same goes for animals but they just stay old forever? or maybe it just takes a while and you get notified a lot lol. i remember selling epels cow bc i thought it was gonna die but maybe i was bamboozled.

chenya wants to start beef with some random npc and i do think his mischief related aspiration goal thing needs him to be disliked so i mean go nuts pal

riddle also got level 9 gaming skill lol everyone loves to autonomously use that gamer mat, and since i play heartslabyul house the most often they have the highest skills... you know who i havent played in a while tho? fish dorm. ill check them after i see if i can get trey that last promotion-

...he heard me.

he let himself in and started fixing the sink lol

i had cater practicing his spells and now SILVER HIS BOYFRIEND has called to challenge him to a duel. ive been rejecting the duels lately bc i get them when ive got sims in the middle of something but sure why not!!!

rip...

aughhh trey please yorue so CLOSEEEEEEEE next time for sure...

YAAAAY!!!!!!

...cater is so close to his too tho. fish can wait a little longer...

riddle is listening to him practice :)

YES maybe he can play jazz tunes in the mostro lounge... i s2g if i get the dine out or whatever expansion it's all over for u bitches... actually what if i remade all my twst sims again but in sims 3. i could have azul slowly purchase all the businesses in the land. true tycoon fdsjfklsdj

why does this feel like a threat kfdsfklh "hey lilia and i are FRIENDS so goof fucking LUCK trying to thwart my deal with bananaclaw now bitch"

^ this was all from earlier in the week lol i forgot to come back to it!!! but cater should have his promotion when he goes into work today. also the reaper rewards week 2 started i guess!!

so while i waited for cater to go to work i summoned the reaper again, and we gotta be friends with him, which is kinda hard bc my sims all keep developing a fear of death lol. i did swap this household to have the scare enjoyers trait on this lot or something bc JUICE IS SCARED CONSTANTLY but that makes the others get bored sometimes lol. so caters scared but hes also excited about it. i hope he doesnt fucking die or whatever lol

ok well it worked and then cater i guess got over it. he went to go talk to trey and fucking SPRINTED through the house to get to him lol it was kinda cute 😭 trey has i guess just been standing there making drink after drink after drink lol

FSJFDSFKLJ OK I GOT A SHOT OF HIM RUNNING hes going to work now and bc hes so energized i guess hes got this manic sprint going lol.

this grim reaper quest is like "ooo you need to be leveling stuff like gardening and cooking :)" as if trey and riddle havent already got that covered!!! fishing is another story lol i really need to check FLOYD but while im waiting for cater i may as well knock these out

keith invited ortho over and ortho went to go hang at treys bar lol

CAY GOT HIS PROMOTION!!

and trey learned to confuse people with magic lol. OKAY TIME TO SEE WHAT OCTAVINELLE IS DOING!!!

i sent floyd to fish and like. he has cowplant berries. i have NO memory of how he couldve gotten those. anyway that finished up the grim reaper quests this week!!! i kept seeing people on youtube pop up in thumbnails being like IT'S HARD??? but like. not with my twst boys who have stacked skills lol i have been breezing through them so far...

oh yea lemme check the relationships-

oh my god. jade and malleus went from disliked or w/e to mega haters. i dont see much different with anyone else kfhsg

i forgot floyds life aspiration stuff was related to being a spellcaster so thats why he was the only one that was already magic when i went to turn everyone else lol

azul got a huge W at work??? one of those pop up choices to invest or not in a startup and i got 50k for doing it... godspeed you business master i guess - OH HES ALREADY LEVEL 10 AT HIS JOB i didnt even realize lol... i mustve pushed it a while ago lol and jades level 9 mixologist ... good for them

okay my question on if jaderook happened bc i did it or if the game did it was answered - it mutstve been the game bc i had to make them introduce themselves despite already being in a relationship lol

also even tho i have relationship decay off it still feels like it does lol the romance i had for trey and jade seems to have shrunk and also hes stuck at acquaintances despite such a big friendship bar. thats an issue ive had pop up quite a few times in sims 4 tbh 😑 floyd and trey have also seemed to decay in the romance bar they auto started lol. but i guess maybe thats from story progression also idk!!

trey called and asked to come over so now theyre having a little polycule party while i sent floyd off to go fish more and azuls at work

HANG ON i had azul invite jamil over so they could play chess bc azul was stressed after work and like. DID I NOT ALREADY HAVE THEM DO THAT?? i guess not. i just had them at max romance soulmate level and i never had them make it official LOL wow. and azul did that on his own just now like i didnt click on it. i invited jamil over and made them hug, jamil auto rubbed azuls shoulders, and azul turned around and was like WILL YOU BE MY BOYFRIEND lol

lilia showed up while floyd was fishing so i made them hang the fuck out!! chaos bffs RIGHT NOW!!!

i had jamil stay the night and cook w/azul... in sims azul can fulfill his dream of getting jamil in his kitchen and to willingly hang out with him LOL... floyd JADE is lurking in the back to come cause problems i think tho, hes headed straight for jamil while theyre trying to coo- HANG ON

WHAT THE FUCK LSDOFHGKLJFKLSJ he just walked right through them into the counter hdlfkjsj HEY GUYS STOP COOKING WHATS UP HIIII even at the top it says awkward encounter... fkhsdlfhs he fucking broke the laws of physics to crash their DATE!!

okayyy like he left the counter but hes standing directly between them just going on his phone , jamil and azul are just 🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️ waiting for him to leave LOL

i saw malleus outside doing pushups and since jade hates his ass i had him run over and commit the greatest sin possible with malleus and give him a FALSE INVITATION!!!

also ace showed up uninvited, and neither of the tweels had met him yet so i had them do that - floyd immediately annoyed him LOL. then he just kinda walked inside and started using their computer, as sims tend to do . i had floyd bother him more and that hiad mixed success, so theyre not off to a great start

anyway im sleepy and also hit image limit anyway so i guess thats the end of this update klhsdklfhs maybe ill revisit diasomnia next time, i wanna give someone the goth jeans i unlocked from the grim reaper rewards. and the earrings? idr if i remembered to give them those either.

[wolfsbanemanor]

Let's Talk About Lily

You know, I've done headcanons about Lilith and Caleb, but I haven't really done any about Lily. Let's fix that, shall we?

Lily was born to Artesia's sister, Leila. She and Lilith were both named in honor of their grandmother, Lillian.

Leila had struggled for many years with infertility, before she finally gave birth to Lily. She never had any more children, however.

Lily grew up in the Foundry Cove area of Willow Creek, a few blocks away from where her cousins lived. Her parents weren't as well-off as her aunt and uncle, but at the same time, they always had enough. Their mothers spent a lot of time together, as they were fairly close in age and had shared a bedroom growing up, so they were always close. (They also felt like they had a lot of "catching up" to do after the time Artesia was trapped as a "paint slave" in someone's basement.)

Like her cousins, and like many Sims in Willow Creek at the time, she was raised as a Worshipper of the Watcher. Sundays always entailed meeting up with Uncle Edward and Aunt Artesia for worship service, and then going to their house for dinner.

She loves tea, and her favorite thing to do as a child was have tea parties with her cousins and her favorite toys, Blarfy the Bear and Mrs. Meowness. When Leila passed away, Lily inherited her favorite tea set.

When she was a teen, she noticed Lilith going down a dark path, out of rebellion against Edward. That troubled her; she was afraid her cousin would get in trouble...not only with her parents, but with the angry and vengeful Watcher they were always warned about. Unlike Lilith, Lily did her level best to stay on (what she was told was) the straight and narrow. She never drank, never smoked pot (she does now, but only to soothe age-related aches and pains), never got a tattoo, never "messed around" with boys, never flirted with men old enough to be her father, never sassed her parents, never snuck out to parties, never stole lipstick from the drugstore, never played with Ouija boards or tarot cards.

She had moved to Henford-On-Bagley in the interim between the loss of her parents, and her turning into a werewolf. She had always wanted to live there; Willow Creek was nice, but she longed for that quiet cottage life in the Bramblewood.

As a young girl, she found the Sylvan Glade, and took her cousins there.

Lily was always pressured to get married to a man and have kids of her own, but she is a demisexual lesbian. She didn't have a relationship (or a woohoo) with another woman until after her parents, and her aunt and uncle, passed away. She met someone at the Gnome's Arms (she doesn't drink, but they have excellent cottage pie), and soon enough, they were engaged. That relationship didn't survive her becoming a werewolf, and since being a werewolf with uncontrolled fury makes relationships hard, she hasn't been involved with anyone long-term since. She watched her former fiancee get married to someone else right at the location their wedding was supposed to be. (At the time, she couldn't commiserate with Agnes Crumplebottom, as she was still married to her now-ex-husband, Roberto.)

Despite feeling unwelcome in Willow Creek, she visits her parents' graves at night frequently. Sometimes, she even sleeps in the graveyard, curled up by her mother's headstone.

She had been helping to care for Caleb in the aftermath of The Incident With Miss Hell, and had picked up a "vampire" scent that most other Sims cannot perceive. Which is why Greg attacked her unprovoked while she was hiding from Vlad. She saw Vlad for who he really was, but was unable to warn her cousin about him.

After she became a werewolf, she met with her cousins for tea, but she was in fury mode, as it was a full moon. Everything was bothering her, including that "vampire" smell they now had. The last straw was when Caleb cleared the table, but took the dishes up to the upstairs bathroom. She transformed with a terrifying howl, and chased her two cousins, the only family she had left, and the people she loved the most away, and her mother's tea set was destroyed in the process. When she turned back into a "normal" human the next morning, she regretted it like nothing else. She tried to apologize to them, but by that time, they had left Willow Creek and moved to Forgotten Hollow, and she couldn't bring herself to step foot in there. She eventually met Kristopher Volkov and joined his werewolf cult pack in Moonwood Mill, after he showed her how to lean into her gardening skill and control her fury. She also took the Immortal Wolf ability, in the hopes of eventually reuniting with her cousins, but by the time she was able to do so, she was already an Elder.

[an-aura-about-you]

Long post is long, so I'll make a new one! Thank you @coolalicious for tagging me to do this!

Name(s) - Aura (to the point that if you see Aura in a handle somewhere else then it's probably me)

Pronouns - x/they/she in order of preference.

Star sign - on the Pisces side of the Aquarius/Pisces cusp

# of siblings & fun facts about them (if you have any) - I have one sibling who's younger than me by 1 1/2 years. fun fact: their favorite animal is the platypus!

# of pets & their names - I have one cat, a little black domestic shorthair kitty named Schroedinger.

Fandoms - Princess Tutu, The Magnus Archives, the Chzo Mythos, Homestar Runner, and pretty much anything else I've got on the backburner

Favorite color - puce

Favorite song - this is always one of the hardest questions because does this mean of all time? just right now? the one that I can listen to endlessly on repeat? the one that makes me go 110% feral? I think I'll answer based on vibes, and based on vibes my favorite song is Gymnopedie no. 1 by Erik Satie.

Favorite author (of anything readable-- books, fanfics, zines, webtoons, whatever!) - oh, this is another hard one. it is not at all helped by the fact that I've been going through the audiobook of Lightlark and thoroughly enjoying it for reasons the author never intended, which is the case when you pursue media with a So Bad It's Good mindset. but I might have to give an honorable mention to Alex Aster anyway for the sheer number of times I had to pause her audiobook because I was doubled over laughing at it. but for a more sincere answer, I will pick Mel Brooks, which almost feels like cheating, but his professional memoir All About Me! was such an enjoyable ride and had that same voice and beloved sense of humor he's honed in his movies. Mel Brooks is one of the few celebrities I've written a fan letter to, an actual physical fan letter written by hand, and he is well worth that effort.

Hobbies - cooking, writing, taking walks at the park, playing games with friends

Favorite fic type - you know how some fandoms have a very specific type of fic by the nature of canon? my favorite fic is a type specific to the fandom for The Magnus Archives related to the tropes of Loves My Alter Ego and Two Sided Love Triangle. specifically, I love the premise Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist being a former member of real life band The Mechanisms (that real life Jonathan Sims was a member of) and hapless archival assistant Martin Blackwood being a fan of The Mechanisms, resulting in him being torn between his crush on his prickly boss and his crush on frontman Jonny d'Ville unaware that they are in fact the same person. my ideal version of this would be at a point where the crush is mutual and at first Jon uses his Jonny d'Ville persona to try acting as a wingman for Martin to get him with himself?? but then that kind of evolves into Martin dating Jonny while still being unaware it's Jon somehow. we're talking Rio Pacheco from Jem and the Holograms levels of unaware, which I will forgive Martin for because he's just so starstruck.

Favorite holiday - New Year's! I even made arrangements to take the whole week off so I can properly enjoy it. <3

Do you have any partner(s)? (romantic, qpp, anything!) - nope! I'm happily single and ready for some Pringles!

Fun facts about you / anything extra you wanna share! - so y'all know I love food and I like to cook, and I've mentioned before that I've been to culinary school, but I don't know how many of my current followers know that I actually went to Le Cordon Bleu for their baking and patisserie program and in fact graduated from there with honors. I earned my coveted blue cravat for doing so.

and I tag anyone who wants to do this!

[nekorenge]

Get ready because today I have something beefy for you all- it’s an episode -to- episode NekoRenge comparison ! I put this together months ago when rewatching the series. The goal of this was taking note of interesting parallels. Enjoy!

Important note: by “Scene A, Scene B”, i was mainly just counting the scenes in which the characters in question appeared (Renge, Nekozawa). There are parts of the episodes that are not present in these breakdowns because they do not showcase the characters or because they do not offer the parallel information I was seeking out. Hope this makes sense!

EP 4 ATTACK OF THE LADY MANAGER

Scene A (Renge)

We first see her shrouded in darkness with only the light of her screens. Clearly comfortable with the dark, maybe even used to it.

Comfortable being alone, stays in her room in the dark, door closed, playing games.

Is not entirely a loud and dramatic person as seen by her interactions in this first scene.

Is interested in a “prince charming” (but NOT a “phony” tamaki type [see later])

Scene B (Renge)

Has a deep despise for ingenuine or “phony” people, especially in regards to “princely” characters. (Take a drink whenever you read ‘prince’ or ‘princely’ in this breakdown lol)

Wants someone who does not “spread their love around so easily”- not a naturally flirty type

Against narcissists and commoners (im compiling all related information so i guess i’ll mention it)

Again, shes looking for her “one and only prince charming”…

Scene C (Renge)

Wants a “love at first sight”

Her favorite dating sim character adores flowers when he thinks no one else is looking and (“sweet”ly) reaches out to a (poor little) injured kitten (remember this)

Wants a “gentleman who’s kind to everyone but doesnt ask for anything in return” and “likes solitude but in fact sometimes gets lonely”

Likes that kyoya manages their club and wants to help advertise at first

Scene D (Renge)

Finds it essential that the hosts all have a “dark” side otherwise they are “lukewarm” and annoy her

“Girls” are vulnerable to “handsome young men that are troubled”

When Tamaki poses dramatically she really loves it (“would be even more effective if you were standing in the rain!”)

Scene E (Renge)

Appreciates haruhi stepping in the way and protecting her

Scene F (Renge)

“It was so chivalrous of you to risk your life to protect me” (i wonder if we will see anyone else perform any self-sacrificial moves to protect someone they love)

EP 11 BIG BROTHER IS A PRINCE

Scene A (Kirimi)

Nekozawa is immediately established as a “strong, handsome prince”, chivalrous, who would “defeat a monster”.

Scene B (Nekozawa)

Nekozawa emerges dramatically and inexplicably from nowhere in Music Room 3

Caring towards his sister “all i want is for my sister to be happy. Make sure she gets the love she deserves!”, always trying to reach out to her

Evil iconic laughter

Loves cats!

Unintentionally scares people away (i.e. kirimi)

Genuine and in touch with his emotions

CONSTANT mentions of nekozawa as a “prince”

Scene A (Renge)

Renge emerges dramatically and inexplicably from nowhere in Music Room 3

Evil iconic laughter

Scares people upon arrival

Scene B (Nekozawa and Renge)

Dramatic poses

Somehow everyone’s a phony but when she starts feeding Nekozawa scripts its okay (i know she scripts the hosts too but i just think her hypocrisy is funny)

They both have their strong passions tbh

The lines she is giving him are as mentioned questionable for his sister. Then who are they for? Did she get carried away? At the bare minimum, they relate back to her obsessive gaming but even still in that case there is the implication that it would or could be lines that she likes?

He cowers and just apologizes when she goes medusa mode

Coaching him on being “princely”…

“Its okay to have a dark side, “some girls” like that”. “Cute, brooding male characters always go over well” This by itself but also the illustrations portray a brunette with a big hair bow fawning over the nekozawa stand-in (not to mention the parallels to uki doki memorial with the cat image AND the way shes reacted to the dark sides of the host club boys in ep 4)

She’s the only person who he’s shown this side when up against and seems intimidated by

Shes encouraging him…….. in her own way..

“Even Edgar was able to face the cross once he built up his courage” “but i thought you rejected the occult” “occult fiction is good, occult fashion is not” COME ON. literally. They have common interests. This is a slam dunk for me

“Youre the one who’s always wearing weird cosplay” -hikaru (direct comparison between her cosplays and his outfits of choice. IM not even having to make these comparisons the show is doing it for me)

Seems to already be romanticizing him in some regard if the “eyes of your heart” is any indication (albeit with some aggression because she’s Renge)

Shots where the two are positioned with a chalkboard heart between them (worth at least mentioning!)

She silently watches and encourages him, seems a little proud of or amazed by his bravery?

Her eyes are shining with what seems to be actual pride when he shines the flashlight

He isnt afraid to be genuine, and cares passionately

Leaps out the window to save his sister even forgetting his cloak

Renge’s pleased (she’s one of the most genuinely excited of the group to see him conquer his fear and come to his sister’s rescue- twins are sarcastic)

Scene C (Kirimi)

“I have a princely big brother who will fight to protect me, even if it means dashing out into the sunlight, the one thing he fears most of all.”

Ok, I think I’ve color coded most of the key parallel stuff! Some of this… reaches more than others, but I think when you start looking at it this way it looks more and more solid. I was going to go through the whole series episode by episode with this sort of analysis in regards to the ship but honestly these are some of the most key episodes. I think if i were to look into any others, my goals would be to look into Haruhi in Wonderland and Until the Day it Becomes a Pumpkin, because off the top of my head those are the last ones with any interactions.

If you’re reading this, thank you for reading!! I hope it was at the very least entertaining and perhaps even eye-opening! I’ve loved the response to my fanart, with some people realizing the potential of the ship for the first time! So heartwarming to hear it. Have a great day!

[latalpavolante]

In case anyone else is having issues with customer service NPCs not showing up on community lots (for example, bartenders not spawning in bars or clubs, baristas not spawning in cafés etc.), please consider clicking 'Me Too' on this Answers HQ entry.

According to other entries from this site, this problem is apparently related to 'Get Famous' and only happens if the 'Sims begin opted out of fame' box in the pack settings menu is checked. De-activating it (so new sims will be able to gain fame again) seems to be a possible work-around for now.

[handelplayssims]

Iiiiit’s Friday! And test day for Rua! Last day of classes means it’s time for final exams. So studying time after gathering up needs!

...it’s the little things that make you go ‘dawwwww.

Anyway, Belle’s off to work and Rua studied all morning until his two classes! Nothing left to do but waiting and seeing what the results will be.

So Rua’s wants are to chat with Charity again and listen to some tunes...and frankly, I want to get out of this apartment. Again. So we met up at the local bar in Evergreen Harbor!

Success! We got a C-grade! We pulled ourselves out of the rut that was our grade. LET THE JUICE FLOW BARTENDER!

And so Rua listened to the tunes and danced to the tunes and played the tunes and partied the night away. Wife’s probably super worried where he’s at, considering her jealous nature and all but who cares? PARTY! Drinks! Cards with strangers! More drinks!

And finally does Rua return home. Meaning!

Neighborhood Watch!

Laurant Gentry in the Gentry household has died. Laurant heard a dad joke and laughed too hard.

Emiliano Bailey in the Bailey household has died. Emiliano forgot his winter clothes and became a popsicle.

RIP to both these two but whomst the heck are they?

Marcella Powers in the Powers household left her job as a Sergeant Minor in the Military career.

GOOD FOR HER!

Anyway, this is a bit short for now so let’s continue onwards! I sent both Rua and the actually-well-rested Belle to bed. Belle to just simply reset her sleep schedule just a little bit more.

In theory, I could have Belle work from home today but, ah, we’re not quite done with University so I sent her off to work again! For there’s graduation ceremony’s to commence. And I don’t know if anyone else came come along. Soon Belle! Soon! Tomorrow perhaps, you shall work from home!

Oh hey! It’s one of the people Rua met while partying! Julissa Seals is her name and she’s been a uni student for awhile. Sadly, I don’t think a lot of these npcs actually graduate alongside you. Anyway, all the graduates are going to hang out around this area and be generally excited for their gradutation. Until they enter into the gymnasium and graduation commences. Off-screen. Where I can’t see. Alas. But for our efforts, we get a little graduation picture to keep forever!

We return to Rua’s home, and I do the first order of business of getting out of uni. Getting a job that’s relevant to the degree we finished. The dream of finishing college. Also a massive pay-bonus. Considering Rua’s highest skill is in Fitness, I went for the one that was tangentially related to it. I went with Acting. And immediately I was hit with a choice.

The choice of agent companies to pick. You have an AI based staffing agency, one suited for ads and small-time tv, one old-time-y esque one that is suited for historical and dramas and one for all the cool kids who want to focus on prime-time tv and action shows. And uh, well, while being a big action hero would be cool and all, Rua has acting level 3. He’s mid at best, so I went with the extras agency.

Next, I checked the list of auditions and...well, the job would be after the time I set for playing this household. So for the next three days, Rua is just going to do whatever we wants to do!

Which is, to make a friend. I noticed Gunther Munch is on his list of contacts and he’s a close one to becoming a friend in the first place, so I decided to drop by his home in Windenburg. Which only took a few socials to actually do and finish! After a little more friendly chit-chat, I looked at his whims again. To become disliked by that one kid who harassed him while doing his homework or to listen to Island music. We are absolutely going with the latter because the former is just a mite bit pathetic.

And so we jog on over to the local bar, which does have a jukebox to listen to those tunes. A flirty lady chatted Rua up...and she was one that I recognized as a vampire. This just seems to be the way of this household to discreetly attract the occult sims. Anyway, I also sent Belle a text from Rua on where he was and decided to at least bring Belle over. Let her also come and have a drink and a time. I might have had her yell at Rua for all of this not-being-near-her and leaving her alone nonsense...but her whim was to be friendly and so she just asked about his day. Also somehow Belle and Rua still were able to order Singles Night drinks. -shrugs-

It is here that Belle took her leave, considering her low energy need but Rua? He had energy to spare! And another whim to make friends. I spotted Bess Sterling, local ‘entrepreneur.’ Schemer of schemes. She doesn’t live in Evergreen Harbor anymore but hey, she’s still a notable pre-made. Premades > Townies, in my book. A little bit of chit-chat and a friendship was struck up. And...he gained another whim to gain another friend. This time from his self-assured trait. This time I struck up a conversation with Supriya Delgato, who is evidently a fan of nearby celebrity Diego Lobo. -shrug- The chit-chat took a bit longer this time, as Supriya would hop up to gush over Diego with a random person but another friend was made. If anyone deserves the People Person lifestyle, I guess it would be Rua.

At 4AM, we finally return home and send Rua to sleep. And that’ll end this post with a

Neighborhood Watch!

Fetia Paewai in the Paewai household left her job as a Medical Intern in the Doctor career.

[moemoemammon]

okkkkkkay so personally I’ve never picked the choices of ‘I wanna go home’ in game, so I guess I mustn’t be that curious right? lol but like I am curious to know how they react to MC being family oriented, being super close to her parents and siblings (i have two and I’m the middle one) and just constantly and out of nowhere being homesick

Homesick MC!

(Feat. GN!MC and the Demon Bros)

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Lucifer

As a family man himself, Lucifer can understand where you're coming from. After all, you were plucked out of your world without warning, and forced to stay in the Devildom for an entire year.

At first he didn't care much about your emotional struggle, so it wasn't until you two were close that he actually started paying attention. And it was pretty obvious too, with the way you always talked about your family.

He hopes now that you're closer to him and his brothers, they can make up for what you're missing out on. Still, he does his best to comfort you in that 'Lucifer' sort of way.

Did you really think he’d stand by and let you walk around looking so pitiful? There's a teeny tiny heart somewhere in cold chasm of a chest of his.

"It must be difficult for you to be away from your family. But I hope you can rest easy knowing that we all see you as a part of our family, MC. It may not be the same as being with your real family, but we care about you all the same."

Mammon

Yeah... Mammon gets it. Even though his brothers get on his damned nerves, he loves them to pieces! He needs his space, but he wouldn't wanna be away from home for an entire year.

Especially not if he had to live in a house full of people he didn't know. He can seriously sympathize!

He might not be a master when it comes to comforting you, but you know you can count on him, right? He'll drown you in so much attention, you won't even have time to think about your family back home!

But still... he's got a looming sense of dread. If you're that homesick, you'll surely want to stay home after this, right? Who's to say you'll ever come back to visit him..? Maybe he outta find a way to go with you or something...

"I know you wanna see your family n' all, but don't you go forgettin' about me! And make sure ya come to visit, or I'll go up to get ya myself! I'll miss ya, so...ya know.."

Levi

Sorry. Can't relate.

Just kidding. Levi might be a shut in that prefers his personal space, but it's not like he hates his family or anything! He likes their company in small doses.

But it doesn't look like you have that luxury, since you can't even get a crumb of family time. Would a video chat even work from the Devildom??

Well.... for what it's worth, you can always just come to his room whenever you're feeling lonely. You can't really go anywhere right now, but it should be easier if you just stick with him, right?

"Do you wanna play Sims? ...I-I'm not trying to replace your family or anything! I mean, we could make them if you want, or-... I just want to help take your mind off of things. A year should be a breeze if you don't think about it, right?"

Satan

He's been surrounded by family since the day he was born, so being away from them for an entire year would be... interesting.

Satan considers himself widely independent so he doesn't think he NEEDS his brothers, and there are days when he wishes they'd all just vanish, and sometimes he comes incredibly close to making that a reality-

But for a human like you, who thrives on social interaction (according to his nerd research) you probably don't feel the same way.

Especially with the way you've been sulking around, longingly talking about your family like it'd magically poof them into the Devildom. He might not be able to relate, but that doesn't mean he doesn't feel bad for you.

"I've heard that retelling stories of your loved ones can help you cope with them not being around. I'd love to hear about them, if you don't mind telling me? Maybe I could write it all down for you to keep as well. Consider it a 'thank you' for putting up with all of us for a year."

Asmo

Aren't you happy that you have time alone? Asmo couldn't imagine ALWAYS being around his brothers. Maybe Satan and sometimes Beel? But he's fine in solitude!

He prefers the company of strangers roe often than not, but that doesn't mean he hates family or anything. Still, a year away isn't THAT long, is it? Maybe for a human??

But if you're really so torn up about it, you can always come to him for some TLC! Asmo's arms are open wide for you any time of the day. And if that won't do it, he'll gladly hear you out.

If there's anyone who'll listen to your woes, it's the Avatar of Lust. He's good for gossip, and the king of self care. Your mental health is just as important to him as anything else!

"I'm more than happy to give you all the love you need! How about this, I'll spoil you until you aren't lonely anymore, okay? Why don't we have a movie night, just the two of us?"

Beel

Beel understands how you can be lonely. It must've been pretty scary, suddenly showing up in the Devildom like that. At first he didn't care about your struggle, but now...

And he remembers how he felt when Belphie was gone. It's sort of the other way around for you, but he can still relate to your sadness.

He hopes you don't mind food therapy, because Beel's compiled a list of your favorite foods, and he's determined to cheer you up by making your favorite meals everyday.

And then he asks you for your favorite meals from home, and enlists the help of his brothers to bring that taste of home to your dinner plate.

"You can always stay with me and Belphie when you get lonely. I don't know if we'll be anything like your family back at home, but... We can still keep you company, too."

Belphie

Belphie may act like a brat that doesn't like to be bothered by his brothers, but if there's anyone that needs to spend time with them, it's him.

Yeah, after the whole attic thing, he's been especially close to his family. And we all know how he gets with Beel, so being completely isolated in a strange place for an entire year wouldn't do him any good.

And he might be a bastard toward you, but he's not heartless. He doesn't like seeing you mope around all the time. Nosy MC that sticks their nose into everything is his favorite, so cheer up already.

Nap therapy doesn't seem that effective since you tend to dream about your family too, so he's gotta try a different approach. He has to use his... *gag* his heart... 🤢

"What would your family think if they saw that face you were making? When you really miss them, you know you can come to me, right? Why don't you tell me about them? I'll try not to fall asleep."

[house-of-laminations]

Any personal thoughts on why the devs would’ve made RAD have such a high school vibe when it’s obvious the demons and mc are all adults? I’m not gonna lie it put me off for awhile, because the uniforms and all that I was wondering if it was set in high school! But then ofc as I kept playing there’s lots of obvious dialogue that clues us in that everyone (besides Luke) is an adult.

I don't need personal theories or thoughts for this one, anon! In one of the early drafts of the game, the premise was supposedly quite different. In the MC's trivia section on the wiki, it describes that originally Obey Me was supposed to be set in the human world, with MC there to babysit the human-masquerading brothers. This all happens in a human high school because. Well. Its practically an otome staple.

As for why they kept the High School thing when they flipped the premise? I don't have any sources, so I can only speculate but I can assume based on my not-so-limited knowledge of the industry that

They already had a number of character assets made for a high school-based game, and it's expensive to remake those. and;

It's still an otome game and the writers have a sense of humour to them. It's frankly absurd that this is a game about demons? who are canonically at least thousands of years old? just go to high school every day? But that's part of the charm of the game - this absurdity. which: point 2.5. Does create a higher suspension of disbelief. I don't know whether it was deliberate or not but because of the setting, of the existence of RAD, it makes us, the players, more comfortable with the relationships we build with these demons. Because we can relate to them easier. We've all been through high school, and we all understand the dramas that come with it. And if the tags on my RAD headcanons post are to believe, we pretty much all hated it mostly universally. It's easier for us to be immersed in a world where we have that point of familiarity - something solid to build off. bringing me to point 2.5.5 being that the writers of the game are Japanese, utilizing predominantly Western-European theologies/mythologies. You can't rely on the same familiarity of characters/tropes when borrowing from other cultures, so it's really important that you anchor your world solidly in conventions and settings that make your audience comfortable. And that just happens to be high schools, for a dating sim.

I haven't been playing the game super long though (I only picked it up in September), and the original videos that are the source in that wiki page from earlier were deleted way before I was able to watch them. If anyone else has any insight I'd gladly welcome it!

[softcallofdutyimagines]

any safehouse crew x bell!reader headcanons? can be fluffy or angsty, whichever you prefer to write 🥺 i adore your work!

Aw, thank you!! Yeah, I'd love to share to some headcannons! These are sort of a mixed bag regarding fluff/angst, but I think they're mostly nicey-nicey :)

Sorry for your wait, but I hope you enjoy 💖

Adler

His relationship with you is such a tangled mess

He shouldn't even be doing this, not after all he's done to you and is still doing, but...

He just can't help but fall for you

Your memories of being with him during the war may be fake, but to you they're all too real

You know him better then anyone else, maybe even more then Sims

This whole thing started because you wanted to get to know him, to fill in the gaps and to continue growing the bond that only exists in your mind

Every day he struggles with the knowledge that what he's doing is wrong, along with the constant badgering about it from Hudson, Sims, and Park

But he's never felt this close, let alone wanted, by someone in his entire life

There'll come a day when the lid blows right off all this and explodes in his face for sure

Just... Not yet, he hopes

Hudson

If there's one person here who should not be getting involved with you... It's him

Adler and Park may be your handlers, but he's the one overseeing the entire operation

You wouldn't even be here if he hadn't passed down the orders from the higher ups

If there's nothing else you take away from this, he would have you know that there is much, much more at risk here then his mere job if he was found messing around with you

Hudson tried everything to resist you

You and your charming voice

You and your beguiling looks

You and your kindness and patient soul

His will was strong, but the flesh is oh so weak

No one has ever treated him like you do

Just an ounce of respect and a surprising, never ending stream of kindness...

What else is a lonely man to do?

Adler and Park know nothing, this is a term you both agreed on

And they never will, because as soon as your work here is done...

He will stop at nothing to keep you safe

Lazar

He knows, he knows...

He should be doing this

But damn it if you aren't just so... Loveable

Lazar has a big heart that just bursting at the seams with love to give

You'd think such a friendly fellow would be popular in the dating pools, but...

It would seem not so

He'll be honest, he was going to make moves towards Park...

Mostly because, between the two of you, she wasn't strictly off limits

But you were his first choice

And when Helen shut him down, well...

Why not at least try?

He never expected you to actually take to him

He deals with constant reprimands, but he dismisses them every time

No one knows what it's like to be so full of love and have no one to give it too

And now that he has you...

He'll be damned if anyone tries to take you away from him

Mason

Geez... All Mason wants is a stable relationship with someone who loves him and has the grit to see past his flaws

He's been taking his meds and seeing his psych, but the numbers and mind jacking still bother him

In fact, they very well might for the rest of his life

He feels so broken

So unlovable and far too damaged to even be an option for anyone else out there

So... Why are you so interested in him?

At first he brushes it off as a star struck kid, and maybe, at first it was, but then...

Things start to get serious

He meet up with you after work hours

You both get to talking and relating to one another through your memories of warfare and the current mission

You tell him you've seen plenty of things just as crazy as what's going on with him, and people that are twice that bad

He doesn't scare you, not one bit

Acceptance is all he's ever wanted, and to have found it in you feels better then anything he ever could've dreamed of

He falls for you so hard, he rarely let's you out of his sight and tries to get on as many of your missions as possible

Park

This whole op is a well oiled machine and she's the one driving it

Hudson and Adler may act like they're in charge, but they'd be nothing without her helping to hold them and you in line

She's a woman of rules, decorum, and conduct

There's a way to do things and a way not to, simple as that

And yet for all that, she still cannot understand how she's fallen in with you

She should be holding you at arms length at best, and yet here she is stealing kisses and playing with your hair when no one is looking

Maybe she's too much of a sucker for a good forbidden romance story

Or maybe there's always been something in you that's spoken to her from the beginning

A certain way you carry and conduct yourself

So brave and strong...

The kind of person she aspires to be, deep down...

Soon she starts saying things like "what's the worst that could happen" and "no one has to know"

And before long, she knows she could never let you go

When this mission is over, she swears to set you free from the mental prison and living hell she helped put you in, no matter the outcome for your relationship

She loves you too much to see you suffer

Sims

He has the exact same problem as Adler

You know him too damn well

Except... You don't really know him at all, huh?

It takes him so long to wrap his mind around that one...

But the more and more you keep coming to him, asking about things like 'Nam and his time in the war...

The more and more that line becomes muddled

How much have you been programmed to know, and how much did you learn naturally, just from getting to know him?

It's hard being a Vietnam vet you know...

Everyone blames you for the loss of the war, and no one wants much to do with a soldier in general, he guesses

Too much of a headache when you could just get a nice, normal person, right?

But old Vietnam vets get lonely too you know...

So you know what? Who gives a damn

This whole thing with you and mk ultra was screwed from the start, and who knows where the end will take you

If nothing else, if not even for his own benefit, he may as well give you the respect enough to enjoy a little fling

He treats it seriously. Very seriously.

He even grows to truly love you

Maybe that's why he's so scared for you

Woods

Here's a man who'd go his whole life proclaiming he'll never settle down and had no interest in doing so

He's a lone wolf, a life long solider, and far too fucked up for a stable relationship anyhow

At least... That's what he'll say

The truth is he yearns for what Mason and Hudson have

A happy little family and cozy home to protect and care for

He wants to feel needed, wanted even

And he'll never get that from long hours at the practice range and lonely weekend nights spent in his living room

He takes the same approach as Mason would at first

He brushes you off as a starry eyed fan and nothing more

But you know... He's never had anyone care enough to be a "fan" before

Alex laughs at him and keeps saying he's letting his ego get to his head, but what the fuck does he know?

He's got all that shit with the numbers and reznov stuck in his head, and yet he still has someone to go home to each night

So he does it, he gets involved with you

And it's the best damn feeling in the whole world

He loves you relentlessly and soon finds he can't bear to be away from you for too long

Mason will never let him life it down, but you know what?

He's just fine with that