#oc: Simon Klien

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Transgender Questionaire - Simon Klien

@choicespride

Did your character change their name when they transitioned? If so, how did they pick their new name(s)?

yes! when he was still figuring out who he was, he asked his parents what he would have been named if he was born a boy, and his mom told him Simon. and he liked it so much he insisted everyone call him that! this was way before he knew he was trans

How old was your character when they realized they were transgender? How old were they when they came out (if they have)?

he first started realizing when he was around 11 years old, as we was preparing for his bat mitzvah. something about it just felt kinda wrong. or like, not wrong exactly but wrong for him. specifically the בַּת part of the bat mitzvah. he had a good conversation about it w his parents and rabbi, and by the time he was ready for his bar mitzvah (about 13 years old) he knew he is in fact a boy

Who are some people who give/gave your character gender envy? 

stunt double Crash Yamaguchi. i hc Crash as Also being trans, and his specific way of doing parkour when not choreographed for a movie is more in line with how people w smaller shoulders do parkour, and Simon always admired how his movements seemed to fit perfectly between masculine and feminine. if that makes sense lol

What are some things that give your character gender euphoria and/or dysphoria?

honestly, barring being referred to with feminine terms, Simon doesn't get dysphoria from very many things. his relationship with his gender hinges more on his feeling euphoria and a sense of correctness w how he presents himself

What gender label(s) does your character use?

Just A Silly Little Guy! :3

but he does consider demiboy to be a close approximation of how he feels

What are your characters pronouns?

he/him

Who are some transgender people your character looks up to?

his uncle Thomas! even before Simon knew that Thomas is trans, Thomas was always one of his favorite people

Why did you - the writer/creator/etc. - decide to make your character transgender?

i love transgender people and also being trans

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with Baxter and Ethan, its kind of Ethan, but he sort of. waits for some kind of signal from Baxter that they'd be fine with physical touch, like them flopping down on the couch next to him. Baxter Catgirlboy REAL

Avalon and Thomas, its very much Avalon, although Thomas does initiate snuggling & other physical touches more often than people would think given his prickly personality (never publicly, of course. he hates PDA)

Simon, Wes, and Ezra, its Simon and Ezra

Devfield and Noah, its Dev. of all of these characters, she's the most obnoxious about it. to be fair though, he is a cool shadow ghost and she loves to smack everything around

alright heres a rb question: between your MC and LI, who's the one thats constantly poking at the other? not as in jokes, as in physically. who's the one that's always trying to tickle them, or playing with their hair, or smacking their ass when they walk by? who's the one who can't stop tapping them when they aren't paying attention?

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[sits down to finish editing a fic for an event that ends today]

[draws Simon instead]

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here r my sims for Ezra, Wes, and Simon <3

Ezra is outgoing, romantic, music-lover w the musical genius aspiration. Wes is self-assured, loner, genius w the renaissance sim aspiration. Simon is loyal, active, goofball w the neighborhood confidant aspiration

Wes and Ezra are married, and Simon is their boyfriend

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Incorrect Quotes 💞

i wasnt tagged by anyone this just looked fun

i may have. gotten a little carried away and put a lot lmao

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Avalon: I'm gonna get my pilot's license. I've already got a driver's license and a cosmetology license, that's two of the big five licenses.

Thomas: The big five licenses?

Avalon: Driver's license, cosmetology license, pilot's license, fishing license, and… license to kill! I can't wait to get that one.

Thomas: Are you trying to seduce me?

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Thomas: I fell—

Avalon: From heaven?

Thomas: No, I literally fell—

Avalon: In love with me the moment you saw me?

Thomas: MY ARM IS BROKEN!

Avalon: Okay, but do you think I'm pretty? Be honest.

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Avalon: Why, are you seducible?

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Thomas: I should've left you on that street corner where you were standing.

Avalon: But ya' didn't!

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Avalon: Bro-

Thomas: No, no, hold up, rewind.

Thomas: My tongue was down in your throat just a second ago and now you're calling me bro??

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Avalon: *Kicks the door open, looking panicked*

Thomas: What did you do?!

Avalon: NOBODY DIED!

Thomas: WHAT KIND OF ANSWER IS THAT?!

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Thomas: I never tell people off the bat that I'm gay. I wait. I wait until they say some homophobic shit and then I laugh and am like "you know I'm gay right?" and watch the look of terror on their face.

Avalon:

Avalon: I like you.

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Baxter & Reigan

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Reigan: What? I'm not aggressive!

Baxter: Last Tuesday, you wacked me with a pair of crocs and stole my chocolate chips?

Reigan: Survival of the fittest, bitch.

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Baxter: Help! I’m drowning!

Reigan: Calm down. We’re only in six feet of water!

Baxter: NOT ALL OF US ARE TALL!

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Reigan: Are you drinking enough water?

Baxter: Sometimes my tears get in my mouth.

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Reigan: Go to sleep or you'll hate yourself in the morning!

Baxter: I'll hate my self in the morning regardless.

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Ezra x Wes x Simon

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Ezra: I’m afraid of clowns. There, I said it.

Wes: Ezra, if you don't like clowns, why are you hanging with Simon?

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Ezra: Wes, gather the others. We need to have another Simon-is-doing-something-stupid-again-and-we-have-to-stop-him-before-he-hurts-himself convention.

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Simon: You have to apologize to Wes!

Ezra: Fine!

Ezra: Unfuck you, or whatever!

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Ethan x Baxter x Raf

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Raf: Why doesn’t Baxter find me sexy when I bite my lip?

Ethan: What do you look like when you bite your lip?

Raf: *bites lip*

Ethan: ...Have you considered biting your bottom lip instead?

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Raf: How do you do that?

Baxter: I'm fearless.

Ethan: I saw you run from bees yesterday. You flailed around and tripped over a chair. It was both hysterical and sad.

Baxter: I'm mostly fearless.

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Baxter: There's beer in the cooler.

Ethan: What about for the children?

Baxter: You can get water from that water fountain and use it to water down the beer.

Raf: Why don't we just give the kids water?

Baxter, angrily: I suppose you could do that!

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Ethan: Remember! Curiosity killed the cat!

Raf: Yes, but you forget that satisfaction brought it back. So yes, Baxter, go find out if that thing can catch fire!

Ethan: You're a bad influence.

Raf: And you don't know your sayings.

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Reigan ◇ Tobias

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Tobias: *sighs* I have no friends...

Reigan:

Reigan: *coughs* Bitch, what am I? A roach?!

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Tobias: Am I right, Reigan?

Reigan: I’m almost certain you’re not, but to be fair, I wasn’t listening.

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Reigan: We have to plan, we have to figure something out.

Tobias: Reigan, when have any of our plans ever actually worked? We plan, we get there, all hell breaks loose.

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Tobias: Is five a lot of followers?

Reigan: Depends on the context.

Reigan: On Instagram? No, not a lot of followers.

Reigan: In a dark alley? Yes, a lot of followers.

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Tobias, very tired: Can I sleep in your bed?

Reigan: *half asleep* Tobias, this is a queen-sized bed. That means it’s for *gestures vaguely to himself* the Queen.

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Simon & Thomas

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Simon, texting Thomas: *sends a voice message*

Thomas, texting back: I’m a little busy, is it urgent?

Simon: No, don’t worry, just listen later.

*later*

Thomas: *presses play*

Simon's voice message: THERE’S A FIRE-

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Simon: So I can either do something dumb that could very well get me injured or I can listen to Thomas and not do the thing,

Simon: Well there’s a clear right answer here.

Simon: *proceeds to throw five packs of mentos into a barrel full of diet coke*

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Thomas x Avalon + Baxter & Reigan

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Baxter: What’s up with Thomas? he's been laying on the floor for like….an hour now?

Reigan: He's just a little overwhelmed.

Baxter: Why?

Reigan: Avalon smiled at him.

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Avalon: Your lover doesn't have the mental strength to caramelize onions.

Reigan: Your lover thinks it takes 5-10 minutes to caramelize onions.

Baxter: Who's fucking caramelizing onions? Have you sociopaths forgotten that apples exist?

Thomas: Do you think caramelizing onions is putting caramel on onions.

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Baxter: Where's Avalon?

Reigan: Don't worry, I'll find them.

Reigan, shouting: Thomas sucks!

Avalon, distantly: Thomas is the best person ever! Fuck you!

Reigan: Found them.

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Reigan: I’m gonna die alone.

Avalon: Reigan, you’re not gonna die alone.

Reigan: Baxter, was my safety net, okay? They got married and now I have to get a snake.

Thomas: Uh-huh. Why is that?

Reigan: If I’m gonna be an old lonely person, I’m gonna need a thing, you know? A hook. Like that guy in the subway who eats his own face.

Reigan: So I figured I’ll be “Crazy Man With A Snake”, you know? Crazy snake man.

Reigan: Then I’ll get more snakes, call them my babies. Kids won’t walk past my place, they will run! RUN AWAY FROM CRAZY SNAKE MAN!

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Thomas, pointing to the wall: What color is this?

Avalon: Gray.

Baxter: Grey.

Thomas, turning to Reigan: Now tell them what color you think it is.

Reigan: Dark white.

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Tag x Mina x Big Papa

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Mina: So how’s the food Big Papa made?

Tag: It's great! Compliments to them.

Mina: *goes to the kitchen*

Mina: You're adorable.

Big Papa: *blushes*

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Big Papa, to Tag: You're starting to forget your Spanish. You don't practice.

Tag: Lo siento. Estoy embarazada.

Big Papa: You just told me you're pregnant.

Mina: Congratulations Tag, you're glowing!

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Big Papa: So... what’s goin’ on?

Mina: You want the long version or the short version?

Big Papa, hesitantly: The short one, I guess?

Mina: Shit’s fucked.

Big Papa: Oh. Well, yeah, that’s definitely not an optimal situation.

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*Casually in the Middle of a High Stakes/Dangerous Situation*

Big Papa: How do you eat pickles?

Mina: What do you mean?

Big Papa: I mean, there's a whole process. It's not like you can grab them from the jar with your hand, because it's cold and the juice burns if you have a cut, plus, it's pretty unsanitary. And you can't use a spoon because you'll have to scoop it out, and it'll be way too difficult to grab more than three or four without taking 10 minutes along with half the brine in the jar, even if it's one with holes.

Mina: Yeah, that's why you use a fork.

Big Papa: Okay, sure, but what if you don't have one of the big ones clean? It's weird to use a small one. But there is always one of those smaller sharp knives clean.

Mina: But the straight edge doesn't really fit the cylindrical shape, and you have to make sure you don' t break it, it's too much work.

Big Papa: It makes me feel like I deserve the pickles though. Like, "Yeah, I did it. That's right. Good job me." It's empowering. But even after that, it's not like you can use a bowl.

Mina: I get that, it's not ascetically pleasing.

Big Papa: Exactly! And it looks weird if you don't entirely fill the bowl, but you also can't eat that many. My solution: Use a mug.

Mina: *Nods in agreement*

Tag: That is all very interesting, BUT WE'RE TRYING NOT TO DIE RIGHT NOW! USE YOUR LIMITED ATTENTION SPANS AND FOCUS!

Big Papa: Jeez, okay.

Mina: Quit yelling at us already.

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Mina, knocking on the door: Tag, open up!

Tag: It all started when I was a kid.

Mina: That’s not what I-

Big Papa: Let them finish!

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Tag: What if mayonnaise came in cans?

Mina: Well, that would such because you can't microwave metal.

Big Papa: Good morning to everyone except these two people.

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Mina: Aww, what's your dog's name?

Tag: Spartacus.

Mina, yelling to Big Papa: TRY SPARTACUS!

Big Papa, on the computer: DIDN'T WORK!

Tag:

Mina: What's your favorite number?

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Mina: How did you even get in here?

Tag: Big Papa's window! Or, as I like to call it, "Tag's door"!

Big Papa: I’m closing the window.

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Big Papa: Hey, Tag? Can I get some dating advice?

Tag: Just because I'm with Mina doesn't mean I know how I did it.

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Tag: Look, I know you think my judgement's clouded because I like Big Papa a little bit.

Mina, holding Tag's notepad: You doodled your wedding invitation.

Tag: No, that's our joint tombstone.

Mina: My mistake.

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Mina: Problem, I can't tell if this food is over-sauced or undercooked.

Big Papa: Solution, just pop it back in the oven for another 10 minutes. There's at least a 50% chance that'll fix it, right?

Mina: Result? Food has somehow become unpleasantly soggy and unpleasantly crunchy at the exact same time.

Tag: No better time than this to pull out my favorite word! Slunchy!

Big Papa: ...put it away.

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Tag x Mina x Big Papa + Thomas & Avalon (aka GTA crossover au)

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Mina: Time for plan G.

Big Papa: Don’t you mean plan B?

Mina: No, we tried plan B a long time ago. I had to skip over plan C due to technical difficulties.

Thomas: What about plan D?

Mina: Plan D was that desperate disguise attempt half an hour ago.

Avalon: What about plan E?

Mina: I’m hoping not to use it. Tag dies in plan E.

Tag: I like plan E.

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Big Papa: Thomas's refusing to wear his glasses!

Thomas: Big Papa, look, I wore the glasses for a day. My eyes are much better now. Watch.

Thomas: *points to Avalon* Avalon.

Thomas: *points to Mina* Mina.

Thomas: *points to Tag* Sasquatch.

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The Group: *walking at the mall*

Mina: Hey, have any of you guys seen Thomas? He's been gone for a while..

Tag: Eh, nope.

Avalon: No, I haven’t...

Big Papa: Probably ran off to the theater or something.

Thomas: Hey.

Avalon: Ooh, there you are-

Mina: What the fu-

Big Papa: I- where were you?!

Thomas: Walking right behind you guys.

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Big Papa: What’s something you guys are better than Thomas at?

Tag: Mario Kart.

Mina: Yeah, video games.

Avalon: Emotional vulnerability.

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Mina: Isn’t it weird that we can’t ride any other animal except horses. Like if horses weren’t a thing, humans would be fucked cause we couldn’t ride any other animals. Like riding animals wouldn’t really be a thing. We should probably be more grateful to horses.

Big Papa: Elephants.

Mina: Blocked.

Avalon: Camels.

Mina: Extra blocked.

Thomas: Donkeys.

Mina: Ultra blocked.

Tag: That dick.

Mina: ...Followed.

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Big Papa: Tag is okay.

Thomas: He's okay? He said he was going to break my legs! And don't tell me he didn't mean it, okay?! 'Cause he gave me the mackerel eyes, he meant it!

Big Papa: Thomas, Tag threatened me. He threatens Mina every day. He probably threatened Avalon before breakfast this morning. It's what he does. Grow a pair.

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Big Papa: What makes you all smile?

Avalon: Friends and Family.

Tag: Snacks.

Mina: Victory and success.

Thomas: Face muscles.

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*the group is at a dinner party but someone has been murdered*

Big Papa: You’re acting pretty carefree for someone who’s life’s at stake. Who’s to say you aren’t the killer?

Tag: It’s a murder, not a tax audit. I’ll be fine.

Avalon: What about Thomas? Nobody ever suspects Thomas!

Thomas: Well what about Mina? She has a gun!

Mina: Big Papa has a knife.

Big Papa: Yeah, for fun, not for murder! *stabs Avalon in the arm*

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Thomas: You're a lying piece of shit!

Mina: Oh yeah? You're the idiot that thinks you can get away with everything you do, WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD!

Tag: I'm leaving and I'm taking Big Papa with me!

Avalon, gathering cards: Aaaaand that's enough Monopoly for today.

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Mina: We’ve been conducting an ongoing study to see what Tag will and will not eat.

Big Papa: Grass? Yes!

Mina: Moss? Yes!!

Big Papa: Leaves? Ohh, yes!

Mina: Shoelaces? Strange but true!

Big Papa: Worms? Sometimes!

Mina: Rocks? Usually nah.

Big Papa: Twigs? Usually!

Mina: Thomas's cooking? Inconclusive!

Avalon: How did you… test this?

Mina: You just hand him stuff and say ‘eat this’ and if he eats it, he eats it.

Avalon: ... I don’t know how to feel about this.

Thomas: IS THAT WHERE ALL MY SPARE SHOELACES WENT?

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Thomas: Where’s Tag?

Mina: Doing stuff.

Thomas: I don’t like the sound of that. Where’s Avalon?

Mina: Trying to stop Tag from doing the stuff.

Thomas: And Big Papa?

Mina: Trying to stop Avalon from stopping Tag from doing the stuff.

Thomas: I see. And what are you doing here, Mina?

Mina: I’m supposed to stop you from stopping Big Papa from stopping Avalon from stopping Tag from doing the stuff.

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Hii 🥰

Would your MC(s) / OC(s) ever play a game of who knows who better? And if so what would be the questions / answers?

And who would know who better?

hey thanks for the question!! <3

i think it would perhaps depend on the context, if you mean like a gameshow like The Newlywed Game, or if its just a fun little party game with friends. i think all of them would play a fun little party game w friends, although actual amounts of participation would vary. im gonna answer w it being a party game

(RCD!)Thomas and Avalon would only participate if it was a small gathering with people they like. they both know each other insanely well due to having been............. fairly codependant with each other the first time they had a relationship (theyve both acknowledged that the way their relationship was was pretty unhealthy & are doing what they can to correct this going foreward). they'd be able to answer questions about each other with insane levels of accuracy, only made more impressive by the fact that even with close friends they tend to be very private people.

either that or theyve silently agreed to make shit up about each other, which no one has a way of confirming bc again. very private people. but even then the thing about them knowing each other inside and out is still accurate

Baxter and Ethan would have little to no interest in participating, but Raf would think that it's fun. i don't think that the question with them would be "who knows each other better" so much as "who knows the most of what kind of information". Raf knows a lot of personal preferences, favorites and likes&dislikes, stuff like that. Ethan knows things like medical history & all that other stuff that would get filled out in one of those forms you get before an appointment (thats his way of showing love tbh. knowing specifically which perscriptions you have and when they need to be refilled). and Baxter...... well. they know a lot of things about their boyfriends. seemingly none of it connected. they'll remember an offhanded comment said one afternoon about a thing one of them likes and it'll make for them finding the absolutely perfect birthday gift three, four, five years down the line. but. they do not remember what date the birthday is on. (theyre trying, okay?! dates are difficult for them. they prefer counting the days to/from a thing)

Simon, Wes, and Ezra are kind of a mix of the above. theyve all known each other for a while so they all know a lot of stuff, and theyre all better at knowing specific things about each other. but who's to say theyre not just lying about their answers for fun? it's a lot more obvious when theyre doing that though, Simon and Ezra have pretty terrible poker faces, and Wes isn't far to crack himself when his partners are laughing like that

as for Reigan and Tobias. well. you know that episode of Parks and Recreation where Tom is testing out his cool new not-The-Newlywed-Game game and he has Andy and April as one couple and Donna and Jerry as the other?

Reigan and Tobias would be Donna and Jerry in this situation

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4, 14, 15, & 16 for simon x wes x ezra for the ot3 asks please!

aaa sorry for taking so long to answer this!!! i was waiting to be at a point where i felt like drawing and then it never happened and then i forgor

4. Which two got together first? Or did they all start dating each other at once?

technically Simon and Wes did, they kinda sorta half dated in their senior year (they were paired together for The Egg Baby Project in their home ec class & it made them realize they had feelings for each other) but they amicably broke up shortly after graduating bc they were going in different directions that at the time wouldn't have given them much time for a relationship w the thought that they might get back together eventually

cut to a few years later, Wes and Ezra get drunkenly married in Vegas as an alibi, decide they actually want to be together for realsies, and then maybe a year or two after that they bring Simon in

14. Who ends up clinging to one or both of their partners in their sleep?

tbh i think they're all clingy sleepers lmao

15. Who’s the shortest? 16. Who’s the tallest?

answering these as "what are their heights"-

Wes- 6'

Simon 5'10

Ezra- 5'9, but he wears platform boots a lot

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actually for any of your MCs: What would their traits and aspiration be in Sims 4?

im gonna show off their sims too! i think ive given most of my mcs/ocs sims, except ive only got one ilw mc

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Avalon: Master Actor - Loyal, Outgoing, Cheerful

Dr Baxter Lucafont: Academic - Unflirty, Socially Awkward, Overachiever

Reigan Lee: Academic - Unflirty, Cat Lover, Ambitious

Lake Harper Vance: Bodybuilder - Goofball, Adventurous, Child of the Sea

Avery Casil: Musical Genius - Music Lover, Perfectionist, ADHD (from the basemental drugs mod)

Macy Clark: Master Actress - Outgoing, Overachiever, High Maintenance

Simon Klien: Neighborhood Confidante - Active, Goofball, Loyal

Jory Fields: Spellcraft & Sorcery - Goofball, Loves Outdoors, Self-Assured

Cecil Bellamy: Master Actor - Genius, Socially Awkward, Adventurous

NON MCS

Neel Fink, Hunt's assistant: Renaissance Sim - Clumsy, Art Lover, Overachiver

Dr Morgan Morgans, who works in the Edenbrook Mourge: Renaissance Sim - Goofball, Genius, Socially Awkward

Tag, who is not a choices/pixelberry character at all i just want you to look at my boy: Psychonaut (basemental drugs mod) - ADHD, Party Animal, Kleptomaniac

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Hey! I'm back at it again with some q's!

Your MC is on Hot Ones (the show)! How's their spice tolerance like and what are their preferred hot sauces? And best of all, what "spicy" questions would they get asked?

Feel free to expand it into a HC, include your LI or even write it into a fic!

oooh thank u for including me in this question!!! <3

i meant to answer it sooner but i wanted to watch a few episodes of Hot Ones first bc I never have before but i kept getting distracted w Stardew Valley 🫠 im actually watching Lizzo's episode rn i love her so much

Avalon has a pretty high spice tolerance, he probably doesn't have issues until the last three sauces.

HWU!Avalon would be asked questions about behind the scenes stuff with his movies, what it was like going from small town, lowbudget Shakespeare productions in his free time to a triple threat award winning actor/director/writer, and what its like balancing his home life being a dad with his career.

RCD!Avalon has issues eating in front of people and would not go on the show at all.

-> Thomas would be tearing up a little over half way. He'd still make it to the end, but it would very much be the first time anyone other than Avalon has ever seen that man with tears in his eyes

-> Janey's spice tolerance is about the same as Avalon's

Baxter's spice tolerance is fairly low. Don't get me wrong, they love hot sauce, but having grown up eating shitty bland hospital food means they can't handle anything too spicy (also not to mention all of their medical issues would probably make super spicy stuff kind of dangerous for them). I genuinely can't see them going on a show like Hot Ones or getting interviewed in general honestly.

Ethan's spice tolerance is higher than their's is, no questions asked. It's not super high, and the bar of having better spice tolerance than Baxter is so gd low, but he can handle spices

Simon is cocky. He would get smug about being able to handle spice better than his uncle Thomas, and then on the very next wing he would also be crying.

He would be asked about his (fairly short lived) career as an Olympic athlete and what it was like switching from Olympic-level athleticism to doing stunts for films