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ss3890 · 3 years ago

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Cayrie’s Guide to the House of Lamentation - ✨

Heya, fellow MC’s!

I’ve spent almost my entire weekend working on a simple floor plan for the House of Lamentation. I was trying to write some dumb fanficiton, realized that I had absolutely nothing concrete to anchor these characters to, and that was a problem for me.

Internet searches left me empty-handed. I found a lot of impressive Sim houses, but they didn’t really give me what I was looking for. So, I came to conclusion that I was going to have to make my own.

There are a lot of small, often contradictory details about the HOL that made this a pretty daunting task at first. Then I just said fuck it and rolled with the punches. I took my liberties to make something that worked for me - and hopefully, it can work for you, too!

I like to imagine that my MC self actually did take time to create a map like this for her own benefit - and to the benefit of anyone else who might need it. (Potential spoilers ahead + map is not to scale)

AN OVERVIEW:

I took the time to scan my original drawings and upload them in a way that’s easier to read, (hopefully). From here, I’ll start from the Underground Tomb, and work my way up. The individual levels can be found under the cut:

The Underground Tomb. Honestly, there isn’t much to say about this one. I added a utility room that you can access through a door that goes under the landing, and a secret passage that comes down from Lilith’s Room.

The Lower/Basement Level. There’s a lot going on down here.

As this is a “dorm house” with so many people living in it - they would need a large laundry room to accommodate everyone’s needs. They would also need a lot of bathrooms. I gave every resident their own private bathrooms with additional communal ones located on each floor.

I decided to split the brother’s rooms up between floors due to a few factors:

1.) Mammon has a car is in his room. It’s on a level higher than his living space, which tells me that his space is below ground. It makes more sense that the car would be on ground level, rather than him having to drive up a ramp to the second level or whatever to garage it. He has his own private garage and entry door at the rear of the house.

Pretty much, his living space has been built around his car.

2.) It’s unlikely that Mammon would be on the lower alone. I felt that Levi and the Twins would be the likely candidates to share the floor with him.

3.) Levi’s room being in the lower level allows good support for the giant aquariums he has. In positioning it below the MC/Guest room, I realized that his ceiling aquarium could also feed the roots of the guest room tree. It’s a neat little headcannon that I enjoy quite a bit.

4.) Putting Beel and Belphie down here would allow me to give them a sizable room for the two of them. It would also give direct access to the Underground Tomb for lost Chihuahua purposes (and make sneaking Luke around the house under Luci’s nose a lot easier to do, as Luci is on the second floor in my universe.)

5.) I put Lilith’s Secret Room down here next to the Twin’s for similar reasons. Lilith had a strong affinity with the Twins, so it’s a nice that that her tribute room would be next to theirs.

This is a room of secrets full of illusionary magic. It doesn’t have to take up a large physical footprint.

Luke, after hiding in Beel’s closet, disappears into thin air, which leads Beel and MC to discover the secret room. I imagine that there is a false panel that leads from the closet to Lilith’s room, and additional secret passages leading both down into the tomb and up into the library. It makes sense to me that this is how Luke was able to move from Beel’s room, to the secret room, to the underground tomb so efficiently. (There is also some sus spying implications here, probably, if you want there to be. [Looks at Lucifer].)

The First Floor. Iconic and communal.

The HOL, being the mansion that it is, needed a grand porch and entry. I imagine that the door we see in the official HOL art is actually the garden entrance. This would also allow me to have the long planes of house I needed to extend back to the Living room, which we can see from the Entrance Hall.

This being a large and full house, I gave them significant pantry space. Keeping it stocked is probably a full-time job with Beel around, though. Maybe Lucifer puts a magical lock on it ( so Beel can raid only the fridge at night and not eat them out of house and home every time they turn around.)

I gave the Living Room rear doors that extend into hallways. The Guest/MC room is tucked in the far corner behind the kitchen, away from any of the other bedrooms, but with good access to the central stairway.

Mammon’s car is seen here at the rear of this level, along with his private entries.

I clustered the Common Room. Library, Music Room, and Observatory together, as this made sense to me. The Living Room seems more of a formal, receiving area, so that’s in the middle with a few ways to go around it. There are two half-baths located in a convenient place between the Dining, Living, and Common rooms.

The Second Level. Here is where the grand staircases of the Entrance Hall take you. Lucifer shares this floor with Satan and Asmodeus.

I totally didn’t forget all about the grand stairs in my first draft, only to have to redo this level and push Luci and Asmo’s rooms out to the side. You know, only one of the most obvious and prominent details of this house. Nope, not at all.

In making this image, I realize that the balcony could/should have come out a lot farther than I made it. Imagine it as you will - makes no difference, really. I do remember one being mentioned at some point, though.

Satan’s room is directly over the Library. I didn’t think to make him a “secret” passage down there, but he most definitely has direct access to the stores of books below him. His room is basically an unofficial extension of the larger library, after all.

Asmo’s space is half bath room. I think it’s an open concept room, with plenty of windows, as he isn’t shy about sharing his beauty with the world. He can look out directly over the garden and observatory and watch who comes and goes.

Lucifer, being the Dad Master of the House, gets a significant suite to himself. His Office and Bedroom are connected by a master bath, allowing him easy access no matter where he is in the space - working or relaxing. I imagine the Office with big double doors. Having his rooms located here would also allow him to keep a watchful eye on the Central Stairway and the Attic level. It’s why it was such a pain for MC to try and sneak up there without him being right on their case about it.

There is dialogue in Lesson 20 that Lucifer’s Office is actually the secret study accessed by the Library. However, it doesn’t make sense to me that the office belonging to the head-of-household and Diavolo’s right-hand man would have been a secret. People know about it. They can walk into the HOL, go up the grand stairs, and walk right into his office and conduct business with him. (The Secret Study is one of those details I chose to ignore for the sake of my own logic. Though I do imagine that the library passage does contain Luci’s extra stores of demonus that he wanted to hide from his brothers.)

It is also why, when MC is coming down from the attic party to either [get a drink] or [take a breather], they have to walk directly by his study. To me, that makes sense how MC can hear Luci’s record playing as they come down from the attic, and why Luci can hear the all the ruckus going on in the attic with ease.

The Attic Room. Like the Tomb level, this one is pretty self explanatory. I added some defined storage in the rear, but it doesn’t have to be that way. I guess I was thinking of a designated living area for (an imprisoned) Belphie where he wouldn’t have to be surrounded by more junk than he wanted. Don’t ask me about going to the bathroom, go ask Luci how all that stuff worked.

SO, I guess that’s all, folks. Use this as you will. It would make me happy to know that it helps anchor other people like it does for me! Feel free to use this as a starting point to make your own layout, if you wish. We all have our own way of imagining things - this is just mine. If you have any problems viewing the images, do let me know! 🙏🏻

Go forth and stay awesome, you lovely people.

- Cayrie ✨

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froggidude · 2 years ago

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Art Studio & Office

Origin ID/Gallery: courtdrawz

Y'all this took a while to put together. If you would like to support me, please consider subscribing to my YouTube Channel! Thank you :D

Build Download: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/browse? searchtype=ea_origin_id&time=all&category=all&searchquery=courtdrawz&sortby=downloads&max=50&maxis=false

YouTube: https://youtu.be/vS_Rn-xnnKo

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The Art Room Set - The build was centered around this pack!

Plants

Clutter

Light

Mug

Salt Rock Lamp

Plants

Mug Planter

Clutter

Computer + Clutter

Markers & Glitter

OMSP Shelf

Slippers

Ceiling Light

Stuffz

Flood Light

Pouf

Windows

More Plantz

Candle

Paintings

Wood Floor

Wallpaper

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screaming-introvertedly · 3 years ago

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for rqg ask game, 4 and 19?

4: Do you prefer the main campaign or the specials?

Main campaign, hands down. With stories in general, and ttrpgs more specifically, I'm very... character motivated. Like, for me, character comes first and the story should be woven around them. The nature of the long running campaign means we've gotten a lot of time to get to know these characters and see them change and grow as people, and I've gotten very attached. Moreso than I do in a three- or four-episode-long special. Plus I think Alex does a great job with weaving pc backstories into the plot, making them relevant, and it's always a treat when troublesome connections or painful stuff from the pcs' pasts comes up. And that doesn't really happen in a one-shot.

Although, Monster of the Week and Space Pals both hold a special place in my heart! And I have a steadily-growing list of rpg systems to try out that have all been featured in specials, like Bite Marks and Root.

19: What's your favorite arc?

I'm torn between Paris (including the airship flight to Prague) or the Hiroshima/airship ride to the bear.

Mr. Ceiling felt like a turning point for the campaign. The point that made me sit up and say "oh, oh, so this is going to be darker than I thought." There's so much I love about the later Paris arc. The suspense of the cave-in and being hunted in the catacombs and nearly (or actually) dying, the body horror when they wake up in the lab. The tragedy of Sasha getting to speak with Brock again... sort of. Breaking through the false perfect world, narrowly escaping from La Gourmand with Oscar Wilde, meeting Earhart for the first time. Zolf and Bertie and Harrison Campbell on the airship.

And then, then Hiroshima. The narrative satisfaction of Zolf going after Earhart, pulling her out of the hovel and gruffly healing her and helping her find a purpose again, the party all working together to rebuild her ship. The comedy gold of the mutiny plans, the hardcore found family dynamic, the giant dating sim the airship turned into, the collaboration on the Bow Bar, the party. Even the borealis and the body-switching had a lighthearted vibe that isn't really found in the rest of the story. Then the crash. The aftermath. The resurrections.

Yeah, I can't pick.

Thank you for asking!

(From this ask game)

#aaaa thank you so much for the questions! ^_^#i'm always afraid to share ask games cuz im never sure if people will ask me stuff #so yeah thank you it means a lot to me! :D #rusty quill gaming #geez this answer got long...#should i tag spoilers just to be safe?

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raventons · 5 years ago

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The best 60 pieces for soft, cozy North African Brutalism:

This is to inspire y’all for the al-waha build. (There might be a part 2 coming soon).

1. Side table 2. Side table 3. Lantern 4. Plant 5. Pampas 6. Ceiling deco 7. Towels 8. Cabinet 9. Divider 10. Slippers 11. Lamp 12. Tray 13. Towel 14. Closet 15. Floor deco 16. Basket 17. Stones 18. Bed 19. Candle 20. Plant 21. Books 22. Shower 23. Awning 24. Basket 25. Sink 26. Palm tree 27. Sofa 28. Table deco 29. Armchair 30. Counter 31. Cotton 32. Onions 33. Stool 34. Lamp 35. Cutting boards 36. Blanket and pillows 37. Lamp 38. Table 39. Book shelf 40. Plant 41. Vinyl player 42. Chair 43. Coat hanger 44. Bin 45. Seating 46. Table 47. Mountain pillows 48. Counter 49. Plant 50. Tub 51. Carpet 52. Poufs 53. Pouf 54. Plant 55. Vase 56. Bowls 57. Cart (https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-sets-objects-bathroom/title/thorium-bathroom/id/1355683/) 58. Pile of clothes 59. Shoes (http://pysznydesign.blogspot.com/2017/10/false-creek-home-part-1.html) 60. Side table (https://slox.tumblr.com/post/176269193719/raa-livings-part-2-thanks-to-nelphaell-these-are)

Tumblr didn’t allow that many links, lol. Anyway, happy simming loves!

#the sims #summer interior #simmer #TheSims #sims #sim #sims 4 #the sims 4 cc #sims 4 cc finds #the sims 4 cc finds #sims 4 cc #sims 4 custom content #the sims 4

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maxismatchccworld · 5 years ago

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Patch Notes June 2019

UPDATE: 6/18/2019 – PC 1.52.100.1020 / Mac 1.52.100.1220

Hiya Simmers!

Is it hot outside, or is that just my gland problem? Anyway, let’s not worry about that - we’ve got some awesome new stuff to talk about! With all this Summer heat and with Sims 4 Island Living’s release just around the corner, we’ve got a few new free updates we are so excited to share with you! So let’s slap on some sunglasses, squeeze into that swimsuit, and dive on in...

What’s New?

Randomize Traits Button:

A Randomize Traits button has been added to CAS and in the Live Mode Age-Up Molecule. Oh yes, it’s now just right there, waiting to be clicked. Over and over and over and over. I can’t really believe it either, but here it is. The dark days without this small hero are now just a distant unpleasant memory. From here on out, if you just want to grab-and-go your Sim’s personality and get the heck outta CAS, or if you want to add a little challenge to who your Sims might be, it’s just one click away. Jeepers, this feels good. Seriously, I’ve been wanting this forever.

Lounge Chair:

Everyone (even you) gets a FREE LOUNGE CHAIR! That’s right, we’ve added a delightfully Portable Lounge Chair, so you can now lounge by the pool the way you’ve always wanted: Laid back. With your mind on your Simoleons and your Simoleons on your mind.

It’s Pride Month!

Show your pride with some fantastically colorful new clothing. The rainbow leggings are my personal favorite. Nah, maybe the body suit is my favorite. But now that you mention it, I can’t stop dressing my Sims in the new t-shirts -- created in partnership with the It Gets Better Project -- so I guess I just love it all! In addition, we’ve also included a selection of decorative Pride flags for hanging on your Sims’ walls. Finally, we’ve updated our bathroom door sets in-game so that every bathroom door also includes a gender-neutral version for builders, and includes a full suite of color swatches for mixing and matching to your heart’s content. Happy Pride Month, everyone!

Stilt Foundations:

Or as I like to call them, High Heels for your House. Or House Heels. These things don’t need to be limited to just the tropics. Stilts are a great partner in crime to manipulated and flat terrain alike in any biosphere. You can find them in Build Mode alongside all the other regular Foundation types. Now go get your stilt on.

Further Eaves Extension:

Now you can pull your Eaves… further.

More Door Colors:

Ok, we may have gone a bit overboard here… There are 350 new color swatches spread across all of the doors and arches in the base game catalog. If you’ve ever wanted matching doors in Light Brown, Reddish Brown, Brown, Dark Brown, Gray, White, or Black, then this is certainly the update for you!

A Couple New Lot Traits:

Clothing Optional: This new venue-only lot trait will inspire your Sims to -- you guessed it -- get nude.

Off-The-Grid: Now you can live out your nomadic fantasy on any lot. Applying this lot trait will remove your Sim’s use of power and running water, but on the upside it keeps your bills down. Keep a lookout for existing objects with the “Works Off-The-Grid” note in the Buy Catalog.

More Toddler Diaper Colors:

We added some L’il Swimmies Splashy Diapers! You don’t necessarily have to use them for splashing in the water, but that’s where our brains were at when we made them. We made these not only in anticipation for Island Living, but we also thought you’d appreciate more swimming options for your toddlers to use in the Seasons Kiddie Pool.

Back Float:

A new Back Float interaction is available for Sims swimming in the pool. Click on that water. Try it out. Take a load off.

Fishing Additions:

Brace yourself, we’re about to cast you into a deep dive…

We added several new interactions to allow players to fish in different ways and interact with other Sims around fishing activities.

Sims can perform a few new Fishing-based socials to gain useful info (via UI TNS/Notebook) and push NPCs to Fish.

Fishing is now joinable.

Improved fishing interaction tuning and autonomy to make the interaction more efficient and fun.

Upper skill levels now provide more meaningful rewards, with new Interactions added to Fishing skill levels

New high skill cast interaction “Angle for Big Catch” increases chance of getting rarer fish.

New high-skill VFX visuals on Rare fishing spots.

Ability to now “Mentor Sims in Fishing.”

Fishing UI has improved information, including Notebook info with Bait information.

Tuning for fish that can be caught is unique per world & more fishing spots added to some of our previously shipped worlds.

New bait preference system applied to most existing fish that modify catch chances.

Ceiling Fan Updates:

Ceiling Fans will now cool a room if you have Seasons and the fan is on. Oh yeah, speaking of which, we also added the ability to turn them On and Off. And while we were at it, we figured we’d make them dry off damp Sims too.

Ceiling Objects Build Sort:

We also added a new Ceiling Objects Build sort category to make things like Fans easier to find.

Swimming Things:

There is now a chance for interesting things to happen to your Sims while swimming, like getting a cramp or losing their suit (eek!). Swimming also now gives your Sims a boost in Fitness skill gain.

Part-Time Jobs Update:

And last but not least (you still with me?) all existing Part-Time Jobs are no longer just for Teens. That’s right, now elders could work as Fast Food Employees. Young Adults could be Babysitters if they want. Why not? The Part-Time world is your oyster. Oh oh oh -- and one last thing on that note: You can now have two Part-Time Jobs at once and pick between shifts. Wowee.

And now on to the unintended features…

General Issues.

Toddler’s Needs will now always be refilled while they’re at daycare.

Exterior trim now correctly applies to rounded flat blocks.

Adult Sims will now be able to successfully put Toddlers to bed. I wonder what their secret is. I may need to tap them for tips.

Sims on fire are now able to safely extinguish themselves in a pool. That’s refreshing.

The Dizzy Palms Ceiling Fan’s blades now tilt in the right direction.

Toddlers will no longer be put down from the high chair before they’ve finished eating. Patience mama, they’re still learning.

Gender Preference now affects flirt options.

Teen Sims will no longer spin into their Everyday outfit when going to school. If Randy wants to wear his swim trunks to school, well that’s Randy’s business.

Flirting with another Sim in a group conversation no longer increases the entire group’s Romance with you. That was awkward.

NPC Invites for Talent Showcase and Lounge will now take you to the appropriate venue.

We have fixed that bizarre issue where you’d have your Sims travel home, and then you load into your home lot, and your Sim’s skewer thumbnails are all greyed out like they’re not there, but when you hover over the skewer it tells you your Sims are at home. But like, they’re not at home. You’re staring at this empty lot, unable to play your Sims and you’re like.. “Is this even my home?”. And you start to question whether you selected the right lot on the map, but then you’re like “Wait, yeah - this is totally my home. But where are my Sims? It’s telling me they’re at home, but they’re not here.” Anyway, this should be fixed now.

Ghosts will no longer be obsessively calling you 5-ish times a day to see if you want to come over and hang out. They’ve been working on their self-control and are limited to at most one call per day now.

Terrain Paint now functions properly on Laptop Mode for AMD graphics cards.

NPC Sims will no longer get a sudden need to get nude after waking up if they have traveled off-lot and returned while you are visiting them. This one was weird. I wish I could show you the bug video.

Get Famous

We’ve toned down the amount of excitement that occurs when a celebrity makes an appearance outside of Del Sol Valley. They should be showing up outside of Del Sol Valley less often as well, so that should cut down on the ruckus.

It was a setup! I’ve been framed! It wasn’t me, I swear! You’ll pay for this! You got the wrong guy, it was Wilma! Wilma, I tell you! Celebrity Sims will no longer be falsely accused of stealing things. And for Wilma’s sake, I hope they get over what happened in the past.

Captain Sigma’s Gig costume no longer includes a chicken mask. That was a fowl fashion choice.

Performing “Tell a Group Story” Interaction Goals will now complete for the Fan Meet & Greet Event.

We fixed the issue with Del Sol Valley’s terrain disappearing when View Distance was set to High. Graphics cards (that we know of) that were affected by the issue:

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Intel HD Graphics 4000

AMD Radeon R6 Graphics

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145

NVIDIA GT 120

We fixed the Del Sol Valley skyline texture glitch after exiting CAS.

Elder Sims will no longer have the option to retire from the Acting Career, just to be met with a sad, sad reality. Before they were taunted with a TNS telling them they got this big great pension and now they can sit back and relax, but the pension amount was §0. That’s just so dark…

Seasons

Now, if you travel during a holiday, the holiday decorations on your neighbor’s homes will be removed after the holiday ends. They were admittedly being either a bit overly festive or just a tad lazy. Either way, it’s been dealt with.

Sims will no longer gluttonously guzzle/gulp/slurp/chug water/milk/orange juice during events. No need to be so shellfish.

Jogging Vampires will no longer hold an umbrella while jogging because that’s just silly.

Coffee and Tea is safe to drink again. Sims will no longer receive the “Lethal Heat” buff and die upon returning home after drinking three hot beverages.

Cats & Dogs

Strays can now eat and use litter boxes without having to make the lot a Cat Hangout. You poor poor babies. You’re safe now.

Existing Sims/Saves will once again be able to lecture their pets. Now you can let Biscuit know how you truly feel when she jumps up on the counter.

It’s been ongoing, but we are actively calming those overly excited pets. Your queue should no longer fill up with a stack of a zillion bubbles from your pets when you run certain interactions. We’ve been working on this issue for a while with a few other fixes, but it’s been rearing its head with new repro steps here and there. So hopefully this fish sticks.

Having a puppy or kitten nearby will no longer interrupt your Sim’s bath or shower. We swear they weren’t doing that on porpoise.

Sims are now able to walk through doors with Country Curtains.

City Living

Building pieces in apartments will no longer be invisible when viewing from the upper floor. That must have been very disconcerting to not know what happened to your stuff.

Cleared out some pesky extra plants floating around the Romance Festival.

Your Sims should now be able to buy art from the Street Gallery object during a Yard Sale.

Oh this one’s a doozy. Get this: Talking John and Potty Mouth 2.0 toilets no longer play their sound on an endless loop when a child Sim runs the Use & Massage interaction, even after the toilet is destroyed. Bonus points to SimGuruJill for keeping a straight face writing that one.

Foundations will no longer cut out the floor of a Penthouse.

Get Together

Empty Clubs will no longer linger in your Clubs Panel. They are now self-aware enough to know when the party’s over and it is time to go home.

Get To Work

Coworkers are now spawning for the Science career. Yes, they missed you too.

Breast Feed is no longer available for male Sim parents of non-alien babies. Only alien spawn possess the cosmic knowledge of the most nourishing MANaries.

Strangerville

We fixed some buggy dog-walking behavior in Strangerville.

We shortened up the time it takes to complete the Give Orders Daily Task in the Courageous Captain Rank of the Officer Branch of the Military Career. That was a mouthful.

Jungle Adventure

You will no longer receive countless notifications when you leave your kitten or puppy at home while vacationing in Selvadorada.

Vampires

Vampire Sims will now once again gain points after they reach the Grandmaster level on pre-April (2019) patch saves.

Your Vampires will no longer be unrightfully chastised by NPCs for drinking their blood after they specifically asked if it was ok. Like, I’m trying to be polite here and you said it was fine, and now you’re like all bent about it… what gives?

Perfect Sun Resistance Vampires will no longer use umbrellas when routing in the sun. Flaunt it, baby.

We fixed the weirdness with trying to add points while drinking the Draught of Reconfiguration. Now you should be able to add points just fine and your options won’t be greyed out.

Cured Vampires will now change body temperature. Why you gotta be so cold?

Laundry Day

Sims will now hold laundry bags the right way. What is the right way, you ask? Trust me, it’s better than how they were holding it before.

And now to wrap it all up, let’s get playing! I hope you enjoy your summer updates and have yourself one wonderful day today.

Stay Cheesy,

-SimGuruJill

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weaselle · 4 years ago

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The Sims build mode is eating me alive.

Well. I certainly made it a challenge.

I love architecture and world building, so ... Sims 4 is doing me real good during quarantine. I’ve been building things and evidently people like them because I’m starting to get a decent number of folks downloading my designs from the gallery.

But my latest project. My head aches. In the best way.

I’m building a secret house inside another house.

So, like, hidden rooms in between other rooms and secret passages in the walls and doors tucked around the corners of chimneys where you can’t see them and false walls that hide ladders up to covert platforms leading to secret entrances into attic rooms.

The logistics are a nightmare, but it’s starting to really come together. As I’ve been building it, the story of the people who live there has started to come to life.

It’s a pair of spellcasters trying to have a baby in between running their little magic goods and services shop out of their home, which is this sort of stone-and-oak building that exists right at the perpendicular point where castle meets cottage.

But theres secretly a whole family of vampires also living there, like, four or five of them. The two elders have coffins in the secret part of the basement behind the false wall -- you enter through a hidden door set in the base of the stairs (to hide it, I built a little optical illusion, two walls, but the front one has a panel missing, which is really hard to see because the wall behind it is the exact same brick pattern, and the whole thing kind of faces into the corner and I didn’t put much lighting there.)

The witches like green and yellow/cream and wood and gardening. The vampires like red and grey/black and metal and luring strangers to their doom. I think the witches have a cat and the vampires are friends with a wolf.

Also there’s a, like, a lagoon grotto? in the back half of the house. You go down like seven steps from the floor height (the house is up on a tall foundation) to the ground and there’s a pool recessed in a sort of circular room with super tall stone walls covered in ivy topped with a stained glass ceiling and lit by candles. In the middle of the pool is a tiny little island with a spiky fuchsia tree and a bunch of plants, and nestled in among them under the tree is a statue of a woman/goddess. In the wall to one side of the main entrance is a door almost completely covered in ivy and the same color as the stone wall it’s set into -- that’s the vampire’s secret entrance to the mystic grotto.

And whoooo boi, working within the limitations of the Sims build mode, like, for some reason it just refuses to let me put a ladder from the basement to the roof even though I’ve done it on another building before. I spent like 45 minutes subtly altering the surrounding architecture trying to convince the program to let me do it before I gave up and came up with a work-around (alternating ladders per floor set side by side in a large chimney. I had to redo the corner of a finished room to add the fireplace, and it turned out the corner was really holding the room together, so I had to reorganize the whole set up in there and more around some windows and junk).

Anyway, building a secret house hidden inside another house is quite a challenge.

#sims #my life

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potato-ballad-sims · 6 years ago

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Boroughsburg CC Update 4

Previous updates here. Boroughsburg can be found here.

I always release worlds for free, but help me pay for medical and educational expenses! Every little amount is always greatly appreciated, with the large amount of time I put into these worlds in a busy schedule! - Potato Ballad Sims

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This set focuses on Boroughsburg's church, right after Easter! See captions for more details!

Two new lots! The monumental Our Lady of the Plumbob Heart Church, and the Boroughsburg Parish House. These two are roughly based on St. Mary's in Hunters Point, Queens, and St. Anthony of Padua in Greenpoint, Brooklyn (and its adjacent Parish House).

The church is 40x30, and goes on 33 1st St. The Parish House is 15x30 and goes on 50 Badford Avenue.

Ten hand-crafted pieces of CC that makes this church (and your church) a church! These are fully recolorable and contain appropriate LODS. They can be found in Buydebug > Misc, though the windows can also be found in the Build > Windows category as well.

EPs used: WA, AMB, LN, GEN, PETS, SEASONS, UNI

The church utilizes a decrappified version of the Inflected Double Doors from the Last Venue of Amore.

The lots utilize some of Boroughsburg's props and Mspoodle's ceiling beams, which should be included in the main Boroughsburg download package. The roofs are Sookielee's EA-Match Roofs with White Trim, which I have included in the download as the original upload is gone.

Our Lady of the Plumbob Heart Church will have a window elevation issue when placed (because walls were placed at the edge of the lot), use constrainfloorelevation false to fix it. Same with the Parish House with the fire escapes and wall medallions.

If you’re using Buzzler’s Shell Emitters, you will need to set the shell sound emitter on the lot. The ShellSound is BuildingHero, and the offset is -300.

Download

Get it here.

Thanks @mspoodle1 for testing it out!

#caw #boroughsburg #sims 3 #ts3 #sims #church #nyc #new york #brooklyn #queens #s3cc #hunters point #lic #greenpoint #williamsburg #boroughsburg updates

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thesims4blogger · 5 years ago

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The Sims 4: New Game Patch (June 18th, 2019)

Remove all MODS and Custom Content before updating your game

UPDATE: 6/18/2019 – PC 1.52.100.1020 / Mac 1.52.100.1220

Hiya Simmers! Is it hot outside, or is that just my gland problem? Anyway, let’s not worry about that – we’ve got some awesome new stuff to talk about! With all this Summer heat and with Sims 4 Island Living’s release just around the corner, we’ve got a few new free updates we are so excited to share with you! So let’s slap on some sunglasses, squeeze into that swimsuit, and dive on in… What’s New?

Randomize Traits Button:

Show your pride with some fantastically colorful new clothing. The rainbow leggings are my personal favorite. Nah, maybe the body suit is my favorite. But now that you mention it, I can’t stop dressing my Sims in the new t-shirts — created in partnership with the It Gets Better Project — so I guess I just love it all! In addition, we’ve also included a selection of decorative Pride flags for hanging on your Sims’ walls. Finally, we’ve updated our bathroom door sets in-game so that every bathroom door also includes a gender-neutral version for builders, and includes a full suite of color swatches for mixing and matching to your heart’s content. Happy Pride Month, everyone! Stilt Foundations:

Now you can pull your Eaves… further. More Door Colors:

Clothing Optional: This new venue-only lot trait will inspire your Sims to — you guessed it — get nude.

More Toddler Diaper Colors:

A new Back Float interaction is available for Sims swimming in the pool. Click on that water. Try it out. Take a load off. Fishing Additions:

Brace yourself, we’re about to cast you into a deep dive…

We added several new interactions to allow players to fish in different ways and interact with other Sims around fishing activities.

Sims can perform a few new Fishing-based socials to gain useful info (via UI TNS/Notebook) and push NPCs to Fish.

Fishing is now joinable.

Improved fishing interaction tuning and autonomy to make the interaction more efficient and fun.

Upper skill levels now provide more meaningful rewards, with new Interactions added to Fishing skill levels

New high skill cast interaction “Angle for Big Catch” increases chance of getting rarer fish.

New high-skill VFX visuals on Rare fishing spots.

Ability to now “Mentor Sims in Fishing.”

Fishing UI has improved information, including Notebook info with Bait information.

Tuning for fish that can be caught is unique per world & more fishing spots added to some of our previously shipped worlds.

New bait preference system applied to most existing fish that modify catch chances.

Ceiling Fan Updates:

We also added a new Ceiling Objects Build sort category to make things like Fans easier to find. Swimming Things:

There is now a chance for interesting things to happen to your Sims while swimming, like getting a cramp or losing their suit (eek!). Swimming also now gives your Sims a boost in Fitness skill gain. Part-Time Jobs Update:

And last but not least (you still with me?) all existing Part-Time Jobs are no longer just for Teens. That’s right, now elders could work as Fast Food Employees. Young Adults could be Babysitters if they want. Why not? The Part-Time world is your oyster. Oh oh oh — and one last thing on that note: You can now have two Part-Time Jobs at once and pick between shifts. Wowee. And now on to the unintended features… General Issues.

Toddler’s Needs will now always be refilled while they’re at daycare.

Exterior trim now correctly applies to rounded flat blocks.

Adult Sims will now be able to successfully put Toddlers to bed. I wonder what their secret is. I may need to tap them for tips.

Sims on fire are now able to safely extinguish themselves in a pool. That’s refreshing.

The Dizzy Palms Ceiling Fan’s blades now tilt in the right direction.

Toddlers will no longer be put down from the high chair before they’ve finished eating. Patience mama, they’re still learning.

Gender Preference now affects flirt options.

Teen Sims will no longer spin into their Everyday outfit when going to school. If Randy wants to wear his swim trunks to school, well that’s Randy’s business.

Flirting with another Sim in a group conversation no longer increases the entire group’s Romance with you. That was awkward.

NPC Invites for Talent Showcase and Lounge will now take you to the appropriate venue.

We have fixed that bizarre issue where you’d have your Sims travel home, and then you load into your home lot, and your Sim’s skewer thumbnails are all greyed out like they’re not there, but when you hover over the skewer it tells you your Sims are at home. But like, they’re not at home. You’re staring at this empty lot, unable to play your Sims and you’re like.. “Is this even my home?”. And you start to question whether you selected the right lot on the map, but then you’re like “Wait, yeah – this is totally my home. But where are my Sims? It’s telling me they’re at home, but they’re not here.” Anyway, this should be fixed now.

Terrain Paint now functions properly on Laptop Mode for AMD graphics cards.

Get Famous

Captain Sigma’s Gig costume no longer includes a chicken mask. That was a fowl fashion choice.

Performing “Tell a Group Story” Interaction Goals will now complete for the Fan Meet & Greet Event.

We fixed the issue with Del Sol Valley’s terrain disappearing when View Distance was set to High. Graphics cards (that we know of) that were affected by the issue:

We fixed the Del Sol Valley skyline texture glitch after exiting CAS.

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Intel HD Graphics 4000

AMD Radeon R6 Graphics

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145

NVIDIA GT 120

Seasons

Sims will no longer gluttonously guzzle/gulp/slurp/chug water/milk/orange juice during events. No need to be so shellfish.

Jogging Vampires will no longer hold an umbrella while jogging because that’s just silly.

Cats & Dogs

Strays can now eat and use litter boxes without having to make the lot a Cat Hangout. You poor poor babies. You’re safe now.

Existing Sims/Saves will once again be able to lecture their pets. Now you can let Biscuit know how you truly feel when she jumps up on the counter.

Having a puppy or kitten nearby will no longer interrupt your Sim’s bath or shower. We swear they weren’t doing that on porpoise.

Sims are now able to walk through doors with Country Curtains.

City Living

Building pieces in apartments will no longer be invisible when viewing from the upper floor. That must have been very disconcerting to not know what happened to your stuff.

Cleared out some pesky extra plants floating around the Romance Festival.

Your Sims should now be able to buy art from the Street Gallery object during a Yard Sale.

Foundations will no longer cut out the floor of a Penthouse.

Coffee and Tea is safe to drink again. Sims will no longer receive the “Lethal Heat” buff and die upon returning home after drinking three hot beverages.

Get Together

Empty Clubs will no longer linger in your Clubs Panel. They are now self-aware enough to know when the party’s over and it is time to go home.

Get To Work

Coworkers are now spawning for the Science career. Yes, they missed you too.

Breast Feed is no longer available for male Sim parents of non-alien babies. Only alien spawn possess the cosmic knowledge of the most nourishing MANaries.

Strangerville

We fixed some buggy dog-walking behavior in Strangerville.

We shortened up the time it takes to complete the Give Orders Daily Task in the Courageous Captain Rank of the Officer Branch of the Military Career. That was a mouthful.

Jungle Adventure

You will no longer receive countless notifications when you leave your kitten or puppy at home while vacationing in Selvadorada.

Vampires

Vampire Sims will now once again gain points after they reach the Grandmaster level on pre-April (2019) patch saves.

Perfect Sun Resistance Vampires will no longer use umbrellas when routing in the sun. Flaunt it, baby.

We fixed the weirdness with trying to add points while drinking the Draught of Reconfiguration. Now you should be able to add points just fine and your options won’t be greyed out.

Cured Vampires will now change body temperature. Why you gotta be so cold?

Laundry Day

Sims will now hold laundry bags the right way. What is the right way, you ask? Trust me, it’s better than how they were holding it before.

And now to wrap it all up, let’s get playing! I hope you enjoy your summer updates and have yourself one wonderful day today. Stay Cheesy,

-SimGuruJill

It's not mentioned in the patch notes, but actually yes! That issue should be fixed this patch. Please let me know if it's not! There were way too many bugs to mention every single one 😅

— SimGuruNick (@SimGuruNick) June 18, 2019

#news #the sims 4 #sims 4 #ts4

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gowide90 · 5 years ago

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Sims 4 ❀ Starter Home

Heyy my lovelies, I decided to build a little starter home for you guys for yesterday’s video! As promised here is the custom content list for this build (under the cut)!!

Thanks to all the creators for their amazing cc: @pralinesims (Cross-Design), @mxims, @novvvas, @nynaevedesign, @mio-sims, @sanoysims, @wondymoondesign, @ddaeng-sims, @foreverdesigns, @heurrs, @yumesims, @s-imagination, @tene-brae and many more!!

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-walls/title/foundation-pack/id/1363791/

https://cross--design.blogspot.com/2019/11/veox-set.html

https://cross--design.blogspot.com/2019/10/floors-terrains-master-collection.html

https://yumesims.tumblr.com/post/145166579439/followers-gift-so-i-finally-got-to-learning

https://www.thesimsresource.com/members/Collevista/downloads/details/id/1473557/category/sims4-walls

https://sanoysims.tumblr.com/post/187623617426/eik-kitchen-set-ts4-i-know-its-been-a-while

https://sanoysims.tumblr.com/post/173497763231/lykke-livingroom-set-ts4-i-dont-know-what-to

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-decor-rugs/title/allie-fur-rug/id/1463012/

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4/id/1447387/

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-buildmode-doors/title/lyne-build-set-iv--three-quarters-door-1x1/id/1444274/

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-plumbing-toilets/title/kala-bathroom--toilet/id/1435766/

https://thesimsresource.com/artists/NynaeveDesign/downloads/details/category/sims3-objects-furnishing-storage-dressers/title/erin-bedroom--dresser/id/1419508/preview/approved/

http://pysznydesign.blogspot.com/2017/10/false-creek-home-part-1.html

https://pysznydesign.blogspot.com/2018/11/los-feliz-kitchen-new-set.html

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-appliances-largeappliances/title/gourmet-kitchen--stove/id/1380284/

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-lighting-ceilinglamps/title/living-capri--ceiling-lamp/id/1371208/

https://mxims.tumblr.com/post/157200288522/requested-items-macbook-air-deco-mesh-by-simgo#post-notes

https://mxims.tumblr.com/post/149121988917/bed-and-plants-conversion-by-request-boho#post-notes

https://mxims.tumblr.com/post/144920041452/7500-followers-gift-part-i-sony-kdl50w800b-wall#post-notes

https://mxims.tumblr.com/post/143540634152/rh-dining-1-lauren-armchair-2-industrial-pendant

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4/title/nuance-cutting-board/id/1331600/

https://novvvas.tumblr.com/post/184757435811/mxims-novvvas-boo-bathroom-set-collaboration-ikea

http://ts4novvvas.blogspot.com/2019/07/food-conversions-set.html

https://mxims.tumblr.com/post/160625414667/design-letters-and-friends-by-minc7878-mxims

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-surfaces-diningtables/title/simple-kitchen--dining-table-round-4-seater/id/1413715/

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-plumbing-showerstubs/title/bathroom-lusso--shower/id/1435847/

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-buildmode-doors/title/chesham-door-privat-low-1x1/id/1341625/

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-decor-plants/title/window-planter-petunia-small-b-1x1/id/1301157/

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-decor-plants/title/window-planter-petunia-small-a-1x1/id/1301156/

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-walls/title/scandinavian-basics-ii/id/1336830/

https://wondymoon.com/downloads/sims4/sets/living-room/quercus-living-room-i/

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-electronics-miscellaneous/title/europium-clock/id/1441810/

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-comfort-livingchairs/title/europium-pouf/id/1441806/

http://mio-sims.blogspot.com/2015/10/misc-conversions-viii.html

http://ddaengsims.blogspot.com/2017/05/leaf-bed-and-pillows-s2-to-s4.html

https://www.foreverdesignscreations.com/milanobathroom

https://heurrs.tumblr.com/post/189386554596/ikea-nordli-dresser-my-first-mesh-is-now-available

https://tene-brae.tumblr.com/post/173779328263/like-many-of-us-i-was-tired-of-ea-stairs-and-i

http://modthesims.info/d/551843/elegance-topiary-shrubs-ts4-conversion.html

https://thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-decor-paintingsposters/title/%5Bvega-livingroom%5D--paintings/id/1432461/preview/null/

http://helen-sims.blogspot.com/2016/08/ts4-wall-tapestry.html

https://pqsim4.blogspot.com/2019/01/inkal-nursery-sims-4-custom-content.html

https://studio-k-creation.tumblr.com/post/187549844058/skc-shiokei-bed-01-s4cc-standalone-base-game/amp

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-comfort-sofasloveseats/title/fuse-seat-triple/id/1414341/

https://hvikis.tumblr.com/post/129154060493/industrial-set-1-marcussims91s-eames-dkr-dkw

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-sets-objects-hallway/title/lemire-hallway/id/1426823/

https://msteaqueen.tumblr.com/post/134493681334/ts2-to-ts4-kitchen-deco

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-decor-miscellaneous/title/mist-books-v1/id/1472538/

I couldn’t find the pillow on the couch, the fridge and the three in front of the house anywhere! If anybody knows where I can find the download link, please let me know so I can add it to the list:

> MXIMS SMEG Fridge C

> MXIMS Nordic Throw Pillow

> Alfi-Si Birch 02 (tree)

#s4cc #s4 #sims4 #sims 4 #sims4 screenshot #sims 4 video #ts4 #ts4cc #s4 build #simblr #gowide

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sims-frame · 5 years ago

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Vintage Style Apartment - TS4 [SPEED BUILD]

Apartment with a vintage touch! Hope you like it, some cc used in the description below :) Please leave comments on what you thought and what you would like to see in future videos.

Apartamento com um toque vintage! Espero que gostem, alguns dos cc usados estão na descrição abaixo :) Por favor, deixem comentários sobre o que acharam e o que gostariam de ver em vídeos futuros.

Video:https://youtu.be/6iw0BTcbxmw

Music: Audio Youtube Library Quarter Mix Sonos Tiptoe Out the Back

cc: https://biguglyhag.tumblr.com/post/138875185652/2-to-4-trellis https://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Severinka_/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-buildmode-fireplaces/title/wood-burning-stove-v2/id/1374083/ http://sims4studio.com/post/46290 https://daniparadise.tumblr.com/post/140905868534/a-set-of-4-objects-for-the-sims-4-find-them-by https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-lighting-ceilinglamps/title/[lillie-dining]--ceiling-lamp/id/1360059/ https://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=mel_165&logNo=221461012787&redirect=Dlog&widgetTypeCall=true&directAccess=false https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-comfort-beds/title/shabby-chic-bedroom--bedframe/id/1378201/ https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-decor-mirrors/title/[alanya]--wall-mirror/id/1366537/ https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-decor-mirrors/title/[christmas-bedroom]--floor-mirror/id/1361235/ https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-objects-furnishing-storage-dressers/title/asia-dresser/id/1331391/

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composereggwrites · 5 years ago

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Love will not break your Heart (but dismiss your Fears)

Chapter 1: Plant Your Hope with Good Seeds

Fandom: The Magnus Archives

Rating: T

Characters/Ships: Martin Blackwood/Jonathan Sims, Georgie Barker/Melanie King, Alice “Daisy” Tonner/Basira Hussain, Gerard Keay, Gertrude Robinson

Additional: Reincarnation AU, Soul Bond, Team as Family, Autistic Jon, Post-Canon Fix-it, Childhood Friends, Hurt/Comfort

They stand in the Panopticon, fire raining down from the sky, as the Eye stares down at them.

Jon takes Martin’s hand in his.

Jonathan Barker-King wakes up and goes to class. He works under Gertrude’s rule at the university archives, and subs in when his coworkers at the library, Sasha and Tim, are out sick.

It’s on one such day that he reconnects with his old childhood friend. The one he hasn’t seen in 11 years, ever since their houses burned down. Martin Hussain-Tonner.

An Undone-Apocalypse reincarnation AU.

Ao3 or Below!

Jonathan Sims Barker-King sits at the checkout desk of Oxford University, and curses the flu for taking out both Tim and Sasha in the same week. Abandoning him to cover their shifts, when he should be down in the archives today, learning the ropes from Gertrude.

It’s not a hard job. Arguably, working in the archives is harder. But it’s also midterms season, and that means dealing with an influx of students who’ve realized they need to actually study, and he’s running this place short-staffed.

There’s a lull around 4:30pm, and he breathes a sigh of relief as it hits. The 4pm rush is typically the last of the day. No more beeping of the scanner, no more arguing with patrons about the fines they’ve accrued, and no more dealing with the incompetent people who don’t even know how to use a basic search function.

Maybe now he can work on his own homework. He’s got two essays and a test to study for, after all.

Just as he’s settling into the flow, typing the words into the document at a decent pace, someone approaches the desk once again.

“What do you need?” he snaps, most of the sharp edge tempered down with years of practice, before looking up.

The person who stands before him is easily 6’5, with wavy ginger hair, round glasses, and is absolutely built like a bear. But more importantly–

“Jon? Is that you?” he asks, grin on his face and light dancing in his eyes.

Jon laughs, still staring. “Y–Yeah. Holy–” he bites his tongue, no swearing on the job. “Martin? When the hell did you get so tall?”

Martin Blackwood Hussain-Tonner rubs the back of his head, laughing too. “Oh, you know. Hit a couple growth-spurts as a teen. Fifteen, sixteen, really shot up like a tree. What about you though? You’re so…”

“It’s alright, you can say small,” he says with a roll of his eyes. “Unlike some people, I didn’t get height genes from my mysterious spawners. Mum still delights in being able to pick me up.”

“Oh I’m sure. She was absolutely fearless, wasn’t she?” Martin asks, and Jon nods.

“It’s almost terrifying at times. I mean, I’m 23, and she comes swooping in and carrying me around like it’s nothing.” His brain presents him with a mental image of Martin doing this, like he is now, and then he shoves that thought into a dark, locked box. Nope, not doing that.

Jon almost keeps talking, but some of the students with books piled higher than their heads are starting to glare, so he sighs. “I’m still on shift for another hour, but we should catch up, yeah? It’s been ages.”

Martin nods. “Sure! There’s a nice cafe on campus that we could go to, not too far from here, and I’m free tonight.”

He smiles. “I think I know the one. Sounds good to me. Meet you there?”

“Wouldn’t miss it for the world.”

___

It takes three years to find them.

Daisy and Basira chose to look for Martin, while Georgie and Melanie search for Jon. Because these foolish boys decided to stop the apocalypse together, and die together.

They’d left a tape behind, of course. Static layered over the words.

“We’re going to do something. If you’re hearing this, I’m going to assume it worked,” Jon had said. “We’re undoing the apocalypse. Both Martin and I.”

“The thing is,” Martin said, false-confidence in his bold voice, only a hint of a waver, “We’re not making it out of this… Well, not alive. Not how we are now, at least. But it’s okay! We’ll be coming back.”

Then Jon again, slipping into a neutral voice, steady as he explains. “Time is going to get a bit weirder than normal, and this is going to open the door for a lot of people to get second chances. Anyone touched by an Entity who stays alive will still remember everything that happened, but for the rest of the world… It’ll be like a mass hallucination.”

“You don’t need to find us,” Martin murmurs, softer now. “But… You can if you want. Jon doesn’t think we’ll remember anything. Definitely not at first, maybe not ever. We’re just going to be little kids, after all.”

“Take care of yourselves, alright? Georgie. Melanie. Daisy. Basira. This is a chance for freedom for all of you, too. We’re burning that wretched institute to the ground, with Jonah inside of it, and getting out.” Jon sighs, a hint of compassion leaking into his voice. Such a struggle for The Archivist to feel anything, and yet he feels more than ever, nowadays.

“Be safe, all of you. Maybe we’ll meet again someday.”

After a bit of debate, Melanie had scoffed and said, “Obviously we’re gonna find those idiots. If we don’t, then Jude’ll hunt them down and burn them or somethin’. Might as well make sure that don’t happen.”

Easier said than done, of course. Daisy had managed to track down Martin a couple months ago, using some of the Hunt, before diving into a few rounds of Halo to shake the rest of the energy off. (That had been Basira’s idea, what better way to channel the Hunt than through violent video-games?)

Stepping into this orphanage, at first Georgie thinks it’ll be no different. It’s not a bad place, pristine and clean, but there’s no soul. Just another cluster of kids, too alone and small, who need homes that they can’t give.

Until she spots a child with too-big too-familiar eyes staring at them.

When they make eye-contact, the kid stands, and stumbles closer. She kneels down, and this child states, matter-of-fact, “You’re looking for me.”

“Oh, are we now?” she asks, raising an eyebrow. “What’s your name, then?”

“Jonathan. They don’t call me that, they call me a girly name. But I’m Jon.” There’s a hard edge, determination, as if prepared for anything but acceptance.

“Of course you’re Jon,” Melanie says, careful to kneel, careful as she reaches out. It takes a moment, but she finds his hair, and ruffles it. Tenderness wiping away the gleam of fear in his eyes. “Why do you think we’re looking for you?”

He leans closer. “I just know. I know things. I’m very smart!” he says, with what’s almost a proud grin.

She laughs, and leans close to Melanie, so she can whisper, “Mels, he’s so small!”

Melanie, predictably, laughs at her, and keeps talking to Jon. “Well, you certainly seem very smart. And you’re right, we have been searching just for you. It might take a bit before you’re able to come home with us, but I think you’re just the one we’ve been looking for, Jon.”

So they sit there, and talk with Jon. Playing games and reading stories with him. It’s not long before he gets tired, and crawls into Georgie’s lap, tuckered out.

She leans against Melanie’s shoulder, as they both relax.

“He’s such a child,” Melanie says, voice low.

“He really is. But I mean, we expected that, yeah? He’s three, if anything, he seems smarter than the average three-year-old.” Georgie says back, still carding her fingers through Jon’s hair. She had thought it’d be weird, seeing her ex-boyfriend/old friend as a child, and it was, a little. But he was so endearing. A little kid, free from the stress he’d been carrying.

“You don’t think…”

She shrugs. “He might be, I don’t know how all that super works. But from the way he was speaking on the tape, I doubt it. Maybe it’s just… After-effects?” Either way, she’s prepared to raise a weird kid. Had been ever since she and Melanie realized they might have a future together (because there’s no way they were going to be raising someone normal).

“I hope that’s all it is.”

Some of the other kids have been watching them. Georgie’s noticed this. Watching as they play, as they hang out with Jon. Maybe it’s just jealousy, maybe it’s not. It makes her hold him closer. Protective anger like acid on her tongue, ready to burn if they try to hurt her boy.

One of them walks closer now, and narrows his eyes at them. He looks to be older, maybe eight or so. “Why would you choose him? He’s weird.”

Melanie scoffs, and Georgie takes her hand, to keep her from fighting an eight-year-old. “Maybe we like him because he’s weird. A better question is why you want to be mean to a three year old, kid.”

“Listen. You don’t have to like him, but we do,” Georgie says, glancing up at him. Skinny, fists clenched and shaking. Scared because every time someone else gets out, he must stay. “Just… Don’t be mad at him, because he’s going to leave and you aren’t. Maybe someone else will like you the way we like him, some day. Being mean to him isn’t going to make that happen sooner.”

It’s a long process, of course. Adoption is complicated. But they manage to pass the inspection, and bring him home. Home to a newly-bought house with three bedrooms, right next door to Daisy, Basira, and Martin.

The look on Jon’s face when he sees his own room, with a ceiling-high bookshelf stocked to the brim, and toys aplenty, is one Georgie will treasure forever.

(She’s made sure that there weren’t any Leitners.)

___

Martin sits at the cafe, fingers tapping against his leg, grin on his face. The setting sun is shining in from the window to his right, and the soft scent of coffee fills the air.

He’d just seen Jon.

It had been eleven years, and Jon had remembered him.

He sips at his tea as he waits, anxious nerves swelling in his stomach. Which was ridiculous, because this is Jon. They’d been friends ever since Jon had moved in with his moms. Three year olds sitting together and playing with Legos. Jon reading books to him all the time. Going on adventures through their backyards.

They’d both had to move when they were twelve, though, and, in the chaos, had lost contact with each other. Martin hadn’t stopped missing him, even as lonely fog rolled in.

His moms did their best. But it was hard to make friends at school, when his anchor wasn’t there at his side. Cast adrift in a sea of unknown people.

(The pride club in high school helped a lot, but he still felt out of place. Alone even as he had friends to laugh and chat with, even as he started figuring out who he really was).

With his pencil to the paper in front of him, he tries to focus on some of his homework, and not think about Jon.

He ends up with lines of poetry written in the margins of his textbook instead.

When the bell to the cafe rings, he perks up, and grins as Jon walks in. He gives a wave, and Jon smiles and waves back. Once he’s retrieved his own drink, he walks to the table.

“Hey,” he says.

“Hey yourself,” Martin replies.

Silence settles around them, and suddenly it dawns on Martin that he has no idea what to say to someone he hasn’t seen in over a decade. Sure, they’d been friends, but that doesn’t mean their interests are the same.

“So… What’s your major?” Jon asks, and Martin lets out a sigh of relief.

“I’m studying literature right now, actually! All the classics, poetry, you know. I’m considering a few different options, but I figured I might as well study what I’m interested in while I ponder career choices.” He could ramble for hours about some of the things he’s studying, but not right now. “What about you?”

Jon leans back in his chair, and runs a hand through his hair. “I’m actually in a grad program right now. Working on a degree in information sciences with a focus on archival work. I double-majored in the History and English course, along with parapsychology.”

“Parapsychology? That’s the study of weird stuff, yeah? Paranormal events?” Martin asks, leaning forward.

Jon nods, and some of the awkward air slides away. “ESP, ghosts, near-death experiences, and reincarnation. All that fun stuff. It’s really interesting, actually. I did a lot of research on the apocalypse, the one that didn’t happen?” He waits for Martin to nod, before continuing.

“There’s bunches about it. Stories are still being collected. Everyone’s got something to say. I mean, an entire year’s worth of memories? Of events that didn’t happen? I don’t know why more people aren’t fascinated by this!” His hands dance through the air, punctuating his sentences with a flourish. Poetry in motion.

Martin smiles, watching Jon as he starts to ramble, sipping his tea. Jon has always been so full of words and energy, if given some encouragement. Infodumping about whatever has caught his interest now. It used to be books and stories, regaling Martin with the plot.

“I’m not in statement collection, of course,” he says, as if it’s the most obvious thing in the world. “I don’t really get to manage those, though I do read them sometimes. Wrote a paper about all the different ways to classify some of the weirder aspects, because events seem to fall into certain categories.”

“That’s really cool! It sounds like you’ve done a lot of research into it, and I’d love to hear more later. You could send me your paper, if you want?” He asks, a tingle running up his spine at the idea of being able to contact Jon whenever.

“O-oh, sure! What’s your email? Or phone number? We should exchange those, yeah?” Jon starts taking out his phone, and Martin does too.

“Sounds like a plan. I’d like to stay in contact this time,” he says with a snort. “No more disappearing for eleven years on me, mister.”

“It’s hardly my fault both our parents decided to move at the same time,” Jon mutters, mock-offended as he plugs his number into Martin’s phone.

“I know. I’m more annoyed that our moms didn’t help us keep in contact. It’s weird, I swear they kept in contact, but I guess I didn’t think to try and get your number, and I know we pretty much ended up on opposite sides of the country.” He shrugs, handing Jon’s phone to him and taking his own back.

He smiles when the text of ^Hello, this is Jon.^ comes through.

“I asked mom once. She told me no. Said it’d be hard, or that it was complicated for some reason. I let the matter drop.” Jon fidgets with one of the napkins, folding and refolding it.

“Maybe I’ll ask my mum about it sometime,” Martin says. “Mom is still kinda busy.”

“She’s still a professional gamer, yeah? I’ve kept up with Miss Daisy’s career.” Jon laughs. “It’s still great watching a fifty? Sixty? Year old lady destroying all the other competitors.”

He laughs, nodding. “Yeah, she’s sixty four now, and still absolutely crushing them. She’s brutal. She’s told me some stories from when she and mum were police, and I gotta say, I think I prefer the gaming.”

“I’ll have to get these stories out of you sometime, I’d be very interested in hearing them.” A grin lights up Jon’s face, and Martin has no doubt that he’ll be able to pull those stories out of Daisy and Basira.

“I’m sure they’d both love to regale you with them.”

All the tension of the room has eased now, as they laugh and joke. Falling back into old patterns so easily. Martin hadn’t been aware of how much he’d missed this until he had it back. Years of withdrawal making it easier to adapt to the empty ache in his chest when Jon wasn’t by his side. Like he didn’t know he’d been living without oxygen, until he could breathe again.

But now Jon’s here. For the first time since he was twelve, his lungs work, and the pain is gone. Gone somewhere, a burden lifted from him.

Maybe he’ll be able to keep it at bay, and keep Jon close, in the coming years.

___

Gertrude Robinson sits in her office, looking over the edge of her computer at the boy who has just walked in. Glasses sit sharp on her face, as she scans him.

Still in his goth phase, with black on black on black, dyed hair, and tattoos peeking out from under his sleeves. Oh-so-familiar, but she doesn’t know if her face is familiar to him yet.

“Can I help you?” she asks, steady and ungiving of an inch.

Gerard stares back at her. No doubt about it then. She’d changed her last name back to what it should properly be, as a signal, just for this. It’d be nice, maybe, to be a woman not so alone with her memories.

“Gertrude?” He raises an eyebrow at her, arms crossed over his chest. “Don’t play dumb with me. Your crotchety old grandma trick doesn’t work as well when you’re barely over thirty.”

She laughs, and leans back. “You’ve caught on then, I see. Good ole’ Gerard Keay.”

“Gerry Delano. I’m not using her last name,” he bites out. “Tell me, what have you been up to here?”

“Oh, this and that. Not much to do in the way of battling the Fears, these days. I hear your friend Jon took care of that for me.” She’d listened to the tapes. Found them hidden away in the ruins of the Institute. The rise and fall of the apocalypse, and Jonah being such a fool. As if he really thought Jonathan Sims wouldn’t find a way to undo the hellscape. The mark of the Lonely was brilliant, but it gave him the key to becoming a savior, not confined to be an Archive.

“They’re still out there, though,” Gerry replies.

She gestures for him to take a seat across from her, and he does. Less stubborn, this life. “Yes, I know. Don’t think I’m unaware of their movements. I’ve been keeping a close eye on the remaining Avatars. I’m not a fool. Jude is still on the move, looking for those two. Mike Crew is still throwing people off buildings–in France, right now I believe. But they’re all weak. Low on power and morals, and there’s not going to be another ritual–not in my lifetime.”

With a shrug, he seems to relent. “I guess. Are you really content, then? To just sit here and work as an–an actual head archivist? For an actual, not-spooky institution?” His words are clipped, not harsh, but pointed.

“Don’t you think I’ve quite earned my rest?” she fires back. “I’m not caught in the Beholding this life, and I’m not involved. Not yet, at least. Perhaps if the Web decides I need to be pulled back in, I will, but not now.” The Mother of Puppets is not one she can predict, but dancing to its strings is hard to resist. “Besides, it’s not like all my work here is boring. We’re still working on collecting statements from the apocalypse and filing them away.”

“The thing most people still think was a mass hallucination?” He laughs, and steals one of her pens to fiddle with. She’ll let him keep it. This is better than him using her desk as a footrest.

“Everyone wants to tell their story, and it allows me to travel around as much as I like to collect them. It’ll be a whole genre, I expect. A thousand years from now, and everyone will have their favorite stories. There will be fiction invented about it. Maybe some will even get it right.” She smiles, that smile of hers which he’s called bland but terrifying. Equal disinterest in everything, but with her own plot at play. It’s fitting, in a way.

“Well, you have fun with that. I’ll be keeping a lookout for trouble, and I’ll let you know if I see any. But I’m not here to help you with this,” he says, equally blasé.

“No, you’re here because you’ve said you can get Mr. Jonathan Barker-King, your roommate, an in to the archives here. Because you know me. You placed a lot of stakes on the fact that I remembered, didn’t you?” She chuckles. “You were right, for what it’s worth, but that was quite the gamble.”

“Well, if anyone were to remember, it’d be you, Gertrude.” Gerard shrugs, and she has to concede that he makes a point. “You’ll let him have the job, then?”

“Of course. Tell your friend that if he submits and application, he’ll likely get in. It’d be nice to have someone else around with an Eye for the finer details. Now, if you don’t mind, I have work to do.”

Gertrude turns her attention back to the files on her desk, and expects Gerard to show himself out soon.

He lingers at the door, but says nothing more.