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[bigautomaton]

More Jons

[matchalovertrait]

How did this even happen????? What happened to being the "ultimate celebrity chef power couple"? Things were going so well. Well, let's rewind a bit to explore what delusions and a lack of self-introspection can do to a person. After Alex, Dulce had been chasing the high that she got in their relationship. Puppy love is short-lived, but damn does it feel powerful. That's the first love she experienced and she had nothing else to compare it to. She spent a while dating different people, but nothing really came out of that. Was she being a little picky...? Yeah maybe... Then, she met Caruso. Yes, he was arrogant and annoying, but he was fun. She loved the thrill of their little competition and the tension that came with it. Caruso was perfect for a hopeless romantic who is ambitious and gets bored easily. That's the thing, though. He was nothing more than a business partner that she could sleep with. She thought she loved him, but she only loved what he did for her and her career. The guy is good-looking, does anything he can to please her, has allowed her to travel, and is as driven as she is. This entire time, she has used him as an investment. Dulce fucked up big time.

Transcript:

Caruso: I’m full of surprises, right? Well, what do you say?

[Silence]

Dulce: No.

Caruso: If not now, then when?

Dulce: Not ever. We’re done. I thought I loved you, but I don’t. Not in that way. I’m sorry.

[ravenlilyrose]

I've just finished listening to season 2 of The Magnus Archives (at a genuinely worrying pace) and I don't think I've ever encountered a character with so many obvious problems where I had less of an inclination to point them out?

Like, yeah, the dude's got problems, but I don't really feel the need to dissect them? And I dissect everything. So it's kinda weird to just be sitting there going, 'Yeah, man, that's some major paranoia, tell me your next paranoid delusion.'

Literally no clue where I'm going with this. I'm enjoying this so much but so differently than I normally enjoy things. So, yeah. Keep up the weirdness, Mr. Archivist Sir, I guess.

[polyhexianbirb]

Yp so it's late and I can't post this Swap Au thing to Ao3 until the morning, so here's a sneak peak. Thanks to @dexterkronos and @kingskelly123 for the ideas that are used in this. This is just the little ending sneak peak btw :3

Timothy Stoker was never arrested. However, there is still a lot of suspicion on him. I might talk to Barnabas, see if he can get Tim to come in for a catch-up interview. Among… other things I have to talk to him about… some of which could probably wait until after work. Yeah. The workplace isn't a good place to discuss our private life, huh?

...

[Sigh]

I'm talking to a tape recorder. I need to talk to him before this gets out of hand.

*click*

[pixeldolly]

Walden BACC

🤵‍♂️👰‍♀️🐺

[momentomori24]

So I only watched a couple of routes for Flipside but now I'm fully convinced that Nicole's characterisation either got handed to someone else or was just changed entirely. I knew she was different in Re-Up and I had an inkling on how but I couldn't 100% place my finger on it until this instalment came out. I'm starting to feel like whoever wrote her here didn't completely get her character in the first game. Is that just me.

[iseeyoujon]

Thanks to the deluxe transcripts, my new pointless headcanon is that Jon doesn't know how to take a screenshot.

[twst-hottest-takes]

This is probably a weird take. And quite a hot one. I don't think people will agree with at all😭 but since it's been in my head I gotta vomit it lmao

The thing is, from what I see through out the game, it seems like the dev tried to make every characters at least interact, right? Like for example, the birthday duo cards, or the Halloween events with massive cast of random students. Of ALL the connection these 22 students has, It just feels... Weird... That there's no canon ship? I might be wrong with this coz 1) I know the game had to be 'neutral' in order to scoop up as much as audience they can (and this game is like, already 4 years old so it would be quite a big jump from the current content they had.) 2) those attempts in making the characters interact cannot be interpreted as canon since it's probably not from the game's main timeline.

I do have my OTP and NOTP, but honestly idc about that. For a game cathered for female audience, seems like a canon yaoi (lmao) won't really hurt the market? And especially since the yumebait itself is also very plain compared to other joseimuke games? Idk at this point I'm just yapping

So yeah my take I wish there's romantic canon x canon content between the main characters, yes between the 22 MAIN STUDENTS, not staff nor NPC. Just one ship is enough lol thank uuu

I think most people would just disagree on which ship should sail.

Personally, I'm a fan of TWST keeping ships out of the canon. If it's not a dating sim I don't really want to see the characters that would be otherwise romanceable in an otome game getting romantic with each other. For me that would be depressing.

On a meta note, keeping ships from being canon while doing their best to set up as many valid pairs as possible casts the net for appeal as wide as it can be for the obvious target audience of fujoshi. Furthermore, by not making anything canon people who would otherwise not want to play a game with such a bishie loaded cast might still take an interest, and no shippers feel snubbed by having their pairing not work out in a game that otherwise snubs romance entirely. Keeping ships out of the canon is more or less the safest play TWST can make. Is it lame like that? Yep. But that's how a Disney based game is going to play it to try and max playability and appeal to get those sweet sweet microtransactions. . .

. . .and this is not counting the disasters I imagine would happen in the fandom if one ship got confirmed over another. . .*shudders* Trust me, it's better this way.

I totally feel you on the yumebait though. Unfortunately that also falls into the meta category of trying to keep things a little on the downlow. It's probably supposed to avoid making people who don't usually play visual novel style games uncomfortable or something along those lines. Also they really don't want to be confused with a dating sim, so they can't have the characters flirting with us too much. Which is a crying shame. I pine for the romance elements too. I really, really do. I respect the decision to keep them out of the game though, even if it leaves a hole in my heart.

Thank you for your take!

[cinamun]

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Oof... Dearest Readers, follow me under the cut to unpack this diaper bag right quick:

So there have been, throughout this story, themes regarding the ways in which the State shows up in the lives of those less fortunate. Those on the "other side" of the tracks so-to-speak. How the State specifically targets certain (Black) families. The Child Protection system (DPS, DCFS, CPS... goes by many names, still the same) was part of Darren's entire story. So here we are.

Yesterday I made mention of how ruthless the "justice" system is and for someone like Jerri, it doesn't get any better.

Learn you something:

Why is this happening to them? <-

The other reason <-

Also stay tuned.

[thegirlinprague]

if you've never tried it before i strongly recommend experiencing a dnp video through the phan tag before watching it

[matchalovertrait]

Remember when I said that Dulce was going to briefly live out another childhood dream? 😏 There's something else I've been saying too (not part of that list).... I'll leave it as that for now.

Transcript

DULCE: Can I tell you something?

ANTONIO: Sure.

DULCE: [Looks up at the ceiling.] That son of a bitch must’ve stolen my notebook when he moved out... I’m actually going to kill him.

ANTONIO: Sounds like you’ll need a lawyer again.

DULCE: You’re not mad???

ANTONIO: What else can we do?

ANTONIO: Sounds like you’ll need a lawyer again.

DULCE: You’re not mad???

ANTONIO: What else can we do?

DULCE: OH. MY. GOSH.

ANTONIO: What?

DULCE: I have the BEST idea.

ANTONIO: What do you have in mind?

DULCE: Caruso is having a Halloween party tomorrow night! So many people are talking about it. It’d be sooooo easy to dress up in costumes and infiltrate his house. I can get my notebook back!

ANTONIO: I strongly advise against that.

DULCE: Oh, come on! We can be like secret agents. It’ll be so much fun- I mean important for the trial. Yeah.

ANTONIO: “We”??? There’s no “we.” Do you know what would happen if we got caught?

DULCE: IF we got caught. We won’t, anyway.

DULCE: We can be like those iconic spy duos. I’ll be the amazing one who everyone loves and you can be the moody mysterious one.

DULCE: There’s no time to waste! We have to plan. Oh! Let’s watch my favorite spy movies so we can get some inspiration-

ANTONIO: Very well. I see your mind is made up.

DULCE: Where are you going???

ANTONIO: Making a call. We need to consult actual professionals.

[rainmustfallts4]

Rain Must Fall (Reaper’s Rewards Special) ◇ #009

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Time to start week 4 c: We’re almost at the end!

Step one is to do some research on Ambrosia c:

OSCAR! What are you DOING, child?? I know you’re an immortal familiar, but bug spray is not good to bathe in!

Imagine being a plant and seeing this crazy bitch start talking to you lmao What would you do?

“Grim~ My darling death~”

THERE IS NO ROMANCE CATEGORY! Someone told me each grim has a different gender so maybe this one is marked female and that’s why? I don’t know, I assumed all of ’em were male lol

Anywho, we got a new Freezer Boney! This one isn’t as fancy, it’s just a shinier version of the original.

Oooo our Grim is a bit mischievous c:

Seems like they fixed the mailmen, she’s no longer obsessed with waving at the box lol

I wonder what we’re gonna do once the ambrosia is made. Are we supposed to use it on a ghostie or gift it to Grim? Hmm

Still no orchid.

I think that’s his third trait! We know all about our bae c: (also don’t you steal my shit, Grim)

So, I could have finished off my teen aspiration but it requires 5 dates. I’ve gone on 2 already but they didn’t count, soo~ I decided to change to a different one. “Listen to” immediately ticked off and counted but I didn’t realize it until I started working on “Practice music.”

[dreamlandiasims]

Hi! Updated post is here! Transcript and more under the cut:

previous | next

The Reddit post:

I am very open to feedback on whether I've changed enough to address the issue of Anti-Semitic tropes that was brought up previously. If anyone is still concerned or bothered by this post, please let me know!!

Transcript:

Cahill: You kids are messing everything up, I hope you know that. I’m done, I’m retired, I don’t get involved anymore. But… access to alien tech, knowledge, resources, in the hands of Agnos… shit.

Frankie: What is so special about this one company?

Cahill: Agnos is… more than just a company. They have a frightening amount of influence in the business world. Agnos is a matriarchy, captained by Oasis Springs’ very own Nancy Landgraab. Maybe you’ve heard of her?

Frankie: I thought she was in real estate.

Cahill: She’s got a lot of fingers in a lot of pies, let’s say.

Saf [reading from her computer]: “Landgraab founded Agnos with her business partner Nick Altos, but eventually forced him out and took over the helm solo. To protect her claim on the company, she recruited her closest friends and allies to the board, including other prominent celebrities and champions of business, like Katrina Caliente, Lily Feng, and Mortimer and Bella Goth. They claims to be “pushing the limits of scientific advancements” for the “good of all Simkind”, but it’s all bullshit.”

Cahill: They don’t care what new medicine or technology they discover, only that they do it before anyone else.

Frankie: Ok, I’m getting the picture. But what does this have to do with us?

Cahill: Well, Agnos has a history of looking the other way while their subsidiaries and contractors conduct research in a… less than ethical fashion.

Saf: Shit, Frankie… You might’ve been right…

Cahill: I imagine we’ve got such a situation here, with BioSim Tech.

Erwin: So when people in town go missing, they become the lab’s unwilling research subjects.

Cahill: Well, that’s my hunch at least. But I—what are you doing?

Frankie: Answering a phone call?

Cahill: Wrong. You’re exposing us all to the possibility of being compromised. From now on we need to operate as if they are listening to every conversation. That means no texts, no calls, no emails… nothing.

Frankie: Are you kidding me? No way.

Erwin: Frankie, he’s right.

Frankie: … Ugh, fine. [under her breath] I’m sorry, Saf…

[Frankie’s Voicemail]: Hi, this is Frankie’s phone…

Saf: What the hell?

Frankie: So… what now?

Cahill: Now… I suppose I help you kids get back into that goddamn lab.

[andrevasims]

It's been a while since I've actually made a video, and I share them here & there, but idk if I ever did a post about all of it.

I have a YouTube channel with nearly 80 hours of no commentary gameplay spanning across The Sims 1, The Sims 2, Life Stories, Pet Stories, Castaway Stories, and Sims Medieval.

My Sims 1 videos range from playing pre-mades, exploring expansions like Vacation & Makin' Magic, the Asylum Challenge, prehistoric living in a tent in the forest, etc.

My Sims 2 videos also include playing pre-mades & exploring expansions like University, Open for Business, and Nightlife. Then there's lesbian farmers, desert shack lesbians, legacy lesbians, umm... Basically lesbians lol.

Link to Playlist of TS1/TS2/Stories

Link to Playlist of Sims Medieval

[sdmsims]

dusty friends!

another horse request! this time a more obvious choice for a horse conversion :p

REQUIRES horse ranch ep (duh), for best results use the maneless options, this no tail mod, and this invisible bridle!

2 swatches each (normal and shiny), can be found as costumes under the 'blanket' option. they have blinking eyes and moving jaws!

custom thumbs and disabled for random

feel free to recolor or mesh edit, but please do not put these or edits of these under any form of paywall!

DL : SFS (free, no ads)

[krshush]

I ♡ being my friend's equivalent of a YouTube video they play in the bg as they play a chill game