#sims: Arturo

[eulaliasims]

Round 1, Arturo 1/4

Once upon a time, there was a young man who fell asleep within a grove of trees, or an ancient circle of stones, or a ring of mushrooms. Or perhaps he offended a wood-sprite, or ate a fairy cake unknowingly. It's hard to remember.

Once upon a time, there was a young man who slept for many moons, and when he woke the forest had begun to claim him. When he ripped the creeping vines from his limbs, they left their imprint behind in his flesh.

Once upon a time, there was a young man who slept for many moons, and when he stumbled home he found the world had continued on without him. What had been homes and hearths were only abandoned and overgrown tumble-down stone, and the fields had been given over to meadows of flowers and grass. The young man had a family once, parents and brothers and too many cousins, but he can't remember their faces anymore.

Once upon a time, there was a young man who decided to walk far and wide in search of answers. He is a very studious sort, you see, and if he covered himself with sleeves and gloves and carefully trimmed the antlers that had begun to sprout from his head, he could pass for ordinary. He met many kinds of people and learned many wonderful things, but none of them could explain what had happened to him.

Once upon a time, there was a young man who wearied of wandering and watching the new friends he made age and pass while the forest's magic kept his face unlined. He decided to return to where he began. There, he found that the overgrown fields and fallen stones had been removed, and in their place was a small but thriving village.

The forest, however, remained the same. It was happy to welcome the young man home.

[prettyymafia]

the end of a (blue) era

[madebysimblr]

Now Playing ~ Say Anything by Good Charlotte Mystress

Cordy: Not to add to the nerves, but it's packed out there tonight! Think you're starting to make a name for yourself.

Envy: No nerves this time, Cordy!

Cordy: Good. Got about 5 minutes to go!

Spike: No more stage fright?

Envy: It was never stage fright, it was just... I don't know doing something so new. Though we do have more reasons to be nervous. I overheard Cordy say to her wife that DJ Steele is here!

Axel: Arturo? Yeah, that's her dad.

Envy: I know! But he also is in charge of all the studio connections at Sadie's. If he thinks we're good we could get signed!

Spike: Then we better impress tonight.

Envy: And we will.

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Wyatt: You’re not staying here again tonight-.. in fact, I don’t even want you in this country. Kian: Wha-… [Kian spluttered over his tea for a moment before regaining his composure and setting it down] Kian: What on earth do you expect me to do? Wyatt: I really don’t care-.. whatever you were doing before you arrived? Kian: Well, I spent most of my probation languishing at the penthouse, but it didn’t feel right. [Wyatt squinted, perhaps Kian had learned something-..] Kian: You know, like it wouldn’t be the same until we got everyone back together-.. eh, almost everyone. Wyatt: [scoffs] That’s what you want to do? Kian: Don’t you? Wyatt: All that time wasting away in prison and you want to jump straight back into the lifestyle that led you there? Kian: We would’ve been just fine if it weren’t for that traitorous redhead… [Kian trailed off and held Wyatt’s gaze expectantly, as though it were a given that his brother would agree. Wyatt wondered if Kian had conveniently forgotten his own involvement in the downfall of their father-.. and Ashton’s, not that he really knew about that part, or whether he was too brain dead to have noticed amongst the chaos] Kian: Aren’t you tired of playing house out here? It’s all but forgotten, we could go back and-… Wyatt: You are not my family. Kian: But we’re brothers-.. you’re literally the only family I’ve got left. [Wyatt laughed dismissively; he could’ve vomited at the sight of Kian’s hurt expression] Wyatt: If you’re suddenly so compelled to act like my brother, then leave-.. get as far away from here as possible and don’t come back, and don’t you dare mention my whereabouts to anyone who bothers asking. Kian: Where do you suppose I ought to go from here then? Wyatt: Really? You finally have complete freedom and you’re asking me what to do with your life? Honestly, I’d love to suggest suicide but I doubt you’d have the wherewithal, nor the guts. Kian: There’s no need for that, my god-.. what’s the matter with you? Father would-… Wyatt: Father this, father that, he’s been dead for over a decade, Kian; get over it or go and fucking join him. [Kian scoffed, shaking his head with such similar derision to their father that Wyatt wanted to choke him senseless] Kian: I should’ve expected no less than your typical hostility-.. ten years and you haven’t changed a bit. Wyatt: That makes two of us. Kian: I suppose I’ll be the bigger man as usual and do as you’ve asked, shall I? Wyatt: [tightly] Mhm, do that. Kian: It’s a good job I didn’t finish unpacking. Wyatt: Perhaps you aren’t completely lacking in forethought after all. [Wyatt clenched his fist around the handle of his mug, fighting the urge to launch it at his brother’s giant, disgusting head-.. he definitely wasn’t worth the mess though, and the tea within was nowhere near hot enough to cause satisfactory damage]

[satureja13]

'Guess who just got back today? Them wild-eyed boys that had been away Haven't changed, had much to say But man, I still think them cats are crazy They were askin' if you were around How you was, where you could be found I told 'em you were livin' downtown Drivin' all the old men crazy'

The Boys are back in Town - Thin Lizzy

We are back! From a new computer! (EA App stopped working on my old Windows 7 PC -.-) Arturo invited them to celebrate the opening of a brand new Temple in Morensong (and for a belated Ostara/Spring Equinox Festival since we couldn't celebrate together last week. Day and Night were equal on March 21st and warmer days are coming. Hopefully for the Boys too).

They aren't really ready to meet again. Neither Saiwa and Jeb (after Sai's breakdown) nor Jack and Kiyoshi (after Jack's breakdown). But Ji Ho has a plan.

Arturo welcomed them and showed them around. This Temple is much bigger than Kiyoshi's/ the Tree's in Koh Sahpa. Had Kiyoshi gained so much more popularity since he's back from the tree?

Arturo: "Haha no ^^' Kiyoshi's followers wanted this Temple for Kiri, Little Goat and Kumo who hadn't left Kiyoshi's side and cared for him while he was one with the Tree for all those decades. And Little Goat played a big part in bringing him back eventually." Oh... ok Ö.ö So we have a Stable Temple now... For horses, goats and sheep. We've seen stranger things, haven't we? There are 12 easter eggs hidden in the following pics and posts. I write the amount of eggs in the respective pic below in brackets. For example in the pic below you can find 1 easter egg, so I write (1). (The same egg can appear in different pics and angles, but it still counts as 1 egg.)

Kiyoshi is embarrassed. He knows that the others are keeping his distance to him since they know the whole truth about him and Jack and that he became a demon, he's back and and a deity now and they are forced to stay together to avoid a catastrophe in their possible future and he destroyed Jeb and Saiwa's relationship with this damn 'Bird' misunderstanding... He just wanted to live quietly among them and somehow make it up to them and serve them and not to cause a ruckus and being treated as something special and upset them even more. (1)

The Temple is big enough for all the horses and goats and Kumo so they finally have a place to stay in Tomarang! (1)

The Boys' horses are Otherworlds horses and they are free to roam whereever they want to and the Boys can call them via the goats. Not sure if they stay here all together all the time since they have their own problems and misunderstandings and quarrels among them... (see our spin off -> The Stables)

Arturo: "What do you think? It's awesome, right?" Saiwa: "It absolutley is. They will live in a palace!" Arturo: "Come over to the meadow. I prepared games and food." (3) (But only two new eggs, the third egg is already shown 3 pics above. That makes a total of 5 different eggs in this post. Have you found them all? The other ones can be found in the following episodes and I will reveal where they are hidden in an extra post after the festival.)

From the Beginning  ~  Underwater Love ~  Latest 🕹️ 'Therapy Game' from the beginning ▶️ here 📚 Previous Chapters: Chapters: 1-6 ~ 7-12 ~ 13-16 ~ 17-22 ~ 23-28

[gnomewife]

Willow Mendoza - newcomer to Moonwood Mill, bitten by Greg. Artist desperately trying to hold her family together and chasing the ghost of a man she never knew.

Kristopher Volkov - Leader of the Moonwood Collective. Keeping secrets for Avelina Lunvik, fearing his parents' war is about to become his own.

Reina Mendoza - Willow's sister. Troubled teen searching for the actual cause behind her mother's mysterious death.

Stevie Bouchard - Presumed orphan. Changed forever by an otherworldly encounter, struggling to come to terms with an ancient and volatile power.

Daishi Bando - Stevie's adoptive brother, burnt-out healthcare worker. Trying his best to level with the sheer amount of occult nonsense going on, unable to trust Stevie to keep themself safe.

Arturo Mendoza - Father to Willow and Reina, struggling addict. After 17 years of grief, he risks a trip down the same path that doomed his wife.

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Twilight poses by ratboysims

I liked this post format so I figured I could do a couple more, let everyone get to know my characters a little bit, especially since The Moonwood is a bit of a slow start. 🐺

[ice-creamforbreakfast]

It was time to update the tree again!

[babolat85]

[someone-elsa]

The Selvadoradan Telenovela actor Esteban has now a son, Arturo (19). His mother is Esteban's ex-wife Carmen. Arturo is a nepo baby who has appeared on films and TV shows his father has produced and/or starred in. Even though he's gaining popularity, Arturo is already thinking of giving up acting. Maybe it would be for the better, as he's not particularly good at it.

Who knows what he's up to next...

[lushnightjelly]

En·tro·py [ˈentrəpē]

lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder

Beginning | Current

[itsyerm]

MONO Magazine: The Hope of Tomorrow

Collect one of sixteen unique covers in our Freshman Special 20XX and meet the 27th Class as they begin their studies.

From day one until graduation day, MONO follows each student’s journey through Hope’s Peak Academy. Learn about the groundbreaking studies they undertake, their unique worldviews and hopes for the future.

Full covers and bonus are under the cut.

--But wait! There's an issue with that person's cover! Did you see what happened when we printed it?

Huh. That really is weird. I wonder who--

Full Covers

This took A LOT of time to download, create, pose, edit and design. I hope my hard work shows! And to our wonderful developer, thank you for all the hard work you've shown us. I've had a real blast the last few months since discovering this series and you deserve all the praise in the world. Please spare Whit, I'm begging you.

[eulaliasims]

Round 2, Hill Farm 6 / 8

These two love to fish now. This is going much better than Xiang's bee-related lessons.

Speaking of, I got Drustan a hive as per @moocha-muses's suggestion, but forgot to stock it. 👍 We'll just have to remember to drag Shep around to give him a lesson when autumn comes.

idk what you expected.

Hey, were you wondering if Elmet has gotten any better at talking to people now that he's made some friends and even gotten engaged?

No. No, he hasn't.

These two have a really cute friendship. :) Drustan actually wants to be friends with Glamaer's sister, Gytha, too, but Gytha doesn't seem to like him.

Now that they've finally met, Arturo usually shows up shortly after Elmet arrives at the pond at night. Helenet's right; once you get him talking, he seems starved for company.

Elmet: So if you're not a god, and you're not fae... are you a witch? Something else? Cuz I gotta say, the green tattoos and the antlers aren't exactly screaming 'not part of the fae'.

Arturo: No. It is a curse of some kind, I was told. I slept in the forest once, and the forest left its mark on me.

Elmet: Yikes.

Arturo: I have no word in this language for whatever I am besides that. A long time ago, I traveled very far and met both talented scientists and magicians, but none could elaborate beyond that, nor tell if it's breakable.

Elmet: That sucks. You know what, c'mere—

Arturo seems surprised by the hug Elmet gives him, but after a moment his arms go around Elmet in turn, and his hand lingers on Elmet's shoulder like he doesn't want to let go.

Where's the 'it's all coming together' Emperor's New Groove meme when I need it.

[simstorian]

Since I am deep in my townie-making era right now, ofc I had to quickly do the new Tomarang townies; the Cahyaputri family, the Bun Ma family, and the Linh-Sadya family + Thi Linh. I actually thought all of them looked quite good already, so I just made them a little bit more my sim style!

[madebysimblr]

Happy Father's Day To:

Featuring: Arturo Steele, Darion Meyers, Deacon Royal, Eugene Steele, Marcus Kassabian, Zane Priest, Xavier and Trey Cortes. (✿✿◕‿◕)

Not Featuring: James Alexander Montgomery.

bonus:

maybe one day it'll be featuring matty mason too. o__O watching you buddy.

(also after seeing how rough he looked next to otis, I opted to let him have some good hair & facial hair bahahahaha)

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Transcript:

Arturo: You did well, considering you spent such a short amount of time with us… Do you regret any of it? Oscar: I’m not sure. Arturo: They’ve got what-.. or who they want well within their sights. They’re not interested in you lot, not at this level.

Oscar: You can’t guarantee that. Arturo: If I go down, which I will, I shan’t be taking anyone with me. You boys are like family.. and we don’t betray family; do we? Oscar: No…

Arturo: Kian would do the same, given a push. Wyatt? Definitely not. I’ve never quite known what to do with him. I always hoped I’d have a son like you; tenacious, intelligent, determined... I’m good at many things Oscar, but parenting? That’s a skill I do not possess, and it seems it may have cost me dearly.

Wyatt: [hisses] Get out of the way. Kaden: No. Arturo: Do you have somewhere more important to be, Wyatt?

Wyatt: I-… Arturo: Tell me, is our current predicament the result of your handiwork, or were your suspicions well founded after all? Wyatt: I.. I tried to tell you.

Arturo: I’d be tempted to apologise, had you not indulged in your own pettiness. I kept you away from this role for a reason, Wyatt; to protect you from your own ineptitude, selfishness and lack of forethought. If you wanted out-.. if any of you wanted out, all you had to do was ask.

Arturo: Now.. if I’m not mistaken, at least four people in this room have been conspiring against me; including you.. hm? Wyatt: [nods reluctantly] Arturo: The fifth would be Darien, correct?

Wyatt: … Arturo: I’m going to pretend that you agreed with me, for your own sake. Wyatt: It wasn’t his idea!

Arturo: Well.. it clearly wasn’t yours either, the wheels were turning long before you hopped on the wagon. Wyatt: Exactly, I just-… Arturo: Be quiet! How I produced such a coward is beyond me. Stay there, I’ll deal with you later.

Kaden: I wouldn’t leave if I were you. Wyatt: Well, you’re not-… Kaden: Unless you want to die, stay put.

Arturo: You.. after all these years, everything I’ve done for you; this is how you repay me? How could you fall for the very same trick Silas used against you-.. against us?! Bruno: [spits] It’s not a trick.

Arturo: If it’s not, then it was rather foolish of you to miss that opportunity. You could’ve denied his involvement; or your own. Bruno: He’s not-… Arturo: Not the sharpest tool in the shed? No offence, Ivan.. but you didn’t come up with this, did you?

Ivan: Uh-… Arturo: No, you can barely hold yourself together. Bruno’s too loyal for his own good. Wyatt was late to the party, and Darien will blindly follow his lead. So, I wonder who that leaves.. he almost sticks out like a sore thumb, doesn’t he?

Kian: Don’t move. Alea: You can’t let him-… Kian: Just wait.

Arturo: I thought this family meant something to you, Bruno; thought you knew how important it is to protect your own-… Bruno: That’s exactly what I’ve fucking done! Arturo: Ah.. you’ve made your choice; I see how it is now.

Kian: Don’t-.. no-no-NO! [GUNSHOT] [SECOND GUNSHOT]

[satureja13]

And while Saiwa, Jack and Ji Ho stay at home, Jeb, Kiyoshi and Vlad went to the Temple to help Arturo. All of them silently agree it's best to keep Kiyoshi away from Jack until he healed. It's a long way to go for Jack. Even though he says he's fine. We all know he isn't. It would even be better if they parted ways. But Other Jeb's message makes this impossible. No one wants to take the risk of some of them getting hurt - let alone be killed.

Vlad joined Team Kiyoshi. Jack is Vlad's best friend and this wasn't an easy decision to make for Vlad - but he and Kiyoshi grew very close at Belgraves Institute. They shared a room and ran their penalty laps at the sports ground. They slept next to Jack's pod when he was in his coma. And in the end Kiyoshi had to betray Vlad to the Council to maintain Kiyoshi's camouflage.

Vlad knows that Ji Ho and Saiwa take good care of Jack and that Kiyoshi is having a hard time now since he became a diety, had been banned from Kojin's Temple and lost Jack. And no one, except for Jeb, knows how to deal with him after they learned that Kiyoshi was Jack's Alpha and fated mate and kind of co-responsible for Jack's misery. And that Kiyoshi had been sent by his father to the Lab to torture captured Jack and Saiwa. And rescued them in the end. It hadn't been easy for Kiyoshi either with all his duties for the temple, the resistance and the council. He didn't hurt Jack on purpose. They just didn't know better and couldn't act better. He can't be mad at Kiyoshi. Maybe it was because they were too young and unexperienced or it just wasn't meant to be - yet. Fate doesn't make mistakes and Vlad is determined to help both of them.

Kiyoshi cared for the saplings of his Tree. And when he touched the little one Jack had lit with some kind of magic, it hit him like a bolt - again. This is a sign. Kiyoshi is sure. As a werewolf, Jack isn't capable of doing such magic. This has to mean something. Jack is his fated mate. Kiyoshi will give Jack all the time he needs to heal - but he will never give up on him. He tried it - for decades while he'd been in the tree - futile.

Mood is gloomy and everyone was working in silence lost in their own thoughts. Vlad thought he could try Jack's puppy strategy to light up the mood a bit. So he started to tell some funny stories of the times they hadn't been all together. Vlad: "... and when Jeb and Ji Ho had already left to do their school project at Mount Komorebi, Jack insisted to put me on my gloves! I had been blind then, but I still was capable to put on my gloves. And then I made fun of him because he wore a fur jacket! A werewolf in a fur jacket! And then Kiyoshi said: 'I like fur'. Somehow I knew that something was going on between you two." Jeb was cutting the planks, had the pencil between his teeth and chuckled. He repeated 'I like fur' because he thought it was so cute and funny of Kiyoshi. But since he had the pencil between his teeth, it was gibberish.

Arturo froze: "What did you just say?"

Jeb, gibberish: "I like fur?"

Arturo: "Gods - it sounds like the last words from the Master! 'I like bird'!"

Jeb: "I think everything sounds the same when you have a pencil in your mouth while speaking ^^'" Arturo: "True hahaha." Little Goat: 'Hello?!'' omg...

After their work at the Temple, they sat down to eat. Arturo: "Vlad, why don't you take a plate and give it a try?" Vlad: "Ah, I'm sorry but I'm a vampire and can't digest food. I get sick if I do and live off of plasma packs and fruit."

Arturo: "I aware of that - but I also feel your strong craving for food. Other vampires just ignore it." Vlad: "Oh I'd been able to ignore it all my live - until... I drank Ji Ho's blood... and when I came back from hell after I died, I started to smell the incredible odors and had a hard time not giving in and try some ever since."

Arturo: "A lot of things changed after you drank mermaid's blood, hm? Why not you digesting food? Give it a try." Vlad: "Uhm - ok..." It smelled so amazing, Vlad thought it was worth getting sick.

And this is how Vlad tried his first food!

And it seems he likes it!

Oh my Arturo was right - Vlad yould have eaten food since he bit Ji Ho September 2022! And even though he knew he'd changed a lot and craved for it, he never tried - because he was afraid and convinced it would make him sick. This sounds trivial but made him think a lot. What else could he have experienced since then and never tried? And how much has Ji Ho changed him? But before he could follow his thoughts any further, it hit him! Hot hot HOT!!! Arturo: "Maybe Burmesan Samosa Soup wasn't a good choice for your first meal ^^'"

But it was. Vlad will never forget this - his first meal. And it will remind him to be bolder and try new things and not hide behind his fears! (Hear, Hear!)

After lunch Arturo went for a walk with them. He has an idea wow they can make up with the others.

And after a hard day's work, they gathered at the fire. Arturo was pondering all afternoon about 'I like bird' and 'I like fur'... (Try it yourself, it really sounds the same!) Arturo: "Kiyoshi - who did you think about before you became one with the tree?" Kiyoshi: "Jack. I've never been able to forget him. Even when I felt nothing else anymore, I still felt him."

Arturo: "I have a weird inkling: maybe your last words weren't 'I like Bird' but 'I like Fur'? Because Jack is a werewolf? Or you thought of that experience with the fur jacket?" Jeb: "When Kiyoshi thought of Jack and not of Saiwa before he left and Saiwa isn't his fated mate but Jack... Gods - I urged Sai into this fake relationship with Kiyoshi to bring him back because we thought Kiyoshi's last thoughts were about Sai... Saiwa will kill us all." (Omg... ö.Ö') And there's no way not to tell him because they all agreed to be honest to each other...

'I know your eyes in the morning sun I feel you touch me in the pouring rain And the moment that you wander far from me I wanna feel you in my arms again And you come to me on a summer breeze Keep me warm in your love, then you softly leave And it's me you need to show

How deep is your love? I really mean to learn 'Cause we're living in a world of fools Breaking us down when they all should let us be We belong to you and me

I believe in you You know the door to my very soul You're the light in my deepest, darkest hour You're my savior when I fall And you may not think I care for you When you know down inside that I really do And it's me you need to show'

How deep is your love? - The Bee Gees

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