#thomas happ

[atwas-gaming]

The theories behind the AV games, found on thomashapp.com.

[fancypantsrecords]

Thomas Happ - Axiom Verge Original Soundtrack | Limited Run Games | 2022 | Black

[mrmegamanfan]

Unboxing the Axiom Verge Collector’s Edition!

[the-duke-of-nuts]

Day 1: Late Nights | (Secrets) @darksideweeks

Don't worry Jan the two guys you're talking to are absolutely not the boyfriends in question who definitely won't hold this information against you when you sober up

[where-are-the-spooky-gays-2]

Do you think Logan would be classy when it comes to going on dates?

(Btw, LOGAN SMILING AHHH!!!🤩🤩🤩)

Absolutely that man will look sharp and organized and eat his food with such perfection to the point where he'd probably would not need a napkin

[satoshi-mochida]

Axiom Verge 2 now available for Xbox One

Gematsu Source

Metroidvania action adventure game Axiom Verge 2 is now available for Xbox One via Microsoft Store for $19.99, developer Thomas Happ Games announced. An Axiom Verge 1 and 2 bundle is also available for $34.99.

Axiom Verge 2 first launched for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Epic Games Store on August 11, 2021, followed by Steam on August 11, 2022.

Here is an overview of the game, via Microsoft Store:

You may have played Axiom Verge, or heard it referenced as a benchmark for indie action-exploration games. This long awaited sequel expands on the universe with completely new characters, abilities, and gameplay.

Indra, the billionaire behind the worldwide Globe 3 conglomerate, heads to Antarctica to investigate the disappearance of her daughter, but ultimately finds herself in entirely different reality, infected by parasitic machines that both aid and confound her. Where is she? Who is the mysterious person goading her from the other end of the computer terminal?

Explore an alternate Earth-like world, replete with the ruins of an ancient, high-tech civilization. Hack machines. Battle monsters. Use your remote drone to enter the Breach, a parallel but connected reality that is filled with its own dangers. You’ll want to search every inch for the hidden items and upgrades you need to survive.

[wiiuroms]

(via Axiom Verge)

[iamyourdailydoseofbi]

THE ODYSSEY OF REMEMBERING.

AUTHOR NOTE! As to not offend anyone ( mostly cause I feel like the context of Sinners and writing x Reader stuff is kinda a heated topic to touch - no shame to others who do.. )  I will write an OC with the face claim from the films, but you can read it as Remmick x Reader if you want to. Plus, it really helps cause I’m gonna use him for a fanfic of mine.. <3 pairing: Vampire! OC ( Thomas 'Tommy' Aberdeen ) x Reader or Remmick x Reader if you want to. prompt : Reader is slowly starting to remember the night she was turned, and it's not such a good thing for Tommy after all. word count: 1, 000+ words

You didn't remember the night you were turned, your mind had blocked out the night. Something about trauma and psychology and all that crap kept it hidden away. Though, you did have enough blurry details to make a vague idea. You were in a church, there was music playing⎯jazz, you liked jazz. Then, there was pain. It wasn't the pain of a bite, no, someone had cut your throat. After that, black.

You wanted to keep it that way. You didn’t want to remember. The pain. The emotions of it all. It was better that way, plus Tommy agreed. He always said that the trauma of being turned, it changed a person, haunted them, put a bitterness in immortality. It was better to forget, even if there was a scratching sensation in the back of your brain. Like a rat clawing its way into a wooden coffin, wanting to know, wanting to remember.

It was a funny thing, remembering. Remember what? Who were you before you were turned? She was dead and gone, had been for years now. Of what happened that night? The same blood and pain you see each time you feed. Nah, there was no use. No use in it. You were a changed woman, a better one, and you had Tommy. He was enough, he had to be enough because you knew nothing but him for the longest of times. It was always, you and him. Him and you.

Crossing your leg as you sit back in the seat, Daniel looked over the notes he had written down, brows furrowed together. It had to be the tenth session between the two of you. Or maybe, it was more? Hard to remember when you spoke so much. A lot being of past life that you could remember, growing up in your small town.

A little bit on the mortal lovers you had over the years, men, women, anyone to fill the void of immortality. But, there was still gaps between it all. Ones that was making Daniel more and more angry with each session. And the accusations of 'forgetting conveniently' was making you more and more angry. You weren't. You didn't. It was just blank.

"Tell me, ( Y/ N ), do you have alzheimer's? Is that a thing that you vampires can get?" Daniel asks, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

"No."

"No? Then, tell me why you said, 'I don't remember the night I was turned'. But, back in the seventies, you said you did." He argues, making your jaw clench.

"I must of made a mistake, then." You shake your head, a ringing beginning to form in your ears.

"No, no, you didn't." He argues, shaking his head.

"I did." You argue, not wanting to believe it.

"No, you did not."

You did. You did. You did. You fucking did. Tommy told you that. Tommy had said that was what you told him years ago. Why would he lie? He wouldn't. Hell, you could trust him more than you could of Daniel. You knew Tommy. You didn't know Daniel, not well enough to take his word for it. Not to mention, he was some stupid human journalist, wanting to make a quick buck off your story. Opening your mouth to argue, the words die instantly as he plays the tape back, your face crumbling at the crackle before a throat clearing.

"It is June, year...Um, 1973, I am talking to a Miss ( L / N )." Daniel mumbles, "Now, ( Y / N ), tell me of the night."

"It was Summer of 32', I remember the heat it was the worst back then. No ice, or fans that worked that well, you know? I used to pour a bucket over my head before bed just to keep cool." You joke, voice light-hearted.

"And how did it happen?" He asks, "Was it sudden? Was it something that you wanted?"

"No, no.."

No escape, there was no fucking escape from them⎯from him. They were everywhere. They were fucking everywhere. No matter where you looked, from whichever window or room. They were there, the hairs on your arm raising told you that. Worst of all, they weren’t doing anything. They weren’t talking, or moving, laughing, or even breathing. They were just lurking in the shadows of the treeline, red eyes glowing as they watched. 

If they were doing something, then maybe you wouldn’t be so scared⎯so paranoid. But, there was something far more terrifying in them just not doing anything. It made you twitch, cry, tremble, spiral into the worst of the worst thoughts. It didn’t help that everyone else in the church was always equally spiraling. Running fingers through your hair, you pace between the church pews, heart pounding in your chest painful. You felt like you were going to pass out. 

“We should talk to them.” Oscar argues, shaking his head.

“Talk? Are you fuckin’ stupid?” Todd scoffs harshly, “They don’t wanna talk, Oscar. They wanna kill us!”

“For what? What did we do to em’, Todd? For fuck sake, we’re in church! We ain’t do nothing wrong to em’!” Lottie argues, shaking her head with tears in her eyes.

“It doesn't matter. Just..” Todd looks around the church unsure, “Add salt to the window stills and doorway. Do not talk to em’, do not let them in.”

Letting out a scoff, you shake your head, tugging at strands of your hair. Stupid. It was fucking stupid, just putting salt around the church and not talking to them. You should be doing something more, like killing them. Or planning how to get rid of them. The sun wouldn’t come up for hours, but even then. Was it truly safe to go out? They could follow them back home, like those old folk tales used to say. It was better to kill them when you had the chance. 

“You got somethin’ to say, ( Y / N )?” Todd questions, shooting you a glare. 

“Yes, maybe we should find out why they are here. Isn’t there old folk tales of em’ omens of death? What if they’re just omens, just the dead comin’ to talk.” You argue, “We ain’t gotta go outside, just talk to them from the church steps or somethin’.” 

“That’s stupid.”

“Maybe, but we can’t just sit here and wait for the sunrise. What if they follow us home? We should try to get em’ off our trails, Todd. See if we can send em’ on their merry way.” You argue, getting in his face.

He glares, stress clear in his expression. He was right, about doing what you could to ward them off. But, that would only work for so long. There were still others in town that didn’t know what was going on. You had to warn them, or do something. Anything but wait and wait while they could be plotting something.

Looking around at the others, there was a silence that filled the air, as the creeping realization of your words sunk in with them. Father Peter was dead somewhere outside. The church parking lot and woods around it were filled with those things. What was there for you to do left?

“She’s right, Todd. I got babies at home, I can’t have em’ following me.” Lottie argues, “They’ll hurt my babies.”

“I..Uh, I don’t..” He pauses, before relenting. “If we talk to em’, we do no agree to nothin’. No deal, no letting em’ in. You hear me?”

“I ain’t.” You nod.

“Like shit I will, ain’t got a death wish.” Oscar scoffs, shaking his head. 

A sickening sound fills the air, a knock, as if those things had overheard you all. The air in your lungs gets knocked out, a cold terror going down your spine. Taking a step backwards instinctively, Todd shrugs his shoulders, straightening out his back as if preparing for a fight. Bumping into the corner of a church pew, Todd opens the front door, not enough for whoever or whatever was outside to see in. Just a crack, enough for only his face to peek out. 

“Evening, sir.” An unfamiliar voice pipes up, “My name is Thomas, Thomas Aberdeen, I was just passin’ through town and couldn’t help but stop here at ya’ church.”

“Mm-hm, evening. How can I help ya’, Thomas?”

“Now, now, I don’t mean ya’ no harm. No need to hold the door so tightly. See, I don’t mean none of y'all harm, really.” Tommy shakes his head, “I just want the girl, Miss ( Y/n ). I know she’s in there, can smell that perfume of her’s from here.”

“For what?”

“Ain’t really any of ya’ damn business.” He shrugs, “But, I can assure you, I ain’t gonna do her any harm. So why don’t y'all just cut her loose, yeah? Yeah.”

Yeah, no. Not a fucking chance. You’d rather get mauled by the gators in the marshes than go outside to talk to him. Swallowing the lump in your throat, you cower back from the front door, praying that Todd doesn’t open it for this fellow. Feeling a hand on your back, you let out a yelp of fear at the sudden touch, jolting backwards. The pile of bibles on the church pew tumble to the ground, spewing open to a few pages. Finding a sheepish Oscar there, you turn back to Todd, finding the door opened more as he faces the pair of you. Your heart stops in your chest.

The man at the bottom of the church steps. You had seen him before, playing a fiddle in town square for a few coins. You’d given him a quarter or two. He stares at you, the dim light from inside the church making his features more noticeable. If he wasn’t so god damn terrifying, you’d find him handsome. Those dark eyes that lured you in, the light scruff on his jawline that fit him, those brown curls that stuck to his forehead from the heat. 

“Oh, yeah? Then, why can't you just come in and take her with you?” Oscar pipes up, his voice cracking at the end from fear. 

“Would be awfully rude to⎯” 

“You can’t, can ya’, boy? Cause you dead and ain’t welcome here.” Todd argues, shaking his head. 

“No, maybe not right now.” Tommy nods in mock agreement, “But, sunrise is still a few hours away, still got plenty of time to head over to town. I can go to that diner for a bite, or I can go into ya’ children’s bedroom. Quite stupid of ya’ to leave em’ windows open, might let something in one of these days.”

“I ain’t coming.” You pipe in, not wanting to linger too long on his threat.

“Then, I’ll just wait for ya’.” Tommy nods with a sly smile, “I got all the time in the world to wait for ya’, darlin’.”

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Enjoy this a goofy little meme of my upcoming vampire fic ( OUT OF TIME. ) relationship dynamic! ( bottom sketch is from @somnolenthour )

[mregg109]

All days of Who's Lila Dithertober in the right order.

Here's the list of songs for each day:

Day 1 The words of professor Ribkin: Pixelord - Dominator

Day 2 The forest: Inexorable by Thomas Happ

Day 3 The cafe: Tongo Hiti - Princess Cruiser

Day 4 Fleeting Beauty: Allie X - Black Eye

Day 5 Projector Reel: Mio - Damiana

Day 6 Empty Theater: ZUN - Magic Mirror

Day 7 Best Friends: Sevdaliza - Oh My God

Day 8 Interrogation: Oomph! - Labyrinth

Day 9 Office: Ginger Root - Better Than Monday

Day 10 Boiler Melody: Scudelia Electro - Crimson Lake

Day 11 Devouring Mother: IC3PEAK - Kiss of Death

Day 12 Beneath The Forest: Trees of Life - Cowboy Said

Day 13 Fields: Masakazu Sugimori - Intermission ~The Deepening of the "Night"

Day 14 A Beautiful Dream: Caravan Palace - Wonda

Day 15 Teth Mushrooms: Nekomata Master - Raindrops. Aqua.

Day 16 A Familiar Face: Allie X - Girl With No Face

Day 17 Riverbanks: Toby Fox - Waterfall

Day 18 Detective: Paradise Lunch - Yes=No

Day 19 Martyrdom: Ruelle - Madness

Day 20 Fish: Shoji Meguro - Lamb Game between ♂ and ♀

Day 21 Schastye: Nekomata Master - Infinity of Our Love

Day 22 Manful Soul: Ling Tosite Sigure - Shandy

Day 23 The Lovers: The RAH Band - Downside Up

Day 24 Dada Dog: Hisatomi - lullaby (feat. KIRA) (uet Remix)

Day 25 Burnt Hall: Kyle Gabler - Burning Man

Day 26 The Secret Of Not Knowing: Allie X - Science

Day 27 Pendant: Jain - Come (Frank Pole Remix)

Day 28 Her Enchanted Hair: NΣΣT - Hanabi

Day 29 Roses and Poppies: Solar Fields - Introduction

Day 30 The Little Man Who Wasn't There: サカナクション (Sakanaction) - なんてったって春

[i-just-give-you-the-vidya-songs]

The song is "Vital Tide" from the game 'Axiom Verge', a 2015 metroidvania developed and published by Thomas Happ Games. Initially released on Playstation 4 / Linux / Windows / OS X, followed by Playstation Vita / Wii U / Xbox One (2016), and finally Nintendo Switch (2017).

-Submission by anonymous

[atwas-gaming]

The ideology behind Axiom Verge, as found on thomashapp.com.

[fancypantsrecords]

Thomas Happ - Axiom Verge 2 Original Soundtrack | Limited Run Games | 2022 | Black

[darklinaforever]

Anti-incest shippers make me laugh trying to imply our real life morality and going so far as to say that we have an incest fetish.

WTF ?

Incest is once again a super common trope in fiction that we can appreciate for various reasons linked to the narration and the issues it poses.

I like this trope, but that doesn't mean I'm going to ship every incest couple that comes my way.

For example, even if I appreciate their inclusion in the story for various reasons, I still don't ship Thomas & Lucille from Crimson Peak (even if the chemistry between the actors is great). I ship Thomas with Edith, the heroine. I don't ship Jaime & Cersei either. I ship Jaime with Brienne. Or more recently, in the film Flowers in the Attic : The origin, I do not ship the character of Corinne with Malcom, even if instead I ship her with her uncle and half-brother Christopher (🤭)... To go to Greek mythology, I certainly ship Hades & Persephone, uncle and niece incest, but I do not ship Hera & Zeus, brother and sister incest, for example.

Why don't I necessarily ship these relationships ?

A lot of factors come into play. Depending on whether a healthier and more convincing relationship is offered next door or not, for example.

I mean, clearly Thomas with Lucille, Jaime with Cersei, Corinne with Malcom, it reaches levels of toxicity leading to the probable destruction of the characters at a given moment, even the most sympathetic of the two, who we tend to like more and generally support and wish him out of this horrible relationship.

And do I need to talk about what a dysfunctional and toxic relationship Hera & Zeus is ? I do not believe. Although I know many actually like it, and it's to their credit if that's the case.

So when I'm accused of having an incest fetish and only liking a relationship if it has that aspect, that's stupid.

We ship for the chemistry, the history between the characters, what they bring to each other or not, the way they are represented within the relationship as horrible or not so horrible, etc.

As in the end... any type of ship.

It's not for nothing that we ship brothers and sisters or other members of the same family in fiction even when there is nothing incestuous between them. Usually, it's as simple as enjoying the chemistry between two actors. Nothing to do with a fetish either, since I don't ship all the fictional non-incestuous brothers and sisters that exist.

So accusing me of that is once again stupid.

It's like when I'm accused of shipping only when it's extremely problematic (especially for the woman whereas.. wtf ? I also ship when women are the bad guys, or the couples are lgbtq+ these people are stupid), which is ridiculous.

I can appreciate a ship with toxic aspects, but I will inevitably reach my limit at some point (and sometimes I'll just ship chips that are healthy). And even if I ship something truly objectively horrible in the story as this post shows :

That doesn't mean I expect the characters to get together, not at all.

I just generally appreciate the chemistry between the actors, more than the story of the characters itself which would lead me to ship which is certainly not the case when you see the horrible things that happen there.

At least, that's in my case, everyone has their own tolerance for toxic relationships depicted in fiction.

Saying that we have a fetish about incest or toxic relationships because we appreciate fictional tropes or alchemy between actors is just an excuse made by the antis so that they can justify their hateful attacks behind their screen.

Basically giving yourself a good moralizing role.

[ui-alcoholic]

[rurpleplayssims]

📝Campbell Quay Recap - Part 1/2📔

I was recently asked to post a recap of what had been happening in Campbell Quay since I started posting the no-commentary styled posts back in April. The reason being that I wanted to catch all the characters up before I do another time jump of several years. Long story short, I want my families to have most of their children born before the time jump so I can move onto the next stage of the story with the next generation starting to shine.

📝So, in chronologically order, here is what has happened so far since I resumed the series in April:

Cooper Household: Round 5

Matthew is visiting Zoey and Roselyn in their home and has lunch with them. (They'd been previously discussing Deidre and her apparent ignoring of her closest friend before she'd left town.) They discuss the success of the clinic after the remodel, and Matthew setting up the therapist's office when he's ready.

Natalia, the clinic's receptionist, is good friends with her boss and visits her.

Their home functions well after Roselyn (and her dog Lily) moved in. Roselyn takes the time to help raise Madeleine (Zoey's daughter with Tyler Ellis).

Zoey teachers her daughter to talk. Roselyn asks Jasper to come over to fix their broken TV. (He is the town's handyman).

Despite being her ex-boyfriend, Jasper and Roselyn's relationship is a strong one, but it's nothing more than sibling-like since they broke up ages ago.

Roselyn heads off to work. Zoey asks Jasper to fix the toilet when she realises he's there. They speak about their friends and how the town's changed since they established it. She puts her daughter down for a nap before working on her easel.

Madeleine, a bright toddler, enjoys building her creativity skill.

Zoey receives a phone call from Becky, her next-door neighbour, asking to come over. Zoey agrees and is distressed to see Becky in floods of tears on her doorstep.

Becky is inconsolable as Luke broke up with her after she refused his marriage proposal. (Luke is a werewolf and he saw her refusal as rejection, and as part of his werewolf culture, he feels like she's not his packmate, and that she broke them up, not him.)

However, there is something left unsaid between the couple. After getting her inside, Becky reveals to Zoey her reasons for rejecting the marriage proposal. They become best friends as a result of the trust between them.

Roselyn gets a bonus at work from a chance card.

Becky distracts herself by playing with Madeleine.

The girls discuss Luke and what Becky should still remain in the house next door (as Becky lives with Luke and their friend Helen.)

Roselyn returns home, greets Becky and gives her the same advice as Zoey. They become best friends too when Becky tells her her reasons.

Becky heads out, insisting on going for a quiet stroll around the block before heading home, wanting to compose her thoughts before seeing Luke again at home.

Roselyn and Zoey discuss their guests before they make out and head upstairs.

The following day, after Zoey heads to work, Roselyn invites Helen around. Helen is her apprentice and good friend. They discuss Becky and Luke, before Helen plays with Madeleine. (Helen is one of the main babysitters in town.)

The days pass by and their home is a happy one. Roselyn teaches Lily to Roll Over.

After about a week, Helen comes over to babysit Madeleine whilst Roselyn and Zoey head out for a date at the new tea shop that's opened. Despite the snow on the ground, the pair of them are keen to get some fresh air and time to themselves. (Readers who've been here from day one know the struggle it was to get to the stage where these two are in a happy and healthy relationship!)

At the tea shop, they see Thomas Campbell, looking a lot happier and socialising with everyone who enters. (Thomas was a zombie at the start of the series and this was not long after he's been cured and he and Althea's marriage became a lot steadier.)

On the way home, Roselyn proposes marriage to Zoey, who happily accepts.

The next day, Zoey holds the clinic staff meeting at her house.

Norman-Ashford Household: Round 1

Jed promotes Alon to be the manager at the Norman Fitness Centre. (Jed owns the business, which is the local gym/swimming pool.)

Briony, the editor at the Campbell Chronicle newspaper, holds a meeting at lunchtime in her house she shares with Jed. The other employees are Starla Bennett (Alon's ex-girlfriend), Dominic Hawlings (who used to work at Proper Nosh!) and Cheryl Midlock (who used to work at Grim Groceries).

Dominic and Starla discuss the recently held Major election in the town, which Althea won.

Starla asks Jed about the gym, pitching to write an article about it. Jed agrees. She then asks about fingerprint scanning system that was being rolled out but Jed breaks off the conversation.

Jed is a stay-at-home father for the first few months of his and Briony's lives as parents. Their children are Holly and Harry, a set of twins.

The twins age up into toddlers.

Now that the children are a little older, Briony and Jed take turns in being the stay-at-home parent. Briony teaches the toddlers to use the potty, and Jed starts teaching them to walk.

Briony, who'd been carrying a lot of weight in her pregnancy to the twins, has worked hard to reach peak fitness afterwards. (Fun fact: Despite Film & Lit being her OTH, she rolls a lot of wants to do fitness-related activities. As that is Jed's OTH, I guess she's taking inspiration from her fiancé.)

Thomas visits his brother to play with his niece and nephew.

Jed teaches Harry to walk and Thomas teaches Holly a nursery rhyme.

Briony teaches Holly to talk. Jed teaches Holly to walk and teaches Harry to talk.

Briony and Jed's relationship is strong and healthy, and he asks how the newspaper is going.

Sylvie invites Sylvie around. (She is the adoptive 'aunt' to Jasper, Phillip and Noah Morgan. When Briony moved to town, her car broke down in front of Sylvie's isolated cottage. During the months she lived with the ancient Fae, a mother/daughter bond sprung up between the two.)

Sylvie comes around, plays chess with Briony, has dinner with her and Jed, plays with her 'grandchildren'.

There is a new garage built, including an upstairs area where Briony has moved her office to, and the twins deserved a room of their own.

Jed invites Alon around and they discuss the fitness centre and the babies being born in town.

Briony cooks dinner for them all, and Jed expresses how pleased he is at the progress Alon has made since he came to town. (Alon was the first burglar in town, and his background is troubled. His parents were uncaring, his ex dumped him and he ran away to CQ and was struggling to live with no home before Thomas and Althea took him in and helped him. He is a successful reformed criminal in town and Jed, as Head of Security in town, is pleased to have been proved wrong that Alon would relapse to crime.)

Alon discusses health with Briony as Jed puts the kids to bed.

Thomas visits his brother again and he bonds with both children, becoming best friends.

Thomas and Biony discuss friendships in town.

Harry and Holly have a huggle.

A few days later, Briony asks Helen to come babysit for her so she can get some work done in her office without worrying about attending to her children.

She begins to write a novel (her 4th...I think).

Jed and Briony discuss recent crime rates and the fingerprint recognition program. Briony intends to write an articles in the Chronicle about its benefits.

Briony meets Julie Moore, the lady who has moved in right next door. They discuss the many babies in town.

Althea visits to introduce Julie to the other mothers in town, as Julie plans to open a nursery in town. Part of the vetting process is that all parents need to approve that they trust Julie, and that she will keep their children safe. (Long term readers will understand why Althea is insisting on this.)

Zoey and Ellen are invited over to meet Julie.

Matthew passes on his afternoon walk and Briony speaks to him.

Dalton Morgan (Jasper and Ellen's eldest child) is having a playdate with Harry, Holly and Madeleine.

Henry comes around to see Jed and his family. (Henry used to live with Jed and his brother Thomas.)

Jed speaks to the ladies about the security at the nursery when it opens.

Jed greets Jasper, who was also invited to meet Julie. (Helen is babysitting his and Ellen's four younger children btw.)

The toddlers become best friends with each other. (These 4 will be in the same age group, but Maddie is the oldest, then the twins, then Dalton.)

Jed continues to help his fiancee reached peak fitness.

This is where the tags for the households become a bit confusing as I jump around different households to show events happening to residents in (mostly) chronological order.

Tyler and Victoria (nee Bransfield) are recently married and enjoying their newly refurbished home, which looks much more like the home to two business executives.

Althea gains her baby bumps and is placed on maternity leave. She and Thomas are thrilled to be expecting as they've sorted out their differences from what happened at the start of their marriage. (Click here for the full household tag, I'm not typing all that out!)

Thomas runs the town's grocery store (called Grim Groceries) and Emmy is his manager who runs it on a daily basis for him. This allows him to look at other business ventures he wants to set up in town. As the Founder's husband, he has expectations that he wants to carry out.

Becky visits Althea to discuss their work. She is Althea's chief assistant at the Mayor's office and is her deputy, only outranked by Thomas. She tells Althea about her and Luke's breakup in the hope it won't make work awkward and Luke works with them as an Intern.

The Founder's home gets a remodel and Cheryl visits to get notes for Althea's weekly column in the newspaper.

Althea invites the Jefferson couple over. (They have a family that is split up, as Libby works at the military base. They'd worked hard to get temporary accommodation for Robbie and their three children until Libby moves into the bigger home.)

Thomas finds a genie bottle.

Althea speaks to Janet Tanner, one of the cleaners in town, and offers her support during her pregnancy and after. (Janet moved to CQ with her boyfriend Frank. He wasn't keen to move to this town, despite Janet's love for the place. However, Janet confessed to Emily Morgan that she'd had a drunken one-night-stand with a male - we don't know who - after a row with Frank, but then when she went home the following day, she and Frank made up, leading her to not know who the father is. She has decided to keep the baby.)

Julie has dinner and Thomas and Althea, discussing their arrangements for the nursery amongst other things.

Jada, one of Althea's political assistants at the town hall, visits Althea to discuss priorities to be carried out whilst Althea is on maternity leave. She also helps set up Thomas's paperwork for his business ventures.

Some boring game rules here: The sims who own business lots and do not have an active career, they should be 'employed' in the Business career. In my mind it means they sign up to help and support from Campbell Quay Logistics, that Tyler organises as he's in charge of most business dealings with the town, only outranked by Althea.)

Victoria falls pregnant with her and Tyler's first child, and learns Couples Counselling.

Janet comes and visits Althea again to discuss her arrangements. Emily is with her as she was the first to guess that Janet was pregnant.

Sylvie's business, Sylvie's Garden, is doing very well! Despite being a very isolated person when she met the residents, she's come a long way in terms of confidence, and she's happy.

Sylvie's Garden reaches Rank 10 and it gets a Good Review as well!

Thomas's Grim Groceries is also doing well and opens up a car dealership, C&N Motors. (Not sure I mentioned it before, but it's a spin on his name, Campbell & Norman Motors, as Thomas married into a matriarchy family and took Althea's surname.)

Thomas reaches maximum enthusiasm in Music & Dance.

C&N Motors ranks up quickly and also gets a Good Review!

Althea studies some skills at home: Couples Counselling, Anger Management and Lifelong Happiness.

She also starts a novel to document all that's happened in town. It sells well!

As her pregnancy progresses, she studies some more, learning Fire Safety.

Phillips's daughters, Bella, Felicity and Phoebe age up to toddlers.

Proper Nosh! - Emily's restaurant gets some more remodelling and does well for business.

Phillip teaches Bella, the eldest, to walk.

Roselyn's art studio business is also doing well and earns a Good Review.

She also gets promoted in the Artist career to Level 7.

Zoey's Clinic has had a remodel and she welcomes her fellow doctor, Brandan, who is a surgeon.

Zoey has an appointment with Victoria, who is heavily pregnant.

Her next patient is Matthew and they make a point to discuss friendships in town. Zoey considers how fast her daughter is growing up.

Briony is based at the office, The Campbell Chronicle office and is working hard on her computer as Laura, a young teen, works at the till for the little shop at the front.

Gretchen (the business reviewer is who actually employed by Briony..?) awards the Campbell Chronicle a Good Review.

Townie Household, Round 2

Luke is working in his beloved garden before he heads off to Sylvie's Garden, to buy some new tools and meet up with Sylvie. He also meets Lena, one of the military personnel that have started visiting the town.

It's an awkward atmosphere at home. Despite it being a few months since their breakup, Luke and Becky don't speak much.

Becky has constant flashbacks to when she said no to Luke's marriage proposal.

She tries to remain pleasant and upbeat but Luke is either quiet or muted in his response.

After their lunch and she heads to work, Luke goes outside and breaks down over the breakup, still quite heartbroken. He reminisces over their love intersected by the memory of her rejection.

They had both had a recent row and whilst Becky regrets what she said in anger. Later that evening, she apologises to him. Luke, still muted, accepts her apology but doesn't say much else.

Helen asks how Becky is over breakfast. Becky avoids the subject.

When Becky heads to work, Helen plays her violin before heading over to Campbell Square to play for some tips. Before heading out, she greets Cheryl.

She meets Claire and Abbie, two of her female friends for a coffee.

After their meetup, Helen gets herself a coffee and Brandon, the surgeon at the Clinic, introduces himself to her.

Helen is attracted to him, and she's attractive to him. Flattered by the welcome attention, she speaks to him for a bit.

She plays her violin and gets quite a few tips, including from Henry and Brandon.

Returning home, Helen does some painting.

Luke bird watches before reading the newspaper.

After transforming that night (he's a werewolf) he heads out for some bug collecting.

Emmy and Alon officially become a couple, despite being together since Althea and Thomas's wedding.

Cheryl gets promoted to Level 3 in the Journalism career.

Matthew spends a lot of his freetime out jogging, emailing on his computer and cooking healthy meals for himself.

Cheryl makes an effort on her own novel. Tony is alone in his flat.

Emmy spends most nights sleeping in Alon's bed, but they've taken it slow, and have not woohooed yet.

(Most of the residents on this lot have had their spaces repainted as I wanted to make them a little more personal.)

Max Huxley (who used to be a cleaner) is in the Dance career and gets promoted to Level 3.

Tony spends most of his freetime playing his guitar.

Noah and Henry have gone from strength to strength since he moved in. Noah is promoted to Level 6 in the Science career.

Whilst babysitting Madeleine, Helen looks after Lily too and gives her a bath.

Zoey is promoted to Level 7 in the Medicine career. Her bonus goes towards their upcoming wedding.

Emily and Phillip Morgan are doing well, in both their family, relationship and business. Proper Nosh! is Rank 10 and Phillip is a highly successful lawyer and the top lawyer in town.

Henry's business, The Bookshelf, is also doing well.

Emily speaks with Tony when he comes over to let her know that he'll be leaving his job at the restaurant sooner rather than later.

Whilst he's there, Janet accosts him, and is very angry.

Phillips earns a bonus of $43,000!

Janet imagines Tony coming over to her and apologising...but he doesn't.

It's still awkward at the Townie household. Becky tries to speak to Luke about general stuff but he can't stop relieving her rejection. He realises he needs to change something.

Helen sits down at the table and Luke and Becky talk freely when praising Helen and the confidence that she's developed since she'd come to town. (Helen was very shy/insecure of herself when she first came to town. She's grown a lot in that time.)

Luke checks his email. Helen studies. Luke checks the newspaper and can't help but look at Becky from the corner of his eye. He wants to speak to her but isn't sure how.

After she gets up to go to the kitchen, he approaches her. She smiles at him and he's just about to try to speak when her mobile rings, and he loses his courage.

Becky heads out to get out of the house.

Helen speaks to Luke about Becky and tells him about Brandon, and that she wants to quit her babysitter's job. Inspired by her talk with Roselyn and Althea, she wants to do something else.

Luke thanks Helen for her quiet, steadfast support and that he's glad they're friends. She says the same.

Becky comes home and is so exhausted that she falls asleep in her food!

The resident household members speak as they normally do in the morning, enjoying the fresh air. Cheryl mentions kissing and gets Tony confused and conflicted. (He misses Cheryl and hadn't been able to stop thinking of her since she broke up with him at Althea's wedding. She broke it off with him because he was dating other women at the same time and she wanted a faithful partner, despite how much she loved him.)

Tony distracts himself by working hard at his music shop, Tony's Tempo. It's a big money earner and he's quickly paying off the bank loan he took out for the building. His business reaches Rank 8!

Max has to pay a fine at work.

Cheryl, Dominic and Matthew catch up over lunch.

Alon and Emmy finally consummate their relationship.

Cheryl earns herself another promotion to Level 4!

Max finally opens his dance studio business, Studio Huxley.

Starla visits C&N Motors and buys herself a car.

Brandon also buys a car from Thomas's car dealership.

Roselyn and Helen discuss their interests and a business venture.

Becky earns a bonus of $500 but Luke gets demoted.

Helen rings Brandon and they speak on the phone for a few hours.

Later, she spots Luke sitting alone in the garden. She speaks to him and he mentions their friendship and his recent heartbreak.

Helen gets a phone call from Marion and is surprised. (No, it's neither of her sisters btw.)

Luke tells Helen he will be quitting his job at Althea's office and getting a job elsewhere. The new job involves moving out.

The next day, Luke tells Helen he's leaving and she tells him she's glad they're friends and he should ring whenever he wants to.

When Becky comes down for breakfast, Helen lets her know Luke will be moving out in an hour. Becky is stunned, relieving the memories of her relationship with Luke.

Luke packs up his garden pots and tools and puts them in his mobile greenhouse. He doesn't know if he will come back for them but he kept them out of the way in case the girls wants to do something else with the garden.

At the moment of departure arrives, Helen says goodbye to her friend and hugs him before heading outside to put his suitcase in his truck, leaving Becky and Luke alone.

Becky awkwardly wishes Luke well and is confused as to what Luke's new job is. Luke insists (appearing cheerful) to wish her well and they hug. They share a moment when they stare at each other, but Luke and Becky meet Helen outside.

Becky and Helen watch as Luke gets in his truck and drives away. As soon as he disappears from sight, Becky bursts into tears.

Due to Tumblr being blooming awkward, there is a text limit...great.

📝Part Two is here.📖

[bright-eyed-dizzy]

trace but older... ive been listening to a lot of otacon MGS voice lines bc he's trace's voice claim according to thomas happ so i think i mmmay have accidentally just drawn trace as hal emmerich. oh well