#toxoplasmajuice

[nikatyler]

Wren? What's your problem with her?

[toxoplasmajuice]

Hello and welcome to the Nobody Murder Mystery Bachelor Challenge. After the first generation of the Nobody Rainbowcy Redux and a brief contestant-call period, both of which so unremarkable they hardly even happened, 1st-generation heir Orange is looking for a spouse to repeat the monotonous cycle with. But, allegedly, something will go wrong... well, whatever.

Let's quickly review the contestants:

Cranberry Jones (evil @toxoplasmajuice)

Leaf Leif (@/simsblog0728167)

Pink One (@/adjectivepxls)

Sky Sims (@/allmyfriendshatemesimming)

Wall Davis (@/ipostsimslegacies)

Pollen Spouse (@/simsblog0728168)

Recycled Paper (@/ixels-imeanpixels-mybackspaceekeybroke)

[melien]

Danube: I gathered an impression of a fun-loving person from you, Lotus. And what about your hobbies?

Lotus: Collecting souvenirs is everything for me! Though, uh... sometimes I’m a little too lazy to search for new ones, so I can just ramble about the ones I already have.

Danube: I can relate!

[geezsims]

Doctor Amber Gonzalez for @toxoplasmajuice’s Atkins’ MMBC!

Neuroscience, robotics, even alchemy... is there anything science’s latest wonderchild can’t turn their hand to? At only 19 years of age Amber had already graduated from SimU with several degrees under their belt. At least... that’s what people tell them. Amber themself has a somewhat fuzzy memory of most of their prestigious accomplishments, despite their otherwise razorsharp mind, but that isn’t about to stop them from breaking ever new boundaries in their ravenous—sometimes even reckless—pursuit of scientific discovery. There’s an apocalypse going on after all; there’s no time to get caught up in semantics! Just don’t ask them if they’re a clone. It’s a touchy subject.

CC: blush | hair | nails | formal (prep school top) | shoes | (eyes, skin, and eyebrows are defaults)

[tiny-tany-thaanos]

Ashley “Ashes” Joyce

(for @toxoplasmajuice)

She/her, is too small to think about love but one day’s going to realize she’s into girls

Loves the Outdoors | Daredevil | Brave

Out-going, energetic and charming daughter of Cameron Joyce. She’s more interested in fire than it’s safe for a small girl. She doesn’t yet realize what’s going on in the world and the biggest dilemma she’s dealing with is why her parents aren’t together and why she isn’t allowed to see her Mom. Nevertheless, he would love to see her father happy.

Ashes comes together with her father.

The only CC she uses is this hair

Private Download

[tosimornottosim]

Quiet loner Hina Karakuri had trouble making friends as she grew up. Something about her just didn’t mesh with others. She tried, really she did. But...she just couldn’t find the friends she so desperately wanted.

So she made her own.

Hina had always had a fascination with dolls. Considered one of the traditional arts of Japan, Hina was drawn to the quiet elegance and malleability of dollmaking. She made her first doll after getting no Valentine’s Day candy in Kindergarten, a puny little thing crafted from scraps of the dress her mother had made her for the class party, and she just never stopped. As she got older, her artistic skills only increased. By the time she was ten, she was winning dollmaking contests across the country. By the time she was 12, she went back to Japan with her mother to present one of her creations in an international contest. She won.

And just like that, she was on Hope’s Peak’s radar. By the time she was 15, Hina recieved that glossy letter offering her a place at the Japan campus. Hina Karakuri transformed over night to Hina Harakuri, SHSL Dollmaker.

...It didn’t improve her social life.

Still the odd girl out, in her unpopular, homemade clothes and her hatred of the outdoors, Hina wasn’t exactly Miss Congeniality. Considered odd even amongst the eccentrics of her school. She tried. God, how she tried, but all Hina earned from Hope’s Peak was a boost in her skills and the boost to her reputation in the workforce. She never had the ‘friendship and comradery of future leaders’ that others so touted.

But she’s not bitter. No. She just has to try harder. It’ll come, it’ll come, it’ll come.

So she graduated. Worked making dolls for the elite and the poor alike, honing her trade and holding quiet tea parties at 3 AM with those she kept when the lonliness got too much. It would come. It would come. She moves to a quiet seaside village, always happy to give one of her hand crafted toys to a good home.

Nobody ever asked. The dolls she saved for anyone who asked grew dusty on their shelves, nobody to notice the care she’d put into them.

So she tried something totally new. A bachelor challenge.

The first one saw her eliminated on day one. The host was kind, but he felt ‘no connection’. The second one saw her sent home on the second day. The host was less kind.

The third had her called out on live television for this being her third go around. The contestants all laughed at her. Even the host laughed.

She smiled through the whole thing. She loved the cold. Being left in it again was nothing new. That earned her scorn from social media. “What’s wrong with that freak! Just taking it!” Even taking it was the wrong answer.

So she went home. Made more dolls. When society began to crumble, Hina almost didn’t notice. Almost. She watched the growing panic with trepidation as most did. How would she survive, a girl who nobody *wanted*.

There were only so many options. Hunker down and try and be avoided, as she always was. Maybe even Despair would hate her. Or maybe she’d just die alone, starving or murdered.

Who would take care of the dolls then?

...No.

She’d try. She’d try again. She’d go to sanctuary with a host. It had to work. It had to work.

It will come. It will come. It will come.

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Hina Karakuri for @toxoplasmajuice. Hina is actually cc free!

They’ll make fun of you, they will break your heart, then they’ll laugh at you watching you fall apart.

[bountifulberries]

Introducing...Aspen Whyte!

Brave | Loner | Loves the Outdoors | Mooch | Natural Cook | Witch

Aspen is for @toxoplasmajuice‘s Atkins MMBC!

Aspen is a trans guy (he/him) who, despite his appearance, is not a berry Sim. He used to be a ginger, but he was never quite this pale before--but all of that changed when his entire town suffered radiation poisoning when a nuclear reactor miles away exploded. Though most of the others had “normal” (but horrific) reactions to the exposure, like skin damage, tooth decay, and damage to their eyesight, Aspen’s health is essentially normal--he just, you know, gradually developed bleach-white skin and hair. The orange that’s left in is hair is the last that’s left to him of his old life. Aspen never had any siblings and only ever had contact with one of his moms, and she insisted on staying behind in their town to help some of the sicker and more elderly neighbors with their radiation-induced suffering. Aspen considered himself lucky that his health wasn’t majorly impacted and decided he didn’t want to risk that luck by continuing his exposure, so he’s been hitchhiking west for almost a year now. It’s hard to get people to be willing to pick you up when you’re white as a ghost (and when the really suspicious people start spreading rumors that there’s a rake [warning: rakes are creepy af] stalking the highway), but he’s managed to get this far. He doesn’t have a particular goal or end destination in mind--or else, he didn’t, until he found out about this BC. Why not?

CC: Hair, Top Surgery Scars 

You can change his clothes if you want to if it makes sense in the story--like idk somebody finding something for him, but otherwise please keep them ripped. Also, if you’d like, you can at some point change his hair to all white (e.g. if it grows out longer and he gets a haircut that removes the remaining orange. He’s ready to embrace having totally white hair lol).

Download is private, I think?

Interview Questions under the cut!

In-Character

My name is Aspen Whyte. I’m 24 and trans, use he/him pronouns. Yes, my last name was Whyte before the explosion. I’m from Foundryville, PA, which I don’t expect anybody to know about. Yes, I am a long way from home, and yes it has taken me a looong time to get here. I’m an Aries, if that means anything to you.

I had half a mind to become a chef, before all of this. I know I’m 24 and should probably have figured some of that out already, but I dropped out of high school when I was 17 and didn’t get my GRE until I was 22. Community college doing nothing for a year, and then...well, boom. Hard to focus on your career when everyone around you is succumbing to radiation poisoning. Umm, but yeah, being a chef would be cool.

I’m a really good cook. I also have really great endurance--like, when I walk and run. I can go a long time without much pausing. And I’m pretty good at first aid, I can even give stitches. I haven’t had much time for hobbies since I’ve been on the road, but in all that time between dropping out and getting my GRE I actually became really good at embroidery and had a pretty successful Etsy shop. I shut it down after a few years because I got sick and tired of doing nothing but keeping up with orders, but I still like embroidery. It took me a long time to get good at it, so I hope I haven’t lost my touch.

I didn’t really date before my medical transition because I wasn’t really comfortable with myself. Not to say people didn’t want to date me, but I just wasn’t interested. So I really didn’t start dating until I was like, 19 I guess, and I haven’t had anything super long-term. One person actually was just using me to get free custom embroidery for him and his friends, can you believe that? Anyway, I’ve dated mostly guys, and probably wouldn’t date a woman, but who knows, you know?

I have been aimlessly wandering this country for like, a year. And yes, it is lonely and kind of boring. Like, I love my solitude, but damn, I also really miss people. So I like the idea of finding a partner, but I also really like the idea of being in a house with other people. I know I’m going to eat those words within like, a day, but I think my sanity needs me to be stuck with a consistent group for a while.

I’ve been picked up a few times for minor offenses. Vandalism, stealing stuff like basic food staples, disorderly conduct, public urination...it happens, when you don’t have a house or a car or an income or really anything consistent or reliable in your life. I’ve never hurt anybody.

My favorite book growing up was The Road. Ironic, right?

Ummm, I take vitamin D-supplements and require a lot of sunscreen. It’s not exactly a curse but it has literally always rained on my birthday (April 17) every year I’ve been alive, so that’s got to mean something, right?

Like I said, I left my mom, but I’ve always called her whenever I could manage to charge my phone. I don’t feel like I’m leaving much else behind--my town never really felt that important to me. Don’t tell my mom I said that, though. Her family has been there for years and she’s weirdly attached to it.

Buy some new goddamn clothes. I’ve kept most of my stuff pretty nice because, I don’t know, my clothes are an important part of my identity, but clearly I had to let some of them go to shit on the way here. So shopping for some nice new, not-falling-apart casual wear would be great. Oh, also, I’d really like to go on a sailboat. I never got to do that before all of this. 

OOC Questions

Feel free to draw him :)

Hmm, he’s sarcastic and can get a little snippy. He uses a lot of rhetorical questions and emphasizes his words potentially too often. That was probably easy to see though lol

Aspen has been living that minimalist lifestyle for a while considering he did not have anywhere he actually lived, so he won’t have brought much with him--you could throw a backpack in the corner or something? However, I think he would quickly get sick of having bare, sterile-looking walls, so any of the outdoorsy paintings EA has would be a good fit for him. I couldn’t find any embroidery hoop CC that’s for Sims 3 :(

I will absolutely be around! You have me on like four social medias so you’re bound to get ahold of me somewhere lol

[threadsoftheeasternseas]

Heléna van der Woolf, for @toxoplasmajuice’s Atkins MMBC

Heléna is 23, a witch, and an aspiring Street Credible. - artistic | avant garde | charismatic | handy | hydrophobic

Interview Questions:

“Who am I? Hmm. Well. My name is Heléna Elissa Anarietta van der Woolf, but that’s a bit of a mouthful for most people. I’m from a loooong line of witches in the van der Woolf matriarchy, always destined to keep the coven going blah blah blah. What if I don’t want to be a matriarch? What if I just wanna make some sweet street art and marry someone I’ve chosen rather than that pompous windbag my parents have picked out for me. Puh-lease.”

“Anyway. I’m Heléna, I’m 23, and I’m from a town called Monte Vista. Or as most people call it, Monte Woolf-sta, seeing as my family own half the place. Ugh. You can refer to me by she/her or they/them pronouns, it kinda depends on the day but either is usually fine.”

“Long term goals before the world started crumbling...hmm...I guess I just wanted to create some art and fight the system. Y’know, normal rebellious heir stuff.”

“Talents and skills? Hobbies? I guess my art...whether it’s on a canvas, or a mural, or a random paving stone...it’s all good, right? And I can do some SWEET broomstick tricks. Bet you don’t hear many heiresses say that.”

“Love life? HAH! What love life? My parents have had my entire future set out for me since before I was born. Betrothed to some snotty imbecile of a count from Midnight Hollow that stinks of years-old garlic and nothing else. He’s the sim equivalent of a used dish cloth. I don’t think I need to carry on. You get the picture.”

“Sanctuary...end of the world...getting away from my family...what’s not to like? Sign me up for this BC, baby.”

“Criminal record? Uh...nope, nope. Completely squeaky clean. Heh. Heheh....” 

“A random fact would probably be that I can tie my shoelaces with my tongue. I KNOW IT’S WEIRD but sometimes you gotta improvise with what you’ve got when you’re locked in your bedroom tower for hours on end.”

“Ancient curses? Not currently...although that may not be the case once my mother finds out where I’ve disappeared to.”

“Only people I’ve left behind are my family. And trust me, I’ve been trying to find a way of getting rid of them for years.”

“First thing I’ll do once I’m outta this place is find my own house far, far away from Monte Vista. I don’t even want to think about the destruction my mother may cause if I ventured back after all of this...”

OOC questions!

yes of course you can draw her!

my only tips for writing Heléna is just remember she’s from a very upper class family of several generations of witches. She’s got a lot of weight on her shoulders and the rebellious streak is purely from that.

her room design I’d say is mainly kinda supernatural/spooky-ish. but she does love a good pop of foresty green/lavender/orange!

ofc. always around for questions - although twitter is probs your best bet for getting info from me!

also re: criminal record...she may have once or twice been caught drawing murals of “F*CK THE WOOLFSTA” on walls around the city at 3am...no comment.

also if you can give her the crystal wand (a bit like in this final picture) i’d love that best for her!

she uses NO CC!!!

everyday: hair and outfit are uni life, shoes are base game

formal: hair is island paradise, shoes are base game

sleepwear: hair is showtime, outfit is uni life

athletic: hair is uni life, outfit is into the future/base game, shoes are base game

swimwear: hair is uni life, outfit is island paradise

outerwear: hair is uni life, outfit is island paradise/base game, shoes are world adventures

and idk if it’s relevant but: she’s a scorpio, her fave food is falafel, her fave music is dark wave, and her fave colour is irish green.

also. she absolutely despises water. she had a dream about drowning once when she was 5 and it’s terrified her ever since.

i’ll send you a download link via twitter or discord or something!!! hope you like her!!

[harmoniouspixels]

[Intro Pose Credits: x | x ]

[Read Intro?]

Alright, what’s an up-and-coming sorority girl with dreams of becoming an astronaut doing in a place like this? Time travel, duh. But for official reasons... summer vacation? Visiting family who have abandoned SimNation for a new island life? Yeah, Nina’s still working on that.

Ahem. So what makes Nina Sykes the talented young woman she is? She’s always trying to stay in shape for the astronaut exam, and is reading everything and anything she can. When she graduated high school, she was voted as most friendly. Friends and sorority sisters alike call her fearless. Oh, and she loves swimming and spending time outdoors with her dad, Mitchell, when she can.

Is this BC going to even take place outdoors? Will going outside even be safe during... whatever is happening in SimNation? Nina’s just going to have to find out, all while trying to win over Clyde’s heart.

Introducing Nina Sykes for @toxoplasmajuice‘s Atkins MMBC!

It’s Another Sykes Family Member For Clover! I got hit with a muse I couldn’t shake, so here we are! Besides, it’s really on brand for myself to have some sort of convoluted time travel going on (since her dads were TS3 BC contestants, I remade them in TS2 to start a legacy, Nina was born in-game in TS2, and then I remade her here in TS3). This intro sequence was going to include a bit in TS2, but the converted time machine from Ambitions is no longer availble for download. Can we get an F in the chat for it?

ANYWAY, light on CC use and Expansions! In a twist, she’s free for download right away! (I’m queuing up the intro and cba to do a private DL for this, and since there’s no restrictions on that, we’re Cool.)

CC: Hair [Version A] Other Content: Seasons (Seasonally) and University Life General Info: YA, Cis Woman (she/her), Bisexual Traits: Athletic | Bookworm | Friendly | Brave | Loves the Outdoors LTW: Become an Astronaut Favorites: Pop | Mac and Cheese | Black Zodiac: Libra

Download Nina Sykes here! [Mediafire, ad*fly free]

[70sdaisy]

cotton candy, rocky road, green tea?

cotton candy: three places you want to travel to?

germany, italy, somewhere else cool

rocky road: favorite songs at the moment?

the entireity of phoebe bridgers’ new album, hot sugar by glass animals, how i get myself killed by indigo de souza

green tea: favorite flavors of ice cream?

controversial but i don’t...really..like ice cream that much... i like the ones with chunks of other stuff in it though like cookie dough

<33 THANK U CLOV.!!!!! i love u

[ibroughtthisonmyselfpixels]

Who killed Justin Vaughan?

Having heard the alibis and seen the evidence, I’d like you, the audience, to cast your vote as to who you think killed Justin Vaughan, as well as Phoenix Wilde.

The poll will last for exactly one week, or as close to exactly as I can swing it; it will close on September 7th at 5pm GMT / 12pm EST. You may vote once per day.

This is a negative poll - the most votes get the ‘worst’ results.

The person/people with the most votes will be suspected by Nancy, and get a one-action relationship decline.

The person/people with the least votes will get a two-action relationship boost with Nancy. 

This is the first poll I’m going to deliberately try doing a two reblogs per day system - I hope it doesn’t get too annoying, but seeing as so many people are gone from the site still or just gone emotionally in general I want to make up the numbers.

The poll is here! Cast your votes!

[nikatyler]

They don't seem like it, but StoryProgression told me there are affections developing between Wren and Sofia Martingale!

[melien]

Hazel: Lotus, you have befriended me during your stay on the Bachelorette, but sadly, not Danube. She doesn’t feel like you’ve become as close as she is with others, so, unfortunately, you have to go.

Lotus: That’s alright! Danube is beautiful, but there’s plenty of fish in the sea. Speaking of which... would you like to go on a date someday?

Hazel: Me? Oh! I’m very flattered, but I’m engaged. Nonetheless, I wish you all the best.

Scores:

Papaya - 36.03

Sierra - 29.09

Kelly Jade - 27.19

Sayuri - 26.02

Passion - 25.69

Copper - 21.69

Lotus - 13.49

[geezsims]

Doctor Amber Gonzalez — interview for @toxoplasmajuice​’s Atkins’ MMBC!

1. Tell me a little about yourself. Y'know, name, pronouns, age, where you’re from, anything else you might say if I asked you, “Who are you?”

I’m Amber. Well, I should say Amber Gonzalez, or Dr. Gonzalez if you want to be formal. I’m hoping you won’t be for too long... [chuckles drily] It’s hardly the time for formalities, wouldn’t you agree? I feel similarly about pronouns, if you must know—a tedious necessity while we remain shackled by language as it is now. [another chuckle] TL;DR: you’re welcome to use whatever pronouns take your fancy, though I tend to default to ‘they/them’ for the sake of ease. I’m 21 years, three months, and sixteen days old.

As for who I am... I am an acolyte of science. Always pushing the boundaries of what can be accomplished through the power of the mind. [momentary pause] I’m not sure there’s much to know about me beyond that.

2. Before the world ended, did you have any long-term goals? Where would you picture yourself in the future if the future didn’t crumble in front of our eyes?

There were countless projects amongst which I was dividing my time. The memory’s a bit... blurry around the edges, but I’m pretty sure my primary focus at the time would have been cloning. Or was it robotics? [shakes head] No matter. Many of my resources have gone kaput in the aftermath, but that isn’t going to stop me from dedicating myself to other scientific endeavours. Even if I have to resort to... [shudders] anthropology.

3. Any talents or skills? What about hobbies?

My skills are mostly restricted to science and research, though I’ve been known to dabble in the occult when the mood takes me. Alchemy especially is a dear hobby of mine, and one that doesn’t require anywhere near the amount of power demanded by my large-scale experiments.

Mh... after giving it some thought, I should also add that I have another hobby. One that doesn’t slot quite as neatly into my pioneering lifestyle, but that may be of interest to Clyde. It may also shed some light as to why I’m here, ah... [coughs] Let’s just say that some of my bags coming here are weighed heavy with hurriedly salvaged romance novellas. For reasons I cannot rationally explain I simply can’t get enough of those formulaic love stories!

4. If you feel like sharing, what was your love life like before this? Totally fine if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[another cough] If you must know... apart from the aforementioned literature things have been pretty quiet on the romance front for me. I’ve just never found the time for anything more serious than the occasional fling with a spicy lab assistant.

5. Besides the sanctuary part, what made you sign up for this BC?

I, ah, would like to meet Clyde. Very much, in fact. But I won’t pretend that some safety and security to get back on track with my experimentation doesn’t hold a certain appeal. Given the circumstances, I’m sure most if not all the contestants are going to be bringing some sort of ulterior motive to the table.

6. Okay, okay, hot take: this question is fucking stupid. First of all, MMBCs have happened even with this question, so it’s not even protecting anybody. Second, if we really needed this information–or if the network did–there’s better ways to do background checks. You can just lie here. You can literally just lie.[*] Third, it’s just so vague. Sure, if you’ve got some degree of murder on your record, maybe that would be important, but–what, being caught with a gram of weed in the summer of ‘15 is supposed to tell me you might be a murderer? And, most importantly, it blatantly contributes to the stigma against felons. Non-violent criminals, people who’ve changed for the better, people who were falsely accused–we’re basically saying all of them might as well be murderers. And I’m not for that. But the program we’re doing this through is requiring that I ask, so, whatever: do you have a criminal record?

Not that I know of. I seem to remember some former test subjects, ah... holding a bit of a grudge, but I don’t recall any charges. As I’ve mentioned previously, my memory is not the best, but I doubt I would forget something as grave as that.

7. Anyway. Random fact about you?

Hmm... how about this: due to a past experiment, there is always a slight current of electricity about my person. My hair often crackles and stands on end depending on what sort of floor I’m standing on. Oh, and I’ve taken to wearing these gloves most of the time to avoid giving people nasty electric shocks when they come into contact with me.

8. Is there anything important I should know about you? Health-related stuff, ancient curses following you, that sort of thing?

Barring my spotty memory, my body and mind are pretty robust. There are some other side-effects from my experimentation which surface from time to time—glowing eyes, erratic sleep schedule, energy bursts followed by severe lethargy...—but nothing so serious as an ancient curse. Apart from my own hubris, which is scheduled to catch up with me any day now. [laughs] That was a joke.

9. Is there anything or anyone you had to leave behind to come here? (This one’s optional, too.)

Ah, no. No one. [drily] Just the proverbial smoking ruins of my life’s work and a dozen or so lab rats.

10. What’s the first thing you’re gonna do when things calm down and we can leave the BC house again?

It all depends on the state of the world then. I’m a highly adaptive person. If my abilities are required in the aftermath, I’ll provide as best I can, but I’d be equally happy to seal myself away hermetically at the first chance and simply get back to work. There is so much left to be discovered!

OOC questions:

1. May I draw your Sim? (No one’s ever said no to this, but it never hurts to ask, right?)

Of course!

2. Do you have any tips for writing your Sim that you feel the interview and/or your intro post don’t already give me?

She’s often sarcastic and prone to long tangents. And she alternates between quite formal speech and casual informal, bordering on the over-familiar when presented with strangers. Just quite chaotic in general. I can see her not getting along with everybody as she can be pretty wrapped up in her own shit at times, which can come off as self-absorbed, but she also won’t ever judge a book by its cover.

As for the clone thing—she isn’t one, as far as I’m concerned, but due to her excessive experimentation she sometimes worries she can’t prove to herself or others that she isn’t. It keeps her up at night sometimes.

3. I want to start decorating contestants’ rooms this time around. Do you have any pointers as to decorating your Sim’s room? General themes are fine, and if you have any specific objects you want me to put in your Sim’s room (EA content or CC), that’d be great.

Aw, that’s a cute idea! Really just any odd gadgets and doodads, maybe the robot stuff that came with Ambitions (I think? It’s been a while, lol!) rather than the overly fancy/modern stuff from ITF. I’m picturing kind of Spartan sleeping arrangements, metal flooring and/or walls, maybe those biohazard posters (no idea where they were from, sorry). Don’t worry if you can’t find any of those things, that’s just kind of the general vibe I’m imagining. Her favourite colours are bright orange, grey, teal-ish blue and neon green, if that’s useful at all :v

4. Will you generally be around for random questions I have regarding your Sim? I might need random bits of information from everyone from time to time… for reasons. :)

If not here, then on Twitter for sure!

[tiny-tany-thaanos]

Cameron Joyce for @toxoplasmajuice ‘s Atkins MMBC

He/him, bisexual Book Worm | Computer Whiz | Perfectionist | Brooding | Snob And... he has no lifetime wish selected (my bad) so feel free to choose whatever you feel will suit him.

A young single father from Twinbrook Cameron has been struggling to raise his child and to deal deal with his own sens of uselessness for years when the apocalypse happened. For his daughter’s sake he kept calm and find a solution to save both of them. After a while he came across Clyde Atkins’s BC and after a period of hesitation decided to sign up. Being rather cold (and heartbroken)  he doesn’t really believe that BCs can really bring him love (yet, no doubts, he finds Clyde attractive). He’s oblivious to the all MMBC happening, as he never really was into the topic.

Cameron Joyce comes together with his daughter, Ashley “Ashes” Joyce.

Hair

Private Download

Interview and additional Information  is under the cut in case I found there some embarrassing typos to deal with later.

I wanted a bastard with glasses and then I remembered that I already had one. Oh this one is... something. Wait for it.

So this guy is Phoenix’s Wilde’s biological father. I’ve never shown him there are only hints in Phoenix’s Bio that he’s dead in the “main verse”. I got the idea to send him to the MMBC because... apparently I love making this family miserable? Also the guy existed behind the scenes longer than Phoenix, so it’s time to give him some spotlight (questionable spotlight...)

The initial sim looked way older than YA so I changed him a bit though I couldn’t get rid of “Holier than thou” expression carved into his face. 

The In-Character Portion (questions written by Clyde Atkins himself):

1.      Tell me a little about yourself. Y'know, name, pronouns, age, where you’re from, anything else you might say if I asked you, "Who are you?"

My name’s Cameron Joyce. I use he/him pronounces. I’m 24 years old and come from Twinbrook. I’m a single parent to a daughter called Ashley.

2.      Before the world ended, did you have any long-term goals? Where would you picture yourself in the future if the future didn’t crumble in front of our eyes?

I think my biggest long-lasting goal was to see my girl to grown up healthy and somewhat happy. It would have been nice to finish my college education and make my PhD in Science. I planned to continue my studies when Ashley started school.

 3.      Any talents or skills? What about hobbies?

I’m good at chemistry and physics. Does it count? I don’t really have any hobbies. Does reading count?

OOC: Why yes, he’s pretty intelligent. He just didn’t want to boast about it in this interview.

4.      If you feel like sharing, what was your love life like before this? Totally fine if you don’t wanna talk about it.

I had a girlfriend back in high school and she ended up being my daughter’s mother. What can I say, our prom was really eventful (I feel the need to point out that we both were of age then).  Her dad… wasn’t really fond of me, however, and he also thought that Evelyn was far too young to be a mother. So, he made us break up and basically forced me to take care of Ashley. I suppose he intended to take her back when she’s older and that’s why he didn’t want to give her for adoption. I’m unwilling to go into further details regarding it, I hope, you’ll understand.

As for Evelyn… I actually didn’t get a possibility to talk to her after Mr. O’Queen made us break up. And I don’t want to talk to her, to be honest. If she cared about me and Ashley, she’d find a way to reach out, right?

And I didn’t have time for new partners afterwards as I was busy with my daughter.

5.      Besides the sanctuary part, what made you sign up for this BC?

They say children need two parents? And in these circumstances, I do not have much of an alternative. Right?

6.      Okay, okay, hot take: […] do you have a criminal record?

No, I do not have a criminal record.

OOC: Well, he’s innocent in this verse, but I think I need to point out  some details from Phoenix's story which may be crucial for his character.She doesn’t hate his guts for nothing. He also participated in projects dealing with illegal experiments on humans. In this apocalyptic universe he doesn’t do anything like that but that doesn’t mean he isn’t able to. It’s still the same person, ya know.

7.      Anyway. Random fact about you?

I’m a college drop-out. I abandoned my studies to raise my daughter. I don’t really want to talk about it, why have I even mentioned it?

OOC: Yeah, I think he must be ashamed of not finishing college yet. He understands that he had to do it for Ashley’s sake, but he still cannot forgive himself as he thinks he could combine his studies and raising his daughter. He barely talks about it (I give you the ground for the potential conflict, you see?)

 8.      Is there anything important I should know about you? Health-related stuff, ancient curses following you, that sort of thing?

Sometimes I get migraines but that’s all, I guess?

OOC: when he gets migraines his vision drastically deteriorates, and he may mistake someone for his ex.

 9.      Is there anything or anyone you had to leave behind to come here? (This one’s optional, too.)

*he hesitates* No, no one. My daughter is with me, that’s the most important.

10. What’s the first thing you’re gonna do when things calm down and we can leave the BC house again?

I’ll do whatever my daughter wishes to do.

The Out-Of-Character Portion (questions written by toxoplasmajuice themself):

1.      Usual OOC question 1: may I draw your Sim? (No one’s ever said no to this, but it never hurts to ask, right?)

Sure, you can!

2.      Usual OOC question 2: do you have any tips for writing your Sim that you feel the interview and/or your intro post don’t already give me?

Cameron easily can be snobby and very aware of his intelligence. He’d always make snarky remarks especially towards people whom he sees as inferior to him (in IQ). If he doesn’t like someone, he’d keep passive aggressive and won’t engage into argument unless someone else initiates it. I also feel like his morals may be slightly questionable. I think he wouldn’t use swear words, unless he’s under great stress (which this challenge can easily provide).

And I think he behaves older than he actually is, but I think that’s understandable – he had to grow up and become responsible, he couldn’t afford to be a reckless dumbass.

His relationship with Ashes is friendly and they rarely quarrel, however, they aren’t that close. Ashes may secretly blame Cameron for failing their family and is angry with him for not being able to see her mother. If Cameron survives long enough to see Ashes enter her preteen years, this hidden grudge of hers escalates into an open rebellion. But now Ashes is a little girl and her love for him overweighs.

And I feel like I have to pint this out, Ashes is supposed to be still very young. She’s basically just turned a child, so she’s supposed to be like 5 or 6 years old. The only reason why I made her a child and not a toddler is because I wanted to spare you trouble.

 3.      Time for some new, spicy OOC questions! First of all: I want to start decorating contestants’ rooms this time around. Do you have any pointers as to decorating your Sim’s room? General themes are fine, and if you have any specific objects you want me to put in your Sim’s room (EA content or CC), that’d be great.

I think he likes everything to be neat and rather ascetic. I don’t know whether you want to keep the contestants together with their plus ones, but Ashes are definitely more of a slob (well, she’s a kid). She’s a tomboyish and probably doesn’t really play with toys but she must be really into some fun experiments especially dealing with destroying things. (there must a scientific table for kids in Generations? I don’t know, I never had this EP).

4.      And for the other new, spicy OOC question: will you generally be around for random questions I have regarding your Sim? I might need random bits of information from everyone from time to time... for reasons. :)

Sure, I’ll be around! Not planning on leaving anytime soon.

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