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"Now, Lou. I want you to say one nice thing about Caleb. Caleb, I want you to say one nice thing about Lou."

There's something hilarious about how so much subsequent media has positioned Vampires and Werewolves as, like, binary opposite entities, and then you read Dracula (1897) and realize that wolves are that guy's preferred solution to every problem. You'd say something to Dracula about "ah yes, werewolves, vampires' great eternal enemies," and he'd just be like "you mean my subcontractors?"

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They would describe the vampire community as...difficult. Most other vampires don't see anything wrong with biting other Sims without asking first. They don't necessarily hate the other vampires, but getting along with them is hard. (Not helping is the way that Caleb and Lilith, particularly Caleb, approach the "There are other ways to get your needs met, fellow vampire" conversation.)

Character Question of the Day #134

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How would your character describe their community?

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Well, yeah, I'm not big on biting others without their consent, either. And yeah, there are other sources of blood if no one is willing to "donate" theirs.

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I don't know if y'all have seen the trailer for the Adventure Awaits pack, but this pack was just made for Lilith! It's got smoothies, new gym equipment, and diving boards!

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Outtakes from the studio, ft. Caleb & Lilith Vatore 🦇

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I wouldn't say I hate it or anything, but I don't agree with the widely-accepted HC that the Vatores are really that old. I know, I know, Lily. But I feel like making Lily their cousin was an afterthought on the part of the dev team. So I really don't factor her in when thinking about this. I don't believe they're from, like, the Victorian Era or earlier. (Otherwise, they wouldn't have a problem with Vlad's peacoats, or his apparently not bathing as often as most Sims do.) If we're going to translate their timeline into the real world, and I realize that's not an easy thing to do with Sims, I believe they were turned in the late 2000's or early 2010's. The bar where The Incident with Miss Hell took place seems very modern, Lilith has a home computer with a flat screen, and while Caleb and Miss Hell both have a kind of retro-80's thing going on, 80's fashion did have something of a renaissance around that time. (So they are old, but only if you consider older Millennials/younger Gen-Xers to be "old." Or, if your lifespan is measured in days, not years.)

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Probably no more or less so than other Sims. They're from before Lovestruck, so they don't have settings that would really allow for polyamory, unless you go in and tweak them yourself. (Which I haven't done for these two, as I don't see either one of them as being willing to share. Also because keeping up with polyamorous households in the Sims, and probably real life, is a lot. I have this outlaw cowboy, his legal wife and their mutual girlfriend, and keeping up with this throuple, as much as I love them, is exhausting!) But at the same time, they don't have the "jealous" trait and don't obsess over what their partners are/aren't doing 24/7. They also don't need constant reassurance that their partners aren't fooling around with other Sims. (Even after Inna Cents left Caleb for that smooth-talking vampire in the snazzy green tux.)

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Not in canon, but I do headcanon *one* attempt from Caleb. Luckily, Lilith stopped him.

CW: suicide mention

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Training with Vlad

What was it like when they were first training with Vlad?

Lilith took to it like a duck takes to water. She at first didn't like the idea of biting her neighbors, but she got used to it. It was necessary for their survival, or at least that's what Vlad said. And hey, it wasn't like she was taking a lot of blood, really. Just enough to keep her going. The other Sim would live. The first few times, Caleb was incredibly uneasy. He didn't want to bite other Sims, at least not without their permission. He'd see himself being violently attacked by Miss Hell, and then unceremoniously discarded on a dirty bathroom floor. He didn't want to do that to another Sim. He'd try to suppress his thirst as long as possible, but he could only do that for so long before he'd lose control. That's how he ended up turning Inna Cents; she would have died if he didn't (not just changed into an Occult, like actually died and been picked up by Ol' Grim and everything.) When Vlad would take them "hunting," it reminded Caleb of something that happened during his childhood. One night, Rev. Runn was over for dinner, as was often the case. After dinner, Caleb and Lilith went to play with a dollhouse. On his third glass of wine, Rev. Runn pulled Edward aside (after lowkey staring at Artesia like she was a piece of meat, as if his own wife wasn't sitting right there) and said, "Your boy's too soft, Ed. Look at him, playing with dolls. You gotta make him a Man! Teach him to hunt and stuff. Spend some quality father-son time out in the great outdoors. You don't want him to turn out to be a sissy do ya?" "Well, no, but..." "Nah, no buts! Hey, I know! I'm takin' my boys out hunting this weekend. Why don't you join us?" "Well, that's very kind of you, but-" "What did I say about buts?" "Alright. We'll be there. I mean, I guess it is time he learned to take down a deer." The reverend slapped Edward heartily on his back. "That's the spirit, Ed!" And so, bright and early on Saturday morning, Caleb and Edward drove to Granite Falls. "It'll be great, Cay," Edward told him. Caleb wasn't so sure. He didn't want to do this. He had nothing against eating meat, and had helped his father dress deer that he'd brought home in the past (and helped his mother cook it). He even had nothing against the many mounted fish and that 10-point buck's head that Edward proudly displayed in the living room as a show of his hunting and fishing prowess. But he didn't see what any of this had to do with "being a man," or how taking down a deer was supposed to make him a man. He wanted to be at home, playing with Lilith, or practicing his piano lessons, or helping Artesia put up jams and jellies. He'd asked if Lilith could come with them, but his father said no. Lilith would stay home with their mother. This trip, he'd explained, was only for Sims that could pee standing up. Sims who couldn't become pregnant. Sims who entered the world with carrots instead of strawberries. If that's all it took, then why all this? When they got to their campsite and got everything set up, Rev. Runn greeted them heartily. He and Edward showed Caleb how to operate a crossbow, and even let him have some beer. It was bitter, and burned as he swallowed it. They prayed together to the Watcher for a successful hunt, and to guide Caleb along the path to manhood. Rev. Runn's three sons, meanwhile, were off by themselves. They were already teens, and weren't exactly enthusiastic about spending the weekend with a nooboo like Caleb. Long story short, the hunt was successful. But Caleb didn't feel any different, though he got lots of praise from his dad, and Rev. Runn boasted about his success in the next week's sermon. In the present, he wondered why all this was necessary just for a little blood. And it wasn't deer they were hunting this time, but their fellow Sims...that was messed up!

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Lilith won't order pizza, because she can't eat pizza. (I suppose she could if it was pureed in a blender, into like a pizza smoothie or something, but that's just gross...and also TS4 doesn't have a blender, or even a food processor.) Caleb tries all different kinds of pizzas in the "pizza ordering" menu. Even that weird alien one using a secret recipe from Sixam. But more importantly, he bought one of those pizza cookers to make pizza at home. (Sadly, no one seems to have thought of putting bloodfruit on a pizza, or making a sauce with it.) And yes, he upgraded it to reduce the risk of house fires.

Character Question of the Day #125

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Your character is ordering a pizza. What toppings are on it?

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Lilith might have one or two. But Caleb, being the materialistic Sim he is, would get really into collecting them. Then, once the fad runs its course, they'll probably get stashed in the attic or basement or something and basically never acknowledged by Caleb ever again.

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all of my Lilith's outfits cause i really like how she turned out <# you can see a closeup here and i'll link Caleb when i have him too!!

in my head Lilith fully embraces the whole vampirism and inmortality thing, while Caleb is more sad about it and still kinda clinging to their mortal life. So Lilith is more alt/modern while Caleb dresses a bit more classic (for a vampire at least lmao). And lately i'm into giving my sims a "heading to the beach" swiming outfit and an "actively swimming" outfit, that's why i gave her two swim wears lol

As always cc credits and links under the cut :D

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Did a makeover of the Rebellious vampires. Only overlays and makeup, didn’t change their facial features or body. I’d be happy to share them if you’d like.

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They loved their childhood home. It was one of the nice houses in the Courtyard Lane area of Willow Creek. They had everything they needed, and just about everything they wanted. There was always sunlight coming through the windows. The kitchen was filled with the delightful smells of their mom's cooking. When their parents died in that accident, they inherited the house and everything in it. They spent months of going through their parents' things and deciding what to keep and what to get rid of, like clothes even their parents didn't wear anymore, or the Eye of the Watcher wall sculptures their parents kept as both talismans to protect the family from The Shadow (or just harm in general) and as a signal to all who visited that they were Worshippers of the Watcher. But, ultimately, they had to leave the house when they became vampires, because their neighbors became hostile, and because the brightness and sunshine of Willow Creek was hurting them. So they moved to Forgotten Hollow. At first, like many new vampires, they lived with Vlad, in his home. Then they moved to the house next door, in a kind of rent-to-own deal with Vlad.

Character Question of the Day #121

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How does your character feel about their childhood home?

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vatore.