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stargazer-sims · 2 years

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Journal Entry #41

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Victor

Hey, everyone! How's it going?

Long time, right? I know Yuri finally had the chance to record something last week, and I figured I'd better grab the opportunity too, while I have a spare minute.

I guess Yuri already mentioned that Seiji and I were in Nagano on the weekend for a competition. Not to brag or anything, but guess who absolutely crushed it? Spoiler alert: it was me and Elsa. That’s the name of my snowboard, if anyone doesn’t recall. Actually, Seiji also totally rocked this competition. He competes in freestyle events, and he got silver in the half-pipe and bronze in slopestyle. As for me, my events are the alpine ones. You're currently looking at a parallel giant slalom gold medalist right here.

It's crazy to think that Seiji and I could both qualify for the All-Japan championship this year. My Olympic dreams may be over, but at least I can aim for the FIS World Championship next year, and it would be awesome if my friend made it into the competition alongside me.

In case you're wondering, the World Championship is only held every second year, and they move it around to different countries each time. Next year it’s going to be in Switzerland.

I've been in the World Championship twice, and did absolutely horrible both times. Like, I didn't even place in the top ten of any of my events. This time, though? I've got a good feeling I'm going to make it in again, and that I'm going to be awesome.

Before I get to that point, there are more competitions to get through. Right after Winterfest, there's going to be an amateur competition here in Mt. Komorebi, which Seiji and I are thinking of entering just for fun. Then, in the middle of January, we have a qualifier for All-Japan, and that's here on Yukimatsu as well. I'm super excited for that one, because Yuri promised he'll be there to watch. He couldn't come with us to Nagano on the weekend because he had a bunch of important commitments, which I understand. It was a little disappointing that he wasn't there, but at least he'll get to see me do my thing here in January. You didn't hear me say this, but I might show off for him a little.

Anyway, I could talk about snowboarding literally all day, so I guess I'd better use some self-restraint and tell you about the rest of the stuff that happened over the past week or so since Yuri's update.

It'll soon be Winterfest!

Winterfest is my favourite holiday ever. We got our tree yesterday, and last night, Yuri and I went to the city for his work Winterfest party.

He looked so cute in his holiday vest, but then again, I may be biased. I think he looks cute in everything. He told me that I had to dress up too, which I actually didn't mind. I recently got my hair done, because Yuri said I was starting to look like a sheepdog, and the results of my salon adventure were very good, even if I say so myself. With my new hairdo and the new outfit Yuri helped me pick out, I'm pretty sure I made a big impression at the party.

Yuri got his hair done too. I think his new look suits him. Everyone says we both look more mature, which is kind of funny to me. Maybe Yuri is more mature. I don't think I am, but if my appearance gives that impression, I'm happy to go with it.

This morning, we put on our holiday sweaters and decorated our Winterfest tree. If it ever stops snowing up here, Seiji and Taka are going to come after work and help me put some lights on the outside of the house. The weather's better in the valley, so tomorrow afternoon, I'm going to go help them with theirs.

Yuri said he could help me put the lights up, but I don't like the idea of him doing all that climbing. Going up and down a ladder multiple times might be too much for him. Health-wise, he hasn't been exceptionally sick, but he's been getting tired really fast lately and he's starting to lose weight again, and that worries me a lot. I told him I'd be more comfortable if he stayed on the ground.

To my surprise, he eventually agreed. He says he thinks we should invite Fox over when Taka and Seiji come to do the lights, so he'll have someone to keep him company indoors while we're outside beautifying the place. Then, everyone can stay for dinner.

I like this idea, and there's nothing like a good challenge in the kitchen. I need to plan a meal that both Yuri and Fox can eat, and that'll also be appealing to everyone else.

I've got to say, I'm kind of surprised that Yuri and Fox have hit it off so well. Yuri doesn't make friends easily. It's not that he's antisocial or anything, but he has a really hard time trusting new people even a little bit. Fox seems like a friendly guy, though, and he's got this sort of innocence about him that you don't usually see in adults. It's like he hardly knows anything about the world around him, even though he's nearly twenty-six years old. I guess maybe that makes Yuri feel safer around him than around most people.

Oh, and while we're on the subject of people Yuri has taken an instant liking to, I should mention that we had a video chat with Robert and Kim MacAllister this evening. Remember them? They're my mom's neighbours across the street; the couple that moved into the former vampire house which is now a haunted house, thanks to their ghost, Sachiko.

If you don't remember, Robert is a Canadian and his wife Kimiko is Japanese. They've been living in Willow Creek for a really long time, but now that they're retired, they want to move back here to Mt. Komorebi, which is Kim's hometown. Yuri and I met them when we were staying with my mom back in late October and early November, and they told us all about their plan to sell the house and move. They also told us about Sachiko, and how they accidentally brought her to Canada in an antique vase they bought in Senbamachi about four years ago.

The more Yuri and I talked about it, the more we started to seriously consider our future plans. It was Yuri who mentioned that we should try to buy the house when it officially went up for sale.

At first, I could hardly believe he was actually suggesting that we should leave here and settle in Willow Creek. I mean, there's nothing that'd make me happier than going home to stay, but not at the cost of uprooting Yuri from everything he's ever known. I know how hard that is. I did it myself, in order to come here to be with him, and sometimes the sense of being so far from everything that's familiar is overwhelming.

Yuri says he doesn't feel like he'll be giving up as much as I did. There's not as much tying him to Mt. Komorebi as there is tying me to Willow Creek, and he says, above everything, he wants me to be happy. Going home would definitely do that, but I'm concerned that a move to a whole new country might be too drastic a change for him. My mom says I have to trust him to know how much he can handle, and I know she's right, but that's not going to stop me from being worried.

The other big hurdle for us right now is the money. With Yuri's monthly allowance from his trust fund, we're certain we can make mortgage payments even if we don't manage to find jobs straight away when we get there. But, sadly, we came to the conclusion that to be able to afford a down payment, we'd have to forego our planned trip to Selvadorada and use the cash we'd saved for that to make part of our down payment instead. I don't think Yuri is overly disappointed about cancelling our Selvadoradan adventure, but I am. I have to keep reminding myself that I can't have the proverbial cake and eat it too, and our future is more than just two weeks in the rainforest.

As for the house itself, while we were there visiting in the autumn, Robert and Kim gave us a tour. Yuri immediately fell in love with it. My favourite part is the heated indoor pool, but I also like the blend of Japanese and Western influences in the design. It's really perfect for me and Yuri, honestly.

I was really hoping to see the ghost when we were there, but unfortunately, we didn't see her. Yuri thought I was being silly. He doesn't believe in ghosts. Or at least he didn't before today.

Yeah, you heard that correctly. I now have absolute proof that Sachiko is real and that ghosts exist.

We were chatting about this and that, and the MacAllisters were describing some of the renovations they'd done to get the house ready to put on the market. Kim was about to pick up her laptop and show us the updates they'd done in the kitchen when I noticed a weird light suddenly appearing behind Robert's chair. After about half a second, the light sort of solidified, if that makes sense, and then I saw the shape of a young woman in a kimono.

Kim must've noticed a change in my expression or something, because she settled her hands back onto the tabletop and asked, "Victor, is everything okay?"

For my part, I was pointing at the computer and no doubt gaping like an idiot. I turned to my husband. "Holy cowplants! Yuri, do you see that?"

"See what?" he asked.

"That!" I gestured with my hand at my computer. “It’s… I think it’s the ghost!"

Yuri leaned forward and peered at the screen. "Is that...?"

Sachiko was waving at us, and I was freaking out. Like, utterly losing it with incredulity. I didn’t know ghosts would even show up on camera, much less that they’d know about stuff like FaceTime. Yet, somehow, there she was, as large as life. Or afterlife.

Robert turned slightly to glance over his shoulder. Obviously he’s used to her, because he barely reacted to her presence at all, and said simply, "You could've let us introduce you properly, Sachiko-chan."

The ghost laughed, and then I swear I heard her say, "This way is more fun."

"She's impossible," Robert told us. "Loves getting up to mischief, this one. I think she wants to see all the potential new owners, to make sure she approves."

"Knowing her, she'd likely haunt the new owners if she didn't approve," Kim said. "Wouldn't you, Sachiko-chan?"

Sachiko distinctly nodded, and said, "But, I like these two. The little one is cute."

Beside me, Yuri was blushing furiously. I'm not sure he was impressed by the fact that a ghost thinks he's cute. Personally, I thought it was cute that she thinks he’s cute. Clearly, she has good taste.

"You're about seventy years too old for him," Robert told her. "Besides, those boys are married."

"To each other?" she inquired.

"Yes."

She pretended to pout for a second, but then seemed to brighten again and asked, “Do they have any cute friends?"

Robert laughed out loud. "What did I tell you, boys? Impossible."

In response to that, the ghost only giggled, and then vanished just as suddenly as she'd appeared.

I'm telling you guys, if I didn't already want this house, I one hundred percent want it now. What could be more awesome than living with a cheeky, playful ghost?

Of course, now the trick will be to convince Yuri.

#ts4 #sims 4 #eagames #snowy escape #victor nelson #yuri okamoto #victorsworldadventures #stargazersims

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mayaminamoto · 3 years

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Ooh, a D&D ask! Then... 5, 17, 41, 69 for Viktoria aaand 31 and 59 for Jaris! :3

Viktoria

5. do they follow a higher power? what are their thoughts on divinity?

I don’t think she cares very strongly. She respects divinity, participates in rituals if necessary, but you won’t see her praying. For her it’s like... gods created life, and for that they deserve our thanks, but it’s not like they do much stuff TODAY, right? They certainly never helped her. It changed a bit lately, ever since she learned that Kossuth's cult was stopping the Jungle from spreading. She assumes they simply had some practical tools for that, some divine magic or smthg, but who knows, maybe there truly was some divine intervention behind it? She certainly cares however, about the social aspect of religion, how the rituals can help people cope. This is why playing melodies of the dead is so important to her, she sees it as her vital role in society.

17. what do they dream about, when their dreams are their own?

Open roads, leading in all directions, no walls or barriers in sight. Flying. A very old memory from her childhood, when her parents read "Buratino" to her before sleep. That last one often turns into a nightmare, where she gets sucked into the book and becomes a wooden puppet herself.

41. what are they attracted to in other people?

Trick question. Anything and everything. She finds people absolutely fascinating and wants to befriend everyone. Which also kinda means that she values honesty quite highly, as it allows her to learn people's stories. Buuuuuut even that has a caveat. Spoiler alert, she's quite attracted to Nine precisely because of his open admission of being a liar. Why does he lie? About what? What happens in a head of someone like that?

69. how would they describe their party members?

King - "He's like my mirror image - so similar, yet so different. It's hard to believe how he seems to truly not mind being alone for so long. All this anger he carries cannot be healthy though... I wish to know him better, to learn what truly lies in his heart. I feel like under all this aggression he is a good man... or maybe it's just wishful thinking?"

Nine - "what kind of man openly calls himself a liar? He fascinates me and yet, somehow, makes me ashamed of myself. He's a criminal, yet he helps people so often. He helped me just after we argued, when I was at my weakest... He tries to hide it, but when push comes to shove, he's so kind. I like that."

Lia - "I have so much sympathy for her. In some way, she also got abandoned by her family, in spirit if not in the deed. I understand her fear of confrontation with them, I think. I can't believe how they made her into little more than a party trick, when she has so much potential, with her bravery and energy and kind heart. I hope to see her bloom. I hope to see her happy."

Tanit - "In all honesty, she makes me question everything I feel about myself and my situation. She was raised among undead! UNDEAD! And yet she's a perfect image of happiness with no restraints. Her energy is infectious and somewhat addictive, but at the same time... Well, every time I see how well-adjusted she is despite her unusual upbringing, there's a tiny voice in my head asking what is wrong with me."

Jaris

31. they’re given a blank piece of paper–what do they do with it?

Probably sketch some landscape and/or a simple map of the area.

59. what is a quiet passion of theirs?

It's something he shares with Viktoria actually, and I swear I didn't plan it that way, it just sorta happened. Maps. He's proficient in cartography and likes to sketch some simple maps. Taught Kot from Nadia's family a bit after the campaign :D

#sayonaramidnight #mai gets asks #girls rpg night

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