#from the tablet of adelyn

[karaliannesims]

The Hubbards

This is a save with no mods or CC whatsoever. It follows the Hubbard family: London, a painter; Adelyn, a tech guru; Devon, their son; Genesis, their daughter; and Sprig, their cat. When I popped in last night to play and get pictures, Devon was a toddler (independent) and Adelyn was pregnant. When Devon was born I hired a nanny--Walter Nelson--so I could play as Devon while his parents were at work.

The House

I built this house for them before Devon came along. The main floor includes the living room, kitchen, bathroom, and office. I played with the stairs a bit and put the washer and dryer beside the stairs. I don't know if you can see it, but there's an extra door and stairs on the side of the house, behind the stairs, because one time I came in and Walter was stuck in the space behind the stairs and couldn't walk out if I moved the washer and dryer. I didn't know how to teleport yet, and since he's an NPC I don't think that would have been possible anyhow. It was easier to just give him an exit. There's also a clothes line outside because of the washing machine and dryer glitches. If things are being particularly annoying, I just have them hang the clean clothes to dry.

The Family

The first picture in this set is Devon coming downstairs to greet his dad when he got home from work. The third is just so you can see London's tattoo! Then there are two of London reading to Devon, three of him giving Devon a bath, and one of Devon talking to London and Walter while playing on the tablet. It's a cute family, though I do have some issues with London's appearance and I'm not sure why.

And then Genesis came along.

Quick shot of where the house is located in Willow Creek, followed by one of Adelyn with Devon.

Devon aged up so I popped into CAS to fix his hair (which you can't see in the first picture) and check his game-generated outfits.

Some fun little pictures. You can sort of see how I got rid of the balcony on the front of the house and replaced it with a bedroom for child-Devon.

Genesis aged up so I checked her out in CAS and gave her some cute outfits.

And then the house was clearly not big enough anymore (especially not if London and Adelyn decide they want more kids), and the lot was too small to be able to expand much, so I built a new one over at Potters Splay and brought everyone and all their furniture over there.

I'll share more next post about them. I like the bigger house, it's going to work really well for them and has room for more kids if necessary!

#sims #sims 4 #Hubbards letsplay #ts4 nocc

[deluxinn]

Ever Since Then

【Chapter Nine: The narrative perspective】

The reason I’m having this monologue today is to show that I, Jaime, can also have a chapter dedicated to myself. I’m here to show Winter, Adelyn, and Martin that they can’t have all the screen time to themselves! Uh, sorry... Is screen time the right thing to say? I’m not really sure. I suppose technically yes because this  sure wouldn’t be shown on actual paper unless someone printed this or if we got some sort of publishing deal. 

But I digress. While everyone else has been ranking up their Social Links and Confidant levels, I have been doing the important duty of studying academics. Yes. Unlike the rest of them, I actually pay attention in class!

I mean my grades aren’t very good at the moment but it’s still my passion. When you learn about the world and its functions, you’ve already attained the most basic foundations to becoming a great help to the rest of the planet! 

And learning about curing all kinds of diseases is especially important to me, because you never know who’d need that kind of help.

“Why are you trying to change the writing style to first person, Jaime?” interrupted someone at the lecture hall entrance.

It was Estelle. She took a running start then jumped from her end to Jaime’s desk, skidding on the edges while avoiding everyone’s school supplies except for Jaime’s. His notebook was the only thing that flew off and burst into flames upon her stopping momentum. 

“What the feudal are you doing?!” he asked.

“Oooh, yikes. You might need to grab a new one.” she answered, well sort of.

After the room calmed down a little bit, she took a seat on the desk.

The professor was mad yet impressed with her athleticism so they simply ignored her and continued with their lecture of the selfish gene. 

“Nice. They’re still going. Come on, you can borrow my tablet.” Estelle continued.

After she handed it to a slightly fuming Jaime, she took out a small sketchbook of her own. 

The hell does she have that for? This isn’t an art class...

Estelle crossed her legs and began to sketch. Every so often, she would pause to stare at the professor. After they were done with a point, she continued to work on her picture. 

“And that’s all for today! Be sure to blah blah deadline blah blah homework and blah blah exam!”

Most of the students were surprised that the prof actually said blah blah but continued on with their life. 

After the class was mostly empty, Jaime went to pick up his banged up notebook. It was mostly okay in that it resembled old and burnt notebooks from a world war, so he was only mildly upset. 

“I’ll email you the notes you took- Oh it’s just an angry emote.” said Estelle as she took back her tablet.

“I didn’t take any. It seemed kind of like a philosophy class this session anyway. So... Why’d you come here again? Did changing up the narrative perspective make you hate me that much?” asked Jaime.

“No.” 

She held up her sketchbook to show him what she was drawing. 

In the picture was an elephant. It lifted a capybara with its trunk to put it on its back. On the elephant’s back was a bunch of fruit and there were plenty of other animals surrounding them in what seemed to be an oasis. There were so many trees. The lake was enormous. 

“I just wanted you to know you’re not the only one. It might be a little different from what you’re used to but yeah, it is what it is. It doesn’t matter who’s there to see us, as long as we see ourselves.” Estelle continued.

Jaime realized her picture really matched up with the lesson. Estelle wasn’t trying to interrupt the lecture. She was there to be by his side... To show him that even if he thought he wasn’t in anyone’s spotlight, he’ll always shine somewhere else. 

This narration doesn’t need to be in first person. Because it would be too selfish. The only writing style out there needed is the one that has Estelle, Winter, Adelyn, and Martin too. 

#Ever Since Then #mahstory #original #writing #story