Household 18 - The Hunt family in Three Lakes
It was time for Matthew to make a real effort in Three Lakes.
He tried on an outfit more suited to the climate. It was strange to see himself in something cozy, rather than a power suit.
Liz found him very attractive in this new look.
Jasmyn Yang, the mayor of Three Lakes, came to their cabin to continue their discussions on the relationship between Three Lakes and Huntsville.
Matthew impressed her with his efforts to listen and a lovely gift. She was also happy to see Liz making an effort to know the local customs.
Matthew and Jasmyn discussed trade, the alien question, politics and even sports.
Jasmyn decided that it would be great to make friends with Matthew and work with Huntsville.
They continued talks less formally with Liz in the hot tub, dreaming of the prosperity the relationship could bring both communities.
Huntsville Revived #513
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This should probably be over on @kaluxplayssims, but there isn't a ton there yet, so...
ACR stirred the pot and rekindled things between Nina Lewis (nee Caliente) and her ex-husband Joe Carr. They weren't married for very long and only had one child together. Joe has since been married to fellow former townie Marylena (nee Hamilton) for decades. They have several grown daughters and a teenage adopted son. ACR pulled this little stunt at the birthday party of one of Nina and Joe's grandkids. Marylena was there, saw the whole thing, and is heartbroken.
None of the three of them have any particularly guiding wants, so I'm kinda stumped on how to proceed. To complicate things a bit more, Nina will die of old age this round. This is the very last chance for anything between her and Joe.
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Hey, I don't know if CanonCity has been abandoned or what the situation there is, but Marylena Hamilton(townie)'s children seem to have memories of their dad breaking up with Marylena Hamilton(service worker) instead of the Marylena in their tree.
Hey there! While I created the CanonCity neighborhood quite a while ago, I haven't worked on it since its publication. I appreciate you bringing up the issue with Marylena Hamilton's children having memories of their dad breaking up with the wrong Marylena. If I decide to revisit and improve the project in the future, I'll make sure to address this inconsistency. Thanks for your understanding!
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Huntsville Revived #501
Marlena didn’t always know what to do on her days off. She still had relatively few friends in Huntsville. She ended up setting up a blind date through an app.
“The movie was completely inaccurate. That’s not at all how we would approach a hostage situation. It’s embarrassing how bad movies have become lately. They don’t take into account reality at all. I doubt they hired a consultant or talked to a single real police officer. Movie directors are so concerned with their creative freedom, they never think about anyone else.”
The movie had been fun and silly - Marylena had liked it. Her date had not, and had been explaining why without letting her get a word in edgewise for about 30 minutes.
“Hey there,” Hazel said, plopping herself down at the table with the pair, “Don’t you think an ice cream is called for on a day like this? Treat your date.” Marylena’s date immediately offered both her and Hazel a treat and then went to find the ice cream vendor.
Once they were alone, Hazel commented “You looked absolutely bored to death.”
"Yes, I’m not sure I want to have ice cream with him, but it did seem a good way to interrupt him for a moment.” Marylena was grateful that Hazel had stepped in. They didn’t know each other well, so the kindness was deeply appreciated.
“Two options: We eat the ice cream with him and leave, or we just leave now.”
“Let’s go!” The pair headed off. Marylena spent the rest of her day off making a new friend. Her romantic life might be stagnant, but at least she was starting to create a solid social network.
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Pleasantfiest Round 1 Part 10: Oldie
All things considered, Lilith was pretty happy to be living with her grandparents. On the morning they took her in, she had to miss the school bus, but Coral took care to write a note for her teacher, explaining the situation so that Lilith wouldn’t be scolded for being late.
While she was off to school, Coral wanted to kiss Herb so I prompted her to, but since they didn’t have a crush, Herb rejected her and they fell out of love. She wasn’t affected much but Herb went into aspiration failure.
Romantic standards is ruthless.
After the therapist paid a visit, Herb picked himself up and decided that the best way to lift his own spirits would be to put on some music and smustle.
By the way, the cat’s name is Hina. The Oldies found her on the street last winter. She looked cold and hungry so naturally, they took her in.
She’s lazy, independent and finicky.
(I think she’s judging him.)
When Lilith came back from school, Herb was still smustling his heart out, now with his new acquaintance Marylena Hamilton. Lilith invited Ricky Cormier and Ivy Copur over, and Ricky went straight into the living room to join the smustle.
Lilith wanted to invited Dirk too, but he was still at work.
Meanwhile, Coral, the only adult on the lot, prepared dinner for everyone.
Herb and Coral didn’t mind having random people in the house at all, which Lilith was thankful for. The relaxed atmosphere at the Oldies was a breath of fresh air.
She couldn’t stand dinner time at the Pleasants. Everything had to be very proper, as if it were a performance. “Don’t slouch Lilith, you’re going to hurt your spine!” “Don’t eat too much, you’re going to gain weight!” “And get that grim expression off your face, will you?” What she hated the most about dinner with her parents and her sister was that little ritual where everyone would speak in turn to list their accomplishments of the day. Marie-Sue would tell them about how much her colleagues relied on her, Angela would flaunt her good grades and detail her next amazing school project, even Daniel always had a story about how he met a famous player that day, or impressed a respected coach with his deep knowledge of soccer or whatever. Lilith never knew what to say when her turn came up.
There was no such pressure with Coral and Herb. Everyone talked about whatever they wanted, no-one cared about anyone’s bad posture, and stealing a bite of someone else’s food for fun wasn’t frowned upon.
While they were still eating, the phone rang: it was Marie-Sue. She wanted to talk to Lilith, ask her how things were going. The conversation was short. Marie-Sue asked a few questions, Lilith gave monosyllabic answers, and that was it.
Lilith certainly didn’t want to go back home or have any contact with her mother and sister. As for Daniel, she felt like he had abandoned her. She blocked him out of her thoughts.
She decided that she was fine sleeping on the floor of her grandparents’ living room forever, or at least as long as they tolerated her.
The next morning, Coral helped Lilith finish up her homework right as the school bus arrived.
And that evening, Dirk showed up to spend some time with her and see how things were going in her new home.
(Dina and Noon passed by and I thought it was cute.)
Since they couldn’t see each other at school anymore, Lilith hadn’t had a chance to tell Dirk about the recent events in much detail. All he knew was that she was staying at her grandparents for a while. She told him that Marie-Sue had kicked Daniel out while she was sleeping, that Daniel had left without waking her up to say goodbye, and that she had tried to run off. Dirk was very sympathetic and tried his best to comfort her.
Lilith had been scared that Dirk becoming such an overachiever would dig a ridge between them, but in that moment, her anxiety dissipated completely.
Alexander passed by and Herb let him in. He’s Dirk’s classmate now after all, so I thought maybe he’d like to be introduced to Dirk’s circle.
Lilith, ever the social one, tried to have a conversation with him, but he wasn’t into it, so I left it at that.
Once the guests had left and Coral and Herb were in bed, Lilith got the urge to get out. so she went for an evening walk.
She went to the community pool and had some fun there.
Marie-Sue happened to be there too, and she tried to approach her daughter.
But Lilith made clear that she didn’t want to talk to her, so she didn’t insist.
And Lilith went back to her fun.
That’s some strong waterproof makeup.
She went back home to her grandparents, slept soundly until the next morning, and that was the end of the Oldie round. It was a short one for Coral and Herb but keeping Lilith and Angela’s ages in sync matters to me more.
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