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[thebramblewood]

As exhausting as the journey was, the view from the top is nothing short of spectacular. All alone at what feels like the top of the world, the sensation that they're the last four surviving members of humanity is both eerie and exhilarating. If any moment is ripe for a grand gesture, it's this one, so Rahul takes advantage of the opportunity to ask Ami to marry him. For a thrillseeker like her, nothing could be more romantic than a mountaintop proposal, and she wastes no time saying yes.

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[tortuga-aak]

Goldman Sachs' new managing-director list is out — and it's the largest class in the firm's history (GS)

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Goldman Sachs announced its largest-ever class of managing directors.

Of the 509 promoted, 44% are millennials.

The firm announces managing-director promotions every two years.

It's one of the most coveted positions on Wall Street, a step below partner at the premier investment bank.

Goldman Sachs just announced a new class of 509 managing directors — the largest class in the firm's history.

The position is one of the most coveted on Wall Street, one step below partner at the prestigious investment-banking firm. The firm now has 2,148 managing directors, making up 7.1% of the company's workforce.

It's also one of the youngest classes the bank has promoted — 44% are millennials, up from 30% in 2015.

Other headline stats about the class:

66% started their careers as analysts or associates at Goldman Sachs.

24% of the class is women, down from 25% in 2015.

130 were promoted in the securities division, up from 102 in 2015.

101 were promoted in investment banking, up from 97 in 2015.

52 were promoted in technology, up from 38 in 2015.

Eight were promoted in consumer and commercial banking — the division that houses the bank's online-lending business, Marcus — compared with zero in 2015.

Here's the full statement:

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced that it has selected a new class of Managing Directors, effective from January 1, 2018, the start of the firm's next fiscal year.

"Our new Managing Directors have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to our people, clients and culture during their tenures at the firm, and we wish them continued success as they take this important next step in their careers," said Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs.

The following individuals have been promoted to Managing Director:

Gregg Abramson Sanjay Acharya Khalid Albdah Amal Alibair Karthikeyan Anbalagan Rolf Andersson Volker Anger Jonathan Armstrong Ken Ashley Lavanya Ashok Sebastian Ayton Jonathan Babkow Julio Badi Amitayush Bahri Soren Balzer Robert Barlick Jr. Philip Barreca Santiago Bau David Bauer Oksana Beard Lee Becker Virender Bedi Stuart Beer Christian Beerli Amanda Beisel Yumiko Bekku David Bell Pierre Benichou Andrew Benito Marco Bensi Laura Benson Stephen Bergin Daniel Berglund Greg Berry Shital Bhatt Dipanjan Bhattacharjee Anu Bhavnani Carissa Biggie Vineet Birman Daniel Bitel Anne Black Richard Blore Emmanuel Bodenstein Timothy Braude Sean Brenan Hugh Briscoe Nathaniel Bristol Leo Brito Troy Broderick Levee Brooks Eric Brothers Robert Bruns III Anthony Bunnell Meg Burke Susan Burt Sean Butkus Russell Byrne Edward Byun Adam Cahill Alessandro Calace Cristiano Camargo Ken Cawley Swapan Chaddha Patrick Chamberlain Richard Chambers Daphne Chan Lily Chan Ben Chance Ginger Chang Vikram Chavali Alex Cheek Jae Joon Choi Ken Choi Paul Choi David Clark Denis Cleary Daniel Cleland-James Ayanna Clunis Pamela Codo-Lotti Jesse Cohen Paul Coles Simon Coombes Jenny Cosco Philip Coureau Nathan Cowen Matthew Cox (Securities) Shaun Cullinan Christine D'Agostino Emile Daher Hiren Dasani Russell Day Pierre De Belen Merche del Valle Caitlin DeSantis Jack Devaney Thomas Devos Mats Dewitte Hristo Dimitrov Tim Dinsdale Isabella Disler Christian Ditullio Terence Doherty Yakut Donat Nicola Dondi Brian Dong Jason D'Silva Stefan Duffner Jane Dunlevie Marie Duval Julien Dyon Rohini Eapen Zach Eckler Sayaka Eda Jason Eisenstadt Chris Emmerson Tiffany Eng Chendan Esvaran Erkko Etula Liz Ewing Michael Fargher Matteo Farina Leigh Farris Sarah Faulkner Tom Favia Brett Feldman Jennifer Feng Jon Ferguson Alex Field Herbert Filho Alex Finston Dean Flanagan Greg Flynn Trip Foley Andrew Ho Kwon Fong Moran Forman Michael Fox Caroline Fraser Daniel Freckleton Tim Freeman Reto Frei Giles French Kirsten Frivold 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McCosker Michael Meehan (Compliance) Taylor Mefford Neil Mehta Adam Meister David Mericle Vitali Meschoulam Eric Meyers Alex Mignotte Andras Mikite Christopher Milligan Rahul Mistry Mike Mitchell Neil Moge Waleed Mohsin Babak Molavi Joel Monson Guy Morgan James Morris Antoine Munfa Aimee Mungovan Yuji Murata Dan Murphy Josh Murray Brian Musto Shehzad Nabi Devarajan Nambakam Ramanathan Narayanan Ganapathy Natarajan Danielle Natoli Murad Nayal Karim Nensi Scott Neu Dennis Ng Ken Ng Benjamin Ngan Joy Nguyen Salman Niaz Anders Nielsen (IMD) Howard Nifoussi Jun Niki Leah Nivison Laura Noble James Nolan Lauren Oakes Lynn Oberschmidt Allison O'Connor John O'Connor Shunil Ohrie Damian Ordish Leke Osinubi David Ossack Sathiya Padmanaban Danielle Pallin Salvador Pareja Dalmir Pasini Clorinda Pasqua Chris Pawson Paris Pender Patrick Perkins Philippe Perzi Wendy Peters Andy Phillips Flavio Picciotto Michael Pieck Sam Pirog Thomas Plank Joseph Plotkin Wade Podlich Ashish Pokharna Caitlin Pollak Charles Pollock Joe Porter Travis Potter Rohit Prabhu Richard Privorotsky Andrew Pucher Jay Rabinowitz Ankit Raj Harsha Rajamani Dmitry Rakhlin Yasser Rathore Edoardo Rava Elizabeth Reed Alexandre Reinert Stephen Reinhard Irfan Rendeci Christian Resch Andrew Rhee Riccardo Riboldi James Rinsler Caroline Riskey Helen Robinson Mark Rosen Amit Roy Joe Ryan Bernhard Rzymelka Takehiro Sakuramoto John Sales Rob Sarazen Vineeta Saxena Dominik Schaefer Andrea Scott Majid Sebti Bipin Sehgal Arseni Seregin Irma Sgarz Paulomi Shah Shreyas Shah Sunny Shah Faisal Shamsee Daniel Shapiro Mahesh Sharma Shripal Sharma Mai Shin Romy Shioda Toshimichi Shirai Mark Short Pankauz Shrestha David Shrimpton Obaid Siddiqui Mike Sidorov Scott Silverglate Stefani Silverstein Amy Silverzweig Jasdeep Singh Gabriella Skirnick Michael Sklow Maxine Sleeper Michael Slomienski Michael Sloyer Nicholas Smith (IBD) Ruth Smithson Christine Smyth Ben Snider Stacy Sonnenberg Cleaver Sower Ro Spaziani Brian Steele Johannes 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[thebramblewood]

The next morning, they meet Ami, who lives just down the street from their rental. They invite her in for hot pot, she offers up some local insight, and Rahul is instantly smitten. He plays it just cool enough to snag her number before she leaves.

#ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 legacy #ts4 gameplay #simblr #legacy: g8 #in my furious culling of pics i left out the ones that actually showed this #but yeah rahul basically got over his crush on rowan so they're cool now as friends #story: rry #rowan 'aukai #raveena uchiyama #rahul uchiyama

[thebramblewood]

Before night falls, the trio is able to spend some time soaking up the sights on one of Senbamachi's scenic hiking trails. Even though they've explored only one small corner of Mt. Komorebi, they're already rendered speechless by the views!

#ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 legacy #ts4 gameplay #simblr #legacy: g8 #story: rry #rowan 'aukai #raveena uchiyama #rahul uchiyama

[thebramblewood]

On their way back to their rental, they cut through the bamboo forest and bump into some ghostly little friends. Having encountered strange creatures of the supernatural variety before, Rowan and Rav aren't especially caught off-guard, though they're sure to greet the spirits respectfully lest they abruptly turn into fire-spewing demons.

#ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 legacy #ts4 gameplay #simblr #legacy: g8 #story: rry #rowan 'aukai #raveena uchiyama #rahul uchiyama

[thebramblewood]

After all that physical exertion, some serious rest and relaxation is in order. The trio find a nearby dojo, where they take a good long soak in the onsen to relieve their aching muscles. Rav suggests a round of light yoga afterward, but Rahul is more interested in practicing sparring as a way to vent his frustration at wasting an entire day off the slopes.

The lot used here is Hādowāku Dojo by @shysimblr!

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[thebramblewood]

Rowan and Rav's relationship status has been a little up in the air over the past year. Turns out all it took to accelerate their romance was Rav being irresistibly adorable at a music festival. I imagine Rowan fell in love at the precise moment she shoved that entire cupcake in her mouth frosting first.

#ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 legacy #ts4 gameplay #simblr #legacy: g8 #remember sims sessions? #yeahhhhhh lmao #that tells you everything you need to know about how slow i am #story: rry #rowan 'aukai #raveena uchiyama #rahul uchiyama #alejandro nunez

[thebramblewood]

While Ami's laid back approach boosts newbie climbers Rowan and Alejandro's confidence, Rahul immediately falling flat on his face has the opposite effect. However, it would be pretty embarrassing if they backed out before even attempting the first climb, so they make the ascent one slow step at a time. Finally, they all make it to the top. At least the long hike through the snow to the next hunk of rock rudely blocking their way will give them an opportunity to "rest."

#ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 legacy #ts4 gameplay #simblr #legacy: g8 #story: rry #rowan 'aukai #alejandro nunez #rahul uchiyama

[thebramblewood]

In the morning, Enji isn't feeling much better. He's not as young and spry as he used to be, and even with all that training, he just doesn't feel confident that he'll be able to keep up. Rahul and Ami attempt to pump him up, but it's clear he's set in his decision. So that leaves the four of them to pack up their gear and head to Yukimatsu without him, where the first cliff face awaits, only slightly imposing compared to what's to come.

#ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 legacy #ts4 gameplay #simblr #legacy: g8 #story: rry #if i remember correctly #i had to come up with an excuse for enji not to go because the game only allows four sims on an excursion #enji uchiyama #rahul uchiyama #rowan 'aukai #alejandro nunez

[thebramblewood]

Mt. Komorebi, we meet again! Ami is so enthusiastic about their mountain trek that, at first, Rowan does her best to match her enthusiasm. But Alejandro and Enji's visible nerves prove infectious, and all three of them grow more and more anxious as the day progresses, bringing them closer to morning and the start of their treacherous journey. Hoping to boost their spirits, Ami leads them on a hike to the cave shrine and appeals to whatever spirits may be in residence to grant them a safe trip.

#ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 legacy #ts4 gameplay #simblr #legacy: g8 #story: rry #rowan 'aukai #alejandro nunez #enji uchiyama #rahul uchiyama

[thebramblewood]

In Wakaba, Rav meets Yamachan and instantly becomes obsessed, so Rowan risks life and limb to wrangle a Simmi capsule from the depths of the vending machine on the off chance it's a rare golden edition of the icon himself.

#ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 legacy #ts4 gameplay #simblr #legacy: g8 #story: rry #rowan 'aukai #raveena uchiyama #rahul uchiyama

[thebramblewood]

The sky clears, and it's over the cliff face and through the woods once more! As sunset approaches, the group stops long enough to start a fire and contemplate setting up camp so that they can rest, restore their strength, and tackle the final ascent in the morning. But Ami is ready and raring to go. She and Rahul barrel ahead, and Rowan and Alejandro feel obligated to follow. By the time they huff and puff their way to the top, their bones feel like jelly.

#ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 legacy #ts4 gameplay #simblr #legacy: g8 #story: rry #i started experimenting with editing around this point #bc it was right after i joined simblr and i was having an aesthetic crisis #it'll be very inconsistent through this and the start of the next generation #so bear with me #rahul uchiyama #rowan 'aukai #alejandro nunez

[thebramblewood]

At the top of the next big cliff, conditions start to look awfully blizzardy. They decide to stop for a while and shake off the nervy adrenaline with an impromptu snowball fight while waiting for visibility to improve. Everybody has fun ganging up on Rahul, and it starts to feel just like old times.

#ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 legacy #ts4 gameplay #simblr #legacy: g8 #story: rry #rowan 'aukai #rahul uchiyama #alejandro nunez

[thebramblewood]

Rahul already feels confident enough to attempt the expert level slope. After landing a few risky landings, he grows a little too sure of himself and ends up having a nasty wipeout. Rowan and Rav come quickly to the rescue, but luckily, other than having to dust the snow from his jacket, he appears to be fine.

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[thebramblewood]

Rahul proves to be a natural, feeling ready to tackle the more difficult inclines by the end of the day. Meanwhile, Rav and Rowan pack it in early and spend the rest of the night canoodling. They aren't exactly thrilled at the prospect of doing this all over again tomorrow, but they try to contain their misery in the face of Rahul's enthusiasm.

#ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 legacy #ts4 gameplay #simblr #legacy: g8 #story: rry #rahul uchiyama #raveena uchiyama #rowan 'aukai

[thebramblewood]

When Ami offers to play tour guide for their last day in Mt. Komorebi, Rowan and Rav are worried she'll drag them along on some crazy excursion to the very top of the mountain. Luckily, her plans are a bit more laid back than that, and she ends up leading them down an only mildly treacherous hiking trail to a historic shrine, where they take turns shouting their wishes into the echoing depths of the cave.

#ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 legacy #ts4 gameplay #simblr #legacy: g8 #story: rry #goodbye mt. komorebi #(for now) #but there are some really nice posts coming up next week regardless! #rowan 'aukai #raveena uchiyama #rahul uchiyama