I've had to run out of town, germs and all, and of course Ye Olde Laptop decided it was her turn to turn traitor but I suppose that means I'll be tackling another new skill when I go back: Soldering! I'll put up the Sandy pics but it's going to be at least another week before I can head home. There are only the 2 previously unseen shots with her and little Virgie.
Ginger's been on about vibes and Nelson's probably radiating his fair share. Goldie and Poochie high-tailed it on outta there. And she is the one who was getting an earfull about curfew and being alert to any strange men around. Reading people, with a fair-to-insightful accuracy rating, is one of the things Ginger and Goldie have in common even if they don't know it yet, though what they're looking/listening for and why are so different (Ginger wasn't remotely creeped out by Nelson when she met him.) Goldie fell into the track of not paying overmuch attention to River because she didn't meet him as a potential player in the teen scene, to her he was always just Scot and Dixie's little brother, and she's not especially sensitive to that because he is not sensitive about it.
With respect to Rhett and Dixie, it's not so much her age as a fact that's got Rhett a bit jumpy but rather the fact that he knew her when she wasn't of age. To him, it was like one day she was that kid, Dixie, off-limits, and the next day she was Dix-ay (though it did actually take her a few nights at the bar to make him make the transition). The fact that she's just a side bang, because she's there, means he doesn't want to deal with any kind of scrutiny (or Homeric backlash) on her behalf. Don't show up uninvited and don't tell nobody, what's so hard to understand about that? Of course, Dixie's about as good at following rules as he is.
You know, I never really considered playing a Val whose legend was undeserved. I don't mean so far as his faithfulness is concerned but the kind of guy who scored those notches only by means of the job and its perks, the tally still rose but partly because not a lot of women were lining up for seconds, let alone thirds. Lana never would've come over but even if she did, to be sure, or Sandy ran into miscellaneous others (because Day's certainly got no time to waste) who left grumbling or confused rather than grinning ear to ear then at least Rhett might've been able to keep a closer handle on what's "his". Pilfering one of Pop's would just be the thing to do, if he could manage it, some kind of screwed up sense primogeniture, 'specially if Pop was already done wit' her. But losing one of his to Pop would initiate a major freakout.
At any given time, there's generally you and 2 or 3 others reading, perhaps a lurker or two, but they've always been pretty long so I don't expect that to be the thing that puts people off, but who knows. I've seen simmers apologise for stories only half as long. But I do still want to find that elusive balance between time, effort, and payoff. Cutting the words would save space but it wouldn't save any time and cutting the pics would actually take more time. Dilemma for another day, another update.
But there are new Hart baby pics, too! (I am so greedy...)
I am encouraged that Rhett's unease about Dixie is age-based. It allows the hope that he'll retain age scruples about Ginger. Though if he joins the other adults in thinking the twins are hers, that might offset the age thing and put her in the wrong category.
I would be surprised, given the tendency of players to fall in love with him, too, if anybody out there plays Val as having an undeserved rep! If Mary cheats on Val with Junior it's generally just a flirt and the player rushes to cover for her. If she cheats on Junior with Val, Junior finds himself surrounded by babies with droopy noses.
It is a fact of storytelling, in any format, that it's work to put together and you can't ever be certain of reward equal to effort. Please yourself as well as you can and hope for the best. I hope more than the two or three people you see are reading. Most people, after all, don't comment on most things most of the time. I post a link to every update from my tumblr, for what that's worth. I am a partial judge, of course, but you do this very well and this is one of only two simstories I think worth recommending to non-simmers.
If you want Una and Proxy pics, too, sure, I'll throw those up as well. (There are some with Richie Rich also but he, with his full non-maxis-baby face must make his debut first.)
One of the frustrating things about Rhett (if one is a sim whose life is bound up with his, for a player like myself it's mostly all good even when he's up to no good) is that there's always hope for him but never any way to be sure he'll make good on it. He and Val have parallel challenges this round, hitting them where they are both least to be trusted. Will they both be able to keep their hands off? Heading back to the Beeches first for that garden party they've been talking about so it'll be a little while before you find out. That last pic, however, is meant to signal that this thing with Sandy isn't quite done yet. Val can formulate a scruple and even guilt trip himself but he doesn't often let that get in the way of his pleasure. Just at present Sandy's sights have moved on but if she can't get Ham back there might be trouble.
Ah, Junior. It's hard to see where he'd present a serious threat to Val, even in scenarios where he's clearly the better option for Mary. But here she's still mad at Val so her eyes haven't wandered. That way.
Thank you. Sure it's Widespot and you like to keep tabs, but I appreciate that you're still tuning in to the show and that you take the time to comment. I definitely enjoy getting it all pulled together and posted up, I'd better since no one asked me to write the thing and, in the same vein, it would go faster if I didn't insist on playing and piecing it together in particular ways. I didn't mean that to sound like a complaint, there could be no one reading, and I still expect some chapters may go unnoticed (even though your radar's been pretty keen!) But, bearing that in mind, if I could somehow get the process streamlined I'd be one contented simmer.
Ginger's been on about vibes and Nelson's probably radiating his fair share. Goldie and Poochie high-tailed it on outta there. And she is the one who was getting an earfull about curfew and being alert to any strange men around. Reading people, with a fair-to-insightful accuracy rating, is one of the things Ginger and Goldie have in common even if they don't know it yet, though what they're looking/listening for and why are so different (Ginger wasn't remotely creeped out by Nelson when she met him.) Goldie fell into the track of not paying overmuch attention to River because she didn't meet him as a potential player in the teen scene, to her he was always just Scot and Dixie's little brother, and she's not especially sensitive to that because he is not sensitive about it.
With respect to Rhett and Dixie, it's not so much her age as a fact that's got Rhett a bit jumpy but rather the fact that he knew her when she wasn't of age. To him, it was like one day she was that kid, Dixie, off-limits, and the next day she was Dix-ay (though it did actually take her a few nights at the bar to make him make the transition). The fact that she's just a side bang, because she's there, means he doesn't want to deal with any kind of scrutiny (or Homeric backlash) on her behalf. Don't show up uninvited and don't tell nobody, what's so hard to understand about that? Of course, Dixie's about as good at following rules as he is.
You know, I never really considered playing a Val whose legend was undeserved. I don't mean so far as his faithfulness is concerned but the kind of guy who scored those notches only by means of the job and its perks, the tally still rose but partly because not a lot of women were lining up for seconds, let alone thirds. Lana never would've come over but even if she did, to be sure, or Sandy ran into miscellaneous others (because Day's certainly got no time to waste) who left grumbling or confused rather than grinning ear to ear then at least Rhett might've been able to keep a closer handle on what's "his". Pilfering one of Pop's would just be the thing to do, if he could manage it, some kind of screwed up sense primogeniture, 'specially if Pop was already done wit' her. But losing one of his to Pop would initiate a major freakout.
At any given time, there's generally you and 2 or 3 others reading, perhaps a lurker or two, but they've always been pretty long so I don't expect that to be the thing that puts people off, but who knows. I've seen simmers apologise for stories only half as long. But I do still want to find that elusive balance between time, effort, and payoff. Cutting the words would save space but it wouldn't save any time and cutting the pics would actually take more time. Dilemma for another day, another update.
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I am encouraged that Rhett's unease about Dixie is age-based. It allows the hope that he'll retain age scruples about Ginger. Though if he joins the other adults in thinking the twins are hers, that might offset the age thing and put her in the wrong category.
I would be surprised, given the tendency of players to fall in love with him, too, if anybody out there plays Val as having an undeserved rep! If Mary cheats on Val with Junior it's generally just a flirt and the player rushes to cover for her. If she cheats on Junior with Val, Junior finds himself surrounded by babies with droopy noses.
It is a fact of storytelling, in any format, that it's work to put together and you can't ever be certain of reward equal to effort. Please yourself as well as you can and hope for the best. I hope more than the two or three people you see are reading. Most people, after all, don't comment on most things most of the time. I post a link to every update from my tumblr, for what that's worth. I am a partial judge, of course, but you do this very well and this is one of only two simstories I think worth recommending to non-simmers.
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One of the frustrating things about Rhett (if one is a sim whose life is bound up with his, for a player like myself it's mostly all good even when he's up to no good) is that there's always hope for him but never any way to be sure he'll make good on it. He and Val have parallel challenges this round, hitting them where they are both least to be trusted. Will they both be able to keep their hands off? Heading back to the Beeches first for that garden party they've been talking about so it'll be a little while before you find out. That last pic, however, is meant to signal that this thing with Sandy isn't quite done yet. Val can formulate a scruple and even guilt trip himself but he doesn't often let that get in the way of his pleasure. Just at present Sandy's sights have moved on but if she can't get Ham back there might be trouble.
Ah, Junior. It's hard to see where he'd present a serious threat to Val, even in scenarios where he's clearly the better option for Mary. But here she's still mad at Val so her eyes haven't wandered. That way.
Thank you. Sure it's Widespot and you like to keep tabs, but I appreciate that you're still tuning in to the show and that you take the time to comment. I definitely enjoy getting it all pulled together and posted up, I'd better since no one asked me to write the thing and, in the same vein, it would go faster if I didn't insist on playing and piecing it together in particular ways. I didn't mean that to sound like a complaint, there could be no one reading, and I still expect some chapters may go unnoticed (even though your radar's been pretty keen!) But, bearing that in mind, if I could somehow get the process streamlined I'd be one contented simmer.
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