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strange_tomato June 14 2008, 14:01:22 UTC
Well, I'm very glad. Lots of great comments here. Thanks. :) Time to chat about it all...

1. I'm glad you picked up on that body language. Vidcund and Circe are both pretty cold people like that, not the type for showing a lot of casual affection, but there's more to their dynamic than that. There's a lot of truth to that "falling back on old issues" statement. There's always a feeling of that between Circe and Vidcund.

Circe's home really is a reflection of herself. I picked that one up on a whim, because I saw it and Circe came to mind immediately. It's so posh and the stone wall was just the icing on the cake. It can be hard deciding on which new houses to add to Strangetown like that, but I think that choice worked out very well.

Don Lothario likes to delivery his special package to sexy ladies all over Sim Earth. :P That fact that it was Don to make the delivery also has significance beyond humour, as I'm sure you know...

2. I didn't build the art building. I modified a building that comes with Glamour Life stuff. It's the "uplifting loft". The theatre program is housed in the upper half too, so we'll get to see more of that building in the future.

That pink painting. *snort* Too funny. I like the "bold" colours. :P The prof is hoping that encouragement will help her improve, maybe?

Yeah, that's Beau in the painting. Good eye on catching the hidden simself too! I threw myself into the art crit for a laugh (since she is in the art program). I hope I wasn't one of the jerks snickering in the back of the class.

Buck and Lucy do seem like two who would get along well as friends, balancing each other out a little. There's also that story-driven motivation to have connections between the towns, with the knowledge that comes with that, but they're more than just plot devices.

The bulletin boards are from Teen Style Stuff. It's one of the few things that I use frequently from that pack, since everything has these specific style types (and yeah, I'm not going to find many uses for those outdated trucker hats, but thanks for trying, EAxis - that was a sketchy trend when it was fresh). That would be a nice mesh for you to work on to make a new bulletin board. I'd love to see different things on the board, for variety. They make good inspiration boards.

3. I love having Chloe in the Curious family. They really need her to balance out the rest of the personalities. They're all a bit too meek and easygoing... oh, and SERIOUS. Chloe's fun. I like how she's so abrasive, yet well-meaning.

Kristen is still a bit shook up from her run-in with the Beakers. She'll gradually come back to herself. I'm going to give her a makeover (I do love those), and she'll start moving on with her life.

Lola and Pascal are such horrible gossips, aren't they?

I do believe that the woman should be the one who makes the ultimate decision there too, but it is a very complex issue and I really do sympathize with the man in that scenario too. I think that Lazlo is sensible enough to know that it's Crystal's choice, but it's going to very hard on him if she does choose to end the pregnancy.

"Pascal has a bit of a rescuer complex."

Yes, I would say that this is an accurate statement. Could that be where Johnny inherited his hero complex? Pascal is just stuck in hero mode from dealing with Nervous, perhaps, and Nervous certainly needs it.

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pixelcurious June 14 2008, 19:27:00 UTC
2. I didn't see your simself the first time through, but on my second read, there she was. I love finding the little details in your pictures. :)

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strange_tomato June 14 2008, 19:49:00 UTC
Adding tiny details like that are one of the things that makes posting these stories so much fun. :) I'm so glad you did notice her there.

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