*Val's ring was pure glitchy stubbornness. I'd actually severed the marriage ties, reloaded, etc., pulled out all the stops that would normally get rid of the damned thing but he insisted on wearing it. For story purposes as well, it is stubbornness rather than sentimentality that keeps it on his finger. Angel wouldn't give a damn if he took off his ring, especially not for a commercial, but Val just does not take it off, ever. And definitely not when he's annoyed with her, because if he ever did take it off it might not find its way back on again.
**This issue is not quite personal enough to Tiffany for her to follow up on of her own accord, but one day, when her newly glam future daughter-in-law has gotten Lucy settled in primary school and gone back herself for her business degree, they will form just such a company to address the cosmetic needs and opportunities for the whole spectrum of women. An ill-advised venture, as at the best of times those two only tolerate each other, but one that will ultimately succeed once 'somebody'
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Oh, lordy, Flo has no idea how perfectly she's playing Val here. Which is what's giving her the edge over Cat that she's not even looking for. And it wasn't only Johnny she did a favor with arranging the autographing - that put Valentine right back into familiar territory, even in a state of undress, and got him into performance mode
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Ah, yes. Let's just say that Angel has better cause than what she was focusing on to be so pissed about the shoot relocation. She had, of course, zero chance of ever replacing Cat in the commercial, even if she did harbour any fantasies toward that end of having her face splashed across television screens, finally. But she had depended on being in the mix, and seeing the inner workings up close, and working her own mojo. Val with these other women wasn't even a concern - she knew who she married - but, still, everything would have been quite different had she been around
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The whole thing with the ring is classic Valentine, I don't care that it was the program doing it to you. He and Tiffany may have wildly different ideas about what does and does not respect the sanctity of marriage; but he's not letting go of his even for a second.
This sort of runaway storymaking happens to us all, and it'll no doubt be relevant when the whole story gets told, as I hope it will be. Both this flashback and events in the main storyline are taking place during his adjustment to major changes in his life, after all. There'll be continuity. And Flo doesn't look much like Mary at first glance, but they do have a number of points in common that are illuminating.
Continuity: yes, definitely. I do know what all happens/has happened (will happen - I keep forgetting I never published the rest of the Harts' Round 3, but it is here waiting), including things that won't be shown, at least not here, and some which may or may not make the cut, depending on how eager I am to sprint toward that finish line once it's in sight. Although, one good thing about being so heedless of time is that each update ends up being pretty much just as I wanted it, so whatever gets cut likely won't be because of any rush
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I can't tell you how much I appreciate your taking a moment to de-lurk and let me know someone else is out there reading along! Almost all of my fellow simming LJ friends have completely vanished, so it does sometimes feel like I'm the lone holdout - telling the kind of story and in the kind of format that no one much cares about anymore. It's really heartening to know that you've been enjoying the story.
And you read the comments, too? Wow. There tends to be a bunch of stuff going on in my chapters, so it's always interesting to see what Peni will home in on - especially when it's something I didn't expect anyone to really notice.
Young Val is using a bodyshape that I frankenmeshed for him, but I'm 99% sure that I put Leh's S3 tone on it, to keep his look consistent across time as I'm using Leh's defaults. (I think these are the ones.)The body hair is an overlay box with about 5 different hair 'style' choices that automatically match the guy's hair colour. It was originally on sexysims but
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**This issue is not quite personal enough to Tiffany for her to follow up on of her own accord, but one day, when her newly glam future daughter-in-law has gotten Lucy settled in primary school and gone back herself for her business degree, they will form just such a company to address the cosmetic needs and opportunities for the whole spectrum of women. An ill-advised venture, as at the best of times those two only tolerate each other, but one that will ultimately succeed once 'somebody' ( ... )
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This sort of runaway storymaking happens to us all, and it'll no doubt be relevant when the whole story gets told, as I hope it will be. Both this flashback and events in the main storyline are taking place during his adjustment to major changes in his life, after all. There'll be continuity. And Flo doesn't look much like Mary at first glance, but they do have a number of points in common that are illuminating.
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I love how you've fleshed out all the characters, each with his/her own voice, figured out their motivations and why they act the way they do.
And I love the back-and-forth between you and Peni. So much depth in your convos.
I'm a lurker at heart so you won't be hearing much from me but I will still be reading each new installment.
BTW, what skin are you using for Val? The body hair is very appealing.
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I can't tell you how much I appreciate your taking a moment to de-lurk and let me know someone else is out there reading along! Almost all of my fellow simming LJ friends have completely vanished, so it does sometimes feel like I'm the lone holdout - telling the kind of story and in the kind of format that no one much cares about anymore. It's really heartening to know that you've been enjoying the story.
And you read the comments, too? Wow. There tends to be a bunch of stuff going on in my chapters, so it's always interesting to see what Peni will home in on - especially when it's something I didn't expect anyone to really notice.
Young Val is using a bodyshape that I frankenmeshed for him, but I'm 99% sure that I put Leh's S3 tone on it, to keep his look consistent across time as I'm using Leh's defaults. (I think these are the ones.)The body hair is an overlay box with about 5 different hair 'style' choices that automatically match the guy's hair colour. It was originally on sexysims but ( ... )
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I'll try to comment more often.
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