Well, selling hope is still selling something. It depends on how you look at these things, really. Zoe'd probably agree with the selling angle, while maybe Helena would be more positive about it.
Thank you. I've been thinking about this since FT came out, and the inconsistencies in the prequel storyline just cemented the angle I wanted to take on it. All the meta mentionings on Sims 3 in Sims 2 really got me thinking about it what it would mean to them if someone really was going door to door to tell them about the next upgrade to their "game".
I always did get a kick out of the idea of some sims becoming partly aware of the fact that they're sims, and in a game, or that they have their own imperfect theories about it, much like our own takes on the meaning of life and the afterlife.
I previous portrayed Mr. Humble as a door to door quasi-religious witness in my leg of the Round Robin Legacy (there's a tag for it, if you're interested), and this is much the same idea. I do see him as a bit of a salesman, but he's a seller of belief more than anything.
Thank you. I really appreciate this lovely compliment. It means a lot to me to know that you were able to feel the emotions of the characters like that.
No, it isn't Brandi. It isn't any of the premade characters, because I couldn't think of one that would fit with what I needed here. I considered that Peterson woman in the trailer park in Belladonna Cove, but she is all set to marry that rich athlete, so it doesn't really work. I also considered Ginger Newson (which could work in a more pessimistic interpretation), but then I felt bad about it. Also, I might eventually need her for something else.
Heh. Do I sense a bit of S2 and S3 merging in the future of SHWC? :)
I love Humble standing around giving away his free computers. :P And the story of the old woman was sweet and sad.
If you are going to be moving your story to S3 (even in part) I salute you. I still can't figure out the navigation well enough to feel comfortable using it for storytelling. You know me... I like to get all up close and personal with my sims and capture those fleeting facial expressions... and that's darn near impossible for me in S3! Sigh. But I'm working on it. If only they didn't keep moving after I hit pause, lol!
Possibly. The option is there, anyway. ;) I honestly don't intend to cross over any of the main characters as of right now, but these gives me the option to do so, and I do have plans for some of the characters to get caught up in this (who they are shouldn't be too hard to figure out). It'll be a running side-story.
Humble has to be pretty serious about his cause if he's giving away free computers, I figure. He has some serious money to burn there.
I'm glad you liked the old woman's story. I'm going to finally get around to telling more of Jaxy's story in an upcoming chapter (yes, finally), and it has a similar feel. I'm quite interested in sympathetic portrayals of poverty and domestic violence right now (sympathetic to the victims, obviously... not the offender). It's something I spend a lot of time thinking about these days.
Thank you. ^_^ If I can turn Mr. Humble into a likeable character, that'd be quite an achievement, I think. I probably won't spin him off into his own side story, but you never know (yes, I'm making fun of myself). It would honestly be fun to figure out why this "character" feels so passionately about his cause.
I'll come up in a number of ways. I've been meaning to plant this seed for a while now, since the arrival of Sims 3 has cemented my views on it in the story world. I won't say much more just yet, but you're on the right track there with Kaylynn. It does seem like she was given a better deal when it came to financial situation and a new chance at true love, does it not? ;)
Thanks. ^_^ I've been piecing together thoughts on this since FT came out. It'll keep cropping up again and again in the story, mostly as an amusement, but it'll also have some impact on a couple of the characters.
It also provides another overall worldview for sims to group themselves under, and another major concern for them, along with the sim/alien conflict, magic and the occult, and "real" world concerns.
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I always did get a kick out of the idea of some sims becoming partly aware of the fact that they're sims, and in a game, or that they have their own imperfect theories about it, much like our own takes on the meaning of life and the afterlife.
I previous portrayed Mr. Humble as a door to door quasi-religious witness in my leg of the Round Robin Legacy (there's a tag for it, if you're interested), and this is much the same idea. I do see him as a bit of a salesman, but he's a seller of belief more than anything.
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No, it isn't Brandi. It isn't any of the premade characters, because I couldn't think of one that would fit with what I needed here. I considered that Peterson woman in the trailer park in Belladonna Cove, but she is all set to marry that rich athlete, so it doesn't really work. I also considered Ginger Newson (which could work in a more pessimistic interpretation), but then I felt bad about it. Also, I might eventually need her for something else.
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I love Humble standing around giving away his free computers. :P And the story of the old woman was sweet and sad.
If you are going to be moving your story to S3 (even in part) I salute you. I still can't figure out the navigation well enough to feel comfortable using it for storytelling. You know me... I like to get all up close and personal with my sims and capture those fleeting facial expressions... and that's darn near impossible for me in S3! Sigh. But I'm working on it. If only they didn't keep moving after I hit pause, lol!
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Humble has to be pretty serious about his cause if he's giving away free computers, I figure. He has some serious money to burn there.
I'm glad you liked the old woman's story. I'm going to finally get around to telling more of Jaxy's story in an upcoming chapter (yes, finally), and it has a similar feel. I'm quite interested in sympathetic portrayals of poverty and domestic violence right now (sympathetic to the victims, obviously... not the offender). It's something I spend a lot of time thinking about these days.
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I`m really curious as to which way you´re going to integrate the Sims3 world into SHWC. :) I wonder if Kaylyn wanted a second chance...
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I'll come up in a number of ways. I've been meaning to plant this seed for a while now, since the arrival of Sims 3 has cemented my views on it in the story world. I won't say much more just yet, but you're on the right track there with Kaylynn. It does seem like she was given a better deal when it came to financial situation and a new chance at true love, does it not? ;)
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It also provides another overall worldview for sims to group themselves under, and another major concern for them, along with the sim/alien conflict, magic and the occult, and "real" world concerns.
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