One evening after work, Lilith took a stroll through the outskirts of town, thinking.
She wanted true happiness, true love. She had almost everything a girl could want. She was doing well in her career, on the verge of being promoted to Level 6. She had a nice home, and nice things. She was surrounded by family. Pretty, talented... almost a master of the arts. She was also getting older. In just a matter of days she would have her next birthday. She wanted to settle down with her own husband, have her own kids. She was the only one of her siblings to not have either. She caught a butterfly and thought to herself: "Maybe I should fly away..."
And that's exactly what she did. To Champs Les Sims, France, to be exact. Despite the recent substantial population growth that Riverview experienced, she was having no luck meeting anybody there. She tried, hard, but everybody in Riverview was either coupled up or in hiding. Besides, it worked for her older brother, Mathew. He met Wu in China, and they have the strongest bond out of all of her siblings and their spouses. Once she got into town she gave herself another makeover. She didn't want to put off the wrong impression.. her hot pink mini skirt certainly didn't get her any proposals.
She only had 3 days to meet the man of her dreams. She started by playing guitar in the park... hoping to attract a music lover's attention. She met a fireman and a cop, but both ran off and disappeared shortly after. She gave up and ended up going door to door, asking to be invited in, asking around about single young adults.. and it worked! At the last house she visited, she was greeted at the door by Gustave Delven. It was (almost) love at first sight. That night she made several moves on him, to which he all turned down. But they still managed to become friends by the time she went back to camp. The next morning her cell rang... it was Gustave! She asked him if he'd like to go the cafe, and he agreed. Even though he had turned her down several times the night before, she kept trying. It had to work! It was the last day of her vacation.
Lilith told Gustave she would be right back, and went next door to buy a new dress. She had to wow him if she wanted what she would do next to work...
Gustave turned around just in time to have his breath taken away. There was an absolutely stunning young woman right behind him.
Gustave wasn't usually this lucky... throughout his teenage years he was usually turned down by girls... He was a bit of a nerd, always had his head in a book. Clumsy too. Anytime he tried to make a move he usually messed it up by tripping or dropping something. Sometimes he would completely forget what he was doing... so absent-minded. Even though he was very friendly, nobody seemed to want to get to know him, so he eventually just started hanging out at home on the couch, without much of a will to get up and do anything. But he had just had his birthday, he wasn't a teenager anymore, he was a young adult now. And now this beautiful older woman, this brilliant musician and artist from Riverview had fallen in his lap. He knew what he had to do. Without thinking twice about it, he took her as his wife right then and there.
And she was thrilled.
Lilith had planned this, sure, but she still couldn't believe it. After trying so hard, after all the pressure from her family, it seemed so easy, so natural now. She knew now that it all had happened for a reason. She knew why she didn't find anyone in Riverview.
As they looked into each other's eyes, Lilith wondered if maybe she had rushed in, wondered if Gustave really wanted this or if she had pressured him like her family pressured her.
She let go of him, and carefully tried to read his face.
At first, she thought she sensed worry, or regret.
But then she relaxed, took in her surroundings, and knew. It was written all over his face, he was just as happy as she was.
Later that night, they relaxed together in bed. Chatting about their past, and their future together.
Lilith knew there was only one thing that could make her any happier than she was already at that moment. And she was wearing just the right shoes to convince her husband to try for it.
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*I haven't updated recently because i've been working on other parts of the blog. I've made a family tree, and changed the layout and appearance of it, so let me know what you think! I've also decided to give every generation a page with info on each sim from that generation, and how they're related. Just in case anyone gets confused as to how someone plays into the story. But those pages are still under construction.*
I've also been playing around with camera man mode, and all the different angles. I liked this shot, so i'll leave you with it. It's Amit and his youngest child, Anthony.
HAPPY SIMMING!
6 comments:
Lilith looks great and so does her new husband.
They certainly wasted no time. I hope he turns out to be everything she dreamed of and doesn't have any surprises in store for her.
I also love the background. It looks like the background an artist would have.
I saw the family tree. It still amazes me how two people can create so many in future generations.
Awww! Hopefully Lilith didn't come across as desperate, but I'm guessing not... He made her his wife after all! Such a cute private ceremony for the two of them, too... I wonder what everyone else will think when they get home, though. :)
Let me know what troubles you're having with the family tree. I'm assuming you're unsure how to link to an interactive version -- if that is/isn't the case, you can either ask me here or pop me an email at kaleeko@gmail.com , whichever is more convenient.
I do like the camera angle on the last frame. Is that with a mod that allows increased camera rotation? I can't quite tell. I've been tempted to download one myself, lately.
kaleeko- for some reason the comments haven't shown up here yet, but i got an email about them. yes i was referring to the interactive version of the family tree. i'm not quite sure how to link it... i've tried downloading it a few times, but everytime i try to open it, it just shows me the loading screen. and no it isn't a mod for the camera angles, i've just been using camera man mode. you have to be in live mode to use it, then you hit tab and you're officially in camera man mode. then to move the actual camera's position-- W moves forward, S moves back. Q moves down and E moves up. Z zooms in and X zooms out.. and you move your mouse around to point your "camera" then hit C to take a picture once you have the perfect angle. i've been playing around with it and i'm loving the results... i think it makes for a more personal story. the best news is you can use it with the walls up and still move the camera around to see your sims, and have a background....--after i typed all that out it occurred to me that you probably already know about camera man mode.. you're pictures look like you do.. so maybe just play around with using Q and E. but i'll leave this up in case anyone that doesn't know about it reads it.
Dee- i also think the background is nice for an artist's private wedding. and it's crazy that one sim creates so many other sims! and i'm only on the 3rd generation!
That is really weird! I'm getting them in my email too, though, so I saw your response. It must be some sort of lag on Blogspots servers posting the comments up after you've approved them. Anyways!
Firstly, I had absolutely no idea about Camera-Man mode! I've always just put all the walls up, and held down my mouses scroll button to tilt the camera however. I'm gonna try that out next time I'm in game, though! Yay, I love learning new things!
Secondly, the Family Tree. Unfortunately, there's no way to link to the Family Echo site directly (as you've pry already noticed), they basically require you to download your tree and find somewhere else to host it. There are however dozens of free web hosting sites out there, so it's up to you to decide which you prefer. I'm personally using zymichost (zymic.com), but not for any reason in particular. There are many out there that are just as good.
To explain how to set that up: First, when you're logged into the Family Echo page, hit "Download/Export this Family". Make sure 'Dynamic Html' is selected, and hit download. If you're on a PC, choose the .exe version. Once it's downloaded, open the .exe file, and extract all files to your desktop (or anywhere else easy to find).
If you open the 'index.htm' file in this folder, it should bring you to an un-editable version of the tree you created. But, now you need to get it online so other people can see it.
From there, I usually change the folder name to something short, like 'familytree'. This will make the URL address simpler once uploaded. After you have created an account on a webhosting service, there should be either an uploader on their website, or a Host Name/Username/Password (you may have to search around a bit for it) that you can use to connect via an FTP program. I use Filezilla, which is free.
If you're using Filezilla to upload, just enter the Host address, username, and password that your hosting site provided. Once logged in, it'll show a root folder called "/" and possibly an "index.html" page. (In the right-hand window.) With Filezilla, you can just access your desktop on the left window, and just drag the family tree folder into the right hand window (the web server) to upload it. It'll take a minute to finish, but once it is, you'll be able to access the site online.
For example, my host is zymic, which provided my with the hosting address http://kaleeko.zymichost.com/ . After I uploaded my folder, which was titled 'simamily', all I have to do to access the family tree is http://kaleeko.zymichost.com/simamily/index.htm . (Remember to leave off the 'l' on html, otherwise it will say the page doesn't exist.)
Sorry if I've included information that you already knew, or was confusing. If you need me to clarify or help walk you through anything, just lemme know. I probably made it sound much more complicated than it actually is. :)
thanks for your help! that's exactly what i needed to know. i'll try it out later when my internet connection isn't so slow.
Fantastic! Let me know if you run into any hiccups.
I look forward to seeing the interactive version of your tree!
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