Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Hadley's Sliding Door Challenge - Door 1 - Chapter 1 - Off to a Great Start

Welcome to the Hadley's Sliding Door Challenge. I've decided to attempt this challenge because I read Alicia Snowe: Sliding Doors and noticed, Nevermore, the writer of the wonderful story got a lot of amazing sims out of it. One of these sims are Jareth who is a wonderful scheming cinnamon roll and is too precious for the world. I love him.
It's been a while since I really played the sims and I've been burnt out for a very long time so I may or may not complete this challenge. I'll definitely try, but I thought a warning always helps. Also, I'm loosely following the rules to this challenge. I'll be having my sim live three times in different worlds with a different job each time. She'll start off in a starter home at the beginning of each life. I'll try to go along with her wishes, but take control if need be. This can also mean she may or may not change her Lifetime Wish during her lifetimes. This is really a just for fun challenge I'm doing that will be updated here and there, but I hope you still enjoy it. I know I will.
This is our nerd Hadley Anastis. She has the traits Adventurous, Disciplined,  Perfectionist, Schmoozer, and Nurturing. In this life she's going to become a babysitter and work on completing her Lifetime Wish as a Heartbreaker.
A bit of backstory about the cinnamon roll named Hadley; she's had shit luck with love and in this door has now decided to settle down in Sunlit Tides to establish a daycare and find the perfect man (or woman). As her bad luck in love goes, I thought Heartbreaker would be the perfect Lifetime Wish. I'm not sure if it will be completed in this door or the next, but I do imagine in one door she'll say 'screw love' and go for it at some point. Atlas, it may not be this door as she'll be surrounded by toddlers and likely want one of her own so she may not be able to be as spiteful as she could be. That's not a bad thing. I really want her to be happy in at least one of her lives.


The first thing Hadley did was go to the library to sign up for the daycare profession. After that, she created a dating profile where she lied a little bit, and sent a few people some messages.
"I said my favorite color was pink when it's actually orange."


This is her house. It's not much, but it's a start. It's super cute too. I forgot to grab a picture of the exterior, but that's cute too.


After signing up for her chosen profession and creating a dating profile, Hadley got the wish to learn the handiness skill, thus, she did.


She then went to meet a few townies to get ready for the Heartbreaker LTW.


She met some more errr...interesting ones.
"My face is up here you know."
Hadley got a wish to befriend him so I guess that's something we'll be working towards. Ugh.


More awkward stares.
"My face...I promise you it's not there."


"Yeah you're not good enough to talk to me." 
"Bi-" 
-I interrupt this very true statement.  I'm going to try and get this up on Carls which means no cursing sadly, but that means creativity will be used. 
No rules against creativity. 


This guy is kind of cute and I wish Hadley had gotten the wish to befriend him instead of Kai, but she didn't. She did have hearts with him...


...and him. Hadley had hearts with nearly everyone.


It was about midnight when she got home and decided to make salad.
I'm not sure that's how you make salad, but you do you, Hadley.


WHY THE-
(Goes on google for creative ideas)
-FRIJOLES WOULD YOU PUT SALAD IN THE OVEN AND THEN BURN IT?
"It's not salad writer! It's waffles and it's the morning already darn it!"


Oh yeah. Her daycare started. I'm going to get better at this narrating stuff I promise. Usually I just writer sassy character thoughts and dialogue with some plotty plot and slap that down, but meh. That's a lot of work.
Look at Hadley and...this kid! We'll call her Ella. Isn't she adorable?


...and this kid is Burnart!
"What? Burnart is not even a name!"
It is now.


Hadley taught little Ella to talk and ended the day with both kids in great moods.
Woo!


She decided to try learning martial arts after her work day.
I bought it because I thought "hey in the rules it said you could purchase a computer and easel so why not this!"
Let's think that she bought it off the internet or something.
The internet is a weird, weird place.


Kai has been calling her all day and she got a wish to become best friends with him so she met up with him. I'm going to give this guy a benefit of a doubt and say that the first meeting maybe just was really awkward. She's been rolling a lot of wishes about him which is super cute.


She asked him to protect her and also...she broke up his marriage. An unhappy marriage by how quickly he wanted to be with her, but uh, still broke up a marriage.
THIS IS GOING GREAT.


She got a wish to kiss him so she did....


....and Kai didn't complain.


They decided to watch the stars together which was super cute if I do say so myself.


She just looks so happy!


After going to bed, Hadley got robbed.
GREAT PROTECTION KAI.
The stupid robber got away with the martial arts dummy so I guess that's that.


Hadley got a wish to level up in the handiness skill so I sent her to tinker on the stove.
Whacking the stove with a hammer is always the best idea.


Hadley got a wish to kiss Kai so another date happened. He was being an asshole about it and showed up an hour late.
A lot of woman decided to watch them kiss which was a huge red flag.


If Hadley's happy, I'm happy, but I still think he's a douchebag.


The next day apparently Hadley forgot to pay her bills and the repowoman came. 
Great. 
"Did you miss me?" 
Never. Not even for a second. 


This kid who's name might actually be Ella, but we'll call her Martha, was causing Hadley some trouble.
"Say tomatoe, Ella!"
"Potato!"
Hey her name is Martha, not Ella. We can't be confusing the readers.


This kids name is...Zeke. He's a cutie, but he's learned all his necessary skills so Hadley can't get a friendship boost from it like she does with the others.


Hadley got a wish to reach level four in the social networking skill so she created a blog. Her first post was well liked and got fifteen followers. Don't worry, she lost all of them.


She wanted to makeout and woohoo with Kai who showed up late again. She managed to complete both wishes, don't worry.


He got tired and crashed on the sofa. Around 4 AM, he left as Hadley was still sleeping.


No cursing, self. No cursing. That as-
-NO WORDS ARE GOOD ENOUGH. 
NO WORDS.  I EVEN LOOKED UP LISTS OF SPANISH DISHES TO HELP ME. 
Okay I looked up a creative cursing generator. 
HE'S A DOUCHEWAFFLE. 
YES. 
THAT'S WHAT WE'LL CALL HIM.
HE'S NO LONGER KAI, HE'S DOUCHEWAFFLE. 
 This is where I leave you guys.
 See you in the next chapter! 


Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Still Alive Short Dynasty - Chapter 20 - Childbirth Is Such an Amazing Thing


I'm sick and procrastinating, so time for another chapter!
Sena is pregnant with what may or may not be the next heiress. I'm hoping not because I want her to have at least four children. :o


"Is this what Owen meant by the sparkles?"
NO.
NOOOOO.
I WASN'T READY FOR YOU TO DIE.
NOOOOOO.


"It's okay, writer. I'm ready to see the rest of my family again.'
Well shit I'm all sad now. I honestly didn't think I would get as attached as I did in a short dynasty.


Grim: Cheers
Way to be inappropriate, Grim.


RIP Octavia. I hope you are enjoying the netherworld with sparkly Owen and you see your parents again. The generation two stats will be posted after this update and..damn that's a lot of points.
I'm pretty sure Jax earned half of them at least.
Technically we are already pretty far into generation three, but I just don't like posting the stats for previous generations until the heiress died even though the generation already ended.
Not sure exactly why but...questioning my own mind would be too odd.


Here is the graves of all the Alive family. I placed Nigel by Jax and Fiona's when I found his grave.


"What the hell?"
It's Koios's birthday apparently! He's now an adult. Even though Sena and him are twins, she's technically younger in game now due to being pregnant.
Shrugs.



"Look writer! I'M ON FIRE."
Jebidiah is not literally on fire, but he is trying to make tips so he can complete his Lifetime Wish and max his career. He's already maxed the athletic skill.


"Look writer! Now I'm sitting, but I'm sitting on NOTHING."
That's nice, Jebidiah.


Meanwhile Sena is giving birth to your first born child.
You know, nothing special.
"IT'S ANOTHER FLESH EATING MONSTER."


This minor thing of childbirth is being interrupted for something very important.
Everyone, stare at Neo.
Isn't he adorable?
You, the reader: "JUST TELL US WHAT SENA HAD."
Yeah, yeah.
Grumbles under breath.


Sena had a little girl named Dia Alive. Her traits are eccentric and hates the outdoors!
She is the heiress for generation four which I was not prepared for at all!
Sobs quietly in corner. 


This little boy was also born named Raiden Alive! His traits are Disciplined and Good. Not bad. He actually got...really good traits.


Sena what are you doing?
"I'm showing a funny video to the consignment specialist, writer."
Wait....she looks familiar?


Is this one of your schemes, Sena?
"What? This little pelican with a teacup on it's elbow? No."


Now Sena is crying over her mother's death.
Shit this short lifespan messes with me sometimes.


Ersa aged up AKA the forgotten child! She gained the Vehicle Enthusiast. Ehh that's not the best-
Character lectures me in the background.
-okay I'm wrong. That's a really good trait.


What is going on? The consignment specialist can't have her birthday?


Well she aged up anyways and she's apparently part of our household now.
Welp, that just happened.


It is also appears to be Jebidiah's birthday! I didn't get any pictures of him after he aged up because he basically stayed the same.


Also the Alive's new roommate is now woohooing with this townie? Oh and her name is Nuala O'Ryan and her traits are Excitable, Great Kisser, Loves the Outdoors, Neat, and Virtuoso.
Her lifetime wish is Master of the Arts which should be easy to be finished.


So Sena, want to explain why Nuala moved in?
"You needed a townie baby for Dia. Nuala is a townie that was made immortal. Boom, platypus. It all works because the squids said so."
That's actually a really good idea...?
You do you, Sena.
I'm just going to go check up on Jebidiah.


"BOO YOU SUCK."
"You fu-"
-and I'm done checking up on Jebidiah.
Keep up the good work.


The house officially got changed to fit generation three. I'm going to make it look more like a house and less like a box around generation five...maybe.


This paparazzi died on the front lawn and Grim just couldn't seem to get over how much death was happening during these updates.
He seemed very shocked.



Then he did the dishes. Don't ask me why. I have no clue.


Sena finally aged up!


I tried giving her a new hairstyle that I thought I might like and mehhh.
Well, that's all I got!
See you guys next time!