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strangetomato) wrote2010-01-17 10:05 am
strangetomato) wrote2010-01-17 10:05 am
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Extras: In Memory of Kaylynn Langerak
As if consumed by the flames of her passion for unavailable men, Kaylynn always seems to die by fire in my game.
There was one exception. The first time I played Pleasantview, she was the main household I played with. I moved her in with Don, got her pregnant, then moved her to a trailer in the area of town where the Brokes live. She ended up having one illigitimate child by Don and one by Daniel, moved in her female CAS lover (who had a child by Mortimer Goth), and thus formed a rather big, unconventional, and happy family.
The second time I played Pleasantview, she died in Don's house, while still an NPC. Don left for work, not noticing the ramen noodles left in the microwave. Somehow, they managed to catch on fire, in the way that microwaves do in the universe of Sims 2. Kaylynn was cleaning the house, rushing into the kitchen to panic about the fire, and was consumed by the flames. Don was heartbroken. He was also haunted for years, with Kaylynn's ghost even reacting with jealousy to him woohooing other sims on the property. His alien daughter, sick of being terrified by Kaylynn, eventually rolled a want to bring her back to life. Her plan was to go to college and study for the paranormal career. This goal was never realised, as I restarted the hood before she had the chance.
In my current Pleasantview, the one which exists in the Strangetown, Here We Come universe, Kaylynn was once again lost to a fire.
Kaylynn lived in the same trailer park that the Brokes live in in this version too, though this time I used the trailer park apartment lot that came with AL (which I love). Kaylynn lived on the far end from the Brokes, dreaming of the day her prince would come and take her away from all of this. Sadly, it was something that would never work out for her.
The fire started during a thunder shower, which ended before the fire went out. I tend to like this feature of Seasons, because it does give us these random natural disaster scenarios that lend themselves to storytelling.
Kaylynn rushed out to the fire, and I had every intention of directing her back to her trailer, but she caught fire before I could do that. At first I couldn't believe it, and I knew I had no way out of the situation. A toddler can't call the fire department, afterall. (More on that in a moment.)
Death came to claim her.
Before the flames had even subsided, the social worker came to collect young Audrey Langerak.
That's nice to know. *shudders*
Luckily, a kind neighbour offered to take Audrey, as she was friends with Kaylynn (and may or may not have partially reenacted a single mothers variation of a scene from The Hours with her).
Yes, Brandi Broke adopted Audrey, even though she could barely make ends meet with her three sons, Beau, Gilbert, and George (luckily, Dustin had already left for college). Conveniently, and somewhat expectedly, she had a want for another child anyway.
It all makes for a very interesting backstory for Audrey Broke, and Brandi now has the daughter she also dreamed of, after her sea of sons. This story just yearns to be told, so I'm sure you'll be seeing some mention of it somewhere along the line.
I don't think I have to mention who her father was, do I? Will the obviousness raise eyebrows around Pleasantview? Only time will tell.
R.I.P. Kaylynn. You've always been my favourite NPC.
There was one exception. The first time I played Pleasantview, she was the main household I played with. I moved her in with Don, got her pregnant, then moved her to a trailer in the area of town where the Brokes live. She ended up having one illigitimate child by Don and one by Daniel, moved in her female CAS lover (who had a child by Mortimer Goth), and thus formed a rather big, unconventional, and happy family.
The second time I played Pleasantview, she died in Don's house, while still an NPC. Don left for work, not noticing the ramen noodles left in the microwave. Somehow, they managed to catch on fire, in the way that microwaves do in the universe of Sims 2. Kaylynn was cleaning the house, rushing into the kitchen to panic about the fire, and was consumed by the flames. Don was heartbroken. He was also haunted for years, with Kaylynn's ghost even reacting with jealousy to him woohooing other sims on the property. His alien daughter, sick of being terrified by Kaylynn, eventually rolled a want to bring her back to life. Her plan was to go to college and study for the paranormal career. This goal was never realised, as I restarted the hood before she had the chance.
In my current Pleasantview, the one which exists in the Strangetown, Here We Come universe, Kaylynn was once again lost to a fire.
Kaylynn lived in the same trailer park that the Brokes live in in this version too, though this time I used the trailer park apartment lot that came with AL (which I love). Kaylynn lived on the far end from the Brokes, dreaming of the day her prince would come and take her away from all of this. Sadly, it was something that would never work out for her.
The fire started during a thunder shower, which ended before the fire went out. I tend to like this feature of Seasons, because it does give us these random natural disaster scenarios that lend themselves to storytelling.
Kaylynn rushed out to the fire, and I had every intention of directing her back to her trailer, but she caught fire before I could do that. At first I couldn't believe it, and I knew I had no way out of the situation. A toddler can't call the fire department, afterall. (More on that in a moment.)
Death came to claim her.
Before the flames had even subsided, the social worker came to collect young Audrey Langerak.
That's nice to know. *shudders*
Luckily, a kind neighbour offered to take Audrey, as she was friends with Kaylynn (and may or may not have partially reenacted a single mothers variation of a scene from The Hours with her).
Yes, Brandi Broke adopted Audrey, even though she could barely make ends meet with her three sons, Beau, Gilbert, and George (luckily, Dustin had already left for college). Conveniently, and somewhat expectedly, she had a want for another child anyway.
It all makes for a very interesting backstory for Audrey Broke, and Brandi now has the daughter she also dreamed of, after her sea of sons. This story just yearns to be told, so I'm sure you'll be seeing some mention of it somewhere along the line.
I don't think I have to mention who her father was, do I? Will the obviousness raise eyebrows around Pleasantview? Only time will tell.
R.I.P. Kaylynn. You've always been my favourite NPC.
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That's Daniel's daughter, isn't it?
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Heheh. Yes. Yes, it is. XD
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Poor Kaylynn. That's so sad, and yet awesome; it is a fantastic story. How much do I love that Brandi took her in? It just seems so her. Taking in another child can't be anything but a bad idea, but she needs a home and Brandi is a little crazy like that and-and... :D
Will the obviousness raise eyebrows around Pleasantview?
I don't know about eyebrows, but I imagine it'll raise Mary-Sue's fist. :P
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And lol at the social worker notice. I've never read that before. Creepy! O_0
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That message about the orphanage, I've never seen that before! Guess that only pops up if everyone dies and the kids are taken away, like those great popups about the Grim Reaper and how he likes long walks on the beach.
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You know, I get those random objects being struck by lightning a lot but the fire always goes out before it spreads. I've never seen anyone die from it and it had never occurred to me that it might actually happen. The rain always puts the fire out before my Sims even get near it.
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I wonder how long it will take before someone notes the familiar features in Audrey.
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I can't believe she got killed by fire, not once, but twice...I'm going to have to watch her carefully lol.
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