Strangetown extras: Ripp is obsessed with his own mortality

[strangetomato]

Now, I know that I've been known to InSIM Ripp into a variety of ailments, and I've even killed him a couple of times to get the shots I needed for the story, but is that any reason for him to become fixated on death? I'm starting to worry about his mental health, just a little. Check out the fear that he rolled during a recent session at the Grunt house...

Hmmm. Does this happen often? I've never seen it before. I mean, it seems reasonable to fear your own death, and maybe a little obvious, but does Ripp have some reason to think that he might actually die? Is it because of the recent trend of deaths in the Grunt family? This doesn't seem very healthy to me.

The other wants/fears are typical. He's been fairly obsessed with becoming friends with both Frances and Nervous, based on his recent interactions with them, and he always rolls wants to flirt with people (that one is a cheerleader - a favourite booty call of his), and to buy various instruments. The only typical want that's missing is "woohoo in bed". Yeah, it's always there and it's always "in bed" (I think he just likes to pass out afterwards, since he's so awesomely lazy). Also, Ripp's not really a freshman. He's a senior. (InSIMing is to blame again.) Don't get the idea that they'll never, ever graduate from LFT. *snicker* I may be slow, but I'm not THAT slow.

Anyway, I thought that it was pretty amusing, so I thought I'd share.

Comments

[music-simbol.livejournal.com]

I've never seen that before. It's always fear of other sims, not themselves. Maybe he's afraid to die, because he just realized that he hasn't been with every woman in Strangetown, and he'd hate to deprive anyone that opportunity? Just a guess. :P

And recent interactions with Frances and Nervous? Oo la la!

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's probably as good a guess as any. He has so many things (and people) left to do before he dies.

*snicker* Don't get too excited. These are friendly interactions we're talking about. Just from the scenes with Tank and Frances and the time they spent at the Specter estate. But Ripp is DEAD serious about becoming their friend. Those wants never go away. He's always busting out the autonomous friendly hugs with them too, though they often run away (Nervous did recently accept one, though, which was cute). Poor Ripp. He just wants to be friends.

[music-simbol.livejournal.com]

LOL, reminds me of that saying "Places to go, things to see, people to do...." except, he would wouldn't go back and exchange words. :P

Who wouldn't love a hug from Ripp? Well, as long as he bathed recently. And Ripp just loves people! All kinds of people! Sure, he prefers people of the female gender, but malkes are cool too!

(I hope you got a shot of that Nervous/Ripp hug!)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

No, you're right. He wouldn't correct it. I can see someone asking him, "Don't you mean..." And he's just be like, "No, that's what I meant to say." *snicker*

Ripp just likes to touch people. That's the conclusion that I've come to. He prefers the more intimate sort of touching, but he also just wants to put his hands on people in any way that he can. (And let's hope he washed those too. *snicker* Ripp might end up being a major carrier of disease.)

I did get a shot of the Nervous/Ripp hug, but it will be quite some time before something like that would make it into the story, given the way that Nervous is. I'll get to it in the story, but Nervous thinks that Ripp is a bit "much" and he makes him nervous (pun!). Maybe I will share it in the outtakes.

[music-simbol.livejournal.com]

Ripp likes touching people, huh? Why am I not surprised? :P When you think about it, thou, perhaps he likes physical contact with others, when he know he may not be able to get that close to them emotionally. Or that could just be my psychology studies talking. :)

You'd probably need to get to like chapter 50 before there was any real reason for Nervous and Ripp to hug in the story. Even if you can't get it into the story, outtakes is 100% cool. I just wanna see it! ^_^