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strangetomato) wrote2012-10-22 02:26 pm
strangetomato) wrote2012-10-22 02:26 pm
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So that's what the story is about...
Overheard behind a bookcase in a house on Bay View Drive, Belladonna Cove:
"...True enough. Some things are just personal. But we had to do the right thing to safeguard everyone against that source of evil. I'd hate for Jocosta to have died in vain."
"Dear sister, how I miss her."
"And I as well."
"Well, nevermind. That's a story for another day."
"Yes. This one's about Bella. The mystery behind her disappearance."
"And Strangetown. Aliens. The sims who hate them and the sims who love them. Or those foolhardy enough to do both!"
"About death. And Death's son."
"And the terrible consequences of meddling with mortality. And about flowers. Don't forget flowers."
"I thought it was mostly about sex?"
"No, really it's about identity. And family. And love. Aren't all stories worth telling really about that when it all boils down to it?"
"Yes, but now we're getting ahead of ourselves, aren't we?"
"Yes, indeed, sister. All in good time."
Note: I was revisiting what I'd already written for the long-suffering Chapter Thirty-Five (part four) of Strangetown, Here We Come (the damn thing is actually written if I can ever get pics for it), and I'd forgotten all about this little snippet here with the sisters breaking the fourth wall to discuss what, if anything, the story is actually about.
What do you think? Did they nail it?
My vote's on "I thought it was mostly about sex?" ;)
"...True enough. Some things are just personal. But we had to do the right thing to safeguard everyone against that source of evil. I'd hate for Jocosta to have died in vain."
"Dear sister, how I miss her."
"And I as well."
"Well, nevermind. That's a story for another day."
"Yes. This one's about Bella. The mystery behind her disappearance."
"And Strangetown. Aliens. The sims who hate them and the sims who love them. Or those foolhardy enough to do both!"
"About death. And Death's son."
"And the terrible consequences of meddling with mortality. And about flowers. Don't forget flowers."
"I thought it was mostly about sex?"
"No, really it's about identity. And family. And love. Aren't all stories worth telling really about that when it all boils down to it?"
"Yes, but now we're getting ahead of ourselves, aren't we?"
"Yes, indeed, sister. All in good time."
Note: I was revisiting what I'd already written for the long-suffering Chapter Thirty-Five (part four) of Strangetown, Here We Come (the damn thing is actually written if I can ever get pics for it), and I'd forgotten all about this little snippet here with the sisters breaking the fourth wall to discuss what, if anything, the story is actually about.
What do you think? Did they nail it?
My vote's on "I thought it was mostly about sex?" ;)
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If I can do that (and damn it, I will, even if it is just text), then I'll probably share all the plans I had for the rest of the story for anyone that wants to know. Or maybe I'll get my momentum back a little, and keep it going. We'll see. :)
I couldn't agree more with what you said about there being infinite ways to take this story structure and these premade characters and direct them, and the description here is really meant to be specifically about my version of it. I love that about sim stories.
And even this one story has had so many different directions planned at different points that have changed, some due to gameplay, some rethought as the characters developed. The fact that it's not fully planned out is why I even have to ask myself this question. What IS this about, anyway? What exactly am I trying to get at with it? It's interesting to think about.
Thank you for the kind words. :) There's no better feeling than hearing that you've managed to entertain people with your storytelling.