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strangetomato) wrote2008-07-16 01:09 am
strangetomato) wrote2008-07-16 01:09 am
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Simstorytellers Challenge 008: Day off
Here's my entry for the latest ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
simstorytellers challenge. Again, this takes place in Veronaville, and involves original characters. It's actually a glimpse at a little pseudo legacy taking place there, and these kids are from generation three. There are connections to other hoods hinted at here, but some of it is pretty subtle (hint: the names are clues).
In my vision of the sim world, the Calientes and the Lotharios come from South Veronaville (the Mediterranean side of town, where the Montys reside). That makes sense to me, since Don, Nina, and Dina are new arrivals to Pleasantview, and they fit in with the feel of that region.
CHALLENGE 008: Day off
Prompt: Day off
Word/pic limit: 200 word/2 pic (it's actually about 300 words, and I doubled the pic count)
Expires: July 15, 2008
Characters: Neko, Fandango, Gato, and Fortunata Caliente
Warnings: None
My husband had the day off, so we spent it with the children. Since it was a gorgeous spring day, we took them outside.
It's on days like this, when I have plenty of time to think, that I start to wonder about where I came from, and where I'm going.
My mother moved here, to South Veronaville, late in her life. I was one of those "change of life" babies. A miracle, if one believes in such things. I never did ask my mother about it, but by the time I became a teen, I started to wonder if I really was the only child she'd ever had. There were some clues, here and there, that suggested otherwise.
I wonder if I'll ever know the truth.
She lived to see the children born, but not much beyond that, and she had never been fond of my choice of a partner, even though Dan was always a perfect gentleman in her presence.
It was the alien thing; it bothered her. She hated the idea of abductions, and I have to agree with her, to a point. The way they abduct innocent people is wrong, but Dan is just the product of that. It has very little to do with him. She shouldn't have let her fear of aliens effect the way she relates to those who are also half sim.
Dan ended up with the green skin, unlike his brother, Flamenco. He's more alien in other ways too, I'm told.
It's funny, but I also feel something like an alien in Veronaville, even though I was raised here. Like Dan, one of my parents was an outsider, and one was old blood. I suppose I'm rooted here now, with the marriage and the kids, but sometimes it doesn't feel that way.
I wonder what exists out there, and what ties I might have to another place.
Bonus pic:
This pic didn't make it into the entry, but I just had to share it. Just try to resist the cuteness of Fortunata Caliente. You can't.
simstorytellers challenge. Again, this takes place in Veronaville, and involves original characters. It's actually a glimpse at a little pseudo legacy taking place there, and these kids are from generation three. There are connections to other hoods hinted at here, but some of it is pretty subtle (hint: the names are clues). In my vision of the sim world, the Calientes and the Lotharios come from South Veronaville (the Mediterranean side of town, where the Montys reside). That makes sense to me, since Don, Nina, and Dina are new arrivals to Pleasantview, and they fit in with the feel of that region.
CHALLENGE 008: Day off
Prompt: Day off
Word/pic limit: 200 word/2 pic (it's actually about 300 words, and I doubled the pic count)
Expires: July 15, 2008
Characters: Neko, Fandango, Gato, and Fortunata Caliente
Warnings: None
My husband had the day off, so we spent it with the children. Since it was a gorgeous spring day, we took them outside.
It's on days like this, when I have plenty of time to think, that I start to wonder about where I came from, and where I'm going.
My mother moved here, to South Veronaville, late in her life. I was one of those "change of life" babies. A miracle, if one believes in such things. I never did ask my mother about it, but by the time I became a teen, I started to wonder if I really was the only child she'd ever had. There were some clues, here and there, that suggested otherwise.
I wonder if I'll ever know the truth.
She lived to see the children born, but not much beyond that, and she had never been fond of my choice of a partner, even though Dan was always a perfect gentleman in her presence.
It was the alien thing; it bothered her. She hated the idea of abductions, and I have to agree with her, to a point. The way they abduct innocent people is wrong, but Dan is just the product of that. It has very little to do with him. She shouldn't have let her fear of aliens effect the way she relates to those who are also half sim.
Dan ended up with the green skin, unlike his brother, Flamenco. He's more alien in other ways too, I'm told.
It's funny, but I also feel something like an alien in Veronaville, even though I was raised here. Like Dan, one of my parents was an outsider, and one was old blood. I suppose I'm rooted here now, with the marriage and the kids, but sometimes it doesn't feel that way.
I wonder what exists out there, and what ties I might have to another place.
Bonus pic:
This pic didn't make it into the entry, but I just had to share it. Just try to resist the cuteness of Fortunata Caliente. You can't.
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I see the connection to the Caliente siblings, Flamenco was their dad right? I didn't know he had a brother...
I liked this, I would love to see more of this Pseudo Legacy you have going on... ;)
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You've got that part right. Flamenco was the Caliente sister's father, and he was a half alien. He doesn't have a brother in the family tree, but hardly any of them do, so I took some liberties there.
It's really only a legacy in spirit, since I'm using CAS sims (who are based on Maxis sims), and I'm not recording it. They'll stay at this point for a while now too, to keep with the pace of the rest of the hoods.
I'm sure I will share some more of these characters in shorts like this, and it will eventually have some relevance to Strangetown HWC.