Strangetown: Nice to Meet You

[strangetomato]

With my chapter of The Round Robin Legacy looming, I thought it would be best to jump ahead slightly and reveal a story detail before that legacy entry gives it away in a less ceremonious way. I wouldn't want to completely blow my wink and nudge moment. So, without saying anything more...

Warnings: language, sexual themes







"That's really sad, Ripp."

"Well... I'm learning to deal with it."

"Next time, though, give me a warning before you turn into a big sad sack. You're more fun with less existential angst."




"What?! Fuck you! That's a little harsh, don't you think?"

"It was a JOKE! I'm just trying to fucking lighten the mood here."

"Oh... well, it was a piss-poor joke."

"Well, sorry! Daddy didn't pay for comedy school, okay?"

"So...," he changed the subject back to the reason they were there. "What's the big surprise?"

"Zoe found us a new drummer."




"What? For real?"

"Yes, really real. She's fucking GREAT too. Really something. You're going to love her."

"Her?" he gulped.




"Yeah, and she's super fucking hot too. She hits on like ten different weaknesses of yours."

"Oh."

"Well, fuck - don't get shy on me now, Ripp."






She turned and headed for the door to the restaurant, where Zoe was waiting for them with their new bandmate, and threw it open.






With a flourish, she said, "Ripp Grunt... meet Helena Summerdream."




"...hi..." He felt the blood rush out of his head and into something with a more pressing need for it.




"Oh, he's CUTE!" she said, "Hi, Ripp! It's nice to meet you."




"Yeah... umm... you too."




"This is going to sound really weird... but, I feel like I've met you somewhere before. It's really... yeah, it's so weird."

"Yeah... I think I know what you're talking about."

They moved to find a seat, and Jaxy pulled him aside.

"Smooth, Ripp. Real smooth," she said, with a laugh. "I guess I should have warned you that she was green? I know how you are about the greenies."

"Heh."

"Yeah, she's alien, and she's a faery too! How's that for fucking diversity?"




"Oh, good. So she likes girls?"

"Not that kind of faery, you tit-munch! The magic kind. I'm pretty sure she likes boys, actually. It's a shame, really..."

"I... I can't be in a band with her."

"Sure you can!"








"She's a fucking wicked drummer. She has so much energy it's sick. She's funny too. You'll love her!"

Ripp just stared straight ahead. "Yeah, I know. That's the problem."

"Look, I understand that this is like letting a kid loose in a candy store... except this candy will probably chase after you and try to get you to eat it..."




She used her best Veronaville accent and bedroom voice. "Eat me, Ripp... eat me long and hard."

"I hate you so much right now."

Her face twisted into a devilish grin. "But you have more self control than that, don't you, honey?"

Did he?

He really hoped so.

"I can't believe you're doing this to me," he said.

"What are friends for?" She gave him a pat on the bum, and directed him to the table. "And, really... she's not Gunnar. You should be down on your fucking hands and knees, polishing my shoes with your tongue, and thanking me for the vast improvement I've made on your life."

"You want me to lick you? Because I can lick you..."

"You can lick my ass, Ripp."

"Finally."






They walked over to join the rest of The Shifting Paradymes.

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Note: I mentioned it before, but in case you missed it... Helena is one of simgaroop 's sims, from The Broke Legacy. In her story, a different version of Ripp is involved in a committed relationship with her, and they have four children together. I thought it would be fun to play on the parallel universes of different people's game and stories, and I really like Helena as a character. Her maxed out playful and active points make her a born drummer too.

I wasn't going to reveal this quite yet, but it's more fun this way. Having Helena's future child mention offhand that his Mom is in a famous rock band is a lot less dramatic.







 

Comments

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

*snerk* The last pic with the random guy doing "you're hot" finger is rich.

And I'm so using "tit munch" the next time my wife gives me shit. (or maybe just because)

*edit* you-apostrophe-re, yeah, that's right. . .

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

LOL tit munch. XD I so need to use that with my hubby sometime as well!

I love how Ripp is feeling so confused. Whereas before admitting to himself he's in love with Phi, he'd have been all over Helena like flies on poo. Now he's not wanting that temptation! Aw, poor Ripp, lol!

[themorganlegacy.livejournal.com]

Awesome! I'd remembered that you were putting Helena in this, but somehow I never made the connection that you were going to play with her relationship with Ripp, and I'd never guessed she'd be the new drummer. I love it, though! Now I'm even more excited to see this story get updated.

[leskuh.livejournal.com]

Lol, oh Ripp. This whole monogamy thing is gonna be a little harder than he thought, eh?

And she's half alien! Oh, the poor thing - Helena must seem so tempting. Hope he manages to keep his wits about him.

:3

[muslemura.livejournal.com]

I feel like I've met you somewhere before

I was snickering all the way through this. Wee! Meta fun! I said I loved J/R banter but Ripp/Jaxy banter is no less fun :)

This was great :D *LOL*

[hannahspring.livejournal.com]

This was just too cute! But wait - he also works in the flowers shop - is he going to have time for Phi? Oh-oh.

[simsforaranya.livejournal.com]

*gigglesnort* This was so funny. Poor Ripp. XD

He so deserves it though. :D

[simgarooop.livejournal.com]

Yay, Helena! *Is excited to see her*

Uh oh! Ripp will have to cover his back if he's gonna spend so much time with Helena, because if she's as uh... "special" as the original one (combined with ACR), things could get ugly for him. Heh, he might be a superb romance sim, but she's almost as "experienced" as him :D.

(Not to mention she's extremely fertile. So he must be careful or he'll end up with more children than he can imagine before he realizes it!)

This is so amusing! Though I know she's gonna end up with Nathan, I can't wait to see the insanity she might bring to the band. And I love the banter between Ripp and Jaxy. That's always fun to read!

I also wonder why is Ripp feeling so sad. This takes place after college, right? (I get that idea from their different clothes) I hope nothing bad happened to Johnny.

[muchluvtoyou.livejournal.com]

That was cool!
Just out of curiosity, what does the Veronaville accent sound like?

[smjoshsims.livejournal.com]

This is so cool. Helena is awesome, especially in your game with her... I don't even know what to call it. xD

And she's the new drummer? Poor Ripp is going to have a hard time with this. xD

Also, I love how her headband matches her clothes- I did the same thing with Doris. :D

[lovelysims.livejournal.com]

I squeed when I saw Helena! And I'm sure I'm not the only one hoping that Ripp can't control himself. *evil giggle*

[dothesmustle.livejournal.com]

AWWWWWWW YEEEEEEEEEEEAH. I've been wanting to figure out who this secret drummer was for awhile. (You mentioned earlier, that Conner's parents were very famous, does this mean that the Shifting Paradymes will get their big break and Ripp will eventually become a ROCK STAR?! *thoughtsthoughtsthoughts*)

I'm going to love how Ripp is going to handle is super sexy band mate now.

This picture! EVERYONE is lusting after Helena. She's going to have to ~beat them off with a stick~ (lol beat them off)

I seriously love how Jaxy describes things, she's like a fucking extreme advertisement, goddamn!

[music-simbol.livejournal.com]

^_^

DAMN YOU!!!! YOU'RE SUCH A TEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[simfinite.livejournal.com]

Uh oh. Looks like trouble for Ripp. Since this is after college, it's got me wondering what the current Ripp/Johnny/Ophelia situation is.

I can't wait until the next full episode. And by the way, isn't it ironic how you start posting MORE once you announce you're going on hiatus? XD

[showercapfrog.livejournal.com]

I would do Helena. *jealous of Ripp*
It's interesting that he wants to be monogamous in emotions for Ophelia, despite his obvious physical wanting to be non-monogamous... and yet he doesn't mind sharing her with Johnny (because he loves Johnny too!)

Ah, great little drabble :D

[ikichi.livejournal.com]

Wow, I know Jaxy's joked about this before but damn! I didn't realize he *really* had a thing for aliens.

...Ripp's going to die of blood-loss. D:

[simperfect.livejournal.com]

It was good. I like Helena. Also, I didn't notice it was Zoe until the last pic.

[meetme2theriver.livejournal.com]

I liked this. Ripp trying to control himself is funny, and at the same time I feel a little bad for him! Also, wonder what that sad thing he told Jaxy was. Double also, Helena is cool.

[amaryssobellus.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. Is Ripp going to have the self control that he needs? I'm sure that Ophelia doesn't mind being shared between Johnny and Ripp but will she mind sharing Ripp?

I love that that total stranger is finger pointing Helena. XD

Is Helena still doing the random cheering? LOL. I still laugh out loud when I think about it. So sad.

[80sfiend.livejournal.com]

Oooh nice. She seems awesome :D She's really pretty too! :)

I really want Ripp to lose control, I'm so evil. ;) But hey...I never said I was a R/O shipper. We all know who I really want him with lol. ;)