http://simgarooop.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] simgarooop.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] strangetomato 2008-02-04 03:41 am (UTC)


Awwww! This chapter was unbelievable sweet! :)

I'm glad Nervous is safe at last. Poor guy, all alone in that house, surrounded by the ghosts, so blinded by his visions that he could no longer know what was real or not. And somehow, he's found a family. There's Ophelia, of course, but also Pascal. Poor little Mint, she was so worried for her Dad!

It's nice to see that things are going well for him now, although I'm worried about those clones and what they'll do to Nervous (and Erin, of course!). What's Circe's plan?

The whole argument between Ripp and Johnny at Ophelia's house was hilarious, and it took away from whole creepyness of the situation. Poor Ophelia, living in a place she couldn't call "home", specially around Olive. I wonder what happened to her body...

Poor Ripp... being so close to his parents graves, but not realizing it.

I really like the relationship between those three (I mean, Johnny, Ripp and Ophelia). They are best friends, despite being so different from each other. And in their own way, they care for their friends. It was amusing how Ripp was so worried about losing Johnny's friendship over the Jill deal, how he tried to cook an omelette, although he forgot Johnny didn't like eggs. He's a bit dense sometimes, but he shows he cares. I also like how Johnny is a bit like the "mother figure" of the house, so worried about Ripp and trying to protect him from his bad habits (as it can be seen on the drug discussion). And worried about the house's hygiene of course!

And Ophelia is in many ways the leader, albeit a silent one. She's so strong and knows how to deal with her crazy room-mates. I like the way you portray her.

Finally, I knew Buck wasn't gay! Sure, the whole "wish to be pet stylist to the stars" Maxis description (which I found out thanks to your story) might hint that he was gay (although it's a bit stereotyped in my opinion), but there were a couple of hints in your previous updates, specially regarding his relationship with Jill. Come on! Those pics at the Christmas update made me believe they were already dating! The way you handled their scene was so sweet I grinned like an idiot after I finished reading it. That was adorable!

Although... I wonder how will this relationship work out? Unlike some of the comments I've read for this entry, I think that the fact that Ripp somehow reacted to Jill's crush might be a bad signal, because deep inside, Jill knows that Ripp is actually interested in her (sure, in a superficial way but...) instead of being just a silly one-sided crush that could fade with time. And that makes me wonder... what is Jill's aspiration? I know Buck's a Family Sim, though.

This was by far my favorite chapter so far!

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