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Re: The (Ordinary) Lives of Sunlit Tides (previously Lucky Palms)
« Reply #45 on: June 24, 2013, 09:02:57 AM »
I can see her hands too.

I love how Belladonna's dragon matches her clothes. Very suitable. R.I.P Suzy. She should know never to eat any jelly beans!
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« Reply #46 on: June 24, 2013, 11:36:22 AM »
Awesome chapter, Pally  :). The triplets are absolutely gorgeous, especially Isolde (her new look really suits her). It's a shame about Suzy, though; there seem to be a lot of mysterious deaths lately! I'm wondering if it's a change in play style or there's something more sinister going on. I'll be excited to see how the next chapter goes and I'll be eagerly checking for an update, as always.  :)



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« Reply #47 on: June 24, 2013, 01:59:39 PM »
I'm so glad to see The Ordinary Lives back! It's great keeping up with your favourite Townies  :D

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« Reply #48 on: June 24, 2013, 08:21:23 PM »
Four comments! :D *does a happy dance* Thanks so much all of you!

I'm glad you guys don't see the pictures dark like I do - must be something weird with my browser.

And Ausette - these deaths arent accidents - certainly not in terms of my game play and maybe not in the story either  ;) So sorry if I'm making you sad - I don't want you to feel bad - but the story can't be all happy in my opinion - I find the deaths really interesting too. And as for the story - perhaps there is something sinister going on!  :o  ;)
Thanks for the nice comments everyone! I'm really pleased with the triplets - and you're right, Isolde is the best. I like Belladonna too, but I'm not entirely satisfied with Chimera.

So happy with 4 comments! :D

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« Reply #49 on: June 25, 2013, 10:52:54 AM »
Four comments! :D *does a happy dance* Thanks so much all of you!
So happy with 4 comments! :D

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« Reply #50 on: June 25, 2013, 06:20:00 PM »
Awww thanks Creative! :D

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« Reply #51 on: June 25, 2013, 09:10:23 PM »
And Ausette - these deaths arent accidents - certainly not in terms of my game play and maybe not in the story either  ;) So sorry if I'm making you sad - I don't want you to feel bad - but the story can't be all happy in my opinion - I find the deaths really interesting too. And as for the story - perhaps there is something sinister going on!  :o  ;)

Don't worry; I wasn't enormously sad, just curious. And now I'm even more so.  ;)



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« Reply #52 on: June 29, 2013, 02:26:43 AM »
The Sekemoto Family

Sam Sekemoto began his life with us as a child living with his father (Leighton), stepmum (Agnes), his grandma and his two half-sisters. I can hardly believe how much he's grown! Since then he's married the out-of-the-ordinary Emerald, and they have 2 kids so far! So in this photo, there is Emerald holding baby Sapphire, then Sam holding Diamond, and their little dog Tootie is down the bottom... dreaming of big things?


Sam is working for the local science facility, and Emerald is working on her invention table when she's not looking after the kids. But really, this family is all about the little ones. Diamond is a happy child, and loves playing with the toys his mother made him, or with Tootie. Sapphire is happy too and loves a nice bath.




Time passes quickly for the youngsters. Before they know it, Sam and Emerald are celebrating Diamond's and Sapphire's birthdays. Diamond's hair has darkened to a shade like his mother's, and he picked out his own clothes in his favourite colour. His new trait is Virtuoso.


Sapphire is now a gorgeous toddler with her dad's black hair.


Diamond loves nothing better than playing - whether it be with friends from school, or the new costume chest his parents gave him. The whole family also loves trips to the local kid-friendly pub. Emerald meets her parents there and gets to catch up and introduce them to their soon-to-arrive third grandchild.


Sapphire learns all her toddler skills with help from mum and dad. Diamond tries to help too but Sapphire just finds him funny.
Then one night Emerald has to rush off to the hospital and she returns with the youngest Sekemoto - Soulpeace. She's pale like her daddy, and is a loner and good. A little remodelling of the family home creates a new room upstairs for Diamond, which leaves room for Soulpeace's crib in Sapphire's room (which Diamond used to share with her).
Other things happening in the family include Sam's beginners garden, where he grows plants for work experiments. And amazingly, Emerald has managed to juggle her work and family life so well that she has invented a time machine! She even gets a medal of genius for such an innovative creation.


And then it is time for more birthdays!


Sapphire has decided that she is Shy, and likes green but not her brother's green! Secretly she dreams of one day being a ballerina.


And then it is Sam's birthday into adult hood.


He now has some age written on his face, and even some grey hairs! He's well established in his career and is a much-loved husband and father.


And lastly, here's a photo of Soulpeace as a toddler. Turns out, she's an albino! Sam and Emerald must have had some kind of sixth sense to know what to name her. How special will this child be?



That was the third-last family in round 6. After this round is over, I plan to make a new, nicer looking thread for the story (you may have noticed my typeface changing). Only thing is, I leave for a 3 1/2week trip in 2 days so I won't be updating for a while - sorry!
...I might also dream of making my own custom world with dive lots for these families since I'm not at all impressed with Isla Paradiso...
I am feeling nostalgic with Sam - It seems like yesterday he was just a kid! I like how playing so many families makes the time go slower - birthdays are more meaningful to my sentimental side.
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« Reply #53 on: June 29, 2013, 07:53:55 AM »
Yes! This chapter no one died!

On a more normal note, welcome to Soulpiece! Happy Birthday to the whole household apart from Emerald. I love Sapphire's face and the pub looks great too!
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« Reply #54 on: June 29, 2013, 08:48:02 AM »
What cute toddlers! Emerald always has a way of making cute kids in my games, but those ones are especially adorable.
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« Reply #55 on: June 29, 2013, 05:47:32 PM »
Lovely update! Was Soulpeace born like that, or did you change her hair and eyes to make her look albino?

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« Reply #56 on: June 29, 2013, 09:20:26 PM »
Thanks everyone!!!
They are cute lol :) After seeing Sam's nose now he's an adult, I hope the kids don't take after him too much. Though I am glad that Soulpeace has his skin colour. Soulpeace wasn't born with white hair/eyes unfortunately. I changed them because I wanted her to look like she matched her name, and she'll be special - she has to be with a name like that!

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« Reply #57 on: September 13, 2013, 02:40:13 AM »
Hi everyone! It's been a while, but I have a few families lined up for you! :)


THE MALIFA FAMILY

Now we are up to the (second) Malifa family with Marcus Malifa (sorry I forgot to take a family photo!) the drummer, his wife Serena Malifa (the mixologist), their baby boy Alonso, and their three dogs Boof, Doof, and Woof.

Baby Alonso has grown up into a handsome little toddler with a love for all things on water:


Marcus and Serena take turns looking after Alonso, and working in the local bars. Serena is slowly improving her mixology skill, though so far only the less popular clubs will let her work at their bar. Life looks up though - Serena wins a mixology scholarship award! Marcus is the best at drums in the town, but still finds it hard to find an audience sometimes. If only the local venues would let him solo. But he will have more time soon to show off his new four stars, because it's time for Alonso to grow up.


Not even a late night ghost visit from the poor dead electrician can stop Alonso from having a great birthday with his parents and his grandpa Buzz Malifa. His aunt Catalina had visited a few days earlier (see her above dancing with Marcus - no that's not Marcus in his undies, that's his swimming costume lol!).


Alonso is a real water boy! He gains the trait "loves to swim" and decks himself out in water sport gear. He can't wait to use his new snorkel equipment and jetski! He does like his celebrity life too though, and spends ages on his perfect hairstyle every morning before school.


Serena is an adult now! She's chosen a new wardrobe but all in her favourite colours of smoky pink and black. And though you may not be able to tell, she does have a new hairstyle - she spent lots of money getting this new look (and a boob job).


Alonso spends as much time on the water as possible. He uses his jetski and snorkels with his mum in the ocean near his house. He's also becoming good friends with Diamond and Sapphire Sekemoto - who's parents went to school with Marcus and Serena.


Next will be the last family for this round 5 - the fresh start girls. I should have them up in the next few days. And then the whole neighbourhood moves (again - sorry but it was necessary this time) for the new round 6!
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« Reply #58 on: September 15, 2013, 03:28:33 AM »

FRESH START


Here is the Fresh Start family - named that way because this is where new school leavers are deposited after leaving home for the first time. :)
So in the middle is the lady who coined the name, Jade Greenwood. And that's her dog Breeze. On the left is Laurel Grisby, one of the first school leavers who never really left. And on the right is the latest addition to the family, Patricia Crumplebottom and her kitten Arthur. Who knows how much or how little time she'll spend with here.


At the moment their house is tiny! They're all crammed in and hoping for a bigger place sometime in the future.



Here's Arthur's little picture diary. Isn't he a cutie? He likes sleeping, and watching TV. As a fully grown cat, he improves on his father's ideas and sleeps on top of the newspaper instead of under it.


Jade spends her free time sharing the chores and exercising, either at the local soccer grounds, the gym, or with Breeze. Laurel is forced to plant her sculpting kit in the yard (under a roof), but doesn't let this deter her from making amazing sculpture after amazing sculpture! Her new little sculpting gnome helps too. Laurel reaches level 8 of her sculpting career!


Jade and Laurel both age up to adults! Jade gives herself a nice short hair cut, and Laurel simply rearranges her fluff.


Jade is given more mature-looking clothes from her soccer team (if you haven't noticed, the neon green/blue/brown/mauve theme is for her team), but doesn't change much else.


 Laurel on the other hand gets herself a whole new set of - quite practical! - clothes. Don't ask me what she was thinking when she bought that swimming costume though...


Patricia is keeping her head down and working hard at her new business job. Within days she's gone from a filing clerk to a report processor (level 3). But she's wondering if she's missing out on something in life. One day an old kindly CEO from her company gives her a little wrapped gift with a wink and a grin. Patricia finally gathers her courage to open it (she's sure that guy is married!) and finds, ... a golden lamp? What comes to pass after this changes Patricia's life forever.

Meet Shaun Amari. Through a heart stopping love daze Patricia goes to enormous lengths (and filth levels) to bring her Genie to life. Yes, even a soot-covered face is worth kissing after hundreds of years in a lamp. What does the future hold for this odd couple?

Ok so that's round 5 done! Yay! Next time will be Round 6 - and the town will have moved to Isla Paradiso! ALso expect some changes in the order of families - out of necessity from certain sims needing to change houses before/after other sims.
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« Reply #59 on: September 15, 2013, 03:54:33 AM »
Two lovely updates. Can't believe that Laurel and Jade are both adults already.

Shaun, wouldn't it be better to wait until after Patricia has cleaned up before making out with her?
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