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Re: The Churchill Legacy
« Reply #60 on: December 18, 2010, 07:40:07 PM »
You describe everything so vividly I really don't need pictures to enjoy your story which surprises me.

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Re: The Churchill Legacy
« Reply #61 on: December 19, 2010, 01:41:15 PM »
      Chapter Ten
      "Happy Birthday, sweetie!" Raymond and Amanda congratulated Heather, after her birthday. Heather had aged up into a teen, and was eating her cake. Because there wasn't enough time for Amanda to Zeneport out, Heather had used her oven one last time, and made a small chocolate cake for everyone. Well, except for Rose. She was just drinking plain old milk from a bottle, with a little sugar added to make it sweeter. Rose loved sweet.
      "Habby birday!" Rose called happily, jolting Heather out of her thoughts.
      "Thanks, Rose." Heather scooped her up, and tickled her, while Rose shrieked with delight. She turned to her parents, who were still eating. "Can we open presents now?" she asked eagerly.
      Amanda rolled her eyes, and smiled. "Didn't we go through this routine on you last birthday?" Heather shrugged. "Oh, okay." Amanda gave in.
      Heather walked over to the corner of the basement, and picked up the first one. "To Heather, From.... Rose? Mom, isn't this your handwriting?"
      "Yeas, but it's Rose's gift." Amanda answered. "She made it herself." Heather wasn't sure what a toddler could make, but she gently peeled off the tape, and lifted off the paper. It was a small canvas, covered in colored handprints.
      "I wondered where my paints went a couple days ago. Thanks, Rose, it's awesome!"
      "Yay! Heddy likes it!" Rose clapped her hands cheerfully.
      "Next one... To Heather, From Dad." she once again removed the paper without ripping it, and found a large, heavy amethyst, cut in an emerald shape. "Awesome! Thanks!" Heather held it up to one of the lights on the concrete ceiling, enjoying how it filtered through the light pink stone.
      "My pleasure, sweetie." Raymond answered.
      "Okay, now for the last one." Heather lifted off the paper, and found a white cardboard box. When she opened it, there was a small potted ivy plant. "WOW!" Heather cried, excitedly. "Thank you so much!"
      "I'd bring you a whole tree if I could." Amanda said lovingly "But I can't. I can give you a small plant, though."
      "This is great, thanks." Heather pulled a leaf off the plant. She never though leaves would be so smooth. "Thank you for the best birthday ever!"
      Time skip...
      "I wanna cookie!" Rose cried, looking pleadingly up at Heather. Heather had volunteered to keep and eye on Rose while her mother was out, and her father was having a relaxing bubble bath.
      "Look, Rose. For the millionth time, you can't! You're not old enough to eat solid food yet." Heather loved her sister, but her patience war really running out.
      "I wanna cookie NOW!" Rose wailed, and burst into tears.
      Heather groaned, and tried to keep her voice calm. "Rose, your birthday is in three days. You can have cookies then."
      "I don't WANNA wait!" Rose cried for a few minutes, and then suddenly reverted back to her normal, sunny attitude. "Wead to me!" She held up Jimmy Sprocket and the Squishy Stone, and flashed a cute grin at Heather. She shook her head.
      "Jeez, you changes moods quickly. Alright, sit down, and I'll read to you."
      Time skip...
      By the time Amanda got back, Rose was occupying herself by throwing building blocks against the wall, and didn't even notice Amanda appear out of nowhere. Heather ran over to her, and peered into the bag.
      "What'd you get?"
      "Stuff for Rose's birthday. I'm giving her a bar of silver, Raymond's giving her a necklace, and It'd be nice if you painted her something." Amanda answered."
      "I already did. See?" Heather picked up a canvas she had hidden under her bed, which had a vase of flowers on it.
      "That's great, I'm sure Rose will love it!" Amanda was glad her daughters got along so well.... usually.
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Chapter Notes:
* Yeah, I know, crummy way to end the chapter. I had a writers block.
* I'll post a picture of Heather later today, I need a break from anything sims related. ^^;;
* The potted plant is something I put in when I first built the basement, but I had no idea what Amanda could give Heather.
* Rose will age up in the next chapter, I'll post a picture then.
* Tell me what you think of this chapter! Pwease? :3
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Re: The Churchill Legacy
« Reply #62 on: December 19, 2010, 10:58:14 PM »
I've decided to post some pictures from the actual game.

First, here's Jenna.

Here's a picture of her house. She's a slob.



Here's Heather. She's really very pretty, probably because both her parents were made in CAS.



Here she is in her sleepwear. There's really no point in giving her outfits for athletic, swimwear, and formal, because there's no pool or hot tub, she can't host or attend parties, and can't work out.



Just to get it out of the way, here's Rose as a child. Everyday, sleep, and closeup.





Here's a shot of the basement. Ignore those toddlers, they're not in the story yet. ;)


Oh, yeah, and I made a mistake in Chapter Six, saying Heather has blue eyes. They're purple.

Enjoy, and I apologize for destroying any mental images anyone might have had of the characters or the basement. :P
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Re: The Churchill Legacy
« Reply #63 on: December 20, 2010, 02:50:12 AM »
The basement looks just like I imagined it.

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Re: The Churchill Legacy
« Reply #64 on: December 20, 2010, 01:16:39 PM »
Wow, really? :o
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Re: The Churchill Legacy
« Reply #65 on: December 21, 2010, 12:44:53 AM »
Awesome updates Simstar!  ;D

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Re: The Churchill Legacy
« Reply #66 on: December 21, 2010, 12:26:17 PM »
Thanks! I may be able to update later today, but I'm not sure. :-\
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Re: The Churchill Legacy
« Reply #67 on: December 21, 2010, 12:36:04 PM »
Great writing Simstar.
What?  Grannies can't play games?
I speak perfect Nooblik, (and some Simlish)!

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Re: The Churchill Legacy
« Reply #68 on: December 21, 2010, 12:39:26 PM »
Thank you! :)
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Re: The Churchill Legacy
« Reply #69 on: December 21, 2010, 06:16:00 PM »
The basement is actually nothing like I imagined it! Erm... why are there four toddlers in the last picture?

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Re: The Churchill Legacy
« Reply #70 on: December 21, 2010, 06:53:04 PM »
Well, I've advanced farther in the game than the story, and both Raymond and Amanda have the Surrounded by Family LTW. And it's only three, one of them is Rose as a child.
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Re: The Churchill Legacy
« Reply #71 on: December 23, 2010, 08:51:25 PM »
Chapter Eleven

     "Yaaay! A painting from Heather! Thankies!" Rose had insisted on opening her presents before cake was even served. Pretty much the same as Amanda, only even more hyper. And the fact that she had shredded the wrapping paper instead of removing it in one piece. Well, at least she liked her presents. She had gotten a watch from Amanda, a hair clip from Raymond, and a painting from Heather. As Rose bounded off to play with her blocks table, and Amanda and Raymond began to clean up the wrapping paper, Heather thought back on what had happened the last few days. First of all, Amanda had announced that she was pregnant. Heather had mixed feelings about this. On one hand, she'd like to have another sibling, and Rose would like someone close to her own age to play with, but on the other hand, it mean Amanda's attention would have to be divided even more, and Rose had just grown out of diapers and bottles, and needing constant attention. Next, Heather had managed to paint 25 paintings, which were all hung up on the basement wall. Her parents had all been really proud of her, and Rose had been cheering as well, although she had no idea what everyone was happy about. Once again, that's Rose for you. And finally, Heather had improved vastly at cooking, meaning she could prepare meals if she was the first one awake, or everyone else was busy.
      "Heather!" Heather noticed Rose calling to her from across the room. "Come over here!"
      "What is it, Rose?" she had been planning to work on a painting of some trees, so she could hang it above her bed. Hopefully, Rose just had one, short, easy to answer question. No such luck.
      "How does mom get out of here if there's no doors?" Rose asked, placing a triangle-shaped block on her tower.
      Great. She just had to ask the hardest question there is. "Um... she Zeneports." Heather answered, hoping this would satisfy her sister.
      "Zen-a-what?" Rose asked, confused.
      "It's what you meditate for a long time, and you achieve mental enlightenment that let's you teleport anywhere you want."
      A few moments of silence followed this answer. "That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever." Rose finally responded.
      "Enh. It will eventually. Any other questions?"
      "Yup! Who's Jenna Warden?" She tried balancing a blue square block on top of the triangle, but it made her whole own collapse.
      "I'm not even going to answer that one. Next."
      "But-"
      "NEXT!"
      Time skip...
      A few days later, Amanda had gone into labour. It lasted a bit longer than usual, and they soon found out why. It was twins! No one had been expecting that, but luckily they had another crib on hand. The twins, both girls, were named Daisy and Lily. After everyone had gone to bed, Heather got up, and walked over to the cribs. She picked up Daisy, and looked into Lily's crib.
      "Daisy, Lily. Welcome to the world, my brave, beautiful sisters."
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Chapter Notes:
* An update on thursday is a rare occurence, buy I said I'd update sometime during the week.
* Heather's traits: Virtuoso, Excitable, Good, Artistic
* As of now, Heather has seven skill points in painting, four in cooking, and four in guitar
* Rose's traits: Good Sense of Humor, Excitable, Friendly
* Rose has no skills, but a child can't learn very many things. She's probabaly got one or two handiness points hidden until she ages up, though.
* Amanda has two points in athletic, five points in cooking, three points in photography, maxed martial arts, and one point in handiness. She works as a dark room destroyer.
* I have absolutely no idea how, but Amanda has 71,216 LTH points. She hasn't reached her LTW, which is even weirder. Her LTR's are Change of Taste, Change Lifetime wish, Fast Learner, and Fertility Treatment.
* Ok, and this is even weirder. Raymond has 88,648 LTHP, and hasn't completed his LTW either! Where are all these points coming from?! Well, no one can say they're not happy. His only LTR is Fertility Treatment.
* Heather has 23,093 LTHP's, and no LTR's.
* Rose has 7,301 LTHP's, and no LTR's.
* Daisy's traits are: Brave and Genius
* Lily's traits are: Heavy Sleeper and Friendly
*Tell me what you think of this chapter! Pwease? :3


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Re: The Churchill Legacy
« Reply #72 on: December 23, 2010, 09:34:29 PM »
I like it! I'm hooked cause I want to see who breaks out of the basement next.

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« Reply #73 on: December 23, 2010, 09:35:28 PM »
Awesome update Simstar! But why are you having all these kids? Aren't you playing a Dynasty and won't more kids now mean more time waiting for them to die?

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Re: The Churchill Legacy
« Reply #74 on: December 23, 2010, 10:32:53 PM »
This was a really interesting and creative! So cool!
I thought this was just a Legacy for fun?