Before this incident, I didn't know much about HIV/AIDS. But I did some research in preparation for this story update. I hope I handled the topic well enough 🥹
This has been something different, and I learned a lot along the way. Please let me know if you have any thoughts or feedback on how I could've handled the topic better.
𖹭 Thank you for reading! 𖹭
I'll check in with them again to see how they fare, and give an update
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TV: In today’s news, the price of land in Nordhaven runs the risk of rising beyond citizens... TV: Brindleton Bay properties are expected to go up in the next quarter and here is what Mr Bear, a resident has to say on the matter... TV: Next up we will be talking about the current health crisis in Strangerville. Authorities have issued warnings of severe danger and wishes for... Citra: *deep breath* Citra *to herself*: I can do this. I can do this. Citra clenches her fist to ready herself behind Caden. Citra: Cade... I'm back. Caden: Oh, I'm sorry I didn't hear you come in. How did it go? Citra: ...I have it too. Has HIV This Sim has HIV. They must take medication for it not to harm their immune system any further. So long as they take their medication, Sims who have HIV will keep their viral levels low and drastically reduce the possibility of transmitting the disease to WooHoo partners. Antiretroviral therapy may have some side effects, especially early on. Caden: Okay. Alright. Citra: They gave me the meds. Said it's manageable. That it's not what it used to be. Caden: Yeah. Same. I've been reading up on it. We're going to be okay. Citra: You don't have to do that. Caden: Do what? Citra: The whole "it's fine, we're fine" thing. I didn't handle it well when you told me. You don't have to pretend I did. Hard to Accept... (From Love Interest's Announcement) A love interest of Citra's just told her that they have a permanent WTD... That's big news, and perhaps too big news for Citra to handle. It's just scary... She's not sure she will ever know how to be fully comfortable about it... Granted, she doesn't know much about all that. Caden: You were in shock. I get it. (pause) I didn't tell you expecting anything. I just... didn't want to go through it alone. And I didn't want you to either. Citra: I thought maybe you'd blame me. Caden: I don't care where it came from. I care about what we do now. Citra: *voice breaking* I didn't mean to—I didn’t even know, Cade. I swear I didn’t know. Caden: I know. I believe you. Citra: I don't know how to do this. Caden: Me neither. But we're not broken. We're still us. Citra: I wanna have kids someday. You know? *laughs* I don’t even know why I’m saying that right now. Just— it just hit me. Like... is that still allowed? Caden: Yeah. It is. We’ll figure it out, babe. Together.