On Saturday Jack was helping his mother with the cooking.
He has nothing to do for the next 24 hours anyway.
Later he went out onto the veranda and wrote down the story of Goliath in his diary, sometimes crossing out and rewriting words and sentences he didn't like.
But in a second the atmosphere will take on a different hue.
Later, Goliath left and Jack decided to take a nap.
All that anger, tension, and shame was not overlooked.
And in the evening, he and his father were clearing away leaves, Joseph tried to cheer up his son, but it didn't work. What will happen next in Clifford's head, one can only guess.
Hello, darlings! Well, do you like it?) I know it came out a bit crumpled, after all, this is my first experience of storytelling in Sims at all.
And when I was reworking the posts, I saw some mistakes, I think I can fix them in the future. But for now, let's just talk about them.
This is a long post so brace yourself ;P
So, as I already said, it all started in 2021. Like any other creation, by chance ":)
That was the first time I downloaded the Sims 2, before that I played the “short” versions as a child. Namely Pet and Neighborhood Stories.
I created Lucy and she basically did the usual Sim stuff, worked in a ballet, solved crosswords in the newspaper and led a completely normal life. (Then for some reason I lost her... and had to create a clone ":з But overall she hasn't changed.)
Later, with the help of a fortune teller, Luke appeared (I only recently found out that he was in Sims 2 ALL THIS TIME, that is, he was not randomly created...(･o･;)), they got married and our cute friend Goliath appeared! (Yuppie! My boy ( ＾ω＾ ))
I created Jack's family later in the game, I didn't want to make him alone and I added a family, albeit a template one.
And to be honest, even though I don't like changing the genetics of characters, I had no idea what kind of eyes Jack had, or what kind of hair Lily had. And were they twins?... I DON'T REMEMBER! In that saved family, the hair was red, well... I left it. (Although I really like how Lily turned out in Sims 4 :з)
As for the houses, I chose them completely randomly.
Goliath's house is simple and standard 196 Main Street, and Jack's house was, let's say, a placeholder 1097 West Dreaming Drive.
However, when it came to Sims 4, I didn't want to bother and moved them into random houses (which turned out to be for other families. Namely the Contrary and the Bell families), I just wanted to start playing for them as quickly as possible.
(besides, they are very close, yea...(´-﹏-`；))
Of course, I won't enlighten you with the full story of my boys, but I can tell you about my game and the ordinary everyday life of the Alens family.
So, I played out the story, oddly enough, in my head for the most part... yes, like this ":) This was before the renewal of my dynasty, where I really played out the events. Until recently, I didn't know that I could play out school days on some school lot, or even in the library or "club center". The Halloween party was also not originally planned, I thought of I'll cause an incident in Goliath's house, but again I played out the story in my head. Although I liked the option with the party and the Goliath's "forgotten" glasses more, to be honest.
So, what was the routine like? Basically, Lucy was solving her crosswords, improving her ballet skills and working. Luke... I don't remember exactly, either he was sitting at home or also going to work. In turn, Goliath lived quite calmly, studied well, socialized and did his childish things. And then... He became a teenager. And I wanted GAY DRAMA! So I quickly created Jack's family and settled him next door.
In short, they just met at Goliath's house and could go on a dates. (And also cuddle a lot on the couch and slow dance, he he(◍•ᴗ•◍))
So, a sudden desire to transfer everything to the Sims 4 appeared one day when I missed Goliath and Jack.
I launched the Sims 2 and... nothing much happened, to be honest. And then I went to edit their families in CAS Sims 4, which I created a long time ago just like that. Then I came across a save for the Sims 2 for the foursome and the idea came to recreate their youthful atmosphere.
In Sims 4 I was already trying to play the story in a normal way, let's say. Usually I alternated between guys, and it turns out I played on their behalf (and the posts would not be one-sided, I guess...) It would probably be weird to see the story only from Goliath, for example. Also, I love moving between families.
Before the game itself, I made not so much a plan, but a point B, let's say, to arrive at. I'm not a fan of planning every action for a character, sometimes it's worth it to swim in free flow and listen to the game. However, I still keep notes in Sim Calendar Planner from Yellow Llama Co. + templates from Samsung notes. It mainly contains basic information about the characters, ideas for future chapters and their titles, a calendar, a list of upcoming tasks or goals, and a map, just in case. Also, free writing on a particular topic is good for giving story ideas.
In some cases, I had to come up with other ways to play back some stuff. A trivial example with ballet, I replaced it with cheerleading. Or with the same tipping “point” with the kiss situation, instead of Goliath's house - a party. Speaking of houses, and now I honestly regret not changing them at the very beginning. But the moral is that to have to deal with problems as they come.
Well, where would I be without memes in the writing process)
Phew… Tip number 1: If you are translating a story into different languages, DO THE TRANSLATION AND POSTS AT ONCE! Otherwise, like me, you will feel a slight cringe after a while…
So, initially I just wrote dialogues under the pictures, but over time I realized that it was not very convenient and thanks to these two buns I started editing posts even more. And what was before? Frames with emotions, and even then I made a screenshot specifically for them, just to enlarge and insert. In short, after the dialogues came frames with emotions, but already in the form of templates, then clouds of thoughts and sketches joined.
Here's an example with the quality, and resolution of the collage itself.
It seemed to me that for tumblr 4:3 is not very suitable, mostly everything is done on 16:9. At the moment I've merged them just for convenience.
Here's where things are pretty sparse on the first one too. For that matter, action buttons will be fine here.
And also tip number 2: to avoid writing cringe-worthy dialogs (I have trouble with conflicted ones…) then thought and conversation clouds come to the rescue! :D
As with the previous one, they will complete the picture. (Also, if necessary, make the screens lighter).
Due to the 10 photo limit, I had to do mostly collages, and realizing that, I let…. Screenshots like this, lol.
Lily just like:💃😳🤨
Oh, and one little funny thing...
In the story "Forever in Between" by rebouks, I accidentally found Lily while reading the story!
I like to think that in an alternate universe she actually studies and thinks about going to university. And not like in mine, she worries about her brother X) not everyone knows, but I'll remind you that you can download her here <3
In conclusion, I want to say that even though this is not a masterpiece, I still love these little silly boys, with their difficulties and desires.
It's a pity that at this point in the plot I can't share with you all the jokes with them, it's too early :<
But... it's not too early for someone else! One person has been following them all this time, namely my friend, hehe :з Back in 2021, I told her individual moments from their story, and in 2024 she was waiting for new posts from me. Thank her so much for her support!
And thank you for at least stumbling upon them, that's all :з💕✨
It seems that everything is ready. There is food, drinks, candies, and music, too.
Jack dresses in Victorian clothes, like a gentleman, which he is not. But costumes are meant to create images.
Goliath looks like a detective from a TV series where the main role was played by a famous actor.
Lily didn't bother much, and bought a random package with a costume, she doesn't like big parties like her brother. (But her classmates did the makeup (^～^;)ゞ)
Later, the teenagers went to the dance floor to the DJ and danced as best they could. Jack and Lily were chatting, he asked for a sweet, and ended up getting a nasty thing from a taser.
It's Halloween, but the party will be in the evening.
Jack and Lily will even be allowed to come later than curfew today. In the meantime, the boy is happily fiddling with the multicooker, having recently discovered cooking. His father even supported him with pleasant words and a hug.
Alens decided to just invite Clifford to visit, despite the fact that they would meet later.
Jack looked around the house and it... is very modest, it can be improved by adding cool things.
The guy also met Goliath's mother, and it's nice to watch their relationship. Support and warmth are always important for Sims, any Sim.
There are a few hours left before the event starts, it's time to slowly get ready.
Halloween was approaching, and Goliath and Jack's studies continued to bear fruit.
For example, in the form of C's at Clifford, as well as Goliath's lateness home. The guy also worked after school, so he sacrificed not only sleep and strength, but also nerves from Luke's screams. But the efforts were not wasted.
After another Friday, Jack invited Goliath to chat about various topics.
And also to calm him down before the party. Tomorrow they need to decorate everything and buy costumes.
Clifford seems like a smart guy, despite his appearance. But there is a bit of sadness in his eyes. Probably because of love, maybe the girl refused or something like that?
Goliath does not know this, but he is happy to spend time with his friend.
Curfew is approaching... it is better not to anger dad today.
