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[simnationlifebefore]

"I'm serious, you could live with me"

"And your two roommates? No thank you"

"We could find a new place together" "How would we know we can make it work?"

"You took that risk before with a wedding" "And look where it got me"

"Enough of this melancholy"

"AH! LEE NO DON'T YOU DARE"

"Cannonball!"

"Cassandra?"

"We're getting ready to go out do you want to-"

"Aw, cute"

"Girls, she's out cold"

"Sleeping like a baby"

My relationship with Death itself has changed.

"Ophelia????"

I once feared it, but now I can at least control my dreams a little.

I think death herself is setting me up for a challenge...

[simnationlifebefore]

Tomorrow is pvlb4's 10th birthday! Be prepared for a story update at 6pm BST along with reblogs and what not to celebrate.

Everything will also be tagged with : hbpvlb4 in case you worry my posts will be spammy.

LETS BRING IT ON I'VE BEEN DOING THIS NERDY STORY FOR 10 YEARS WOOOOOOOOO

[simnationlifebefore]

Magic requires your very soul to work.

This is your one week warning, next monday (12th August) will be Pleasantview Life Before's NINTH BIRTHDAY!!!!

As usual I'll be annoying you all with content, so expect the feeling of impending doom to reach you soon.

[simnationlifebefore]

And that's a wrap! Two story updates and a sneak peak at the next along with a million and four reblogs.

Hope it was fun!

[simnationlifebefore]

"Sneaking out huh?"

"Ah to be young"

"I remember doing that with my old school girlfriend"

"ow"

"That looked like it hurt"

"Yep"

"Oh you're that customer"

"That customer?"

"You've visited the cafe a lot"

"Please don't tell my dad I'm sneaking out, I just wanted to see some friends and-"

"Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. I actually came here to speak with you"

"Really? Not my dad?"

"Yes, I'm actually looking for new interns at my company and you look like a hard worker"

"Fancy an interview?"

"You're listening to Stir the Pot on Sim Station"

"Today Bella Goth caused controversy at the Pleasantview naming ceremony. After almost a year she's STILL not lost her baby weight"

"Plastic surgeon Dr. Houston McCarthy said a body type like Bella's can be corrected with the following"

I still miss Grandfather every day.

But I now find myself adapting, growing, blossoming around the pain rather than feeling consumed by his death and my nightmares.

My Aunts have helped me more than they really know.

Because now my dreams mean almost nothing to me.

[simnationlifebefore]

"Morning Jasmeen, what can I do for you?"

"You're at risk of a PR nightmare"

"Why now?"

"Two of your employees are having an affair, one of them is married"

"Oh really? Well done them"

"Michael, your sister hired me to be the press for YOUR company, the fact the Goth name is attached to it means we all need to behave"

"I need to behave, my employees are free to live their lives as long as they don't commit crimes"

"Just because a gossip magazine could slander me doesn't mean I have the right to dictate what they do with their time off"

"Mrs Goth won't be happy about this"

"She's the boss of me, not them"

"So who does your husband think you're going on holiday with, Ophelia?"

"Petunia as a pre-wedding send off! I've told him she is having multiple parties"

"Will you ever introduce me to him?"

"Over my dead body Lee-Roy"

"Ha I'll convince you sooner or later"

"Alright class remember, no speaking unless you raise your hand"

"Once finished you must remain in class until the time runs out"

"You have two hours"

"Starting now"

"Good luck everyone"

"I'll be back in about twenty minutes with the new suitcase"

"Fancy a goodbye kiss?"

"You're a dreadful flirt"

"See ya soon, babe"

"I'm not dirty"

"Don, I'm not going to hang at yours anymore unless you buy a hoover"

"Anything else for lunch, Sir?"

"Hello?"

"Sorry...wait shouldn't you be in school?"

"Half day to study, so my Dad put me to work instead"

"DINA"

"Sorry, just upset I'm working my sister's shift"

"I see"

"So how long before Regan arrives and we can eat?"

"An hour"

"How do you think you've done on the test, Cassandra"

"Terribly, I was quite anxious"

"Compared to Christmas you're fine"

"Fine, I answered every question and I'm sure I passed, Are you happy?"

"Cassandra...You're doing so much better than you were just a few months ago, chill out"

[simnationlifebefore]

16th May 2003

"With training the dreams lessened, and I stopped fearing sleep"

"But that didn't mean they stopped altogether"

"They became vague, blurry, full of faces I never knew"

"Dreamlike"

"Cassandra, seriously? "

"Exams are starting in an hour, get out already"

"This is how I prep, I need to relax"

"Yeah, sure except you're in the only bathroom and we all need to pee"

"Ugh"

"Things dramatically improved once I actually started taking care of myself, I stopped being the annoying underage kid in student housing and became everyone's friend instead"

"Unfortunately, now I'm thriving the same can't be said back home"

"Today's the day the ceremony for renaming Sunset Valley to Pleasantview takes place. I'm refusing to attend"

"So my parents will pretend to be a united front for the cameras and I want no part in that game"

"And I'll be staying in Veronaville during the summer unless they start behaving"

"But I still feel like death is calling me"

"I didn't want to enter my twilight years as a deadbeat father who spent his whole life living in the same backwards town"

"Bella understands, she says the fire made all of them revaluate their place in the world"

"Doesn't explain why she seems to think she's stuck with a husband who doesn't even say good morning"

"Money does that to a person is a phrase my mother used to say whenever the Goth's looked miserable"

"So maybe it was best I left my sister behind, to save myself from becoming her"

"My friends have referred to this as my midlife crisis"

"And I admit, the one night stands have been lonely"

"The freedom to change who I am, who I want to be has been getting me through the depressing moments"

"I'm my own boss now, no more freelance work"

"Having to deal with HR and employees"

"And their internal relationships"

"Lee-Roy, Ophelia"

"Morning, Mike"

"Your holiday begins later right?"

"Flight's at 4pm, sir"

"Great, hope you both enjoy the long weekend"

"Still, at least this new life is of my own creation"

[simnationlifebefore]

"I'm telling you Ophelia, you're too overt with this affair"

"It's fine, we don't do anything at work"

"Jasmeen, while I appreciate your attempt to give advice - This is none of your business"

"Of course you would say that. You've never been cheated on, it becomes everyone else's business when you're hurting someone"

"You don't know my husband, you have no reason to care"

"I have access to your emergency contacts, Ophelia. I could tell him"

"Jeeze Jasmeen, You know he's been cheating on her for years right? Let her have her own fun"

"Thanks for sharing something I told you in private Lee-Roy"

"Michael, do we really need to talk now? I'm getting ready AND the nanny hasn't shown up yet"

"I know for a fact you're almost ready save the lipstick and the wig, Bella...Which I still don't understand why you wear one"

"I've ruined my hair with dye"

"So just show off your greys"

"If I get filmed with grey hair, there will be twelve articles about how I am ageing gracefully and twenty about how women should avoid looking like me. Both are insulting thank you very much"

"So about that extra funding?"

"Oh for F- fudge sake, Michael"

"No. I'm not giving you extra funding to hire entry level, either earn the money yourself or have an unpaid intern like every other company"

"Ugh. Fine"

"Do you think she bought it? About your husband?"

"Shhh, she'll hear us"

"Taxi should be here any minute"

"Our first holiday together"

"So you're a vegetarian now, Cass?"

"Yes. I've never really cared for meat anyway"

"I bet your mother is thrilled"

"Not helpful, Regan"

"No, It's quite alright. She was fine with the change really"

"What about that grandmother of yours?"

"She informed me I was no longer allowed near her green house"

"Nervous?"

"A little, one wrong move and my husband finds out"

"You could just leave him"

"And move where? With what money? Don't be silly Lee-Roy"

"I can help"