#just a... story

[chrisnewbie]

Just A... : A Sim Song Story

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Her name is Noelle O-phelia

I have a dream about her

She rings my bell--

I got gym class in half an hour!

Oh, how she rocks

In Keds and tube socks

But she doesn't know who I am

And she doesn't give a damn about me

'Cause I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby!

Yeah, I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby!

Listen to Iron Maiden, baby, with me!

Ooo - ooo - ooo - oooooo

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Her boyfriend's My brother's a dick

He brings a gun to school He sucks the fun at school

And he'd simply kick

My ass if he knew the truth:

He lives on my block

And he drives an IROC a big truck

But he doesn't know who I am

And he doesn't give a damn about me

'Cause I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby!

Yeah, I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby!

Listen to Iron Maiden maybe with me?

Ooo - ooo - ooo - oooooo

Oh yeah! Dirtbag!

No, she doesn't know what she's missin'

Oh yeah! Dirtbag!

No, she he doesn't know what he's missin'

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Man, I feel like mold

It's prom night and I am lonely

Lo and behold

She's walkin' over to me

This must be fake

My lip starts to shake

How does she know who I am?

And why does she do they give a damn about me?

"I've got two three tickets to Iron Maiden, baby.

Come with me us Friday, don't say 'maybe';

I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby, like you."

Ooo - ooo - ooo - ooooo

Oh yeah! Dirtbag!

No, she doesn't know what she's missin'

Oh yeah! Dirtbag!

No, she he doesn't know what he's missing

--iinnngg aaahhoouuwwwoaaaaah

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Credits and notes...

First, the obvious: lyrics are borrowed from "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus with some minor changes by me. :) Since this is very obviously Ripp Grunt's theme song I initially hesitated writing it at all, but a certain someone inspired me recently (keep reading)...

Strangetown high school is @yandereplumsim 's Paul D. Strange School. This lot is so perfect that it is now a permanent addition to every future Strangetown I explore! Thank you for sharing!

A few of you might remember my embarrassing panic over the 30-picture per post limit lol. I was able to rearrange my vision with minimal disruption (yay) but there was still plenty of footage that got cut (nooo), including a key transitional picture that I just couldn't squeeze in. I marked it with a (*), and I'll post that along with other fun outtakes soon.

I'm dedicating this one to @strangetomato -- I'm so happy you're active again. :') Hope you enjoy it!~

[chrisnewbie]

cookin' up a new sim song story for the first time in *checks calendar* ... four years! 😎🤘

[chrisnewbie]

As promised, here is a random sampling of cut footage, outtakes, and other fun moments I happened upon while making "Just A..." story.

This image is that missing key transitional picture (*) I mentioned. I wanted to express the trio's similar obsession with teenage vanity over "looking cool." It got cut for space, obviously, but it's still not exactly right in the end anyway so getting cut was probably for the best here. :\ (Note to self: get better at photo editing. And sizing.)

In all my sim years, I've never seen Ripp's dialogue about getting dumped before. O_O

It happened when I had Ripp ask Ophelia out on a date, then while on the date she called Johnny to ask him out on a date. Ripp's date abruptly ended with the above dialogue pop ups.

Johnny can "Fly To School"!?!?!

(My biggest regret is that I thought to take a screenshot of this option but NOT actually choosing it in the end. D'oh. I tried to re-create it but I can't get the option back??)

Completely opposite to what I posted in the story, here's Ripp's natural reaction to Phi and Johnny approaching him.

It took me hundreds of tries to get that Johnny/Ophelia walk scene right, and in one of the failed attempts I caught a great Tank moment.

This is how I intended to start the story btw, very Simpsons-like for no particular reason.

Here's Johnny and Ophelia's reactions to Tank beating up Ripp at school. I thought about writing it in somehow (ie. changing the camera angle so you could see their faces), but I had to routinely remind myself that "Just A..." is Ripp's story. He doesn't get to know how Johnny/Ophelia feel about him until the end.

I really loved this shot and I'm so sad I couldn't fit it in. Note the Johnny calendar/SHWC easter egg. And chips on the floor. ;)

...and that pretty much concludes all the "extras" I have.

Thank you for your collective warm reception to my little song story. It was fun to get out, in the end, and now I'm suddenly inspired to play with the premades again. :)

[chrisnewbie]

Note to self: make sure the next story banner pic is not a sad face 🤪

"Just A..." will be ready this evening, folks! 🤘

[chrisnewbie]

Just A... Bonus Scene:

Johnny: Whoa, Ripp! You okay?

Ripp: Are you kidding?! This is the best night of my life!