Hello fellow Simmers :smile: I'm taking on the Build A City Challenge, using Appaloosa Plains and no mods.As the town grows, you'll see different Sims' stories emerge. From the town's first community lot to each household and unlocked rabbit hole, watch the drama unfold as I rebuild Appaloosa Plains.I'll be posting previews of each chapter in this thread, with links to the full versions on my website. You can also follow along on Blogger and Archive of Our Own.Chapter List:ProloguePart OnePart One begins with a community garden founded by Bridget Tevellyn -- a young Sim hoping to build a family away from the bustle of the city and the catty small towns she grew up in -- and shares the stories that arise as each new home and community lot are built.Chapter 1: Community GardenChapter 2: Bridget's CabinChapter 3: The Tevellyn HouseChapter 4: Cinnamon Crest FallsChapter 5: The Boarding House / Community GardenChapter 6: The Tevellyn HouseChapter 7: Cinnamon Crest Falls / Rukiya's LotChapter 8: The Tevellyn HouseChapter 9: Cinnamon Crest FallsChapter 10: Rukiya's HouseChapter 11: The Tevellyn House / Emery's LotChapter 12: Sims in Arms Training OutpostChapter 13: The Tevellyn HouseChapter 14: Emery's StudioChapter 15: Cinnamon Crest Falls / Matthew's LotChapter 16: The Tevellyn House / Button RanchChapter 17: Champs Les Sims - Chapter 18: Rukiya's HouseChapter 19: Cinnamon Crest Falls - coming soonChapter 20: The Tevellyn House - coming soonPart TwoThe town will continue to grow alongside Bridget's grandchildren in Part Two, as new faces move in and more venues pop up.

PrologueThe place was a ghost town. Despite its breath-taking locale, Appaloosa Plains had become a shadow of what it once was. The residents of the "sleepy ranching town" had drifted off, leaving behind shells of homes, crumbling remnants of Victorian architecture and empty streets.The city tried to save its existence by offering a funding assistance program for repairs, but the program collapsed when it was discovered that nearly all the buildings were contaminated with asbestos, had unsafe lead piping, needed all-new roofs or their foundations completely redone. Historical building legislation delayed construction work to such an extent that people opted to sell their homes to the government at a loss so they could move away from the red tape and renovation nightmare that their neighborhood trapped in.https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/5f8345640a4b4f03ef9da3b8/1602471634278-OHSK69W54LFTBI1HZYLT/Screenshot-1526.jpg?content-type=image%2FjpegNow almost no residents were left and there was no city government to speak of. Appaloosa Plains was nothing more than a mess that needed to be cleaned up. Luckily, cleaning up messes was something Jada Walker did best.She drove slowly along the empty, crumbling streets until she saw the drab Victorian manor she was looking for. Workers had already set up safety barriers and brought in the dumpsters. She looked up at the building: rotting wood, patchy shingles, peeling paint. By some miracle it seemed the majority of the windows were intact even though they hadn't been boarded up. Still, was this really the place the Governor saw potential in?https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8345640a4b4f03ef9da3b8/1602471913661-89IQ0XU61PJY609YOZZF/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kOZRFrHCqsLGp1z_1EMGEVIUqsxRUqqbr1mOJYKfIPR7LoDQ9mXPOjoJoqy81S2I8N_N4V1vUb5AoIIIbLZhVYxCRW4BPu10St3TBAUQYVKcHvW20NTGVboU3n0NIIUJo0qUc3sm8SAfqZExjGl4qGkr9P1enp2yj8DLNZLU5I6F/Screenshot-1506.jpgClick to continue reading

Chapter 2: Bridget's Cabinhttps://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/5f8345640a4b4f03ef9da3b8/1602473127999-BI8J5BY59YH44HFN2MYA/Screenshot-1872.jpg?content-type=image%2Fjpeg(This is the second chapter of the relaunched version. Posted Oct 22, 2018.)

Chapter 3 - The Tevellyn Househttps://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/5f8345640a4b4f03ef9da3b8/1602474652864-URPXOIOTC7FUQ32IFAXF/Screenshot-1881.jpg?content-type=image%2Fjpeg(This is the second chapter of the relaunched version. Posted Oct 25, 2018.)

Just bookmarked this to my phone so I can start reading tomorrow after work. Can't wait to start!

Just finished the prologue, so far so good! I loved seeing everything from TS3, such a throwback for me! Appaloosa Plains was my fav town, so it'll be cool to see how you rebuild it.I loved all the detail you put into the chapter. The walkthrough and the dialogue between the characters felt like something that could actually happen.I'm off to read chapter 1!

Rebuilding Appaloosa Plains - UPDATED 13th SEPT

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supernatural103
6 years ago
Slowly catching up on your story (on chapter 14 now)! I really feel for Emery, poor baby!
HannahCanada
New Ace
6 years ago
Another unexpected hiatus - this was a long one, I apologize! Finishing my last course for my Master's and our sudden decision to buy a house eliminated all my Simming time over the past few months. Luckily, we're all settled in now and it's just my thesis ahead of me. And with the break from the game and story-writing, I'm re-energized to jump back in :smile:

"AdamsEve1231;c-16958636" wrote:
I'm slow to read your story, but I'm loving it. I find the family dynamics refreshing and the kids have the sweetest names!

Thanks so much for checking it out! You picked a good time to catch up - you'll be right on track by the time I get the new chapters up, haha.

"supernatural103;c-16985867" wrote:
Slowly catching up on your story (on chapter 14 now)! I really feel for Emery, poor baby!

Thanks for sticking with it! New chapters are finally coming soon!
HannahCanada
New Ace
6 years ago
Finally a new chapter <3

Chapter 17: Champs Les Sims
Part One: Bienvenue

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MissBeehavingSim
New Hotshot
6 years ago
Good to have you back @Morningstar. I really do enjoy reading this story :)
HannahCanada
New Ace
6 years ago
"Lilypink79;c-17114228" wrote:
Good to have you back @Morningstar. I really do enjoy reading this story :)

Thank you so much :heart: I was on vacation the end of May/beginning of June so that's why there's been another delay, but more is coming soon :smile:
livinasimminlife
Legend
6 years ago
Lovely to see an update. I need to catch up with this story. :)
HannahCanada
New Ace
5 years ago
It took over a year for me to get back to this, but you finally get to read how Emery's time in France ended!

Chapter 17: Champs Les Sims
Part Two: L'amour

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I'm sorry I've been so sporadic with new chapters; they're getting longer and the last few have required a lot of re-shoots so it was difficult to stay motivated. I kind of just had to wait for inspiration to come back. I'm happy we're finally back in Appaloosa Plains :smile:

As always, thanks for reading! I really appreciate every one of you!
HannahCanada
New Ace
5 years ago
Two weeks in a row with new chapters?! I wonder if I can make it 3/3? ;) :p

Chapter 18: Rukiya's House

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