Another head hangs lowly Child is slowly taken And the violence caused such silence Who are we mistaken?
But you see, it's not me, it's not my family In your head, in your head they are fighting With their tanks, and their bombs, and their bombs, and their guns In your head, in your head they are crying
In your head, in your head Zombie, zombie, zombie What's in your head? In your head? Zombie, zombie, zombie
...
An excerpt from Inguns private journal:
There's a war in my head And I don't know who's on the winning side They are fighting, they are fighting.. They are tearing me apart And its like I don't know myself anymore Did I ever?
Now that I have learned that Ingun, Natalies sister, actually also works at the same restaurant, I want to follow them for a shift! Natalie and Ingun must talk when they are at work, maybe.. I suppose it would be weird if they didn't!
https://i.imgur.com/gtbd5gY.jpg The restaurant employees on the way to work.
Ramona Velle-Bentsen – Boss/Head chef Anne-Kristin Myren-Tarniceriu – Assistant chef/First chef Natalie Goth-Asli – Line chef Inger Lindvik-Asheim – Line chef Ingun Goth-Asli – Ingredients taster Atle Nomeland – Vegetable cutter
https://i.imgur.com/D5JkbGF.jpg
Ingun and Natalie are the first ones to enter the kitchen.
https://i.imgur.com/SD1eWNR.jpg
First chef and line chef immediately starts preparing food. Atle the vegetable cutter flirts with Ingun. Ramona the boss is busy with her cellphone...
https://i.imgur.com/usd3pm2.jpg
"Darn it, these kids!" thinks the only two workers actually doing something... and wait, how are you carrying that bowl there? :P
https://i.imgur.com/XpqROL7.jpg
Ramona tries to tell Atle to get to work, but he really must be the flirt of the kitchen, because he responds by flirting with Ramona, his boss even!
https://i.imgur.com/7oIWjAe.jpg
"Quit it and get to work!" says Ramona, before turning to Ingun. "Just ignore him, he's acting a fool."
https://i.imgur.com/cMQDvAS.jpg
Ingun compliments Ramona for being smart. Hmm, this kitchen is pretty cramped, I don't think there would be much room here for Natalie and Ingun to discuss more private matters (if they should be interested in doing so.)
https://i.imgur.com/GoBqdoL.jpg
Customers are arriving at the restaurant and ordering food, so Natalie also has to step up.
https://i.imgur.com/p4TKR3G.jpg
Ingun has now moved on to discuss gardening with Ramona. Atle still isn't working very hard..
https://i.imgur.com/61maLA3.jpg
Well, I'm probably not figuring out what I want here, but it's pretty obvious who are the most ambitious workers of the kitchen, and who is probably getting the pay rises and promotions...
https://i.imgur.com/hb3iYVz.jpg
"I'll bring this pie out to the restaurant!" says Atle. Oh, good, he's doing something. But Ingun and Ramona is still just talking...
https://i.imgur.com/ZIQgrYQ.jpg
"Hamburgers are ready!" says Anne-Kristin, and the others are just busy talking and pulling pranks.. and I don't even know where Natalie went...
https://i.imgur.com/S2AeyV3.jpg
She just was just visiting the bathroom, and Inger in the back is mad at Atle for goofing about and pulling pranks..
https://i.imgur.com/mnFAizm.jpg
Natalie gets a scolding from Inger for the very same reason. Don't pull pranks on Inger, she doesn't like it.
https://i.imgur.com/eehIknZ.jpg
Ingun thinks about Inger and makes a mean face...
https://i.imgur.com/MWy7CP8.jpg
And then she curses at Atle as well. Ramona gives her a look..surely this behavior must have some consequences... Natalie pretends not to hear what her sister is saying... Maybe you should talk to her, Natalie...
https://i.imgur.com/R9QjA5Y.jpg
Your thoughts, Natalie, tell me that you hear every word your sister is saying, so there is no use in pretending...
https://i.imgur.com/zaYJYSY.jpg
"I think I'm gonna need to have a talk with Ingun" Ramona thinks as Ingun tries to umm.. strangle herself...
https://i.imgur.com/okI9nR7.jpg
Ramona: Ingun... I think we need to talk. Please come with me to my office upstairs!
https://i.imgur.com/MDXj7ja.jpg
Natalie must be very worried about her sister now.
"Ok, I'll follow you there" says Ingun. Natalie however, is super concerned..
https://i.imgur.com/6SMfDFT.jpg
Ramona: I assume that you understand why I had to call you to come up here, Ingun..
Ramona wasn't really angry, she was mostly concerned.
Ramona: First things first, of course.. Atles flirting is inappropriate, and I will talk to him about that later, but those words you shouted at Atle just now.. Ingun, that is way out of line, and I'm going to tell you not to repeat that again in my kitchen.
https://i.imgur.com/l1QjZth.jpg
Ingun: Hmm..!
Ingun's eyes were wide open as if what Ramona told her wasn't making any sense.
Ramona: Ingun.. do you understand what I am saying?
https://i.imgur.com/g2vJb47.jpg
Ramona: You can't talk to your colleagues like that.. I don't want to hear that again... Ingun looks away and doesn't answer.
https://i.imgur.com/eTHJLKW.jpg
Ramona: Ingun.. I'm trying to talk to you... are you ok?
https://i.imgur.com/GbDNFI2.jpg
Ramona: Can you tell me.. what was it that happened down there?
https://i.imgur.com/17T7p6I.jpg
Ingun: I .. I don't know, I guess I lost it a little bit.. I won't say those words again...
Ramona: That's good Ingun, but... it's not just that.. I don't know, this isn't easy to say, but me and some of your other colleagues have observed some.. things....
(Some parts of the rest of this chapter have been censored, because we're plunging off into the deep end again..)
Ramona: Ingun... are you... are you self harming?
Ingun: I, uhhh....
https://i.imgur.com/bAjte13.jpg
Ramona: There is no denying Ingun. I'm afraid.. we have all seen it.. (...) how are you, Ingun? Is everything ok with you?
Ramona has always been very ambitious and driven, perhaps a result of growing up in the poor part of town... so she worked hard, and advanced quickly...and later, shortly before Bob Zombie passed away, he handed the restaurant over to her.. Ramona was also a kind soul with a big heart. So his wasn't easy for her. First it was Natalie and her struggles that came as a shock to everyone. She had been so well functioning in the workplace, nobody had really noticed anything. But with Ingun it was a little different. She was so timid in the beginning when she first started working there, back when old Bob Zombie still ran the restaurant. Ramona didn't think much of that at first, she just considered her to be very shy. Though Ingun warmed up and opened up a little eventually, she always seemed very nervous and jumpy. Such as panicking and freaking out if someone accidentally dropped a pan on the floor or if someone closed a cupboard a little too hard.
Now, the alarm bells started ringing for real in Ramonas head after one shift where she stayed behind in the restaurant after closing to do some paper work when she found (....) in the employee women's bathroom... ..and when Ingun in the following days showed up wearing longsleeves at work, even though that was not part of their standard uniform, and temperatures outside were soaring during the height of summer.. and in the kitchen, the temperatures were even worse...
That's when Ramona began suspecting that Ingun had some trouble...
https://i.imgur.com/fpB8By2.jpg
Ingun: I'm.. I uh.. I am... I'm fine...
https://i.imgur.com/9hl9ae8.jpg
Meanwhile outside the door, Natalie was there listening intently to every word that was being said, even though she knew she shouldn't be doing that.. but the person sitting in there with Ramona right now, was her sister... and Natalie, in her clear moments, feared for her sister, like she had done ever since the night she ran away.. and especially when it was learned that she was actually harming herself...
Ramona: Look, Ingun.. I can see it from here.. that is not fine, Ingun.. I'm sorry.. but.. I think you should.. talk to your doctor about this, they can help you!
Ingun: I, uh...
https://i.imgur.com/BgQrtgh.jpg
Ramona: Please, Ingun. Please, go see a doctor. The shift for tonight is over now, anyway, so.. in the meantime, go home and get some rest. And promise me, you will get an appointment with your doctor. Do we have a deal, Ingun?
Ingun: I uh... sure, sure, I'll go.. se my doctor.. tomorrow..
Ramona: Thank you, Ingun! Go home and get some rest now, and I'll see you again tomorrow.
Ramona was relieved.. well, atleast a little. She didn't want to dismiss Ingun, she wanted to help her and to keep her there, and it wasn't only because the restaurant needed workers. To be honest, Ingun was probably very easily replacable, so that wasn't it... Ramonas heart was just much to big to let anyone go like that...
https://i.imgur.com/aO0XHQs.jpg
After their shift was over Natalie waited outside, because she wanted to talk to Ingun.. She called for her, but she just rushed by to head home without saying a word...
Some pictures of the town I took that I thought looked nice.
https://i.imgur.com/5LjiBLz.jpg The Zombie restaurant is the building behind the mausoleum. The school where Aaron and Billy goes is to the left.
https://i.imgur.com/YnVeykJ.jpg School building to the right in this photo. To the left is the Dreamland Castle, where the king and queen have their residence. The yellow building in the back is The Centre of Law (police station, court house, etc.).
https://i.imgur.com/7dmeg7w.jpg Just another picture towards downtown and the wealthier parts of town.
Love the music, Jamala – Sister's Lullaby. If it weren't for you my friend, I swear I would never learn new songs! :D
So glad that Natalie is taking her meds. Oh she has a sister! Yes that is good thinking, Doctor, Sister might be at risk!
Yes I also find it quite telling when the kids stay playing at school instead of going home...I've had that happen, too.
omg Bianka locked them in their room, that is terrible!
So cool that you follow Bianka! ahhh, so she is not quite right in the head...and enjoys being rude?
Ingun, Natalies sister, is cute. I see she enjoys the twilight hours. and does clean, so that is good to not to let the flies multiply!
hahaha love the parental warning for not going to school, and it is super great to see Natalie cleaning! hahaha Love the too big laundry load! I don't ever think I've seen that!?
It seems like Ingun and Bianka just sort of ignore each other this day.
That is so cute that Aaron likes to sleep in the treehouse!?
Preben looks really happy when he comes to check up on Natalie. so cool that he puts away some toys, lol.
''Natalie had bought the bakers' station as she promised and placed it outside so that it will be the first thing the kids see when they get home from school.'' awww sweet!
Poor Ingun, getting the blame! Yes I agree she needs a better roommate than her mean Mom!
oh wow that isn't a very exciting outing for Ingun, being the chauffer!
Great chapeter!
Oh how cool to see the sisters inside their work! well done! omg this is so fun watching!
Awww flirting! I'm happy for Ingun! flirty sims are so fun, atta boy Atle! lol
''.. and wait, how are you carrying that bowl there? :P '' Oh I need to get some bowls like this so I stop spilling things as I carry them to the table! :D
omg I just love the crazy fun watching the kitchen staff!
Uh-oh! OK well now she gets a talking to by her Boss!
That is really nice that Ramona takes time to ask Ingun how things are going and that they have noticed things about her behavior...and her longs sleeves in the summer. Self harming is so sad!
Wow, sad family. It end on a nice note of hope, again. I always love that!!!
@DivaDoodle Thanks for this comment! Oh, you're not the only one learning about new songs! I had never heard that Jamala song either, but I needed one that fit for sisterhood, sister being close and caring about each other. :P
Yeah, Inguns relationship with her mother is umm, strange. Natalie had moved out a long time ago when she was only a teenager, yet Ingun still lives there.. and hardly ever leaves the house.. I was surprised to see her drive the car though, but actually even more surprised when she drove it back home! I would think they would both hang out at the gym, but nope, it was just her mom doing that...
Oh, you think she is cute, that is nice. Yeah, I guess they are both kind of cute (Ingun and Natalie, not their mom...), but what strikes me most about Ingun is how much she looks like her mom, especially with the same hairstyle.. Its like her mom has shaped her completely to be like herself, brainwashed her and taken all control...
Oh thank you about the kitchen episode especially! That was a bit of a difficult, but interesting, episode to make! Aside from the food making, which they had to do because they were working at a restaurant, and the conversation in Ramonas office, everything else was fully autonomous, the flirting and Inguns foul words, which lead to her being called up into the office.. Ramona couldn't let it slide... so the characters themselves do shape a lot of the story, if not almost everything...
https://i.imgur.com/MDXj7ja.jpg
Even Natalies reaction when Ramona confronted Ingun was something I could not have planned for.. just getting to capture that was so great! It fit so perfectly, sometimes I feel like this is actually the story they want me to tell, like this is some strange kind of magic!
But yes, self harming is very sad, but Ramona is such a great person with a huge heart! She only wants the best! She is saying things in a straightforward way, but her intentions are pure and very good. She truely and deeply cares about the people and want to help them!
This story is largely being made "off the seat of my pants", but I am happy Ramona showed up and is there, if it wasn't for her, Natalie wouldn't have gone to the doctor, and I don't know what would have happened then...
@Sprottenham oh exactly this --->""but what strikes me most about Ingun is how much she looks like her mom, especially with the same hairstyle.. Its like her mom has shaped her completely to be like herself, brainwashed her and taken all control...''
Yes I did really love the kitchen work scene. It is always so interesting to me to see different sims in a group setting, to watch their dynamic together! This was especially great because all my kitchen chefs only get to work in a rabbit hole! :D
I agree with you when the sims reactions just go along so well with the pictures. It is like they are reading the story as you write it! Serendipitous! :)
Oh yes, I'm on a roll now, atleast for these days, being able to post updates daily in every other thread of mine. :sunglasses: Chapter 4.17 – Return to the cabin https://i.imgur.com/XA8Ui5o.png
Amberian Dawn - Magic Forest
https://i.imgur.com/NawiPQb.jpg Once home from her shift at the restaurant, Ingun wanted to make some food for herself when her mother came home from the gym.
https://i.imgur.com/1HX08jy.jpg Aaron got a phone call from his classmate Lenore, asking if he wanted to hang out. It was late, almost midnight, but Aaron is a night owl and on good terms with Lenore, so of course, he would want to do that.
https://i.imgur.com/GcHc9Sl.jpg Lenores home lies at the opposite end of Purgamentum Road, right next to the Senkapigo Graveyard.
https://i.imgur.com/pdcbIov.jpg They talk for a good while, before Lenore decides it's time for her to go inside to do some homework..
https://i.imgur.com/gOiZUWL.jpg Aaron tells me he wants to use a rocking chair that they apparently have in their house, but Lenore actually never invited him in, and there's no point in him standing out here, so I send him home...
*****
The next day Natalie wants to invite her sister over for a visit to talk to her and hear how she is doing after last nights incident at the restaurant.... but Ingun declines, and says she does not want to come over...
https://i.imgur.com/eBRwVCR.jpg
Natalie: But Ingun.. I am worried about you, please, why can't you come over?
"No, I can't" says Ingun, before she abruptly hangs up.
Now what is Ingun doing that could be so important..
https://i.imgur.com/UJANMf0.jpg I found Ingun out in the garden with her mom that is belittling her again..
https://i.imgur.com/hmrWRl1.jpg Ingun is offended and talks back, she is no longer a kid and shouldn't accept such talk from her mother. Well she never should have, but...
https://i.imgur.com/ZzDm8R6.jpg Then fear strikes her, as if she is awaiting some terrible consequence... I have seen this image before...
https://i.imgur.com/fJw1FtJ.jpg Ingun freaks out, and Bianka walks away. They are outside, so she can't make a scene.... but her face is an ominous one...
https://i.imgur.com/Sn6KAYj.jpg Ingun follows her mom, only to have her turn around and yell at her again..
https://i.imgur.com/GQzaWNf.jpg Then Ingun goes inside and locks the door so her mom can't enter the house!
Bianka: Ingun... open the door... you know mommy didn't mean that...
Hmm, well this is anything but a normal home situation....
Then Natalie gets a phone call, and it's from a woman that says she is Elisa... But I thought Elisa wasn't real.. and now Natalie was convinced of it too.. yet... there she was on the phone...?
https://i.imgur.com/t9jpT8a.jpg
Natalie: Elisa?? No, this can't be.. you were not..??
Elisa: What wasn't I, Natalie? Please come up and visit me.. it's been such a long time since I have seen you or heard from you...
Natalie: But.. this can't be... you're not.. real!
Elisa: Don't say that again, Natalie... of course I am real!
https://i.imgur.com/Wk9wqta.jpg
Natalie: Hmm.. well, I'm coming over, but I won't be coming alone this time..then I will figure out if you are real or not!
Elisa: We were always such good friends, Natalie.. what is this? But sure, you can bring another of your friends over if you want, the more the merrier.. ok, see you Natalie...
https://i.imgur.com/V4qI4TH.jpg
Natalie: I'm gonna have to call Dr. Sara about this!
Natalie looks up Dr. Saras private phone number, and gives her a call...
Sara: Hi, it's Sara.
Natalie: It's Natalie! You won't believe what just happened!
Sara: Natalie! How are you? What happened?
https://i.imgur.com/kdwkysW.jpg Natalie: I got a phone call.. from Elisa.. she invited me to her cabin..
Sara: Oh, I see... well, the.. you have been uh.. taking your medication, right?
Natalie: Yes, yes.. once in the morning, and once in the evening!
Sara: Hmm... well, you have been seeing pretty rapid progress lately, so I guess this is just the last hiccup so to speak.. have you seen or heard anything else unusual?
https://i.imgur.com/5KAAfU7.jpg Natalie: No, no.. I haven't.. but.. can I ask you to join me.. up to visit Elisa? Then we can see.. if she is real or not...
Sara: Natalie, listen, don't take this the wrong way, but... usually I wouldn't hang out with a client in my spare time, we are not supposed to...
https://i.imgur.com/d6gQP8E.jpg Natalie:.. but.. I don't want to go there alone.. I need you with me so I can have some proof of whether she is real or not! Please?
Sara: *sigh* Ok, fine..... if it makes you feel better, I suppose I can go with you.. It's been a long time since I have been up there myself...
https://i.imgur.com/VYuQbY6.jpg Natalie: Thank you so much, Dr. Sara! Ok, see you in a few!
And so they both went into the forest. Of course, since Natalie could fly, she was faster than Sara, but she didn't fly off and kept herself right behind her all the way up... she wanted them to arrive at the same time...
https://i.imgur.com/mv4ID7j.jpg
Sara: Ok, now we are *pant pant* here, but I don't think *pant pant* anyone is going to be *pant* home...
The moment of truth awaits..
https://i.imgur.com/GQMDtI0.jpg Sara: This is weird Natalie... I could have sworn I heard a voice from inside, but it was a man's voice...
Natalie: Oh.. that must be Alfred.. the butler I told you about..
Sara: I can't believe this...
https://i.imgur.com/mY3mJYa.jpg
Natalie does a cheer outside because she already believes she has proven that Elisa exists... but we haven't seen Elisa yet!
The sound of a door that opens and footsteps is heard.. Sara closes her eyes...
https://i.imgur.com/uDILmNT.jpg Sara: I don't want to look, I don't want to look...
https://i.imgur.com/F9a8RDw.jpg When Sara finally opened her eyes, she freaked out. There WAS an elderly woman there in a long black and beige/green/yellowish dress. Could that be Elisa?? Was she going insane, too? This couldn't be! It just couldn't!
https://i.imgur.com/QYBDOxe.jpg Natalie and Elisa walked inside, but Sara was a little more hesitant.. "I can't go inside there... this is madness... I don't even want to look at that door..."
https://i.imgur.com/YFqrq4y.jpg "Oh God.. she's coming out again.. that does it.. I don't want to stay here..."
Natalie walked outside and saw that Sara was gone..
https://i.imgur.com/iQCL94L.jpg
Natalie: Where did Sara go?
https://i.imgur.com/Nh6demM.jpg
Elisa: Oh, your friend, she is obviously scared...I can sense that she is afraid, and naturally, since she doesn't believe in magic, my existance alone causes a great conflict in her mind... she wants to get away from here... she is already on her way home..
https://i.imgur.com/RyfSfd9.jpg Natalie: I'll go after her! I want her to see what you can do! Elisa: Natalie.. I will suggest that you leave her for now... If this is enough to scare her, she has seen enough.. I'm not going to show her my magic... I have no need to prove myself to others...
https://i.imgur.com/w1WDUA5.jpg Natalie: Okay.. hmm... but.. according to her, you were not real.. and.. well, if I took this medication.. this flouzimedsomething.. I don't remember what it was called.. all the hallucinations would go away.. and it is true, because... for a long time now, I haven't seen anything.. so what gives? Sara isn't the only one confused...what am I supposed to believe now?
Elisa: Ah, yes, I can understand that this is confusing.. I'm not going to call myself an expert in medicine, of course, but those medicines do have something going for them.. in the case of actual hallucinations... but what you have been seeing, I am afraid, are real things..
https://i.imgur.com/mJwFPdE.jpg
Natalie: But how come everything went away when I took the medication? How will you explain that?
https://i.imgur.com/Du34pwD.jpg
Elisa: Well, it is a bit complicated.. some things were no doubt hallucinations, such as that little girl you sometimes saw... she wasn't real... so the medicine is good for you, and when the doctor says you should take it.. you should... but... and this is the scary part, I'm afraid... the demons, they are not hallucinations.. they are real.. just like you, angel Natalie...
https://i.imgur.com/tr6GKTv.jpg
Natalie: But how come these demons then want to harm me..? I'm not the only angel in town...
Elisa: True.. but like I told you earlier, there is something in your family that they want... and from their point of view, you are the only one indebted to them... and they want you to pay them back..
Natalie: Indebted to them?? What are you talking about!? I have never had anything to do with demons before in my life!!
Elisa: Your sister, Natalie.. she is..
https://i.imgur.com/XlvlhBI.jpg
Natalie: Ingun? Yeah, what about her!? Are you seriously trying to suggest that my very own sister.. that I grew up with is a... is a demon!?
Elisa: Well, no, and yes... don't you remember how it was always your sister that took the worst blows from your mom back then? And how you could escape, and she was left behind? That was the demons work... Your sister was always weaker than you, and thus easy to possess... The demons used your sister to get a foot in the door, so to speak, to gain access to your family...
The demons sent one of their own to harm you and your family, but also ended up, in their view, protecting you, and now they want you to return the sacrifice...
https://i.imgur.com/hGxEVKU.jpg
Natalie: But.. well, that.. this is hard to understand... how can YOU look into my past, and why would the demons want access to my family? What excactly do they want?
Elisa: They are driven by an intense greed and hunger for power and control. And chaos. That is what they ultimately want. To throw everything into chaos.
https://i.imgur.com/pAX3q6w.jpg
Natalie: And they would need me and my family to create chaos?
Elisa: Not you directly... they would need everyone and everything they can get their hands on.. they already have your sister in their hands... and in that way, also your mother...
Natalie: What are you saying!?
https://i.imgur.com/S3MD65h.jpg
Elisa: The demons caused the abuse by affecting your mother through your sister, because she was weak and they could possess her. You, however, were to strong and they couldn't quite control you, even though they certainly could, and still can, make you suffer. So they had to let you run away at the time...
https://i.imgur.com/QGxkBxq.jpg
Natalie: This is just to weird...but if I was so strong then... I should be just as strong now?
Elisa: True, you should be, but they are slowly chipping away at you, doing every thing they can to weaken your resolve. The medication can help you, but so can I. You see, the medication can take away the hallucinations that the demons are planting in your brain, but it can not take away the demons themselves. And neither can I, I can only keep them at bay.. It is like I told you before, only a pure angel, or something good, but more powerful can defeat a demon..
Natalie: But I am only half an angel...
https://i.imgur.com/LSKHNcv.jpg Elisa: ..and your sister is the other half! I will cast another protective spell on you, to keep the demons at bay for a while still, and please, Natalie, next time.. bring your sister with you, if you can... and make sure she goes to see a doctor as well...
Elisa: Now, follow me inside...
https://i.imgur.com/M3mAsmw.jpg
And so Elisa cast another spell on Natalie.. and Elisa had been practicing, her formula was much more effective now.. it actually turned Natalie into a frozen statue for a short while...
https://i.imgur.com/bd8fowW.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6Bq5EfY.jpg
....and then Natalie went home, her mind now filled with this new information.. her sister posessed by a demon? Unbelievable! But sure, she knew she was, well, atleast half an angel, and she knew that there was an evil counterpart on the opposite end of the spectrum... and she found it likely that they wanted power and control.. and chaos, sure, but.. No, she wasn't at all sure yet about what Elisa had told her... She would have to discuss this with Sara to get a second opinion....even though she already knew what that opinion would be.. she didn't really have anyone else to talk to about all this... talking to her sister about it was out of the question for now... Either way, it wouldn't hurt to also make sure that Ingun got an appointment at the doctor's office.. demon or not...
Aaron was super happy about the bakers' table. "I want to bake some muffins and take this to the park tomorrow!"
https://i.imgur.com/Cfy9JeE.jpg
So happy that he randomly faints... or maybe he is just afraid of monsters, but Aaron, there are no monsters here, they are only in your imagination... the monsters, atleast..
https://i.imgur.com/WtWdTAF.jpg
Natalie just came home from visiting Elisa in the forest.
https://i.imgur.com/4x9brBq.jpg
She couldn't help but to be worried about her sister now, whether what Elisa said was true or not, so she would try to convince her to come with her to see Sara next time.
https://i.imgur.com/L0sjng3.jpg
Billy still wanted to learn painting. He was getting a bit sad about it now. Why wouldn't mommy answer him when he asked about it?
https://i.imgur.com/1wUHzfq.jpg
Aaron was up early the next morning to bake blueberry muffins to take to the Market Place park to sell. Isaac was asleep in Natalie's bed, so he could safely use the kids' oven in his room without fear of waking him up.
https://i.imgur.com/IeYPQKM.jpg
The market place park was just a few blocks away, so he didn't even bother to tell his mom where he was going.
https://i.imgur.com/QOB4N3a.jpg
He placed his little stand by the park bench between the kissing booth and the hopscotch area. He was so eager he was out very early, it was still one hour before the Market would open.
https://i.imgur.com/dJTvMIM.jpg
Eventually some people started to show up. He called for a man that was about to sit down and practice chess. "Blueberry muffins for sale! Only 6 simoleons per piece!"
https://i.imgur.com/4xL60mf.jpg
The man came over, but wasn't to interested in blueberry muffins, and why would he be, when this woman came over to give him flowers...
https://i.imgur.com/VJF7GIu.jpg
Aaron wasn't to happy about that.. he left his bakers' station behind to take part in an apple eating contest...
https://i.imgur.com/G0B6aG5.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/eS19wtr.jpg
The flower giving lady was enthuastically cheering in the background.
https://i.imgur.com/sfkibj9.jpg
Billy also wanted to go to the park, so he went there and joined Aaron for the dancefloor.
https://i.imgur.com/syVvL8i.jpg
Isaac was still asleep and Natalie had just gotten up to do more laundy. With three kids and one adult in the house its a never ending cycle...
And Ingun, how was she doing?
https://i.imgur.com/MRelVli.jpg
She was at home, in a heated debate with the stereo...
https://i.imgur.com/dEEVzY5.jpg
Natalie wanted to call her sister to talk with her, hoping to convince her to come with her to Dr. Sara on monday. Well, she jumped straight at it..
https://i.imgur.com/cUF0oJu.jpg
Natalie: I'm really concerned about you now, Ingun.. I saw what happened at work the other day, and.. I really think you should join me to talk to Dr. Sara this monday... Don't worry, she is super nice and friendly and will be more than happy to see you!
https://i.imgur.com/hpKFP6t.jpg
Natalie: No.. I uhh... have not been talking to Ramona, I.. uhh.. actually, this was Sara's idea to ask you... will you come with me to the doctor's office, Ingun? Please?
https://i.imgur.com/a43Ktl9.jpg
Natalie: Yes.. I understand you like to stay at home, but Ingun.. this is for your own health and well being.. you have some.. unhealthy habits... please consider...
https://i.imgur.com/ZlVaup8.jpg
Natalie: No.. no, the doctor will not make you speak at a podium... where did you get that idea?
https://i.imgur.com/A6QEIin.jpg
Natalie: Uhh... yeah.. I am sure the doctor has band aids for you, if you should need it.. so.. does this mean I will see you there?
Natalie: Ok, good.. see you at work tonight...
https://i.imgur.com/EdeLrvE.jpg
Aaron had given up on his blueberry muffins and was heading home..
https://i.imgur.com/gsZMAVA.jpg
Natalie (and Ingun) was just about to start their shift at the restaurant (I will not open it up, but leave it as a rabbit hole for today, I think we have seen what we need to see from the inside).
https://i.imgur.com/wus2tKq.jpg
Aaron has a wish to make best friends with Lenore, so he invites her over for a visit.
https://i.imgur.com/0ra5bHW.jpg
She must have been nearby, because she was very quick to come over, already discussing the theatre with Billy.
https://i.imgur.com/ZzNp27x.jpg
Aaron comes outside, and they have a conversation for a while. Aaron is perhaps a little awkward, because after a while he randomly goes inside to take a shower, leaving Lenore standing alone outside. This bores her of course, so she goes home. Neither of them has been inside the others home yet, and they didn't become best friends from this short visit...
https://i.imgur.com/oSBIcJg.jpg
*****
https://i.imgur.com/juqRzlL.jpg
"If I can't sell my muffins, then atleast I can eat them..."
https://i.imgur.com/yErN6ED.jpg
Good news for Natalie. Things had been going a lot better at work for her lately as well, so Ramona had decided to promote her to Pastry Chef (rank 6) and give her a bonus of 1092 simoleons. However, this also meant that, atleast in the work place, the distance between Natalie and Ingun would increase.
Heh, or maybe not, because shortly after Natalie came home, she got a phone call from Ramona that she wanted to wait a while with the promotion, and she was back to being the Line Chef again at rank 5.. she kept the bonus, though... "Whatever" said Natalie and hung up. As long as she was at rank 5, that was all she needed... and if it wasn't for her sister, she might even have quit the job and looked for another one, because what Natalie wanted was to reach rank 5 in 4 different careers...
So for Natalie, the promotion wasn't that important, she didn't care to reach the top ranks of the career, but for Ingun, it was different. Inside Ingun was still this little girl, whose biggest dream in life was to master the cooking skill and reach the top of the culinary career, and now Natalie wanted to help her sister achieve this goal... Now that things had improved so much for Natalie, she wanted to make sure that her sister also started going to Dr. Sara...
oh wow, Ingun couldn't come over because her Mom was making her listen to belittling words!
Wow that is fear on Ingun's face!
Yes that is a very ominous face that Bianka pulls. Is she grumpy?
OMG! lol she locks her Mom out! hahaha
How cool that the doctor will go with Natalie to see Eliza!
Yay! Eliza sure seems real to Me!
omg come On you chicken doctor! get back there and Look!
''Elisa: Oh, your friend, she is obviously scared...I can sense that she is afraid, and naturally, since she doesn't believe in magic, my existance alone causes a great conflict in her mind... she wants to get away from here... she is already on her way home..'' so understanding!
Oh my, poor Ingun is possessed!
now Natalie needs to help Ingun.
Oh the bakers stand is so cute!
And the apple eating contest I don't like because germs! lol
Dancing in the park is always fun to watch!
ah Ingun ''She was at home, in a heated debate with the stereo...'' lol well at least she will go with Natalie to the doctors!
I love how Natalie feels protective of her sister and wants to help her reach her goals!
@DivaDoodle Haha yeah, but that roll appeared to be relatively short lived, but I was feeling good about myself in that instant, haha! :P
Hmm, I don't remember Biankas personality traits now, but I don't think she has the grumpy one. I know for a fact that evil is one of them, though, along with childish.
Of course, Elisa was real, she was real the whole time! The supernatural skeptic (a.k.a. the doctor) was simply wrong there! :P In this world, it works that way, but in reality, as a disclaimer of course, I would agree with the doctor. I do not believe in witches, magic or demonic possessions. And I certainly do not intend to say that there is a link between mental illness and demonic possessions! That's a very medieval way of thinking, and not a good one.. of course, I would expect everyone to get that this is fiction, but now I said it so I won't get sued afterwards! ;) Caution: Contents of hot cup may be hot! :P
Yep, the bakers stand is nice. I was a little bummed out, though, that nobody really bought anything, and how he decided to abandon it so quickly.. I was hoping for a successful day in the park with plenty of sales. :P
Haha, I never thought about the apple eating contest being germy, but yes, you are right! Everybody dipping their mouths drooling saliva all over the place in this bathtub of water that stands still there all day.. and if an apple slips, they would all be biting the same apples, too! :P Yup, not very healthy! :P
Oh yes, I think it is only natural for Natalie to feel that way about her sister and for them to have a strong bond. They grew up in the same home, under the same conditions, and they are the excact same age, so they are possibly even twins!
I'm linking to this version instead of the official video by the artist, because for this purpose I don't like it when artists add an audience cheer to what is obviously not a live recording....
Imagine Dragons - Demons
https://i.imgur.com/iEzKiez.jpg
On Monday it was time for Natalies weekly appointment with Dr. Sara. Before going she called up Ingun to make sure that she would come with her. Natalie was pleased that Ingun said she was still up for it.
https://i.imgur.com/Mw9BZKw.jpg
Ingun was clearly nervous about going inside the hospital. She didn't like public places with the potential for many people gathering. Natalie had a bit of a struggle to get Ingun to join her inside once they were there..
When they eventually made it to the doctor's office the person sitting behind the desk wasn't Sara..
https://i.imgur.com/FzOGyYX.jpg
Man behind the desk: Good morning, I am Dr. Piumera, I will substitute for Dr. Lovensteen for today.
https://i.imgur.com/Pu97mA4.jpg
Natalie: Why? What happened to Sara?
Dr. Piumera: Oh, nothing happened to Sara. One of her kids got sick, so she is staying home to take care of him. I see you have a friend with you today, Natalie..
Natalie didn't quite believe what Dr. Piumera said. She got a strange feeling from this man, it was as if she had seen his face somewhere before...
https://i.imgur.com/UpPfBXx.jpg
Natalie: Yes, doctor.. this is my sister, Ingun. I think she could.. I wanted her to see Dr. Sara.. I think she could benefit from some.. professional assistance..
Ingun is wide eyed as if she had never been to a doctor's office before. Dr. Piumera: I see..
Dr. Piumera turns to Ingun.
https://i.imgur.com/C4HFjIe.jpg
Dr. Piumera: So, Ingun.. is there anything that I, or perhaps Dr. Sara, can do for you?
https://i.imgur.com/sYWYuRd.jpg
Ingun looked at him with a blank expression on her face. She wasn't quite sure what to answer...
Natalie: Ingun, maybe you should tell the doctor about.. the, you know.. what you sometimes.. do to yourself...
https://i.imgur.com/VhHUldJ.jpg
Ingun didn't answer, her eyes fell down to the table in front of her. Dr. Piumera started to get an idea of what Natalie was hinting at, but he wanted or needed Ingun to say it herself.. He couldn't offer help based on someone elses words, even if that someone was the person's sister..
Dr. Piumera:What is it that you sometimes do to yourself, Ingun? If it is difficult to talk about, you can write it or draw it on the papers in front of you.
https://i.imgur.com/oDdOswY.jpg
Ingun: I... I am not doing it... It is doing it.. to me.. it w-wants to hurt me...
Dr. Piumera: It..? Is someone else trying to hurt you? Or telling you that you should hurt yourself?
Ingun: N-no.. it is not telling me.. it is just doing it.. I c-can't stop it from doing it.. I lose control...
https://i.imgur.com/oMz07aG.jpg
Natalie: Why haven't you talked to anyone about this before!?
https://i.imgur.com/eAkzc5x.jpg
Ingun: I didn't want her to.
https://i.imgur.com/gb5JbDf.jpg
Natalie: What? Ingun got up from her chair and walked around the table to face Natalie, her voice suddenly being that of a different person, a stranger.
https://i.imgur.com/1DFpryL.jpg
Ingun: I said.... I didn't want her to.
Natalie got up and backed off.
https://i.imgur.com/b4tBQK1.jpg
Natalie: Who are you!? You're not my sister!
Maybe Elisa was right, and there was a demon inside her sister..
Dr. Piumera also got up from his chair and turned to Ingun..
Dr. Piumera: Sister... not now..
https://i.imgur.com/QOexOao.jpg
Ingun: Yes, now.. this has taken long enough.. we have to go forward.. now..!
https://i.imgur.com/jR2IbZV.jpg
Natalie: Move forward with what? What are you talking about, Ingun?
https://i.imgur.com/4w994oa.jpg
Ingun: This, Natalie! This is what I am talking about! Don't you remember? All the times your mother slapped me instead of you....
https://i.imgur.com/0TQbZfj.jpg
Natalie: I don't know who or what you are, but I want my sister back!
She slapped her again.
https://i.imgur.com/H0xY03F.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Bci0ghL.jpg
Natalie: Ingun? What is going on? Why are you doing this?
https://i.imgur.com/9a0C8U7.jpg
Dr. Piumera: That is enough, sister! Enough!
https://i.imgur.com/e7jo1h1.jpg
????: Fine then.. for now...
https://i.imgur.com/kKqYpOa.jpg
????: But that does not mean that I am finished with you, Natalie... Elisa is right in everything she has said... except for one thing.. you and your sister stand no chance in beating us.. I already control your sister... and there's nothing you can do about it..
https://i.imgur.com/R9S90Fi.jpg
????:Come on brother, let's get out of here...
https://i.imgur.com/RorW7IN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/HBM5YgO.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Nc6ZPZU.jpg
Natalie managed to put out the fire with the aid of the hospitals sprinkler system, but of course, this event didn't go by unnoticed.. hospital guests and staff had rushed to the fire to help put it out (or maybe just to stand around it screaming in panic...)
Even Sara had rushed to the office once she heard that it was on fire...
Sara: Natalie!! What happened Natalie?? I came here as fast as I could!
https://i.imgur.com/9HMOKMZ.jpg
Natalie: The demons! They have my sister! They're coming to get me!! They are the ones that set fire to your office when they left!!
https://i.imgur.com/6N80JxN.jpg
Natalie: I saw them! She transformed herself right in front of my eyes!! The demon is inside my sister!!
Sara: Wow, wow, wow, Natalie!
https://i.imgur.com/W7mbxge.jpg
Sara: What are you doing here? Didn't you get the message that your session was postponed until tomorrow?
https://i.imgur.com/6EDwttY.jpg
Sara: And why in the name of the heavens and all that is holy did you set fire to my office?? Natalie!! What is going on??
https://i.imgur.com/mRlg6sx.jpg
Natalie: It wasn't me!! It was the demons that did it!! You gotta believe me!! I would never set fire to your office!!
https://i.imgur.com/KMQHCWa.jpg
Natalie: I brought my sister here, because I wanted to help her, but then she started acting all strange and she became a demon! I swear! I know this sounds crazy, but I am not making it up!!
https://i.imgur.com/HMI510r.jpg
Sara: Natalie... you scare me... you really scare me now... Natalie: You're scared? How do you think I feel!? They got my sister.. you gotta help me, please!!
Natalie fell to the ground in front of Sara...
https://i.imgur.com/56rib5T.jpg
Natalie: Help me.. please..
https://i.imgur.com/E3zqucx.jpg
Sara: Alright, alright... but Natalie, this fire will still have to be reported.. you could potentially face charges for something like this...
Natalie: But it wasn't me! I didn't start the fire! It was the demons!
Sara: Well, I am going to honest with you.. you are lucky the fire was put out and didn't spread.. and as far as I can see, miracurously enough, nothing has been damaged... but..
https://i.imgur.com/eiBIvog.jpg
Natalie: Look at me, Sara!! Do you see my wings? I am an angel, or atleast half of one! Can you believe in that?
Sara: Well, yes...
https://i.imgur.com/Gv5be5l.jpg
Natalie: And so you also know what is on the other side of the spectrum from angels? Demons!
Sara: Well.. I.. I do..
https://i.imgur.com/g0xg4Jw.jpg
Natalie: And they did this! I swear! I don't know their names, because I have never seen them before! And probably they weren't even in their true form! But they did this, not me! And they have my sister!
https://i.imgur.com/jcO3VzZ.jpg
Sara: This is almost a little to much to take in, but.... I .. I...... but I am only human... I don't know how to help you with that, Natalie...
A police officer enters the office and introduces herself to Sara.
https://i.imgur.com/0HLSTaV.jpg
Police officer: Officer Hammurabi-Gula, Lagash Police Department. We got a call about a fire at the hospital... were you here when it happened?
Sara: I was not, but..
https://i.imgur.com/q7r7wnF.jpg Natalie: I... I was, officer. I was right here when it started.
Police officer: You were here when it started? How did the fire start?
https://i.imgur.com/7ORxoMg.jpg
Natalie: Yeah, that's the thing.. There were two of them, two demons.. one man and one woman. And they.. they started the fire..
Police officer: How did they start the fire?
https://i.imgur.com/xUqluil.jpg
Natalie: Umm.. they said they should get out of here and then they..lifted their arms and.. let out these horrible screams, and all of a sudden they were surrounded by fire... and then they disappeared in the fire... kind of..just like that...
https://i.imgur.com/YWDerZi.jpg
Police officer: That's.. incredible.. Sounds like we're dealing with something powerful here..
Sara: Wait.. you believe her??
Police officer: Yes, I do, ma'am....both me and uh..
Natalie: Natalie.. my name is Natalie..
https://i.imgur.com/RvmYDfX.jpg
Police officer: ..Natalie over here are angels, or halfbreed angels, so.. and demons are angels too just on the opposite end of the spectrum. The source of a demons evil is cosmic in nature, and goes beyond simple personality traits.. Their greed and hunger for power is so great, its not just simple megalomania... Looks like we got some new guests in town...
https://i.imgur.com/DME6QHX.jpg Police officer: Natalie, I'm afraid a matter like this is beyond the scope of what the police can deal with, but.. just to make sure, did they mention any names?
https://i.imgur.com/AhJ3I8O.jpg
Natalie: No, no.. they didn't.. they referred to each other only as brother and sister.. And now I am worried about my own sister.. Ingun..because she was.. I brought her here, so that she could talk to Dr. Sara.. but.. then she became.. the demon.. and who I thought was the substitute doctor for Sara.. somehow was a demon as well...
Police officer: Can you describe how they looked?
https://i.imgur.com/shqrlX9.jpg
Natalie: Well, the female demon.. looked like my sister, Ingun, only.. her eyes were pure red, and after her transformation she had these pony tails on either side...her hair was completely black.. and she had these big golden earrings... she also wore this special black dress that had a cut out in the shape of a cross, but it was upside down...
https://i.imgur.com/1qckmO9.jpg
Natalie: The male demon had blonde hair and .. pinkish looking eyes, and.. I think he wore a brown or, no, a black leather jacket with a yellowish brown sweater underneath..
https://i.imgur.com/KTjZ52x.jpg
Police officer: Thank you, we will check it with our register. Ma'am, if anything strange happens from here on, do not hesitate to call the emergency number...
https://i.imgur.com/h89dHLH.jpg
Police officer: Doctor... I am afraid I am going to have to close this office for public access for now, until forensics has been here and done their job.
Sara: Oh, that's alright.. I hope you can.. you can figure out who it was...
https://i.imgur.com/YSEJIA5.jpg
Police officer: So do I doctor.. so do I...
And after this incident, Natalie had to go to her shift at work.. And so did Ingun.. Natalie was terrified of this.. She was hoping that Ingun would be there, and not the demon in the shape of Ingun...
https://i.imgur.com/gCTE5o5.jpg
The usual crew outside the restaurant waiting to enter, Ramona to the left. Natalie had already entered, Ingun was nowhere to be seen..
https://i.imgur.com/cHb2esw.jpg
I waited outside the restaurant to see if Ingun showed up, and half an hour late to her shift, there she was.. Well, it looks like Ingun, no red eyes and the normal work outfit... so.. well.. let's hope that it is the actual Ingun and not something else in disguise..
Well, I guess it was, because the shift went alright, with no special incidents, not even burnt food, so.. * looks like the demons have disappeared for now, but from what it sounded like, they certainly have some plan for something chaotic I would assume...
https://i.imgur.com/GPVKnWe.png Translated text from pop-up: Natalie was asked to take something out of the freezer, but then the door slammed shut behind him! It took half an hour before someone heard him shout. The boss asked for an apology and hopes Natalie won't sue.
* not counting the incident where Natalie was locked inside the freezer for half an hour (and the game not knowing whether Natalie is male or female..) Natalie here is definately female, let there be no doubt.
https://i.imgur.com/yEjVZ3E.jpg
Isaac had finished another painting at his after school activity which he brought home and hung up on the wall in his room. The kid has got some imagination. Pretty good for a 12, soon to be 13, year old.
@Sprottenham Wel yeah! It's good that you felt good in that moment!!!?
''Caution: Contents of hot cup may be hot! :P'' Hahaha Well I'm glad that Eliza is real!
Yes sometimes the kids do make sales at the bakers stand, but my kids always abandon it somewhere, lol.
Ah Ingun you don't like to be around too many people!
''Ingun: N-no.. it is not telling me.. it is just doing it.. I c-can't stop it from doing it.. I lose control...'' oh this is hard/scary to read I feel so sorry for her!
''Dr. Piumera: Sister... not now..'' What in the entire earth?!!!?
OMG so he is a devil of some sort! with all those flames?
And leave it to good ol Natalie to put out the fire!!!
Thank goodness the police officer believes Natalie!
And maybe just maybe Dr Sara believes as well, or is at least not totally disbelieving.
Phew, what a very interesting and scary turn of events for Natalie!
Oh that is funny when the game doesn't know the gender of the sim it's talking about!
