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Ojenn
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago

Rebuilding Worlds Vol. 2

Welcome one and all to volume 2 of the Rebuilding Worlds Challenge! This challenge has gone through a few different renditions and has been going on in one way or another since 2010! With V...
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Kiwicantdie
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Evergreen Harbor: Update 2
(... I give up?)

Ok, so, this is a pretty chill uneventful update, due to the fact that progression was severely slowed down by my attempt to fix the eco footprint. I've wasted so many hours on that that I guess I'll have to give up trying. Also, halfway through the pics, you'll notice that I've removed my cc skin. As a matter of fact, I've removed every piece of cc from the game and I feel pretty good about it. I guess I'll have to thank @JordanNicoleJJ for the inspiration :joy: Anyway, back to the Greenes.

The morning after their arrival, the sun rose underneath the clouds. I almost felt a spark of hope that the smog was coming back.

https://i.imgur.com/mH78eZ3.png

Iris woke up early and went outside to practice some yoga and clear her mind. She was upset with herself for the fight that she had with Aiyden the previous night. She hadn't wanted for their first night in their new house to go like that.

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Aiyden woke up thinking that serving her breakfast could help put their silly argument in the past.
But he was feeling super cranky for having slept on the couch, so... let's just say that he didn't put too much love in those poor scrambled eggs :joy:

https://i.imgur.com/Hi5Bduz.png

Iris accepted the food but made sure to keep her distance, waiting for an actual, verbal apology.

https://i.imgur.com/srAdO8q.png

The mood didn't get any better when they found out that they had at least one unexpected roommate.

https://i.imgur.com/LTmt3YQ.png

So, besides raging for hours over the messed up eco footprint, I've also spent time building the community lot that's going to transform into a maker space. I think it turned out pretty cool... unfortunately, the festive decor totally ruined it :joy:

https://i.imgur.com/jyphwF6.png

For the moment, it's an abandoned factory turned into trash dump.

https://i.imgur.com/6HjxOyo.png

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Iris was incredibly uncomfortable about the trash, while Aiyden immediately started rummaging and trying to find recyclable things.

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While I wasn't looking, Iris tried to fix her own discomfort by dancing with the fire :joy: this girl's wild :joy:

https://i.imgur.com/UwQdgeq.png

The bushes work as toilets since there's no bathroom in sight.
I've also spotted Vlad :joy: working in the food stall, probably trying to hide from Pablita as usual :joy:

https://i.imgur.com/4aygBxA.png

By the time the sun started setting, Iris had finally forgotten about their stupid argument and was in a much better mood. Aiyden was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

I: "Fine. Let's assume that we're actually staying in Evergreen Harbor. Do you have any actual idea on how to implement a recycling system and get rid of all the trash?"

https://i.imgur.com/OHuSp7o.png

Just the thought of having to come up with a plan gave Aiyden a migraine. He had lots of projects but no confidence in his actual skills, which needed tons of work.

https://i.imgur.com/BCPbaH7.png

I can't but tag @Heckstress17 here, 'cause I think Aiyden's mood has officially become a meme :joy:

https://i.imgur.com/o4ZTunu.png

... he didn't stay angry for long, tho. Iris knew how to cheer him up.

https://i.imgur.com/TzmhaBe.png

I: "Speaking about trash... you know what else we could do with it?"

https://i.imgur.com/ukSi1xC.png

https://i.imgur.com/tPUwLuk.png

Sorry buddy, I don't think you want to open that trashcan.

https://i.imgur.com/Gd6IFeC.png

See how easy it is to make this dude smile? :joy:

https://i.imgur.com/9YlcAB1.png

Anyway, silly things aside, the Greenes also took the time needed to get to know the locals. They have to work with their new neighbors if they want to clean up the place.

https://i.imgur.com/uFNdGnp.png

Things got better between Iris and Aiyden, but not their day-to-day life. Their house still needed lots of unboxing, cleaning and fixing, and it showed.

https://i.imgur.com/z3J1wgf.png

Iris got out of her morning shower to greet a poisoned husband.

https://i.imgur.com/RjcT7Z9.png

I: "Oh my god, was it the trash woohoo??? Did I kill him? Am I sick too?? Are we going to die??????"

https://i.imgur.com/eDGDaif.png

Not even being poisoned saved Aiyden from his boss.

https://i.imgur.com/0KFHpRy.png

... the sun was shining and the antidote was right in his inventory, so life was good. Even if that meant that he could be demoted.

https://i.imgur.com/0jMrA6q.png

... kind of?

https://i.imgur.com/Xbr6ipc.png

The call from his boss finally forced Aiyden to start working on his projects. The town needed him and he was ready to change it for the better. He started going from neighbor to neighbor to show his plans and get some constructive input. A very naked Knox made sure to greet him and give some feedback :joy:

https://i.imgur.com/Rc4rXU9.png

They spent the whole day together, back at the community space.

https://i.imgur.com/TyZCX0M.png

As soon as they went back home, Aiyden started working on his projects. His mind was brimming with ideas.

https://i.imgur.com/jzhY6Th.png

Anyway, this is where I stopped playing with them for many hours as I went into each and every lot of the neighborhood to make it industrial and get my smog back. @debjameswhite might recognize some of the neighbors I moved in :wink:

https://i.imgur.com/PDyTcPj.png

I literally filled every lot with dozens of generators and fireplaces, hoping that would do the trick.

https://i.imgur.com/40wwtu3.png

... it did?

https://i.imgur.com/LIJtCcC.png

But it didn't :angry:

https://i.imgur.com/f0StSND.png

When I jumped back into the Greene household and this popped up so out of the blue, after hours of time wasted trying to industrialize the place, I gave up. Like, what the hell??? Every single lot in there has the industrial footprint!

https://i.imgur.com/ohl7WG0.png

No smog in sight, not even a cloud. At this point, I don't even want to think about it. At least the weather looks nice. Please, devs, fix this. I want to be able to mess up the neighborhoods as I please :cry:

https://i.imgur.com/VhvyFii.png

Iris woke up first as she usually does. She went outside to bask in the sunlight and take care of her bugs.

https://i.imgur.com/FAPla1C.png

She was no longer hating the town, I think. She totally looked at ease, as if she had finally settled in.
Or maybe she was just thinking about all the ways she could cook the bugs :tongue: yum

https://i.imgur.com/bEy5dTu.png

She was feeling so at ease that she decided to go vote on the NAP in her pajama :joy: barefoot :joy:
Ok girl, you do you.

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When she came back home from that morning walk, Aiyden was still sleeping and hadn't done the dishes from the previous night. So she finally decided to plant the "Aiyden Eater" :joy:

https://i.imgur.com/KF4DOwC.png

That's it for now. I promise that next time I'll have a better update to share. I've wasted so much energy trying to fix the game to no avail that I didn't progress much with the Greenes. I want to focus on them from now on and get this fam growing :smile:
Happy simming <3

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