Schemes and Dreams

Don't worry if you don't know much about drag. That is something that I plan to use Mimi and the other queens to explain and reveal. There is so much more to say on the subject given headlines recently but this isn't the place for that. This is the place to celebrate the fun and the outrageousness that is the art of drag. As you can probably see from the special look that Mimi revealed, gender identity will also be a subject that the story will venture into. To put the minds of Mimi's fans, The Lovelies, at ease, the iconic rainbow dress and the big lavender wig aren't gone. They just got to have a night off. There will be other unique, one time looks too. Those looks will be like this, blurring or even erasing the line between Mimi's technically male side and their female energy.

I've always liked Lilith but I have never been a fan of her look. That hair doesn't flatter her. I enjoy having a few muscular female characters like Rory Oaklow or my female werewolf Ava. But for a vampire it doesn't fit the look I'm after so I reduce her muscle slider to half of what it is by default. The tiny mouth with the exaggerated Cupid's bow feels mismatched to her face. The default makeup from Maxis...don't get me started. It's hideous and an affront to those of us blessed with the gift of sight. (Sorry devs, I know you try but CC makeup is a must. As good as your new CAS assets have been, turn that creativity loose in our makeup bags. Please.)

Obviously she got a new hairstyle, better makeup, and I gave her a larger mouth. Just changing her hair and her mouth unlocks a whole new sim. Elle is the Queen and Lilith is her right hand woman. They are the power in Forgotten Hollow and no one else. Caleb and Elle's husband Vlad Bloodvayne are just sort of there. You probably noticed Vladdy Daddy Straud's absence. My headcanon for him, he is the vampire equivalent of Dr. Evil from the Austin Powers series. Grandiose plans for world domination that fail hilariously. He's more endearing than he is evil and scary. That didn't fit with what I had in mind so he was deleted. I was going to have him play a big role in this arc originally. That was him with Judith in that teaser pic from a few days ago until the story changed from funny to dramatic. I'm not sure how long this arc will be for sure. When I started writing it I was planning two chapters, but now it might go up to four or five in total, including this one. I don't have plans to turn this into an occult story, but it just felt right to have this trip to a world full of vampires go horribly wrong. Judith and the people from the studio live in this world of make believe so they don't understand how 'real' the rest of the world and that misunderstanding blew up in their faces. Big time! They all thought vampires weren't real, even Rayvn.