"What should we call this?"...the making of a Sims story
Sul sul, Simmers. It's the holiday season, and it seems like as good a time as any to share my humble attempt at Sims storytelling with all of you. My twelve-year-old daughter, Z, is my Sims bud...
"SweetieWright_84;c-18030313" wrote: So, Seth is the villain in the story? He definitely made my skin crawl. I assume that's what you're going for, and in that case, good job. I instantly despise him. :)
@SweetieWright_84 Seth is certainly the closest thing to a villain you've met so far. There's more about his creation under the spoiler tag.
We didn't say to ourselves, "We need a villain" and, then, conjure up Seth Turner. As with much of our story, there are random elements at work behind the scenes.
We randomized Seth's traits, and he rolled a trifecta of unpleasantness: Mean, Self-Absorbed, and Hot-Headed. We decided this outcome was clearly not due to chance, so we intervened and gave Seth the new Villainous Valentine aspiration. He spawned with that mustache, and we decided it would be his trademark. And, if you look carefully at his left hand, you'll see an infamous accessory. ;)
Will Seth turns out to be a true villain or, simply, an annoyingly arrogant student? I suppose we'll find out, won't we?
"_sims_Yimi;c-18030543" wrote: @MoonlightGraham I like your writing style! And I feel for Cameron, it’s hard to adjust from being in a large family and looked after to being independent and alone. His mum had some really good advice with that list. I actually did the same thing when I moved out to college, and I still do it now. So these first few chapters read very nostalgically to me ?
I’m back at work again so I don’t have a whole lot of time to read, but I’ll catch up eventually!
@_sims_Yimi Oh, thank you! Coming from a Simlit writer whom I consider to be extremely talented, that's high praise, indeed. :) I'm from a family of four and, like Cameron, I'm the oldest. While Cam is not entirely my Simself--for one thing, I was always sure about what my career would be, even though I changed my mind when I was in college--there are aspects of his story that I'm drawing from my life. The list is one of those things. My parents taught me that pursuing a goal is an excellent way to shake off the blues. Cameron's blues were so gloomy that he needed a whole list full of things to pursue. It's great to have you following along. :smile:
"haneul;c-18031906" wrote: Seth is something else. But one would think he wouldn't like Foxbury that much given the rejection - still, I love the audacity of him wearing the rival school's colors. I wonder if he'll get over that chip he has on his shoulder.
I also really liked the advice Cameron was given earlier as well and how he took it without hesitation. He needed things to do to overcome the funk he was in.
@haneul "Something else" is a good way to describe our Mr. Turner. Again, there's more about him beneath the spoiler tag.
I wish we could claim full credit for Seth's decision to rock those Foxbury shorts. We had no idea he had spawned with them until we saw him running on campus. Z and I had to find a way to work that coincidence into the story. We're delighted you're curious about why a student who was turned down from Foxbury would join a few of their hooligans on a romp through the UBrite campus. Perhaps you'll discover a reason why in the chapters to come.
Wren, the girl whom Seth messed with, is inspired by a girl who has been "Lady's Companion" for Z for several years. Z adores her, and she was absolutely livid when she discovered that, out of over 100 Sims Seth could have annoyed, he picked Wren.
Our d20 might have something to say about whether or not Seth's obnoxiousness is a phase or a way of life.
Cameron is smart enough to understand that Courtenay's advice comes from a loving place. And, as soon as we set him to doing some of the things on the list, his mood began to improve. Sims do a lot of wacky, illogical things sometimes, but they'll also occasionally demonstrate a remarkable ability to solve their own problems.
Z and I are both delighted to learn that some of you are taking an interest in our story. Please keep following...we promise you'll have more to read about before long!
