Strangetown (Sims 2) to Strangerville (Spoilers within)

Here's the houses in Shady Acres so far. It was "love day" I didn't build any of these lots but had them for awhile in Oasis Springs so I can't remember the builders names.

The Grunt House and the Curious house. I'm playing the Grunts the most, but have played them all some.


The Curious and Beaker houses.


The Specters (although my time line is off) and The Smiths.


Anyway to me they look great and I feel like they are home. I'm having such fun when I go in and play with them.
I might upgrade and redo the houses if I have time but it's so full of nostalgia for me... and frankly with the careers they can have and engage in when I go to play them. I'm really getting connected to my sims, be they good or bad.

My overall story has Buzz at the forefront for now .. mostly because I wanted to try out the military career. The Specters are put on hold because I really want a Witch pack to tell that story but the rest I can more easily play now. I've been playing the Curious Brothers pretty often. They are all Scientists and I'm not sure but they will probably help Buzz defeat the Mother eventually. The Beakers are of course the bad guys and I'm thinking later Loki will resurrect the Mother and then use her gifts for his own nefarious plans. He may also experiment on possessed townfolk.
The Smiths I'm waiting on a little more so I'll get to the meat of the story but will play them in rotation. Right now Pollination Tech 9 is an adult and he and Jenny still need to have their children. I really don't have the Specters in the Specter home right now. It's the Muendas living there and Olive and Willow are teens because I want to progress that story separately but need some things to do it :). I am well aware my time line is way off but I play with aging off and anything is possible here in Strangeville. I'm going to house all of Olives hubbies to be and the Singles girls in town below... They will be piled onto each other in 3 homes lol... but since they are secondary characters for me I'm okay with that.

Beginnings of the Grunt story... edited to keep with the forums limits :) My mind goes to places best not described in polite company.

Buzz and Lyla moved to Strangeville when he was stationed there. That things were odd in this town became evident very quickly although they still felt it was a nice little place. Lyla got friendly with the locals while Buzz was busy training and going to work.




The situation hit home when he saw she was suddenly like "them". His wife! They got his wife! Buzz tried everything to snap her out of it. Trying to talk to her, giving her medicine, heck he even tried.. well nevermind.. and she's pregnant now. The local hospital wasn't much help either.. Can't find anything wrong with her they said. Buzz started digging around and this burg had many secrets... He "bugged" his wife and others. He had to live with his pregnant wife having attacks in the meantime.




He wasn't making much headway in the investigation when his son Tank was born.. He'd do anything to protect this child. Lyla's attacks continued now and then and since Buzz was trying to help with the baby and work he had to stay closer to home for awhile. He finally got a babysitter to come when he was away at work because Lyla was basically useless as a mother... However she did manage to get pregnant again. Really Buzz you really should control yourself. On the bright side they obtained new housing and it was farther away from others and the more congested burg below.




One day he found his wife feeding Tank that strange fruit and all heck broke loose!

I kind of did a similar thing! But I decided to start my story with Buzz and Lyla as teens!

I made a blog about my progress. I have finished the story but am putting together the actual blog now. Here is the preface!

https://rjhennsims.wordpress.com/2019/02/28/welcome-to-strangerville-preface/

I love that they finally added the military career so we can have a proper Grunt family!

Oh! And for where I am going with the story...Lyla gets possessed in mine too... and Buzz eventually saves her and the town. He confesses his love to her (it was a secret)... and they end up together.

But seeing Lyla possessed and going through what he did, he becomes very xenophobic toward Aliens and occult’s... becoming like his TS2, and TS2 PSP self. This will eventually drive him and Lyla apart as she feels he’s become too obsessive.

Lastly, I think that was my Grunt House build! Either that or a VERY similar build, which is possible! It’s titled “Fort Grunt” on the gallery, under my same userID!

Anyways, cheers!! And love that someone else had a similar idea as me!! Love the story so far, enjoy!

Love the preface @rhenn14 be sure to come tell more as you update :).

I thought it had to start with Buzz definitely. My timeline is all off for this town but I'm not worried because in this world anti-aging and ways to extend life can be the norm.. I may ignore some of the canon too depending ..

I have some heavy marital discord going on in this family, and big flaws/craziness on both sides. They still love each other in their own ways though. I can't print all that has happened .. I've never told a picture story so I'm not good with it .. but I had to share part of my fun and hope others will share theirs.

I need to familiarize myself with the Strangetown characters/story. I never played that world in Sims 2.

The Grunt family is now on the Gallery for anyone interested.

https://twitter.com/SimGuruMorgan/status/1101266499820412930

https://twitter.com/SimGuruMorgan/status/1101267375423315968

This is great @simgirl1010 I have my own families and starting in different time lines but it's so wonderful that @SimGuruMorgan did that. I hope they do more of them!

Oh sweet, I was hoping they'd be added! But @Hermitgirl, I love your Buzz and Lyla, looking forward to seeing more :)

Buzz was at a loss. His world was upside down. He had a newborn son, and unstable wife with God-knows-what wrong with her and a toddler needing attention. He sat in the evening air and watched the funny spores floating in the night air. Taking a deep breath he willed down the panic that had been brewing beneath the surface and suddenly felt calmer, much calmer. It really was very beautiful here.. serene even. The wolves howled nearby in the canyon and his mouth started to twitch.


Meanwhile in the house...



When Buzz came to he looked around. Baby Ripp was screaming, and Tank was crying nearby. The baby was filthy! Lyla was no where to be found, of course.


He took care of his boys and set things in order. "This can't go on", he thought. "I think it's happening to me too.."
He called the nanny. He'd have to have round the clock care for the children, there was just no getting around it. Shameful to have a wife that can't do her job. He had to find his wife.. He had to .. solve this, make it right somehow..
Think, think! ..There were some scientists living nearby. Buzz had never had much use for guys like that but he knew it took all kinds to move the world and.. well... he needed some help.

"The Curious Brothers...", what a laugh Buzz thought as he moved up to the walk. "Curious-Scientists." Man, he was glad he didn't have a name that was so eye-rollingly obvious.




-I feel like I have to say I do play in stereotypes often. It doesn't mean I believe or condone stuff. It just amuses me. It would be actually interesting to tell the story from Lyla's point of view but I haven't been taking pictures to show that. Her take would be really different of course.-

Thanks for saying that @Simpatsyann and @simgirl1010 ... Come join us in the darkside! Okay heck, you can clean up your town and play it pretty too and nice too ... :p