The Sims 4 Happy Play Thread :)
I've seen many comments from simmers wondering why simmers who are happy with and having fun with the game on the forum if we're having so much fun with the game. For me, sharing my game and seeing wh...
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And now, back to the pool. In game not IRL as it's sadly too cold for swimming today.
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Faster than binary, CeeCee made her way to Dot and Dash's house.
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Hearing about a mermaid, CeeCee showed up in her bikini. Never change, girl. Never change.
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"Heyo! How's my fellow defragmented AI?"
"Hey CeeCee," said Dash. "Doing good, aside from the mermaid in my pool."
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"Speaking of, mind telling me how to get to your said pool?" asked CeeCee.
"Oh yeah, either through the back door in the kitchen or the gap in the fence. Sorry I can't help CeeCee," Dash added. "But I'm trying to find the twins."
"No worries. I'll get there."
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CeeCee soon made her way into the back and around, then observing the mermaid as it glided through the water.
"I see then," she said to herself. "Yeah I definitely didn't make you, nor would I even stick you in a pool."
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As the mermaid passed by, CeeCee called out.
"Hey Agua!"
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The mermaid stopped, glancing attentively at CeeCee as the AI said her name.
"Ah...So that is your name," CeeCee remarked.
"Agua..."
"How about we talk on the side of the pool..."
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CeeCee sat by the pool's edge, the mermaid changing form.
"Okay so you are a mermaid and..." CeeCee commented before noticing the markings on her arm. "Oh that's why you sound like a VoidCritter: You're an AI! And an errored one at that. I don't remember having you authorized though..."
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"Agua...Agu...A...A..." the mermaid tried to speak, but even in her land form, she would only say her name.
"I think I got it now," said CeeCee. "Or at least a theory."
"Agua?"
"Whatever code made you error has really messed up your speech patterns. If I remember though, mermaids can sing. You wanna try that and see if you can maybe communicate that way?"
The mermaid shrugged. It was worth a try.
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CeeCee jumped into the water.
"Okay then. I'm wet so that should help with your songs. Try and see if you can sing to me why you're in Dash's pool."
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The mermaid took a deep breath and started to sing.
"♪I was BBZZZT! and then BZZTTT! the PlayBOOORZZZZT! so I need BAAMMPPPP!! Sulani BRRRRRRRZZZTT!!!♫"
"OwowowOW! OK STOP!" CeeCee shouted. "Your error code is ever worse than I thought. Maybe just...get back in the water. I'll have to consult Omega on this..."
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"Dash told me we had an unexpected roommate," said Dot as she came into the yard. "Did you find out anything about her, CeeCee?"
"Yeah," said CeeCee. "Quite a lot actually."
"So...Why is she in our pool?"
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"That, I don't know," said CeeCee. "What I do know is is that she's an AI."
"Really?" Dot exclaimed.
"Yeah. And a really errored one at that."
"Oh dear. What's the problem?"
"Well, aside from being in your pool, her voicebox is really messed up. She talks like a VoidCritter and she sings as if her speech code was put in a microwave."
"Ouch. So what do you want us to do?"
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"I'm gonna talk to Omega and see what she thinks of the situation," said CeeCee. "But for now...She's gonna have to live here."
Dot bit her lip.
"I don't mind roommates, but we already have a packed house with Caleb and the twins. Where will she sleep? Or eat?"
"Mermaids can sleep in water, luckily," said CeeCee. "Unless her code has errored with that too. As for the food thing, well, you'll just have to deal for now. And mermaids also need hydration. On a hot day like this, the pool may not work if the water evaporates faster on her skin. So..."
"We'll need to wash the tub of scales?"
"Probably..."
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Next post, Caleb shows a bit of rejection to this notion of a mermaid in his pool.
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Faster than binary, CeeCee made her way to Dot and Dash's house.
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Hearing about a mermaid, CeeCee showed up in her bikini. Never change, girl. Never change.
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"Heyo! How's my fellow defragmented AI?"
"Hey CeeCee," said Dash. "Doing good, aside from the mermaid in my pool."
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"Speaking of, mind telling me how to get to your said pool?" asked CeeCee.
"Oh yeah, either through the back door in the kitchen or the gap in the fence. Sorry I can't help CeeCee," Dash added. "But I'm trying to find the twins."
"No worries. I'll get there."
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CeeCee soon made her way into the back and around, then observing the mermaid as it glided through the water.
"I see then," she said to herself. "Yeah I definitely didn't make you, nor would I even stick you in a pool."
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As the mermaid passed by, CeeCee called out.
"Hey Agua!"
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The mermaid stopped, glancing attentively at CeeCee as the AI said her name.
"Ah...So that is your name," CeeCee remarked.
"Agua..."
"How about we talk on the side of the pool..."
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CeeCee sat by the pool's edge, the mermaid changing form.
"Okay so you are a mermaid and..." CeeCee commented before noticing the markings on her arm. "Oh that's why you sound like a VoidCritter: You're an AI! And an errored one at that. I don't remember having you authorized though..."
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"Agua...Agu...A...A..." the mermaid tried to speak, but even in her land form, she would only say her name.
"I think I got it now," said CeeCee. "Or at least a theory."
"Agua?"
"Whatever code made you error has really messed up your speech patterns. If I remember though, mermaids can sing. You wanna try that and see if you can maybe communicate that way?"
The mermaid shrugged. It was worth a try.
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CeeCee jumped into the water.
"Okay then. I'm wet so that should help with your songs. Try and see if you can sing to me why you're in Dash's pool."
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The mermaid took a deep breath and started to sing.
"♪I was BBZZZT! and then BZZTTT! the PlayBOOORZZZZT! so I need BAAMMPPPP!! Sulani BRRRRRRRZZZTT!!!♫"
"OwowowOW! OK STOP!" CeeCee shouted. "Your error code is ever worse than I thought. Maybe just...get back in the water. I'll have to consult Omega on this..."
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"Dash told me we had an unexpected roommate," said Dot as she came into the yard. "Did you find out anything about her, CeeCee?"
"Yeah," said CeeCee. "Quite a lot actually."
"So...Why is she in our pool?"
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"That, I don't know," said CeeCee. "What I do know is is that she's an AI."
"Really?" Dot exclaimed.
"Yeah. And a really errored one at that."
"Oh dear. What's the problem?"
"Well, aside from being in your pool, her voicebox is really messed up. She talks like a VoidCritter and she sings as if her speech code was put in a microwave."
"Ouch. So what do you want us to do?"
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"I'm gonna talk to Omega and see what she thinks of the situation," said CeeCee. "But for now...She's gonna have to live here."
Dot bit her lip.
"I don't mind roommates, but we already have a packed house with Caleb and the twins. Where will she sleep? Or eat?"
"Mermaids can sleep in water, luckily," said CeeCee. "Unless her code has errored with that too. As for the food thing, well, you'll just have to deal for now. And mermaids also need hydration. On a hot day like this, the pool may not work if the water evaporates faster on her skin. So..."
"We'll need to wash the tub of scales?"
"Probably..."
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Next post, Caleb shows a bit of rejection to this notion of a mermaid in his pool.
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