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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@nerdfashion Sorry for the long awaited reply but I've been busy. I love Valerie! Her regular look is cute and her dark form has this creepy doll aesthetic to it. <3
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I was finally able to get the pics I needed from the latest adventures from Laptop Beta, where things, well, really heat up as it were.
Laptop Beta: Reboot
With the pod having helped Harvey and Rebecca shed their Slave AI status, they wondered if it could actually help Error Paddi with her Error AI status, as she wasn't so far gone as Rebecca.
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"Do you think this will work?" asked Harvey.
"No problem trying," replied Rebecca. "At worst, she won't have anything happen."
"Yes but..." Harvey said, biting his lip. "After being here for a couple of days, I've noticed she tends to be grumpy when woken up early...Yet you were adamant that she try this at 6am."
Rebecca shrugged. "Hey, if it works, she'll thank us."
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Meanwhile, Reed was back on the bubble blower, inhaling a new flavour to attempt a vision.
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"Ah...Sweet, sweet blueberries and marzipan....Hmm..." he sighed contently as he shifted into a vision.
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Reed blinked as a wide smile came across his face.
"So that was it...Who I was...And here I was expecting to be a Love Guru. Heh...And what a way to go..."
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Eventually, Paddi emerged from the chamber, rubbing her neck with a grumble.
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"Well?" asked Rebecca. "Anything? Do you feel any different?"
"Paddi's neck hurts," the AI replied. "That pod was made by the dragon lady."
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"What were you hoping it would do?" Harvey asked.
"Well," explained Rebecca. "When you were Harvest, you and Amber tried to turn her into a Slave AI."
"I sort of remember that...but why didn't it work?"
Paddi shook her head, grumbling.
"Don't like that day. Dragon lady hurt my head with Harvest's magic and machines. Not remember things so good now."
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"I'm so sorry about that, Paddi," said Harvey. "While I was Harvest I wasn't always in control of myself. I would think she attempted some sort of memory wipe to start the conversion process. You must be a powerful AI for to end up in this state."
"Hey..." Rebecca mused. "What about a memory restore? You're one of those Cleanser AIs, right? I think? Maybe that's what Paddi needs!"
"Is it okay if I try, Paddi?" Harvey asked.
Paddi shrugged.
"It all hurts anyways. Not much different if I sleep in the pod again."
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Harvey moved back, motioning his hands.
"Stay still," said Rebecca. "If I know my cousin, he needs to focus every bit of strength he can in healing you."
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Harvey's eyes soon widened as he attempted to repair Paddi's fragmented and corrupted memory.
"Nnn...NGAH!"
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Paddi rubbed her head.
"Ouch..."
"Well?" asked Rebecca. "Anything?"
"I...I think so..." said Paddi. "You're Rebecca...CeeCee made you...Wait...Both CeeCees..."
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"Hm?" Rebecca blinked for a moment, soon noticing a change coming over Paddi, her eyes gaining marking of an unerrored AI.
"Yes...Yes!" Paddi exclaimed. "CeeCee CooCoo helped CeeCee Paddi make you in CAS with the Player!"
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Paddi's clothes even changed as more of her memories flooded back.
"I remember it all now! I am the AI for the CAS! CeeCee and Player made me in PC first and brought me to Laptop Beta! You were supposed to be the AI in charge of Clubs, but then....well...Amber showed up."
"Yeah. She's more of an error around here than we are!" Rebecca laughed.
"Yeah!" Paddi laughed hysterically. "Or at least one of us now."
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"CeeCee Paddi..." Harvey said aloud. "That name sounds familiar. You knew of our family, right?"
"Knew them? I helped create them!" said Paddi. "Especially you. You don't remember what the Player did, did you?"
Harvey shook his head. Paddi giving a chuckling sigh.
"I'd say everything broke when the two of us were...well...broke..."
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Paddi then moved over to Harvey...before dipping him in for a kiss.
"Uhhh..." Rebecca announced. "Am I missing something here? Paddi? Paddi what are you doing?"
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Paddi held Harvey into the kiss for as long as she could.
"Seriously!" Rebecca called. "Did I get some sort of memory wipe as well? Cause I don't remember you two suddenly locking lips on a normal basis!"
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Once Harvey was free from Paddi's liplock, he gave a contented sigh.
"We never told them!" he finally uttered. "We kept it a secret ever since we were kids."
"You remember now!" Paddi smiled. "Remember our first official date?"
Harvey nodded.
"Yes. We were teens. You asked me out to that secret grotto. We had a small picnic and you...you asked me to be your boyfriend..."
"And do you remember what you said?" asked Paddi.
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"Yes..." said Harvey. "I said 'Yes!' Oh Paddi!"
The AI flung his arms around Paddi's neck.
"I missed you so much!" said Paddi. "Thank you for bringing me back!"
"I missed you, too! Oh plums I missed you, too!!" Harvey exclaimed.
Just then, there was a cough from over by the bubble blower.
"Sorry to interrupt the joyous occasion, but Paddi isn't the only one to finally remember whom she was."
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The three looked over at Reed, his entire appearance having changed.
"Reed..." Harvey gasped. "You're..."
Reed nodded.
"Reed Lay Dio," the old AI said. "Switch AI for Laptop Beta."
"What's a Switch AI?" asked Rebecca.
Paddi gave a light gasp.
"He's the AI that works outside of the program."
"I was," said Reed. "Until Amber did to myself like she did to everyone else: Gagged the existing system so she could take over. Switch AIs act as Reapers for AIs or, in my case, worlds."
"You mean..." said Harvey. "Laptop Beta is..."
Reed gave another solemn nod.
"Yes, Harvey. Laptop Beta will soon be dead."
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Next post, Reed further explains what is happening with Laptop Beta and a plan to save most of the Freed Rebels...emphasis on most.
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I was finally able to get the pics I needed from the latest adventures from Laptop Beta, where things, well, really heat up as it were.
Laptop Beta: Reboot
With the pod having helped Harvey and Rebecca shed their Slave AI status, they wondered if it could actually help Error Paddi with her Error AI status, as she wasn't so far gone as Rebecca.
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"Do you think this will work?" asked Harvey.
"No problem trying," replied Rebecca. "At worst, she won't have anything happen."
"Yes but..." Harvey said, biting his lip. "After being here for a couple of days, I've noticed she tends to be grumpy when woken up early...Yet you were adamant that she try this at 6am."
Rebecca shrugged. "Hey, if it works, she'll thank us."
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Meanwhile, Reed was back on the bubble blower, inhaling a new flavour to attempt a vision.
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"Ah...Sweet, sweet blueberries and marzipan....Hmm..." he sighed contently as he shifted into a vision.
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Reed blinked as a wide smile came across his face.
"So that was it...Who I was...And here I was expecting to be a Love Guru. Heh...And what a way to go..."
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Eventually, Paddi emerged from the chamber, rubbing her neck with a grumble.
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"Well?" asked Rebecca. "Anything? Do you feel any different?"
"Paddi's neck hurts," the AI replied. "That pod was made by the dragon lady."
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"What were you hoping it would do?" Harvey asked.
"Well," explained Rebecca. "When you were Harvest, you and Amber tried to turn her into a Slave AI."
"I sort of remember that...but why didn't it work?"
Paddi shook her head, grumbling.
"Don't like that day. Dragon lady hurt my head with Harvest's magic and machines. Not remember things so good now."
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"I'm so sorry about that, Paddi," said Harvey. "While I was Harvest I wasn't always in control of myself. I would think she attempted some sort of memory wipe to start the conversion process. You must be a powerful AI for to end up in this state."
"Hey..." Rebecca mused. "What about a memory restore? You're one of those Cleanser AIs, right? I think? Maybe that's what Paddi needs!"
"Is it okay if I try, Paddi?" Harvey asked.
Paddi shrugged.
"It all hurts anyways. Not much different if I sleep in the pod again."
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Harvey moved back, motioning his hands.
"Stay still," said Rebecca. "If I know my cousin, he needs to focus every bit of strength he can in healing you."
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Harvey's eyes soon widened as he attempted to repair Paddi's fragmented and corrupted memory.
"Nnn...NGAH!"
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Paddi rubbed her head.
"Ouch..."
"Well?" asked Rebecca. "Anything?"
"I...I think so..." said Paddi. "You're Rebecca...CeeCee made you...Wait...Both CeeCees..."
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"Hm?" Rebecca blinked for a moment, soon noticing a change coming over Paddi, her eyes gaining marking of an unerrored AI.
"Yes...Yes!" Paddi exclaimed. "CeeCee CooCoo helped CeeCee Paddi make you in CAS with the Player!"
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Paddi's clothes even changed as more of her memories flooded back.
"I remember it all now! I am the AI for the CAS! CeeCee and Player made me in PC first and brought me to Laptop Beta! You were supposed to be the AI in charge of Clubs, but then....well...Amber showed up."
"Yeah. She's more of an error around here than we are!" Rebecca laughed.
"Yeah!" Paddi laughed hysterically. "Or at least one of us now."
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"CeeCee Paddi..." Harvey said aloud. "That name sounds familiar. You knew of our family, right?"
"Knew them? I helped create them!" said Paddi. "Especially you. You don't remember what the Player did, did you?"
Harvey shook his head. Paddi giving a chuckling sigh.
"I'd say everything broke when the two of us were...well...broke..."
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Paddi then moved over to Harvey...before dipping him in for a kiss.
"Uhhh..." Rebecca announced. "Am I missing something here? Paddi? Paddi what are you doing?"
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Paddi held Harvey into the kiss for as long as she could.
"Seriously!" Rebecca called. "Did I get some sort of memory wipe as well? Cause I don't remember you two suddenly locking lips on a normal basis!"
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Once Harvey was free from Paddi's liplock, he gave a contented sigh.
"We never told them!" he finally uttered. "We kept it a secret ever since we were kids."
"You remember now!" Paddi smiled. "Remember our first official date?"
Harvey nodded.
"Yes. We were teens. You asked me out to that secret grotto. We had a small picnic and you...you asked me to be your boyfriend..."
"And do you remember what you said?" asked Paddi.
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"Yes..." said Harvey. "I said 'Yes!' Oh Paddi!"
The AI flung his arms around Paddi's neck.
"I missed you so much!" said Paddi. "Thank you for bringing me back!"
"I missed you, too! Oh plums I missed you, too!!" Harvey exclaimed.
Just then, there was a cough from over by the bubble blower.
"Sorry to interrupt the joyous occasion, but Paddi isn't the only one to finally remember whom she was."
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The three looked over at Reed, his entire appearance having changed.
"Reed..." Harvey gasped. "You're..."
Reed nodded.
"Reed Lay Dio," the old AI said. "Switch AI for Laptop Beta."
"What's a Switch AI?" asked Rebecca.
Paddi gave a light gasp.
"He's the AI that works outside of the program."
"I was," said Reed. "Until Amber did to myself like she did to everyone else: Gagged the existing system so she could take over. Switch AIs act as Reapers for AIs or, in my case, worlds."
"You mean..." said Harvey. "Laptop Beta is..."
Reed gave another solemn nod.
"Yes, Harvey. Laptop Beta will soon be dead."
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Next post, Reed further explains what is happening with Laptop Beta and a plan to save most of the Freed Rebels...emphasis on most.
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