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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@March306 *Glomps* Hi! Missed you! And nothing wrong with friends with benefits :naughty:
@Simmelina1 Rough start but I think Anil will be okay. :)
@miloek Yup She's happy now <3
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And so, Laptop Beta is wiped and destroyed
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Rebecca watched as the erasing light came towards her.
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"He did it!' she said happily, reaching her arms wide. "It's finally over, Nana. Harvey and them are safe now!"
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The light soon took Rebecca with it, the AI dispersing into dust.
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Off in a new, fresh file, Viper was getting to know the locals around Sulani, the temporary home of Ohm and himself and the permanent home of Harvey and his family.
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"Is the sunshade helping any bit?" asked Paddi as Harvey was trying to get out of the blazing rays.
Harvey shook his head.
"Sadly, no. It's still sizzling my skin. I'm going over to the gazebo to see if that shade may help."
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"Auntie Ohm!" a girl on the beach shouted. "Help me build my sand sculpture for the beach contest!"
The redhead AI giggled.
"Hang on now...Okay, let's see..."
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"I wanna beat Uncle Viper and that guy!" the little one laughed.
"Well, we're gonna need a bit more sand!"
Paddi came over, about to help when she found a disturbance in the sand.
"Oh! What's this?"
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"Ouch!" Paddi exclaimed as the a crab bit her finger, all while Ohm and the child finished the sand sculpture.
"Yee! It's great!"
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Viper and his friend soon came over, Viper kissing his wife on the cheek.
"Mommy?" the girl asked Paddi. "Can I go hang out with Dad?"
Paddi waved her off.
"Go ahead, Becky. He's over at the gazebo."
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Becky bounded over to the picnic table where her father was sitting under the shade, doing something on his phone.
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Becky giggled.
"Heehee, Daddy guess what?"
"Hm? Oh sorry Beccaboo. I'm sending a message to our new Spellcaster AIs. They're supposed to be doing some training with your mother and the other new AIs soon and I need to get forms ready for it in case someone overcharges or something. Really boring stuff."
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"Then why do it if it's boring?" Becky laughed.
Harvey gave a chuckling sigh.
"Because sometimes you need to do boring work to get to the fun stuff."
"Well can you make the boring stuff fun? I think things would go a lot faster if it were fun."
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"If that's the case then, how come your homework is rarely done?" asked Harvey in a teasing manner.
"Because that's part of my job as your daughter. I gotta keep you on your toes."
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Harvey suddenly started laughing hard, Becky looking with a raised brow.
"Dad? Are you okay?"
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Harvey soon regained his composure.
"Oh my, Becky. I'm...I'm okay. You just reminded me of a family member from long ago."
"Auntie Becca?" asked Becky.
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Harvey smiled, bringing his daughter close.
"Yeah. She would say such things when we were younger to her own Gramma. Except it was usually over cleaning her room."
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Becky hugged into her father.
"Haha! She sounds like she would have been fun to have around."
Harvey chuckled.
"She would have been, yes."
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"But you remind so much of her," added Harvey. "You're fun, rebellious, and loving."
Becky smiled back.
"You and Mom taught me that though, Dad. Did she teach you that too?"
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Harvey sighed, holding Becky close.
"I don't know about the rebellious part, but she did teach me how far one will go for their family...And were it not for her, you wouldn't have existed."
"Really? She sounds like she was awesome."
"She was, Becky. She was awesome."
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And thus Laptop Beta will move to Laptop Alpha in future tales. Next time though, I finally go back to roots.
@Simmelina1 Rough start but I think Anil will be okay. :)
@miloek Yup She's happy now <3
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And so, Laptop Beta is wiped and destroyed
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Rebecca watched as the erasing light came towards her.
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"He did it!' she said happily, reaching her arms wide. "It's finally over, Nana. Harvey and them are safe now!"
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The light soon took Rebecca with it, the AI dispersing into dust.
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Loading file "Laptop Alpha"................................................................................................
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Off in a new, fresh file, Viper was getting to know the locals around Sulani, the temporary home of Ohm and himself and the permanent home of Harvey and his family.
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"Is the sunshade helping any bit?" asked Paddi as Harvey was trying to get out of the blazing rays.
Harvey shook his head.
"Sadly, no. It's still sizzling my skin. I'm going over to the gazebo to see if that shade may help."
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"Auntie Ohm!" a girl on the beach shouted. "Help me build my sand sculpture for the beach contest!"
The redhead AI giggled.
"Hang on now...Okay, let's see..."
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"I wanna beat Uncle Viper and that guy!" the little one laughed.
"Well, we're gonna need a bit more sand!"
Paddi came over, about to help when she found a disturbance in the sand.
"Oh! What's this?"
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"Ouch!" Paddi exclaimed as the a crab bit her finger, all while Ohm and the child finished the sand sculpture.
"Yee! It's great!"
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Viper and his friend soon came over, Viper kissing his wife on the cheek.
"Mommy?" the girl asked Paddi. "Can I go hang out with Dad?"
Paddi waved her off.
"Go ahead, Becky. He's over at the gazebo."
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Becky bounded over to the picnic table where her father was sitting under the shade, doing something on his phone.
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Becky giggled.
"Heehee, Daddy guess what?"
"Hm? Oh sorry Beccaboo. I'm sending a message to our new Spellcaster AIs. They're supposed to be doing some training with your mother and the other new AIs soon and I need to get forms ready for it in case someone overcharges or something. Really boring stuff."
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"Then why do it if it's boring?" Becky laughed.
Harvey gave a chuckling sigh.
"Because sometimes you need to do boring work to get to the fun stuff."
"Well can you make the boring stuff fun? I think things would go a lot faster if it were fun."
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"If that's the case then, how come your homework is rarely done?" asked Harvey in a teasing manner.
"Because that's part of my job as your daughter. I gotta keep you on your toes."
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Harvey suddenly started laughing hard, Becky looking with a raised brow.
"Dad? Are you okay?"
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Harvey soon regained his composure.
"Oh my, Becky. I'm...I'm okay. You just reminded me of a family member from long ago."
"Auntie Becca?" asked Becky.
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Harvey smiled, bringing his daughter close.
"Yeah. She would say such things when we were younger to her own Gramma. Except it was usually over cleaning her room."
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Becky hugged into her father.
"Haha! She sounds like she would have been fun to have around."
Harvey chuckled.
"She would have been, yes."
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"But you remind so much of her," added Harvey. "You're fun, rebellious, and loving."
Becky smiled back.
"You and Mom taught me that though, Dad. Did she teach you that too?"
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Harvey sighed, holding Becky close.
"I don't know about the rebellious part, but she did teach me how far one will go for their family...And were it not for her, you wouldn't have existed."
"Really? She sounds like she was awesome."
"She was, Becky. She was awesome."
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And thus Laptop Beta will move to Laptop Alpha in future tales. Next time though, I finally go back to roots.
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