Twenty Years Later: Maxis Taste Dare #2 (Second Submission)

[simgaroop]

All right, here's my second submission for the maxis_taste Dare #2. Silly me assumed I could use Maxis townies instead of the PLAYABLE sims required for this challenge.

So, here I go again! :D

Just a warning, though, for this submission is related to the Broke Legacy. This is a HUGE teaser about what's coming up in a few updates, because it takes place twenty years after the tragic events at Takemizu Village. I was eager to try a few things I recently downloaded from MTS2 in order to include them in the storyline, hence this little story.

So, BEWARE TEH EVIL SPOILERS!!!! (Though if you haven't read the Legacy yet you are safe for now ;) ).























*Sigh*




Relax, kid. We're gonna get out of this mess, I promise!




After all, this isn't the first time these bastards have captured me!




Ha! No one has ever stopped Captain Ripp Grunt and his crew! ARRRR! They have no idea who are they messing with!




So, cheer up, Tom! There's nothing to worry about. I have a plan!




Oh Hell, No! I refuse to follow another of your fucking plans, Grunt! That's what got us in this shit in the first place!





Hey! That wasn't my fault, Mole! How could I ever imagine that Komelien would betray us?!




Komelien was part of your crew, Grunt! And that's precisely your problem! You are too... gullibly! The Commander was right, we shouldn't have let you take part in this mission!




Ha! As if! Smith has NO idea of who are all of you messing with! The Vlorgians are way more dangerous than they seem. Without my help and experience, you'd be already dead by now!




That's hard to believe, seeing how you've done nothing but get us into trouble since your arrival!




Tom barely listened to his friend's discussions, for his mind had way more important things to worry about than the old rivalry between the Graslaxian Army and his Uncle's Crew.




Like his wife's life.




They were running out of time.
Tom was sure that as soon as this spaceship landed in Vlorgia, it'd be impossible to save her...




"The intruders have been captured, General. Should I terminate them now?"
"No. I want to do that personally..."





"Is the human girl with you?"
"Affirmative."
"Is she safe?"




"Yes, Sir."
"What about her product?"
"In optimal conditions."
"Excellent! Our Pollination team will be pleased when they hear these news..."




No! He wouldn't let them harm her! He was stronger now! He had trained so hard to avenge his mother! He wouldn't make the same mistake twice!




He had to leave this cell!
And he had to do it NOW!




"Broke?"
"Tom?"








*POOF*




*Gasp!*




(What the...?!)




"WHOA!"




"That... that was amazing, kid! Where did you learn that move?!"




Tom smiled as his mind traveled back twenty years.- "Well..."




... I guess the legends were true, after all. This... this is my mother's last gift...




But this isn't the time to ponder.
Let's go!
Erin and my son are waiting for us...



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Custom Content Used:
- Default Skin by [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
- Default Eyes by Icnitos (MTS2)
- Tom's clothes by fanseelamb (Top, MTS2) and Aikea Guinea (Pants), hair by Rose (recolored by Rissa), scars and wounds by Helaene and Bruno (MTS2).
- Ripp's clothes by Maxis, hair by Mermaid Cove. Wrinkles by Onah, bruises by Bruno (both at MTS2)
- John Mole's clothes by Maxis (converted by Cloudlessnights at MTS2), scars and wounds by Helaene, Pickpock and Bruno.
- Erin Broke's (nee Singles/Beaker) clothes by HystericalP. (MTS2), hair by RaonSims, bruises by Starsims and Rensims.
- Alien's skin by Astees (MTS2)
- SpaceShip and planet Sim!Earth by jasonduskey (MTS2).
- Space Terrain Replacement by Rowenaenchantress (MTS2).

Comments

[simsforaranya.livejournal.com]

This is worse then reading a good book. Why? BECAUSE I CAN'T INHALE IT IN A FEW HOURS LIKE I CAN A BOOK! :P

[http://users.livejournal.com/comagirl_/]

Totally agreed!
But at the same time, it forces us to pace ourselves and not rush things :D Even though doing that is soooo haarrrrrd.

[xel-squirgle-ox.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, this was awesome. You know, that is the first time I've ever seen Ripp as an elder. It took me a while to realize it was him. Erin Beaker, huh? Innnteresting. I wonder how far we are to seeing her come into the story. It's not surprising that John Mole is a space pirate as well.

And I couldn't help but giggle when I heard a certain alien's name. Komelien sure gets around, huh? :P

[simgaroop.livejournal.com]

Ripp is not an elder yet. I gave him a "middle-age" makeover (well, he's now pretty close to elder anyway) to be consistent with my legacy's timeline (and I though that'd be a challenge in itself. It took me a while to find a partially white hair, for example).

Yup, that's Erin Beaker. She'll come into the story maaaaaybe in the next update (though I'm not telling how or why :D). It depends on how much I'm able to advance the plot (and age the kids!) in less than 200 pictures :P.

John Mole is in the Intelligence career (just like the real Mole from D. Valley). He was hired by his Commander due to his excellent spying skills.

Well, seeing that Komelien and Cosmo are almost an OTP, I had to include him in the Legacy, at least as a small cameo. I need aliens for the current storyline (and the ones I had previously downloaded, like Bunker, are for Twin Island) so I went "shopping" at pixel_trade yet again! :D

[xel-squirgle-ox.livejournal.com]

Wow, it's great that you found cc like that! I can't imagine how hard it was to find that hair. After all, it seems like nobody wants "graying" hair on their pretty pretty simmies!

No. They ARE an OTP. Get it right! XD

It's so funny that they basically fell in love on their own before I had ACR. All it took was one influence from Marina and they started being all over eachother 24/7. And if she didn't do that, I'm pretty sure they would have done it by themselves eventually, like Aggie and Antares- though I believe that those two were just desperate pervs. It's their personality spreads; both of them are sloppy, nice, outgoing, serious, and active.

I think I'm becoming an impulse shopper on pixel_trade myself. And I already have to download all the founders for the founder submissions already since I'm in charge of that. And if they're aliens? Most of the time they get downloaded immediately.

I just might need to use some for my storyline eventually too. The ones officially in the story right now came from CAS though. I'm probably going to use pixel_trade for if I ever need any more non maxis-made characters as well.

[simgaroop.livejournal.com]

The most annoying part of finding the "middle age" hair was that 99% of it was black, therefore useless for Ripp. Uh, CC creators? Brunette, red and blond hair turn white too!

I almost chose the army buzz cut for Ripp's makeover (because he's in the army, sort of, but mostly for shits and giggles) but then I realized that was extremely out of character for Ripp :P.

Oh, sorry! :D My bad! Kosmelien 4EVER! It's very amusing how they fell in love without ACR's help. Before I had that hack, I had to force my sims to interact with others in a romantic way.

Pixel Trade is my fave comm. Thanks to it, I no longer have to make sims on CAS (something I hate, it's booooring) plus the often include interesting backstories to include in my own. It's a win/win situation in every aspect.

[music-simbol.livejournal.com]

STOP THE TEASING!!!! ARRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!! WHY MUST YOU DANGLE THE BAIT ONLY TO TAKE IT AWAY?!?!?!?!?!

What the hell is in that head of yours?! I wanna knooooow!!!! Who's the wife, I don't really recognize her. I know Komelian is belongs to someone else, but I can't place it at the moment, either thou I think it's madame_ugly.

Also, these sets and such are FANTASTIC!!! The amount of detail you must have gone thru is awe-inspiring!

And HA! You used Poof! Tee hee hee! Eagerly awaiting MORE!!!

[xel-squirgle-ox.livejournal.com]

Komelien is pixel_and_bean's sim. Though it is probably hard to remember since madame_ugly, me, and now simgaroop use him in something I bet. XD

[simgaroop.livejournal.com]

Oh, but teasers are fun! :P I will catch up with this little story in one or two updates, so you won't have to wait for too long.

Tom's wife is a pre-made Maxis character, as per the dare's rules. As Xel Squirgle said, Komelien is Pixel & Bean's (and Cosmo's OTL in her Asylum challenge).

I admit I didn't do much with the sets besides turning one of the spaceships' rooms into a cell (with the help of a fence). They were all downloaded from MTS2. I really appreciate all these amazing builders and their creations! They make my storytelling more fun to play (for me).

Hee, I just HAD to use the "Poof". About time Tom acted according to his namesake! :D. I almost added the words to the screen ala FOP, but I thought that would ruin the "seriousness" of the scene. I'd do it sooner or later, though (because this is the kind of silly stuff that amuses me why I play :P)

Thanks for the comments! :)

[music-simbol.livejournal.com]

Someone said Erin Beaker. Is that who Poofy boy ends up with? If so, I hope her genes are gentler than her brother, Loki. *shudders*

They're from MTS2? Niiiiiiiice. Next time I'm thinking up a sci-fi story, I'll head there for sets. Thank you!

And yes, from now on, I'm calling Tom "Poofy Boy." :P

[hunter-ryu.livejournal.com]

Erin Beaker = Erin Singles

[simgaroop.livejournal.com]

Just a word of caution with the sci-fi sets: They include TONS of custom content (all the machinery and walls) so I suggest you to install them with the clean installer and put all that content in a separate folder, so you can take it out when you don't need it. My laptop is mad at me for that reason :P

Hee, Poofy Boy! I approve, since I was originally going to name him just "Poof" (but then I realized that was a pretty stupid name, so I left it as a nickname and named him Tom instead)

[redqueenofevil.livejournal.com]

DUNDUNDUN!!!!!!

Erin, huh? I did not see that coming. Please update soon.

Btw, you offered to send a file. Can I still take you up on it? It was from your resource post.

[simgaroop.livejournal.com]

Oh, you mean one of Illiana's lots? Sure! I downloaded a few, so if I have it, I'll upload it for you. Which one are you interested in?

[ikichi.livejournal.com]

Yay badass!Tommy! (Loved the *poof*!)

I'm super interested in your alien war storyline! Can't wait!

[simgaroop.livejournal.com]

Hee, and the silly Fairly Oddparents references keep on coming to my story :P. This one wasn't planned, but when I watched the smoke cloud I couldn't think of any other caption BUT "Poof". It was only when I posted the teaser when I realized how perfect it was for Tom! :D

The alien war storyline is still in diapers so far. I have a small idea of what I want for the plot, so I'm waiting until I see what happens in the gameplay to add to it.

[orikes13.livejournal.com]

GAH.. You have me wanting an update really bad right about now. :) Definitely not what I expected in relation to Tom's spouse. I also loved the little inclusion of a *poof* :)

[simgaroop.livejournal.com]

I bet everyone assumed he'd marry Ophelia, right? ;)

Ophelia will still be part of the story, but just as Tom's best friend (if they ever solve their issues). Now, I DO want to introduce her genes to the Broke clan, but I'm still unsure how...

[orikes13.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. :) But I'm really glad you didn't have him marry Ophelia. You've already done the childhood friendship to romance route with both your heirs this past generation. On top of that, I wasn't sure Tom and Ophelia were well suited to be a romantic pair, especially after he rolled romance. If I remember right, Erin is either fortune or knowledge. Knowledge, I think.

[simgaroop.livejournal.com]

Erin is a popularity sim. I'm not sure about which aspirations have better chemistry with each other, but I *think* Romance and Popularity are a good match. I'll have to wait until Tom grows up to see which Turn Ons he'll have (I often leave the ones that show up at the transition intact, unless they are too stupid or contradict each other).

[fireflowersims.livejournal.com]

Oh man, now I'm even more curious about what'll happen next! This was really well put together. I can't wait for a full update!

[meetme2theriver.livejournal.com]

Very shiny! And very.. foreboding. I love how Ripp is just so RIPP, no matter what you do to him. Those big eyes and the :D expression...

[simgaroop.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reading! :)

Those really nice sims are hard to pose in fighting scenes!

I had him argue with John Mole over and over, and while I got some amusing shots of Mole's bitchy face, Ripp was often all :D as he argued. I should have given him zero nice points (all the sims used were cloned in a new neighborhood) as I did with the lazy points (I made him more active to avoid the "slouch", which wouldn't make sense in this scene).

[rustedinkwell.livejournal.com]

:D :D :D! This was amazing! The sets are awesome and the angle of the shots it great. I like how you tell us enough so that we know what's going on, but leave out anything that could give away how they got there and what's going to happen. THAT is a good teaser. :D

[blackrosesredxo.livejournal.com]

OMG I want more!! :D

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

Awesome makeovers.

Great. I was waiting to read your latest updates (I like to read a whole bunch at once) but now I'm going to have to go get caught up (hey, I'm on vacation, why not!?).

Ripp looks so wonderful with his middle age makeover. I also wondered if he was a full out elder there.

But *pouts* I wanted to see Komelien. Guess I have something to look forward to. (and isn't it fun using someone elses sim for a character? I think I have just about every one of pixel's aliens in my story now)

[aledstrange.livejournal.com]

wow!! Awesome!! I love the whole setting and the first shots in space are ... wwwwwooowww!!!
I can't say i understand much of what's going as i'm probably way to behind on the story, but the whole scene is amazing. (now i've even more reasons to harry up catching up :P )

[forestpixie.livejournal.com]

Noooooo! Teasers! Like Simsforanya said, if this were a book, I'd have inhaled it by now. I'm so looking forward to more more more. :)

[smjoshsims.livejournal.com]

Wow, I cannot wait until I get to see this in the story! I LOVE Ripp's Middle Age Makeover! I'm eager, argh for teasers!

[lovelysims.livejournal.com]

holy shit, HOLY SHIT! yOU BIG OLE TEASE YOU! So awesome, and somehow never enough!

[swhedonberry.livejournal.com]

You are the devil, teaser!!! Seriously, I am awaiting full update with much anticipation.

Is it just me, or is Ripp a dreamboat as an old man?

[smakee-the-frog.livejournal.com]

I LOVE YOU TOM!!!!

He is amazing (and looks very attractive with his face slashed up). What do those aliens want with unborn babies anyways???

DARN YOU EVIL TEASER!!!

[orikes13.livejournal.com]

Oh! Another question. Is John's hair maxis made or a cc? I don't recall a close shave style like that.

By the way, even if they're all beat to hell, you made all of them look particularly yummy.

[simgaroop.livejournal.com]

Oh, I knew I forgot to list something!
Yup, that hair is CC.

And it's from this site:

http://www.briher.dk/GeneticsHair.php?lang=1&gender=M