Drabble: Dreams (The Broke Legacy)

[simgaroop]

Prompt: "Anything and everything involving Helena" (by strange_tomato)
Universe: The Broke Legacy
Pics: 17







She dreams of a yellow house, right in the middle of the desert,




complete with a thriving flower garden, both earned after so many years of hard work and learning.




She dreams of the seven presents that destiny has unexpectedly left for her.




She dreams of their games,




their music,




and their dancing.




She dreams of their hopes, their curiosity




and their laughter.




She dreams of a family,




so similar, yet so different to any other one you have ever met.




She dreams of cool desert evenings, wondering about those who are now living among the stars,




She dreams of wicked grins and dirty jokes,




of those long afternoons dedicated to artistic creation,




that slowly transform into nights of passion.




She dreams of love,




so similar, yet so different to any other one you have ever experienced.




But then, she wakes up.


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- This drabble was actually part of the Gen 5.7. update, but it also worked as a stand alone short story. This was mostly an "update" on what has happened to Helena and her family during the last five years.

- Now, you may wonder what made Helena "wake" from her idyllic life, right? Well, that's a secret for now ;).

- All right, two prompts down, three more to go:
1. Bunker's story, prompt by xel_squirgle_ox (Twin Town)
2. Super Duper Hugs, prompt by showercapfrog (Broke Legacy, but this takes place waaaay in the past).
3. Failing an exam, prompt by blackrosesredxo (Twin Town)

And of course, I have to finish Gen 5.7. and I sort of want to continue with Twin Town now that I've recovered Pumpkin's character file. So it seems there's still stuff to do for my sort-of-Nano project ^^.

Comments

[simgaroop.livejournal.com]

Yup, it is related to that teaser. Let's just say that Ripp will experience a lot of action (although not his favorite kind :P) in the near future, even if he's getting a bit old for that. Calvin is not going to join them in that mission, but Ripp will have to work with another friend ;).

I used the modeling box from Decorgal, yep. I tried to overlay a few expressions (I wanted to have him wink) but it looked too unnatural to me, so I only used one. That face is from the "Oh so hot" option. It's hilarious to see it in action, because the sim's face goes through many expressions quite quickly. I was lucky to pause the game at just the right moment, just when his eyebrows were high and his mouth showing that stupid, dirty grin.

My sims don't seem to acknowledge the existence of birth control! Or more exactly, I love babies (and potential new characters), so I rarely fiddle with the ACR options.

Yeah, I'm gonna go with the baby. It'll add "moar angst" to Helena's side of the story (and I get to see their genes in action yet again, so far they've had cute kids in my game).

Most of Helena's children have been "accidental" story-wise, because my silly sims actually tried for baby on their own. Yup, even back when Helena and Ripp were both single romance sims, they wanted a kid! My Helena has a secondary knowledge, 'cause you are right, it fits her. The Ripp of this story is not a clone anymore. It is "the real one" from the game (no secondary aspirations yet) and he's not married to Helena, yet he impregnated her.

I guess I should assign him the family aspiration. With four children already (and a fifth... maybe even eighth one with my luck) it seems logical. Hey! I could even end up fulfilling the "have 10 kids want" for him! :S

[xel-squirgle-ox.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's what I thought you used. That animation loop is hilarious! And I like how they make the sounds too. I used the same facial expression for Jasper here (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/tearzofrain615/downloadsphotos/snapshot_35f7f10c_b5f8fbac.jpg).

[simgaroop.livejournal.com]

Yup! That's exactly the same expression. You've got good memory! The "wolf whistle" one is also quite funny, although not as silly as this one.