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crossover_chickI wasted an hour and 20 minutes I could have used to finish my Wonderland families! As it is, I only got the main one done, and that was by virtue of having two premades and getting a starter Sim for the third that I thought looked rather rabbitty.
-RPD: Half is better than none.-
Yeah, I suppose. I'll make the Hatter, March Hare, and Dormouse after Twin Oaks Park tomorrow. Anyway, here's Wonderland, with Cheshire Cat, White Rabbit, and Alice Inn (yes, obvious joke):
You'll notice I found the right ear mesh for Cheshire. :) I designated White Rabbit as Alice's father, and Cheshire as his brother -- Cheshire seems the type to be a good uncle figure. Well, to someone like American McGee's Alice.
-D: That grin's rather creepy.-
I know! I love it. :D It's a challenge to find the poor guy's real mouth.
-RPD: I know Rabbit you made from scratch -- did you tinker with Alice or Cheshire?-
Widened Cheshire's cheeks a bit, and Alice's chin. I tried Alice out with normal Maxis eyes (she has custom, more realistic ones), but she looked too creepy even for me that way. Didn't mess around too much though -- these guys knew what they were doing.
As promised, I also dropped by Marty and Jennifer's place on-campus. One more day until finals! I had them grab some thinking caps stands, just in case.
The shower broke after Jennifer used it -- I love how she chose that moment to slouch. Looks like she's going "Greeeaat."
After they got themselves greened, Marty headed off to class while Jennifer worked on her term paper for a while.
Then Jennifer hit the chess board to recover her fun as Marty returned and treated himself to filet mignon.
In keeping with a new policy of mine for these two, Jennifer called up her lowest-ranked friend, Kendal, for a chat. Agatha walked by while Jennifer was on the phone, but disappeared off the lot before I could get anyone to say hello.
Marty, meanwhile, painted a new masterpiece, getting himself into platinum! Woohoo, finally!
Poor Jennifer burned her lunch. Burnt chili con carne looks like a bowl of tar.
Everyone pitches in to keep the kitchen clean, Marty still abuzz from his masterpiece. He's cute when he's proud of himself.
-Martys: *debate hiding*-
Jennifer requests some help with her schoolwork -- Marty completes an assignment for her while she finishes up her term paper.
Then, while Jennifer's at class, Marty calls up his lowest-ranked friend, Tina, and starts on a new masterpiece.
They may not have much fun stuff around the house, but Jennifer's got an ace in the hole with her handheld gaming system.
They head to bed -- finals are first thing in the morning after all. Jennifer wakes up with some easily-tended to needs, but as Marty's Gold, I figure it's easier for him to just hit the energizer.
They go off, and return with A+s and 1,200 simoleons each. I start upgrading a little -- new art easel, new bed and chairs. Fun and Comfort were the big killers for these two.
Lesse, am I forgetting anything?
Oh yes -- THE FACT I CAN'T LOOK AT POOR JENNIFER'S SCRUNCHED-UP FACE ONE MORE MINUTE! A quick save just in case, then unlock career rewards:
Oooh, what's this? Let's make a few adjustments. Nose down, eyes up, chin in, jaw tightened --
Tada! New and improved Jennifer! Much better, no?
-J: Much!-
-VJ: Yeah, now she looks more like our other Simselves!-
Yeah -- it was the chin and nose that were killing you. Repairs done, I deleted the machine and let Jennifer get back to her painting. :)
And, save!
-VD: So Simming was fairly productive, but what about fan fiction?-
-OD: And fanart?-
I'm almost done coloring in Social Life in the Doc Sprites -- after this, it should be easy to redo Insanity.
-OD: *tentacles squee* Oh, good. Then I assume you'll do the Hatter Sketch before looking over the Marty sprites again?-
Yeah, sounds about right to me. As Hatter is the Halloween art, I need to get that done this month.
As for stories, close to the end of draft 1 of "We're All Mad Here," and I have DocWolf's drabbles88 ready.
-DW: Let's see it then!-
23. Food
A flash of fur behind the couch. I pounce! The bunny doesn’t stand a chance. A quick bite, and it’s all over. . . .
Doc as the Hatter? Again? Well, it’s a change from constant TeenDoc, anyway. Nothing against my fellow muse, but MartyFox and I enjoy some variety in our diets.
I finish off the bunny, then return to my place in the sun. I may be a wolf instead of a cat, but even I enjoy laying in a sunbeam from time to time. Ahhhh. . . .
A tentacle enters my line of vision. “Ah, you are in there,” OckDoc’s voice says. “Just to let you know, Victoria wants you to start tasting the bunnies beforehand so you can avoid any Hatter ones. She’s finally getting ready to make that sketch.”
“I see. Tell her to be quick about it -- I’m eager for some new ideas.”
“Aren’t we all. Who knew Alice In Wonderland would be her next big obsession?” The tentacle chatters in agreement.
“Well, you have to expect the unexpected with Vicky. I’ll be careful with the plot bunnies.”
“Thanks.” The tentacle vanishes as OckDoc leaves. Once again, I reflect on how odd my living circumstances are. I’m the wolf form of Dr. Emmett L. Brown from Back To The Future, I live with six other versions of myself -- two vampires, a Doc Ock imitator, a Spark, a ghost, and -- well, I suppose you’d call him a psychic -- and I survive off the ideas generated by a slightly mad fanfic writer. It’s certainly not your typical house.
And yet -- I’m comfortable here. I have plenty of friends to talk to, a fully furnished lab to play with, and I get to annoy said fanfic writer whenever I please. I might prefer having some sort of backstory or universe I could hop into every so often, but -- it’s really not that bad of a life at all.
A soft nibbling attracts my attention. There’s another plot bunny, eating the grass next to my bed. I grin. And so the hunt begins again. . . .
Longer than I orginally planned, but I like it.
-TD: *pokes DocWolf on principle*-
-DW: *pokes back* It's not so much a jab at you as at her. Whenever she gets a new obsession, her mind just RUNS with it.-
That's just how I work, baby. Think I did good?
-DW: *grin* It summarizes me very nicely.-
-VD2: *does a count of the other Docs* Two vampires -- me and VampDoc; Doc Ock imitator -- obviously OckDoc; a Spark -- TeenDoc; a ghost -- RoleplayDoc; and -- a psychic?-
-D: O.o?-
I don't know what else to call you! You're uncategorizable!
-VD: Figures -- the most normal-seeming of all of us is the weirdest.-
-D: *shrug* She created me. Or, tweaked me at any rate.-
Heh.
And now, off to write some more on "Boy Genius" and "V.D.," and perhaps watch an MST3K movie on YouTube.
-VD2: No! Don't kill the productivity!-
We all know it's going to die anyway!
-TD: I'll get the electrodes.-
No electricity around my computer! I'll write!
-RPD: Half is better than none.-
Yeah, I suppose. I'll make the Hatter, March Hare, and Dormouse after Twin Oaks Park tomorrow. Anyway, here's Wonderland, with Cheshire Cat, White Rabbit, and Alice Inn (yes, obvious joke):
You'll notice I found the right ear mesh for Cheshire. :) I designated White Rabbit as Alice's father, and Cheshire as his brother -- Cheshire seems the type to be a good uncle figure. Well, to someone like American McGee's Alice.
-D: That grin's rather creepy.-
I know! I love it. :D It's a challenge to find the poor guy's real mouth.
-RPD: I know Rabbit you made from scratch -- did you tinker with Alice or Cheshire?-
Widened Cheshire's cheeks a bit, and Alice's chin. I tried Alice out with normal Maxis eyes (she has custom, more realistic ones), but she looked too creepy even for me that way. Didn't mess around too much though -- these guys knew what they were doing.
As promised, I also dropped by Marty and Jennifer's place on-campus. One more day until finals! I had them grab some thinking caps stands, just in case.
The shower broke after Jennifer used it -- I love how she chose that moment to slouch. Looks like she's going "Greeeaat."
After they got themselves greened, Marty headed off to class while Jennifer worked on her term paper for a while.
Then Jennifer hit the chess board to recover her fun as Marty returned and treated himself to filet mignon.
In keeping with a new policy of mine for these two, Jennifer called up her lowest-ranked friend, Kendal, for a chat. Agatha walked by while Jennifer was on the phone, but disappeared off the lot before I could get anyone to say hello.
Marty, meanwhile, painted a new masterpiece, getting himself into platinum! Woohoo, finally!
Poor Jennifer burned her lunch. Burnt chili con carne looks like a bowl of tar.
Everyone pitches in to keep the kitchen clean, Marty still abuzz from his masterpiece. He's cute when he's proud of himself.
-Martys: *debate hiding*-
Jennifer requests some help with her schoolwork -- Marty completes an assignment for her while she finishes up her term paper.
Then, while Jennifer's at class, Marty calls up his lowest-ranked friend, Tina, and starts on a new masterpiece.
They may not have much fun stuff around the house, but Jennifer's got an ace in the hole with her handheld gaming system.
They head to bed -- finals are first thing in the morning after all. Jennifer wakes up with some easily-tended to needs, but as Marty's Gold, I figure it's easier for him to just hit the energizer.
They go off, and return with A+s and 1,200 simoleons each. I start upgrading a little -- new art easel, new bed and chairs. Fun and Comfort were the big killers for these two.
Lesse, am I forgetting anything?
Oh yes -- THE FACT I CAN'T LOOK AT POOR JENNIFER'S SCRUNCHED-UP FACE ONE MORE MINUTE! A quick save just in case, then unlock career rewards:
Oooh, what's this? Let's make a few adjustments. Nose down, eyes up, chin in, jaw tightened --
Tada! New and improved Jennifer! Much better, no?
-J: Much!-
-VJ: Yeah, now she looks more like our other Simselves!-
Yeah -- it was the chin and nose that were killing you. Repairs done, I deleted the machine and let Jennifer get back to her painting. :)
And, save!
-VD: So Simming was fairly productive, but what about fan fiction?-
-OD: And fanart?-
I'm almost done coloring in Social Life in the Doc Sprites -- after this, it should be easy to redo Insanity.
-OD: *tentacles squee* Oh, good. Then I assume you'll do the Hatter Sketch before looking over the Marty sprites again?-
Yeah, sounds about right to me. As Hatter is the Halloween art, I need to get that done this month.
As for stories, close to the end of draft 1 of "We're All Mad Here," and I have DocWolf's drabbles88 ready.
-DW: Let's see it then!-
23. Food
A flash of fur behind the couch. I pounce! The bunny doesn’t stand a chance. A quick bite, and it’s all over. . . .
Doc as the Hatter? Again? Well, it’s a change from constant TeenDoc, anyway. Nothing against my fellow muse, but MartyFox and I enjoy some variety in our diets.
I finish off the bunny, then return to my place in the sun. I may be a wolf instead of a cat, but even I enjoy laying in a sunbeam from time to time. Ahhhh. . . .
A tentacle enters my line of vision. “Ah, you are in there,” OckDoc’s voice says. “Just to let you know, Victoria wants you to start tasting the bunnies beforehand so you can avoid any Hatter ones. She’s finally getting ready to make that sketch.”
“I see. Tell her to be quick about it -- I’m eager for some new ideas.”
“Aren’t we all. Who knew Alice In Wonderland would be her next big obsession?” The tentacle chatters in agreement.
“Well, you have to expect the unexpected with Vicky. I’ll be careful with the plot bunnies.”
“Thanks.” The tentacle vanishes as OckDoc leaves. Once again, I reflect on how odd my living circumstances are. I’m the wolf form of Dr. Emmett L. Brown from Back To The Future, I live with six other versions of myself -- two vampires, a Doc Ock imitator, a Spark, a ghost, and -- well, I suppose you’d call him a psychic -- and I survive off the ideas generated by a slightly mad fanfic writer. It’s certainly not your typical house.
And yet -- I’m comfortable here. I have plenty of friends to talk to, a fully furnished lab to play with, and I get to annoy said fanfic writer whenever I please. I might prefer having some sort of backstory or universe I could hop into every so often, but -- it’s really not that bad of a life at all.
A soft nibbling attracts my attention. There’s another plot bunny, eating the grass next to my bed. I grin. And so the hunt begins again. . . .
Longer than I orginally planned, but I like it.
-TD: *pokes DocWolf on principle*-
-DW: *pokes back* It's not so much a jab at you as at her. Whenever she gets a new obsession, her mind just RUNS with it.-
That's just how I work, baby. Think I did good?
-DW: *grin* It summarizes me very nicely.-
-VD2: *does a count of the other Docs* Two vampires -- me and VampDoc; Doc Ock imitator -- obviously OckDoc; a Spark -- TeenDoc; a ghost -- RoleplayDoc; and -- a psychic?-
-D: O.o?-
I don't know what else to call you! You're uncategorizable!
-VD: Figures -- the most normal-seeming of all of us is the weirdest.-
-D: *shrug* She created me. Or, tweaked me at any rate.-
Heh.
And now, off to write some more on "Boy Genius" and "V.D.," and perhaps watch an MST3K movie on YouTube.
-VD2: No! Don't kill the productivity!-
We all know it's going to die anyway!
-TD: I'll get the electrodes.-
No electricity around my computer! I'll write!
