PGC Round 2 Update #15

I'm sorry it's been such a long time since I've updated this challenge. NaNoWriMo went well, but as I assumed it took up so much time I had to push this PGC to the side in order to complete NaNoWriMo while keeping up with The Goddess' Order updates. It also took me a little while to find the desire to continue doing this one as well- it is taking a lot longer than I thought to complete it. That's why I've decided to pick the pace up even more. If that's what it takes to push through and finish this challenge, then I will do it.

So, to get right back into things here we have our lovely daddy Sirius hard at work typing his first novel. He knew he needed to get as much writing done as possible before the children started to come.

The Good and the Bad

Even with all the craziness being conducted by my lovely children, I somehow managed recently to find a small window of time where I could go to the spa to get a massage without wondering what the house's condition would be when I returned home. It's been a long time since I've been able to splurge money on myself in such a manner, which is highly freeing. We are slowly but steadily getting to the point where money to pay the bills is no longer my first worry. I suppose though that even if our savings were lacking more that the massage still would have been necessary. This child I'm carrying is in a different position than normal, and is causing me much more pain because of it.

One Special Day

It was the knocking on the door that woke me up. Obviously one of my children wanted to come in, but opening my eyes was much harder than I anticipated. It felt like I had been sleeping for an eternity even though it had been quite difficult to actually fall asleep. The back pain caused by my pregnancy had just hurt that badly. The knocking came again- louder this time. As I wearily sat up, I very vaguely noticed I was not wearing the same clothes I had gone to bed in. My stomach had grown too big for my normal night dress, but for whatever reason it was what I was clothed in.

And, my stomach was its usual size. I started to panic and feel terror as I wondered if I had somehow lost the baby while sleeping. However, there was no sign that such a thing had happened. Even if it had, there was no way my stomach could have shrunken so drastically in a mere few hours.

Getting to Know You

Normally, the thieves come late at night. This almost guarantees them that everyone inside will be asleep. Thus, it would be easier to swipe things without notice. However, the thief that came this time thought she would have an easier time if she snuck in when the sun started to rise and everyone in the house began waking and preparing for the day.

I was able to stop the alarm before it crippled me as it always does, and I blocked the door so the thief couldn't run back out. She stood there quivering in fear as we waited for the police to come collect her. They arrived five minutes later, and took her away in handcuffs. I have always wondered why the thieves never came to the little house. They actually could have stolen stuff there. There is no chance of the same here. You would also think word would get out that this is not an easy place to steal from after all the failed attempts.

100 Majesties- A 100 BC Update #4

With her Adult birthday approaching faster than ever, Emmeline knew she had to pick up the pace or set a bad example for the generations to follow her in the challenge. She only had three children so far. That had to change- and change quickly. Her natural choice for the next father was the alien she had befriended long ago. Even though he was worlds away (literally), he quickly agreed to come over to provide Emmeline with what she needed.

Having enough lifetime rewards point to purchase another Inheritance reward, Emmeline quickly expanded the house so that she could properly fit all the children she wanted to have. The very first thing she improved upon was the nursery. This space used to be split in half with the top being the nursery and the bottom being the children's room.

Return

I've been able to write a little more recently, which has been incredibly calming. Even the droll of typing page after page after page is better than dirty diaper after dirty diaper after dirty diaper. Then there's all the crying, temper tantrums, and quarrels. I can't remember what silence sounds like.

Treachery

As I feared, the birth of Lomenia, Lithaldoren, and Lueth made an extension to the house more than necessary. We would have had to get rid of everything in the living room to otherwise accommodate them. I thought our family was going to face a huge setback for our goal of returning home. Blessedly, the extension did not cost nearly as much as I anticipated. My older children chipped in yet again, and we also received a large amount of money from another source. I told Elioviel and Morti not to leave me anything. They had to worry about their own children instead. However, despite the many times I told them I did not want money left to me in their wills they went ahead with doing just that. It was frustrating, but with how badly I needed the money I could not decline their offer of love.

On a completely different note, I realized something interesting after the triplets and I worked out some semblance of a schedule for them where I could get more sleep. This is the first time since it was only Elrunamir and Ureliel where the children I've birthed for this task have been equal in numbers for both genders. I've now given birth to 32 boys and 32 girls.

100 Majesties- A 100 BC Update #3

Sorry it's been such a long time since there's been an update for this challenge. I bought Island Paradise a while back, and after I patched and installed it the old save file for 100 Majesties would freeze the instant I opened it. It didn't matter what I did or how many times I tried to open the world. It would do nothing to help. If I was far into the challenge, I would have just quit. It wouldn't have been worth it to try redoing anything. However, being only two children in it seemed easy enough to just create a new save and start over. I gave Emmeline some money so I could redo the renovations to get her house back to how it had been when the original game broke. I also pollinated her instead and used MC to make sure she would be having a boy with that same fairy that she had before.

Emmeline had a severely low amount of money left over after the renovations were done. That meant it was time to fall back on old habits- namely painting and going to the park to pick flowers.

She also pretty much bought this little girl's entire stock of muffins, cookies, and brownies. It was tasty, cheap food. Emmeline didn't care if it was all unhealthy.

History Repeated

It was bittersweet that the day had to come, but Renia's birthday did come. I still haven't seen Penn's clean face. It's hard to say exactly what he looks like when he has his make-up on. One thing is for sure though, he helped me to make one gorgeous daughter. Even as an adult, Renia hasn't picked up her father's wacky tendencies. Not that I was expecting she would. They've always been so different. Renia has become a bit more a couch potato since she graduated, which worries me that she might have burned herself out a little too much. She picked up many excellent writing skills at her part-time job though, and she has decided to become a full-time writer. It was hard having her go, but it was also nice to have a proper bed to sleep in again.

Looking Up

Life has improved somewhat drastically over the past few months. While the scammer did away with all of our family's investments, the bank was able to work through some of the mess that was made to obtain our last payments. That means we were suddenly gifted with over $50,000. I wanted to cry from relief, and I almost did. That money wasn't enough to buy our house back, but it was certainly enough to make this house we're in nicer. For starters, I purchased a television for the children and a better computer to do my writing on.

Starting Over

Time has passed by slowly as we've all adjusted to our new way of living, but then I look at the calendar and I see just how many months have actually gone by. Melui and Cethiel naturally can't tell the difference between this house and our old one, but Renia, Sind, and I can. It's very difficult getting used to the change. We're so very cramped in this place. We can't go anywhere without bumping into each other. There's absolutely no privacy at all. It's driving us crazy. There's also nothing for any of us to do. All we have for entertainment is a bookshelf with the books I've written, and an old clunky computer I bought so I could continue writing.

Even that thing was almost more than I could afford, but we need some sort of income if we ever want to get our house back. That has become my goal. I probably won't ever find out who stole all our money though someone is apparently looking into the crime. Whether or not a suspect is found, I refuse to let the scammer win. We'll win our house back through hard work. I refuse to let my children see me complain even though I feel pretty pathetic now that I can only provide them with so little. I can't even afford to make anything other than pb&js.

Too Good to Be True

My toddler and my baby had their birthday on the same day so now I have a child and a toddler instead. We celebrated Sind and Melui's birthdays together. As soon as he aged up, Sind began to show signs that there was something a bit off with him. His actions remind me a bit of how Joseph acted, which is worrying. However, then he changes so quickly and acts completely normal and sweet. He absolutely adores being a big brother. Sind plays with Melui all the time, and actually gets angry sometimes when I interrupt.

Jân, Elle, and Nika Sketch

Thanks to the amazing Lunarluminesce over at the NaNoWriMo site, I have a wonderful sketch of Jân, Elle, and Nika to share with you all. She was kind enough to make it for me despite having her own story to write and a lot of other requests to take on. Naturally, how I see the three siblings in my head and how she saw them based on the descriptions I provided can never be the exact same image. Still, the difference between our depictions of the characters doesn't matter since she managed to capture beautifully the spirit of Jân, Elle and Nika. That's what is important. Here is her lovely sketch for all of you to enjoy, and I hope it helps you to envision the three siblings and the world of Lerathian just a bit easier.

Click on the picture to see it in its full-sized glory!

Unsupervised

It might have been raining, but I ignored the weather and took Sind with me across the street to Maywood Glen. I had just been in the house for so long that I had to get out despite the water falling from the sky. I have to admit that it isn't for legitimate reasons that I haven't really left the yard, but that I've been hiding myself. I don't want anyone to ask me questions about this pregnancy. It is not as if I can lie. The truth will be revealed when this child is born, but what sane person will not think me crazy when I do tell the truth? I chose to go to the Glen when it was raining to avoid people, and thus avoid the questions.

Thankfully, the rain truly was light. It was also warm and felt good as it dripped onto ours heads. Sind was having the time of his life playing in the small puddles. I picked the wild fruits and vegetables while he was preoccupied. That helped me to spend less time in the grocery store afterwards getting the rest of what our fridge needed. It was very lucky that no one else was at the store save for a grumpy cashier who had no desire to talk. Sind and I returned home without problem.

The Truth

Sind was born very late in the night. It's been a long time since I've had a child come at such an hour. I was naturally tired from the late night and the labor. It was thankfully that the labor itself was relatively short. I was truly ecstatic to see Sind has at least inherited Paul's hair. Hopefully this means he'll have his pretty green eyes as well. Nevertheless, Sind seems so far to be a calm baby. It really is hard to determine his personality just yet though. He fell asleep quickly, and I fell asleep myself minutes after I got him settled.

Tales of Lerathian: The Puppet (Chapter Four Excerpt)

So I really wasn't planning on releasing any more from the novel past the chapter three excerpt. This was because the events that set the main plot of the book into motion happen, and in case this story does ever head towards being published I didn't want to spoil the main twists. After a little debating, I feel it's alright to release this little bit since it only vaguely talks about what happened. This will be the last of Tales of Lerathian I post to the blog though. I hope then that you really enjoy it! In this chapter one of my favorite characters is introduced. It'll be pretty obvious who it is. Enjoy!

Way Off Track

Penn is having quite the influence on Linnatiel and Rorion. It is surprising considering Linnatiel's original fright of him. However, now all three of them love spending time together. Penn came over one time to help with Renia, but he ended up using most of the time painting Linnatiel and Rorion's faces like his and playing with them. It kept them busy so I could focus solely on Renia so Penn was assisting me in a rather backwards way.

However, he got Linnatiel and Rorion incredibly riled up. They were still bursting with energy even when bedtime came around. Elvaran and Analinde came to me to complain that they couldn't sleep because the two children were having a loud pillow fight. I made them wash the cracking and chipping face paint off and get into bed. They were exhausted the next morning so I have a feeling they stayed up late despite this.

Clowning Around

Snowflakes drifted gently down from the sky from morning to sunset. It was very fitting considering that it was Snowflake Day. It had come on a Saturday this year so it was easy to get a large group together for a celebration. Elioviel, Morti, Elediril, Milmarion, Noril, Raradia and her husband, and all the children's fathers save for Christopher were the ones who came. Christopher still had work to do, and didn't have the time to make it over. I cleared out the television area so we could have the space for a proper gift giving party.

The celebration went on for most of the day. We made out well in gifts. Niphredil received three brand new art easels if you can believe it. Three! What are we supposed to do with them all? The other children got some toys, and I ended up with an alarm clock. I suppose it would be useful if Linnatiel and Rorion's crying wasn't already my alarm clock.

Tales of Lerathian: The Puppet (Chapter Three Excerpt)

Time for another dose of Tales of Lerathian: The Puppet! This time you're getting a taste of the third chapter. Things didn't go perfectly when Jân, Elle, and Nika entered the Elvas capital of Marmaírein, but now that three weeks have passed perhaps we'll find the siblings in a happier place. This excerpt chronicles one of the field classes Elle takes with her peers. We meet her first friends, and Elle learns a very important piece of information. As usual, no editing has been done. Please disregard at this time any errors or typos you may come across.

Competition

Rorion was accepted into the household instantly. Elvaran and Delenmir were excited to have another brother since it meant there were three girls and three boys, excluding me naturally. When it comes to these kinds of counts my gender becomes completely irrelevant for whatever reason. Due to Linnatiel and Rorion practically being another set of twins for me to take care of I haven't been able to keep up with Niphredil, Elvaran, Analinde, and Delenmir as much as I would like. They don't mind, because it means they can get away with playing more video games and delaying their homework.

I had hoped to take a little break from having children after Linnatiel was born, but it is alright if things are this way. Chaos is something I'm quite used to.

Doorstep

With the household finally returning to a peaceful state after all the trouble that's been had recently, I decided to allow Elvaran and Analinde to stay in the same class at school. I don't have to worry about their separation anxiety anymore though. The two appear to have peacefully gotten over most of their issues. However, Analinde has become a more attached to Niphredil in the past weeks. Her actions have put me under the impression that Analinde doesn't want her sister to have her birthday. I think she's been playing with her and pulling little pranks on her more often in hopes of keeping her a child. Niphredil has simply been putting up with the clingy attention like a trooper.

Tales of Lerathian: The Puppet (Chapter Two Excerpt)

Here's another little dose of my story Tales of Lerathian: The Puppet for you. This excerpt is the first section in the second chapter. This chapter documents Jân, Elle, and Nika's arrival into the Elvas capital of Marmaírein. They face various struggles, and secret plans start to come to light. This particular section highlights the siblings' last night before they enter the city. As always, there has been no editing or re-working done to the text yet.

Tales of Lerathian: The Puppet (Chapter One) (UPDATED)

After a little bit of thinking, I've decided to go ahead and post the first full chapter of the Tales of Lerathian: The Puppet. Will I do the same with the upcoming chapters? Not sure yet. I'm just playing it by ear. I'm releasing this chapter in the same condition that I released the prologue. This means that I have not edited it at all. I have not re-read it at all. It is coming to you in the rawest state it will ever be in. That being said, I hope you enjoy as you take the full plunge into the story of Jân, Elle, and Nika.

EDIT: This chapter has now been replaced with all the changes I made to either fix mistakes, misspellings, or sections that needed improvement.

Issues

The household saw a good amount of birthdays recently. Firstly, and a bit sadly, it was the important birthday of my beautiful 50th baby. Milmarion truly takes after Clint in terms of appearance. The two get along great as well. That was why Milmarion decided to live with his father for a time while he works on improving his talent in the field of inventing. He says his goal is to build humanoid robots. Honestly, the idea of such things scares me. I wished my son all the best nonetheless.

Tales of Lerathian: The Puppet (Prologue)

It's that time of year again! NaNoWriMo has started, and I've been hard at work on my novel. I'm still unsure whether or not I'll post full chapters as I did last year. However, I won't leave you empty-handed. Today I'll present to you the full ten-page prologue of Tales of Lerathian: The Puppet. In it you'll receive necessary tidbits about the world of Lerathian as well as the even more important introduction to our main characters- Jân, Elle, and Nika. Seeing as how I've only just finished writing this prologue, it does not have any editing done to it whatsoever. I haven't even reread it as I am now about to start working on the first chapter. However, I feel the prologue is of good enough quality to release. I hope you enjoy, and like always, feel free to drop a comment about what you think!

Punishment

Whenever all six of my children are in front me, I really have to stop and wonder once again why I went ahead and slept with another man. The signs of a new pregnant haven't shown yet, but I can feel them coming. I know it will only be a matter of days before my stomach starts to pull a little more tightly against my clothes. I miss the times when I only had Elioviel to take care of. I can't forget that it was my goal to fill the house up though. I've definitely reached that goal. I just hope I can keep my sanity throughout all of this.

Sneaky

With the spring weather being crisp, clear, and refreshing Elediril, Milmarion, Noril, and Raradia spent the entire weekend at the festival. I figured it was fine to let them go as long as they made sure to finish all their chores first. It was also so nice having the house quiet that I even gave them extra pocket money so they could stay out later. I did join them once to go festival egg hunting with Noril and Raradia, but Niphredil became so irritable by all the loud noises that I had to bring her back home before too long.

NaNoWriMo in One Week!

November beings one week from today. I can't believe we're getting so close to the end of the year, can you? Besides colder temperatures, Thanksgiving, and maybe some s-n-o-w, November is also the month of NaNoWriMo. This event is formally called National Novel Writing Month. Essentially, the goal is to write 50,000 words of a story completely from scratch during the month of November. The story can range from non-fiction to fantasy or from original ideas to fanfiction. Your story can be whatever you want to write. According to what the NaNoWriMo site says anything is fine because "If you believe you're writing a novel, we believe you're writing a novel too."

I've participated ever since 2007, that year being the only year I've yet to win since I didn't know about the event until a couple days into November. I wasn't able to catch up on the time I missed out on. The story I created was also poorly thought out and terribly written, this being caused by both lack of planning time and my lack of experience as a young writer. I tried once a couple years ago to plan the story out properly. I think I was planning on making it into a roleplay I could start on Gaia Online. However, I eventually scrapped the idea entirely. It was something nostalgic to think back on, but nothing more.

Until this month. My old roommate tagged me in a comment on Facebook in the beginning of October about another girl's search for people to share in this year's NaNoWriMo experience with her. I was glad my roommate tagged me. October is an important planning time for NaNo participants, and I had completely forgotten that November was fast approaching. I thought for a couple days what I wanted to do this year. I'd exhausted all the story ideas I'd stocked up over time. I considered continuing on with the story I started last year but didn't finish.

Then I went to the NaNo site to update my various novels' information since the site had been changed again. I had to face once more the blue 2007 circle of failure that laughed in my face amongst the purple victory circles of the years after. I made my decision. I was not going to accept that year's loss anymore. "Tales of Lerathian" was going to come to life in 50,000+ words glory. Since that day I made my decision, I've been working hard to really give my novel structure and purpose when I start to works towards that 50,000 word goal.

Needless to say, 50,000 words is a lot of words. It takes a lot of time to write the required 1,667 words each and every day. What does that decrease of free time mean for this blog and all my Sims stories? Hopefully, not that much. I do blessedly have a lot of free time. I should be able to write ToL while keeping up with my normal updates here. However, that might not turn out to be the case if something comes up. I will cut back updates to The Goddess' Order to only one update per week if worse comes to pass. I plan to get as many pre-made during these last days of October so that can be avoided at all costs.

If you're interested, I hope you will either decide to join NaNoWriMo yourself or follow me on my own adventure. The official site is nanowrimo.org, and my author page is here. Like last year, I'll post excerpts when I finish each chapter and possibly the full chapters again once November is over.

I look forward to writing through this approaching chaotic but fun time with you!

~Best wishes,

Kelsey

Out

I was surprised when I found myself dealing with some morning sickness this time around. The last time I experienced any was that awful pregnancy with Elrelas, Henduil, Silmalad, and Alyan. I pray that this nausea is not a sign of a large number of multiples, though I think I would have been able to tell if that was the case by now. Perhaps I'm carrying twins again. I will not know. I've decided to hold off again on finding out the gender of my child again. The excitement of being surprised at Raradia's birth has given me the patience to wait. Whether it's a boy or girl, whether it's one child or two- only at the birth will the truth be revealed.

My Minecraft Elvish Build

So, believe it or not, I actually play other games besides the Sims! Minecraft is another one I play often. I play it often because I like it, but also because it's so easy to load unlike other games.

I decided to break away from the Sims to show you something I've built that I'm rather proud of. This world that I'm showing you is called "Horses". That's because when I made the world my goal was to finally to explore all the horse stuff that had been added to the game that I hadn't tried out yet. My plan had been to build a normal house so I could focus solely on building a nice stable.

I opened the world, and spent a good two hours mining underground for stuff. When I emerged from a random exit I found, I discovered a beautiful lake surrounded by mountains. I knew that was where I wanted my house to be. I popped into creative to start building a slightly extravagant house. What I ended up with was something quite unlike what I've done before. Horses became a goal for the future as I built up my elvish style mansion.

This was the first time I had ever endeavored to build something of this magnitude. As I built, it continued to grow far past my intentions. It took a lot of hard work. I'm sure an experienced Minecraft builder could have done a much better job. Still, I remain at awe that I for once took the time to try and expand past my previous limits. Now this world is my main one, as well as my favorite. I even got around to finding horses and creating the nice stables I wanted.

So, without further ado, here is a look at the work I'm so proud of.

PGC Round 2 Update #14

Update 14 already, huh? I didn't plan for this round to go on for quite so long. It's interesting taking it slower though. However, we're steadily getting close to the end. There will be a bit of a break and then the start of the green round! The tenth generation child of this challenge, as I've stated before, will be the spouse of the green founder. I'm not sure yet whether or not I'll continue on the Starr coloring like I have the Etael coloring for this round. Some crazy part of me actually wants to do the green coloring, the Starr coloring, and the Etael coloring all at the same time.

But that's a decision for the future, so I don't even know why I'm talking about it now. Here is Chara after her birthday. She's certainly a much better looking heir than Cancer.

She's one of those Sims who loves standing in things though.

The Wedding

With all the excitement going on recently, there's not as much time as I'd like to spend with Raradia. It's taking longer to teach her than I planned, yet there's really no helping it. Elioviel wants me to be involved in every step of her wedding planning.

I've attended the weddings of my children before, but this is the first time I've done so much to help. As it is, human weddings really aren't so different from elvish weddings. Everyone wears their best clothes with the bride wearing a fancy dress of her favorite color. Family and friends from all over gather to watch the ceremony where the groom and bride promise themselves to each other. Naturally, for elves their declaration is for all eternity instead of until death. There's a marvelous party afterwards. The main difference between the weddings is that the party lasts all night, and it's the wedding morning instead of the wedding night that the groom and bride anticipate.

The Goddess' Order 1 Year Anniversary Behind the Scenes Special!

I feel like Ellothiel right now.

Can it really have been this long already? A year has gone by? It feels as if it's taken forever, but also as if I've only just begun. It's hard to believe I'm more than halfway through the challenge. It's also a bit sad. Doing this challenge has become such a big part of my life that I don't know what I'm going to do when it ends. Another challenge, yeah, but it will never be the same. I'll never get attached to another Sim project like how I've grown attached to The Goddess' Order. It will be special. I probably won't ever be able to leave it alone. Perhaps for each anniversary, or whenever I feel like it, a bit more of Ellothiel's life will be presented to you. I'm sure I have enough creative juices left in me to always find a new story of hers to tell. I'll get lonely without her if I let her go entirely.

That's the future though. Ellothiel still has a lot more to tell you, and many more babies to give birth to. You're stuck with her and me for a little bit longer. And so, in honor of our one year anniversary, I've decided to make this post. There were many ideas I considered, none of which I will tell you in case I decide to do them later. I don't want to spoil anything. What you will be getting is a a behind the scenes look at the lovely Sims of The Goddess' Order. Things go wrong in-game more often than you would think, or otherwise the Sims are just odd. There are also some things I think would be interesting to share, but would weird to include in the storyline.

So here we go, your first look at what happens when you glance your eyes away!

100 Majesties- A 100 BC Update #2

Emmeline worked with dedication to make sure Elwood knew everything that he needed to before his birthday came around. It was nice for her to be able to break out of routine and just spend some quality time with her child at home.

There remained a constant need for money though. Emmeline rarely had any time to paint, and what paintings she did finish didn't sell for much. The trip to the park to pick flowers remained a necessity. The flowers regrew each day, and continued to provide more money than what most normal working Sims made in a day.

Emmeline enjoyed heading to the park everyday because she always saw something interesting. On this particular day, she spotted a werewolf who didn't quite grasp the concept of a rollerskating rink. He ran around in the rink like a mad while not even wearing skates.

PGC Round 2 Update #13

Since Bootes didn't have enough lifetime reward points to purchase the Fertility Treatment reward, he constantly brought his baby mama over so he could get her watching the kids' station on television. Tegmine did have the reward, and Bootes knew he would quickly be left behind if he wasn't careful.

Canis has grandma Capella's lifetime wish of reaching Physical Perfection.

Bootes, Tegmine, and Canis threw a feast party. The others thought it was because they wanted the family to be together, but the the main reason was that all the leftovers were gone and no one had learned how to cook yet. The party allowed them to fill up their fridge while they used the extra time to at least learn how to make waffles without burning them.

Winter Festival

The Goddess has to be pushing me along. When I met Ricardo Brenner and was given such another perfect opportunity that I could not pass by, I knew there had to be something going on beyond my control. I don't know if there is a certain child that the Goddess wants born or if she simply wants me to hurry up. It might be true that for right now I can afford to have this child so soon after giving birth to Noril, but this pace of continually having children one right after the other cannot be kept on for very long. I at least want to wait until this next child becomes a toddler before I press forward again.

Fifty

I know I've said this before, but ada and Eloril really spoiled me with their presence. One of the things I miss most about them is their ability to deal with the thieves. Since they were able to deal with them so quickly, the alarm was able to be turned off as soon as possible. However, now I have to suffer through it until the police arrive. I keep calm, and tune out the headache I get, by reminding myself of that horrible feeling when that first robbery occurred. The alarm truly is something I'm grateful for.

PGC Round 2 Update #12

As promised, I did my best to make this update a bit more meaty to make up for the rather lackluster update last time. It didn't take me as long as I thought to get caught back up to where I was when the game crashed, and thanks to me finally getting ahead with updates for TGO again, I had more time to play this world.

Auriga was very involved with little Tegmine and Canis. I guess she was just so excited that she had her heir. She wanted to teach them everything, and it felt like every other hours she got a wish to take them on a stroll, tickle them, chat with them, and so on. It was if she didn't have Dislikes Children at all.  A bit strange, but good for Tegmine and Canis.

Decision

As I sat watching Elioviel swim, I kept waiting. Waiting to feel terrified, waiting to see my daughter be pulled under the water by some invisible force, waiting to see her gasp for air, and waiting for me to not be able to do anything to stop it. None of that happened. Elioviel swam peacefully without incident while Zuri and I watched over her.  No matter how much I anticipated the worst, the waiting for something bad to happen was the only bad thing that was happening.

Something similar can be said for Meldiron's death. Of course I'm terribly upset and saddened by his passing, but the horrible depression I was so sure I would fall into never hit. I'm still finding ways to enjoy life. Ada theorized that my resistance to the deep sadness can be likened to a callous. Now that I've experienced such a low, Meldiron's death, which was not as tragic or unnecessary as Cirabel's, won't cause that depression again because I've toughened like new skin over a wound. His words made sense, but I decided to keep waiting in case the feelings merely needed more time to sink in.

Sunset Valley

It was a relatively long trip to arrive at our new house. I knew Eloril was getting a bit frustrated with me since I would not stop glancing back towards the direction of Aurora Skies, but I simply couldn't help myself. My head shifted of my own accord before I recognized what I was doing. I knew it was time to leave there, the certainty of that almost overwhelmed me, and yet it was still very hard to leave. Much like my children back in Appaloosa Plains, my children who remain in Aurora Skies told me to go wherever I could be happy again. However, the feeling that I've somehow betrayed them lingers in my heart. I think my regret is a large part of why the chill of my grief will not depart from my skin.

Thus, it was relieving to be distracted when ada, Eloril, Elioviel, Zuri, and I all finally arrived in Sunset Valley and pulled up in front of our new house. We eagerly got out. The car we were in was spacious, but after five days of almost non-stop driving even that extra room wasn't enough. Elioviel and Zuri were the happiest amongst us to be freed. The relief grew into excitement stepping through our new front door. I had been very much in love with the open design plan since the first moment I saw the pictures. The design is mostly why I chose it.

The house somehow reminds me a lot of home, and I need to be as comfortable as possible right now into order to have a clear mind when I make a final decision as to whether I will stay or go.

PGC Round 2 Update #11

Just a little warning: this chapter might not be as interesting as some of the others. My luck finally ran out when it came to the heirs being born close together. Mesarthim got Bootes pretty quickly, but Auriga didn't have it so easily as you will see. I also had to cut this chapter a bit short for a reason I will explain at the end.

But anyway, here's a picture of Mesarthim and cute little Bootes together. I forgot to it add to the update last time. Bootes is becoming one of my favorite babies simply because of his adorable freckles.

Then Auriga gave birth to a surprise pair of triplets. I might have to reinstall the Hospital mod I have because it doesn't tell me when my females Sims are carrying multiple children like it used to. It's a little annoying. This is Nakkar though.

And his younger sister, Izar. Brendon's hair is really dominating when it comes to his grandchildren, and it is frustrating Auriga to no end.

Compromise

I thought the wait during the past two weeks to hear of my sister's fate was the worst waiting I would ever have to suffer through. However, the mere two days I had to wait for ada and Ellothiel's return proved to be much more frustrating. Two days was how long ada said it would take for them to travel back to Aurora Skies.

When ada told me he had found Ellothiel alive, I was so very glad. I was even more glad that Garthon and Rieldir were not around because I began to cry from relief. It was not simply a few tears that flowed down my cheeks, but I cried with such an intensity that I have not since when I was a young child. The tears that I've held back through this mess in favor of appearing strong to comfort the others flowed out all in that one moment.

Ada had even more good news for me. Ellothiel was doing better than either of us could have believed. She wouldn't say anything other than that she was able to talk to someone who gave her the encouragement she needed to find enough meaning to want to keep living. Ada says there remains a bit of chill on her skin, yet she can smile, and perhaps more importantly, gather the strength to handle her grief.

It was in some woods where ada found Ellothiel. They went to the nearest town to buy a charger for her phone, and we now resting in a hotel. They rented a long-distance taxi, but even by car the journey would still take at least two days. I let Garthon and Rieldir know the news as soon as they got home. I think they are still somewhat bitter at how Ellothiel was treating them, but they want things to just return to normal as much as I do. They were quietly excited at the prospect of finally having their mother home.

Unfortunately, because they have some kind of mandatory tests going on at school, I wasn't able to call them in sick so that they could wait with Elioviel and I on the day ada and Ellothiel were due to return. I got Eli ready for the day, and we waited on the steps all morning.

100 Majesties- A 100 Baby Challenge Update #1

Yes, I've decided to add another challenge to my plate, and another 100 Baby Challenge at that! This one is going to be incredibly more casual than The Goddess' Order or my PGC though. There's not going to be a set release schedule or intricate plot. I just wanted to see what the 100BC would be like if I hadn't made it so complicated. Essentially, I'll be playing this world whenever I need a break. When I take enough pictures to form a decent update, and when I have enough spare time to put a post together, you'll get an update.

Something that will be different is that this challenge will be going back to the original generational way of doing it. Above is the mama that will start the challenge. Her name is Emmeline Majesty. Her children will thus be little Majesties, hence the title. Emmeline is Family-Oriented, Artistic, Over Emotional, Perceptive, and Kleptomaniac. I randomized her traits and replaced the two I liked the least with Family-Oriented and Artistic just to be less cookie cutter. Emmeline can be downloaded here.

The Search

I should have known.

I should have known something was wrong when Ellothiel didn't come back by her normal time. While it might be that she rarely eats anything anymore, she at least manages to find her way back here by lunch. However, noon came and went with no sign of her. I was too stupid to notice until I started clearing up the plates. It's just been so hard keeping my thoughts straight and coherent lately.

The grief lingering in my heart is quite unlike what I felt the last time I was here. I met Elrunamir and Ureliel when they were already so far along in their lives. Their passing hurt of course, but that pain was nothing like what struck my chest when I saw the lifeless body of the little girl I'd helped teach to walk and talk limp in Garthon's arms. There's no wiping the memory of her blood soaked face out of my memory.

Then there is Ellothiel. I have no choice but to watch her grow paler, grow weaker every day. Last time I was able to comfort her. This time there's no way I ever could. As badly as I want to ignore the truth, the truth is that it's now Ellothiel's decision alone whether she will live or not- and I fear she's leaning towards not.

PGC Round 2 Update #10

Capella found it strange that while she hated the sun so much when she was a vampire, it was now something she enjoyed dearly. Brendon had stormed out of the house that morning they had fought, and had not come back. Capella knew he was still in the city somewhere, but he wouldn't answer any of her calls. Capella knew Brendon was to blame for the argument just as much as she was, but she wished as she sat on the swing at the park that she hadn't been stressing him out so much. 

He had clearly been having a difficult time accepting his life after his birthday had come around. Capella hadn't known until after Brendon left that his children from his previous marriage had been giving him a hard time because of how he left them and his ex-wife. By manipulating Brendon, Capella had forced him to abandon the children he had loved so much. He had come to say that he loved Capella more than he had ever loved his ex-wife, but she wondered if the spell she used on him had just taken a long time to wear off. It had been very powerful. Perhaps it had finally wore off though, and that was why he had gotten so angry with her so quickly.

Gone

I wonder if there's something wrong with Zuri. Not that she's been sick or upset lately or anything like that, but she has recently been coming into my room every night to sleep next to me on the bed even though all I ever do is ignore her. I don't understand why she has seemingly become so attached to me. I suppose it's a good thing though that Eloril adopted a dog who is so accepting and full of love instead of a completely anti-social one. Zuri has also stopped chewing away at my furniture, so that's good too.

Oddest Looking Dog

Naturally, I miss Elrelas, Henduil, Silmalad, and Alyan now that they've left the house, but since I have Cirabel I find it much harder to be sad. Her recent birthday was a very joyous affair, and she is turning out just as beautiful as I anticipated. Bradley was glad she takes after me. The only thing Cirabel is missing is my ears. Since she's my first daughter in so long, I haven't been able to resist dressing her up in all sorts of pretty shades of pink. Cirabel seems to love everything pink so it works out great.