Happy New Year!

Hope you can stay awake until midnight unlike these two little darlings.

No CMW Update Today

But here's a cute picture for you. Eden and Ethereal hope you had a very merry Christmas.

The History of the Elves

The History of the Elves

by Wesley Bales

Mrs. Dawson's 11th Grade AP Pre-United History Class

The origin of both humans and elves is shrouded in mystery. Modern day science has theorized that humans have evolved from an ape-like ancestor millions of years ago. While it is true that archeological evidence has backed the reality that more intelligent and "human-like" apes used to roam the eastern continents, there is much to be questioned about the fact that a gap of over a million years separates those finds from the remains of current day humans. If evolution is at play, how come there is no support to show how we emerged from what was ultimately a common animal? How is it possible to go from apes to humans so abruptly? This question has led many to turn their thoughts to the existence of a god simply placing our race on the world.

Or, I should say it is a goddess some believe to have created the world and its inhabitants. The idea that the omnipotent creator is of womanly form stems from our ancient communication with the elves, for a goddess is what they believe in even to this day. If we say we know little about how we came to be, then it can easily be said that we know nothing about how the elves appeared on this planet. No archeological evidence gives any inclination that the elves evolved from a mere animal. The elves have simply existed in the form in which they have always existed. That they possess the desperately sought after gift of immortality only strengthens the argument of many that the realization of both races stems from the power of an otherworldly being. Perhaps humans once had the full answers to "why" and "how" in the days of our infancy. However, any surety that was gained was lost once the breaking of the peace between the elves and humans began.

Gen One- Chapter Eleven

You would have thought given what I'd been through the past month that Eden would have woken me up a bit nicer. All I knew was that I had been having the best sleep I had had in a long time. It was true I had been feeling better, but I had wanted to guarantee that I would be full of energy for the holiday. That's why Eden got permission for the nurses to give me slightly more medicine than normal and for me to get quite the sleep aid. I was out like a light. I didn't stir once like I normally did. On the flip side of things, the medicine pushed me so far under that when Eden woke me up like he did I was so ridiculously groggy I couldn't even recall why I had been so determined to have the extra dosage at all.

     "Wake up. Wake up! C'mon, stop sleeping!" Eden prodded as he shook me without notice.

I blinked blearily.

     "Leave me alone." I mumbled, lazily pushing him away.

     "Nope," Eden protested, nearly squishing me as he half laid on me, "No sleeping in today."

     "Why not?" I asked unenthusiastically.

     "Seriously? It's Christmas! No one sleeps in on Christmas."

     "I beg to differ." I mumbled again.

I shifted under Eden's weight so I could breathe better. Did he not remember that the whole reason I was in the hospital was because my lungs weren't cooperating with me? Suffocating me wasn't going to help him get what he wanted.

     "You're no fun at all," Eden pouted, "You're the kid here. You're the one who is supposed to be bouncing all over the walls in excitement while I'm the one who is supposed to be annoyed at you for waking me up. This situation is all backwards."

     "Don't care. Sleep."

     "You really don't care?" Eden asked suspiciously, "I wonder what I'm going to do then. I have this big present being brought in for you downstairs, but if you don't get up soon you're going to miss the chance to get it entirely."

I studied him as I cracked one of my eyes open.

     "How big?" I asked.

Eden smirked widely.

     "It's big. Trust me." he promised.

     "Fine. Just get off me so I can breathe, and I'll get up."

     "Whoops. Forgot about that." Eden grinned goofily.

He sat up and helped me out of bed.

100 Majesties- A 100 BC Update #17

Despite Isaiah, Errol, and Trevor being Ella's third set of triplets, the task of caring for three babies at once hadn't really gotten easier for the poor mother. She did get a bit more sleep than she had in the past thanks to the help of her older children, but that didn't change the fact that she was up all night tending to her crying boys. Ella attempted to get them on some sort of schedule. It didn't work in the slightest. For a difficult two whole Sim days, she had to contend with their random and unpredictable needs.

Gen One- Chapter Ten

I don't know where I am.

I thought I had been following the road that led north out of Berrybrook. With the rest of the borders hitting the sea, it was my only way out of the city. However, there was no way for me to tell which direction I was heading anymore. I didn't have the strength to look up. My head hung as my body steadily drooped closer and closer to the ground. White snow was all I could see. Even my feet were lost to me with the deep snow easily suffocating my poor slippers. Part of me began to wonder if I was moving at all. Every inch of a step I took made it feel like I was walking through nearly hardened cement. The trees never appeared to move. There was no way for me to know if I was making any progress because my sight was so blurry it was if I had water dancing in my eyes.

Gen One- Chapter Nine

I didn't know which way was up.

One moment, I was watching the snowball Amaranth threw rush at me. The next, all I could see was the sky. Then I'm blinded by the powdery, deep snow that flies around me as I fall into it. I had tried to prevent my falling, but the ground was slippery. My feet being buried so deeply also meant I hadn't been able to move them fast enough to steady myself. I wasn't hurt, of course. There was too much to cushion me. However, that didn't mean I was alright with the situation.

100 Majesties- A 100 BC Update #16

Ella threw a combination gift giving and birthday party in order to celebrate Madeline's, Cecil's, and Luther's birthday. She invited over as much of her family as possible along with a certain Tyrian Thistle. He was eager to attend. As perceptive as ever, Elwood knew exactly what was going on in his sister's head when she snuck a glance at her purple visitor.

Gen One- Chapter Eight

After sliding my boots onto my feet, I eagerly hopped off my bed. Today had been a good day so far. Cold and rain had been predicted, but it was turning out to be bright, sunny, and much warmer than the days past. Summer had transitioned into autumn harshly, so it was nice to have the opportunity of more comfortable weather. What was even better- Sunset was coming over. I loved that she lived right across the street. We were able to pop over to the other's house pretty much whenever we wanted. Mr. and Mrs. Glory didn't mind if I showed up unannounced. Mr. Glory liked having me over because I eagerly listened to his stories, and Mrs. Glory was always willing to challenge me to a bout of video games. In fact, last week they even told me I could go ahead and think of their house as my house too.

I hurriedly left my room. I had gone to look out one of the windows on the front side of the house. Sunset had waved back to me from behind one of the windows at her house. That was the signal that she was just about to head over. Heck, by them time I went down the stairs she would probably be in the yard already.

     "Ethereal, can you come here for a moment?"

Eden's voice called to me from his room.

     "I'm going downstairs to meet Sunset." I told him.

     "I know, but I don't want to put this off. I swear it will only take a second."

Gen One- Chapter Seven

The late summer sun beat down on us. We were all thankful the terrible humidity had departed the day before, and also that we had the ocean water to splash about in. I couldn't imagine how people could stand not living by a similar body of water. Eden had explained to me recently the idea of deserts. They sounded like a horrible place to live to me. I liked the sand on the beaches, but living in a place that was all sand and heat? Not for me, thank you very much.

I wasn't thinking of deserts at that moment. I had to concentrate on the large amount of water Frost was sending my way. We had been swimming earlier, but we had changed our playing to splashing in shallower water once our energy levels dropped a bit. I was making sure to pace myself this time around. My first birthday party was going to last all day if I had any say about it. And I did have a lot of say. A few weeks after Blaze and Amaranth came around for dinner, Eden admitted that he had been planning a party for me. However, he wasn't sure what I wanted. That was why we worked on it together. I had decided to have it at the beach, and we had gone from there. My suggestion to have it at the beach, I thought, was an inspired idea. The six of us were already having the time of our lives.

Gen One- Chapter Six

I was annoyed when Eden walked through the door. The pounding of my head had prevented me for sleeping for some time, and, just when I had finally been about to drift off, the noise of him coming in to check on me pulled me right back into the world of the conscious that I was trying so desperately to escape from. I groaned as he knelt down next to me. That was pretty much all I could manage.

     "Well, that answers my question of whether you're awake or not." Eden said.

     "No thanks to you." I thought in irritation.

     "Would you mind facing this way for a moment? I need to take your temperature again and give you your next dose of medicine."

     "Don't wanna." I mumbled, tightening my hold on my sheets.

     "Come on, Ethereal."

     "No."

Eden sighed, but I then frowned when I could sense his expression changing into a snarky grin even though I couldn't see his face.

     "Alright. But you know, I do have to check your temperature somehow. If you won't turn to face me, I can always go get the rectal thermometer."

I did shift ever so slightly to give him the nastiest of glares. He was indeed grinning down at me with a mischievous expression.

     "You're the worst." I mumbled again, reluctantly rolling over to my other side even though it made my stomach churn harshly.

Eden just laughed.

100 Majesties- A 100 BC Update #15

With Hunter and Sage giving Ella Lynette and Gwendolyn, that meant there was one Sage brother left for Ella to try getting a nice, green baby from. She took a walk about town, but eventually found that Malachite was simply chilling out in his house. Despite the fact that he was in a relationship, Malachite was incredibly receptive to Ella's advances.

However, the poor guy didn't realize there was a price for getting swayed by her. Ella's flirting expression soon shifted into a mischievous one. She pulled out a potion from nowhere to splash at Malachite's feet. He tried to jump away, but the elixir was already doing its work.

Gen One- Chapter Five

My fingers furiously tapped the buttons on my controller. I ignored everything around me besides what was going on on the screen. Sunflower constantly mumbling to herself, Sunset's fidgeting, and Sunset's mom's cries of frustration when she messed up never registered to my consciousness. Unlike most everything in the normal world, being good at video games had come naturally to me. I didn't have to read anything. I didn't have to worry about knowing stuff I was supposed to know. I was given an objective, and I followed it. That was all I required.

Gen One- Chapter Four

I smiled as I placed the last red triangle piece into place. Me not paying attention had caused me to mess up my build once already. This time I had gone for a simpler design that was difficult to knock over accidentally. I felt as if I shouldn't be having so much fun with a toy that was designed for children much younger than me, but I couldn't help but to thoroughly enjoy the almost obnoxiously bright colors of the blocks. Putting them together in all sorts of shapes was addicting. I could have sat there all day doing nothing but building.

     "What do you think, Fluff? It's not as tall as the other one, but I think it looks better." I asked my bear.

Fluff had quickly become my trusted critic over the past three weeks. His silence spoke volumes.

     "Yeah, I really like it too." I agreed with him.

And at that, I knocked my build over. Destroying what I had created was as fun as building. I bent over to pick up the blocks that had dropped to the floor, but I was interrupted by a call that rang throughout the house.

     "Meadow!"

It was Eden, of course. He was upset with me again like he always seemed to be lately.

Gen One- Chapter Three

My mind was spinning when I woke up. Not because I had been sedated, but because there was so much for me to take in. I saw many things that I knew the words for but had never actually seen myself. I was lying in the back seat of a "car", and we were parked on the side of a dirt "road." I could see a bunch of tall buildings in the distance. I promptly woke up Eden, who was napping in the front seat, and excitedly asked about them. He thankfully wasn't annoyed and explained that we were close to the place where we would be living- Berrybrook County. All I had to do was get changed, and we could head to our new home. Apparently, Eden had met with one of his "friends" while I had been sleeping. He had brought me some green clothes and lunch for the both of us. I changed quickly for I was starving. Eden and I sat out in the field near where we were parked to eat the spaghetti and meatballs. It was strange to be the same color as the grass. The change was going to take quite a while to get used to, and I hoped I would never have to have another injection. I liked Eden being green. I didn't like me being green.

However, I soon forgot about that. Eden let me sit in the front seat of the car while we drove into Berrybrook County. I had never had such a thrill before! To have the world zooming by me was a sensation impossible for me to have ever imagined on my own. I was so enthralled by the drive that it took us reaching Berrybrook for me to start paying attention to what was outside the window. Eden explained that it was half a city and half a town. Our house was on the town side. I didn't listen to him very much. The television truly didn't do justice in showing what the outside world was actually like. My heart began to beat fast again though. There were so many people around. It was knowing I was going to be surrounded by a lot of them that was the source of my continued anxiety.

It was awe, amazement, and excitement that my heart then began to beat with. Eden slowed the car and pulled us into our driveway. Our driveway that was at our house. Our house. It was just too much to believe. I jumped out of the car before Eden could turn to look at me. I had only seen the other houses we had passed coming in, but I quickly decided the one in front of me was the most perfect one of all. I began to understand why Eden had gotten upset with me all those times I said I didn't care about the outside world. Now that I was in it, I could never live in isolation again.

PGC Round 2 Update #16

Hello there. It has been quite a long time since the last update, huh? In fact, it has been so long that I have pretty much forgotten about the particulars of the Sims of this save. The pictures of this post were also taken so long ago that I can barely remember why I took them at all. In order to finally get this challenge over and done with, I'm just going to put this chapter out there with as much information as I can recall. Then I'm sure once I get playing again for more pictures more details will come back. So, I apologize if this chapter is on the shorter side, isn't as interesting, or if I get some things wrong.

This is one of those typical pictures I like to take of the current generation founder and potential heir. I believe I was originally going to say something about how Wezen was choking a bit on his food and Sirius was warning him to be careful because he didn't want to lose his heir. Probably.

Ellothiel's Outfits

Ellothiel didn't change her appearance much compared to some other challenges out there, but she has enough different looks for them to be worth mentioning. Below you'll find what I consider to be her "main" looks, which exclude things like her maternity wear. The only outfit not included is her original outerwear because I could not find the CC for it. The links for the majority of the clothing shown here can be found in the Downloads tab.

Feel free to share which Ellothiel is your favorite :D

Dress 1 --- Sleepwear --- Swimwear

Dress 2 --- Mourning Dress --- Dress 3

Dress 4 --- Vacation Outfit 1 --- Formal Dress

Dress 5 --- Hospital Wear --- Dress 6

Vacation Outfit 2 --- Wedding Dress --- Young Ellothiel

Gen One- Chapter Two

I slept awfully. The mattress felt like bricks compared to my nice bed back in my room. Eden somehow had no problem with it, but I was constantly tossing and turning. It didn't help that after several hours I began to feel like how I felt after one of my meetings with Mr. Blue...Eminence...whatever. I didn't feel sick, but I felt wrong. I figured the injection Eden had given me was beginning to do whatever it was going to do. It was around early morning when I did begin to feel actually sick. Though I hoped the nausea would pass, it suddenly gave my whole body a shock. I didn't even have time to get out on my side of the bed and run around to the bathroom. I had to hurriedly crawl over Eden in order to make it to the toilet before I lost the little that was in my stomach. Naturally, my actions woke Eden up with a jolt. He came over to rub my back and keep my hair out of my face as I struggled for a whole half hour over that gross toilet.

Two Futures

I woke up during the middle of the night. It hardly surprised me seeing as I hadn't slept a full night through in years. At first, it had been because of the crying. There was still the occasional crying, but mostly it was now habit that kept me jumping in and out of consciousness. I actually didn't mind the disturbances. For so long now I had felt at peace and didn't need much sleep to feel rested. Being able to lie there and enjoy the calm of the silent night was a nice thing to look forward too as well. How could I complain about having Laril snuggled up against me as he slept on? I was rather annoyed when he went ahead and moved back onto his own side. Laril was an active sleeper. He rarely stayed in one spot for long.

Gen One- Chapter One

A few weeks after I recovered from my illness, I was standing on my jungle gym looking out. I loved being on the jungle gym for the same reason I loved climbing the trees. It gave me a new perspective of my world. Being in the same place all the time did grow a bit boring. It was amazing how something could change if I just moved up a bit higher. I was having so much fun that I ignored the fact that I was growing somewhat hot. Spring was just about over, and the warmer heat of summer was coming in. I never really liked summer. The strong sun always did the most damage to my skin. During summer was when I had to stay inside much more than I wanted to.

Prologue

There isn't a whole lot of color in my world.

There's some blue and bits of brown and black, but otherwise white and green is all I'm surrounded by. It has always been that way as well- just as this place is all I have ever known.

The scientists tell me I'm ten-years-old, so ten years is how long I've lived here. I know there's a world beyond the massive white walls that keep me in my yard, but I don't know anything about it. I've never bothered to ask any questions. I don't really care. That world is not my world. I'll never be a part of it, so why should I get all worked up about something that has no impact on me? Besides, I like where I'm at now. I have a nice room with everything I could want. The yard the scientists say was constructed especially for me is so big, and it has many things for me to play on. Why would I ever want to leave?

Which One? #4 FINAL

It was a peculiar little family Ellothiel, Wesley, and Laril were making. The five of them were all happy though, and they were much better at taking care of themselves than some other Sims I've left alone on free will.

Which One? #3

Though Wesley and Laril had become friends, they naturally still did always have to try to one-up the other. Laril decided to try his hand at painting by creating the exact same painting Wesley made on his first attempt. Unfortunately for him, his heart was priced one simoleon less than Wesley's. That didn't say much though given that Wesley's was only priced for 3 simoleons.

Which One? #2

Wesley was the lucky duck who managed to slip inside the room to get the honor of the first woohoo. Seeing as how woohoos are controlled more by the mods I have installed than by the actual Sims themselves, I didn't use woohoos to determine Ellothiel's preference. Instead, I used her romantic wishes to guide me in determining what (or, in this case, who) she wanted. At this point in time, Ellothiel had equal desire for both men.

Which One?

I just had to make this kind of save at some point.

Laril will be the one I will always choose for Ellothiel due to him being her "canon" love. However, I really wanted to know who Sim Ellothiel would pick when she had the choice between Wesley or Laril. That led me to putting the three of them together in a household in Dragon Valley and giving up control of them entirely to see what the results would be.

Behind the Scenes Special 5

Strap yourselves in because this is going to be a long one!

We're back in Twinbrook at the end of Ellothiel's kidnapping arc.

I was highly amused at how Wesley, Silas, and Laril interacted when all placed in the room next to Ellothiel's. Wesley and Silas were friends. Silas and Laril ignored each other. Wesley and Laril's relationship started off very rocky. They were constantly fighting and arguing. With them both having strong romantic relationships with Ellothiel, I can only imagine that that fact is why they initially took a dislike to the other. Laril would be jealous because Wesley is the first person Ellothiel truly loved, and Wesley would be jealous because Laril is the one who got to have her for eternity.

The End

~Eloril~

I was able to remain oblivious to the commotion for a little while. After finally getting the opportunity to raise two of my own children, who could be very delightful, zoning in an out at the appropriate moments had been a skill I had quickly picked up. Letting my mind wander was even easier to accomplish considering the fact that I was also rather tired. I lazily flipped to the next page in my book. The words were barely sinking in, but the half-hearted skimming I was doing was a much needed distraction. If only it had been a strong enough distraction. The commotion got so much louder that I couldn't ignore it any longer.

Ellothiel's Children

01. 

Elrunamir

Father: Rodney Singleton

Hometown: Appaloosa Plains

Peace

It was a confusing several weeks until Eloril and Erien's wedding. Ceremonies generally took place near the groom's home, but Erien's parents put up a fight for a while to have it take place in the northern lands instead. They argued the exception could be made seeing as how they and Erien would live separately afterwards. Tradition had it that they would move in with our family, but Taragond and Milui were going to continue being advisers to the northern leaders. They couldn't do that if they moved to the east. Everyone was fine with delaying the ceremony so we could travel to Erien's home- save for nana and Erien herself. Nana had been frustrated since she was the one in charge of making most of the arraignments. All of her hard work would have been thrown out the window. Erien simply didn't want to have to bother with the traveling. It was naturally her opinion which swayed her parents' hearts. We went ahead with nana's plans.

As nana's plans were incredibly traditional, the ceremony was thrown at the common grounds. There was little to do in terms of setting anything up seeing as how the emphasis of the event was on the bride and groom and not the decor. Guests were welcomed and greeted for the first hour after things started off in the later part of afternoon. Once everyone had been acknowledged, the proper ceremony began. Ada, nana, Taragond, and Milui said a few words before Eloril and Erien exchanged vows and rings.

Answers

"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." - Eloril, Compromise.

"I asked him why he always shows up like this- now and when he came before to reach me when I was at my lowest point." - Ellothiel, One Special Day.

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Revelations

Being back was the strangest thing. As cliched as it is to say it, so much of what I was experiencing felt like a dream. Being in Sunset Valley again was half of the reason why I felt like that, of course. Then there was the other half that was me having a hard time accepting that the past several days had actually happened. My proposal had been up in the air for months now. Ada, naturally, had given my idea instant approval. The leader of the southern land had come around quickly as well. The leaders of the northern and western lands had been the stubborn ones. I had convinced Erien to convince her father to convince the northern leaders, so there was that. The rest of my efforts went into making appeals to those in the west. Because they were the furthest away from the humans geographically, they had the least amount of interest in interacting with them again due to that great distance.

When Anoriand, the son of those leaders, suddenly spoke up and said he wanted to participate in the first trip, the whole thing switched around rather rapidly. That had occurred at the end of summer. The last few weeks had been preparing all the technicalities and paperwork for our visit. Due to Pemir's words that first time I consulted with him about the idea, I made sure that ada made sure to provide plenty of protection for our group. It was only Pemir and I who knew that government officials were dressed up as normal citizens to act as our secret bodyguards while we were in town. They were so good at blending in that even I forgot they were there. I was free to stand and stare without being disturbed to my heart's content.

A Proposal

It was an odd thing. Not too long ago the park where festivals and parties were held had been full of people. Now there were only a scarce few remaining. It was to be expected for a early afternoon celebration. They did not usually hold the grandeur of the parties that began around supper and lasted until the next morning. An all night celebration had been what ada had been planning, but my stubborn insistence that I would not attend such an occasion frustrated him to the point where he agreed to move my welcoming-back event earlier in the day. It was the lone way he was able to get me to come. One could otherwise not throw a party if the one it was for did not show up. The result didn't make ada happy, but I was satisfied. My people had thankfully realized that my mood was not particularly cheerful. I was welcomed by all, but everyone was content to leave me be for the most part. Some did strike up a conversation. I began conversations as well. However, the fear I had that I would face more insensitive words became something I didn't have to fear at all. It was true that many of the party-goers expressed their thoughts of me surely being glad the order was over, but that was the extent of what I had to handle.

Most of the discomfort that was experienced was a result of the still awkward air between Galith and I. I had sought her out that morning to reconfirm that I wasn't upset. She had asked to be forgiven, and I had forgiven her. It was when she acted as if that had never taken place when I did begin to grow somewhat upset. In truth, I had already moved on past the whole issue. Galith's comment had hardly been the first inappropriate thing that had ever been spoken to me in my life. It was more frustrating to have her linger on the matter than the actual matter had been. I had hoped to speak more about it to her, but with her and Rendion being the two in charge of providing music for the party there was not a moment to talk.

Home

I felt both nervous and calm as I stood there. My body was certainly hesitant. It was frozen like a statue.  My mind and heart, however, well, perhaps I was panicking so much that my heart was racing so fast that the constant hum was the source of the otherwise empty feeling within my chest. Whatever was going on with me, I actually didn't want it to stop. That morning had been the first morning in weeks where I hadn't woken up sobbing. It was the first time since my life utterly fell part where I felt relatively sane. The sight of what was before me was causing a state of surrealism that was blocking out the heartbreak that had been plaguing my existence.

Regarding TGO Updates for the Next Few Weeks (And More!) (Updated 8/12)

Hello there, everyone!

First off, I just want to say thank you to everyone who has been reading The Goddess' Order. I never imagined when I started the story that it would shift into what it has become. It is the biggest and most intricate project I have ever begun and will complete, which is why its upcoming conclusion leaves me feeling very bittersweet. Though there's not many updates left, the ones that are coming will be full of everything you love and then some. I'll do what I can to give The Goddess' Order the ending it deserves. That's why I'm writing this notice to let you know that I will not be sticking to the same schedule I've been using for quite a while now. I tried to get the final Part 6 chapter ready for today, but there was a considerably higher amount of time and work required in order to produce the content. I'm hoping to put it out tomorrow. There is the possibility it could come out on Wednesday as well. That is because I am also working on a special little something as a tribute to all of Ellothiel's children, and this special little something needs just as much (or perhaps more) work as a written update.

In any case, expect both of those out either tomorrow or Wednesday. The schedule gets a bit more hazy after that. I still have to create an elven world for the epilogue, so that'll be a project in itself. Then there'll be actually getting the materials for the epilogue. Essentially, I don't know when I'll be able to get things out. My goal is to at least have the first chapter of the epilogue done for the 11th (UPDATE: Obviously that didn't happen. There was a whole ton of preparation like creating an entire world to use and building Ellothiel's house that sucked up my time. I now have pictures for the first post, and I've started writing. I can't give a very good estimate, but the next chapter should be out within the next several days), and my further intention is to get out at least one of the remaining updates each week following that.

Now onto the future! It is sad to talk about it, but I've planning on what I'll do after The Goddess' Order for some time now. I'll be taking a break for several weeks firstly. I want to finish up the Starr version of my Perfect Genetics Challenge so I can get that out of the way, but I otherwise will not be posting much. However, though I won't be posting, I will be working on two main things. The big one- my rainbowcy! I got into them about half a year ago or so, and I ended up coming up with a great idea for my own. The title will be Color My World, and will feature these two as the main characters for the first generation:

Their names and their relationship to each other will be a kept a secret for now

I've actually already completely finished the prologue and first three chapters for it. I'm thoroughly enjoying the story, and I hope you all will like it too.

The second thing is a Choose Your Own Adventure. Originally, I was going to do a legacy that featured Amonost and Adonnen. I found myself drifting away from the idea after I came up with Color My World. I was honestly planning on abandoning doing anything with the twins at all. After I gave it some consideration, I came to the conclusion that I would love to do a story with them as long as it didn't involve continuing it on for another nine generations. I thusly decided to do a Choose Your Own Adventure. At the end of each chapter there will be a poll where readers can vote for what they want the characters to do next. 

What it looks like at the moment is that Color My World will release every Monday while Fulfilling the Order, the name I have given the Choose Your Own Adventure, will release every other Thursday. The scaling back of updates will give me a relief seeing as how I'm now working and can't really keep up with the same schedule I have going on at the moment.

So that's where things stand at this current point in time. I again want to thank everyone who has been reading, or anyone who has recently decided to start reading whatever content I have available. It really means a lot ^^

Kelsey out!

Completed

Lemerion was glad to be getting out of the house. Spring had decided to go out with all the force of a typhoon. The roaring winds were just as endless as the rain. Flood warnings came almost every day. The farmers were beginning to worry that all of their crops would be absolutely ruined. Thankfully, nature's wrath ended when summer began. The black stormy days gave way to bright blue skies with white, wispy clouds. The heat remained at just the right temperature as well. For someone who loved the heat like Lemerion, the change was a most welcome one.

100

I don't know how I managed to function over the next several weeks. Mustering up the courage to call Mr. Finley back that one evening had been a nightmare. Blessedly, he had been understanding even though he rightfully remained displeased with my behavior. I promised him such a situation would never occur again- whenever the moment came for us to try once more did occur again. I began to think that that moment would never actually arrive. The truth is that I was barely keeping my head above the surface of the bottomless pool of depression in which I was currently treading. It was just when I was starting to get a grip after Ranna's death when more bad news came. Alcarien had passed away too. Then it felt like the next day Aewen was also gone. Delerith followed shortly after. It seemed to me as if time had decided to stand entirely still, but in reality it was moving so much faster than I wanted to admit. I started to hate answering the phone. I know the children hated to hear it ringing.

"Through Colour Blind Eyes" Chaos #4 (Final)

Yes, I know what you're thinking. I watched these two like a hawk when I saw them queuing up a woohoo with each other. I had a feeling it would happen sometime. However, I was shocked by what happened. Sunny and Lilly got onto the bed, but as soon as they laid down the woohoo interaction disappeared. They simply laid there next to each other not doing anything until they went their separate ways. The interesting thing is- this happened again. The two would start the woohoo interaction, but they never went through with it.

"Through Colour Blind Eyes" Chaos #3

There's a cat-fight in the upstairs bathroom! Lime has finally begun to cause some drama. Who knows what Ruby did that set her off, but I doubt the actual reason matters little. The only thing that did seem to matter to the two was who could yell the loudest.

Desperation

It was strange having Eloril back after having him gone for a while. I hadn't realized when I sent my family away just how much I would miss them- even though I continued to believe my choice had been the best one. To have my brother back was incredibly comforting. Eloril's presence gave me the boost I so desperately needed in order to be able to go back to being on my own until his next visit. I was glad nana had been persistent about him still coming around. I had come to think that I knew pretty much all the answers and paths a situations could have, but in this case I was shown that there was still some thing about which nana knew best.

The one downer about Eloril's trip happened when we took a walk alongside the river. He had suggested we go closer to the water. I believed he merely wanted to enjoy the sounds of the quiet current, but the truth was that Eloril wanted to talk to me in an area more secluded. It was then that Eloril revealed to me how ada continued to be highly upset with me over me having banned him from visiting. Apparently, he had made a stance of not writing letters to me and not opening the letters I sent him in an attempt to persuade me to change my mind. As much as his decision hurt me, I knew they were because I had hurt him. However, I was adamant about not revoking my decision. I let Eloril know that. He had already figured that would be the case, and so he told me not to worry. He, nana, and I all understood it was impossible for ada to stay mad at me for long. We reasoned he wouldn't last a month before the guilt of ignoring his little Calenmir got to him and he was the one changing his mind.

Planning

I'm sure ada thought he was helping me to feel better. I had let him know when he came visiting again that I was pregnant. That had led way to him bringing up that it might be wise to discuss basic plans about me returning home. Ada came into my room while I was taking a break from writing to have that discussion with me. Technically, I would still not be home for a long while since I would never dare to leave before that moment when my last child had passed on, but he was still bringing up all sorts of things. He thought it would be best if nana and Abrien came home a little before me. That way they could get them set up before they had to stress about preparing for my homecoming. Ada understood I would rather not have any big sort of celebration. However, there at least had to be one night of feasting. That I would have completed an order from the Goddess would be no small thing. Then he backtracked to suggest ideas of how all the items I wanted to bring me with could be transported back. I had left with almost nothing. I was returning with roomfuls of stuff. Ada hadn't been too pleased when I had first mentioned all of the mementos I wanted to keep. I was stubborn though. Knowing I was going to eternally suffer the pain of losing over one hundred children, retaining some of the treasures they cherished was the minimum that should be allowed me.

I let ada ramble on as he continued with his suggestions. I was hardly paying attention for I didn't like making such plans. To think about that particular future wasn't desirable. All he was doing was slamming the harsh reality of what I faced at me over and over again. He spoke so excitedly. I understood ada was looking forward to finally having me home, but it seemed he had forgotten that all of what he mentioned would be taking place when my heart would be the most shattered it would ever be. How could thoughts of a rich feast and night of festivity excite me when I'm sure the last thing I would want to be doing is cheering on the fact that all my children were dead?

Busy

The period of where I didn't want to get up to do anything lasted about a week. I had to thank nana in a away for forcing me to think about how little time Maldor had left. The constant thoughts had prompted me to call him as much as I could before the inevitable happened. That inevitable was bad enough, but what really brought me down was how quickly Naldir had followed. I hadn't even been aware that he had been sick. Apparently, his wife and children hadn't wanted to worry me. None of them expected his illness to take his life so suddenly. But it had. I had lost two sons within a span of several days, and there was little anyone could do to cheer me up. It wasn't as if cheering me up was possible anyway. I wondered if I had ever been truly cheerful since Elrunamir's passing. I might have thought I was happy, but there was that pain always underneath. It was endless and deep, and it only grew more so with each day that sped by. The number of children left to grant me temporary joy was rapidly dwindling while the number of deaths that caused my heartache mounted ever higher.

"Through Colour Blind Eyes" Chaos #2

This spot in this room just seems to be the place to have a pillow fight. Lilly and Mulberry were camped out here for hours just having a fluffy go at it. Mulberry generally got the upper hand on his sister.

Reconsidered

There was a constant hum of activity coming from the nursery. Thankfully, Isebrilia had taken to Abrien quickly and had warmed up to her brother sharing her space. She didn't cry when either were in the room anymore, which was a blessing. It was crazy enough in there without her adding to the stress. Nana and I were constantly running in and out trying to take care of the three toddlers while also keeping the house in order. It was a good day indeed when I only had to focus on teaching Cugu as Isebrilia had completed that phase. She was content to sit next to Abrien as they played with the xylophone and peg box.

Moving Forward

I thought it was a rather strange thing for me to do. One would think that after watching my home be consumed by flames that I would shun away from fire. I found myself attracted to the warmth of the one Andethon had made in his fireplace though. I wasn't upset or scared at seeing it, but was simply comforted by it warmth.

The past several weeks had not been kind to me. As if I hadn't already been on edge and hesitant enough, I had lost my place of respite. Then I had had no choice but to scatter the family. None of my older children had the space to take in myself and their younger siblings, and I wasn't about to have us living in hotel for Goddess knows how long. Gellrin had gone to stay with Ranna and Marty, Thoronton was watching over Erumaren, Celendel and Celenia were with Aewen, and Isebrilia and I were at Andethon's. It was certainly a massive change to not be in charge of the house. What was strange still was how quiet things were. Andethon and his wife only had one child, and Lyle was a soft-spoken boy. The calm pace my son's family was used to operating at was unnerving to me as I was accustomed to a much more hectic schedule. I was actually glad when Isebrilia would began crying for it shook things up.

100 Majesties- A 100 BC Update #14

With Hunter having successfully given her a baby, Ella moved her intentions back onto the Rune brother she had originally set her sights on. She managed to get Sage over one morning, which was quite a task in itself seeing as how he worked so often. He was more than willing to spend his day off in Ella's good company.

You know your Sim's house is messy when the game has to send two maids over to clean it up.

Apparently, Sage wasn't satisfied having only one round with Ella. He was still around when I let everyone roam about on Free Will. I eventually checked on Ella to find out that Sage was prompting another bout of fun. Ella was down for it.