Color My World Behind the Scenes #2

So, I know you're all excited for the next generation of Color My World. I thought this would be a good opportunity to let you know that the story will be returning in exactly one week from now, on October 6th. The reason for bringing it back on that Tuesday instead of Monday is that October 6th is actually the one year anniversary of CMW! I thought waiting that extra day and starting the tale back up on the same day it all began would be a great way to celebrate the occasion. Updates would still remain on Mondays following that.

In order to help tide you over for these seven days, I am releasing the second half of the Behind the Scenes content I have for the first generation. As always, this content contains randoms things I noticed or thought about the game while taking pictures, how certain shots are set up, and how difficult it can be to get these digital people to cooperate. Enjoy!

You have to wonder about these Sims and their anatomy/bodily strength sometimes. I feel as if I would break my neck trying to lift my head like that. 

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.

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

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.

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.