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Post by HermioneSims on Aug 22, 2024 19:09:37 GMT
And here I am with chapter 9.9! ( link) As you can see, I have to move quickly again, I didn't have many days left to play at this point and still a ton of things to do! Also, this chapter could have one of the funniest dialogues I wrote in a while
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Post by HermioneSims on Aug 27, 2024 19:39:59 GMT
And chapter 9.10 is out too! ( link) There really is a lot of stuff going on this time. Did I already say I'm late?
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Post by HermioneSims on Sept 1, 2024 16:06:02 GMT
And here is chapter 9.11! ( link) This chapter was mostly driven by my momentary whims as I was playing, and it shows a lot, there is so much going on!
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Post by GlacierSnow on Sept 2, 2024 13:30:49 GMT
I'm sorry I took so long to read these. These are all fantastic chapters! 9.9So Gaia is interested in having children, but not so sure she wants (or can even find) a partner. This actually feels very true to her character so far. She seems very independent, and her earlier ideas about romance were too idealized. But I wonder if she'll find that real children aren't like her idealized fantasy either... 9.10Wow! Look at that ski jump! Gaia has really improved her skill. Oh, she crashed! Oops. But she must be getting better overall, since she's on the more advanced slopes now. Ah... It looks like she's thinking about the possible consequences of having kids (especially if she's raising them alone) after all. Gaia really values her freedom. I think it might be hard on her to have a family to look after. And, she's made her decision! I think I feel a little skeptical, like Tommy, but still happy for her. I am sad, however, to see Pixel growing old. Petra is a great name for a kid whose mother is named Gaia. I like it. I like the look of the bar that Gaia likes to hang out at, by the way. The wood textures and the family style tables make it really feel like a "locals" spot, similar to some of the venues in my hometown. 9.11Toddler Petra is super cute! I love the shot of her riding on Gaia's back and the picture of them sledding together. She seems pretty adventurous, like her mama. This chapter is quite an emotional roller-coaster. Gaia is determined to have another kid, but also seeming tired and not really wanting to admit it or ask for help. I like that Tommy and Valentina are coming by to play with Petra a lot, and trying to help even if Gaia won't accept it. And I'm finding myself more and more curious about Diego. But then... NOOO! Pixel! Petra's little confused "but why?" made me cry. I actually remember being close to that age when the dog my grandparents had passed away, and I really didn't understand what had happened, for quite some time. It's such a weird concept for little kids to grasp. Time seems so infinite at that age. TWINS! OMG. She has THREE kids now. And she really does seem exhausted. I hope she'll accept at least a little help from her friends. And... wait. Is that Techna!? And so sad! What happened!?
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Post by HermioneSims on Sept 2, 2024 19:14:49 GMT
Thanks for the comment GlacierSnow ! And don't worry, I know I'm updating very quickly and with long chapters too, I'm not making it easy to keep the pace with the latest chapter so to speak! This was a part of the legacy where I did very little planning before playing, and then found myself trying to put together a lot of unconnected scenes with the text part. As a result, there really is a lot going on right now!
It took me a while to decide how the heir would have been born, and I also decided it very late into the generation. Gaia was less than a week away from turning into an adult at this point in the legacy, which is my hard limit on when the kids are born in this game because of how soon sims die of old age. Of course, considering that this story is based on a legacy and there is still a generation left, I couldn't go the childfree route either (sigh). At this point, I saw three possible choices: i) forgetting everything I wrote up to now, introduce some random guy Gaia would immediately fell madly in love with, and make them have a baby; or ii) make Gaia have a more casual relationship with someone she liked, and have a surprise pregnancy in a short time; or iii) go for the single mom by choice route. Evidently I ended up choosing the last one, it seemed the most interesting one to write about (also, I have to admit that in that period in particular I didn't feel like writing about Gaia pursuing any men, I wasn't at all in the mood for that). Also, I indeed had that idea after watching an online documentary about the praying mantis, which also had a small part describing other related species like the Brunner's mantis.
So, here we are. I tend to think that Gaia can be the kind of person who can miscalculate and make a mess quite easily, mostly because she's very focused on the present and not much on the possible future challenges. Probably she didn't anticipate all the aspects of being a parent either. Overall she and Petra seemed to be doing quite well anyway, and to be quite happy as well. It's just when she found out her second pregnancy was of twins probably she realized she had exaggerated a bit, and I don't think she's proud enough to say no to some help at this point.
Then, as you see, with the last scene I had to rise the bar a bit again. It's not like I can keep all the nice plot-lines to the very end, right? That robot indeed looks suspiciously like Techna, the next chapter will require a lot of explanations... (Bwahahaha, the suspense!)
As for Pixel instead, this is the reason why I have so few pets in this legacy at this point, other than immortal Nacho of course: their life really is very short in terms of sims-days, it's too sad every time both for me to play and for you to read ;(
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Post by HermioneSims on Sept 8, 2024 14:33:19 GMT
And chapter 9.12 is out too! ( link) This chapter is quite long, it took forever to translate... But it's just because a certain someone had a lot to tell, so...
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Post by mightysprite on Sept 9, 2024 2:37:34 GMT
And chapter 9.12 is out too! ( link) This chapter is quite long, it took forever to translate... But it's just because a certain someone had a lot to tell, so... AAAAAAHHHHH!!! I mean, what a creative chapter, and what an interesting position Techna is in now!
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Post by GlacierSnow on Sept 10, 2024 1:38:36 GMT
New chapter!
I always liked Techna, and I was sad to see them leave. So I am happy to see them return. I think it is interesting, after their parting speech and how angry they seemed, that the reason they left Sixam to return to Earth was basically "But I don't want to die". They seem (as Gaia was about to point out) very much like a living being.
Diego looks surprised but not alarmed upon seeing Techna. I wonder how he will react to the news that this is a secret.
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Post by HermioneSims on Sept 10, 2024 19:07:52 GMT
Thanks a lot for the comments! mightysprite AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! XD
Jokes aside, I didn't make it easy for Techna, at all. And there is still so much to find out... GlacierSnowTechna is the second most recurring character in this legacy (after Nacho ), of course they had to return back at some point! We're already close to the middle of Gen 9, so it's a quite good point for it too I think. They already revealed quite a lot in this chapter, but there is still a lot else to address so... I'm afraid I can't say much more today, other that I had a lot of fun playing with them again! As for Diego showing up instead... I guess we'll soon learn how much he actually knows about robots
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Post by HermioneSims on Sept 15, 2024 10:15:15 GMT
Hello! I'm quite busy with work these weeks, but I at least want to keep a regular updating schedule. So here we are with chapter 9.13 ( link)! It may be because it's noon in here, but this chapter is making me hungry...
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