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crabofdoom) wrote2009-07-16 11:41 pm
crabofdoom) wrote2009-07-16 11:41 pm
Megahood - the Grunts
Okay, last message spam for tonight.
*cue bouncy sitcom cadence*
Wait, what?
Chateau du Grunt. *sigh*. Again with the million columns and levels for the telescope. Bullshit. This does not fly in my game. Nor does the mammoth lot size that no sim in their right mind actually needs.
Ahhh. Muchsmaller better. I was thinking of a faux-Colonial style for a military man, but let's be real - I hardly know my ass from a hole in the ground when it comes to architectural styles. Still, I didn't think Buzz Grunt would have something ornate or snazzy, so lots-o-brick it is. The fence was there only to mark off where a 2x2 lot would end, but with stuff in the backyard, it might look too naked and exposed without it.
Inside the front door, I kept the family fishtank. Appropriately enough, Tank decided to fill it, on his own. The stairs were cheap, and had the bonus of coming in green. For obvious reasons, I ran with olive drab green as the main color almost everywhere, to avoid sweating over the decision for an hour.
Through the right-hand archway is the open kitchen/dining room/one true desk. The typwriter, as I'm sure is plain by now, comes cheaply and has all of the post-University functions. Can't beat it, really.
The left-hand archway leads into the living room. Sorry about the lamp, but it was the only way to get the most of it into the shot. The door leads to the ground floor bathroom. I'm not posting its picture. I'm boycotting bathroom pictures. All of my bathrooms are tiny. Tiny pictures suck.
The archway in the back of the living room leads to a 4x4 exercize room, with punching bag and ballet bar. Yes, sims here flock to it just as bad as they do in Midgar. I thought sure a friend Ripp brought home from school was going to die of starvation on it. He even got the red desperation bubble, but Buzz whipped out the Kraft dinner and saved his weirdly designed butt.
It's my own fault, I know, but the only other exercise machine I know of that sims will use on their own is the dance sphere, and the Grunts have neither the space nor the money for that nonsense. I thought Buck might use the bar on his own, and indeed he might... if Buzz and Tank would ever get off of it.
The exercize room and kitchen both have a side door out to the back patio, to get to the obstacle course and a little somethin' else.
I admit, the swings were the first thing I sold back. But the play fort was the first thing I bought. Believe it or not, I wouldn't leave a little kid hanging like that. Well, not Buck, anyway.
Oddly enough, Ripp's been the only one to use it so far. Buck's been far happier with the chessboard in the living room.
Up the stairs is the main hall, and *GASP* the door to the upper porch. There's a 3x4 bathroom to the immediate left, and Buzz's room takes up the rest of the side. That leaves 3x3 bedrooms for Ripp and Buck on the right, with Tank's 3x4 in the middle.
Ripp = red
(color-coded for my feeble memory's convenience)
Don't ask how Tank = brown, though.
And Buck = blue. I didn't have any recolors for the toybox that weren't super-shitty, so I left it as-is to keep his original instead of deleting it and buying another model. I can believe my sims are as sentimental as I am, if I want to. Maybe Lyla bought it for him.
And Buzz Grunt's den of debauchery. Still unmade from the tryst. *tsk tsk*, "general".
For a change, I forgot the sim makeovers until the house was finished, so let's get to them, shall we?
Not a whole lot but hair and clothes changed on the boys, because they're still kids and adding makeup seems odd.
I also became aware that I have very few outfits for teens. Oops. Tank doesn't really seem to care, though.
"BALLET!!"
DUDE U LIEK MY EDWARD CULLEN SIM I WORK RILLY HARD 2 MAEK HIS PERFECT LOL R8 HI!!!1!!!
*ahem* Sorry. He really doesn't look so "made up" when he's not making that face. But he's hardly a favorite of mine, so he can go around like a sparkly wannabe all he wants. It's tempting to cheat him into vampire-dom, though, just to make him into a bigger prick. Not that he needs the help.right, Mr. Mad Scientist?
Ripp was leaving for work right after his makeover, and I didn't want to take the picture in his greasemonkey suit, so I had to wait until he got home, and the first shot I got was... his ass. This is the suicidal friend he brought from school, Conner somethingorother.
Conner looks almost human from this angle, no?
Ah, a better shot of the older boys, bonding over televised sports. But wait... can we get a close-up of that...?
Yikes.
He was back there arguing with himself at the time, but whatever there used to be of his nose is probably pressing against critical parts of his brain now that it's been punched in.
Just to show that I know Buzz isn't a total dick, I will show you how much Tank appreciated Buzz's help with his homework.
And lo and behold, he's repairing relations by helping Ripp, too!
Chess-lovin' Buck doesn't need any help - he's already getting A-pluses. But Buzz was at work when he got home from school, so Buck showed it off to the skunk.
Well, all geniuses have their peculiarities.
Hmm? What? Sordid details? Neighborhood secrets? I don't know what you're insinuating. Okay, I do. And I took pictures.
Through the windows, like any good tabloid reporter.
Recognize her yet?
How about now?
Circe was the one-woman welcoming committee. Welcoming, indeed. Buzz's turn-ons are makeup and red hair, and he likes Circe. A lot. Buzz started it with an ACR make-out, but Circe never said no. She did rebuff a directed "charm" flirt (hey, it had a bolt for extra points - tell me you wouldn't have done it,) but everything autonomous? Oh, she was game. Hence, why the bed upstairs was disheveled on both sides.
And enjoying Buzz's gossip about her husband, to boot. "Ask > What Do You Want?" told Buzz that Circe wanted to talk. To keep it brief, I went with "gossip", figuring she was mean and unlikely to be offended, but Buzz chose to badmouth Loki on his own. Just as Circe chose to laugh and take it as a positive interaction. I don't even know anything Loki's done yet that would be gossip-worthy. He's never burnt food nor had a public accident. There was no memory icon along with his portrait. They were just pissing in his corn flakes.
Buzz only showed one bolt for Circe, but when they were in their underwear, it went up to two. Somebody was gettin' their freak on, and I think her name starts with the letter bitch. I have risky baby-making enabled at 20%, and really wanted her heading home pregnant, but it didn't happen. This time. Unless... unless you just don't hear the lullabye, when it's not a resident sim...
Damn, this is entertaining when it happens to sims I don't like.
Well, I'm spent of photos for one night, thank goodness, so I shall return with more another time. I still have the Smiths, the Singles, and Ajay Loner to handle in Strangetown, maybe plunk the Ottomaseses there since it seems appropriate, then I think I'll get Veronaville out of the way. I've never cared to play it, and I'll keep putting it off and being faced with Maxis fug on the streets, if I don't.
*cue bouncy sitcom cadence*
Wait, what?
Chateau du Grunt. *sigh*. Again with the million columns and levels for the telescope. Bullshit. This does not fly in my game. Nor does the mammoth lot size that no sim in their right mind actually needs.
Ahhh. Much
Inside the front door, I kept the family fishtank. Appropriately enough, Tank decided to fill it, on his own. The stairs were cheap, and had the bonus of coming in green. For obvious reasons, I ran with olive drab green as the main color almost everywhere, to avoid sweating over the decision for an hour.
Through the right-hand archway is the open kitchen/dining room/one true desk. The typwriter, as I'm sure is plain by now, comes cheaply and has all of the post-University functions. Can't beat it, really.
The left-hand archway leads into the living room. Sorry about the lamp, but it was the only way to get the most of it into the shot. The door leads to the ground floor bathroom. I'm not posting its picture. I'm boycotting bathroom pictures. All of my bathrooms are tiny. Tiny pictures suck.
The archway in the back of the living room leads to a 4x4 exercize room, with punching bag and ballet bar. Yes, sims here flock to it just as bad as they do in Midgar. I thought sure a friend Ripp brought home from school was going to die of starvation on it. He even got the red desperation bubble, but Buzz whipped out the Kraft dinner and saved his weirdly designed butt.
It's my own fault, I know, but the only other exercise machine I know of that sims will use on their own is the dance sphere, and the Grunts have neither the space nor the money for that nonsense. I thought Buck might use the bar on his own, and indeed he might... if Buzz and Tank would ever get off of it.
The exercize room and kitchen both have a side door out to the back patio, to get to the obstacle course and a little somethin' else.
I admit, the swings were the first thing I sold back. But the play fort was the first thing I bought. Believe it or not, I wouldn't leave a little kid hanging like that. Well, not Buck, anyway.
Oddly enough, Ripp's been the only one to use it so far. Buck's been far happier with the chessboard in the living room.
Up the stairs is the main hall, and *GASP* the door to the upper porch. There's a 3x4 bathroom to the immediate left, and Buzz's room takes up the rest of the side. That leaves 3x3 bedrooms for Ripp and Buck on the right, with Tank's 3x4 in the middle.
Ripp = red
(color-coded for my feeble memory's convenience)
Don't ask how Tank = brown, though.
And Buck = blue. I didn't have any recolors for the toybox that weren't super-shitty, so I left it as-is to keep his original instead of deleting it and buying another model. I can believe my sims are as sentimental as I am, if I want to. Maybe Lyla bought it for him.
And Buzz Grunt's den of debauchery. Still unmade from the tryst. *tsk tsk*, "general".
For a change, I forgot the sim makeovers until the house was finished, so let's get to them, shall we?
Not a whole lot but hair and clothes changed on the boys, because they're still kids and adding makeup seems odd.
I also became aware that I have very few outfits for teens. Oops. Tank doesn't really seem to care, though.
"BALLET!!"
DUDE U LIEK MY EDWARD CULLEN SIM I WORK RILLY HARD 2 MAEK HIS PERFECT LOL R8 HI!!!1!!!
*ahem* Sorry. He really doesn't look so "made up" when he's not making that face. But he's hardly a favorite of mine, so he can go around like a sparkly wannabe all he wants. It's tempting to cheat him into vampire-dom, though, just to make him into a bigger prick. Not that he needs the help.
Ripp was leaving for work right after his makeover, and I didn't want to take the picture in his greasemonkey suit, so I had to wait until he got home, and the first shot I got was... his ass. This is the suicidal friend he brought from school, Conner somethingorother.
Conner looks almost human from this angle, no?
Ah, a better shot of the older boys, bonding over televised sports. But wait... can we get a close-up of that...?
Yikes.
He was back there arguing with himself at the time, but whatever there used to be of his nose is probably pressing against critical parts of his brain now that it's been punched in.
Just to show that I know Buzz isn't a total dick, I will show you how much Tank appreciated Buzz's help with his homework.
And lo and behold, he's repairing relations by helping Ripp, too!
Chess-lovin' Buck doesn't need any help - he's already getting A-pluses. But Buzz was at work when he got home from school, so Buck showed it off to the skunk.
Well, all geniuses have their peculiarities.
Hmm? What? Sordid details? Neighborhood secrets? I don't know what you're insinuating. Okay, I do. And I took pictures.
Through the windows, like any good tabloid reporter.
Recognize her yet?
How about now?
Circe was the one-woman welcoming committee. Welcoming, indeed. Buzz's turn-ons are makeup and red hair, and he likes Circe. A lot. Buzz started it with an ACR make-out, but Circe never said no. She did rebuff a directed "charm" flirt (hey, it had a bolt for extra points - tell me you wouldn't have done it,) but everything autonomous? Oh, she was game. Hence, why the bed upstairs was disheveled on both sides.
And enjoying Buzz's gossip about her husband, to boot. "Ask > What Do You Want?" told Buzz that Circe wanted to talk. To keep it brief, I went with "gossip", figuring she was mean and unlikely to be offended, but Buzz chose to badmouth Loki on his own. Just as Circe chose to laugh and take it as a positive interaction. I don't even know anything Loki's done yet that would be gossip-worthy. He's never burnt food nor had a public accident. There was no memory icon along with his portrait. They were just pissing in his corn flakes.
Buzz only showed one bolt for Circe, but when they were in their underwear, it went up to two. Somebody was gettin' their freak on, and I think her name starts with the letter bitch. I have risky baby-making enabled at 20%, and really wanted her heading home pregnant, but it didn't happen. This time. Unless... unless you just don't hear the lullabye, when it's not a resident sim...
Damn, this is entertaining when it happens to sims I don't like.
Well, I'm spent of photos for one night, thank goodness, so I shall return with more another time. I still have the Smiths, the Singles, and Ajay Loner to handle in Strangetown, maybe plunk the Ottomaseses there since it seems appropriate, then I think I'll get Veronaville out of the way. I've never cared to play it, and I'll keep putting it off and being faced with Maxis fug on the streets, if I don't.
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