Sahr – a different kind of family
Warning: The final (fourth) image in this update is possibly not work or child friendly.
The second family to move in were the Sahr family. Miriam has dedicated her life up to this point to the pursuit of pleasure, while Shayne enjoys the odd romance. However, they have produced an adorable daughter together, Ena, and both decided that it was time to start a new, more stable lifestyle in a new place.
Shayne spent the first few minutes on arrival wondering if he could see any of the rest of the Confederacy from the island, and even got out his binoculars to check, whilst Miriam reassured Ena that this new place would have all her old toys.
Shayne quickly stopped being distracted by thoughts of the Confederacy, and swept his young wife off her feet so that they could romantically cross the threshold together.
Shayne whispered something to Miriam about organising one of the other new arrivals to take care of Ena for a few hours while they took care of each other…
Miriam interpreted this as being able to take a break from child care for once, and eat some lunch. Over lunch, they discussed how long the boat ride had taken, and what they thought of the other new settlers of Forgotten Island.
Eventually though, Miriam understood what Shayne had really meant by having some time for themselves, and they retired to their new bedroom.
As she and Shayne realised that they’d have to replace their mattress, Miriam wondered about whether moving to this new place meant anything would change. Moving to a new place was meant to be a fresh start for her and Shayne, but she’d realised coming across on the boat that their family was…different to the others, and this concerned her, as some more traditional citizens of the Confederacy did not take well to those who were “different”.
Notes:
Ena and Miriam are my favourite sims. Actually, I really like all the ones that I’ve created for Forgotten Isle thus far, and so I’m getting waaaayyy too attached to all of them. Ena didn’t really go off to play at another family’s house (well, she did from that family’s point of view) – but I didn’t get any more photos of her that day, so I pretended that she had.
Weirdly, the Confederacy has already built up into a monster that I hadn’t really intended originally in my mind. Of course, there are always people who hate difference, and I tend to associate people like that with organisations, corporations and governments. (Even though I created the set of families involved here…)
I didn’t really realise when I was making them that I made 3 completely white families, and only one who was more…colourful. But this actually turned out well for me from a storyline point of view, as Edgar turned up on the first day and immediately started poking and shoving both the adults in this family, while he seems to get on rather well with everyone else.
Ann said,
19 May, 2008 at 1:56 am
Creating sims is one of my favorite aspects of the game, it’s where I get a first feel for how their personality will develop and first hear their voice…not that I hear voices. :S
The Confederacy has more of an overlord, dominant, manipulative feel in this post, before I imagined it as bungling, and I’ll have to say I am disappointed in Edgar, poking people because they are green…as one very cute amphibian once said, it’s not easy being green!
theangelofdarkness said,
19 May, 2008 at 1:47 pm
I was disappointed in Edgar too, but hopefully it’ll make the story more interesting later on! (Especially since I have geneticised versions of Enyala’s skins installed… he might end up having ‘different’ children!)
I suppose within the actual story though I only really had one comment that made the Confederacy sound dominant and manipulative. I don’t want it to be completely evil though – that’s too boring
Creating is a pretty awesome aspect of the game, but I love most things about the game!
Mao said,
19 May, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Hi there, I found your site via a comment at Ann’s and decided to take a peek. You really went through a lot of trouble finding the right neighborhood! I would have given up. The idea of the Confederacy is cool and I laughed at the suggested acronyms.
The families so far seem quite interesting, though these two are definitely more diverse. I can’t help but wonder how they’ll flourish here!
I see you have a link to Boreal Springs, too. Thanks! I’ve added you to my RSS feeds and am looking forward to more.
theangelofdarkness said,
19 May, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Thanks Mao! Wow, I feel really good now – I love reading Boreal Springs (and I would link to all of your stuff, but I keep putting Knock it Down aside for a rainy day, and I don’t feel right linking to something I haven’t read…) but it’s amazing that someone like you has read the whole 2 story posts I’ve written!
Lightnin said,
21 May, 2008 at 1:18 am
How are you going to anthropomophise the prejudice of the goverment? Are any of the other family going to work for the government? Can’t wait to see some angry inter-family drama.
Also, have you considered “Provincial Establishment of a New Island Society” as another possible acronym?
theangelofdarkness said,
22 May, 2008 at 1:28 am
Hi Lightnin – I’m not entirely sure how things will work out, but I know that Edgar definitely intends to be a government representative on the island. I’m sure the resulting drama will be swift and interesting!
I think I’m going to steer clear of any acronym based names, if only to avoid ones like yours!