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lightconductor) wrote2009-07-06 07:48 am
lightconductor) wrote2009-07-06 07:48 am
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The Infamous Sims
So, I've mentioned once or twice that I've been playing a lot of the Sims 2 lately. Why yes, Sims 3 is out. No, I don't have plans to buy it.
I've also mentioned that I set up Holmes and Watson in the neighbourhood. This is something I have done in every Sims game I've ever started, since the original game. It was one of the first things I did. First I would set up a little house somewhere with myself, and then I'd sit down and spend a few hours crafting a Victorian-styled manor and stick Holmes and Watson in it. I think I started doing this just because one of the explansions of the original game included skins for Holmes and Watson, and it was just easy.
Even if I have all sorts of words about the deerstalker-and-morning-coat ensemble they gave Holmes. Serious words!
My Sims 2 Holmes and Watson are the first that are an actual couple, because sim!Holmes decided of his own free will to give Watson a backrub in the front yard, and it all sort of spiralled out of control, and even if I'm now uncertain that I can ever show this game to anyone I know, because these two go everywhere and make out everywhere, there was absolutely nothing I could do to stop them crushing on each other.
Ah well.
Anyway, a friend of mine demanded screenshots a little while back, and I thought I'd share. Also, a video of questionable quality.
We start with a picture of the top floor, Watson's bedroom. Yes, they have separate bedrooms. Yes, they only use one at a time. Watson's dreaming about the neighbour for some reason.
The second floor, with the sitting room, and Holmes's bedroom. You can tell it's Holmes's room because of the pictures of famed criminals on the walls! :D There's also the teeny bathroom on this floor, but you can't really see it.
Looking at the (surprisingly clean) sitting room from the other angle, we see a piano. There are no violins in Simland.
Watson appreciates the music anyway, and shows it by dancing.
This is drama of the first floor bathroom. There is one tub. They always both want it at once. And for some reason, they are always shocked and horrified by the sight of the other one naked.
(Please note my wonderful Victorian pull-chain toilet. It is the best thing ever.)
Watson tried to make Crepes Suzette. Unfortunately, Crepes Suzette involve fire, and Watson... lit himself on fire. The -2000 is because he apparently had a great fear of fire. Presumably, whether or not it involved his trousers is irrelevant.
When I showed this picture to the friend who originally requested it, she called me out on my completely anachronistic microwave. :( The kitchen is an exception.
Fortunately, Holmes and a firefighter came to Watson's rescue!
This is a neighbour's house. If you play the game, you may recognize this as being Olive Specter of Strangetown's old house, except she died and I have moved someone else into it. His name is Tim, and he's currently working his way along the criminal career. Bizarrely, despite his choice of profession, he somehow really hit it off with Holmes and they are best friends.
I don't get it either. It just happened.
Anyway. Tim has lawn gnomes. Holmes keeps stealing them. Tim keeps stealing them back. It is never ending. Here is Holmes, preparing to abscond with a gnome. If you look through the still-open gate, you can see Watson, who appears to be cheerfully distracting Tim.
... with fried eggs.
And then the sun set, and ghosts came out, and one of them snuck up on Watson, and he peed himself in his fright, and then went home.
I'm actually baffled by Holmes and Tim's friendship, especially since I had nothing to do with it. Holmes finds Tim vaguely attractive, apparently, and Tim finds both Holmes and Watson really cute (!), but no one seems inclined to do anything about it, so that's all right.
Also, Holmes, look at what he is wearing. Use those amazing deductive facilities. Jesus.
It always kind of bothers me when Holmes has the same gaps in logic as any other Sim. No, Holmes, that's a skunk. It's a bad idea to pet skunks.
Told you.
And now, a video. See, apparently, Holmes and Watson really like to go clubbing. If you go downtown, and there is a dance floor, odds are you'll find them on the edge of the dance floor, alternately making fun of the other dancers and boogying down with each other like there's no tomorrow. This has been known to completely distract me from what I was actually trying to do downtown with other sims.
So I made a video.
How does Watson do that backbend? He's a limber son of a bitch. I'm impressed.
I've also mentioned that I set up Holmes and Watson in the neighbourhood. This is something I have done in every Sims game I've ever started, since the original game. It was one of the first things I did. First I would set up a little house somewhere with myself, and then I'd sit down and spend a few hours crafting a Victorian-styled manor and stick Holmes and Watson in it. I think I started doing this just because one of the explansions of the original game included skins for Holmes and Watson, and it was just easy.
Even if I have all sorts of words about the deerstalker-and-morning-coat ensemble they gave Holmes. Serious words!
My Sims 2 Holmes and Watson are the first that are an actual couple, because sim!Holmes decided of his own free will to give Watson a backrub in the front yard, and it all sort of spiralled out of control, and even if I'm now uncertain that I can ever show this game to anyone I know, because these two go everywhere and make out everywhere, there was absolutely nothing I could do to stop them crushing on each other.
Ah well.
Anyway, a friend of mine demanded screenshots a little while back, and I thought I'd share. Also, a video of questionable quality.
We start with a picture of the top floor, Watson's bedroom. Yes, they have separate bedrooms. Yes, they only use one at a time. Watson's dreaming about the neighbour for some reason.
The second floor, with the sitting room, and Holmes's bedroom. You can tell it's Holmes's room because of the pictures of famed criminals on the walls! :D There's also the teeny bathroom on this floor, but you can't really see it.
Looking at the (surprisingly clean) sitting room from the other angle, we see a piano. There are no violins in Simland.
Watson appreciates the music anyway, and shows it by dancing.
This is drama of the first floor bathroom. There is one tub. They always both want it at once. And for some reason, they are always shocked and horrified by the sight of the other one naked.
(Please note my wonderful Victorian pull-chain toilet. It is the best thing ever.)
Watson tried to make Crepes Suzette. Unfortunately, Crepes Suzette involve fire, and Watson... lit himself on fire. The -2000 is because he apparently had a great fear of fire. Presumably, whether or not it involved his trousers is irrelevant.
When I showed this picture to the friend who originally requested it, she called me out on my completely anachronistic microwave. :( The kitchen is an exception.
Fortunately, Holmes and a firefighter came to Watson's rescue!
This is a neighbour's house. If you play the game, you may recognize this as being Olive Specter of Strangetown's old house, except she died and I have moved someone else into it. His name is Tim, and he's currently working his way along the criminal career. Bizarrely, despite his choice of profession, he somehow really hit it off with Holmes and they are best friends.
I don't get it either. It just happened.
Anyway. Tim has lawn gnomes. Holmes keeps stealing them. Tim keeps stealing them back. It is never ending. Here is Holmes, preparing to abscond with a gnome. If you look through the still-open gate, you can see Watson, who appears to be cheerfully distracting Tim.
... with fried eggs.
And then the sun set, and ghosts came out, and one of them snuck up on Watson, and he peed himself in his fright, and then went home.
I'm actually baffled by Holmes and Tim's friendship, especially since I had nothing to do with it. Holmes finds Tim vaguely attractive, apparently, and Tim finds both Holmes and Watson really cute (!), but no one seems inclined to do anything about it, so that's all right.
Also, Holmes, look at what he is wearing. Use those amazing deductive facilities. Jesus.
It always kind of bothers me when Holmes has the same gaps in logic as any other Sim. No, Holmes, that's a skunk. It's a bad idea to pet skunks.
Told you.
And now, a video. See, apparently, Holmes and Watson really like to go clubbing. If you go downtown, and there is a dance floor, odds are you'll find them on the edge of the dance floor, alternately making fun of the other dancers and boogying down with each other like there's no tomorrow. This has been known to completely distract me from what I was actually trying to do downtown with other sims.
So I made a video.
How does Watson do that backbend? He's a limber son of a bitch. I'm impressed.
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(Also the first picture seems broken!)
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... probably keep the piano, though.
I love making houses. I spent THREE HOURS making Holmes and Watson's, I kid you not.
*fixes first picture* Whoops. This is what I get for doing this sort of thing at seven in the morning.
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I invited them to a neighbour's kid's birthday party (no reason, except that I could invite two more people) and they held up the cutting of the cake because they were busy making eyes at each other over by the pool.
AND THEN HOLMES STOLE HIS LAWN GNOME
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Well of course you have to keep the piano. A Sim house is incomplete without a piano. Most of mine love to play music for some reason or another. XD
I am the. worst. Sim. architect. EVER. I have to be in the right mood to want to mess with houses idk; most of my time I spend making them fall in love and then adopt (because most of mine are gay couples XD) kids. And adopt more kids. I like Sim kids. XD
YOU'RE MAKING ME WANT TO PLAY SIMS 3. Which is a problem since I can't until the new laptop gets here, which I've been waiting for for like three weeks now and it's ridiculous.
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"These two look cute together." And there you go.
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This is so timely, too! I just started playing Sims 3 today (because my roommate bought it and made me an account on her computer so I could play it!) and... made a Sim of Martha. (And the Doctor, and Rose, and Donna!) I think I might need to follow suit and post screencaps.
Also, it terrifies me how addictive that game is. I started playing around 2. The next time I looked at my watch, it was 7:30 and I was half an hour late for my evening's plans. Whoops!
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Actually, currently, as of about two minutes ago, Watson in my game just got bitten by a vampire. So he's a vampire now.
Oh dear.
I'm going to have to fix this. :/
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HOW DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN?
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For no reason.
And Holmes apparently thinks this is awesome, because one of his fears is now "John is cured of vampirism." :/ Sorry, Holmes, but as I don't really want to screw up my decor with coffins, I THINK I AM GOING TO HAVE TO CURE HIM ANYWAY
(I think I need to roleplay more or something, geez.)
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It's amazing 'cause in my roommate's game, one of my Sim's greatest dreams is to be friends with... one of my close friends. Hahaha, it's ridiculous. Another is to give my roommate a friendly hug. Soooo funny.
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Bizarrely, as a side-effect of his vampirism, Watson's moustache has turned grey. Just his moustache.
And I snagged a picture, believe me.
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(And, perhaps, to stop reading fantasy stories, if he's so YAY VAMP WATSON!)
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I used to be hard core addicted to the sims in highschool, but when I went away to college I purposely didnt load it on my laptop cause I didnt want to flunk out of school... lol...
but this post is seriously for awesome... i love it
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Favourite bits:
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Possibly the lawn gnomes are evidence?
Except that doesn't explain why he keeps stealing them from the really very nice if half-alien gentleman and his family down the road, or the policewoman across the street who has cunningly put hers against a wall, foiling Holmes's efforts because he can't get behind them, causing him to go "muahahahah, oh damn." Over and over.