#nostalgiaaftersimming

Hey Nostalgia! Sure thing, thank you for asking!

1 - Something they try to hide? Something they like to show?

Dari is trying to hide the things he's insecure about. He often feels like he's too clumsy, too anxious, and too little people person to live up to what he imagines a werewolf should be.

What he likes to show is his wit. He’s always been good at school, especially in hard sciences but he’s a decent writer too. He tends to come across as somewhat braggy and arrogant about it because he's compensating hard for his shortcomings.

6 - Something they are better at than they think? Something they are worse at?

Aurora is better with people than she thinks herself. At her age, Julian was much more closed off and oblivious about his surroundings. Maybe Cloud has had some not-parenting impact.

And despite what she believes, I doubt Aurora could quite engineer a working space rocket just yet.

27 - What would they change about themselves? What would others change about them?

Elise would want to be braver, more capable of stating her mind instead of freezing. And she'd like to be good at something and have a career that doesn't make her feel less than Tristan.

Most everyone who cares about Ellie would like to see her more confident and independent.

34 - Are they afraid of something?

Under the cut!

opps, just answered the other two

Ship you’re curious about: 👀 

Thank you! 😊

3. describe (insert character here) in three words or less

Going to answer for Sara: boisterous, loyal friend.

13. from basic planning to a finished post, how long does that take you?

I don't have a proper planning phase and it's hard to answer for a single post, but for posting a full household:

Playing through one household takes usually 4-8 hours (I don't always play the longer ones in one go). Then I usually look through the screenshots right after and edit the ones I want to keep which is about 2-3 hours if I have a good flow (we're talking about hundreds of pics here, so xD).

The writing takes the most time because I have focus problems with it. It usually takes 1-3 work days. I often start posting the queue before finishing writing it completely since I get things done under time pressure.

TL;DR: if I don't have many interruptions, there's usually a couple days between playing the household and posting it.

24. are there any characters who remind you of yourself?

I think I have some common denominator with most of Foxfire's gen 1 sims especially. It's not intended, just a sort of natural starting point for writing a new character to find some little bit I can relate with.

But as a whole, their personalities and lives are very different from mine. At this point all of my sims are either older or younger than I am, too.

31. drop some random trivia about your story

There used to be a quite large population of werewolves living in Foxfire and for a long time, they had a very communal culture for sharing resources and raising children.

Sure I do, thank you! ^^

11. Do either try to hide their emotions if upset? Can the other still tell?

Jonas doesn't usually word it out if he's upset but he gets sour! Cloud can tell but doesn't always react as he hopes that acting normal helps Jonas through it quicker.

Cloud is very vocal over small hardships. It's the really big things he keeps at himself, and he's rather good at it too. Jonas can tell when he's stressed though.

Julian is poor at telling anyone's emotions, his own included. If something disturbs him he tries to focus harder, which can lead to hyperfocusing. People around him tend to notice if it gets severe.

20. Choose one song that perfectly describes their relationship.

Gotta say that there aren't many songs that perfectly describe a semi-steady polycule of three middle aged men lol. Here's my weird choice, with beautiful lyrics:

Fighting Gravity (The Forgotten Remix) - Of Mice & Men

47. Does either of them have a secret that could potentially ruin their relationship?

Already answered! I'm pretty happy that they don't have more of those. Cloud and Jonas especially share everything with each other.

51. What’s a non verbal way they say I love you?

Cloud's a toucher, he often softly touches both Jonas and Julian without even thinking it. And he's an avid kisser!

If they're spending the evening together, Jonas has a habit of staying in the bedroom reading a book until Cloud and Julian fall asleep. If he stays for the whole night, he's usually the one who fetches the newspaper and prepares coffee in the morning.

Thank you for asking!

5. how do you choose your characters’ names?

Honestly, they just pop up in my head when I create the characters XD For last names, I use a random generator a lot of the time.

25. what inspirations have you drawn on for your story?

One of the main inspirations for Rhett was Monty from Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, I read that book, and was immediately like... I want to write a disaster character like him XD

31. drop some random trivia about your story

Lainey looked completely different when I started writing the story, but as I wrote it I realized she doesn't look like that anymore, and created a new sim. The "old" Lainey got repurposed as a background character - the wedding dress lady: