#quela

WIP... CAS is generally the last place I want to be, but I'm in the process of aging some folks down in preparation for the keystone prologue and maybe, just maybe, I now understand a little bit about the desire to spin your OCs around in CAS.

Keystone is celebrating Pride Month with a 30-day parade! 30 days! 30 queer OCs!

1/30: Quela is a non-binary ace who put off thinking about their identity until well into their 30s.

Welcome to Keystone, a 3-county island-commonwealth off the east coast of the mainland. Keystone is comprised of Keystone Island (KI), the smallest, but most densely populated island. The Woodlands, officially known as Keystone Island North (KIN), the largest island with 60% of it being protected land and it includes the bulk of The Fairmounts, a national park system. And finally The Wetlands, officially known as Keystone Island South (KIS), home to so many rivers and creeks that the residents wonder how the island has managed to stay in one piece.

Now, meet your guides.

Present-day Quela, not particularly friendly, not interested in pictures of your cats or your kids, and has a tendency to reject change out of habit, but has also been known to scrap everything and start from scratch. However, they are kind at their core and, despite their aversion to change, are driven by an unquenchable desire to fix things.

Present-day Ryan (also called Hunt), laid back, has difficulties gauging boundaries so he's nice to everyone and often goes with the flow, but he can be stubborn or downright cold when it comes to certain things especially when it involves protecting the handful of people he truly cares for.

(I'm not sure if you focus more on builds instead of cas, but I thought I'd ask!)

Many thanx for including me and being my first simblr ask! With the current state of this blog, it's hard to tell, but I'm a storyteller who loves to build for my OCs (a whole community of them) and by request for my friends. But enough about me.

Meet Quela!

#1 The easy pronunciation of their name is "kay-LA", but a more specific pronunciation of their name is how you would pronounce it in Spanish in something similar to Dominican or Oaxacan speech; very quickly and any quicker it might sound like a single syllable. While they would prefer people make an effort to get it right, they aren't likely to fault anyone too much unless they don't like you or you have a habit of protracting the vowels. That makes their teeth itch. And don't call them "kay-kay".

#2 They could not care less about your kids or your pets and they really don't want to endure whatever pics and reels you have on your phone, but if they see that it's something that truly brings you joy, they will humor you. However, as soon as it sounds like you're bragging in the name of clout, you'll find out what they really think.

#3 They have a habit of reflexively answering "no" to every question where "yes" would lead to change. On the surface it looks like they're considering the pros and cons, but what they're really doing is trying to telepathically convince you that the only answer is "no". Despite their aversion to change, they are driven by an unquenchable desire to fix things. Thankfully, with the exception of their own problems, they're really good at it.

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Thanx, again; I enjoy these so!

CC by @peacemaker-ic, @pictureamoebae, @cupidjuice(@llamaloaf)

Ubud, Bali 2019.12

バリのお土産の感想２です。

Nextar 🥮うーん、私は好きでなかった😢けど美味しい！との声も聞きました。  会社ではすぐになくなりました。 （ばらまき用）

Quela 🍠日本でもありますが、自然の甘みがいいの。私の一押しは写真には収めませんでしたが、テンペのスナック菓子 歯応えがたまらない。 あれをもっと買ってくればよかったです。 （自分用）

Sensatia 🧖🏼‍♀️色々ウブド発のオーガニック コスメあるけれど、今回私の鼻に届いた香りはここでした。 （お友達と自分用）

下記を購入しました。

　Sandalwood Dream Facial Toner 職場がとても乾燥するので、フェイストナーを探していました。サンダルウッドの香りがとってもいい～リフレッシュもできます。

Coconut & Vanilla Facial Scrub

Lemongrass & Mandarin Sea Salt Scrub

Coconut & Mandarin Natural Soap

Black Volcanic Sand Natural Soap

日本は冬なので、保湿クリームが良いとも思ったのですが、完全に香りで決めたらスクラブになってしまいました笑　火山砂の石鹸も気になっています。

KOU　Cinnamon Cacao butter Soap お店もパッケージも可愛い！サンプルが酸化してしまったのか香らなかったのが残念でしたが、シナモンとカカオバターの石鹸を買ってみました。使うのが楽しみです。

蜂蜜🐝🍯朝ごはん食べていてバリのハチミツの滑らかさと、さっぱりした甘味が美味しくて〜買おうと決意。最終日やっぱり買おうと思い立って買ったので、よく調べて買えませんでした😱 でももちろん100%じゃないものも多いです。次は地元で生産されて売られているものを買いたい！  （家族と自分用）

唐揚げの素🍗美味しいナシゴレンに出会えなかったので、今回は唐揚げ。もっと安い素もあるけれど、それでもこれも100円しない。 一度タレで茹でる？火を通してから油で揚げるようです。タレはカレーっぽい香りですが、食べるとカレーっぽさは全くないです。個人的にはもう少し漬けておけばよかったと思いました。あとは揚げ過ぎに注意です。  （家族と自分用）

Palm sugar🥥甜菜糖よりおすすめという記事を読んだので。（家族と自分用）

伝統工芸品の他に、バリタオル、中古のタイヤで出来たサンダルも買いたかったけれど、それはまた次回のお楽しみにします。

読んでいただきありがとうございました！