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Family: Neia comes from an affluent family, her father is an astronaut, her mother an art gallery owner. Her parents got divorced when she was 9 and after that she spent her time in Oasis Springs with her dad and in Del Sol Valley with her mother. Neia has one brother, Iker (short for Icarus), who is only a couple of years older than her. They’re quite close and love exercising together and they would play in the same band if that were a thing in the Sims.

Background: While she is of Selvadoradian origin, the name Iphigeneia originated in Greek (or whatever it’s Sims 4 equivalent will be called) mythology – based on her mother’s obsession with classic art. Neia really hates her full name and insists on everyone calling her Neia. The only person to ignore that is her brother, who teasingly calls her “Iphy”.   Not wanting for anything in terms of the material, Neia has always focused on her mental capacities, much to the delight of her father. She never much bothered with the things girls typically do, much to the disappointment of her mother. While she has developed her femininity a lot more during high school, Neia firmly believes in gender equality. As a consequence she hates the typical romantic stereotypes and despises galantry – she’s perfectly able to open doors on her own! (if that were a thing in the sims). She’s often considered surly because of this, but she is a nice and warm person behind that cool facade. One of the perks of “being one of the guys” as a child, is that Neia isn’t afraid of a bit of adventure. She loves to explore and likes to go places that can’t be easily accessed (including space). Neia also loves to learn new skills and she’s already learnt quite a few. She leads an active life and is an avid cyclist and enjoys practicing yoga (to combine mental and physical exercise).

Life goals: Having grown up in lavish homes surrounded by space rockets, Neia is aware of her footprint on this world. Which is one of the reasons she stopped eating meat as a young girl. Besides, who wants to eat cute animals? Or creepy looking organic wall-grown cruelty free meat? While at uni, she moved from her dorms to a tiny cabin in Oasis Springs. The tiny house works well for her, she lives out of her suitcase most of the time anyway and she can store her stuff at one of her parents’ places. Neia has dabbled in working with recycled goods, but also likes to work with robots, who aren’t that eco friendly. But she feels she’s found the right balance and works hard to maintain that – and improve herself. She recently spent a lot of time in the Selvadoradian Jungle, exploring dangerous areas and finding Omiscan treasure. While this is her dream job, Neia wouldn’t mind doing something different for a while - variety is the spice of life after all. She does have good qualifications for becoming an engineer or astronaut, which are jobs she might want to try later on. As for romance, Neia is looking for an honest man who doesn’t continually feel the need to protect her but appreciates her for her independence and capabilities. She can fend for herself perfectly well and would like a companion to adventure beside her – and what better way to see if Branson is that man, than in a haunted house?

@zosa95 I hope you like Neia. I do realise her story is somewhat contradictory? But I tried to create the kind of Sim that would enter a challenge like this and hopefully also suit Branson. You’ve always portrayed Branson as a very down to earth guy who is passionate about the things he believes in. I felt like a strong, independent and talented woman might be a good fit. Then again, there’s still that haunted house challenge that may end in any number of ways, so I’ve probably given this too much thought. I know I spent way to much time on the pictures (and they still look crap because editing is not my thing).

As for CC, I’ve used some, which is somewhat new for me. Skin and eyelashes are the same as the ones you use. Neia’s eyes are a default replacement, so I guess you’ll just use your own (that’s fine), but you can get them as non-default. That leaves the cleavage overlay which you probably already have since it comes with the vanilla skin. And finally there’s the skin details (I used this version).

Poses by @unicornsims4​, @joannebernice​ and @someone-elsa​