tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post2961087895008832633..comments2023-11-10T03:46:58.196-05:00Comments on Dragging Blue Lake: Chapter 29: Beau Steps Blindly ThroughPenelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16697841178807127327noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-38635414594817865392009-10-31T20:04:07.081-04:002009-10-31T20:04:07.081-04:00Well she did get a little defensive of Beau's ...Well she did get a little defensive of Beau's bachelorhood when Dustin pressured him about having a girlfriend. ;)Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697841178807127327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-55664596993455067162009-10-31T13:32:49.514-04:002009-10-31T13:32:49.514-04:00Especially if Cherise did think about him "in...Especially if Cherise did think about him "in that way". After all, she is a desperate housewife (no pun intended).Maruutsuhttp://medieval-legacy.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-62181452108275110502009-10-31T08:15:10.132-04:002009-10-31T08:15:10.132-04:00Aha! Coming back to this chapter after such a long...Aha! Coming back to this chapter after such a long time and revisiting Beau every now and again, I absolutely agree with that interpretation. She's like a big sister to him. He is closer to Cherise than to anyone else he knows but I don't think that he thinks about her <i>in that way.</i><br /><br />Indeed. What would happen if they ran away? :DPenelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697841178807127327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-37491339786557562902009-10-30T21:38:44.994-04:002009-10-30T21:38:44.994-04:00It's funny how you say you're not sure tha...It's funny how you say you're not sure that Beau is in love with Cherise, because as I read this, I got the impression that he just felt sorry for her and that he has a bit of a knight in shining armor's kind of sense of duty. Since Dustin is his brother, he feels he has to protect her from him or something.<br /><br />But anyway, what would happen if they ran away? Oh, the drama...Maruutsuhttp://medieval-legacy.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-5759525084058682662009-03-27T08:34:00.000-04:002009-03-27T08:34:00.000-04:00Dustin has always been that way and Cherise is, as...Dustin has always been that way and Cherise is, as far as I know, not at all a Townie. I haven't plotted her lineage back very far but she is at least a third generation Resident. I believe that her family has been in Pleasantview for a while though, so it probably stretches back a lot further than that. But like the Brokes, Cherise's family (the Forester family) is pretty poor.<BR/><BR/>Ya know... I'm not sure that Beau is in love with Cherise. She is in all likelihood his favorite person in the world and the thought has probably crossed his mind before but I don't think that he loves her <I>in that way</I>. The weirder thing is definitely that Cherise is starting to take second glances at Beau. Beau is only 17. Cherise is a very depressed, very bored and very lonely woman. She's desperately looking for someone to cling to. And in that way, she is a lot like her sister.Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697841178807127327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-42418841935504692732009-03-26T23:44:00.000-04:002009-03-26T23:44:00.000-04:00Okay- getting back to my reading of your story.Wow...Okay- getting back to my reading of your story.<BR/><BR/>Wow, Dustin is horribly bigoted and his children are following in his tracks. How long has he been like that? Is Cherise a townie?<BR/><BR/>Was Beau already in love with Cherise before she married Dustin? And how young is Beau? I found it kinda icky that Cherise was flirting with her brother-in-law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-63236897021439268822009-02-01T23:00:00.000-05:002009-02-01T23:00:00.000-05:00I'm glad that you mentioned that Townies and NPCs ...I'm glad that you mentioned that Townies and NPCs don't age because it reminded me of another reason that I had for the caste system that I didn't mention in that earlier comment.<BR/><BR/>Because Townies don't age, if a playable has a Townie for a childhood friend or a high school sweetheart, the relationship is lost when the playable grows up! It's ok for little Suzy Playable to be friends with little Johnny Townie while they're children (because hey, they're just kids) but when Suzy Playable grows-up, it's no longer kosher for her to hang out with her Townie friend. <BR/><BR/>But for the purposes of the story, Townies, Downtownies and NPCs are all the same class of people, sorted under the giant heading of "Townie". And to a Resident, a Townie is a Townie, is a Townie regardless of education or occupation or wealth or any other socioeconomic construct that would make one Resident higher than another on the great totem pole of life. <BR/><BR/>For more in-depth reading about the caste system, there is this little article that I wrote on BBL to demystify the whole business:<BR/><BR/>http://behindbluelake.blogspot.com/2008/11/caste-system-overview.htmlPenelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697841178807127327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-88780980667686007782009-02-01T22:24:00.000-05:002009-02-01T22:24:00.000-05:00Oh, your caste system sounds totally interesting! ...Oh, your caste system sounds totally interesting! I love my townies, but I've always felt sorry for them. There is a lot they can't do, isn't there? <BR/><BR/>In my hood, they're like a subset of sim. They live forever unless they manage to get a playable on their side. I've started a church for the wayward NPCs (Non-persona Class). And I've gotten at least one NPC to tell me her story. She was the one who opened my eyes to the plight of the poor NPCs.<BR/><BR/>But service NPCs have it THE WORST. They're basically slaves, aren't they? Poor guys.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, haha, still reading through. I love your descriptions.The Lunar Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300943457749354465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-21756407532043929222008-11-30T11:10:00.000-05:002008-11-30T11:10:00.000-05:00Most of the Maxis inspiration comes in where the a...Most of the Maxis inspiration comes in where the anti-Townie laws are concerned. For example, there is no way for two Townies to marry unless they are made playable. Townies have no real place of residence (which is where the property laws come in). Maids, nannies, butlers (in AP) plumbers and all manner of service workers are necessarily NPCs. Playable sims do not pay these people what would be considered a living wage, not by far when you think about what playables make for entry-level jobs. Hmmm there's probably more but I can't think of it right now. However, these were definitely the basic stepping stones towards the invention of the caste system. Social divides amongst the playables were my invention, though. <BR/><BR/>Then there are other Maxis inspired laws that have nothing to do with the caste system. Teenagers can live on their own without the social workers coming after them. For this reason, I've made the age of legal adulthood 14. Inteen also plays a role in my law-making. Kids graduate from school around the age of 17 because with inteen, there is a point where the school bus just stops coming for teens. <BR/><BR/>I'll probably end up writing more about this on the behind-the-scenes blog when I'm back home tonight or tomorrow.Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697841178807127327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-17503245414579185552008-11-30T08:53:00.000-05:002008-11-30T08:53:00.000-05:00But most of what I do with the caste system is ins...<I>But most of what I do with the caste system is inspired by what you can and cannot do in game.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh really? I didn't get that out of your behind-the-scenes post on the caste system, though I can sorta see how that's true. I haven't played in so many years I don't really remember what possible and not with Townies, NPCs, and neighbors any more. I would love to read more about how how game mechanics helped shape your caste system, if you have the time.lotherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03728796788599581316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-83001191341533275622008-11-29T23:41:00.000-05:002008-11-29T23:41:00.000-05:00Yeah, I've twisted the game's plot so badly that i...Yeah, I've twisted the game's plot so badly that it's really not the same story anymore. But most of what I do with the caste system is inspired by what you can and cannot do in game.Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697841178807127327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-56086321800211099182008-11-29T18:48:00.000-05:002008-11-29T18:48:00.000-05:00Oh that conversation at the dinner table was dead-...Oh that conversation at the dinner table was dead-on... felt like I was there, cringing along with Beau.<BR/><BR/>This caste system of yours is really quite interesting. I know practically nothing about the Sims neighborhoods and characters other than some of the names, but I suspect you are doing some really novel stuff with them here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-43546513812070660612008-11-12T22:28:00.000-05:002008-11-12T22:28:00.000-05:00Ooo thanks, Phoenix! I think the kitchen wallpaper...Ooo thanks, Phoenix! I think the kitchen wallpaper really made these pictures.Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697841178807127327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-53039990949461661122008-11-12T19:45:00.000-05:002008-11-12T19:45:00.000-05:00Man, that has to suck Cherise! I hope that they do...Man, that has to suck Cherise! I hope that they do run off together! And he can give her the life she deserves! Great update! I like your screenshots!:DPhoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310342796477898153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-49628999390103440432008-11-12T08:30:00.000-05:002008-11-12T08:30:00.000-05:00Oh and Cherise is Lavinia's elder sister. But you ...Oh and Cherise is Lavinia's elder sister. But you might have been able to guess that. She and Lavinia look a lot alike.Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697841178807127327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-49079136067966942472008-11-12T08:25:00.000-05:002008-11-12T08:25:00.000-05:00Oh yeah, Dustin is Haven's biological father. But ...Oh yeah, Dustin is Haven's biological father. But no one knows that. Beau suspects it (because she looks like Dustin) but he's never said anything. I'm not even certain that Dustin knows Haven exists. He definitely doesn't know that Haven's mother lives just a few blocks away. He might not even recognize her if he saw her. In short, Haven was the result of a rather brutal rape. This is why her mother isn't so keen on keeping her around. <BR/><BR/>Beau thinks that Haven is annoying but only because she has a tendency to do things that annoy him. ("Beau, I just made up a new song! It's about pineapples! Wanna hear?" "Beau, I can stuff fifty-two marbles in my mouth! Come see! One, two, threeee...")<BR/><BR/>But deep down, Beau really likes her a lot. :)Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697841178807127327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-33427925905962799422008-11-12T00:57:00.000-05:002008-11-12T00:57:00.000-05:00Poor Cherise :(I think Beau would be good for her,...Poor Cherise :(<BR/><BR/>I think Beau would be good for her, though.<BR/><BR/>If I remember correctly, Dustin is Haven's father? Is that why Beau kind of thinks of her as something of a nuisance (again, if I remember correctly--I have a terrible memory)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com