Outtakes, Part II.

[profbutters]

 Sigh.  I lost a little bit of time to a glitch.  I've been trying to put some serious time into playing, and I almost got the kittens grown up.  ALMOST. Turns out there's a day left.  For some reason, kittens take forever to do anything.  I'd like to get them grown up and then give them away or sell them to playables.  (Must remember to register each of them as a breed, too.  It's been a while since I did that!)  Kittens also glitch and need to be deleted and then rescued from the mailbox, alas.

So have some outtakes!  Most of these are Cecil/Cecilia/Max pictures, because there is nothing like shooting a funeral to make sims act really silly.  





Elaine didn't just grow emotionally stronger in the last chapter.  She got physically stronger, because she rolled the want to Get Fit.  





Happy Cass is happy.  It's really fun seeing what Cass (formerly Vetinari) Marius-Jacquet gets up to, now that he's all settled in with Gilbert Jacquet.





And running J'Adore, let's not forget.  It's a point of pride (laziness?) with me to use the Maxis-made community lots.  If you've tried to play them, you know this actually is a challenge.  They're not well set up.  Customers stand in front of the cash registers, blocking them for other customers.

J'Adore just got a bit of a facelift.  In addition to some rearrangement, it got painted a bit for a romantic pseudo-Parisian look, and a lot of nummy looking pastries from SimDesignAvenue.  I am crazy about making pastry, BTW, and am a total pie crust Nazi.  I still haven't used my stand mixer.  Oh, woe.  Anyway, here's J'Adore.

You'll also notice the pictures of Gilbert's role model on the wall.





It was clear when Zane took Lenore to the park that she had engagement on her mind.






He got Aspiration points just from apologizing and explaining things to her.







Or maybe discussing how his Papa's culinary expertise made him a master in the art of l'amour, oui, and he has taken his sage advice.  That works, too.







Someone thought he could take advantage of the lovers' distraction to make inroads on their wallets.  He thought wrong.


Unsavory Charlatan:  How do you feel about an offer you cannot refuse?






Lenore: How do you feel about a broken nose?

Zane:  Hi hi, Mr. Unsavory Charlatan!  Isn't she cute?

I liked filming the proposal scene, but there were a few glitches there, too.






Lenore:  OOOOooooo.

*Large metal dish crashes into Zane*

Zane:  I think my arm's broken.






*opera claps*






Lenore:  It's beautiful!  . . Zane, why are you holding your arm like that?

Zane:  Oh, no reason.  Can we stop at the emergency room on our way home?






WriterTina seems to be trying to convey something.

Palomides: First word. . . second syllable. . . sounds like . . .elves. . . Is it Simselves?

Yes, that's it, and they were out in force.






Dicreasy popped when Palomides was advising Ian to shut up and kiss Elaine.  

Ian:  Do you know this lady? Because I sure don't.







Dicreasy:  Oh, don't mind me, gentlemen.  I want to be the first to know.

You'll notice this brought the conversation to a total standstill.  Eventually I had to clear Dicreasy off using the Sim Blender, so anxious she was to be in the scene.







Before I used Midnight Flows for the end of the chapter, I had to make some changes, and then test them out.  I added a stereo, in case someone wanted to dance, and I added some more disco lighting.  Naturally, there were simselves there too . . 





Palomides:  Oh, I didn't really want to talk to you, Stacielee.  I just wanted to get you off the karaoke machine so my brother and I can use it.

Stacielee:  Aw.

Gawaine:  Kind of brutal, don't you think?







Nino Caliente was in there, bragging about how he had two lovers at the same time.

Flavius:  No, really, the Professor's very understanding about that kind of thing.







Palomides wasn't kidding when he said that Gawaine was always rolling the want to sing Karaoke and he was always rolling the fear.  Here's proof.

On to some funeral scenes and some genuine Behind the Scenes footage.







Max:  Nothing in my teeth. . . yes, I think I'll do.

Only really Neat AND Outgoing Sims do this autonomously.  Plus, he knows it's a big scene.






How he managed to Max a skill while primping, though:  that's a Maximilian trade secret.







Max:  No, I do not care to discuss the particulars with you.

I think that was Achilles calling to talk about one of his lady friends, but I'm not sure.







Spider Jerusalem:  Max, we're here to shoot a scene.  An honest-to-gosh canonical serious dramatic legacy SCENE, with no funny stuff about it.







Max:  No.  I refuse.  I entirely disapprove of drama.  






Spider Jerusalem:  Well, that's pretty ironic then, considering you're the biggest drama queen in the freakin' universe.

Max:  I simply meant . . .

SJ:  LALALA NOT LISTENING.






Max:  Yes,  Grandpapa, I assure you, his presence is required for the following scene.






Spider Jerusalem kills time in the green room.

Spider:  I don't think it's been the same since they changed the name to ScyFy.





Cecilia:  Oh, my God, Max, can you get the cat box out of your room?

Max:  I wish people would remove themselves from my bedroom while I am dressing.

The cat box had to be moved several times, as it didn't provide appropriate ambiance for scenes.  They don't like it in the bathroom, as sometimes people use the bathroom, so into a room it went, and poor Max drew the short straw.  This was before his room was redecorated, by the way.  Light blue wallpaper and a single bed.






Max:  I don't know, Grandpapa, it has all become rather difficult to explain.





Cecil:  I am, in any case, ready for my close up, Mr. DeMille.






Only Cecil would do this--look solemnly at a tomb and thing "neon flamingo."




Cecilia, as per chapter and various text based stories, does indeed like SJ.  She, SJ, and Max share a common interest . . .

Cecilia:   Ghooooosts.






OK, maybe Cecil ISN'T the only one capable of doing this---

Max:  Large picture of fruit.




SJ:  Ooo, that Rhys Fitzhugh, hate him SO MUCH.

I'm sorry to say that SJ is one of the imported Sims I have who get into cranky interactions, and finally fights, rapidly.  Back when I had Cypress in the neighborhood, he was even worse.  He had a hate on for SJ, I think Rhys, and a few other Sims, with little red hatey faces in his relationships panel.  Curiously, he was all pallsy with Cecil, who was the closest thing he had to a friend in the neighborhood.

This is why I was so surprised when actually, and no fooling, SJ and Max hit it off.  They are both very quick to dislike and to follow up dislike with pokes in the snoot.





GAH, Max, there will be no stalking!





Oh, Red Hands.  Well, Red Hands is ok.  I suppose I don't need to cancel Red Hands.





SJ:  Ah hah hah, Cecil's gonna have a stroke!





Max:  Congratulations, Spider Jerusalem!

Spider Jerusalem:  On what?

Max:  Oh . . . never mind.


These next two aren't technically outtakes.  They're more recent than that.






This is Cecilia's new look.  She's no longer wearing a widow's veil.  Also, notice she's wearing her hair piled on top of her head, like a grown up lady, and no longer flowing down like a girl.  I really, really like that hairstyle, by the way:  it's by simgaroop , and I think it's called Constitution Day.

Also notice that she really does look frighteningly like Cecil.  In case you weren't privy to the genetics discussions, she comes by her black hair honestly.  She inherited it from grandmother Ruby via great-grandfather Spencer Fitzhugh. 






Aw, frankly, he's still my favorite.  He may be thoroughly unpleasant, but he's mine.  

Comments

[song-sims.livejournal.com]

Gah! I feel the need to comment on every picture! I'll try to restrain myself.

Casbert: I do love seeing Cass happy. Somehow I'm not surprised that Pepe le Peu is Gil's "roll" model (couldn't resist). I really like the new look of J'Adore. Were those pastries steaming or was that the reflection off of the window?

I adore Zane. Only a freakishly nice sim would wave at the Unsavory Charlatan. Never change, Zane.

I figure Max and SJ are one of those couples who thrive on bickering (and the great make-up sex afterwards). Max, as always, looks hot in those boots. I do love eye candy.

The words "neon flamingo" and "Cecil" have never gone together in my head...until now.

I really like Cecelia's new look. It reflects her conscious decision to make a change in her life. Who do you think has grown the most over time, Cecil or Cecelia? 8D I'm always asking you these meta questions, aren't I?

As always, I love seeing any of the Goodytwoshoes!

[profbutters.livejournal.com]

There are several Pepe Le Pew pictures. I think I have some nicer photos, but it gives an idea, anyway. Yep, the pastries actually steam when they are freshly baked. This is just an example of the sort of dilemma you face with SimsDesignAvenue. On the one hand, you think "The high polygon count is wrecking my game" (and I've actually had items that make lots unloadable or crash it.) On the other hand, you find yourself cackling fiendishly and thinking "it's worth it! Worth it, I tell you!"

Why, whatever do you mean? (Looks innocent and whistles.) I didn't realize Max was hot until very recently. I mentioned it to Marina, whose answer was "duh."

That's easy. Cecil hasn't grown at all. Getting Cecilia better falls under the general category of "it is my duty" and "if I will it to happen, it will, Q.E.D." Stuff like "my goodness, there are limits to my capacities!" and "now I realize that family and love are more important than world domination!" still aren't going to occur to him. He is really deeply gratified that Cecilia seems to be getting better and that Max is still alive, but those feelings are so far beneath the surface that he wouldn't recognize them if they sat up and introduced themselves. This quality in Cecil comes from directly observation of many gentlemen, I'm afraid.

Cecilia is now beginning to act like an adult. It's going to be strange to adjust to things, like the fact that she has a fully grown son, but she's going to manage. MAX may be holding his breath, waiting for the crash, but there isn't going to be one.

[song-sims.livejournal.com]

I have a weakness for new sims food. I have some wonderful Russian dishes that I use in my medieval hood. They come complete on Russian looking pottery. I get hungry whenever my sims cook them.

Sims Design Avenue (along with All About Style) are the two places that make me seriously consider playing something with an Old West theme. I have a lot of their stuff, too. I know exactly what you mean about the clicking away madly. To hell with polygon counts!

Hahaha Succinct, Marina. Max is definitely hot. I like his bumpy nose. And his boots and those tight britches and-- *gets out drool cup* He has that old Gothic-style hero thing going for him.

I thought as much, but wanted your opinion on it. He doesn't seem the sort who'd ever see the need for emotional growth. On one hand, his stoicism has been a real strength for him. Unfortunately, it can also be a weakness. His personality fascinates me so much. You do a terrific job with him.

I'm so happy to see her coming out from the fog at last. Her father could learn a few things by observing her.

[lauriempress.livejournal.com]

::joins in the Max drooling.::

[lauriempress.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, Cecilia, do you know that Max and SJ started out with that very same conversation? Ghosts are popular in that family. ;)

This was great fun, Prof!

[profbutters.livejournal.com]

Well, of course, they're all Knowledge, except for Cecil, which means that usually he's rolling the fear of whatever Max and Cecilia most want to do. ("OOoo, Mama, you got to bring back a Bigfoot from Three Lakes? Lucky duck.") Still, that doesn't mean they would necessarily all have interests in Paranormal, so that's a funny coincidence.

Thanks!

[docnerd.livejournal.com]

Heh. Cass is only jumping on that couch because there is no bathtub! He loves him some bathtub.

Ghooooooosts!

Much love for Cecilia getting better and staying better!

[profbutters.livejournal.com]

Ghoooooosts, indeed!

Cass is having about as much fun as possible, considering I don't play them all that often and considering that his LTW is Fifty Dream Dates.

[fireflowersims.livejournal.com]

I approve of J'Adore, and of Cecilia's new hair too! I'm still trying to figure out how to set up Bri's toy shop. I took copious notes on your & Toast's tutorials, so hopefully I will be able to put them to good use. :)

Lenore is definitely not the first person I'd try to steal from, that is for sure! Di popping up attempting to get some spoilers made me lol. And aww, the sacrifices Palomides makes for his sister.

And you know I am endlessly fond of seeing what Max and SJ get up to.

[profbutters.livejournal.com]

I hope it helps! If you've got any specific questions, please don't hesitate to PM me. I did learn some things in the interim: a regular espresso machine is just as good and avoids the stupid auto barista; you don't NEED a manager, unless you want the business not to decay when your Sims don't go in. I did Publius' Five without using Business Runs You, but after that I feel as though I don't have anything to prove and it certainly does make things a lot easier, since your employees are suddenly a LOT smarter. They go and pee when they need to, for example, and they take over whatever job is needed: restocking if stuff needs to be restocked and ringing customers up if that's what you need to do; and you can assign a job to the owner so they're doing a particular job if other Sims visit the lot.

Palomides doesn't have a filter between his brain and his mouth, but he does want to help, give credit where it's due.

[smoothiesims.livejournal.com]

It's a point of pride (laziness?) with me to use the Maxis-made community lots. If you've tried to play them, you know this actually is a challenge. They're not well set up. Customers stand in front of the cash registers, blocking them for other customers.

It's really interesting how little EAxis knows about its own game. *shakes head*

Yeah, I'm beginning to think that fighting business is a point that applies to all Vetinaris. Archie does it too. LOL at Rhys flamey thought bubble.

Cecilia looks so pretty in her new hair! :D I think it suits her very well.

[profbutters.livejournal.com]

"Playtesting? What's that?" I think Inner Child Toys and Gifts is the worst. It's much too small. In order to make it work, you have to remove a lot of the shelving in the center. Also, the toy bench in the back is only sort of useful. It's fine if you have a Sim with a gold badge working for you, and you set them to work building the high ticket items; or have your Sims build them themselves when the store is closed. But you can't really expect to build enough craftables when the store is open. It's not going to happen.

Also, don't buy the cheesecake from J'Adore before Gilbert's set it up. It doesn't work, and your Sim will wander back and forth trying to Serve it. If the Sim in question is pregnant, she'll almost kill herself in the attempt. I learned that one the hard way too.

I love Cecilia's new hair.

[peasant007.livejournal.com]

<3 to all the Pic Spam!

I love Cecilia's new look; it suits her well. Plus, we finally get to see her face all the time, which is good. And for some reason, I've always liked the rather pensive look Cecil gets on his face whenever he winds his clock.

I also adore what you've done for Zane and Lenore. I've been so far behind on comments lately that it's no longer amusing, it's embarrassing; I apologize.

Anyway, I love seeing what actually goes on in people's games and you didn't disappoint :)

[profbutters.livejournal.com]

Yep, there's no real reason to hide Cecilia's face anymore, plus she does have a pretty face, I think. Cecil and his clock, Cecil and his fish: it's getting hard for me to imagine him without them now. Hey, he's had a fish tank going all the way back before they released a patch for Mac that went up to Seasons. I still remember how cool it was suddenly to see fish in the fish tank.

Aw, I'm sure you'll catch up when you can. The three bolt stalkiness is fun. I just wish Lenore could have Zane over on dates more often. It always seems as though something else needs to be going on.