Hypothesis Incorrect & WYDC - Indefinite Hiatus

[jillyson]

I finally finished during my lunch break but didn't have time for a comment!

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Amylu, this was brilliant! I had been writing the next chapter of my story & t's a little dark - it left me feeling off. Reading your story lifted me right out of my mood! It was so happy and uplifting to see these kids we've watched grow up before our eyes fall in love and move towards the rest of their lives. They've managed to stay close and supportive of each other, and yet true to themselves; it's just such a pleasure to see the people they're becoming!

Roses' smile after her first time was just the sweetest thing. And I'm so happy to see Paget found such a good match - those babies are gonna be gorgeous! Marie and Makoto - how intriguing! I never saw that coming! I wonder what he has in store for her for the failed ressurection???

Everyone found their match, and it was so great to watch them all fall in love.

And that ending - OMG what an epic cliffhanger! That spun the whole story right on it's ear! I can't wait to see what comes next!

I did have one small problem with the words in the last line on the page not showing up. I think it was only on 2 or 3 pages, and maybe that was just how it looked on my computer. It was easy enough from the surrounding text to know what it said, so it was no big deal, just an FYI.

I actually can't wait to read it again, because it made me feel that good! Fantastic job, Amylu! Well worth the wait!

[holleyberry]

Love your Phychologists Amylu!

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You and I are Uni lovers and it shows in your story. I love doing all the little things like starting Greek Houses and getting into the Secret Society...even though it can be pointless.

So happy all the kids found someone to love. You make it seem so natural that people can fall in love over the phone, or even after just meeting someone.
I can't wait to see all the weddings!!!

Such an interesting plot with Marie, Mako (?) and the cheerleaders. i can't wait to see what happens there!

[amylu1988]

Karima:

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Mammoth is the word! I didn't realise just how long it was until I uploaded it. So glad you liked it though.

I can't seem to help myself with cliffhangers, and I almost promise there won't be one in chapter 19. I don't think. But yes, Lydia is most definitely trouble.

I've got about 2 sim days until they all start graduating, so this was pretty much the whole uni experience, and the new chapter they'll all be moving on and such like. And I'm glad all their adult personalities have come across ok, some of them have grown, like Isaac...and some like Donnie are very much the same.

You summed up Marie's upcoming drama perfectly, I'm shooting the head on collison as we speak, and hopefully it'll work ok as a chapter beginning.

Thanks for reading and commenting, Karima.

Val:

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Christina didn't get much face time this chapter, because most of the time she was with Larry. His suit looked out of place in the coffee shop that I had to make Christina point it out. And I can't wait to get rid of those corn rows!

I love writing Marie, she's so different to me, and she just blurts out whatever she feels, a bit like Penny but more...imposing, I guess. I've been planning her and Makoto meeting liek that for a while, and she really has admired him for years, bless her.

Aw, Latane and Felicity. I have so much picspam of them, they're constantly hovering on the edge of each other's vision, waiting to be romantic. ;D I'm so looking forward to shooting their wedding.

Donnie and Marla wouldn't have worked, the poor girl would have got even quieter and he would have found it weird that she knew his parents. Deanna would have found it bizarre too, I guess.

Rose's grin after her and Todd had been together that first time, the shot was awful because you can see the light from the purple woohoo sign, but I had to use it because I just love her grin. ;D

I had my doubts about Chloe at first, but then I saw them together and did that first kiss and just went 'yep, that's her'. I took a couple of different angles for that kiss, and now I do it for all of them, I'm so glad it worked and looked right.

I was hoping that'd come across with Donnie. He's all reputation, bless. He talks and acts like such a bad boy, yet he'd never been kissed, never really played up at school, and apart from the one nice point, he's so sweet. But don't tell him I said that.

I love Marla and Isaac, and that was another one I'd been planning for a while. Between the two of them they have 4 outgoing points though, so that scene was painfully slow to shoot! They both just kept hiding behind their hands and blushing! They're definitely meant to be together.

I thought with all the romance I'd throw a bit of a spanner in with the cliffhanger. Can't have too much happiness. ;D

Thanks for reading and commenting, Val.

Jill:

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Glad I could cheer you up after a dark chapter, I'm intrigued at to what'll happen in your story now!

I really wanted to keep the teenage dynamics at uni, with them all being there for each other, and luckily Lat's got the super friendship bonus thing from being popularity, so he made it easier for me. I'm so excited to get them all properly grown up and starting their adult lives.

I love Rose's grins, she really does just smile at Todd all the time. Seh was grinning so much after their first time. And Piaget too, he's so happy with Chloe, and once I get her a make-over, they might even hit three bolts. ;D

Hee, I'm so excited about Marie and Makoto's plot for chapter 19. There's so much to come. ;D

I love all the couples this gen so much, and I'm glad they're all a bit different. Plus, Marla and Isaac are actually my game's first engaged three bolt couple, I've never had OWBC sims with that much chemisty before!

With the text, I think everyone had the same problem, and I know from memory which slides it was. I'm trying to write less on each slide this chapter, and I'm glad people pointed it out, it's something I was testing with the new text size, so I'll sort that for 19.

Thanks for the lovely comments, and I'm glad you enjoyed reading it. I hope 19 won't be so much of a wait!

Holley, I'll reply to you and Jo on boolprop.

[amylu1988]

Just bumping for Who's Your Daddy 11b, Hypothesis isn't ready yet.

Who's Your Daddy?

[jillyson]

It was so great to see all the kiddies again! I forget how much I like Lyra & Robbi, too!
Here's hoping for elf ears! I don't think I've ever seen twins with only one having the alien skintone before. Lol@ Santa's daughter wanting to be surrounded by kids!

Hang in there, Robbi, it's almost over!

[amylu1988]

I'm so glad the twins are different colours though, I'd find it so hard to tell the difference in pictures otherwise. I struggled so much with Penny's lot until I hovered the cursor over them in-game.

Poor Robi, he's the one I should do something for afterwards, but as a criminal mastermind who's been abducted by aliens, what more could a knowledge sim want?

[amylu1988]

Hypothesis Incorrect:

Chapter 19!

[jillyson]

Woot!

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Lydia...YIKES!!! Poor Tommy - I HOPE a broken heart is the worst he'll get! I'm afraid there may ba a cowplant lurking in his future!

SO great for Marie and Makoto - I love not only that they're in love, but partners in the REMAG family business as well!

The weddings were all so beautiful - so glad Felicity stuck to her guns and wore a dress that was more "her". It really was. She and Latane need to get their own place to get away from that stress!

Rose's dress struck me, too - I guess I'm a fru-fru fan! Lol! ANd of course, I loved seeing Paget all grown up - he's my little Psy-Crush! Issac and his robots marrying together - awww!The wedding song was just perfect!

Oats looks so old! (but still such a cutie!) Deanna looks pretty much the same, and still beautiful.

Penny won't take well to aging up, but I can't wait to see her try her hand at the ressurection! And I can't wait to see what will be done about Lydia/Leanne!!!

So much drama and so well written! You really made us feel what the characters are going thru!

Great update, Amylu!

[holleyberry]

Great update Amylu! As always so much stuff going on.

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There was a lot of Marie in this one, but I am so happy she is finally happy with Makoto. I see a lot of small shouting matches and make up kissing in their future :wink: They have a long road ahead of them until Lydia is stopped though.
I am worried about Tommy. I have a strong feeling that this Leanne is indeed Lydia. I hope he doesn't get hurt, emotionally, physically, ANYway. However, I am completely peeved at him for missing all those weddings! What a butt-head to cut off your family like that! *thumbsdown*
I sense some problems in the future with Latane and Felicity's parents.
Loved all the weddings! you did a great job and it looked like they were all unique and fun for everyone!

Can't wait to see what happens next!

[Aussie Karima]

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~ I am really worried for Tommy, I can not see him missing any of those weddings,for a girl, I'm just hoping he is OK,because there is no way he would miss his twins wedding!
~ Him not showing up is a very clear sign that he is indeed going out with Lydia!
~ Surely she is not that stupid that they would not think it very strange,that they both do not go to the families weddings!
~ Very good up date with(as usual) a lot going on,I really love this family,& I am sad to see them grow old,but this is a Legacy & it must be so!
~ So many weddings!
~ And YEAH! Marie finally got her man,the one she said she would marry when she was little!
~ I hope I am making sense?
~ I loved it! Thank you for share this great family,with us all!

[amylu1988]

Jilly:

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I know, Lydia's creepy and it was so different writing as her for a scene, scary cheerleader. All I'll say for Tommy is that he's in deep. *zips mouth shut on that*

I love Marie and Makoto together, they're such a different couple, and their arguments and REMAG and everything make them such a change from my normal happy couples.

I loved doing the weddings, they were such fun to prepare and shoot, even if it did take me a while! Rose's and Felicity's dresses were my favourite, although I loved shooting Isaac's with the servos there too. And yes, lots of plot for Latane and Felicity to cope with before they realise there's a convenient empty lot next door.

I originally aged Deanna still with black hair, but Oatley's face looked so old that he looked like her Dad! Every now and then I open their house and go 'Freud?' Oatley got the eyes and the liver spots from his Dad, bless.

Penny's not a happy bunny (what's new?) in chapter 20; resurrection, dealing with Lydia, ageing and becoming a Grandma! Penny does not want!

Thanks for the praise, and I'm so glad you enjoyed the chapter. I've just written 15 slides of chapter 20, so it's all spurring me on to keep going!

Holley, I replied to you over at boolprop.

Karima:

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Jamie didn't get married in the end, I picked a silvery dress for her, so it did look a bit like she got married, my bad there. But she's still only engaged, lots more to come on that next chapter.

*nods* I want to type things about Tommy, but there's too much plot, so I'll just nod.

It was weird seeing Oatley and Deanna age as it's been about 4 months since Bandura, Shaun, Heidi and Chaz aged, and Penny knows she's next. Not quite yet, mind you, she is afterall a mad scientist with a black market supply of elixir.

Yep, Marie got what she wanted, but not without a struggle first, which sets her apart from Penny. And I loved doing all those weddings, especially the more odd ones like Isaac's with his robots.

You made perfect sense, don't worry, and thank you for the lovely comment!

Thanks for reading, guys. ;D

[Tina ☺]

Jul 31, 2010 18:10:13 GMT -5 amylu1988 said:

*bump* Chapter 16 is here!

And the heir poll is on boolprop for those that want it. But if you leave a note on this thread, I'll add you to the total votes I get over there.

Thank you all, and goodnight! *falls asleep*

Hey Amylu, it took me FOREVER and I missed the heir poll... *sniff*, but I finally made it around to reading chapter 16! ;D I gotta tell you that I had almost forgotten how much in love with the Psychologists I am, but this chapter brought all those emotions crashing down over me once again! I loved it, as usual. ;D

There are many cool things I noticed during my read, funny parts, sentimental parts, and I have always adored the way you have managed to 'format' this story in a manner I have never noticed with anyone else's legacies before. Your chapters are so long that I tend to forget a lot of the specifics by the time I reach the end (not your fault, merely mine for getting old and absent-minded...lol), but I found one thing in this chapter so interestly funny, as well as ironic, that I wrote it down so I would not forget:

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I could not help but to chuckle when I read the part near the beginning when Bandura was writing her book. It was something about 'Bandura ....... correcting he spelling....' When I saw that, I laughed to myself and thought, "I'm glad Bandura corrected HER spelling, because Amylu did not!"

Hehehe... I know this happens to us all when we are writing, but I just found it so ironic that it happened to you on THAT particular sentence! Oh man, I LOVE those Psychologists and I can wait to get onto the next chapter, which I will be doing very soon. ;D

[amylu1988]

I noticed that too, right after I'd uploaded it, and left it in because it had me laughing so much. I was surprised no-one else noticed, to be honest! I'm usually really pedantic about spelling, but that chapter I was on my way to the airport pretty much, so less care was taken.

I was berating myself about the length of chapters the other day, looking through my files and wondering why I can't just stop a chapter after 80odd slides. I guess it's a habit now, the next chapter currently stands at 132 slides. Same old from amylu.

Who would you have voted for in the poll? I always thought it would be a lot closer than it was, so I'm intrigued to know where people's loyalties lie with gen2.

Thanks for reading Tina, oh, and a heads up, chapter 18 is 262 slides long, so catch up when you're ready; like I say, there's no rush.

[Tina ☺]

282? OMG!

Well, I am getting ready to start on chapter 17 soon. I may have to save 18 until I've read a few chapters of some other folks' stories. Sheesh, I got way too far behind on my reading, but if I get cracking on a few of the updates I've missed from different writers, at least they will know I am trying to catch up.

I most likely noticed that error because of the 'proof reader' in me. I ALWAYS notice almost every goof people make when they are writing. The stupid thing is that when I have written a story, I will go back and read it several times to check for errors before posting, and then I read it again after posting it, and I find some more! Sometimes I miss them completely until someone points something out. What sucks then is that I am so anal about it that I end up reuploading just to fix the darned thing.


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Ooops! I so shocked by you revelation on the length of chapter 18, I forgot to answer your question....

I'm not really sure which, but I would have voted for one of the boys. Mainly because Rose turned out to be a Pleasure sim, even though I know the aspiration has to be changed to grilled cheese after taking over the house, and because I think since Bandura was the previous heir, it was maybe time for a guy to have a turn.

[Tina ☺]

Double posting... several hours later that is, just so I can tell you I have now finished chapter 17. OMG... I loved nearly everything about it, just as I always do but.... OMG, Amylu, that ENDING is the greatest EVER!