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The warehouse has seen a considerable uptick in activity since Corwin’s destruction, and the subsequent release of a creature that had been unwillingly bound to him. The creature has since taken on a more sim-like appearance, but is no … Continue reading Chapter 9.8 – Hendrake
Author’s note: This post depicts situations and imagery that some readers may find unsettling. Please read at your discretion. Makayla has been keeping a little secret. Actually, it hasn’t really be that much of a secret at all. Evidently, everybody except Adam had already figured it out weeks ago; even his girlfriend, Flora. They all enjoy a good laugh when the dumbstruck expression of awareness first appears on Adam’s face. Then his cheeks turn bright red after he grasps how, exactly, Makayla came to be pregnant. Makayla mercifully ends his discomfort with a maternal hug, then invites him to … Continue reading Chapter 9.7 – Retribution
Wendell and Amber surprise their teenage visitors with news that they’ve decided to follow them back to Sunset Valley, and stay at the estate for an extended visit. This unexpected change upsets Flora, as she had likely been planning to repeat her attempts at diversionary tactics on the way home. Flora spends some time pouting as they head out on the road. But Adam manages to snap her out of it by recalling the highlights of their trip. He says nothing about the memory he’d experienced while they were making out on the beach. It felt like he’d … Continue reading Chapter 9.6 – Nephilim
Nine generations of Barimens, spanning nearly two-hundred years, have lived on a bluff in Sunset Valley, overlooking the sea. Adam Barimen, the ninth generation heir to the Barimen Estate, contemplates what he had been told by the woman who birthed him. Under normal circumstances, Anna would have been considered his mother. But things being as they are, it would be difficult for her to qualify as such. She had carried his physical form (presumably, a form that he had unconsciously chosen himself), and then bore him into this world. But that is the extent of their relation. To put it … Continue reading Chapter 9.5 – Interests
Adam doesn’t remember much after finding Makayla, or even going to the hospital. The one thing he does recall, however, is another memory about that cute, silvery-haired girl. Much like the other memories he’s had of her, this one only lasted a little while. But there was one important difference. He’d never been able to talk to her before. And this time, he could. Her name is Kacey, and she had told him she was afraid of her weird brother. But was it a memory? Or was it a dream? It felt interactive, like he’d actually been there, … Continue reading Chapter 9.4 – Hunger
Author’s Note: After nine generations in Sunset Valley, I’ve found that a very interesting thing has happened. The vast majority of families now living in the town are somehow related to the legacy family. Four bloodlines seem to have really been very prolific: Doc and Hope – they had five kids together, and the offspring from those children are all over the place. Mary Upchurch – Mary was Mark’s sister. She and her sister Elizabeth were the last kids between David and Ciara. Again, there are quite a few Upchurch family branches in town. Tina Mann – Tina was Faith’s daughter, … Continue reading Chapter 9.3 – Altercation
No matter what he does to distract himself, Adam cannot stop thinking about the situation his father described earlier. He and Luke had talked for at least an hour about his birth-mother, Anna. Adam’s father tells the funny story about the night she she slugged him just to get him to notice her; and how it was true love after that. Some bad things had happened to her, and she was in the hospital for a little while. He explains how Anna was still very sick while she was pregnant. And when Luke got to the part about her … Continue reading Chapter 9.2 – Library
Adam quietly listens while Makayla speaks with the school principal, discussing the finer points of a very messy prank pulled on the school after hours yesterday. Evidence found at “ground zero” would seem to point to Adam being the perpetrator. But Makayla assures the flustered, young woman that Adam had gone to a movie and then burgers with his father yesterday, as reward for perfect grades. They were out fairly late; well after the damage was done. Adam’s lips curl into a disgruntled expression of disgust as he leaves the school with Makayla. There is no need for … Continue reading Chapter 9.1 – Prank
Makayla playfully chases Adam down the long hallway leading from his bedroom. He’d managed to escape from the dreaded chore of having his shining, silvery hair brushed after taking a bath. She laughs and gives up as the soft rustle of feathers and a warm, golden glow accompanies the manifestation of angelic wings; allowing him to hover just out of her reach. Let’s ignore, for a moment, the evidence suggesting that Adam Barimen is some sort of inter-dimensional, alien being. For the most part, he’s still just a kid. Granted, he’s a kid with silken, chrome-like hair and … Continue reading Chapter 9 – Adam
He has been running and hiding for at least a year. He sensed almost immediately after murdering his daughter, Sandi, that something was wrong. He had anticipated instant gratification for his accomplishment. But instead, he became aware that he had failed yet again. So he ran. And he continued to run, hiding with the rats and the other vermin; sustaining himself on the stuff they left behind. — But there is no hiding from something so wicked as Corwin. He has proved to be spectacularly incompetent, in spite of the advantages he had paid so dearly … Continue reading Chapter 8.25 – Running
Life, even for a sim, has its ups, downs, highs, and lows. Anna Barimen has experienced events in her life that touch every range of emotion. She had even briefly glimpsed into the afterlife and witnessed the promise of eternal peace, that some sims would claim, it has to offer. But for the first time in her memory, Anna is able to enjoy the tranquility of simple happiness which she derives from being a loving mother and wife. And while motherhood is no picnic, she has come to cherish both the merits and the trials that are built in … Continue reading Chapter 8.24 – Journey
Ying had warned Luke that Sandi’s fate was intertwined with his. But he would never have suspected this is what she had meant. Luke is the last to leave the cemetery after Sandi’s memorial. And it isn’t until after he is alone that he sheds his own tears. Out of respect for her firm religious disbelief, there had been no service for Sandi. But Luke prays for her, regardless. Two graves have been placed at the Barimen family cemetery at Luke’s request. One is for Sandi. The other is for his child, whom he will never have the privilege of meeting. There is … Continue reading Chapter 8.23 – Fate
Guilt, shame, disappointment, hypocrisy, betrayal; these words float like rotten driftwood through Luke’s mind while he holds Sandi and drifts off to sleep after spending the evening in bed with her. Learning about Sandi’s pregnancy with his child has introduced a whole new world of confusion, uncertainty, and doubt. His thought processes had always been so clear and direct when the entity was a part of him. Luke’s personality is such that he only speaks when there is a tangible, concrete thought he is able to express. And right now, the entire situation seems to have decayed into an unworkable mess. So he says … Continue reading Chapter 8.22 – Static
Luke and Anna lovingly attempt to recapture the remarkable bonding they had shared together a few nights ago. It has been a catalyst for triggering fundamental changes in both of them. Family members fortunate enough to witness the transformation can only describe it as falling in love. Some of these changes seem insignificant, and are easily attributable to the euphoria of a new romance. A number of other changes, however, are hardly insignificant. Anna’s addictions, having been neglected for too long, begin to assert their authority. No longer feeling alone, Anna completely surrenders to to her new-found faith. But the price of her … Continue reading Chapter 8.21 – Withdrawal
Forensic testing on drugs found in Anna’s apartment, uncover a very real and disturbing fact. Somebody had tried to silence her. The drugs had been purposefully tainted with a toxic combination of chemicals that would have killed her in short order, had Luke not intervened when he did. Luke provides a good description of the jukie he had confronted inside her apartment, and gives investigators the knife left behind from the scuffle. There is little chance it will do any good, however. The military is generally pretty thorough about cleaning up after gaffes like this. The junkie Luke fought is likely already a … Continue reading Chapter 8.20 – Lullaby
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