A Birthday Shoot, Shameless Slander, And A Peeping Tom. Man, What A Weekend The Girls Have Had.

a birthday shoot, shameless slander, and a peeping tom. Man, what a weekend the girls have had.

Started off great with a night at the media studio for Chenai’s birthday shoot. The girlies got all prettied up and had themselves a good time trying out the newest photo hub in town.

Looked like the night ended on a perfect note. That is, until Marie and Batsi started with their cliquey act again…

Like she’s right there you guys. At this rate Chenai might be considering new living arrangements. These girls can be so fake sometimes.

-Next Day-

Marie decided she’d go on a date with the new guy she met some weeks ago at a chill spot. What she didn’t expect though, was to get followed into the restroom literally 15 minutes into the date…

Our girl was NOT having it.

Told him off and the creep had the nerve to try and downplay it, talking about some “wE’rE bOtH rOmAnCe SiMs So I kNoW yOu WaNtEd iT” like ??? Sir?? Goodbye. Date immediately cancelled. He’s lucky she didn’t call the police. She was just too shocked.

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Yeah. Never again.

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So I never did character intros bc I hated the first batch of screenshots I got for this household which means I’m posting in the middle of the story. Nonetheless I’ll still give a brief description of each girl:

Chenai, the one in red. - she’s supposed to be my main sim for this storyline. She’s freshly graduated from uni with a physics degree and no sensible job prospects. So far she’s in education but she’s only there for the money. She wants to save and get her home place since right now she’s renting a cheap dorm with 2 other girls. She’s tried to be friends with them and on the surface they seem to get along, it’s just that those two tend to exclude her sometimes and she’s not sure if she’s all about that flaky business. She’s evil, a tinkerer, and unstable.

Marie, the one in blue. Nobody knows where she came from; but rumour has it she’s some D-list celebrity’s secret child and she’s trying to climb the ranks to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry. Currently in the slacker career she’s well on her way but shows no signs of talent or unique skill that would make her stand out. The most she’s got going for her rn is her charisma and good looks. She’s found a best friend in Batsi, though no one can figure out why they get along since they couldn’t be any further from each other personality-wise. Marie is a diva, coward, and has a green thumb.

Batsirai AKA Batsi, the one in pink. Batsi had a harsh childhood that set her up to join the military as soon as she turned 18. She’s often perceived as abrasive and intimidating because of her resting expression and aversion to speaking unless she likes you. As she rapidly advances through her military career, Batsi begins to wonder what the next step will be for her with 24 on the horizon. She’s been wanting to start dating since she never had the luxury as a teenager. But it’s hard when you’ve got her reputation and the men around you are all so beneath her standard. In the meantime, she embraces and enjoys the bond she has with Marie. She likes Chenai too, but that girl tends to keep to herself too much so it’s hard to stay close. Batsi is an angler, absent minded, and has commitment issues.

Ah yes, almost forgot to upload what the ‘apartment’ building looks like.

I don’t actually have apartment life because I play Super Collection so I did my best. Also that (dura)wall around it is realistic to how properties in Harare are typically constructed. There’s always a durawall for privacy.

Figured I’d make a tutorial on how to achieve the ReShade look in your screenshots without ever having installed it on your computer because if you’re like me, your computer can’t handle it 😅

All you need is your phone and the free version of PicsArt.

I hope this helps someone! 🥰

Watch it here.

Immediate follow up on my previous post with some non-exhaustive reference images for my passion project - got all of these off google by simply searching ‘Zimbabwean rural compound/interior’

Born to play the sims, forced to have a life outside of it.

This week’s random gameplay screenies ~ ft one of my test hood comfort families