Jupiter, Having Just Finished Updating Some Of The Ownership Documentation In Town, Breezed Through The

jupiter, having just finished updating some of the ownership documentation in town, breezed through the threshold of the old place. he stepped over a kitten and noticed a pup staring longingly at the fireplace which was somewhat abnormal considering when he'd left the house, there had been no pets.

"dearest?"

"yes darling?"

the sound of water tinged with metallic reverberation as it hit the drain. mab was standing in the kitchen methodically rinsing all the lost glasses and plates that she found hidden away in a corner cabinet after the renovation. jupiter entered the room and crossed to the sink. he rested his hands on the curve of her shoulders and pressed a chaste kiss to her cheek before preparing his question.

"why are there animals in the house?"

mab smiled and merely picked up a sponge to continue her task without falter.

"those are our children."

a booming bolt of laughter bounced off every bare wall in the eerily vacant kitchen. the amount of noise was unnerving, really. the new countertops were sleek and the tiles nice, but hopefully the room would feel more alive when it was no longer a husk.

"yes. shockingly enough, I was already aware of those, but I am, in fact, referring to the much smaller, much newer ones."

mab nodded knowingly.

"oh yes. well, those animals found our children today."

"they found the children?"

the diction of that sentence stood out as strikingly specific. words were the magic by which mab winterdream weaved precisely no more or less than what she wanted. there was decided purpose in such particular phrasing.

"lysander said those two little things were fighting off a fox right near the front gate. they've taken a quick liking to the twins so I've told them they can keep them. we'll be going into town in the morning for groceries anyway. we can pick up some food and toys then."

if not by the clearly defined circumstances, then certainly by the tone of voice his wife used, jupiter could tell that this matter remained settled.

"a fox, huh?"

"a hungry fox."

the faucet cut as the last plate was set on the countertop to dry. jupiter's brow furrowed in consideration. when was the last time they'd had a pet?

"hm. well, have they been given names yet? who has taken to whom?"

the couple walked out of the kitchen, turning the lights off as they stepped through the adjoining room on the way to the staircase.

"lysander is calling that little kitten by jester, and helena... helena hasn't decided yet."

that was cause for pause. jupiter hesitated with a hand on the banister. helena had always been direct and piercing as an arrow, not unlike her mother, so it was highly unlike his daughter. he rubbed his jaw.

"is that right? go on up. I'll follow suit."

mab climbed the stairs to their bedroom. thankfully, the new mattresses had already been delivered. everyone needed a good night's sleep before such a big day upcoming. jupiter remained with his hand on the base of the banister while lysander was in a vicious cycle of snatching his hand away from the kitten just long enough to entice her to bat at him more, and helena studied an ancient fae tome.

they could change their nature no more than a scorpion and a frog.

"lysander, don't stay up all night playing. get enough rest to help unload the moving truck tomorrow." there was a stern foot down in the way he spoke to his son that softened for his daughter. "helena, give that pup a proper name before bed, understood?"

both teenagers gave some combination of eye rolling and vacant nodding, with a mutual grumbled agreement. that was the best he was going to get. satisfied, jupiter started to ascend the stairs.

"goodnight."

lysander hopped over the back of the couch, landed haphazardly next to his sister, and tried to catch a glimpse of whatever was on the page she was reading. it looked like one of those old fairytales their mother used to read them before bed. he yawned.

"so what's his name?"

the next page in the book turned without being touched.

"finn."

they're listening to slipknot

Uberhood 2024 Update By AnotherPlumbob (CC free)

The Uberhood is an ongoing PROJECT where I’m creating a Cc-free savefile, with all the worlds and lore from The Sims 2 ported to The Sims 4. 

NOTE: In this update I've revamped PLEASANTVIEW only - if you were interested in the other worlds or premades, please note they remain exactly as they were in the previous versions.

It currently includes

1.- Remade Worlds

Pleasantview (Newcrest+Willow Creek)

Strangetown (Strangerville+Oasis Springs)

Veronaville (Windenburg)

Bluewater Promenade (Magnolia Promenade)

Three Lakes (Granite Falls)

Bluewater Bay [only partially built] (Brindleton Bay)

All the career lots (detective, hospital and science lab).

BEWARE: the rest of the worlds are either empty, half built or a mess in general.

2.- Families

The save includes all the premade families as well as the iconic townies that lived in those worlds in The Sims 2 times. They all have jobs, relationships, sentiments, lifestyles, reputations, etc. For Pleasantview sims only I've also included more lore in the form of milestones, added traits, midlife crisis, etc.

3. Required packs and How to Install (PLEASE READ)

THE SAVE IS CC-FREE BUT ALL EXPANSION, GAME PACKS,STUFF PACKS AND KITS RELEASED UP UNTIL MARCH 2024. 

If you don’t have all packs, sims may be half naked, and/or bald and stuff may be missing. Install at your own risk. 

In order to install:

BACK UP YOUR SAVES.

Download the the SAVE file.

Put the save in your SAVES folder.  Documents > Electronic Arts > Sims 4 > Saves. I changed the name of the file so that it will hopefully not overwrite any of your saves (including the previous v1). If your system prompts you to overwrite a save, do not click yes. Just change the name of the save (keep it 8 numbers but change the numbers) and try again.

Optional: Put the .package file (StrangetownTexts.package) in your mods folder. This file is used to change the Strangerville mystery a bit, and turn it into the Strangetown mystery (with custom texts, references to the Bella mystery, etc.). Please install it if you want to have some clues on what happened to Bella!! 

4. Play Order

There’s really no set play order but note that:

1.- Brandi Broke is pregnant and will give birth in 3 days regardless of who you play and regardless of whether aging is on or off, so play with her first if you want to be there for the birth.

2.- Same thing applies to Pascal Curious, who’s also pregnant at the start of the save.

5. Disclaimer and TOU

I’m just one person and there may be some bugs here or there, or naked sims or whatever. Feel free to report any bugs you find but I will only fix them if I consider them super relevant or game breaking, otherwise the save is provided as is and you install it at your own risk.

Also please don't waste your breath asking me to do X world, or add lore to Veronaville or Strangetown or whatever, because I will only do it if and when I'm inspired to do it - and the requests quite honestly stress me out.

THE TERMS OF USE ARE: Be nice and don’s steal others creations! 

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