Start from Part I The shade cast by the temporary altar let the summer heat trickle through, enough to tug at the armpits but not enough to complain about if you practically lived in a tux. Xiyuan had slept in
The Reaper’s White Elephant (Part IV)
Start from Part I Myshuno Meadows, for all the work the landscapers took to cram as much nature as possible into a painfully efficient 64×64 grid, wasn’t so much the oasis the city planners told people it was. There was
The Reaper’s White Elephant (Part III)
Start from Part I “Your children?” “Yeah, were you watching Hector at the funeral? He was staring at me the whole time like I took the last doughnut. In the world.” Xiyuan found himself trapped in an odd corner of
The Reaper’s White Elephant (Part II)
Start from Part I The reception wasn’t nearly as suffocating as the ceremony. Without a tense central narrative to unite the mourners in their discomfort, and without the noon sun baking them in their suits and full makeup, they could
The Reaper’s White Elephant (Part I)
Mike stood alone in front of a waterfall of marigolds. Early in the day, the sun cast a shadow over the mourners, but as the day went on, it would bring out the translucent stunning-orange brilliance of the floral display
Sunshine and Laughter (Part XI)
Start from Part I Today’s lighthearted alternative is a project announcement. Before Catastrophe Theory even had a name, before the author had any intention of making her silly documentation public, there was a sim whose bizarre life choices blew the
Sunshine and Laughter (Part X)
Start from Part I Today’s non-supersad alternative is a redone summary of Book I. Now it’s Kendra and Shu gossiping about the past twenty years while utterly failing to sit in chairs. And yes, it’s a summary, but also a
Sunshine and Laughter (Part IX)
Start from Part I Ok, here’s where the light-hearted alternative comes in. Don’t read the following post unless you’re up for an emotional challenge. Instead, have a shiny new character page. Character page! It’s got evidence that I’m trying my
Sunshine and Laughter (Part VIII)
Start from Part I So, 2020. The year of throwing kerosene on the fire. Massive work deadline drained my juices but I’m back. When I say ‘massive,’ I mean if I disclosed what it was, you’d ask why the eff
Sunshine and Laughter (Part VII)
Start from Part I The glass of juice in Claudia’s hand, she meant to use as a solvent for the frenetic specks marring her composure. It didn’t kick in immediately. The bottle’s base hitting the counter made a louder echo