01-12. The Ruins

There are several entertainers in Lost Cove, among residents and service sims. Emad is also a Natural Born Performer, an Acrobat. I needed to put a Showtime stage in the world, so I added a Live venue.

But I decided to place the club underground, beneath a ruined cathedral. The lot is 30x30 and sits by the Chinese Garden and the Ghastly graveyard/community center.

Above ground, the old site is wildly overgrown with weeds and scrubs. No one has bothered to rebuild the cathedral; it's completely demolished.

After dark, The Ruins become shrouded in an eerie glow. Those who attend evening performances are both chilled and thrilled!

One Lost Cove legend tells the story of ghosts from nearby graves haunting the old cathedral. The anguished wails of these spirits can be heard during full moons. They're praying for the lost souls of their vanished world.

Down below, the current residents have cleared the old crypt and tried to liven up the atmosphere. But a feeling of darkness still remains.

One morning, Emad and Bebhinn entered the club for the first time.

Emad: Good vibes, don't you think, Bebby?
Bebhinn: Oh yes! Lots of potential. You need to get this place rocking, Emad!

They tested the acoustics with a little karaoke. The heavy walls provided effective reflection for base frequencies while absorbing higher-pitched ranges.

Bebhinn made a lot of squeaky noise that was easily covered by Emad's deeper voice. Being a natural entertainer, Emad had a great singing voice even though his main talent is acrobatics.

Still, he didn't mind Bebhinn's amateur attempt to sing. He found it appealing!

While Bebhinn talked to the bartender about club activity and turn out, Emad gave a solo performance. He let himself go, doing rebound jumps off the stereo and leaps in the air.

(I wasn't able to get a screenshot of his antics! Maybe another time.)

There was one other small enclosure to check out. Bebhinn wanted Emad to join her in the hidden All-in-One at the back of The Ruins.

The room was tiny, but perfect for what Bebhinn had in mind!

01-11. Vistas and Fun

I placed another lot in Lost Cove. I wanted this one to be pretty, but still a bit unkept. It's designated as a Chinese Garden. Sims get a positive moodlet while there.

The main idea, though, was to have a central place for the balloon. It will be used by my sims later to travel to the different islands. Boating takes a lot of time, even with taxis and speedboats.

Lost Cove didn't have a hot tub, and Emad kept getting wishes for one. Here you go, Emad! Just for you.

I added the martial arts practice dummy and the board breaking blocks for him too.

Right now, the lots on the smaller islands are all empty. I had Emad balloon over to one, and it worked great.

His return trip was perfect too. The balloon landed inside its enclosure as I'd hoped. I made sure it couldn't land anywhere else on that lot.

After Bebhinn got off work, she and Emad enjoyed the hot tub together. She needed some down time!

This is the first time I've used the Le Cirque Esprit hot tub. I love the items from that store set.

Bebhinn and Emad did some sightseeing in the balloon. Bebhinn looked fascinated by the fire engine.

They also joined the exclusive Basket Club--a positive moodlet for woohooing in the balloon!

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I upgraded the Diner lot too. It's designated a Hangout, but I needed to add some activities for sims to do. Visitors were looking a little bored with just the diner there. I gave them a gazebo with a jukebox under it. Also placed a fixer-upper car and a basketball court. Added an All-in-One. Maybe I'll do more later.

Mikel and Lynne danced while Emad tested access to the fixer-upper car.

Then I had Emad make sure the basketball court worked. He and another sim did hoops together later.

That night, Bebhinn, Emad, and Mikel ate at the diner while Natalia played basketball and Pablo used his MultiTab.

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I had to enlarge the chicken yard in the small park. There hadn't been enough room to feed the chickens, so I needed to rearrange things. I also added an outhouse. Emad loved arguing with Charles, the Evil Chicken!

01-10. Advice to a Flirt

Sometimes being Evil isn't the only issue in a relationship. Most often, it's that pesky Flirt trait that interferes with connubial bliss. Oh, flirting might spice things up a bit, but only when attempted with your partner. You know, the one you chose to have and to hold til death do you part. That partner. ... Your spouse.

Now, it helps when a couple share common traits, like being Evil. In which case, when your wife speaks of her Mastermind Plot, it's understandable if her rocket enthusiasm turns you on.

Emad: I love it when you talk Evil, Bebby! ... Want to scrub each other's backs?

But if your wife isn't receptive to free-for-all love, you may run into problems with that Flirty trait of yours.

Oh, you might see her dancing with some lonely guy.

But in the end, she'll always come back to you. Guaranteed.

It's that whole "to have and to hold" thing. She believes in it, you see.

So don't be surprised if an innocent little compliment to a new acquaintance upsets her ...

... a lot!

There's nothing you can do to change her Virgo personality. Just apologize, Mr Scorpio.

Emad: Bebby, I was just being friendly. The lady misunderstood, that's all!

Control yourself, man. For god's sake, stop flirting in front of her!

It could ruin your chances of romance with her later.

And you'll have only yourself to blame.

I suggest a Smooth Recovery. Fast! Don't let your wife's Evil anger fester.

After all, she does want to See your Ghost. Better not give her a reason to Mastermind a Plot against you.

That would really disrupt your own Plot to See HER Ghost!

01-09. Lost Cove Townies

At the present time, Lost Cove is home to mostly service sims, but there are also ten residents and three resident pets. The Farazes and their two horses are the active sims.

But when I was first testing the world before Emad and Bebhinn appeared, I used the Martinez couple from the game bin. Pablo and Jennifer. I tweaked them a little and changed one trait each. The game had given both of them the Flirty trait. I decided to leave it that way.

Pablo is in Law Enforcement and Jennifer is in the Culinary career.

The other immigrants to Lost Cove were the minions: Tyron Nielson, Archie Bloom, and Antwon May. Right now, they're still wearing their "Brethren of the Woeful Countenance"outfits, but that's going to change. Emad is busy masterminding a new and improved plan.

Tryon is a Computer Whiz and Archie is Avant Garde.

Antwon's Athletic, believe it or not. I don't think he's as active as he pretends to be.

All three of them are often seen around town just goofing off. But they've also joined the Criminal career, so I guess they work the night shift.

Just recently, I discovered the minions adopted a puppy, a little dog of unknown breed. I renamed him Pudge. He has the Adventurous and Piggy traits. I think he looks cuddly!

Of course, I had to add a few pet items to the minion household. Poor little Pudge!

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After moving into the Medieval cottage, the three supernaturals started showing up around the island too. First stop was the Base House. I sent Emad over to get to know them while Bebhinn was at work.

Mikel is a Loner, so if too many other sims arrive on a lot, he rushes home.

But Lynne (the fairy) is a Party Animal. The more the merrier. And Natalia enjoys socializing too.

Emad talked to them all. I made sure he behaved himself though, only allowing him 3 interactions with each girl.

He didn't really show any favoritism to either lady. And by this time, Mikel had already taken off.

I wanted to make sure Natalia's mermaid tail looked ok and wasn't glitched, so Emad invited her and Lynne to the pool. Bebhinn was finished with work by then, so she joined the group.

Natalia's tail was more aqua-blue than the aqua-green I was expecting, but it's still pretty. I may change it though.

Natalia had the Loves Outdoors trait. I also gave her Loves to Swim and Athletic.

And I gave her the Lifetime Reward of Permanent Mermaid. I didn't want to be worrying about her.

Lynne the Party fairy went skinny dipping for a brief time. Good thing the pool had lily pads!

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A couple of days later, I spent time trying to get Natalia's mermaid scale colors the way I wanted. What a pain! The problem is that what looks good on the tail, doesn't look good on legs. The color arrangement on the legs doesn't make sense either. The top color is the bottom fin color. ... Then, you have to find a way to see the tail in the game because you can't in CAS. 

This is what I ended up with for Natalia's scale colors after many tries. Still not sure I'm satisfied with it.

And I used cheats and NRaas to see what the tail looks like in game. Since she's a townie, it would have been more difficult to get her to the pool again.

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Every night either the Martinez household or the Bloom household (minions) throw a party and all the townies gather. Emad, Bebhinn, and Lynne were hungry one night, so Emad summoned an Angel Food cake.

Afterwards, my sims went home and crashed. They were really tired. But I noticed Mikel the Warlock outside their window casting strange magic spells.

I have no idea what he was doing. Just practicing? ... or causing trouble?