Moonbeam Trail - The Reunion (and Poll)
Previous Chapters:
VIII Riverblossom Hills
VII Desiderata Valley
VI Belladonna Cove
V Veronaville
IV Pleasantview
III Bluewater Village
II Strangetown
I Downtown
Warning: image heavy post
The Moonbeams party was a success.
Almost everyone they have ever met, came to visit them that day.
Jon Smith Tricou wanted to see Jonas before he goes to college;
Lazlo Curious brought his alien daughter, Alia, to meet Lander;
and Malcolm Landgraab was cautiously getting acquainted with his daughter, Maya.
The Goths had arrived early too, looking forward to catch up with Molly,
while Alex discussed with Jonas the last details before Jonas joins him in Sim State;
and the Summerdream were thrilled to see Obea and Obelia having such a good time together.
Gabriel Green was trying to get used to the idea of being the father of a baby boy called Gaspar,
while Cyd Roseland seemed quite pleased with the news of his twins, Cyrus and Cynthia.
Along with them several of Blossom's friends came as well.
The Larson twins from Bluewater Village;
Timothy and Sally Riley from Belladonna Cove;
Natasha Una from Desiderata Valley;
the O'Mackey and Greenman went by for a while too;
and of course, Leod McGreggor was there as well.
Together, they all celebrated Maya's birthday,
followed by the twins'
and everyone had a marvelous time eating, mingling, catching up with old friends, and meeting new ones.
Blossom was happy to see all her friends and family having such a great time.
Jonas, was ready for college and anxious to start a new part of his life,
Maya spend the afternoon hanging out with Sally;
and doing teen stuff with Lander;
Obelia and Obea played together non-stop,
and though, Molly was feeling a little left out at first,
she keep herself entertained
and eventually joined the twins as well.
... you could feel the joy and love in the air that afternoon,
especially around Blossom.
But as Blossom and her children said good bye to their friends,
and started walking back home as the night fell, Blossom wondered-
-what next?
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In this when you all come in, because now it's your chance to vote for the Moonbeam family's future.
Who will Blossom choose and where will they all live at the end? (separately)
It's all up to you and your votes ;)
I'm reducing the options to the ones I think are the best (for both hood and SO), but the final vote will be yours.
I enjoyed playing this game, and letting all the game's randomness and curve balls lead the way, so I'm excited to leave the ending to an open poll instead of choosing myself. (Besides I have 3 or 4 top choices myself and it'd be a very harsh decision to make)
But before, a quick recap: (jic, the seasons indicated are the ones played in the respective hood, but most of the hoods have a 4-season rotation, with the exception of ST and RH which have double summer and winter respectively)
I Downtown (spring): Downtown is not a place to live, imo, much less with a family so it won't be an option for hood, but Jon Smith will be on the SO list just because he was her fist love, and therefore has always been a constant presence on Blossom's life (-as has been the "fell out of love" fear with his face lol). Short and rushed as it was, I think they had a very good relationship. She finds him both intellectually and physically attractive, and though he would never leave Jennicor (they have a complicated marriage), I would totally see him wanting to spend the last part of his life with Blossom. (long as that may be, I think he sleeps with a glass of elixir on his nightstand :P)
II Strangetown (summer): Both Strangetown and Lazlo go for votes, for sure. Personally, I think Lazlo is pretty prefect for Blossom and he may even be willing to move anywhere with her -tho, we can't forget she already reject him twice either (when leaving Stwon and then when she finds him again in VV. Tho, in game she actually carried the wish to "get engage with Lalzo" for a long-long time.. poor thing! so conflicted! :P). Also being from LFT I've always imagined Blossom living in Stown, or at least preferring warmer/desert places to live, tho not sure if adding a family like the Moonbeam is the best for that town. They already have enough complicated family relationships there XD
III Bluewater Village (fall): I don't like Bluewater to live either, at least not for a family like the Moonbeam, and there's not one there I'll be interested in pairing with Blossom. She had fun with the Larsons who were good friends while in BW, and fell for Malcolm after some drinks -while he was trying to get Florence jealous. Nothing to get back to. It may be important to mention, tho, that Malcolm is very preoccupied about the possible consequences and benefits of having a daughter. Even if born outside marriage, Maya's a Landgraab, and that may come back to haunt Blossom and her family in one way or another.
IV Pleasantview (winter): After her experiences in Pleasantview, with Mortimer, Blossom and her family grew very close to the Goths, (and probably will grow even closer if the relationship between Jonas and Alex continues), but I doubt that Blossom would like to actually go back to live there. It's also interesting to mention that (as you'll see later) Darren has an insane chemistry with Blossom, but they simply couldn't get along well enough. Chemistry is not all, for sure! XD I tried! He has great genes so it was tempting, but their chats never ended well, she never liked his jokes, and every time either of them tried to flirt the other would reject. He's much happier with Cass now! :P (As for Mortimer, I thought we could try a " resurrect Mortimer" option, but nope. It wouldn't be right, they had their perfect love story as it was, imo)
V Veronaville (spring): Veronaville and the Summerdream are both so perfect for Blossom. In general, the hood is perfect for big families, and controversial as their relationship and agreement has been, I know they would make each other so happy --and the Summerdream/Moonbeam would RULE the ville!!
VI Belladonna Cove (summer): I'm not too sure if Blossom would like to live in BC. There are mostly apartment buildings and it's time they get an actual house, but the beach is great for the kids. Besides there are a lot of families there, with children of all ages. As for possible SO's, none from there either. Timothy is not into women and Gabriel was, crudely said, used because he was the only sperm donor available... sad! :/ What I really wanted was Blossom to meet Armand but it never happened
VII Desiderata Valley (fall): I personally don't like Desiderata too much. It's plain, and boring, but with all the extra lots and families added to it, it actually turned out to be really fun to play and I could easily see the Moonbeam family living there. During her stay in DV, Blossom fell crazy in love with Cyd, but in general he's not that much into her. He's still a good option for her, though Natasha may be even a stronger option. They never got involved romantically while in DV, but the have very high chem and there's something about them that just works, imo. (besides, after everything Blossom have been thru, it wouldn't be surprising if she's sick of men by now :P)
VIII Riverblossom Hills (winter): I'll confess that a part of me is very sold at the idea of finishing the challenge with Blossom living happily ever after in this drama-free hood, working the farm with Leod and all their 10-and-counting children (remember Blossom is currently pregnant with Leod)... but would they really be "happily ever after" like that? Stuck on a small town, living around farm seasons? Gabe is also another option I kind of like. Of course he's with Patricia, but that relation is doomed to fail, imo. Chem is very high with both them as well, jic. -- though I must say, it's even higher with Andrew Martin, who was clearly more interested in both Patricia and Cleo than Blossom, so was never an option.
And Finally a look at the the chemistry panel as it was by the time of the party.(ignore the extra faces in the picture)
Please keep in mind that Blossom had been traveling for a very long time so the relationship levels have been influenced by time. Also in different hoods the turn on/off were often tweaked slightly to help improve chemistry, but for this party they were set up to be as equal as possible so no one sim has too many matching turn on/off with Blossom.
FINAL POLL
Poll Moonbeam Trail Final Poll
The poll will be open for about three days, and then I'll make a final prologue post with the results, their whereabout after the challenge, and finally downloads with the children (once the 10th has grown up a bit)
For now, thanks so much for reading! This has been a lot of fun! <3
... and while you all leave your votes, I'm finally installing SUPERNATURAL! (after having for two weeks, but I knew it would distract me so I wanted to finish this first)
Cheers!