Special Anniversary Post

Who would have thought when I started this story a year ago that it would still be going? Not me that's for sure! I had the beginning in my head, knew what I wanted my lead female character to look like, the angst I wanted her to go through and...that was about it. I never wrote out the story, never tried to force it into something it wasn't. See, my process is to take the pictures, edit and then post them up and while I'm looking at them I'm writing the story. Did I intend for Kaylee and Ty to hook up? Sure! But in college! Teenage Ty had another idea in mind though. He came off his house on the hill every day after he and Kaylee met and stalked...I mean visited her. So, I went with it. Did I intend for there to be aliens in the story? Heck no! But when I saw Ty in the store, in 1.11, pointing at the alien cashier with a horrified look on his face I, once again, went with it. And boy am I happy I did.

I know I haven't updated as frequently as I once did but with the plot becoming more complex I want to make sure I gather all the loose ends(the ones that I'm not intentionally leaving hanging that is) and tie them into the story. I've gained readers, I've lost readers, I've made e-friends(and probably e-enemies) but over this past year the one thing that has really kept me going is the constant support. The emails, the comments and just knowing that people are enjoying this story always bring a smile to my face.

So, I was going to do interviews but instead I decided on this. It might be crazy but then we all know that I'm not exactly sane. So, you can ask any question, of any character from RG. ANY character. ANY question! Of course except for: "How's it going to end?" That's something that even they don't know and it gives y'all a chance to get into their head because they're constantly in mine.

This is my thank you to y'all. You guys, both the people I know and the ones that I don't, make writing this much more enjoyable. Here's to a few more yeasr eh?

Pictures in no particular order and were done just for this post:

It's weird to see how much she's "grown". Very weird. I have three Kaylee's running around in different hoods. But I gotta admit she's pretty. Want to know a secret? The baby that Terry is holding in Janet's flashback scene is actually...a boy. Yeah. That's what Janet popped out. *sigh* She never does what I want.

 

Karrick. He was actually a throw away Sim. The first time we met him was in 1.17. I needed some male characters for Ty to invite to the engagement party. Then, after he spoke to Kaylee, I started wondering about his past. About what made him tick...and that's how his character developed. And he's growing out his hair for battle.

Kava, as we all know, is a warrior woman. She's going to be the one training Kaylee. Should be fun times. She made her first appearance in 1.22 after Kaylee pulled her dangerous stunt ie, visiting the lab while she was pregnant with the twins. Ty called Karrick and Kava was born. Literally. In CAS.

Damon is the person who Ty admires most. Damon would do anything for his family and he pretty much lets Fran walk all over him until he feels there's a threat. Don't be fooled. Damon is as dangerous as Hunter. Maybe even more so because he keeps it under wraps. And uh, he was dancing in this picture. And why was he dancing?

Because Kiki was rocking it out. Where do you think Terry got it from? Kiki is the grandmother that Kaylee didn't know about but once she found out about her, with some urging from Ty, she was determined to meet her. Kiki always hoped that Kaylee would find her one day. We briefly met Kiki in Janet's flashback scene(1.4 Part II). It's the same Sim just aged to an elder. But being with Kaylee has done Kiki a world of good. Look how much better she looks. It's just not me is it?

Isaac, Gabe, Buster and Dani. Buster was adopted from the pound and Gabe is Kaylee's half brother. Kaylee and Ty did adopt him however. The twins were somewhat of a surprise. I thought it was just one kid but yeah, not so much. Surprise, surprise Kaylee is preggo again in my game since those two can't keep their hands off each other. That probably won't come into play in this storyline though. The next generation will have to do with Gabe and the twins.

Fran. Ty's out of control mother. Who doesn't love Fran? She tells it like it is and will do anything for her family. We didn't physically see her or Damon until the kids were in college. They were made in CAS as well and Ty is their son. I rolled the dice for a toddler and then just aged him up to a teenager. I didn't really give a thought when I created these characters as to what their offspring would look like! *cough* Fran was named after my sister.

The Guardian and The Wise were created when Karrick had to go on his journery in 1.24. It was a pivotal point in the story for me. I didn't know what The Wise looked like or any of the R'ouglian customs at the time so I had to wing it. But I did know that I wanted them to have a sort of innocence about them since so much was going on. Hence, why they were children. I like this picture because it's rare that y'all actually see The Guardian smile but he's always playing with the kids since I have him as the only adult in that household.

And I end this random picspam with Ty. What can I say about him that you guys don't already know? He wears his heart on his sleeve, he flirts with every woman in the hood but only makes out with Kaylee and when he's bored he stands around and either does foot exercises(Freetime!), whistles(which is what he's doing in the above pic) or pounds out a beat on the piano.

Wallpaper!!! Van suggested it. Random pics. Old and new~ish. In two sizes since I didn't know what sort of computer screens y'all had. My monitor is a 1600x1050 and the first size works great. The second works for the screen on my laptop which is 1366x768. Just in case you don't know: Click on either link, then right click on the image that comes up. Set as background should come up. Click that and there you go. RG wallpaper!

This was a sweet scene for me. Those two were about to head off to college. Ty kept rolling the want to go steady with Kaylee but she's always the rational one so they're just friends. I just want to pinch both their cheeks!

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Bittersweet scene for me to write. This is where Kaylee gets to meet her dad for the first time after his death and he gets to see how well she's grown up. Plus she's pregnant in this scene...

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Pregnant Kaylee and Buster. I thought this was too cute. I had her go outside and Buster followed and just sat there with her. He does enjoy watching the waves.

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Their first time waking up in their new place together. Okay, it was a dump but it was their dump. I love AL's interactions when I have the chance to enjoy them.

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*sigh* I had such hopes for this set but for whatever reason it didn't want to work with me. This was the only picture I was able to get but I loved how it turned out.

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This was my own wallpaper for awhile. I just love how it turned out. And look at tiny Buster.

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Gabe. He looks so sweet and innocent here but at the same time sad. I don't know. It took me a minute to get this picture because he really was asleep so he had the floating Zzz's by his head.

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Seriously? Did you seriously think I wasn't going to do one with just Ty?

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Just looking those little baby faces that are replicas of their parents just makes me melt. It's weird how that turned out.

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