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victorluvsalice · 2 years

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AU Thursday: Coffee Shop All Occults AU

So -- this one isn’t really a fully-fleshed-out AU yet, mostly because I’m not sure where, if anywhere, I’d want to go with it. But it’s in my head taking up a bit of space, so I figured I’d get the basic sketch of the idea out so I’d have it on the tumblr in case I ever wanted to poke at it some more. Here’s what I’ve got so far:

-->The inspiration is this post by @prokopetz, which I have reblogged before: Coffee Shop In World of Darkness, where the basic premise is that it’s a coffee shop in a “supernaturals must hide” setting -- where the staff and regulars are poorly-hiding supernaturals (who don’t immediately realize that they’re not alone in this regard)

-->It’s a “Four Victorians On A Roller Coaster”-type situation, with the option for separate Valicer/Vemilia pairings -- either way, Victor, Victoria, Emily, Alice, and Smiler are all involved

-->The occult types are at least semi-based on how the ones we have in Sims 4 work, as I’m most familiar with the most number of occults in that series (like, in WoD, I’m really focused on the vampire side of things, so I’m not great with werewolves and mages in that system)

-->The coffee shop in question is called Sunny Brews (reusing the coffee shop name from the old DGHDA Coffee Shop AU idea), and is open pretty late, with everyone either working or frequenting the late afternoon/evening shift

-->The players and their “splats” are:

Victor: One of the regulars, in university studying business at his father’s behest to take over the cannery (he’s not happy and would much rather be studying art or biology or maybe even engineering, he likes his little robots); his splat is Spellcaster -- he ran across a portal to the Magic Realm, and upon realizing that getting magic was the matter of a simple fetch-quest, got the Rite of Ascension. He’s currently trying to study spells while hiding his new magical abilities from his parents, whom he’s sure would NOT understand.

Alice: One of the two staff on the late shift, generally in charge of the counter, living with her Nanny while trying to get her life back in order after all the bullshit with Rutledge, Houndsditch, and Bumby; her splat is Vampire -- she was unwillingly changed by a rogue vamp (I haven’t decided who yet, though I suppose I could import Fish from “Londerland Bloodlines”), but has managed to embrace a few of the perks. She’s working on getting enough power to up her sunlight resistance, and dealing with the thirst via plasma fruit and plasma packs (though she has stopped at least one near-assault near the shop. . .)

Victoria: Another of the regulars, who comes to the coffee shop to escape the high expectations of her parents and avoid their attempts to matchmake her with someone she doesn’t love; her splat is Werewolf -- her entire family line is aristocratic werewolves, in fact! The Everglots favor restraining one’s fury and being a civilized werewolf, which Victoria can get behind; however, they also don’t believe in fated mates or having ANY fun with your werewolf nature, which she can’t. She likes a nice run under the waxing moon too much! And she does still hope to find that special someone for her. . .

Emily: The third regular, also in college studying business -- unlike Victor, though, this is her choice, as after a bad break-up she’s pivoting into the small business world and working to start her own bridal boutique; her splat is Mermaid -- Barkis actually took her to the islands to “elope” and try to murder her there, but Emily got away and -- with the help of another mermaid giving her the kelp to transform -- escaped into the sea. Barkis escaped before she could bring him to justice, so she instead chose to return to her home land with her new form. She really likes her new song-based powers and fish tail -- she just hopes it doesn’t weird any future potential suitors out too much!

Smiler: The other staffer with Alice, a master on the actual drink-making machines, just vibing at the shop and trying to give all the customers the best experience ever; their splat is Faery -- the only one not in Sims 4! (Well, unless you use Spinning Plumbob’s mod, which I have looked at. . .) They’re a natural-born fae from the Sylvan Glade on a mission to spread happiness around. Said mission often involves spiking the coffees of people who ask for one of their special pick-me-ups with joy serum. XD They’re also good at commanding people, though they don’t often use that ability -- a little too obvious! They’re staying nearby with some other fae friends (aka the other coasters) while deciding what exactly what they want to do with their time among mortals.

-->As per the original prompt, nobody knows the others are supernatural -- until such time something happens that they’re all forced to fight the same assailants, and they all end up whipping out the supernatural powers. I am open to the possibility that Smiler at least could sense everyone was MAGICAL, but not exactly HOW. They all relax a lot when they realize they’re among fellow “freaks,” as you might imagine!

-->Most of the AU would be just coffee shop shenanigans, with the gang dealing with other late-night customers and navigating their own growing relationships; most vivid other scene I have for it is Victor’s mother coming in and ordering a drink, then berating Victor in full view of Smiler -- who is forced to toss the drink because they reflexively started cursing it. So much that the trash bin starts melting when they throw it away. I dunno if this would be better either before they all find out about each other (Alice: “How hot did you make that coffee?!”) or after (Alice: “. . .you’re way more dangerous than you let on, aren’t you?”)

-->If the Sims 4 fated mates for werewolves are a thing, I’m tempted to make Victoria’s Emily, just because XD

And that’s about it for now. *shrug* I mean, I suppose if nothing else, it’s a good starter set for a potential Sims 4 save file. XD

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kazlifeadventures · 5 years

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Red dot ...tiger city, sing on Singapore!

There's nothing worse than arriving in a new city only to be hit by some sort of tummy bug! In fairness it was brewing since London. The day I was due to leave the hotel guy was so lovely to me as i had been ill all morning - made me coffee, got me water and a croissant and just let me sit and (hopefully) settle. I actually thought it was a hangover after my catch up with Gabi thr night before...but obviously no, here I am in beautiful Singapore, stuck in my room.😖

My first impression as I came in on the airport transfer bus (bargain!) was what a pretty and green city. It struck me that even the traffic guardrails that line the freeway are covered in very neatly trimmed and hedged bougainvillea. It reminds me alot of Darwin mixed with Dubai, relaxed multicultural city (Darwin) but awesome architecture (Dubai - but not as OTT, a much nicer building landscape). For the amount of people who live here, there is surprisingly little traffic. Until I learnt that the government has limited car ownership with a licencing system that requires you to have a permit before you can own a car, this system can see the cost of the permit near to 50000 USD before you've even stepped into a car showroom! Instead the government invests heavily in public transport. I'd have to say their buses and trains are spot on - very easy to use and cheap!

Once I started feeling a bit better I caught up with Eve and Mary the sisters I'd met on the German Christmas lights tour that I'd done oh so long ago now! The food in Singapore is amazing, with such an array if choices. Due to my persistent tummy bug I was unfortunately limited to plain food no chilli crab for me! I was gutted as it is my favourite, and it would have been awesome to eat it in the place it originated from. Still great to see the girls, and get some tips on what to see and do from locals.

Lack of energy saw me front up for the hop on off bus. Not the cheapest option, but in my present state, the easiest. It was a good way of orienting myself with the city. One thing I hadn't known was that Singapore had been 'reclaiming' land from the ocean and as such had 'grown' itself over the years by a whopping 25 %, importing sand and building on it.

The Worlds largest fountain is located poking up out of the ground, in the middle of a traffic roundabout at the Suntec convention centre. An interesting thing to note is the water flows inward. This apparently signifies wealth - eg money flowing into ones palm. It was very pretty all done up for Spring and Chinese New Year.. did I mention I'd somehow worked it to be here for lunar new year, good bye year of the dog and hello year of the pig! Gong xi fa cai!

I got up to the 56/57th floor of the MBS (Marina Bay Sands) building. A huge landmark that dominates the skyline of the city. As the worlds most expensive casino/hotel/resort development, (8 billion Singapore dollars building and land), with the largest rooftop and infinity pool area. It was designed to resemble decks of cards, and some say integrates many Fung Shui elements in its design. The views from the skydeck are amazing, and I overcame the butt tingles to get to all the view points to take it all in on a beautiful sunny day. Visiting the bar would have been fun, but my stomach bug says 'no'. I chose to do the skywalk over the flyer purely because it got me higher than the giant wheel..

I then headed into the gardens by the bay, to give the treetop walk a go, cause you know I hadn't had enough of that butt tingling sensation! Lol. It was beautiful. So nice to walk above the ground through the magical tree structures across a series of suspension bridges. The gardens were spectacular and the area so well thought out. I found my spirit animal (the dragonfly) sitting in the enormous lake under its namesake, the dragonfly bridge..

I didn't make it to the botanic gardens, with its orchid house, but I guess that leaves something to do on my next visit! I did however jump on a bumboat for a cruise along the Singapore river, viewing the city from the water always wins! It was awesome to learn how much work went into cleaning up and rehabilitating the river. It is now more of a lake after the city dammed the sea wall, and is also the city's water reservoir!

Shopping and eating seem to be the major past times in this city. Lucky I was staying on Orchard Rd, the shopping precinct, giving me perfect opportunity to do some window shopping. I also got to go to some local supermarkets, something I love to do when travelling, as they can be so different to what I'm used to, and an education in themselves! Was not disappointed by the Japanese Iseton supermarket 😀.

I've learnt - if you fly Singapore airlines keep your boarding pass!! It gets you discounts for things. There are some weird laws here - eg you can be in trouble if you don't flush a toilet.😆. and if you're a smoker, there are designated smoking areas in areas of the city (Orchard rd is one), that are tiny yellow painted rectangles. Made me laugh to see all the people crammed into the tiny space just to have a ciggie!

Bye Singapore, I will Chope! - (save the table by leaving a pack tissues/umbrella on it), I'm coming back for some chilli crab and cocktails!

Will post more photos soon!

Off to Sydney today, for a couple nights, then back to Brisbane... then who knows - still got time, and there's more I want to do! Stay tuned!!

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