Detesters Revival - Completed!

Finally, TS3 testsims Pauline and Hector Detester's humorous story is now complete with all pictures revived! They were gone thanks to photo server service no longer accepting 3rd party posting. So, I uploaded all photos to this blog instead, crossing fingers for not getting a "sorry, server full" note.

My test sims Pauline and Hector Detester's story is now fully accessible!

I must admit that I enjoyed rereading the Detester story. This couple is probably among my better characters for a story, if you missed them in the past, I hope you will give them a chance and read from their first chapter. There is a developing story, but I think reading just random chapters might be fun, too :)

On a side note, while fixing the blog posts photos, I found that two chapters were never published! Meaning that even if you already read this blog story, there will be new stuff for you! Those two chapters will be posted during December, I'll post a notice when it's done.

Also note that I added chapter numbers and seasons to the posts. All chapters are linked from the Detesters story's main page.

Also Seagull Cottage and Town of Galucca were affected by the picture drop out, and will get their own revival during this Winter.

Detesters revival

Long time followers might recall my TS3 story about the "lovely" Pauline and her hubby Hector. They worked as testsims, had twin daughters and moved to town of Galucca. This series is not closed, but something beyond my control happened, forcing it all to be paused.

Pauline and Hector Detester are back!

All pictures were hosted by Photobucket, and I should have known - at one point all those free services will lock your content, and the only way you can regain access is to upgrade your account which normally means paying a never ending annual fee. I refused to pay them, so all my stories using pictures from them were ruined. When pictures can no longer be watched, a photo driven story becomes rather wasted, right?

This took place couple years ago, and I've finally started the work updating the Detesters story. I still kept all pictures safe, it just takes some time to fix it all. At the moment the first ten chapters were revived, and the rest will be fixed during November.

Also Seagull Cottage and Town of Galucca were affected by this (perhaps a few more, too), and will get its revival over the coming months.

You'll find the first Detesters chapter right here!

Computer crash - old story projects on hold

I recently experienced a serious computer crash and will need to reinstall everything just to get my stories going again. Due to other projects this can't be given priority right now, but will be dealt with shortly.

Thankfully I have some backup of most sims projects. Unfortunately those saves are about 6 months old, but then again - thankfully most stories were not played much lately. I know I lost a few builds on Hope Terra, but that might pretty much be all. Not more than I can redo.

The old hard drive might be intact, too, but if those buildings are the only major loss, I won't bother with the cost to access that disk.

While I get my new system up and running, reinstall all my sims discs and test if the backup works, my simple "The Ugly Wickerwood" story, that is run on my laptop and is the only project not affected, will still be told here on the blog. More news on Hope Terra, Gloomville Diaries, Seagull Cottage, Detesters and Greench Farm will follow.

Detesters - Season 2 - Chapter 3 - Laundry

The Detesters just moved into their new-old house in Galucca*, and yesterday the twins, Sally and Sabina, grew up.

While the Detesters moved to Galucca to work as testsims for Galucca Imports, Inc., today they are not testing much - more trying to get established. The deal is that they can only equip their home with CC and Store stuff. I'm not sure yet how that will work, and neither are Pauline and Hector! :-)

Pauline: Hector, where are we?

Hector: In our lovely bedroom, Pauline! We dragged this big bed all the way from the 3rd basement storage last night, don't you remember?

Pauline: That's what I thought! But what are two similar family portraits doing on that shelf?

Hector: I put them there for Sally and Sabina. Some day they will move out, and then I will give them one photo each.

Pauline: And you think you will live long enough to actually do that?

Detesters - Season 2 - Chapter 2 - Moving in

Well, I'm excited to find out how the girls, Sally and Sabina, will do as they grow up, and guess what - today they will at least grow a little bit older! Probably the longest toddler stage in history :-)

Pauline and Hector Detester just moved to Galucca* with the daughters Sally and Sabina, and the ever farting dog, Sabby. They spent last night at Seagull Cottage**, and will today move in at their new home here in Galucca!

Pauline: I'll never sett foot again in this trashy hotel nest wannabe! First toasts for breakfast and then grilled cheese for lunch!

Detesters - Season 2 - Chapter 1 - Arriving Galucca

The Detesters just arrived town of Galucca* by bus! Yay! The purple route, to be exact.

Pauline: Argh, I wouldn't have survived one single minute longer on that bus!

Hector: Well, we had a 3 hours break only 1 hour ago... but yes, it was a long trip. Easpecially to Sabrina and Sally. Even Sabby is exhausted.

Pauline: It looks like a gas station over there... I'll ask them where we shall go from here!

Detesters - 17 - bonus - On the bus

Pauline, Hector, Sally and Sabina are leaving Twinbroke town, heading for Galucca!* Unfortunately for Pauline, they are traveling cheap - by bus...

Hector: Such a wonderful landscape we get to see!

Pauline: Hmfp... these seats are painful, I'm sure that they forgot to test them!

Hector: In a few hours we'll reach Gulacca... uhm, Galucca. It will be wonderful!

Destesters - 16 - The farewell

Here's one more update from the life of my testsims, the Detesters...

They have been testing my cc for quite a while, and from testing all functions of some imported bed, they also became parents - to twins! They really give it all, don't they, even if Pauline felt a bit tricked into it by Hector. Sally and Sabina are still toddlers, and now the family seems to be switching homes...

Pauline: That testhouse... we'll need to know more! I'd appreciate to be out before Annie and her half blind hubby take over this house!

Hector: Twinbrook Imports Inc. might have sent us more info by now, they are so nice!

Pauline: I still think this might be a setup!

Detesters - 15 - Seniors!

My testsims, the lovely Pauline and Hector Detester, both turn elderly.

Pauline: Argh, it's worse than I thought!

Hector: No, you look just fine, Pauline!

Pauline: I'm talking about you, Hector. Look at you, you look like an older version of your mom, although she is dead of course.

Detesters - 12 - Gift giving party for elders

Gift giving party Day is finally here!

I never tried this new Seasons event before, so it will be the very first. Twinbrook Imports, Inc. has asked testsims Pauline S. & Hector Detester to test a gift giving party for elders, and all 4 of Pauline and Hector's old parents were already invited.

Hector: Did you sleep at all tonight? Couldn't leave Sally alone for more than 30 minutes?

Pauline: What? No, I... used the toilet...

Hector: 10 times? And no flushing?

3 of the 4 delivered trees were carried inside, girlanders onto the walls. For a few seconds they both became jolly childish just from turning the living room into a forest.

Pauline: Koo-koo... I'm in the woods!

Hector: Hey ho! Who am I now?

Pauline: You're a goose! A starving moose!

At 3 PM precisely the 4 guests arrived. Pauline's folks, Mr and Mrs Sands (right). Hector's folks, Mr and Mrs Detester (left).

Mrs Detester: Oh, look at that! His wife put up a decent door wreath!

Mrs Sands: Oh, doesn't it look great! What did your Hector do?

Mrs Detester: He probably cut down the tree and carried it home for her, so she could create these wonderful seasonal decorations.

Pauline: Welcome! Did you all bring gifts?

Mrs Sands: Of course, dear! But what have you done to the living room?

Mr Detester: We love gifts!

Mrs Detester: Where are the two lovely baby girls? We love grandchildren, too!

Mrs Sands: Yes, where are they hiding? We don't want any gifts before we said hello to them!

Mr Sands: No delicious smell of turkey...? Um...

Pauline: We had to redo the room, nowhere to serve a meal, dad...

Mr Sands: Just the lovely cookies that we brought, then?

Pauline: Not even them, dad. We'll just save them for some other day.

Mrs Detester: Sabina is so quiet, just like you, Hector! I think they both look like me, John!

Mr Detester (John): It's too early to tell, really, Sally! Pauline, why couldn't you give us at least one grandson?

Pauline: What? I...

Mr Sand: I'm sure she tried her best! Sally and Sabina...

Hector: Because we had to skip the turkey, we're already up for... THE GIFTS! Pay attention, only one gift for each of you!

Mrs Sands: But we brought several gifts!

Pauline: Hector and I will just save them for later, mom.

Pauline: Oh, mom! Is this from you and dad? A twig... from the forest?

Mrs Sands: Eh... it's a handmade decorative twig, Pauline! Oh... did I give you one for your birthday, too?

Pauline: It's fine, mom. Shabby needs a new chewing toy!

Mr Detester: What, a chewing toy for our granddaughter Sabina?

Hector: No, dad. She meant Sabby, the dog that Sabina is named after.

Pauline: I'm done! Who's next?

Mrs Detester: Hector, don't look that worried! Your old folks wrapped up something a tad more interesting than a twig from the forest.

Hector: Oh... Mr Sands!

Mrs Sands: Charlie! Oh no!

Hector: Oh... what's going on?

Mrs Detester: Oh, my condolences, Mrs Sands!

Pauline: Dad? Why? Why at our wonderful gift giving party for elders?

Pauline: Oh, he's gone! My dad is gone!

Hector: Come here, Pauline! I did hope for a kiss, but I think a hug will do!

Pauline: Eh... Mistletoe? Did you...?

Hector: We are very soon getting elderly, too, Pauline.

Pauline: You mean we must die, too? I know that much, you idiot!

Hector: Shhhhh... just come.

Detesters - 11 - Family life

Winter is here, and seasonal fun for all! Well, perhaps except my testsims Pauline and Hector Detester. They are working hard these days, and on top of it all, the last thing you knew is that Pauline was giving birth!

She had 1 girl, no wait - 2 girls! She had twins! Ouch!

Pauline: Isn't this kinda suspicious? I was not a twin, were you, Hector? No, you weren't! So, what did I do to deserve this?

Hector: Oh my, I don't think I can get any happier! I'm just still in a state of shock after witnessing the birth. You screamed like a wolf, Pauline! The nurse was terrified!

The girls needed names, and all my sim worlds have had the same naming traditions for the first born son and daughter; when it's a girl, first letter from dad's mum and last letter from mum's mum, and anything in between as desired.

Pauline: How funny! I never thought about it before, but both our mum's are named Sally! So, at least they won't quarrel over which S and y we based the name on. They both get both ends, so to speak!

Hector: So... will it be S...y, Sa..y, Sandy?

Pauline: Ha, definitely not! It got to be Sally. After them both! You can decide the other name...

Hector: I want to name her after Sabby...

Pauline: Naming a daughter after an elderly, farting dog? Shabby doesn't deserve it!

Hector: Sabina!

Pauline: Urg... Sally is a stink bomb! Not even Shabby smells this bad!

Hector: She is too little to control anything, that's why she needs us. Ahhhh... Sabina is so cute, I really think she likes me! Yes, I'm the dad, Sabina! Dad, can you say DAD?! Awwww... she can't yet, but I'm quite sure she tries hard!

Pauline: Oh my! This baby clump must be leaking! Do you think they will stop leaking if we stop feeding them?

Hector: Pauline! Why did you put my stockings in here? They should go over the fireplace!

Pauline: We got no fireplace!

Hector: Pauline, did you forget about tomorrow's gift giving party? There's lots of stuff waiting to be done!

Pauline: Arg... can't you see I'm exhausted? I didn't have a nap all day! Now, will there be any testing today? Could we just do a small one?

Hector: Sure! I prepared it already...

Hector: The office equipment! Notebook, printer, archives...

Pauline: Great! What do they do? What is there to test?

Hector: They are just for the decor. I guess they are sold to anyone who want to make the impression of a busy day at the office. Let's view them, that's all...

Pauline: Arg... hum, good! Done!

Hector: And now for the planning for tomorrow! I checked, and a gift giving party involves gifts... which needs lots of room... We also should add some seasonal decorations to please mum...

Pauline: So, we'll simply empty the livingroom and add some decor? Did you forget that elders prefer to sit down? Some of us might even like to take a quick nap...

Hector: Oh, some delivery outside! Did you order?

Pauline: It must be the imported Christmas tree! I ordered it!

Pauline: Oh my! There's not just one, but four of them!

Hector: Now, how will we make room for the guests?

Pauline: If your folks stay home, it will work!

Pauline: Hi mum! Hector and I wanna invite you for a gift giving party! Yes you can bring dad! Hector's parents might not make it, though. Ah, yes, we had twins!

Hector: Hi dad! Pauline and I would be very happy if you and mum would like to join us for a gift giving party tomorrow at 3 PM! We had two lovely girls, waiting to meet you! Pauline's parents will be here, too!

Pauline: So, they will both come?

Hector: Sure!

Pauline: Even if they get buried by a snowstorm during the night?

Hector: Sure, this lovely snow will be the perfect setting for tomorrow's party!

Pauline: I really needed some fresh air now!

Hector: Hey, did you call a babysitter? Where is Sally?

Pauline: No, why? Did you? Sally is on the kitchen floor.

Hector: We better hurry back!

Detesters - 10 - Rollerskating

Our dear Pauline (*hark*) and Hector Detester are back! Today they were supposed to do two different tests, but due to a sudden birth I had to rearrange the thing... taadaa...

Hector: Is it really needed to have all 3 vases on the table?

Pauline: It's the only way I can avoid watching your horrible cheese painting! You asked for it!

Hector: Uhm, are you sure all that ice cream is good for the baby?

Pauline: Yes, absolutely!

(silence)

Hector: So, I already checked this week's test offers. We got five days to test office equipment, calendars, hair, rollerskating, and...

Pauline: And...?

Hector: And... throwing a gift giving party... for elders...

Pauline: Did you say elders? That means neighter your ex-wife Vera nor Annie will come! Great!

Hector: It means your parents and my parents should be invited. I don't think we know any other elders... You better start decorating the house for the season!

Pauline: My parents will do, I think!

Pauline: So, the wreath is up!

Hector: But that's typical Fall thing... the gift giving party will be a Christmas event! Mom would not accept a Fall wreath...

Pauline: Your mom is dead...

Hector: No, she's not!

Pauline: She could have been...

Hector: Why do you act this grumpy, Pauline? Is it because of the pregnancy? I'll help decorating...

Pauline: It's nothing special. You are not exactly the world's joy bringer, yourself.

Hector: Let's test the rollerskating rink, we'll be busy with the party planning later, might be just as good getting done with the other tests. The rink is set up at Annie's school, let's go!

Annie's school is very close to the Detester home, in fact the next door lot.

Hector: Ehm... it's empty, I was hoping that we could watch and learn from others before jumping into it...

Pauline : I'm not gonna jump anywhere, Hector! I try to skate, but there's something stopping me! It says lovely pregnant women can't skate! Looks like you need to test this alone, Hector!

Hector: Hpfr...

Hector: Oupps... hey... eeeeeee....

Pauline : Don't be afraid, Hector, I'm watching you! And so are all the kids!

Hector: Aiiii...

Hector: Eeeeeee!

Kids: Oh, look at that old man! Look!

Kid: Shall we go skating?

Kid2: Neh, not while nerdy grampa is on there. It looks unsafe!

Hector: I'm getting the hang of it now, Pauline! I think I'm pretty talented after all!

Pauline : Hector, stop waving your arms like that, you're not a bird!

Hector: I'd say it works fine! Let's leave before Annie's class comes out!

Back home they talked about decorating the house for the party, and frosty windows even indicated that Fall was about to turn into Winter. Then - the reason why there's no more testing today... the baby!!!

Pauline : Awww.... Eeee...

Hector: Awwwwwwwwww... Eeeeeeeeee...

Pauline: Shut up and leave this to me!

Detesters - 9 - Festival park

Yesterday testsims Pauline and Hector Detester tried to test the new Fall Festival, but it turned out they were a day too early. Will they succeed today?

Pauline: Hector, now that I'm preggy, do you think we should inform Twinbrook Imports, Inc. that we will be able to test baby stuff?

Hector : I already did! We might get the reply today, I'm so excited!

Pauline : I really think my painting "Asphalt in the boring dark forest" turned out very well, Hector! It can't wait to take it to the Consignment store! It really proves my talent!

Hector : Now... let's see... The mail from Twinbrook Imports, Inc. is has landed!

Pauline : Yes, and?

Hector : We are promoted again! Hooray! Three test missions will be delivered every Monday, and we will have until Friday to test it all. Weekends off, Pauline! They also confirm we are now listed as "ordinary testsim couple with dog and child".

Pauline : Really? Why don't I feel successful?

They walked to the park, and today the changes were massive! There was still some rain in the air, but their curiosity was stronger.

Hector : Look! Look! Balloons, food stands, the entire festival world has arrived to our town!

Pauline : Phew, I wouldn't put it that strongly, a few decors, not much more...

Hector : Lets check it out!

Pauline : Hey Hector, this guy is almost as skinny as you!

Hector : I want to eat something new... Oh, a Fall menu! Uhm... hard to decide...!

Pauline : You just ate breakfast, Hector! Don't waste our savings on those food stands!

Hector : Look, a haunted house! I feel like a boy again!

Pauline : Looks pretty much filthy and abandoned to me...

Hector : That's the point of a haunted house, Pauline! Let's enter!

Pauline : I'll wait outside...

Pauline : Did you just puke, Hector?

Hector : Oh my, that was fun, but creepy! I think I saw a ghost in there!

Pauline : You probably just saw your own reflection, Hector...

They walked over to another part of the park, and found there were many more activities to participate in. Not many other visitors were around on this rainy day, it rained more heavily now, so Hector challenged Pauline for an apple bobbing contest.

Hector : I often did this as a kid... blub-blub... argh, blub...

Pauline : blub-blub-blub... were you that hungry? I knew you were poor, but not that you needed to steal food... blub-blub... from the animals.

A man walked up to them, and Pauline looked up.

Man: Misses, Mister, it's not advisable to stay like this with your head under water, during this thunder storm!

Pauline : Mind your own business!

Man: This is my own business, Misses, I'm the Festival Inspector. If the lighting hits you, it would become my problem. Mostly your problem of course, but also mine.

Pauline : Hector, this man is not as generous as the animals you stole food from in your youth! Let's just say I won, and go home!

Hector : Peeka-poo! Ha-ha, hello!

Pauline : I hope it's a girl, and that she will be like me! Would you mind?

Hector : Or a boy like me!

Pauline: Not so sure that the world would benefit as much from one more copy of you, Hector. But we'll soon know.

Hector: We'll be a happy little family, anyhow! Tomorrow? Tonight?

Detesters - 8 - Testing the festival (too early)

With Seasons EP installed, there should be plenty of new stuff to test for my testsims, Pauline and Hector Detesters. And there's also a little surprise coming up...

Early this first day of Fall, someone could be observed crawling on the bathroom floor...

Pauline: Phey! Arg... phuy!

Pauline: I don't feel well, Hector! Might be a typical Fall thing, how would I know? We never had this crispy weather before! I'm planning to take the day off!

Hector: But you can't, Pauline! I already checked today's job, and we are off to test the new Fall festival! We'll head to Town Centre in a few hours!

Pauline: Meh... festival? Does it really look like I'm in a festival mood?

Pauline: Okay, I feel a little better now that I can work on my beautiful window painting... Hector, there's still something I don't understand... yesterday we got two test missions from the company, never got two missions in one day before. When they called me it sounded like they only knew about the swimming one... today I couldn't find their first email, looks like someone deleted it...

Hector: Awk...!

Pauline: ... how strange was that, none of the other emails were ever deleted. If you deleted it, why didn't you delete other mails as well? Hector? What was that buzzing sound? Did you invent it?

Hector: Aw... *hark*...

Hector survived the accident, and a little later they walked off to test the Fall Festival!

Hector: Oh, look at all these lovely flowers! They smell fantastically!

Pauline: Meh... looks like weeds to me. The white one looks like half eaten fried eggs.

Hector: Pick them, Pauline, they are Daisies! It might be part of today's testing!

Pauline: Urk, okay, okay... picking fried eggs off from the ground... putting fried eggs into my pocket... happy now?

Hector: Weird... the park is empty! I can't see anything special... can you?

Pauline: No, only boredom! You probably misread the entire instruction, Hector, I know I should have cross checked the task!

Hector: Maybe we are just early... I'll sit down and admire the lovely fountain.

Pauline: Okay, I actually could practice my on location stills.

Then Hector's ex-wife, Vera Crandall, walked by.

Vera: Hector, nice to see you! I assume you needed to get away for a while, it happens to us all...

Hector: Hello, Vera...

Pauline: He's not alone! I'm hiding here, too! And we BOTH got a break from home, today...

Hector: Are you here for the festival? We are here to test it!

Vera: What? You must be crazy, both of you. The festival will not open until tomorrow, the earliest.

Vera: I actually wanted to ask you... Annie will soon grow up and move out, and I think you should help her to buy a flat or something? It's a dad's duty!

Pauline: Stop it, Vera! You grabbed Annie from poor Hector when you split, if there is any justice in this world, that duty will be all yours!

Vera: Hector, I really don't understand how you... never mind... think about it, Annie needs some financial help!

Hector: What's this? We suddenly got rain, now?

Pauline: Oh no, this crazy weather is destroying my incredible valuable painting! Hey, where did she get that umprella?

Vera: Have you stopped reading the paper, dear? I brought my umbrella because I expected rain today!

Pauline: Stop calling him dear, Vera! You proved that wrong long ago by leaving him! And keep your umbrella to yourself, we don't want it!

Hector: Pauline, I can handle this myself... uhm, dear...

Hector: Stop blaming the rain on ME, Pauline!

Pauline: Shut up, I'll not talk to you again until we are back home! I'm soaked!

Hector: So am I, and I even got some allergic reaction. Never happened this time of year!

Pauline: Nice try! Remember who was feeling sick today, and still is! Not you!

Pauline: Something awful happened... I think I'm pregnant! I might not even survive this!

Hector: What? Hooray! Are you serious? Oh, I'm so happy right now, Pauline!

Pauline: For what?


Well, it looks like Hector might have been responsible for the extra bed testing yesterday... They will both become elders within a week, can't help wondering how well the kid will enjoy its parents...