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[imbzdrnst]

reddit bros you are so real

[marsosims]

CHAPTER 1: A BAD IDEA

“And you’re seriously considering it?”

Penny groaned, dropping her head onto the table before lifting it just as fast. “Strangerville, Ruby. STRANGER-ville. The name alone is a warning.” She threw up her hands, nearly knocking over her coffee. “Of all the places in SimNation, that’s where you’re planning to move? To the land of tin-foil hats and government cover-ups? It’s insane!”

“You can’t actually think this is a good idea, right? Your whole life is here! You don’t just wake up one day and decide to pack up and leave because of some random inheritance letter!”

The hum of the diner did little to soften Penny’s incredulous tone. A few customers glanced over, unimpressed, and from behind the counter, Ms. Geeta - owner of Diner Rasoya - narrowed her eyes in warning. Penny ignored her, too caught up in her dramatics to care.

Ruby picked at her gummy pancakes, trying to find the words to say. “I mean… I wouldn’t say ‘choosing’, more like ‘inheriting under weird circumstances and kinda out of options?’”

Across from her, Salim adjusted his glasses, his brows knitting together. “But Strangerville? It’s basically the middle of nowhere. It’s all cowplants and conspiracy theories out there.”

Salim was holding the stack of papers Ruby had brought with her earlier that morning -  a letter from a lawyer in Strangerville addressed to her that she was entitled to inherit a sizable house that belonged to her (apparently) late (estranged) biological mother (can you even call her that?).

Ruby watched as Salim flipped through the pages, his expression unreadable. It was the same look he gave when he was deep in thought, the kind that usually meant he was about to say something annoyingly reasonable.

“You’re sure this is legit?” he asked, scanning the letter. “Not some weird scam?”

“It’s real”, Ruby nodded, tapping her fingers on the table. “The lawyer’s legit, and an Aminta Zubiri - did die in Strangerville a few months ago. Found it on SimBook.” She shrugged like it wasn’t a big deal, like she hadn’t spent hours scouring the internet just to confirm that the woman who abandoned her was actually gone. “Apparently, she left everything to me.”

Penny snatched the papers from Salim’s hands, squinting at the legal jargon before setting it back down on the table. “Wait, wait, wait. So, she just disappears from your life for—what? Over a decade? And now you get a creepy house in the middle of nowhere?” She huffed. “What a parting gift.”

Ruby exhaled sharply. “Yeah, well. Better than nothing, I guess.”

Salim took a sip of his own coffee while giving Ruby a careful look before asking, “But do you even want it?”

Ruby let out a slow breath, watching the steam curl up from her coffee. “I don’t know,” she admitted, voice quieter now. “I mean… it’s not like she was ever in my life. This isn’t some big, emotional homecoming. It’s just—” She gestured vaguely at the papers on the table. “A house. In the middle of nowhere. Left to me by a woman I barely remember.”

Penny crossed her arms, lips pressing into a thin line. “Yeah, but that doesn’t mean you have to take it. You could just sell it, right?”

“Sure.” Ruby exhaled a short, humorless laugh. “And where would that leave me? Still here, still barely scraping by, still one bad month away from losing my apartment.” She shook her head. “I don’t have the luxury of turning down free housing.”

Salim’s expression softened, but he didn’t look entirely convinced. “I get that, but… Strangerville?” He glanced down at the papers again like they might hold some kind of hidden answer. “It’s not just far, it’s—”

“Weird,” Penny cut in. “Look, what I was saying about those government cover ups earlier, I wasn’t joking! Apparently people there are kinda going crazy.”

To that, Salim started snorting. “Sure, let’s all believe the mini conspiracy theorist over here.” Penny narrowed her eyes at Salim. “Are you sure you haven’t been getting too into that weirdo Ernie- no - Arv - Erwin Pries on SimTube or something?”

Penny snapped her fingers. “Erwin Pries! He’s always going on about ‘the truth they don’t want you to know’ and whatever. And I hate to say it, but—” She gestured wildly. “The dude might actually have a point! People in Strangerville are acting weird. Like, full-on blank stares, creepy smiles, mumbling nonsense weird.”

Salim rolled his eyes. “Oh, come on. You really think a whole town is secretly brainwashed or whatever?”

“I don’t know, but something’s off.” Penny leaned in, lowering her voice. “And if your mom lived there—” she tapped the stack of papers “—maybe she got caught up in something. Maybe that’s why she left.

Ruby’s stomach twisted, but she forced a dry laugh. “Okay, now I know you've been getting too deep into SimTube.”

Penny shrugged. “I’m just saying. Strangerville isn’t exactly high on anyone’s dream destination list. Why would she choose to live there, and without contacting you or your dad for over a decade?”

Ruby didn’t have an answer for that. She’d spent years trying to push those questions aside—why her mother left, why she never called, why she had seemingly erased herself from their lives. And now, out of nowhere, she was supposed to inherit everything she left behind?

She shook her head, staring down at the letter. “I don’t know, Pen. But I guess I’m about to find out.”

Salim sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. “I still think this is a bad idea.”

Penny scoffed. “Obviously! But when has Ruby ever listened to us?”

Ruby managed a small smirk. “When do I ever?”

She clapped her hands together, cutting him off. “And that’s why you guys love me.” She shot them both a pointed look before sliding out of the booth. “Now, come on—help me pack.”

Penny muttered something under her breath before downing the rest of her coffee like it was the only thing giving her strength. “I hate this.”

Salim shook his head but stood anyway. “This is a bad idea.”

“Maybe,” Ruby admitted, slinging her bag over her shoulder. “But it’s my bad idea.”

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Author's (AUTHOR???) Note: This is just going to be maybe a short retelling of my Not So Berry Playthrough but starting with Gen 2 instead! Please let me know what you think :3

[gointhewest]

idk formula one has homophobic homosexual vibes. motogp is just unapologetically bisexual. that's the difference between these to me. homophobia-mobile vs bisexual motorized bike.

[moonshynecybin]

fabio v marshals subplot of the season

[marsosims]

needed to make another build for my nsb playthrough and thought I might as well record it!

[spacejams]

in the source link, you’ll find #150 gifs of DOECHII (JAYLAH JI'MYA HICKMON), a singer and rapper born in 1998, from interviews. doechii is black so please cast her accordingly. all of these gifs are 268x150p and were made by me, from scratch. you can edit these into gif icons if you provide credit, via link, to the original post. please like or reblog the post if you’ve found it helpful! cw: eating note: please read my rules before you use.

[miniiredd]

Ok hear me out here, it’s giving Valentino (I could make an argument for Marc too), but not only does he send the follow up message, he also tries to/does delete the first text thinking maybe he got to it before Marc could see it

But ofcourse Marc had seen it before he could delete it, and had taken a screenshot of it, like he was in the middle of taking the screenshot when the second text comes through, and before the first one can be deleted (I like the idea that Vale thinks just because he deleted on his end its deleted from both phones, but really it’s just his because Marc saw it before he could delete it properly)

The next time (any time) Valentino talks shit about Marc in an interview or podcast, Marc just texts the screenshot as a petty ‘this you?’ Move, but it’s a new screenshot everytime so you can see the time in it change, and takes Vale a couple of screenshots being sent before he realises that the ‘I miss you’ text didn’t delete like he thought

I may come back and add to this lol but a thought if anyone wants it

[moonshynecybin]

i like the way alex getting more and more confident on the gp24 has decreased the number of stupid dangerous moves on track that he’s complicit in and increased the amount of slutty photo shoots that he’s participating in. very fun very cool

[marsosims]

building... building...

[therailz-art]

Melabi hair decisions

[spacejams]

if you click the source link, you’ll find to #250 gifs of chou tzuyu, an idol born in 1999, from 2023 forward. tzuyu is taiwanese (of unknown ethnic background, assumed to be han chinese) so please cast her accordingly. all of these gifs are 268x150p and were made by me, from scratch. you can edit these into gif icons for private use only if you provide credit on your blog. please like or reblog the post if you’ve found it helpful! cw: eating, drinking, flashing note: please read my rules before you use.

[autumnnprincess]

Norway’s first three Melodi Grand Prix finalists are ready and it’s meme material.

[lunlumo]

💖 MGP 2025 out of context 💖

[moonshynecybin]

Not trying to be confrontational at all i’m just curious, but why do you think alex is racing marc differently? Is it just because he loves him, or is there some confidence issues involved?

great question like i DO think he’s racing him differently and i think it’s normal to be like. well this could be more exciting lol. but as with all things in sports i think it says quite a lot about alex as a person! like to boil down a complex issue i think he:

doesn’t want to kill his brother while they both race death machines, which pecco says is normal and expected. also like for real i think alex is the first opponent (besides maybe vale?) that marc can’t compartmentalize away and i bet alex can’t either. so they get a bit more ginger w each other but ALSO who else but them has seen the other in more pain like. cmon

believes his brother will beat him anyway so he might as well collect p2 points when he can (lifetime of complexes to overcome here like genuinely)

is more confident on the gp24 this year so he pulls less hair-brained moves generally (like marc, alex tends to do more illegal stuff when panicked). like the only one i can really remember this year was in qatar where he did so quite spectacularly after kind of fumbling his race

fucked up hard in silverstone and he doesn’t want more dnfs that he can’t afford lol

so alex is a pretty practical person generally, and has a lifetime of learning how to be resigned to his brother’s talent as well. and while i think they DO take more care racing each other like it’s obvious to see, i also think alex didn’t really expect to come into the championship as a real contender, FULLY expects the gp25 to get more sorted out later in the year, and is invested in banking points against marc and pecco wherever possible as his main campaign strategy. it DOES make the racing a bit more boring, but i get where he’s coming from as a person lol like you aren’t going to make alex marquez a different kind of dude with a different set of neuroses and personal history overnight as much as it would benefit the sport of grand prix motorcycle racing. maybe if they were less close as brothers but they’re also literally best friends so we’re SOL. now i DO think elements of this could change if marc keeps dnfing and it goes down to the wire but uh. i also don’t super think that’s what’s gonna happen !

[marsosims]

made a speed build of this :D