I really wish there was a mod for deaf/mute sims.I don't know how to make it, and I can't find one like it, but I can picture how it would work. Firstly, the voice would be turned off, and maybe even all sound would be turned off when you had them selected, but not necessarily. Sims do gesture a lot when they talk, so maybe just turn all the sound bubbles into thought bubbles, and maybe let them gesture more. Create a sign language skill, and let them learn it from a book or TV channel, and practice in front of the mirror or with another signing sim, and let them teach it to one another. Toddlers could be taught to sign, along with being taught to talk (if not deaf themselves). Maybe have an item in the grocery store like a notepad and pen, so a deaf sim can communicate with non-signing sims and vice versa by writing, if necessary, if they have that in their inventory. Have a 'deaf' trait that sims have a chance of being born with, maybe a higher chance if one or both of their parents are deaf. Maybe they could obtain it from an accident like being electrocuted, but that brings up the question of replacing another trait, which wouldn't be ideal. You'd have to change the text for some actions or remove some, like 'watch' on the TV could be 'watch with subtitles'. I can't actually think of actions to be removed - most would have an equivalent. Sims could still chat, for instance, or even go to the theatre if there's an interpreter. Perhaps that could be a new career - "Sign-Language Interpreter". They could be sent to a different location every day, or work on an ad-hoc basis, being called out when specific sims need them, or when the theatre has a show.
Speaking of mods, I DLd a breast-feeding mod, since that's a pretty normal part of life. It's pretty simple - it just uses the snuggle animation with a blur, and gives both mother and baby a happy moodlet, while decreasing baby's hunger and increasing the mothers - but then, breastfeeding isn't complicated (which isn't to say it's easy for everyone - for lots of women, it's not).
In other news, Haven and Silas have moved out of Haven's parents house and into their own, teeny-tiny home. It's inspired by one from the Sim's Supply, which I can't seem to find right now. I'll link it when I do. They're pretty broke, so it's decorated with stuff they brought with them, mostly greeting card photos and paintings. Silas came with a little music player thingy, and their bedside tables have their prom photo and a picture of Haven with Libby and their parents. Haven's school awards (she got one for most likely to burn down her house) and their school certificates are downstairs. I redecorated after taking these pics, partly because my game crashed before I could save, and partly because I checked the mailbox and they got a load of wedding gifts, some of which I used to decorate and some of which I sold in order to use the money to upgrade their stuff. I also did some playing around with design-a-style feature, which I never really bothered with before.
Silas' lifetime wish is to be an illustrious author, so he needs to max the writing and painting skills (he's artistic, which is one reason he and Haven get along). I've sent him off to the library to work on the skill. I normally prefer to refine skill before starting a book, just because that seems more realistic. You wouldn't expect the very first thing you ever wrote to be published and make money, would you? Anyway, when he got up to level 2, his father in law hooked him up with an offer that if he can earn 500 simoleans a week in royalties, his royalties will go up for good. It's nice to have rich and influential relatives! Silas started writing a book called 'Alien High', based on a story his wife told him about when she went home after prom and swears she was abducted by an alien before being saved by the police. He's imagining what would have happened if the alien had wanted to learn more about humans, and so come down to earth to pose as a normal teenager. Little does he know that his wife is the descendant of starlight itself, who came down to Sunset Valley to better understand simkind. Actually, Haven doesn't know that. I'm not sure if Jake does - now I think about it, I guess that I imagined he'd been told but thought it was a nice bedtime story his mom had made up, and didn't pass the story on. Though, he did write a book called "My Mother, Yuriko," so maybe he put the stories in that. I like to think he did.
The summer festival happened. I've got spring and autumn set to be a week long, while winter and summer are two, so it came around pretty fast. Silas and Haven entered a hot-dog eating contest, and he won! She was mad about that, which presumably was her motivation for wanting to train him at the gym. Haven got a wish to join the business career - and I got a pop-up saying Libby had as well - so, again, I assume Jake hooked them up. He's basically a Godfather, what with the loads of businesses he owns and his tremendous charisma skill. Speaking of which, I'd hoped that the businesses would move with the household, but they didn't. I hope having bought them already doesn't complement buying them again, when Silas and Haven have the money.
I got a pop-up saying that baby Skye was now a toddler, so Haven went to visit her niece and snuggle with her. I think Libby's speech bubble there is more about being woken up than about not liking her daughter, since she does have the light sleeper trait. I would have stuck around to teach Skye to walk and talk, but Haven was exhausted. Plus, she had work at the office the next day, and so did Libby. Silas had work too - he'd gotten a wish to join the police career, where Squall is his boss, so that's a fun bit of drama. Speaking of family drama, Silas' foster-brother, Patrick, married Haven's aunt, Marie, which means Marie has now been reclassed as her sister-in-law. It's a bit weird, but Marie was adopted and Patrick and Silas aren't related, which makes it a teeny bit less weird. I've been meaning to mention, while I did choose Silas' traits, I didn't choose his looks or name - I randomised until I got something I kind-of liked. The red hair is incidental, though I do like redheads.
Anyway, in other news, an alien came and looked in our bins. Maybe he'd heard about Silas' book.After a busy week of working at their jobs and trying to get Silas' novel finished - and a couple of promotions! - the alien came round again. This time, Silas happened to be awake. He'd had a cold, and so he'd gone straight to bed after work and woken up at three. This time, he went out to introduce himself and ask the alien all about his life, presumably as research for his novel. Haven also popped a wish to make friends with an alien, but he left before she woke up. Maybe I should invite him round for dinner. Speaking of wishes, they both now have a wish to have their first child. It's not great timing - they're still broke, Silas hasn't even finished his first novel, and I'm not bored of their tiny little house yet. So, for now, I'm letting them risky-woohoo, with a 10% chance of 'accidental' pregnancy, rather than actively trying. We'll see what happens.
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