Chapter 9: When in France.....

 

Liv like to study and to write pays of. in the middle of the fall semester she gets a scholarship to travel for a few days to France to interview the locals.

-Its a great opportunity, she confesses to her mother. But think of all the knowledge I could gain there!

-You do great darlingheart, Rose tells her. Trying to sound supportive although  there is a nudge in her heart. They are all growing up so fast!

The view from the buswindow is just stunning - and Liv falls in love with the little village at the first sight.

 She is staying at a small inn, where inkeeper is her supervisor. But other than being in before curfew she gets very free hands. One of the new joys is that she can borrow the Kespa of the owner of the inn and basicly get anywhere she pleases.

 The villagers are very freindly. Like Aimee Lefvebve for example.

Maybe a little bit too freindly like Gerard Morel....

...but she decides to do as the frenchmen do it... even if they is obviously allready taken like Elliot Saint-James.

 Liv also gets the opportunity to practice some on her violin that she brought with her....

 ....to visit some nectarmaking factories......

.....and even to visit one of the famous mausoleums. She would not admit it to anyone, especially not to Ulv, But it totally crept her out!

When her last days comes she know the little village and its unhabitants well enough that she know exactly what questions to ask and how to get her vict... interview-candidate at a good mood.

 -It has been just amazing mum she tells Rose on the long distance call later that night. The food, the scenery and the people... Oh my! But it will be good to get home!
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 Liv gets home just in time to get ready to join Ulv, Thorn and the twins for some trick-or-treating. She feels a little bit to big to go really, But at the same time it feels good to indulge childhood just for a itsy bitsy time more.

 

Allthough it pours down they decide to make it a big round this year. They decides to start with a big blue house far up the road. Liv rings the bell, but noone seems to be home. Just when they decides to go on to the next house an elderly gentleman comes walking up on them.
-Good evening everyone he says. What a marvelous coincidence to meet you here. I was just on my way home. 5 more minutes earlier and we would have missed each other. Let me introduce myself: My name is Stein, Stein Svard.....
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OK, I offically do not like when my sims are not at the same age as the ones they inteeract with. So that Stein had  aged up to an Elder came to me as an total surprise. And that he had become so ugly too..... But I rolled with it, and in the end I think I created quite a drama ;-)

The photos from France comes from an authentic opportunity for Rose. Interview locals and gain better grade. There is nothing dramaturgic hidden into the journey. I just felt it nice to show it in the story. A bit peace before hell breaks loose.....