This story was created within the Murkland universe of stories in my head, but moved forward as a submission to the Monthly Sim Lit challenge hosted by LisabeeSims
The Red Lurkers – sims by kramey63 HERE
The Drained (originally Infected) – sims by rloca HERE
Abandoned Subway Station – lot by hyaleroux HERE
Abandoned PetShop – lot by myself minraed HERE
The Simaginarium 
ahh big smile here .. very nice! beautiful shots and great story
Thanks Lisa. I really was loving this whole process. Thanks for the inspiration.
It was quite fab ..
Daze is so cool! It’s hard to make a difference and everyone is afraid of change, but I can see she is passionate about a better life for the community. Kudos. Great read!
Thank you so much for dropping by. I do adore Daze; created by Brennachan who has so many fun sims with great backstories that I can just run with.
I absolutely love that bonus poem. It will stay with me!
thanks ya, it grabbed me to when she shared it at our writing group so I had to simify it
Second time thru and I am still smiling .. love it!
Awesome. Thanks Lisa. Shoot, voting? I have to pop over to your page. I am not keeping up with everything. I want to make sure I read the others.
Great story and message! Really love the poem too.
Thank you Divan. I have to go around today and see what is happening with everyone else. I got distracted and forgot about this. Yikes.
Deep and beautiful as always 💖
I liked that you used all monsters in your universe. A lot of times in the “not all monsters are monsters” type of story it’s humans having to learn the lesson through monsters they befriend. This works much better in a real life sort of metaphor as we’re all humans some good, some bad, some in-between. Just a good look at how even people who are looked down on can still looked down on those they perceive as beneath them. Also, I loved your build, and the contrast from the cold blue of the above ground and the warmth of Daze’s refuge.
Thank you. I am so happy that the underlying theme or moral of the story was picked up.
Loved the story and am a Murkland fan as well. Love how you incorporated the different “monster” levels, like good vs evil monsters. Great read!
Thank you for stopping by and reading. I’ve definitely been adding some introspection to my storylines recently given the state of the world and all.
Cute! I’m digging the names here: Dystopian Daze? Burp? BURP?! That’s one I wish I’d come up with, it’s that good. A phrase popped into my head this morning in the shower: “the kids called him Skidmark, but he didn’t own a car.” It fits better in your story than mine, I think. Bahaha.
But my favorite thing here was the visuals. A Piscine Plasma Packaging Plant constructed out of various bits and bobs from around the game? Clever and extremely creative!
LOl I didn’t come up with those names so can’t take credit there. Brenna made Daze and the late Euphorial Queen created Burp. He makes me smile. Thank you so much for the read and comments. My creativity is keeping me sane these days.
So cute and imaginative. 🤣
Thank you.