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* BiTheWay: Kev. The player was surprised to see Kev flirt with anyone, even if it was mostly women.
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The original blog is now missing some images ("Bit Rot" or idk), but the backup on Wayback Machine is fully intact
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You can read it [[http://aliceandkev.wordpress.com/ here]].
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You can read it [[http://aliceandkev.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20140205124851/http://aliceandkev.wordpress.com/ here]].
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In 2009, RoBurky launched their blog-styled webcomic about a family they made in ''VideoGame/TheSims3''. Inspired by the Poverty Challenge invented by players of The Sims 2, they made two Sims and placed them into a lot made to look like an abandoned park, took away their remaining money, and then watched over them, seeing if they could survive. These two Sims were Alice, [[TheWoobie a kind young girl who suffers from low self-esteem]], and Kev, [[{{Jerkass}} her hot-headed insane father who hates children]] and is desperately searching for love.
Not only did they survive, but the unique interaction of ''Sims 3'''s interactive neighborhood features gave the story unexpected twists and developments. It quickly gained a following as RoBurky followed both of their lives and their search for love and a home.
Not only did they survive, but the unique interaction of ''Sims 3'''s interactive neighborhood features gave the story unexpected twists and developments. It quickly gained a following as RoBurky followed both of their lives and their search for love and a home.
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In 2009, RoBurky Roburky launched their blog-styled webcomic about a family they made in ''VideoGame/TheSims3''. Inspired by the Poverty Challenge invented by players of The Sims 2, they made two Sims and placed them into a lot made to look like an abandoned park, took away their remaining money, and then watched over them, seeing if they could survive. These two Sims were Alice, [[TheWoobie a kind young girl who suffers from low self-esteem]], and Kev, [[{{Jerkass}} her hot-headed insane father who hates children]] and is desperately searching for love.
Not only did they survive, but the unique interaction of ''Sims 3'''s interactive neighborhood features gave the story unexpected twists and developments. It quickly gained a following asRoBurky Roburky followed both of their lives and their search for love and a home.
Not only did they survive, but the unique interaction of ''Sims 3'''s interactive neighborhood features gave the story unexpected twists and developments. It quickly gained a following as
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just replacing the "he/him"s referring to roBurky with "they/them"s because roBurky uses they/them pronouns (source: their twitter bio @roBurky)
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In 2009, Robin Burkinshaw launched his blog-styled webcomic about a family he made in ''VideoGame/TheSims3''. Inspired by the Poverty Challenge invented by players of The Sims 2, he made two Sims and placed them into a lot made to look like an abandoned park, took away their remaining money, and then watched over them, seeing if they could survive. These two Sims were Alice, [[TheWoobie a kind young girl who suffers from low self-esteem]], and Kev, [[{{Jerkass}} her hot-headed insane father who hates children]] and is desperately searching for love.
Not only did they survive, but the unique interaction of ''Sims 3'''s interactive neighborhood features gave the story unexpected twists and developments. It quickly gained a following as Roburky followed both of their lives and their search for love and a home.
Not only did they survive, but the unique interaction of ''Sims 3'''s interactive neighborhood features gave the story unexpected twists and developments. It quickly gained a following as Roburky followed both of their lives and their search for love and a home.
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In 2009, Robin Burkinshaw RoBurky launched his their blog-styled webcomic about a family he they made in ''VideoGame/TheSims3''. Inspired by the Poverty Challenge invented by players of The Sims 2, he they made two Sims and placed them into a lot made to look like an abandoned park, took away their remaining money, and then watched over them, seeing if they could survive. These two Sims were Alice, [[TheWoobie a kind young girl who suffers from low self-esteem]], and Kev, [[{{Jerkass}} her hot-headed insane father who hates children]] and is desperately searching for love.
Not only did they survive, but the unique interaction of ''Sims 3'''s interactive neighborhood features gave the story unexpected twists and developments. It quickly gained a following asRoburky RoBurky followed both of their lives and their search for love and a home.
Not only did they survive, but the unique interaction of ''Sims 3'''s interactive neighborhood features gave the story unexpected twists and developments. It quickly gained a following as
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In 2009, Robin Burkinshaw launched his blog-styled webcomic about a family he made in ''[[VideoGame/TheSims The Sims 3]]''. Inspired by the Poverty Challenge invented by players of The Sims 2, he made two Sims and placed them into a lot made to look like an abandoned park, took away their remaining money, and then watched over them, seeing if they could survive. These two Sims were Alice, [[TheWoobie a kind young girl who suffers from low self-esteem]], and Kev, [[{{Jerkass}} her hot-headed insane father who hates children]] and is desperately searching for love.
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In 2009, Robin Burkinshaw launched his blog-styled webcomic about a family he made in ''[[VideoGame/TheSims The Sims 3]]''.''VideoGame/TheSims3''. Inspired by the Poverty Challenge invented by players of The Sims 2, he made two Sims and placed them into a lot made to look like an abandoned park, took away their remaining money, and then watched over them, seeing if they could survive. These two Sims were Alice, [[TheWoobie a kind young girl who suffers from low self-esteem]], and Kev, [[{{Jerkass}} her hot-headed insane father who hates children]] and is desperately searching for love.
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* NoodleIncident: The easiest in-universe explanation for whatever job Kev had that landed him in jail twice was that it was in the Criminal branch. But this is neither confirmed nor denied.
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* NoodleIncident: The easiest in-universe explanation for whatever Although never explicitly confirmed, it is likely that the job Kev had did for Rhoda that landed him in jail twice was a sort of theft. This is due to the fact that it was [[http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Bagley_family the Bagley family is a family of thieves]](both Rhoda and her mother Ma Bagley work in the Criminal branch. But this is neither confirmed nor denied.career.)
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* BittersweetEnding: Kev makes peace with Alice and then dies in his sleep. Alice has been traumatized by her rough childhood, but with her abusive father gone she should be able to move on and have a relatively good life.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Kev makes peace with Alice and then dies in his sleep. Alice has been traumatized by her rough childhood, but with her abusive father gone she should be able to move on and have a relatively good life. ]]
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** Also Kev, due to being a [[CrazyHomelessPeople Crazy Homeless]] MoodSwinger. One notable incident had him randomly decide to walk to the outskirts of the city, seemingly insulting or mocking some of the local landmarks, [[NonSequiturThud before eventually collapsing in a heap from sleep deprivation]]. [[RunningGag Twice]].
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** Also Kev, due to being a [[CrazyHomelessPeople Crazy Homeless]] MoodSwinger. One notable incident had him randomly decide to walk to the outskirts of the city, seemingly insulting or mocking some of the local landmarks, [[NonSequiturThud before eventually collapsing in a heap from sleep deprivation]]. [[RunningGag Twice]].
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* ScheduleSlip
* ThrowItIn: In an unorthodox example, virtually all of the events in the game happened without the author's control. All he did was take a step back and watch the story unfold. Sometimes this requires liberal interpretation of why a character does something.
* ThrowItIn: In an unorthodox example, virtually all of the events in the game happened without the author's control. All he did was take a step back and watch the story unfold. Sometimes this requires liberal interpretation of why a character does something.
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* LarynxDissonance: Zedadias is available for download and has a deep voice, similar to that of Beau Andrews.
* ManChild: Zedadias has the childish trait.
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* PetTheDog: Kev helping Alice with homework.
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* PetTheDog: Kev helping Alice with her homework.
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* VocalDissonance: Zedadias is available for download and has a deep voice, similar to that of Beau Andrews.
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* ArcWords: The Yeti in people's thoughts, in reference to Kev.
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* NiceGuy:
** Zedadias. He's one of the only people who is genuinely kind to Alice.
** Alice, upon getting her first paycheck for her part-time job, [[http://aliceandkev.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/selflessness/ immediately wants to donate it to a charity]].
** Zedadias. He's one of the only people who is genuinely kind to Alice.
** Alice, upon getting her first paycheck for her part-time job, [[http://aliceandkev.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/selflessness/ immediately wants to donate it to a charity]].
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* NiceGuy:
** Zedadias. He's one of the only people who is genuinely kind to Alice.
**NiceGirl: Alice, upon getting her first paycheck for her part-time job, [[http://aliceandkev.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/selflessness/ immediately wants to donate it to a charity]].charity]].
* NiceGuy: Zedadias. He's one of the only people who is genuinely kind to Alice.
** Zedadias. He's one of the only people who is genuinely kind to Alice.
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* NiceGuy: Zedadias. He's one of the only people who is genuinely kind to Alice.
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* [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer All Of The Other Sims]]: Alice is a smelly Loser, which repulses other Sims.
* [[ArcWords Arc Symbol]]: The Yeti in people's thoughts, in reference to Kev.
* [[ArcWords Arc Symbol]]: The Yeti in people's thoughts, in reference to Kev.
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* [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer All Of The Other Sims]]: AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Alice is a smelly Loser, which repulses other Sims.
*[[ArcWords Arc Symbol]]: ArcWords: The Yeti in people's thoughts, in reference to Kev.
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* BittersweetEnding:
** Kev makes peace with Alice and then dies in his sleep. Alice has been traumatized by her rough childhood, but with her abusive father gone she should be able to move on and have a relatively good life.
** Kev makes peace with Alice and then dies in his sleep. Alice has been traumatized by her rough childhood, but with her abusive father gone she should be able to move on and have a relatively good life.
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* BittersweetEnding:
**BittersweetEnding: Kev makes peace with Alice and then dies in his sleep. Alice has been traumatized by her rough childhood, but with her abusive father gone she should be able to move on and have a relatively good life.
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* {{Cloud Cuckoolander}}: Zedadias has the Childish trait, which means he likes doing things like playing tag, making faces, and being silly as a teenager.
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* {{Cloud Cuckoolander}}: Cuckoolander}}:
** Zedadias has the Childish trait, which means he likes doing things like playing tag, making faces, and being silly as a teenager.
** Zedadias has the Childish trait, which means he likes doing things like playing tag, making faces, and being silly as a teenager.
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* NiceGuy: Zedadias. He's one of the only people who is genuinely kind to Alice.
** Nice Girl: Alice, upon getting her first paycheck for her part-time job, [[http://aliceandkev.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/selflessness/ immediately wants to donate it to a charity]].
** Nice Girl: Alice, upon getting her first paycheck for her part-time job, [[http://aliceandkev.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/selflessness/ immediately wants to donate it to a charity]].
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* NiceGuy: NiceGuy:
** Zedadias. He's one of the only people who is genuinely kind to Alice.
**Nice Girl: Alice, upon getting her first paycheck for her part-time job, [[http://aliceandkev.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/selflessness/ immediately wants to donate it to a charity]].
** Zedadias. He's one of the only people who is genuinely kind to Alice.
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* LarynxDissonance: Zedadias is available for download and has a deep voice, similar to that of Beau Andrews.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Occasionally, Alice counters Kev's {{Jerkass}} attitude by calling him out for his behavior.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Occasionally, Alice counters Kev's {{Jerkass}} attitude by calling him out for his behavior.
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** Also Kev, due to being a [[CrazyHomelessPeople Crazy Homeless]] MoodSwinger. One notable incident had him randomly decide to walk to the outskirts of the city, seemingly insulting or mocking some of the local landmarks, [[NonSequiterThud before eventually collapsing in a heap from sleep deprivation]]. [[RunningGag Twice]].
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** Also Kev, due to being a [[CrazyHomelessPeople Crazy Homeless]] MoodSwinger. One notable incident had him randomly decide to walk to the outskirts of the city, seemingly insulting or mocking some of the local landmarks, [[NonSequiterThud [[NonSequiturThud before eventually collapsing in a heap from sleep deprivation]]. [[RunningGag Twice]].
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* GoodIsNotNice: In spite of having the "Good" trait, Alice insults her own father as much as he insults her, since being "Good" means she can't stand people being mean and inappropriate. The author himself is surprised the first time Alice snaps, as he didn't think she could do any negative interaction with her "Good" trait.
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* GoodIsNotNice: In spite of having the "Good" trait, Alice insults her own father as much as he insults her, since being "Good" means she can't stand people being mean and inappropriate. The author himself is surprised the first time Alice snaps, as he didn't think she could do any negative interaction with her "Good" trait.
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** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: It's [[MoodSwinger VEEEEEEEEEERY]] hard to notice, but there are at least two times when Kev actually gives a hand to his daughter: the first is when, [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin after Alice is busted by the cops for violating curfew]], Kev argues with her, [[AngerBornOfWorry but out of a legitimate concern for her behavior]] - which the author notes was surprising, as he didn't think Kev would be the sort to care. He even mentions how Kev had "quite a sane evening" for his standards, [[PetTheDog and even helps Alice with her homework that night]]. [[StatusQuoIsGod He's back to his usual self in the morning though]].
** The second time [[spoiler: is when Kev talks to Alice one last time, [[TheAtoner desperately trying to make amends with her]]. Alice understandably is reluctant to accept it, but still watches over him that night. [[ShootTheShaggyDog By the next morning, he's passed away]].]]
** The second time [[spoiler: is when Kev talks to Alice one last time, [[TheAtoner desperately trying to make amends with her]]. Alice understandably is reluctant to accept it, but still watches over him that night. [[ShootTheShaggyDog By the next morning, he's passed away]].]]
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** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: It's [[MoodSwinger VEEEEEEEEEERY]] hard to notice, but there are at least two times when Kev actually gives a hand to his daughter: the first is when, [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin after Alice is busted by the cops for violating curfew]], Kev argues with her, [[AngerBornOfWorry but out of a legitimate concern for her behavior]] - which the author notes was surprising, as he didn't think Kev would be the sort to care. He even mentions how Kev had "quite a sane evening" for his standards, [[PetTheDog and even helps Alice with her homework that night]]. night]]. [[StatusQuoIsGod He's back to his usual self in the morning though]].
** The second time [[spoiler: is when Kev talks to Alice one last time, [[TheAtoner desperately trying to make amends with her]]. Alice understandably is reluctant to accept it, but still watches over him that night. night. [[ShootTheShaggyDog By the next morning, he's passed away]].]]
** The second time [[spoiler: is when Kev talks to Alice one last time, [[TheAtoner desperately trying to make amends with her]].
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** Kev makes peace with Alice and then dies in his sleep. Alice has been truamatised by her rough childhood, but with her abusive father gone she should be able to move on and have a relatively good life.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Occasionally, Alice counters Kev's {{Jerkass}} attitude by calling him out for his behavior.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Occasionally, Alice counters Kev's {{Jerkass}} attitude by calling him out for his behavior.
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** Kev makes peace with Alice and then dies in his sleep. Alice has been truamatised traumatized by her rough childhood, but with her abusive father gone she should be able to move on and have a relatively good life.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Occasionally, Alice counters Kev's {{Jerkass}} attitude by calling him out for his behavior.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Occasionally, Alice counters Kev's {{Jerkass}} attitude by calling him out for his behavior.
** Also Kev, due to being a [[CrazyHomelessPeople Crazy Homeless]] MoodSwinger. One notable incident had him randomly decide to walk to the outskirts of the city, seemingly insulting or mocking some of the local landmarks, [[NonSequiterThud before eventually collapsing in a heap from sleep deprivation]]. [[RunningGag Twice]].
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* GoodIsNotNice: In spite of having the "Good" trait, Alice insults her own father as much as he insults her, since being "Good" means she can't stand people being mean and inappropriate. The author himself is surprised the first time Alice snaps, as he didn't think she could do any negative interaction with her "Good" trait.
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* GoodIsNotNice: In spite of having the "Good" trait, Alice insults her own father as much as he insults her, since being "Good" means she can't stand people being mean and inappropriate. The author himself is surprised the first time Alice snaps, as he didn't think she could do any negative interaction with her "Good" trait.
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** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: It's [[MoodSwinger VEEEEEEEEEERY]] hard to notice, but there are at least two times when Kev actually gives a hand to his daughter: the first is when, [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin after Alice is busted by the cops for violating curfew]], Kev argues with her, [[AngerBornOfWorry but out of a legitimate concern for her behavior]] - which the author notes was surprising, as he didn't think Kev would be the sort to care. He even mentions how Kev had "quite a sane evening" for his standards, [[PetTheDog and even helps Alice with her homework that night]]. [[StatusQuoIsGod He's back to his usual self in the morning though]].
** The second time [[spoiler: is when Kev talks to Alice one last time, [[TheAtoner desperately trying to make amends with her]]. Alice understandably is reluctant to accept it, but still watches over him that night. [[ShootTheShaggyDog By the next morning, he's passed away]].]]
** The second time [[spoiler: is when Kev talks to Alice one last time, [[TheAtoner desperately trying to make amends with her]]. Alice understandably is reluctant to accept it, but still watches over him that night. [[ShootTheShaggyDog By the next morning, he's passed away]].]]
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** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: It's [[MoodSwinger VEEEEEEEEEERY]] hard to notice, but there are at least two times when Kev actually gives a hand to his daughter: the first is when, [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin after Alice is busted by the cops for violating curfew]], Kev argues with her, [[AngerBornOfWorry but out of a legitimate concern for her behavior]] - which the author notes was surprising, as he didn't think Kev would be the sort to care. He even mentions how Kev had "quite a sane evening" for his standards, [[PetTheDog and even helps Alice with her homework that night]]. night]]. [[StatusQuoIsGod He's back to his usual self in the morning though]].
** The second time [[spoiler: is when Kev talks to Alice one last time, [[TheAtoner desperately trying to make amends with her]]. Alice understandably is reluctant to accept it, but still watches over him that night. night. [[ShootTheShaggyDog By the next morning, he's passed away]].]]
** The second time [[spoiler: is when Kev talks to Alice one last time, [[TheAtoner desperately trying to make amends with her]].
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Occasionally, Alice counters Kev's {{Jerkass}} attitude by calling him out for his behavior.
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* DirtyOldMan: Kev becomes this after becoming an ElderElder - although he wasn't any less promiscuous as an Adult either.
* GoodIsNotNice: In spite of having the "Good" trait, Alice insults her own father as much as he insults her, since being "Good" means she can't stand people being mean and inappropriate. The author himself is surprised the first time Alice snaps, as he didn't think she could do any negative interaction with her "Good" trait.
* GoodIsNotNice: In spite of having the "Good" trait, Alice insults her own father as much as he insults her, since being "Good" means she can't stand people being mean and inappropriate. The author himself is surprised the first time Alice snaps, as he didn't think she could do any negative interaction with her "Good" trait.
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** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: It's [[MoodSwinger VEEEEEEEEEERY]] hard to notice, but there are at least two times when Kev actually gives a hand to his daughter: the first is when, [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin after Alice is busted by the cops for violating curfew]], Kev argues with her, [[AngerBornOfWorry but out of a legitimate concern for her behavior]] - which the author notes was surprising, as he didn't think Kev would be the sort to care. He even mentions how Kev had "quite a sane evening" for his standards, [[PetTheDog and even helps Alice with her homework that night]]. [[StatusQuoIsGod He's back to his usual self in the morning though]].
** The second time [[spoiler: is when Kev talks to Alice one last time, [[TheAtoner desperately trying to make amends with her]]. Alice understandably is reluctant to accept it, but still watches over him that night. [[ShootTheShaggyDog By the next morning, he's passed away]].]]
** The second time [[spoiler: is when Kev talks to Alice one last time, [[TheAtoner desperately trying to make amends with her]]. Alice understandably is reluctant to accept it, but still watches over him that night. [[ShootTheShaggyDog By the next morning, he's passed away]].]]
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Kev gets very uncomfortable when another lady with the Inappropriate trait tries to hug him at random.
* NoodleIncident: The easiest in-universe explanation for whatever job Kev had that landed him in jail twice was that it was in the Criminal branch. But this is neither confirmed nor denied.
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* ThePigPen: Both at times, although [[JustifiedTrope justified]] because they're both homeless.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Kev spends his last days dishing these out to people he hates. [[TearJerker Heartbreakingly averted]] with the last person to whom he speaks.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Kev spends his last days dishing these out to people he hates. [[TearJerker Heartbreakingly averted]] with the last person to whom he speaks.
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** Nice Girl: Alice, upon getting her first paycheck for her part-time job, immediately wants to donate it to a charity.
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** Nice Girl: Alice, upon getting her first paycheck for her part-time job, [[http://aliceandkev.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/selflessness/ immediately wants to donate it to a charity.charity]].
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In 2009, Robin Burkinshaw launched his blog-styled webcomic about a family he made in ''[[VideoGame/TheSims The Sims 3]]''. Inspired by the Poverty Challenge invented by players of The Sims 2, he made two Sims and placed them into a lot made to look like an abandoned park, took away their remaining money, and then watched over them, seeing if they could survive. These two Sims were Alice, [[TheWoobie a kind young girl who suffers from low self-esteem]], and Kev, [[{{Jerkass}} her hot-headed insane father who hates children]] and is desperately searching for love.
Not only did they survive, but the unique interaction of ''Sims 3'''s interactive neighborhood features gave the story unexpected twists and developments. It quickly gained a following as Roburky followed both of their lives and their search for love and a home.
You can read it [[http://aliceandkev.wordpress.com/ here]].
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!!This series includes examples of:
* AbusiveParents: As her father has the Hates Children, Insane, and Mean-Spirited traits, it leads to him picking fights with Alice and making fun of her frequently.
* [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer All Of The Other Sims]]: Alice is a smelly Loser, which repulses other Sims.
* [[ArcWords Arc Symbol]]: The Yeti in people's thoughts, in reference to Kev.
* TheAtoner: Subverted. As the end of his life approaches, Kev seeks out old acquaintances to say a few last words — it turns out he just wants to insult them again. Except [[TearJerker one]].
* BiTheWay: Kev. The player was surprised to see Kev flirt with anyone, even if it was mostly women.
* BittersweetEnding:
** Kev makes peace with Alice and then dies in his sleep. Alice has been truamatised by her rough childhood, but with her abusive father gone she should be able to move on and have a relatively good life.
* CasanovaWannabe: Kev. His Ambition in life is to have girlfriends and be loved, but since he's has many undesirable Traits, most sane Sim women want nothing to do with him.
* ChildHater: Kev, as in it's a literal trait of his.
* {{Cloud Cuckoolander}}: Zedadias has the Childish trait, which means he likes doing things like playing tag, making faces, and being silly as a teenager.
* CrazyHomelessPeople: Kev. Alice is also homeless but not crazy at all.
* CuteClumsyGirl: Alice has the Unlucky and Clumsy traits, meaning she's always tripping over her own feet or breaking things.
* DirtyOldMan: Kev becomes this after becoming an Elder
* HouseAmnesia: Kind of. When Alice is a child, Kev asks her to leave the room when they are both outside.
* {{Jerkass}}: Kev, who never stops delighting in tormenting Alice or insulting people.
* KavorkaMan: Kev can be this at times
* LethalChef: Alice, who has no skills to speak of having grown up in a park.
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Kev, since he looks for love in every place.
* {{Machinomic}}: Probably the foremost example amongst the Sim community.
* MissingMom: From a game-mechanics standpoint, she never existed. In-universe, it's likely that she died when Alice was very young. If you're up for a bit of FridgeBrilliance, the only person who ever seemed to love Kev was the ghost woman.... (That person died of hunger, by the way. You can tell by her ghost’s [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience coloration.]])
* MoodSwinger: Kev. He has the Inappropriate, Insane, and Hot-Headed traits, which means he's likely to go from laughing hysterically to screaming violently at the drop of a hat.
* NiceGuy: Zedadias. He's one of the only people who is genuinely kind to Alice.
* ParentalAbandonment: The missing mom, above.
* PetTheDog: Kev helping Alice with homework.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Kev spends his last days dishing these out to people he hates.
* ScheduleSlip
* ThrowItIn: In an unorthodox example, virtually all of the events in the game happened without the author's control. All he did was take a step back and watch the story unfold. Sometimes this requires liberal interpretation of why a character does something.
* VideoGameCaringPotential: Yes, indeed. Of course, the entire Sims franchise is founded on players getting invested in their sims.
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Not only did they survive, but the unique interaction of ''Sims 3'''s interactive neighborhood features gave the story unexpected twists and developments. It quickly gained a following as Roburky followed both of their lives and their search for love and a home.
You can read it [[http://aliceandkev.wordpress.com/ here]].
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!!This series includes examples of:
* AbusiveParents: As her father has the Hates Children, Insane, and Mean-Spirited traits, it leads to him picking fights with Alice and making fun of her frequently.
* [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer All Of The Other Sims]]: Alice is a smelly Loser, which repulses other Sims.
* [[ArcWords Arc Symbol]]: The Yeti in people's thoughts, in reference to Kev.
* TheAtoner: Subverted. As the end of his life approaches, Kev seeks out old acquaintances to say a few last words — it turns out he just wants to insult them again. Except [[TearJerker one]].
* BiTheWay: Kev. The player was surprised to see Kev flirt with anyone, even if it was mostly women.
* BittersweetEnding:
** Kev makes peace with Alice and then dies in his sleep. Alice has been truamatised by her rough childhood, but with her abusive father gone she should be able to move on and have a relatively good life.
* CasanovaWannabe: Kev. His Ambition in life is to have girlfriends and be loved, but since he's has many undesirable Traits, most sane Sim women want nothing to do with him.
* ChildHater: Kev, as in it's a literal trait of his.
* {{Cloud Cuckoolander}}: Zedadias has the Childish trait, which means he likes doing things like playing tag, making faces, and being silly as a teenager.
* CrazyHomelessPeople: Kev. Alice is also homeless but not crazy at all.
* CuteClumsyGirl: Alice has the Unlucky and Clumsy traits, meaning she's always tripping over her own feet or breaking things.
* DirtyOldMan: Kev becomes this after becoming an Elder
* HouseAmnesia: Kind of. When Alice is a child, Kev asks her to leave the room when they are both outside.
* {{Jerkass}}: Kev, who never stops delighting in tormenting Alice or insulting people.
* KavorkaMan: Kev can be this at times
* LethalChef: Alice, who has no skills to speak of having grown up in a park.
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Kev, since he looks for love in every place.
* {{Machinomic}}: Probably the foremost example amongst the Sim community.
* MissingMom: From a game-mechanics standpoint, she never existed. In-universe, it's likely that she died when Alice was very young. If you're up for a bit of FridgeBrilliance, the only person who ever seemed to love Kev was the ghost woman.... (That person died of hunger, by the way. You can tell by her ghost’s [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience coloration.]])
* MoodSwinger: Kev. He has the Inappropriate, Insane, and Hot-Headed traits, which means he's likely to go from laughing hysterically to screaming violently at the drop of a hat.
* NiceGuy: Zedadias. He's one of the only people who is genuinely kind to Alice.
* ParentalAbandonment: The missing mom, above.
* PetTheDog: Kev helping Alice with homework.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Kev spends his last days dishing these out to people he hates.
* ScheduleSlip
* ThrowItIn: In an unorthodox example, virtually all of the events in the game happened without the author's control. All he did was take a step back and watch the story unfold. Sometimes this requires liberal interpretation of why a character does something.
* VideoGameCaringPotential: Yes, indeed. Of course, the entire Sims franchise is founded on players getting invested in their sims.
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