Today in Inzoi: Gyu-ri’s Call

So life went on in Cahaya…

After their small but wonderful wedding, Bradley and Quinn took a few days to enjoy their honeymoon at the resort.

It was three idyllic nights.

With their three fun-filled days at the facility, which they both enjoyed to the fullest… Until, on their last morning, Brad received a call from Gyu-ri, saying she needed to talk to him.

Brad had to make up an excuse for Quinn and left the spa abruptly to respond to Gyu-ri’s call, since she sounded quite desperate on the phone. When he arrived, she was so nervous, unable to utter a word.
Bradley: So you made me come here in the middle of my honeymoon to say absolutely nothing?

Gyu-ri: What? You broke off our engagement just like that to marry someone else, and now you’re annoyed that I’m speechless?
Bradley: We broke up, yes, and I’m sorry about that, but I moved on. I thought you had moved on too.
Gyu-ri: I did, but still, we need to talk.
Bradley: Do we?

Bradley: Well, I hope it’s important, cause I left the spa in a hurry. I had to cut my massage short and make up an excuse for Quinn.
Gyu-ri: Well, forgive me for disrupting your perfect happiness, but this is actually very serious.
Bradley: (Sighs) Okay, I’m listening.

Gyu-ri was speechless again.
Bradley: Gyu-ri? Look, it’s not fun standing outside in this bathrobe. So speak up, please.
Gyu-ri: (Nervously) Okay, well. You see, I just found out that I’m…
The sound of footsteps behind her forces Gyu-ri to fall silent once more.
Bradley: Found out what, Gyu-ri? Please tell me now.

Kirana: Gyu-ri, there you are! Sorry, I heard you guys arguing and got worried.
Gyu-ri: It’s nothing, Ki. Bradley and I were just talking.

Kirana: Ah, so this is Bradley. Yeah, I guess you two do have a lot to talk about.
Gyu-ri: (Flushed). Kirana, please.
Bradley: Gyu-ri, what’s going on? Who is she?

Kirana: I’m Kirana, Gyu-ri’s new roommate and best friend.
Gyu-ri: (Sighs) Bradley, Kirana. Kirana, Bradley.
Bradley: Uh, nice to meet you, Kirana.
Kirana: Nice to meet you too, Bradley. And now I’ll let you two continue talking. It’s about time.

Kirana: (Walking away) You should invite him in. The sun is very hot; I don’t think that spa robe will protect him much.
Gyu-ri: Would you like to… come inside?
Brad: I don’t think so. Like I said, I’m in a hurry.
Gyu-ri: Sure you are.

Bradley: So? What were you going to say?
Gyu-ri: Um, nothing, it’s not important.
Bradley: But you just said it was serious; and earlier you were saying: “I found out that I’m…” So tell me, what did you find out?
Gyuri meditates on her answer for a couple of seconds…
Gyu-ri: Well, I-I discovered that I’m…

Gyu-ri: I discovered that I’m still in love with you, okay?
Bradley: What? Come on, Gyu-ri. That’s…
Gyu-ri: Ridiculous, I know, and probably annoying to hear too, but that’s how it is, Brad. You broke up with me, I know, and I accepted it. So much so that I moved away to give you your space.

Gyu-ri: But the truth is, I wasn’t ready to let you go, your marriage to Quinn broke my heart. I just haven’t been able to move on, and I don’t think I will in a long time.
Now it’s Bradley who needs a few seconds. He seems genuinely moved, but he doesn’t want to get carried away by the moment. Quinn is waiting for him at the resort, ready to go home and start their life together. As much as he wants to give Gyu-ri some hope, he can’t let Quinn down now. So, controlling his heart as much as possible, he takes a deep breath before answering.

Bradley: So you made me come all the way out here in this flimsy, stupid spa robe under the blazing sun, just to tell me this?
Gyu-ri: Uh… yes, don’t you think it’s serious enough?
Bradley: No, it is. And I understand how you feel, just… Don’t you think you could’ve waited until after my honeymoon to call?
Gyu-ri: I’m sorry if I disturbed you, I just had to talk to you.
Bradley: What for, Gyu?

Bradley: What did you expect to happen? Did you expect me to be moved, take you in my arms, and tell you that I love you too? I would do that, but I’m married now. It wouldn’t be fair to you or to Quinn. Do you understand? (Gyu-ri nods sorrowfully) I was honest with you, I told you about my feelings for Quinn, and I set you free, for your own good and everyone’s. I didn’t want to repeat my father’s story, having two women, making neither of them truly happy and filling our family with conflict.

Gyu-ri: You’re right, and I totally get it.
Bradley: Great, so get on with your life, Gyu. Find someone who really deserves you. You’re young, you still on time to be happy.
Gyu-ri: I don’t think so, and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forget you, but… I’ll try.
Bradley: Good. Was that all you wanted to tell me, or is there something else?
Gyu-ri: (To herself) That’s not all. We’re missing the most important part…
Bradley: Gyu?
Gyu-ri: (Holding back tears): Yes, that was all.

Bradley: Are you sure there’s nothing else I should know?
Gyu-ri: Yes. That’s all.
Bradley: So then we’re good?
Gyu-ri: Yes, we are.

Bradley: Okay, this may not be much comfort, but if you need anything, anything at all, or just need to talk, you call me. Any time, okay?
Gyu-ri: (Wipes away a tear) Okay.
Bradley: I hope you can forgive me and accept being my friend again, and Quinn’s too.
Gyu-ri: “Friends”, of course, why not?
Bradley: Well, I have to go now. May you be very happy, Gyu-ri.
Gyu-ri: You too, Brad.

Well… Bradley’s gone, perhaps forever, and without knowing what is really going on.

Gyu-ri is mad at herself for not having the guts to tell him. And Kirana will surely be mad at her too.
Gyu-ri: Why didn’t I tell him? Why?
Most likely, telling him wouldn’t have changed anything, but Bradley had a right to know. Now Gyu-ri will have to live with her decision, or… tell him later, when she has gathered the courage to do so.

Kirana: Why didn’t you tell him???
Gyu-ri: I don’t know. I couldn’t. I just froze when I saw him.
Kirana: But you’ll tell him eventually, right?
Gyu-ri: Yeah, I guess…
Kirana: Well, don’t wait too long, you don’t have much time left.
What exactly did Gyu-ri not dare to tell Brad? It’s not hard to guess, and Brad will surely find out eventually, but for now it will remain a secret between Gyu-ri and Kirana. 

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*Note about Bradley’s spa robe:

My apologies for letting Brad wear a spa robe for this scene. As we know, the spa robe is or was a bug in which, when zois have visited the spa at least once, instead of automatically changing into their everyday clothes, they change into this robe and will forever continue to wear it as their default everyday clothing, requiring you to manually change it back to everyday clothes.

In this scene, Bradley arrived at Gyu-ri’s house wearing the robe, I’m usually very careful about what my characters in my stories wear for each scene, but this isn’t a story as such, it’s just gameplay, which means I don’t prepare the scenes or the poses or the outfits, at least not always. Plus, I didn’t want to interrupt the dialogue to change it, since at that time, at least in my game, it was difficult to get a zoi to show up when another one called him. That’s why I let him keep the robe on throughout the conversation. Allegedly, this bug has already been fixed, but apparently it only works with saves created after the fix, and of course I wasn’t going to start from scratch with this story, which is already quite advanced, so even nowadays (these photos are from November 25), Bradley continues to wear that robe as his default clothing.

To be completely honest, at first, I thought about redoing the whole scene with Brad properly dressed, but when I looked at the photos, I noticed that he and Gyu-ri had exactly the expressions I needed to write the scene, so I decided to go ahead and keep them.

In the end, I think the robe served to add a touch of humor to drama, which I consider a part of my style when writing for The Sims. Also, though I don’t do it very often, I find it fun as part of the creative process to share some of the “behind the camera” aspects of my stories, which is why I’ve included this note. 😄

Anyway, thank you very much for reading this far! 🤗💗