Fanon:Sunlit Tides (Time Paradox)

Sunlit Tides is a neighborhood in The Sims 3, and it is a neighborhood that has some plot relevance to the fanon Time Paradox. Once a territory of SimNation, it was scouted by the Ecclesiarchy before an assassination of an important figure have shifted its allegiance to the Papal State.

Before Papal Control
Sunlit Tides before its annexation by the Papal State seemed like a vacation paradise, having lush jungles, clean beaches, and plenty of resting spots to soothe a tired body. However, this beautiful appearance belied a rather grisly realities. While the criminal lord Alana Kahale hasn't blatantly ripped its residents off, her opponents saw conveniently unfortunate things happen to them. Of course, the government wasn't there to help: why should Kai help out those who may reveal the inner corruption of the local government? Because of this, new developments were limited, and all entrepreneurs were "persuaded" to pay protection fees, however small it was. The top law enforcer, Silas Allender, knew the conditions were bad. However, he was rendered powerless: Alana flouted all his espionage attempts, and Kai successfully kept the central SimNationian government away from Sunlit Tides as far as possible. Silas, having lost faith in the SimNationian government, sought out less orthodox ways to fix this problem until a newcomer arrived.

Ends Justify the Means
The Papal States wished to find blueprints for a system to better help emulate a Hellenic public baths, leading them to investigate the facilities in Sunlit Tides. The arrival of this newcomer instantly caught Silas's attention. He knew of Papal State's power: after all, he had the dossiers on the Papal individuals, and this was before Kallisto bombed Bridgeport. And so, Silas asked Kallisto to remove Alana for him and the community. Kallisto had no interest in doing it for nothing, and Silas offered the unthinkable: he offered information on the current political status (and how to get it to turn to the papacy), a deal that Kallisto accepts. In just few days, Kallisto managed to drop a Rod from God upon Alana's head, killing her. Afterwards, Kallisto establishes a temporary government with Silas's information, and proceeds to remove Kai from Sunlit Tides for good. With the corrupt Kahale family gone, Sunlit Tides' entrepreneur welcomed their saviors, who would later become their new rulers.

Developments
The development of Sunlit Tides was halted quite a lot: the diplomatic relationship between Papal States and SimNation took a sharp dip after Kallisto bombed Bridgeport, and further down with the pro-Papal witch cults starting a civil war in Moonlight Falls against the anti-Papal leader Ezekiel Gretchyn and his friends in werewolves and supporters in pro-WooHoo population. However, the mood between the two states started to cool down as Kallisto focused more on the new capital Heptanomis, while SimNation had a new challenge in the Aigyptian rebels who sought to relieve Al-Simhara from the sexualized, profane, and irreverent culture of Bridgeport. With SimNationian media focusing on the Aigyptians, it was possible for Papal States to establish a more stable government in Sunlit Tides. To man this government, the Ecclesiarchy dispatched Phthinophoria Eschateria, accompanied by three Plumbbots.

Further immigrations have arrived with the cooperation from the Papal government: several witches have made residence in Sunlit Tides, more specifically choosing to live within the Naos-Stratopedon alongside Phthinophoria to further advance their skills under a capable mentor. Not only that, an environmentalist collector who wished to be a multidisciplinary artisan to avoid regular employment also have taken up residence in Sunlit Tides. Further immigration is expected as the neighborhood is further shaped into a more proper Papal province by those happy about the Papal policies.



However, the simmering resistance that was initially started by the Gym replacement scandal grew to encompass a new demographic when the pet craze blew into Sunlit Tides. People trying to adopt "cute" puppies and kittens witnessed mysterious and quick death of the puppies and kittens in merely a few days without any warning. By this time, they were well aware of the pet plague in Hekatonschoinos and PETDIE scandal that involved the Ecclesiarchy, and those afflicted with the suddle loss took to the streets to protest.