Don't Cry

*Don't Cry* is the sixth *released*, seventh overall, machinima by CalebPlaySims. It was released July 30, 2021, three months after the previous machinima. It uses the Britney Spears song, Don't Cry. It is available to watch here, in two parts, respectively. Like previous machinimas, *Don't Cry* follows the storylines of the Sims Revolution. However, *Don't Cry* focuses primarily on three characters: Jennifer Burb, John Burb, and Mary-Sue Pleasant. *Don't Cry* is the first machinima by CalebPlaySims to have sensitive content.

### Background

Jennifer Burb's twitter account, which is run by CalebPlaySims, tweeted ideas related to John "dumping" Jennifer. The idea of the machinima was soon conceived, and was only recorded, edited, and exported in *one* day. The creator says this is his best work yet. The film uses B-roll shots of Jennifer Burb, Brandi Broke, and Prudence Crumplebottom, in a band, performing the song. Additional shots used of Jennifer crying, Brandi playing the guitar, and Prudence playing the keyboard are used. The machinima uses an overlap-style. Its structure is very similar to *Let Go* and uses elements from *Fancy,* in the sense that the characters are shown performing the song and reminiscing/reacting to the current scene.

*Don't Cry* was recorded with OBS and edited with Filmora X. The games used were *The Sims 2* and *American Truck Simulator* (the latter of which for the driving scenes).

The cover art was created and posted July 30, 2021, as a "teaser" image. There are two different versions of the cover.

### Plot

The scene opens with B-roll shots of the band, along with an establishing shot of the Burb family home. Jennifer and John Burb are seen enjoying a nice night in, with their children. John receives a text from an unknown number, who is revealed to be Mary-Sue. The texts suggests John should leave Jennifer and marry Mary-Sue. Quickly angered, John runs to Jennifer's car, (a white Cadillac Escalade) and drives to Mary-Sue's house to confront her.

Mary-Sue is seen smoking on her front porch while John pulls into the driveway. He soon walks up to the porch to confront her. However, Mary-Sue creepily leans in for a kiss, which grosses John out, and he angrily declines. However, this makes Mary-Sue livid, and she violently attacks John, leaving him in a pool of blood.

Mary-Sue calmly leaves the scene, and steals John's keys. She then takes Jennifer's car, and drives it into the ocean, but jumps out just before. The driverless car speeds into the ocean, and Mary-Sue walks back home. John gains consciousness, and angrily storms in to again, confront Mary-Sue. She then pulls a gun out on him, and threatens him. Out of fear, John stays in the house, but still refuses to kiss Mary-Sue, although he just got his life threatened. Frustrated, Mary-Sue calls the matchmaker and buys a love potion. After drinking the love potion, John sees Mary-Sue as irresistible, and then has WooHoo with her in the kitchen.

The scene cuts to Jennifer, where she is angered and sad about her divorce, and she is reminiscing about their wedding, and the message "he" sent her, asking for a divorce. However, it is clear that the message sent was from Mary-Sue, and *not* John. Jennifer begins to accept the divorce, and then the machinima ends.

### Trivia

* Despite being pregnant, Mary-Sue still smokes and jumps out of moving vehicles. It is unknown if she became pregnant before or after her having WooHoo with John.
* This is the sixth machinima to use a Britney Spears song.
* This machinima was finished in one day.
* Originally, the band sequences were not going to be included, but they were created last-minute, to connect to the song.
* Prudence is the once whistling.
* Jennifer doesn't know Mary-Sue did this. She genuinely thinks John wants a divorce. Because of this, Jennifer starts to resent him and accept life without him.
* This machinima continues the psychopathic storyline of Mary-Sue Pleasant.
* This is one of the creator's favorite machinimas, along with *Loving You*.
* *He About To Lose Me,* the next machinima, is confirmed to be a sequel to *Don't Cry*.