The Permanent 13

It was storming in Forest as I started up the game tonight. In my mailbox was a goodbye letter from Bertha. I’m not sure why she used Halloween paper, but whatever.

Bertha's goodbye letter.I went to meet my newest neighbor, Sally the squirrel. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, her name was changed to Cally.Sally: Pleased to meet you!

Sally: Call me crazy, but I think we'll be good friends.
Okay, you’re crazy.

As I made my way around town, I was pulling weeds everywhere I went. I had tons of them!

Over by the museum, Baabara told me she wanted to move out of town and she asked me if she should stay or go! Unlike in other Animal Crossing games, this is a fairly rare occurrence on GameCube. And unlike the other games, I’m pretty sure how you answer has no bearing on what actually happens. Baabara is one of my “permanent 13” villagers and I’d be completely shocked if she moved out.

Baabara: Should I go live somewhere else?If you’re not sure what I mean by my “permanent 13,” take a look at this blog’s first entry from March 20, 2011. At that time, I listed my 15 villagers, including 13 that had been in my town for years. Those same 13 villagers are still in my town today. The other two spots are occupied by villagers that come and go, but those 13 seem to be stuck in my town permanently. The good thing is that I like most of those 13 villagers. The bad thing is that no new villagers will ever stick around, no matter what.

On the upper part of town, Candi gave me her weather forecast.

Candi: The chance of rain tomorrow is 77%.After I was done talking to all my villagers (except for a few that I didn’t run into), I went around searching for more weeds. I kept pulling all that I could find until my town reached perfect status once again.

Wishing well: Everything is perfect!And just because I don’t think I’ve posted a map of my town in a very long time, here’s a current look at Forest’s layout and house placement.

Map of Forest, July 2014.

4 thoughts on “The Permanent 13”

    1. All 13 are still in Forest. I don’t think that will ever change, unless I start using the train again to travel to other towns. And I don’t plan on doing that.

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