Nookway Opens

My first palm tree is full-sized and all grown up now. *sniff* It has even grown a pair of coconuts.

My first coconut tree, all grown up.I found another coconut washed up on the beach, and I planted it further east. I also caught a zebra turkeyfish, which I donated to the museum.

When I went over to the store, I saw something new: Nookway! Apparently Nook ‘n’ Go has Nook ‘n’ Went.

The outside view of Nookway in Animal Crossing: Wild World.
I wonder why part of the “k” in Nookway is yellow, while the rest of the word is blue?

Nookway is large inside, with five furniture items on sale, along with aisles for wallpaper, carpeting, stationery, tools, and more.

The inside of Nookway in Animal Crossing: Wild World.I headed over to Able Sisters next, and Sable once again had a lengthy story to tell me. Apparently their father bought some marbles for Mabel one time, and Sable was upset that she didn’t get any. Their father said Sable was too old for toys. After crying for a while, she took Mabel’s marbles.

Sable: Without thinking about it, I snatched away all of Mabel's marbles.Mabel started crying, their dad got furious, and Sable ran outdoors without shoes on. Mable then switched to another story about how her mother helped calm them and made them feel special.

Sable: So, even when work is at its worst, I'm fine because my claws are special.Sable: They hold Mother's love inside of them...Back outside, I ran into Wendell the walrus. He was starving, so I gave him a crucian carp that I caught in the river.

Wendell: I'm back from the brink! Thuh-thank you so much! Sweet, sweet food!
You’re going to be wal-right now.

Even though that was a different fish from what I gave him last time (a barbel steed), he still gave me the same design as my reward: the road 4 pattern.

Baabara showed me a letter she received, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. Of all the ways I pick on Baabara, I never thought to make fun of her earlobes! Great idea! 😀

Dearest Baabara, Your earlobes are like fresh, plump grapes in a royal fruit salad. Seedless, of course. -Your Secret Admirer
The start of a juicy rumor.

I found a new house in town, and Puddles the frog was inside. Welcome to Forest, Puddles!

Puddles: Jeff? Aha! I knew it! I knew you'd have a cool name! I'm Puddles!I went over to the post office to make a mortgage payment (25,000 bells again) and check the recycle bin (empty).

And when I ran into Biskit, he showed me a strange letter that he received from a “Helpful Hint Guy.” Wow, what a great tip.

Tip of the day: When someone asks a question and you don't know the answer, just yell 'Figure it out!' -Helpful Hint GuyI then returned home and wrapped up my night. See you all next time!

Go Hug Yourself

I played shortly before Nook ‘n’ Go closed tonight, and I bought myself a sphinx for 3,200 bells. It’s not very detailed at all in Wild World, and it doesn’t look quite right. But I still put it in my house for the time being.

My new sphinx on display in my Wild World house.

In Able Sisters, Sable continued her newfound chattiness with a story about a zit. Her current pimple reminded her of a story from when she was younger. She said she had a big zit on the tip of her nose in one of the photos behind her, and she was really distressed by it. But her mom got the photographer to erase it from the photo.

Sable: It's just that... Well, I have this whopper of a zit on my nose...I’m just surprised she has so many stories to tell.

The coconut I planted last time has survived! It’s still small, but it’s doing well. Say hello to my first coconut tree!

My first coconut tree.
Actually it doesn’t talk, so you don’t need to say hello to it.

When I visited Static, he got defensive for some reason. He said people think he doesn’t have any friends, but he’s friends with Chevre. Okay…

Static: Got that? I'm not alone! You heard me! NOT ALONE! PEOPLE LIKE ME!Since it’s Saturday night, I made sure to visit the Roost for some live music. I let K.K. choose the song, and he played Imperial K.K. for me.

K.K. performs some live music for me.Biskit asked me to deliver a letter to Chevre within ten minutes. I agreed to do it.

Biskit: If you could do it in the next 10 minutes, that would be great.
The time limit is ruff, but I’ll try.

I quickly hunted down Chevre and handed her the letter. She didn’t read it out loud, but she did laugh as she read it to herself. She said the letter was wonderful and made her very happy. Then she told me to give Biskit a hug for her, and to hug myself too?

Chevre: Please give a big hug to Biskit, it'sa me. And give yourself one, too!When I returned to Biskit, he thanked me by giving me a tartan rug for my trouble.

Over by town hall, Kiki gave me a chain-gang shirt for free. I tried it on and decided to keep wearing it for a while. Kiki is so nice.

Kiki: I hope it brings you lots of happiness, kitty cat!I didn’t find any fossils in town today, which is unusual. Maybe I need to look in the daylight hours. But I did catch a couple of new fish for the museum, an olive flounder and a yellow perch.

Blathers: Indeed, these fish are available for perch-ase all over the world, wot!After that, I returned home. I put my new song in my stereo and then went up to bed. See you next time!

Meeting Gracie

As expected, I got Pate’s goodbye letter in the mail today. So long, duck.

Pate's goodbye letter in Animal Crossing: Wild World.I visited Bill, and he told me he skinned his elbow today and can’t stop picking at the scab.

Bill: Man, I skinned my elbow, and I've been picking at this scab all dang day!
Do you even have elbows?

Anyway, he asked me to make a delivery to Baabara within 10 minutes. I declined.

There was a coconut washed up on the beach tonight, so I planted it. If the sapling survives, I’ll soon have my first coconut tree.

Finding a coconut washed up on the beach.When I bumped into Baabara, she started bragging about how great her house scores with the Happy Room Academy. She also mentioned that elegance just comes naturally to her. Oh please.

Baabara: My place earned 8,897 points! But elegance comes naturally to me!In Able Sisters, Sable told me that she’s still single! Is she coming onto me? 😛

Sable: I'm still single!Actually, she was just explaining that the couple in the photo behind her was her parents. Sable has really become quite chatty lately. She goes on and on and on!

Sable: Her only fault is that she can sometimes be a bit too tomboyish...In front of town hall, I spotted Gracie…and her car!

Gracie and her car in front of town hall.You don’t wash her car like you do on GameCube, so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. But when I spoke to her, she complimented my style, and then talked about a fashionista badge. Apparently, I have to successfully pass her fashion quiz to earn it.

Gracie: What would you do if you found a hole in your jeans? (Rip! Rip! Rip!)After answering her five questions, I started to get the impression that I didn’t do very well.

Gracie: Oh, my dear... Donkeys have a more charming laugh than you!She handed me a letter, and I opened it up.

Dear redneck Jeff, Redneck...go look that word up in the dictionary, honey! You'll see your name in the definition! -GracieThere was also an item attached to the letter…

A moldy shirt.Wow. Gracie has never been very polite, but she’s particularly savage in Wild World. When I spoke with her again, she recognized my sadness and said she had something for me. But then I was taken to a screen where I had to make her an offer? For what? I entered 100 bells, and she was not happy with that offer. She said I had no respect for her art, and she did this to me:

Gracie: Ready...and GO!

She put a go-go shirt and post-op patch on me. I don’t even understand what this is all about. At this point, I was done with her. Buh-bye.

Inside of town hall, I made a 25,000 bell payment on my mortgage. And back outside, Kiki stopped me and offered to buy my moldy shirt for 10 bells. Sure, why not?

Kiki: Would you want to sell your moldy shirt for 10 bells?I then returned home and ended my game for the night. See you next time!