Pango’s Debut?

Gabi has already bounced out of town, as I received her goodbye letter in the mail today.

To Jeff, I'm leaving town, and I'm not telling anyone where I'm going, but don't you worry! I'm off on a grand adventure that's totally going to rule! Wish me luck in my new life. Don't forget me! -Gabi

Nookington’s was selling a skull skirt, and I couldn’t resist since it’s Halloween weekend. 💀

Timmy: That would be a skull shirt you're looking at. ...at.

When I spoke with Candi (on the ramp near Static’s house), it seemed like she was trying to confuse me.

Candi: Huh? What do you mean, what do I mean? Oh! I see what you mean. You mean, what's funny?
What do you mean?

Ursala was being her usual lovely self, calling me an untalented simpleton because of my “hideous” town tune. If only the piece of land with her house could break off into the sea…

Ursala: Inspiration? Who needs that? You simpleton! Just go change it now, grooomph!

Down in Acre F-1, I met Gabi’s replacement: Pango the anteater.

Pango: Hey, how's the evening air treating you? Nice? Say, have we met before, snooooof?

Surprisingly, Pango hasn’t lived in Forest since I started this blog in 2011. Of course, there’s a decent chance that she lived here at some point before that…since my town was already 8.5 years old by then. So I can’t be 100% sure, but I found no sign of her in my previous videos or saved letters.

Over by the wishing well, true blue buddies Kody and Tom were kicking around a ball. That is, until they stopped so that Tom could give Kody a new shirt. Kody put it on, but hated it. (So why did he put it on?) But that left him feeling depressed.

Kody: Sigh... What's the point...?

Halloween is coming up in a couple days, so I hope you all have a Happy Halloween! And good luck if you’re playing the festivities in Animal Crossing! I don’t plan on participating on GameCube, but I may play some City Folk for the event. See you all in November! 👻🦇🎃

Belle’s Blood Boils

Monday was Labor Day, and Tortimer was standing at the wishing well for the occasion. He told me that everyone needs a hero or role model…

Tortimer: Everyone needs someone they can look up to in life. A role model. A hero.

And he wanted to be mine. 😆

Tortimer: You have to follow in somebody's footsteps, sprout! Like mine, for instance!

When I spoke with Tom, he gave me a free aloe. After the conversation ended, the camera zoomed back out (as it does), and I just thought this screenshot looked pretty cool with the leaves of the trees surrounding us on both sides. 🙂

Speaking with Tom, as seen through the tree leaves.

Over by Ursala’s house, I fell into a pitfall!

Struggling to get out of a pitfall.

As much as I might want to blame Ursala for it, I later found out it was my good buddy Hank that did this to me!

Hey, my peeps! Hank here reporting for Forest News! I've buried the greatest treasure ever in one of the F acres. Go find it!
Treasure, my butt.

Today, I spotted a goodbye letter from Freckles in the mail.

Jeff! I awoke the other day with the wanderlust, so I just up and left. Wild, huh? On the road, destination unknown! Anyway, thanks for dealing with my craziness! Cheery-bye! -Freckles

Belle and Tiara had a big argument, and they were steaming mad. No, make that boiling mad. 😡

Belle: I AM ANGRY! My blood boils with rage, cuddles!

And yet she still called me “cuddles.” 😆😆😆

Shortly after that, I met Freckles’s replacement: Gabi.

Gabi: Good evening! You seem kinda lost to me... Do you live in this town, honeybun?

I encountered another fight moments later: Hank and Baabara just had an argument. Hank was all depressed, while Baabara was furious…at me. What’s new?

Baabara: Enough! Just get lost! I can't stand you!
The feeling is mutual, fluffy demon.

Gulliver was asleep on the beach, and I woke him up. He started to tell me a cougar joke, but of course he didn’t get to the punch line. 😛

Gulliver: Let's see...how did it go? Oh yeah! So, there's a duck, a husky, and a cougar... And the duck says to the husky...

But he did give me a free shogi piece. Thanks, buddy!

Even though this is September fishing season (no sea bass), I didn’t do much fishing. I did catch one barred knifejaw and one red snapper, but that’s it. I may try again one day soon, especially if it’s raining.

Swimming Team

I don’t normally post my HRA (Happy Room Academy) scores in the blog, but here: Have a look. I like how it insults me for leaving items on my floor! 😆

Jeff, Your current design earns 30,630 points, but you lost points for filthiness; you live like an animal! Tidy up and put your junk away! August 29th, 2023 -The Happy Room Academy

I also received a goodbye letter from Sue E. I’m glad to see she has headed off to the chopping block, squealing “Wii, Wii, Wii” all the way home.

My little Jeff, I can't stand for anyone to see me cry... You must know, that's the only reason I left without saying goodbye. Even now, the tears are... I can't bear it! Farewell! Yours, -Sue E
All lies.

Genji noticed I had a saw stag beetle in my pockets, and he offered me 2,390 bells for it. It’s a deal!

Genji: Whoa, check this out! This thing's huge!

I found a new house near Static’s home; Sue E’s replacement is Tiara, a snooty rhino. I don’t particularly like her, but I guess she’s slightly better than Sue E.

Tiara: Oh, my! Have we met before, lovey? I'm almost positive the answer is no.
We have met before, Tiara. You lived in Forest before, back in 2012.

Hank asked me to join his swimming team, but of course, we don’t actually swim. We just argue about who’s better at swimming. 😛 🏊

Hank: We can sit around and argue about who is better at swimming! It'll be fun, Jeff!
“You’re better!” “No, you are!” “I can’t even swim!” “Neither can I!”

Over by the wishing well, Freckles offered me some lovely wallpaper for 1,890 bells. I didn’t want it, so I declined the offer. And this being GameCube, Freckles called me nuts, told me to mellow out, and said it’s impossible to find wallpaper for less than that price. 🙄

Freckles: Really? You don't want it? You're nuts! Seriously, it's impossible to find wallpaper for less than 1,890 bells!

Puck asked to take a pop quiz about him. He asked me if I thought his favorite night event was a meteor shower or New Year’s Eve. I guessed it was a meteor shower, and I was correct. He rewarded me with a pitfall; it’s always good to have one of these on-hand. 🙂

Puck: Congrats! Way to go! For your prize, you get my treasure, brrrrrrrrr!