Gearing Up for the Holidays

Once again, it was snowing in Forest today. I got a letter in the mail from Groucho. He just moved out of town.

Groucho's goodbye letter.I then went to meet my newest neighbor, Grizzly.

Grizzly: Nice to meet you, grrr...!I talked to Puck, and he’s really looking forward to Christmas.

Puck: I've been good this year, so I'll probably get something really tasty!But Static seems more interested in the New Year’s Eve countdown.

Static: I wonder how cold it's gonna be on the night of the countdown?When I went by the wishing well, Sydney randomly ran by, kicking a basketball. Alrighty then…

Sydney kicking a ball near the wishing well.By the post office, Tom ran up to Copper, and then they both leaned in…for a kiss, apparently! This isn’t the first time I’ve caught them doing that, either! I wonder if Copper had some mistletoe hanging from his hat!

Tom and Copper lean in for a kiss?Emerald was asking me why snow is white when water is clear.

Emerald: If it's clear when it's water, why does it turn white when it freezes?I pulled some weeds, mailed some fossils away, and then ended my game for the night.

Snow on the Ground

I started up my game and saw that snow now covers the ground. That’s a day earlier than in City Folk.

Snow appears on the ground December 10th on GameCube.I talked to Candi and she was talking about the legendary living fossil (the coelacanth). She asked if I had heard of it, and when I told her I’ve already caught one before, she freaked out. She was upset that I caught one before she did.

Candi: Why? Why did you have to beat me?I also noticed that some trees now have Christmas lights on them. Forest is looking quite Christmasy. If that’s a word.

Christmas lights on trees.After stopping at Nook’s, I continued around town and saw Static. He was talking about Wisp until he spooked himself out.

Static: Yow! I just gave myself the shivers, on bread.I then saw Katrina’s tent, so I went inside to have my fortune told. She basically told me some good things may happen and some bad things may happen. In other words, it was a neutral fortune that doesn’t affect anything.

Katrina: In an attic, a safety-conscious bucket of glue will be sleeping heavily.A lot of the animals were mentioning Jingle, who comes on December 24th. Hank went so far as to imply that he was going to steal Jingle’s red suit for himself!

Hank: This year, I'm gonna get me that cool red outfit!I then mailed some fossils away and headed for home.

Walking at Night

It was snowing as I started up the game tonight.

Snow falling in town.I only had one letter in my mailbox, which seemed a bit odd. It was a goodbye letter from Gonzo.

Gonzo's goodbye letter.After a quick stop at the post office (ugh, Phyllis was there) to mail some fossils away, I walked through the snow to meet my new neighbor Groucho.

Groucho: They call me Groucho. Now who are you?I also talked to a few of my other neighbors.

Tom: I was just thinking about you, and here you are out creeping in the middle of the night.They seemed to object to me being out late at night, and yet they’re out walking around outdoors just the same as I am.

Static: YAAARGH! It's the ghost of Jeff! NOOOO!After pulling some weeds (and waking up Emerald), I headed for home.

Emerald: Please don't tell anyone about this! Promise me!