April Fool’s Day

It’s April now, and many of the trees are now pink.

Pink trees.It is also April Fool’s Day, and as Copper warns me, many animals in town will try to trick me.

Copper: Everyone in town will try to trick you with lies and half-truths, so be on guard!Tom Nook told me that all items are 90% off! But he then followed by saying “April Fool!”

Tom Nook: I'm having a special one-day sale. Everything is 90% off!I’m going to show you the pranks the other animals pulled on me as well. Genji told me he saw my gyroid swimming in the river like a shark.

Genji: I saw your Gyroid making like a shark in the river.Booker tried to tell me he lost 20 pounds on his coffee and donut diet.

Booker: I lose 20 pounds on my, um, doughnut and coffee diet.Tom asked me if I was alien. Just because a guy drives a UFO doesn’t mean he’s an alien. Come on!

Tom: What's up with that UFO in front of your place?Even “Mom” played a joke on me!

Mom: We've decided to give you your inheritance early! You're rich!Pelly’s prank was to tell me her and Pete were going on their first date. She then confesses that she wishes it really was true.

Pelly: Tonight, Pete and I get to go out on our first date.Candi told me that she would sell me turnips for 7 bells apiece. This one technically wasn’t one of the April Fool jokes, but it definitely fit in with the other pranks.

Candi: As a special offer, I'll sell you some turnips for just 7 bells each.Baabara told me that Copper and Booker are starting a comedy show.

Baabara: Have you heard? Copper and Booker and starting their own comedy show!Even Porter was in on the jokes. He told me Resetti is bald!

Porter: I've heard that Mr. Resetti has no fur underneath his helmet.If you play early enough in the day (before 6 p.m. I believe), Tortimer will be by the wishing well. He will give you a fake NES game called Super Tortimer (if he hasn’t already given it to you in a previous year). But I played after 6:00 today, so I didn’t get a chance to see him this time.

Gracie and Her Car

Today is the 27th, and fortunately I remembered that Gracie would be in town today. As usual, she complimented me on my bod. Do you think she’s being sarcastic?

Gracie: Oh, just look at you! Love your bod, babe! Tee hee hee hee.I washed her car as fast as I could.

Washing Gracie's car.When I was done, the car was spotless.

Gracie: I'll give you a piece of fine clothing, as I promised.So she gave me one of her rare shirts, a snow shirt.

Trying on the snow shirt by Gracie's car.It’s a bit out of season…shouldn’t Gracie of all people realize that fact? After that, my pockets were full and I couldn’t sell my stuff because Nookington’s was closed (as it often is when I play). I mailed away a few fossils to be identified, and then headed home to save my game.

Cleo Out, Astrid In

Back in Forest once again, I got a goodbye letter from Cleo.

Cleo's goodbye letter.I went to meet my new neighbor, Astrid the kangaroo.

Astrid: So what's your name? Yelly Von Hollerlots?It was late at night by the time I played, so Nookington’s was already closed. So I went around town pulling weeds and digging up buried items. Most of those items were fossils, but I also dug up a white queen.

Check it out! I dug up a white queen!I found the daily money rock and stopped by the police station. Copper let me know that Gracie would be in town on Tuesday.

Copper: On March 27th, we'll be running out B.I.P. campaign: Bust Illegal Parkers!