{"id":2242,"date":"2017-02-22T23:58:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T04:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/acblog\/?p=2242"},"modified":"2017-02-24T03:02:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T08:02:07","slug":"my-mole-cricket-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/acblog\/2017\/02\/22\/my-mole-cricket-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"My Mole Cricket Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"

I found Poncho’s goodbye letter in the mail today. He sure didn’t stick around very long. I wouldn’t think someone named Poncho would be such a fair-weather friend. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

\"Poncho's<\/p>\n

At the top of my central ramp, I spotted an igloo. This is the first igloo I’ve seen this winter, and it’ll also be the last. The snow will be gone by Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

\"An<\/p>\n

I found Baabara inside. She liked the violin I had in my pockets, and she offered to play a game for it. Depending on how I guessed the symbol on her cards, I could earn over 3,000 bells for the violin. I guessed that she had a triangle on her first card…and I was wrong. So she only gave me 470 bells for the violin.<\/p>\n

\"Baabara:<\/p>\n

Back outside, I found a new villager in acre B-5: Ribbot the frog. I’ve always liked him, mainly because he’s a robot. Is it just me, or does he look even more robotic on GameCube? Maybe it’s the way he blinks? Or maybe my brain is just short-circuiting.<\/p>\n

\"Ribbot:<\/p>\n

In Nookington’s, I decided to buy and wear the No. 1 shirt. (Update: I just discovered that you can actually buy this shirt at Amazon<\/a>!)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Me<\/p>\n

After coming down my eastern ramp, I saw Static staring at the ground. When villagers stare at something, it’s because they’re looking at a bug or fish. Since I didn’t see anything, I figured there must be a mole cricket underground. So I got my shovel out and dug a hole (or three). And sure enough, the little bugger crawled out and tried to scamper away. But I didn’t have any trouble catching it.<\/p>\n

\"Me<\/p>\n

A couple minutes later, I bumped into Ursala. She noticed my mole cricket and said that she wanted it.<\/p>\n

\"Ursala:
She sounds like the wants to marry it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ursala asked if I wanted clothes, paper, or money for it. Of course, I chose money, and she gave me a whopping 2,920 bells for it! I should probably share this money with Static, since he made this all possible. But I won’t. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

\"Ursala:<\/p>\n

I pulled lots of weeds, I mailed a fossil away, and I checked the dump for items; I took a wobbelina that I’ll sell next time. Then I also made sure my town was back to perfect town status before wrapping up my game for the day.<\/p>\n

Last night, Bill Trinen (from Nintendo) tweeted about the goodbye letters in Animal Crossing:<\/p>\n

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Am I the only one who feels like letters in Animal Crossing were the original Twitter? pic.twitter.com\/CMUGVZ1Zvb<\/a><\/p>\n

— Bill Trinen (@trintran) February 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n