The Bug Master

I got Cousteau’s goodbye letter in the mail today.

Cousteau's goodbye letter.The Bug-Off competition was held today, but I played much too late to participate. But the judge, Nat, told me that Alfonso was today’s winner, with a 59-point mantis.

Nat: The 59-point mantis caught by Alfonso from right here in Forest.I went by the spot where Cousteau lived. One good thing about him leaving is that I can finally fix my path back. His house was kind of in the way.

The dirt patch where Cousteau's house was.I went to the Roost to check out some live music. I asked K.K. for a sad song, and he performed Two Days Ago.

K.K.: Here's a jam that'll shine the blues clean off your shoes... It's called Two Days Ago.Broccolo was still sick, so I took him some more medicine.

Broccolo flips as he takes his medicine.Kitt asked me to make a delivery to Bunnie, so I took the gift (a shirt) to her. When I returned to Kitt, she rewarded me with a clackercart. But maybe her kid would enjoy this more than I would…

Kitt: Um, I can give you a clackercart.I had a chat with Booker at the gate, and he told me that Nat was in town (which I already knew, of course). But the interesting this is that he referred to Nat as the “bug master.”

Booker: Um, yeah... The bug master came through here early this morning, but...

Cousteau Leaps Away

As I started up the game this evening, I noticed that the grass color has changed since I last played. I’ve always liked this shade of green.

The mid/late September grass color.Near town hall, Alfonso was telling me about the Bug-Off coming up on Saturday. He said that he prepares for it by eating lots of sponge cake. That way, he’ll smell so sweet that the bugs just throw themselves into his net. Yeah, good luck with that.

Alfonso: That way, I'll smell so sweet that the bugs will just THROW themselves into my net!Cousteau was all packed up and ready to go on an undersea adventure. Good luck in your new pad.

Cousteau: I don't have a ton of stuff weighing me down, so packing up only took 5 minutes!Poor Broccolo wasn’t feeling well today; apparently he caught a cold.

Broccolo: My head is hotter than a jalapeno, but my hands are icier than frozen yogurt... M-medicine...I went to Nook’s and bought some medicine for him. Get well soon, little guy!

Broccolo flips as he takes his medicine.

Frigid Friga

I visited Friga tonight, and she was telling me about her wonderful life.

Friga: You know, I just watch kickboxing and eat chow mein all by myself...Outside, Cousteau told me he decided to move out of town. I didn’t try to stop him. He actually wasn’t as bad as I thought he would be, but still, I’m not going to force him to stick around.

Cousteau: I've talked it over with myself, and I decided to bail and move out of town.I headed to the Roost to check out some live music. I asked K.K. for a random song and he performed K.K. Love Song for me.

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: K.K. Love Song.After the show, I saw Kitt by the waterfall. She told me that Friga wanted her to get a pet scorpion! I guess she doesn’t understand that Friga was playing a mean prank on her! Friga has a heart of ice.

Kitt: I was talking to Friga, and we decided it was a great idea for me to get a pet scorpion!Speaking of Friga, Broccolo asked me to make a delivery to her. It was a dirt-clod wall (ha!). When I returned to Broccolo to tell him the delivery was complete, he gave me a chess piece in return. He said nothing screams “Mr. J” like a black pawn. I’m not sure what to think of that statement…

Broccolo: Huh huh huh huh! Nothing screams Mr. J like a black pawn!