Maple Leaves

Today, Puck told me he has to write his mom a letter and include a photo of himself to let her know he’s doing okay in Forest. However, Puck said all his clothes are filthy, so he asked me for some of my clothes.

Puck: So, uh, Jeff, do you think I could have some of your clothes so my mom won't have to worry?

I didn’t have any clothes on me (I was even wearing a pattern), so I went inside Able Sisters. I bought him a firefighter tee, and went back out to give it to him. But wouldn’t you know it? He said it wasn’t “fresh” enough, so he turned it down. Animals are too picky when it comes to clothes in this game.

When I went into Maple’s house, I saw that she was all packed up and ready to move out of town. Oh well. She’s probably moving to Canada.

Maple: I think you can tell by looking, but I've decided to move out of Forest for good, buzz off.

I spotted Limberg outside, and as he pinged me, I decided to set a mousetrap. 😉

Limberg, in a pitfall: Whaa! Why isn't the ground doing its job?!

I took the bus out to the city, and I found my old BFF Bob there. I was all aglow.

Bob: A huh huh huh! I snagged a balloon from the prize guy, pthhpth!

Bob was happy that he got a balloon from the prize guy (Phineas), so I made sure to get a balloon too. Phineas gave me an indigo balloon.

Jeff holds an indigo balloon in the city.

Video update time: I know it’s been a long time since my last episode of Mario Plays ACCF, but I do want to post another one before April ends. And if all goes well, I should also have a new City Folk Moments video in May.

Hiding Behind Sterling

Puck told me that he was recently in a race with Limberg and Bones. Limberg won the race, which wasn’t surprising to me. He was probably running fast to escape his own stench. Bones finished second; he probably had to stop for a nap (or for a “snack run”). And Puck came in last place.

Puck: I was in a race a while ago. Limberg came in first places, Bones came in second place...

Sterling asked me to play a game of hide-and-seek, and I agreed. I had ten minutes to find him, Bones, and… wait, who else is playing?

Sterling: So us, we're the hiders. Sizzly J, you're the seeker!

Sterling’s suit of armor is so big that I couldn’t see who the other hider was! Or maybe he/she just starting hiding a bit too soon! 😉

As soon as the game started, I spotted Sterling immediately! I didn’t even have to move!

Sterling is visible from the start of the game.

It took me a few minutes to find Bones; he was hiding behind Sterling’s house. And about two minutes after that, I found Puck–he was the mystery player. He was surprised I found him because he was sucking in his belly.

Puck: How did you find me?! I was sucking in my belly and everything!

I can already see the difference between GameCube Puck and City Folk Puck. GameCube Puck often calls me fat, while City Folk Puck seems to poke fun at his own weight.

Anyway, finding him allowed me to win the game. Sterling gave me a mini gargloid as my prize.

At the fountain, I threw an axe to say hello to Serena. 😉

Serena: Just because you get a little praise, doesn't mean you should get a big head about it. Sheesh.

I made a trip to the city to finally get my hair dyed brown again. When I returned to town, I found Pascal standing on a bridge. I gave him a scallop, and in return, he gave me a ship cannon. He also had some words of wisdom about giving things a try, even if you think you’re not good at them.

Pascal: Kids who think they're not good at stuff usually end up being good at it, maaan. Ya just gotta try.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

A Better Penguin

It’s cherry blossom season now, and the pink petals are falling from the sky nonstop.

Cherry blossom petals fall from the sky in Animal Crossing: City Folk.

While I was visiting Limberg tonight, he asked me to make a delivery to Bones. Bones lives right next door, so it was an easy task to complete. I gave the package to Bones, and he found a bunny shirt inside. He put it on right away. I guess he’s all ready for Bunny Day now.

Bones: Is this a bunny shirt? Huh. I guess I should make the most of it, though, and give it a try, yip yip!

After visiting Roald, the next house I entered had a new villager inside: my old friend Puck (from my GameCube town)! Roald is even more useless now that I have a better penguin.

Puck: Nice to meetcha! I'm Puck, and I'm so happy to finally meet someone from this town!
Better ingredients. Better penguin.

At the Roost, K.K. Slider performed the song “To the Edge” for me.

K.K. Slider plays a song at the Roost in ACCF as the game credits roll.

Static asked me for some playful furniture, and I got the impression he was looking for kiddie furniture. Nook ‘n’ Go didn’t have any kiddie furniture today, but they did have a bottled ship. I wasn’t sure if that would qualify as “playful” enough, but I bought it anyway and took it back to Static. Fortunately, he really enjoyed it! He rewarded me with a lucky frog.

Static: I don't know what you must have gone through to get such a bottled ship thing, but I appreciate it.

I met Kitty near the bus stop; she said she was there to check the bus schedule. That was clearly a lie, but I let it slide this time.

Kitty: That's why I'm here to check the bus times.

I know I need to change my hair color back to brown, but I played too late; Shampoodle was already closed for the day.