Jeff's ACCF Blog

As I started the game up today, I got Nan’s goodbye letter in the mail.

I also received a letter from Mom (she sent me an apple), and my monthly statement from the Bank of Nintendo (informing me I earned 99,999 bells in interest for the month).

At Nook ‘n’ Go, I saw Nook had a large festive tree for sale. Since it’s December now, I bought it and put it in my house.

Samson was sick with a cold, so I gave him some medicine I had in my pockets. He flipped for it; I wonder if it was cheese flavored.

Over by the waterfall, Kitty asked me for a new greeting. Since she was still wearing a skimpy bikini in the cold December weather, I told her to say “I feel so cold.”

You can see Wendell’s “mystery circle” patterns in that picture. Speaking of Wendell, he was in town again today. But I wasn’t looking for any of his designs, so I didn’t even speak to him.

Static asked me for a fossil, and he was lucky I was feeling generous today. I gave him a parasaur tail, and he seemed to enjoy it. In return, he gave me a TV with a VCR, which is nearly as old as the fossil. 😛

At the gate, I cleaned out the lost and found. I currently have 25 pitfall seeds, not counting the one that’s buried in the corner of town, or any that I may have in storage. Why am I hoarding pitfall seeds? Maybe I’ll put them to use at some point next year. 😉

Nan is moving out of town; I found her all packed up and ready to go today. I don’t know why she’s running away, but I’m okay with it. She’s not bad, but I’m not really a big Nan fan.

At Able Sisters, there was a Jingle shirt for sale. Since it’s almost December, I decided to buy it and put it on.

Over by the waterfall, Samson asked if I’d like to play a game of hide-and-seek. I agreed, so I had ten minutes to find Samson, Opal, and Benedict. I found Benedict after one minute and Opal after two minutes, so I thought it was going to be an easy game.

However, the timer kept counting down as I circled around town without finding the mouse man. But with two minutes to go, I found Samson behind a tree. He actually wasn’t far from where Opal was. It wasn’t easy, but I won the game. Samson rewarded me with a folding chair. Not a gyroid? Surprising.

I visited my newest neighbor, Champ the monkey, and he told me that he recently challenged Tangy to see who could stay awake the longest. It took him 98 hours, but Champ is the…well, champ.

But staying awake for long periods isn’t the only thing Champ and Tangy have in common: They both own that cool train set. 🙂

I decided to shake a tree, and the very first tree I shook had a bee in it! But fortunately, I was able to catch the bee before it stung me.

Midge locked herself out of her house, but I didn’t bother helping her out. I saw Pete out delivering mail, which meant that today was not a UFO day. It’s been a year and a half since I’ve last shot one down (May 2016)! One of these days, I’ll shoot that ship down once again…

Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, and Animal Crossing celebrates the occasion with the harvest festival. Tortimer was standing outside of town hall, next to tables full of fruit and side dishes…but no main course. Tortimer gave me a knife and fork.

Tangy was using the holiday to…look for a boy? She was hoping a boy would fall in love with her after seeing her elegant cutlery moves. And she just happened to be wearing a very skimpy bikini as well.

I soon found Franklin the turkey hiding behind Midge’s house. He seemed a little tense.

I gave him the knife and fork, and he gave me a harvest lamp in return. I went back to Tortimer for another knife and fork, and continued my walk around town. The next time I found Franklin, he gave me a harvest dresser.

Near the northwest bridge, I ran into Champ the monkey. Like PoizonMushro0m (Mike) pointed out in a comment last time, some people think Champ may really be Porter, who runs the train station in the GameCube game and in New Leaf. Champ’s catchphrase seems to support this theory, seeing that his catchphrase is “choo CHOO.”

When I visited Benedict, he told me the plan for today: Stuff your face, complain about being full, and then go back for more.

Once I finished making my rounds, I focused on hunting down Franklin. I’d give him the knife and fork, get a piece of harvest furniture, get new cutlery from Tortimer, and then look for Franklin again.

In all, I found Franklin ten times. I then sold the furniture for a total of 33,330 bells. It’s actually not worth as much as I was thinking; the spooky and Jingle sets are worth much more.

Happy Thanksgiving if you’re in the United States like me! And if not, I hope you enjoyed the harvest festival in any Animal Crossing games that you may have played today. See you next time!