A Stinky House

I walked into a villager’s house tonight, not even realizing it was a new house that wasn’t there last time. Inside, I found something Stinky.

Stinky: WHOA! You must be one of my new Forest neighbors!
Cats always love cardboard boxes, don’t they?

Stinky is a cat villager that wears underwear on his head. I had him in my GameCube town last year. While he’s not one of my favorite villagers, he certainly is one of the more unique animals. Maybe he will make Forest life more interesting…as long as I remember to hold my breath around him.

Tutu and Chow were having a conversation tonight, and Tutu was crying and saying it hurts!

Tutu: Waaaaaaah! It huuuuurts!Chow asked what was wrong, and Tutu said that a boy just broke her heart. Afterwards, they were both depressed. I was surprised Chow cared that much, to be honest.

A bit later, Marina asked me to make a delivery to Chow (who was now feeling better). The item was a fire hydrant, and Chow couldn’t believe Marina got him such an expensive gift!

Chow: Whoa! Can this be genuine? A fire hyrdrant? I gotta have a talk with Marina about such expensive gifts!When I told Marina I made the delivery, she thanked me and gave me a mochi pestle.

Just a heads-up about this blog: For the past two years or so, I’ve been posting two entries a week. But this game is nearly 7.5 years old now–and even this blog has been running for almost five years. So it’s time to scale back a bit; there will now be just one entry per week (perhaps with an occasional exception).

Anyway, just for fun, here is a look at my Wii menu (in the Wii mode of my Wii U):

Animated GIF of my Wii menu.

Turning Greener

I rode the bus out to the city tonight, and it was raining there. In fact, I was greeted by a bunch of umbrellas!

Many animals carrying umbrellas in the city.Of course it’s March now, and everything is turning greener. Including me. It’s my annual tradition to turn into the green-wearing Mohawk McClover each March, and this year is no exception. I’ll be dressed like this at least through St. Patrick’s Day.

Mohawk McClover.
I work here now. I sell mohawks and mohawk accessories.

Shortly after I returned from the city, it started raining in my town as well–so I was able to put away my watering can. And just like in the city, the animals pulled out their umbrellas…even Marina.

Marina: All the trees and flowers look so much happier when it's raining, don't you agree?
Why would an octopus need an umbrella?

I had a chat with Broccolo, and he was afraid that he left his house without locking the door. He asked me to check it for him, and he told me if it’s open, I should let him know…on Tumblr.

Broccolo: If my door is open, please, please, please let me know, on Tumblr.

Leap Day 2016

Happy Leap Day, everyone! As I started up the game today, I got Mott’s goodbye letter in the mail. He said his biceps are too big for one town, so he’s taking them on tour.

Mott's goodbye letter.Of course, February 29th doesn’t come by every year. Believe it or not, this is just the 2nd Leap Day to pass by since the release of the game. A message is posted on the bulletin board that points out the relative rarity of this date.

~ Leap Day ~ Today is February 29th, the day that comes but once every four years! Do you feel like you gained a day?Villagers may also mention that it’s Leap Day. For example, Static was wondering why February wasn’t over yet.

Static: I was just wondering why February wasn't over yet, but that explains it.Alli said that she loves Leap Day, even though it’s not really a holiday. She suggested that we should make it a holiday and name it after her. I’m not exactly sure how that would work.

Alli: I love February 29th... It's a day that happens every four years, yet it's not really a holiday.Tutu wanted me to find her some trendy furniture; she says I’m the only one that can get it for her. She said not even the internet can help!

Tutu: Only you can get me my furniture. Even the internet can't help me!But when I tried giving her some furniture I found in the recycle bin, she said it wasn’t trendy enough. Oh well, I guess you’re not getting furniture from me then.

After I went up to Able Sisters to change my path pattern to green bricks, Chow asked me to play a game of hide-and-seek. I had ten minutes to find him, Twiggy, and Static. About 90 seconds into the game, I found Chow hiding behind Tutu’s house.

Chow hiding behind a house during hide-and-seek.Up by Able Sisters, Tutu was asking me for a greeting…as a certain squirrel peeked out from behind the building.

Static peeks out from behind Able Sisters as I talk to Tutu.And with two minutes left to go in the game, I found Twiggy hiding in the worst spot of all: Behind a sign post! It’s rather comical how animals think they won’t be found there.

Twiggy hiding behind a sign post.For winning the game, Chow rewarded me with a mega quazoid.

Chow: Win you did! I'll give you a mega quazoid!