Wasted Time and Motion

It was raining in Forest today, and Antonio told me I can’t let the rain keep me in. He said I gotta go out and “rock it,” even if I get wet…up his nose. I think I need to change his catchphrase at this point. I don’t need to picture the inside of his nose every time I play. 😆

Antonio: You can't let the rain keep you in. You gotta go out and rock it even if you get wet, up my nose!

Rosie told me that she was planning on moving out of town, but I told her to stay. She said she was still going to leave, but she might change her mind if I keep being nice to her.

Rosie: Hmmm... Maybe you should keep being nice to me, cat. I might change my mind again.

I think I remember dealing with this peppy dialogue before. Despite how it sounds, I think this means she has already decided to stay. I still chatted with her another handful of times later on in my session (just in case), and she didn’t mention moving again. So I think she’s safe, for now.

Sydney was sick with a cold today, so I gave her some medicine I had with me. She didn’t start feeling any better just yet, though.

When I ran into Rosie again, she was talking about the flea market that’s coming up tomorrow. She said that last time, she missed out on all the good stuff. So this time, she’s going to plan things out more efficiently. Good luck with that, Rosie.

Rosie: There must be minimal wasted time and motion, cat!
This quote is about finding better junk at the flea market, but it sounds so much more profound out of context.

I played again tonight, and I headed over to the Roost for K.K. Slider’s Saturday night show. He performed “K.K. Steppe” for me.

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: K.K. Steppe.

I got to see the inside of Apollo’s house now that he has unpacked. He has some modern furniture (but not the modern wall/floor) and a couple of chess knights.

The inside of Apollo's house in Animal Crossing: City Folk for Nintendo Wii.

I went on a fruit-gathering run and I kept going until I had enough bells to hit a new savings milestone: 77 million bells.

Your current balance is 77,000,000 bells.

See you next week!

Apollo, 2nd Cradle

Today, I found a new house just east of town hall. That’s a spot that’s rarely occupied, and I can’t even remember the last villager to live there. Inside, I found Apollo the eagle! Pretty cool!

Apollo: My name's Apollo. If the boex didn't give it away, I just moved into town today.
Welcome to Forest, Apollo! It’s showtime!

Chip was hosting a fishing tournament, and it was for sea bass only. But Rosie apparently didn’t know where to find sea bass? Come on now, how could she not know that at this point? 😛

Rosie: Can't we even get, like, a hint or something?! Where am I supposed to find a sea bass?!

Meanwhile, Big Top was determined to win the tourney. He said he was going for the gold. However, that’s not really accurate. The prize for winning these one-fish-only tournaments is a silver trophy, not gold.

Big Top: I'm going for the gold, so I can't waste any time waiting for you!

I caught one sea bass and took it over to Chip. It measured 44.5 inches, which topped the previous record (Cube’s 39.1-incher).

Chip: Ah, it's...a 44.5-incher.

I was very surprised by what Chip gave me, because it’s the same thing he gave me last month: a cradle! Does he think I’m expecting twins? 😆

Chip: And of course, the prize... A cradle! Yes! All for you!

I played again tonight, and Chip confirmed my fishing tournament win. As expected, he sent me a silver trophy in the mail.

I made my way over to the Roost and asked K.K. Slider for a random song. He performed “K.K. Bossa” for me.

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: K.K. Bossa.

Earlier in the week, I posted my latest ACCF video, City Folk Moments #33. I hope you’ll check it out if you haven’t seen it yet!

Games with Big Top

I received Static’s goodbye letter in the mail today. I knew it was coming, but it’s still a bit of a bummer to be reminded of my loss after starting up the game.

Jeff, It's been a blast, pal, but I've made up my mind and I'm moving far away. I've always been a drifter at heart: I'm going wherever the wind takes me. -Static

After making my rounds, I later went over to the Roost for K.K. Slider’s Saturday night show. He performed “K.K. Folk” for me, and I actually enjoyed it. I particularly like the double howl he does at several points in the song. 😆

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: K.K. Folk.

Over by the river after the show, Big Top told me that he lost some weight. Congrats, Big Top! Or should I say Medium Top? 😛

Big Top: Guess what! Um...I...lost some weight!

He asked me to play hide-and-seek with him, and I was game! He gave me ten minutes to find him, Scoot, and Tiffany. But it only took me a matter of seconds to find Scoot and Tiffany, who were both very close to the starting point! Big Top took me a bit longer to find, but that was just because he was in a different part of town. It had nothing to do with his hiding spot, at all.

Big Top tries to hide behind a sign post.

Big Top rewarded me with a mini sputnoid for winning the game. He seemed to enjoy the game even though he didn’t win, saying hide-and-seek is more fun than sit-and-eat. If that’s how he feels, then I guess that explains how he lost some weight!

Big Top: Hide-and-seek is even more fun than sit-and-eat!

Not much else was going on in Forest today, so I just sold some fruit and wrapped up my game for the night. But we have just three weeks until sharks return!

I hope you’re all having a good weekend! See you next time!