Two Horse Town

I found a new house on my path just south of Able Sisters today. This is in a spot that has rarely been occupied.

A new house that landed on my path.

Inside, I found Clyde the horse. He actually lived here before in 2017-18, but I barely even remember his time here. He must not be a very memorable dude. (That’s probably true, because when he previously moved in, I didn’t even notice it.)

Clyde: Whew... Unpacking sure is hard work! I think I'm actually breaking a sweat for the first time in years...

His biggest claim to fame in Forest is being in my Pitfall Pandemonium video (along with Tabby, Samson, Benedict, and Midge). So Clyde and Midge lived in Forest at the same time in 2018, just like they do again now. (I just hope Tabby doesn’t also return to join them!)

One other interesting thing about Clyde’s arrival is that Forest is now a two-horse town. As for my other horse, Roscoe, he was locked out of his house today. Just to stay on the horses’ good side, I fished his key out of the river. I don’t need the two of them as enemies; they have a lot of horsepower! 😉

I caught a key! ...Whose key is this?
Calm down, Antonio. It’s not yours.

I took the key back to Roscoe, and he rewarded me with a howloid.

Roscoe: YES, this is it, this is IT! This is definitely the key to my house, Giddyup!

I was happy to see that he actually used his key to enter his house. Sometimes, you’ll go to all that trouble, and they just stay outside anyway. 😆

Later on, I went down to the Roost to check out the Saturday night musical performance. K.K. played K.K. Ballad for me, which is a really good song.

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

Hunt Bugs in the Fields!

Today, I received Tom’s goodbye letter in the mail. I’ll miss the old grump…but at least I still have him in the GameCube game.

Jeff, Thanks for being here for me. I'm a better animal for knowing you. I'm leaving Forest behind, but I'll be thinking of you in my new home! -Tom

The Bug-Off was held today, and for once, I was not playing too late to participate. 😆 I kept an eye out for bugs as I made my rounds. Grizzly told me that bugs and competitors run from him. 😛

Grizzly: Bugs and tournament competitors both run from the sight of me, Giddyup!

I gave Nat a couple of common bugs to start out. He only gave me 4 points for an ant, and 47 points for a darner dragonfly. But the current record was a 52-point mantis that Roscoe caught. Nat encouraged me to keep hunting, giving a little speech that almost sounded like he was sending me into war.

Nat: Hunt bugs in the fields! Hunt bugs in the hills! Hunt bugs in the streets! You must never surrender!
General Nat?

Maybe that’s why he’s not the Bug-Off host in New Horizons; he left to join the military. 😛

Up by the museum, I spotted two agrias butterflies hanging out together! The problem is that they’re fast…very fast. I chased one of them all the way down to the beach, and then across a bridge. But I did catch it eventually!

I caught an agrias butterfly! So bright and beautiful!

I took it over to Nat, and he gave me 77 points for it. I was in the lead!

Nat: Yes, I'd say this fine insect is worth... 77 points!

I figured I’d take my chances and not hunt any more. When I returned later on, my bug was still #1, and I had won the tournament! I received my bug trophy in the mail from Nat.

Later on, I headed over to the Roost for K.K. Slider’s Saturday night show. He performed K.K. Jazz for me.

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: K.K. Jazz.
I’m not Jazzy Jeff!

Did you participate in the Bug-Off? If so, let me know how you did in the comments! And I’ll see you all next time! 🙂

Tom Too?

On Thursday morning, I played the game and recorded my full session. If you’d like to see it (30+ minutes of gameplay), here is the video.

Today, Ruby said it was time for her to have a fashion makeover. She asked if her style was cute or sassy, and I said it was sassy. That was apparently the wrong answer, because she was offended. (So why ask me if she already knew?)

Ruby: Eek! Ohmigosh, like, NO WAY! Pop star, do you just blurt out whatever pops into your head?
If I did, I would’ve told you you’re an alien with evil red eyes.

When I visited Tom, I was very disappointed to see he was all packed up and ready to move out of town. 🙁

Tom: Take care of yourself, now! Remember not to take advice from anyone about anything, or Jerry!
At least he left with another good use of his catchphrase. 😛

This actually has some similarities to what happened a couple days ago in Wild World:

  • Wednesday: My 2nd favorite ACWW villager (Peanut) moved out without warning, after 3 years in town.
  • Today: My 2nd favorite ACCF villager (Tom) moved out without warning, after 4 years in town.

It’s been a disappointing week for villager movement. But goodbye, Tom! Good luck in your new town! I hope Jerry doesn’t track you down wherever you end up. 😛

(Big Top is probably my favorite villager here, and Bones is my favorite in ACWW.)

Speaking of Big Top, he had an easy request for me today. He asked me to deliver a gift to Antonio, when Antonio was standing right there.

Big Top: Okeydokey then. I'd like you to take this to Antonio, please.

The gift was a No. 4 shirt, and Antonio put it on right away. When I turned back around, Big Top rewarded me with a manor wall. Don’t you wish all favors were this easy?

As for good bugs, I caught two agrias butterflies (worth 3k each) this afternoon, as well as a Raja Brooke (2,500 bells).

Later on, I went to see K.K. Slider’s show. I asked for a random song, and he performed K.K. Reggae for me.

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

Note: Grizzly bought my ladybug (the one on Thursday from the video) for 304 bells. Not exactly a huge payoff, but at least someone found a use for it.