Some Old Dude

Yesterday, I received a letter from Grizzly, thanking me for the medicine I gave him recently. But the gift he sent me? A cardboard box…with nothing in it. Just a box.

Speaking of empty things, I found Wisp’s magic lamp last night. And look where it was.

Wisp's lamp near a tree stump, next to Able Sisters.

If you watched City Folk Moments #18, you’ll know why this is a bit weird. It’s almost the same exact spot where I found his lamp the last two times Wisp visited! It’s been near that same exact tree stump next to Able Sisters, and the spot has only varied by a few spaces. Just don’t ask me why it keeps showing up there, because I’m stumped. 😉

A bit later, I found Wisp not far from the windmill.

Wisp: Oh, that's great! Thank you sooooooo much for finding me!

I took the lamp up into my attic to give it a rub, and Wisp popped out again. For my reward, I asked for clothes this time. Wisp gave me a blossom shirt.

In the city, Scoot told me that “some old dude” takes care of the flowers in front of Shampoodle. But he didn’t sound like he really knew, because apparently no one has seen the old dude. (So how do we know it’s an old dude?)

Scoot: Well, no one's really seen him yet, so we don't know exactly which old dude it is, but still, zip zoom!

I think it’s safe to say it’s not Tortimer though, since this is the city, not Forest. Phineas perhaps? Not sure if he counts as an “old dude” or not.

Today, I got to see inside of Ruby’s house. It’s a mix of lovely furniture, the moon, and…cleanliness. 😛

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

Over at the Roost tonight, K.K. performed Go K.K. Rider! for me. It’s a classic!

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: Go K.K. Rider!.

Mint’s Rude Visit

On Sunday, Mint demanded that I invite her over to my house. I’ve thought these visits were rare, but maybe it’s just because I don’t play during the day very often. (This was in the afternoon.)

Mint: Invite me over already, sparkles!

We arranged a time, and I had half an hour to kill. I went to Shampoodle and got my hair done, and completed my transformation into Mohawk McClover. When the time came, Mint showed up as scheduled.

Mint: Well, it's about TIME I came over, ahhhhhh!

She was being rude about the whole thing, which made me regret inviting her over at all.

Mint: So, let me give you this advice. Don't compromise your creativity. That is, don't CLUTTER.
It’s not clutter, it’s a collection.

She rated me a three-star rating (out of five).

Mint: Then you can actually call it a home. For now, on my five-star scale, I'm forced to rate you ⭐⭐⭐.

It’s been easy to overlook the fact that Mint is a snooty villager, because she rarely acts like it in this game. But during this visit, it really showed.

Mint: Well, the perfect guest ALWAYS knows when it's time to leave. And since I'm perfect...
Buh-bye.

Remind me to never invite her over again.

She later sent me a letter in the mail thanking me for having her over, and she attached a robo-chair to the letter.

Today, I found a new house in the northeast part of town. An alien moved in!

Ruby: I'm Ruby, and I'm totally moving into your town!

It’s Ruby, who also lived in Forest in 2012. I always called her an alien due to her house/furniture, but also because of her creepy red eyes. 👽 Another point of interest is that I now have two white rabbits in town, with Gabi being the other. (Or three, if you count me in my bunny hood.) 😆

Pete was out delivering mail today, and he was talking about Phyllis. He hopes she’ll be even more abrasive next time. 😛

Pete: I bet Phyllis is just playing hard to get! That's so cute. Maybe next time, she'll be even more abrasive...

And if you haven’t already seen, I recently posted a new episode of Mario Plays ACCF. Check it out!

I’ve also posted a short video comparing my savings accounts in each of the five main Animal Crossing games (in the form of an animated line chart race). Here is that video too, if you’re interested:

See you next time!

Sick Bear, Gone Bear

I received Tutu’s goodbye letter in the mail today. I’ll bearly miss her.

My friend Jeff, I'm moving away from Forest. Thanks for all the memories, Jeff! Byeeeee! Tee hee! -Tutu

Forest’s only remaining bear, Grizzly, was sick with a cold. So I gave him some medicine I had attached to a letter. For a sick bear, he can still do backflips pretty well. 😛

Grizzly flips as he takes his medicine.

Antonio was having some coffee in the Roost, while trying to stay awake. Apparently, Brewster puts him to sleep. Maybe Brewster is secretly serving decaf coffee.

Antonio: Don't know why, but I get totally sleepy when I look at Brewster...

I asked K.K. Slider for a random song, and he performed K.K. Tango. It’s pretty good, actually.

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

Mint offered to sell me a No. 67 shirt for 366 bells, and I bought it just to be nice. I even put it on! For now, at least. I’ll be changing into something else soon…and I need to get my hair dyed green next week. 🍀