I opened my mail to an unpleasant surprise tonight: Stitches has moved out of town, without warning. 🙁
At the Roost, I asked K.K. Slider for a sad song, and he played K.K. Condor. That’s actually the same song he played for me in New Horizons tonight!
Marcel said he was sick with a cold, and I don’t think he was just clowning around. So I gave him some medicine.
Once I was done making my rounds, I went bug-hunting! I ended up making 140,000 bells on the night (in a 58-minute session, with not all of that being hunting time). That included one pocketful that earned me a nice 75,550 bells!
When I put it into the bank, my account balance topped 51 million bells. My pace is a bit slower than I anticipated to this point, but we’re still only about 1/4 through bug season. I’ll be sure to do some longer sessions at some point this summer.
I quickly noticed a heavy meteor shower as I started up the game tonight. Unfortunately, there’s no way to wish on those shooting stars, but it is a nice sight to behold. 🌠
In the shop, I was actually a bit impressed with how the tiki torches look in this game. That top circle looks wider than the one in New Horizons, and I like it. Okay, maybe I’m just weird. 😛
I got to see the inside of Boomer’s house, and he apparently thinks he’s living on a small island by himself. He has a bunch of totem poles, a campfire, a sleeping bag, and…a cannon?
If he thinks he’s firing at pirates, he’s actually going to be blowing a hole through his wall.
Once I was done talking to everyone and identifying fossils, etc., I got down to the serious business of bug catching. 😉 That time of year is here, and I’m ready for it!
The first valuable bug I saw was a tarantula. But the stupid little guy was about to walk right into the river and kill himself! So I had to hurry up my swing…and you can probably guess how this ended. Because I rushed my swing, my aim was off. And he jumped at the chance (literally) to attack me. The only consolation is that after he killed me, he also walked into the river anyway.
For the first 5-10 minutes of my hunt, I was only finding mid-range bugs (other than the tarantula I missed). My first good catch was this rainbow stag.
That seemed to kick things off, with better bugs popping up regularly after that.
My bug hunts generally don’t involve much fishing, unless I see a shark fin or an eel. (Eels are only worth 2k, but they’re a sure thing because no other fish have the same shadow.) But of course, I also stop to fish when I see a huge fish shadow. This one in the river turned out to be an arapaima!
My 50-minute hunt had a lot of variety. I caught three rainbow stags in total, thee goliath beetles, three scarab beetles, a golden stag, an atlas beetle, a cyclommatus, a tarantula, a scorpion, a hammerhead shark, a regular shark, a blue marlin, that arapaima, an elephant beetle, and of course, a bunch of mid-range catches.
My grand total for my 50-minute hunt was 213,057 bells.
That did include a couple items villagers gave me, and a balloon present, so that’s why it’s an odd number. But that’s not bad for under an hour’s work! There will be many more bug hunts throughout the summer. Good luck to you if you’ll be doing the same this summer! 🐛🐞🦋
On Monday, Gwen’s replacement moved in: Boomer. I’m fairly neutral towards him; Boomer is just OK. 😉 But it is somewhat interesting that one penguin was replaced with another.
Wendell was in town as the day’s special visitor, and Stitches was talking about him. Stitches wanted a sketch from Wendell, but of course Wendell insisted on food as payment. Stitches refused to give any food away just for a picture. 😛
You can afford to give some food away; you know you’re already stuffed.
I found Phineas out in the city, and he gave me a bunny balloon.
On Tuesday, Big Top told me that he plans to move out of town! 😮
Even though I recently let him leave my New Leaf town, this is my only Big Top left. I told him to stay, and he said he’ll see if he can get out of it. It didn’t sound like a sure thing, but I kept speaking to him and he didn’t bring it up again. So I think he’s safe, even if I’m not 100% sure.
In the city, I relived an old nightmare when I ran into Jambette. 😉 She claimed to be looking her best…which in my opinion, was still pretty awful. 😂
Yesterday, Big Top mentioned that he wants to make his own comic books someday. But he didn’t want to tell me his ideas, in case I didn’t like them. Also, he was afraid there might be a spy nearby that would steal his ideas. I don’t know, that clock behind me does look a bit suspicious…
Unfortunately, the stupid catchphrase I gave Gwen has outlived Gwen herself. 😛
There were no special visitors in town, and there was no sign of Pete during his usual time. So that meant it was likely a UFO day! Nothing came at 6:02, but at 6:07, I saw it coming across the top path, from right to left!
You can see it coming in the top-right corner.
I chased it down and shot it just before it crossed the river. That was a bit of a close call, although I still would’ve had the return trip if I missed.
Bang!
This was my first UFO in four years, and my 32nd overall. It’s a rare thrill in the series, and it’s so satisfying when you do it. I found the spaceship part near my bridge, and I picked it up.
Today, Gulliver was in town, down on the beach. I gave him his spaceship part, and he gave me some chocolates in return.
That’s a disappointing gift, no doubt. I sold it at the shop for a measly 680 bells. 😂 But that’s okay; it’s about the thrill of the hunt and not the reward…especially since I already have all of Gulliver’s items.
In other news, peak bug season starts tomorrow (July 1st)! Late-night summer bug hunts are my favorite City Folk activity, and you can earn a lot of bells. My bank account balance currently sits at 50,570,000 bells.
I typically try to earn two million bells in July and August, but I’m going to aim a bit higher this time: I want to earn 2.43 million bells by September 1st (or my first play session in September), so that I can shoot for exactly 53 million bells. It’s going to be fun! 🐞
