Astrid G’roo on Me

I recently received Kitty’s goodbye letter in the mail. It feels weird to not have Kitty in town, especially when I see that big empty space near the southwest beach. But still, I’m glad she finally left.

Dear Jeff, I've decided to move away from Forest. It's hard to say bye to good friends like you. So I won't. Because I'm SURE we'll meet again somewhere! -From: Kitty
Please don’t say that. :/

Many cedar trees are decorated with festive lights for the holidays now. But there are only a few spots in town where you can see three lit-up trees on-screen at the same time.

Several cedar trees decorated for Toy Day/Christmas.

When I ran into Astrid (the kangaroo who killed Kitty), she asked me to make a delivery to Walker. She mentioned her catchphrase, “my pet,” but it almost sounded as if she was calling Walker her pet. Walker is a dog after all, so it’s semi-believable. 😉

Astrid: Here you go... Please take this to Walker, my pet.

I went down to the Roost and asked K.K. for a random song. I didn’t even realize it was 11:58 p.m. (so I barely made it in time), until I looked at the timestamp on my screenshot. 😛 He played K.K. Country, which is not one of my favorites. But I must admit, the live version sounds better than the aircheck.

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

After the show, I made the delivery to Walker. Astrid sent him a kappa suit, and Walker was not a fan.

Walker: Huh?! A kappa suit?! Ummmm... Yeah, I don't think this is gonna look good on me...

When I returned to Astrid, she rewarded me with some cabana flooring.

I have to say, Astrid’s help in getting rid of Kitty is making me like her (Astrid) way more than I would have otherwise. Even though I know it’s really just a coincidence that Kitty moved out after their fight. It’s like I’m just so grateful. 😀 It might just be a temporary boost, but for now, she has my approoval.

I took the bus out to the city, but almost everything was closed. Redd’s was still open, and of course the auction house is always open. So I stopped in just to say hello to Lloid.

Lloid: Truly a shame of Herculean proportions! However, I beg of you, do not give up the hunt! Please do try again!

I posted a new video comparing a number of aspects of the five main Animal Crossing games. If you haven’t seen it yet, I hope you’ll give it a watch.

See you all next time!

Nine Lives Lost, At Last

Winter has arrived in Forest, as snow now covers the ground and trees. Chip was hanging out in front of town hall, because there was apparently a fishing tournament today. Who knew? 😛

Chip: Ah! Oh, this is a shame. The Fishing Tourney ends at 6 p.m. Yep! All done.

He told me that Goldie was the winner of the tournament with a 41.2-inch sea bass. So Goldie wins the gold! Yay!

Chip was also on the minds of some of my villagers. Rasher was impressed by Chip’s cooking skills, but also by the way he gobbles up the fish!

Rasher: Yep, Chip has a way with fish in the kitchen. But the way he gobbles them up is a jaw-dropper, too.

Saturday night is K.K. night, so I slid on down to the Roost to check out the show. I asked for a random song, and he played K.K. Steppe for me. That’s the 2nd time in my last 3 K.K. shows that he’s played that song! He needs to steppe up his game.

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

When I visited Kitty after the show, she gave me the best Christmas present I could ask for: After 1,415 long days (almost 4 years–since January 2017), Kitty is finally moving out! YES!

Kitty: Sorry. But, as you can see, I'm leaving town, I'm awful.
I’m a certified north coast Kitty cat killer.

Take a good look at her, ’cause it’s the last time. 😉 I’ve been waiting for this day forever! Maybe that fight with Astrid last week was the last straw! 😀

I’m sure she’ll send me a goodbye litter letter in the mail next time.

Anyway, Bones asked me to catch a dab for him. I agreed to help out, and it didn’t take me long…only four attempts! And one of the other fish I caught was a lobster, so I made some money in the process. I took the dab back to Bones, and he rewarded me with a lattice wall.

I can’t wait to see who my next villager (and final new villager of 2020) will be! Enjoy your weekend, everyone! 🙂

Kitty, Astrid Fight

Cranky old Wolfgang had the nerve to ask me for a red snapper tonight.

Wolfgang: Do you mind tossing a good red snapper my way, wolfman?

But it was actually his lucky day, because I decided to be nice for a change and help him out. 😛 Well, I wasn’t sure if I could actually catch one, but I figured I’d at least try.

When I visited Walker, he was practically begging me for medicine, he was so sick. Poor guy.

Walker: Just bring me...some medicine...please... No matter how gross it tastes, I promise I'll take it...

So I made sure to buy some medicine and walk it back to him. Get well soon, Walker!

Astrid asked me to make a delivery to Kitty, and Kitty was wondering why Astrid would actually send a gift.

Kitty: A gift from Astrid? I wonder why? Well, I did compliment her for growing vegetables lately...

The gift was a wrap shirt, and Kitty just thought it was okay. Astrid was not very pleased when I told her Kitty didn’t care for the shirt. But she still gave me a stately wall for making the delivery.

Even though I frequently play this game at night, I was playing even later than usual tonight. In fact, I completely missed out on K.K. Slider’s performance at the Roost! But on the bright side, I did get to hear the 1 a.m. music that I enjoy so much. I don’t hear it very frequently any more, and this was probably the first time since summer.

Bones asked me to catch a lobster for him, and I figured I could look for that and the red snapper at the same time. After about 12 minutes of fishing, I caught a red snapper and took it over to Wolfgang.

Wolfgang: Is there a story? Was there an epic battle, human vs. red snapper? I'll be it was great!

Even though it took an “epic battle” to reel in the snapper, Wolfgang only rewarded me with a modern screen.

When I ran into Rasher, he told me that Kitty and Astrid had a fight so bad that they “tore into each other!”

Rasher: You heard anything about Kitty's fight with Astrid? Word is they tore into each other.

Wow! He didn’t say when the fight took place, but I’m choosing to believe it just happened…right after I told Astrid that Kitty didn’t like her gift. Maybe I helped start the fight, without realizing it! 😛

After about half an hour of fishing, I still never found a lobster for Bones. Sorry, dawg. But on the bright side, I did catch two tuna and four football fish!

Jeff, holding a football fish: TOUCHDOWN!

I just couldn’t sell them tonight, because the shop was already closed.

I’ll see you all next week with another entry. Depending on which day I blog, there will likely be snow on the ground by then! Winter is coming!