Astrid Arrives

Chip was in town today, for the November fishing tourney. He informed me that Goldie was the big winner of the carp-only tournament earlier in the day. She caught a 35-incher!

Chip: Goldie from here in Forest! Solid fishing! But not so much for you. Nyuuk nyuk!

Gala’s replacement has moved into town, and it’s a 2-for-1 deal. Astrid the kangaroo moved in, along with her child too.

Astrid: What, can't you tell? I just moved here, and now I'm trying to get everything in its proper place!
I’m sure that kid is gonna be a star. ⭐

Portia told me that she always gets a massage on Saturdays, with the trendy treatment of the week. This time, she’ll be using essences of yogurt parfait and butter cake.

Portia: This week, my massage will use the essences of yogurt parfait and butter cake!

I didn’t find any rare mushrooms in town today, but I did find one elegant mushroom. It’s worth 10,000 bells, so that’s still a nice, valuable chunk of fungus. 😉

At the Roost, I asked K.K. Slider for a random song, and he performed K.K. Steppe for me. It’s not a bad song.

K.K. Slider sings and plays his guitar at the Roost in Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Bones said he was looking for a new pet, and he wanted a crucian carp. I caught one for him, and he rewarded me with a gold econo-chair.

Bones: Yippee! A crucian carp! Thanks a million, Chill J! Woof woof!

As I headed to the store to sell the other fish I caught (before the crucian carp), Tom pinged me. He wanted to buy my bitterling, and he gave me 1,003 bells for it. That seems like an odd unusual amount to pay for a fish, but I’ll take it.

Tom: Great! Thanks! Here you go, exactly 1,003 bells, no changed needed!

This past Monday (November 16th) was the 12th anniversary of the game’s release. I didn’t do anything special for the occasion, but I will be posting my annual slideshow of my best pictures of the year soon.

See you all next time!

Lesser Animal

I received Gala’s goodbye letter in the mail today. Does that make her my pig pen pal? 😛 It is sad to see her go, though.

Dear Jeff, Today's my last day. I'm leaving Forest. Good-bye, Jeff. I hope you won't forget me! -Take care, Gala

It’s K.K. night, so I went down to the Roost to hear some music. K.K. tried to put me to sleep! He sang me a lullaby.

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: K.K. Lullaby.
His eyes are closed in this pic, so maybe he put himself to sleep too!

After the show, I ran into Wolfgang outside. He asked me for a new catchphrase to replace his default “snarrrl,” so I told him to say “wolfman” instead.

Rasher was sick with a cold, and he told me not to come any closer. That’s because he said his cold “would kill a lesser animal.”

Rasher: Hack, hack! Cough, choke! Don't come near me! This cold would kill a lesser animal, woof woof!

Is he calling me a lesser animal? Jerk. Just for that, I did not buy him any medicine.

Portia asked me to make a delivery to Goldie, and I agreed to help out. But I had some serious trouble finding Goldie! It took me nearly two trips around town before I saw her. But I gave her the gift (a waitress shirt), and she seemed to enjoy it. Portia rewarded me with a retro TV.

Finding another rare mushroom (worth 16k) put me in a money-making mood. So I went on another fruit run, collecting and selling lots of foreign fruit from around town. At one point, the way the fruit fell off of one certain tree helped me find a buried fossil I had previously missed!

Pears fall from a tree in an unusual pattern.

In total, I made 110,000 bells on the night.

Gala Goes

November is here, and that means it’s mushroom season! Several types of mushrooms can appear each day, and one of them will actually be a piece of mushroom furniture in disguise.

I thought it was just a mushroom, but it was really a mush chair!

I got some bad news when I went to visit Gala: She’s packed up and ready to move out of town. 🙁 It’s sad to see her go…especially after just three months in Forest!

Gala: The boxes probably gave it away, but...I've decided to move, oink oink.

I’ve now lost two pigs in the last 3.5 months…but not the pig I really wanted out, Rasher. It’s never the ones you hope.

Down at the Roost, K.K. Slider performed K.K. Rockabilly for me. It’s definitely not my favorite, but I guess it’s alright. I’ve heard worse.

Back outside, Tom was asking if he should keep his catchphrase, me-YOWZA. To me, that’s a classic! I’m sure having him in my GameCube town for ~15 years has shaped my opinion, but I love it for him. In my opinion, it’s iconic…just like Hornsby’s “schnozzle.” 😛

Tom: Oh?! Really?! Glad to hear it! If you think it's cool, then cool it must be!
I wonder how I can talk you out of ever making that face again.

One of my mushrooms today was a rare mushroom (worth 16,000 bells)! It only appears if you have a perfect town, and honestly, I was a bit surprised my town was still perfect. I have a lot of pitfall seeds lying on the ground near the gate, and a bunch of candy on the ground in front of the shop. But I guess my huge abundance of flowers has offset those flaws. Cool. 😎

But just in case, I picked up a few of the pitfalls and put them in my house. I don’t want to risk missing out on any rare mushrooms this month. Earning 16k just by digging up a single item is probably the easiest big chunk of money you’ll ever make in this game (well, other than the monthly interest on your bank account).

But between the mushrooms, today’s fossils, and a bunch of fruit I collected and sold, I made a whopping 100,000 bells on the day! Not bad for a day outside of bug season.