Bare Bones Outfit

On Tuesday, Kid Cat wondered which sport he should start playing professionally. He decided on baseball, and his catchphrase certainly fit with that choice.

Kid Cat: Baseball feels right... I think I'd be pretty good at it, in my helmet.

(Baseball players wear helmets when batting, but not when pitching or fielding.)

He continued on, imagining hitting a home run so far that it might leave the solar system! That might be hard to do, even for a superhero like Kid Cat. 😉

Kid Cat: With the fans cheering me on, I'd blast a home run so far that it might leave the solar system!

But Kid Cat wasn’t the only one using a catchphrase in fitting situations. On Wednesday, Merengue was telling me about her cherry pie…

Merengue: With the right plating, you can make a really great interior set piece using some cherry pie.

She said it will add charm to any room…for dessert!

Merengue: It will add charm to any room and really pop in photos, for dessert!

Soleil the hamster was camping at the campsite, while holding a sandwich. I did not invite her to move in.

Soleil, at the campsite: Oh, thank you for stopping by. I don't believe we've met. I'm Soleil.
A hamster with a ham sandwich?

Today, Bones asked if I knew the comfiest part of his outfit. He quickly told me that it was his sweatshirt. I knew he was telling the truth, because that sweatshirt was the only part of his outfit! He wasn’t wearing anything else!

Bones: Hey! Do you wanna know the comfiest part of my outfit? It's my sweatshirt!
It’s a bare Bones outfit.

Louie offered to teach me a new training program he designed. It’s called the Louie Extreme Digging Workout, and it involves digging holes all over the place.

Louie: This technique basically involves flexing your biceps and digging like there's no tomorrow, I'm cranky.

Since Louie is secretly Donkey Kong, it just makes me think of all the digging and destruction DK can do in Donkey Kong Bananza. 🍌

Here are a few other quick notes about this week:

  • On Sunday night, I caught a stinkbug for Peanut. She called it “totally fab” and then gave me an argyle sweater.
  • I returned a lost planner to Static, and he rewarded me with a cook cap with logo.
  • I helped out Gulliver yesterday, and he sent me a sombrero in the mail today.

Have a Happy Halloween, everyone! If you’ll be participating in the game’s festivities, check out my Halloween Guide for a refresher! 🎃

See you next time!

Red Birds Fly By

On Monday, my former resident Rio was visiting Forest as a tourist. She wanted to work on some reunion tour lore, and she was trying to come up with something good.

Rio: Like, were we pals who split up due to creative differences? OH! Maybe my solo career took off!

It was nice to see her again. And I’m glad her solo career is going so well. 😉

Rio: And here we are, together again... How will we keep the fans away, li'l chick?

Over at the campsite, I found Annalise the horse camping in the tent. She is cute, but I did not invite her to the neigh-borhood.

Annalise, at the campsite: Oh, thank you for stopping by. I don't believe we've met. I'm Annalise.

Yesterday, Pascal popped up after I caught a scallop. His words of wisdom served as a reminder that everyone has problems, whether you know about them or not.

Pascal: You. Me. Everyone. We've all got problems. But, man, it's comforting to know we have that in common.

He gave me two pearls for the scallop before swimming away.

Today, I found my former ducky Ketchup planted right in the middle of my path.

Ketchup: Look out, world! Your fave superstar is BACK to grace the island with her presence! It's Ketchup!

She said she can’t get enough of Forest, and it’s good to be back…and then she abruptly ended the conversation and said goodbye. 😆 I guess she didn’t want to chat long enough to ketchup.

Ketchup: That about sums up what's new with me. See you around, bitty!

Tonight, K.K. Slider performed “K.K. Chorinho” for me. Unfortunately, none of my villagers joined me for the show.

Jeff jumps down for K.K. Slider's show.

Here are a few other quick notes about this week:

  • Last Sunday, I returned a lost comic book to Peanut. She rewarded me with a humble sweater.
  • I rounded up Wisp’s missing spirits and he gave me a wall-mounted phone for helping out.
  • I retrieved Gullivarrr’s phone on Thursday, and he mailed a pirate dress to my address.

Another Rizzo Sighting

Last Sunday, Sherb, the incredibly cute goat, was camping in town. Even though I’d love to have him around, I didn’t want to kick anyone out right now. Perhaps someday!

Sherb, at the campsite: I came to camp on this island 'cause I had a dream that I lived here and I had fun every day.

On Tuesday, Kapp’n complimented me on my tomato puree that I recently shipped. He gave me 100 bonus hotel tickets, and that boosted my total to exactly 90,000. I’m getting close to my 100k goal now!

Kapp'n looks at me after giving me 100 hotel tickets.

Today, Rizzo, the rottenest rat in recent recollection, reared his revolting rat-face in Forest! And if that wasn’t bad enough, he said that I’m the one that’s goofy looking! How dare he!

Rizzo: Jeff! Lemme lay eyes on that goofy mug of yours... Just kiddin'! Gahaha!
Didn’t I already exterminate you?

He’s lucky he was sitting down, or he might’ve ended up buried again.

Kid Cat told me about what he called one of his best training secrets: Meditation. He told me to try it out for myself, but his catchphrase made it look a bit confusing out of context.

Kid Cat: Try it sometime! Er, with your own muscles, in my helmet.

K.K. Slider then performed “K.K. Slack-Key” for me, Kid Cat, Static, and Savannah. It’s a slow, nostalgic song that has grown on me.

K.K. Slider performs for Kid Cat, Static, Jeff, and Savannah.

Here are a few other quick notes about this week:

  • Last Sunday, K.K. Slider performed “K.K. Polka” for me and Savannah.
  • I helped out Gulliver on Monday, and he sent me a silk hat in the mail.
  • Yesterday, C.J. was in town. After completing his challenge, I grabbed 32 fish out of storage and sold them for nearly 450k.