Treasure Hunt

Claudia has officially moved into town today. And I officially do not like her. 😛

Claudia: And who might you be? A pleasure to meet you. I just moved here today myself. Call me Claudia.

She instantly becomes my 2nd-least favorite villager; only Rizzo is worse. Claudia didn’t mention coming from another town, so maybe she was just a random move-in. But if she mentions a previous town she lived in, I’ll be sure to post it in a future entry.

I paid off Lloid, so that my new bridge can be completed by tomorrow. 🙂

Lloid: May I have 1 bell as a donation, friend?

Over by my first bridge, Marcel taught me a new reaction: bashfulness.

I learned the Bashfulness Reaction! Uhuhuhuhuh...

I also inquired at town hall about moving Tia’s house. I wasn’t sure if it could be done when the bridge was unfinished, but it can! Tom Nook just needed 50,000 bells to do it.

Tom Nook: Around here our motto is 'You want it? You fund it!' So let's try this again when you have the money.

We had to check with Tia, but of course, she was fine with it. In fact, a little too fine with it.

Tia: Moving my entire home sounds like it'd be thrilling! I'd love to have you move it, oh banana.

I’m making her move her entire house, just about 20 feet away, and she’s thrilled with it? They’re such pushovers in this game. Why can’t she at least be a bit annoyed by the inconvenience? Let me just say that I’m not a fan of the dialogue in New Horizons. In fact, from what I’ve seen of the game so far, I’d say the dialogue is the worst in the series.

Anyway, I found Midge on the beach, with a thought bubble above her head. She asked if I wanted to play a treasure-hunting game! I sure do!

Midge: How'd you like to play a treasure-hunting game with me right now?

The original GameCube game had treasure hunts, where an animal would bury an item somewhere in town. They would post a message on the bulletin board telling which acre to look for it in. This is a bit different, since the villager doesn’t give any hints…but they do give you a time limit to find it. Midge gave me six minutes, but I only needed about one.

I found treasure!

When I returned it to Midge, she gave me a do-rag as a prize.

Midge: Jeff, your prize is a do-rag!

I later ran into Wisp on the cliff, and I collected his five spirits for him. When I returned them, I asked Wisp for something new.

Wisp: OK! You got it! Something new... Something you don't have yet...

So I was surprised that he, too, gave me a do-rag!

Wisp: Here, have... a do-rag!

Wisp must be a liar, because his “expensive” rewards aren’t expensive (remember my cardboard box?), and his “new” rewards aren’t new.

After that, I began working on my obstacle course for a while. I’m having a lot of fun making it! I got it at least half-way done, but I could only build as far as Tia’s house. (It will apparently be moved by tomorrow morning).

Have a great day, and I’ll see you next time!