Customization Bonus

Last Friday, I got to see inside of Savannah’s house now that she’s all unpacked. She has a lot of rattan furniture that has been customized to be white.

The inside of Savannah's house.

A super cute Purrl was camping at the campsite. I like her, but I wasn’t interested in kicking anyone out for her right now. Especially since I just got a new villager last week.

Purrl, at the campsite: Ah, do you live here? I'm Purrl. A pleasure.

The next day, I ran into Pascal when diving. He told me that everybody is hosting their own reality show. That seems about right these days.

Pascal: You might be the star of your own life, but everybody's hosting their own reality show, maaan.

He then gave me two pearls for the scallop I caught.

On Sunday, I happened to give Kapp’n a customized item. It was a fishing rod; Instead of giving him the new one I crafted, I gave him my old one instead. 😛 But he seemed to appreciate the fact that it had been customized, so he gave me two extra hotel tickets.

Kapp'n: What ye just put in the box, it's customized, yar? Ar har har! Now that be a classy move!
Kapp'n: This be just a little somethin', but I want ye to have 2 tickets. They're fer use at the hotel.

Another of my favorite villagers was in town as a tourist on Tuesday night. It was Butch the dog!

Tourist: Hey! You from here? I'm a solo traveler, just seein' where life takes me. Name's Butch.

I probably need to change the outfits on display at the hotel. The hot dog and frog outfits don’t always look good on tourists. 😆

Thursday was Louie’s birthday, so of course I attended his party. I gave him a zen lowboard for his gift, and he seemed impressed!

Louie: Oh! Oh, wow. Did you really... A zen lowboard!

Merengue was also there to help Louie celebrate. Happy birthday, Louie!

Yesterday, another of my favorite Animal Crossing dogs was visiting Forest: Biskit! Sadly, I just lost Biskit from my ACCF town earlier this month. But it’s great to see him again here! Such a good doggo!

Biskit: It's nice to meet ya. I'm hunkering down on this island in full vacation mode!

Tonight, I attended K.K. Slider’s Saturday night concert. He performed “K.K. Chorale” for me and Peanut. 🙂

Here are a few other quick notes about the past week or so:

  • Last Friday, I returned a lost shopping bag to Bones. He thanked me by giving me a work shirt.
  • I helped out Gulliver, and he sent me a coin headpiece last Saturday.
  • Flick was in town on Monday, and I sold him 16 bugs for 79,500 bells.
  • I helped out Gullivarrr on Tuesday, and he sent me a pirate-treasure chest.
  • On Wednesday, I sold 21 fish (mostly oarfish and sturgeon) to C.J. for 250k.

New Villager Hunt

On Sunday, I saw another of my favorite villagers in town as a tourist: Kiki! She was my Wild World bestie for a long time, and it was great to see her in this game too!

Tourist: You're from Forest, right? I'm here on a trip. My name's Kiki.

Over at the campsite, I found Jacques the bird camping. He seems nice, but I didn’t particularly want him to move in.

Jacques: Ahoy. Jacques is my name, and traveling, practicing kung fu, and dance are my passions three.

On Monday, Agent S had an amusing bit of dialogue about seeing a grasshopper with a beard! Pretty funny! 😆

Agent S: One time I saw a grasshopper just over there. He had a beard! And he winked at me! I fainted. On the spot.

When I ran into Ankha, she had a surprise for me: She said she has decided to move out!

Ankha: Ideally you'd be sitting down for this, but...I've decided that I'm going to be moving away!

She has lived in Forest for three years, and seeing some of these other great villagers as tourists had strengthened my resolve to not let Forest get too stagnant. So I didn’t try to stop her.

On Tuesday, I visited Ankha for the last time to say goodbye. Good luck on your new adventures, Ankha!

Ankha: Oh, it's you! I'm so glad you decided to come see me before I head out tomorrow.

I’ll still see her on my GameCube island occasionally, so the goodbye certainly isn’t forever.

After completing some daily Nook Miles+ goals, my balance hit a cool number: 5,555,550 miles. Too bad the last digit can’t be a five as well. 😛

Nook Miles counter: 5,555,550.

Yesterday, it was initially raining when I first started up the game. I caught an oarfish and a coelacanth back-to-back! 😁 Makes you wish the fishing was always that good.

It was weird to see an empty plot where Ankha’s house has sat for three years. Before that, Hornsby lived there for three years as well (and Marcel lived there before him, but just briefly).

The empty plot where Ankha lived.

It was March 18th, so it was a day late for St. Patrick’s Day…but I saw Lyman in town as a tourist! ☘️ And there was actually another green tourist right behind him, Henry the frog. (This was after the rain cleared up in the afternoon.)

Tourist: Yo! You one of the locals here? Cool! I'm Lyman. Just on a bit of a vacation, y'know?

Once I was done making my rounds, I grabbed five Nook Miles Tickets and started hunting for a new villager! On the very first island, I found Aurora the penguin! I like her a lot, and she has lived in my New Leaf town since Day 1.

Aurora: Well, hello there! My name's Aurora. You're Jeff?

I was definitely tempted to take her, but I ultimately decided not to. If she had been on my 4th or 5th NMT island instead of my first, I probably would’ve invited her to Forest. But I at least wanted to take a chance to find one of my very top favorites, particularly one that I don’t already have in another town.

I then destroyed everything in sight and robbed the island of all its natural resources. 😆 (Crafting those DIY goods for Kapp’n has depleted my supply of wood and weeds.)

When I was done, I headed off to the next island. Axel the elephant was there, and he would make a good villager too. But I didn’t invite him to Forest either, and I’m glad I didn’t. Because on the third island, I was digging up a fossil when I spotted some striped legs. I knew exactly whose legs they were, and I was ecstatic! It was Savannah the zebra, and I immediately invited her to Forest! 😃

Savannah: Oh, this is all so exciting! I can't wait to start packing up for my big move after this tour.

Savannah is one of my all-time favorites, and she is one that I rarely seem to have in any of my towns! I had just seen Savannah as a tourist last week, and I even commented how I hoped she would show up as a camper. But this is even better, since I don’t have to kick anyone out to get her!

One other note: She did not remember me from last week’s visit to Forest. For some reason, tourists retain memories, but animals on mystery islands don’t.

Today, I went over to see my new neighbor. The first thing I noticed is how nice her house looks on the outside! It’s so cute!

The outside of Savannah's new house.

I went inside to say hello. I’m so happy to have her! Welcome to Forest, Savannah!

Savannah: As of today, I can start saying that I'm from Forest too.

The only “bad” thing is that I’ll have to (eventually) decide if she has overtaken June as my favorite villager in town. It may be a tough decision, but I’ll see how things go in the coming days. 🙂

Merengue’s birthday was today, so I also made sure to attend her party. I gave her a cherry pie that I made for her. Static was also at the party to help her celebrate. Happy birthday, Merengue!

Merengue: Ooh, look at that! It's some cherry pie!

On Tuesday, I posted my latest New Horizons Moments video. Please give it a watch if you haven’t seen it yet!

See you all next time!

Whiskers

Last Sunday, Marlo the hamster was camping at the campsite. I don’t particularly care for the little guy though, so I didn’t invite him to move in.

Marlo: Heya! I'm just here to do some campin' for a spell. This sure is a nice island.

On Monday, Pascal popped up after I caught a scallop. This time, he shared some words of wisdom about…whiskers? I didn’t have this on my 2026 bingo card. 😛

Pascal: Why are they called whiskers, maaan? Whenever I use 'em to whisk stuff, it always ends badly.

He gave me two pearls for my scallop.

I was thrilled to see Savannah the zebra show up as a tourist! She is one of my favorites, and I wish she would show up as a camper!

Savannah: My trip won't be very long, but I'm sure it'll be good, y'all.

On Wednesday, June asked me to deliver a gift (a fitness tank) to Static. He tried it on right away, and he rewarded me with a baby-chick costume. Even though I wasn’t exactly thrilled with it, I didn’t complain. In fact, I didn’t make a peep. 🐤

Static: My baby-chick costume... Consider it a reward, OK?

Camofrog visited Forest as tourist on Thursday. When I spoke with him, his head actually lined up with the bushes, and much of his body was in the shadow of my house. When he blinked, he actually was kinda camouflaged!

Camofrog: I'm impressed you'd stop for a chat with a complete stranger like me... Gotta say, I don't hate it.

Tonight, K.K. Slider performed “I Love You” at his show. Peanut, Bones, and Static were also in attendance. Good song!

K.K.: Right on. I'm tuned up and ready to roll. Who's in the mood for a little I Love You?

Here are a few other quick notes about the past week:

  • Last Saturday, Peanut, Ankha, and Merengue joined me for a concert in the rain. K.K. Slider performed “K.K. Oasis” for us.
  • Wednesday, Ankha was sick. I gave her some medicine, and she handed me a do-rag.
  • I returned a lost book to Bones, and he thanked me by giving me a zen cushion.
  • Today, I returned a lost bag to Merengue. She rewarded me with a monstera.