Bee Stings

Yesterday, I only played for about 10 minutes. But I made sure to check the store, and I’m glad I did. Tom Nook finally had a net for sale, and of course I bought it.

Tom Nook: Why, yes, that would be a net. It sells for 500 bells.When I visited Yuka, she told me it’s not easy being pretty. As if she would know. But thanks for the laugh, you horrible blue creature.

Yuka: Phew! It's not easy being so pretty, tsk tsk. It's hard work!And when I visited Chevre, I was surprised to find all of her furniture packed up in boxes! She decided to move out of town! But unlike other Animal Crossing games, this isn’t necessarily a final decision. I talked to her repeatedly, telling her to stay each time. Eventually, she said she would think about it, although she wouldn’t commit for sure.

Chevre: Jeff, if you want me here so badly, I'll think about it. But no promises!I ended my game for the night shortly after that. But I played again today, and I found a letter in my mailbox. Was this a goodbye letter from Chevre? Nope! It was a letter from Mom, talking about how the weather is getting cold. She said she slipped on some wet leaves! She sent me an acorn along with the letter. I may hold onto this.

At Nook ‘n’ Go, I decided to buy this outdoor bath. I like how it looks, and maybe it will attract some frogs. (Just kidding about the frogs.) 😛 But it was one of the first items in my house back in City Folk, so there’s a wii bit of nostalgia involved.

Tom Nook: Why, yes, that would be an outdoor bath. It sells for 4,900 bells.
That price tho… This bath sure drained my wallet.

I’ve been trying to remember to speak to Sable in Able Sisters each day, and today, she finally remembered me. Progress.

Mabel, to Sable: You almost never remember a customer's name!
Soon we’ll be close-knit friends.

I met up with Chevre outdoors…so apparently I saved her from moving. Good to know. She asked me to deliver a letter to Static (yes, a letter, not a package), and I agreed to help her out. I took it to Static, and then returned to tell her the deed was done. She gave me an ivy wall as my reward.

Chevre: Here you go! Consider my ivy wall all yours, it'sa me.
She’s now using Alfonso’s catchphrase.

Crazy Redd was in town, and I knew his password since he sent it to me in the mail yesterday. Actually, Chevre told me the password anyway. But I went inside and bought this strange painting.

Redd: And good luck with that strange painting, Cousin... Hee hee hee!I quickly ran it up to the museum and donated it. It was real! This is the first piece of art in my museum! 😀

Strange painting. Donor: Jeff.I didn’t see any bugs out, but I wanted to test out my net. So I tried shaking some trees, until I found some bees. Unfortunately, they were on me before I could get my net out! You can’t use the control pad to quickly pull out your net (or other tool) in Wild World like you can in City Folk and New Leaf. So I may have some major trouble catching a bee in this game.

I got stung by BEES! Ow! Ow ow ow ow!
That really stings.

Yuka wasted no time in making fun of my face. She said I shouldn’t use any medicine because my face is a work of art now.

Yuka: Wow, you really did it this time, didn't you... Your face is a real work of art now.But as we talked, I noticed she had a flea on her! So I got my net out and picked it off her. How funny, my first bug is a flea that was on Yuka!

Fleas! Fleas! Fleas! Itchy!But I also used my net in another way: I used it to hit Yuka a few times…only until she got mad, though. 😉 Anyway, I donated the flea to the museum, so I donated both my first piece of art and my first bug today.

I went in to check on Baabara, and her response to my face was even ruder than Yuka’s. She said my face earns the doofus of Forest award. Wow.

Baabara: And today's doofus of Forest award goes to...your face!I know villagers’ rudeness has been toned down in later Animal Crossing games, but they’re still pretty harsh in Wild World.

Bill: Great ugly-buggly! What the heck happened to you, Jeff?!I decided to get some rest and end my night in Forest. But first, I put my ivy wall and outdoor bath up in my house. I know it’s still an odd mixture of items…but it’s home. See you next time.

My new ivy wall and outdoor bath on display in my Wild World house.

Kiki Arrives

My house has now been expanded to 6 x 6. Now I’m not so crowded in my house. It’s just what my flying saucer wanted…more space.

My flying saucer in my newly expanded house.

As soon as I came out of my house, I noticed a new house just behind my own. I went inside, and met my newest neighbor, Kiki. She’s a black cat that admittedly looks a bit weird, but I actually like her quite a bit. I’ve had her in my City Folk and GameCube towns before.

Kiki: Nice to meet you! Out for a nice evening walk, are you, kitty cat?

She is my 8th villager in town. Sadly, that is the maximum number of animal villagers you can have in Wild World (as opposed to 10 in New Leaf and City Folk, and 15 in the GameCube game). But on the bright side, maybe somebody will move out soon. We’ll see.

When I went into Nook ‘n’ Go, Tom Nook informed me that I now owe him 120,000 bells for my house expansion. Ouch. That’s going to take me a while. On the bright side, he did have a slingshot for sale today, which I bought. Still no bug net, though.

Tom Nook: Why, yes, that would be a slingshot. It sells for 500 bells.

When I ran into Chevre, she wasn’t very happy with me for blowing her off on Sunday. Oh well. She didn’t give me the option to cancel, and I wasn’t going to wait around an hour just for her.

Chevre: You promised to meet me. And you never came. You blew it, huh...

I met up with Yuka outside, and she is still waiting on me to give her some chic furniture (from when she asked me on Saturday). Hahaha, I’m never going to give her any! I’m glad to see she’s still waiting, though. Let her be even more disappointed. Or angry, even. I’ll enjoy every second of it! 😀

Yuka: I could just totally relax in a place filled with chic furniture!
Then you shall never have any. 😛

Pate told me that the fishing tournament is coming up soon. Hopefully I’ll remember to play early enough in the day to participate!

I visited Baabara in her house, and she asked me what was the prettiest thing in the world. I refused to choose the “You, of course” option and I said “Um, depends” instead. She wasn’t happy that I didn’t pick her, and she wanted me to say “Hail Queen Baabara” for forgiveness. That’s shear lunacy. Keep dreaming.

Baabara: At times like this, just shout, "Hail Queen Baabara!"
Baabara: Different game, same attitude.

Over by town hall, Chevre asked me if I had a cup on me. I don’t understand the question, and I won’t respond to it I told her no. She then lectured me about staying germ free, and then she gave me a tartan rug. What does a tartan rug have to do with germs, or a cup? I was very confused.

Chevre: Just remember, always was your hands, Jeff, and keep a clean cup handy!

After digging up a fossil and donating it to the museum, I returned home and ended my game for the night. See you next time!

Update: Here is a video showing some of the events from yesterday and today:

Nook ‘n’ Go Opens

Well, I found my first pitfall today. Or to be more specific, it found me. It was right on the edge of where the grass meets the dirt, and they’re hard to see when they’re right there. Oh well, maybe I’ll spot the next one.

Me struggling to get out of a pitfall in AC Wild World.

When I chatted with Static tonight, he said that even though we’re just acquaintances so far, we’ve got chemistry. Although, he was scared by that fact. I would’ve told him I’m friends with two clones of him in parallel universes (other Animal Crossing games), but I think that might have just made things weirder.

Static: ...I get this feeling that we've got chemistry, and it scares me...

For the first time in Wild World, I heard the UFO tonight! Of course I don’t have a slingshot yet, not to mention the fact that I didn’t even see the UFO. But actually, I forgot to look at the top screen! D’oh. When I checked the footage I recorded, it was indeed visible on the top screen, although it was quite small (indicating it was far in the distance).

A UFO appears on the top screen.
It’s just to the left of the lowest cloud.

Because I didn’t notice it at the time, I went running off in the wrong direction. The good news is that I think the UFOs will be easier to shoot down in Wild World than they were in City Folk. That is, of course, if I remember to look at the top screen. 😛

I saw a tiny bug jumping around on the ground. It looked like a flea and hopped like a flea, but there were no animals around. (See the GIF). If only I had a net…

I didn’t play yesterday, so I didn’t see the notice, but Nook’s Cranny has now upgraded to Nook ‘n’ Go, the convenience store!

Tom Nook: Welcome! Yes, welcome to the grand opening of Nook 'n' Go!

The tools Nook had for sale today were a fishing rod, an axe, and a timer. I don’t really need the axe yet, since I’m nowhere near the point where I’m trying for perfect town status. The timer is pretty useless when there’s no online play any more, and I already have the rod. Hopefully he’ll get a net or slingshot soon.

There was a new house in town, and I found Baabara the sheep inside. Like Static, she also lives in my GameCube town. But unlike Static, I hate Baabara’s guts. She has a long history of being very rude to me on GameCube, so I’ll try to make her miserable while she’s here.

Baabara: I'm Baabara. I moved here because I wanted to live on my own.

As I came out of her house, I stepped right into a conversation (an argument, really) between Pate and Static. Static wanted to hire Pate to dig some ditches, but Pate refused. It was kind of funny how my head kept going from side to side as they each spoke. But I wonder why Static needed some ditches dug. Graves for Yuka and Baabara? Oh, I wish.

Static, to Pate: The princess doesn't like to get her hands dirty!

After selling some oranges and a few other things, I had enough money to pay off my first mortgage to Tom Nook! My house will be expanded by tomorrow!

My home loan is ALL paid off!

I finished up my night with a little fishing. One of the fish I caught was a crucian carp, which I donated to the museum. Blathers was quite excited about it, and he started talking about fish tacos. But this donation is for the museum, buddy. Not your stomach.

Blathers: When I hear crucian carp, I think to myself... Taco! Indeed, FISH taco, wot wot!
Well it *is* Taco Tuesday!

I’ll see you all next time! 🙂