Month: July 2017

Crazy Redd was in town today (on Tuesday, as I suggested to Lyle). I gained access to his tent by using the password “Redd is 35.” Inside, Redd had a lovely painting for sale. I bought it for 3,920 bells.

When I visited Big Top, he told me not to worry because everybody already chased away “that brown thing.” But I didn’t know what brown thing he meant! Could he be referring to the cocoa-colored thing that was in his can of food last month? Eww!

I caught two new bugs, a brown cicada and a robust cicada. So I headed up to the museum to donate them both. I also gave Blathers the lovely painting, and fortunately, it was the real deal!

When I ran into Baabara outside, she showed me a love letter she got from her secret admirer! It said her shins were like stalks of celery, slathered with peanut butter and raisins! That’s hilarious! 😀

I decided to do some more bug-catching, and after a while, I spotted a birdwing butterfly!

I took it to the museum, and I noticed Blathers had a new story to tell me. He told me about when he first started working a part-time job at the library. Some older books had mold in them, and it was his job to open the books and lie them on the windowsill to dry them out in the sunlight.

He said that some of the reference books get eaten by “book lice.” So to avoid the bugs, he was holding a book by the corners…and he let one rip.

The book, that is. Sounds like a very bad day.

Anyway, even though I’ve been making good progress on my bug collection, it seems that I still need 17 more bugs before my collection is complete. That sounds like such a lot.

At town hall, I made a 30,000 bell mortgage payment. I also found a zipper shirt in the recycle bin, so I took that over to Puddles, since she’s been asking me for new clothes. She enjoyed the shirt, and she gave me “my favorite” thing, mint glasses.

Pretty sure that’s not my favorite thing. Maybe she was thinking of mint chocolate chip ice cream. 😛

Since my pockets were full, I made my way over to Nookington’s before it closed tonight. Tom Nook gave me over 24,000 bells for the stuff I had in my pockets.

Back outside, I saw the shape of an eel in the river. So I fished out my very first eel.

I went to the museum to donate it, and I noticed Blathers had some new dialogue once again. He said he misses the days of living in a big city. Apparently, no one from the Farway Museum wanted to move away to curate the new museum opening up in Forest. So, they sent him.

That actually sounds like the plot of the Mr. Bean movie. 😛 But Blathers said he doesn’t regret coming to Forest, he just gets homesick sometimes.

Anyway, I found Rod all packed up and ready to move out of town. I didn’t want him to leave, so I talked to him over and over until he reconsidered.

Outside of town hall, the message of the week said that if you lose something big, just pretend pirates took it. 😛

While walking on the beach, I saw something I hadn’t seen in Wild World before: A scorpion! Fortunately, it wasn’t moving much, so I walked over to it and caught it! 😀 I think I really lucked out getting it on my first try!

While coming up between Nookington’s and Able Sisters, I spotted an even bigger bug in the distance! Oh wait, that’s just Gracie.

I’m not even going to waste my time on Gracie. 😛

I then returned to the museum to donate the scorpion. Blathers told me that scorpions can be affected by their own venom! He wondered why they even bother carrying it around. He compared it to walking around with a piano above his head. 😛

When I bumped into Puddles, she showed me a letter she got about the barbaric treatment of animal crackers. 😀 Sounds like Nintendo is poking some fun at PETA. 😛

I finished up my night with some fishing and bug-catching. Since the shop was closed, I once again filled up my pockets with things to sell next time.

After a quick shopping trip at Nookington’s, I headed over to Static’s house. Today is his birthday, so I made sure to attend his birthday party! Kiki was also there, and Static was getting emotional that two people showed up to his party. 😛

I then handed over his birthday present…a bird feeder! Squirrels are always getting into those things, so I thought he’d appreciate one that he can eat from, without having to feel guilty about stealing from birds. Not that Static has a conscience or anything. 😛

He seemed rather neutral about it (he didn’t necessarily like it or dislike it), but he did appreciate the fact that I got him a present at all. He instantly rewarded me with a tumbleweed. Hmm, maybe that’s his subtle way of saying he didn’t care for the gift. 😛

But he did seem genuinely happy that Kiki and I cared enough to come. Happy birthday, Static!

Outside, Rod was still looking for some new clothes. So I gave him a wrestler shirt. In return, he gave me a frock coat.

A bit later, I ran into Rod again. He asked for a new greeting, and I told him to say “cheese is life.”

I went up and down the beach (well, technically left and right) looking for good summer bugs tonight, as I enjoy doing in ACCF. I also did some fishing along the way. Nookington’s was closed by this point, so I ended up putting some fish and bugs in my house to sell next time. But I also caught two new bugs, a goliath beetle and an atlas beetle!

I also caught a freshwater goby out of the river. Believe it or not, that was my first one! So I took all three of my new catches and donated them to the museum. Blathers told me he has a friend that thinks freshwater goby tastes great on pizza! Yeccchhhhh!

He then called his friend a loon. 😀

Since I didn’t have much money in my pockets, I didn’t even bother going into town hall. But I’ll have a lot of stuff to sell next time. I enjoy these late-night summer bug hunts, and they help me make progress on my museum completion too. It’s a good time of year to play Animal Crossing. 🙂