Rod Moves In

Wishy the shooting star (who I wished upon last time) sent me a letter in the mail today. But Wishy referred to me as “Earthbound Jeff.” I’m pretty sure Earthbound Jeff is a different character altogether. 😉

Earthbound Jeff, I heard a special someone make a wish one night... It's my job to make that wish come true. -From Wishy the StarI found a jukebox attached to the letter; that’s not what I wished for! 😛

I also received a letter from the Snowman (he sent me a snowman wall) and, more surprisingly, a letter from Tom Nook. It said I’ve earned 300 points, so I am now a member. But I don’t want to be Nook’s member! A model of Nook’s Cranny was enclosed. Here’s a look at my new items:

My jukebox from Wishy, my Nook's Cranny from Tom Nook, and the snowman wall from the snowman.Outside, Kiki approached me with an unusual request: She wanted a cockroach!

Kiki: It's a lot harder to find a cockroach than I'd thought.She’s starting to think she’ll never find one…just like a boyfriend.

Kiki: Sort of like a boyfriend...

There was a new house in town, so I went in to meet my new villager. Inside, I found Rod the mouse. I’ve had him in ACCF before, so I’m quite familiar with him.

Rod: Hey, pleased to meetcha! I'm Rod!I visited Yuka, and she was making all sorts of noises. How disgusting.

Yuka: KAAAAAK! HRACK! HRAAAAAACK! I can't believe I'm making these sounds!
Cover your mouth please, before you get someone sick.

I found two fossils tonight, and one of them was new to the museum. In fact, it completed the seismosaur.

The complete seismosaur fossil at the museum.While at the museum, I went downstairs to check out some live music in the Roost. I caught a free performance of Comrade K.K.

Several of my villagers reminded me that Yay Day is tomorrow, but I probably won’t participate this time. Yay Day wasn’t all that exciting to me.

Even though I started up the game before the shop closed today, I got distracted by a basketball game on TV. 😛 So I didn’t earn enough money to pay off my mortgage this time. But I’ll definitely be able to do it next time, just with the bells I earn from the money rock. Have a good day, and I’ll see you all next time. 🙂

Wishing on a Shooting Star

I found today’s snowballs pretty close to each other, so I decided I should make a snowman. But as I was rolling the snowballs to build them up, I spotted a shooting star up in the sky. There’s a meteor shower tonight!

Animated GIF of a shooting star crossing the moon in Animal Crossing: Wild World.

So I wished upon the star. This isn’t the first time I’ve seen a shooting star in Wild World, but it is the first time I’ve successfully made a wish.

Wishing on a shooting star in Animal Crossing: Wild World.

I then continued rolling the snowballs to build the snowman. He was perfect, so he’ll be sending me a gift in the mail. But was he unhappy about one thing: He couldn’t see a snowlady anywhere around. Sorry, but you’re all alone here. *cold chill*

Snowman: Y'know, I'm a good-looking snowman, but there's not a snowlady in sight...I found a note in a bottle down on the beach, and it was a description of what Heather Smith did on her summer vacation. Of course, this game doesn’t have any online connectivity, so this had to have been put into the game by Nintendo. Is it based on a real person (perhaps a relative of a Nintendo employee) or is it completely bogus? We may never know.

My Summer Vacation: This summer I planted lots of peaches and went fishing a lot. I caught two fish. It was fun. -Heather Smith, Grade 3Gracie was standing near her car outside of town hall tonight, and I had a quick chat with her. She was asking if I came to try for a fashionista badge, but I said no. I’ve already earned mine, so I didn’t bother sticking my neck out to try again.

Gracie: Honey, i know you're here to get your Fashionista Badge! (Me: Buh-bye now.)

Static asked me for a new catchphrase to replace “tsk tsk” (which he got from Yuka–what a bad influence she is). So I told him to say “unlike you.” It’s a phrase I’ve used before in other Animal Crossing games, and it can result in some funny sentences.

Static: Sounds kinda tough, right? SPEED-WALKING! Serious stuff, unlike you.Pudge asked me for a fossil, so I gave him one that Blathers just identified for me. Pudge was standing behind Gracie near town hall, and he was impressed with the mammoth skull.

Pudge, standing behind Gracie: Whoa! Neat! Look at that mammoth skull! Pudgy!
Yeah, Gracie’s head is pretty big.

He only gave me a floral wall in return, which is a pretty disappointing trade for a large fossil.

I then went inside of town hall to make a mortgage payment. I was able to pay 30,000 bells this time, and I only owe 13,000 more! Hopefully I’ll be able to pay that off on Saturday (if I remember to play before Nook’s store closes, at least). I hope to see you then!

Update: Just because I’m weird, I made this GIF:

GIF of Gracie's skull.

Kiki’s Song

I’m happy to report that Bill followed through with his plans, and he is no longer a resident of Forest. I got his goodbye letter in the mail today.

Bill's goodbye letter in Animal Crossing: Wild World.Today was La-Di-Day once again, and several of my villagers offered to sing songs for me. It’s my job to pick one (if I like it enough) to become the new town tune. While I didn’t talk to Static enough times to hear him sing, he did comment on how he likes music as much as he likes a good insult.

Static: My love for music ranks right up there with my love for a good insult.Yuka was sick with a cold, so I…did nothing. Well, that’s not completely true. I laughed at her, so that’s something. 😛

Yuka: So very cold... Can't stop shivering... Lipstick all over face...Since it’s Saturday night, I went down to the Roost to hear some real music. K.K. performed K.K. Love Song for me, which is one of my favorites.

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: K.K. Love Song!Back outside, the search for a new town tune wasn’t going so well. I didn’t care for any of the songs I had heard…at least until I heard Puddles. She really put her heart into her song and croaked out a winner. Even if she did have a frog in her throat.

Puddles: Believe it or not, I used to sing on the street for cupcakes.But when I heard Kiki’s song, I liked it even better. So I told her she was hired…but oddly enough, she reacted as if I had told her no!

Kiki: Are you serious? Oh man, that's no good, kitty cat!She even started crying! Kiki, this is all a big misunderstanding…

Kiki: It's because I warbled, isn't it? I can't help it if I'm a warbler!I even went back and double-checked my footage to make sure I told her yes, and I did. Yet she was clearly upset; those were not tears of joy. Oh well. Sorry, Kiki.

All three of the fossils I found today got returned to me, but they only earned me about 5,000 bells in total. So I didn’t make a mortgage payment this time.

Anyway, I returned home to put K.K. Love Song in my stereo, and then I saved and ended my game for the night. Thanks for stopping by, and I’ll see you next time!