A Tiger Escaped!

Last Thursday, I joked that Rowan wasn’t very happy to see me at his birthday party. But maybe there was more truth to it than I thought. I received Rowan’s goodbye letter in the mail today, completely out of the blue!

Stop cryin', Jeff! I'm hitting the road so I can bulk up my calf muscles. Next time you see me, I'll be RIPPED! Don't cry! -Rowan

I played last Friday, and he was outside walking around. He was not packed up in boxes. I didn’t play again until today (Monday), and he was already gone. Granted, he wasn’t exactly my favorite. But still, I was hoping to earn his photo before he left, and I didn’t even get the chance. I wonder if Rolf talked him into this.

Olivia is the latest villager to come down with a cold. I gave her some medicine on Friday, and then again today.

Olivia: So very sick... If I pass out here, please make sure I have some lipstick on.
I see where your priorities lie. 💄

When I ran into my favorite villager Goldie, she asked me about… taxes?!

Goldie: Hey, sunshine! We don't pay any taxes in Forest, right??
Not until I become mayor.

It turns out she was just wondering how the town could afford such a nice town hall building (and office).

Goldie: So how come they can afford such a nice office?

Don’t worry, Goldie. Someday we won’t be able to afford a proper town hall with postal services or a mayor’s office. Pelly, Phyllis, Pete, and Tortimer will all be unemployed (or dead)!

I know this is a fairly short entry, but I like to post the same day when a villager moves in or out. I’ll be back with another entry later in the week.

Rowan’s Birthday

Yesterday, I shot down Gulliver’s UFO for the 7th time.

Shooting down a UFO in Animal Crossing: Wild World.

I gathered up the five missing UFO parts and returned them to Gulliver. In return, he gave me some chocolates. Mmm!

A box of chocolates in ACWW.
Too bad I can’t actually eat them.

At the shop, Tom Nook was talking about the time he gave up on his big-city dreams and returned to Forest. He mentioned a friend that he grew up with, and he said that she turned her back on him.

Tom Nook: She turned her back on me. From that day on, we were never the same again, hm?
You weren’t Able to move past that?

Today was Rowan’s birthday, so I bought him a present and headed over to his house. He and fellow tiger Rolf didn’t exactly seem thrilled to see me.

Rowan: You sure took your sweet time, sunshine!
Or maybe I’m the birthday feast.

But I gave him a robo-dresser, and he seemed to enjoy it; he called it a “killer gift.” He even gave me something in return, a violin.

Meanwhile, Bunnie had more important things on her mind. Like wondering if she’s supposed to say “ooh” or “ahh” when she sees fireworks. 😛

Bunnie: I always thought it was OOOOoooh, but maybe it's AHHHHHHH! Oh, hop to it!

See you all next time!

K.K. Slider’s Pic

The fireworks festival was held tonight, and it was nice to see the colorful explosions in the sky.

Fireworks in Animal Crossing: Wild World.

I also made sure to get a couple of Roman candles and a sparkler from Tortimer.

Jeff uses a Roman candle during the fireworks festival.

The villagers that were outdoors were all talking about the fireworks, as you’d expect. Goldie even said the fireworks make her worries go away.

Goldie: Watching fireworks makes all my cares and worries go away, woof.

However, Rolf scolded me for not being “in the mood” for fireworks. I don’t know how he came to that conclusion, but I’m sooo ready to let this dude move out.

Rolf: What's yer problem, kid?! Get into the mood!

Despite the fireworks, the thing I was really looking forward to was the chance to take my country guitar over to K.K. Slider. When I went down to the Roost, K.K. didn’t initially notice my guitar. He just played a song for me, as usual. He performed K.K. Etude, which is the same song he played in New Horizons tonight!

After the show, he still didn’t say anything about the guitar…until I spoke to him again.

K.K.: Hey. That axe of yours is just about the wildest thing I've ever seen.

He offered to trade his picture for my guitar, and of course I said yes!

K.K.: I'm tapped for bells, but if you're cool, I'll trade you for my picture. You cool?

I took the picture home and put it in my house. His quote on the back is “My music wants to be free, man.”

Quote on K.K.'s pic: My music wants to be free, man.

I hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend. See you next time! 🙂