Today, Molly told me that she borrowed something from Rolf a while back and hadn’t returned it yet. But I don’t know how that’s possible, since Rolf just moved in yesterday!
And Fuchsia told me that she’s moving out of town on the 4th of July.
I didn’t try to stop her.
Over on the bridge, I ran into Benedict. He wanted a new greeting, so I told him to say “buhk buhk.” That was Hank’s catchphrase in the GameCube version of Animal Crossing.
And then I heard a balloon present flying by overhead. By the time I got my slingshot out, I saw something strange. The balloon was moving vertically (well…to the south). It confused me for a second, but then I saw it resumed its horizontal path (to the east). The reason? There was a house in the way! It altered its path to go around the house!
I did not know balloons would do that. So I didn’t shoot it down right away; I followed it to see if it would happen again. And sure enough, when it encountered a tent, it moved south one space to fit around the tent. It does not go back north to resume its original path, though; it stays on its new path. With no further houses in its way, I then shot it down before it went over the river.
After that, I went to go work at the cafe. Thanks to my previous notes (and the process of elimination), I was able to get Isabelle’s order correct. It’s funny how they never give the full details of how they like their coffee until after you’ve already figured it out.
In addition to good coffee beans, Brewster also gave me a siphon. I really don’t plan on filling my house with coffee-related items, but it was a nice gesture.
With my work done for the day, I headed up to Main Street for my shopping run. I usually start at the museum on the far left of Main Street (to identify and donate any fossils), then move left to right from building to building. I update my town at the Dream Suite for an easy 5,000 bells, and then stop in Club LOL for an emotion (if I’m playing early enough in the day). Today, Shrunk taught me the surprise emotion; it’s the exclamation mark that appears over your head.
I’m still hoping for shock or disbelief, but surprise is a decent (but less dramatic) alternative to those. Looking at my list of emotions, it seems I only need 11 more of them to complete the collection.
After finishing my shopping run, I decided to move forward with another town project. I decided to build the pyramid that Tex suggested to me on Friday.
It really would have been ideal if you could build it on the beach, since an Egyptian style pyramid like this should be around sand. But unfortunately, no projects can be built down there. If you even try going down the ramp, Isabelle will stop you.
But I did the next best thing: I put it just to the right of the ramp, just one space from the edge. So you’ll be able to see it from the beach (if you press up on the control pad) and even from the dock. So I’m looking forward to seeing that. Unfortunately, it’s a very expensive project–698,000 bells. So it may take some time to pay it off.
That’s all for today, but of course I’ll be back with more tomorrow. I know some of you may be close to getting Shampoodle in your towns, and I just want to remind you of my Animal Crossing New Leaf Hair Guide. It will come in handy when you’re ready to get the hairstyle (and color) that you want.