On Sunday night, the fireworks festival was held. (This happens on every Sunday night in August, of course.) I stopped to enjoy the sights at several spots around town. Even in the low resolution of the 3DS screen, the fireworks are so pretty! 🎆
Over at the event plaza, Isabelle gave me a heart bopper. I promptly put it on and posed for a photo.
I also decided to buy one of Redd’s cookies for 500 bells. After eating it, I found a “sparkle prize” inside.
I redeemed it for a miniature car. Since it came from a cookie, I guess that makes it a sweet ride. 🏎️
On Monday, Mira asked me for a peach, and I gave her a perfect one. She rewarded me with her photo. (I’ve already had one of those, but she gave me another.)
I also found a lost item on the ground, and I returned it to its owner, Molly. She too gave me her photo! That’s two photos, both from “M” villagers, on the same day!
When I played today, Cube told me that he was going to move out on the 20th. That’s just five days away! I asked him to stay, but that was a fairly close call.
However, I’m starting to wonder if letting him go might be the best way to get his photo. He has been in town for four years now, and his photo continues to elude me. If I’m feeling brave next time he asks, maybe I’ll just let him go and hope he sends the photo with his goodbye letter. But for now, he’s sticking around.
Inkwell told me he’d like to replace his bucket with something else. I agreed to help out; I’ll just add that request to my bucket list. 🪣
Re-Tail didn’t have anything, since “somebody” filled up the flea market spots with gems. 😆 So I tried giving Inkwell a garden faucet that I bought from Harvey…but Inkwell wouldn’t accept it. He needed something that could be set on something else. So I tried giving him an eel, and that was too big.
I went over to T&T Emporium, and Tommy told me about some bargains on the top floor.
However, the shop owners have a different view of a “bargain” than I do. 😛
The middle floor didn’t have any tabletop furniture either. So I decided to try a fortune cookie from the first floor. I was thinking maybe one of those Nintendo items would fit on a table. However, my cookie ticket was not a winner.
Tommy gave me an electric guitar as a consolation prize, and it might sound like a decent piece of furniture. But Inkwell wouldn’t accept it either, because it can’t be placed on a table. Oof, this bucket is proving to be rather hard to replace!
So I figured I’d just have to catch a fish, but a small fish. I ended up with a sweetfish, which is definitely small enough. When I went back to Inkwell’s house, he seemed to be getting tired of seeing me!
However, he was (finally) happy with my gift.
My reward for helping out? That bucket, of course.
Except that I don’t think I need a bucket either! Hmm, what could I replace it with…?