Ice Cold Gamble

On December 3rd, snow flurries fell for the first time this winter. I took this screenshot between Mira’s house and Molly’s house.

Snow flurries fall in Forest.

When I went in Molly’s house, she already told me one of her Toy Day hints: She wants something gray this year.

Molly: I've given it a lot of thought. For this year's Toy Day, I'd really like something gray.

Cube told me that he asked Jingle for a lamp this year.

Cube: Anyway, between you and me, I asked Jingle for a lamp this year.

Fang, who had just freshly moved out of my City Folk town, showed up at my campsite. But I didn’t have space for him here, of course.

Fang: Hey, how ya doin'? I thought I'd set up camp here for a little while!

The next day, Cube said he was thinking of moving out on December 10th.

Cube: Oh, cleats. Listen, I'm thinking of moving someplace else to follow my dream of catching new fish!

This is a scenario I mentioned last month. He’s been in town for 4+ years, and still hasn’t given me his photo. So I decided to let him move out, and I hoped he would send his photo with his goodbye letter. Fast forward to December 10th, which was yesterday. I went in to say goodbye to him.

Cube: Thanks for everything! I'm not going to say good-bye, 'cause I hope we'll see each other again.
Cube: I'll just say so long!

So long, buddy. I hope Jingle somehow finds you in the void and gives you that lamp you wanted.

Today, I received his goodbye letter in the mail.

For my friend…
The fact that I’m moving today puts butterflies in my stomach. Maybe they’re the reason I’m craving sweets. Before I go, here’s a picture to remember me by.

Best wishes, Cube

It’s sad to see him go, but my gamble paid off. He included his photo! His favorite quote on the back is “Sometimes you gotta learn to chill.”

Quote on Cube's pic: Sometimes you gotta learn to chill.

It’s kinda bittersweet doing it this way. He won’t ever visit to see his photo on display. But on the other hand, four years is way too long to wait for a photo. Befriending a villager should never take that long. This was my 40th villager photo earned.

In other news, snow now covers the ground in New Leaf (and other Animal Crossing games as well). I changed my brick path to the blue icy bricks already.

Snow on the ground.

I had another camper today, Sydney the koala.

Sydney: Oh, hello! Are you from this town?

For the first time in a while, I actually had a free spot open in town! So I could adopt a villager now if I choose. But in Sydney’s case, I did not choose to. 😛 I have Sydney in the GameCube game, and she’s alright. But I typically only invite campers if it’s one of my favorites. But maybe another day I’ll find one I like!

I might play New Leaf for Toy Day (Christmas Eve) this year, if I get all of my hints in time. So I’ll be back with another entry in a couple weeks or so. Happy Holidays!