Octavian’s Surprising Departure

Isabelle caught me by surprise when I started up the game today, telling me that Octavian was moving out of town! He never even told me he was considering a move! If I’m not mistaken, this is the first time in New Leaf that I’ve been caught off-guard by a villager moving out without warning. At any rate, I went to say goodbye to my octo-friend.

Octavian: Ah! Jeff! I know this might sound sudden to you, but I'm gonna be moving tomorrow.On the bright side, I’ll have a spot available for asking a camper to move in if I choose (as of tomorrow). There was a tent at the campsite today though, and the camper was Cally the squirrel. I would not have been interested in her anyway.

Cally: Don't worry. I finally figured out the right way to drive tent stakes into the ground.Over by the bulletin board, Rolf gave me a grass tee for free.

Rolf: Ta-da-aa-hh! You're the lucky winner of my grass tee! Congrats!I went up to Main Street, and Luna told me Beth from Appleby was my most recent dream visitor. (Hi Beth!) In the Happy Homes Showcase, I checked out Nathan’s house. He had a (small) room full of robo furniture customized in black. It looked cool, but also a bit creepy. It’s like all of these robots are watching me!

Nathan's robo room.Later on, I agreed to let Crosby come over to adopt Octavian. I opened my gate, and a mustached cowboy came in. For a second, I thought “she has a mustache?” No, it was just Tom, who dropped by unexpectedly. He was trying out a new look, apparently.

A few seconds later, Crosby came over too. I gave her an extra bubble wand I had lying around, and she gave me a famous mushroom. Thank you, Crosby!

Crosby, Jeff, and Tom.She spoke with Octavian and asked him to move into her town.

Crosby speaks with Octavian.Octavian confirmed that he’s moving to Crosby’s town, Town.

Octavian: I'm moving myself to Town!And later on tonight, Octavian’s house was all closed up and he was gone. Goodbye, octo-buddy. I hope he and Crosby have a fun time together. 🙂

Sign on Octavian's house: Moved out.

Shamrock Day 2015

I got a letter from Kabuki in the mail today; he sent me a blue tie-dye tee. Maybe I’ll wear it tomorrow, but I want to stick with green for today. It is St. Patrick’s Day after all, which is known as Shamrock Day in the world of Animal Crossing. Isabelle can be found near the town tree, dressed in green for the occasion.

Isabelle: What do you think of my outfit? Since today is Shamrock Day, I just thought I'd wear something green!She was handing out shamrock hats, and I decided to wear mine for the rest of the day. Sorry, mohawk lovers.

Isabelle: Please wear that shamrock hat and celebrate Shamrock Day with me, Mayor! We'll have TONS of fun!Putting on the shamrock hat.There’s also a face-cutout standee at the plaza, so I stuck my face through it. Look, I’m a leprechaun and this is me pot o’gold!

The Shamrock Day faceboard.My villagers commented on the hat when I spoke with them. They all seemed to like it.

Drago: I love your hat! Nothing says Shamrock Day like that exact shade of green!Wearing the hat even saved me from getting pinched by Octavian!

Octavian: No pinches for you! GAHAHA!Rolf took it a little too far, though. He said I looked like a genuine leprechaun. I’d like to think I’m too tall to be a leprechaun…This isn’t City Folk, pal!

Rolf: If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were a genuine leprechaun, or at least stole one's hat!Over by my zen bell, I found a lost item.

A lost item near some flowers.I began asking my villagers about the lost item. It turned out to belong to Agent S, who said it was her favorite book. She gave me a rally tee to thank me for returning it.

Agent S: Hey! My book! I couldn't find it anywhere!Up at the Dream Suite, Luna told me that Claire from Oceana was my most recent dream visitor.

I wrapped up my evening with a trip out to the island. I saw that the tuna-kahuna tour was available–lucky me!

You caught a tuna! Nice catch!This is a great tour for earning medals. If you can catch eight tuna in six minutes (which is quite easy to do), you’ll earn a whopping 20 medals! I did it twice and scored an easy 40 medals.

WHOA! You're a master angler! You've earned a Gold Tortimer award and 20 medals!Thanks for stopping by, and happy St. Patrick’s Day! If you haven’t already checked out my Dream Suite Adventure to the Irish-themed town of Shamrock, please give it a look!

A Hidden Gem

I started out my day with a visit to the Irish-themed dream town of Shamrock. Be sure to read my full dream adventure about it! But here are a couple of bonus pictures from my visit:

Flower clock in Shamrock.A metal bench in Shamrock.It’s a great town to visit, especially around St. Patrick’s Day. The dream address is 7500-2364-9142 if you want to experience it for yourself.

After waking up and returning to Forest, I found Saharah in town. I hired her to redecorate my house, and she put in this modern wood wall and sidewalk. Not the best combination.

A modern wood wall and sidewalk.When I returned to the Dream Suite later on, to update my own dream town, Luna told me that Sammy from SammyP6 was my most recent dream visitor.

And in Re-Tail, Big Top talked about finding a hidden gem. But there was a not-so-hidden gem right by the end of his trunk! Just follow your nose, big guy.

Big Top: There's a lot of stuff here today. I just know I'm gonna find a hidden gem!Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, known as Shamrock Day in the game, so I’ll be back with another blog entry then. Enjoy your day, everyone!