The 3DS system does not automatically adjust the time when Daylight Saving Time begins or ends. And since I forgot to change the time before starting up my game today, it was already after noon (game-time), so I was unable to buy any turnips this week. I then put the game away and didn’t play it until much later tonight.
Rolf was over by the fountain, telling me he bought a salad bar on the spur of the moment. Haven’t we all done that?
He asked me to buy it from him for 2,400 bells and I reluctantly agreed.
I then found a lost item on the ground, just west of the event plaza.
However, Rolf and Octavian were the only villagers awake…and they both said it wasn’t theirs. So there wasn’t really anything I could do. I’ll have to keep the book for myself!
The time change really threw me off today, at least in Animal Crossing. I’ll have to set the time before playing tomorrow.
But I have another problem that’s much more serious. Not only has the rubber part of my 3DS circle pad completely worn off, but now the round plastic part underneath is cracking and breaking apart! What are these made out of, candy?! If it completely breaks off, I’m not going to be able to play Animal Crossing: New Leaf (or any other game that requires the circle pad) at all!
I hate the idea of buying a new system…I should not have to replace a system that I’ve only had for a year and a half! From what I’ve heard, repairs are almost as expensive as buying a new system…and they don’t even guarantee they’ll save your data! So I’m not sure what I’m going to do yet.
Copper informed me that a camper was at the campsite today, and I was afraid it would be an animal I wanted (now that I don’t have room for another villager). But fortunately, it was just Peaches. She has lived in my ACCF town on two separate occasions (Allie once shanked her in the kidney), and she’s alright. But I wouldn’t have asked her to move into town anyway.
Since it’s November now, that means it’s mushroom season! Mushrooms will appear around town for the next 30 days, and not just around stumps.
And of course, some of those mushrooms will actually be mush furniture (or wallpaper or carpet).
Over by the train station, Agent S asked me to take a train ride with her! Unfortunately, it was just a meaningless conversation and not something I could actually do.
My town is a bit of a mess right now; I still have a bunch of furniture on the ground by Re-Tail. And since it was so late by the time I played tonight, it was too late for me to sell any of it. So I decided not to update my dream town today. But I still went into the Dream Suite to see who my latest dream visitor was: D34 from the town of Old Yes.
I went into Club LOL and Agent S was there as well. She said she wants to hold her own concert there someday, and she’ll give me a front-row seat!
I asked K.K. for a random song, and he performed Forest Life for me. One of my favorites!
Most of Main Street was abandoned for the night, so I just took a seat on my metal bench and sat for a few moments. It may be chilly, but it was still a nice, quiet night.
Amelia is okay, I guess. I’ve had her in ACCF before; I don’t particularly like her, but I don’t particularly dislike her either. And her house is in a decent spot, although it did take out a perfect peach tree.
I had some trouble getting Sprinkle into her spot. She got mad after I kept pushing her around, and also, I killed a gold rose while trying to trap her.
Near the event plaza, Kidd told me that he’s going to be moving out of town on November 4th. I decided to let him go, even though I like him. He’s been in town since September 9, 2013, so he’s had a nice long run in Forest. It’ll be sad to see him go, but I can’t keep everyone forever.
At 6:00, the Halloween festivities began and the animals changed into their costumes. Here are Aurora and Big Top once again, now all dressed up for the occasion:
But when I walked over by Re-Tail, Molly was still where I trapped her…but she wasn’t in her costume! This must be a glitch!
I talked to her, and she had a regular conversation with me–no mention of Halloween or candy or Jack. But after the conversation ended, then she back-flipped into her costume.
I then began looking for Jack and talking to my trapped villagers. Sometimes I would try for candy, and other times I just wanted some pumpkin heads.
The first time I found Jack, I got a spooky lamp from him.
If you scare your villagers with the correct mask on your first attempt, they’ll give you a lollipop instead of regular candy. A lollipop, when given to Jack, guarantees a piece from the creepy furniture set. Otherwise, you may get spooky furniture, which isn’t as rare. Here, you can see me scaring Rolf with my skeleton hood.
Just for reference, this is a list of what my villagers are scared of. Some of these I knew from 
I continued to go around town and bug my villagers.
When 8:00 came, I opened my gate and town filled up quickly. T Zelda, Meli, and MaryAnn came over to play.
Meli had to go around 8:50, and Wendy came in to take her spot in town. TZ laid out a few extra pieces of candy by the town tree as we continued to search for Jack.
Here, you can see Sprinkle giving me a nice new 
Wendy only stayed about 15 minutes. Once she left, Ash came over to join in the fun. I hadn’t seen Ash in a verrrrry long time. I can’t even remember when the last time was! After telling her to read the bulletin board, I took this group photo of us all.
TZ left about 10 minutes later. The rest of us were discussing how the creepy furniture set is more rare than the spooky set, but not more valuable. Neither set is worth much money, making Halloween a bad holiday for making money in New Leaf. (It was much better in ACCF). What’s up with that? Ash and I took out our frustrations on Reese.
Before I ended the session, I had them take a final look at my items for anything they needed.
I found Ash sitting on my tree stump, and I was trying to type a message asking if she was aware that wasn’t a toilet. But before I finished my sentence, Jack appeared out of nowhere, walked up to me, and forced me into a conversation.
Fortunately, I had a piece of candy to give him. After I was done talking to him, MaryAnn and I started attacking Ash with axes.
I then ended the session for the night. I had a good time tonight; thank you to all who came! It was good seeing you all again! I hope everyone else had a good Halloween too! And don’t forget to have a great weekend! See you next time!