{"id":18469,"date":"2025-12-11T22:55:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T03:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/?p=18469"},"modified":"2025-12-11T22:58:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T03:58:43","slug":"ice-cold-gamble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/2025\/12\/11\/ice-cold-gamble\/","title":{"rendered":"Ice Cold Gamble"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On December 3rd, snow flurries fell for the first time this winter. I took this screenshot between Mira&#8217;s house and Molly&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0017.jpg\" alt=\"Snow flurries fall in Forest.\" class=\"wp-image-18470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0017.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0017-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0017-250x150.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>When I went in Molly&#8217;s house, she already told me one of her Toy Day hints: She wants something gray this year.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0018.jpg\" alt=\"Molly: I've given it a lot of thought. For this year's Toy Day, I'd really like something gray.\" class=\"wp-image-18471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0018.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0018-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0018-250x150.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Cube told me that he asked Jingle for a lamp this year.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0020.jpg\" alt=\"Cube: Anyway, between you and me, I asked Jingle for a lamp this year.\" class=\"wp-image-18473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0020.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0020-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0020-250x150.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Fang, who had just freshly moved out of my City Folk town, showed up at my campsite. But I didn&#8217;t have space for him here, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0019.jpg\" alt=\"Fang: Hey, how ya doin'? I thought I'd set up camp here for a little while!\" class=\"wp-image-18472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0019.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0019-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_HNI_0019-250x150.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The next day, Cube said he was thinking of moving out on December 10th.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251204_HNI_0024.jpg\" alt=\"Cube: Oh, cleats. Listen, I'm thinking of moving someplace else to follow my dream of catching new fish!\" class=\"wp-image-18474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251204_HNI_0024.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251204_HNI_0024-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251204_HNI_0024-250x150.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is a scenario I mentioned last month. He&#8217;s been in town for 4+ years, and still hasn&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251210_HNI_0030.jpg\" alt=\"Cube: Thanks for everything! I'm not going to say good-bye, 'cause I hope we'll see each other again.\" class=\"wp-image-18475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251210_HNI_0030.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251210_HNI_0030-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251210_HNI_0030-250x150.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251210_HNI_0031.jpg\" alt=\"Cube: I'll just say so long!\" class=\"wp-image-18476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251210_HNI_0031.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251210_HNI_0031-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251210_HNI_0031-250x150.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>So long, buddy. I hope Jingle somehow finds you in the void and gives you that lamp you wanted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, I received his goodbye letter in the mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>For my friend\u2026<br>The fact that I&#8217;m moving today puts butterflies in my stomach. Maybe they&#8217;re the reason I&#8217;m craving sweets. Before I go, here&#8217;s a picture to remember me by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best wishes, Cube<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s sad to see him go, but my gamble paid off. He included his photo! His favorite quote on the back is &#8220;Sometimes you gotta learn to chill.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211_HNI_0033.jpg\" alt=\"Quote on Cube's pic: Sometimes you gotta learn to chill.\" class=\"wp-image-18477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211_HNI_0033.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211_HNI_0033-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211_HNI_0033-250x150.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s kinda bittersweet doing it this way. He won&#8217;t ever visit to see his photo on display. But on the other hand, four years is <em>way <\/em>too long to wait for a photo. Befriending a villager should never take that long. This was my 40th villager photo earned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211_HNI_0043.jpg\" alt=\"Snow on the ground.\" class=\"wp-image-18478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211_HNI_0043.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211_HNI_0043-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211_HNI_0043-250x150.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I had another camper today, Sydney the koala.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211_HNI_0041.jpg\" alt=\"Sydney: Oh, hello! Are you from this town?\" class=\"wp-image-18479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211_HNI_0041.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211_HNI_0041-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211_HNI_0041-250x150.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;s case, I did not choose to. \ud83d\ude1b I have Sydney in the GameCube game, and she&#8217;s alright. But I typically only invite campers if it&#8217;s one of my favorites. But maybe another day I&#8217;ll find one I like!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I might play New Leaf for Toy Day (Christmas Eve) this year, if I get all of my hints in time. So I&#8217;ll be back with another entry in a couple weeks or so. Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 3rd, snow flurries fell for the first time this winter. I took this screenshot between Mira&#8217;s house and Molly&#8217;s house. When I went in Molly&#8217;s house, she already told me one of her Toy Day hints: She wants something gray this year. 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