I started up the game tonight and got a goodbye letter from Admiral.
It was late, so the Halloween festival was already underway. I had nine pieces of candy to start with, so I began my search for Jack. I had a few furniture items also (that I didn’t mind losing), so I would just decline candy to the animals. That lessened the chances they would destroy the candy, since they might destroy the furniture items instead.
Here, Kody trapped me. But as he was talking to me, Emerald came out of her house! The instant Kody was done with me, I was forced to deal with Emerald too. No fair! They’re ganging up on me!
My clothes didn’t survive that encounter, but I eventually moved on. I got to meet my new neighbor, Murphy, but this is not the best circumstances to be meeting someone. This does not make a good first impression.
At the police station, I talked to Copper. There are animals running all around town with pumpkins on their heads and demanding candy, spooky music is playing, and Jack is out there…somewhere…yet Copper seems oblivious to it all! How clueless can you get?
By the wishing well, I finally found an animal who didn’t chase me. Ahh, Jack at last, right? Nope. Just Tortimer.
I ran completely around my town, and then again. Then again and again! I avoided the animals as much as I could, but it wasn’t good enough. My candy was getting depleted rapidly, and Jack was nowhere to be found. I was starting to feel like Charlie Brown waiting on the Great Pumpkin. Puck summed up the night perfectly.
This isn’t City Folk. These animals are vicious at Halloween on GameCube. They hit me hard and often.
Even Candi has an insatiable appetite for her namesake.
I was down to two pieces of candy. And then, behind Baabara’s house, I saw him! Jack, at last!
I gave him candy and he gave me a spooky lamp. At least I wasn’t going home empty-handed. But I had one piece left and I wasn’t giving up just yet. Running past Emerald, I spotted him once again! I gave him my last piece of candy and he gave me a spooky sofa. Before Emerald or Kody could grab me, I ran like the wind to the next acre and into the safety of my house. I placed my new items down in my house and I could finally relax.
I like Halloween. But in a way, I’m glad it only comes once a year.