The Buck Stopped Here

I didn’t get much bang for the buck, because Buck has already moved out of town. I got his goodbye letter today.

Buck's goodbye letter.When I spoke to Puck, he told me how he was worried after not seeing me for three weeks. Sorry Mr. Penguin, I was just chilling.

Puck: I'm kind of a worrywart at heart.Bertha was telling me about Katrina’s upcoming appearance in town. She also mentioned how Katrina only charges 50 bells! That’s just 10% of what she charges in New Leaf! For all the jokes about how Tom Nook and Crazy Redd rip people off, has anyone’s prices increased by a higher percentage than Katrina’s? I think not.

Bertha: You should go see Katrina. She only changes 50 bells.Gulliver was washed up on the beach, and I brought him back to life. Actually, I just woke him up. But he still appreciated it very much. Oh yes, he sure did.

Gulliver: Thanks! I appreciate it! I sure do!I chatted with many of my villagers and caught up with them. Hank gave me some fishing tips (gee, thanks) and Tom thought I smelled like muffins for some reason. And in acre B-1, I met my newest neighbor: Aziz the blue-haired lion.

Meeting AzizAfter that, I stopped at the post office, took a look in the dump, and then headed for home. See you next time.

Buck In, Roald Out

It had been a while since I last checked up on my Animal Crossing GameCube town, so I made sure to do that today. When I started the game up, I saw a goodbye letter from Roald the penguin. He was pretty cool, so it’s sad to see him go already.

Roald's goodbye letter.After shopping at Nookington’s, I saw a new house that was in the same spot as Roald’s. Buck the horse has moved into town. He lived in my City Folk town once before, so I’m quite familiar with him.

Buck: I'm Buck! I'm quite a character!Genji wasn’t far away, and I spoke with him on this rainy evening. He was trying to clean up his house a bit, so he asked me to buy his Keiko figurine for 1,450 bells. I didn’t really need it, but I bought it anyway, just to be nice.

Genji: I decided to get rid of some stuff, on my bum.I had a lot of weeds to pull, so I tried to take care of them as I made my way around town. When I met up with Static, he pretended to not know who I am.

Static: I figured I'd play a trick on you. You know, with the funny.And down by the ocean, Ursala wanted to buy my Keiko figurine for 1,710 bells. That was even more than I paid for it, so I gladly sold it to her. But she seemed to think I only sold it to her because she’s so irresistibly cute. Ha!

Ursala: I'm so sweet and innocent and cute, how could you turn me down?Closer to home, Emerald was telling me how she would sometimes bury items in the ground to hide them, and then later she’d forget where she put them. She asked if I had the same problem, and I said no. That seemed to set her off, because she got furious and considered that an insult! How rude!

Emerald: I should never have asked your opinion!After that, I stopped at the post office and then returned home for the night.

You may notice that my screenshots don’t look quite as good as usual today. For a while now, I had been playing on my Wii. I have a component cable for my Wii, so that allows higher-quality screenshots than the standard composite cables. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get my Wii to read my Animal Crossing disc. My Wii’s disc drive has been slowly dying for years now, and it now seems to have reached the point of uselessness.

So I had to play the game on my GameCube today, and I only have a composite cable for it.  Component cables for GameCube seem to run around $150 on eBay, which is craaazy! I’ll give my Wii another try next time, but I may be out of luck.

The Penguin Acre

When I checked my mail today, I found a goodbye letter from Pierce. These new animals never stick around long.

Pierce's goodbye letter.I went up to Nookington’s to sell the junk in my pockets, only to find that I can’t sell anything. It’s raffle day.

Raffle Ticket Day: Big Chance! (sign)Raffle Day prizes (Animal Crossing)Just south of Nook’s store, I found a new house. Roald the penguin has moved into town, and he seems pretty cool.

Meeting Roald.Roald: I enjoy weightlifting and long walks by the dump.He moved into the same acre as Puck, my other penguin. I guess Acre B-5 must be the Antarctica of Forest.

Acre B-5: Home of penguins Puck and Roald.And I saw that Puck’s house has windows in the roof (on one side only). Have I never noticed this before?

Window on Puck's roof.
And the windows face the cliff? Why?

I had a lot of weeds around town, so I pulled as many as I could find. When I got around to Hank’s house, he looked surprised to see me.

Hank: Oh, killer!Actually, he just wanted the dino bone in my pocket. He asked to buy it, but I chose to give it to him for free. He ended up giving me a green golf bag in exchange.

Once I completed a lap around town, I finished up at the post office. Phyllis was thrilled to see me. As always.

Phyllis: So what