Belle’s Blood Boils

Monday was Labor Day, and Tortimer was standing at the wishing well for the occasion. He told me that everyone needs a hero or role model…

Tortimer: Everyone needs someone they can look up to in life. A role model. A hero.

And he wanted to be mine. 😆

Tortimer: You have to follow in somebody's footsteps, sprout! Like mine, for instance!

When I spoke with Tom, he gave me a free aloe. After the conversation ended, the camera zoomed back out (as it does), and I just thought this screenshot looked pretty cool with the leaves of the trees surrounding us on both sides. 🙂

Speaking with Tom, as seen through the tree leaves.

Over by Ursala’s house, I fell into a pitfall!

Struggling to get out of a pitfall.

As much as I might want to blame Ursala for it, I later found out it was my good buddy Hank that did this to me!

Hey, my peeps! Hank here reporting for Forest News! I've buried the greatest treasure ever in one of the F acres. Go find it!
Treasure, my butt.

Today, I spotted a goodbye letter from Freckles in the mail.

Jeff! I awoke the other day with the wanderlust, so I just up and left. Wild, huh? On the road, destination unknown! Anyway, thanks for dealing with my craziness! Cheery-bye! -Freckles

Belle and Tiara had a big argument, and they were steaming mad. No, make that boiling mad. 😡

Belle: I AM ANGRY! My blood boils with rage, cuddles!

And yet she still called me “cuddles.” 😆😆😆

Shortly after that, I met Freckles’s replacement: Gabi.

Gabi: Good evening! You seem kinda lost to me... Do you live in this town, honeybun?

I encountered another fight moments later: Hank and Baabara just had an argument. Hank was all depressed, while Baabara was furious…at me. What’s new?

Baabara: Enough! Just get lost! I can't stand you!
The feeling is mutual, fluffy demon.

Gulliver was asleep on the beach, and I woke him up. He started to tell me a cougar joke, but of course he didn’t get to the punch line. 😛

Gulliver: Let's see...how did it go? Oh yeah! So, there's a duck, a husky, and a cougar... And the duck says to the husky...

But he did give me a free shogi piece. Thanks, buddy!

Even though this is September fishing season (no sea bass), I didn’t do much fishing. I did catch one barred knifejaw and one red snapper, but that’s it. I may try again one day soon, especially if it’s raining.

Swimming Team

I don’t normally post my HRA (Happy Room Academy) scores in the blog, but here: Have a look. I like how it insults me for leaving items on my floor! 😆

Jeff, Your current design earns 30,630 points, but you lost points for filthiness; you live like an animal! Tidy up and put your junk away! August 29th, 2023 -The Happy Room Academy

I also received a goodbye letter from Sue E. I’m glad to see she has headed off to the chopping block, squealing “Wii, Wii, Wii” all the way home.

My little Jeff, I can't stand for anyone to see me cry... You must know, that's the only reason I left without saying goodbye. Even now, the tears are... I can't bear it! Farewell! Yours, -Sue E
All lies.

Genji noticed I had a saw stag beetle in my pockets, and he offered me 2,390 bells for it. It’s a deal!

Genji: Whoa, check this out! This thing's huge!

I found a new house near Static’s home; Sue E’s replacement is Tiara, a snooty rhino. I don’t particularly like her, but I guess she’s slightly better than Sue E.

Tiara: Oh, my! Have we met before, lovey? I'm almost positive the answer is no.
We have met before, Tiara. You lived in Forest before, back in 2012.

Hank asked me to join his swimming team, but of course, we don’t actually swim. We just argue about who’s better at swimming. 😛 🏊

Hank: We can sit around and argue about who is better at swimming! It'll be fun, Jeff!
“You’re better!” “No, you are!” “I can’t even swim!” “Neither can I!”

Over by the wishing well, Freckles offered me some lovely wallpaper for 1,890 bells. I didn’t want it, so I declined the offer. And this being GameCube, Freckles called me nuts, told me to mellow out, and said it’s impossible to find wallpaper for less than that price. 🙄

Freckles: Really? You don't want it? You're nuts! Seriously, it's impossible to find wallpaper for less than 1,890 bells!

Puck asked to take a pop quiz about him. He asked me if I thought his favorite night event was a meteor shower or New Year’s Eve. I guessed it was a meteor shower, and I was correct. He rewarded me with a pitfall; it’s always good to have one of these on-hand. 🙂

Puck: Congrats! Way to go! For your prize, you get my treasure, brrrrrrrrr!

Mugged by Ursala

Purrl has already moved out of town, as I discovered when I checked my mail.

Dearest Jeff! During my entire move, I was sure I was forgetting something. You know what it was? I forgot to say adieu to you. I hope this letter will ease your devastation... All the best! -Purrl

Genji was talking about giant stag beetles tonight, and in particular, about how big they are.

Genji: It's a giant stag beetle! Sounds like a big bugh, huh? Like a big, scary bug.
Yeah, I figured that much from the “giant” in its name.

He said he thought he saw one once, but it was just Resetti. 😛

Genji: I've never seen one. I thought I did once, but it was just Resetti.

I got to meet Purrl’s replacement…and I immediately wished I had Purrl back. It was Sue E the pig.

Sue E: Stop shouting! I'm right here! I can hear you fine, snort!

She has lived in Forest before (years ago, before I started this blog), and I wasn’t a fan of hers back then either. The only good news is that she probably won’t stick around long.

While I was banging the money rock, a mosquito bit me. So I didn’t get the full amount from the rock. Mosquitos can be so annoying!

Yow! I got bit by a mosquito!

Over by the wishing well, Ursala said she found a modern table. She asked if it was mine, and I said yes. So she said she was going to take a reward from me for finding it! So she took half my money! 😡

Ursala: OK, I'll take a reward for finding it for you. I'll just have half of your money, grooomph!

The worst part is that I was carrying almost 40k, which is a lot in this game. So she walked away with over 19,000 bells of mine! I was so mad!

Ursala: Oh, you have only 19,498 bells with you?! Wow, no morals, no cash... You're really depressing.

I wasn’t happy about being mugged by this evil thug of a bear cub, so I hit her with my net a few times.

Ursala: Hey! Stop it! You're a complete bonehead, grooomph! Don't make me do something I'll regret!

In stark contrast to Ursala’s attitude, Hank was impressed by my flat stag beetle…and he politely asked me to trade it for a cherry. I accepted the offer, and he said you can’t even catch “these li’l guys” in Forest, so he advised me not to eat it. I’m not sure if he was talking about the beetle or the cherry. 🤔

Hank: So, don't go and eat it or anything. It's too rare!

I posted a new video this weekend, ranking my villagers in every Animal Crossing town I have. Check it out if you’d like!

See you next time!