And That Was All Chief Wrote

It was rainy in Forest on this last night of June. Chief is now officially gone; I got his goodbye letter in the mail today. It was pretty cool that he wrote it on SMB3 paper. (That’s Super Mario Bros. 3 in case anyone didn’t know that).

Jeff, Thanks for being here for me. I'm a better animal for knowing you. I'm leaving Forest behind, but I'll be thinking of you in my new home!I didn’t have to water my flowers of course, but I still went around town, talking to animals and checking for new black roses (there were two today). I went in the Able Sisters’ shop and bought a do-rag. Only because it was one of only a few accessories not already in my catalog. It wasn’t a very eventful day, but tomorrow should be more interesting…it’ll be Wi-Fi night.

Mabel: Ohh, OK, never mind then. Don't be shy, now. Just grab me if you need anything.Mint: Oh! It's you, dude! I haven't seen you for a while, you valve.

A Solemn Purchase

Wednesday is the day that Crazy Redd gets new inventory, so I took the bus to the city to see what he had in store. The hawthorn bonsai and cabana chair didn’t interest me, but what is this in the middle?

Redd: Oh, ho! I see you've taken quite a shine to that there solemn painting, yes?Could it be? Could it really be?? The last painting I need to complete the art museum! Since I like to record things like this for my Youtube channel, I quickly hooked up my video and audio cables to my TV tuner card. I started recording as I bought the painting and quickly made my way to the museum. I gave it to Blathers, and…

Blathers: This... Upon close perusal, I see this is most certainly NOT the original! It is a vile, shameless forgery!…it’s a fake. A forgery. It’s bogus. Artificial. I’ve been swindled by that crazy fox. What a disappointment. Oh well. I’m going to complete my museum one of these days weeks months years.

Chief hasn’t moved out yet, so I talked to him one last time. He’ll be gone tomorrow. On a brighter note, I did find two new black roses in town today. So today wasn’t a complete loss, I s’pose.

A Town Without a Chief

Yet again, it was raining in Forest tonight. I know it’s the rainy season, but still, this is hard to believe. The rainy season wasn’t this rainy last year!

After checking for new black roses (there were none), it occurred to me that nobody has mentioned leaving town lately. So I decided to check up on everyone. I went into Ruby’s house. She’s not moving, but her house is odd. I mean, if we’re on the lunar surface, how can there be a moon on the moon?

A moon on display in Ruby's house, sitting on the lunar surface flooring.I continued stopping in animals’ houses, until I went into Chief’s house. My fears came true. Chief has packed up his belongings and he’s ready to move out.

Chief: Hey, dude! ...I guess you caught me in the act, didn't you? Ah, well...Chief: I've got everything packed, but it's going to be kinda lonely leaving this place behind...little pig.One month ago, my 2nd favorite villager at the time (Antonio) unexpectedly packed up and left. Chief then became my second favorite villager. And now once again, my 2nd favorite villager is packing up and leaving.

Why can’t it be an animal I don’t talk to…like Curly? I’ve been waiting for that dumb pig to move out ever since his house landed on my path. So the “big bad wolf” is leaving empty handed, while the annoying little pig with the immovable house is the one sticking around.