Marina Swims Ashore

Yesterday, Tybalt sent me a letter thanking me for the birthday present. I found his photo attached! This is my first duplicate photo in New Horizons, and I believe it was also the first villager photo I got in the mail.

C.J. was in town, and he wanted me to catch three big-time fish in a row for his seasports challenge. So I caught an arowana, a squid, and a whale shark to complete the challenge. I later sold him 16 fish for 227k.

C.J.: Oh, you got a whole school for me? All together that'll be... 227,250 bells. Deal?

I found Celeste up by the museum, and she taught me the DIY recipe for a nova light.

Next, I purchased five Nook Miles Tickets and started searching for my next villager! On the first mystery island, I found Leonardo the leopard. From there, things got worse. I then found Chops the hideous pig, and then an old nemesis of mine…

Rizzo: Don't believe we've met. Name's Rizzo!

Rizzo! No thanks! It took me forever to get rid of him.

But on the 4th mystery island, I found the perfect replacement for Midge: Marina the octopus! I immediately asked her to move to Forest.

Marina: Mom always says there's magic in chance encounters, so I'm glad we ran into each other like this.

Today, Marina moved in, and I welcomed her to town.

Marina: Did you come by to check in on me? You're so sweet, Jeff.

Midge and Marina have quite a few things in common. They’re both cute, they’re both “normal” personality villagers, their names both start with the letter M, and they’re both pink! So all the pink flowers that I planted around Midge’s house still feel right at home.

Pink cosmos around Marina's house.
It just feels a bit sad that Midge left her bird behind.

But their similarities remind me of when Apollo moved into Keaton’s spot, and I didn’t have to change the name of Eagle Mountain.

K.K. Slider was in town, and he performed K.K. Etude for me, Apollo, and Louie. During the show, Apollo’s left wing looked like a large knife that was slicing through my arm. Ouch!

Louie, Apollo, and Jeff listen to K.K. Slider's performance.
Cut it out! No wait, bad choice of words.

Shortly after that, I wrapped up my game for the night. See you all next time!