Meeting Gracie

As expected, I got Pate’s goodbye letter in the mail today. So long, duck.

Pate's goodbye letter in Animal Crossing: Wild World.I visited Bill, and he told me he skinned his elbow today and can’t stop picking at the scab.

Bill: Man, I skinned my elbow, and I've been picking at this scab all dang day!
Do you even have elbows?

Anyway, he asked me to make a delivery to Baabara within 10 minutes. I declined.

There was a coconut washed up on the beach tonight, so I planted it. If the sapling survives, I’ll soon have my first coconut tree.

Finding a coconut washed up on the beach.When I bumped into Baabara, she started bragging about how great her house scores with the Happy Room Academy. She also mentioned that elegance just comes naturally to her. Oh please.

Baabara: My place earned 8,897 points! But elegance comes naturally to me!In Able Sisters, Sable told me that she’s still single! Is she coming onto me? 😛

Sable: I'm still single!Actually, she was just explaining that the couple in the photo behind her was her parents. Sable has really become quite chatty lately. She goes on and on and on!

Sable: Her only fault is that she can sometimes be a bit too tomboyish...In front of town hall, I spotted Gracie…and her car!

Gracie and her car in front of town hall.You don’t wash her car like you do on GameCube, so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. But when I spoke to her, she complimented my style, and then talked about a fashionista badge. Apparently, I have to successfully pass her fashion quiz to earn it.

Gracie: What would you do if you found a hole in your jeans? (Rip! Rip! Rip!)After answering her five questions, I started to get the impression that I didn’t do very well.

Gracie: Oh, my dear... Donkeys have a more charming laugh than you!She handed me a letter, and I opened it up.

Dear redneck Jeff, Redneck...go look that word up in the dictionary, honey! You'll see your name in the definition! -GracieThere was also an item attached to the letter…

A moldy shirt.Wow. Gracie has never been very polite, but she’s particularly savage in Wild World. When I spoke with her again, she recognized my sadness and said she had something for me. But then I was taken to a screen where I had to make her an offer? For what? I entered 100 bells, and she was not happy with that offer. She said I had no respect for her art, and she did this to me:

Gracie: Ready...and GO!

She put a go-go shirt and post-op patch on me. I don’t even understand what this is all about. At this point, I was done with her. Buh-bye.

Inside of town hall, I made a 25,000 bell payment on my mortgage. And back outside, Kiki stopped me and offered to buy my moldy shirt for 10 bells. Sure, why not?

Kiki: Would you want to sell your moldy shirt for 10 bells?I then returned home and ended my game for the night. See you next time!