Tissues, Scallop, Bug-Off

I was surprised to find a letter from town hall in the mail today. They congratulated me for saving a million bells! Even though I have saved up a million bells before, I never left it in my account overnight. Previously, I immediately donated the million bells to Boondox.

Dear Jeff, In honor of the 1,000,000 bells you've saved, please accept this small token of our appreciation! -Forest post office

A box of tissues was enclosed, and I placed it on my mush table near my bug trophy and compass.

A box of tissues placed on a table in a mushroom-themed room in Animal Crossing: Wild World.

The Bug-Off was underway, but I had some business with Tortimer to attend to first. The mayor was surprisingly happy to see me!

Tortimer: ...Goodness! Why, what in the world do we have here?! Well, HEL-lo there, darling...

But fortunately, he wasn’t talking directly to me. He was talking to my massage chair.

Tortimer: Oh, not you, Jeff! I'm talking to your massage chair!

He not-so-subtly hinted that he wanted it, and of course I handed it over. In return, he gave me a scallop that he found.

Tortimer: Yes, it's a scallop... I found this by the shore earlier. I don't know who dropped it.

And that’s what I’ve been waiting for! Now there’s just one more step to getting the golden axe: Giving the scallop to Pascal!

With that taken care of, I got my net out and started hunting bugs for the Bug-Off. Tortimer said that Goldie was currently in the lead with a 68-mm robust cicada. I caught a jewel beetle, and gave it to Tortimer. But it was only 37 mm. Rarity doesn’t matter in Wild World Bug-Offs, it’s all about size. And I just wasted a 2,400-bell bug.

A few minutes later, I caught a robust cicada that was 70 mm big. I took over the top spot, and Tortimer rewarded me with a modern sofa. But my lead was narrow, and there were still hours to go, so I tried to improve my score.

As I was hunting, Bunnie pinged me. She wanted me to buy something, and I declined. So of course, she called me a meanie and said I hate the earth. 🙄

Bunnie: What? You big meanie! You won't help me recycle? You HATE the earth! MEANIE!

Eventually, I caught an emperor butterfly. It measured 106 mm, and Tortimer gave me a cabin wardrobe. With that score, I felt much better about my chances, and I turned the game off for a while.

Shortly before 6:00, I started up the game again. Tortimer said my score remained unchallenged. As the 6:00 hourly tune chimed, Tortimer told me the Bug-Off was over. He said the results would be posted to the bulletin board…although it may be hard for me to see through my tears (implying I lost?).

Tortimer: Though it might be hard to see through your tears! Heh heh HOORF HOORF HOORF!

After that, a screen popped up informing me that the Bug-Off was over, and then Tortimer was gone. So that little bit of dialogue must be relatively rare, since you can only see it for about 10 seconds or so until the hourly chimes are done ringing.

Anyway, the bulletin board was not updated yet. So I guess I’ll have to wait until tomorrow for official confirmation, but there’s no way anyone could have beaten me.

Two other quick notes about today: I shot down another balloon present, and I found a Mr. Flamingo inside. I also bought some more medicine for Rolf.

See you all next time!

2 thoughts on “Tissues, Scallop, Bug-Off”

  1. Hey, I’m pretty new to this but one of my Wild World starters is Bunnie and i’m surprised on how rude she is on your wild world. she seems to be the only villager that likes me on my wild world for some reason.

    1. Hi, and welcome to the blog! Bunnie is usually nice, but she does have her moments…especially when you decline a request of hers. I still like her a lot overall though! 🙂

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