Dung Beetle Drama

When I played on Wednesday, my weekly evaluation from the Happy Room Academy (HRA) had a nice surprise for me: My score went up to 277,100 points!

Jeff, your room gets 277,100 points! Your room has personality and charm throughout! An impressive specimen! -Happy Room Academy

That piggy bank must have given me a nice bonus! I believe this is (again) my highest-ever house score in any Animal Crossing game.

But that wasn’t the only surprise I got in the mail. I also received a goodbye letter from Wolfgang, who left without warning.

To Jeff, Finally! I picked up and left Forest! I was so tired of this stink hole! Anyway, come visit, OK? Don't cry. -Wolfgang

I then made my way up to the town gate, and my timing was perfect: The UFO came right when I got there! I promptly shot it down.

Gulliver: Wait... I remember. There was a malfunction on my ship, a terrible blast...

I gathered up Gulliver’s missing UFO parts, and he rewarded with another Arc de Triomphe. Not what I was hoping for, but oh well.

Peanut has been sick lately, so I gave her some medicine Wednesday, and then again today.

Even though Wolfgang is gone, I found a house in the same spot today. I went inside, and I was pleasantly surprised to find Octavian, who just moved in.

Octavian: My sign is Virgo. Not that I really buy any of that astrology hooey.

Even though I didn’t necessarily want Wolfgang to leave, I’m happy with how things turned out. 🐙

Eloise challenged me to see who could catch a dung beetle first, and I agreed to the competition. It took me a while, but I eventually caught one. As I was catching it, she pinged me…

Me, as Eloise looks on: I caught a dung beetle! Shouldn't you be rolling something else?

She asked to trade the dung beetle I just caught for a one-way tee! Basically, she was asking me for another dung beetle before I even gave her the first one. So I turned down the trade request. (If I hadn’t, she might have claimed that she won the competition!) So after denying her the dung beetle, I then gave her the dung beetle. (Complicated, isn’t it?) She rewarded me with an exquisite rug, which was a better reward than a shirt anyway. 😛

I’ll be back with more next week! Have a fun (and safe) New Year’s Eve! 🎆