Alkaline Foods

I accidentally listened in on a conversation between Octavian and Tank tonight. Octavian told Tank to not just eat meat, because he needs some veggies too. But rhinos are herbivores, so when exactly does Tank eat meat? 😆

Octavian: You gotta eat some veggies, man! If you don't, you'll get all alkaline inside!

Tank wondered what happens if he gets “all alkaline inside,” so he asked Octavian to elaborate.

Tank: Alkaline... Yikes. What happens then, kerPOW?

But Octavian couldn’t explain, because he only saw it as a headline in a magazine…and he didn’t actually read the article. 😛

Octavian: I was flipping through this magazine and just read this headline about it.
Octavian: I didn't actually read the article.

But the conversation got even weirder when Octavian started ranting that life is all about making your boss feel important? I literally have no idea what he was talking about here. Who’s the boss?

Octavian: It's about making your boss feel important when he's yappin' on and on.

At this point, Tank decided to explain the whole thing about alkaline foods.

Tank: First, there are two kinds of food, alkaline and acidic...

Octavian was mad that Tank actually knew what the whole “alkaline” thing was about, after seemingly playing dumb about it.

Octavian: Ugh! So why didn't you say something, smartie-pants? I mean, yip yip!

Octavian stormed off angry. What an odd conversation.

Anyway, Saharah was in town tonight. She asked me to deliver some wallpaper to Mabel and some carpeting to Blathers. I complete both tasks, and there was no third delivery required this time. Saharah then rewarded me with a concrete floor.

Saharah: Do you want a lunar horizon or a concrete floor?
I’ve already had both of these before, so I just picked one.

My buddy Bones was sick with a cold, so of course I gave him some medicine. Get well soon, doggo!

Bones: HACK! HACK! HACK! Thanks. You're awesome.

Drift was trying to move out of town tonight, but I got him to change his mind. I know it’s been a while since I’ve willingly let someone move out, so maybe I should consider it at some point soon. But not today.

I’m hoping to have my next Wild World video episode done over the weekend, so keep an eye out for that. Never Stop Crossing!

Tadpole, Flea Market

On Wednesday, Drift was talking about how he enjoyed swimming when he was younger. He wants to get back into it.

Drift: Ah, swimming... My childhood favorite! I wanna get into it again!

But he said maybe he only liked it because he was a tadpole at the time!

Drift: Whoa, but maybe I just loved it then because I was a tadpole, rrrrribbit!

I loved this bit of dialogue, for two main reasons. For one thing, it’s so rare to get species-specific dialogue not just in Wild World, but throughout the series. Especially when it’s more than just them mentioning their species.

But also, this bit of dialogue is programmed to list a random sport. If you saw Episode 63, you saw this dialogue, except with baseball mentioned instead. But this time, he mentions swimming, which fits perfectly! He literally had to swim as a tadpole, and doesn’t as a frog. Not since this ACCF screenshot have I seen dialogue fit so perfectly. 😛

May is here now, and I earned 56,000 bells of interest on my banking account balance.

On Thursday, Dotty told me that she’s on a cola diet. She feels like she has to drink ten gallons of cola every day! I don’t think that’s a very good idea, Dotty. 😆

Dotty: I have to drink ten gallons of cola every single day!

Today, I found Lyle hanging out outside my house again. I spoke with him, just to see what he wanted now. I’ve already purchased all of his scams “insurance” policies, after all. He gave me his questionnaire again, which includes the option to select Redd’s day to visit. So apparently you can change it on a week-by-week basis? I left it on Tuesdays, though. The rest of Lyle’s questionnaire was pointless stuff, but it was nice to not have him bugging me to buy anything else.

The flea market was held today, and Octavian demanded that I go home and clean my “pigsty” of a house! How rude!

Octavian: I'm gonna shop for stuff at your house next, so you'd better clean that pigsty!

He was so sure that he was going to be a guest in my house, but the joke was on him. I had no interest in having him over, so I didn’t go home at all during my session. 😛

Octavian: I'm gonna be a guest in your house, dadblastit! Yip yip!

But I did participate in the flea market by shopping at my villagers’ homes. Of course, I only looked for cheap items to buy though. 😆 However, Dotty refused to sell me this No. 23 shirt because it was a “family heirloom.” Yeah, she’s totally lying. 😛

Dotty: Oh, no! Sorry! That one is, like, a family heirloom! I totally can't sell it!

So I didn’t buy anything from her, and Tank wasn’t being very cooperative either. He wouldn’t sell me either of his bugs or his No. 1 shirt. But he did sell me his tall gongoid for 1,140 bells.

I also bought a life ring from Caroline (310 bells) and an office chair from Bones (280 bells). Bones was so happy that he could use his money to buy some good food. Aw, that made me glad I made the purchase. 🙂

Bones: I'm gonna go out and get some primo grub with these 280 bells.

I played too early in the day to catch K.K.’s show, but I’m sure I’ll see him again before long. Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

Octavian’s Girlfriends

Octavian was talking about Drift and Peanut being pretty close yesterday, when he randomly mentioned his dating history. 😛

Octavian: Sure, back in my day, I dated a girl or two...or maybe more.
Or eight?

I guess he viewed that as having some expertise on the subject. So, his professional opinion was that Drift and Peanut are cemented at the hip. 😛

Eloise asked me to deliver a letter to Caroline for her, and I agreed to help out. Caroline actually showed me the letter, which was about sponge cake.

How are you, Caroline? It's been a while since I've written anyone back. I'm all about sponge cake!

Eloise rewarded me with a kiddie bureau for making the delivery.

Drift wanted to have a competition to see who could catch a tiger butterfly first. I declined his request (initially), but I still kept my eyes open for that bug. Villagers will usually repeat these requests, so my new strategy is to decline it the first time, and then see if I can catch the bug/fish anyway. If and when I do, I can return to them, let them ask me again, and BAM! Easy win, without any time pressure. 😎 After I caught one for Drift, he gave me an exquisite rug in return.

Today, Peanut asked me to deliver a gift (a bone shirt) to Octavian. He didn’t know whether to call it boring or practical. 😛

Octavian: I don't know if I'd call it boring or practical.

But he didn’t put the shirt on, so that probably tells how he really feels. Actions speak louder than words.

When Peanut asked what Octavian thought, I just said it went “all right.” She tried to be positive about it, saying at least the gift wasn’t rejected.

Peanut, while using the mischief emotion: I'm just gonna let my negative emotions go.

She then rewarded me with some cabana flooring.

Dotty has been sick with a cold this week, so I gave her some medicine Wednesday, yesterday, and again today. Hopefully she’ll get well soon.

Dotty: Whoa... I still feel kinda dizzy, but I think I'll be OK! Thanks, hon!

I saw a balloon present floating by, so I got my slingshot out. My first shot missed, because I apparently wasn’t far north enough. So I moved up closer, and shot it down on my 2nd attempt.

A balloon gets popped.
Pop!

I found a birdhouse inside! Maybe the bird should’ve left home first before going out for a flight. 😉

I later got a Japanese drum from Tank (in exchange for a pill bug), and I found a maple bonsai in the recycle bin at town hall. See you all next week!