Acorn Festival Reward: Mush Set

On Tuesday, Blathers had some new dialogue for me. He told me that he tried doing some fieldwork to find fossils, but he soon discovered how heavy shovels can be.

Blathers: I remembered how heavy a shovel is! Hoo, yes! Digging is quite exhausting...So he concluded that manual labor is not for him.

Blathers: 'Twas a sad reminder that I am simply not made for manual labor...Puddles was finally over her cold. She thanked me for all the medicine by giving me a regal carpet.

Puddles: Oh, J-rock! Thanks to your medicine, I feel, like, totally AMAZING now!On Thursday, Big Top asked me if my best friend was a banana bread.

Big Top: Darling, is your best friend a big banana bread?I thought that was an unusual question. Besides, how did he know?! 😛 I answered “absolutely” and he said the banana bread would never let me down like a person would.

Big Top: R-really? Well, I guess it would never let you down like a person would.
Amen to that.

Hopper again asked me if I was from the countryside. To see what he’d say, I picked the “Wooo-haaa!” option (meaning yes). He responded that I’m probably getting money from a farm. Yeah, in Stardew Valley. So because of that, he said I probably didn’t need a Nile shirt. So he didn’t give it to me.

Hopper: Well, you're probably still getting money from a farm or something.Rhonda showed me a letter she received from someone calling themselves “All Paws.” It was about taking over the world. 😮

Hope you know, If I had opposable thumbs, I could take over the world! Muahahahahaha!Hopper told me to go wild during the Acorn Festival. He even said to unleash my mad acorn lust. 😮

Hopper: Unleash your mad acorn lust, you wild beast, you!
Never thought I’d see the word lust in an Animal Crossing game.

Yesterday, Blathers complained about another aspect of doing fieldwork: Finding worms in the ground!

Blathers: And then you spot it! There in the wet dirt! A vile worm! I can't stand those...The only option to continue his story was for me to call him a wimp. And when I did, he got fired up! I can’t recall seeing Blathers mad like this before!

Blathers: Hoo? I...beg your pardon? Why, just think about it! The horror! The repugnance!Today, Rhonda thought she was a comedian.

Rhonda: When acorn season hits, Forest transforms into acorn-ucopia! Get it?And I found an odd “Talking to Myself” message posted to the bulletin board. What exactly is going on in the kids’ section of the library??

-Talking to Myself- I'm very popular in the kids' section of the library... Sigh... Oh, Pete...

Throughout the week, I’ve been collecting acorns every day and taking them to Cornimer. In addition to the rewards he gave me on the first day, he has since given me a mush dresser, mush closet, mush stand, mush table, mush TV, mush bed, forest wall, and forest floor. Here’s a look at the full set.

The full mush furniture set you earn from Cornimer during the Acorn Festival in Animal Crossing: Wild World.

I wrapped up my day by making a 68,000 bell mortgage payment at town hall.

As of yesterday, I’ve been playing Wild World for a full year now. (Want to see my first entry?) It’s safe to say that the Acorn Festival is my favorite festival in the game…although I wish it didn’t take me six days to complete the mush set. Still, it’s the only festival in the game that really feels like a traditional Animal Crossing festival to me.

Don’t get me wrong, I like Bright Nights too. But it’s really just something cool to look at, and there’s not much you can actually do. So I’m glad I was finally able to participate in the Acorn Festival after all these years.

If you haven’t collected all 230 acorns you need for the full set, you still have tomorrow (Sunday) to pick another batch. Good luck to those who are still collecting acorns! 🙂

Here is a video showing the Acorn Festival.

Acorn Festival Begins

Today is the first day of the Acorn Festival, and I rushed over to town hall to speak with Tortimer. Er, I mean, Cornimer. He sang a nutty song about acorns for me.

Cornimer: That's right, I love acorns! And they abound when I'm around!He then introduced himself as the mysterious Cornimer. 😛

Cornimer: Allow me to introduce myself! I am the mysterious Cornimer! Ooh! MEESTEERIOUS!Cornimer explained that he uses his special powers to scatter acorns around town. He compared himself to the tooth fairy, but in reverse. There’s got to be a better way to say that.

Cornimer: Much like the tooth fairy... but in reverse, with acorns, not teeth, and no tiara!He told me to bring him all the acorns I can find, but not any rotten acorns. If I take him enough acorns, he will give me prizes. So I began my search. Acorns appear under regular (non-fruit, non-cedar) trees, from what I can tell. So I began picking them up.

Picking up acorns during the Acorn Festival in Animal Crossing: Wild World.I returned to him with some acorns, but before he accepted them, he gave me my fortune. Apparently I’m a medium acorn.

Your secret fortune: Medium Acorn. Life: Wait and see... Hopes: It could happen. Karma: You're on track. -Look behind you!He then gave me a mush stool in exchange for my first seven acorns. I continued my search as I made my rounds. Many of my villagers were also talking about the festival.

Hopper: I'm talking 'bout free acorns for a whole week, know what I mean?
Are you aware you’re a penguin and not a squirrel?

The acorns come in various shapes, which you can see when you open your pockets.

Varying acorn shapes in my pockets during the Acorn Festival in ACWW.As far as I can tell, the shapes don’t matter. Other than the rotten ones of course, which you don’t want to give to Tortimer. I just put mine in the recycle bin at town hall.

Rotten acorns in the recycle bin at town hall in Animal Crossing: Wild World.Puddles was still sick today, but I didn’t buy her any medicine. I was actually going to, but I just forgot. Oops. But if the five doses I’ve already given her haven’t helped, I don’t know that a sixth would’ve made a difference anyway.

Puddles: I, like, feel all barfy... I hope I didn't catch a cold, rib-ribbit...During one of my stops at town hall, I made a 15,000 bell mortgage payment.

In all, I gave Cornimer 42 acorns. In addition to the mush stool, he also gave me a mush end table, a mush lamp, and a mush chair.

Four pieces of mush furniture I got from Cornimer during the Acorn Festival.There are more items to earn, so I’ll be playing more this week.

Kiki’s Birthday

“Mom” sent me a letter in the mail today, talking about the arrival of autumn. She included an acorn with the letter, just like she did last October. I got that one out of storage; these acorns may come in handy this week.

I spotted a ladybug on a flower today, and I got my net out and caught it. It was my first one, so I made sure to donate it to the museum.

I caught a ladybug! So petite! So lovely!I chatted with Rod outside of Able Sisters, and he said it would be funny if Joey and Hopper turned out to be brothers. They may both be birds, but they’re different species. Joey is a duck, and Hopper is a penguin.

Rod: Wouldn't it be funny if Joey and Hopper turned out to be brothers?He then said it would be hilarious if they were actually sisters! Yes, that would be quite a surprise. 😛

Rod: Then again, it would be HILARIOUS if they were sisters, ace!Puddles was still sick, and I gave her some medicine…for the 5th time! I’m getting tired of this. But at least Puddles was very grateful. She even said I was at the top of her friend list. And I believe she actually meant it.

Puddles: You know what name's on the top of my friend list? Jeff!Today was Kiki’s birthday, so I attended her party. Baabara was also there to help her celebrate. For Kiki’s present, I gave her a ring! A life ring, that is.

Kiki: Check it out! You got me a life ring!Despite the shocked look on her face, she seemed to enjoy the gift. She then thanked me by giving me a lovely wall.

At town hall, I made a 25,000 bell mortgage payment before wrapping up my day in Forest. But I’ll be back with another entry soon!