The Buck Stops Here

Last week, the snow all melted and grass is green once again!

Pascal was in town last Friday, and told me about the time Opportunity knocked at his door.

Pascal: So the other day, this dude came knockin' on my door.
Pascal: He said 'Open up, bro! It's Opportunity!'

But Pascal didn’t go to the door, and Opportunity never came back. :p

Pascal: And I said, 'Dude, you'll be back!' And he never came back, maaannn.

Pascal then gave me a keg and jumped into the ocean.

Victoria was all packed up and ready to move out of town, but I didn’t want her to go so soon. So I changed her mind…even though it took me over seven minutes of non-stop attempts to do it. Ugh, what a pain.

Yesterday, I found a note in a bottle that told me I won a trip around the world. I just needed to make a deposit first. Hmm, sounds fishy.

Note in a bottle: CONGRATULATIONS! You're the winner of a trip around the world! Please make your deposit as soon as possible! -Shady Waves
That sounds shady, alright.

Margie told me she stopped by the museum and saw Blathers sleeping standing up. That’s nothing new.

Margie: After lunch, I stopped by the museum, and Blathers was sleeping standing up!

But then, she said he can spin his head in all sorts of crazy directions! I knew owls could do that, but I’ve never seen Blathers do it! That’s a funny detail I’d love to see in New Horizons or a future Animal Crossing game!

Margie: On top of that, he can spin his head in all sorts of crazy directions!

Goldie has been sick, so I gave her some medicine both yesterday and today.

Today, Buck was all packed up. I’m letting him go, to ride off into the sunset. The Buck stops here.

Buck: You've been cool and all, but it's time to ROLL, baby! Rock on, pardner!

There was a spotlight product at Nookington’s today, the first one I’ve seen in a while. However, it was just a robo-stereo, so I didn’t byte on the offer.

Last week, I posted the latest Wild World episode. With help from the Able Sisters, Big Top gets a cape and finally becomes the superhero he’s always wanted to be.

Rosie Out

Last Wednesday, Tom Nook had some dialogue about going into business. He said to diversify to reduce risk, and he also warned me not to trust anybody. Good advice.

Tom Nook: Trust no one!

I didn’t play Thursday, but on Friday, I got a goodbye letter in the mail. From Rosie.

Dearest Jeff, I've moved! Yeah, this lame town was TOTALLY cramping my style. I'll see you around! Bye! -From Rosie

No warning, no notice, and she dissed my town on the way out. Bad kitty.

On Saturday, Tom Nook had some additional dialogue for me. He advised me never to loan money to a friend, because they won’t pay it back and we’ll become enemies.

Tom Nook: If a friend approaches you asking for help, you must be firm and say no!
Tom Nook: Even the most solid friendships become fragile when money is involved, hm?
Good thing I didn’t loan any money to Rosie.

A new villager has galloped into town, and it’s Victoria! I’ve had her in City Folk before, and I like her. She’s a cute horse.

Victoria: Jeff? Aha! I knew it! I knew you'd have a cool name! I'm Victoria!

But when I spoke to her a second time, she got a bit agitated. Maybe I spoke too soon about liking her. I guess we’ll see as time goes on.

Victoria: What... What do you want?! Um, hello? I haven't even finished unpacking!

Today, Victoria asked me to deliver a letter to the other horse in town, Buck. What am I, the Pony Express? Still, I took the letter to Buck, and he read it right away.

Buck: This could be an urgent muscle emergency! I better read it now, pardner!
Of course, of course!

When I returned to Victoria, she rewarded me with some cloud flooring.

Platinum Member

Last Monday, I found Pascal standing near the mouth of the river. He told me not to count my clams before they’re shucked, and then he gave me a sea view wallpaper and jumped into the water.

Pascal: Don't count your clams before they're shucked, maaannn.

On Tuesday, I noticed that Rosie only had four pieces of pink furniture left! Is she clearing it all out after I went to all that effort to help her? Ugh. What’s more, she told me she’s looking for fossils now. She even called me a “jerkhead” because she assumed I wouldn’t think fossils are cute. That’s really rude, Rosie.

Rosie: FINE THEN, JERKHEAD! I don't CARE what you think! I KNOW they're adorable!
You’re being the only jerkhead here.

But Rosie wasn’t the only one who changed their furniture requests. Benedict, who previously wanted fossils, started asking me for red furniture. I started off by giving him a maple bonsai.

Saharah was in town on Thursday. I helped her out by delivering a carpet to Tom Nook. I then continued making my rounds, planning to talk to Saharah when I ran into her again. However, I didn’t run into her again, and I ultimately forgot about making the other delivery! I didn’t even realize until just now as I’m writing this entry! Oops! Sorry, Saharah!

Yesterday (Saturday) was a special 5x bonus point day at Nookington’s. I bought out the store (as I’ve been doing every day), and then I was just 420 points short!

Points required to reach platinum status: 420.

I looked through my catalog to find something expensive to buy, and I saw that the black katana cost a whopping 10,800 bells! I ordered it, and that kicked my point balance up to 20,120 points…enough for platinum status! Woohoo!

Congratulations. You have achieved the highest member status, Jeff.

At town hall, I found a plesio skull in the recycle bin. That’s about the easiest 4,000 bells I ever earned!

Today (Sunday), I got a letter officially announcing my platinum membership. I’ll now earn a 20% discount at the store. And more importantly, I won’t need to keep buying everything I see any more.

Dear Jeff, Congratulations! You've earned 20,000 points. You're now an honorary Platinum Member! All items 20% off! -TNPS

A Nookington’s model was attached to the letter, so I put it in my house. I was surprised to see how big it is: It takes up two spaces!

Jeff's Nookington's model, next to his Nookway and Nook 'n' Go models.

It’s even bigger than the Nookington’s model in City Folk!

I’ve continued to give Benedict red furniture, including a watermelon table and a gas pump.

Mathilda was packed up to move out of town, but I decided to stop her. Even though I still don’t particularly like or dislike her, I know she hasn’t lived in town long enough to give her a fair chance. Unfortunately, it took me nearly five minutes of attempts before I got her to change her mind.

I recently posted another video episode, which shows much of Yay Day and other recent highlights.