Club Tortimer Island Hopping

Rolf was feeling better today, and he thanked me for all the medicine I took him over the past few days. As a reward, he gave me his picture again.

Rolf: It's not much, but here. You can have my Rolf's pic!Katrina had her tent set up near the town tree, so I paid her to tell my fortune. She told me to wear women’s bottoms. No thanks.

Visiting Katrina in her tent.After making my rounds, I went up to Main Street to identify a fossil and do some shopping. The Able Sisters had a Santa beard for sale, so I tried it on and bought it.

Me trying on the Santa beard as Labelle tells me it looks cute and wonderful.When I returned to town, Aurora told me she keeps having a dream about a raptor torso. I’m not sure I want to know what she does with the raptor torso, but I sold her mine for 3,000 bells.

Aurora: I keep having this dream about a raptor torso.To get away from the cold, I took some trips out to the island. I first went to my own island, and then visited some other islands using my Club Tortimer membership. This blue wet suit caught my eye, and I decided to buy it.

Grams: Aye. A blue wet suit.I was on an island with Tania from Megaton…but Tania didn’t seem to be around. She never responded when I said hello. And she just stood there the whole time.

Me saying hello to a non-responsive bunny named Tania.So I decided to try another Club Tortimer island instead. This time I was paired up with someone named Eight from the town of Hikone.

Saying hello to Eight.But this island had no trees! Eight said that someone who was there earlier cut them all down. There were a few stumps, however…and that turned out to be a good thing for me. I caught a longhorn beetle on a stump, and it was my first one! So I actually needed it anyway.

I caught a longhorn beetle! I had to steer it toward my net!Before I left the island, I stopped to take a picture of the sky. It was an unusual orangish color I don’t recall seeing before. I’m guessing it may have been morning on the island.

An orange morning sky on a Club Tortimer island.I then left the tropical island behind and returned to cold, snowy Forest. At least my Christmas tree looks nice in the snow.

Sitting on the bench in the snow, near my illuminated tree.I went over to Kidd’s house, and he told me it was too late for his petition. That’s okay, because I never got the signatures anyway. But then he started telling me that he saw Teddy and Tabby spending time together!

Kidd: Guess what I saw! Teddy and Tabby spending time together!He said they were drinking ginger ale together and their friendship must be in good shape.

Kidd: This must mean that their friendship is in good shape, nahhhhhh.Later on, Skye (the human) told me that she had a red Pikmin I was looking for. She invited me over to come get it. Since she’s in Australia, it was already December 11th for her, which meant snow covered the ground in her town.

Jeff and Skye holding snowflakes.Her town is really coming along nicely.

Nice paths in Skye's town of Charvale.I soon returned to Forest and put the red Pikmin on one of my mannequins.

My three Pikmin mannequins.That wrapped up my evening in New Leaf, but I’m looking forward to the snow on the ground tomorrow! What are you most looking forward to about winter?

Tabby’s Mean Trick

Good news, everyone! Tabby told me she was going to move out of town on the 14th of this month!

Tabby: I know this is super sudden, but I've decided to move away on the 14th of this month!I happily told her goodbye. But then something bad happened. She thought I was sad for some reason, and she instantly changed her mind! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Tabby: Now I'm so sad! I can't leave with you feeling like this! Oh, forget it! I'm NOT moving!This is awful news. I’ve been trying to get rid of her, Tammy, or even Benedict (even though I like him, I already have his picture) and I finally had a chance to get rid of Tabby and she jerks me around like this! Not cool! Maybe our “friendship” rating is too high? I tried to correct that by pitfalling the lying witch.

Tabby: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Who in the WORLD dug a pitfall right here where I was walking?!Then I got my net out and started beating her with it. And that’s why you don’t not leave.

Tabby: Why would you keep smacking me like that, I'm evil?One of these days, I’m going to get a camper I like and I won’t have room for them. I’ve had ten residents since October, and I can’t get rid of any of the animals I dislike!

Anyway, I went up to T&T Emporium and noticed they had a yellow glow wand. Maybe they’ve been selling these all month, but this is the first time I’ve noticed. Since I stopped buying cookies months ago, I tend to ignore that whole part of the store.

Tommy: Ah, a yellow glow wand! A fine item, yes?I bought it, but unfortunately you can’t use it as a weapon. I wouldn’t mind leaving a star-shaped imprint on Tabby’s forehead. And back, shoulders, legs, and tail.

Santa Jeff holding a yellow glow wand.Rolf was still sick, so I bought him medicine once again. He felt confident that he’ll be better by tomorrow morning.

Rolf: ...Argh. Tastes nasty!And there was a message posted on the bulletin board telling about the upcoming snowstorm. It’s supposed to hit tomorrow, which means snow will cover the ground on Wednesday.

~ Snow Warning ~ A large cold front is moving in, and a large snowstorm is expected for tomorrow.Luna told me that Molly from Kisle recently enjoyed my dream town–thanks, Molly! And Kidd asked me to collect signatures for Love-Thy-Hairstyle Day. And I’ve checked numerous times this evening, but there haven’t been any open gates all night. I’ll check again another couple times before I go to bed, and I’ll update tomorrow if anything works out.

UPDATE: I saw Dom’s gate open (to the town of Jambell), but I was unable to connect. Thanks for trying anyway, Dom, if you opened specifically because of this. I probably need a new router (even though my current one isn’t that old).

Dreaming of Anville

Today’s good news? It was snowing, so I didn’t have to water my flowers. The bad news? I was having a bad luck day and kept falling on my face.

Me falling on my face.When I worked at the cafe today, I saw a new villager I don’t think I’ve ever seen before: It was Keaton the eagle.

Keaton: Can you get me some coffee? Let's see... Oh, no sugar in it! I eat enough sugar as it is.I found a lost item on the beach, and I picked it up. I was hoping it would get me a villager picture, so I started asking around. But it didn’t take long, because it belonged to Tabby again. It seems like the lost items are almost always hers! Quit losing everything, you dumb cat!

Tabby: It is SUCH a big relief to get that back, I'm evil.I decided to make a dream visit to Olivia’s town Anville (dream address 6900-2923-1084). She has some really nice tiles and paths in her town.

Path tiles in Anville.And she has Fauna the deer, who is (along with Molly and Lolly) one of the cutest animals in the game.

Fauna: I was wondering why I didn't recognize you. It's because you're from a different town!Anville is apparently set in the spring, with all the pink trees.

I sit on a yellow bench and enjoy the pink trees in Anville.Look, I’m on 3DS!

Using a face-cutout standee that has a design of a 3DS system. From the dream town of Anville.She also has a nice Christmas/New Year’s room set up.

A Christmas themed room that's already for the new year with a large 2014 spelled out in number lamps.I enjoyed my visit to her dream town of Anville, but eventually I returned to Forest. When I did, Skye (the wolf) told me she was going to move out of town on the 10th of this month! Oh no, no, no, not allowed! Not until I get your picture.

Skye: On the 10th of this month, I'm venturing out into the world.Since my buddy Rolf was still sick, I bought some medicine for him once again.

Rolf gulps down the medicine that I gave him.And a bit later, Skye (the human) asked to drop off Katie in my town. So I opened my gate momentarily for that.

Katie: Thanks for bringing me here!After that, I finished up for the night. See you all next time!