An Unexpected Plot

Unfortunately, turnip prices didn’t go up this morning. They actually dropped a little, down to 147 bells.

Reese: Currently, I'm buying each turnip for 147 bells.But that was still nearly 50% more than I paid, so I sold the remainder of my turnips at that price. It’s a good thing I sold when I did too, because the prices plummeted to 48 bells in the afternoon.

I was quite surprised when I saw a new house plot in town! I wasn’t expecting a new villager. Since this will be my 10th villager, it had to have came from a StreetPass or someone who visited my town recently–Squishy or Tom. At least the house is in a good spot; it’s where Amelia’s house was.

The new house plot.But who is the mystery villager? Dizzy the lazy elephant. I’m not sure if I’ll like him or not, but I guess time will tell. For the first time since Tia left town, Big Top won’t be the only elephant around.

This spot reserved for Dizzy's new home. -Nook's HomesI saw an igloo at the campsite, and my heart dropped. What if the surprise arrival of Dizzy prevented me from getting a good villager I actually wanted? But when I went inside, I saw the camper was Simon the monkey. He’s okay I guess, but I think I would have taken Dizzy over Simon anyway.

Simon: Hey there! I'm here in town camping! I picked Forest randomly off a map.As I ran around town, I kept falling on my face. Another bad luck day already?

Me falling on my face.Katrina’s shop was already closed, so I had no choice but to live with my bad luck for the rest of the day. I ended up with a mouth full of ice chips, dirt, and bugs.

Aquarius Urn DLC

Yesterday, Aurora asked me for some new furniture for her house. Hmm, what would make her house really stand out? How about a pickle jar?

Aurora: How wonderful! I'll just need a little time to decide where to put my new pickle jar.She said it was wonderful, so I thought she really liked it. Until she gave me a garbage can in return. What a sarcastic little penguin.

Aurora: Well, J Bear, to thank you for doing such a great job... I got a garbage can for you!I checked for new DLC at the post office, and I saw that the Aquarius urn is available now. Don’t forget to pick yours up!

Phyllis: OK, all right. Here's the Aquarius urn!I put it in my house, and I like the way it looks. It goes well with an ice or water-themed room.

The new Aquarius urn.Today, Reese was buying turnips for 164 bells each. The price has been slowly rising the past few days, so I think there’s a good chance it may be even higher tomorrow morning. But a price of 164 this late in the week is enough for me to sell a good chunk of my turnips to ensure a profit regardless of what may happen tomorrow. So I sold about two-thirds of my turnips.

Reese: Currently, I'm buying each turnip for 164 bells.Molly asked me to join in a game of hide-and-seek, and I agreed to play. She gave me ten minutes to find her, Big Top, and Aurora.

Molly: We won't hide in stores or houses, so you only need to search outside. Now let's get this game started!I started a clockwise search around Forest, and I was not having much luck. I was nearly back to the starting point before I found my first hider (Molly). I figured one of the others was probably down on the beach, since it seems unlikely that I’d miss two villagers when I thought I did a fairly thorough job of seeking. And sure enough, Aurora was hiding behind a banana tree.

Aurora: Eek! You found me!But I was down to about two minutes remaining, and I hadn’t found Big Top. It’s not a good sign if you can’t find a hiding elephant. But as I began my second trip around town, I finally found him hiding behind his own house!

Big Top: No! How'd you find me?! I was in super-stealth mode and everything!I had a tougher time than usual, but I still won the game. Molly gave me a lab wall as my prize.

Later on, I dropped off an item I had for Kristie.

Visiting Kristie's town.Up at the Dream Suite, Luna told me that Homero from Kuma was my most recent dream visitor.

Have a good day everyone, and I’ll see you next time. Again, don’t forget to get your Aquarius urn at the post office!

Tingle Hood & Don’s Picture

Big Top met me outside my house this evening, and he told me he was going to move away on January 24th. Naturally, I made him change his mind. Forest needs its superheroes! Even if I can only pay him in peanuts.

Big Top: I'm leaving on the 24th of this month!I saw that Resetti’s manhole was open once again, so I hopped down to say hello. But he wasn’t home. Don was there, and he told me Resetti had to go to the doctor for his bad back.

Don: Not out on the job, mind you. He's at the doctor getting his back checked out.
Let’s hope he didn’t need to have a mole removed.

But Don told me he actually had something to give me.

Don: But, Jeff, there's actually something I'd like to give you.He gave me his picture! He warned me that this would be the only time I get something from him. The full name of the item is “Don Resetti’s pic.” I don’t usually think of Resetti as being the last name…after all, Resetti’s speech bubble just says Resetti.

Anyway, I returned home and looked for a good place to put the picture. I couldn’t find one, so I put it on the floor in the skiing room. I’ll just pretend he dug a hole through the snow.

Don Resetti's picture in my house.It said that his favorite quote is “Jasmine oil on a mole’s head.” I hope he’s not talking about Jasmine from Aladdin.

Favorite phrase: Jasmine oil on a mole's head.Back outside, I noticed the northern lights up in the sky.

The northern lights.Despite getting the picture from Don, I was having a bad luck day; I kept falling all over town. I almost took a header into Miss Snowmam!

Me almost falling into the Snowmam.So I went up to see Katrina on Main Street to see if she could help me out. She said I needed some iconic bottoms…or she could sell me a special charm for 10,000 bells.

Katrina: A special charm is yours... for only 10,000 bells. Are you interested...?I bought the special charm, and it was a Tingle hood! I was happy to finally get one. I was less happy about how it looked on me.

Me wearing the Tingle hood I bought from Katrina.I went next door to the Dream Suite and updated my dream town. Luna told me that Ellie from Rivendel was my most recent dream visitor. After I was done with my Main Street run, I returned to town. Kabuki was complaining about the tag on his shirt, saying it was itching him.

Kabuki: The tag is itching so bad, I can hardly stand it anymore! I'm freaking out! Meooo-OH!Some of my villagers told me Gulliver was down on the beach, but I didn’t bother to “save” him. The novelty has definitely worn off, and I completed my collection of his items a long time ago. I’m not going to ignore him every time he washes ashore, but today I’m going to let him sleep in.

I just want to let you all know that my New Leaf hair guideface guide, and eye color guide are now mobile-friendly. You can view them on your phones without having to zoom and/or scroll horizontally. I hope this makes it easier and more convenient. I know most other parts of JVGS aren’t as mobile-friendly just yet, but I’ll be working on improving that in the coming days and weeks. Thank you all who visit JVGS regularly! And have a great day!