Octopus in a Swimsuit?

On Sunday, I found a lost item on the beach. I soon returned it to Inkwell, who said it was his swimsuit bag! But does an octopus really need a swimsuit? ðŸĪ”

Inkwell: Oh! My swimsuit bag!

He said he must have dropped it on his way back from swimming, in ink. 😆

Inkwell: I must have dropped it on my way back from swimming, in ink.

For returning the bag, he rewarded me with a kiddie bureau.

I later found the gem rock, which spit out eight pieces of ore.

It's just so colorful!

Even though New Horizons has iron nuggets and gold nuggets, I miss the colorful variety of gems you can get in New Leaf.

Cube asked me to play a game of hide and seek, and he gave me ten minutes to find him, Boots, and Inkwell. It didn’t take me long to find Inkwell, hiding behind Cube’s house.

Inkwell hides behind Cube's house during a game of hide-and-seek.

About 45 seconds later, I found Cube behind Rolf’s house.

Cube peeks out from behind Rolf's house during a match of hide-and-seek.

And shortly after that, I found Boots behind the instrument shelter. Hide and seek games seem easier in New Leaf than they are in City Folk.

Boots looks out from behind the instrument shelter while hiding.

Cube gave me some kitchen tile (flooring) as my prize for winning the game.

At the drive-in campground, Harvey was feeding the birds! New Leaf has so many cute details like this.

Harvey feeds the birds at the campground.
I’m not a bird. And I totally didn’t try to eat any beans…

Yesterday, Mira offered me a free Mouth of Truth.

Mira: Hey. Do you want my gently used Mouth of Truth?

That sounds like a nice thing initially, but then I realized this was the Mouth of Truth I gave her a few months back. We’re just bouncing it back and forth like a giant volleyball.

Meanwhile, Lolly seemed to be smitten with me. She said there was something magnetic about me that day.

Lolly: Hello, Mr. J. May I just say, there's something extra, um, magnetic about you today.
Lolly: I don't know why, but I just want to follow you around town today... Sheesh, what's wrong with me?

I figured it was probably Katrina’s doing somehow. But when I went to her shop to find out, it was too late. She closed up shop at 7 p.m., which seems so early for a fortune teller.

Today, Aurora asked me to dig up her time capsule for her. She then gave me the dawn tee that was inside.

Aurora: Oh, right! Let me thank you with a gift. Please accept my dawn tee!

Rolf asked me for some furniture, and I decided to give him the Mouth of Truth. (Since Mira can’t handle the Truth.) Rolf gave me a low screen in return.

Outside of Re-Tail, Mira was talking about Cyrus. She said he’s a real wild cat, and she thinks he used to be a hooligan! 😆

Mira: The dude who works in the recycle shop is a real wild cat! Something tells me he used to be a hooligan.
Mira: He probably turned his life around to settle down with his cute wife! A hardworking former bad boy!
From hooligan to woolly gent?

That’s an interesting theory, and I don’t think I’ve seen this dialogue before!

Have a happy Halloween, everyone! I don’t plan on playing New Leaf for the event, but I may play City Folk and New Horizons. Have a great time, and I’ll see you again in November! 🎃

Feeling Mitten Crabby

On October 6th, Mira came up to me and asked if there were hearts fluttering around me!

Mira: Are there actual hearts fluttering around you...or am I seeing things?

She wondered what was happening to her. I’m guessing this was something related to Katrina, making her feel smitten towards me. 😛

Jack popped up in town, trying to recruit me for help on Halloween. However, I declined his offer. 😆

Jack: What? You dare to deny the czar of Halloween his servant?! I don't think you quite understand!

He gave me a mummy mask, and told me to look out for the other monster masks in Able Sisters. He then disappeared, not to be seen again until the 31st.

On October 9th, I found Lionel the lion camping at the campsite. I said hello, and that’s about it.

Lionel, at the campsite: Hi there... Do you live here?

Last Monday was Explorer’s Day, and Isabelle was hanging out at the event plaza to hand out sailboat models.

Isabelle: It's a sailboat model! With it, you can really get into the excitement of Explorer's Day!

There was also a face-cutout standee for the occasion, so I stuck my face into it and went for a cruise! Wait, I’m getting seasick… ðŸĪĒ

Using the faceboard for Explorer's Day.

Hornsby asked me to bury a time capsule for him, so of course I agreed to help out.

Hornsby: I just put together a time capsule with my most prized possession inside. Now I just have to bury it!

Yesterday, Mira asked me to buy her jolly painting for almost 5,000 bells. Obviously, I didn’t need it, but I bought it anyway to be nice. As it turns out, it was actually a forgery, which made a bad deal even worse. Strike 1.

She asked me to catch a mitten crab for her, and I thought this would give me a good chance to earn her photo.

Mira: Jeff, you're good at fishing, right? Would you catch me a mitten crab?

I agreed to help her out, but mitten crabs weren’t out for the day yet. So I had to leave my 3DS in sleep mode for several hours. Once I did return, I went around the river countless times catching fish. It took me over an hour of fishing, but I eventually caught one.

I caught a mitten crab! I'm smitten, crab!

I returned to Mira, and she told me I should take a break because I had been playing too long! But she was the sole reason I was playing so long, because she asked me for a rare fish crab! Strike 2.

Mira: I mean, it may not be any of my business, but I've heard working so hard isn't healthy, I hopped!
Then give me an easier request next time!

So I give her the mitten crab, and she rewards me with…a watermelon table? I don’t need this!

Mira: It's a watermelon table! Dude. Seriously. Thank you.

Strike 3, you’re out! I wanted to pitfall her, but I didn’t have a pitfall with me. So I did the next best thing, and took my toy hammer out. *smack*

Smacking Mira with a toy hammer.

She wasn’t happy about that. 😆

Mira: Dude, what gives?! You're no amateur! Don't just swing wildly like that!

Trying to earn these photos is driving me crazy! ðŸĪŠ

Meanwhile, Aurora told me she thought I could use a space suit. Wait, what? Why? Does she know something I don’t? ðŸĪ”

Aurora: Um, Mr. J. I hope this isn't presumptuous, but I think you could use a space suit.

Today, I listened in on a conversation between Lolly and Cube. Apparently Isabelle of all people dogs is an instigator! She told Lolly that Cube was childlike.

Lolly, to Cube: Hmmm? Well, Isabelle said she thought you were quite childlike and cute, me-meow, and I agreed.

Naturally, Cube was insulted.

Cube: What?! You think of me like a little kid?!

Cube said he’s been drinking three cups of coffee every night in an attempt to be mature…even at the expense of his sleep schedule.

Cube: I haven't slept well in weeks, on Toy Day!

Lolly said she didn’t know he was trying so hard, and she apologized. But Cube requested that she danced an “I’m sorry” dance to show that she really meant it. 😆

Cube: You should dance the I'm sorry dance, on Toy Day!

She did it, reluctantly. Then they suddenly noticed I was standing there, and Lolly was embarrassed. Aww, it’s okay Lolly!

Lolly: What?! Oh no...Mr. J? How long have you been standing there?

I’ll see you all next time! Never Stop Crossing!