Hide and Seek

Today, Big Top approached me and told me he had a talk with Oakville from Wendy…

Big Top: Did you know I had a chat with Oakville from Wendy?He then corrected himself to say Wendy from Oakville instead. But he said she was one heck of a civic leader. If you say so. 😛

Big Top: Now, she's one heck of a civic leader, don't you think, agent #1?In Club LOL, Shrunk taught me the sheepishness emotion.

Shrunk, using the sheepishness emotion: He told my son, "Your dad's a little hoarse today."And of course, it was raining cats and dogs…as always. I know it’s the rainy season, but it shouldn’t be this rainy. Give me at least one day without the rain, please! I’m dying to catch some July bugs already! Benedict had a good idea; he said it should rain fruit punch instead of water.

Benedict: Wouldn't it be great if the sky rained fruit punch instead of water, uh-hoo?I then stopped in Rolf’s house and found a surprise: Tabby! 😮 What in the world did I walk in on?! I lost a lot of respect for Rolf today.

Tabby hanging out at Rolf's house.Running back outside into the rain provided no relief from ugly cats. Katt was out there, talking about how wet we both were.

Katt: Ha ha! Hey, Jeff! Looks like we're both gonna be all wet today! What am I?!But she asked me to play hide and seek. Any game that involves Katt staying out of sight sounds like a good game to me! Rory and Benedict also joined in the game.

Katt: OK! Here's what's gonna happen... We are all going to go hide!I had 15 minutes to find them all. Rory was the first one I found, hiding behind the modern clock. That’s a really stupid thing to hide behind, considering you can see right through the huge opening.

Rory tries to hide behind the modern clock during a game of hide-and-seek.Next, I found Katt hiding behind town hall.

Katt hides behind town hall during a game of hide-and-seek.I still had nearly 12 minutes left, so I took my time and stopped at Re-Tail to sell some stuff. Not far from there, I saw Benedict hiding behind a house. I talked to him and won the game.

Katt: You win this time, Jeff! Here! Take this prize!Katt gave me a modern wood table. As soon as I took the item from her, all three of their umbrellas popped up at once. It was actually kind of funny.

Three villagers holding umbrellas, which all popped up at the same moment!After a shopping run, I was basically done for the day. But Wendy asked to come over to shop, so I opened my gate briefly. With her hair style and color, she actually looked like Yann!

Wendy, looking like Yann!After she finished, I ended the session.

By the way, I have now added a New Leaf eye color guide to JVGS that lets you know how to get the eye color you want. It includes nice, clear pictures of each color too (not the super tiny pictures you’ll find on other guides). I hope you find it useful! And I hope to see you all tomorrow!

Digging up a Time Capsule

It was 7:58 p.m. when I first started up the game tonight, so I quickly rushed to Club LOL to get an emotion before they opened up for the night. I made it in time (barely) and Shrunk taught me the disbelief emotion.

Shrunk, using disbelief emotion: So if you see me do THIS... It means I'm scared a tomato is on a direct flight to my FACE!Shrunk: That look you're giving me... Don't get any ideas!As I returned to town, I worked a shift at the Roost. I did okay, earning some good coffee beans. Brewster also gave me some cream and sugar (a furniture item).

Some cream and sugar I got from Brewster.Fuchsia is all packed and ready to move out, so I went to say goodbye to her.

Fuchsia: Oh, Jeff! You here to help? I'm moving tomorrow... Actually I'm pretty much done packing.And outside in the rain, Rory approached me and told me he’s ready for me to dig up his time capsule!

Rory: I'm thinking it's about time to open the time capsule you buried for me the other day!I went and dug it up and took it back to him. He opened it up and found a sweaty shirt inside, which he offered to me. Gee, thanks.

Rory: Ha ha! Want an old, sweat-soaked blue plaid tee of mine?After reading the enclosed letter he wrote himself, he was embarrassed.

Rory: Hoo! This is embarrassing! I was so immature back then!He then gave me the sweaty blue plaid tee…oh joy.

Rory: It's a blue plaid tee! Thank you, J dog! I feel like I've touched the future.Anyway, I got my famous painting in the mail from Crazy Redd. And this time, it was the real thing! I donated it to the museum. It’s nice to see it finally displayed with its real name, Mona Lisa.

Title of famous painting: Mona LisaI stopped in Shampoodle for some color contacts; I now have blue eyes.

Me with blue eye contacts.And in the Able Sisters, there was a curious item for sale…a leaf.

Labelle: Oh, wow! That flashy look is very nice on you!

Rain Rain Go Away

Late last night, I was looking for bugs in the rain and I heard a balloon present overhead. But it wasn’t a regular present, it was another silver slingshot! I’m not sure why I would need a second one, but I shot it down anyway.

A silver slingshot, on two silver balloons, floats overhead in the rain.And even though I didn’t catch any new July bugs in the short time that I played last night, I did catch a new fish: an arapaima!

I caught an arapaima! And it looks like it's in its prime-a!When I started up the game today, it was still raining. This rain is seriously annoying. So I headed over to the cafe. Before working my shift, I said hello to Aurora, who was enjoying her coffee.

Aurora: A warm drink in good company helps melt away the stress of the day. I'll sleep well tonight!Back out in the rain, I saw Rory. He said he wanted his face on a bag of chips… I don’t think anyone would buy those chips, Rory.

Rory: I want my face on a bag of chips...He also had a flea on him, so I was nice enough to catch it.

Crazy Redd was in town, so I went in his tent to see what he had. I wasn’t sure which item was the correct one, but I took a chance on a famous painting again. Hopefully it’ll be the real thing this time.

Redd: I dare ya to say no to somethin' this nice at a price as crazy as 3,920 bells! Straight up dare!And over by the town tree, Katt was ranting about something or other. I wasn’t paying much attention to her blabbering until she called herself pretty cool! Hahahaha, thanks for the laugh, Katt! 😀

Katt: Can you believe it? I mean, I'm pretty cool. I'm just not rich! But why say something so rude?But apparently, she was asking for some furniture to put in her house. I was going to see if I could give her a gyroid I had dug out of the ground, but then I saw that the flea I plucked off of Rory was an item I was able to give her! Yes! Take that! I feed Katt lemons and make her use fleas as furniture. I’m such a good friend and mayor! 😉

Katt: A flea?! As a decoration? Well...I guess so...And since Rolf was there, I talked to him too. But he insulted guys who don’t use umbrellas in the rain. -.-

Nowadays, nobody values guys who refuse to use umbrellas in the rain.After that, I headed up to Main Street. In Club LOL, Shrunk taught me the “cold chill” emotion. It’s the one where the wind blows and the leaf flies by. ♪ cold chill ♪

Shrunk: My Cold Chill Joke is just the thing to CURE what ails you!Over at T.I.Y., the song Steep Hill was for sale. It’s one of my favorites, so I definitely snatched it up.

Tommy: Ah, Steep Hill! A fine item, yes?The Able Sisters had a space helmet for sale. I bought it so I’d have it in my catalog, in case I dress up as an astronaut at some point in the future. It is curious that Labelle considers it to be “sporty” though.

Labelle: Oh, wow! That sporty look is very nice on you!And before I wrapped up my evening, I talked to Tabby for some reason. At least she seems to realize she belongs in a toilet. 😉

Tabby: All this rain is making me feel like I'm totally circling the drain. Make it stop, Jeff!