Day 5 – Meeting Tortimer

I started up the game this evening to see my newly upgraded house.

My newly upgraded house, as seen from the outside.In the mail, I got a letter from Isabelle with a paw-print wall attached. I went inside my house to check everything out.  Of course, it’s nice to be able to rotate the camera to look at your house from any angle.

The inside of my newly expanded house, including the paw-print wall that Isabelle sent me.I then went back outside to talk to some neighbors and take a walk. Aurora told me that Tex and Yuka spend a lot of time arguing, and then making up.

Aurora: They seem to spend a lot of time arguing with each other and then making up.And Yuka asked me to catch a snail for her.

Yuka: They're everywhere, but I just can't net one for myself. What's wrong with me, Jeff?Then, I went to meet and greet my newest neighbor Fuchsia. She’s a deer.

Fuchsia: Whoa! A visitor already? Pleased to meet ya! I'm Fuchsia! I just moved here!But then she called me “girlfriend.” EXCUSE ME?

Fuchsia: You should come over again once I'm all settled in. See you then, OK? Girlfriend!That’s not the way to make a good first impression.

After stopping by Rory’s house for a quick hello, I headed to the beach. I met an old friend there, Tortimer!

Tortimer: ...Say now? What did I want to see you about?He told me that he lives on a tropical island now, where it’s summer every day. He said he told the person in charge (that would be Kapp’n) to start making stops at Forest starting tomorrow. So I’ll get to visit the island tomorrow! Sweet!

Tortimer: I already told the person in charge to start making stops in this town starting tomorrow!After catching a few fish, I then returned up the ramp. Gabi asked me to make a delivery to Yuka, who was standing about five feet away. You can see her in this picture.

Gabi: Hey, can I ask a favor? I bought a present for Yuka, but I'm too busy to take it over there.So I walked over to Yuka and gave her the present. She thanked me and gave me a rugby shirt.

Yuka: That style could really suit you. It's a rugby shirt!After that, I made a stop at the museum. After donating some new fish, I sat to watch a few of them swim by.

Sitting and watching some fish go by in the aquarium section of the museum.I then went over to Nookling Junction to buy today’s fortune cookie. I got fortune #5, which I redeemed for some hero’s pants. Next, I went to the Able Sisters where they had a Makar’s Mask! I bought it.

Me wearing a Makar's Mask that I bought at Able Sisters.
I got a new leaf.

Back in town, Aurora came up to me and gave me a jade plaid tee, for absolutely free. You didn’t have to do that, Aurora. You were already my favorite.

Aurora: I hope you like your new jade plaid tee, b-b-baby!Gabi was nearby, so I talked to her. She was itchy, so I decided to help her out by catching the flea that was on her.

Gabi: Ewww! Did you just find a flea on me?! Yuck-yuck-yuck!

Gabi: I swear I bathe all the time!
Sure you do, Gabi.

Yuka came up to me and said she heard I was a freshman mayor.

Yuka: As far as rumors go, that's not half bad. I've certainly been called worse.And after talking to all of my villagers tonight (and paying Reese to take my garbage), my approval rating finally reached 100%!

Isabelle: According to a recent citizen survey, your approval rating is 100 percent! Wow!Unfortunately, it will still take at least a day to be approved for my town development permit.

Isabelle: The approval process will take one day at the very least, but it could take up to a few days.That’s all for today, but check back tomorrow as I visit the island. With any luck, I’ll have my development permit too.

Day 4, Part 2 – Fishing for a Bigger House

I started up the game again tonight, determined to earn enough money for that next house expansion. So I did some fishing…and as I fished, I caught two cans. Interestingly, Reese at the Re-Tail store actually charges you money (80 bells) to dispose of cans! You’re charging me to recycle? I think you have this a bit backwards, Reese.

Reese: Oh, an empty can? I can't buy this item, so you'll have to pay a disposal fee to dump it...So I just hung on to my cans for now and continued fishing. I saw Yuka also fishing…but not catching anything.

Yuka fishing.I caught a red snapper in the ocean, so that helped a lot. And with five minutes (and five bells) to spare before Nook closed up shop, I made my payment.

All loans on this account have been paid in full.So I went in to see Nook and he confirmed the payment.

Tom Nook: Yes, yes, I have to say I do feel a slightly larger home would suit you much better, hm?I’ll now owe him 98,000 bells, but my house will be expanded again by tomorrow morning.

Tom Nook: The work will be fully completed by tomorrow morning. I'm so sure you must be very excited, yes, yes!That’s kind of crazy that my house only lasted this size for one day. But the generous money rocks make it easy to make money in New Leaf.

Day 4 – I Got My House!

I started up the game today by coming out of my house. Wait, how is that possible? Apparently Nook built the house around me as I slept. At any rate, I’m glad I’m not homeless any more.

My brand new house!I had a letter from my Mom in my mailbox; she sent me a modern wood sofa. As I went inside to check out my house, Isabelle barged in. She said she had some wallpaper to give me as a housewarming gift. That was nice of her. Unfortunately, my pockets were full, so she said she’ll mail it to me instead. That situation makes so little sense when you imagine it happening in real life.

Isabelle: That reminds me! I brought over some wallpaper to celebrate your new home!I still put my sofa and kart down to see how they looked. The kart has a parasail, like the karts from Mario Kart 7.

My kart from Mario Kart on display in my house.I then went over to Re-Tail to sell all the stuff in my pockets. No matter what time of day, this kid is always sleeping. And Reese yells at me when I try to talk to him.

The sleeping blue alpaca, Cyrus.I then headed over to Nook Homes on Main Street. He told me I owe him 39,800 bells now. Considering how generous the money rocks are in this game, that shouldn’t take me long. He also told me that I’m required to sign up for the Happy Room Academy inspections. He said they will come over to my house and inspect my house…and my hygiene?! That sounds really invasive. What are they going to do? Inspect my teeth and sniff my armpits?

Tom Nook: The inspection is a comprehensive look at your room and furniture layout, your hygiene level, et cetera.
“Please turn to look at that filthy wall…and cough.”

I then went to Nookling Junction. Oooh, a bug net! I had to buy that. And every fancy house simply must have a steamroller, so I bought that too.

A bug net and steamroller on sale in Nookling Junction.I then bought my fortune cookie with two Play Coins. At first, he told me it wasn’t a winner…

Tommy: Awwww... I'm sorry to say, but Number 16 is not a winner...But he was faking me out. He said as a consolation prize, I get…a steamroller. WHAT? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I just spent 4,000 bells on a steamroller! UGH!

Tommy: Please accept this item, a steamroller, as a consolation prize! So close!I guess the moral of the story is to buy your fortune cookie before you buy anything else. But still, what are the odds?

Anyway, I went outside to try out my bug net. My first bug was a yellow butterfly.

I caught a yellow butterfly! Now to catch a toastfly!I caught five bugs in total. While walking around, I saw a construction site. It looks like Fuchsia is going to be moving in tomorrow. A quick web search reveals that Fuchsia is a pink deer. Well, at least she’s not Jambette or Elise.

Sign: This spot reserved for Fuchsia's new home. -Nook's HomesI went over to town hall and sat in my mayor’s chair.  Even though I now have a house, I still can’t get my town development permit because my approval rating is not 100%. Isabelle told me to sell things at Re-Tail to improve my rating. Of course, I have been selling things at Re-Tail. Perhaps a certain monetary amount must be reached.

Isabelle: Well, you already own a house, and according to a recent survey, your approval rating is 65 percent.I then did a little fishing. I saw a balloon present floating by in the distance.

Fishing in the ocean as a balloon present floats by in the distance.After I was done there, I headed to the museum to donate my catches and have some fossils identified. And then I noticed something. You can have Blathers identify multiple fossils at once! Likewise, you can donate multiple items at once too! Wow! This is seriously a huge improvement, since previous Animal Crossing games made you do these tasks one painstaking item at a time.

Blathers: Hoo hoot! Oh, several things, I see!I was about done playing, but I made one last stop at home. I put my steamroller (well, one of them) in the middle of my house. So fancy, right? The HRA is going to love me now. Well, assuming I keep my ears clean.

My new fancy steamroller on display in my house.Please check back every day for the latest updates. And if you know of any other Animal Crossing fans that may enjoy this blog, please share the link with them. Thank you all for reading!