A Play in the Life... of Animal Crossing

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Making Friends

Now that I’ve completely emptied my pockets of oranges, Tom Nook wants me to do chores for him. While he thinks of what he’ll get me to do next, he’s sending me off to greet everyone in town. Sure, why not?

First off, I have 3 neighbors crammed into one acre, and they’re all weirdos.

Tom already hates me…

Pinky thinks I’m a weirdo too…

And Quetzal, the dubiously Native American-inspired bird who has never reappeared since the GameCube era for reasons I think I can guess, has the charming catchphrase of screaming bloody murder at the end of each sentence.

This lovely trio is right next to my house, so I better get used to them.

Next up, I have Amelia,

Nate,

and Maple.

That’s my starting spread! I actually am already quite fond of these fellows. I’m a little annoyed by the biodiversity, I wish I didn’t have two eagles and three bears, but they’re all cute and having Tom is fun. Also, holy shit I forgot how deep the cranky villager voice in this game is.

Tom Nook asks me to deliver furniture to Tom not-Nook, which I do, and I get a “Spaceman Sam” furniture item in return. Awesome!

Nook also asks me to write a letter to Nate, which I think I’ve done a bang-up job at: