Late Night Bonus Update

After posting the last update, I loaded up Mabure to see if Avril had anything on her that would remind me of what happened today. Unfortunately, I didn't learn much in that regard, but I did wind up taking a few more pictures than I expected. Because of this, and due to the fact that Avril's new getup didn't get enough screentime, I decided to post a bonus update.

The first thing Avril did was talk to Eloise, who only commented on the fact that Avril was running around with an umbrella on a perfectly clear night. She then took a quick walk around town, enjoying the 1 AM music (which is by far my favorite piece of music in the game).

She noticed Graham happened to be home and apparently awake during this, and so she decided to pay him a late-night visit.

As it turned out, Graham had actually fallen asleep a little early. Guess he forgot to turn off his lights.

While it'd probably be better to just let him sleep considering the hour, Avril decided to wake him up. He seemed sheepish about the whole thing.

 Nevertheless, he didn't mind having a brief conversation, which took a rather...weird turn. Afterwards Avril took it as a sign that Graham really did need his beauty rest and let him be.

 Flo, on the other hand, was wide awake and feeling perky. Upon talking to her, Flo offered her a scary painting. Now, buying paintings from Redd is actually a better idea than buying them from your villagers. At least Redd has the decency to show you the painting before you buy it, whereas villagers don't give you that decency. Since the scary painting can be fake, I was a little wary about this transaction.

But in the end I decided to go for it. It wasn't like Avril didn't have a bunch of bells burning a hole in her pocket anyway.

The fact Flo started skipping around whistling after Avril bought the painting didn't help her suspicions that she'd just been scammed. As it turned out, when she brought the painting home and took a look at it....

...It turned out to be real after all (if the painting was fake then the man in it would only have his index fingers outstretched; in this painting his entire hands are). That certainly made up for missing Redd earlier in the week.

 Blathers provided further confirmation that the painting was real. After giving him the painting, Avril took a look around the museum looking for the one remaining villager who she knew to still be up at this hour but who didn't appear to be home: Rocco.

She did strike a pose with Celeste, although unfortunately her proud expression isn't quite as hilarious as her brother Blathers's. She also found Graham, who apparently decided to stay up a little later after all, in the art section. No sign of Rocco, however.

If he wasn't in the museum and wasn't walking around town, then where could he be? All the stores were closed, so he certainly wasn't in any of them. There was only one open establishment....

 Club LOL, where Rocco hadn't appeared before.

As it turned out,  he was indeed in the club. This is the first time I've seen him here, and indeed the first time I've seen anyone besides Shrunk here in a long while.

 Since she had company for once, Avril decided to stick around for a while as well.

She stayed a bit longer than expected, because that's just how it is with Club LOL. I have to say that it's one of my favorite places in Animal Crossing, even if no one else is there half the time unless you bring a friend in. Something about it is just so addicting.

Afterwards, Avril headed home and goofed off for a bit (mostly by turning off all the lights and listening to K.K. Dirge and Hypno K.K. because I'm weird like that, as well as seeing how her new hair color meshed with her former outfit) before going to bed.

Don't expect too much of these kinds of updates. Often not much happens when you play the game this late; most of the villagers are asleep and all the shops are closed unless you've got the Night Owl ordinance enabled. But sometimes fun stuff happens, and this was one such night.

Until the next one, folks.

Past and Present Events in Mabure

Mabure didn't suffer at all for the day I took a break; the beautiful town ordinance protected the flowers and kept weeds away, and no one felt like moving away without warning me first.

That being said, Savannah tried to move out the last day I played, and Wendy also planned on moving (again). As I like both of them and am completely happy with Mabure's villagers right now I told both to stay.

Big, poofy clouds in Mabure...I think this was Sunday? I'm not certain if this is a sign of rain or whatever, but they're certainly a sight to see.

I think this was something Avril got from doing a favor, though I don't remember who it was from or what the favor was. Either way, the shirt was sold to Re-Tail some time later.

Another new K.K. song appeared in T.I.Y., which Avril of course bought.

Bluebear apparently wants to try bungee-jumping after Avril told her she'd like to try it (out of three given options, that is. I don't really see Avril as that adventurous).

 Graham wanted a new greeting, so I gave him the first thing that came to my head that fit the mad scientist I see him as. Guess he's Victor Frankenstein now.

Apparently the rest of Avril's day wasn't that notable, for my next couple pictures feature Rosaline and Nagako. Avril picked up a classic bookcase that looked like it would fit her, and as it turns out it looks nicer than the classic buffet she had before. It fits her character better, at any rate.

Apparently, Rocco wants to be a gardener. Whatever suits you, Rocco.

Bob's lucky he didn't say this to Rosaline outside, otherwise she would have beaten him senseless with her net. Fortunately for the both of them the worst Rosaline could do was just steam at him.

Now onto Nagako. First off is the souvenir she received from Gulliver; a miniature Pagoda model. She didn't display it despite it being fitting as she really didn't have any room for it.

 SERIOUSLY, VILLAGERS. STOP CALLING MY ALTS THAT.

 Onto the next day, where Savannah asks Avril for a piece of fruit.

 And also says something funny when given said fruit. Savannah is adorable; I'm amazed she isn't more popular. She deserves it. Anyway, Avril got a pastel-stripe tee for a reward.

Also Redd showed up in Mabure that day. I completely forgot about him and completely missed him, though. Actually, I'm pretty sure I've forgotten about him the last couple times he showed up.

 Sadly, the requests that require visiting another town have also come to Mabure. As with Danielle in Camazotz I'm making it a point to turn these down unless there's something I absolutely need to do with one character in the other's town on that day. Sorry I couldn't help you, Bob.

On a lighter note Rocco wanted Avril to come visit him, to which she agreed because they're good friends and I personally like him a lot.

And on a lighter note still, I got a camper without having to reset for one. Campsite resetting is a pain, let me tell you.

 And now for some funny comments Rocco made while Avril was visiting and after she left. To be fair, his house is looking pretty good at the moment.

 After leaving Rocco's Avril went to check out the villager. Unfortunately it wasn't someone she was interested in. I don't really mind the mice, but I don't think they'd fit in Mabure and currently I have two peppy villagers. I didn't need a third.

Afterwards, Wendy wanted Avril to bury a time capsule for her.

Avril put it right at the upper end of Mabure's beach. In real life it'd probably get washed away, but in Animal Crossing this will do. It helps that down here she won't wind up confusing it for anything else.

Wendy was happy to hear that it had been buried. We'll see when she wants it unburied again.

 Then Rocco wanted that pastel-stripe tee Savannah gave her some days ago.

He got his wish, especially since he was offering bells and not a different item.

 Then Savannah came up with a new nickname for Avril instead of the nickname she was calling her - "Princess."

Avril just told her to call her "Avril." I think it's obvious why that name feels right.

Later, Bob's eyes fell upon a flea (I don't remember who had it originally) and decided he wanted it. Are fleas trendy these days or something?

I've seriously lost track of which of these happened today and which happened on previous days. I guess this is why I usually make daily updates. Anyway, this was an interesting floor T.I.Y. had on sale. Avril didn't buy it, though.

She did buy the new K.K. song they had on display, as well as that fortune cookie.

 It turned out to be a repeat. I almost never get new items from doing this, and yet I keep trying. I know I don't have all of the Nintendo items.

 Then Eloise wanted some fruit. Avril brought her a perfect apple (I think), and in return was awarded an asteroid. Weird gift there, Eloise.

 Then Eloise wanted to change her catchphrase. I think she didn't like her previous one since she had a tendency to act really jerkish in the time since she's had it, so I happily changed it to something more befitting of an elephant.

The following updates definitely did take place today, and so I'll mention something I didn't take a picture of: I got another camper without having to reset, and this time it was Hugh the lazy pig. I was really, really tempted to invite him in, but never got around to it.

 Also today I was thinking about ways to make this game more interesting for myself, and I came to conclusion that Avril needed a makeover. She's been wearing her previous outfit for quite a while now; it's time for something new. After some rummaging through the closet and the first visit to Shampoodle Avril has made in a long while....

Isn't Avril just a pretty princess now? I think I'll have her stick with this look for a while.

Sadly, Avril apparently didn't have much else happen to her today, so let's move on to Nagako.

 Rocco wanted her to deliver something to Coach, which turned out to be a pipe stool of all things. The reward was actually something that'd fit in with her other furniture, but sadly she couldn't find room for it.

Then Savannah asked her to find a napoleonfish. Again, Nagako is the bug person of Mabure. That being said, despite my doubts and the napoleonfish being rare, she agreed to the task.

As hard as she tried, Nagako could not find one. After going to the island to avoid mosquitoes and looking around for several hours, her search proved fruitless. All Savannah got from Nagako was an angry glare for making her go through that.

 On the plus side, the stuff she did find was enough to raise her savings to over one million. This in turn prompted a visit from Phineas, who awarded Nagako with the Avid Bell Saver badge. So something good came out of the whole ordeal.

That's all I have for Mabure today. Given how I lost track of which pictures occurred on which day, I think I should probably go back to making daily updates. Then again, I'm not certain if I'll be up to that task and it's likely I'll wind up burning out again. But hopefully that won't mean I'll wind up stop updating this blog.

Until the next one, folks.