Turning Over A New Leaf: Episode 7 – ‘One Week On.’

Life trapping and fishing carries on apace, and so does the bad punning in the process.

As does the getting stung by bees – you can see from the shut left eye again – I took my revenge on this one that was flying around innocently. Sold to Re-Tail, although what they want them for is anyone’s guess. I think Reece must sell them onto slave hive owners who make them honey for them or they get smoked.

On the subject of bugs, Blathers has issues. He freaks out when he’s given bugs, before blathering on after about how they remind him of when he was a child in his mother’s nest. Was his mum a sort of psycho owl that covered him in bugs as punishment if he didn’t do his chores properly? He never mentions his father either. There could be a connection, but I’m frightened of getting in too deep.

Fauna is still a sweetie, and the only one I’ve met in the commerce part of town who doesn’t start talking about shopping immediately. Maybe they aren’t all in league with the Nooks to get me to spend every Bell earned on crap to keep them rolling in it.

Isabelle has been giving me extra advice on running the village, and now I own a house I can start doing Public Works and enacting ordinances to make it better.

You have to love her cynicism in the second frame – very Sir Humphrey!

We have a new member about to arrive in the next day or two called Sylvia. Hope she’s better than the frog has proved so far.

I also caught a moth that was near to impossible not to spot on the tree.

But the bigger they are, the more stealthy you have to be, and the proximity you can get before it flies off even on sneak isn’t as good. These fellows carry big bells (1200), so good to get, but rare.

Breaking the fourth wall for a moment, parents will approve of the way after about an hour of playing the game, the characters will advise the player to take a rest from the game.

As Animal Crossing: New Leaf is aimed at young children (sales survey figures however say most players are females in their late 20s!), it’s nice to see a company showing a bit of responsibility towards their younger players, even if they will in all likelyhood ignore it.

Sarcastic but diplomatic smiley face response to bad jokes from Cookie. Isabelle would give nodding approval were she here.

I think I’m going to like Dalby after all.