[ ✿ Eytelia Island Journal ✿ ] ; I got bored and randomly generated half the stuff.

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i'm saving this top post for stuff like island summary and past villagers
but here's how it's currently going while I'm catching up on this post (i decided to make this like... after a week on this island oopsie)

 

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Now this is a screen I’m sure a few of you haven’t seen in a while… Unless you’re a chronic resetter like me.

Anyway, It’s been some time since I posted on here, and recently I’ve been crazily craving to play some Animal Crossing, and since Nintendo refuses to update the game or make a new one…. It’s time for some New Horizons!

This time, however, I want to try something new to keep myself engaged with the game. The last time I’ve played this game I was somewhat of a perfectionist. I was constantly resetting to get the perfect layout, villagers, items, etc…. Well, this time: We gambling.

I gave myself a pseudo-hard mode this time, with a few changes for my liking, Just to spice things up:


=> Going to be randomly generating the island name, hemisphere, and character’s name. Might do this for other things in the game but… I kinda forgot what happens later so I’ll see how true this is.

=> No re-rolling on generators unless, somehow, I think all the names/ideas are dog water (I’m easy to please and while editing I haven't re-rolled once).

=> No resetting Island layouts. Just going to choose whatever the game gives me.... Same for starter villagers, of course.

=> No item-trading or selling. Should be more fun and “organic” to just use whatever I get to decorate.

=> Try (emphasis on try) to get villagers I haven’t had on previous island/saves. Allowing myself three dreamies/exceptions. (Agent S, Sheldon, and Poppy… This was actually harder than thought it would be. I love so many of the squirrels. Please forgive me Hazel and Pecan. Even if Hazel is my all-time favorite villager, I’ve just had her on every single island I’ve made + New Leaf. Pecan I’ve had as a villager on most of my towns/islands since the Gamecube verison lol.)

=> Also, going in hand with the item trading rule; no trading for NMT’s. Whatever I can get by myself is all I have.

=> No time-travelling. Might allow myself to do so when I get terraforming, but we’ll see.

...Naturally, if I feel like changing a rule down the line I most likely will. The challenge is to just make things interesting and “different” not harder and less fun. That and… It’s my island.

With all that yapping done, let’s get to creating the island!

First we start with our name aaaand… I couldn’t find a generator just for player names.

So I just used the first name generator I found;

Of course, I can’t put first and last names, with the 10-letter limit we have, so I’ll pick between one of the first names, or last names if I think It could be a nice enough name.

Personally, for me at least, it’s between Tameika, Hunze, and… Actually that’s about it. So… I pick Tameika in the end, mainly because it’s a first name and I googled the name and it also belongs to a weight loss couch who looks awesome as heck.

Surely my character will live up to her awesomeness and not be a girl failure… Surely.

Next, the birthday. Also forgot you had to put this somehow. I haven’t played this game for so long…

And it doesn’t pick any date close to May. And none of them look aesthetical either… (Yes, I find some dates aesthetically pleasing, I’m THAT weirdo.)

…Well, I thought that until I actually typed the dates down…

1/23! It’s perfect! 2/12 isn’t bad either, but Tameika will be a 1/23 baby (I feel like I’m making an OC…) It will also be easy for me to remember since my actual birthday is 12/23. Very nice.

All’s going nicely, I’m having fun, but then remembered something... Genders exist.

Well, styles, my bad. I don’t think this matters too much because I can choose either and I could still look the same? Maybe? Whatever, I’ll wheel it.

Yippee.

I could let whatever they gave me be how I looked, but the more RNG the better. I did the decisions by number and I’m sure you guys don’t want to see all the screenshots given all the options you have, so please trust me on this one.

Just… Had to cope with the hair color, saying; “Tam’s killing that granny look.”

Honestly, was somewhat glad to get the gray eyes, too. She can almost excuse for a bad anime character now.

Anyway, we get the hemisphere option. We wheel that too.

Honestly, kinda glad we got Southern Hemisphere. Most of my islands have been Northern and that’s where I’m from anyway, so getting a Southern island will be a pleasant change of pace. Hopefully, Winter isn’t too close by, right?

…Right?

We finally get our island selections, and honestly, not half bad (I was expecting much worse).

But I’m not particularly passionate about any of them, right now at least…

Imagine how stupid it would be if I used the wheel to decide for me–

Island 4 it is! And it was actually really close, too.

Welp, fate has decided we want a very close town hall to the airport... Not that I’m complaining. it’ll make travelling easier and be fun to see how I can design around it in the future when I get terraforming.

(Looking back on it, Island 3 would've been so much easier to design around...)

Tim and Tom ask what I would bring to a deserted island, and I pick what I know Tameika would pick; Something to kill time.

We watch the opening cutscene and... Wow, decided to watch it all and It made me so nostalgic, haha. You guys remember watching it when Nintendo announced New Horizons? Good times... Oh, wait, we've land! I sure hope my starter villagers are so cute, precious, loving, and–

Eeh… I’m not complaining about either. The eagle looks kinda cool though ngl.

Also, we got cherries. Nice.

I let the villagers, whose names I eventually find out are Quinn (the eagle) and Buck (the horse), choose their tent placements. They’re not half bad.

I didn't realize it at the time, but I find it cute how both their catchphrases start with a 'P' and end with 'er'.

So, now it’s time to name the island, but this time we actually have a dedicated generator to name the island.

And wow, the names are actually pretty good. The downside of that is that I actually have to pick my favorite. Among all the names, I’m really feeling Mornborn, Angelbreak (cool name js), Mythhill, Eytelia, and Wynter.

so 5 out of the 10 I like… Oh jeez, uhhhh… Screw it, we’ll wheel it and–

Actually, change of plans, I decided to google the names, and apparently, Eytelia shares a name with a company that makes silicone-based products for health and well-being (and also the common name of a flower). If I’m going to name my character after a weight loss coach, I gotta keep the health theme going, after all. However, if someone wants, please take Mornborn and/or Angelbreak. I like those island names too much for them to never end up being used.

We name the island, have a cool party, and then catch some ZZZ’s.

Tameika can hardly fall asleep! It was that exciting! (That or the cherry juice was making it harder for her to fall asleep… Must’ve added caffeine to it.)

Eventually, she falls asleep and has sweet dreams of K.K. Slider, like the average person... ​

 

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[ ✿ DAY 1✿ ]

Tameika wakes up and is instantly billed.

Such is the way of life, but hey, she seems happy enough.

...But before we start the day, we try to hang something on the tent walls!

After that plan failed horribly, we go back outside and catch Buck on a stroll. Tameika is rewarded for her hard work of telling him that his tent spot was pretty good with... A cute tulip hat!

Isn't she so cute? Looking more like a grandmother every day.

Anyway, we talk up with Tom Nook, and learn DIY's.

But honestly, we're there more for the shopping the machine's cookin'.

But then Tameika remembers... To buy things, you need the currency...

So, our beloved Marine Song 2001 waits for us, as we go out and catch our first fish instead.

You'll never believe our first catch on the island!

Tameika has a feeling she'll be seeing this lil' guy a lot.

...Oh yeah, I almost forgot, we made a custom design. I needed the Nook Miles.

Red is a nice color, if you ask me.

Oh, and we finally edit our passport!

After tinkering with that a bit, and before selling the fish, I suddenly remember... We can turn in fish and bugs to Nook!

So instead of making some cash, we collect a few bugs and fish, until...

Objective of the day complete.

For the rest of the day, we just decided to collect Nook Miles to pay off the house, while having a few highlights...

A Jukebox is such a good idea to get from a balloon, especially this early in. Talk about lucky.

Tameika puts her design skills to the test... Not really but since I rarely ever make my own designs It'll be fun to see what I can create.

(I honestly have no idea what I'm going to do with the entrance.)

Made a doodle to commemorate such an eventful day.

Soon enough, we manage to rack up the 5,000 Nook Miles Tickets!

Tuckered out, Tameika hits the hay, excited to finally upgrade from tent to house tomorrow morning...​

 

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[ ✿ DAY 2 ✿ ]

House acquired.

Tameika checks her mail, and gains the Wooden Low Table DIY and a new shirt she ordered, before walkin' a bit and finding her first-ever bottled message.

Thank you, Wendy, very cool.
(As of typing this, I still haven't used the mirror to change my looks.)

Oh, we also catch our first boot.

We then talk to Buck, who's living quite on the wild side, leaving his tent door open for any friend, foe, or mosquito to enter as they please.

After the quick chat, we go back to shopping checking up on Nook, but first...

Naturally, Tameika was not opposed for more opportunities to shop.

I mean, hey, they told her she can place it anywhere... Who wouldn't want a Wal-Mart in walking distance?

After doing that, which... Doesn't take long since we're a fan of hitting trees and rocks, we check on Blathers.
At the price of touching bugs, slimy fishes, and dirty fossils, we gain the ability to hop over rivers.

So humbled, in fact, that Eytelia's getting its very own museum in the future.

We then head to the newly opened Airport, to use our newly obtained "Nook Miles Ticket".

Before hopping on, Tameika makes sure her pockets are as empty as possible. We need all the wood, rocks, and possibly new fruits we can get.

But the materials aren't what's (too) important.
What's important is any new faces we'll see on the island, and...

We do sight one new face.

With a NAT 20 charisma roll, Tameika persuades this wonderful blue rhino to join her on her island.

Honestly, I'm very happy with Hornsby as our third villager. A fresh face I've never had on previous islands and I do quite like him, so it's a win in my book.

We go back to Eytelia, and with a few new fruits, too.

Oranges and Coconuts!

...I'm unsure if we can even get the other fruits without online play.

Surely Nintendo would make it possible for people without Internet, or people who don't want to pay 20 dollars for an online service, to get all the fruits in the games, right?



Oh, and later into the night, Tameika meets a ghost who accuses her of being one instead.
Y'know, pretty normal activities.

We scare the souls outta the poor guy, and do a quick fetch quest to get them back.
We are rewarded with our hard work.

It'll go quite nicely with the Jukebox.​

 

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[ ✿ DAY 3 ✿ ]

We wake up to an announcement of the catalogue catalog.
I have a feeling I'll be using it a lot in the future.

After that, we instantly head to the store next door and see...

omg mabel, hiii. :3

But Tameika's urge to fill up the previously mentioned catalog takes over and she buys some stuff that we all know she won't use in the future.

Truly the average person.

We have a seat with Quinn.

And learn our first reaction from Buck.

Learning emotions from others? What are we, a robot?

After experiencing joy for the first time, we talk to Tom Nook, and I come to a horrifying realization.

I forgoryou can farm for three villagers the previous day... Let's just pray the auto-fill is nice and kind.

I need to pretend I didn't just make a oopsie, so we celebrate the opening of Nook's Cranny...

...Build a bridge...

...And start the process of making houses for our interested parties.

Oh, and we get a maid gown from the skies.

An odd gift from the heavens, but I ain't judgin'.
In fact, Tameika was in a pretty gardener mood after putting it on, only to be stopped by the wooden can suddenly combusting.

A shame, but they made sure that the 'Flimsy' part wasn't false advertising.


The gardener vibes fade into thin air, and we get back to working on the houses.
We're eventually given a ladder, that will definitely be useful for the rest of our time on the island, and soon after, our housework is done.

Naturally, I knew Hornsby was going to be one of the plots, but the others were going to be up to chance on who I got, so I put my hands together, prayed up to the same skies that gave me that maid gown, and...

We get REALLY lucky.
I'm an Animal Crossing nerd, so I already knew what these two looked like just from seeing their names.

Neither of which I've had on my previous islands before so this works.
(Kinda sad to mention considering I have Caroline's amiibo card.)

I've heard the hype around Carmen so I'm glad I'm getting to see it for myself.

We sigh in relief before heading back to Nook, who gives us some Simple Wooden Fencing to decorate the island with!

We use it to make flower gardens, as I won't be able to get them from others online this time. Makes the process slower but I've never bred flowers before so this should be fun and interesting with the help from a guide.

Right before Tameika heads to bed (literally was about to log off), we meet Gulliver for the first time.

He just like me, fr fr.

We beat him up with a net until he wakes up, and find some phone pieces for him. When we return them, he says...

My guy, it's the middle of the night, go back to sleep.
...Unless he can't. Understandable if so, I would have a bit of a rough time sleeping after being battered with a net made of sticks.

Fortunately, we don't experience that, and get some nice ZZZ's.

 

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[ ✿ DAY 4 ✿ ]


A rather chill day, honestly.

Our amigos finally upgraded from tent to house! Good for them!

That also means more DIY's for Tameika, for better or for worse.

We also meet this hippie dog named Harvey.

She sure does.

After advertising his own island (sorry pal, Eytelia loyalty is strong around these parts), we meet up with a previously new face, but now a familiar one.

See? Even Hornsby agrees; Eytelia is where it's at.
We greet then leave, and outside we shoot down a balloon, and you wanna know the funny part?

We get ANOTHER Full-length maid gown.
I'm still wearing the one I got yesterday under my swimsuit (somehow).
Both were from the skies, by the way.

Again, I ain't judgin' anyone up there.

We finally check our mail, forgetting to do so earlier, and we get a letter from ol' Gulliver.

Honestly, getting mail sounds fun. Better than whippersnappers typin' on 'em phones, saying things like "That's crazy. "
I would never.

We open the present, and inside lays a "Coin headpiece".
We put it on and it's basically a free hairstyle change.

After putting it on, we move to Tom Nook's tent to do the Customization class lesson.
We ace it with flying colors.

Tameika thinks it matches the room rather nicely.


We don't have much to do today, so I made some changes to the "Woodem" custom design I made a few days back.

By changes, I meant I just... Put a line through the middle of it.

...Hey, leave me alone, art is something that requires practice and that's what I'm doing.


After that, we did a lot of this:

And by a lot, I really do mean a lot.

("What do you mean I could've just pressed the plus button?")

GARDEN AREA UPDATE!

We made two area's.
One is Lilies, the other is Roses.

Quinn is very happy to finally have a house so she can put things on the walls.

Tameika agrees.

Just noticing the cassette player next to the building, Tameika does some group stretches with her pals.
Poor Buck's in the back.

But she seems to have more energy in her, as she finally goes diving.
You think she would've done it earlier, considering the amount of time she had the swimsuit on for.

We catch our first sea creature ever...

...And then a scallop, which leads to our first meeting of the legendary Pascal.

He has such a way with words.

We do a tiny bit more diving around, until eventually we're all tuckered out...

But wait! We gotta celebrate some stuff!

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[ ✿ DAY 5 ✿ ]

Carmen is here!

...And yeah, that's about it.

Another chill day...
Somewhat, as there's still plenty of stuff and events happening.

Our first meeting with this sly dog fox.

And also; Our first meeting with this very cute bunny.
We meet up with Hornsby, who has an odd way of gifting us a log round table.

Tameika then does her usually shopping, and even buys a DIY.

Her villagers will be seeing this specific one a lot.

We hand out our lamps, and get another DIY from Quinnsy.

We also get our 100th piece of furniture (or 100th catalog entry) from Buck, who assumes that putting a streetlamp up will attract hyper-atheletes.

Naturally, we put it up for any future super athletes that come to our island.
Starting a muay thai team sounds kinda cool.

We stroll around, until we find another bottled message from... My birthday twin (12/23)!

Thank you, Ken. I miss ya.

We later visit the shady guy we met earlier at the back of the island and buy some (hopefully) legit art from him.

Later, we watch Buck-o do some stretches at the shore.

Tameika would've done them, too, but unfortunately, she hasn't learned how to stretch or exercise yet.
Just like me, fr fr.

Aaand having nothing better to do, we visit Harv's island.

We don't stay for long. Lacking proper social skills, Tameika says hello and instantly hops back on the plane.

Like, no pictures or anything. Sorry Harv.



We go home and, deciding she's tired of laying on her tent bed (forgot what it was called it's 2am cut me some slack), she makes a Wooden Simple Bed and places it in her room.

Before we hit the hay, though...

ROOM UPDATE!

 

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[ ✿ DAY 6 ✿ ]

We start up the game...
Er, rather late into the day.

But who cares, as we get two important announcements!

Yippee!

Oh, and also, Mabel, my beloved.

We get a quick Stone Tablet from Quinn before talking to her, though.

We don't buy much, except for some house slippers.
They're more for house decoration instead of actually wearing them.

Tameika's so excited to see Mabel, that she forgot to check her mail.
So, of course, she runs back and does so.

We receive the art from Redd (that sly fox) and a random bed from a mysterious person named Luna.

We give gifts to Buck and Quinn and receive...

We then check on Carmen, who...

Okay, not gonna lie to you guys, but man, I've been failing to notice the excellency of Carmen my entire Animal Crossing life.

She's a very cute goober.

By the way; It's mandatory to always check up on your new neighbor(s), even when they're unboxing.

Caroline apparently hasn't heard about said rule.

Money Tree! Unsure if it's our first one but I'm positive it's our first 10,000-per-bag one.

Speaking of things that grow; A pink lily!

Our daily bottled DIY is from Chow, who gives us a Senm... Semai... Zuke? Barrel.
If you're wondering why I typed it like that, I was trying to mimic how stupid I sounded in real life.

We soon meet up with Carmen again.

She's so precious, y'all.

After that, Tameika heads back home, ready to hit the hay, but suddenly... A new option pops up!

So I guess we weren't sleeping the entire time?

We meet Luna, the mysterious person who sent us a random bed! She tells us we can dream of other possible islands, so why not?

We slumber to the thought of a neat little place called "Portlandia".
We're orange airport twinsies.

I really enjoyed the island, and liked how they made their Town Hall placement work because I would've had no idea what to do with it right there, haha.

I mean, I don't know what to do with my current one, but still.

I also see a piece of furniture I've never seen before, like... Ever.

Talkin' about our giant elephant friend.

Oh, and of course, the amusement park was very awesome.

Unfortunately, Tameika can't stay in a dream forever, so she wakes up.

To then fall asleep again...

No dreams this time, though.​

 

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[ ✿ DAY 7 ✿ ]

Mabel is here once more.

Honestly, didn't know she could appear back-to-back days, but...

Say it with me; I ain't complaining.

We check our mail and get a lil' gift from the folks at the Happy Home Academy, and then harvest our next Money Tree.

Gladys gives us one of the most wanted DIY's back when this game came out (The old people remember).


We get our daily gifts:

A rather unique way to tell someone to get a job, Buck.

We then get a Garden Wagon DIY from Carmen.

And talk with Caroline, who's done unboxing.

"You came from a circus?" Tameika says insensitively out loud.
Her lack of social skills is showing again.

We haven't done a group stretch in a while... Time to correct that!

We check the map for... No particular reason. Just wanted to see the progress we made.

Also, I am happy to inform you guys I did not lose my first match against a tarantula.

My skills are rewarded with... SHOOTING STARS??

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I don't know/remember when Celeste even appears.


On less exciting news, Tam learns to express herself better with the help of Quinn.

And we then give the tarantula to Blathers, who was just as excited as us when we first saw the lil' dude.

Quinn then inspects our cherries.

An animation I don't think I've seen from previous villagers I had? Or maybe I have and just forgotten about it.
Wouldn't be surprised if it's the latter. My memory is horrible.

Me and Hornsy do a bit of sky gazing, waiting for any potential shooting stars.

For the first time, we gain excess bells, meaning our first 100k bells.

We do a tiny bit more wishing, until we get 30 total wishes.

And after that we go to sleep, and have a quick dream.

We meet an old friend.

Who's purple this time around.

And then we go to sleep (For real this time).
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[ ✿ DAY 8 ✿ ]

I'm bad at counting, so forgot we managed to spend a week on the island.

Happy one-week anniversary, Eytelia.

Our anniversary gift is finally moving from dirt to pavement.

We also find our wishes on the beach.

Thought this picture looked neat, so I had to snap it.

Our first mushroom series DIY!
I can only hope and pray we get more before the season ends.

We also decided to pay off our debt, with the ABD finally back up.
Only to be told that if we want more house upgrades, we need to take another loan.

Such is the way of life.

Nook has an idea to up the appeal of Eytelia, a plan that we definitely wanna go along with.
He asks us to set up the campsite and...

Before we go, we talk to our newest addition to the island (that's not a villager).

We greet then dip, a skill that Tameika has mastered at this point.

We build the Campsite Construction Kit with little to no difficulty.

Caroline is getting all the pictures today.

But after that mild distraction, we place the Campsite by the docks!

So our main objective is done for the day, as now we have to wait for any guests.
Doesn't mean our just-as-important side quests are done, though.

Poor guy.
Of course, our heart aches for our bro, so we do a quick delivery to Carmen for him.

I'm brutally honest with her.

Looking back, though, I think it does look nice on her.
Past me is stupid.

Our quest ends on a good note.

We celebrate the newly formed building, and Carmen and Buck are rather close in the shot! Maybe they've already made up at record pace?

We give a quick visit to Hornsby, who must be reading a pretty amazing book.

And then find Gulliver, again, napping on our shores.
Oh, and our first Large Star Fragment!

We catch both Buck and Quinn taking their snooze cruises in their own homes.

With all due respect, Quinn, you already look a bit goofy with glasses on your beak like that..
.
Typing that made me wonder how eagles even see in front of themselves...

?

Carmen, you just got here. How do you get into two fights in one day?
Seems we found our toxic villager (joking).

Regardless, Carmen continues to get apology gifts delivered to her through Tameika Express.

Another outfit to put into her "Outfits I got through fights" pile.

Oh, and this time, she gifts Tameika a study chair.

We already had one, but hey, now Tameika can play Musical Chairs in her own home now!​

 

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[ ✿ DAY 9 ✿ ]

Y'all ever just remember that Isabelle technically has a beard as her muzzle on her face?

Anyway, Isabelle announces the opening of the Campsite, and Tameika heads over there first thing!

Well, would but she gets a phone call asking her to stop by the Air Port.

Of course, we head over there and see an unfamiliar face.
...Well, technically, we know her. We've had her portrait hanging above our bed for a while.

Forced Labour.
Not really, but it's funny to think about it like that.

You can guess what happens to these clumps of weeds.

23,420 Bells may not be a lot to most, but it's plenty for me.

We learn to pile up cardboard boxes thanks to Moe.

Oh, and it seems the ones from above got tired of sending me maid outfits, and are now giving me money.

Our built Campsite!
Not gonna lie, I forgot you don't instantly get a visitor when it's built.

We learn what true happiness feels like from Carmen.
Not surprising, as it is Carmen, after all.

She's a very cute goober.

After the brief chat, we enter our house to a noticeable change in size.
After a tiny bit of redecoration, we check our mail...

Imagining Quinn with a pile of plushies has to be the cutest thing ever.
I need a drawing of that, like... Yesterday.

We clean up Caroline of her flea curse...

She then asks Tameika if she likes any sports, and Tam gives her the answer that 94% of unfit people answer to such a question.
Caroline is real for that last statement.

Did I mention that Carmen is a very cute goober yet? Don't think I have, so I'll state it again.

We celebrate the new Campsite!

Get another 30,000 Bells from the gods from above...

And water the crops we bought from Leif!

We consider calling it a day, but...​

 

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[ ✿ DAY 9.5 ✿ ]

Nah, no time to sleep. Tam's in a workin' mood.

We meet plenty of new faces.
Wished my first day at my actual IRL job was as great and friendly as this.

The job even comes with a customizable work uniform!

Freakin' sweet.

Sometime after that, our first client comes in.

And gotta say, very happy with the end results.
(Saving you the boredom of watching me experiment with placing furniture and items down.)

Eloise was very happy, too.

Oh, and have this goofy picture I took on accident.

Feels like something you'd use for a meme template.

Anyway, after a job well done, we head back to base.

With the Bells Poki we earned, we bought a rather rad "Beach Chairs With Parasol".
I bought it thinking I could customize the chairs.

Oops.

After a rather long day (you can tell it was long by how it's suddenly night), we head home and hop into bed.

No dreams once more. Just a peaceful slumber.​

 

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[ ✿ DAY 10 ✿ ]

We start the day with good news.

We want to instantly go check out who's there, but first; We check the mail.

Yo, Buck, same.
Just change moving a pencil around with pressing a bunch of keys.
Don't think my finger muscles are improving, but still!

Also, this reminds me I should write letters to my villagers and maybe my future-self.
That's a thought for another day...

Mabel's here again, and this time, she made the decision to set-up a shop!
More shopping for Tameika!
And with it being clothing, expect to see her there every day.

We do some talkin' and giftin' around, until we get this wonderful achievement finished.
But after that, the most stressful part of any person's Animal Crossing: New Horizon's playthrough.

Complete RNG (I think) which Smug Villager we get.
I love RNG, though, so let's hop in!

Buongiorno, O'Hare.

Not my first pick, but definitely far from my last pick.
I dig the hat and IIRC his interior is sick.

We place his future house next to Carmen's.
Why? Well...
I'm sure with enough thinking, you can guess why.

A Mushroom Wreath! Most likely won't put it up on/in my house, but if I get a villager who fits the mushroom theme, they'll definitely be happy.

Haven't talked about the Museum much, but I've been turning in fossils every day.
I only sell fossils if they're duplicates.

Not selling the T. Rex fossils, as I got lucky getting dupes of them.
Just need the tail and I'm set.

Our first house invitation!

Before he leaves, he plays a quick game with Tameika.

We won thanks to the odds.
I rolled a 2.

After that, he decides it's time to leave.

Flex ya later, bro.

I was having so much fun, I almost forgot to put down the Ables Sister shop.

Would've been a big oopsie.

I didn't put it on the beach so I could properly move it later when I got done Terraforming...
I mean, that's a bonus of putting it there, but I just didn't know where to put it on the island.

We can finally put plots down, and you know what that means...

Island Hopping time.

We stop at our first island, and we meet someone who I was conflicted with at first.

While I actually do like Agnes, she's more of a villager I would've liked having as one of my starters (I still love you, Quinn).
That, and she didn't fit my theme for the future of Eytelia, which was a nature theme...

That all being said, I still invite her.

Just because I'm a fan of the Black, White, and Pink.
(That, and I only have 20 Nook Miles Tickets to work with, so I should get Villagers if I at least like them.)
The youngsters would say she has "drip".

After that, we return home, drop the materials we gained from the island, and grab our next Nook Miles Ticket to find our next villager, and...

I made the same oopsie Lebron James did.

Happens to the best of us, Lebron.

Anyway, after making the most of our wasted Nook Miles Ticket (read; grabbing a bunch of wood and rocks), we put down a plot and...

There's nobody on the island?

A tiny bit concerning, so I did some research.
The results of the research?

Pain.

Welp, that just means we have an open plot until tomorrow.

Really hope it doesn't auto-fill, and if it does, please be someone I like.
Personally praying for Sheldon or Poppy, my beloveds. ​

 

[Hedgehugs]

[ ✿ DAY 11 ✿ ]

New day, new villager.

Tameika wakes up to falling leaves!

Honestly, with it being so early in the morning, the falling leaves put me in quite the relaxed mood.
Oh, and Redd's here.

But he's not important right now.

Hehe.
I smirked in real life. My humor is broken.

And-- Oops, I forgot I had an open plot! Probably should check on that...

Still opened.
Maybe there is a god out there, after all.

By the way, we collect our first maple leaf.
Don't know when the season ends, but lets hope we can collect a bit before that happens.

Plan K.S. isn't going so well, but we did just get started, so...

We get a sand castle that doesn't match our island sand...
Like... Does this match any sand in the game?

Speaking things that don't match; Getting a Mum Cushion when I have no way to get mums.

We do some shady business with our favorite shady fox.

We buy a rather expensive locker, the blue "welcome" sign, and a scary painting that's surely legit and not faked.

We decide, it's way too dark, so we go to a much more vivid interior.

Wowzah.

Talk about a villager interior!

Aaaandd speaking of villagers, we probably should fill in that empty plot...

First island, and we meet Bill.
I was thinking of hopping to another island at first, but then I thought about it a tiny bit more, and realized something...

I like Bill.
And his interior is cool from what I looked.

So Bill gets an invitation to Elytelia paradise.

He's so cute.

We arrive back at the island and I'm handing out daily gifts...

I can't find Carmen.

Where is Carmen?

Tameika's looking for you, Carmen...

She's in the museum...

Also, I played this game on release, and I'm just now knowing you can't give villagers items in the museum.

Pain.

After that bit of suffering, we go to something more painful.
Well, it's not painful in this game, but real life, and...

I was trying to think of a joke and it didn't work out.

Before actually going to work, we go around the house to grab some of this glow-y stuff.

Probably not healthy to pick up, but decoration comes before health.

Now we go to work!

And our next customer likes the cold, so...

She was very happy.
You might could say she thought it was...

Cool.

May-rry Christmas.​

 

[Hedgehugs]

[ ✿ DAY 12 ✿ ]

Another day, another villager, and a new shop.

We meet another new face!

I am?
I guess I am calling her Saharah.


We buy a few floorings, carpets, and wallpapers, before heading over to the recycle bin.

Also, our first actual item from it! ...Not counting cardboard boxes and rust pieces.

We set down a new plot to start our new hunt, but first...

We gotta pluck our produce!

NOW we can begin the hunt, and on the first island...?

Hmm.. More villagers to feel conflicted about.

On one hand, I don't mind faith...

On the other, I kinda already got O'Hare who fills the tropical vibe slot of the island.

I could almost make this a "Pick up the first villager you see" challenge, but...

Nah, I wanna see who else I can find, so....

We take a quick picture with Ms. Faith, and leave her to enjoy the island.

Surely this won't be something I regret doing in the future.



But for the present, I DEFINITELY didn't regret doing it, because on our second island hop...

She doesn't exactly fit the island theme I want to go for, but when the update that introduced her came out, she was one of my most wanted at the time.

Unfortunately, she was not a squirrel and my island was a squirrel-only island.

That's not the case anymore, so... Needless to say, I was very hyped when I saw even a single pixel of her as I was walking onto the island.

Didn't know her catchphrase was that.

I already love her.


Anyway, we return to the island VERY happy, and check on O'Hare.

O'Hare makes us an autistic guitar.
I'm an expert at those.

(Well... Not really, but ADHD Guitar's don't exist.)

Mabel & Sable my beloveds.

Caro's also here, and we decide to buy a very nice lookin' dress while we're there.

Hornsby says something only slightly odder than usual.

I think Tameika would rather you not...

These two were around each other all day!
I had 3 conversations involving them but naturally that could've been it's own post, haha.

Just know Carmen is really sassy with the poor guy.

Ah yes, I'm certain this garbage pail will bring all the boys to the yard.

Tam learns to blush from Hornsby.
Probably from second-hand embarrassment from that "Tameika Jr." talk.

We later talk to Quinn, who... Got into a fight with Caroline?

No, I'm kinda curious what it was about.
Did you make fun of her for the clothes she picked out from Ables Sisters?

After trying to get Quinn to drop the juicy details, we pop a balloon...

This will be important for much later into the island's development.
...If we get the materials for it.

Not much else happens, Tameika "eats" with Carm and O'Hare.
By "we", I mean they eat, she watches.

Or maybe she'll eat the slingshot.



We pop a balloon over a river for some Nook Miles.

Oh, and we build and fund an incline.

Er, probably important, but we mainly did it so Eytelia can get a 3-Star rating by hopefully tomorrow.

Hopefully, I won't hate the placement later...
​

 

[Hedgehugs]

[ ✿ DAY 13 ✿ ]

So, one extra announcement today;

Oh my, I remember the International Museum Day like it was yesterday.
I can feel my skin rapidly wrinkling and aging at the thought of it.

Our incline is made!

But also, something surprising;

That incline and extra villager must've boosted the score.
I was trying all day yesterday to get a 3-star rating.
I just put a bunch of furniture and flowers down.

Well, as long as Tom Nook is happy, we're happy, too.

We check on Agnes, who's up surprisingly early.

Another interior that we're surprised is so good we have to use the "Shocked" emote?
Déjà vu...

We decide to go and find our last(?) villager, and we may have found something even better than the last potential villager.

New fruit spotted.
LET'S GOOOO--

At our first stop, we meet Fauna.

We continue the cycle of debating if we want to take the first villager we meet.

For some reason, I was feeling particularly brave, so while I don't mind Fauna, and she does fit my island theme...

But I wanted to see if we could find someone I liked more, because if Petri is anything to go by, we certainly can, right?

Right?

We take a picture with Fauna, like we did with Faith.
Oh, and it started raining.

Which was very fitting for the future mood, because as much as I'd like to show you every villager I met on each island, it definitely wouldn't fit the image limit here.

Let me just say this;
Island Hopping sucks if you're not lucky.

Also, before we use another Nook Miles Ticket, we plant around 10 of our peaches.

As you can see, we have around 20 Nook Miles Tickets.

Around Nook Miles Ticket 23, after farming Nook Miles achievements, we did meet someone I had on a previous island, but made an exception for;

If skipping Fauna was a mistake, then deciding to skip Agent S because she didn't fit my theme was a fatal sin.

I was feeling cocky, and my hubris was about to be thought a lesson.

So, I go back to my island, because I need to farm more Tickets.

In the midst of my torture, I almost forgot to greet Bill!

Technically, it was an hour after I woke up, but it was around 7 AM, so...

I am speed.

After the greet then dip, I continue to farm Nook Miles Tickets.

My energy is low, my motivation is at the bottom of the barrel...

But my savior was there when I needed him most.

I shall give it my all.
Thank you, Buck.

But first;

We stop by Caroline.
The book she was reading was just too juicy and we needed the mental break.

We do the Museum event, mainly because I thought it would give you Nook Miles Tickets and I'm definitely starving for those.

After that, and a few more DIY-Making, Bug collecting, Fish-tugging, and Customization-ing, we go back to Island Hopping.

To keep the post short, let's say I met many new faces.

Here's a few listed that I remember;

Wolfgang, Rosie, Static, Beardo (TWICE), Tybalt (ALSO TWICE), Peanut (Er, Twice, but I'm not complaining because both times I saw her she was on Peaches Island), and Goose.

After all that suffering, we stop by a decent candidate for Eytelia.

At this point, I was tired.

She's cute, looks very nature-y, and would be cute next to Bill.

Molly, you're on the team.

Her catchphrase is also cute and matches with Bill's.

Maybe this is the good ending, even if I wanted to see if I could find Sheldon or Poppy.

On the bright side, all the Peaches Islands, Money Rock Islands, and Tarantula Islands gave me good bank;

Won't have to worry about funds for a bit.

We ease the pain of today by paying off our debt...

...Celebrating the creation of Able Sisters...
Which I'm sure we were supposed to do yesterday, but I forgot.

...Seeing two rare but familiar faces...

And finishing by doing some really late night group stretches!

K.K. Slider, I'm ready.​

 

[Hedgehugs]

[ ✿ DAY 14 ✿ ]

Eytelia's 2nd Week anniversary.
They grow up so fast.

Also, no more multi-updates after this... Unless I start slacking off or maayybee decide to do double updates every two days, because now we're up to date!

The rest of the villagers are just as excited as me to see K.K. Slider, considering how early they decided to wake up for it.

Feelin' kinda bad for Molly...

Also, y'all ever think about how "unique" Animal Crossing: New Horizon's credits are?

Like, you wake up, start the game up once more, and the game starts playing the credits.

Just a bit funny to me.



Anyway, after the show, Nook's at our doorstep to deliver the song and... My true beloved.

Terraforming.

This implies we were't living each day to the fullest, weren't doing things we liked, and not having lots of fun.

Jokes aside, seeing those messages really does give a sense of freedom and completion.

Gosh, I'm just a bit nostalgic, ignore me.

The day keeps getting better, too;

(what do you mean I should've pressed the "+" button)
I decided to be a bit risky a few days ago by planting a 20k Bell bag into a money hole.

As you can see, the risked paid off.

...Don't know how easy it is to do this or you need a bit of luck but it felt good regardless.

With the leftover Nook Miles we had (I only had 9k and had to farm a bit more), we get our Cliff Construction permit and our Waterscaping permit.

New room!

Thinking of making it the bedroom, so the main room can be the living room.

Haven't thought about it too much.

More happy than surprised to see you.

Also, I'm now just noticing she has eyes behind her glasses.

I do like that they're barely noticeable.

Tameika buys a slightly over-priced vest from Quinny.

(edit: Actually, did my research, it's more expensive at Able Sisters surprisingly.)

Honestly, not half bad lookin'

Just ignore the fact she has no pants.

The vest came with a free emotion.

Also, an actual maid dress from the sky.

Nothing out of the ordinary at this point.

We actually do some work to our entrance now that we have terraforming!

It's a W.I.P. but I'm pretty happy with it so far.

...Thinking of making it all natural, meaning no patterns... Hm...

We also, FINALLY, get the Pocket Organization Guide.

It was inconvenient but an interesting challenge to see how long I could go with only 20 item slots.

Just... Gotta work my way up to 40 slots now.

I was debating on getting the upgraded tools, but...

Kinda want to complete this as fast as possible.

The inconvenience is worth the Nook Miles, trust.

We then stop at Able Sisters to see what they have in stock.

We grab a new fit!

Tameika's got that drip now.

The Rattan set is one of my favorites in the game, so I was very happy to get this simple lamp.

I genuinely don't think I'll be able to get the entire set, especially of the color I'd like, but hey, it's worth a shot.

More produce is harvested.

Don't know what Tam's going to do with all those tomato's, considering she doesn't know how to cook...

Make it rain, sky gods. I need all the funding I can get.

Thank you, mi'lady. *tips fedora*.

We catch O'Hare in the midst of cleaning his water-clogged house.

Also, just a reminder; O'Hare's interior is so freakin' cool.

After spyin' on our tropical bunny, we head to the museum to turn in a bunch of fossils, and...

Our first complete set!

Didn't think It would take 2 weeks, though.

After that, we terraform for the rest of the day.

A W.I.P., of course. Thinking of tearing down the bridge and replacing it with the actual wooden bridge, but... I dunno yet. It is Eytelia's first bridge and I would feel a bit sad seeing it go...

Speaking of construction, we're still working around the entrance, and I'm cookin' up something;

Let it cook 'til tomorrow and see how it goes.​