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Turn 94 PM, Tuesday, May 3rdBrian then heads to Nook's shop to start his new job!
Horatio frowns a bit, then sighs and heads off to take a look around the town in daylight, asking around (well, asking any non-frightening folk) about a restaurant or similar where he could get a comforting spot of breakfast.
"Hello! I came here with him for much the same thing. I'll be out of your feathers as quickly as possible."
He looked down on the map and figured out the best way to find his new home.
Horatio: B4
Mathew: E4
Richard: B5 (post office)
Brian nodded. "Oh! Thanks. Well, I have to get to work, so see you later!" Skyler just shrugged and stood outside his purple-roofed house. As Brian walked to Nook's he looked back and noticed another animal presenting Skyler with a medium-sized fish. The town sure was active during the day.
Brian came upon the entrance to a run-down old wooden shack. On the rickety old door, a sign swung back and forth in the breeze. He bent forward to read it. It said:
"Sorry, I'm currently busy.
Please come back soon!
-Nook"
A leaf was drawn in green ink next to the Nook's name. Brian stood up, and to his surprise,
Nook was right next to him.Nook walked forward and spoke: "Oh, ignore that, hm? You just happened to catch me out for a moment. Had to take care of business, you know? Busy busy!"
Brian could easily imagine that what was probably the only retail store owner in the entire town was indeed a
very busy man. He laughed a little at the quick, to-the-point way nook said 'busy busy', though. What an eccentric raccoon.
Nook invited Brian in, so he walked inside first. The inside of Nook's Corner looked a little better than the outside. Various things with price tags attached were situated on tables, including a shovel, wallpaper, and a piece of furniture. He couldn't believe that Nook wasn't out of stock of a single thing. Either he had a lot of extra stuff stored somewhere, or the other villagers didn't buy much, because the nearest town to Mopeville was over three hours away.
Nook quickly donned a blue outfit with the logo of his store on it, and grabbed a similar-looking one from a high-up shelf that Brian hadn't noticed. He handed it to Brian, saying: "Can't greet customers in such rag-tag attire, eh? Change into this before you get started."
Brian donned the blue attire. It was bland, but he couldn't argue with this guy. Nook raised his index finger, signalling him to wait there as he walked outside for a moment.
Brian caught a glimpse of him taking out a stylish-looking cell phone as he ran out of the store.He was a busy man, after all.
"Oh, oh, hello there Richar-- Er. No time for talking, then, I suppose..." Horatio frowned. Richard was apparently in a hurry to get somewhere. He observed the area around him and noticed a very wide house in the distance. He headed up to it and rapped on the door. The door opened before him, and inside was a brown-ish fox wearing a cyan dress and what he presumed to be a yellow wig.
"Hello? What can I do for you?" She leaned on the side of the open doorway.
"Oh, hello. My name is Horatio, and I'm new in town. I-"
"Oh, yes, one of the new ones, tick-tock. It's good to meet you," she said. "I'm Sylvia Nook. Have you met Tom yet?"
Horatio thought about it for a moment. "I don't think so. Why do you a-"
Sylvia couldn't stop interrupting him. "Oh, he's the brown raccoon who owns the store in town. I guess he hasn't sold you a house yet, then. He's my husband, tick-tock, and he's both the local land lord and store owner. You
did come to me because you were trying to find your house, right?"
Horatio's heart nearly stopped when he realized that this was the house of the man who had just harassed him and threatened his life for something that wasn't his fault at all.
"I... I say, uh... b-breakfast... restaurant...?" He took a few steps back as he spoke. That was all he could muster.
"Oh, you're looking for the coffee shop, tick-tock. I'm sorry, dear, did I startle you with my forward-ness? I tend to do that sometimes." Sylvia walked out and closed the door behind her. "I was just headed there to get some food. Would you like to join me?"
On one hand, Horatio was terribly frightened. On the other hand, this could be an excellent opportunity to find out a little more about what was going on around here. He had to make a decision.
Richard waved to his yellow-capped friend. "Hey again, Mathew!"
"Hi to you too, Richard." Mathew stepped away from Pelly's desk and waited for Richard to sign the papers Penny quickly laid out for him. He did so them silently, excited to get to his new house. What would it hold? Would it be grand like Becky's? Probably not, but he could hope.
Pelly took the papers and handed him a map when he was done signing them. She wished him a nice day, and quickly went to the back of the Post Office, scrambling for the telephone, as apparently there was not a phone at her desk.
Mathew walked up to Richard. "I am now a proud owner of a house I haven't yet seen. I'm going to inspect it right now so I hope you don't mind me walking away."
"That's OK. I'm probably going to go do the same thing, but I'm not sure yet." Richard walked to the door, opening it for Mathew, who walked out.
Richard lingered for a moment. A dozen or so feet away, he heard Pelly talking on the phone.
"No, please, no more shortages," Pelly sounded exasperated. "I came so close this time. You know we can't keep it up forever. Use the second one if you have to!"
Richard heard someone shouting over the other end. He couldn't make out what they were saying. He didn't feel good about eavesdropping, but the desperation in Pelly's voice had caught his attention. It was probably none of his business, though.
Mathew was excited once again. He looked at his map, then he skipped and trotted to his house, which he hadn't even bought yet. He walked half the length of the town before he reached a yellow-roofed cabin. It was glorious.
He walked inside. No lights were on, but the daylight shone through two dusty windows. There were a bunch of chairs strewn about in various spots, and there was a radio in the corner, with a lamp on a cardboard box nearby.
Mathew noticed that the radio was on, and was broadcasting what sounded like an automated emergency broadcast message. He walked closer, and crouched down to it.
"The Gashes in New York have... growing by the day." It wasn't an emergency broadcast message. It was the world news from the nearest city's station. Due to the distance, there was some static in between the solemn news broadcaster's voice. "As per usual, various citizens... swallowed up by... running into... death count ten thousand and..."
Mathew had no idea what the reporter was talking about. It sounded familiar, though - his parents had been discussing "gashes" and some place called "New York" (which they had told him was from the Old World) before they made the decision to send him off.
He disregarded the radio and walked outside, expecting someone to buy his house from. He saw a brown raccoon arguing with someone on a cell phone. When the raccoon noticed him, he dropped the cell phone and ran up to him.
"Oh, you're one of the new ones, hrm? How do you like that house?" The raccoon shook his hand with tremendous force. He was clearly under a lot of pressure.
Player List
Name: Brian
Gender: Male
Life aspirations: Get the best collection of computer technology in town.
Hobbies: Playing Video Games and anything involving Computers.
Inventory: Simple Blue Outfit, Nook's Corner Attire (worn)
Current status:
Name: Horatio
Gender: Male
Life aspirations: To have the most elegant, luxuriously-appointed house, the finest collection of antiques and artefacts, throw the best cocktail parties and maybe, one day, become mayor, or some other prominent position!
Hobbies: Wine, admiring fine works of art, mild sarcasm, studying old/ancient things and hearing his own voice.
Inventory: Simple Red Outfit (worn), Liquor Bottles, Town Map
Current status:
Name: Richard
Gender: Male
Life aspirations: Success: Have the biggest house and the most stuff in town!
Hobbies: Fishing and cooking
Inventory: Cheap Suit (Worn), Apple, Cheap Fishing Rod (-1 to fishing in oceans and waterfalls), Town Map
Current status:
Bee stings
Name: Mathew Fan
Gender: Male
Life aspirations: Start up an ever growing orchard.
Hobbies: Collecting things and bury down the things under trees, flowers and rocks.
Inventory: Simple Yellow Outfit (Worn), Town Map
Current status:
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