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Week 3 Log

WEEK 3 LOG ♬
Weather: Sunny and warm AM, cool PM until Friday. Friday - cloudy AM, rainy PM

Another Week Goes By

Monday morning comes along. It’s a quiet morning, which is much-needed after such a long island adventure. To anyone walking around the island, you’ll notice two things:

The airport is open, but the seaplane is gone.
Also, there’s a familiar face jogging around the perimeter of the housing portion of the island. That familiar face happens to be none other than the ninja rabbit himself, Snake! Looks like he’s already spending his first day on the island getting in shape!

When Tom Nook calls you all over for morning announcements, he looks pleased with himself. Even Snake comes over to join those who gather to listen to the tanuki. “Good morning, everyone! Let’s all give a warm welcome to our new friend, Snake!”

Cue applause. … Hopefully there is some applause, anyway. Snake grins and just looks very happy to be here.

“Next, I’m pleased to announce that the postal service is now open, since Orville is here to manage mail! You’re able to send individual messages to your fellow residents with gifts attached if you'd like, all handwritten if you’d like, yes. Alternatively, you can redeem what are called Nook Miles for items now -- they’re essentially a rewards system, and you can track your rewards on the Nook Miles app on your phone.”

“Essentially, the app will automatically award you for every contribution you add to the island, whether it be decorating your house, harvesting fruit, pulling weeds -- you name it! You can then turn in those Nook Miles at the airport, and that’s how we’ll be delivering items to you in the mail from now on.”

That’ll have the mail system make more sense, at least! Now it’s all on you if you decide to end up with 40 items in the mail all at once.

“The last announcement I have to make is that we’re going to make a second housing plot! The first one was a success, what with Snake moving in, and I’m grateful for Wilbur and Orville’s efforts in helping us build our island. So...with that, I need the following items for the next house:

1 Ironwood Table
2 Ironwood Dressers
1 Ironwood Clock
2 Ironwood Chairs

And just like last week, if nobody on the island has the DIY for these, I will send over the DIYs to your apps.”

He pauses, and then he looks a little...sheepish at this next announcement. “Now, I’m aware that some of you have been building bridges — and now that you all have vaulting poles and ladders, there are untouched parts of the island for you to explore. I’d like to ask you all to consider creating areas outside, such as an exercise area, perhaps even a park of sorts — though we will have someone coming in soon who may need some space.

Finally, this is just a request -- if you have any fossils, bugs, or fish, do turn them in to Blathers! He's very close to hitting his goal before we can open up a museum, so keep that in mind.”

He raises his hand, as if to end the morning announcements. “That’s all for today!”

Possible Objectives

1. Help Tom Nook prepare a housing plot for the second villager house!
2. Get Nook Miles to redeem items at the post office at the airport.
3. Help Blathers by catching and donating specimens.
4. Decorate and explore the untouched part of the island (see locations page; it’s the left hand area)

NOTE: Nook Miles are not a new mechanic and are simply an IC way to justify the rewards system, now! You don't need to keep track of points; just assume the threads you turn in are characters redeeming points for items.

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday

(OOC: Welcome to Week 3! Please direct all questions to the FAQ under the Week 3 top level.

Here's this week's Weekly Plotting Post for you all to use!

As always, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to let us know! Have fun!)

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[ It's a good thing Laurent isn't a monster.

Though, he imitates a low, whispery "demonic"-like voice: ]

I've come to get you, Minato Arisato.

[ The demonic voice makes him relax, shoulders settling back, because it's not a girl's voice and now he won't have to live with the thought that he was this close to jutting his elbow back to strike a girl in the solar plexus. ]

Where are we going?

[ Minato's reaction isn't what he expected, though it does make him curious as to why he's like this. Maybe he's more used to demons than sweet voices??

Anyway, Laurent lets go and puts his hands into his own pants pockets. ]

A wondrous place where you'll have fun.

[ He speaks normally again, and it sounds a bit like sarcasm. Anyway, if Minato turns around, he gets out a fossil. It looks skull-shaped, but what makes this one stand out is that it somewhat resembles a human... a deformed human? Something like that. ]

[ There's some doubt in Minato's mind at whatever this wondrous place is that isn't simply the island, as suggested to him by so many others to be a prime vacation spot. He still doesn't really think it as such, but his mind is slowly being changed every time somebody brings him cool skulls. ]

Whoa. Who's this?

[ Or- what is this, rather ]

My dead ancestor.

[ This is the answer Minato deserves. ]

Oh. I'm sorry for your loss... It's it okay if I have this?

[ don't tell him things he's going to believe, also is that the right Twitter link bc I'm just imagining a whole human body preserved in a stone chunk rn ]

Sure, you can have it.

[ I can't believe I linked a shitpost instead of the actual thing--HERE IT IS. It's already assessed so Minato can see its true form and all.

Also, Laurent says that in such a detached way that he finds it humorous that Minato responded like that. Anyway, he hands the skull over to Minato. ]

[ I can't believe I was so ready to accept the shitpost as the actual thing.

Minato takes the skull and holds it up to cover his face, gnashing his teeth experimentally below where the bottom jaw is missing. ]

I could replace the skeleton skull... Would that be weird? Thought it'd be nice to have one of your ancestors watching over us. But splicing skeletons is maybe weird...

You could also bury the skeleton's skull to have someone find it and spook them. People are actively digging around nowadays.

[ Hm... maybe he shouldn't have jokingly said that the skull belonged to his ancestor. ]

It's up to you.

Mm... I don't want to bury it...

[ He tries not to be possessive, but with something as cool as a skeleton that may or may not be real, he can't help it. He's definitely going to be switching out the skulls though, and maybe the original can hang on the front door if he can convince Theo and Kevin to allow it. ]

I can always figure that out later. Any luck finding the rest of the body?

Fossils are a little hard to find, so no.

[ Though, Laurent wasn't really looking for the rest of the body. Maybe it exploded so its body was scattered. Or maybe they only buried the head. Gruesome. ]

Did you want to make another skeleton structure on display? Matching it with dinosaur bones might be pretty funny.

[ His growing collection of skulls makes his heart happy, but also... man a lot of things died here, and their own numbers dwindle by the week. ]

...Yeah, that'd be pretty cool. Wouldn't have to worry about extra arms and legs either, 'cause maybe it's just like me.

[ With his freakish number of limbs himself ]

But that involves a lot of digging, and I'm trying to focus on rocks this week.

[ Aw, Minato. Make them in your likeness. ]

Did you have something you wanted to make with rock materials?

[ What can it be... ]

[ If he ever bothers to dig up his own fossils, he's going to leave two unidentified in their spiral state to stick on either side of the skull like horns, so it can be like him. ]

Clay for a statue. Since I couldn't manage to make a dent in that cliff we found up north.

I see.

[ With that, Laurent digs into his pocket and pulls out ten pieces of clay to give to Minato. ]

A donation to your cause.

[ He's a material farmer... ]

[ He has to put the skull away to free up his hands for the clay, accepting them gratefully and also stowing it all away in his pocket so his hands don't get that damp, tacky feeling of handling clay all day. ]

Thanks. Both you and Serval have been really helpful gathering up the materials for it, and I'm feeling pretty confident about this.

[ And, in repayment, he digs into his pocket and pulls out a gold nugget, holding it out for Laurent to take. ]

If anybody asks, you didn't get this from me.

[ He laughs a little and pockets the gold nugget. Imagine getting gold over pieces of clay... ]

Sure thing. I'll hand you any other extra clay if I come across them. I've been making a lot of DIY items lately, and surprisingly, they don't use clay much.

[ Clay is infinitely more useful. What's anybody supposed to do with a large hunk of gold? Soft worthless thing. ]

I'd appreciate that. Both the statue and the ocarina uses clay, so I find myself using a lot. ...Do you want an ocarina?

[ Does he? He has an ocarina DIY himself and can make an infinite number with the amount of clay he keeps picking up in the future, but he hasn't, since he doesn't know how to play one. He lets out a thoughtful hum.

... Wait. ]

How many ocarinas are you making for you to use a lot of clay other than the statue?

[ Minato's of the opinion that anybody can play the ocarina. You just sort of make noise with it, and anything sounds pretty. ]

I've only made two. Most of it's going towards the statue...

[ He's glad Minato has priorities. ]

Well, since you need clay for the statue, making an ocarina for me probably wouldn't be a good use of resources.

[ Laurent also gets out a shovel. However, this isn't a flimsy one. It looks like an actual durable shovel. ]

Since you're going to be hitting rocks, this might be more useful to you.

[ He sure has a lot of things in his pockets to give. ]

[ Uh- Okay. He take this shovel with a nod of thanks, and gives Laurent his flimsy on in return, because he is all about gifting junk today. ]

Thanks... And maybe it's not a good use of resource, but I'll still make one. If you want it.

[ A statue is not a good use of resources and he's still making it, that doesn't matter to him ]

I'm always carrying music around with me, so I sorta thought it'd be nice for others too.

[ You know what... Laurent will get out his mini DIY workbench and recraft the flimsy shovel Minato just gave him into a more durable shovel. All it takes is an iron nugget. ]

Does music hold a special place in your heart?

[ He asks while making the finishing touches on the Shovel. ]

[ What... Minato starts handing over all his other flimsy starter tools one by one regardless of whether Laurent is capable of upgrading them. Apparently Minato has the DIY for the net, sling shot, shovel, axe, and fishing rod and can provide these too, he just never bothered upgrading anything and uses his re-re-re-re-re-re-re-patched axe for everything. ]

Music is... I dunno. Special in general. I always had headphones on, and I took violin lessons, so I guess it's just something that's been a part of me since before- ...everything.

[ Boy... Laurent upgrades one more flimsy shovel and leaves it at that because no matter how much material farming he does, he will never have enough iron nuggets. He hands the upgraded shovels to Minato along with the rest of the flimsy tools he tried to pass onto him. ]

It's one thing to appreciate music by listening it, but when you play music, do you feel like you can express yourself better?

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