Week 4

[vellamods]

WEEK 4 LOG ♬
Weather: Monday AM & PM - Clear Skies; Tuesday - Thursday AM Cloudy, PM Rainy; Friday - Clear Skies

The Meteor Shower

On Monday, there are, in your mailboxes, passports for those who happened to not pick them up when the airport opened. Hold onto these--they’re important, after all! Open them up, and you’ll find not only a title, your name, and your hometown, but you’ll also find…

A blank page? That’s right. There’s a page in the back of the admittedly small passport with only one thing on it: a space that looks like it has room for a star stamp. Huh. That’s strange, isn’t it? There are no hints as to what it could be about, but maybe the announcement will shed some light.

There’s also, like last week, a familiar face around the island… it’s Audie! Come around to her house to say hi--she’s very excited to be here, and very fashionably dressed as she strolls around the island.

And like clockwork, at nine AM, Tom Nook makes his announcement once more:

“Good morning, Isla Sonrisa! A few things this morning. Please give a warm welcome to our new neighbor, Audie!”

Audie smiles and waves at you all with both paws--she’s pretty flattered at the warm response. Tom Nook continues--

“We have for you the ability to build bridges now! Yes, yes, these will prove very useful indeed. Of course, you will most likely have to work together to figure out the best places to put these bridges, as we have only a limited number… But I am sure working together will be little trouble for you all! The only thing to note is that each bridge will come with a construction fee of 15,000 bells each. Consider working together to get some bridges up and running...?”

He pauses, and the next part comes with some measure of almost… not quite dismay, but there’s a certain cloud over the tanuki: “It also seems Iori and Mira have also left the island… Again, we’re looking into it, and should any discoveries come to light, I will tell you immediately.”

He nods to himself, and continues on--

“Next, I’d like to tell you all we have a very special event tonight… a meteor shower! Yes, yes, starting at 7 PM, we will have clear skies and many stars to wish upon. Who knows--maybe your wishes will all come true!” He says that with a bright smile, almost like he really believes it… Or maybe that’s just his quiet optimism? Anyway, he continues--

“Finally, I’d like to thank you all for your hard work in making items for our new friends! Yes, yes, you all have been working so hard to create furniture and items for our housing plots, but this week, I invite you all to put your best DIY skills to the test! There are no specific style requirements in mind, but please make sure our potential new friend has:

1 Table
2 Dressers
1 Clock
2 Chairs

Of course, if you’d like to make more, I am sure our friend will not be opposed…” He pauses, and seems to remember something! “Ah, yes, we are very close to opening our museum… I am sure Blathers would appreciate any bugs, fish, or fossils regardless! Hmm… Yes, that is all I have for you! Thank you once more for your hard work, and have a wonderful day!”




Possible Objectives

1. Help Tom Nook prepare a housing plot for the last villager house.
2. Donate more specimens to Blathers.
3. Attend the meteor shower, if you so desire. There may be some secrets waiting for you...
4. Make a money pool for some bridges.



Turn-Ins
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday



(OOC: Welcome to Week 4! Please direct all questions to the FAQ.


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MONDAY

[vellamods]

[ The meteor shower takes place at 7PM tonight! Wis upon those shooting stars; they'll be out until 4AM for anyone who's a late sleeper or an early riser. ]

WISHES

[vellamods]

[ We're asking for character wishes for science. They can be related to home or to the island. Your character can make as many wishes as they want, but please list two wishes for your character. ]

[sugooooooooi]

Serval wishes for new food to cheer up Minato (something caffeinated and not apple-related) because he always seems to be having a rough time, and for something to help her and Kevin learn to read.

[conceptualize]

Laurent wishes for his uncle to live a good, healthy life and his friend to stop dying every week during time loops back home.

[compendiem]

- that the people who disappeared from here are alive and well somewhere
- to be able to see his friends again, just once more before he dies

[afterword]

Dokja will be wishing for his Fourth Wall skill just to have a better control on his emotions/thoughts and for his companions back home to still be safe without Dokja being around.

P5/P5R spoilers

[jokersonyou]

Ren wishes for Akechi to come back for REAL this time, healthy and safe and for he and his friends to reunite and all be together again.

Re: WISHES

[winterforecast]

Alexis wishes that she knew what to wish for and for the opportunity to get real revenge on Yoo Joonghyuk.

shadowbringers spoilers

[lightsmith]

once pried out of her house and having the concept explained to her, scintilla's going to wish for the strength to protect the Source and its shards and a brain for alphinaud/thancred/urianger for her friends to stop getting killed.

...yeah, tall asks, she knows.

[turntoashes]

Lio wishes to see the Promare again and wishes to know if everyone's okay back home.

[regression]

Joonghyuk wishes for Kim Dokja to picture himself in his own happiness and the strength to protect everything he wants to protect.

[seacub]

Emporio wishes that things remain peaceful here. He wants to stay here, and it seems nice, but he can't help but worry! He also wishes for it to stay clear and nice until he has an umbrella, since he got rained on last time.

A terrible curse when you are woolen.

(Inwardly he wishes he could see his friends again, but he does feel like that's not possible)

[rupturingheaven]

Byleth wishes for her students back home to be able to find happiness and a way for everyone to come and go to the island as they please even after they've returned home.

... She knows the latter is a long shot but.

[toushiro]

Hitsugaya wishes for his friend, Hinamori's happiness during her road to recovery. He also wishes for everyone on this island, past or present, to be able to see home once more if they wish to.

[southclaw]

Kevin wishes that Karl was here.

[pr159]

Rideaux wishes for Bisley to have to use Julius as his soul bridge in his absence, and to return to his world only if and when someone beats Origin's Trial.

If they lose they can just enjoy being doomed without him.

[whereswalder]

Walder wishes for a way for people to come and go as they please! ...and obviously, he wishes that they'll be able to find a way to restore Jade to his original form instead of being stuck as a crystal.

[spiritoso]

Kaede wishes for Shuichi to believe in himself and get everyone out of the killing game and for there to be a way for everyone to come and go from the island, including those that have already left.

[hypnowhip]

Sylvando wishes for the safety of everyone who has left and for Isla Sonrisa's prosperity.

NETWORK THREADS

[vellamods]

[compendiem]

[ The announcement of the meteor shower this morning doesn't come as a surprise to Minato, who listens to Tom Nook with his gaze fixed down at his feet. It's a mopey day, even with all the exciting new things going on— a new neighbor he can only manage a brief smile for before turning away, and the prospect of bridges that has him thinking briefly of the 70k bell donation he'd given to Sonico just a day or so before, but decides that his money was better spent. Besides, he's getting a little better at flying, and can be seen at the airport practicing- he can glide well enough now, swooping smoothly to the ground and managing to land without tumbling, but he's still got a ways to go before he can keep himself aloft.

In the evening, before the meteor shower starts, he stops his practice and remains up there on the roof, leaving a ladder propped up against the side of the building for anybody to climb up if they so wish, there's plenty of room up here for a small shooting star viewing party. A tarp (that may or may not have been at tent once upon a time) has been laid out on the rooftop instead of a blanket, but there's not much in the way of snacks or other comforts besides several little bottles of energy drinks and Minato with a photo album in his lap, flipping through pages with Mira's face smiling back at him, Minato frowning in return.

He doesn't have to think too hard about what to wish for, there's so much.

But all of it remains unsaid, and he's quiet for the most part, not expecting anybody else to be up here besides Kaede who he'd asked to join him for a while— and he'll be out here late into the night, from dusk until dawn, putting the album away once the sun goes down and exchanging it with a large lump of clay that he pinches smaller pieces out to make little clay ...things... whatever it takes to pass the time, until the half dozen energy drinks run its course and his heart stops feeling like it's about to explode. ]

5.x spoilers

[lightsmith]

[Scintilla went about her day a little uneasily; she was tense following the announcement, though she focused herself more on fishing than anything else. When it wasn't a forge, the brick oven served its intended purpose--she only overcooked a few of them, even.]

[But when night rolled around and the first few stars streaked across the sky, she looked unreasonably stressed out, tail bristling as she quickly retreated back to the house and closed the blinds.]

[It's fine.]

[She's fine.]

[conceptualize]

I

[ Stars always make you feel small in the grand scheme of things.

It's evening, and Laurent can be seen sitting on the garden bench in various places, whether it's by the beach, by your house, by the river... Anywhere, but his own house. He's been moving around a lot with that garden bench. He's always looking up at the sky all the time and wonders if he should invest in a salonpas for his neck if that even exists on this island.

When you pass by or decide to sit on the bench next to him, he'll quietly ask with a small smile: ]

Would it be too egotistical to think they shine for us?


II

[ It's past midnight. It might as well be 1-4AM. Laurent has been listlessly walking around the island with a gas lantern all this time. He is not up to his usual shenanigans, but he might have walked around the same place at least twice by now. Maybe he just doesn't want to go home. Maybe he's just out for a late night stroll. Who knows? He seems to be having good luck, considering no scorpions attacked him in the dead of night. He can either be seen at the beach, tossing something into the ocean or around the island as usual. ]

[regression]

[ Joonghyuk can be found doing the usual things in the daytime... Mostly fishing with two? Rods? One at the river's mouth for ocean fish, then one in the river. His little stool is placed between the two as he watches with his arms and legs crossed like he's sitting in his own corporate office.

When night finally hits, he's for once found outside which is unusual. He's the type to retire when it hits a certain time, valuing sleep and rest very much. However, he can be found on the highest level of the island through the use of pole vaults and ladders. He's watching the stars rather intently, thinking back on everything he has heard about stars and wishes.

He never wished upon them at home... The stars are a bad omen that haunted his world. However, he decides to give it a try on the meteors. Maybe the Animal Crossing gods are kind. ]

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[whereswalder]

[A meteor shower, huh? Walder definitely wants to make sure he gets a chance to see it, so he tries not to work too hard during the day! ...not that he does no work at all, of course. He probably should try and make a little money to contribute to the bridge fund... so he'll hit a rock and make some bells! ...it's not very many bells but it's something! And maybe he'll... try and pick apples to sell. He'll be going around, checking out the trees, seeing how many are left...

...but he doesn't make that many bells from those sales. Next, he hits the beach looking for shells to pick up and sell... and hey, maybe he'll find a bottle? Who knows! Not him.

But after that, his money-making skills are spent, especially since he doesn't want to catch bugs and fish to sell. To donate to Blathers, yes, but to sell? That's a slippery slope, in his view! So he's standing outside the grocery store deep in thought...]

Hm... if only I had some art supplies... but I've never actually sold any of those...

[hm!!

Well, anyway, that is most of the day taken care of! So he'll see if he can try and get up on the roof of House 11 when the sun sets to get a good view of the meteor shower! IT'S COOL, RANGERS CLIMB THINGS ALL THE TIME. HE PROBABLY DOESN'T NEED HELP GETTING DOWN.]