Animal Crossing Prologue; Your 23 for god's sake! Get a life!
First off, a few notes; Thank you to the readers, and the creators of Animal Crossing for inspiring me and giving me drive to write this. And also to for letting fan alike post they're stories as they please.
Secondly, I will be giving this story more of a realistic approach; Instead of the little tiny people in the games, the human character will seem human. But the Animals will stay the same, so it's still "Animal Crossing." As well as giving it a realistic approach, I'm going to try incorporating the first three games; Game play from the first one, house size from the second one and going to the city from the third one. And some from the movie (yes, there is a movie! Go see it, it's amazing~) Okay, that's all. Thank you! ^_^
~*Eloquois*~
My parents are what you could call… Independent. I mean, my Mother moved out when she was 17 and my Father moved out when he was 18, and they had me only a year after meeting each other; Mom 21 and Dad 22. So, you could probably tell what they were bringing me into the dining room for after one night of dinner. My mother started out with, well, you know… "Daniel, your 23 years old, for god's sake! Get a life!"
My dad was nodding like it's what they've been wanting to say this for years. I mean, just because I haven't moved out yet, doesn't mean I don't have a life; I have a job, a girlfriend, a car, everything EXCEPT a house. I'm even paying rent, for crying out loud. So why did they still want me to move?
"But wait a second…" I said, looking at them. "Why is it so important I move out? The only thing I don't have is a house, and even then, I'm saving up FOR a house." My dad and mother looked ready to hit me.
"First off, don't ever talk back to your mother." my father. He was never nurturing towards me since I turned 18. "And secondly, it's because you're a bad influence on my kids. Making it seem like they don't need a place until they're well into adulthood is a complete joke. Now you know what we're talking about, so I suggest you go find a house for your sorry self."
They both got up from the table and walked away. So that, I suppose, was that. I had to find a house somewhere quickly. And what was up with them ostracizing me like that? Ugh, maybe I was a bad influence… oh gosh, I'm agreeing with my parents. That's a truly bad sign, am I right?
Whatever. I went up to my room and looked around. Would this all be gone in a few days? I guess it would. I sat at my computer screen and opened up Mozilla. About ten minutes later, my younger brother walked in.
My brother was sort of my clone; Dark brown hair, bright green eyes and about my height, 5'7. The only difference was he wore glasses. He scratched his head a bit, looking down.
"Hey twin, what's up?" He sat down on my bed.
"I heard what mom and dad talked to you about… Is it true?" I nodded, and he sniffled. Oh gosh, he was crying. I was surprised, he never cried.
"It's alright… I mean, we won't be sharing adjoining bedrooms anymore, but we'll still be able to talk. I'm pretty sure they have a post office, and I can see about a telephone…" I put a hand on his knee.
"It'll be fine, trust me Marcus." That was his name. I wish I had a cool name like that. He wiped his nose on his shirt sleeve and nodded. I knew it would be, even if we couldn't talk anymore daily.
"Alright, well… I gotta find a house. Do your homework and I'll let you help me." I said, ruffling his hair.
"hey!" he said, pushing my hands away. We laughed, and he got up. "I'll go do that." he said, going to get his homework. I typed in Google to the search and saw what came up. First link caught my eye.
"Hey Marcus, come check this out." I said, pulling a chair up to the desk.
The advertisement read "Hello! Have you ever had that urge to get out into the world, see it for your own self, even for someone else? Or is someone just giving you a bad time, and you want to elope? Your in luck, because Housing in Almont has opened up! Houses starting at 20,000 bells and up! What are you waiting for? Call now to start your Animal adventure!" They listed a number and I was confused; "Animal Adventure?" Marcus was giving me the same look of confusion.
"Let me call the number. I mean, where else am I going to live?" I picked up the phone next to my computer, and called the number.
"Hello! This is the Almont Town Hall! Pelly speaking, how may I help you?" Seemed normal already.
"Hi, My name is Daniel, and I'm looking at your site, possibly thinking about moving in there. Can you answer some of the questions that I have?"
"Of course! What can I help you with?" I liked this woman already.
"Well, the whole 'Animal Adventure' sort of thing. What is that all about?" She laughed.
"This town is a town of all animals. Even I'm an Animal, but it's the life we live, I suppose."
Okay, now THAT was weird. I mean, we HAVE a dog, but what if I end up seeing Fido walk on two legs? That would probably scare me. But it did seem interesting…
"Okay, that's new. Um… And bells? Is that, currency?" I asked.
"Yes, it is. US dollars are not worth anything to our town, so you will have to transfer your money into bells. But, of course, you still end up working for our town storekeeper, Tom Nook."
I nodded. This was exactly how I was wanting to live; A permanent job, a good house, away from the worthless parents… I mean, a break from the parents. And who knows, with three other houses, Marcus might move out that way.
"Okay, sounds great. I am a worker, that's what I enjoy, so that will work out too. As for the houses, are they in the same area? Or are they spread out?" Either way, my brother would still be there. So I guess it would be alright.
"Oh yes, they are all spaced out rather nicely. Your neighbors will be happy to have you, because it's something that we've been wanting for… quite sometime."
Is it just me or is she hitting on me? Oh well I suppose.
"Right!" I said, changing the subject. "well, I guess I'll see you in… A week? I hope that's not too soon, I just don't have any real time left to stay."
"Oh no, that's fine!" Pelly replied, laughing a bit. "I'll get your info started as soon as you hang up! We can't wait to have you here in Almont! See you soon!" And she hung up. I guess that meant I had a house, and I was already to go.
"Well, brother, looks like I've got a potential house!" Just then my mother walked in.
"oh good. Looks like you aren't a complete waste of our time. You have until tomorrow to move. Have a swell day." And she left. Great, it felt like one of those last second trips, except you had no time to pack anything but a second outfit.
"Jeez, tough crowd." I looked at my brother. "Want some of this stuff? Hell, just take all of it. Except my stationary set; That comes with. And the autographed poster" I said, pointing to it. The stationary set? I know, it's lame. I got it when I was 15, from my Aunt Myrna. She thought it would be great to write her, but I just set her up with a phone, and called her every day instead. And the poster? Got it at my 17th birthday at a concert I went to. I do love my Three Days Grace after all.
Marcus looked like I just gave him the world. "Can I just change rooms? I've been wanting a bigger bedroom for years anyways."
"of course you can, Honey." mom again. "After we deep clean this room. Don't want the germs to rub off on you ." She walked off, carrying the laundry basket downstairs. Just once, I begged. Just once, let her fall down the stairs. But she never does. Because your parents are just "perfect."
"Hey Danny, what if I wanted to move early? You know, if I don't want to go through with college?"
I looked over at him. "Just tell mom and dad your going to be staying somewhere else, and move. They don't need to know." I sighed and turned my chair fully towards him. "Now go get ready for bed. Tomorrow's Christmas after all, and we don't want to be tired anyways." not like I was going to get anything…
THE NEXT MORNING
Morning was… well, it wasn't dandy at all. First off, my parents got me, well, nothing. My siblings pitched in, though; My sisters got me some awesome looking pens, some that were different colors and they would be perfect for my stationery set. My brother Marcus, got me some awesome winter wear, like jackets and shirts and so on, for the cold winters ahead. And my other brother, who's basically my dad in a younger body, got me a parcel saying "get a life" on it. My parents praised him, and I said "say, I'm gonna go do that right now. Merry Christmas." I said to my siblings, and walked off.
Just then , I booted up my computer, and called the number that I had called multiple times for questions that Pelly was only too nice to answer; What the people are like, what the job was like, and so forth. On the second ring, Pelly picked up.
"Thank you for calling the Almont town center, my name is Pelly, how may I help you?"
"hi, it's Daniel again. Sorry for bugging you on Christmas day and all." I said, kind of embarrassed for calling on such an important day."
She laughed a bit, then cleared her throat. "no no, it's quite alright. My family knows that me and my sister have to switch, so they have gotten used to this much. What was your question again?"
I didn't know she had a sister. That wasn't important though, so I was moving on.
"I was wondering if you could tell me when my train was getting in? I'm just making sure that I'm ready for it on Saturday."
"Ah yes." she said, sounding like she was sifting through papers. "Your train get's there at Eight o'clock your time. We're about two hours ahead, so the store will be closed by then. Since it is new years, everyone will be at the lake, but you'll be getting a map to know how to get there. I hope that's everything?"
I cleared my throat. "Uh, yes it is. I can't wait to be there. Thank you again"
"no problem" Pelly said. And she hung up.
I sighed and looked around what was my room; Marcus had moved everything over from his old bedroom and now all that remained of my room was the stuff on the walls. I had my duffel bag full of clothes and any little things I could put in there. I put my Christmas gifts, minus one, in there, and looked around.
All this would be gone in six days, I thought quietly to myself. And boy, it would be difficult not having adjoining rooms next to my brother anymore. But it would be easy to not deal with my parents every day. Five years of this, and I was ready to get out of dodge. Six days seemed like a lifetime, but it would well be worth it in the end.
