Animal Crossing: Wild World

A Character Named cindy.

By: Cindy Hodge.

Chapter 1

"Clear somethin' up fer me, would ye? Today be February twenty-first, two thousand ten… And the time o' day be four twenty-five p.m., right?" Asked Kapp'n.

I looked down at my wristwatch and said, "Yes." I knew it was the right date because it is my moving day.

"Thank ye. I don't trust this clock… I oughta send it to sleep with the fishies! Speakin' o' the fishies, they could swim in this road… the rain be merciless!"

"It's calming." I said.

"…Yar, well, all right, then. There be no pleasin' some people, that's fer sure. …Gar, now, wait a moment, ye wee snappin' turtle. I never got yer name!"

"Uh, it's cindy."

"Yar… Cindy, is it? So, fond o' the name cindy, are ye?"

"Yeah… it's cute…" I murmured.

"Yar, yar, that be a fine name, pure an' true. It's the perfect name fer a perfect young lass. Young miss cindy…"

"Uh, thanks."

"Oh, nar how embarrassing'… I forgot to ask ye! …Whar ye be wishin' to go?"

"flapjack." I said.

"Yar har har HAR har har! Just a joke, ye barnacle! Flapjack, right?"

"Yes."

"So tell me, cindy… What're ye plannin' on doin' out in flapjack? Ye learnin' the ins an' outs o' interior decoratin'?"

"I'm moving."

"Headin' out on yer own, eh… Yar, cindy, ye got some spine on ye! But…yer young an' hip-like! Fer ye to choose to live in flapjack… Don't get me wrong, it's got its good points, but on the whole, it's sorta quiet. So, what is it about ol' flapjack that convinced ye to move?"

"The boarder."

"Yar, yar, I see, missy. Ye ladies got a refreshin' way o' lookin' at life! …Listen, not to change the subject or anythin', cindy, but… Ye look like ye been livin' the cushy life up to now. Not to blunt, but… Do ye have enough cash to get started here?"

"Yup."

"Yar har har har HAR! Aren't ye just a hermit crab, hoardin' up riches! Let me tell ye, missy… Ye ever want to find pirate booty…I'm yer cabbie! …Well, would ye look there! We're almost at yer town! Flapjack, ho! Well, me dear cindy… I know it's heartbreakin', but… Nar, nar, nar! NAR, says I! I won't say farewell! 'Tis too painful! Nar… At least the rain is lettin' up… though a storm be ragin' in me eyes…"

Okay… Awkward… I thought.

He pulled over in front of what must've been town hall.

"Yo ho ho, me hearty! We've come ashore! Here it is, cindy! Yer fair an' blessed kingdom… flapjack! If ye got any questions, ye should head over to the town hall. They'll help ye. Yar, time to part, milady… Farewell, cindy!" And he drove off.

I decided to take him up on the comment, so I walked into the town hall.

"Well, this is flapjack's town hall…" Said a perky pelican. "So, what is it that I can do for you today?"

"Um, I moved in, a guy named Kapp'n just dropped me off and told me to come here?"

"…Oh! Goodness gracious! You must be cindy! I am pleased to meet you! My name is Pelly, and I am a clerk here in the town hall. Tom Nook was kind enough to tell me all about you, cindy… He informed me that in order for new residents to feel welcome, he has prepared a residence just for them! Yes! It is a touch modest, of course. Tom Nook has certainly… been in a giving mood lately, I must say. Anyway, I am sure you are anxious to see your home! Well, this is it!"

She pulled out a map and showed it to me… only three other people lived in this town: Vesta, Nibbles, and Bill. My house was circled. There was a thin river running through the entire town, and a waterfall at the end of it. There was a beach at the beginning. We had a main gate, and two shops. I lived right above the shops, and right across the main gate.

It looked like a very peaceful town. There wasn't much scenery. I would have to fix that.

"Cool." I finally said.

"Well then, cindy… I trust you can use this map to find your new home, and not get lost around the town, because if you do, Tom will get on me." She smiled. I took that as a You better not get lost or I'll come get you!!! in the worst possible way. But she was still nice.

"I'll make sure of it…"

"All right, then, good-bye and please come again!"

"Uh, will do…" I guess…

And then I left. Well, might as well get to know my brand new neighborhood.