Public Works Project part 1
It was another beautiful day in Animal Town when Roll made her way up to Main Street in order to see what the shops had to offer for sale today. She had chosen to wear her new overalls dress with her beret that day, putting her hair in some downward pigtails. Since it was a sunny day, that also meant she could enjoy being barefoot as usual. Since that day she went over to the Able Sisters' house, which had been only three days ago, Roll really looked forward to seeing the Able sisters.
Since telling Sable about some her issues, (but not her main issue), Roll felt more open with discussing her own likes and interests with not just the brown hedgehog, but her other friends as well. Plus her personality was starting to show as well, but she was still quite apologetic when feeling she might have offended or hurt someone. While the issues centering around her mother still plagued her, she was still waiting for the right time to speak about it. Yet...she still hoped that the subject would never come up in casual conversation. Roll had only taken a few steps into the plaza when she stopped in her tracks at what she was seeing before her.
"Whoa!" said Roll in surprise, "I knew Timmy and Tommy were going to upgrade but I never knew that there was gonna be a whole main street renovation because of it!" Near the location was a massive blue tarp area surrounding the place where Nookling Junction once was, next to it was another smaller tarp area where another building was being erected. Even the second floor where the Able Sisters were was covered in a large tarp as well but she saw the doors to the shop were still there and uncovered. Finally, there was fourth tarp right next to the Able Sisters where another building was being erected as well. Roll just looked about before heading inside of the Able Sisters.
"Why hello there Roll," said Mabel.
"Hi Mabel," said Roll cheerfully, "There seems to be a lot of construction going on around here today. it's like everyone and their pets are setting up shops around here."
"Well it is all thanks to you actually," said Sable.
"Me?" Roll asked surprised.
"You're constant patronage to the shop as well as Nookling Junction has encouraged more than just the Nookling twins' expansion you know," Sable explained, "other shop keepers want to move into the town as well too!"
"Any idea who these shop keepers are?" Roll asked curiously.
"Well for starters one them is an old friend of mine," said Labelle since she had heard the talking. Since opening up with Roll, Labelle was much more open with her, especially while on the job, "her name is Harriet. She is a well established hairstylist and she also gives her customers makeup and color contacts as well!"
"Oh that's cool," said Roll, "I've been wondering if I should have my hair changed, but I'm not sure."
"But you're hair is so pretty as it is," said Sable, "I wouldn't change it." Roll just shrugged her shoulders.
"It's just a thought," said Roll casually, "I like it long anyway, Sable. I was just considering maybe curls or a different hair color."
"Oh" said Sable simply as she continued her work. Roll had gotten used to the fact that even when Sable wasn't looking at her, it didn't mean she wasn't listening.
"The next is a newbie," said Mabel, "but I bumped into him the other day as Tom's workers were busy on his new shop. His name is Lief. He's a brown sloth and is very experienced when it comes to gardening and keeping the towns a clean and fun place to live."
"Ah, a garden shop would be a big help for the town," said Roll, "I've been wanting to make some more fruit orchards, but I would like to replace any non-fruit trees I might need to chop down."
"Ah, so you're not trying to kill trees, but relocate them," said Mabel.
"Exactly," said Roll, "So I know whose moving in upstairs and next door, but there another shop east of here."
"That...shop...probably won't fit your forte," said Mabel sheepishly.
"Why? Who is it?" Roll asked curiously. The three sisters shared glances at each other.
"His names is Kicks," said Mabel simply, "he sells shoes and socks."
"Oh...I see," said Roll as she looked down at her bare feet and wiggled her toes. The other sisters noticed her feet staring and giggled quietly to each other.
"Well...as much as I like being barefoot," said Roll to herself, "I still wouldn't mind a few pairs of shoes, especially for the winter or for spring or autumn rainy days. I do only have one pair of sandals on me right now and they are on the casual side. I need something for more formal occasions." The three sisters smiled.
"Well good to see that he'll get your business as well," said Mabel with a chuckle, "Now back to business...we've got a special surprise for you!" Roll gasped excitedly.
"A surprise?" said Roll curiously, "W-what is it?" Mabel guided her over to Sable's desk. It was there Roll gasped in surprise. There right next to Sable was a brand new sewing machine, a digital sewing machine to be exact.
"Well as you can see dear," said Sable, "Apparently, Mabel and Labelle have been saving their own share of bells. So as a surprise, they went out and ordered me a brand new sewing machine. The only problem is that it's so large and high tech that I'm actually very afraid to use it."
"That's true," said Mabel, "Now we're not sure if we got Sable a new machine or just a giant paperweight!"
"Oh Mabel!" said Sable annoyed, "I am just afraid to ruin it because I didn't know how to use it probably. I may be able to use a computer, but I am still an amateur when it comes to social media and all this advanced technology."
"Now you know why Sable doesn't even have a cell phone," said Mabel and giggled to herself. Sable glared before rolling her eyes at the younger sibling before turning towards Roll.
"Getting back on track here Mabel!" said Sable, "This machine can do more than just make clothes and patterns. In fact I want you to have this!" Sable then handed Roll a special book that had eight pages of what had 15 empty squares on it.
"This book is for you to make your own patterns and designs," Mable explained, "You can use it to put your own personal touch on the town or to even make your own patterns and designs."
"You mean I can create my designs?" said Roll surprised.
"That is right," said Sable, "Just make sure none of your designs that you chose to share with others are offensive because the higher ups might remove or terminate the designs!"
"What higher...oh right...those higher ups," said Roll, nodding in understanding.
"Also when you come here," said Mabel, "I can help you make pro designs, which means you can turn your designs into QR patterns for others to use around the world and make your own clothes."
"My own clothes?!" Roll gasped as her voice squeaked with excitement.
"Uh huh," said Mabel, "We can help you make you a hat, a dress or top with any kind of sleeves you want, even sleeveless, and skirts, shorts, and pants too!"
"That is so cool," said Roll.
"I really hope you'll give these features a try and put that book to good use," said Sable, "Maybe if you use it while I'm here. I can figure out how to use it myself." Roll smiled.
"Sure thing," said Roll, "I'll think of a few ideas first and when I am ready, I'll come and try making a dress or two. So thank you for the book and the opportunity."
"You're welcome," said Mabel and Sable together. Roll began to browse the shop for a bit, finding another dress and skirt she liked before heading over to Labelle.
"Wait!" said Mabel and Sable. Roll stopped herself and walked back over to the two hedgehogs.
"What's up?" she asked. Mabel and Sable both handed her a mannequin.
"We figured with all the clothes you've been collecting that you probably need something to hang them on when choosing your outfits for the day," Mabel explained, "Each of these mannequins can wear a single headgear, accessory, a dress or top and bottoms, socks, and shoes. Use can use these to help you pair up items and then change into the right away! It will make getting dressed for the day much easier." Roll smiled as she put both mannequins into her pockets.
"Thank you so much you guys!" Roll replied, excited to set them up in her house, as she headed towards Labelle. She eagerly grabbed another ribbon as well as a straw boater hat and even two pairs of sunglasses before leaving the shop. Roll wasted no time heading back to her house, which was now starting to look more like a multi-room house. While Roll insisted that she didn't need such a huge house, she was constantly encouraged by her friends as well as Tom Nook to keep expanding. Plus the extra space allowed her to think of separating her living quarters into different rooms. For the moment, she only had three rooms. The main room (living room), her second floor (her bedroom and had just been expanded to 6 by 6) and a 4 by 4 back room, which she planned to use as a kitchen since she had found some cook books and wanted to learn to make yummy meals and treats for her friends. She had already read enough recipes that she could recite them from memory and was hoping that her memory would make any multitasking cooking required would be much easier. But that was for a future date. For now, Roll immediately headed upstairs and set up the mannequins. She tried at first to decide what outfits she might consider wearing in the coming days but ended up feeling stressed out and indecisive before putting her clothes away in her green dresser. With all the clothes she had been collecting, she had already filled up the top section and was now filling up the second section with clothes and other items, but mostly clothes. However, she did take note that she had been just stuffing her clothing items wherever she could fit them. This was driving her crazy for two reasons. First, she liked having things organized and, second, it took her too long to try and find certain clothing items every morning.
"I gotta organize this thing someday," she said to herself when she heard someone knocking on the door below her.
"Who is it?" Roll asked as she put her beret back on her head and dashed downstairs to see who it was. The door opened and there were both Rosie and Bunnie outside her door with warm smiles on there faces.
"Hey there silly!" said Rosie cheerfully, "We've been looking for you!"
"Yeah, tee he," said Bunnie, "We've been waiting for you to come and play with us!" Roll chuckled.
"Well I'm not doing anything at the moment," Roll replied, "I just finished setting up my new mannequins..." Bunnie and Rosie gasped excitedly.
"You got mannequins?!" they exclaimed.
"Oh do you need help picking outfits for them, tee hee?" Bunnie asked eagerly.
"Actually..." said Roll slowly as she began to warm up to the idea, "I do! I could use your help organizing my clothes drawer. It's a mess."
"You came to the right two people, silly," said Rosie as she and Bunnie made proud poses, "You are looking at the village's two fashion experts! We know everything about what's in and what's not!"
"Plus we learn to sort out clothes first, walk second, tee hee," Bunnie added smugly.
"I always thought that Margie, Purrl, or Whitney were the fashion experts, and organizers," said Roll and Bunnie and Rosie mock gasped while clutching their hearts.
"Oh Roll!" said Rosie melodramatically.
"You wound us!" said Bunnie in the same tone. Unlike in the past, when Roll would get anxious and apologize multiple times. Roll just smirked and rolled her eyes at them.
"Oh stop you two," said Roll teasingly, "I was kidding." Rosie and Bunnie continued to pout, waiting to see how Roll would react. Roll began to feel a little insecure.
"Sorry," she said rather casually, "didn't mean to offend you." Bunnie and Rosie exchanged a single eye glance and then giggled.
"Getting better, tee hee," said Bunnie.
"Better at what?" Roll asked, slightly annoyed that they were teasing her.
"Not getting all wishy-washy when people get annoyed or mad at you, silly," said Rosie, "You're learning not to let people make you feel bad...at least not instantly." Roll just sighed.
"Well...oh never mind," Roll almost wanted to tell them about her fears of feeling lonely but decided against it. She was only comfortable telling Sable about that, "Let's head upstairs where I have my new mannequins set up and you can help me chose some cute outfits to put on them."
"Okay!" they said excitedly together as they rushed upstairs, nearly knocking her over. Roll became worried.
"Hey! Hold up you guys!" said Roll, "my storage is already a mess! Please don't make it worse with your shuffling!" In the end...they pretty much took her storage apart. On the bright note, they did keep the word and helped her re-organize her clothes to make finding different articles of clothing much easier for Roll to find. While Roll disapproved of their methods, they did do her a big favor. It was close the end of the afternoon when they finished helping her pick out a few outfits and cleaned up the mess they had made in the bedroom. Roll was exhausted as she lay on her green bed and let her beret tumble off her head.
"I really enjoy having Bunnie and Rosie as my friends," said Roll, "But those two can be a handful sometimes. Sometimes, I feel like I'm the adult in the group." She let out a loud huff and just relaxed on her bed for another half an hour or so before deciding to head outside for some fresh air. She also needed to get started collecting the funds to pay off the next house loan, which was 348,000 bells. It was actually much less than her second floor expansion, which had totaled 498,000 bells, but she wanted to take care of the house debt sooner rather than later. Since Kapp'n's arrival, Roll and her friends had taken several trips to the island once they had discovered all the valuable bugs and fish that could be caught and sold for far a load of bells. This had made acquiring the funds for her debts much easier. Especially since she learned the most valuable creatures came out at night. His wife Leilani had even helped Roll re-arrange the trees and shrubs to maximize the change of finding the rarest and most valuable bugs as she spent her time scavenging in the evening hours. Roll was always looking forward to catching lots of rare fish and bugs, even if the latter creeped her out a bit, particularly the cockroaches that scurried by every so often on the beach. While she refused to admit she had a bit of a bug-phobia, specifically with cockroaches, her friends had probably figured that out. The biggest clue was when she shrieked after one cockroach scurried over her left foot. Plus she was never picked up the bugs she caught in her net with her hands but just tossed them into her pockets (which caged them if you didn't know) and kept going.
Since it was just past 5:30 that day, Roll knew she had some time to kill and figured some more fishing in the river would be a good way to relax until it was after 6pm. She hopped out of bed, put her beret back on and ironed out her overall dress before heading downstairs and went to leave her house when she was surprised by a strange creature outside her door. The creature had a goofy looking face with a bucktooth and its face was surrounded by what looked like red petals. He was also nicely dressed on a white formal shirt with a black vest.
"Good evening there!" he said cheerfully, "are you by any chance the mayor of this here town?" Roll seemed hesitant to answer but nodded slowly.
"Yes...I am," Roll answered slowly, "Who are you?"
"Allow me to introduce myself," said the creature, "my name is Shrunk. Dr. Shrunk is what they addressed me as back in the day."
"Back in the day?" Roll asked curiously.
"Oh yes indeed," he answered, "That was my stage name back in the day when I worked in the city, but I am also certified in my studies so you could say it's a formal title as well." He chuckled at what had actually been a little joke, but Roll didn't understand and just titled her head to the side a little.
"Stage name? City? Formal title?" Roll asked at once in confusion.
"I used to be a well known Comedian in the big city not too long ago," he explained, "Used to perform on stage in front of thousands of people (well maybe not that many) and I got my degree in telling jokes and such."
"Oh"
"Yes indeed," said Dr. Shrunk, "Anyway, I am here because I wanted to be a request to you personally."
"Would it be for a comedy show or something?" Roll asked, a little skeptical about the idea. Dr. Shrunk shook his head.
"Actually, I wanted to see if it was possible that I could set up shop here on your main street," Dr. Shrunk replied, "I would like to set up a nightclub here in your town!" Roll than gasped in surprise.
"Oh another new building in main street," said Roll, feeling more enthusiastic now, "That would make the fourth of my math is right. Anyway, a night club would certainly be a great addition here! Just...umm...if you haven't noticed..."
"If you're worried about smoking and alcoholic beverages, no worries, no worries," said Dr. Shrunk, "that's not what my club is for. (I wasn't even considering a bar area for refreshments). It's primarily for the use of showcasing music and raw talent. Have you perchance heard of KK Slider?"
"Oh yeah I have!" said Roll. While she didn't have any music herself, she had heard plenty of tunes from her other friends that were written and performed by the said dog. She had grown to love the tunes of Bubblegum KK and KK Bossa. Those were two favorites she could name on the spot.
"Well weeknights will showcase some of his greatest and newest hits via dancing and a DJ booth," said Dr. Shrunk, "and I just negotiated a contract in which KK himself will give a live performance on the weekends. Wouldn't that be exciting!"
"Oh it most definitely would be!" said Roll.
"I've already discussed the more complex details with Isabelle," said Dr. Shrunk, "and I was just discussing the idea with the main street villagers. Nightclubs can tend to be a bit on the noisy side so it is crucial that I get their approval about building one on main street if you get my meaning."
"Of course," said Roll in agreement.
"So I've got their permission," Dr. Shrunk continued, "but in order to proceed any further. I ultimately need your approval for the project? So what do you say, will you approve of me of setting up Club LOL in your town's main street?"
"Why yes!" said Roll, "I want to have a night club here!"
"Excellent!" Dr Shrunk applauded and smiled cheerfully, "I just knew you were the right person to ask about this! Gracias Amiga! I shall get started right away...but I do need one more thing from you first..." Roll excitement quickly died down and she looked worried.
"Is it the funds?" Roll asked with much dread. Dr. Shrunk laughed.
"Funds would be nice, just kidding!" Shrunk remarked with a laugh, "Actually I still need the approval of the town, at least just a majority to be more precise."
"Oh...okay, that's no problem," said Roll with much relief. Dr. Shrunk then pulled out a clipboard with a sheet of paper.
"I just need you to have eight of your villagers sign this petition," said Dr. Shrunk, "Once I submit this form to Isabelle, I can get the approval I need to start the construction for the club. I would go for the signatures myself, but...heh...I think it would be more meaningful if you requested the signatures." Dr. Shrunk felt a little sheepish requesting her help, but Roll just smiled.
"From what you've told me sir," said Roll.
"Ahem, "sir" is my father," said Dr. Shrunk, "You can just call me Shrunk!"
"Oh okay, sorry," Roll apologized, "From what you told me, Shrunk, you've done most of the work already. I would be more than willing to help you out." Roll gave him a polite curtsy to emphasize her sincerity. Shrunk chuckled to himself.
"Well aren't you a polite and helpful young lady," he remarked impressively, "then I know this petition is in good hands." He then handed Roll the clipboard and was about to take off when Roll stopped him.
"Excuse me for asking Shrunk," said Roll, "but what kind of animal are you? I've seen a lot of animals, (via the internet), but I don't recognize what you are?"
"Axolotl."
"Axolotl?"
"Axolotl," said Shrunk, "and don't wear it out! I'll be near the location of the planned club location on main street once you've got the signatures." He then waved goodbye and went on his way. Roll just seemed a bit baffled until she snapped back to her thoughts and decided to go villager searching for the eight signatures she needed for the club. For some reason she decided to go to Fang first. This was probably since he seemed to be the least interested in having extra noise around the town. He tended to like peace and quiet because he was usually out late at night. She well remembered one time Benjamin and Alfonso were having a nightly jam session. They we're not too bad either, but they had done so too close to Fang's house. He scolded them angrily for making so much noise and his yelling could be heard all over town. Roll found him right away, fishing near the river. She waited until he was between casting his line before speaking up.
"Hi Fang," said Roll slowly.
"Oh hey there, Roll," said Fang, "Still chugging along I see, cha-chomp."
"Yeah, keeping busy," said Roll shyly, "Umm...Fang, I've got a petition for the construction of a brand new night club on main street. I know you like your peace and quiet and..."
"A nightclub you say?" Fang interrupted in surprise, "Well it's about time this town got more lively. I like peace and quiet as much as the next, but this place could use some more excitement, cha-chomp." Roll smiled as she handed him the clipboard and he signed the petition. She was rather impressed at how neat his writing was too.
"There you are," said Fang, "Good luck getting the rest of the signatures, cha-chomp!" Roll nodded as she excitedly headed towards Purrl's house, but she wasn't home. She then tried Whitney's house and she was just walking about close by.
"Hi Whitney," said Roll gently, "I have a petition here for a nightclub, would you be interested in signing it?" Whitney turned to her with a warm smile.
"Oh someone wants to build a nightclub you say, snappy?" said Whitney, "Well just show me where to sign dear." Roll then handed the clipboard to her and she gently signed her name in a rather fancy cursive style.
"Maybe we can see a show together, snappy," said Whitney, "I used to be quite the flamingo dancer back in the day."
"Really?" said Roll impressed, "Can you show me a few moves?"
"Oh good heavens no, snappy," said Whitney, "That was a long time ago and I haven't danced in years, but maybe...they say you never forget. So...we'll see..." Roll giggled as she gave Whitney a curtsy before leaving. She always felt the need to be more formal with the snooty villagers. While Whitney and Purrl didn't mind her being so formal, they were waiting for the right time to tell Roll that she didn't need to curtsy every time she dismissed herself from them.
But not yet...they still found her extra-polite nature very cute and adorable.
As for the rest of the signatures, everyone was excited and on board with the idea of there being a nightclub in Animal Town. Roll was rather surprised at how supportive they were about the project. Well not that surprised since she knew they all liked her. However, she wanted to be fair and made the effort to ask one of each villager type to sign the petition in order to ensure equal representation. Since she got Fang (cranky), and Whitney (snooty), she only needed the other villager types. Lolly (normal), Benjamin (lazy), Marshal (smug), and Katt (uchi) made no hesitation to sign the petition. The only difficult signature to get was Rudy's (jock) and that was only cause Roll had to jog next to him to get his signature because he refused to stop moving, even to sign the petition. His writing was probably the sloppiest of the collection but still readable...or at least she thought so. She only needed one more and was just standing nearby the train station to catch her breath as Bunnie and Rosie eagerly rushed up to her. She was grateful for their timing since she still needed one more signature and from either one of the two peppy villagers. Plus keeping up with Rudy was exhausting and she was fighting the urge to not sit on the cobblestones.
"Hey there, silly!" said Rosie excitedly.
"We have been looking everywhere for you, tee hee," Bunnie asked.
"What's...what's...up?" Roll asked in exhaustion and still trying to catch her breath. Bunnie and Rosie looked like to time bombs just ready to explode as they lightly bit their lips to avoid squealing with excitement.
"We hear you are collecting petitions for a nightclub, silly!" said Rosie quickly.
"We so want a nightclub here, tee hee!" Bunnie added, "can you imagine how much fun it would be to have one here!"
"All the dancing!"
"KK Slider!"
"All that music!"
"All the gossip!"
"And ALL THE BOYS! EEEEEEEE!" Rosie and Bunnie squealed with glee and they hopped up and down with glee. By now Roll had caught her breath and was just smiling at the two while they had their little moment of joy.
"Well I only need one more signature," said Roll and got the clipboard snatched from the her. Bunnie and Rosie soon began playing tug of war with it.
"Give it to me Rosie!" said Bunnie as she held one end, "I got it first!"
"No you didn't," said Rosie retorted, "I did Bunnie! Now let go!"
"No you let go!"
"I wanna be the last one to sign, silly!"
"Well I want to as well, tee hee!"
"No, now let go!"
"No you let go!"
"You!"
"You!"
"YOU!"
"Stop it you guys!" Roll snapped, "I have an extra pen. You can both sign! I doubt Shrunk won't mind if I give him an extra signature." Bunnie and Rosie just looked at the two pens and then looked at each other before blushing pink.
"Heh." was all they could say to Roll with sheepish chuckles. Roll just shook her head at the two before giving them back the clipboard. This time they held the board together and signed at the same time. Then handed Roll back the clipboard in the same fashion.
"Sorry," they said at once. Roll just looked over the signatures before giving them both a smile and then a warm hug. Bunnie and Rosie returned her embrace before deciding to follow her into main street just as the clock chimed 7pm at night. They found Dr. Shrunk waiting for them near the west side of Nook's Homes where there was a chained up area leading towards a underground stair case and a boarded up door.
"Hello Shrunk," said Roll.
"Oh hello there," he replied cheerfully, "How goes the signature collecting?"
"All done," said Roll, "In fact, I actually got you nine signatures since two were literally fighting to sign for signature number eight." Bunnie and Rosie blushed and tried to look innocent, but Dr. Shrunk didn't notice as he was too excited to hear that all the signatures had been collected.
"That is just fine," said Dr. Shrunk, "I am so happy that the village improves of the project to thank you very much Mayor Roll. With this form, I can get started on construction right away. As you can see, this chained staircase leads to the floor space I need for the club. It will probably take about a week or so for construction to finish, but I'll be sure to notify you and Isabelle on the day of the grand opening."
"That will be just fine," said Roll, "and welcome to Animal Town. I hope you enjoy your stay and find much success here." Roll felt a bit embarrassed saying that. Sure she wanted to sound welcoming and professional but what she just said felt a little over the top. Yet Dr. Shrunk just smiled to himself.
"Well thank you for welcoming me into your town," said Dr Shrunk, "and I'm sure KK will be pleased to be back here as well."
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!" Bunnie and Rosie shrieked loudly. "KK Slider! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK" So loudly that Roll covered her ears as did Dr. Shrunk.
"K.K. SLIDER!" they both gushed and sighed like two lovesick fan girls. Roll just rolled their eyes at them while Shrunk laughed.
"Well at least I know I'll have two regulars to the club," said Dr. Shrunk, "and I hope you'll become one as well."
"Oh for sure," said Roll, "just remind me not to stand too close to either of them...for my ears sake!"
"HEY!" Rosie and Bunnie remarked and then pouted. Roll laughed.
"I'm just teasing you guys," said Roll, "Come on. We've got a trip to the Island cause if you guys want me to have that kitchen. I need to get that back room expanded sooner rather than later!"
"Oh for sure, tee hee," said Bunnie.
"We'll go tell Kapp'n to get the boat ready, silly," said Rosie, "Come on!" Bunnie nodded as the two girls eagerly headed off back into town. Roll just slowly headed back the stairs leading to town and just looked about with a warm smile on her face.
"I've been mayor for nearly a couple of weeks now," said Roll, "And thanks to my support and the friendships I have made, main street is starting to develop and I made another new friend. Tomorrow, I'll get to make three more! Wow...I know the villagers and shop owners like me, but...I never thought people would actually want to set up shop here because of it. Maybe it's just the location and not really me that brought them here I guess...well...I don't know. Either way, Animal Town is expanding and I'm happy that it is." Roll nodded to herself with her hands firmly on her hips and then turned around and went to catch up with her friends. Before heading to the Island, she quickly sold some odds and ends at retail and then checked her mailbox. She found a single letter inside and decided she could check it out once they got to the Island. Roll then made her way towards the pier, where she found Rosie and Bunnie up in front and to her surprise Margie was in the back.
"Hope you don't mind we invited Margie, tee hee," said Bunnie, "she is part of the group after all."
"Not one bit!" Roll giggled, "I'm glad she could join us. I'm excited to see if she finds inspiration for one of her designs while we collect our bugs and fish!" Margie smiled.
"That's why I was glad I was invited, tootie," Margie answered, "Now come on and we can get going! I gotta be in bed before midnight you know!"
"She's not a night girl like us, silly," said Rosie and then whispered loudly to Bunnie, "thought she does read late into the night."
"I heard that!" Margie retorted as the two peppy villagers giggled to each other. Roll couldn't resist a chuckle since Margie was a bit of a bookworm in her own right.
"Alright, alright, enough of yer jabbing there, lasses," said Kapp'n, "Ye be ready to head out to the open sea there Roll?" Roll smiled as he gently took her hand and helped into her seat.
"Hope you got yer sea legs cause we be shoving off!" said Kapp'n as he revved the boat engine a few times and the boat slowly but surely began to set sail to the Island. The Island wasn't only home to Tortimer but also to the Kapp'n family, which consisted of his wife Leilani, their daughter Leila, and his wife's mother. They just called her Grandma or Grams as he called her. Roll had been very shy when meeting them for the first time, but she soon warmed up to them rather quickly. She was especially fond of little Leila, who had taken a liking to Roll and considered her like a big sister. Roll just enjoyed the fresh sea air as Kapp'n sang one of his silly shanties. When...
Pfffffffffffffffffffffft...
"Gar! That wasn't me Roll," said Kapp'n, clearly embarrassed, "I swears! Must be a school o' tooting fish passin' underneath me boat!" Bunnie, Margie, and Rosie burst out laughing as Roll had a disgusted look on her face. She was the one sitting right behind Kapp'n when he tooted.
"EEWWWW!" she squealed disgusted and annoyed, but it only made her friends laugh harder to the point of tears. Roll was most embarrassed as her cheeks turned bright red, even though she knew they were laughing at Kapp'n and not her. Once the laughter calmed down, he sang another short shanty as they pulled into the pier of the Island home of the Kappa family. The main pier lead into the lobby area where the family had their business operations, which involved hosting boats for island tours and trips to and from the island as well as shop which had a small selection of items on sale that changed daily. As soon as Kapp'n said it was safe to leave the boat, Bunnie, Margie, and Rosie quickly dashed inside to the lobby. Roll took her time getting off the boat and nearly lost her balance when Kapp'n grabbed her hand.
"Easy there lass!" said Kapp'n, "Gotta keep yer balance steady when exiting me boat!" Roll just sighed to herself.
"Thank you," said Roll quietly.
"You not be sore over the tooting of the boat are ye lass?" Kapp'n asked worried. Roll just sighed and shook her head.
"Surprised, but not sore," said Roll, "I'm okay, just have alot on my mind." Roll didn't want to say that being center of her friend's laughter bothered her and to her luck, Kapp'n accepted her answer.
"Well then, head into me abode and get to relaxin' then, yar," said Kapp'n as he grabbed a brown bag and headed inside with Roll behind him. Bunnie and Rosie were just checking out the items on sale and Margie was talking to Leilani. Roll had barely stepped into the lobby when she was quickly embraced tightly at her left side.
"Roll's here!" a squeaky voice that was still learning how to talk shouted. Roll's giggled as she carefully picked up the small kappa toddler into her arms.
"Hey there, Leila," said Roll, "How are you today?"
"Fwine," said Leila, "Hwappy you're hwere today. Oh and gwuess what? Gwuess what?"
"What?" Roll asked as she set the kappa down.
"You swaid you were wooking for a hat go with your dwess," said Leila excitedly, "see? see?" Leila pointed towards the nearly stand that features a sailor's hat, a tropical tee in red, and a hand woven sunhat." Leila excitedly pointed at the last item and Roll gasped excitedly.
"Oh wow, that hat would be perfect for me!" said Roll, "I mean I love my beret, but this hat would go much better with my overall dress. How much?"
"Yar, yer be wantin' e straw hat, eh?" said Grams, "The price is 15 medals. Gar, if you recall, bells are no good here, we only except the medals matey!" Roll then checked her pockets. Since first coming to the island her purse was given an upgrade to store not just bells, but also an additional pocket for island medals. These could only be earned by playing in the island tours. Roll had successfully acquired about 100 medals so far and had yet to spend them on anything just yet.
"It's a deal!" said Roll and handed grams the medals.
"Yar, ye make a good choice ye do!" Grams replied, "I've already put your hat into your souvenir basket. Ye be rememberin' if ye switch hats to put yer old one in the basket or it be gone like the wind once you leave here! Yar!" Roll nodded. While she wanted to figure out how Grams got her hat into the basket without leaving her chair, she just shook the idea off and switched her hat. Once her beret was safely inside the basket, she adjusted her new straw hat on her head before making her way outside where Rosie and Bunnie were busy swimming. Margie was sitting against one of the two lemon trees, busily working on another design. Roll decided to take a seat next to Margie while grabbing the envelope in her dress pocket so she could read it since Margie had a book light on her sketch. Margie looked over to see the blonde girl just reading her letter quietly before a wide smile appeared on Roll's face as she reread the letter a second time.
"You look brimming with news, tootie," said Margie, "what's up?"
"BUNNIE! ROSIE!" Roll called out excitedly, "Come here quick!" Bunnie and Rosie were frozen in their tracks and were quickly stunned by jellyfish. Roll covered her mouth as they both twitched awkwardly for a few moments before making their way to the shore. They were still walking a bit wobbly as they made their way towards her.
"I'm so sorry," said Roll sadly.
"It's okay, tee hee," said Bunnie as she stretched a bit to shake off the last of the numbness in her muscles, "What's up?"
"You looked brimming with news, silly," said Rosie, "sounds worth getting stung by a jellyfish."
"Well, I just got a letter from Isabelle," said Roll, "and my town development permit form just got approved! That means I'll be able to do more as Mayor starting tomorrow!" Bunnie and Rosie jumped up and down excitedly while sharing a group hug with her.
It was definitely worth getting stung by a jellyfish.
I don't think too many people like the fact that while you can save up to 40 plus designs with the Able sisters, you can only carry a max of 10 in your pocket. Plus I think having a QR capacity of 120 (ACHHD max) would have been much better than just the petty 10 max you can carry. Same goes for the fact that Roll had been shopping constantly AND talking to Sable for more than 10 days and spent the required bells long before this chapter to get the other shops built as well as her manniquins. Some of us probably hoped for a design capacity upgrade with the Welcome Amiibo update but it was sadly not included.
We all know who the higher ups are in ACNL regarding pattern distribution right?
Plus many probably wish they could make custom patterned bottoms too and not just tops and dresses.
Also Shrunk did require 6 signatures for the club and 6 out of ten is a "majority". Since 12 live here in town, 8 would make a majority. (Could have just done seven, but if you read carefully you learned why it was eight!).
FYI: Kapp'n mother-in-law is called Grams on her amiibo card.
Till next time...stay tuned!
