She felt the grass tickle her ankles, having the feeling disappear when she stepped onto the stone flooring. She hopped onto the blue mat and watched the glass doors slide open, feeling a wave of cool air wash onto her front. She smiled and walked in, looking down at the blue diamond flooring and hearing a throat being cleared. She looked up at the middle-aged husky man and saw him holding out a shirt.
"I see you made it. Well, first thing's first- put on this shirt." Hitomi grabbed the shirt and started at it, looking around. She started heading around the counter to get to the door, but Tom whistled sharply. "Ah, don't go in there. That's for employees only." Hitomi frowned and coughed into her hand. "O-oh, but... Aren't I..."
"Not yet." She tilted her head and started going out the door (sorry this is for fun x3), but Tom whistled sharply once more. "Are you going to run off?"
Hitomi turned around and shook her head, glancing at the door. "U-um, no, I just need to change..."
"Well you can change in here," he said firmly, crossing his arms. Hitomi laughed nervously but darted out the doors, hiding behind a tree and quickly changing into her uniform. She stuffed her shirt into her pocket and walked back in. Tom Nook looked a little frazzled, but nonetheless shook his head and traveled behind the counter.
"Uh... Anyways, the first thing you should do is make yourself acquainted with all the townspeople. Go out and meet them all and come back once you're done- and make sure you talk to the mayor. He's at town hall."
Hitomi nodded and walked out, pulling out her map. She scrunched her nose and turned to the right, walking up to the first house she saw with the light on. She knocked lightly, hearing a voice call out, "Come in!" She quietly walked in, closing the door behind her and looking around to see an entire Kiddie set house. In the corner, seemingly staring at the wall, was a rather portly man with a deep tan and a thick, black bear. He also looked like he had a bit of an overbite, and was wearing all camo. Hitomi cleared her throat as she approached him, and he turned around and smiled. "Ahh, this is the new girl I've heard about. Hitomi, right? Welcome to Pacific. My name's Harry." Hitomi smiled back and nodded, feeling her pink hair brush across her face. "A-ah, thank you... I'll try and feel that way," she added quietly, glancing at the door. Harry laughed and turned back around, head bobbing slightly as he stared at the wall. Hitomi stared at him for a while, furrowing her brow, but merely let out a sigh and left his house.
"Hmm..." She walked up to the other house but saw the light wasn't on. She did see a young, thin woman wearing a popular orange shirt walk by holding a net, though. Hitomi walked up to the woman and tapped her shoulder. She turned around and frowned, brushing her light blond hair from her marble skin. "Wait... Are you seriously walking up to me?" She let out a small laugh and shook her head. "Hm. Well, I guess I'll take you under my wing, new girl." Hitomi cringed but smiled, watching the woman smile back with grace, batting her thick, mascara-coated eye lashes, her blue mascara shining in the bright light. "My name's Olivia, by the way," she said, turning back around, the magenta highlights in her hair drifting by. Hitomi watched her walk off, backing away and pulling out her map once more. She hopped down the hill and walked up to another house, knocking on the door.
"Come in!" She did as was told, and looked around to see the Lovely set. She saw another young woman sitting in the corner. She was wearing a light blue wool sweater and hat. She also had a rather dark tan- maybe there were just a lot of Hispanics in town?- and was wearing a pink tye-dye (I dunno the proper term 8I is that it?) scarf. She also had orange-and-yellow-striped earmuffs on and her cheeks were flushed a bright pink.
Hitomi waved at the woman and she looked up, waving back. "Hi there! You must be the new girl, Hitomi. It's nice to meet you. I hope you have a nice time here in Pacific." Hitomi smiled and nodded, "Thanks!"
"My name's Wendy, by the way," she added, looking back down to read her book. Hitomi nodded, rubbing her head from so much nodding, and walked out the door. She walked for a bit across the grass until she made it upon a river. She sat down for a bit and sighed, relaxed at the soft trickling of it passing by. She opened her eyes and saw a shadow in the water, seeing It zip by and disappear. She frowned and stood up once more, wishing she had a fishing pole as she walked across the stone bridge and towards a nearby house. She immediately wanted to turn away and lie about meeting him. He was a pretty muscular guy- jeez, there were a lot of tanned people here- with tight jean shorts and a plain white muscle shirt on, wandering around aimlessly.
"U-uh..." He turned around, showing her his french mustache, and smiled widely. "Oh, are you a new girl in town? Well, I'm just out for a jog... You know, exercising my brain muscles." He seemed to absently flex his muscles, but continued. "So, you must be Hitomi. Well, welcome to Pacific. You'll probably see me out exercising a lot, so don't be surprised if you see me around often. I'm Caesar, by the way." Hitomi smiled nervously and laughed softly, starting to back away. "O-oh... Thank you..." He nodded and turned back around, doing whatever it was he was doing. Hitomi immediately darted to the next house. She wasn't good with potentially dangerous people. She knocked and entered when they called her in, seeing boxes everywhere. She looked and saw yet ANOTHER orange man staring at the boxes, wearing a pale yellow shirt with a green clover on it. He also had noticeably thick eyebrows.
She walked up to him and poked him on the arm, and he smiled warmly at her. "Hey, you must the new girl, Hitomi! Darn, its too bad I'm moving out of town when you show up." Hitomi's smile faded into a frown and she tilted her head sadly. The man shook his head and tilted her head up, smiling at her with gentle eyes. "Aww, don't be sad. Even though you missed out on my epic muscles, I might be around again one day." Hitomi's warm, fuzzy feeling faded and, if she were in an anime, would have sweat-dropped. 'Another meat-head...' He smirked and let his arm drop to his side, leaning on the boxes. "Yep. So, even though I'm leaving and the place will probably crash and burn without me, welcome to Pacific! My name's Teddy, by the way. Well, Theodore, but everyone calls me Teddy." Hitomi nodded and smiled, but frowned when he turned around, resuming to pack. She shook her head and walked out the door, walking into town hall once more.
"Hey, you!" She whipped her head around and saw a frail, short old man standing there, supporting himself with an oak cane. He tipped his tall, black top hat to her, adjusting his small round glasses and brushing off his green suit. "You, young missy..." He stroked his white beard and pointed his cane at her. "Which of these are your favorites? A woman, a leader, a shopkeeper, or an artist?" (sorry, I couldn't remember the fourth one, so I just referred to Mable and Sable) Hitomi frowned and tilted her head to the side. "Uhh... A-a leader?" He smiled brightly and nodded. "Yes, yes, very good. I'm the mayor, Tortimer. Mayor Tortimer. You're our new resident, yes? Welcome to Pacific. It's nice to meet you, Hitomi." She smiled and bowed slightly, starting to walk out the door. "Thank you, mayor. It was nice to meet you too."
She waved goodbye to Bob and gave a short wave to Agent S, walking across the bridge and back to Nook 'N Go. Tom Nook looked up and blushed, immediately shoving whatever magazine he was reading off to the side. "A-ah, Hitomi..." He cleared his throat and raised an eye brow. "Did you meet everyone in town? Make sure you meet the mayor." Hitomi frowned and nodded, but he just repeated the same thing to her.
"Uhh..." Tom pointed at the door, and Hitomi walked meekly out of it. She glanced to her left and slapped her forehead. There was a house there, clear as day. She knocked on the door and, when they called her in, stepped in, shutting the door behind her. She walked across the plush carpeting and tapped the young man on the shoulder. He turned around, revealing his eyes were different colors. She tilted her head slightly, but he just smiled brightly. "Hey, I don't recognize your face. Are you new? Welcome to Pacific! My name's Hugh." Hitomi smiled warmly. That was her great uncle's name- she deeply admired the man. "It's nice to meet you, Hugh... M-my name's Hitomi."
He nodded, glancing at his fridge every now and then. "Hitomi? That's an interesting name. It sounds... foreign." Hitomi giggled, covering her smile with her hand. Hugh pouted slightly and tilted his head, as if trying to see under her hand. "Aww, why can't I see your smile?" Hitomi's smile grew even more and she spun around. "It's a secret to all," she said, laughing a bit as she did so. Hugh grinned and hopped back in front of her. "Aww, that's a shame. I bet its nice." Hitomi blushed a little, letting her arm rest at her side.
"I was right." Hugh smiled warmly at the girl, reminding her a bit of Teddy. "Say, since you're new in town, do you want a welcoming gift? I have some cake in the fridge." Hitomi nodded, sitting down. "Oh, sure. Thank you."
"No problem," he replied, his voice muffled since his head was already buried in his fridge.