The town of Animal Crossing was dark at that late hour. I walked away from the bus stop and finally stepped on the smooth concrete. Standing at that spot, I could see houses in the distance. There weren't many folk outside, but I knew that before I met anyone I should go to Town Hall.
Once I took another glance at the map Rover gave me, I realized that it wasn't very readable. There were too many markings to be able to understand, and the legend was confusing. I finally knew that the map was completely useless.
I proceeded to put the map back in my pocket, and scan the area around me one more time. I didn't see any building that would BE a town hall...at this time, I knew that there was one last thing for me to do. Ask for directions.
I didn't feel comfortable roaming through that town in the middle of the night around strangers...but, there wasn't anything else for me to do. I decided to speak with someone who was closest to me, which was a little dog walking by a small house that stood next to a long river. It wasn't like me to be shy, but I felt nervous as I stepped towards him.
"E-excuse me..." I happened to spit out. He turned around to look at me. He didn't look dangerous at all, as a matter of fact, he was just a cute dog with innocent floppy ears and an adorable brown spot over his eye. My nerves finally loosened.
"Hello there! Have we met before?" the dog said sweetly.
"No, we haven't. I'm new to Animal Crossing."
"Really!? Wow, a new member of this town! I'm Bones! What's your name, yip yip?" he continued cheerfully.
"My name is Dawn. I was wondering if you could help guide me to Town Hall...?" I questioned, trying to sound as nice as I could.
"Sure, yip yip! Town Hall is right over here!"
I seen the dog eagerly dash away, expecting me to follow.
"W-wait! Bones!" I shouted, running after him.
It seemed like folk here ran to get to their destination all the time. There was so much vegetation in Animal Crossing. Trees everywhere, and a variety of fruit growing on these trees.
Both of us ran past many houses, and some people here and there- until Bones haulted in front of a large building.
"Here we are!" he announced happily. I was stuck behind, panting before I could finally stand next to him.
"Th-thanks..." I barely blurted out, out of breath.
"It's no problem, yip yip! Just remember you can give me a call whenever you need anything! I'm glad you remembered to stop by Town Hall before you did anything else."
"Yeah, I- wait...remembered?" I suddenly recalled the last words Rover said to me on that bus...
"Stop by the Town Hall before you do anything else!"
...How did Bones know the exact words of him? Has Bones met Rover, too?
"Yeah! Remembered." he continued to smile.
"Um, Bones...have you met a cat named Rover?"
"A cat by that name does not live here in Animal Crossing." Bones stated simply, more serious than ever. "Goodbye, Dawn."
As the dog began to leave, things were beginning to become more suspicious and strange. Who would answer a question like that!? I decided to just move on, and forget about it for the time. I needed to get inside Town Hall and finally move in.
~Sorry about the major delay...I have been working on other stories besides this one, for I mainly write original stories instead of fanfictions. Yet again, the chapter is short. But, I'm pretty sure it'll be longer later on (like I have said before)~