New poisonous love interest?

It turns out Elvis is not such a king after all. After our first date, he sent me a letter with a present attached, as is the formality. It was an ECONO-CHAIR. Really, dude? You have the money for two thrones. That's 1.6 million bells. And you send me economy furniture? What a f*ckboy.  And I think he's into some shady business, anyway, judging by this letter he showed me. What does he know...?

Anyway, I paid off my loan and got a house upgrade! It doesn't really make a huge difference, space-wise, if we're being honest. But Bree gave me a blue bureau which definitely helped. Still, you gotta love how ugly and disjointed your home decor looks in the early game, when you barely have anything.


The mismatched colors? The two froggy chairs (both found in the recycling bin)? The sea bass that I can't get rid of because the store is closed? The giant pantheon column just chilling in the front? Perfection.

We also got two new villagers, who both shockingly decided to build their houses on the skinny Chile-esque portion of the map. The first is Victoria, a cheery chestnut racehorse. I'm not gonna lie, I'm fighting that lingering "villager discrimination" that the newer games shamelessly enabled, so I do kind of hope she moves eventually. I'm just not really crazy about the horse characters in general, and her design feels too boring juxtaposed with her personality. I do, however, love where she put her house. This pony has a private beach, and a front yard!



Frobert, a sporty green and yellow dart frog, might be a keeper. I love his spots and his adorable front teeth (I hope that he saw Aimee Lou Wood on White Lotus and felt represented). I also love the jock characters. They're always dropping funny quips in the game about working out and getting buff, and it's especially entertaining when they're cute little animals like frogs or ducks. I wanted to give him a proper welcome to the neighborhood, so I sent him this. 


There's a joke there, either from "Toxic" by Britney Spears or "Poison" by Bell Biv Devoe.


XOXO,

Chilly


P.S. Bree continues to be viciously unkind to Lily, sometimes in unintentionally hilarious ways. I love this game.




Comments

  1. MurbleJune 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM

    Elvis might be trying to get you to break your back by sitting down in a shoddy chair lol

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  2. Lilac PixieJune 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM

    I took me a second-reading to realize it's not an ergonomic chair!

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    1. ChillyJune 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM

      You know what's worse? It was the golden one. I think he was trying to trick me.

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