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I funny thing happened on the way to my Switch. A friend I hadn't talked to in years texted me and started a conversation about Animal Crossing. Turns out he'd been playing it during the pandemic. We friended up, I visited his island, and he mine. The whole experience was really cool.

I only had a campsite set up and the museum about to open when my friend texted me. I figured out the online via Dodo Airlines. It's a very cool way to hook up with friends. I really liked going through the turnstiles and viewing the flying sequence on the way.

When I got to my friend's island, my jaw dropped. He had been working on his island for a while and it had everything. Gardens were everywhere. He had his own house, with three stories and a music room where I tried to play all the instruments (they make noise but really can't be played very well). There was a table with a model railway on the main floor, and many other things. He had many buildings in his village. He had rock and flower gardens and fields of crops. There was a lighthouse and a cannon on a dock. NPCs were wandering about. My friend had very specific likes and dislikes of some of them. Clearly he'd been in this world a long time.

I learned a lot of different mechanics while visiting, like how to don a wetsuit to swim and collect fish and other ocean critters. I built a ladder to climb, and a pole to leap over rivers. I bought a bunch of stuff to try out at his store like party noise makers and a bubble blower in addition to upgraded versions of basic tools.

When I visited his museum, the place I'm most interested in, I was floored. He had collected nearly everything you could collect; the fossiles were all found, the fish, and the insects. The only thing he hadn't finished was the art room. I really loved the design of all the exhibits. I wish real museums were laid out like this. I was tempted to read the text for each collectible, but I didn't want to waste my friend's time.

He visited my island where it was mostly still wilderness and dropped a bunch of resources for me. I had no place to store them however, so I just made piles outside my tent. I like how living things get an instant aquarium when you place them on the ground. 

I was curious about the app you can get for your phone, although, I haven't played with that yet. 

I discovered that many people I work with at the library have played or are playing Animal Crossing too. So I may go back to it when my friend and I finish Diablo II. I should say, IF we finish Diablo II.