Animal Crossing: A New Villager

Animal Crossing: A New Villager
I began Animal Crossing: a new leaf when it was first released. I never really got invested in it, and I abandoned it for months. Recently, I was cleaning out my closet, and I found a case, with Animal Crossing, Rune Factory, and Digimon World Dawn sitting in there! I decided after I finished cleaning, I'd play them. I beat Digimon 100% within 4 weeks (I have no social life), and I was really wanting to play Animal Crossing for no particular reason. I didn't particularly remember liking it, and I had plenty of games to play but..... for some reason, Animal Crossing almost was calling out to me. So I couldn't resist it any more. It was 2:00-ish in the morning, but I didn't care. I wanted to play Animal Crossing! I got up, and wentover to my shelf where I put my 3DS games (the ones I keep track of, I'm disorganized as hell), and opened the Animal crossing case. Rone Factory, and Digimon were there, but......where was Animal crossing? I looked around forever, before I looked in the closet, and heard a snap. I swore to myself, before lifting my foot. I stepped on it. I picked up the pieces, and fell to my knees, almost in tears. I don't know why I was so sad, I just REALLY wanted to play the game, like a force was compelling me to play it, like my life depended on it, and I screwed it up. I decided I'd go to sleep, and go game hunting at the crack of dawn. I didn't sleep that night. I was LOSING SLEEP over it! I was acting so irrational....and I didn't see any problems. But my problems weren't even beggining. I immediately searched Ebay, Kijiji (a local classified site), my local game store, my local EB games, but I finally found 1 copy. At a local electronics store, 1 used copy of Animal Crossing: A New Leaf! When I say used, I mean no label, just a top of a sticky note wrapped around it, and "Animal Crossing, 3DS" crudely written on it in black ink, also, the cartridge appeared to be burnt, in 1 corner. But it was my only option. I bought it, for dirt cheap, as I was a regular of the store, and it was so badly burnt, and my friend, who was working the cash, commented on my tired, and "crazy-looking" appearance, and looking back, I realize I just walked out. But at the time, my heart was singing, and I wanted to play the game SO BADLY! I got home, and eagerly popped in the game, and went forward. I was male, I named myself Max (my real name), and named the town Onett, because I love earthbound. I got into the game, and met my villagers. I got Rolf, Flora, Nan, Papi, and Stinky. I love all of those characters! I lucked out! I absolutely adored the game, shaking trees, and getting bells, to buy a shovel, to dig for fossils, to get money, to get more stuff, to do more things, to get more money, to buy more stuff, rinse, repeat. I didn't mind the tedium, and I couldn't understand why I didn't like the game before, this was at the time, my favourite game, by a landslide. And that's saying something! It was like, not owning the game, was like I couldn't breathe. Then getting the game was like getting 1 gasp of air, and playing it is like taking a deep breath. It was like a weight was lifted off my shoulders........ I never wanted to stop playing.

It felt like no time at all. I had a full town, nobody had moved out, my ordinances were all in place, I had a campsite, and a pointless sign, and everything in between. I had T.I.Y, all the add-ons for the Able sisters, and the museum, and, most importantly....my house......or MANSION I should say, was fully decorated, with each room having a theme, and all the furniture being that theme. Everything was perfect. And it didn't feel like any time at all. One time, though...... for no reason, Flora was moving out! Why? I went to go talk to her, and she was already talking to Rolf, and already packed all her stuff in boxes! and when I came in, she looked surprised. "M-mayor! Hi! I uh.... I'm leaving town. It wasa last minute decision...... just personal reasons! Au revoir, mayor!" She said, and as soon as I left the house, it ws gone. The EXACT SAME THING happened to me with Rolf, right down to the detail, just a few moments later, except he was talking to Stinky. Then the same thing happened with Stinky, and it repeated, until my entire town was gone. I looked at my character. He was looking red-eyed, and his neat hair I got from shampoodle was all messy. And he started doing random things that I didn't control, like just randomly doing the happy dance you do when you pay off the loan for your house, or fully fund a public work project. And then......something especially odd happened. Cyrus and Reece announced they were moving out, and then Retail disappeared. I didn't think that was popular, but then the nooklings moved out, then Blathers, and all of a sudden, it was entirely deserted. Except for me, and my loyal secretary, Isabelle. I walked around aimlessly for a while, before entering to talk to Isabelle. I came in, and she looked concerned. "Max.....I'm concerned for you. As you advisor, I highly suggest you stop. Please Max......stop pl-" She got cut off, by an animation of me pulling out my axe. She looked terrified, like if you try to delete your town, and then......it transitioned to darknedd, like I left a building, and then.....the town hall was gone, and in a blessing in disguise, I dropped the 3DS, and the game popped out of the system. It was like I awoke from a trance. I was hungry as hell, and I realised I was swimming in cups and plates, all over the spot on the couch I was sitting on. My back was killing me, and I checked the time. It was 3:00 PM......... 6 days after I started the game. I was horrified. I knew I had been absent-mindedly getting up to eat and drink when absolutely necessary, and Ichecked my phone, and it had 28 missed calls, and 19 messages, all concerned family members and friends, because I had officialy disappeared for 6 days. I first of all, picked up the game, and smashed it with a hammer, and threw it onto the streets. The uncontrollable desire to play Animal Crossing was gone as soon as I did that, and it took all of my effort to not keep playing. I ate, and drank alot of water, and responed to all those calls, telling people of what happened. Only yesterday, though, I was back at that same store, where I saw a copy of Animal Crossing: A New Leaf, heavily used, with the top of a sticky note that said "Animal Crossing 3DS" on the cover, and it appeared to be burnt in 1 corner, and it was cracked.........