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Animal Crossing: Crippling Debt (KalTammy x Lord DreamCrusher)

The twins curiously looked over the items she had brought in, rummaging through the shells without much interest but clearly hopping up a little at the sight of the sapphire gemstone. One of them, it was rather impossible to tell if it was Timmy or Tommy, went over to a laptop and tapped away for a few moments to bring up their sales data and came back after a minute or two to give the numbers. In this case they couldn't speak in unison since the other one didn't know the details so Violet got to hear just one of them explain; proving at least that they didn't have some unnatural compulsion and could actually speak separately when need be. "We won't take the fossil but you should hold onto that. A lot of scientific types like to examine those and put them on display or something. Maybe ask Mr. Nook about it."

He would give a breakdown of the value of the other items, they would buy the sea shells and such for rather paltry amounts of bells in this case since the ones she had picked up were fairly common which, honestly, made them not really worth her time to collect, while the flint was more valuable at 100 bells a piece though was still quite a low income. The sapphire, however, was the big draw from her collection and despite being a small piece they would still offer her a decent value for it; at least for now anyway. Tom had told them to offer fair prices at the start so that Violet, and any other potential arrivals, wouldn't be immediately put off or suspicious. "It's a small gem but we can still offer one-thousand bells for it if you want to sell."

The other brother that hadn't looked up the prices chimed in at this point since he didn't want to remain left out it seemed. "For selling specific things, there is nothing at the moment but, once shipments arrive and prices get more balanced out, we will offer bonus bells for certain items in demand. What is desired will get updated at the beginning of each week. That should start next week." If she sold everything to them, minus the fossil, she'd be walking away with 1,600 bells. That wasn't much but it also hadn't exactly been difficult to find these items either and the brothers weren't low-balling her on value. Whether or not she liked the result was on her.
 
It wasn't much money, but Violet wasn't really sure how much was a fair price, it seemed reasonable. She just had to remember that she didn't exactly have many overheads right now, just getting around to paying back the loan from Nook. 'Will likely start getting a wage from Nook once people start showing up and I can actually do my job.' Not that she'd discussed anything of the sort with the island's owner yet.

"Well I'll keep all that in mind. Thank you boys." She'd hand over everything except the fossil, slipping that back into her pack while she let the boys take the rest. "I'll be sure to check in next week for special requests, for now I guess best get keep on collecting."

If the boys had nothing else for now she'd leave and after a short break, return to her work. Time to get the townhall fixed up so they can finish getting utilities installed. Violet was also quite eager to finally meet her assistant once she arrived.
 
The nooklings had nothing else they wanted to discuss, after all Violet had stopped by their shop on her own volition, and with the transaction finished they parted ways for the time being. At some point during the day she'd pass near to her home and see Tom Nook working on digging a long trench that he was laying cable into that extended from his office and out to her house. The distance wasn't terribly far but it was some tough work no doubt as evident from the fact that the plump tanuki was sweating fairly heavily.

What would be most distracting and eye-catching about this however would be the same thing she'd already struggled with in regards to the three tanuki as she'd see Tom bending over with one leg up on the outside of the trench and the other down within it. His bushy tail would be sticking near straight up for balance and both his balls and ass would be on open display while he remained oblivious. Worse more was perhaps the fact that the stretching and straining of his posture was somewhat spreading the cheeks of his rear to give Violet a glimpse or two of his pink, puckered backdoor; as if seeing his backside and massive testicles wasn't difficult enough to deal with.

Thankfully Tom remained rather oblivious to Violet's passing since he was so focused on his work and she could pass the rest of her day away from her home to try and avoid seeing any of that again. By the time evening rolled around the line had been buried and her home was connected to the energy grid, such as it was, though she'd not really have a way to know that for certain at a glance considering she lacked any light fixtures or lamps to plug in. However there were a few outlets so she could charge anything portable that she might posses.

A few more days of resource gathering, and a few more days of the nooklings trying to sneakily spy on Violet's 'morning rituals' while she still lacked plumbing and water in her home, and she'd be able to deliver the needed materials for the construction of the town hall to which Tom would get to work right away. Unlike her home, or even the upgrade to the office, this took a bit longer to build considering the need to construct the place out of primarily stone. However the man would still somehow manage to whip up the building in a, quite frankly, insanely short amount of time after which she'd wake up to find the building complete and operational.

"Inside is everything you'll need to manage the island, yes yes. Though it can be a bit much to learn. Feel free to look around but I'd recommend waiting for your assistant to arrive. She can help you get used to the processes and should arrive tomorrow at some point before noon. Oh and a reminder, I set up the water treatment in the basement so don't use that for any storage or sleeping or such; it wouldn't be safe." While she lacked an actual toilet or sink, Tom had even gone so far as to set up the pipes to her house already too. Of course, the thought that he'd managed to do this while she was still sleeping might be a bit unsettling if she thought about it too hard but any peeking through her windows that he might have done wouldn't likely reveal much while she was snug in her bed.

In any case, as it stood the mayor's assistant should first set foot on the island at the end of the week which would give Violet a few days to go over things and get familiar with the process of making changes to the island before the new week rolled around and Nook's Cranny settled in to have proper supply and demand for items.
 
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After another awkward bout of staring and shyly retreating from the working Nook, Violet quickly retreated back to her sparse home. The last thing she needed was for Tom to catch her being a pervert, he'd already explained that he couldn't simply wear clothes to cover those. 'You'll get used to it, you'll get used to it.'

Her routine became fairly standard and predictable, wake up, head outside and take care of business and clean up, get to work. While she tried to be careful of avoiding being near any main building, once she'd found a location in the river she stuck to it, so it wouldn't be too hard for the Nooklings to get their peek at her. She started to grow more comfortable with her island life with its simple comforts, even if she did miss having some amenities.

Standing before the newly expanded Town Hall, she listened to Nook's explanation though gave a slight frown as it brought something to mind. "So... if there isn't a place for our assistant in the town hall, are they going to need help building a house?"
 
Tom paused at the question, already having some plans in motion in the background but not wanting to reveal them just yet. Instead he made a show of raising a hand to his chin to 'consider' the concept before responding. "Huh. I'm so used to these assistant-types being focused on their work that I hadn't given it much thought to the space issue with this new layout. First time I put the water treatment in the hall. Well, I still have the spare tent that you used when you first arrived but we can figure out what she wants to do when she arrives. My office has enough space that she could sleep in there if the weather turns bad. But, if she ends up needing a house, I wouldn't worry about it on your end. As the mayor you are in charge of all the projects that make the island more appealing. When other people come to join it's more of their own business to make decisions about and fund the construction of their homes. Yes, yes."

He already had clauses in the paperwork to effectively ensure that the mayor's assistant was as much his own assistant as well, if not moreso, so he wasn't much worried about manipulating her to his advantage in private. The tanuki just needed to keep his backroom deals, well, in the backroom for the time being. He was close to being able to reveal everything to Violet but didn't quite feel secure enough yet to pull the snare taut. Given the arrival of one or two more citizens, well, he'd have enough of a baseline to feel confident that his plan was successful. Until then he needed his naive little mayor to stay focused and happy; to give the best impression she could to anyone that happened to get wind of this new island and want to come consider moving in.


The next day would bring the tell tale sound of the seaplane arriving to the island as the whirring noise of the motor cut through the peaceful quiet of the place quite well. Given time there might be more bustle but, for the moment, the island was about as close to nature as one could get and that meant only the sounds of animal and nature were really present. Tom would be down by the docks to welcome the new assistant and when Violet arrived she'd see a lovely-looking female dog with yellow fur and a golden brown mane tied into a sort of top-knot with a length of red ribbon and two golden bells that jingled softly with each step the woman took. The woman was dressed in a green checkered vest atop a white blouse and a navy blue skirt. She had a reasonably full figure, though still leaned more towards an athletic and fit appearance rather than busty and curvaceous, however she was clearly older than the young mayor and was likely somewhere in her thirties at a glance.

"I should have known they would send you, yes yes." Tom said with a small nod of his head. In truth he had assumed it would be her but hadn't been sure. Either way he wasn't complaining and it was rather obvious that they knew each other even before the canine woman spoke up in response with a wide smile. "Good to see you Mr. Nook! You know I like working hard and my last island was well-established; a good place for a less experienced secretary to get some practice." She turned to regard Violet and extend a hand for a shake. "So good to meet you miss Violet, or Mayor as I like to say. I'm Isabelle, your new assistant and secretary, and I'm here to help you in any way I can."
 
Violet of course was there at the docks to greet the island's newest resident and her new assistant. While she wasn't sure how long she'd be able to keep such a formality going, the young mayor absolutely intended to greet every new resident. She had it all planned out, a personal greeting and a tour for all new arrivals as her duty as Mayor, though such a tour would be on the sparse side right now given there was only three buildings to work with.

Smiling as attention was brought to her, Violet reached out and took the extended hand of the cute dog girl, giving it a firm shake. "Good to meet you too, Violet is quite fine you don't need to worry about calling my Mayor." She was sure at some point her title might need to come up for some event or another, but for now she wanted to not let it go to her head. "You seem to have me at a disadvantage Miss?" Clearly Violet was the only one out of the loop on who her new assistant was.
 
Though she was still mostly smiling the woman did tilt her head and give a sort of playful scowl at the attempted correction of her name. "I insist on Mayor. Professionalism is important and I intend to uphold the highest standards possible in my work. Calling you by your name, well, that would be disrespectful to your position and set a bad precedent for the other residents!" While she was being friendly about it, it was clear that she believed very firmly in the cause of professionalism. Of course, it was also clear that she could perhaps be a bit air headed at times as well as she forgot to introduce herself. "I'm so sorry! Of course! I am Isabelle. I've already read your file from Nook Inc. while I was brushing up on all the details. Unfortunately everything came together rather last minute so I haven't managed to read through everything but I'll make sure to finish that within the next few days."
 
Seemed like this Isabelle was going to be rather strict on that point, so Violet would just have to get used to it. Hopefully the whole island wouldn't end up just calling her Mayor, she hoped to have a far more friendly relationship with everyone than that, but it will remain to be seen how far that goes. "Well lovely to meet you Isabelle. If it is quite alright with Mr Nook and yourself I'd like to give you a tour of what we have here on the island. It isn't much so far, but I hope to change all that in time." She'd glance over to Tom, wanting to be sure she wasn't overstepping anything by taking the role of touring the new arrival.
 
Tom didn't appear to have any objections as she looked over to him. If anything he was happy to allow Violet to take over in this instance. "It isn't a problem at all. I just wanted to meet the town secretary myself and Isabelle and I go way back, yes yes." He gave a small nod of his head to the two of them and turned to trundle off back towards his office without any real urgency. He knew that Violet could find him without trouble and he was confident that Isabelle could manage the same after the tour, though she did have a habit of getting lost at times.

This left Violet to give Isabelle the island tour she so desired and, despite there not being much on the island as of yet, the canine woman was still plenty supportive and cheery. Above all else she couldn't help but compliment the choice of island itself, although that was Tom's choice and not Violet's. "This island is so pretty and spacious! I've been to many islands in my career and this has to be one of the best locations. I can't wait to help you build this place up."
 
Violet watched Tom go, careful not to let her eyes drift towards his lower half and the distracting masses there. Given that Isabelle clearly had a positive history with this man, she almost wanted to ask how best to deal with such distractions, how best to ignore what was so obvious and not be disrespectful about it. But Violet couldn't think of a good way to politely bring up the topic, not right away anyway. 'Seems more a topic over drinks than first meeting.'

Leading the way around the island, she'd mostly have to focus on the natural beauty of the place and her plans for it, sections she thought would be great to develop for land marks and people's houses. But of course while she wasn't going to bring up the furry elephant in the room, she did want to ask about their mutual partner. "So, you've worked for Tom before. What's Mr Nook like to work with?"
 
Isabelle paused and tilted her head to one side at the question, however she didn't have to delay long before responding so it didn't appear she was bothered by it or anything. "Mr. Nook? Well, I'm the most experienced assistant in all of these islands and I love pushing myself so I'm often sent to new islands to help mayors learn the ropes. Mr. Nook happens to run the most trusted and widespread construction company in the region too, so we have run into each other many times over the years. He's a good man, very hard-working and dedicated to his craft. I think, for him, building things is the most satisfying feeling. Much like how accomplished I feel when a new island reaches a state where I'm no longer needed and a less experienced assistant can step in."

There was a momentary look of bitter-sweetness behind her eyes at the thought but she quickly shook it off with a smile in realizing she hadn't exactly answered the original question in a satisfying manner. "He's a very quiet and sweet man who's easy to work with. Mr. Nook often blends into the background when he's not working which gives people the wrong impression of him but, when he has a job to do, he works harder than anyone. I'm afraid that, between my focus on island management and him not being much the type to open up casually, I don't really know that much about him as a person beyond that."
 
Violet nodded, finding the answer more or less tracked with what she'd experienced so far. All his interactions with her had been kind, if brief, and he was usually busy with work. It made sense, he was in the business of construction, she wouldn't be surprised if once the village was basically done if he flew off to start fresh somewhere else. Still it didn't answer her other questions, the ones unasked that she felt were too rude to broach. Clearly it didn't seem to be a problem with Isabelle, who hadn't even mentioned what was no doubt old behavior. 'Or is this an anthro thing, some of them do go light on clothing. Am I just too human?'

Brushing aside thoughts of unintentional racism, she focused on the tour. Starting from the docks she worked clockwise around the island, following the river, showing off her little house before circling back through some features. The cliffs, the shrinking forest, the various patches she thought would make good plots of land. This short tour all came to an end back in town square and just outside the building that'd serve as Isabelle's office along with Nook. "And that's about it. Not much I know, but I have big plans for this place. Hopefully, you and Mr. Nook will be satisfied with the results."
 
Isabelle was all smiles despite the limited array of things to show off. From her own admission this was a state that she was used to working from and thus Violet might have less worry about her opinion at the state of things. "I'm sure that we can make it great together. I'm going to get myself situated inside for the time being and finish catching up on all the details as best I can. That said, feel free to stop by whenever you are ready and we can discuss how the process of managing an island like this will go. We can talk about projects, ordinances, and all the other details that might help you to know."

As she talked about the details of organization and management her tail wagged from side to side behind her, clearly proving that her love of administration was not just idle speech. Of course, while she was rearing to head inside the town hall she wasn't going to sprint off until she was certain that the new mayor had nothing more to say for the time being. So she waited a few moments to give Violet any opportunity needed to continue conversation if she pleased and would only leave if she was certain it wouldn't be rude to do so.
 
Violet had nothing more for Isabelle right now. While Isabelle seemed so eager to delve into it all, the mayor didn't want to keep her all day, sure that the canine would want some rest ultimately. "I'll be sure to come by and talk with you and Nook some more. For now I'll let you get settled in to your new home. I hope you enjoy your time at Stardew island!" She'd leave shortly after this, though did start to wonder about the arrangements. Nook said he'd take care of something, but she hadn't seen a new tent or building set up as of yet.
 
Isabelle would head into the town hall to get situated at this point, tail still steadily wagging all the while. This left Violet to her own devices for the time being. It was only around noon so there was plenty of daylight left to gather some materials, explore the island, or have any discussions with Tom or Isabelle but, on the assumption that she wanted to give the dog some breathing room after arrival, Violet would not see Isabelle again for the rest of the day unless she went into the town hall to seek her out.

Once evening rolled around the new mayor would see a tent spring up to suggest that Isabelle was going to be roughing it for the time being. This also meant that she'd spoken with Tom about sleeping arrangements to some extent, though there was no way of knowing what sort of plan they'd settled upon. For now it seemed like it would be best to save any work-related talks for tomorrow. Violet would have plenty of opportunity to speak with Tom or Isabelle as she pleased in that case and could no doubt get started on a new project to keep herself busy.
 
Leaving Isabelle to get settled in, Violet got back to her work, clearing up the island around her home and gathering things to sell. She knew over the long run this was hardly sustainable, but was sure Nook had a plan when the island was more established. Putting aside thoughts of a wage, she got to work on her first project that hadn't really been assigned to her. Digging and leveling a smooth dirt path between her house and the town square. She lacked any sort of paving stones or other material to make anything permanent, but she figured this would be a good start. Also make her daily walk a little easier if she wasn't having to shift through long grass and weeds constantly.

As usual this worked up a sweat and she took a quick dip in the river to cool off before retiring. While she did try to keep out of sight, she'd lost the paranoia of people spying on her... probably not the best in hindsight.

The next morning, she was back at Nooks office where she'd come for a small matter. Here she presented the fossilized Nautilus shell, remembering back to the advice she'd gotten from the Nooklings. "The boys suggested I should talk to you about this. Found it earlier and they said it might be of some interest to scienice types." The word escaped her for the specific type of scientist, she was a would-be mayor, not a science major.
 
While the nooklings were eager to spy on Violet every chance they got, well, they couldn't be on her heels at all hours of the day. Her morning rituals were when they focused their efforts since the timing was consistent and, in this case, her dip in the river went without any voyeurs. That said, the twins got to see what they wanted to regardless the next day when she relieved herself and they remained small and stealthy enough to stay unnoticed for now. Surely they'd get spotted eventually though.

Tom was relaxing behind his desk when Violet entered to speak with him. If the girl didn't already know how hard of a worker he was when building she'd be forgiven for thinking him a lazy sort as he was otherwise lounging about all the time. Nevertheless he gave a small nod and turned to sit up in his seat as she approached and explained with fossil in hand. It didn't take the tanuki much looking to nod his head in agreement that it was indeed something more than just a rock and he spoke up to explain. "Ah this is certainly a fossil, yes yes. This chain of islands are relatively loose when it comes to overall management, hence why so many have been turned into independent settlements, but items like this sparked much interest in the past and still do. Any time a fossil is found on an island in this region the regional organization will fund and support the sending of a scientist to come along and build a museum to study and display. If you leave this with me I can make the calls to bring in a specialist to this island. Fossils aren't otherwise worth much in bells so we won't buy them from you, and the archeologists aren't particularly wealthy either, but I'm sure they will appreciate the donations. That, and it will help draw in more residents to the island to have a museum, yes yes."

While he wasn't overly excited about the whole process or anything Tom did realize he was giving a rather large chunk of information to the young woman all at once. He paused to let her absorb some of the information, even if he expected she'd want to go along with this regardless, and his thoughts traveled to the organization and how he might spin this in a way that would be most beneficial to him. Like Isabelle, the owl Blathers was the most common individual sent to new islands but Tom personally had no real interest in the old coot. Maybe if he downplayed the find they'd be willing to send someone else? Shaking his head slightly as if to clear his thoughts he refocused on Violet and gave a slight smile. "Of course, while you won't have to spend any bells on the construction you'll need to help provide some of the materials for the building to supplement their investment. Mainly the stone for the structure since that's too heavy and expensive to bring in."
 
From what the Nooklings had explained, she knew this wasn't going to get her paid. But a museum coming to the island? Well that was exciting and her imagination ran a little wild at picturing a grand collection decorating their humble little island. It was her job to make the island more appealing to prospective residents and this seemed utterly perfect. "Oh that's wonderful Mr Nook, I'll get right on gathering materials again." While she had been a little offput at first by all the manual labor this mayor job required, it was steadily growing on the young woman. It was certainly taking its toll on her body and as she stood and stretched it'd be easy to see that she was becoming more toned and fit, as well as a little more tan in the arms and face. "Just let me know how much you need and I'll handle it."


The next few days were spent on that, gathering stone and wood and doing whatever else Tom needed. This work of course continued to clear the woods around their growing town square and naturally this meant more work on her part keeling to grass and other foliage in check and neat in this area. She didn't know when the first potential resident would visit, but she wanted to be ready.

With materials gathered and pile up, Violet left Mr. Nook to his work. She didn't want to be a pervert and stare at the barely clothed Tanuki, so she did her best to keep busy and not stay close to him while he was working. Lest she catch sight of those oversized jewels once more. She focused on her own work, making paths between the buildings and doing what she could to improve the area. To this end she did ask if Tom could help make her fences of she provided the wood, given he was the only one with the wood working tools. But that'd wait until he was done with the museum.

When the time came for the building to be fully completed and its new owner to arrive, well she was there eager to welcome their newest resident.
 
The amount of stone required was similar to that of the town hall and thus wasn't too strenuous. While she was contributing to a museum, the first rendition of this structure was only planned to be a one-story and somewhat small example compared to what she might be used to from the city. It would likely take her a couple of days to acquire everything but Tom could start working more or less immediately once she delivered a portion of it to him. Things were relatively quiet and peaceful otherwise as Isabelle spent nearly all her time in the town hall pouring over documents like she had said but Violet did catch the new assistant storming out of the building at one point towards Tom's office, clutching a handful of papers in one hand and clearly upset for some reason. Isabelle was back to the town hall later that day however, and seemed a bit deflated but would otherwise perk up and put on a smile to explain that everything was sorted out and that she could provide some other suggestions for town improvements once the mayor was finished with the museum.


By the time Monday rolled around, Tom had gotten the museum finished by working at his usually astounding pace. The brick and mortar exterior was sturdy and blended well color-wise with the surrounding nature so as to not ruin the natural appeal of the island. The interior was only a couple of rooms but, as of yet, Violet had only found a single fossil so it was hardly a surprise that a basic structure was chosen for the time being. Some time in the morning the droning hum of aircraft engines would signal the approach of the seaplane and, waiting at the dock with all the enthusiasm she could muster, was the new mayor in her eagerness to be friendly and approachable to everyone.

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Once the plane touched down on the water, pulled up to the dock, and killed the engines, out stepped the pelican pilot that she'd dealt with before but was followed by a somewhat older, most likely middle-aged, owl woman wearing a long dress that was a golden-brown color like the blending of autumn leaves; simple yet elegant in a fashion that reminded Violet of all things old and long past. She smiled and ruffled the feathers of her cheeks as she carried her luggage to approach. "You must be the new mayor I've heard about. I'm very excited to take a look at what you found and hopefully all of your future findings. My name is Longclaw and I'm from the Island Association of Archeology and Preservation; the 'IAAP' for short."

The woman had a motherly air about her and was warm and comforting just to be around. Of course, that being said, it was impossible to miss the fact that her dress was struggling to keep in her frankly massive mammaries even though the cut of her garment was not overly revealing. Despite being a bit plump and perhaps a bit past her prime, Longclaw was certainly appealing for her age all the same.

Of course, the other interesting note was the distinct lack of Isabelle or Mr. Nook down at the docks to greet the new arrival. It didn't seem much like either of them to miss this. Well, perhaps Tom wouldn't be so focused on greeting arrivals moving forward and maybe Isabelle was too focused on her work?
 
Violet was a little surprised to find herself alone at the docks, being quite certain that Nook or Isabelle would also be here. She suspected that maybe it had something to do with that incident the other night, which she suspected had ended up with an argument between the two, though neither party had told her anything about it. Violet had stopped pushing when it was clear neither of them was going to talk about it, so she chalked it up to a private affair between two old friends.

Once again in her best sundress, Violet stepped forward onto the docks as the plane cut its engines. She hesitated half a step at seeing the woman and just how... gifted she was, glancing down at the woman's chest for half a moment before correcting herself. 'Damn it Violet, stop being a pervert!' She'd been away from civilization for too long.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Longclaw, I'm Mayor Violet, though just Violet is fine. Please allow me to take some of those." Violet came up to the owl's side, insisting on taking at least some of the woman's luggage. "Thank you for coming to our island, if you'll follow me I'll show you to your new museum we have set up for you and I can give you a tour of the island itself."
 
If Longclaw noticed Violet's errant glance at her chest then she didn't comment or openly react to it, instead continuing to give the closest equivalent to a smile that her beak could manage with the ruffling of her facial feathers outward. The owl didn't have too much stuff with her but she saw no reason to deny the offer of assistance, allowing the mayor to carry either of her two briefcase-style luggage pieces; even this was retro in design in keeping with her interest in the past. Being taller than Violet, and sturdier of build, the young woman would find the weight on the heftier side of things and perhaps a touch cumbersome to manage but her work chopping trees and mining stone had certainly ensured she was plenty capable without fumbling.

"So formal, my it is nice to meet individuals hoo still believe in etiquette. Really the pleasure is all mine. I can't remember the last time I was given the chance to move to a fledgling island to help out from the beginning. I feel like a young chick again setting out after graduation. Of course I don't look like one anymore." She chuckled a bit to herself and perhaps had a lower self-esteem in regards to her appearance than she reasonably should, however Longclaw hardly seemed depressed or too bothered by the point she was at in her life to really worry about such an off-handed comment.

No sooner than they had set off towards the museum would the owl let out a long yawn, raising a feathered wing over her mouth out of respect moreso than embarrassment. "Oh, mmm, excuse me. I'm not used to being awake at this hour. I'm sure you know we owls tend to be up at night. Would you mind if we do the tour another day? I think it best if I settle in at the museum and rest for the time being." While tired she was still in relatively good cognitive ability, awake enough that Violet could push for the tour today if she felt it was important enough and not feel like the time spent would be wasted, though the mayor hadn't seemed to be the type to do that so far. It was worth noting that the seaplane itself was not starting up and prepping to leave just yet. It was Monday and thus, according to the nooklings, should be a delivery to their store. Sure enough Timmy and Tommy were visible in the distance heading towards the dock together.
 
"Oh right!" It'd slipped her mind that plenty of animal-folk were nocturnal, owls especially. "I'm sorry you must be exhausted. Please, get settled down and rest up. I can come back tonight or tomorrow to give you the full tour." Setting down the heavy case she'd taken from Longclaw, she inclined her head as she readied to depart. "I hope you find everything satisfactory, and if you need anything, don't be afraid to come find me."

After saying her goodbyes to Longclaw, she'd step out and catch sight of Tommy and Timmy heading to the docks. With her current plan of giving the islands newest resident cut short, she shrugged and went ahead to go over. She was fairly sure what was going on, so while she was curious it was more a desire to help out that drove her forward and soon close enough that she could wave a greeting and jog up. "You boys need any help?"
 
The museum wasn't too far off from the town square so it was a simple matter for Violet to help Longclaw reach the building with her luggage. The woman nodded her head politely at the acceptance of the mayor to allow her a chance to rest. "I'm sure it will be just fine, thank you. Either tonight or tomorrow morning would be a good time for the tour. I look forward to cataloguing the island's findings."

Leaving the owl to get settled, Violet's attention turned to the twins who seemed a bit surprised and unsure about her offer. They cast looks at one another and ultimately shrugged before responding in imperfect unison. "You can help if you like... you like... but we can handle things on our own... our own." By their tone it didn't seem to be intended as any insult to her, more just a statement that she didn't need to feel any obligation to provide aid. "When we get everything back to Nook's Cranny... to Nook's Cranny... we can give tell you what items are in demand and will fetch higher price for the week... for the week."
 
Violet had already suspected as much, she'd been told before that they were waiting on shipments and she'd been hoping this had been the one. While she'd been keeping busy in construction on the island, she was worrying a little about the debt. Oh Tom was kind and assured her there was no rush, but a part of her still worried that his patience would only last for so long. So she wanted to get a start if she could, get earning bells between her projects of building homes and infrastructure.

So without complaint the woman took up one of the crates of supplies. She'd gotten pretty strong since she'd started out, certainly more fit and athletic from her old city life where she'd yet to accomplish anything. "Well then boys, show me where you want them."
 
With Violet's eagerness to help out it still seemed that the twins needed to unload the cargo off the plane first before worrying too much about taking it back to the shop. Still, it didn't seem to bother them to let her go on ahead to ease the process. "Anywhere in the shop is fine... is fine. We can figure out the organization later... organization later." In any case it wouldn't take too long to help them out with their goods. They hadn't ordered any crazy amount of items it seemed since it did come of the seaplane and not anything larger and more designed for bulk.

It was maybe an hour when all was said and done between transporting the cargo back to Nook's Cranny and allowing them the space to open up the packaging to take stock of what they'd received. A good portion of it wasn't even meant for the shop when all was said and done as this included foodstuffs and other essentials that Tom ordered for them. To be certain she was familiar with the expanded options the tanuki had for himself, and had extended the offer for her as well on credit, but being in the presence of all of it at once was likely slightly more tempting. Nevertheless Timmy and Tommy made good on their word when they were assured that everything was accounted for. "For this week cherry salmon and sapphires are in demand... in demand. If you need a fishing rod... fishing rod... we have a few for sale for five hundred bells... hundred bells."
 
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