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Yes! [name], you have a most excellent sense of timing!
Allow me to introduce you to someone.
This is the Happy Home Academy's special advisor, Lyle.
He's going to start coming out here on a daily basis to offer advice on
the building of wonderful homes, yes, he does!
Lyle:
Hey. You. Nice to meet ya.
Me? Like the raccoon said...
I'm Lyle. The Happy Home Academy? I'm the [town name]-
area manager. Bang! Right?
You're the mayor? Of this burg?
Lucky me. You got a house in [town name]?
Congrats. You're good people!
[town name]? Nice place. You bought
a house? Congrats!
Here's the deal. The skinny.
Happy Room Academy? Was just
rooms...
Now? Not just one room.
No. We went big! Bang!
We do the whole house.
We research day and night!
We're the experts. Here's the truth.
Happy homes make happy people!
It's a big step for us. Brave new world.
New ball game. We're ready.
We're the Happy Home Academy!
This here? Nook's Homes created this space. Just for Lyle. Bang.
Why? Me. You. Opportunity.
Business basics, right here,
right now. Oh, members only.
You want to talk, [name]?
You know where to find me.
Come find me. Bang!
Well, you heard what he said, hm?
If you have any questions about putting rooms together, you should
ask Lyle for advice, yes, yes!
Wow. Let me tell you. Been getting into chess a lot lately. Big time.
Student of the game. Serious stuff.
Don't you go busting Lyle's chops!
Not ready for tournament play just yet. Just getting warmed up!
Thinking man's game, chess. Lyle?
Not much experience before coming here. A real chess novice.
But lately? Mr. Nook and I? Daily matches. Daily! It's become a habit!
Best way to end a work day! Boom!
Isn't that right, Mr. Nook? Had quite the heated match the other day.
Played long into the night!
And that Mr. Nook! Quite the shark!
Shrewd as they come!
Started off even greener than ol' Lyle. But now? Takes notes! Reads
strategy books! Studies up!
Even gets mad and busts ol' Lyle's chops if I take too long to make a
move! Very competitive!
> Well, Mr. Lyle puts too much emphasis on big, showy moves!
He takes his time setting them up!
Chess is like business...
If you take too long in planning, you may suffer
when it's time to execute!
I'm best at adapting to the circumstances and making little
adjustments, building as I go!
The other day, I thought I'd finally
win a match against him, but...
then I accidentally tipped the board over.
All those moves I played to get so close to victory were wasted... <
Anyhoo. Ol' Lyle has to be careful.
Mr. Nook is getting better and better!
No careless moves for me!
Gotta watch out for Mr. Nook.
Becoming a chess master, that one!
Wouldn't be surprised to see him with a custom set.
Wouldn't be surprised at all!
Heh. Havin' one of those "awwww" moments right now. Thinking about
a good thing that happened to me.
So. I have two daughters. Younger one comes by the store. Just to see
me! Ol' Lyle's buttons popped off!
Said she just wanted to watch me at work. Study her pop.
Take some notes. Made ol' Lyle so proud!
Good day for it, too, Mr. Nook!
You had gone out for a bit. Put ol' Lyle in charge! Made me look good!
Used to switch jobs a lot. When the girls were younger. Put a little bit
of stress on the ol' family...
So. This job? Decided to stick it out. Make it work. Make a go of it.
So glad I did!
> Ho ho! Let me tell you! When I came back from running my errands that
day...I thought I was seeing double!
Lyle's daughter really looks just like a little Lyle!
It's amazing how powerful genetics can be... <
Heh heh. Well. When the girls were younger? Didn't care to hear that.
Didn't want to look like the ol' man!
Said they wanted to look like little thems. Not little mes.
Guess ol'Lyle can understand that...
But now? We all look back on those days and laugh. Laugh out loud.
Laugh together! Good times. Boom.
Everyone in my family looks the same. Lots of folks think it.
Quite a few even say it!
My daughters? Kind of gotten used to it. Took a while, though!
Ol' Lyle thinks there's still some resentment.
Little surprise the other day.
[random villager]? Loaded us up with treats! Tasty, tasty treats!
I've been wanting a quality [fruit], to be honest.
His/Her family sent some good ones! Bam!
Not particularly scarce in these
parts, but still! Hard to turn down a
fine [fruit]. Right? Right!
Excellent, weren't they, Mr. Nook?
Everyone who tried [fruit] sang its praises!
No way we could eat 'em all. So we
took 'em out. Shared 'em with our
shopping-district pals. Glad to do it!
Took some to the Able sisters.
Some to Timmy and Tommy.
And, of course, some to...
Gracie and Harriet! / K.K. Slider and Shrunk! / Pelly and Phyllis!
We just had to share with them! Everyone who got
one was happy and satisfied!
We business folks? Gotta stick together! Support each other! Keep
each other going! Bang!
Mr. Nook and I? Happy to share!
Our business? Only works when we all happily attract customers!
This shop? Customer friendly. Folks stop by. Just to chat.
All the time! And, [name]? Stop by anytime!
Feel free!
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Lyle (at the Roost with Tom Nook, Lottie and Digby):
Coffee? Delicious. Work buddies? Bang! Called 'em. It's great catchin' up with everyone!
Tom Nook and Lyle? Known each other years. Years!
Been biz buds since my Happy Home Academy days.
Wanted something for your home? Bang!
We had you covered. No problemo! Those were the days.
So! Isabelle. Working with Tom Nook now. Glad to hear it. She's an ace.
Really helped us out back in the day.
Lottie? My niece? Starting her very own company. Bang!
Incredible! Just incredible. Couldn't be prouder.
The best part? Guess who introduced her to Tom Nook? Me!
Never guessed where it'll lead. Still in shock.
Connections are everything in business. Everything! And Lottie?
She nailed it. I'm so proud.
Tom:
Hello! When I heard Lyle was coming by, I wanted to pop in as well!
Seeing everyone here takes me back to when I ran my real-estate company...
Hm... Relaxing with everyone like this makes me feel like we're right back
in the Nook's Homes days.
It makes me very happy seeing so many folks I used to work with finding their own happiness.
I've known Lyle for a long time now, and thanks to him, I met Lottie too!
It just goes to show that you never know where life will take you
or who you'll meet along the way. Yes, yes!
Isabelle didn't work for me back in my real-estate days,
but she was a huge help to us all the same.