So it was several days into my Animal Crossing match when I received the first message. "What's an Animal Crossing?"... Ok, I thought, I'm sure this is a rhetorical question that will lead into them asking what I like about it, or waxing some poetics about friendship and having fun. Upon opening the message though... I get a link.

Uh-oh... this is not Animal Crossing. I reply, try to go along with a joke. Please be a joke.

A few days later comes the next message. It is not a joke. My santa barely speaks English and does not seem to realize what exchange he signed up for. But no, there's the cute Snoo that looks like Nook, and the questions that clearly indicate this is a game. No way did my santa accidentally sign up for the wrong exchange. Logic would clearly indicate this was a joke... but of course sometimes I'm not very logical, and the sheer contrast of an ugly garish sign against the cute animal plushies or stickers I was hoping for had me going a bit crazy. I sent the messages to my boyfriend asking him what he thought. He comforted me, but admitted they could be playing a trick on me.... oh the bastard.

Because he knew... he sat there and heard me start to worry about my Santa for two days, we chatted about our favorite characters and what we hoped to get... and he knew the whole time. When I mentioned thinking of picking up Wild World a week ago, he reminded me I should wait for the exchange to end. Because he knew...

He was my damn Santa. Yup, last night when I was over at his house, sitting down to watch Game of Thrones together, he said he had to repackage his gifts to send out. He opened the boxes and I complimented his selection, but was mostly focused on finishing up the MH4 demo. Then he handed me the final crossing sign, with that smug villager smile on it. What was this? He handed me the box with the items in them. I was confused. He was laughing. Wait... the sign. Oh goddamn it. Through his explaining I admit I called him some names, maybe kicked him in the leg a bit... bastard had totally tricked me with those messages and he knew it.

Seriously though, I am not sure what magic system you admins use, but I was in shock for several minutes. My own boyfriend had gotten me as a match. What the hell?

Now time to think up a way to get you back you jerk... <3

TL; DR - My boyfriend is a trolling bastard of a santa.