Phyllis

"With the town hall open 24 hours a day, I see way too much of the people in this town."

- Phyllis

Phyllis (ぺりみ, Pelimi) is the female night clerk pelican of the Post Office (, and ) or the Town Hall ( and ). Phyllis is the older sister of Pelly, who works the day shift. When talking to the Player, she will often mutter things under her breath (shown in gray text in-game, spoken in Bebebese), as she does not seem to enjoy having to work so late, which is probably the reason she is so grumpy. She has a very similar personality to Snooty villagers

Phyllis has her own music for the town hall, starting as soon as her shift begins; it reflects Phyllis' irritated mood and snappy conversation. While Pelly works the music is bright and happy, but while Phyllis is there the tune has a bit more of a drag to it.

Animal Crossing
In Animal Crossing, Phyllis works at the Post Office from 7 PM to 7 AM. She is very rude to her customers, but doesn't have a very developed character.

Wild World
Phyllis is the clerk of the Town Hall in Animal Crossing: Wild World. She takes care of civic center and post office. She's still very happy, but villagers say that she is good at her work, despite not liking it. When asked about the environment, Phyllis gives more detailed answers than Pelly. Whereas Pelly will often tell the Player to "add more green", Phyllis will specify whether the player needs to add flowers or trees. Some characters sometimes state that they see Phyllis making-out with Pete in the plaza at night, which may have something to do with the romance. Phyllis can sometimes be found in The Roost from 9 PM to 10 PM(probably because She needs some caffeine to keep her up all night) on any day except makeing-out night. If a Player saves 500,000,000, Bells, they will receive a picture of Phyllis with her sister, Pelly.

In order to accommodate more than one Player with the introduction of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Phyllis and Pelly can both be found in the Town Hall when a visitor arrives - Phyllis heads the civic center. Even though her attitude can be hurtful, she is really sad to watch when she shouts at them.

Peppy villagers will sometimes say that she is very caring to her younger sister, Pelly. This can also be apparent to the player when she is spoken to in The Roost, as she will openly consider asking Pelly to take over her night shift, but then state that she "can't do that" to her, soon after, whilst bearing a remorseful expression. It is also said that if a player deposits or withdraw bells, she says that you made 50 billion bells, then says just kidding and says the actual bell balance. According to Normal villagers, They'll say they saw her crying all alone in the town hall.

City Folk
Phyllis still works in the Town Hall in City Folk, performing much the same role as in the previous installment. As with Wild World, villagers often rumor that her co-worker Pete is totally and entirely in love with her, when you see him walking around town delivering his letters he always talks about Phyllis and asks you questions like "Are you more of a Phyllis or a Pelly?" He always says he's more of a Phyllis. He doesn't hide his love very well. He even reveals that others comment that she is "frosty", "aloof", and has a "personality like sandpaper", despite his infatuation for her. Pete has been known to send mail to Phyllis, as revealed when cranky villagers talk of replacing a fellow villager's house nameplate to the name "Phyllis", only for their victim to be inundated with "creepy love letters".

She can be found in the The Roost in the museum the hour before her shift starts, 9 to 10 PM, where she will complain about her job when spoken to, saying things such as (depending on the gender of the player):

"They keep promising me an assistant or an automatic mail sorter or some kind of help. But it never comes. And folks wonder why I'm grumpy all the time! "

"I can't even count how many years I've been working there. I really should have quit a long time ago. But I don't really have any skills... And I'm too old to learn."

"You seem kinda clueless, so let me give you a tip, gal to gal. ALWAYS WEAR SENSIBLE SHOES! Unless you have wings. Then it doesn't matter."

 "Sigh... I hope that fool doesn't come bother me here again today...                                                           I'm not interested!"

A further similarity with Wild World is Phyllis' job at the civic center; when the Player connects to Wi-Fi and has visitors over.

Role in
As always, Phyllis is never really happy. She will often sigh or mumble when talking. Sometimes she will be in the coffee shop drinking coffee.

Theory
Because Zipper T. has a zipper, some players think Phyllis is in the costume because she is known to talk under her breath about her job and Zipper T. does that too. However, like Tortimer, she is still visible in Town Hall when at work.