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 pelican who works the night shift as a clerk for the Post Office in GCN games and or the Town Hall in  and. Phyllis is the older, considerably more anti-social, aloof, arrogant sister of Pelly, who works the day shift. The two are virtually opposites.

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 and Cranky villagers, and there isn't a villager that is very fond of her. You may be able to catch her at the Museum inside the cafe an hour or two before her shift.

When Phyllis is working, unique music will play inside the Town Hall that reflects Phyllis' irritated mood and snappy conversation. While Pelly works the music is bright and happy, but the tune has a bit more of a drag to it when Phyllis is on her shift. She does not enjoy her job similar to Lyle and Zipper T. Bunny.



In 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.

In
Phyllis is the clerk of the Town Hall in Animal Crossing: Wild World and works from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM. She takes care of civic center and post office. She's still very grumpy, 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 kissing Pete at night, which may have something to do with the romance. Phyllis can sometimes be found in The Roost from 9:30 PM to 9:55 PM (probably because she needs some caffeine to keep her up all night) on any day. When she is in The Roost you can talk to her and listen to her complain about working nights and how bitter the coffee is. If a player saves 500,000,000, Bells, they will receive a picture of Phyllis with her sister, Pelly. She is very unpopular with older villagers such as Cranky or Snooty villagers who make rude comments about her, Snooty villagers say that her makeup looks like a clown's and Cranky villagers call her annoying.

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.

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, states that she was kidding, then says the actual bell balance. Normal villagers say they saw Phyllis crying all alone in the town hall. She also likes Pete, but she acts like she hates him.

In
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):

Quotes
"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.

In
Phyllis retains the same role of working the late hours at the post office, but she is now in a separate building from the town hall. Instead, it is now located with other buildings in Main Street. It is first building on the left, next door to Nook's Homes and the Happy Home Showcase. Unlike her sister, Phyllis does not show any emotion when you pay off the loans.

In Animal Crossing Movie
At K.K. Slider's concert Phyllis sits next to Pelly, then when the festival starts she and Pelly are at the booth for catching little balls on a hook. Pelly catches one and Phyllis says "See, you can catch one!" In the movie Phyllis works the night shift at the town center, although she does not appear there, she is mentioned when Ai meets Pelly at the Town Hall for the first time. Just like in the games, it is mentioned that Town Hall is open for 24 hours.

Theory
The character, Zipper T., who appears during Bunny Day in, has a noticeable zipper on his back. Some players believe he is actually another character in disguise. One theory is that Phyllis is wearing the costume, because she is known to talk under her breath similar to Zipper T. However, like Tortimer, she is still visible in Town Hall during her working hours.

Quotes
"Hmm? What?! (Tch! It's a customer!)"

- Phyllis in Animal Crossing

"Oh, ok. Close the door on your way out. (And be quick about it!)"

- Phyllis in Animal Crossing