Conversation

Conversation is a big part of Animal Crossing. By pressing the A button while facing a villager, you will begin a conversation. They will usually open with some banter about the time of day or how they are feeling. From there, you can continue to anything from starting an errand for the villager, or being involved in a pop quiz about something completely random. If they have an ! over their head or four white lines over their heads they will want to talk to you. They will often ask you to trade one of your items, or they'll want to buy or sell something.