Any long time Animal Crossing player knows that a huge part of the franchise involves being in debt to Tom Nook and New Horizons is no exception. Nook, who has a one Tanuki monopoly on the entire island, is in charge of housing, construction, and guest relations. He also oversees the island's main store, which is run by his nephews Timmy and Tommy. It's easy to see why players are now going to extreme lengths to pay off their debts to him.

As soon as your feet touch the sand, Tom Nook begins to chat about how much you owe. While your first debt, for moving costs and a tent, is quite low, as soon as you build a house your costs quickly spiral. Before you know it you are living in a TARDIS style home and owing thousands of bells to the island's overlord.

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It seems that the pressure of all that fishing, bug catching, and resource hunting is getting to some players and they are now resorting to extremely creative methods of extracting repayment by kidnapping poor Tommy.

Above we see Tommy stopped as he wanders the island, seeking only to help newcomers, and then trapped between wooden posts. In the reaction shot and threat poor Timmy looks sad for his brother. Tom, however, doesn't appear to be very bothered. Maybe that's because Timmy isn't his son, as some players have assumed, but rather his nephew. Or perhaps it's just because he's that cold-hearted.

Reddit user Travistyle's daughter wasn't the only one to try this tactic either with fellow forum member The FearlessWarrior employing some distinctly cell-like fences to up the (wooden) stakes.

Someone needs to tell players that mastering extracting items from rocks, learning to play the stalk market and catching valuable fish are all far more effective ways of managing the debts you owe.

We're unsure what made players think they'd get away with this idea in the first place if we're honest. After all, Tom controls the general store, your housing, all construction, and the airport. Without him on your side, life is going to suck pretty hard. So, for all of you with kidnapping tendencies bear this in mind, Tommy deserves freedom! Being used as child labor for Tom Nook's enterprise is punishment enough.

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