Townies are the critters that the player has invited to live on Critter Cove. After helping a castaway and bringing a them home, they will ask for a tent so they can set up their own temporary living space. While living in a Tent, they will live in Critter Cove just like a settled Townie, and the player can interact with them daily to increase their relationship with with that townie. After they reach 1 Heart of relationship, they will start looking for an unoccupied home to move into.
The player can ask the townies to move out of Critter Cove through the Critter menu by selecting the Move Out Request and picking the Critter you wish to leave by clicking the checkbox. The Critter will then run to the player's location to wave them down. They will state that they are thinking about leaving the island and want to check with the player first. The player can then tell them to stay or have them leave.
Requests[]
Townies will occasionally ask for items either through town board requests or by asking the player by waving at the player.
Town Board Requests[]
The town board requests will reward the player with 
Doubloons and increase the relationship with the player. They will always offer more than the amount you would receive from Renard's or Checkmark. If not completed within 2 days, the request will expire.
Once delivering the item, the player will receive 3 times the Doubloons as much as their initial offer on the board so board requests are always beneficial to do.
Item Requests[]
Townies will occasionally ask for items such as food, furniture or clothing. They have at least one like and one dislike and have multiple neutral items. They will gift an item back (either clothing, furniture, interior design items) as long as the item is a liked a neutral type. The townie will not gift the player anything if it is a dislike, but it will still increase the relationship with the player, as with all gifts.