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feb event.
crisp fall weather
Heralded by cooling temperatures and the crunch of orange leaves underfoot, fall has arrived on Crescentview Isle. It’s time to break out your sweaters and scarves in preparation for the cooler days ahead.
Fall is a season rich with tradition and festivals aplenty, so head down to the Town Square to find out what all is in store for you this season. While you’re at it, take a look at the calendar for Fall 1st through 15th.
This season’s crops are eggplant, carrot, yam, spinach, and green pepper. Fall’s seasonal flowers are lamp grass, lilac, sweet pea, chrysanthemum, and petunia. As for mushrooms, porcini, enoki, and portobello spores are available for the fall.
hot! ...or pot?
Every Fall 1st, the townsfolk of Crescentview Isle get together for an island-wide feast with food, beverage, and merriment aplenty... but this banquet is a group effort.
Centralized in Town Square is a massive pot simmering with the Goddess’ special broth, and on Fall 1st, townsfolk are invited to throw an item of their choice into the pot to contribute to the stew everyone will enjoy together during the banquet the following day, Fall 2nd.
The thoughtful, rational contribution would be a vegetable, animal product or other edible item, but no one is saying you have to toss in something edible. For every item added to the pot, the flavor, scent and/or special attributes may change, so choose your addition wisely! Here is an example of how your contribution might affect the stew.
Each islander may only contribute a single item to the pot, but be warned! Throw in anything too ridiculous and the Goddess reserves the right to make you regret it for the rest of your days. OOCly, you have from February 1st to February 8th at 12pm EST to add in your contribution.
fallentine's day chocolates
Fallentine's is a local tradition in which the townsfolk gift their friends, neighbors and loved ones special chocolates to show thanks and appreciation for all the joy they bring to their life. This year, the Goddess has provided the island's farmers with her own special chocolates that have arrived in your character's mailbox on Fall 1st.
Each box contains 20 pieces of buff fairy-shaped chocolates. The notecard tucked neatly into the box recommends that you give out one piece of chocolate per person, which might not seem like much... until you see what happens when that little chocolate is consumed!
As you might expect, something special will happen upon consumption of the Goddess' special chocolates, so be warned when consuming or giving out your chocolates! OOCly, each character's chocolates boast a unique effect when consumed, but characters won't know what that effect is ICly until they start giving them out to their neighbors. The effect of each chocolate (and the chocolates themselves) were distributed via the permanent AC post for January, so if you forget what effect your character's chocolates have, you can refer back to that page.
introducing the dulces sueños resort
Thanks to the efforts of our deep-pocketed islanders, all current community projects have been fully funded! One in particular — the mysterious island — is worth noting for the special resort that occupies it.
The Dulces Sueños Resort is a new destination available to all island residents and its tropical-themed suites aren't notable just for their immaculate decor. Spending the night with another person will result in the two of you exchanging a memory with one another as you slumber. Soaking in the resort's large open air baths will allow you to feel your partner's emotions while you both occupy the water, so if you're struggling to understand one another on a deeper level, a little bath may solve that!
This resort is a new and permanent feature of Crescentview island, so feel free to stop by and visit whenever you'd like. They're open for business all year-round!
task board
The task board is located in Town Square and changes from season to season. In real time, a season is one month long. The following tasks are available from February 1st to March 1st and more tasks may be added mid-month.
Certain rewards are only available through event participation, so please keep this in mind when planning your threads. Multiple tasks may be completed within a single thread, but when turning in, please link to the individual tags in which each task was completed.
Finally, rewards are per character, not per farm, so those with housemates may want to coordinate with one another with regard to what animals you’re bringing home to your farm.
This season’s tasks are all about deepening your bonds and helping you get even closer to your fellow islanders. Some of you may already be in relationships or working your way towards one, so what better way to get to know your partner than to explore their dreams and memories? Curious? Take a look at this month’s tasks!
1. Distribute your special chocolates. Fall is the season of love and thankfulness. Share the chocolates the Goddess gave you with your friends and neighbors to receive 1 random fall crop seed. This task can be completed 10 times.
2. Express your appreciation for your neighbors. Tell your friends you care for them, give them a hug, make them a warm meal. No matter how it is you show your appreciation for the people around you, ‘tis the season to make sure they know it. Complete this task a total of 10 times for 1 random fall flower bag.
3. Go foraging. Bushes producing blueberries, blackberries and raspberries can be found in the foothills and are prime for the picking in fall, but be careful: you might get a mild case of poisoning if you don’t know what you’re looking for!
You can also pick bioluminescent mushrooms in the forest and seashells at the beach to complete this task. You will earn 2 random bags of fall mushroom spores with each submission and you may complete this task a total of 5 times.
4. Check out Dulces Sueños Resort. Travel there alone or with a friend for 1 cow, sheep, alpaca or goat of your choice. This task can be completed once and can be combined with tasks 6 and 7.
5. Contribute an item to the community pot. Throw in an item of your choice, but be warned: the Goddess might punish you if she catches you throwing in any garbage or dirty work boots. Complete this task once to receive a rabbit or chicken of your choice for your coop.
6. Share a memory with someone else. Spend the night at Dulces Sueños Resort with a friend. As you rest, you’ll exchange a single memory with the person sleeping beside you. You can complete this task to receive a Buff Fairy contract that summons a single Buff Fairy to work the farm, harvest and water crops, feed and brush animals, etc. You can complete this task a total of 3 times. That's three times the buff fairies!
7. Feel another person’s emotions. Visit the island and soak in its waters with another person. Doing so will allow you to feel what the other person is feeling. This task can be completed 3 times and each completion rewards you with a Diva Fairy contract. These fairies in their little designer heels are quite sassy, but they'll cook, clean, and do whatever work around the house that you demand of them.
local happenings
The Crescentview Times newspaper has chronicled the latest happenings around the island. A physical copy of the paper will arrive on your doorstep early in the morning on Fall 1st.
The Mines have been expanded to include more rewards and more floors to explore! To continue your mining adventures or embark on one for the first time, please visit the new permanent page for the mines.
Pirates have been spotted off the coast of Crescentview Isle in recent days. They've been circling the island in a large boat flying a tattered banner of unknown origin, but their current intentions are unknown.
A blacksmith has made their way to Crescentview and has set up shop in town! The blacksmith can process any ores and gems you've acquired in the mines and fashion them into fine jewelry in exchange for any leftover materials that come with the ores and gems provided. He can also touch up and repair any farm tools brought to him.
The annual Fall Animal Exhibition is set to take place on Fall 15th. Farmers are encouraged to enter their favorite barn or coop animal in the contest to receive accolades and unique rewards. Participation also comes with its own rewards, so don't hesitate to apply with your finest animal when the time comes!
mod notes
⬥ Welcome to our third event! We've made it to the halfway point and we couldn't be more pleased with how much everyone has engaged with and contributed to the game. Thank you all so much!
⬥ A second event post will go up in mid-Feb.
⬥ Please plot over at the Feb Plotting Post.
⬥ As a reminder, please keep all plotting on the OOC post as not everyone has Discord or Plurk.
⬥ Please submit your completed tasks at the top-level below.
⬥ Have fun!
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She's moving a bit carefully in the dress she's wearing for the evening when she spots Gaku gesturing at her. Of course, she happily makes her way over. ]
Gaku...! So you're on your date today, too!
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[ He's clearly in a good mood, what with the way he smiles at her, so it must be going well. ]
You must be too. [ He gives her a onceover. ] You look really nice.
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[ Does Gaku ever miss with his outfits?? Probably not. ]
Seems like you're in a very good mood, hm?
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[ And he can't help the small blush that creeps up on his cheeks. ]
I am, yeah. Ellis is really excited to be on this cruise, and getting to see him in such a good mood is really nice. It makes the chaos of that auction all worth it.
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Hah, it does, doesn't it? I hope everyone can enjoy their dates, even if it took a lot to get to this point.
Where is Ellis now? Please let him know I say hello, just in case I don't run into him...
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I'll let him know. He's probably somewhere he isn't supposed to be right now, just knowing the way he is.
[ Gaku laughs. At least he's well aware of how Ellis is. ]
Enjoying your date too?
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[ Oh. She was quick to light up and answer that, wasn't she? Is that weird. Hm. She seems to temper herself into something more calm, but the damage is done. ]
Um... I got to try food from M-21's home. It was really spicy!
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Yeah? How'd you like it?
[ Did you grow closer!! ]
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I really liked it, but I wonder if I wounded M's ego... It seems like I'm better at handling spicy food than he is, somehow...
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Knowing him, he's probably glad to be on a date with a woman who's stronger than him.
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Gaku! Come on... I'm not...
[ she says as if she didn't literally just tell him in the other thread that she and her friends saved an entire continent-- ]
Hopefully it's just that I've surprised him. Anyhow... Any recommendations for some of these activities that you and Ellis have gotten up to?
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We did the same thing as you... tried out the buffet. He seems to really like cream puffs...
[ Anyway. ]
He wouldn't try out the spa with me, but I plan on doing some of that on my own.
[ It's very important to him, since he can't remember the last time he got to go to a spa. ]
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[ They must have been so focused on food from M-21's home that she missed the cream puffs entirely... ]
Wait, there's a spa? I didn't know! It's been so long since I've been to one.
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[ He won't be upset if she says no, but he does want to go in there... ]
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[ A beat. ]
...Do you think M-21 would want to try it, too...?
[ She's having trouble picturing her grumpy werewolf of a roommate relaxing enough to be able to actually get a massage and such... ]
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[ An embarrassing thing to say, but he really does believe it. ]
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[ no, girl, he's whipped and they haven't even kissed ]
You and I can try it out first, though. Maybe get one of those, um... What are they called? Facials?
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Oh, a facial! Those are great. I bet they have high quality ingredients at the spa here, since this ship is so nice.
[ Gaku immediately starts leading her towards the spa. ]
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Oh, I bet they do! I hope my face feels very soft afterwards!
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Oh, it will. It'll be soft and< moisturized.
[ The spa offers a "menu" of sorts, a whole list of the different types of facials they can get displayed for them. ]
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Ooh... Are these how you keep your skin looking so nice, Gaku!?
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More or less. I have a routine I follow back home, but I'm pretty careful about washing my face here. I always make sure to do it.
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[ The most she probably does is like... Wash her face and moisturize. HELP HER... ]
That sounds like a lot of work!
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[ He grins. ]
I can go over all of it with you, if you want.
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[ Gaku is always doing things to help her... ]
One of these days, you really have to let me do something for you in return. But I just can't think of what...
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