crescentview | feb event.

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.

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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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[ He Xuan is here today because the more food, the better, right? Though, this involves a bit more careful and delicate work. Instead of, you know, simply grabbing and tearing the fruit from where they are and making a mess of things, so it's slow going.

Not that they have much but time, as far as he's concerned (even now.)

If Ellis is curious about what He Xuan is thinking of, well...there are a couple of 'strange thoughts'. One of which is the appearance of various pies: blueberry and raspberry, in particular. Then...some idle thoughts about a statue from heaven fighting a statue carved in the mortal realm. Just, you know, normal things.

When he notices the squinting, he turns his attention to Ellis. ]

...What?

[ Ellis toddles over to where He Xuan and tilts his head up since he is much shorter and vibe-appropriate now. All those pies and... statues?

He rubs his own stomach and points to He Xuan as if to ask if he's hungry. ]

[ One of those things aren't like the other ones. But, it's fine. ]

I'm almost always hungry.

[ Close enough to be practically a response probably nearly worthy of being a meme, but absolutely not one at all in this case. Though, he realizes swift enough that simply guessing he is doesn't necessarily mean that Ellis knows this is the case. So despite the fact his face is usually not indicative of many emotions in most situations, he follows up with: ]

...Did something in my expression show that I was?

[ Ellis still stands by of He Xuan feeling so unfulfilled that it shows with his constant hunger, but he won't mention that. Instead he shakes his head. ]

I remember you saying that before, so I was wondering if you were going to eat the blueberries as you picked them.

[ Sorry, He Xuan. He's telling the truth. ]

[ Lo and behold, once those words are put out into the world, Ellis might see him popping in at least two blueberries, because of course when someone is thinking of food, naturally they are at least some semblance of hungry. Nevermind He Xuan's everything defines it being a bit more than that. ]

...Not all of them. I might need some if I want something to be prepared for me.

[ But Ellis is absolutely right. Some blueberries are going to be consumed as he picks them. No matter how slowly he's going at it. ]

[ Ellis stares at He Xuan as he watches him eat those. Boy. Please. He's writing his next message on his notepad until he trips on a nearby tree root and falls. All of a sudden the residents come out of nowhere and try collecting Ellis's spilled coins. It's as if they were waiting for this moment. ]

[ Some things never chan...ge...

...What?

Well then. In the next moment, He Xuan's claws come out. Literally.

He kicks some of the opportunists across the other side of the area (easily, since they're just normal people), and swipes at another who is foolish enough to come closer, making the guy fall back, screaming. ]

Unless you all want to be cursed to death...scram.

[ Maybe he should kill all of them right now, because he loathes this kind of thing, but then the fruit might be ruined from the bloodbath. At least his threat is probably effective? Given he did kick some people's asses right then and there. ]

[ He Xuan's threat is 100% effective, making the residents scram. They're not risking their lives for currency equal to 5 cents. Also, because the goddess will probably come and smite He Xuan for killing the residents but I don't want to do that. Ellis quickly crawls up and ignores the coins and residents, but tries to get in the way between He Xuan and the other people anyway. Look at this shorty hug your side, He Xuan. ]

[ Can you imagine? This being how He Xuan finally gets smote for real? Because he killed some residents?

Jokes aside, He Xuan gets just enough satisfaction out of seeing them scramble for their lives like the pathetic creatures they are. But just in case he ever reconsidered, Ellis is there to try to get in the way with hugs. ]

...Unnecessary. They're not worth the effort.

[ Ellis nods quickly. Absolutely not worth the effort! Yeah! Totally! He's glad that He Xuan doesn't do more, so he stops clinging onto his side. ]

I'm okay. I remember their faces.

[ :D ]

[ And thus, murder was prevented this day. ]

Hm. Impressive.

[ He Xuan does idly toy with a curse of minor misfortune on those fools regardless. He knows how to hold a grudge more than anyone else, when it comes to people causing trouble to those he considers as friends, etc. ]

They should know to sleep with one eye open, then.

[ Ellis laughs a little. He will probably scold them the next time he sees them and then probably con them into coming to his business. It's fine. No need to worry about anything. ]

You're impressive too, He Xuan. I already know your powers are impressive, but your charisma.

[ He's not sure what to call it, but there it is. ]

[ ...You know what, sometimes clever revenge is the best vengeance. ]

First time I'm hearing about having something like that. Though, it's doubtless you've some of your own.

[ He Xuan believes so, anyway. Ellis has that type of energy, and he thinks that it's likely he gets along with a good amount of other people by this point. Whatever the original reasons for wishing to do that were, it still is something to be probable as being nothing less than a fact. ]

First time? Really?

[ Wow. These people are blind. Ellis thinks He Xuan is very charismatic, even moreso after he sees him recite his dramatic speech at the date auction. Time is fake. ]

I just know how to use words, but I can't scare people like you can.

[ He Xuan isn't something like a charismatic leader, so he isn't bothered by it. But he nods regardless. ]

'Scaring' people comes naturally to someone who has devastating power.

[ At least, that's his opinion on the matter, anyway. ]

Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. In the end, even natural 'charisma' won't always be enough.

[ Well, that's true. Even though words can be a powerful weapon, if people are silenced before they can use them, it might as well not work at all. Ellis finally lets go of He Xuan and stands straight up. ]

I still think you're cool though.

[ Here, have a fresh blueberry. It's not poisoned. ]

[ He Xuan takes the blueberry quick enough, already assuming Ellis picked the right one. ]

...An acceptable compliment.

[ The blueberry's delicious too! He's almost tempted to eat more of the blueberries around here, but that would, once again, ruin the purpose of the fruit picking... ]

Has anyone made puns at you yet?

[ Just. Wondering. As he picks the safe blueberries. ]

Are they supposed to?

[ He Xuan picks some more good ones.

...Okay, he pops one more in his mouth. The last one he will today. Absolutely. ]

[ Because he's a cold ghost! There are a bunch of puns to be made from that alone. Ellis wonders if no one just has the guts to do it, so he shakes his head no. ]

All the blueberries you've eaten could have been a pie.

[ He Xuan's mind goes to puns involving food, because he has a sort of one-track mind when it comes to this thing. ]

...Didn't think I ate quite that many.

You weren't thinking when you ate them.

[ Kinda like how you sit and watch TV and suddenly all your chips are gone and you don't know who ate them despite being the only one there. But whether He Xuan actually ate that much or not, Ellis will say that anyway. ]

Maybe we should get a bottle instead of a basket for you specifically, He Xuan.

[ He Xuan definitely hasn't been keeping count. It might end up reaching that much before he actually leaves, despite him trying to keep it to a minimum, so Ellis may be right at some point...

But, he will make sure he has enough blueberries to bring back, instead of being empty-handed. Or try to. ]

Why a bottle?

Because you can close the bottle and prevent yourself from picking the blueberries out from it.

[ Genius.

...

He's not a genius. That's stupid. ]

[ ...Ellis, you tried and that's what matters. ]

But the blueberries are so small that I can just reopen the bottle and shake them out, eating the rest that way.

[ Theoretically speaking, anyway. ]

iii - a mini me foraging;

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