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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≫ I. nightwalker

[ While he's been adjusting to...most of his changes, some things have regrettably followed in the wake of his awakening- the hunger is one, but the sleeplessness is another. Things fresh on his mind make laying in bed peacefully a nigh impossible task, so much akin to home, he finds himself up and about at the late hours of the night when most have turned in.

You may find him at the bar near the closing hours, sitting by himself in the corner, staring off either into space or deep into his drink. He seems far more approachable then he usually would, however, despite the sunken look in his eyes. ]

≫ II. insomnia

[ Of course, eventually, hubris catches up to you.

He knows better, truly. He's always taken relative good care of himself to avoid damage or sickness, which could often spell death back home- and yet here he is, several days past the beginning of Fall, and he has maybe an hour or so of sleep under his belt. The headaches he's used to, and he can shrug off well enough, but everything else...

It's hard to get things done, Adelis finds, when your body is attempting to shut down on you. Still, he perseveres, trudging his way through the motions of tending to his fields, albeit far slower. It's only when he decides to attempt a walk to town to pick something up in an attempt to shake himself awake that the axe finally falls.

His vision is...blurry. His head is throbbing. His legs feel like lead. He has dealt with worse, and yet he finds himself wobbling to the nearest tree to drop and lean against the trunk, head drooping before he even makes it all the way down.

He won't sleep, no- the thought fills him with a cold dread, but maybe if he just closes his eyes for a moment...just one...

Good luck heading to or from town, because you might come across a fairly sickly-looking Adelis, very clearly dozing off in plain sight. ]

≫ III. nightshade

[ Foraging is, at least, an easy enough task for him- one has to get by in several ways back home, so it's nothing new. In a way, he benefits- it's a task done, and it's more supplies for the house. He's grown used to the overabundance of food here, but some habits never seem to die, no matter how much time passes.

Either way, dressed far more conservatively than usual, he's out there! The beach interests him little, so you can find Adelis around the foothills and the forest, gathering up mushrooms and berries, albeit slinking about near silently.

So silently, in fact, you might not even hear or see him until he speaks, without even casting more than a cursory glance. ]

That's poisonous. Pick it if you like, however, I certainly won't stop you.

≫ IV. wildcard

something else in mind? my plotting comment is here, detailing adelis' recent changes for his canon update, and you can contact me at

lupical / precious fried shrimp#2226 !

Edited 2023-02-05 09:10 (UTC)

[ Ellis had been on his way from getting takeout, simply because he didn't feel like cooking that night, but then he sees... huh. Is that Adelis?? He wonders if something's wrong, because Adelis seems vulnerable at the moment. He's pretty sure Adelis wouldn't be caught dead doing that on purpose.

So he goes up to him with a hint of concern on his face as he tries to wave in Adelis's line of sight to tell him that there's someone here so don't get startled. Hello. ]

[ He's just...tired. Unfathomably tired, despising the way his limbs feel weighted down to match the throb of his skull. A bit of rest may do him good, or so he tries to tell himself when his body slowly shuts down on him. There is blissful black as his eyes close for a few moments, despite the feeling in the back of his head-

But there is someone there.

Grass shifts, under someone's feet. They approach, and his eyes snap open in a fit of alertness as something small, pink, and razor-edged manifests in his hand. His reaction, for all it is worth, is more sluggish than he'd like, but he still whips his head up and tenses like a cat ready to pounce before his bleary eyes finally seem to focus.

...Ah. ]

...Ellis. [ Despite himself, his voice sounds ragged, but he attempts to make himself more alert than he is as the object in his hand fizzles and disappears. He's just going to stand, forcing himself to minimize the wobble as his tired body protests. ] What the hells are you doing? Don't sneak up on people lest you're prepared for the consequences.

[ Oh, so Adelis didn't notice him. From what he learned from Mishka and that Adelis once used to study under him and from Adelis's mentions of Ostoya... Ellis concludes that there's something wrong with him right now.

But also, he tries to test this out, so he signs with his hands in plain view where Adelis can see. Maybe he knows it too, assuming that subtle sign language for killing people extends to Adelis as well. ]

"You look like you're barely hanging on."

[ There is, indeed. The edges of his vision feel blurry, even with the glasses on his face, and he reaches up to give his nose a sharp pinch in an attempt to focus despite the difficulty. He feels...off. Heavy, encumbered. It leaves a sick, uncomfortable feeling in his stomach to be seen like this, but it's too late now.

When he looks up, it's to catch a glimpse of Ellis' raised hands- which proceed to sign, which in turn earn a mildly surprised raise of the brows. There's a moment where he simply stares, gears in his sleep-deprived brain turning, before he promptly raises his own in turn. ]

<< I'm just bloody fine. >>

[ Which isn't that convincing, when the 'bloody' translates just as well to 'death'. ]

<< I've dealt with worse. It's nothing for you to concern yourself with. >>

[ Yeah, that's definitely not convincing. ]

"Just because you dealt with worse doesn't mean this isn't bad either. I'll help you a little."

[ With that, Ellis tries to slowly worm his way to stabilize Adelis's condition, whatever this is, but whether it works or not is your choice! There's no warmth, no glow, nothing visible. He doesn't have to be in physical contact with him either. ]

[ Help. And just how does he intend to help? This is not something an open hand can just fix, regardless of how he feels. Adelis' gaze narrows further, pursing his lips, and he's in the process of raising his hands-

And then he pauses, because he feels...better? It feels like the fog is slowly lifting from him, the weight in his limbs lightening until it no longer feels like a slodge to move them. There is not perfect clarity, like one would after a long rest, but he finds himself capable of keeping himself upwards with little risk of wobbling as his body gives out.

...Huh.

Adelis stares at his hands for a moment, before his gaze flicks back up to Ellis, not quite with hostility but still with mild suspicion and bewilderment. What the fuck.

<< What is that. >> ]

"I'm trying to stabilize your body's condition so that you don't feel as bad."

[ Ellis could try to make it all the way better, but he wouldn't want Adelish to crash when he's suddenly out of range (a typical bedroom size range). ]

[ ...Stabilize. Curious.

He can actually parse that better than he would have been able to a few minutes ago, staring at his own gloved hands with not even the slightest of shake to them. Granted, that was an extreme effect, due to his own tenacity, but...

<< I could have handled it on my own. >>

A lie, probably. But regardless, his gaze flickers up and bores into Ellis, the dark circles standing stark against the pallor of his skin.

<< But I won't forget your assistance, regardless. >>

Scales balanced and all that. ]

[ Ellis figures that if he could have done it on his own, he would have done it already. Adelis sure isn't the kind of guy to beat around the bush from what little Ellis knows of him. ]

"Let's go. I'll walk you home."

[ That's rather true, but Adelis' doesn't make a habit of admitting his weaknesses. Especially now, when he's in far worse shape then he used to be. ]

I don't need a bloody escort, Ellis.

[ He feels a bit insulted by the suggestion, really. But there's a moment of pause, as he contemplates what he's seen so far. He doesn't really know the specifics of magic, or whatever that is, to be perfectly honest, but if he can make it to his door and at least cave away from the eyes of others...

Hm. ]

...But fine. Just this once.

Edited 2023-02-17 08:25 (UTC)

[ He's glad that Adelis is giving him permission, because we know the last time he did something without one and that ended terribly. But he does offer a hand in case Adelis wants to hold it, which is probably a 0% chance in Ellis's mind, but he's offering. Just in case he loses his balance? Or something.

...

Yeah, still a 0% chance in his head. ]

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