crescentview mods ([personal profile] crescentviewmods) wrote in [community profile] crescentview2022-12-09 08:26 pm

dec event overflow.



prologue

You awake to find yourself in a bed that creaks with your every movement, motes of dust flitting about the sparsely lit room. Whether you wake alone or with another by your side, you exit the worn-down building to find yourself on an old, abandoned farm. It isn’t long before a familiar voice lilts in your ears, carried to you on the breeze—

“Hurry over to the town square. Chop chop!”

Whether you go willingly or find your feet inexplicably compelled to trudge into town makes no difference. Once you arrive, you find yourself surrounded by a small ocean of new faces— some confused, some angered, and others quite chipper. At the center of the crowd is a bright-eyed woman with an otherworldly allure, her white hair tied up neatly in a bun, pamphlets and assorted papers tucked in her grasp.

“Welcome to Crescentview, farmers!”

Spreading her arms out wide — as much as she can without her papers blowing away — she eagerly regales the crowd with some fun facts about the island and the town while also reminding everyone of one very important fact:

“Remember, you’ve been brought here to tend the earth, fall in love, and begin your new lives together. You’re not leaving until you do. It will be quite the experience for you, I’m sure.”

Complain, grouse, or rejoice if you like, but don’t expect the Goddess to budge. Oh, right, there’s that too: she, the Harvest Goddess, is the one presiding over this land. Don’t get on my bad side, she gently warns as she stuffs pamphlets into the hands of Crescentview’s aspiring farmers.

spring breeze

While you’re here, you may as well check out the pamphlet the Goddess insistently pressed into your hands. Within it, you’ll find a handy infographic on each of your neighbors detailing their likes, dislikes, and... ideal dates? Even the Goddess’ profile is there. How invasive! Each farmer’s picture is hand-drawn by crayon into simple stick figures with the only difference being how the hair looks on top of their heads… if it can be called hair with the mess of crayons, that is. Every single stick figure is smiling. In front of each personalized pamphlet, there’s a stick figure on the cover with the same style as the photo. It’s definitely yours with how the hair color seamlessly matches yours. For the ones who have multicolor hair, you might notice the goddess seems a little more huffy with you.

The pamphlet also includes a map of Crescentview and lists the services available in town. There aren’t many on this small, remote island. Learning how to fend for yourself seems like the best course of action. Finally, a hand-printed bingo card has been made up for each new island resident. The Goddess must have spent quite a bit of time making these...

The Goddess gives her new questionably loyal followers a chance to mingle and mix before speaking up with another announcement. A small group of haggard-looking fairies appear at her feet, and clapping her hands, a notice board springs into existence. When the fairies fail to react, she gives one a nudge with her foot, prompting them all to burst into the world’s smallest round of applause. It’s a little... pathetic.

“Ta-da! Behold: the task board. Every season, I’ll give you new tasks to complete, and in exchange, you’ll be richly blessed by me, the Harvest Goddess. Spring is the season of new beginnings, so let’s take a look at what we’ve got cooking, hm?”

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 December 1st to January 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.

1. Greet your neighbors. For every person you meet, you will be given a random bag of spring seeds. Potato, cabbage, turnip, strawberry, and cucumber seeds are available at this time. Alternatively, random mushroom spores are also available. These include morel, matsutake, and common white mushroom spores. This task can be completed a total of 10 times for rewards. Please specify how much of each you would like when submitting your threads, i.e. “I’d like 5 random spring seed bags and 5 random mushroom bags, please!”

2. Exchange names. Start learning some names and faces: you’ll be seeing a lot of these folks! For each name you learn, you’ll earn a random bag of spring flower seeds. Daffodil, tulip, forget-me-not, primrose, and hyacinth are available this season. This task can be completed a total of 10 times for rewards, and yes, you can cheat the system and introduce yourself to someone you already know, but the Goddess won’t like it.

3. Check out your new farm. Take a look around and settle in! After a bit of wandering, you’ll notice a small cat or dog following you around and looking up at you with them big ol’ eyes. Looks like it wants to stay with you, but will you adopt it? This task can be completed once.

4. Till your field and begin planting. Find the beat up farming tools in your beat up house and begin beating your farmland into submission. Plant some seeds and be rewarded by the Goddess with a single chicken or rabbit to keep in your coop. This task can be completed once.

5. Visit another farm. Pay one of your neighbors a visit to receive a stationary set blessed by the Goddess herself. There are no cell phones or Internet on the island, so get used to sending all your “LOL”s and “XDDDD”s by hand. This task can be completed once.

6. Make a new friend. Isn’t friendship wonderful? For each person you proclaim to be your friend, you will receive two random gacha items. This task can be completed 3 times.

7. Pray to the Goddess. Whether you do so grudgingly or willingly doesn’t matter much to her so long as you’re doing it! Clasp your hands together and bow your head or throw an offering into her pond— she’ll hear you either way. Praying to the Goddess will net you a barn animal of your choosing: a cow, sheep, alpaca, or goat. This task may be completed once.

Caution: throwing certain items into her pond may have consequences. Choose your offerings wisely.

mod notes

⬥ Welcome to the game's opening and our first event!
⬥ A second event post will go up in mid-Dec.
⬥ Please plot over at the Dec 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!
sluice: (211021 (90))

:weary:

[personal profile] sluice 2022-12-10 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Soon as he hits the ground, Tartaglia's laughing like a lunatic. No fixing this dysfunction in him, bearing that glancing blow to the stomach that gets him so topsy-turvy, coming home to the only feeling he's ever sought out with such desperation.

It's clear now that something's weird happened. Neither his Vision or Delusion are responding properly to him, but it's hard to give much of a damn right now, sitting back upright with his sore wrists to observe Mira where they're huffing and puffing some ways away.

Here's the taunt: Tartaglia's beckoning fingers, daring Mira to brave this proximity.

Come closer. ]
associative: (18)

[personal profile] associative 2022-12-10 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ About three-quarters of the way into the movie, he tugs on Ellis' sleeve. ]

Not a fan of this one either, huh?

[ The way he jumps and doesn't seem to react to anything else suggests as much to Gaku. ]
sluice: (220924 (37)1)

first star

[personal profile] sluice 2022-12-10 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh? Did you need a demonstration?

[ Waving over at her in a way that's likely akin to another Harbinger she may or may not have met, Tartaglia's the epitome of friendliness. ]

I'm sure there are plenty of people around who'd be happy to show you the ropes.

[ If she only inquires, he'll be just as amenable to assisting her. ]
associative: (17)

[personal profile] associative 2022-12-10 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
One of us will get up and grab it, then get back in position.

[ But he shoots a pointed look at He Xuan. ]

Be more gentle.

[ With that, Gaku manages to stretch far enough to spin it and it stops, pointing at left foot green. It's like Gaku is doing the splits now, one hand resting between his legs for balance. ]
calla: (kaeya002)

[personal profile] calla 2022-12-10 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Kaeya is just as surprised to see that one super poor girl around, but honestly, he's seen weirder things so it's fine. ]

The Goddess of this island seems to find those from Teyvat more favourable. [ They seem to have the highest count so far. ] But of course. I wouldn't ask for anything unsavory.

[ Going over the card, he thinks, hm. ]

How about 'sunset' then?
harvestashya: (pic#16102831)

childe

[personal profile] harvestashya 2022-12-10 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[ from here.

The goddess briefly closes her eyes.
]

Are you thinking about challenging the goddess, dear?
blankpoint: (135)

closes my eyes

[personal profile] blankpoint 2022-12-10 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ They're certainly breathing a bit harder, and they're not quite at the level of unhinged as he is, but there's a brightness in their eyes and a grin that's edging on feral. A fight's never made them feel quite like this. Maybe it's their ability to sense others' emotions, which they've tamped down as much as they can. It doesn't work as well when they're running on adrenaline, though.

It's usually uncomfortable for them to feel others' emotions, but right now, they don't mind at all. Maybe that says something about them, but whatever it is, they don't plan on dealing with it. Tartaglia's a hell of an opponent, so they focus on that.

They move a bit closer, eyes locked on him. ]


Losing steam yet?
harvestashya: (pic#16080694)

crow

[personal profile] harvestashya 2022-12-10 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ from here. ]

Yes, of course I do.

[ But she doesn't seem to care anyway. People only have rights when she needs them to. ]

Do your best so that you can return as soon as possible. Time flows differently across all worlds, after all.
Edited 2022-12-10 22:34 (UTC)
harvestashya: (pic#16080695)

[personal profile] harvestashya 2022-12-10 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
For a broad definition of it, I suppose so. Well, go ahead. Ask your questions.
catarou: (The victim was buried on the beach)

[personal profile] catarou 2022-12-10 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He feels it catch just that tiny bit, but before he can move to steady it-- Oh, there she goes. ]

...!

[ He lets out a startled noise, but he manages to keep the spear from crashing to the ground. It's not without trouble, though; his knees do buckle slightly from the sudden, unexpected weight. He manages fairly well, at least...? ]
harvestashya: (pic#16102833)

[personal profile] harvestashya 2022-12-10 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Then I would like to have a taste when you cook them next time, as an offering.

[ But won't the pancakes get soggy if Kaspar puts it into the pond? The flower that the goddess is holding is dry, so he shouldn't have to worry about it. ]
frenchkiss: (I know a few ten-cent words)

[personal profile] frenchkiss 2022-12-10 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, he will, happily! He has never had the pleasure of chatting up a goddess. He'd be a fool to pass it up. ]

Gladly. I have to wonder, is setting up little ant farms like this the main thing you do for fun, or is our lovely host full of other hobbies?
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[personal profile] framestory 2022-12-10 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Yeah! He'll just nod and laugh some more. Ellis doesn't return to his own seat, but then hugs Kaeya, arms dangling around his neck and all. ]
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[personal profile] calla 2022-12-10 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ When Ellis hugs him, Kaeya pats his back. There, there. ]

All right, let's get you home.

[ Ellis probably doesn't know what he's said since, well, they're hugging so they're not looking at each other, but he starts to stand up while hugging him back. Is Ellis wobbly? ]
calla: (kaeya028)

[personal profile] calla 2022-12-10 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Starting off rough, aren't we?

[ Yikes... well, Kaeya waves over the bartender to ask for the worst drink that they can serve. After a bit of thinking, they nod and pour him a shot of vodka then... puts a ton of soy sauce in it. "The Black Death," they call it. They present it to him and Kaeya, being the brave fool that he is, takes one look at it before he drinks it in a single go. ]

[ ... the look on their face is probably priceless. It tastes so bad and so salty!! ]
framestory: (pic#16103023)

[personal profile] framestory 2022-12-10 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't like jumpscares.

[ ...

Ellis ponders before writing some more, but he does anyway.
]

I can't immerse myself into the movie.
Edited 2022-12-10 23:28 (UTC)
framestory: (pic#9234251)

[personal profile] framestory 2022-12-10 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Yup, he didn't catch what Kaeya said and is extremely wobbly. Good thing he has his arms around Kaeya's neck for balance! But Ellis will keep hugging Kaeya, even giggling every now and then. Hehe. ]
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[personal profile] tarotcards 2022-12-10 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Wanna try the next one?

[ He bends over to look at the pile of VHS tapes that they got on the floor. Hmmm, he picks out two. Choose between either 'My Life as a Teenage Alligator Pop Star' or 'Easterween XI: The Leprechaun Strikes Back'. ]
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[personal profile] tarotcards 2022-12-10 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ And Souji follows! He's also taking Ellis' pamphlet with him since he doesn't yet know that he has his own back in the house. Using the map, he manages to find the restaurant. It's a quaint little place, attached to the bar, so it's nothing special. Not super great, but not super bad either. ]

How's this?
Edited 2022-12-10 23:34 (UTC)
esurientabyss: (🌊38)

Childe (Tartaglia)

[personal profile] esurientabyss 2022-12-10 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He Xuan takes a little longer to join Childe. If only because he's trying to decide which paints he think will suit Childe's hair, and his eyes. It's a simpler decision for the man's clothing; dark colors, greys, as well as deep reds (hah, like Crimson Rain) are easier to picture in his mind, but brighter colors that are more ambiguous require deeper thoughts.

...

He ends up with a lot more blues, regardless, when he goes and joins the man properly. ]


"Phone sex, Twister, or French Kiss"...

[ For what it's worth, He Xuan would like to know what at least two of those three are, on account of the fact they are also on his!! ]

I don't know what Phone sex, Twister [ As of this tag, but he will find out Later. ], or what a 'French Kiss' is. Maybe it is a special kind of kiss. Phone sex is probably something annoying.

Not sure what is meant by 'mirrors'. [ ... ] Shouldn't this goddess have had an information session on this nonsense?
calla: (kaeya084)

[personal profile] calla 2022-12-10 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ All right, time to see if he can lift up Ellis into a princess carry! Can he do that while Ellis still holds on and does not throw up on him?? ]
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[personal profile] associative 2022-12-10 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I get it.

[ Hmmm. He thinks the movie is almost over, and he wants his bingo square, so they'll need to finish it.

Gaku studies Ellis for a moment. ]


Let's talk the rest of the movie. What do you like to do?
esurientabyss: (🌊6)

[personal profile] esurientabyss 2022-12-10 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
. . .No, they're not.

[ Which is like, all but confirming that his has some non-innocuous ones on it but so do other people, like Kaeya has said. ]

The goddess likely thinks it'll be easier for this bonding to happen with those things on there. I'm not interested in complimenting her, but it's not the worst strategy.
esurientabyss: (🌊22)

[personal profile] esurientabyss 2022-12-10 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Gentle doesn't come easy to those like me.

[ He says, with the impression of being solemn, but...this is like true and it isn't. The Ghost King life, and also, his idea of humor is awful. ]

Seems like you're not having trouble just yet...

[ An idle statement, but he's going to need to reach over, and because it's hard mode time, it will require him to reach over to a spot over Gaku in order to touch a different red with his right foot. Not ideal. ]
framestory: (pic#9589279)

[personal profile] framestory 2022-12-11 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, if they'll be talking for the rest of the movie, Ellis turns to face Gaku and criss-crosses his legs with the cushion on his lap. He starts writing on his notepad. ]

Calligraphy is my hobby. It's fun.

[ That's probably why his handwriting is so neat, even when he's writing fast. ]
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