dec event overflow.

[crescentviewmods]

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!

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diluc

[blankpoint]

[ here

It seems like someone thinks the same as they do, which is... a little reassuring, at least. ]

It is. If she weren't hiding something, she'd be more forthright. [ A pause as they consider something. ] ... If you'd like to share information between the both of us for now, I'd be willing to do that. If not, that's alright, too.

[pyronic]

[Mira's forward-thinking approach is refreshing, of course. Only time will tell if he can count on them, but he's willing to gamble when there's relatively little on the table. Diluc nods.]

Naturally. I have no intention of talking to her at present, but if my reconnaissance manages to turn anything up, I'll let you know. In the meantime... what do you intend to do about your card?

[The bingo card, he means. Seeing as Mira is of a similar mindset to himself, it doesn't hurt to see if they are looking to make quick work of their bingo card. Diluc is all but dying to know what wish the Goddess might grant him upon its completion.]

[blankpoint]

Thanks. I'll do the same, then.

[ It's nice to have something close to an ally here. They're still not totally sure they can trust anyone here, but at the very least, it's a start. They'll still be on their guard just in case, but they can't deny that Diluc's convincing.

... Ah, right. Mira withdraws their card and holds it out for Diluc to see. ]

If we have any at all that match, I'm not too picky.

[pyronic]

[Diluc gives Mira's card a once over. If they have a match? Great. And if they don't, mixing and matching is always an option. They... do have a match, from the looks of it, but...]

...I can't say I've ever given a massage before, but I'm willing to try. Would that be too invasive for you?

[blankpoint]

[ Oh. They consider that, and-- it wouldn't be too much, would it? Besides, it's only one square out of a lot, and they really should just start getting used to it.

... Well, they don't find the idea unpleasant, really. They nod. ]

I haven't, either. [ They give him a slight, but genuine, smile. ] I won't be too harsh a critic if you won't.

[pyronic]

[Well then, that's settled. It's a plan as far as Diluc is concerned, and he nods as he briskly pockets his bingo card.]

We can make quick work of that square here and now. If you would, turn around.

[blankpoint]

Sure.

[ Realization hitting in 3... 2... ]

... Oh, I didn't get your name. I'm Mira.

[pyronic]

[...Oh, they're right. How terribly rude of him. Diluc steps back around to offer them a proper handshake.]

My apologies. That should have been the first task on our list. I'm Diluc. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mira.

[blankpoint]

[ It's a miracle they've fared this well so far. Not interacting with people much can really do a number on you, as it turns out!

Anyway, they shake his hand. ]

Nice to meet you too, Diluc.

[ And with that, they turn back around. A lot of their tension is in their shoulders and neck, Diluc will find, muscles so tense and tight that it's a valid question to ask how the hell they're walking around like it's nothing. ]

[pyronic]

[He's no expert masseur, as he warned them, but Diluc knows what tense shoulders feel like. He would know, seeing as he carries tension like it's his civic duty.

Diluc begins, and his hands are surprisingly strong for someone with such a deceptively slender frame. He digs right into those knots and works them loose like he intends to exterminate them, which... yeah, bad habit, perhaps. He loosens up for a moment to peer over Mira's shoulder.]

Am I hurting you? I can ease up if you like.

[blankpoint]

[ The thing about being sturdier than most humans is that they can take a hell of a beating. This is no exception, but they still react embarrassingly. They hold their breath, stiffen for a couple of seconds, then release and relax about as much as they can.

When they'd agreed to this, they hadn't thought they would act like they've never been touched. Diluc's touch is close enough to their neck that they know they've turned pink. Especially when he peers over to check in. ]

No, uh... you're doing fine. Don't worry about me. I can handle it.

[pyronic]

[Ah. This is baby's first massage, so he doesn't know what to make of those pink cheeks. It is... normal for someone to flush like that when they're getting a massage? In that case, he might reconsider letting Mira return the favor.]

...Pardon me, but you don't seem alright. If you need a breather, say so.

[blankpoint]

[ They're going to die. Honestly, just bury them six feet under. It doesn't help that Diluc is very easy on the eyes, too. Mira takes a deep breath, looking away so he can't see their shame. ]

No, it's-- [ How do they put this delicately? They have no idea. ] ... I've been alone for a long time. I'm not used to any kind of... physical contact that doesn't involve a fight.

[pyronic]

[Ah... so that's it, presumably. That can't be all, but it's enough that Diluc won't press them for more. Not every lie is malicious.]

What an unfortunate commonality we share. To be frank, I don't know that I'll be able to handle your touch any more easily than you're handling mine. It's easy to forget what another person's touch feels like after a time.

[blankpoint]

[ It's a shitty thing to have in common, honestly. Mira wonders if they'll manage to get used to it. ]

If you'd rather do something else for yours... that's alright with me.

[ It's concern that's intertwined there. Now that Diluc's told them that, they don't feel right about subjecting him to that. ]

[pyronic]

[Mira can't see him shake his head, so he'll firmly refute another way.]

No. I'm just warning you now so you don't take offense if I'm tense beneath your fingers. I hardly mind a fair exchange.

[blankpoint]

Right.

[ They take a deep breath. ]

You can keep going.

[pyronic]

[And continue on he will. Sorry if the silence is awkward, Mira. Diluc's touch remains firm, but he's eased up a bit, diligently working those knots loose until everything north of their shoulder blades has been worked over.]

There. Do you feel any less tense?

[blankpoint]

[ Surprisingly, they do. ]

Yeah. Thanks.

[ The relief isn't just in their shoulders, but in their voice. ]

So-- your turn now? You're gonna have to kneel down, I'm afraid.

[pyronic]

...Ah, right.

[Right. Mira's kind of short. Diluc turns around, presenting his back to them, and... crouches down a bit awkwardly. Ah...]

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