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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[ TL overflow ] makoto edamura 》 ota

[edamamepon]

[ original TL (still open to new tag ins on this comment) ]

[ closed to satoko ]

[edamamepon]

[ continued from here ]

Really? That's cool. Ever think about doing it here? Like a test run?

[ Makoto doesn't know what to do when she grabs the sweater from his hands. Honestly... if she wasn't being so nice he might think she's saying something about this. But she's also clearly right, as evidenced by the way it looks when he holds it up. It knocks the air out of any huffiness. ]

Wow, you're right. Hey, thanks.

[ closed to souji ]

[edamamepon]

[ continued from here ]

[ Lot of good the effort was, Makoto would think sourly if he heard that. But he doesn't, and more importantly Souji doesn't doesn't act like he saw anything happened. Makoto is just as happy to pretend Souji saw nothing too. Which is why his smile relaxes into a grin, tension leaving his arms.

The friendliness is all genuine now. ]

Well, hungry enough to try the restaurant? Even a snack would count, I bet.

[ closed to diluc ]

[edamamepon]

[ continued from here ]

[ Despite the initial abrasiveness, Makoto appreciates the drop of formalities. Maybe this guy isn't so bad?

Then he all but calls him weak. But before he can get huffy about it, it also reminds him of a stupid blond. That asshole is probably already gotten drunk, laid, or beaten up. Maybe all three by the end of the day. Makoto can't keep the look off his face that says exactly how he feels about his farm mate. ]

Fat chance. [ Then he just looks Determined, sounding impressively sure of himself: ]

But I don't need his help anyway.

[pyronic]

[...Well, doesn't that sound familiar? Let him hazard a guess:]

So he's a layabout.

[In so many words.]

[edamamepon]

You got it. He doesn't even know the meaning of ho--hard work.

I guess he might accidentally check off some of these, at least.

[ Makoto waves his bingo card around in a little huff before he sighs and his hand drops. ]

Sounds like you know the feeling.

[pyronic]

[ho work........................ He's sure Laurent knows the meaning of that, but anyway,]

Unfortunately, I do. I'm stuck living with a man who is capable in theory but entirely useless in practice. I expect I'll be stuck doing the bulk of the farmwork.

[While Kaeya goes around hoing himself out for housing upgrades, as it goes.]

Though I'm sorry to hear you can relate to my plight. How unfortunate for both of us.

[edamamepon]

[ Hey, he doesn't need everyone knowing the only person that knows him from back home is that shady, okay. Ho work might get farm upgrades, unlike dishonest work. ]

Me too, he'll probably just whine about his stupid complexion or something. But you know what? I'm going to show him.

They can't stop us from being as successful as we want around here. We can do whatever we want.

[ Makoto keeps going, itching for a cigarette but stubbornly ignoring it. ]

But seriously, does the goddess hate us or something?

[ Under his breath, realizing where he is just in time to glance around like he expects her to jump out of nowhere. He is a little scared of her, honestly... ]

[pyronic]

[Ah. Edamura certainly is honest, isn't he? Diluc appreciates that about him, but he gets the distinct impression that the ho in the equation runs the house whether Edamura likes that or not. He's a small dog with a loud bark, in other words... but Diluc doesn't say as much aloud.]

He can only impact your life as much as you allow him to. If he causes you too much trouble, throw him out.

[Like trash. Give him the boot, Edamura. The Goddess will maybe understand and rehouse Laurent elsewhere if he proves to be too much of an issue.]

[edamamepon]

[ Won't he be surprised at who regularly to-- it's a good thing Diluc doesn't mention his assessment.
His actual words have Makoto nodding. ]

You know what? You're right, Diluc. Either he helps and we get out of this together, or... it's not my problem anymore.

[ He looks back over, his expression even, resolute! ]

Is that the plan for yours too?

[ closed to laurent ]

[edamamepon]

[ continued from here. ]

Yeah, well sorry it's been a while since I've been on a farm.

[ There's a little too much heat in that sarcasm. How many trips had he taken early on to places as run down as this. The memory is still a relatively fresh one, but it's barely the graze of a jab. And luckily, most of said heat is actually, clearly, more directed at the weed that he investigates while he speaks.

After a brief pause, he looks over at Laurent just before he tosses it right in his direction. At least he doesn't aim for his head or anything. Catch!

Makoto doesn't really look tired in the least yet, despite the effort he's put in so far. He still shoots an exasperated look to Laurent's outfit as he picks himself off the ground and swipes at the dirt over his backside.

Hands on his hips to speak, the corner of his bingo card peaks out of the center pocket of his overalls as he pulls out a cigarette and his lighter in one fluid motion. He's stopped angling it on his lips like a proper gangster.

Inhale, exhale, he's certainly grown. Probably more in the gaps of their communication than Laurent ever intended. But Makoto flaunts it now, the cool way he can put himself back together around people like Laurent. All he needs is a sword to complete the effect, despite the overalls and boots. ]

I don't want to be here either, you know. But if we're stuck here, we might as well make the best of it.

[frenchkiss]

[ It is not as if Laurent has ever been on a farm, so can he really judge?

No, but of course, he will. Just a little.

His eyebrows lift as the weed gets flung his way. He lifts his hands, catching it before it can hit and soil his shirt. Just what does he expect Laurent to do with this? He tosses it to the side, not intending to just clutch the thing here as they talk.

Out comes the cigarette and Laurent crosses his arms. It makes Makoto look like an old man, standing knee-deep in dirt and denim, nicotine stick hanging out the side of his mouth. It's not as if Laurent never smoked, but given his vanity, he left that mostly behind in his teens and twenties. ]

I suppose that's true. I'd like to think we're both very adaptable, don't you? Though you appear to be much more use to getting your hands dirty.

[edamamepon]

[ Makoto scoffs at that, taking an annoyed drag. He's done after this pack, mood be damned. But he'll enjoy this slightly artificial chill just a while longer. The overly serious look in his eyes is what he tries to pin Laurent's with while he says it, a new fun way to call back with the only other person that would get this side of him. For better or worse.

That doesn't mean his words aren't a little clipped. ]

Don't give me that. Are you going to help me do this thing or not?

[frenchkiss]

[ Ah, he's peeved already. Laurent is pretty used to it, but at least he doesn't seem as furious as he did before they got here. Resolving things - as much as they were resolved - had done something for their situation. He could accept if Makoto hated him, but he was fond of him and didn't necessarily want to be hated. ]

I suppose it'll take all day if I don't. My skin is going to get all dried out in the sun, though... and me with no moisturizer here. It's cruel, really.

[ But they do need to eat and he does need to figure out how to fill his time. He can't possibly be out here often, lest he risk wrinkles, but he can't bare the idea of being bored.

He moves to the opposite end of the patch of land and gets his hands down in the dirt, squat down, grabbing at too many roots and pulling.

And pulling.

And pulling.

Until out pops the weeds and down goes Laurent onto his ass, staring at the clump of green in and roots in his hands with a bit of bewilderment. The curse of being a man with noodle arms. ]

[edamamepon]

[ Makoto rolls his eyes and tries to finish his cigarette to deal with this headache. He watches him, blinking when Laurent moves to start pulling at weeds. Makoto stops smoking. Laurent falls before his surprise can wear off and it pulls a genuine and light-hearted laugh from him, despite himself. But as he laughs, Makoto is already walking over to the source of his amusement.

Halfway there, his cigarette burns his fingers. But he doesn't stop. He just clicks his tongue and flicks it forward to stomp on it, only coming to a stop once he's offering Laurent his hand.

Makoto might be thin, but his arms are less noodle than they used to be. And despite having just done the same thing, he learned something from watching so whether Laurent accepts his help or not he says it flatly-- ]

Get some proper shoes first, would you? I'm not looking after you if you lose a foot.

[frenchkiss]

[ Laurent accepts being laughed at. He deserves it right now. The offered hand is worth the mocking chuckles, in his honest opinion.

He takes that hand and pulls himself up onto his feet. He tosses the weeds and dusts off his butt with a sigh.]

Ah... I suppose so. I've never seen stylish work boots but I suppose it'll be a change.

[edamamepon]

[ Makoto scoffs, dropping down to work on the next weed. He'd only skimmed the weed section, in his hubris. ]

You'll only wear them around me probably anyway, so who care--

[ But watching Laurent clearly taught him a couple things, because this next one comes out easy enough to interrupt Makoto's sentence.

And for the first time in front of Laurent since coming here, Makoto looks genuinely happy. He holds it up triumphantly from his squatted position. ]

See, now that's how you do it.

iii! runs in here

[exiguous]

[ Mona's a late arrival, so Makoto probably wouldn't have seen her around up until recently. She was the girl in the giant witch hat, but she's now in more appropriate farming attire. She's made her way into the library with an equally giant sun hat, and as Makoto's looking at some books, he may or may not get whacked in the head with said hat.

Sorry, Edamame. ]

/opens arms

[edamamepon]

Mmph!

[ Makoto does indeed get whacked, and it's more of a surprise than it actually hurting. But all of his notes and plant research drop, some fluttering past her.

Don't worry, he's not actually bleeding. ]

[exiguous]

[ Oops. Mona's eyes go wide at the sound of a stack of something dropping, along with the grunt that comes out - she realizes what's happened, and she quickly runs to catch the papers that have fallen out of Makoto's grasp. She understands the importance of research, and that's why guilt settles in when she returns with his notes. ]

My apologies. I hadn't realized that my...hat...was in range of hitting you.

[ She hands over the papers. ]

I collected everything I could find. Now, are you hurt at all?

[edamamepon]

[ Makoto blinks at her efforts as he leans to pick what he can around him. Any ounce of annoyance at getting smacked in the face dries up.

His lip is noticeably red now, in one distinct spot. But whether from her hat or his own teeth in surprise is unclear. ]

Oh, I'm fine. Thank you.

[ He says as he adds what she hands him onto the neat pile before closing his book to rest his elbow on it. ]

But you're new, right? Are you settling in okay?

[exiguous]

If you insist...

[ She still feels a little guilty that she hit him like that. She was being careless. What a first impression to make on someone, though he doesn't seem to be too bothered by it at all, which is a relief. ]

Yes, you can consider me a new arrival. Newer than the rest of you, at least, by a week. As for settling in, what we're expected to do is fairly straightforward. Though if you ask me, quite frankly, I think what this "Goddess" is asking of us is quite ridiculous.

[edamamepon]

[ Makoto laughs at that, but it's the agreeable and friendly sort. ]

I guess it is, isn't it? But besides that, it isn't so bad around here. Most people are pretty nice.

[ Speaking of which, Makoto wonders if she'd looked at the profiles yet. He's also curious if she got one at all. ]

Have you found me in your pamphlet thing yet?

[ I only just realized I never completed his profile but, look-- I will go right now-- ]

i

[of_sablier]

Not at all.

[Jack, on the other hand, doesn't seem particularly bothered by this entire situation at all. Which may seem a bit odd, until he follows it up with:]

Perhaps this is all just some kind of dream? I can pinch you to make sure if you'd like.

[Isn't he ever so helpful?]

/adds to the list of tag casualties of my new phone sob I'm sorry 😞

[edamamepon]

[ Makoto nods at the first answer, about to agree that he didn't either. But then the pinching offer catches him off guard and he blinks as he responds. Still trying to be polite- ]

What? No thanks. Seems pretty real to me.

[ Arms crossing before he goes on. Sorry, he's still feeling a little offended about this whole thing. ]

You know, I'm pretty sure that means we've all been kiddnapped. That doesn't bother you at all?