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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[associative]

[ Ah... that look. It says more than Gaku could really ever ask for. He frowns, trying to read between the lines of the expression on Ellis' face, but it surely comes off as something much more angry than it is. ]

...Different worlds, different rules. It doesn't really matter here, I guess.

[framestory]

[ Gaku's expression makes Ellis assume the wrong things and while Ellis wouldn't be scared of people, there's some sort of precedent that really makes him super tense and wary about seeing someone seemingly angry or disappointed, because what usually follows that is something that Ellis finds difficult to handle.

He opens his mouth but then closes it.

If Gaku is still holding Ellis's chin, he can probably feel him trembling. ]

[associative]

[ He is and he can, but it makes him let go. Gaku's eyebrows knit together in concern, his frown turning more at the corners of his lips than before.

Was it something he said? Gaku isn't sure, but he does know he can't just leave this and go back to the movie. ]

What's wrong?

[framestory]

[ Now that he's free, Ellis is free to run away, but he doesn't. Instead, he just stays there on the couch and brings the cushion to his chest and buries his face into it. He tries to calm down. This isn't that place. He's not back there. He bites down on his lip, trying not to hyperventilate, but then he tilts himself over, huddling next to Gaku while still in a cushion-hugging ball position. He wants the warmth for comfort even though communication isn't too effective right now. ]

[associative]

...

[ He fucked up, didn't he? Gaku isn't sure what it was he said, but something clearly set Ellis off.

But he isn't running away, which is a good sign.

While he isn't one to initiate anything overtly affectionate, he puts an arm around Ellis' shoulders, tugging him closer. ]

[framestory]

[ It's a good decision, seeing how Ellis gradually becomes less tense and scoots a little closer to Gaku. His face is still buried into his cushion, so Gaku will probably have to give him some time. ]

[associative]

[ And he will, deciding that not saying anything at all right now is probably for the best. So, Gaku will just rub his back until Ellis finally feels able to sit back up. ]

[framestory]

[ After all that, Ellis finally calms down enough to sit up straight, but he still leans into Gaku's side. The cushion is held tightly to his chest, but he extends an arm to write on Gaku's knee with his finger: ]

Sorry about that. And thanks.

[associative]

[ Gaku wants to say it's fine and leave it at that, but he can't. Frowning, he shifts so that he's facing Ellis. ]

The one who should apologize is me. I said something that upset you. I'm sorry.

[framestory]

[ Ellis really doesn't feel like making it into a "who gets to say sorry and have it stick" competition, so he leaves it at that, nodding, though a little hesitant.

He still takes in Gaku's warmth at the side and from how his arm is around him though. ]

[associative]

[ He falls quiet, watching as the credits roll on the slasher flick for a minute or so before turning back to Ellis. ]

Should I put on another movie? I promise this next one isn't scary...

[framestory]

[ He nods. Gaku having something to do probably won't make him feel as awkward, is what he thinks. He sits up on the couch so that he's no longer learning against him so that Gaku is free to go. ]

[associative]

[ Gaku pops the movie in and settles back on the couch, sitting close enough to Ellis that he can casually put his arm over his shoulders again.

It's some sort of Hallmark-like spring romantic comedy about a princess of a made up country taking a much-needed vacation on a farm where she falls in love with the head stableman. ]

[framestory]

[ After watching it for a while, Ellis looks at Gaku, the screen, and then back at him. Is he trying to send a message?! ]

[associative]

[ When he feels Ellis' eyes on him, Gaku turns to look right back at him. ]

What?

[framestory]

[ Ellis writes quickly in his notepad: ]

Are you trying to say that I'm a princess?

[associative]

...

[ He just stares at Ellis. ]

What the hell are you talking about?

[framestory]

[ He points at the movie and then points to the synopsis on the back of the VHS case. Gaku!!! ]

[associative]

You're obviously not a princess. And if I thought you were, I'd tell you outright.

[ He doesn't imply things... ]

[framestory]

[ But these situations seem so similar to Ellis that he can't really just ignore this. Though, Ellis being an actual princess probably would be fishing for pity for that exact kingdom who has the unfortunate luck.

Alas.

He points at Gaku. Is he the princess?? ]

[associative]

No.

[ He studies Ellis for a moment. ]

Do you want me to be? Is that what you're saying? You want this movie to be us?

[framestory]

[ He shakes his head no, but... ugh, he'll just have to write this down: ]

I thought you picked this movie to IMPLY something because it's so close to our situation!

[associative]

[ Gaku shakes his head. Do you really think he thinks that far ahead, Ellis? ]

No, I would tell you. I'd say "this is just like us" before putting it into the player.

[framestory]

[ Thanks, he feels like dying. He buries his face into the cushion again, but for a different reason this time. His ears are pink. Don't perceive him. ]

[associative]

[ He taps Ellis on the shoulder.

If that doesn't work, Gaku will attempt to lift him by the chin again. ]

Hey. Don't worry about it.