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dec event.
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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but, he seems to recover quickly enough. he's not the fastest man the world's ever known for nothing! (not actually applicable). ] I see, I see. [ he says casually, peering at the picture then back at gaku. ] It looks just like you. Especially, this part. [ he points at the stick figures smile.
giving a shrug of his own. ] Instead, why don't you just tell me about yourself?
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[ He laughs. Most people think he looks scary, so having his smile acknowledged right off the bat is kind of nice. ]
Fine, I'll go first. You see my name already, but I'll introduce myself again. Gaku Yaotome, from Japan. I'm the leader of the idol group TRIGGER.
[ That's really all there is about him that isn't listed on the profile or locked behind a higher social link. ]
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You can call me Rider. [ he supposes that's the safest bet for now. that said, he doesn't actually feel any immediate threat or hostility from "gaku." it kind of itches on his conscience not to share his name is tune, but call it a bad habit. ] I'm a Servant. Ah, but that might not mean much here, huh?
[ or to most people. still, achilles gives a clear shrug. ] For the record, you picked a good one. [ to talk to... a bit of confidence in his voice. ]
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[ That makes him smile. Confidence is a good trait in his eyes, so he can't help but perk up. ]
But you're right. I don't know what a Servant is... not for you, at least.
[ He has a feeling that their definitions might be pretty different. ]
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a sage nod as he crosses his arms, closing his eyes for a second before giving a small nod. ] Guess you could just think of me as just your friendly neighborhood hero? [ that probably was more accurate than a servant, anyway. ]
But, an idol, huh? [ something he actually doesn't really have much experience with. worshipping gods and the like was likely pretty different, right? ] What is that like?
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[ That's new! But a lot of things are new around here, so it's fine. He won't question it much. ]
Busy. A lot of practice, a lot of jobs, a lot of performances. I love it, though.
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[ it's different when people speak of their passions. he knows nothing of the world of being an idol, but... ] So you must have a lot of fans, then. Must be nice. [ but, he doesn't sound as envious as he does just generally friendly. ]
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It's nice having people who care about the same thing you do. I love my group, so that love the fans have for us is shared by me too.
[ It's a mutual sort of thing. Being famous is only second to everything else. ]
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also, i'm sorry... ]
Hm, then maybe it makes sense you're here since it sounds like you've got a lot of love to share. Did you have anyone special at home? [ just kind of a general question. he figures shakespeare's talk of love made him kind of curious for it. besides, the goddess seemed to have bring them there for this, right? ]
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There was someone I liked, but that's not going to work out.
[ He may as well be honest. ]
As for finding love here, I guess I'll see. I'm not sold on getting married so quickly.
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Because you're here? [ is a softer assumption, or so he thinks so anyway, but. ]
So you've at least thought about it? Marriage?
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Gaku shrugs. ]
I have, but not when it comes to a specific person. All I know is I'll marry only when I fall in love with someone.
[ That much he knows, and it's something he's very serious about. Despite his looks, he really isn't a playboy. ]
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Makes sense. If that's the case then... [ he perks up a bit. ] Guess, I can help you out. I assume that's why we're all here, right? [ to be honest, achilles can't remember a single time where he's played cupid, but...
how hard can it be? ]
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[ By going on a date with him?
Anyway. ]
You don't have to do that, though. Shouldn't you worry about yourself?
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what if he did!! ] I was going to say maybe I could set you up with someone. But, ah, but this place doesn't look too big, huh? [ meaning, that might actually end up being for nothing... if they just all meet each other more organically anyway??
that said: ] Huh? Is it strange that I'm not worried?
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But more importantly: ]
Yeah. I feel like you should be, at least a little.
[ Marriage is a big deal, after all. At least to Gaku. ]
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We'll figure it out. But, I'll make sure not to get hitched before you.
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Why's that?
[ He can't grasp why Achilles would wait when he doesn't have to. ]
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Or would comrades be a better fit? [ well, achilles was pretty easygoing. even amongst friendships, he didn't necessarily think it needed to be so complicated. besides, it was clear they were all stuck in the same situation, so might as well try to garner some semblance of fun in it, right? ]
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[ And he can't fight, so he'd rather just go with the simple "friends" label for now! ]
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it's been a while, but it wasn't a bad thing at all. ]
I could see you being pretty fierce on the battlefield. [ a joke, maybe. ] But, that said, I guess we can spare your face for now. You're an idol, after all.
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[ That's his moneymaker, after all! ]
Besides, I've never fought anything before. I think I'd be more of a problem than anything else if I did fight.
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If that's the case, maybe I could teach you a thing or two? Though, I'm not sure if I'm a very good teacher. [ unlike chiron... ]
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...I wouldn't mind learning. What would you teach me? I can't do anything that would mess up my face.
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Guess they all are pretty gruesome, huh? Though, I guess it's fine as long as you're not accepting any battles to the death.
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