jan event.

[crescentviewmods]

summer has arrived

As the last of the sakura blossoms fall away and the leaves on the trees grow into ever more vibrant greens, the familiar buzz of cicadas begins to echo all throughout the isle. Summer is quickly approaching and bringing brighter days and blazing temperatures along with it.

Summer also signals the start of the wine production season. Grapes growing on trellises are a common sight on Crescentview during the summer and a notice on the town memo board from the local barkeep encourages farmers to consider growing some varietal grapes of their own.

Temperatures are rising, so put on a comfortable pair of shorts and head to the Town Plaza to see what’s cooking! While you’re at it, take a look at the calendar for Summer 1st through 15th.

This season’s crops are corn, onion, pumpkin, watermelon, and pineapple. Summer’s seasonal flowers are poppy, rose, sunflower, lily, and hydrangea. As for mushrooms, shimeji, trumpet, and common brown spores are available for the summer.

hot! ...or not

Posted prominently at the top of the Memo Board is a cartoonishly-written advertisement for the first annual Hot or Not hosted by the Goddess herself. Contestants will take to the stage while the audience votes on whether they are as hot as the blazing sun or cooler than a dead fish. Leave your egos at the door! ICly, this event takes place on Summer 8th.

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 January 1st to February 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.

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This month’s tasks are centered around getting to know your fellow neighbors on a deeper level. As such, the Goddess has put together a small human scavenger hunt to encourage people to learn more about the people they are living with — and hopefully falling in love with.

Find someone who...

1. Was born in the summer
2. Pours milk into their bowl before the cereal
3. Plays a musical instrument
4. Has more than 3 siblings
5. Works out 5 times a week or more
6. Doesn’t like animals
7. Would like to date the Harvest Goddess
8. Has traveled around the world
9. Speaks two or more languages
10. Is wearing socks that aren’t black or white

Each submission will earn you two random bags of summer seeds. Specify whether you want crop, flower, or mushroom spores in your submission. This task can be completed a total of 10 times.

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Many ingredients used in wine production grow in the summer, but so do a variety of tea plants and grains. Grapes, tea shrubs and grains like wheat and barley can all be grown on your farm or in your greenhouse, if you have one.

Complete the following tasks to earn yourself some nice beverage-producing crops for the farm:

1. Take something from last month’s harvest and gift it to a neighbor. You can give it to them directly, cook it into a meal, etc. Alternatively, craft them a bouquet, flower crown, or another gift from the flowers you grew last season. Complete 3 times for a total of 6 grape starters.

2. Share a piece of hot gossip with a neighbor or exchange secrets with them. It doesn’t have to be your secret! Complete 3 times for a total of 6 tea starters.

3. Exercise with someone. Go on a run, swim in the ocean, help them stretch out! Complete 3 times for a total of 6 grain crops. You may choose from wheat, barley, rye, or rice.

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Summer is the perfect time to hang out on the beach and splash around in the ocean. Participate in some summer fun at the beach and earn more animals for your barn and coop.

1. Swim in the ocean, build a sandcastle, or bury someone in the sand. Do any of the following for one of the following animals: cow, sheep, alpaca, or goat. This task can be completed once.

2. Participate in Hot or Not. It’s an annual tradition! Submit yourself or comment on someone else for a single chicken or rabbit. This task can be completed once.

local happenings

The Crescentview Times newspaper has chronicled the latest happenings around the island. A physical copy of the paper will arrive on your doorstep early in the morning on Summer 1st.

Recently, a group of townspeople have taken it upon themselves to check out the abandoned mine. They’ve made good headway on opening up the path in the hopes that would-be explorers will be able to take to the mines and find some of Crescentview’s fabled gems and minerals buried in its depths. They expect to be done by Summer 15th.

A strange “gurgling whisper” has been reported by some concerned townsfolk living in the mountains. The concerning sounds are coming from one of the lakes at the foot of the mountain. Supposedly, the voice is asking for offerings of... something. The townsfolk have yet to identify what exactly is being asked for.

A hurricane has been brewing off the southern coast of Crescentview. Meteorologists have yet to determine whether the hurricane will make landfall or not, so stay tuned for more updates.

mod notes

⬥ Welcome to our second event! We want to thank you all for participating in our game and contributing your efforts to it. Thank you for playing!
⬥ A second event post will go up in mid-Jan.
⬥ Please plot over at the Jan 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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i, either!

[tot]

[ well, if uta is supposed to find someone who comes off as male dressed up as a maid to be anything out of the ordinary then that's not what happens here. if anything, she'll light up and marvel at the fabric and how ellis fits into it. ]

Oh, absolutely!

[ she'll try to get a look of him from a different angle and nod approvingly. ]

Have you also thought about trying different maid styles?

[framestory]

[ Help. What are different maid styles?? Ellis tilts his head in slight confusion. Please tell him, Uta. ]

[tot]

[ is this what you asked for haki? is this what ellis asked for??? ]

You know, there are some styles are a lot cuter! With shorter skirts and sleeves. [ she'll gesture to her skirt length—so about mid-thigh and then mid-way on her arm for the sleeves. ] I don't know what they're called but I've seen them.

Have you thought of trying anything like that out?

[framestory]

[ Ellis stares at her with wide eyes. Shorter skirts and sleeves. That might actually work better since it's the summer now, except... hm. He shakes his head no, only because: ]

I woke up with them on me and I can't take them off. The outfit is cute, so I'm not bothered, but I didn't realize there were so many different kinds.

[tot]

[ hmmmmm...

not that uta is meaning to do this in a manner to make the life of anyone else more difficult in the future but the idea has been planted in her head and now she must do something about it. ]

Have you tried to alter it while you were still wearing it?

[framestory]

[ Ellis shakes his head. He has no sense of fashion nor know anything about maid outfits, so the thought definitely didn't occur to him. ]

How do I do that?

[tot]

[ it's... well, uta can't even begin to make fun of him because there are plenty of things that she doesn't know how to do or do well. instead, she'll just keep helping him along. ]

With scissors, needle, and thread, obviously! Do you have any of that back at your farm?

[framestory]

[ Ellis appreciates that, Uta. He holds up one finger and nods, then when he holds up two and three, he shakes his head no. Just scissors. ]

[tot]

[ one out of three isn't great but it shouldn't be that hard to get their hands on some needle and thread, right? sure, they could just cut it all up but some degree of seam creation should be done. ]

Then that means we just need to go to the store!

[framestory]

[ Store adventures!! Ellis seems pretty excited. ]

Does that mean you know how to sew?

[tot]

I can only do basic the stitch for mending but that should be fine, right? We don't need them to look perfect.

[ probably? she won't let them look hideous but she knows nothing about the different kind of stitches that exist. ]

[framestory]

[ Ellis also doesn't know anything about stitches, so he just nods. Uta is already miles ahead of Ellis in that department. But onwards to the store! Ellis is very curious though: ]

What changes do you want to make?

[tot]

[ to the store they go! she'll hum softly to herself for a moment trying to envision what would be cute for ellis, but there's nothing wrong with some practicality. ]

Given how its summer now and how it's hotter now, it'd make sense for us to shorten the sleeves.

[ hmm. ]

What do you think about making the skirt shorter too?

[framestory]

[ It's a pretty long dress and honestly, it's a lot to wear in the summer. ]

Maybe up to the knees?

[tot]

[ a nod. ]

Above the knee or just below it?

[ this is important. have you not noticed how short some of the things that uta wears ellis? it's all more modest bc of the vibe here but her normal dress... ]

[framestory]

[ He's... trying not to think about it. It's fine!! Ellis looks below at his own legs that are covered by the long maid dress. ]

What do you think would be cuter?

[tot]

[ witness her legs ellis... ]

Definitely above the knee. Just above it.

[framestory]

[ He's witnessing them!! They're good legs, Brent.

Ellis nods. That would probably be cute, but he's like... thin. Hm. ]

Would that look good on me? My legs are kind of like sticks.

[tot]

[ the legs of an idol..!! and have no fear, ellis, uta is here with body positivity!!! also because he looks very normal compared to what she has seen. ]

Of course! It's less about what you look like and how you carry yourself, anyway. If you think you're cute then you are cute.

[framestory]

[ closes eyes at one piece anatomy

With that, Ellis puts his hands on his hips and grins. Damn right, he is cute. He does this even though he doesn't enjoy being called cute. It's complicated.

But then he gets an idea. ]

Do you think we can put frills?

[ Someone got too many frilly underthings as a bonus... ]

[tot]

[ yeah, basically.

and uta will enable ellis tormenting future gaku with the short skirt and frills. ...not that she is aware of what she has done. it's okay? this is for the ""greater"" good or something. ]

Of course! I don't see why we couldn't put frills on it. There are plenty ones that have pretty frills and lace to line the edges.

[framestory]

[ It's helping Ellis with his creativity, so Uta is doing good. It's fine. ]

I have a lot of spare frills that we can stitch onto the dress or apron, so we won't have to worry about running out.

[ Ellis looks up. They're here at the store! He looks around. Where would they sell strings and needles... simple patch up things. How do grocery stores separate types of things? He looks up and then down. Hm. ]

[tot]

Perfect! That should work out nicely!

[ will it though? who knows. they're both going to have fun and when they get to the store uta will also go about looking for needle and thread. it should be located roughly in the same place, right?

hmm. she has learned how to navigate the aisle and will come upon it soon enough. ...though while they're here, she can't help but wonder if they should go with more decorations. bedazzle if, as it were. of course, she'll give ellis a look to see what his thoughts are. ]

What do you think?

[framestory]

[ Ellis eyes the decorations. He likes it plain, but after seeing these, he wonders... ]

I like it the way it is, but I think a small decoration like a brooch or maybe a different patterned ribbon might be interesting.

[tot]

[ what is even happening anymore? they're really just going to do this for ellis, aren't they? ]

We could do both, but just go easy on them and use them as accents.