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jan event.
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.
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.
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.
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!
flower crown
You certainly have done a wonderful job with the one on your head! You look lovely with it on!
[ She smiles as she peers down at the collection of flower crowns. ]
Do you have any in yellow and green, Miss?
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Oh! Thank you! ( once she collects herself, she glances down at the flower pile she has gathered. she reaches for a selection of bright yellow tulips and green foliage. ) Sadly, I didn't find any green flowers, but I do have a lot of leaves to decorate with!
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You're welcome! Tulips are adorable, so this is perfect.
[ Ori leans over, inspecting the flower crown more closely. ]
Do you mind if I try something with this?
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( Amber takes both of her hands off the crown and allows Ori to take it from her. )
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And sprouts like, two or three additional flowers and leaves. ]
...?
[ When the spell fades, Ori is left looking a little perplexed. ]
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W-Whoa! Incredible! Are you a Dendro user? I didn't see a Vision on you! ( because she doesn't know how else you'd get nature powers! )
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[ Or maybe she just mispronounced the word!? ]
Strange, though. Usually more flowers grow...
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( oh right! different worlds and all. )
S-Sorry! I'm from a place called Teyvat where people who are elementally aligned to nature are called Dendro users. I've never heard of a "Druid" before, that's from your world, right?
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[ So far, she's met people from Tyria, and now Teyvat. Lots of worlds that start with a T, apparently! ]
But ah, it is! It's simply a term we use for mages who draw their arcane power from a deep connection with the natural world. Generally, this magic allows us to manipulate primal energies, heal, and take the form of different animals!
[ She seems to stop herself, then. Look at her, nerding out about druids in front of this kind lady. Yeesh. ]
Oh, but... That's enough about me!
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( Amber just cups her own head with her hands. )
No, please! I love learning about different lands! You don't have to tell me any more if you don't want to, but I'm so excited to learn an ability like that exists! ( ... in fact! ) Is that something you can do?
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I—! I don't mind talking about it some more, especially if you'd be open to telling me more about your world, too. And as for Wild Shape, well... I haven't given it a go here, yet. But I'm starting to realize that my magic isn't... behaving quite like I'm used to...
[ She looks back down at the flower crown. ]
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( she gives a reassuring smile to Ori about the flower crown. )
Don't worry. My powers aren't working either. It's kind of strange, but I'm sure there's an explanation for it.
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Come to think of it, maybe the goddess didn't want us to have too easy of a time with this farming business. I wonder if she knows I restored all of the farmlands in Duskvale...
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I must say, I think your abilities are so cool...! I think it would be amazing to make flowers grow just like you did! Even if I could only grow one of them, I'd be the happiest girl on the planet!
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Ah, please don't sell yourself short, either, miss! Fire is an important primal energy. But, here...
[ She reaches over and rests a gentle hand on the flower crown on Amber's head, causing a few new blooms to sprout and unfurl there, too. ]
Please consider that my thanks for the lovely flower crown. What's your name? I'm Ori.
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I feel so pretty right now! How do I look? Does it suit me? ( she giggles! )
I'm Amber! It's so nice to meet you, Ori, and I really hope we can be friends!
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You look lovely, Amber! It's so wonderful to meet you, too. I have a feeling we'll get along just fine!
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I have the very same feeling! Meeting you has made this day so much better!