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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!
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[ well. crow's not about to turn down the chance for free grape starters, so he's going to have to hustle and pass out some of last month's hard work in exchange.
of course, it's easier to be... efficient about things, right? right. so, there's a chance you'll come across him parked outside an area with plenty of foot traffic. there's a selection of flowers tucked next to him, and every now and again he pauses to grab one and weave it into the flower crown he's working on. there's a few finished crowns nestled next to the flowers, and if he catches someone examining them for a little longer than just an idle glance, he'll tilt his head at them pointedly. ]
Take one. You're helping a guy out if you do.
[ free stuff for free stuff! no losers here. ]
ii. attempt 999 to run a two second mile... go.
[ he's not actually running though. but crow does seem to be squinting thoughtfully at the beach itself. ]
... You think we'd get a bonus for trying to sprint the length of this thing for "exercise"?
[ the worrying thing is, he really seems to be considering it. at least for the moment. ]
There's always swimming, I guess. If you're not a fan of running. [ good to know he has other options at least -- the sun is hot, and the sea is blue and glittery and ever so tempting in the heat of the season. at least one of these potential exercise options is a lot more appealing than the other? ]
iii. wildcard!
[ for any planned options from the planning post -- or hit me up on discord (find me via the server), or on plurk if you want to touch base for something else. ]
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Yeah, I think it will. Running on sand is a workout anyway.
[ He even shrugs. Why the hell not? ]
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[ ok crow ]
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Come on, it can't be that bad.
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[ have you, gaku? ]
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[ Which isn't a very good answer, and he's well aware of that. ]
...I've run on it for photoshoots and filming, but not for working out. It wasn't too bad then.
i. fwee gifts
she'll pick up one that won't clash with her hair and put it on before plopping a likely much more shoddier made flower crown made up of primroses and daffodil on crow's head. (it's the thought that counts, right???) ]
If you accept mine then you'll be doing me a favor as well.
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Oh, you've been at it too, huh? Glad to see so many of us defaulting to getting rid of our spare flowers.
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wine for all. ]
Yep! For me, it's one of the easiest one to complete. [ and if the one uta gave to crow starts to droop a bit, well. IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS. ] ...e, even if my flower crowns aren't that great.
Do you have experience with making these?
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Nnnnope. I am winging this.
[ she. she might be able to tell? but wow, he's trying. ]
Makes sense though, right? Feels like we all have flowers.
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Would there be any reason for them to be uncommon?
[ because sometimes you only have perceptions of how something words. why are things like this in one piece? i am distressed. ]
It should be harder to find them during the winter...right?
young, wildcard & free
H-Here we are. L-Let's g-get this o-over with.
[ Is his teeth chattering because of the cold? Yes. Turns out that his everyday attire (or lack of it in certain parts) is terrible for this chill climate. There's no other choice but to steel through!! ]
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Why the rush? You're so appropriately dressed for ice and snow.
[ crow might not be the warmest, but at least he has a coat. ]
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[ Some questionable decisions were made. Like not stopping by the boutique to at least grab a sweater. At least he managed to acquire some actual shoes. His nips might be out, but his feet are warm. Equivalent exchange. ]
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[ Like, just for fun? And take a dip in the ocean afterwards? Stretching, Childe regards the long stretch of sandy beach turf with interest. ]
Excited? It's worth a shot. Or is that terror I'm hearing?