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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!
beach day
[ Noé happens to be passing by when he's greeted by a kind stranger who wants to befriend him. This is a good day. Obviously, he can't ignore an offer like that and steps in closer quite fast. ]
I'm Noé and we can hang out! Do you need help with anything?
[ She said she's new here, so...! ]
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( she didn't stutter, noé!!! )
Nice to meet you, Noé! I'm Amber. ( she rubs her chin in thought for a moment ... ) Wow, that's hard to answer when I'm put on the spotlight like this! Since I'm super new, I'd love to know anything you wanna tell me!
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Anything...?
[ He thinks for a moment before leaning in and lowering his voice to a whisper: ]
Excuse me for being so forward, but... do you know what smut means?
[ Him not knowing lead to showing off his card casually to mostly everyone. Thankfully, Diluc enlightened him on what it means. He doesn't want Amber to go through the same thing for sure, she's so kind!! ]
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( she shakes her head. )
No.
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I-If someone asks for a square with it, make sure it's the right person!!
[ That explains NOTHING. But he's panicking a little. ]
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( PLEASE ELABORATE, NOÉ )
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[ He's crying inside, wanting to help Amber turned against him. ]
It's... it has to do with intercourse.
[ This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship, just them talking about smut. ]
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Intercourse ...
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sex?
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Like... like... like... sex. Or love making.
[ She didn't ask for synonyms, but she's getting one as a bonus. ]
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( looks like she lost her inside voice! )
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[ He doesn't even understand romantic feelings, let alone... the more physical aspects. But that's something for a level 4 friend to unlock that backstory, no need to bother Amber with that. He's said enough crazy stuff for today anyway. ]
That's... just so you know! I went around showing everyone the card without knowing what it meant...
[ And his first square is anal (smut), so. Yeah. ]
Other things... oh, make sure to check out the task board! You can get stuff from these tasks too. They don't involve smut at least.
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( she'll just latch onto his mention of task board things now. )
T-Task board ... right. I can do that. I can help plenty of folks, I'm sure ... ( she's so red faced though. ) It's not, um ... is it required that we fill in every square we have...?
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So... are you planning to do this in secret? So your friends won't find out?
[ Should he mention that he's a friend now? ]
Task board is definitely easier than... [ A beat. ] "Hair pulling".
[ There, he said it. ]
I'm not sure about that... the Goddess only mentioned marriage and harvesting crops. I suppose you could get married without doing these...
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Kyaaa! I can't believe I just said all that without thinking! ( she never thinks. it's fine. it's okay. head empty. )
I-I ... well, okay! Good! I mean. Ugh ... yes. Excuse me, I'm so embarrassed I think I need to go find somewhere to hide.
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It's okay, I won't tell anyone. [ Since she's panicking a bit, Noé offers her a reassuring smile. ] It's not like you had anything to say about what is going to be printed on the card.
[ His brain cell works sometimes!! Maybe this time it'll actually help her calm down if he's lucky. ]
I can help you with the... easier stuff.
[ That's how he's going to call non-smut tasks now. ]
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Easy stuff! Yeah! Okay! Got it!
( THANK YOU FOR TEACHING HER WHAT SMUT MEANS, NOÉ. BUT SHE IS READY TO MOVE ON FROM THAT CONVERSATION BEFORE SHE DIES OF EMBARRASSMENT. )
U-Uh! So, um ... ( she'll just show him her card again. ) Any... you like the look of here?
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Let's see...
[ His eyes detect the "Paint each other's portraits" square almost right away. ]
Do you like painting? There's this one!
[ Noé taps the square on the bottom of the card and gazes up at Amber to check with her if that's fine. ]
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[ He's pretty sure that there's a bunch of people out there who wouldn't agree with this stance, but he couldn't care less!! ]
I have some paint and an easel at my house if you'd like to drop by!
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Alrighty! Name your time and place and I'm there.
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[ He doesn't even have to mark it for Amber, how convenient!! ]
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( when tomorrow rolls around, Amber will be using her pamphlet as a reference to stroll through the forest. hopefully Noé will be around here somewhere ... )
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Oh! Hello, I have everything ready! You can come in!
[ Noé's so excited that he's almost SPARKLING. After walking inside, he guides Amber to the room where he keeps the painting supplies. ]
You can go wild!
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