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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!
mine time!!
so here he is, with his notebook and pencil both out, squatting beside.. a small mushroom! that is growing out of the ground right in the middle of the tunnel. he's sketching away, when he hears footsteps approaching. tighnari's long ears twitch and swivel toward trahearne. ]
Oh - be careful walking here! Don't disturb the mushrooms.
[ this is apparently important. ]
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Trahearne is a "little bit" interested as well, in how his gaze is fixed upward at the structures of the tunnel, marveling at the engineering that is (rather, he assumes to be) native to Crescentview. He is so caught up in his thoughts that he does not notice the person or the mushroom in his path. ]
--Oh. [ He pauses mid-step, bare plant foot hovering just inches away from both Tighnari and the 'shroom. After a moment taking in the sight, he takes a step back. ]
My apologies. I did not see you there.
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It's fine. Don't worry about it.
[ huh. this guy looks a lot like the person he danced with at the spring festival.. two plant people?? at least, he's assuming they're plant people. they certainly look very floral. tighnari stands straight, stretching his back. ]
Am I in your way?
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Trahearne offers the stranger a smile, eyes curiously flicking over the ears before settling on his face again. ]
No, not at all. I was simply exploring. [ He can come back this way later.
His attention goes down to the mushroom. ]
I hope I didn't disturb anything important.
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No, nothing important, I just can't help myself, I suppose.
[ tighnari glances back down toward it, longing. ]
I've a special interest in flora and fungi, so the idea of studying the plant and fungal life of another world is.. irresistible.
[ his tail is wagging. ]
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Ah-ha. [ Trahearne brightens a touch, a little smile crosses his face. ] A fellow scholar. That, I understand. It's fascinating, isn't it?
[ There are no undead here for him to obsess over, so he doesn't get to flex his scholar muscles, but. You know, a sylvari's curiosity goes a long way.
He crouches by the mushroom, peering at it. It seems perfectly content growing in the middle of the path (plant empathy!!!! i can't forget he has this alkdsgh), though it looks unremarkable to Trahearne. ]
Can you tell me about this one?
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I can. Calvatia sculpta, a type of puffball mushroom characterized by these many pyramidal growths on its cap.
[ he says, while gesturing to the mushroom. after a moment, he pulls a small knife from one of his pouches and drives it gently into the crack beneath the mushroom, easing it up out of the soil so he can lay it across his palm. ]
It's edible before it gets too old. A beautiful specimen, isn't it?
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Gorgeous. I've never seen anything like it.
[ Now that he's up close, it's a curious little thing.
Before he realizes it, he finds himself reaching for the slice. ]
How old is too old?
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[ he gestures to the interior of the mushroom, which is a dense, creamy ivory color. ]
Once it begins to brown it gets powdery, and tastes terrible.
[ he just. pops the slice right into his mouth, chewing happily, and smiling. ]
Delicious.
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--Oh no! He wanted to eat it. He watches, almost absently and in shock, as Tighnari eats. ]
Would you mind if you cut me a slice?
[ don't be selfish ear boy ]
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[ wow he's happy to give you a slice, cabbage man!! ]
In fact, I can do better.
[ carefully, tighnari slips the knife beneath the base of the stem, under the cup, and gently uproots the entire mushroom itself, lifting it in his palm. ]
Why don't you take the whole thing? It's likely to be trampled on if left here, anyway.
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Thank you. That's incredibly kind of you.
[ He flattens his palm to receive the holy specimen. ]
Is...all of it edible?
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[ plucking the mushroom from his palm, tighnari gently drops its meringue lookin ass right into trahearne's waiting hand. ]
And yes. You might want to cut the bottom of the stem off, it'll be tough and unsavory, but all the rest is fine. Sliced and sauteed with some butter and pepper.. it'll be delicious.
[ he's gonna start salivating.. this mans loves mushrooms. ]
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Thank you for the tips, ah...
[ He looks up, sheepish smile on his face. ]
I realise I never asked your name.
[ they were both distracted by MUSHROOM ]
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Oh!
[ tighnari looks mildly embarrassed - this happens often, especially when he's studying in the field, but his parents raised him right, so he's quick to remedy the situation. ]
Sorry about that. My name is Tighnari.
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Trahearne. It's a pleasure, Tighnari.
[ He extends a hand to shake. ]
I can't say I recognise you. [ Those ears really stand out. ] You must be new.
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Newer than you, I imagine, though I've been here for a week or so now, I'd say. But it's nice to meet you, Trahearne.
[ tighnari reaches to shake his hand! sorry there's probably some dirt on his glove. he presses his lips together thoughtfully, gods he really doesn't want to be rude, but he's so curious about trahearne's floral look.. maybe he can find a way to be polite. ]
Forgive me if this is too forward, but.. I've never seen anyone quite like you. Would you mind telling me a bit about yourself?
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When Tighnari asks, a smile bursts over Trahearne's face. He knows the curious look when he sees it--he's lived this before, of course. But he does appreciate the measured consideration and worry about being rude.
He adjusts himself, leaning comfortably on a knee and cradling the mushroom. ]
I'm sylvari. We're a plant people hailing from a world called Tyria.
You may have seen Syrlya around, too--he's also sylvari.
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[ he tests the new word on his tongue, and he's so tempted to whip out his notebook to write it down, but that would be rude. he can always do it later. tighnari sits back on his heels. ]
Oh yes, I believe I've met him! I take it you two come from the same world, then?
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Our circumstances are...unique, so I doubt there are other sylvari in other realities. But yes--he is a good friend. And my brother.
[ said like an afterthought.
All in all, he seems to be taking the questions relatively well and with ease. He has definitely been doing this for a long time. ]
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I have encountered plantlike elemental creatures and constructs in Teyvat, but nothing like the both of you.
[ nothing so humanoid. unless i'm forgetting something. i'm very possibly forgetting something, there's a lot of weird things in genshin. ]
I'm sorry, I'm being rude. I stand out, too, and people have made me feel othered for it, I shouldn't do the same thing to you.
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I assure you, I've encountered ruder. I am the first of my people; the first few years we walked Tyria were indescribably difficult. I would have considered myself lucky if most were like you.
But I understand. There are many humans here, [ and to be honest, tighnari looks human with a gemstore hat, but he isn't going to say that out loud ] so those of us that don't fit in should stick together.
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[ rude trahearne, so many people won't leave him alone about his ears and tail okay!! he had so many people with weird crushes on him at the akademiya.. ]
I take it Tyria is your home?
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[ He appreciates the sympathy, though. ]
It is. [ He brightens! ] It's unfortunately not as peaceful as Crescentview, but it is still home.
What about you? Where do you call home?
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[ save for the whole dealing with an annoying goddess thing, it's quite serene here, tighnari has found. it would be nice, if he didn't want to get back to his work so badly, but.. at least he has cyno here, with him. that's a win. ]
I come from a place called Teyvat. More specifically, the nation of Sumeru. There's actually quite a few of us from Teyvat here, I'm sure you've met one or two.