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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[graftage]

Hi.

[Raising a hand.]

What do you ride?

[accredit]

Anything that can be ridden.

[ an easygoing smile. ]

You have any requests? Otherwise, I could summon my chariot?

[graftage]

Anything?

[He's a little dubious...]

Now what's this about a chariot? I mean, I guess I've never heard of a guy who came with his own transportation. [A beat.] I guess Melville could count, though...never mind. Chariot it is.

[accredit]

[ he can sense that dubiousness!!! hence, he seems all too happy to add some truth to his words. hence, he presses to fingers to his lips, giving a loud whistle. ] My chariot will run you down like a shooting star! Troias Tragōidia!

[ dramatic pause!!!! ]


.... or something like that. [ since he knows it's not exactly his noble phanstasm, but... really just a chariot.

not that he can complain. ... and just like that a chariot appears! ] How's this?

1/2

[graftage]

[THAT. SURE IS A CRY - Steinbeck is a bit taken aback, blinking, because okay, wow, go for the chariot summoning, man-]

[But then there's a pause, and there's....nothing.]

Oh, I guess that was just for-

2/2

[graftage]

Show.

[AND NOW THERE'S A WHOLEASS CHARIOT HERE HE'S SO ??????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

Y-You weren't kidding! Whoah!

[accredit]

[ he seems oddly proud at it, despite it not being anywhere what it normally is. but, well, if it impressed someone, wasn't that good enough? ]

Right? If you play your cards right, I could even take you on a ride.

[graftage]

[Oh, he looks even more bright-eyed at that.]

Now, one has to wonder what kind of cards I have to play, then.

[accredit]

[ it's kind of nice to see such honest reactions! ]

Well, I'd say you're already on your way.

[ a smile. ] But, how about you show me something special this time?

[graftage]

Special? Me?

[as if he could be special...he makes a thoughtful face.]

Well, I could show you a few farming tips, I think. If that really counts. Other than that, I can't say I have some special ability to summon a cool chariot or anything...

[accredit]

Farming tips? [ well, considering where they're at...

not bad at all. ] What you got then?

[graftage]

Tilling! That's a key part of preparing the soil for seeds, and benefits their growth. There's a method called double-digging. Basically, you spread compost first, dig a trench ten inches deep, and put the soil on the ground next to the ditch. Then, dig a second ditch next to the first, and move the soil from the first-

[He will go on like this for a good few minutes. TILLING IS IMPORTANT.]

[accredit]

[ he's honestly more impressed with the explanation than the actual processing of the contents. though, it makes complete sense. while he did have a lot of survival skills, that likely was different than actual working farming skills, and so he seems to hum along to those words. ]

Honestly, I might have to ask you again about this, but I think I got the gist of it. [ but, really, he's just kind of glad he got to use his skills after so long, and ... if he had to admit, he wasn't averse to giving the guy a ride in the first place. it's been how long since he's shown anyone how to ride? ]

Then, how about after this I give you a ride?

[graftage]

Eh, no problem. It can be a bit confusing if you aren't neck deep in it.

[But he's glad he was listened to, anyways! At the offer, he beams wide.]

If you're offering, then I'm taking it. Why would I say no?

[accredit]

[ it's honestly kind of nice to speak to someone who seems so easygoing. ... and apparently passionate about farming? he half-wonders what this guy did before all of this, but he figures maybe he could figure this out later.

for now: ] You're in luck, since a hero always keeps their promises. [ a proud smile. ] Don't get too impatient waiting for me.

[graftage]

[He only did farming and nothing else! Nothing else at all!]

A hero, huh. [He looks like a hero - cool chariot, well-built figure. Yeah, he can see it. He grins, cheeky.] Aw, but what if me being impatient makes it happen all the sooner?

[accredit]

[ hm.... squints.... ]

You could say that, but being impatient could also make it take longer? Though, I don't blame you for being in a rush. Who doesn't like fast? [ inset quote about being the fastest servant (citation needed). ]

[graftage]

I sure like fast.

[He tilts his head, smile widening a little.]

How fast can you go?

[accredit]

[ to be honest, achilles has never actually measured his speed. he was famed for being swift-footed, but to put it into actual working terms seems to give him a slight pause. then, a tilt of his head in return. ]

Speed of light? Maybe more... [ before, he smiles. ]

Whatever you're imagining, I'm probably faster.

[graftage]

[He looks a little impressed, but he's leaning in, his tone tinged with an amused sort of laugh.]

Fastest man alive, huh? Can you prove it?

[accredit]

That'd be a little difficult right now. [ he shrugs. ]

Ah, but don't think that means I'm slow. [ as if to show, he does a light run from one side to the other and his movements are definitely... quick for all it's worth. ] Just not as fast here, if you know what I mean?

[graftage]

[Ah, so he's powercapped....nerfed...............demoted to R class....]

[But Steinbeck just nods at it, observing as he moves back and forth.]

Still, that's fast. I guess the Goddess decided to make sure you weren't running all over the place, huh?

[accredit]

[ wow...

demoted to a simple 3 star. ] Guess she figured it'd be hard to keep me committed, then? [ a joke, if just because achilles still doesn't consider himself the type to do something he doesn't want to do regardless of where he is. ]

But, you're oddly curious about me, so that makes me wonder about you. You're definitely an interesting one, huh?

[graftage]

I guess she really was trying to find ways we wouldn't just run off...

[At the question he hums - as much as his expression is casual and light, his narrowed eyes seem to indicate a cheeky sort of slyness.]

Me? I'm nothing too special, I suppose. But where I come from, there are people who have amazing abilities.

[accredit]

Amazing abilities?

[ count him interested. ] Like what? [ he guesses that's why the man didn't seem too surprised about everything. surprised, but not... surprised, or so achilles thought. it's a thin line of discernment, really. ]