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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[feralheart]

[ 'Lots'?? No mercy just because they're friends. M-21 is giving him a judging look. ]

What, and you're not married yet?

[associative]

[ Gaku completely ignores that judging look. He gets it!! ]

Marriage takes real commitment. It requires a loving relationship, not only dates.

[ He's definitely someone who would be in the marriage deal here for the long haul... ]

[feralheart]

[ It's not that M-21 is too lab experiment to get the distinction. But he makes a skeptical little noise. ]

Huh. So you're not doing it just to get out of here.

[ Fair, that makes it harder. ]

[associative]

No. Even though I need to get home.

[ He lets out a frustrated sigh, his pedaling getting a hair faster. ]

My parents got divorced. I don't want to ever end up in an unhappy marriage, or get married just for the sake of it.

[feralheart]

[ M-21 blinks a little, momentarily surprised. For as much as he idealizes 'normal' in his head sometimes, things like that slip his mind. He pedals a little faster to keep up. ]

That's tougher. There aren't that many people here. What if you don't find anyone you like?

[associative]

Not a problem. I already like someone.

[ And he just keeps pedaling as if he didn't admit that. But those are his true feelings, and there's no shame in talking about them. ]

[feralheart]

[ ...No, the shame he should be feeling is because of dropping a line like that and then not spilling the details. The stare M-21 is shooting him should have the force of a shove, honestly.

He's patient for about as long as he can be. Which is maybe a few seconds. ]

Who?

[associative]

[ Sorry you have to wait for details, M-21. Gaku can feel that stare, though, and he considers staring right back.

But at least he answers easily too. ]

Ellis.

[feralheart]

[ He'll forgive, because he likes Gaku. Also because he likes Ellis. ]

Yeah? He's nice.

[associative]

[ ...Should he be honest? Gaku gives that a moment of thought. ]

When he feels like it, yeah, he is.

[feralheart]

[ Yeah?? They'll get further if they're honest? Although M-21 is having the same doubt in return. ]

...Not going well?

[associative]

It's... going fine.

[ Don't mind the slight flush on his cheeks!

He has more serious things to talk about anyway. ]

That cheerfulness is a lie. I hope one day he'll drop that act for everyone around here.

[feralheart]

[ Not like M-21 would be able to tell him anything if it's not going well, honestly. And he'd probably sooner jump overboard than be in the position of giving dating advice. ]

Why? It's not like it's everyone else's business.

[associative]

He'll be more comfortable.

[ Gaku shrugs. Keeping an act up like that constantly has to be exhausting. ]

But if he doesn't want to, that's his own thing to deal with. I won't tell him how to live his life.

[ He pedals a bit faster. ]

[feralheart]

[ This pedaling... not like M-21 can't keep up, but he raises an eyebrow a little. ]

Yeah. You seem like you're fine with it.

[associative]

[ He sighs, his feet slowing back down. ]

I am, and I'm not. There's things I wish he would do to feel better, but I know he doesn't feel like he can. So... I've decided not to pressure him over it.

[feralheart]

[ Whoops, M-21 is a second or two late catching up on the speed change. The little boat kind of starts turning before he corrects. ]

If he says he can't, then maybe he really can't. Some things are a little... what'd he say about it?

[associative]

[ It's a good thing M-21 catches it, because Gaku was worried they'd tip over for a second. ]

He's fictional and not like the real people here... so he thinks he can't do what we can. I think he can, even if it'd take time, but... I know we don't see eye to eye on that.

[feralheart]

[ Sadly spared from M-21's excellent Lassie impression. ]

Ah. Yeah. [ Definitely the "yeah" of "that's what I thought." ] Maybe even he doesn't know. What're you gonna do if he can't?

[associative]

[ There's always another time! ]

I guess not. And as for what I'll do... I'll stay until he fully rejects me.

[ Gaku is incredibly stubborn and he's already made his decision. Unless he gets a complete rejection from Ellis, he'll be right here. ]

[feralheart]

[ Good answer, Gaku. M-21 gives it a little grunt of acknowledgment, but his expression softens. ]

He's not in a hurry to go back. Sounds like you've got time.

[ Which is good, because M-21 does not exactly have anything of real use to contribute here. ]

[associative]

Yeah, I do.

[ A soft sigh escapes him. ]

I just hope that he'd want to go back home with me when the time comes for that decision. He's scared he'll disappear if he goes to a world without any magic, and mine has none.

[feralheart]

It might have some you don't know about. But that's a big risk to take. The goddess'd probably know...

[ He's been meaning to try to talk to her for Ellis, but, hm. No expectation of that going well. ]

[associative]

[ M-21 please no... ]

Yeah.

[ A thoughtful look passes over his face. ]

You know, when we finish a bingo card, we get a wish granted. I told Ellis that he could wish to not disappear when he turns his in.

[ After all, he's just about done. ]

[feralheart]

[ ...M-21 hadn't thought of that at all. He's actually forgotten about the incentive, aside from the day-to-day life improvements. But he perks up at the idea. ]

Whatever she is, she's powerful. Maybe it really would work.