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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[veardant]

[ he can be pretty sassy under the right circumstances, but generally only when people deserve it!! ]

It's good to meet you too, Uta.

[ but his notebook is READY, his pencil as well! ]

Can you tell me if any of these apply to you?

[tot]

[ honestly? fair. she's the same way but there's no reason to be sassy here as she'll just give a brief chuckle at how ready he is to mark things off on his list. ]

I've traveled the world while I was younger and I can play an instrument.

[ and honestly because she must: ]

Orange is an interesting choice for socks.

[veardant]

[ he's a scholar nerd, he's always happy to take notes of ALL kinds!! ]

Excellent, excellent.. thank you.

[ his pencil scratches across his paper, before he's glancing up, one ear twitching. ]

Is it? I just enjoy color.

[ pretty obvious, given his outfit.. ]

[tot]

[ ear twitch....cute. ]

The question points out white and black because they're much more common and I don't think it would be very fun if just anyone could answer. I don't think it's anything bad, though.

[ she doesn't want to call him out about it being kind of obvious in how he dresses himself or call him "unique". given how he certainly stands out with his ears it might not be well-received. but. you know. that is also something she isn't blind to. ]

We all need that kind of variety in our lives.

[veardant]

[ he appreciates her tact tbh, many people in the past have made him feel othered, different, so he certainly prefers to be treated like any other normal person! but he's still quite aware of the fact that he does sort of.. stand out. ]

I agree. You seem the type to appreciate orange socks, yourself.

[ considering she also stands out, quite a bit!! ]

[tot]

[ uta does stand out for a number of reasons but she is also someone who relishes in the individuality, somewhat. ]

Do I? I've never thought about it.

[ but clearly she's not rejecting the idea because uta loves the idea of wearing fun clothes. she'll strike a pose for tighnari to look over. her hands will rest on her hips as she stands straight up with her slightly spread out under her. ]

You don't think it would clash with anything that I'm wearing?

[veardant]

[ she strikes a pose, and tighnari can't help but chuckle. but she asked for his opinion, so he'll give it! with a quiet, thoughtful hmm, tighnari glances over her outfit, from head to toe, his ears perked forward. ]

Hmm.. maybe a darker yellow would be better, like the color on your shoes, and your headpiece. It's close enough to orange, I think.

[tot]

[ she'll give herself a look over as she takes in his assessment. it's not a bad idea and a darker yellow wouldn't clash with her hair. tighnari gets the seal of approval from uta.

she will also muse about how his ears move with his emotions. it's endearing even if she says nothing about it. ]

Then—the next time that I look for clothing, I'll see about branching out into wearing some orange. I typically go for pink or purple but there's nothing wrong with trying new things.

[veardant]

Whatever makes you happy is what matters most.

[ a sage nod. tighnari wouldn't consider himself a fashionista, but he does enjoy clothes, and expressing himself through color and design. ]

Let me know if you end up liking it.

[tot]

I will!

[ and you can definitely bet your bottom dollar that she'll pop up and let him know that she has explored the color palette like he suggested at a later date. ]

Say, where is your farm located? You didn't arrive with most of the rest of us, so I'm curious to know where you ended up—mine is by the beach.

[veardant]

In the forest, thankfully.

[ he chuckles, wiping the sweat from his brow. ]

I wouldn't be able to handle being on the beach.. I'm no good in the heat. Obviously.

[tot]

It is quite hot, isn't it?

[ not that uta really notices herself given the time that she's spent by the ocean and all of that, but she does sympathize. she'll tap her foot on the ground for a moment before snapping her fingers to produce a colorful small hand fan that she uses right away on him. enjoy the little breeze.

it'd be clear that there's something constructed out of a "magic" or "energy" than anything created/pulled from reality. ]

Does this help?

[veardant]

[ well, that's a handy little trick. tighnari is used to pulling items from hammerspace, as it were, and he's certainly familiar with constructs and items comprised of elemental energy, but the ease with which she does it is impressive.

.. that also totally feels good. tighnari sighs, his shoulders slumping, his ears and eyelids drooping. ]

Actually.. yes.

[tot]

I'm glad that I could help.

[ (un)fortunately there is a time limit to everything that uta creates here so he's on borrowed time. that said, uta will keep fanning him for as long as is able to keep the fan, which is a fair bit of time given the fact that it's a small one. so, bask in the small breeze for as long as you can tighnari. ]

Is the weather a lot cooler from where you're from then?

[veardant]

[ he's happy to bask, thank you very much! he leans forward into the fan, a little bit, though of course not close enough for his face to be thwapped. ]

Well.. yes and no. I live in a rainforest, so it's quite warm and humid, but the canopy protects my dark hair and fur from the heat of the direct sunlight. It makes things much easier.

[ tighnari looks a little embarrassed.. ]

Sumeru is partly desert, as well, but I can hardly bear to travel there.