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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[associative]

[ Gaku is wearing swimwear, so have fun with that Ellis!

Meanwhile, he just... stares at this tiny fiend with panda ears as he's pulled towards the ocean. ]

What the hell.

[framestory]

[ This almost half naked fiend. Holding hands is merely a ruse!! A distraction!! Yeah--for Ellis lmao

He hops into the water, splashing Gaku since he's also nearby and laughs. ]

[associative]

[ Good work, Ellis. Now he's half naked and wet.

Tearing his hand out of Ellis', he starts to splash him with water, using both hands so that it's more effective. ]

[framestory]

[ Oh no!! He's soaked! Ellis tries to soak him back, but then eventually gives up and sits in the ocean, trying to shake the water off his head. The ears droop. brrrrrrr ]

[associative]

[ He grabs Ellis by the arm and hauls him back up. Get those droopy ears out of here! ]

Come on, don't give up like that!

[framestory]

[ Wow?? Let him sit in the water?? Ellis is pulled up regardless because he's really no match for Gaku in terms of strength alone. Don't pull him too high!! His feet might not touch the ground!! Help. ]

[associative]

[ Thankfully he doesn't, just letting Ellis get to his feet instead before he lets go. ]

Be careful. A big wave might come up and sweep you away, so it's better to stand.

[framestory]

[ ... ... ... ]

"I'm not that small."

[associative]

You're as tall as a kid.

[ So, yes. He is. ]

[framestory]

[ Now that Gaku puts it that way, Ellis has never been a kid before. Technically. So this is the perspective of a child... that's interesting.

So he gets a devious idea and tries to tacklehug Gaku from the front so that they can both fall into the ocean. ]

[associative]

[ That causes Gaku to trip backwards, his foot landing in an empty pocket of sand that causes him to lose his balance and he lands on his back. ]

Hey! Watch it!

[ Now they're both completely soaked, and a wave rolls over them, getting ocean water in Gaku's mouth. He spits it out, coughing as he tries to get the salty taste out of his mouth. ]

[framestory]

[ Ellis laughs, interrupted by a wave, but resumes laughing even as he's coughing too. He doesn't regret doing that. It was fun. He gets off Gaku for now so that he can sit up properly. ]

[associative]

[ Gaku takes the chance to sit up immediately, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. Eugh. ]

You asshole.

[ But he's smiling anyway. ]

[framestory]

[ Playing in the water has been fun, so his smile remains on his face. It's felt a little freeing nowadays. The little panda ears wiggle a little on top of his head as he pats his abs. Literal washboard. Amazing. ]

[associative]

[ He's actually surprised that Ellis is touching his abs instead of looking only up at his face. Ellis grows more and more bold each day... ]

Yeah, it's taken a lot of working out. But you should see one of my member's abs. His are a lot more defined.

[framestory]

[ Ellis raises an eyebrow after withdrawing his hand. Really. He's telling him to check out someone else????

????????????

Gaku throws yet another curveball at him. Amazing. ]

[associative]

What? Don't you like staring at people?

[ Yes. He noticed. ]

[framestory]

[ Oh. He noticed.

...

He just nods. What else is he going to say to that?? ]

[associative]

[ That just makes Gaku laugh as he reaches out to pinch one of those panda ears. ]

He's good looking, even though he was only second place as the sexiest man.

[framestory]

[ Ellis whines a little when Gaku pinches one of the panda ears. stahp... ]

"Then who's the first?"

[associative]

[ Getting the reaction he wanted, he lets go. ]

Me.

[framestory]

"No, really."

[associative]

It really is me.

[ You jerk????? ]

[framestory]

[ There is so much obvious outward doubt on his face that he's just sitting on the ocean floor next to Gaku and just staring at Gaku. Don't be a bitch ass liar like him, Gaku. It doesn't suit you. ]

[associative]

It is me! Is that really so hard to believe?

[ One can be sexy and have no game to speak of, Ellis!!! Just because he doesn't get bitches doesn't mean he isn't nice to look at. ]