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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[harvestashya]

[ The goddess puts her parasol down and it disintegrates, because she doesn't need it for the time being. Listening to Uta makes her smile, because-- ]

Yes, that was exactly the angle I was going for. I'm quite glad that you are having fun.

[ Though, hmmmm. ]

Has anyone caught your eye yet?

[tot]

[ uta's smile remains as the goddess explains her intentions. it's extremely unlikely that others would see things her way, but then she asks her The Question and.

well. ]

I'm not sure. It's not something I've thought about for myself.

[ of course, she has cheered on her fans many times if they ever were worried about anything. they would do it! they could do it! as for herself...well. ]

There isn't a deadline or anything as to when I need to decide, is there?

[harvestashya]

There is not. It's only a requirement if people want to return from where they came from. For those who do not want to, they are free to stay as long as they like.

[tot]

That's a relief. I'm not sure how the attitudes around here will change, but I'm glad that there is that possibility.

[ ...

except well. looks into the sky. ]

[harvestashya]

Oh? I figured it was a given.

[ She's looking at Uta like "was it not obvious? Should she fix this??" sort of way. ]

[tot]

[ uta will wave her hands in front of her briefly. ]

No, no, I always thought that'd be the case for others who aren't in the same position as I am.

[ you know the whole... you know. ]

[harvestashya]

[ Right. The goddess spins her parasol behind her a little over the shoulder. ]

Even if their attitudes do not change, I hope they will realize that they are allowed to make choices for themselves.

[tot]

I hope so too. [ ...hm. ] ...and that people don't open themselves to others just to accidentally hurt the other person. Everyone deserves their chance of happiness.

[ yes, she realizes what she's saying here but we're not talking about her right now!!!! we're focusing on the people who are in the situation where they're not in her situation but would be stubborn to do otherwise. ]

[harvestashya]

[ Hm.

Hm!! ]

I believe problem solving, especially between people, is a very valuable skill to have. This is why even when the other person is hurt, people make amends. The hurt person learns to let go. People are fascinating to watch, you see... they always strive to do something that will help others, even if it's at the cost of those other people that they try to help.

[ Humans are funny. ]

[tot]

Sometimes it might take a while before those amends can be made; people can be stubborn and refuse to change their minds.

[ not that uta knows anything about that, of course, but she certainly believes with the sentiment of how people will help others even at the cost of others. because haha. looks in the mirror. ]

Let's hope that the latter isn't something that we'll have to worry about here; it seems counter-productive to the kind of thing that you want for us.

[harvestashya]

Oh, absolutely. This is why other people are here as well, to keep them in check and perhaps help them see other perspectives as well.

[ She's not having much faith in some of these stubborn people though. ]

Alas.

[tot]

[ uta's going to have a bit of a laugh at that, and even though she's asking the question she knows that it's highly unlikely that the harvest goddess will end up doing anything to them. ]

Is something going to happen to those who don't end up changing their minds?

[harvestashya]

For those who wish to return but don't get married, they'll just have to stay here until they do. That is all.

[ Simple. ]

There is nothing more punishing than living in the aftermath of your mistakes.

[tot]

[ WAS THIS AN INTENTIONAL STATEMENT TO MAKE? but she's not wrong and uta will not get upset with it. ]

Especially for those who are aware of the mistakes that they've made.

[harvestashya]

[ The goddess gives Uta a small smile. ]

But it's how they deal with that in the aftermath that proves their strength.

[tot]

[ someone else would definitely be upset with the goddess over this but, apparently, never uta. ]

I know that at least one of those people in that kind of predicament has decided to spend their time seeing what they can do with the opportunity that they're given.

[harvestashya]

That's good, because that is what I wanted from the start.

[ So Uta is now privy to some of the "standards" that the Goddess has set in bringing certain people here. ]