crescentview | jan event.

jan event.

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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So you did! That's one more point in your favor. [ Maybe he should come up with win conditions as well? Food for thought. ] And, well, as far as some god's whims are concerned, I wouldn't mind it so much, if I wasn't busy at the time...

[ Things would be a lot more simple if he'd gotten whisked away voluntarily, rather than this dramatic and rude awakening here? Distracted with how to phrase his answer, Tartaglia misses throwing this stone well. It sinks at once, although he's very easygoing when he shrugs. ]

Anyways— I don't "need" an alias, per se. I like having it. When people ask, doesn't that mean they want to get to know me better? Might just be wishful thinking, though.

[ Time to ask something super innocuous while frisking the area for more stones. ]

What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

That's true, I suppose the timing could have been inconvenient...

[ She was just kind of adventuring around with friends doing whatever, so. Her brows lift in surprise when he misses his throw; he's been so consistent so far! Perhaps her question gave him pause... She hums thoughtfully at the answer he does offer, while looking for another stone. ]

Hmmm... Well, I suppose it worked for me, didn't it?

[ With an easy smile. It did make her ask about having an alias, after all. He seems rather mysterious, and she does want to get to know him more, so she'll try to ask him more innocuous questions now, too. ]

I like foraging for things in the forest and making potions and snacks! And how about you?

[ It sure did. ]

Potions?

[ Is she a magi of some sort? Ori's plenty enigmatic in her own right. Fetching a pebble, it goes skipping across the water as he answers. ]

Oh, I like people-watching. [ Read: stalking randos for intel. ] And fishing! I do attend performances sometimes, if I'm ever in the area. I can't forget working out, either.

[ No mention of his bloodlust. Fighting just mixes pleasure with business, so it isn't a hobby so much as it is a way of life? ]

Any talents you're proud of, Ori?

[ If she's powerful and skilled, it may be worth keeping tabs on her for the indefinite future. ]

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[ She simply nods at him, as if making potions is just a very normal pastime for someone to have. Even back home, where magic can be commonplace and a part of everyday life, it's not as if anyone can just mash ingredients together and end up with a potion.

Which is to say... She is both powerful and skilled, but tries to appear as unassuming as she can. She can't disappoint anyone if they don't expect much from her, right?

His hobbies seem well enough, though there's that nagging feeling in her mind about why anyone who seems chill enough to have fishing as a hobby would ever need an alias. ]

Talents...? Hmm.

[ With another stone curled around her fingers, she throws her next stone. Two skips, this time. ]

I'm a quick learner. [ a smile. ] And a good cook. Do you have a favorite food?

Not in particular? I'll try anything once! [ He won't begrudge what he's given, even if he dislikes it. ] If the choice is left up to me, I'll go for savory dishes. Maybe you could teach me a few tips and tricks sometime? Your culinary finesse must be quite the feast for the mouth, if you cook for the joy of it.

[ He flings the stone in his hand. Five skips, sailing over the water; he's clearly enthused by the prospect, but he takes matters in the kitchen like Tartaglia handles a battle. All that confidence is so enlivening. ]

Any chance you're doing the scavenger hunt, by the way? [ Whoops, what happened to casting rocks into the ocean with her? ] I can tell you which ones I fulfill.

Oh, is that something that would interest you? We could probably make that happen sometime! Something savory, huh...

[ She is already trying to think up what to make for him! But Ori flings one last stone, too, watching it skip just once before it falls... What happened to their activity... ]

Sure, that sounds fair enough to me. I play a musical instrument, I've traveled around the world, and I speak three languages!

Big fan of globetrotting? You did strike me as worldly. [ After mentally noting the rest of it down (musically-inclined, through and through a linguist), Tartaglia nods in affirmation. It takes him a bit, recalling the list clean from memory. ] As for me... I have more than three siblings, I work out five times a week or more, and I also travel the world.

[ So end up in a strange locale isn't exactly a new experience, albeit completely unplanned. ]

If I get the chance, I'd like to go even further. I just need to set some time aside to take in the sights. [ Whistling as the stone sails right into the ocean, he glances back at her. ] How about I punch off a square on your bingo card? My treat for humoring this game.

[ It's an offer with no (visible) strings attached. ]

Oh, something we have in common, then!

[ As far as the traveling goes, at least. She only has one sister, but she'd be interested to talk to him about what it's like to have many siblings, sometimes. But like him, her lifestyle of traveling is part of why she's been so unfazed by so much of this. Being spirited away by the whims of some god honestly isn't too farfetched, honestly... ]

Well, far be it from me to refuse such a kind and helpful offer!

[ she uhhh reaches into her cleavage to take her bingo card out I'm sorry that's just how she found it when she woke up here and now it's a Bit ]

I'm happy to help with yours, too, but I bet you're already well on your way to completing yours, huh?

[ As if he wouldn't do something similar? Listen, if he could pull a sword out of his chest like the Electro Archon, he would. That's sick. Sadly, he hasn't yet mastered that feat, but he will keep his gaze level with her and not her cleavage, since direct eye contact is so valuable in a conversation. ]

Not as many as you'd think. You could say I've been taking my sweet time with it.

[ Exchanging his bingo card with her would clue Ori in to the obvious: he's been doing them only whenever he so chooses. Less than half is filled up, but he's in no particular rush when his priorities skew a little differently. Unless she insists, he's content to just let things be. Far more useful to him are accruing favors, and more importantly, debts.

Glancing over her card, he tries looking for the most harmless thing listed on her card. Sharing secrets is out of the question. A hug sounds too upfront. It may be too awkward to slow-dance on the beach? ]

A meal, or a shopping trip? Which suits you better?

[ He'll pay, of course. ]

[ RESPECTABLE, have a nice day Childe... ]

Hmm, I see that! Still, this is some good progress, don't you think?

[ Looking over his card, she spots a few commonalities that she's not necessarily keen on diving right into at the moment, but that may be an idea for the future, perhaps. ]

A shopping trip? How about we find matching t-shirts, then? We could knock that out for the both of us. Sharing a meal could come with cooking tips another time...

[ Oh, nothing to scoff at. ]

Took the words right out of my mouth. [ Is she psychic as well? That'd be so neat. Ori's definitely perceptive, at least, which means he'll need to be infinitely more careful around her going forward. ] Why don't we get going?

[ The trip to the shopping outlet from the beach is a blissfully short one. Right now, they're standing in some knickknack shop, every bit a tourist trap as Tartaglia glances about the immediate vicinity. ]

Let's split up? We can regroup in five and show each other our finds. Unless you'd rather stick together?

[ It isn't a humungous store. There are really only a few aisles to browse through. ]

[ It sure is a tourist trap, but Ori absolutely loves this lame-ass kind of thing. ]

Well... In my line of business, we always say never to split the party, but in this case I think we would be safe!

[ After all, that tends to apply to things like scary dungeons!! And dragons.

She'll try not to get distracted by too many of the dumb knick-knacks, but once the requisite five minutes pass, it seems she has indeed found some shirts. ]

You said you like fishing, right?

[ Five minutes later, Ori can find him abjectly distracted with this cap. He's truly enamored by that monstrosity, and setting it aside to add to the purchase, he glances at the shirts held out to him. ]

Oh, I have a hat like that. [ It's true, he does. Just check the bingo rewards page. ] Well, shouldn't it be something we can both relate to?

[ Rifling through several shirts, he eventually settles on this plant-themed apparel. ]

What do you think? Any good?

Oh...? Is this a popular design?

[ Her ears droop a bit. She really thought she did something there... As she forlornly puts the shirts back. Then she watches him go through a couple more, truly perplexed at the some of the combinations of words she's seeing (and who is Cia? An assassin?) before ultimately finding the yam shirts.

She can't help but chuckle at them. ]

Are you saying that we can both relate to being sweet potatoes? [ but still - ] I like these, though!

Seems it caught on in a big way recently! [ Are there are lot of fishermen in this place? If only he could encounter these people, he would be so much better off. ] We're both farmers now, so we may as well act the part.

[ You know, go around in kitschy shirts and talk about sweet potatoes. That's life on a farm for sure. While Tartaglia's taking the dumb hat and the pair of shirts up to the counter, he addresses Ori again. ]

Anything else catch your eye?

[ He'll foot the costs, since he's buying a bauble of his own and all. ]

[ She follows him dutifully to the counter, where she ends up peering at a display full of keychains just as he's asking if anything's caught her eye. The one she had been looking at, predictably, was one of a flower. ]

Oh! Noo, you don't have to get anything more, Childe. That shirt is good enough for me!

It's some small thing, isn't it? Pretty, too. [ Fetching it, he adds it to the purchase, simply pays for it. Once outside, he hands the keychain over. ] This is for you, Ori. Keep it safe!

[ Easy enough to lose trinkets that aren't cared for. Loitering in front of the store, he digs through the bag to give her one of the two shirts. ]

Think it'll count if we pull them on over our clothes, or should we find somewhere to change?

[ Since they're at the beach, they could just duck into the restroom and get that square done and over with. ]

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[ oh!? It all happens so fast, she barely has a chance to object before the transaction is done, paid for, and now she is in the possession of a cute flower keychain. With a grateful nod at him, she decides that she is going to treasure it with her life, actually. And as for the shirt-changing conundrum... ]

Hah, well, I'm wearing a dress, so I'll probably have to just wear it over this regardless!

[ So yes she's going to just pull it over her head but like, there's a reason why she doesn't usually wear t-shirts and that's because they get stuck on her horns......... ]

Oh. Uhh... Shit.

Here, allow me. [ Much estranged from common sense, Tartaglia still takes great care in setting the bag down and pulling the snags out of the fabric so it falls down loose on Ori, several sizes too large. It's one of those touristy shirts that bunch up in the elbows and hang off the shoulders, but he pulls back with an approving nod. ] It isn't the most flattering thing, but you do pull it off!

[ Since he isn't planning to go around with two shirts in this simmering heat, he wastes no time tugging his own off to replace it at once. ]

Sorry, I'll be quick. [ Not that he cares so much for modesty, but if she scrutinizes him too heavily, she'll notice that constellation of scars that litter him, proof that he's a troublemaker and a hooligan besides, busy getting into fights before his wounds ever completely heal. Straightening the rumples out of it, he shrugs. ] How's it look? Does it suit me?

[ is he the sweet potato, or is he the yam 🍠 ]

[ This woman has fought dragons, and yet t-shirts will truly end up being the end of her. At least the shirt is loose enough for the whole ordeal to be forgiving, and once her head finally peeks through with Childe's help, she pulls it the rest of the way down and offers him a grateful nod. ]

Thanks...

[ And. Well. Ori is only ~~human~~ tiefling, so of course she can't help but peek when he changes his shirt out right in front of her. Yup, definitely not someone who has an alias just because.

When Childe had shown her these shirts, she definitely thought she would be in the one that says "I Yam," and that he would be wearing "She's my sweet potato." But given their uniformly large sizes, it looks like they've gotten it switched. Oh well! ]

Well, it looks like you're my sweet potato? Hah. It suits you!

[ It happens. Getting undermined by clothing isn't the worst thing to succumb to. Tartaglia's neatly folding up his other shirt to carefully stow it away, since he'll wear this one out. ]

Guess I yam!

[ Ahahaha. Bested, he doesn't bother giving the bingo card a second glance-over, striking such a formidable figure with his hokey shirt and hokey words. Silly, lighthearted stuff, as he takes a step to one side to allow a couple entry into the knickknack shop. Whoops, he did kind of strip in the doorway. It's fine. ]

That much should count towards your bingo. Don't you think so? [ Maybe this is where they should part ways, but Tartaglia's enjoying her company enough to pose a tentative suggestion. ] Where to next?

[ Should he walk her over to the beach, or escort her home? Choices, choices. ]

[ Ah, she can't stifle her laugh, at that. Honestly, it does wonders for her spirits in the moment. She's felt a bit lost since getting here, but meeting people has been somewhat of a blessing* in that she feels less alone in all of this.

*except for meeting Diluc ]

I sure hope so! We're as matching as can be, aren't we?

[ She is fully expecting them to part ways with that bingo activity squared away, so his question draws a thoughtful hum, like she hadn't expected it. ]

Oh. I don't know! Are there any interesting places you've found around the island?

[ Finally, he meets someone who isn't wildly head-over-heels for Diluc. The appeal is lost on him? What's so great about a guy so prone to empty promises? ]

You bet! I've been all over the place. [ Gotten a lay of the land, snooped around, people-watched, very ordinary and mundane pleasures and not completely bizarro activities. Of all the bees, he's the busiest. ] Up on the mountains, there's this ledge that overlooks the town. Let's get going. The walk's not too far from here.

[ Leading the way, Childe is preposterous to behold, clad in colorful beach trunks and floppy sandals and a shirt that doesn't entirely cover the wicked sunburn he's given himself. Luckily, shame doesn't rule him. As always, he can only be himself. ]

I do enjoy a spontaneous hike! Let's go.

[ Ori isn't doing much better; she already sticks out like a sore thumb on this island full of genshins and tall men, but now she's also wearing a cute dress and sandals... with a very large t-shirt on top!

It's too bad about the sunburn, though. Maybe she ought to get him some sunscreen, sometime. It's important to protect your skin against those harsh rays! ]

Where is your farm located, Childe? Mine's in the forest. I don't suppose we're neighbors, are we?

Afraid not! It was over in the rural area before, but now it's at the beach?

[ Kind of masochistic to make the long walk up to the mountains, considering he couldn't live further from the area. Rubbing at the sunburn scaling his forearm, patchy-red spots while the rest of him is pale as a sheet, Tartaglia hums. ]

Before you ask, my guess is as good as yours. I just woke up there one day. As for my roommate, well... be careful around her. Power isn't someone I'd underestimate.

[ That messy girl is unfathomable to him. ]

Is anyone living with you?

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