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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.
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.
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.
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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Don't tell me they use you as like, livestock or something.
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( Though he smiles, his tone is faintly wry. )
Still, it is a curious thing. Humans fear death, and vampires would have humans remain live to feed from - and so you come upon a strange habit wherein humans come to thank the lords who partake in them, and fear the chance that, perhaps, these lords may move onto some more pliable food source, and leave them all to die.
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[And for the first time in this conversation, his tone is flat, blunt.]
I would rather die than be at the behest of some vampire using me for food. [And as if remembering himself, his tone returns back to normal, sighing.] But that's a terrible situation all around. This must be paradise compared to that.
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Then I would consider you possessed of more pride than most.
( Maybe it's a privileged position - an easy position - to take when a person hasn't yet lived in the grim reality that is Ostoya; it's a privilege Mishka envies them for.
Still, he cannot resent a person for strength of value. Conviction is rare in a desolate place, and he finds the sight of it refreshing. )
You aren't wrong, still. This place is a veritable vacation in comparison - never mind the abundance of sun. I'm generally just about on the verge of heat stroke, but I find it a price very well worth the indulgence.
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[He doesn't feel prideful. It feels more like strength from spite. The feeling of spitting in someone's eye even as you're knocked down.]
Heat stroke? Aw, right, you wouldn't be used to that...maybe invest in an umbrella for now?
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( Why do nobles have parasols in a land without sun? Well, )
You don't suppose it's possible to farm at night with a good enough light, do you? Since you're far more of an expert than me.
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[He strokes at his chin, thoughtful.]
You probably could, at dusk at least. If you get the feel for the land, perhaps you could manage at night, but you'd risk yourself injury and stuff like that. If you need help, though, I could pitch a hand. Just name a price.
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A price, hm? There's crops, favors, and gold, I suppose... but why don't I assist you with your trickiest bingo square? It should save you quite a bit of burden down the line.
( "Trickiest" is left intentionally vague since it depends wholly on what Steinbeck personally finds uncomfortable or inconvenient - but hey, the offer's out there. )
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[Now he's smirking, amused.]
I.....don't think you'd want to help with that. At least, I'll have to take you out to dinner first, if you know what I mean.
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( His curiosity is piqued! You can certainly bring it on. )
I'd probably like your name first, though, either way.
( Since he introduced himself on stage, but he's fairly sure he hasn't gotten an introduction yet
unless I'm dumb and missed it)no subject
[He sort of drifts into silence, before letting out a little huff.]
Oh, that's right! Sorry! The name's John Steinbeck. Nice to meet ya.
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The pleasure is mine. Well, if you come by my farm when you find the time - I'm with Amber, if you've met her - I'd be pleased enough. Think about how you'd prefer to be paid by then, yes?
( He'll let Steinbeck enjoy the rest of the competition for the time being, at least! )
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[And even as he turns, he offers a cheek wink over his shoulder. Look, he has some standards to not just outright ask for things, but it doesn't mean he's not up for anything at all.]
I guess I'll see you around.