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crescentviewmods) wrote in crescentview2022-12-31 09:20 am
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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Ah, I can speak with animals using magic. It's been a bit funny here, though... I seem to only be able to understand them half of the time.
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You.. excuse me - what? You can speak with animals? That's incredible.
[ oh, also! he perks up, reaching for a crown of flowers from his basket, handing it over to her. ]
Also, please take this.
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[ She happily accepts the crown, and then goes about the funky business of nestling it in her hair, behind her horns. ]
How do I look?
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[ he's still stuck on the animals thing, however cute she looks with flowers in her hair!! ]
- that's incredible. Fascinating. What do they have to say? How is it that you hear them? Just vague emotional feelings, or through your own language?
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The spell makes it possible for me to understand them in our own language, and for them to understand our language in turn! It really depends on the animal, though, of course.
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I imagine so.. do they all speak clearly? I imagine there's a difference in intelligence from species to species.
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There certainly is! Talking to something like a sloth might not be as productive as talking to... say, a fox!
[ smile :) ]
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Well, that makes perfect sense, I suppose. Incredible. I can only imagine what use I could make of such an ability.
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[ her smile widens. It's so nice to meet someone with similar interests! ]
I'm happy to translate for you like I did for my roommate sometime. Same with plants, if you ever want to talk to some!
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Plants, too?
[ he's going to swoon. ]
I'm a biologist. A botanist, to be specific, with a special interest in mycology, so.. you could say I'm rather interested in plants and wildlife, yes.
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[ Not only does he have similar interests, he seems to be an expert, even! She loves hanging out with smart people, as someone who operates purely on vibes. ]
I'm sure you're much more of an expert than I am, but I'm happy to assist in any way! Do you need a research assistant? Heh...
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[ no karkata in this game, just the other two!! ]
While plants are capable of incredible feats of communication between one another and other species of plants, I wouldn't have thought that would ever be able to translate in a way that we could understand..
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Communicating with plants can be very tricky! Trees are easier to understand than, say, blades of grass... But for the most part, with plants it does feel more like communicating feelings and vague ideas than fully-formed words! If that makes sense...
[ They've been pushing sand around for a bit now, haven't they? This sure is a very creative 'sand castle...' Regardless, Ori tilts her head at him in question. ]
How are you feeling? I think our little art project is done... Shall we get you cooled off?
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Hmm, that sounds about right. The more complicated the species, the more complex its consciousness must be, in many cases.
[ oh. he glances toward their array of sand dick towers, and nods. ]
Oh, but you're right, I think this is more than good enough. I'm more than ready to cool off..
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Her voice drops into a hushed tone. ]
Um... I have a favor to ask of you. May I see your bingo card?
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[ plucking it from his pocket, tighnari hands it over! ]
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Ahem. ]
Well, um... I know it might be a bit forward, since we've just met, but we share the "Skinnydipping" tile... We could cool off that way...?
O—Only if you're comfortable with it, of course—!
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tighnari's ears flick backward a bit, but he looks.. thoughtful, thumbing at his chin. ]
That's not a bad idea. If we share that square, all the better.
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[ gods. what has she gotten herself into now... ]
S—Sorry! Everyone else has been so forward with their bingo cards, I thought I should give it a try, too...!
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There's no harm in being forward. It's certainly far better than dancing around the point, isn't it?
[ tighnari appreciates a straightforward approach! he stands, brushing sand from his knees before he's offering a hand down to her. ]
Though we should find some place a little more private. I know a nice pond in the forest, near my farm.
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Right...! That's a really good idea, Tighnari! That's much better than... Out here...
[ She stakes his hand to get back up to her feet, similarly brushing sand from her legs and shaking her tail a little bit. She spares one last look at their sandcastle of dicks. ]
I think we did a good job! Shall we?
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I think so, too.
[ they're delusional, it's just a bunch of dicks. but he starts off toward the border of the forest! the moment they're beneath its canopy, tighnari seems to.. unwind, sighing happily, his shoulders slumping. ]
That's much better.
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but she follows him dutifully into the woods, thankful that they're neighbors in a sense. Once they're done... skinnydipping... They can each go home, and she will probably die of embarrassment. It's not as if she's never gone skinnydipping - far from it, actually - but this is certainly her first time doing so with someone she literally just met... and who has a partner here!? What is she doing!! AHEM... ]
...Amazing what the tree canopy can do for us, hm? Being in the woods is so refreshing...!
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Mm, it makes such a difference, being in the shade..
[ the temperature has dropped like ten entire degrees!! and the sun is no longer beating down on him like the gaze of the gods. ]
The pond is just this way.
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His calmness about the whole thing inspires her, really - skinnydipping with a new friend is easy enough compared to some of the other things! ]
Come to think of it, it's been a while since I did something like this...
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