crescentview | 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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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Syrlya's not a familiar face but he is an informative one, and he stops to look back inquisitively as he hears someone's voice come closer, asking for assistance. Someone else new, huh?]

Certainly. What can I help you with?

[What an unusual person, but Aether isn't going to stare or be surprised. He's met various people and creatures during his journey. Instead, he gives a bright smile.]

I'm new around here and I was hoping you could give me some more information about this place.

Oh, of course. Did you receive some silly little pamphlet and a task card? [He should establish what Aether might know before he gives some exposition.]

[There's a nod and Aether quickly takes about the pamphlet along with the bingo card.]

Yes. And honestly... I'm not sure what to think of this.

I'm sorry to say it won't make much more sense later on. [He puts a hand on his hip.] But our circumstance does seem to be exactly what it says--we have been whisked away by a goddess for the purpose of tilling the land and becoming wed, and she is inclined to meddle in both affairs.

That said, the island appears relatively peaceful, no worse than normal wildlife so short of being wary of the goddess herself, the danger appears mild.

[Getting wed, huh.]

Well, at least there's no big danger looming around.

[Hopefully.]

Have you been here long?

About six weeks, if you consider that long. [It feels like a long time to him, anyway.] Long enough to have seen a surprisingly fast harvest to fruition and complete some of that card. Are you sharing your farm with anyone, by chance?

I see.

[A strange world, indeed.]

I live with someone. A guy named Vanitas. He seems to be as new here as I am.

[Syrlya nods.] It will be easier if you are able to combine efforts, both for the farming and for the variety of tasks the goddess seems intent to request of us. It's about the only way to get what you need to tend to the land you've been assigned.

If you don't have much experience farming, there are books in the library and you can ask around for anything you don't understand.

Working with someone will definitely help. I can't imagine tending to a farm alone.

[He had a small garden with plants before but they didn't need much attention.]

Is there anything else I should know about?

[Hm, he puts a hand to his chin in thought. What else would he consider most important--Ah.]

You may find yourself swept away in odd magical influence from the goddess. Getting on her good side does not help but neither does confronting her. So far it always seems to be temporary, but be alert if you experience anything strange, and be aware it may affect people you know negatively.

[His brows furrow.]

That sounds ominous. I'll be on my guard.

I went mysteriously blind for two days. Among other strange occurrences. [So it's good to be prepared in case you end up incapacitated.]

Now that definitely sounds like something I would not want to experience.

[He'll be very careful.]

Are you okay now?

I'm fine now, thank you. Many of us in this situation are willing to help each other, so I had... assistance, while navigating the loss of my sense. Find friends here, in case you need to rely on them. You can also find me if you ever need anything. My name is Syrlya.

It's always good to have friends, especially when finding yourself in such an unpredictable situation. So thank you, Syrlya. I'm Aether and if you ever need help, I will do my best to assist you, too.

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