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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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She may be a beer or two in, already. It's Happy Hour, after all! Amazing. ]
Ah! Hail and well met, traveler!
[ She is saying it with a lower case 't' but well, what do you know, it works!? ]
I haven't seen you around here yet. Could it be that you're new?
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He walks up to her and sits next to her at the bar.]
Hello. [He smiles.] You're right. I'm new around here and still a bit lost as to what is even happening.
[He doesn't really look worried though.]
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You're in luck! I'm also not completely sure what's going on but I'll do my best to help you, anyway!
[ she tried... But, she is motioning at the bartender. ]
What would you like, new friend? My treat!
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Well, I guess I can't refuse such a generous offer.
[He smiles!]
How about some wine?
[He's not planning to get drunk... even if his bingo says he should.]
I'm Aether. What's your name?
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Aether receives his first (?) glass of wine soon enough. ]
Just call me Ori. It's great to meet you, Aether! Where is your farm? I'll bring you some cookies, sometime!
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He's not very used to the taste of alcohol, but, hey, gotta try it to know what people like Kaeya and Venti see in it! (Though he can guess why those two are so fond of drinks.]
I can show you later. It's really not in the best state. [Considering that he only got here.] But thanks.
[Another sip of wine.]
Have you been here long?
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[ After taking another drink of her ale, she rests her elbow on the bar and props her head up against her palm. ]
Others have been here longer, but maybe we can navigate through this newness together, hm? Do you have any burning questions?
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[still sipping the wine, Aether thinks about the questions he might have.]
Anything interesting happened while you're here?
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[ but she was shy and didn't go!! ]
But other than that, just working on my farm and befriending our animals!
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[He's still not sure if that's good or not.]
What do you think about the goddess? Have you talked to her?
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[ All to say, Ori is of a similar mind as to being unsure. ]
As for the goddess, well... She's beautiful! [ ma'am!? ] But, as one might expect from a goddess, very mysterious... I've heard that some people have tried to confront her about our situation to no avail. The only time I've spoken with her, she asked me about my strong points and I couldn't help but go along with it.
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...And suddenly his glass is empty. He shall ask for another one, hope you don't mind.]
Gods can be like that sometimes.
[He knows something about that.]
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They really can, can't they? There's really no telling what goes through their heads.
[ She sighs. ]
Not that I'm too familiar, but still... It sounds like you might have some experience, too.
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Yeah, I've... met a few gods during my travels.
[He looks at his reflection in the surface of wine in his glass.]
One of them was involved in the disappearance of my sister.
[But maybe...]
This place pulls people from all kinds of worlds, right? Have you seen a girl who looks similar to me? Blond hair, but shorter than mine. White dress.
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[ Welp. That sounds like way more than the, like, one and a half gods she's met or however many! At the mention of the disappearance of a sister, however, her surprise softens into sympathy almost immediately, a pang of familiarity lancing through her. ]
Oh, I... I'm sorry. I don't think I've seen your sister... But if I see her at some point, I'll make sure to tell you.
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[And there's many more than he hasn't met yet!]
Don't worry. I got some new clues recently, so it finally feels like I'm getting closer to finding her.
[He gives her a small smile.]
But thank you.
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Of course. You know, I was on a journey to try and find my sister not that long ago, too...
[ Given that she's only just met Aether, she's not sure if the wisdom will be appreciated, but she always errs on the side of trying to help than not. ]
Keep following your instincts. They're what got you closer to finding her. I know that when I was trying to find Val, I always fell back on what I always knew to be true! That even if things don't make sense, she'll always be my little sister and that's enough to know I'll find her.
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But he smiles.]
You're right. Things don't make sense, but she'll always be my sister.
[He wants to cling to that truth.]
Thanks, Ori.
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[ Ori claps a reassuring hand on his shoulder. ]
But here, Aether. You've only just arrived here, so please... Stay for a little bit and rest your feet! I'm happy to answer any more questions you might have, too!
[ Just not ones about where his sister might be :( ]
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So how about we change the subject a little? [To something happier.] What do you like here?
[He finished another glass of wine. Drinking really gets easier the more you drink.]
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What do I like here! Well... I've never really had a house for myself before, so I like that! And I have a wonderful roommate... I like getting to take care of our garden and talking to our animals!
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Sounds like you're having fun here.
[He grins.]
Talking to animals can be really relaxing. Too bad they can't talk, too.
[Well, he does know some that do talk but that's a different story.]
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Hmm... I actually can understand them, though! With magic. But it only seems to work half the time, here... If you're ever curious about what your animals are saying, I can translate for you!
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[He's surprised... but only for a few seconds.]
That sounds like a very useful skill, especially here.
[He sips on some more wine!]
What the animals usually talk about?
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[ turns out it's because her roommate is a werewolf! wow! ]
And now they talk about food and the weather and things like that... Nothing too exciting, really! I can talk to plants, too. In fact, I had check on some trees earlier, since someone else here had been wailing on them with a greatsword.
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