jan event.

[crescentviewmods]

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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[pyronic]

[All shreked up with nowhere to go? Ryuki is... dressed, at least. Diluc will be thankful if that shirt never makes its way back to him, but he'll gladly take his slacks and spare boots back whenever Ryuki is done with those, please and thank you.

Taking his coat back, Diluc sets it aside. He'll need to wash the shame and embarrassment out of it before wearing it again.]

That's alright. I suppose next time I'll have to propose something that won't run the risk of destroying your clothing.

[Diluc has like, zero grounds to tell anyone to lighten up, but—]

I'll pack a change of clothes for you next time.

[Don't feel too bad, Ryuki. Spontaneous acts of nudity just happen sometimes. Diluc wouldn't mind hanging out again some time, for what it's worth..........]

[unsync]

[ Well the curses start coming and they don't stop coming... all that glitters is gooold...

Yeah, no worries. Diluc will get a visit like. Soon enough with his borrowed clothes freshly laundered, neatly folded, yes the Slut shirt as well even though nobody wants it. It will come accompanied with a gift of produce. Ryuki will be proper if it's the last thing he does because he does not want what happened today to be the main impression Diluc has of him for the rest of summertime. ]

I don't know if that's something you can control... I can't imagine what was the trigger the first time.

[ Please, no jinxing. He doesn't want to imagine this happening a second time. He snorts a little bit when Diluc offers more clothes, as if this is a recurring hazard, like sudden rain. ]

Thank you! But it's my bad for being ill-prepared anyway. Maybe I walked under a ladder on my way to the beach and didn't notice. I'll be more careful to avoid bad luck, next time.

[pyronic]

[Thanks, man. He'll probably rip off the bandaid and throw the shlut shirt in the fireplace as soon as it returns to him. For now, he'll walk Ryuki's slut ass to the door.]

The Goddess is likely responsible. I've a bone to pick with her anyway, so I'll address the matter with her directly.

[Good for you, Ryuki. You've got someone willing to kick goddess ass on your side. This couldn't possibly backfire.]

In the meantime? Take care. Should "bad luck" find you again, don't be so quick to blame yourself.

[unsync]

[ This slut ass has been through a lot. Take him back to the days of virginity. ]

What? [ Hold on a minute. ] You're not going to go fight her, right?

[ He means like. Verbally. But given the claymore, he's also simply hoping for not the worst. ]

[pyronic]

[Diluc smirks. Ruh roh. It's rarely a good thing when Diluc smiles, a challenging bend to that grin.]

Do you intend to stop me?

[Don't try and stop him, slut. Getting baa'd off the stage during Hot or Not has only made Diluc's grudgeboner harder.]

[unsync]

I don't know if I can but I'd like to!

[ HONESTLY, PLEASE DON'T FISTFIGHT THE MAYOR. Ryuki likes a good fight too, but he would not just go up and pick a fight with someone who can spawn sheep and make clothes explode. ]

Especially not on my behalf! I'm alright, really!

[pyronic]

[Oh? Ryuki wouldn't go around picking fights with everyone? Truly maidenless behavior, but it's fine. Expected, really. Diluc's answer doesn't change much.]

Then I'll do it on behalf of myself. Better?

[What's Ryuki gonna do? EGH WAUGH AAAUGH at him?]

[unsync]

......

As a member of the law force, even if not here... I just feel like I should really discourage this.

[ He knows he can't though, but at least now he can say he tried. Sort of. ]

I just don't want to see you [ r clothes also explode ] get hurt.

[pyronic]

[...Two things: 1. This man is law enforcement? 2. This man is law enforcement. Diluc can scarcely believe a man of Ryuki's stature (no offense) could manage to uphold the law, and more importantly? Fuck the police, ACAB, etc. Diluc stares at him dead-eyed.]

Sure you don't.

[Wow!!!]

If you're so determined to maintain the peace, then try and stop me. I'll gladly watch you struggle.

[unsync]

[ His police force doesn't regularly need to go out and k-word goblins Legend of Zelda style, so that's fair. But hey, he's still perfectly capable of martial arts and athleticism! Just not keeping his clothes on his body apparently.

Also the Shrek slut shirt doesn't really add to the image right now. His suit uniform would probably better cement his current point, but we can't all be winners. ]

...?

Of course I don't. You've been really nice to me.

I just am hoping you don't get hurt.

[pyronic]

[...In some ways, Ryuki really is the equivalent of a wet blanket. He manages to put Diluc's fire out easily, and he exhales a long, thin sigh. b-but acab... stop being so reasonable...........]

I can assure you that I'll be fine. Besides, the Goddess is a rather formidable opponent, so I doubt there is much I could do to harm her.

[aka he isn't gonna fight a bitch today, he'd just really like to.]

[unsync]

[ He's just a guy.......... ]

I'm worried about you!

[ Get it through your dumb jock head Diluc. Ryuki is making a face, but he's also aware that it's not like he can control the other's actions, so... ]

I know I can't tell you what to do or not to do, but -- I mean, just be careful. Please?

...Thank you for today.

[ He will GO. ]

[pyronic]

I'll think about it.

[And he will, but will he ultimately decide to behave himself and not cause more drama than he already has? Probably not. Anyway, he'll step aside to let Ryuki leave.]

You can thank me by not getting in my way. Until next time.

[Fare thee well, slut. It may not seem like it, but he does appreciate Ryuki for being...... flips through notes............... a pretty nice guy.]