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crescentview2022-12-31 09:20 am
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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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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Did something like what? Swim naked with someone you just met? Is this a relatively commonplace occurrence for you?
[ he's smothering a smile. ]
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[ MAN. She's definitely blushing. ]
Skinnydipping in general...
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I'm sorry, I was only teasing you. I've actually done it often. I bathe in the rivers back home quite frequently.
[ so this is nothing new, to him. ]
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Ah, you're so lucky... I miss those days. Now that we can teleport most anywhere, we're never really on the road and camping and doing things like that anymore...
Oh! Is that the pond you're talking about?
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I suppose that makes sense. I'm at home most nights, but I simply enjoy bathing in Avidya's rivers, even if I don't necessarily need to. It's refreshing, you know? But, ah, yes it is!
[ they approach the pond, and it's hemmed in by many trees and bushes, offering a decent amount of privacy. the water looks crisp and clear; tighnari is already pulling at the hem of his tee, sweeping it over his head. thankfully he'd dressed in a simple cotton shirt and shorts for the beach, and not his usual ensemble. ]
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Oh, I know! Fresh river water, so crisp, definitely refreshing... I miss that so much!
[ hopefully, this pond right here will be a nice reminder of what it's like! She spares a moment to simply marvel in awe at this special little place that Tighnari has found, and makes a note of it in her mind to visit in the future. ]
...
[ She's in a dress, so... Once she's pulled that off gingerly, it doesn't take much more for her to dress down to being completely bare... Oh, she feels so warm and flushed. Hopefully the water in the pond is very, very cool; she makes her way to the edge of it, dipping her toes in first. It's perfect, so with once quick glance at Tighnari she'll go ahead and fully wade into the pond. ]
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What stops you from doing it whenever you like?
[ tighnari is a gentleman, and doesn't peek while she undresses, but instead hangs his shirt on a nearby branch, before divesting himself of his shorts and underclothes, doing the same with them.
and then he's stepping into the crisp, clear water beside her. it's cool, but not cold, the perfect temperature for a hot summer day, he thinks, and it isn't long before tighnari is submerged to the shoulders, breathing a slow, satisfied exhale. the water laps at his too-warm skin, and he steps a little closer toward the edge, finding an underwater rock to lounge against. ]
.. ah, this was a good idea.
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But in any case, she sinks into the water just as well, her long brown hair floating about around her as she finds a similar spot to rest against. ]
It was! I'm glad if it's helping you calm down after being out in the heat for a while...
And as for your question... We're a bit busy, nowadays, with going from one place to another with quests. It's rare that we don't end up staying in an inn or somewhere nice... Though I suppose I could always escape for a quick dip in a river from now and then. I could just teleport back, anyway... Hm.
[ She taps her thin thoughtfully. Although none of that matters now that she's here, anyway. ]
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It's worth considering for when you get back, hmm?
[ everyone deserves an indulgence, now and then! even if tighnari himself can be bad at taking the time to relax simply for the sake of it.. but he's fortunate enough to love his work and area of study so much that work doesn't always feel like work. he's doing what he's passionate about. ]
Can you tell me more about your home? Is everyone able to speak with plants and animals, there?
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Oh, well... No, not everyone can. I'm what we call a druid, which means I draw magic from primal energies and a strong connection to nature... In my case, too, it also draws from a place called the Feywild, or the Plane of Faerie.
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I see.. so it's a specialized area of study? Or an ability you're born with?
[ he just wants to learn this also okay ]
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It's more of... an ability that you can gain with practice and training? The druid who taught me how to harness my magic more told me I had some kind of connection to the Feywild, which is where some of my power comes from, too... But I haven't quite figured out how that is...
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[ not entirely unlike being granted a vision, he supposes. ]
Either way, what an astounding ability..
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My magic seems to be dampened here, but... I'm happy to show you what I can do sometime, if you're ever curious! We're neighbors, so feel free to stop by any time.
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