crescentview mods ([personal profile] crescentviewmods) wrote in [community profile] crescentview2023-01-14 04:51 pm

jan mid-month event.



midsummer storms

The unrelenting summer heat has begun to let up as of late and those who make a habit of reading the news will know why: a hurricane is set to make landfall on Summer 16th. Spread the word to your neighbors and keep your loved ones and animals indoors. Expect that there may be some damage to your property, field and trees!

Fortunately, the hurricane brings with it only moderate wind and rain. Once the storm subsides and the whipping winds calm, you’ll be handed a letter by one of the Goddess’ many sprightly fairies who look quite a bit healthier and happier than they used to. Some of them look like they’ve been hitting the gym while others have a nice set of shiny new acrylic nails on their fingertips. Good for them.

Anyway, the letter details an upcoming event hosted by the Goddess: the first annual date auction. She has considerately included a form with her letter inviting islanders to volunteer as dates to be auctioned away while others have been voluntold. Oof. With the promise of a fabulous and extravagant vacation for those participating, the reward may very well be worth the price of entry.

With more news to announce, she requests that everyone meet up in the Town Plaza. The task board hasn’t seen any mid-season additions, but the upcoming date auction and the recently opened mines promise to keep islanders well occupied through the rest of the season.

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.

and... sold! first annual date auction

It’s time to d-d-d-date auction! Participation is highly encouraged by both the Goddess and her pushy little helpers. Every islander received a form delivered to them by said pushy fairies that contains the following application:

Describe yourself in three sentences or less:
List three of your best and worst qualities:
If you were a fruit, which fruit would you be and why?
Describe your ideal romantic partner:
Why should the auction attendees bid on you?


...You may have noticed that the form does not include a section for your name. That’s because this is a blind auction in which bidders must place their bids based only on the information provided in their application. Love is blind, as they say!

While some people may eagerly volunteer themselves to be auctioned away, those who are less bold may have been signed up to participate by a friend, neighbor, or the Goddess herself. In so many words, if you’d like to sign your character up but don’t believe they’d willingly volunteer to be auctioned, worry not! You may use the Goddess (or another character) as your convenient excuse so sign them up anyway.

Submit your applications here by the 20th at 12pm EST. The date auction will go live on the 21st at 12pm EST.


As mentioned in the overview, all auctioned off parties and their winning bidders will win an all expenses paid trip... somewhere. The Goddess’ lips are sealed as to the destination, but you get the feeling this trip will be quite a bit more than you bargained for.


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.


to the mines!


The once abandoned mines have been reopened and are now accessible to any brave islanders who wish to explore their depths! But be warned: doing so may come at a cost. Will you take the risk and come out on top with rare and otherworldly treasures, or will you trip and sprain your ankle after stumbling over a small rock? Only one way to find out!

OOCly, the mines can be explored once per week and exploration is undertaken in a cyoa-style thread. The mines are a permanent feature and can be accessed now until the end of the game. Have fun!


mod notes

⬥ Welcome to our mid-season event for month 2! We hope you have all been having fun and enjoying yourselves. As always, if you have any feedback or concerns, feel free to reach out to us on the mod contact page.
⬥ The next event (and the season of fall!) will go live on February 1st.
⬥ Please plot over at the Event 2.5 Plotting Post.
⬥ As a reminder, please keep all plotting on the OOC post as not everyone uses Discord or Plurk.
⬥ Please submit your completed tasks at the top-level below.
⬥ Have fun!
hesperos: (86)

[personal profile] hesperos 2023-01-19 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ No need to beat around the bush, as far as he's concerned. ]

Sounds like you've been waiting a long time to make something like that happen.

[ Yep, Yuri is fooling around, but he begins to tuck away the bingo card regardless. After all, it isn't an objectionable idea to him, and he even begins to glance around. ]

There's bound to be a nice restaurant around here or there, right?
moonstriking: (smile; u ok yuri)

[personal profile] moonstriking 2023-01-19 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my. Do I really seem like such a person?

[ Her bingo card gets put away too, and she follows Yuri as they wander the streets]

I'm not sure. It's a quaint little town, so...
hesperos: (126)

[personal profile] hesperos 2023-01-19 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I could always leave you in suspense or say 'on second thought', but I think I'll stick to what I said.

[ He says with a cheeky smile, and there they go, wandering around...Yuri hasn't had time to become too acquainted with how this place is, so. Y'know. ]

Even small towns have nice places to eat. We just need to keep our eyes peeled.

[ ...Wouldn't you know it though? He manages to spot the resident restaurant soon enough, and gestures with a casual jerk of his thumb towards it. ]
moonstriking: (smile; well things could be worse)

[personal profile] moonstriking 2023-01-19 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ah, so the innocent little maiden act does come in handy sometimes. Judith smiles]

That should do.

[Alright, Yuri. Time to show her you can be a gentleman]
hesperos: (56)

[personal profile] hesperos 2023-01-19 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Yuri being a gentleman...just don't be disappointed if he accidentally ropes you into a bar fight, because that is his luck. ]

The only problem is knowing what they'll ask for in turn. I literally just arrived, so I can't say I'd know what they'd ask for money-wise.

Worst comes to worst, though, I'm sure they won't refuse a set of helping hands for a bit.

[ He doesn't know that crops will do as legal tender just yet!! ]
moonstriking: (smile; and would you like a punch)

[personal profile] moonstriking 2023-01-19 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[This is too funny. Judy does know and she'll just wait for Yuri to figure it out]

Oh, so you've decided that the waiter life is for you after all?
hesperos: (78)

[personal profile] hesperos 2023-01-19 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Absolutely hilarious of her, to be honest. ]

...It isn't like they'll ask me to be a waiter forever. And you'd be right there, helping out too.
moonstriking: (smile; like what you see)

[personal profile] moonstriking 2023-01-19 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I wouldn't know about that. But if you wanted to see me put my waitress clothes back on, you could have just said so.

[It is a very different sort of appeal, after all]
hesperos: (122)

[personal profile] hesperos 2023-01-19 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I can't just go ahead and lie about it now.

[ But here they are, stridin' right on in. He speaks to guest services, who has the one person escort them to a particular part in the restaurant. ]

Feel free to choose whatever you like. This place doesn't seem all that bad, for somewhere we got whisked away to, you know?

[ Though Yuri is totally prepared for things to go...to the shitter, let us say. That would be his brand of luck. And this is all kinda sus even if he's taking it the usual way that he does. ]
moonstriking: (smile; less talk more fight)

[personal profile] moonstriking 2023-01-19 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Judith will keep that in mind. Judith hums her agreement as she sits down, perusing the menu. It's peaceful at least. She can't find fault in that]

Then we should test their wine selection to see if it meets our standards.

[do they have wine standards??? ]
hesperos: (117)

[personal profile] hesperos 2023-01-19 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ What wine standards... ]

You're right, especially since we're not holding back here.

[ ...holding back from what?? Luckily, the waiter is nearby, assuming that it would not take very long for drinks, and he was right. ]

So, we're both new here. How about you give us your best wine to start off with?

[ Yuri himself isn't exactly a wine guy, mostly tending towards the more rougher sort of alcohol but ehhh, he is up for whatever. The waiter leaves and then brings them their glasses, before beginning to pour them the rich drink with ease. Yuri, afterwards, lifts his own up and marvels at it. It looks pretty, but does it taste good?

The question of the century, to be sure. ]
moonstriking: (thinking; oh dear)

[personal profile] moonstriking 2023-01-19 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[This is Judith's secret:

She has no real sense of class.

The problems of being an orphan in a city of very unusual people, you know? Judith takes a sip. But she is a lady and she will drink like one. She learnt from the best on her casino destroying sprees]


It will do.
hesperos: (186)

[personal profile] hesperos 2023-01-19 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ This is fine.

Yuri takes a gulp and makes a face. Maybe too refined for his tastes, but... ]


It's not horrible, but it doesn't exactly have the kick I'm used to.

[ Better than some drinks he's had, though. He'll now also take a peek at the menu in between normal(ish) sips. ]

So, got any ideas on where our weapons are being kept? Though, I guess you're also new to this place too.
moonstriking: (neutral; booring)

[personal profile] moonstriking 2023-01-19 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Apparently they all get taken away. I've been exploring...

[She pouts and drinks a little more. Any fish dishes to choose from? Hmmm]

If this doesn't have the kick, I'm sure something can be arranged.
hesperos: (118)

[personal profile] hesperos 2023-01-19 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, guess I'm about to do that soon enough. No time like the present, right?

[ This place is an island so it's bound to have limits in size, but it isn't exactly going to be the smallest area to explore either. ]

Yeah...like this one.

[ He points at some kind of harder alcohol. Maybe a beer or something; he's also just going to down the rest of his wine. It's fine.

Also, they're on an island, there's definitely bound to be an abundance of fish dishes. As for Yuri, he's looking for something like beef stew, so once he's found something similar, he'll flag the waiter again... ]
moonstriking: (thinking; no mischief is afoot)

[personal profile] moonstriking 2023-01-19 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[No time indeed]

Maybe you should mix the drinks then. It should count as wine and dine still.

[A part of her maybe wants to see Yuri a little bit tipsy. Judy will just help herself then! She'll pick out a pan-seared salmon. Can't go wrong with that, even if it's not quite what she's familiar with]
hesperos: (79)

[personal profile] hesperos 2023-01-20 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
You know what? That's a great idea.

Waiter, bring us some of that beer you've got. Also...

[ His order goes here, alongside the above special request. The waiter graciously brings them their mixed drinks, alongside the actual bottles so that they don't have to necessarily just wait.

He then wishes them well and heads off, telling them he will be right with their food. ]


Well, aren't we lucky today? Good service too.
moonstriking: (smile; less talk more fight)

[personal profile] moonstriking 2023-01-20 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
If you're intending on offering them your services as payment, maybe you should watch and learn. You can't go around telling them "stupid, don't choose that" after all.

[This is definitely going to be hilarious. Judy smiles at nothing in particular as she tops up her drink. Also she mimics the cadence of Yuri's voice perfectly]
hesperos: (120)

[personal profile] hesperos 2023-01-20 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
...I almost can't believe you'd think I would. C'mon, I at least know the cardinal rule when going around and serving people.

[ Though the cadence is spot on, he thinks with no shortage of amusement as he's already sipping his, hands moving rather swiftly. At least he's got some manner of good tolerance thanks to having gone out to certain places (re: bars) ]
moonstriking: (thinking; no mischief is afoot)

[personal profile] moonstriking 2023-01-20 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Yuri only has himself to blame. He's the one who said it was too much to bother last time after all]

Why don't you show me what you know then?

[Judith is definitely having fun. She'll slide her empty glass over]
hesperos: (177)

[personal profile] hesperos 2023-01-20 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's different now!

...

Actually, it's not. ]


Wait, you mean right now?

[ Judith. How could you do this to him? In the middle of his meal? Which hasn't arrived yet? ]
moonstriking: (smile; like what you see)

[personal profile] moonstriking 2023-01-20 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sure you could mix me a drink right here, Mr. Bartender.

[Yep, she's going to make him work before he gets his food]
hesperos: (149)

[personal profile] hesperos 2023-01-20 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Can't believe I'm being made to do some pre-work before I'm actually on the job. But, I dunno, this sort of thing doesn't come free.

[ He says with a sigh, taking the empty glass anyways. ]
moonstriking: (smile; customer service rep)

[personal profile] moonstriking 2023-01-20 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
They call this a trial run in some parts.

[But she's feeling generous ]

And what are your expected wages?
hesperos: (70)

[personal profile] hesperos 2023-01-23 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm, thinking about it, a guy like me might be too expensive for you to afford.

[ So he says.

As he begins to the process of mixing. ]


But maybe a dance of some sort will do.

[ Yuri says, in a tone that is half-serious. And by dance he means impromptu sparring match, but purposefully doesn't clarify. ]
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