jan mid-month event.

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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!

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CONTESTANT #1

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Describe yourself in three sentences or less: Hey girlies! I'm what you might call an obnoxious waste of space, but even guys like me need dates! If you want to be disappointed in bed, I'm your guy!

List three of your best and worst qualities:
+ I'll pick fights with everyone I encounter.
+ My cooking isn't half bad.
+ I know how to tie my shoe laces. Pretty cool, right?

- I'm very very very annoying.
- I come over uninvited and don't take my shoes off in the house.
- I'm part of a corrupt organization that kills people.

If you were a fruit, which fruit would you be and why?
A durian, of course!

Describe your ideal romantic partner:
Someone who can tolerate human trash like me.

Why should the auction attendees bid on you?
Honestly, you shouldn't!

BID

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Oh dear... What contestant #1 lacks in social graces, he makes up for in the very impressive ability to tie his shoes! Please place your bids for contestant #1 here!

[graftage]

...

[Looks at that last negative point. Shrugs. Puts down 20 COINS.]

[accredit]

[ picking fights means this person is probably strong, right?

putting down 40 COINS. ]

[startraveler]

[Is this who he thinks it is.

It must be.

50 COINS.]

[graftage]

[He likes a good disaster and he still likes that last point. Something to talk about!]

[52 COINS.]

[startraveler]

[Now that was unexpected. Should he just let it be?

...Ah, he may as well:

54 COINS.]

SPECTATE

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Continuation of the conversation with Steinbeck!

[startraveler]

Let me guess... "You're a bad guy, but not a bad guy".

[He's heard this before.]

I can have fun, don't worry.

[He just doesn't like being made fun of.]

[graftage]

What? No way. Geez, someone really burned you, huh? Was it the guy you're betting on?

[A little tilt of the head.]

What was the last thing you did for fun, then?

[startraveler]

[Why are we still talking about that guy!]

Did I really seem like a person that doesn't know how to have fun when I got ice cream with you?

[graftage]

That's not really fun, though. That's just, like, a typical thing.

[A hum.]

Fun is like...making a tire swing across a little creek and slipping and falling and getting all muddy and wet and laughing until your lungs hurt. Stuff like that. My little sister would call you boring.

[startraveler]

Different people find different things fun.

[He crosses his arms.]

I enjoy simple conversations with my friend just as much as travelling through unknown lands.

[framestory]

[

HE XUAN WITH THE 1000 COINS!!! ]

[hypnowhip]

[Despite his best efforts, Sylvando can't hide his surprise either. Does He Xuan know who that is, then? And to go far enough to bid 1000 coins...

...]

[framestory]

[ oh hey sup sylvando. Ellis tilts his head before writing on his notepad: ]

Maybe he has a thing for people who can tie their shoes.

[ This is obviously a joke. Please don't smite him, He Xuan. ]

[hypnowhip]

[Whatever thoughts might have been going through Sylvando's head halt when he sees Ellis' notepad being shown his way.

The joke gets a laugh out of him, but it's lacking his usual level of cheer.]

Wouldn't that be something! Maybe he secretly loves the taste of durian, too.

[framestory]

[ Ellis smiles a little in response, but wonders what Sylvando is thinking. He doesn't seem as happy as he usually is.

...

Could it be... Hm. Hm!! ]

You don't like durian?

[startraveler]

[Who is this guy anyway? Why would anyone throw this many coins at... contestant number 1.

...

...And yet Aether did the same.]

[framestory]

[ As someone who is In The Know, this couldn't be any more exciting for Ellis. But when he sees Aether big 1000 coins on this contestant too, he audibly gasps.

He writes in his notepad and holds it up in the spectator seats: ]

BID WAR BID WAR

[ But also here's another page for him to hold up: ]

Is the blond guy contestant #1's heartthrob?!

[startraveler]

[This became such a mess, but at the same time he can't go back and he wouldn't want to give in after everything he went through!

Those notes he sees are not helping him though.]

I just think I know this guy...

[Then why are you going so far??]

[framestory]

I know most people, but I'm not bidding for them.

[ He's calling you out on your bs, Aether. With multiple pieces of papers. ]

[associative]

[ ellis why are you like this ]

[esurientabyss]

[ Aether sure did.

He Xuan is not going to ignore that. How could he?

All the same, whatever people think of him, he can't take what he did back. ]

[startraveler]

[He can't take it back and he has some regrets but this went too far.]

So... um... what caught your attention about this contestant?

[...That you decided to throw 1000 right away.]