crescentview | jan mid-month event.

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!

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"My kind", huh... [Put together with everything else, he's pretty sure he knows who this is.

And then he chokes when he gets to the last line.]

Everything okay, Syr? [He's peeking over his shoulder to just take a closer look.]

[Syrlya leans sideways, looking up at Otegine.] Oh--yes, for me anyway.

But I'm fairly certain this one is about Trahearne and... he does not write this way.

[Oh boy, another one.

The yari skims over the paragraphs, nodding a bit at a couple points - yeah, yeah, he could see this being Trahearne - before getting to the last part along with the bid description and just... squinting.

Hm. Is this what all you kids call an innuendo? Hmmmm.]

Do you think this is the same thing that happened to Adelis, then? Like... maybe without his knowledge?

Should someone tell him?

I'm beginning to wonder if any of these were actually written by the person they are about. [Why is everyone out to sow chaos.] At least if it were me, I would want to know before I was blindsided by an unexpected date.

Mn. Well... if I see one I believe might be you, I'll give you a heads up.

[spoilers: he absolutely will not recognize the one that's supposed to be him. RIP syr.]

I think Trahearne's likeable enough to earn some attention, but... yeah, that might be a nasty surprise.

He's here somewhere, isn't he? [Just taking a second to scan the room searching for the giant tree man.]

[Neither will Syrlya! It'll be a fun surprised.]

I believe so but I haven't seen him around. [He turns back from the application to the crowd. Surely a 6' tall person shouldn't be hard to find.]

It's... possible he's already left. I wasn't planning to stay much longer myself.

Ah, already...? I guess it's been enough drama for one day, huh... [Multiple people have already walked out and all.

Belatedly, he does remember Adelis was one of those. Hm.]

Mn... well, I'll see if I can pass something along if he shows up while I'm still around. We've spoken a little bit - I can try to keep it respectable.

No, I can help you look for a bit. Two of us together will have a better chance of sighting him. [He gestures for Ote to follow down the line of applications. If he's here, he's probably curiously reading some.]

[He nods energetically and follows suit without protest.

how many soldiers does it take to find a trahearne....]

[ Not many, he's pretty tall.

He's standing apart from the crowd, away from the auction, absently staring at the sky. He clearly is not occupied. ]

[Oh! Syrlya nudges Otegine and points, and here comes a salad with hurried steps and a spear in tow.] Trahearne! Can we have a moment?

[Ah, there he is.

Otegine can't help but look behind them as they cross the space, trying to stay wary of who else is nearby. Please, this auction is dramatic enough, no gossip hounds...

He'll nod his hellos to Trahearne at least!]

[ He looks down, glancing between the two of them, curious. What's going on? ]

Of course.

[ He turns to face them. ]

How can I help?

[Syrlya sucks in a breath, looking aside to Otegine before continuing.] I don't know if you have read through all of the applications at this auction, but... the description on one of them sounded very similar to you.

[NODDING, he is no Traehearne expert but what he saw does line up with what he knows...]

There's been a lot submitted by people on behalf of other people... and Syrlya pointed out that it doesn't sound much like your usual tone of writing.

Were you aware of this at all, sir?

[ This is. Well. A shock.

Confusion colors his face. ]

I... No. I was not.

[ He submitted one for Syrlya, yes, but he was content with zero (0) date. ]

[Syrlya quirks a brow at Otegine's formal address. He's never seen him like that before...?]

You... may want to take a look at it. [Syrlya jerks his thumb back towards the applications.] Quite a few people have been put up without their consent and... you do have a bid.

Mn, at least one's been placed. [You know, from the guy just collecting a casual harem.]

I guess we don't have a guarantee that it's you and not someone incredibly similar, but... given that Syrlya seems pretty convinced, and the tension that's already been happening from other people, it felt wrong not to at least inform you of it.

Especially since it sounds like you weren't already expecting it.

[ Oh no. On multiple levels. One, that someone has bothered to bid on him, and two--now he feels guilty for putting Syrlya up. He clearly isn't happy about the non-consensual part, even if it was meant to be a nice surprise.

With a frown, he nods back towards the boards. ]

No, I wasn't.

Show me, then. I hope what's written isn't too damning.

It is... mostly inoffensive. This way. [He gestures for Trahearne to follow, expects Otegine to his side as he takes the lead back to where Trahearne's application is hung.]

["Mostly?"

Oooooooh okay so that WAS an innuendo he read. Cool, we love education. Unfortunate!!!!!!!

He nods towards Syrlya, fine with taking the rear. Have fun taking that all in, sir.]

[ And so he comes to an application he, quite frankly, glazed over. Because he was not interested.

And reads it.

...

His mouth hangs open. There sure is a lot of subtle innuendo here that does not go unnoticed. Who wrote this.

The thing that stands out the most to him, and he turns to Syrlya to say this-- ]

Dragonfruit feels like a slight, does it not?

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