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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...oh come on...

[It's muttered under his breath when he gets to the bid description specifically. LET'S JUST. MOVE ON.]

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[Syrlya pats the back of his shoulder. There there...]

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[thank you for your support in his time of need

He keeps his volume low but he's very audibly Grumpy.]

Seriously, she calls me out on that earlier this month and then does this? I don't get what she wants from me.

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[Syrlya hums non-committally.] Well, it seems like you've already got the attention of one person?

[No he's not going to comment on the fact that Vanitas has been betting on tons of people.]

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You mean the guy who's just betting on everybody?

[If you won't say it, then he will! He has eyes.

Still, he sighs, his tone staying casual. He doesn't seem broken up about it or anything - being passed up for more interesting or useful people is pretty on par for what he's used to.]

It's fine, Syrlya. I gave it my best shot. That's good enough for me.

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Hey, now, the betting isn't over yet. [He nudges him. Don't get discouraged before it's over!] If I remember correctly, you had a date not so long ago. Who knows if this could end up the perfect excuse for another?

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...

I did?

[SINCE WHEN?]

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[Syrlya folds his arms, raising a brow.] Your daytrip with Pyra. Tell me you have not forgotten about that so soon? I was sure you had a good time.

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Wh-- No, of course I haven't! It's--

[math lady meme dot gif

He had a great time... it was all he could think about for a couple days. But he'd thought it was just an outing like any other outing.]

I didn't think that was...

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Is... that really all a date actually is?

[he is learning so much today]

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[






All right. Syrlya can't possible hold it in.

He cracks, buckling over in genuine laughter.

Give him a minute.]

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[oh my god... not syr too

Otegine immediately goes red, posture tightening in on itself as he just hovers his hands uselessly.]

O-oi, Syr, come on! I'm serious!

[HE'S SORRY HE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING HE'S AN OLD MAN....]

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[Syrlya wheezes, slowly... getting control of himself again.

He straightens up, a grin still on his face.] I--I know you are. Excuse me.

[Oh... he covers his mouth to hide the last chuckle.] A date really is just time spent with another that you hope sparks romance. Normally you would ask for it by name, but... well, either way you are quite fond of Pyra aren't you?

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[And somewhere else in the auction space Otegine is probably a little too occupied with the Pyra situation to hear the jaws music in the background.

Probably for the better.]

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Mr. Otegine!

[Completely oblivious to all drama, Owen appears, reaching for one of Otegine’s hands.]

You’re still here…

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[For sanity timey wimey sake, let's just assume he's done talking to Mythra at this point, but he'll still start a bit when someone grabs him by the hand. Though he doesn't pull away, he does whip around a little bit, caught off guard.]

Eh???

[...

Oh.

Oh no. The voice.

Goddammit he HATES this place tonight...]

A-ah.... Owen, hey. What are you doing out here? You... uh... [Shit. Shit, come on, single braincell, think harder.] Did you come all this way looking for me?

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[He pauses at Otegine’s reaction, hesitating for a moment before forging on.]

I woke up and I was all alone, but when I was walking around I heard a lot of noise over here… so I came over, and a lot of people seem really mad, but then I saw you…

[Otegine kind of stands above the crowd, so it was easy for Owen to find him among everyone else.

He frowns, holding Otegine’s hand in both of his and looking down.]

Did something bad happen? I thought this was for something nice…

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[Hoooo boy... okay. Okay. This... this Owen clearly remembers last time. So at least they won't have to tread that whole intro again. But he knows now that Owen himself isn't going to remember this.

His eyes soften, gently taking a seat nearby and settling his free hand on top of Owen's head.]

You're pretty smart.

It's a little complicated. Someone made a big game, and a lot of people wanted it to be for something nice. You're right.

But... some people have made it hard to be nice. They're saying and doing some pretty mean things. So some others are getting angry.

[...

He gently ruffles Owen's hair, swallowing tightly.]

...It must be pretty confusing for you right now, huh?

[sicklysweet]

[His gloomy expression brightens at the praise, but. Ah.

Hm.

He nods, slowly.]

...Are you angry?

[It doesn't really matter if he's confused or not, right now, as long as Otegine isn't angry - especially not at him.]

Did I do something bad?

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...

Not at you.

[It's an awful surprise, but he knows Owen has no control here. So he just squeezes his hands, his smile thin but genuine.]

I am a little angry. But it's... it's just because there's a lot of people that are hurting right now. And I can't help them. So I'm mad at all the things that are hurting them.

[It's not exactly THAT simple, but... even here, he wants to stay honest.]

...Why do you think you did something wrong, Owen? Did someone yell at you?

[sicklysweet]

[He releases Otegine’s hand, folding his in front of his hand and staring down at his feet. He feels indescribably guilty, and he’s afraid that if he says anything he actually will make Otegine angry. He said that what was happening wasn’t a bad thing, but it’s hurting people…

So what if what Owen did hurts? Only bad people hurt others, and Owen doesn’t want to be bad… but if he lies, he’ll still be bad.

He fidgets.]

Um. I used those coins… all of the ones I had… please don’t be mad at me! Please…

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[Oh. Oh dear. MENTAL NOTE TO CHECK THE APP BIDS LATER....]

H-hey... hey, no, I'm not gonna be mad about that. It's okay.

Do you know what using the coins does, Owen?

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[Nods…]

They mean you get to go on a date with someone if the number is high enough…

[Now, if he really understands what a date is is another matter entirely.]

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Yeah. That's right. [Did someone read it for Owen? Did this version of Owen know how to read somehow???]

Do you know what a date is?

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[No, he just listened to everyone’s conversations (and didn’t understand most of what people were saying) and just went for it. Unfortunate that all the spectating’s been happening or Otegine would have been saved.]

…

[Uh.]

Um…

[He’s drawing a blank, honestly. He thought he knew, or at least had an idea, but now that he’s thinking about what it is…]

It’s… something people like, and it kind of sounds like day…?