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 #22

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Describe yourself in three sentences or less:
WOW ... Three sentences!? That's so not fair! I need way more than that to describe this amazing woman - she's an amazing cook, she's got endless stories about her life experiences, she's helpful, pretty, so beautiful, she can even transform into animals and make flowers grow from nothing!!

List three of your best and worst qualities:
+ SHE. CAN. TURN. INTO. ANIMALS!! How cool is that!? Can you imagine holding a woman in your arms who can take the form of a cutesy snuggly bunny rabbit? OR getting a literal bear hug from her while she IS a bear!? I dunno what else she can turn into but there's bound to be more! Go bid for her and find out!!
+ She's got these incredible plant powers! She can make flowers appear just like that! You never know when you might need a flower or two to brighten your day, and she's the girl for the job!
+ Her horns and tail are soooo unique and cool!

- I'm just sad I didn't meet her sooner! And you will be too!
- She's very modest, but this can be a real good thing if you ask me. Being humble is real nice in my opinion!
- If you're allergic to flowers, the ones in her hair might make you sneeze, but ... apart from that, she's everything great wrapped up into one beautiful lady!

If you were a fruit, which fruit would you be and why?
She'd be an apple, I think! Apple trees have blossom flowers growing in them, just like her beautiful flowers. Plus, she's very sweet like one too!

Describe your ideal romantic partner:
Someone to love on her real good who also makes her super happy!

Why should the auction attendees bid on you?
You'd be a fool to miss out on a woman like this one!

BID

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There is clearly more than enough to love about this feisty little woman, and it's true what they say: great things come in small packages. You're guaranteed to have a beary good time if you take her on a date! Can we get an opening bid?

[unchainer]

[ 20 coins. How fun. ]

[flamenova]

[ pyra's quick to up the ante here, as well! it's cute how she can tell the girls are lifting each other up here. in her eyes, that's probably the way it should be. and besides, she agrees: it'd be foolish for someone to gloss over this one. a little bidding war is sure to draw some attention.

30 coins from pyra. ]

[feralheart]

[ Someone else would actually know how to do a date better... But c'mon, isn't the amount way too low still? Show more appreciation here.

100 coins. ]

SPECTATE

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[hearthwarming]

Oh! Someone else here can turn into animals, too? I sure would like to meet—

[ wait. horns and tail. ]





Oh.

[outride]

( *halo emoji* 😇 )

[framestory]

[ Looks like he won't have to wingman for M-21 after all. Go, man!! Show them what you got!! ]

[hearthwarming]

[ She honestly can't believe that she got signed up for this, much less that anyone at all is bidding...?!?! ]

H...Hello, Ellis. I hope you're having a good time at the auction...

[hypnowhip]

[Things like this are definitely the kind of thing that give Sylvando the warm fuzzies.]

Awww! What a sweet application! Best of luck, Ori darling!

[hearthwarming]

[ she looks like she's about to die, Sylvando ]

[associative]

[ Wow, M-21!!! He's proud of you! Seems like he did find someone he likes after all. ]

[irresponsibly]

[ She's also here, not bidding but rooting for him!!! ]

[framestory]

[ Now that Ellis has stopped staring at M-21 to raise his bid, he's shaking Gaku by the shoulders. He's doing it! He's doing it!!! He looks so excited. ]

[hearthwarming]

This is...

[ Well, Amber did say that Diluc bid on her to show his support as a friend, and Amber also offered to bid for the same reason, which means.................

M-21 surely put these bids down to show his support as her roommate. Yes. This is correct. ]

Oh, I get it now!

[passthrough]

[wait WHERE THE FUCK DID PYRA JUST GO

Ote's not even in this bid, just casually watching, but he starts up from his seat when Pyra just blinks out of existence and turns into someone else. Hello? HELLO?]

Pyra???? O-oi, what the hell???

[hearthwarming]

[ HELLO, SHE IS JUST AS CONFUSED ]

U-Um—!? Otegine—!?

[chromadust]

[ noisy. it's to be expected, and it's probably on her to clear it up, but. noisy, still. ]

"Oi" yourself. Don't get all up in a twist — I'm just taking over for a second, that's all. I figured it's about time.

[ ... ]

...And don't call me Pyra. I'm Mythra, got it?

[esurientabyss]

[ You know what? He Xuan is going to nod his head in approval, though. Go get her! ]

[hearthwarming]

[ a solemn nod... Ori is just bringing her hands up to her temples, where her horns come out, and rubs at them with her fingertips. ]

I didn't expect he would get all fired up... What is happening?

[flamenova]

[ continued from here! ]

As a matter of fact, she...really doesn't. That's, er...part of the reason why this was so surprising...

[ but even if he seems unbothered, she has to extend apologies. mythra is hard enough to handle with advance notice: unprompted, they're lucky her worst offense is being unpleasant (and stealing pyra's coins, but that's neither here nor there). ]

But, um, I was really impressed! That...that you were able to outbid her, I mean. I'm sorry, if you were looking to put any coins on someone else...I-I'll reimburse you somehow, okay?

[feralheart]

I wasn't bidding on anyone else. Don't worry about it.

[ And he's apparently unabashed to just admit it plainly, although he does shoot a belated look at the popcorn gallery. He kind of lost track of how much of an audience he had, once he got fired up like that. ]

...You were more serious than I thought. I got a little carried away.

[ He's not saying sorry because he's not sorry, to be honest. But he didn't mean to bully Pyra. ]

[hearthwarming]

[ At some point after the bidding and various conversations in the aftermath... Ori finds M-21 and reaches up to tap him on the shoulder. ]

You're just full of surprises, aren't you?

[feralheart]

[ Well, now he's had time to calm down from getting all worked up and he might have overheard a little of He Xuan embarrassing the hell out of him. He startles guiltily and glances down at her, trying to gauge if he's in trouble or not.

At least she's still smiling? ]

...Yeah? I'm not the one who transformed.