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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Comments

[pyronic]

[............................................

Not confirming or denying anything! Just!!]

...Seems whoever wrote this has a death wish. Interesting.

[framestory]

[ Well then. ]

Do you think they'll reveal who wrote these after?

[pyronic]

For the sake of the person who wrote this defamatory nonsense, let's hope not.

[Because you know what Diluc is inclined to do to them, Ellis. Temporary ceasefires may very well end once he knows who is responsible for this slander.]

[framestory]

[ Ellis wants to say some of these are right, but he doesn't want to die today. ]

At least do it when the goddess isn't looking.

[pyronic]

[Diluc sighs...............]

...When isn't she looking, Ellis? If you wish to join me, make sure you wear gloves this time.

[outride]

( who would dare trash talk diluc in such a way!!! amber is going to burn someone to the ground 🔥 )

No kidding. Let me fire the first arrow.

[framestory]

[ Okay girl

But you can't deny this application isn't his. She knew. ]

[pyronic]

You have my full support.

[Burn them to a crisp, Amber! Defend his honor!!]

[outride]

Whoever wrote this sucks! You deserve to have your good qualities put out there for all to see. You deserve an amazing date!

I'll place some bids on you to hype you up, okay? I'm sure Kaeya's just as miffed about this as I am.

[pyronic]

I have my guesses as to who wrote this application.

[There are like... three people who know how ""painfully well-endowed"" he is and he doubts He Xuan or Amber wrote this.]

I'll deal with them when all this nonsense is over. In the meantime, don't worry about me. Bet on those you'd like to go on dates with.

[chronosynthesis]

[Syrlya's gaze may settle on "painfully well-endowed" just a fraction longer than the rest--

Before he looks to Diluc.] It doesn't really seem to be in the spirit of auction, is it? Though... that seems to be the case for a few of these.

[pyronic]

[Please, don't comment on it. Diluc has many flaws, but at least he has one thing going for him.]

Quite a few of these were clearly written by other people for one reason or another. Regardless, there must have been a few that caught your eye?

[Just curious.]

[chronosynthesis]

Oh, you mean to bet on? [He looks down at the little pouch of coins.] I've only been reading these out of curiosity. I did not add myself among them, yet I haven't decided if I still want to participate by trying to win a date.

[pyronic]

Oh? Then you must have someone in mind already. Go on, then. Tell me about them.

[Is Diluc desperately trying to get people off the topic of his dick? Maybe.]

[yourlenore]

"Painfully well-endowed," hmmm?

[framestory]

[ can't believe everyone and their mom knows about the dick size now

As someone who received verbal confirmation, he just nods but looks away if Diluc happens to look his way. ]

[yourlenore]

( LOWER VOICE, FOR ELLIS'S SAKE, )

Well, then, perhaps that counterbalances all the rest.

[outride]

( she just covers his mouth with her hand. yep. )

[yourlenore]

( LOOKING AT AMBER LIKE "Oh of course you would know wouldn't you!!" which is perhaps even worse than actually speaking, )

[passthrough]

[this is even more awkward than the drinking game, wtf]

Yyyyeah, don't some of these seem a little... too personal? In the wrong ways?

[pyronic]

That they do. You would think a decent person would be above such personal attacks, but the man who likely wrote this is nothing at all resembling decent.

[passthrough]

You seem to be taking it well enough, at least.

Just... maybe save a fight about it for afterwards. [Gently just looking at where Adelis is about ready to murder Mishka elsewhere in the auction.] Not everyone has to play low.

[associative]

...Damn.

[ Sorry, he really has nothing else to add about this profile. ]

Good luck to that person, I guess.

[pyronic]

Did you have to throw your two mora in?

[don't say it]

[associative]

We're spectating for a reason, aren't we?

[ And what the hell is a mora? Anyway. ]

I'm just here to watch everyone else bid.