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crescentview2023-01-14 04:51 pm
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Yeah, I don't have much left.
[ That he's hustled to get them done is not an overstatement. ]
If you ever need help with them, I don't mind helping you fill one out.
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( And, well, since Gaku offers, he'll fish out his sheet and offer it to him. He does not seem to really care if Gaku sees which ones he has or hasn't done already. )
I've some platonic ones left, if you wanted to pick a favorite.
( His memory of NHIE is hazy, but he recalls Gaku or Ellis saying they were dating. Both? One of them? Whatever. The knowledge is there. He's pretty sure. )
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[ He takes the card, appreciating the offer of focusing on more platonic tasks. So he remembered from NHIE, huh?
Gaku hands it back with a smile. ]
You can only drink one thing for the rest of your life. Would you rather drink milk or tea?
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In any case, he slips the bingo card away as he considers the question. Neither strongly appeal to his insect sensibilities, so it comes down to his own preference. Hmmm... )
... Milk, I suppose, as the benefits for the body are more tangible than tea.
( It's also a bit of a luxury for him, so why not indulge? )
Let's see . . . Would you rather give up your material niceties, or give up the people you trust?
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[ He doesn't even have to give any real thought to that answer because he simply knows. ]
I'm picky about brands and the things I have in my home, but I'd rather have people I trust with me.
[ The nice things he's used to? He can get used to life without them. Gaku motions to the couch. It's nice and comfortable, a throw blanket toss haphazardly over one of the cushions, a couple of books sitting underneath it. ]
Feel free to sit down. Want anything to drink?
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Mishka will gladly take a seat when offered, having probably relied upon the certified Rogue Lean (TM) up until now. )
Anything sweet should do. Lemonade, juice, sugar water...
( Insect POV: Sugar! Sugar! Sugar!
He sits pretty politely on the couch, but he does lean back into it, casting his gaze across the room from this fresh perspective. His own upbringing being ascetic at best, this really is... comfortable. He's sometimes taken a sit in nobles' homes, but he didn't exactly have time to enjoy it, given he was on the job. )
Most fond of quality tend to prefer it to company, if that's the cost. ( They're sellouts, in short. ) But I would much agree with you; trustworthy company has greater worth than gold.
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It doesn't take him long to come back, holding out the glass before taking a seat on a separate chair. ]
It does. Where I work, it's hard to find trustworthy people. Just about anyone will sell you out with the right motivation, so you need to keep the ones you do trust close.
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Oh? What was your profession, if you don't mind me asking?
( Mishka like... Black market shenanigans? Roguery? If only he knew show business... )
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[ He figures he might as well give the little explanation before Mishka inevitably asks... only two or three people here seem to know what an idol is. ]
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Ah, like jesters, in some sense? Is competition between idols so cutthroat, or is it simply such an unpopular profession?
( Sniped on sight for performing Leopard Eyes... )
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Cutthroat. There are plenty of people who think being an entertainer is a bad career, but when you're famous enough that doesn't matter anymore.