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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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[ Does Mishka respect Adelis? Would it a waste of time to ask? ]
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"I do."
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Ellis feels like he just learned something important, but... ]
"I feel like it wouldn't do anything even if you told him that at this point."
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( As would most things, but especially this. )
"But, I would prefer if he resents me. It will make it easier on him, considering my condition."
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That's why he used the bingo wish to retain his existence no matter where he went, even though he feels like he should have picked something better. ]
"Are you two allergic to emotional fulfillment?"
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"And what's led you to think that?"
( It's not that he doesn't know there's an inherent toxicity to pushing someone away "for their own good," but he's quite curious to hear Ellis's take on it. )
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"Adelis gets mad all the time and you're always smiling."
[ That shouldn't really be answering anything, but Ellis means it in a way that they're guarded by putting that sort of face constantly. ]
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He considers. )
"Perhaps it's that we aren't confident it exists."
( Emotional fulfillment, that is.
His hands linger there, like he's debating whether to continue, but finally he does: )
"Some several times I attempted to alter my fate, and some several times I was thwarted. I could reap gladly the consequences of my own hope— but I would not be satisfied, if Adelis had to reap them with me. It is better to plan ahead for failure than success."
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Then Ellis wonders, by trying to give Mishka hope, he's actually making it worse. Mishka would know better than anybody. Ellis has such few experiences to draw from, so what he says would be borne out of ignorance as opposed to Mishka's personal experience.
He sighs, putting his hands down for a while before raising them again to sign: ]
"I feel that even if you try to contain it to yourself, Adelis will still try and get himself involved, especially because of your curse. But by then, I guess it would be too late."
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It's difficult to keep the scales balanced. )
"... If I were as selfless as I sometimes sound, I would have acted more decisively already."
( If he were to pursue death, if he were to beg the Goddess for a cell, if he were to seek someone who could seal things away, that would cut short that thread quite decisively.
But he doesn't want to die, he doesn't want to go without his curse, he doesn't want to exist in the endless limbo of a cell... He wants his cake and to eat it too. His moment of self-sacrifice in Ostoya could have only been a fluke. )
"... But I have not; I procrastinate. I suppose I wish to exist, as myself, even at the expense of everyone else. I am not that good to Adelis."
( And sometimes, wanting to live is selfish. But he has always rebelled against circumstances that wished for him otherwise. )
cw suicidal ideation
[ For a moment, it looks like Ellis's green eyes aren't looking at Mishka, but rather through him. He's sure seeing flashbacks that make him space out for a second. ]
"So, if you want to live at the expense of everyone else, you should do it."
[ ellis really said 'fuck everyone else' ]
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Still, he studies Ellis for a moment, before his hands move again. )
"Do you wish you could die?"
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[ Because living is fun, even if it has things that he doesn't like. It's just learning how to live with it, and Ellis doesn't seem to have too much of a problem with it so far. ]
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( He is quiet for some moments, before he continues. )
"Well, I'm pleased you'll still be around, for one. I've enjoyed our talks."
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[ But maybe Ellis might get attached--in a serious way. He has Gaku as his boyfriend, sure. He also has M-21 with a bond for those who share number names, but Mishka is neither of those. A friend? He's always had bonding issues, but with the biggest hurdle of actually forming one with someone, it's gotten easier. ]
"So I'll work hard."
[ Let's say that Ellis toggled stabilization ever since they sat next to each other. ]
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"It's not all on your shoulders, you know."
( Despite the ease with which he answers, it's still strange. The idea that there are those, still, who may miss him; there are those who may want him around.
It leaves him sentimental in a way he can't quite place. )
"Given my body seems inclined to revert to the way I was before my coming, that you've stayed its progress thus far is impressive. I intend to speak to..." ( Hm. There's definitely no sign for Goddess. He resorts to using "Master." ) "... the Goddess soon enough. May she be amenable to my request, even if I may be short of a completed sheet at present."
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"She seems to not like people going on behalf of others when I went, but since this is about yourself, it should be fine."