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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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Not what you were expecting? ...And what was that supposed to mean, about my cooking?
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How do you think I expected this to go, anyway?
And why are you asking me about your cooking?
[ Yuri playing dumb. ]
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[ Quoted precisely. He's not going to let Yuri weasel out of this one.
Also, ignoring the first question. He thought Yuri did this for a joke, but Yuri's joke got someone to put down 700 coins. Flynn can't help feeling a little unsatisfied with his own application writing now. ]
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...I probably should have put 'almost everyone' instead, huh?
[ ... ]
Look, it'd be only right to give people a fair warning.
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Not everyone likes things as sweet as you do. Maybe a little spice won't kill you.
[ Maybe he'll just have to cook for Yuri on the date he won. ]
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Or maybe it would be the last spice I would ever try if it's coming from you.
[ How does Yuri say something like that so fondly...why is he like this? ]
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Hah. Then I'll take care of your farm until your ghost returns.
[ Coward (affectionate). Yuri sounds so happy about it that of course Flynn smiles too. ]
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I wonder if I should I be calling myself lucky that you're so dedicated.
[ Look at these nerds, smiling and joking around like this. Only these two. ]
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[ Flynn teases back promptly, though after a second his expression sobers a little more. ]
...Sorry. I thought I wrote a better one for you.
[ Since there's no way Yuri didn't recognize Flynn's handiwork on his entry, alright. He knew he was a little grumpy when he submitted it, but still... he's disappointed he didn't convey Yuri's good points better. ]
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Hey, what're you stressing out over how you wrote my entry for?
[ He never indicated he found himself displeased with it. Granted, he never as much commented on the one that had been ostensibly written by Flynn. But, honestly, he thought it was kind of hilarious. ]
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[ Did Flynn want to see a bidding war on Yuri? Possibly he's just being a perfectionist about his efforts, as usual. Let a man pout a little. ]
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Actually, that's how I know you wrote it perfectly.
[ It's really annoying when a lot of people pay attention to him, honestly. No thanks. ]
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If you say so. Maybe you're the one who went a little overboard.
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At which part? The whole 'see my pure self sparkling a mile away' section?
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[ But he wrote it like that anyway, to be a menace. Well... that's not news. ]
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I'm Flynn. It's nice to meet you. ...I hope Yuri's little joke didn't give you false expectations.
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Oh? It's a fairly flattering application to me. Where does the fact end and fiction begin?
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[ "One of my best qualities is that I'm me and you'll love it"???
"Good and soft on the outside and the inside"??? ]
Well, I can assure you that I'll give it my best.
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( He knows of the undead-smiting paladin sorts, but knights? Not quite the same flavor. )
Still, I do have one request of you for our date, Sir Knight. Would you mind cooking something for me and bringing it along? Whatever you like will do.
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[ He perks right up at that request, though. Good thing this man doesn't seem to have taken Yuri's teasing too seriously. ]
Of course! Do you prefer sweets? Or salty? I might not be as talented as Yuri, but I know quite a few recipes.
[ He won that cooking competition! Darn it, Yuri! And he didn't even incapacitate the judges... in his timeline, anyway. ]
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( In truth, he's curious how bad his cooking can possibly be; and, well, he can taste it from a vantage point of safety, considering he can't be sickened. He sure will be able to tell if the food is bad, though! )
Ah, and we'll be joined by another as well, if you don't mind. I'd initially intended to try only a singular date, but... A friend of mine had a bid on someone he had a bit of a tiff with in the after, and I thought it might be best to spare him the trouble. He's fairly nice, so I think you'll like him.
( Just as a heads up, and all. He, of course, does not mention Syrlya is a little cross with him, but Flynn surely doesn't need to be bored with such tedious and certainly irrelevant details, )
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I don't mind at all. I'd be happy to make cake for him, too. I hope he's able to reconcile with his [ a pause for word choice, when he knows neither person involved ] friend soon.
[ What more information could Innocent Bystander Flynn need? Surely that covers the situation. ]