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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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Poor Flynn really does not deserve this.]
Hmm? Do you mean me?
[He too is all smiles, looking a little too innocent to be truly trustworthy...]
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[ People have certainly been friendly with volunteering! Flynn has no reason to doubt that smile just yet. It's an innocuous little favor, isn't it? ]
Ah, do you need me to show you the list?
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[The most innocuous favor. Look at this face, could this face ever cause any trouble?]
And if you don't mind-- I'm afraid I don't recall what all was on it off the top of my head. Something about milk and cereal, I think?
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[ He prompts helpfully, because that's the most mystifying one to him. This tall and smiling man reminds him a little of an older Ioder... Shaking his head to clear the thought, he produces a copy of the rest of the list. ]
Here are the rest.
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[Jack sounds positively scandalized by that particular revelation... it seems he too shares Flynn's opinion on that one. SOME OF THE PEOPLE HERE ARE JUST WEIRD AND UNNATURAL--]
Why would anyone do something like that? Everyone knows that you put the cereal in first and then add the milk!
[... he'll look at the rest in just a moment, honestly.]
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[ Look, Flynn isn't especially a cereal fan to begin with. But this is extremely troubling. ]
Everything else on that list is understandable, but...
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[Which is fine if you want a snack, but...]
What good is eating cereal with milk if you're barely going to taste the milk?
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[ And it would make the cleanup more efficient, now that he's thinking of it. Which might be a point in its favor? ]
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Does this mean that's how the Goddess eats her cereal, then? Or does she think it's strange too and wants to see how many people here do it that way?
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[ Oh! But if this gentleman is so curious about the goddess' cereal habits, perhaps... ]
Are you interested in dating her?
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[He laughs a little, as if amused by the very thought.]
Don't let me stand in your way if that's what you're after. I was just wondering, that's all.
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[ ...met... properly... ]
That's right, I haven't introduced myself. I'm Flynn Scifo. It's nice to meet you. [ Mr. "still hasn't admitted to any survey answers". ]
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[Look it's not his fault they got derailed by cereal crimes, okay. Some things need to be boggled over for a little while.]
There, now we've met properly.
[Except for the part where Jack hasn't mentioned his own last name, but. Details.]
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I'm glad for the opportunity. I haven't met very many people here yet.
[ But he's also not being deterred from his cause... ]
Were any of the rest of these true for you?
[ Hand over the sock lore, Jack. ]
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[Still beaming away like a Cheshire Cat.]
But can you guess which one it is, I wonder?
[... sorry, Flynn. It's more fun if he doesn't just come out with it right away!]
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He will go down the list. The w h o l e list. ]
Were you born in the summer? --I suppose that would make it your birthday soon, if so.
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Ah, no, I was actually born in the winter. The summer would have been far more pleasant, though, if you ask me! Much nicer weather.
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[ And he's also painfully Capricorn. Completely unruffled, he will continue down the options. Cereal opinions have been firmly established, so: ]
Then do you happen to play a musical instrument?
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I do! More than one, but I don't think you'll get any sort of extra points for that, alas.
[...]
But now I have to ask: do you fit any of the things on this list as well?
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[ Hehe. The goddess was generous in her ordering of the list, and Flynn's luck is as solid as ever. Flynn is much too polite to show his smugness as he notes down that answer. ]
Me? I-- [ am only briefly, silently, fighting the temptation to make Jack guess in return ] --count for the "working out" and "travel" questions.
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[Jack isn't sure whether that's impressive or downright terrifying, honestly.]
Ahh, I'm almost envious... the amount of discipline it must require to put your body through such grueling exercises multiple times a week... it sounds exhausting to me!
[This from a man who has "climbing trees" as one of his hobbies, shhh.]
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Naturally I can't let my training lapse. And I have a responsibility to set an example to all of the knights under my command as well.
[ This is the textbook Good Commandant answer. But also: ]
It can be incredibly refreshing. Are you sure you wouldn't like to join me for a run?
[ It was on the taskboard, even! What good thinking to bring it up, Jack. ]