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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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I'm... Sorry, Otegine. I should have tried to bid higher or save my coins...
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...You bid on me?
[Did... he miss that?]
I mean... no, um. Don't worry about it. Nobody could have guessed at who would bid high on who, and I already kind of was bidding low anyway. [Last he saw, there was only one bid on him, and it was the guy who tried to bid on everybody.] Besides, I, uh... I have a feeling this could have gotten really out of control if he'd tried on someone else.
He's not gonna remember most of this. [Alarming, but he doesn't want to elaborate.] But I'll do my best to take care of him. I don't think it's his fault.
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[ Oh. He definitely missed that. Her face reddens in the space of her silence, the lilac hues of her skin looking a little rosier. But soon enough he's telling her not to worry about it, which only brings a very miniscule measure of relief. She's definitely going to worry about it, especially after what he says to follow. ]
I don't think I'm understanding the full situation, but... Of course you'll take care of him, Otegine. That's what you do - you seem to take care of everyone. But I...
[ Hm. Should she keep going...? ]
I bid on you because when I read your application, I thought, "it would be good if someone else would take care of this person for a change." Just like when Pyra bid on me, I thought I ought to make sure whoever would end up on your date wasn't just playing around...
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Ori, I...
Um...
...
Thank you. I didn't think that... [... anyone would try. He was worth being cherished by people in the past, sure, but what reason did anyone here have to think that?]
Well. Um. So long as I could be seen as useful to someone... that's all that really mattered to me.
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She simply watches him as he turns her words over in his head, wondering what could be going through it.
So long as I could be seen as useful to someone, huh... The words tug at her heart, at a part of her that, years ago, just wanted to be helpful. The part of her that nearly destroyed herself, if it meant being useful. ]
... But it's different now, isn't it...? There are more things that matter to you now, than being useful... And that's okay. You're allowed to grow and change, Otegine...
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Ah.
It's... not quite the way of things. Not all of it. [The line between wanting to grow, wanting to be something better... and wanting to be something different? It was horribly frail. A Touken who couldn't accept their place in history was on a shaky, sliding slope to change it entirely.
He knows. There's plenty he just has to accept... and one of those things is that he never truly was useful for long. Maybe it's wrong of him to seek it now, when he won't get another chance.
...
His smile is thin, but still genuine toward her.]
But... I think I get what you mean. It's nice of you to say it.
Thank you.
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[ There's something so subdued about Otegine's demeanor, and Ori can't help but feel bad for bringing it about. But it's also not the time or place for her to press further, not when they've all already had such a long, eventful evening. Without knowing the depth of his thoughts, and the existential nature of it all, there's little comfort she can really provide...
But she can at least try to ease the worries he might feel about the present. With a smile that's just as genuine and with a reassuring warmth, she leans in, reaches out and tries to gently curl her fingers around his arm, looking up to catch his gaze. ]
Hey, you're welcome. Everything's going to be okay. You and Pyra will have a good time, and the gentleman who won your bid will be thankful for your patience especially with how carefully you're going about it all... Just be yourself, okay? That's more than enough.
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He starts at the touch, taking a long moment of tired confusion to take in her words. He's not sure he can convince himself of all that right now, but...
Just be yourself, huh?
His normal rebuttal is right on the tip of his tongue, an insistence that the comparison is too generous. But he lets the words die, swallowing it down for a second as he meets her gaze. Something shifts - soft and a little muddled behind dark eyes, a gentle choice to try and accept, despite the hesitancy that claws.]
...
You're a really positive thinker, you know that?
Your date was right to put up a fight for you.
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Enough that, at what he says, she can't help but chuckle, a bit grateful that he's not upset with her. ]
I'm just doing my best.
[ For a long time in her life, hope and positive thinking were all she had and all she could do. She's been called stubborn and naive and cowardly for it, but... The fact that she's here, despite having all she's lived through, is her proof that it hasn't yet led her astray. ]
As for M— Well, Mythra got him fired up, I think. But I'm grateful that people like him and Pyra and Mythra think so well of me. I'll do my best not to let them down.
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Maybe that's exactly why people think of you the way they do. Because you're genuine.
[He could argue that there's something courageous about that, were this a better time for the topic. Not everyone could hold kindness and honesty close to their hearts while still speaking with wisdom.]
He was bidding pretty high on you anyway to start. Sure, uh, Mythra definitely made that...escalate, but it's not like she forced him to make that choice from the start.
You should be proud of yourself. Just being you still means you're really meaningful to somebody.
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Thanks. Hah, I'm surprised he even came out for this... But don't worry. We'll take care of each other. We're teammates, after all!
But that goes for you too, okay, Otegine? You wrote your application from the heart and did your best. You should be proud of yourself for that, too. No matter what happens, I hope you can let go and relax and enjoy yourself on your dates.
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H-hey, hey, you're gonna make me all full of myself or something if you keep telling me stuff like that! [It's playful in tone, not accousatory. The very grounded and subtle ego boost feels... nice, without feeling like platitudes.]
I'll try, I'll try. Maybe I'm out of my league a little here... but if whoever I'm with can try to have a good time, then maybe that's enough of a victory. I'll be happy with that.
[A beat, and he grows quiet again, scratching at his neck and letting his eyes fall to the ground in thought.]
Ah, Ori... would you still be okay with drinks? Tomorrow, or... maybe after everything? [He spares a glance up, more awkward than hesitant. He doesn't want to put her on the spot, but... he'd like to make sure.]
I'd like to hear how things went for you.
wrapping!
And at his question - naturally, she nods. She'd been the one to try and invite folks out for drinks in the first place, after all... ]
Of course I'd still be okay. We can meet up after everything. I don't want to make things unnecessarily busy for you. But... I'll be looking forward to it!