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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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[ He figures that doesn't mean much to this guy. That's fine. As long as he doesn't have to keep talking about himself. ]
The wizards summoned by the sage have a lot of responsibility. The greatest is fighting the Great Calamity so the world doesn't end.
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[ To say the very least... ]
So, you're one of the ones fighting to keep the world alive? What's that like?
[ Sorry, Faust. You have to keep talking about yourself in some way. ]
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Faust gives him A Look. You know, that Teacher Look. ]
If I'd had a choice, I wouldn't have chosen this path.
[ He says that, but what he'd said earlier kind of negates that.... But it's true that he'd grown to actually care about his fellow wizards. (Most of them, anyway.) He wonders when, exactly, that changed. ]
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Hold on. The Great Calamity. ]
Do you know Owen?
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What.
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[ Gaku tilts his head. ]
But you know him, right? He mentioned something about the Great Calamity and a Sage, now that I think about it.
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Yeah. I do.
[ ..... ]
I'd be careful around him if I were you.
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What makes you say that? He says a lot of shit, but he seems to be pretty harmless here. If anything, he just seems sad to me.
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Man. He really can't talk shit about someone, huh. Even when he's talking about Figaro....
Faust sighs heavily. He doesn't doubt that Owen seems harmless; they don't have their magic here. That doesn't mean Faust won't keep an eye on him. ]
Right. Forget what I said. [ ... ] As for him seeming sad, that's basically a requirement for wizards.
[ whoa....... it's a joke ]
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Is it now?
[ Honestly? He, uh, kinda sees that. ]
He doesn't make it easy to get along with him, so I get the warnings. I'm used to dealing with difficult people, though, so whatever he says doesn't bother me that much.
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Faust is quiet for a few moments. ]
Northern wizards generally are difficult to get along with. They--
[ He bites his tongue, because he doesn't want to say too much. ]
... Nevermind.
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No, go on. I'm curious.
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Are you sure you want to know?
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[He doesn't think he'll be all that bothered. ]
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The Northern wizards are a prideful bunch. It makes sense, considering how harsh that place is. You either learn how to protect yourself and do whatever you can to survive, or you die. It's a place where you can't afford to be kind or selfless.
[ He pauses, and when he speaks again, there's a bitter note to his voice. ]
Even if a Northern wizard decides to live elsewhere, at their core, they'll always be Northern.
[ Even Nero--but Nero is, at least, just as Eastern as he is Northern. ]
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[ Just "wow"! That's really all he can say about something like that. ]
Owen being from there explains a lot, honestly. No wonder he's like that.
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... Well, we're lucky it's only Owen here. There are others who are worse than he is.
[ Mithra's unpredictable, which makes him even more dangerous; that, and he's the second strongest out of all of them. Oz is ruled by his emotions, even if he doesn't realize it; that in itself is dangerous, with power like his. Bradley can be way too smart, but at least he has some humanity. The twins are... well. Faust is very sure there are things he doesn't even know about. He'd gotten to know them during his time in the North, but he can't say he really knows him. Nero might be the least awful of them all, but he has his moments.
... and then there's Figaro, the worst of them all. Faust's hand tightens on his glass, his expression shifting to something wounded at the edges. He looks back to Gaku. ]
Is there anything else you're curious about? There are four other countries, after all.
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Gaku doesn't miss the way Faust grips that glass, his expression changing just a bit. There must be someone else from the North that he has a vendetta against. ]
Yeah, tell me about those other four.
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I'll start with my own. We Eastern wizards tend to work alone. We're suspicious of humans, and they share that sentiment. There's a reason we avoid them and keep to ourselves. We hate attention, and drawing any to ourselves won't do anyone any good.
Western wizards enjoy their mischief. They're talented in arts and like to play pranks. Consider them free spirits. Magic science is most developed here. While I don't dislike them, they can be far too whimsical for me. [ A thoughtful silence. ] Though, Chloe makes our clothes, while Shylock is uniquely skilled in the art of mixing drinks and wine.
[ ...... ]
... The Central wizards have kind, good hearts.
[ That's all he's gonna say, huh... ]
As for the South, it was once uninhabitable. ... It's only because of two of my fellow wizards that it's become a place where humans and wizards can co-exist, side by side. [ He's quieter now, almost sad. ] Eastern wizards enjoy taking care of those around them. They provide invaluable services. Without them, there would be no teacher, no one to help create medicine, no one to lend a hand when it comes to manual labor, and--
[ He pauses for a moment too long. ]
... And no doctor to heal the wounded and the sick.
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Wow. You have a lot of thoughts on each region, huh.
[ And, hmm? Wasn't there someone named Shylock here briefly? He definitely recalls that name, but it's been so long he isn't sure if he should bring that up. ]
So, I guess you know a lot of wizards from each region.
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[ That's putting it lightly, honestly. ]
Wizards come to me for my services. Being a sage's wizard means I've met many wizards and watched them turn to stone. New wizards are summoned to replace the fallen, even if they've been around for a very long time.
I'll see more of the same until I turn to stone, too. It's the nature of what we are.
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Turn to stone?
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When wizards are fatally injured, we turn into mana stones. The wizard who consumes those stones, they receive that wizard's strength. It's a quick way to get stronger.
[ yknow, just eat the corpse of your dead friend. it's fine and normal. ]
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[ Sorry, he needs a minute to process that. ]
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Doing alright?