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MDV Mods 🌼 ([personal profile] mayorityvote) wrote in [community profile] morningdewsvalley2024-03-04 10:38 am

WEEK ONE

WEEK ONE
26 Villagers


After the news from the town hall, Puffin Town might not seem as tranquil as before—if it ever did. But the sun dawns, and the rooster crows on a new week, that seems peaceful enough, for now. There's farming to be done for those who don't want to subsist off the vast canned food selection at Joja Mart, or you could take up your hand fishing or even venturing into the mines.

If you want to lay around on the grass taking count of the shapes in the clouds no one will stop you, an eager duck might even stop by to give you a pillow; but the cost of the harvest looms overhead, even if you choose not to see it.

And so too does: confetti? Monday, at precisely noon, everyone will find themselves showered with confetti from seemingly nowhere. The culprit largely seems to be the ducks, but if you're somewhere closed off like bathroom, there's no obvious instigator in sight. Though if you squint real hard, you might see the wisps of something? It's hard to see through all the colorful paper, though. Regardless, you'll soon find yourself accosted by a duck with a flyer, printed and worn:

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Festival!

The Colors You Want to See Festival!
Do you find the walls of your cottage drab? Do you want to add a special touch to make your home YOURS? Stop by the general store this week and pick up some art supplies to decorate your life! NOTE: Puffin town does not take responsibility for any damage incurred during the decorating process. Participation will be rewarded with an item from the community stockpile! Please see the event organizer in the community center to submit your polaroid photograph of your entry. (Polaroids are available at the general store.)
Maybe calling it a festival is a stretch, but it's certainly a group activity nonetheless. And hey, there's even prizes! The duck, ever eager, presses another paper into your hand, though this one is handwritten, in a cursive elegant hand.

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Gift Giving

Someone told me that receiving a gift is a reward in itself. But if you share with others, you deserve something tangible, don't you? Try it, you might be surprised at what you receive.
(( OOC: Murder proposals are due by Tuesday at 4 PM EST / 1 PM PST, for the current week's murder, but feel free to submit for later weeks if you like!))



driftedaway: (whoa the fumble)

[personal profile] driftedaway 2024-03-08 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds a lot like spinach, actually. Even down to the bitterness. [ He winces a little at the thought of raw bitter spinach. ] And I've seen some that looked purple before...

I guess that sort of makes it another way to say spinach where I'm from? It does sound like someone pushed the words spinach and herb together.
liberazoth: (legend of the fool ✴)

[personal profile] liberazoth 2024-03-08 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe it actually is the same thing, and we just ended up with different words for it somehow? ... Though then I'm not sure how the words ended up so similar...

[ a question for the ages, for them to ponder as they continue sowing seeds. though hm. that begs the other question of... ]

... I guess if this place really is a dream or something like that, it'd explain how we're understanding each other at all in the first place.
driftedaway: (it'll be all right)

[personal profile] driftedaway 2024-03-08 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure either, but I guess that's an answer that can only be answered here when the spinach grows.

[ If they're here for that long...but this sure is lasting quite a while. And of course it's when he thinks this that Vayne brings up dreams. ]

Yeah, especially with how many people seem to be from different places... Not that I've seen a translation device or anything like that. Maybe it's translating words to the nearest equivalent so we have an idea without placing footnotes in front of us?