[beema]

i yearn for the soil

username + id: beema 1016286
goobie currently working: Painted Blue Tigerlily
digsite selected: Pile o’ Bones
equippables (if applicable): n/a

[Eevee55]

eureka!

username + id: Eevee55 + 1033286
goobie currently working: Angelina - job form
equippables (if applicable): N/A
entry:
Bingo Card:

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Take your goo to work day:
Break time:
Someone lost their watch:
Archeologooist ID:

[imabanditø]

i yearn for the soil

username + id: imabanditø 908562
goobie currently working: duet
digsite selected: pile o’ bones
equippables (if applicable): n/a

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eureka!

username + id: imabanditø 908562
goobie currently working: duet
equippables (if applicable): n/a
entry:

prompt: time to work! draw your goob working at the evacuation site

prompt: rainy day! how does the rain affect your evacuating?

drip, drip, drip..

as the rain began to fall, duet prepared for their excavation work to turn into a game of dodge-the-raindrops. for most goobies, rain would be a minor inconvenience at the least; an annoyance at most. however, for tiny goobs such as duet, the droplets can easily knock them over and fully drench them in the process. it certainly isn’t fun when you’re constantly falling into the dirt and getting all of your tools messy, but unfortunately it’s a situation out of their control.

despite this, duet has found ways to adapt and make the weather a little easier to manage. the most intuitive answer would be taking cover - many dig sites have umbrellas, and working behind large rocks is a great strategy as well. their favorite, though, relies on an odd skill of theirs: detecting shadows! they’ve gotten quite good at it thanks to the falling rain surrounding their friend raindrops, but regular-sized rain is definitely tougher in comparison. although it isn’t the best method for staying dry or being productive, it’s definitely the most fun and gives some variety to an otherwise straightforward day.

rain can also act as a signal for duet to take some time to rest; sometimes, they can get too caught up in the excitement of what they’re doing and start to lose track of time. depending on how much it’s raining, though, duet may choose to take a break to observe their surroundings as opposed to adding even more multitasking to their plate. [252 words]

prompt: boss appreciation moment! draw arwen, the library goob

prompt: looks like you’ll have to work overtime! is your goob prepared to dig at night?

to duet, excavating at night is even more fun than in the day! it reminds them of foraging, one of their favorite hobbies, due to the peaceful atmosphere and exploration aspects. the similarities also mean that duet has a perfect idea of what extra tools to bring, such as flashlights, lanterns, and extra snacks. it’s also important for them to bring lights for their vest and hard hat, as their smallness and nighttime colors tend to unintentionally camouflage them within their surroundings… or scare other goobs by accident!

alongside the essentials, duet enjoys coming up with fun activities to brighten up everygoo’s moods as night falls. one of their most popular ideas is to work together with other archelogooists to plan a bonfire, complete with s’mores and ghost stories! they find it’s a great way to make tasks less lonely-seeming, and it also encourages each other to continue their productivity and try to get as much done as possible. it also allows everyone to share what they accomplished during the day, and make new discoveries even more exciting! overall, duet loves any chance they get to work at night! it provides a whole different experience, and it’s given them so many fond memories to cherish. [205 words]

[nio]

i yearn for the soil
username + id: nio 144488
goobie currently working: dakota
digsite selected: the formless pit
equippables (if applicable): n/a

eureka!
username + id: nio 144488
goobie currently working: dakota
equippables (if applicable): n/a
entry:


draw arwen:

what does your goobie take to work?: his ID card, a 2L bottle of water (sometimes with added electrolytes!), a lunchbox with various snacks and a sandwich, his trusty pickaxe and brush, a notebook and pencil, and a guidebook all about bones and fossils!
ID card:

draw a fellow: lupiine's sterling!

[beema]

eureka!

username + id: beema 1016286
goobie currently working: Painted Blue Tigerlily
equippables (if applicable): n/a
entry:

Painted Blue Tiger Lily was always a spontaneous goobie; going from place to place, job to job, and dabbling her paws into various careers no matter the type. And in her spontaneity she had managed to land a job at the esteemed Lore Library working as an archeologooist! An offer like this would certainly bring some entertainment, and even if she didn’t end up finding anything she could spend all day digging around in the ground like a true dirt lover.

She was too much of a rookie to be allowed into the cooler sites, so she just chose to stick with digging around some large pile of bones. It had the thrill of discovery without being as scary as the void, or as plain as digging around near the library itself so it was the perfect site for her!

In the first couple weeks things were mostly uneventful…
Maybe just a couple bones here and there, but she was surrounded by bones anyway so what’s the point!

Until she found it.

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The Mask

It was perfect—beautiful—something she had never seen before
And despite it being her job… she couldn’t bear to part from it

It was as if she was mystified by the strange artifact.
Drawn in by its magical properties to possess and contain it in her grasp..
She doesn’t understand it
But it’s as if something is telling her to keep digging

To keep going until she finds something that even she doesn’t understand, something beyond her comprehension
So she keeps going, clocks into work everyday, ready
Ready to find whatever lies behind these grounds
And to uncover the secrets behind the mask!!

(276 Words)

unshaded ver.

It was just a regular day at the job for Painted Blue Tigerlily, or at least as regular as artifact hunting could be.
As soon as she got to her area it was dig, dig, dig, from there on out. Or so she thought!
Instead of finding the regular pieces of rock or lumps of nothing once returning back to her debris pile, she found a naughty little goole playing around in her things! Somehow the little goo-off had found its way into the site, but what was she to do about it? Could she report it to her boss, or maybe it would be best to pretend the little guy wasn’t even there? But no, that would be too much. The goole would probably be gone by the time she takes going to and from Arwen, and there was no way she could just leave it there due to the risk of the poor thing getting injured… So the next best course of action was to escort it out herself!!
She packed up whatever loose things she could, and made sure her area was clear enough that it wouldn’t leave a mess behind, before going back up and taking the goole somewhere safer. It took her a bit to get the goole to stop following her, but once she did the little bugger was safely dropped off somewhere far away from any part of the dig site and would cause no further problems for her or anyone else!

249 Words

[Saeli]

i yearn for the soil

username + id: Saeli 102202
goobie currently working: Naomi - job form
digsite selected: pile o' bones
equippables (if applicable): n/a



eureka!

username + id: Saeli 102202
goobie currently working: Naomi - job form
equippables (if applicable): n/a
entry: Writing on TH - art on th

• Square One: progress check! what's your goob's experience been like so far?
  
  • A small morning breeze blew open the tents flap, casting a beam of light over the large gray and white sleeping goobie. A few moments later, Naomi's alarm clock began ringing on the small table next to her cot. Reaching with her mechanical arm, Naomi clumsily turned off the alarm. A small smile formed on Naomi's face as she began to wake up, today would be a good day.
    
    Naomi had been working at the dig site for several weeks now and had mixed feelings. For her the job was split into two very different halves. One involved digging for artifacts and the other restoring the artifacts. This week Naomi would be getting to restore the artifacts, which was her preferred task.
    
    That said, Naomi did enjoy her job overall. However, digging made her life way harder. Every night she would have to perform maintenance on her mechanical arm to keep it clean, polish her metal halo's, and scrub the dirt and mud out of her cream fur. It did come with some perks. The joy and excitement one felt when finally uncovering an artifact was truly a unique feeling.
    
    What Naomi truly enjoyed was restoring the artifacts. She enjoyed cleaning them and reassembling each piece like a puzzle. Working so closely on each piece reminded Naomi of her true passion, inventing. While working with the ancient artifacts, Naomi would often get ideas for her own inventions.
    
    Overall, Naomi felt fulfilled with her work and experience thus far.
    
    248 words
• Square Two: looks like you'll have to work overtime! is your goob prepared to dig at night?
  
  • Naomi came prepared with a headlamp to dig at night!
    
• Square Three: A goo-off has stumbled upon the site! How do you get them out?
  
  • Naomi sat down on a stool for a short break. She leaned forward, resting her head between her paws and closing her eyes for a moment. Upon opening them, Naomi noticed some strange tracks by her feet. They looked almost like a goole's. Naomi jumped to her feet, a goole could damage any artifacts they found! Frantically looking around, Naomi heard the squawk of a goocan. That's when she spotted the pair of goo-off's playing dangerously close to the current dig site.
    
    As Naomi approached the pair, they immediately started running from her, thinking she had joined in the game. It resulted in Naomi chasing the goo-offs around the dig site, eliciting laughter from the other archegoologists. Eventually the trio tired out and Naomi realized the goofs were just having fun. She offered them some water. Rather than chase the goo-offs away afterward, Naomi got back to work with the goocan on her shoulder while the goole rested in the mound of discarded dirt.
    
    As the day grew longer, the goofs began to stir once more. However, this time they were playing less dangerously, seemingly making a point to stay out of the archegoologists ways. They played outside the roped off area, never straying to far from Naomi. It would seem she had made some new friends. At the end of the work day, they followed her to her tent. Naomi began to ponder if she could teach the little goo-offs to help with her job.
    
    246 words
• Square Four: What a long day! How does your goob rest after a day of work?
  
  • Naomi slid her work satchel off her shoulder as she entered her tent. It clattered to ground sending up a dust cloud as some tools spilled out. Too exhausted to care, Naomi flopped onto her cot. All Naomi wanted to do after her long, fruitless dig was to take a long nap. Rolling onto her back, Naomi stretched her arms above her and flexed her worn fingers. She winced as the joints of her mechanical arm ground together. It would seem napping was a luxury she could not afford just now.
    
    With a groan, Naomi stood from her cot and moved to sit at the small table next to it. Naomi flicked on table lamp before opening her tool box to lay out everything she would need to clean and repair her arm. with a deep breath, Naomi uncoupled her arm and replaced it with the much less functional prototype. This was her least favorite part of the maintenance. Finally Naomi donned her goggles and examined her proudest invention. It had certainly seen better days. The shiny bronze had turned a murky orange from dirt and stones mixing with her goo. It was only then that Naomi realized how her white fur had also turned a gross brown. Her shower would have to wait though.
    
    Naomi got to work. Polishing here, greasing there, replacing a cog, recalibrating the pressure gage, until finally her arm looked almost as good as new. All but one glass lens with a small crack, she'd have to replace that once she was back in her proper workshop.
    
    After reattaching her arm, Naomi let out a relaxed sigh. No more grinding, and all her appendages moved as expected. She knew she would just have to clean it again tomorrow but that was a calming thought. Tinkering, especially when on something Naomi was passionate about, always relaxed her. Feeling newly invigorated, Naomi left her tent to shower and join the other archeologoo's for a nice meal.
    
    329 words

[lupiine]

i yearn for the soil

username + id: lupiine | 645753
goobie currently working: sterling
digsite selected: formless pit
equippables (if applicable): n/a


eureka!

username + id: lupiine | 645753
goobie currently working: sterling
equippables (if applicable): n/a
entry:

top left : gear
bottom left : resting
top right : mess
botom right : id

[annaebell]

i yearn for the soil

username + id: annaebell 787699
goobie currently working: bubs
digsite selected: sprawling fields
equippables (if applicable): n/a

eureka!

username + id: annaebell 787699
goobie currently working: bubs
equippables (if applicable): n/a
entry:
(Bingo card at bottom of post)
A1 - Progress check! What's your goob's experience been like so far?

Bubs hums a small hum as he is asked the question about his time in the dig site. Then he grins wide, sharp teeth on display.

"Bub like it. Bub dig big hole in dirt. Dirt fun while Reese busy."

He gives a small nod, as if he's just said the smartest thing in the world. To him, he might as well have.

"Bub also like finding dirty things. Stuff locked in dirt for Bubs to find! Like dirt box of mystery!"

From his tail goo he pulls out a few different rocks. They're nothing more than ordinary rocks but he shows them off regardless. They're covered in blue goo and multi coloured confetti.

"This my dirt finds!! Cool finds find Bubs lots. Bub show green boss. Green boss be happy."

He returns the items to his goo and grins wide.

"Bub have lots of fun at dirt hole. Favourite hole for Bubs."

B2 - It seems you've lost a tool or two. What do you do now?

"Tool?" Bub tilts his head to the side in confusion. "What tool? Bubs dig with paw and bubs not yet lose paw."

You clarify that you mean the tools he had been given at the start of the expedition. He looks at you confused yet again.

"Bubs not get tool? Bub meant to have diggy thing?"

He pauses then smiles. "It okay, see? Bubs teach other goobies how bubs use sharp paw pokies to dig dirt! No lost tool stop diggy dig!"

He's more ramped up now and digs twice as hard into the mud where he had been working, scraping away piles of dirt.


C3 - Rainy day! How does the rain effect your evacuating?

As it starts to rain outside and all the other goobies are busy evacuating away from the dig site, Bubs is still very happily digging away at the hole he has started to create in the ground. He is in too deep. Literally.

He is deep in his hole as everyone around him, save for a tiny few other goobies, leave and find somewhere sheltered away from the rain. He is busy looking for hidden treasures and mysterious artifacts! A little bit of sky water isn't going to deter him from getting his paws dirty.

Even as the rain comes down hard, bubs can be heard singing his hole digging song, happily unaware of the storm brewing outside his digging spot. All is good in his world.


D4 - Get ready for work! Draw your goob in archeologoo gear.

"Bubs not know what arc-e-oooo-leee-goo do but Bub found this cool hat to wear."
(Don't ask how he got his horns inside the hat. He's a clown not a physicist)

[Riley ♥]

Archeologoo Monthly Job Results!

"All your hard work has unearthed so many ciphers, and a lot of them seem connected to this piece of history that I have here." Arwen gathers up the assortment of relics that all the archeologoos had brought to her, studying them carefully and cross-referencing them with dusty tomes at her side. The library falls into silence as she works, filling in the blanks and transferring symbols down onto paper. "Hm, yes, it seems like... this one goes here, and this must be - ah, shorthand for this..." She mumbles to herself as she works, until finally she looks up at the archeologoos around her. "A-ha! I've solved it! Here it is in its entirety:


284.5547
g00GGg0 goo

Gogoe ggoo g ooo goog ogoo g00 g0o oog gog. go gogoGe goeg gg 0 ggog Geggog. ggeoggg. Go eggeog go go gooo g00g ogo. goog g00g gog0g go? gGgO g0gO gog ggoogogo. (The cosmos have led us here to this planet. What lies in store for us? We are of the same mind, of the same goal. This planet will fall, just like all the others, and perhaps at last our hunger will be sated.)

3095.578
g0ge Ogo
Trahvel Lawg

Langwage abbasorbed. Toking awn peece uf tree wif burnded tree. Lots uf trees. Goggo gogo 00Ggoo. Googoo gO0g Goo. (They are called humans. They are delicious. We will have more, we will consume them all. We found them on a grassy trail, we have their memories. The trail leads towards more, we will find them.) Langwage hard! Hav too move mouf. More try hard.

4958.336
Trahvel Lawg

New lahnd here. Planete. Was trahveling throo spayce wif other goo. Green and bloo. Goggo g0OO. g0Oo. GgoOo. G00 00g0 oogoo goog og. Go0OOg go. (Must eat. Consume. Conquer. The hunger never ends. It gnaws at us. It hurts…) Straynge lyfe heer. Hyooman. Not like goo. Can not chaynge. Goo must chaynge. Hyooman have laybel. To remememember eech other. ‘Nayyme.’ Need nayyme to fit in wif hyooman. Fit in with hyooman, then conker.

4059.434759
Trahvel Lawg

Lawst. Wahking for owrz. Hyooman paws not effishient, only too for wahking, too for holding. Nuthing too hold on too, so hold on too your paw. G00g0g0go googo og o goo goo GoO oOgo. GooGoo. Go0 gogGoog GOogogo oogoogoo. GoogogoOGOgogG GOgooG oG (‘Us’ is a goo concept. Humans are more separate. There is ‘me’, and there is ‘you’. We were once of one goo, and though our bond is stronger than anything in this galaxy, we have separated as two. I don’t ever want to be apart from you.)


Fascinating! What an incredible discovery! This appears to be from the moment the Gob and Gobbess first arrived on the planet, shortly after splitting from the Great Gob. They shared a consciousness at this point in time, and perhaps they always did. Maybe, they even still do, despite everything that's happened. There were creatures here before us called humans, and when they were first absorbed, it is where we got our language from. From the other fragments we gathered, it seems like the Gob and Gobbess spent some time around these humans, learning what they could from them and becoming part of their culture, at least for a little while.

Whatever language this was first written had been lost to us, and I believe I have other pieces of writing somewhere here in the library written in a similar way. It's some sort of primitive goo language, but now that we can understand it, we should be able to translate even more ancient text." She looks up at all the archeologooists with a big smile. "I couldn't have done this without all of you. I think it's only fair that I award you all expert archeologooist badges, which give you special clearance to additional digsites. I look forward to seeing what you bring back!"

Rewards
Due to goomunity feedback, monthly jobs are being re-designed into mini events with simpler tasks! Because of this, the maximum reward is being given to all those who participated in this month's activity for the effort put in. Thank you for participating, and thank you for all the wonderful art and writing!

• Eevee55
  
  x1 dirty goo MYO
  unlimited g1 and t1 traits + (t2) crystalized goo OR (t2) undead features
  this goo is filthy from long sessions at the digsite!
  
  x1 ancient tabloid (ingredient)
  a piece of something larger...
  
  'Dirt Lover' badge (equipment)
  allows you to access additional digsites!
  
  
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• imabanditø
  
  x1 dirty goo MYO
  unlimited g1 and t1 traits + (t2) crystalized goo OR (t2) undead features
  this goo is filthy from long sessions at the digsite!
  
  x1 ancient tabloid (ingredient)
  a piece of something larger...
  
  'Dirt Lover' badge (equipment)
  allows you to access additional digsites!
  
  
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• nio
  
  x1 dirty goo MYO
  unlimited g1 and t1 traits + (t2) crystalized goo OR (t2) undead features
  this goo is filthy from long sessions at the digsite!
  
  x1 ancient tabloid (ingredient)
  a piece of something larger...
  
  'Dirt Lover' badge (equipment)
  allows you to access additional digsites!
  
  
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• beema
  
  x1 dirty goo MYO
  unlimited g1 and t1 traits + (t2) crystalized goo OR (t2) undead features
  this goo is filthy from long sessions at the digsite!
  
  x1 ancient tabloid (ingredient)
  a piece of something larger...
  
  'Dirt Lover' badge (equipment)
  allows you to access additional digsites!
  
  
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• Saeli
  
  x1 dirty goo MYO
  unlimited g1 and t1 traits + (t2) crystalized goo OR (t2) undead features
  this goo is filthy from long sessions at the digsite!
  
  x1 ancient tabloid (ingredient)
  a piece of something larger...
  
  'Dirt Lover' badge (equipment)
  allows you to access additional digsites!
  
  
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• lupiine
  
  x1 dirty goo MYO
  unlimited g1 and t1 traits + (t2) crystalized goo OR (t2) undead features
  this goo is filthy from long sessions at the digsite!
  
  x1 ancient tabloid (ingredient)
  a piece of something larger...
  
  'Dirt Lover' badge (equipment)
  allows you to access additional digsites!
  
  
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• annaebell
  
  x1 dirty goo MYO
  unlimited g1 and t1 traits + (t2) crystalized goo OR (t2) undead features
  this goo is filthy from long sessions at the digsite!
  
  x1 ancient tabloid (ingredient)
  a piece of something larger...
  
  'Dirt Lover' badge (equipment)
  allows you to access additional digsites!

All MYOs have been added to your bank! Make sure you track your ingredients in your goostorage!

[Riley ♥]

Archeologoo Weekly Results!


"What an interesting piece of lore! So the humans had performances of stories that they seemed to act out in front of an audience - an amazing idea! I should mention this to Archie in the Goosroom, I'm sure he would love to organize a play. Romeo and Juliet... I'll have to see if we can find this ancient text."

Sadcat - Peel
You found: 20 coins!
jackpot!

Eevee55 - Angelina
You found: x1 misshapen g1 token!
collect 3 to turn into a g1 token!

grassman. - reminisce
You found: x1 misshapen g1 token!
collect 3 to turn into a g1 token!

beema - Painted Blue Tigerlily
You found: nothing this week!
Does the Pile seem a little bit... bigger today? You don't feel like taking any chances, so you sit this one out.

imabanditø - duet
You found: an ancient tabloid(ingredient)!
a piece of something larger...

nio - Dakota
You found: nothing this week!
The trail you usually take to reach the Formless Pit is shrouded in thick mist. You can't see more than an inch ahead of you. You don't want to get lost in this weather, so you turn around and head back.

Saeli - Naomi
You found: a lore fragment!
"...and there was an announcement on the door. They were advertising a play, a fictional story that they act out in front of others. Apparently these sorts of things are very difficult for humans, and only a select few can get it right. The paper read, 'Romeo and Juliet'. The title was fashioned in such a way that the names seemed inseparable. At least, I thought as much. I decided this would be a perfect time for us to choose our names. I picked Romeo. They wanted to pick 'and', but I told them that wasn't one of the names. The humans would know for sure if one of us named themselves 'and'. So I told them to pick Juliet. Now I am Romeo, and they are Juliet. The play was no good, though. It will never take off."

lupiine - sterling
You found: x1 torn t2 ticket!
collect 3 to turn into a t2 ticket!

annaebell - bubs
You found: an old fabric (ingredient)!
once part of an ancient garment, now reduced to shreds.

Remember to track your coins and job ingredients on your goostorage page, as these are all user-tracked! Items and item pieces have been added to the bank in the archive. Fractured items are automatically converted to full items in your bank once 3 pieces have been obtained.

Archeologoo is now open!
Weekly submissions have been reset!
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