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Cimm&Nuna&Mana&Kennick

Cimm was quickly becoming aggravated at the lack of findings. He wanted to hurry up and find something before he got too distracted by all the Pokémon around him. He recognized a few from the ridiculous meet-and-greet he'd been tricked into going to, but at least they were all busy with their work and not focused on forcing conversations with each other.

"I'm telling you, you need me." Nuna drew out her words and dragged Cimm back to the present. He glared over at the Aron who was now sitting down in boredom on her rump, dull eyes glazed over as she repeated herself again.

"No! Just go someplace else before you break something again. " Cimm snapped, tired of her whining and droning on. She pouted with a hum and stood up.

"Just let me in on this action!" She snapped right back, apparently in no mood to deal with her leader's attitude. But Cimm didn't really care.

"Fine, just stand there and whine, then." He grunted as he tried once again to focus on the task at hand. Nuna's whining continued on, though, as did the presence of other Pokémon in the room.

Team Moonlighter: 0 Points

Bahadur&Herbert

Bahadur's patience paid off in the end as Herbert came to a sudden stop and shook violently once more. The flat snake with wings wriggled over to the area pointed out to him, shifting around so that he could use his drill like tail to dig straight down. He felt a bit of something that wasn't quite dirt, and looked down to see his findings.

A little bronze box, etched with delicate yet intricate shimmering golden flowers had been uncovered. The whole thing was only big enough to fit a ring or a pair of small earrings in. Bahadur looked up and gave a smile to his partner to make sure to keep him on his good side.

"You sure are good at this! Keep it up while I go return this box to the pile!" He encouraged as he did just so.

Team Fortuitous: -1 Points

Venari
Katherine & Arturius & Ty
Points: -3

Nothing. It was getting a little bit frustrating at this point. It really was. Katherine stood up, stretched slightly and rubbed the dirt off of herself as best as she could. She stopped to look around, being apparently slightly less interested in her work and slightly more interested as to the others. She spied a band of familiar faces as she glanced about and, deciding that it would be much more enjoyable to head in their direction and say hello, abandoned where she was working in favour of greeting familiar faces. Team Oddball had managed to live up to their name as much as they had during the first meeting she had had with the team, from the looks of it. Not that that stopped her from walking over and saying a polite, "Hello."

Ty, on the other hand, simply kept quietly digging with unyielding discipline. Even if this was dumb and he was bored.

Cut
Donovan & Theodore
Points: 3

Donovan's digging had ascended to such a level that further description of such an act was meaningless and would cease to be in future posts without an actual reason to do so.

Theodore, however, continued to put on a good showing. He dug more carefully now, his "hand" and his haste stayed by the prospect of other treasures in the area. After all, if he had found one book, he would find more. And he was quite well-founded in making an assumption as his much more careful strikes revealed another book. This one was made of leather and vellum and had weathered whatever time it had spent underground much, much better than the previous one had. It was clearly a much older, or at least much more important, book. The writing was faint but intact and he looked forward to attempting to read it which he most certainly would before turning it over.

Robin
Jessica & Tobias
Points: 0

Jessica... found nothing. She kept on finding nothing. It was getting to the point that it was almost a little disappointing, not because she expected to run into any real problems with her payment but because it made the even-handed work go from something dutiful and enjoyable to almost monotonous. Even as well adjusted as she was to such kinds of work it did eventually begin to wear on ones self when they so consistently found nothing at all. Something to look at or examine besides clumps of dirt would have done a great deal for how she felt about the work. It would have been a great change of pace.

That change of pace she sought out was, unfortunately for her, exactly what Tobias had managed to get as he stripped the earth. He paused sharply and with little reservation and limited grace shoved his head forcefully into the hole he had dug. After several seconds of awkward thrashing and struggling, he popped back out apparently no better for the activity. And that was just the way he wanted it to seem. Whatever it was--he hadn't looked at it properly--was now resting inside of his mouth. He would examine it later at his leisure. But it felt round, so it was good.

Cimm&Nuna&Mana&Kennick

"Cimm, Cimm, Ciiiiimmmmmm." The feline wanted to be able to forget his name right then and there. Nuna had reached a new level of annoyingness and it was starting to give him a real headache.

"Just let her in already!" Kennick hissed impatiently, apparently as fed up with the noise as he was. The leader tried to ignore them both, though as he huffed quickly and moved to another spot to dig in when the one he'd been working on proved empty of treasures. This shunning did not, as always, deter Nuna in any way. The next thing he knew she was inhaling deeply.

"Cimmerian! Let. Me. In!" She shouted. Cimm's eye twitched as he whipped around, lunging like an arrow from the string at the Aron. He felt his paws knock into her as he tried without success to dig his claws through her metal exterior.

"Shut up!" He hissed in her face, watching those ever defiant blue eyes narrow.

"No way. Not until you let me back into your digging thing!" She insisted boldly, as if she didn't know that Cimm was already imagining a gory scene with her as the star.

"Fine." He said suddenly in a neutral tone, surprising even himself as he came up quickly with a way to compromise. "You can join in, but if your sixth sense, or so you call it, fails, you're out. And you don't bother me for the rest of the day. If you prove it, then I'll buy you something with the Team's money." He said quickly.

"Hey, I thought you said the Team's funds were for-" Kennick started to protest, only to be cut off as Nuna chirped triumphantly and head into the digging area, obviously eager to accept the bet. Cimm and Kennick shared a glare as they waited for Nuna to do something.

Team Moonlighter: -1 Points

Bahadur&Herbert

The Dunsparce was just making his triumphant return when he spotted the weirdo he called a co-captain lying flat on he ground, trembling slightly with eyes open as wide as they always were. Bahadur could feel the vibrations coming from the steel plate beneath him as he neared. It was oddly disturbing to watch the Bronzor stare up through those thick, circular framed glasses, doing nothing but looking up.

"Are you okay? Did you malfunction or something?" The Dunsparsce asked, not quite sure where to go with himself when he knew that the Pokémon wouldn't answer him. He vacantly wondered if it was too late to trade in his partner for a new one. Holding in a sigh, Bahadur began to slink away to find a good place to dig, "Well, I'll be over here, just... Ring, if you need me."

Team Fortuitous: -2 Points

Team Umbrae

Rezon yawned lazily as he stretched, glancing around at those who were digging through the dirt like madness. Personally he had no desire to get his claws dirty..then again, that's where Aldric came in. Already the young Tyrunt was flailing as he dug through the hardening dirt with large back talons, trying desperately to shred tear and yank up to bits of earth. Of course, despite it was more like work to most, the young Tyrunt was enjoying himself as he played in the dirt. Rezon...merely frowned, watching with almost mind amusement. Yes, as long as the child was more than eager to search for this buried treasure, the odds were more in favor that the Liepard didn't have to get his paws dirty and that just made him quite content. Even more so as he laid down in a bit of shade, watching as Aldric continued to dig furiously!

Team Forge

The concept of burried items seemed to please the young Charmander who seemed to dance at the excitement of it!! They could find many items...gold, loot, candy! The ebon colored lizard turned to look at his cohort, grinning from ear to ear as he toggled lightly back and forth from left to right foot and reverse. "Did you hear that? Let's get to digging! Maybe we will find something super exotic! It'll make us rich!" True the duo were not a Treasure Hunting group, but even a mercenary could love the idea of getting their hands upon handfuls of gold! Gold..was power in sense. Already eager to search, Cerin began to dig down into the dirt, eagerly clawing it up as he dug straight down. It wouldn't take long before he hit something and with a gleeful sound he tossed a small coin up for Murdock. "Found something!"

After digging for quite some time, Keivera was slightly disappointed that her they hadn't found anything yet. It seemed like most everyone from the guild had, except them. Although disappointing, she wasn't going to let it discourage her. In order to cover more ground, she left Kennet to continue in the original spot while she moved over a few feet and tried to start in another spot. Her hooves weren't designed for such work so getting it started was slightly difficult, however, once she managed to get a few inches down the soil became a little softer. Therefore, much easier to move.

Kent watched from the corner of his eye as Keivera moved to work in another spot. He wondered how long their help was going to be needed on the dig-site. Not too long he hoped. Then, his attention was drawn back to his work as he heard a dull clank when his claws struck something metal. His tail began to wag as he barked, "Keivera! Arlyn! I found something!"

Arlyn was ecstatic to hear that Kennet had found something. He turned and stopped just short of the hole to take a look. The surface of the object was shiny and flat. Perhaps it was some sort of mirror or plate. They wouldn't really know till they got it out so he dropped down and took one of the picks to start getting the dirt from the edges so it would be easier to pick up when the time came."Good job Kent!" Arlyn praised.

Keivera was last to make it to Kent's side. When she looked, Arlyn was already hard at work, chipping away at the dirt around the edges. "Using some water would probably help loosen the soil there Arlyn. Since the object is metal I don't think it would hurt.

The Growlithe looked up at his leader then back down into the hole. "I think she's right. I think it would be safe to soften the soil to make it easier to move debris."

The little Marill stopped momentarily, hesitating at the thought of possibly being wrong. He didn't want to chance damaging the artifact, but what they said was true. The water would soften the soil. Perhaps they were right, what harm could it do? He walked the perimeter of the round flat surface, water trickling out his mouth in a gentle stream. Afterward it was much easier to clear the dirt and as he reached the bottom of the circular shiny object he let out a small sigh. "Alright. I'm going to pull it up now." And as he spoke he moved grasp the bottom and began to gently pull up.

As Arlyn pulled up on the object, she cringed as she heard the loud crack and the disk came flying up at her face. First she looked to see if Arlyn and Kent were alright, then she looked to see what the source of the sound was. It was then that she noted there was something else sticking up out of the ground where the "plate" had been. It had been the base of a statue, and the statue was still encased in soil. Keivera was sure that the statue was fixable, but she knew they weren't going to get any points for bringing in a broken artifact. In fact, they would lose some.

((And team Catalyst would roll 87, broke the statue this post. Total points: -2 ))



Viper dug for a little while, but since nothing else came up she stopped and looked at Mortimer. She slipped the ring they had previously found onto one of the small claws on her front right foot and addressed her companion. "I'm going to turn this in. I'll be back," she huffed as she turned to leave for the moment.

Morty wasn't at all surprised that his leader was leaving. She really didn't care for company. Oh how he wished that she would break out of her shell, literally and figuratively. It would make things so much easier, however, he wasn't stupid enough to say such things out loud. Instead, he simply grunted as he continued his search in the dirt.

((And Team Verruckt would roll 25, nothing found this post. Total points: 1 ))


Murdock was rather surprised at having an ancient coin tossed in his face. His partner either had good luck, or good senses. He wasn't quite sure which yet. Either way, it was a good start for the duo. "Good job Cerin," he said as he sat the coin aside to be taken for turn in later.

Not quite as enthusiastic about the dig, Murdock began to scratch out a hole and shovel the dirt with his head. As he continued this process, he became aware of something in his field of vision, dangling in front of his right eye. Closing his left eye, he was able to focus on what was dangling in front of him. It was a set of beads. He tossed his head, and there was a small thud as the bead necklace that had been caught on one of his armored plates hit the ground in front of him. For a mercenary team, they were off to a good start.

((And Murdock would roll 2 , found a bead necklace. Total points: 4 ))

With a heavy heart, Keivera went and picked up the base of the statue they had broke while Arlyn and Kent finished getting the statue itself out of the ground. They would turn it in later to be fixed, along with whatever else they had found - or broke - by that evening.

After five minutes or constant digging, Kent finally had the rest of the statue exposed. It could have been done in less time, but he had taken his time to avoid damaging the artifact further. When he was finally able to shove it out of the hole, he looked at the brass statue in awe. The figure was not one he recognized, but it looked rather sinister.

Arlyn was amazed at the size of it once it was out of the ground. It was larger than he was. Then again, he was also a small mouse. With the statue now set aside with its base, Arlyn bounced over to the other hole Keivera had started. It wasn't very deep yet, but Arlyn thought he saw something. There was a smooth surface visible where Keivera's hooves had scraped away the earth. After moving a bit more soil, Arlyn discovered the identity of the piece. Kent's proclamation of finding something had come at just the right time. It had prevented Keivera from busting a clay pot. With a small grin, he set to freeing it. He would keep the news to himself for the moment. No need to draw his companions attention to something ever time an object was found.

((And team Catalyst would roll 40, found a clay pot. Total points: 0 ))



After turning in the ring, Viper returned to her partner. As a treasure hunting team, it was important that they do well here. However, her partner had stopped digging for some reason. "What's the matter? Paws get tired?" She wasn't joking. She didn't think much of her partner.

Mortimer was not amused. He knew that his leader was deliberately trying to get under his skin, but he wouldn't let her see his annoyance. Showing her that it annoyed him would only encourage further insults later. "No. I found something, but as soon as I went to move it, part of it snagged on a tree root and now there's a hole in it."Morty looked at the leather hide canvas. When he had heard the ripping sound, he had let go of the canvas and set it back down in the hole gingerly. He hadn't wanted to damage it more than he already had.

Viper positioned herself where she could look at what her partner was referring to. "Snap the tree root and bring it on up. I'm sure they'll still want it despite the hole."

((And Team Verruckt would roll 51, tore a hole in a hide canvas this post. Total points: 0 ))


Murdock was pleased that he and his partner had found two things in a very short amount of time. First a coin and now a bead necklace. This place was riddled with artifacts. So long as they kept finding things, he didn't mind digging.

After a few more minutes had passed, Murdock heard a scraping sound as he struck something. Another artifact. Carefully, he began working around the edges of the object to make sure it was all exposed before moving it. This time, when he finished uncovering it, he was surprised to see a mirror of sorts. He wasn't sure why one of these would be here, but here it was. Raising his voice a little to make sure he was heard, he called out to his partner. "You picked a good spot Cerin. I've already found two things." He was quite pleased with this spot.

((And Murdock would roll 10, found a mirror this post. Total points: 6 ))

Venari
Katherine & Arturius & Ty
Points: -5

Ty simply continued on with his work fruitlessly. There was nothing more to do other than to strike the earth, drag it out and then redeposit the spade in the earth. There was little else to it.

Cut
Donovan & Theodore
Points: 4

Theodore had buried the ruined pot by digging elsewhere. No one would ever need to know it was there. No one. He had simply dug off to the side and dropped the dirt in to head elsewhere. It could simply be... ignored. But it was fortuitous that he did so, for as he continued to dig he found the partnered jug. Or, at first, he found the dirt that covered it but with a much more careful hand he carefully scraped it away in order to take a proper look at underneath. The painting was faded to the point of obscurity but whatever it was must have been quite intricate indeed...

Robin
Jessica & Tobias
Points: 1

Brace, kick, push, hoist, dump. It was a repetitive and very much endless process that Jessica engaged in with little complaint. It was much faster than the much more careful digging she had been engaging in only minutes prior and though she was no less annoyed by her lack of success the change in pace made the activity much more bearable. It was a little careless, she knew, but given the absence of anything else in the area so far it was simply more important for her to dig as quickly and as efficiently as possible rather than it was for her to take her time. If she continued to take her time she would be digging at nothing for ages. It was through this method and this logic that something finally stuck out in the sifter as she shook it. It wasn't quite possible for her to tell what it was--it seemed broken, though certainly not by her own hand. It was a piece of some greater thing but either way it was certainly valuable and she quickly refocused her efforts to expand the area she had dug it up from.