Boat Boys 4 — 5 Level 42
♡ An Echo. Two souls trading dugouts on live broadcast. Audacious.
BROADCAST DETAILS
RIOT “BOATS AT LVL42. THE HELLEVATOR. NOBODY IS READY. LEAST OF ALL ME. GO.”
VESPER “Someone check on the bullpen before we start. Actually — don't. Let it happen.”
RIOT “HEADS UP — ECHO. Literally. Heads. Up.”
RIOT “WATCH BERYL THE TOWERING. THEY CALL THEM “Refund Request” AND THE NICKNAME IS EARNED.”
VESPER “Word around the league: a favorite of the night shift at the Steakhouse.”
RIOT “THE LVL42 SECTION IS CHANTING “THAT WAS THE PLAN” AND HONESTLY? SAME.”
VESPER “The Lvl42 section is in mid-season form already. Case in point: Supporters believe the outcome was already decided, but disagree about by whom.”
VESPER “One-run game, Lvl42 on top, 4 uhohs in. My nails are gone. The crowd is dream-synced. We are all doing great.”
RIOT “Signs are being unfurled. None of them are factual.”
VESPER “Lvl42 by a few, 2–0 after 6. Plenty of baseball left. That's a threat, by the way.”
RIOT “LVL42. 5–4. FINAL. SOUL OF THE GAME: STAN (ALSO CAPTAIN), 5-FOR-8. THAT'S THE GAME AND I'LL BE HEARING IT IN MY SLEEP.”
VESPER “Noted and beloved.”
RIOT “NOBODY LEAVES UNTIL I DO. ...okay i'm leaving. GOODNIGHT.”
VESPER “Goodnight, everyone~ ♡”
- 🔁 ECHO: Tepid Soup Karen ↔ Chuck (Co-Captain) swapped teams.
Boats 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 R 4
Lvl42 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 R 5
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan (Also Captain) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .625 |
| Earl (Captain Emeritus) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .666 |
| Earl (Disputed Captain) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Roy (Captain Emeritus) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hank (Allegedly Captain) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Steve (Also Captain) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chuck (Co-Captain) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tepid Soup Karen | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| Suspiciously Damp Carl | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .600 |
| Birthday Card Susan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Wet Umbrella Dennis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| Suspiciously Damp Phil | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .142 |
| Birthday Card Margaret | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Janice | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Coffee Cup Margaret | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Boats @ Lvl42 (The Hellevator) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Earl (Captain Emeritus) pokes a single. A long anecdote about a fishing trip begins on second. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Quiet inning. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Hellevator. The hum continues. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Wet Umbrella Dennis crushes one as the song peaks. The doors briefly open, then shut. Suspiciously Damp Carl swings during the chorus. The bat connects. Birthday Card Margaret (floor 42 stare) hits a soft liner. A lobby plant trembles. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Janice (hum-along) swings while the song is in the second verse. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Stan (Also Captain) singles, looking up, briefly noticing a cloud. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Suspiciously Damp Carl hits a homer. Several other Level 42 players begin to cry, beautifully. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Tepid Soup Karen works a hit. A discussion of knot-tying breaks out at first base. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Hellevator. The hum continues. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Something is wrong with the air. Stan (Also Captain) hits a no-doubter. A Captain wipes his eye and pretends he didn't. Tepid Soup Karen (hum-along) hits one to the gap. A different Captain explains how he would have hit it harder. Earl (Captain Emeritus) singles. The other Captains weigh in. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Suspiciously Damp Phil (between-floors) hits a soft liner. A lobby plant trembles. Birthday Card Susan singles. The doors do not open. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Several balls go missing and reappear. Wayne (Disputed Captain) drives one into the harbor. Wayne (Disputed Captain) insists this was on purpose. Stan (Also Captain) (knot-untying) drives one. A different Captain says something about marine batteries. Earl (Disputed Captain) fouls one off, mutters something nautical. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Birthday Card Susan sends one out as the bridge plays. The carpet smells different now. Wet Umbrella Dennis taps a hit. Briefcase Linda nods. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── bot of the 9th ────────────────────────── Suspiciously Damp Carl (elevator-trance) BLASTS a home run. The floor display rapidly cycles 41, 40, 39, then snaps to 42. Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin singles. The mirrored ceiling reveals nothing useful. FINAL: Boats 4 — Lvl42 5 WEATHER: Echo 🔁 ECHO: Tepid Soup Karen ↔ Chuck (Co-Captain) swapped teams.