Boat Boys 7 — 11 Outback Knives
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RIOT “BOATS AT KNIVES AND THE AIR TASTES LIKE PENNIES. that's baseball weather, baby.”
HEX “I see two outs. I see fire. I see... concession prices. Grim. All of it grim.”
RIOT “HEADS UP — RAINING HOTDOGS. Literally. Heads. Up.”
HEX “Yes. This is the part I saw.”
RIOT “I DON'T BELIEVE IN OMENS.”
HEX “They know. They find it charming.”
HEX “The spirits circle Chuck (Co-Captain) tonight — “Foul Territory,” they whisper. The walkup tells you everything: Just the crowd. Just the crowd.”
HEX “The chant tonight is “WE BUILT THAT BOAT”. Third uhoh of my dream had that exact chant. We're on script, everyone.”
RIOT “I'M ALREADY STANDING.”
RIOT “THE BOATS FANS ARE HERE AND YOU CAN TELL. FIELD REPORT: Fans distrust dry weather as a matter of principle.”
HEX “Knives lead 3–1 through 4. I knew at breakfast. The crowd is booing the moon — they're starting to know too.”
HEX “An omen crosses the field: Slurmcore surge delayed play for seventeen seconds. The third card was VERY clear about this.”
RIOT “THAT'S THE MOVE. THAT'S THE ONE.”
HEX “Tied at 6. The 7th uhoh will not stay polite. The crowd is already veiled. They can feel it too.”
RIOT “HEX. PREDICT SOMETHING.”
HEX “You will lose your voice by the eighth.”
RIOT “WORTH IT.”
RIOT “FINAL SCORE. BOATS 7. KNIVES 11. SOUL OF THE GAME: CONSTANCE OF THE VEIL, 4-FOR-4. GO HOME. HYDRATE. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU SAW.”
HEX “The Raining Hotdogs was never about the weather, by the way. Sleep well.”
RIOT “NOBODY LEAVES UNTIL I DO. ...okay i'm leaving. GOODNIGHT.”
HEX “Until the next vision. Goodnight.”
- 🌭 RAINING HOTDOGS: Phyllis Looms stopped to eat. +1 POWER (now 7.0), −0.5 SOUL (now 4.3).
Boats 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 R 7
Knives 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 5 R 11
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Drift | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .428 |
| Chuck (Co-Captain) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Earl (Disputed Captain) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .1000 |
| Roy (Captain Emeritus) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .166 |
| Steve (Also Captain) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Stan (Also Captain) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Wayne (Disputed Captain) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hank (The Real Captain) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constance of the Veil | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .1000 |
| Hilda Edgewise | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .428 |
| Beryl the Unsmiling | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| Hilda the Reach | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .500 |
| Mavis the Towering | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .666 |
| Hilda the Unsmiling | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hank (Allegedly Captain) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mavis Edgewise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Boats @ Knives (The Steakhouse) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Beryl the Unsmiling (looming) slices one down the line. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Constance of the Veil swings, makes contact, and immediately criticizes his own follow-through. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Hilda Edgewise slices one down the line. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Mavis the Towering drifts a swing and the ball does not come down for several seconds. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Constance of the Veil singles. The flare goes off, accidentally. Steve (Also Captain) (knot-untying) lines a hit while explaining what a 'starboard' is to nobody in particular. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Hilda the Reach drives one. The catcher politely notes she could not see Hilda the Reach swing. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── The umpire shudders. Roy (Captain Emeritus) swings, makes contact, and immediately criticizes his own follow-through. Chuck (Co-Captain) (dad-coded) hammers a base hit while several dads adjust their hats. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Hilda the Reach (incorporeal) drives one. The catcher politely notes she could not see Hilda the Reach swing. Beryl the Unsmiling carves a base hit through the gap. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Hilda Edgewise (polite menace) sets the knife down briefly to swing. Another Knife retrieves it. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Earl (Disputed Captain) hammers a base hit while several dads adjust their hats. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── A scoreless inning. The bloomin' onion smell intensifies for no reason. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Constance of the Veil singles. The flare goes off, accidentally. ─── bot of the 9th ────────────────────────── The crowd is no longer a crowd, exactly. Hilda the Reach (incorporeal) sends one out. The neon sign reading 'STEAKS' sputters meaningfully. Mavis the Towering (looming) singles. The Steakhouse smells more strongly. Florence Drift makes contact. The ball seems hesitant. FINAL: Boats 7 — Knives 11 WEATHER: Raining Hotdogs 🌭 RAINING HOTDOGS: Phyllis Looms stopped to eat. +1 POWER (now 7.0), −0.5 SOUL (now 4.3).