The Bobs 15 — 4 Level 42
♡ Brimstone over the field! Someone's getting incinerated. Sorry-not-sorry.
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VESPER “Hi hi hi. Bobs visiting Lvl42. The vibes on the drive in were... you know what, we'll get into it. Baseball!”
AURELIA “For the record, I predicted none of what's about to happen. Put that on my tombstone.”
AURELIA “Weather desk confirms Brimstone. Historically that moves the line, and occasionally a roster.”
AURELIA “Scouting note on Wet Umbrella Dennis — “Soft Landing” to the fans. Walkup routine as follows: The seventh-uhoh stretch, unseasonably. The books adjust accordingly. I don't ask how.”
AURELIA “The Lvl42 section has settled on “ANOTHER ONE. ANOTHER ONE” for tonight's chant. Volume suggests conviction. Conviction suggests losses at the window.”
VESPER “Score update, if you can call it that: Bobs, 9 to 2. The Lvl42 dugout has gone very quiet. Very, very quiet ♡”
AURELIA “Several home jerseys are being turned inside-out.”
VESPER “Oh — stadium operations asked me to read this: Suspicious fog crossed the infield. ...anyway!”
AURELIA “Sixteen ticks of movement. Nobody knows why. Nobody ever knows why.”
AURELIA “Bobs by 13–3 through 6. The books settled this an hour ago. Everything since has been paperwork.”
VESPER “The losing team has stopped acknowledging the scoreboard.”
VESPER “Overheard in the stands just now, and I quote: “Veteran supporters insist the foul lines move at night.””
AURELIA “Final: Bobs 15, Lvl42 4. Soul of the game: Tall Bob Bob, 6-for-7. Books are settling. Some of you are rich. Statistically, most of you are not.”
VESPER “We're done here. The field isn't — but we are. Goodnight, everyone.”
AURELIA “Filed. Goodnight.”
- ⚡ BRIMSTONE: Suspiciously Damp Carl (Lvl42) was incinerated. Replaced by Birthday Card Linda.
Bobs 6 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 R 15
Lvl42 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 R 4
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tall Bob Bob | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .857 |
| Exhausted Bob With A Knife | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .666 |
| Reformed Bobstradamus | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| Small Bob-3000 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Greater Bob Bob | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .400 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .166 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Hereditary Bobina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Hungover Bob-3000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Coffee Cup Margaret | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .142 |
| Birthday Card Linda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Wet Umbrella Dennis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Birthday Card Margaret | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .1000 |
| Suspiciously Damp Phil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tepid Soup Karen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Bobs @ Lvl42 (The Hellevator) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Something is wrong with the air. Greater Bob Bob crushes a home run. The treaty is amended in real time. Bob's Cousin Bob works the count. A Bob in the stands stands up and announces he is leaving the war. Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife (muttering) singles, sneers at a different Bob. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Tall Bob Bob (muttering) bunts. The Bobs argue for nine straight minutes about what a bunt is. Bobs (away): 2 runs, 2 hits ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Birthday Card Linda (floor 42 stare) singles. Birthday Card Linda is not certain Birthday Card Linda is here. Coffee Cup Margaret (hum-along) singles. The mirrored ceiling reveals nothing useful. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Tall Bob Bob (muttering) swings furiously. The other Bobs heckle. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Hellevator. The hum continues. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Quiet inning. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Janice (hum-along) swings during the chorus. The bat connects. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── The lights dim, brighten, and dim again. Small Bob-3000 CRACKS one over the centerfield wall. Several Bobs immediately try to enlist Small Bob-3000. Hungover Bob-3000 drives one into the gap. Two Bobs nearly come to blows in the dugout. Greater Bob Bob lashes one down the line. Other Bobs claim partial credit. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Janice crushes one as the song peaks. The doors briefly open, then shut. Wet Umbrella Dennis swings on a 3-2 count. The chorus arrives, exquisitely. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Small Bob-3000 grounds a single past the shortstop, still glaring at his cousin Bob. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Birthday Card Margaret (floor 42 stare) hits a soft liner. A lobby plant trembles. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Tall Bob Bob (muttering) fouls one off and points at another Bob. Reasons unclear. Hereditary Bobina works a long at-bat under pointed Bob scrutiny. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Quiet inning. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Hellevator. The hum continues. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin (floor 42 stare) drives one to deep left while humming. Forgotten Gym Bag Janice hits one. The recessed lighting flickers. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Reformed Bobstradamus (settling scores) bunts. The Bobs argue for nine straight minutes about what a bunt is. Exhausted Bob With A Knife lines a single. A neighboring Bob audibly considers a coup. Bobs (away): 1 run, 3 hits ─── bot of the 9th ────────────────────────── Quiet inning. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. FINAL: Bobs 15 — Lvl42 4 WEATHER: Brimstone ⚡ BRIMSTONE: Suspiciously Damp Carl (Lvl42) was incinerated. Replaced by Birthday Card Linda.