Outback Knives 8 — 13 Level 42
♡ An Echo. Two souls trading dugouts on live broadcast. Audacious.
BROADCAST DETAILS
RIOT “WELCOME TO THE HELLEVATOR. TONIGHT: KNIVES. LVL42. CONSEQUENCES. In that order.”
HEX “The bat boy has been running since warmups. He knows something. He won't say.”
HEX “Ah. Echo. So the dream WAS about tonight. Interesting. Don't worry about which part.”
HEX “Birthday Card Linda. “The Third Out”. I've seen their at-bats before they happen. So has the pitcher, unfortunately for the pitcher.”
HEX “The chant tonight is “UH OH”. Third uhoh of my dream had that exact chant. We're on script, everyone.”
RIOT “SAY IT AGAIN. don't. it's better once.”
HEX “Lvl42 lead 6–3 through 3. I knew at breakfast. The crowd is transcendent — they're starting to know too.”
RIOT “The losing dugout is spiritually elsewhere.”
HEX “Lvl42 by a landslide, 9–5. Even the spirits have stopped taking notes. One of them left.”
RIOT “AN HOUR AGO THE CROWD WAS TRANSCENDENT. LOOK AT THEM NOW. LOOK AT THEM.”
HEX “It ends 8–13, exactly as the dream showed me. Soul of the game: Suspiciously Damp Phil, 5-for-10. The dream also showed next week. No further comment.”
RIOT “I'M ALREADY STANDING.”
RIOT “NOBODY LEAVES UNTIL I DO. ...okay i'm leaving. GOODNIGHT.”
HEX “Until the next vision. Goodnight.”
- 🔁 ECHO: Empty Manila Folder Boris ↔ Phyllis Looms swapped teams.
Knives 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 R 8
Lvl42 2 4 0 0 3 0 4 0 X R 13
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mavis Edgewise | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .428 |
| Constance of the Veil | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .600 |
| Hilda Edgewise | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .750 |
| Beryl the Unsmiling | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| Hilda the Unsmiling | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Empty Manila Folder Boris | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Hilda the Reach | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Mavis the Towering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspiciously Damp Phil | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .500 |
| Coffee Cup Margaret | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .833 |
| Phyllis Looms | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Birthday Card Linda | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .142 |
| Tepid Soup Karen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Wet Umbrella Dennis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Birthday Card Margaret | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
--- Knives @ Lvl42 (The Hellevator) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Mavis Edgewise settles in over the plate, looming. Hilda the Reach drifts up to the plate. The bat hovers. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Coffee Cup Margaret drives one to deep left while humming. Birthday Card Linda swings on a 3-2 count. The chorus arrives, exquisitely. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Hilda Edgewise swings through the bat and still hits the ball. Mavis Edgewise carves a hit. The ball is also slightly cut. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── The umpire shudders. Suspiciously Damp Phil (between-floors) swings during the chorus. The bat connects. Tepid Soup Karen pokes a hit. The slight smell of warm laundry intensifies. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Hellevator. The hum continues. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Constance of the Veil drives one. The catcher politely notes she could not see Constance of the Veil swing. Empty Manila Folder Boris drifts up to the plate. The bat hovers. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Beryl the Unsmiling (looming) drifts up to the plate. The bat hovers. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Coffee Cup Margaret works a base hit. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin drives one. The button for floor 41 does not light up. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Hilda the Unsmiling (incorporeal) powers one over the wall. A complimentary side flies into the stands. Hilda Edgewise takes a long, ghostly swing and singles. Constance of the Veil swings through the bat and still hits the ball. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Suspiciously Damp Phil singles. The PA system plays the same eight bars again. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Florence Drift sends a home run into the parking lot. The valet, who is also a ghost, shrugs. Mavis Edgewise drives one. The catcher politely notes she could not see Mavis Edgewise swing. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── The crowd is no longer a crowd, exactly. Suspiciously Damp Phil (between-floors) hits one as the song hits the bridge. Coffee Cup Margaret drills one to right. The lasagna cools further. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Florence Drift sails one OVER THE BLOOMIN' ONION. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Hellevator. The hum continues. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Quiet inning. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. FINAL: Knives 8 — Lvl42 13 WEATHER: Echo 🔁 ECHO: Empty Manila Folder Boris ↔ Phyllis Looms swapped teams.