Outback Knives 14 — 10 Level 42
♡ Brimstone over the field! Someone's getting incinerated. Sorry-not-sorry.
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RIOT “KNIVES AT LVL42. THE HELLEVATOR. NOBODY IS READY. LEAST OF ALL ME. GO.”
AURELIA “Sure. Whatever the opposite of that was, hedge toward it.”
AURELIA “Weather desk confirms Brimstone. Historically that moves the line, and occasionally a roster.”
RIOT “SAY IT AGAIN. don't. it's better once.”
RIOT “AURELIA. GIVE ME A NUMBER.”
AURELIA “Four.”
RIOT “PERFECT. NO NOTES. WHAT'S IT FOR.”
AURELIA “Nothing. You asked for a number.”
RIOT “FEATURED SOUL: EARL (CAPTAIN EMERITUS). “Signal Fade”. that walkup changed me. Two distinct songs at the same time.”
AURELIA “For the log: Lvl42 section, chanting “SLURM. SLURM. SLURM”. I don't interpret. I record.”
AURELIA “The Lvl42 fanbase, for the record: Most attendees are afraid of whos afraid of Virginia Wolfe. I no longer footnote it.”
RIOT “SCOREBOARD: KNIVES 9, LVL42 6. 4 DOWN. IT'S A LEAD. IT'S NOT SAFE. NOTHING IS SAFE.”
AURELIA “The stadium is colder when the visitors lead. It just is.”
RIOT “KNIVES 14. LVL42 7. THAT'S NOT A SCORE THAT'S A CRIME SCENE.”
AURELIA “For continuity: it was Knives up 9–6 at the last check. The delta speaks for itself. It won't stop speaking, actually.”
RIOT “FINAL SCORE. KNIVES 14. LVL42 10. SOUL OF THE GAME: CONSTANCE OF THE VEIL, 5-FOR-7 WITH 1 HOME RUN. GO HOME. HYDRATE. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU SAW.”
AURELIA “The books agree.”
RIOT “NOBODY LEAVES UNTIL I DO. ...okay i'm leaving. GOODNIGHT.”
AURELIA “...yeah. Goodnight.”
- ⚡ BRIMSTONE: Hilda Edgewise (Knives) was incinerated. Replaced by Vera Looms.
Knives 2 3 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 R 14
Lvl42 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 R 10
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constance of the Veil | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .714 |
| Vera Looms | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .500 |
| Hilda the Reach | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| Empty Manila Folder Boris | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| Hilda the Unsmiling | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Mavis the Towering | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Beryl the Unsmiling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mavis Edgewise | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee Cup Margaret | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .555 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .800 |
| Suspiciously Damp Phil | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .600 |
| Wet Umbrella Dennis | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .142 |
| Birthday Card Margaret | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .166 |
| Tepid Soup Karen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Phyllis Looms | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Birthday Card Linda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Earl (Captain Emeritus) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Knives @ Lvl42 (The Hellevator) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Empty Manila Folder Boris makes contact. The ball seems hesitant. Hilda the Unsmiling singles. The Steakhouse smells more strongly. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Phyllis Looms singles. Phyllis Looms is not certain Phyllis Looms is here. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── The crowd is no longer a crowd, exactly. Hilda the Reach carves a base hit through the gap. Constance of the Veil carves a hit. The ball is also slightly cut. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Coffee Cup Margaret sends a home run into Floor 43, where it has never been observed. Tepid Soup Karen (hum-along) swings while the song is in the second verse. Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin (floor 42 stare) taps a hit. Briefcase Linda nods. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Vera Looms (looming) sails one OVER THE BLOOMIN' ONION. Empty Manila Folder Boris swings through the bat and still hits the ball. Constance of the Veil takes a long, ghostly swing and singles. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Vera Looms sends a home run into the parking lot. The valet, who is also a ghost, shrugs. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin hits one as the song hits the bridge. Coffee Cup Margaret singles. The elevator hum rises in pitch. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Hellevator. The hum continues. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Birthday Card Margaret drives one. The button for floor 41 does not light up. Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin singles. The PA system plays the same eight bars again. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Something is wrong with the air. Florence Drift (polite menace) singles. The Steakhouse smells more strongly. Vera Looms settles into a stance taller than the umpire and singles. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Quiet inning. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Quiet inning. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Quiet inning. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Suspiciously Damp Phil (between-floors) singles. The elevator hum rises in pitch. Coffee Cup Margaret sends a base hit between the mirrored panels. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Quiet inning. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. ─── bot of the 9th ────────────────────────── The scoreboard flickers. Wet Umbrella Dennis (between-floors) crushes one. The chorus arrives at the right moment for the first time. Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin pokes a hit. The slight smell of warm laundry intensifies. FINAL: Knives 14 — Lvl42 10 WEATHER: Brimstone ⚡ BRIMSTONE: Hilda Edgewise (Knives) was incinerated. Replaced by Vera Looms.