Level 42 5 — 13 Outback Knives
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AURELIA “Lvl42 at Knives, The Steakhouse. The books opened cautious and got nervous from there.”
VESPER “And I'm legally required to be here for it ♡”
VESPER “Give the people a prediction, Aurelia.”
AURELIA “No. The last one came true and everyone got weird about it.”
AURELIA “Birthday Card Margaret is the one to model tonight. Street name “The Loop Error”. Pre-plate ritual: Last season's anthem in the wrong key.”
AURELIA “For the log: Lvl42 section, chanting “THAT WAS THE PLAN”. I don't interpret. I record.”
VESPER “Score check~ Knives lead it 7–4 through 3 uhohs. Comfortable, if you're them. The crowd is officially veiled.”
AURELIA “Official incident log, for the bettors tracking such things: Slurmcore surge delayed play for seventeen seconds. No line movement. Yet.”
VESPER “This is why we can't have a normal sport.”
VESPER “So it's 11–4 Knives through 6 and honestly? This one's getting rude. The crowd is emotionally invested, which — fair.”
AURELIA “A vendor handed out free hot dogs. Out of pity.”
AURELIA “Overheard in the stands just now, and I quote: “Fans believe the scoreboard is keeping secret stats.””
VESPER “And it's over! Knives take it 13–5. Soul of the game: Constance of the Veil, 5-for-7 with 1 home run. What a night. What a sport. What *is* this sport.”
AURELIA “Books closed. Bets settled. Records archived. Goodnight.”
VESPER “What they said. Goodnight!”
Lvl42 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 R 5
Knives 0 5 2 3 0 1 0 2 X R 13
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wet Umbrella Dennis | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .400 |
| Suspiciously Damp Phil | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Phyllis Looms | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Birthday Card Margaret | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Tepid Soup Karen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Coffee Cup Margaret | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Earl (Captain Emeritus) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Birthday Card Linda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constance of the Veil | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .714 |
| Vera Looms | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .600 |
| Empty Manila Folder Boris | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .600 |
| Hilda the Unsmiling | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| Beryl the Unsmiling | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .666 |
| Hilda the Reach | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .1000 |
| Mavis the Towering | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Mavis Edgewise | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Lvl42 @ Knives (The Steakhouse) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Something is wrong with the air. Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin (floor 42 stare) hits a homer. Several other Level 42 players begin to cry, beautifully. Phyllis Looms pokes a hit. The slight smell of warm laundry intensifies. Suspiciously Damp Phil singles. The PA system plays the same eight bars again. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Birthday Card Margaret taps a hit. Briefcase Linda nods. Lvl42 (away): 1 run, 1 hit ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Beryl the Unsmiling sends a home run into the parking lot. The valet, who is also a ghost, shrugs. Empty Manila Folder Boris (hum-along) sets the knife down briefly to swing. Another Knife retrieves it. Constance of the Veil reaches for one and somehow makes contact. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Constance of the Veil takes a long, ghostly swing and singles. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Constance of the Veil sails one OVER THE BLOOMIN' ONION. Mavis the Towering (looming) drives one. The catcher politely notes she could not see Mavis the Towering swing. Empty Manila Folder Boris carves a hit. The ball is also slightly cut. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Wet Umbrella Dennis (between-floors) taps a hit. Briefcase Linda nods. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Vera Looms drives one. The catcher politely notes she could not see Vera Looms swing. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Wet Umbrella Dennis hits one through the elevator's ceiling. The floor display ticks: 41. Suspiciously Damp Phil (between-floors) hits a soft liner. A lobby plant trembles. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Hilda the Reach (incorporeal) sends a home run into the parking lot. The valet, who is also a ghost, shrugs. Beryl the Unsmiling (looming) drifts up to the plate. The bat hovers. Vera Looms (looming) carves a base hit through the gap. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. FINAL: Lvl42 5 — Knives 13