Level 42 11 — 5 The Bobs
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RIOT “LVL42 AT BOBS AND THE AIR TASTES LIKE PENNIES. that's baseball weather, baby.”
HEX “The bat boy has been running since warmups. He knows something. He won't say.”
HEX “Raining Hotdogs incoming. I saw this in a bowl of soup on Tuesday. Nobody listened. Nobody ever listens on Tuesdays.”
RIOT “HEX. PREDICT SOMETHING.”
HEX “You will lose your voice by the eighth.”
RIOT “WORTH IT.”
HEX “Coffee Cup Margaret. “Off-Grid of Future Hell”. I've seen their at-bats before they happen. So has the pitcher, unfortunately for the pitcher.”
RIOT “Word around the league: a favorite of the night shift at the Steakhouse.”
HEX “The chant tonight is “NO REFUNDS”. Third uhoh of my dream had that exact chant. We're on script, everyone.”
RIOT “ha. HA.”
HEX “One run in it, Lvl42 ahead. The 5th uhoh smells like a hinge. Things turn on hinges.”
RIOT “The chants are too loud and the laughs too quiet.”
HEX “Lvl42 by a landslide, 9–3. Even the spirits have stopped taking notes. One of them left.”
RIOT “REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS LVL42 BY ONE? SIMPLER TIMES. WE WERE SO YOUNG.”
HEX “The cards drew themselves this morning.”
RIOT “SICK. WHAT'D THEY SAY.”
HEX “They said 'sick. what'd they say.'”
RIOT “...WHOA.”
HEX “It ends 11–5, exactly as the dream showed me. Soul of the game: Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin, 4-for-7 with 1 home run. The dream also showed next week. No further comment.”
RIOT “AND THAT WAS *WITH* RAINING HOTDOGS GOING ON. UNBELIEVABLE.”
RIOT “DRINK WATER. RESPECT NOBODY. GOODNIGHT.”
HEX “Until the next vision. Goodnight.”
- 🌭 RAINING HOTDOGS: Tall Bob Bob stopped to eat. +1 POWER (now 7.9), −0.5 SOUL (now 6.9).
Lvl42 1 0 1 0 6 1 1 1 0 R 11
Bobs 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 R 5
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .571 |
| Suspiciously Damp Phil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .800 |
| Tepid Soup Karen | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .600 |
| Birthday Card Linda | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| Wet Umbrella Dennis | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Phyllis Looms | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Birthday Card Margaret | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Earl (Captain Emeritus) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Coffee Cup Margaret | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Bob Bob | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| Reformed Bobstradamus | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| Tall Bob Bob | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .666 |
| Hereditary Bobina | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .142 |
| Hungover Bob-3000 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Exhausted Bob With A Knife | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Small Bob-3000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Lvl42 @ Bobs (The Bob Pit) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Suspiciously Damp Phil (between-floors) hits a soft liner. A lobby plant trembles. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── A quiet inning. The Bobs of section 12 mutiny against the rest of section 12. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Nothing scored. A Bob in section 4 is denouncing a Bob in section 9. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Nothing scored. A Bob in section 4 is denouncing a Bob in section 9. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Phyllis Looms singles. The PA system plays the same eight bars again. Wet Umbrella Dennis swings while the song is in the second verse. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Tall Bob Bob fouls one off and points at another Bob. Reasons unclear. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── A quiet inning. The Bobs of section 12 mutiny against the rest of section 12. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Greater Bob Bob (war-weary) clubs a double. The Bob War temporarily dissolves into mutual envy. Hereditary Bobina drives one to right. Three Bobs simultaneously call timeout for unrelated reasons. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Something is wrong with the air. Tepid Soup Karen swings during the chorus. The bat connects. Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin (floor 42 stare) swings while the song is in the second verse. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob grounds a single past the shortstop, still glaring at his cousin Bob. Bobs (home): 1 run, 1 hit ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Suspiciously Damp Phil drives one out and the elevator briefly descends an unspecified amount. Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin taps a hit. Briefcase Linda nods. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Reformed Bobstradamus works a long at-bat under pointed Bob scrutiny. Hungover Bob-3000 (settling scores) swings furiously. The other Bobs heckle. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin hits one. The recessed lighting flickers. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Exhausted Bob With A Knife drives one to right. Three Bobs simultaneously call timeout for unrelated reasons. Reformed Bobstradamus lashes one down the line. Other Bobs claim partial credit. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin (floor 42 stare) drives one. The button for floor 41 does not light up. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife singles, sneers at a different Bob. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Birthday Card Margaret works a base hit. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. Suspiciously Damp Phil taps a hit. Briefcase Linda nods. ─── bot of the 9th ────────────────────────── Tall Bob Bob pokes a hit. The clipboard-Bobs make a note. Bobs (home): 1 run, 1 hit FINAL: Lvl42 11 — Bobs 5 WEATHER: Raining Hotdogs 🌭 RAINING HOTDOGS: Tall Bob Bob stopped to eat. +1 POWER (now 7.9), −0.5 SOUL (now 6.9).