Outback Knives 8 — 9 The Bobs
♡ Bob War flickered back on. Wear something flame-retardant.
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VESPER “Okay. Okay okay okay. Knives, Bobs, The Bob Pit, tonight. I've had four coffees and one premonition. Let's go.”
RIOT “...i got chills. ANYWAY. PLAY BALL.”
RIOT “BOB WAR REIGNITES. OVER THE FIELD. RIGHT NOW. this is the best job in the world.”
RIOT “WATCH FLORENCE DRIFT. THEY CALL THEM “Dial Tone Danny” AND THE NICKNAME IS EARNED.”
VESPER “Listen to that — Knives fans doing “IT HAPPENS TO EVERYONE” in perfect sync. They practiced. You can tell they practiced ♡”
RIOT “SAY IT AGAIN. don't. it's better once.”
RIOT “KNIVES BY ONE. ONE RUN. 3 UHOHS DOWN. EVERY PITCH MATTERS NOW. THEY ALWAYS DID. NOW MORE.”
VESPER “The dugouts are emotionally armed.”
VESPER “Oh — stadium operations asked me to read this: Suspicious fog crossed the infield. ...anyway!”
RIOT “CORRECT.”
VESPER “We're all tied at 7 through 6, and the crowd has gone dream-synced. Love that for us.”
RIOT “REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS KNIVES BY ONE? SIMPLER TIMES. WE WERE SO YOUNG.”
RIOT “I DID PUSHUPS DURING THE BREAK.”
VESPER “He did. I counted. He counted differently, but he did.”
RIOT “IT'S OVER. BOBS WIN 9–8. SOUL OF THE GAME: BOB'S COUSIN BOB WITH A KNIFE, 4-FOR-6. i need to sit down. I'M NOT GOING TO. but i need to.”
VESPER “All that under Bob War Reignites, no less. This league~”
RIOT “NOBODY LEAVES UNTIL I DO. ...okay i'm leaving. GOODNIGHT.”
VESPER “What they said. Goodnight!”
- ⚔ BOB WAR REIGNITES: Exhausted Bob With A Knife and Hungover Bob-3000 swap their Power.
Knives 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 R 8
Bobs 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 1 X R 9
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phyllis Looms | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .500 |
| Hilda the Reach | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| Hilda Edgewise | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| Hilda the Unsmiling | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Mavis the Towering | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Mavis Edgewise | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .166 |
| Constance of the Veil | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Florence Drift | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .666 |
| Hungover Bob-3000 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Reformed Bobstradamus | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Small Bob-3000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .666 |
| Greater Bob Bob | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Exhausted Bob With A Knife | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Hereditary Bobina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Tall Bob Bob | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Knives @ Bobs (The Bob Pit) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Phyllis Looms drives one. The catcher politely notes she could not see Phyllis Looms swing. Mavis Edgewise (drifting) takes a long, ghostly swing and singles. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife (muttering) drives one into the gap. Two Bobs nearly come to blows in the dugout. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Bob Pit. The Bobs jeer their own. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Hungover Bob-3000 (settling scores) lines a single. A neighboring Bob audibly considers a coup. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Hilda the Reach (incorporeal) drives one. The catcher politely notes she could not see Hilda the Reach swing. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── The scoreboard flickers. Greater Bob Bob (war-weary) singles, sneers at a different Bob. Bob's Cousin Bob bunts. The Bobs argue for nine straight minutes about what a bunt is. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── The umpire shudders. Hilda the Reach (incorporeal) hits one so hard the steakhouse smells momentarily of burning. Hilda Edgewise drifts up to the plate. The bat hovers. Constance of the Veil (looming) carves a hit. The ball is also slightly cut. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Small Bob-3000 BLASTS one out of the Bob Pit. The Bobs riot, then unify, then riot again. Hungover Bob-3000 steps in. Three Bobs in the on-deck circle accuse each other of treason. Bob's Cousin Bob drives one to right. Three Bobs simultaneously call timeout for unrelated reasons. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Hilda Edgewise reaches for one and somehow makes contact. Hilda the Unsmiling is here. Then she's there. Then she's hit a single. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Reformed Bobstradamus (settling scores) drives one to right. Three Bobs simultaneously call timeout for unrelated reasons. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── A quiet inning. The Bobs of section 12 mutiny against the rest of section 12. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Small Bob-3000 (settling scores) hits one off the wall. The Bobs cheer, then immediately regroup against the cheering Bob. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Bob Pit. The Bobs jeer their own. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Exhausted Bob With A Knife singles. Somewhere a Bob is sharpening something. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Mavis the Towering carves a base hit through the gap. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Reformed Bobstradamus (settling scores) grounds a single past the shortstop, still glaring at his cousin Bob. Bobs (home): 1 run, 1 hit ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Hilda the Reach (incorporeal) sails a hit through the infield without disturbing a single peanut shell. Phyllis Looms is here. Then she's there. Then she's hit a single. FINAL: Knives 8 — Bobs 9 WEATHER: Bob War Reignites ⚔ BOB WAR REIGNITES: Exhausted Bob With A Knife and Hungover Bob-3000 swap their Power.