Level 42 9 — 10 Outback Knives
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VESPER “Good evening Future Hell~ ♡ Lvl42 at Knives, live from The Steakhouse. I have a good feeling about tonight, which — historically — means run.”
HEX “Don't finish that sentence. It comes true if you finish it.”
HEX “Haunted incoming. I saw this in a bowl of soup on Tuesday. Nobody listened. Nobody ever listens on Tuesdays.”
HEX “I dreamed about this booth. There was a fifth chair.”
VESPER “There are four chairs, Hex.”
HEX “There are four chairs *now*.”
VESPER “Keep an eye on Suspiciously Damp Phil tonight — fans call them “The Pre-Game Omen”. Walkup ritual: Hold music from the league front office.”
HEX “The Lvl42 fans are chanting “FORTY-TWO. FORTY-TWO. FORTY-TWO”. The words are older than they know.”
VESPER “It's Knives by a single run through 4 — 7 to 6 — and the crowd has gone fully chanting incorrectly.”
HEX “The locals are getting religious.”
HEX “An omen crosses the field: Betting briefly paused due to atmospheric instability. The third card was VERY clear about this.”
HEX “One run in it, Knives ahead. The 8th uhoh smells like a hinge. Things turn on hinges.”
VESPER “An entire section did the wave inverted.”
HEX “I dreamed about this booth. There was a fifth chair.”
VESPER “There are four chairs, Hex.”
HEX “There are four chairs *now*.”
VESPER “That's the ballgame~ Final: Lvl42 9, Knives 10. Soul of the game: Hilda the Unsmiling, 4-for-9. Drive home carefully. Or don't — I'm a broadcast, not your mother.”
VESPER “That's Hellball for tonight. Goodnight Future Hell~ ♡ Sleep with one ear open.”
HEX “Until the next vision. Goodnight.”
- 👻 HAUNTED: the dead are watching. All 18 active players gain +0.5 SOUL.
Lvl42 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 R 9
Knives 0 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 R 10
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birthday Card Margaret | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .428 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Janice | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| Suspiciously Damp Phil | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Empty Manila Folder Boris | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| Suspiciously Damp Carl | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Tepid Soup Karen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wet Umbrella Dennis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Coffee Cup Margaret | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilda the Unsmiling | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .444 |
| Constance of the Veil | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .666 |
| Mavis the Towering | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .166 |
| Hilda the Reach | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Florence Drift | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Beryl the Unsmiling | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Phyllis Looms | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Hilda Edgewise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mavis Edgewise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Lvl42 @ Knives (The Steakhouse) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── The crowd is no longer a crowd, exactly. Tepid Soup Karen (hum-along) hits one. The recessed lighting flickers. Forgotten Gym Bag Janice (hum-along) sends a base hit between the mirrored panels. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Hilda the Reach (incorporeal) singles. The Steakhouse smells more strongly. Mavis the Towering (looming) makes contact. The ball seems hesitant. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── A scoreless inning. The bloomin' onion smell intensifies for no reason. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Hilda the Unsmiling is here. Then she's there. Then she's hit a single. Knives (home): 1 run, 1 hit ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Birthday Card Margaret sends a base hit between the mirrored panels. Suspiciously Damp Phil pokes a hit. The slight smell of warm laundry intensifies. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── The scoreboard flickers. Beryl the Unsmiling (looming) makes contact. The ball seems hesitant. Constance of the Veil hovers, then strikes a base hit through the 5-6 hole. Knives (home): 4 runs, 5 hits ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── A scoreless inning. The bloomin' onion smell intensifies for no reason. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── A scoreless inning. The bloomin' onion smell intensifies for no reason. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Hilda the Unsmiling (incorporeal) carves a base hit through the gap. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Suspiciously Damp Phil swings on a 3-2 count. The chorus arrives, exquisitely. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Birthday Card Margaret pokes a hit. The slight smell of warm laundry intensifies. Lvl42 (away): 1 run, 1 hit ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── A scoreless inning. The bloomin' onion smell intensifies for no reason. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Janice (hum-along) sends a base hit between the mirrored panels. ─── bot of the 9th ────────────────────────── Hilda the Unsmiling singles. The Steakhouse smells more strongly. Constance of the Veil (looming) reaches for one and somehow makes contact. ─── top of the 10th ───────────────────────── extra innings: top of the 10th Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── bot of the 10th ───────────────────────── Constance of the Veil (looming) settles into a stance taller than the umpire and singles. FINAL: Lvl42 9 — Knives 10 WEATHER: Haunted 👻 HAUNTED: the dead are watching. All 18 active players gain +0.5 SOUL.