RELAY · GAME 005
Level 42 7 — 8 Outback Knives
BROADCAST DETAILS
RIOT “WELCOME TO THE STEAKHOUSE. TONIGHT: LVL42. KNIVES. CONSEQUENCES. In that order.”
VESPER “Someone check on the bullpen before we start. Actually — don't. Let it happen.”
VESPER “Quick weather check before we start — it's Raining Hotdogs out there. That is a real forecast and I am so sorry.”
RIOT “FEATURED SOUL: FORGOTTEN GYM BAG KEVIN. “Section Zero”. that walkup changed me. A recording of a previous walkup, degraded.”
▲ 1ST
Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters.
▼ 1ST
Hilda the Reach (incorporeal) singles. The Steakhouse smells more strongly.
▲ 2ND
Birthday Card Margaret sends one out as the bridge plays. The carpet smells different now.
Tepid Soup Karen pokes a hit. The slight smell of warm laundry intensifies.
Suspiciously Damp Phil (between-floors) hits one as the song hits the bridge.
▼ 2ND
A scoreless inning. The bloomin' onion smell intensifies for no reason.
VESPER “And there's the first chant of the night from the Knives faithful: “HOUSE MONEY. HOUSE BLOOD”. ...sure. Sure!”
▲ 3RD
Forgotten Gym Bag Janice singles. The PA system plays the same eight bars again.
▼ 3RD
Mavis Edgewise takes a long, ghostly swing and singles.
▲ 4TH
Empty Manila Folder Boris BLASTS a home run. The floor display rapidly cycles 41, 40, 39, then snaps to 42.
Wet Umbrella Dennis drives one. The button for floor 41 does not light up.
▼ 4TH
Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters.
▲ 5TH
Suspiciously Damp Phil drives one out and the elevator briefly descends an unspecified amount.
VESPER “Score update, if you can call it that: Lvl42, 5 to 0. The Knives dugout has gone very quiet. Very, very quiet ♡”
RIOT “The stadium is colder when the visitors lead. It just is.”
▼ 5TH
Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters.
▲ 6TH
Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters.
▼ 6TH
The umpire shudders.
Beryl the Unsmiling (looming) sails one OVER THE BLOOMIN' ONION.
Hilda Edgewise (polite menace) floats a line drive past the diving fielder.
Constance of the Veil swings through the bat and still hits the ball.
▲ 7TH
Forgotten Gym Bag Janice singles. The PA system plays the same eight bars again.
Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin (floor 42 stare) singles. Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin is not certain Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin is here.
▼ 7TH
Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed.
VESPER “Deadlocked — 7 apiece after 7. Crowd reading: overconfident ♡ Somebody blink.”
RIOT “Someone in section 7 has begun whispering.”
▲ 8TH
Birthday Card Margaret (floor 42 stare) hits a homer. Several other Level 42 players begin to cry, beautifully.
Empty Manila Folder Boris (hum-along) singles. The PA system plays the same eight bars again.
▼ 8TH
Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed.
▲ 9TH
Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters.
▼ 9TH
Hilda Edgewise carves a hit. The ball is also slightly cut.
Constance of the Veil (looming) floats a line drive past the diving fielder.
▲ 10TH
extra innings: top of the 10th
A scoreless inning. The bloomin' onion smell intensifies for no reason.
▼ 10TH
Constance of the Veil powers one over the wall. A complimentary side flies into the stands.
Hilda the Reach sails a hit through the infield without disturbing a single peanut shell.
FINAL: Lvl42 7 — Knives 8
WEATHER: Raining Hotdogs
🌭 RAINING HOTDOGS: Forgotten Gym Bag Janice stopped to eat. +1 POWER (now 7.6), −0.5 SOUL (now 9.3).
VESPER “Final score Lvl42 7, Knives 8. Soul of the game: Constance of the Veil, 4-for-5 with 1 home run. I laughed, I cried, I signed two waivers.”
RIOT “AND THAT WAS *WITH* RAINING HOTDOGS GOING ON. UNBELIEVABLE.”
VESPER “We're done here. The field isn't — but we are. Goodnight, everyone.”
RIOT “WORTH IT. GOODNIGHT.”
WEATHER EVENTS
- 🌭 RAINING HOTDOGS: Forgotten Gym Bag Janice stopped to eat. +1 POWER (now 7.6), −0.5 SOUL (now 9.3).
LINESCORE · FRAME-BY-FRAME
Lvl42 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 R 7
Knives 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 R 8
Level 42
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Gym Bag Janice | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .600 |
| Empty Manila Folder Boris | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .1000 |
| Birthday Card Margaret | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Suspiciously Damp Phil | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| Tepid Soup Karen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .166 |
| Wet Umbrella Dennis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Suspiciously Damp Carl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Coffee Cup Margaret | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Outback Knives
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constance of the Veil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .800 |
| Beryl the Unsmiling | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .375 |
| Hilda Edgewise | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .428 |
| Hilda the Reach | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Mavis Edgewise | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Florence Drift | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Phyllis Looms | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mavis the Towering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hilda the Unsmiling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
INNING LOG · FULL RECORD
--- Lvl42 @ Knives (The Steakhouse) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Hilda the Reach (incorporeal) singles. The Steakhouse smells more strongly. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Birthday Card Margaret sends one out as the bridge plays. The carpet smells different now. Tepid Soup Karen pokes a hit. The slight smell of warm laundry intensifies. Suspiciously Damp Phil (between-floors) hits one as the song hits the bridge. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── A scoreless inning. The bloomin' onion smell intensifies for no reason. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Janice singles. The PA system plays the same eight bars again. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Mavis Edgewise takes a long, ghostly swing and singles. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Empty Manila Folder Boris BLASTS a home run. The floor display rapidly cycles 41, 40, 39, then snaps to 42. Wet Umbrella Dennis drives one. The button for floor 41 does not light up. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Suspiciously Damp Phil drives one out and the elevator briefly descends an unspecified amount. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── The umpire shudders. Beryl the Unsmiling (looming) sails one OVER THE BLOOMIN' ONION. Hilda Edgewise (polite menace) floats a line drive past the diving fielder. Constance of the Veil swings through the bat and still hits the ball. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Janice singles. The PA system plays the same eight bars again. Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin (floor 42 stare) singles. Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin is not certain Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin is here. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Birthday Card Margaret (floor 42 stare) hits a homer. Several other Level 42 players begin to cry, beautifully. Empty Manila Folder Boris (hum-along) singles. The PA system plays the same eight bars again. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── bot of the 9th ────────────────────────── Hilda Edgewise carves a hit. The ball is also slightly cut. Constance of the Veil (looming) floats a line drive past the diving fielder. ─── top of the 10th ───────────────────────── extra innings: top of the 10th A scoreless inning. The bloomin' onion smell intensifies for no reason. ─── bot of the 10th ───────────────────────── Constance of the Veil powers one over the wall. A complimentary side flies into the stands. Hilda the Reach sails a hit through the infield without disturbing a single peanut shell. FINAL: Lvl42 7 — Knives 8 WEATHER: Raining Hotdogs 🌭 RAINING HOTDOGS: Forgotten Gym Bag Janice stopped to eat. +1 POWER (now 7.6), −0.5 SOUL (now 9.3).