Level 42 10 — 12 Outback Knives
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AURELIA “Lvl42 at Knives, The Steakhouse. The books opened cautious and got nervous from there.”
HEX “Somebody in this lineup hits a wall tonight. Possibly a literal one.”
AURELIA “Watch Tepid Soup Karen. The numbers like them. The numbers won't say why. “Basement Shift,” apparently.”
HEX “Word around the league: considered a 'fan of the stadium itself'.”
HEX “The chant tonight is “THEY KNOW WE'RE HERE”. Third uhoh of my dream had that exact chant. We're on script, everyone.”
AURELIA “Sixteen ticks of movement. Nobody knows why. Nobody ever knows why.”
AURELIA “Demographic note on the Lvl42 section: The fanbase has been described as 'haunted but functional.' This is considered normal here.”
HEX “Lvl42 by a landslide, 9–3. Even the spirits have stopped taking notes. One of them left.”
HEX “It has happened, as foretold: Drone camera collision under review. You were warned. Well — I was warned. Same thing, legally.”
HEX “One run in it, Lvl42 ahead. The 8th uhoh smells like a hinge. Things turn on hinges.”
AURELIA “Someone just threw a shoe at the umpire.”
AURELIA “Your last three predictions were wrong.”
HEX “They haven't happened *yet*. There's a difference.”
AURELIA “There is genuinely not.”
HEX “It ends 10–12, exactly as the dream showed me. Soul of the game: Hilda Edgewise, 7-for-13 with 1 home run. The dream also showed next week. No further comment.”
HEX “I've seen your drive home. Take the second exit. Goodnight.”
AURELIA “Filed. Goodnight.”
Lvl42 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 R 10
Knives 1 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 2 R 12
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspiciously Damp Phil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .800 |
| Birthday Card Margaret | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .428 |
| Suspiciously Damp Carl | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .600 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Janice | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .666 |
| Tepid Soup Karen | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .142 |
| Coffee Cup Margaret | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .166 |
| Wet Umbrella Dennis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilda Edgewise | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .538 |
| Beryl the Unsmiling | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .571 |
| Hilda the Reach | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .428 |
| Florence Drift | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .400 |
| Hilda the Unsmiling | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .666 |
| Mavis Edgewise | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .166 |
| Mavis the Towering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Phyllis Looms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Lvl42 @ Knives (The Steakhouse) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Something is wrong with the air. Forgotten Gym Bag Janice hits a homer. Several other Level 42 players begin to cry, beautifully. Birthday Card Margaret singles. Birthday Card Margaret is not certain Birthday Card Margaret is here. Suspiciously Damp Phil (between-floors) taps a hit. Briefcase Linda nods. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Constance of the Veil settles into a stance taller than the umpire and singles. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Suspiciously Damp Phil singles. The doors do not open. Birthday Card Margaret drives one to deep left while humming. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Tepid Soup Karen crushes one. The chorus arrives at the right moment for the first time. Wet Umbrella Dennis (between-floors) sends a base hit between the mirrored panels. Suspiciously Damp Phil singles. The elevator hum rises in pitch. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Hilda Edgewise (polite menace) sails one OVER THE BLOOMIN' ONION. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Beryl the Unsmiling (looming) settles into a stance taller than the umpire and singles. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Earl (Disputed Captain) sends a base hit between the mirrored panels. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Several balls go missing and reappear. Hilda Edgewise sends one out. The neon sign reading 'STEAKS' sputters meaningfully. Beryl the Unsmiling (looming) is here. Then she's there. Then she's hit a single. Florence Drift is here. Then she's there. Then she's hit a single. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Coffee Cup Margaret (hum-along) works a base hit. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Florence Drift (polite menace) launches a knife-aided home run. The ball is also slightly cut. Hilda the Unsmiling floats a line drive past the diving fielder. Hilda the Reach floats a line drive past the diving fielder. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Suspiciously Damp Carl hits a homer. Several other Level 42 players begin to cry, beautifully. ─── 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 (floor 42 stare) drives one to deep left while humming. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── A scoreless inning. The bloomin' onion smell intensifies for no reason. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Steakhouse. The Knives go quietly. Somewhere a knife clatters. ─── bot of the 9th ────────────────────────── Beryl the Unsmiling hits one so hard the steakhouse smells momentarily of burning. Constance of the Veil (looming) swings through the bat and still hits the ball. Hilda the Reach (incorporeal) hovers, then strikes a base hit through the 5-6 hole. ─── top of the 10th ───────────────────────── extra innings: top of the 10th Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed. ─── bot of the 10th ───────────────────────── Beryl the Unsmiling sails a hit through the infield without disturbing a single peanut shell. Hilda Edgewise hovers, then strikes a base hit through the 5-6 hole. FINAL: Lvl42 10 — Knives 12