The Bobs 8 — 11 Level 42
Underworld Series
♡ Underworld Series. Try to stay hydrated emotionally.
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AURELIA “Bobs at Lvl42. Someone wins this. The books decline to say more, and frankly so do I.”
RIOT “CORRECT. FIRST PITCH IMMINENT. HYDRATE.”
AURELIA “Underworld Series game. Playoff rules — no ties. Somebody leaves this stadium a loser, and the books already know who they think it is.”
RIOT “AURELIA. GIVE ME A NUMBER.”
AURELIA “Four.”
RIOT “PERFECT. NO NOTES. WHAT'S IT FOR.”
AURELIA “Nothing. You asked for a number.”
AURELIA “Watch Hereditary Bobina. The numbers like them. The numbers won't say why. “The Concourse Ghost,” apparently.”
SAINT STATIC “your signal is very warm. i am wearing it.”
RIOT “I'M NOT SCARED. I'M LOUD. THOSE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS.”
RIOT “THEY'RE CHANTING “SOMETHING IS HAPPENING. PROBABLY THIS”. do you hear them. DO YOU HEAR THEM.”
RIOT “SCOREBOARD: LVL42 7, BOBS 4. 3 DOWN. IT'S A LEAD. IT'S NOT SAFE. NOTHING IS SAFE.”
AURELIA “Half the stadium has begun watching their phones openly.”
AURELIA “Noting for the record: Unauthorized fireworks detected near third base. The record grows stranger by the season and nobody will let me archive it.”
RIOT “IT'S 11–4. I'VE SEEN ENOUGH. I HAVEN'T. KEEP GOING. BUT I'VE SEEN ENOUGH.”
RIOT “LVL42. 11–8. FINAL. SOUL OF THE GAME: FORGOTTEN GYM BAG JANICE, 4-FOR-7. THAT'S THE GAME AND I'LL BE HEARING IT IN MY SLEEP.”
AURELIA “The books agree.”
AURELIA “Margins held. Some didn't. Settling accordingly. Goodnight.”
RIOT “GOODNIGHT. I MEAN IT. GO.”
Bobs 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 R 8
Lvl42 0 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 X R 11
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereditary Bobina | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .300 |
| Exhausted Bob With A Knife | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Greater Bob Bob | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .1000 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .166 |
| Reformed Bobstradamus | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Tall Bob Bob | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Small Bob-3000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Hungover Bob-3000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Gym Bag Janice | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .571 |
| Suspiciously Damp Carl | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| Suspiciously Damp Phil | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .500 |
| Wet Umbrella Dennis | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .500 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Coffee Cup Margaret | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Birthday Card Margaret | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tepid Soup Karen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Bobs @ Lvl42 (The Hellevator) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Exhausted Bob With A Knife (uneasy ceasefire) slaps a hit while another Bob loudly disagrees with the call. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Quiet inning. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Exhausted Bob With A Knife (uneasy ceasefire) lashes one down the line. Other Bobs claim partial credit. Hereditary Bobina drives one into the gap. Two Bobs nearly come to blows in the dugout. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── The umpire shudders. Forgotten Gym Bag Janice sends a home run into Floor 43, where it has never been observed. Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin swings while the song is in the second verse. Wet Umbrella Dennis drills one to right. The lasagna cools further. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Greater Bob Bob swings furiously. The other Bobs heckle. Reformed Bobstradamus pokes a hit. The clipboard-Bobs make a note. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Suspiciously Damp Phil BLASTS a home run. The floor display rapidly cycles 41, 40, 39, then snaps to 42. Suspiciously Damp Carl (elevator-trance) singles. Suspiciously Damp Carl is not certain Suspiciously Damp Carl is here. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Hereditary Bobina (muttering) singles, sneers at a different Bob. Small Bob-3000 hits a sharp grounder. The ceasefire holds, barely. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Earl (Disputed Captain) singles. Earl (Disputed Captain) is not certain Earl (Disputed Captain) is here. Forgotten Gym Bag Janice (hum-along) drives one. The button for floor 41 does not light up. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Hellevator. The hum continues. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Suspiciously Damp Phil swings during the chorus. The bat connects. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Hellevator. The hum continues. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Hellevator. The hum continues. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── The umpire shudders. Hereditary Bobina (muttering) sends one over the wall. Confused cheering, then booing, then more cheering. Greater Bob Bob (war-weary) hits one off the wall. The Bobs cheer, then immediately regroup against the cheering Bob. Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife drives one to right. Three Bobs simultaneously call timeout for unrelated reasons. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Quiet inning. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob bunts. The Bobs argue for nine straight minutes about what a bunt is. Bobs (away): 1 run, 2 hits FINAL: Bobs 8 — Lvl42 11