The Bobs 13 — 7 Outback Knives
♡ Onion Mist at the Steakhouse. The Knives smell SHARP.
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HEX “The cards showed me The Steakhouse covered in confetti. Or ash. Hard to say from the third card. Bobs at Knives, everyone.”
AURELIA “Sure. Whatever the opposite of that was, hedge toward it.”
AURELIA “Weather desk confirms Onion Mist. Historically that moves the line, and occasionally a roster.”
AURELIA “Watch Florence Drift. The numbers like them. The numbers won't say why. “Dial Tone Danny,” apparently.”
AURELIA “The Knives section has settled on “WE PAID FOR VIOLENCE” for tonight's chant. Volume suggests conviction. Conviction suggests losses at the window.”
HEX “The Knives faithful carry a signature aura tonight. Specifically: Bad calls are met with thrown Outback Steakhouse napkins.”
AURELIA “4–3 Bobs, through 4. Margin of one. The live line is twitching like it knows something. It doesn't. Probably.”
HEX “Both teams are out of patience.”
HEX “Bobs by a single run through 6. A one-run lead is a door left open. Something is going to walk through it.”
AURELIA “For continuity: it was Bobs by one at the last check. The delta speaks for itself. It won't stop speaking, actually.”
AURELIA “Your last three predictions were wrong.”
HEX “They haven't happened *yet*. There's a difference.”
AURELIA “There is genuinely not.”
HEX “Overheard in the stands just now, and I quote: “Several supporters maintain that the away team has a second dugout.””
AURELIA “That's a final — 13–7. Soul of the game: Constance of the Veil, 4-for-5 with 1 home run. Everything I predicted was wrong in an instructive way. Good night to the ledger.”
HEX “The wall said as much.”
HEX “The broadcast ends. The game continues somewhere. It always does. Goodnight.”
AURELIA “Concur. Goodnight.”
- 🌫 ONION MIST: Florence Drift (Knives) gains 1 POWER (now 7.7).
Bobs 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 5 R 13
Knives 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 R 7
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Bob-3000 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .428 |
| Exhausted Bob With A Knife | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .500 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| Hungover Bob-3000 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .400 |
| Tall Bob Bob | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .666 |
| Reformed Bobstradamus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Hereditary Bobina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Greater Bob Bob | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constance of the Veil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .800 |
| Hilda the Reach | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .600 |
| Mavis the Towering | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Mavis Edgewise | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .666 |
| Phyllis Looms | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .142 |
| Beryl the Unsmiling | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Florence Drift | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Hilda the Unsmiling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hilda Edgewise | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Bobs @ Knives (The Steakhouse) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Hungover Bob-3000 (settling scores) drives one out. Six different Bobs claim to have predicted it. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Hilda the Reach sails one OVER THE BLOOMIN' ONION. Beryl the Unsmiling swings through the bat and still hits the ball. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Hereditary Bobina hits one off the wall. The Bobs cheer, then immediately regroup against the cheering Bob. Tall Bob Bob works the count. A Bob in the stands stands up and announces he is leaving the war. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Mavis Edgewise (drifting) sails one OVER THE BLOOMIN' ONION. Constance of the Veil drives one. The catcher politely notes she could not see Constance of the Veil swing. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Mavis the Towering (looming) drives one past the third baseman. The complimentary side at her seat is now cold. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob works the count. A Bob in the stands stands up and announces he is leaving the war. Exhausted Bob With A Knife (uneasy ceasefire) singles. Somewhere a Bob is sharpening something. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Mavis the Towering (looming) crushes one. The ball is later found pre-sliced. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob drives one to right. Three Bobs simultaneously call timeout for unrelated reasons. Reformed Bobstradamus fouls one off and points at another Bob. Reasons unclear. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Florence Drift hits one so hard the steakhouse smells momentarily of burning. Phyllis Looms drives one past the third baseman. The complimentary side at her seat is now cold. Constance of the Veil (looming) is here. Then she's there. Then she's hit a single. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Constance of the Veil (looming) is here. Then she's there. Then she's hit a single. Knives (home): 1 run, 1 hit ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob clubs a double. The Bob War temporarily dissolves into mutual envy. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Nothing happens. A complimentary side cools, undisturbed. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Small Bob-3000 lines a single. A neighboring Bob audibly considers a coup. Bobs (away): 2 runs, 2 hits ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Hilda the Reach sends a home run into the parking lot. The valet, who is also a ghost, shrugs. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── The umpire shudders. Exhausted Bob With A Knife hits it deep and gone. A Bob in the stands declares the war over. Another Bob disagrees loudly. Hungover Bob-3000 grounds a single past the shortstop, still glaring at his cousin Bob. Tall Bob Bob hits a sharp grounder. The ceasefire holds, barely. ─── bot of the 9th ────────────────────────── Mavis Edgewise drives one. The catcher politely notes she could not see Mavis Edgewise swing. FINAL: Bobs 13 — Knives 7 WEATHER: Onion Mist 🌫 ONION MIST: Florence Drift (Knives) gains 1 POWER (now 7.7).