53rd Inning

[freakinblur]

[Phone call, filtered from drones:]So I heard about that whole Grady body business at tha pool. I dunno how much stock I take in anythin' this town does, but it does seem kinda suspicious. I mean, for all we know though, Grady can show up tomorrow as fat 'n' annoyin' as ever, or this really could be it. Or someone entirely new will show up next

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[hotfrombehind]

[He manages to dodge a falling Scout and for the first time in a while, he does something familiar.] Fuck, man, you got your stuff back? Just how long have you fucking been here?

[freakinblur]

I just got this! [He holds up the Atomizer.] Pretty freakin' cool!

How long? Uh... Since last February. So almost a year an' a half now.

[hotfrombehind]

[He looks very close to pouting. But you know, he's manly, so he doesn't.] Yeah. Looks like a shitload of fun. It just a bat?

Jesus. Guess that's why you don't fucking panic as much when shit goes down.

[freakinblur]

It ain't just a bat. Ya know how these things go. Dunno how they work it, but it makes me jump even higher!

Fff, nah man, I'm used ta their shit by now. An' I'm well-equipped. You get anythin' back?

[phone]

[freakinblur]

Maybe not like somethin' that screamed "Hey, here he is!" but ya never know what might turn up.

[freakinblur]

Knock yerself out. But yer prob'ly right.

[ominousjoy]

Heard one of th' Smith drone's still hasn't c'me back, tho'gh.

[freakinblur]

Yeah, Jane's been replaced, right? That ain't a good since. Ya know, it used to be John Smith there once, an' then we got Jack somehow. Now we got a new Jane. Makes me wonder when Lucy's gonna get sick 'a Billy, next.

WOOPS sorry!! email gobbled this up!!

[ominousjoy]

Hhmm. Might be r'placin' Grady, too. Out with th' old, in with th' new.

no worries, i've been busy myself

[freakinblur]

They prob'ly will. If we get a new guy, he better not be worse than Grady.

[no_indoor_voice]

This far along? They'll just make another one.

[freakinblur]

The replaced the Smith lady, right? Great, I hope whoever they bring in ain't worse.

[no_indoor_voice]

Or it'll be Grady again, but someone else behind the drone.

[freakinblur]

I dunno, a lady entirely showed up ta be Jane. But hell, when's anythin' this town done made sense?

A)

[midnight_chorus]

Oh my gosh, you can fly!!! -Presenting one (1) possible fangirl, Scout. Just don't tell her you're human.-

[freakinblur]

[OH. A GIRL TO IMPRESS. Finally! Scout will run back towards her, triple-jump right over her, and land mostly in tact with his arms out. TAH-DAH!]

Pretty much!

[midnight_chorus]

So can I! -Wait.-

W-well... Normally, anyways.

[freakinblur]

Still waitin' for Mayfield to give it back, huh? Sometimes it takes awhile.