Carly: “Greetings bowling fans! Carly Coleman, SSPN, and we’re back for the final matchup of round one! Alongside me, we have Mike Michael McMichaels…”
Mike: “Howdy ladies.”
Carly: “And Zoe Anders…”
Zoe: “It’s great to be back!”
Carly: “So, Mike, we’re nearly done with round one, just this one matchup to go, what do you think we could expect out of this one?”
Mike: “Well, there’s two rookies on the Bowl Durham team, and two players that have had some experience in professional leagues, no veterans so they may struggle if things get tight.”
Zoe: “And Rupert Fink, he was the one that replaced you after your injury, right? What do you know about him?”
Mike: “Not a lot, he was in a pro league prior to joining the army, and he was good, but a lot of time has passed since then and Mike Michael McMichaels hasn’t seen him bowl once since that time.”
Zoe: “Don’t you think it strange that he was chosen though? Rumour has it he lives on the street.”
Carly: “You don’t need to answer that question, Mike, how about we just move on to the analysis of the home team?”
Mike: “No, that is fine Carly, Mike Michael McMichaels will answer that question. See Zoe, it being so close to the start of the bowling season, all the other pro bowlers had already signed contracts with other leagues or weren’t willing to risk joining a new, unproven one.”
Mike: “So no, Mike Michael McMichaels doesn’t find it strange that Rupert was chosen. He was probably the best available person for the slot.”
Carly: “Great, now what do you think of the Jive Turkey’s, Mike?”
Zoe: “Do you mind if I take a crack at that question, Mike?”
Mike: “It’s all yours.”
Zoe: “Well, the Jivers are in a similar situation to Bowl Durham, but instead of having two rookies, they have three. Their one bowler that has at least a few seasons of pro bowling behind him is Galen Curtis, and I believe he has a famous mentor?”
Carly: “Oh, yes, that’s right! He’s your protege, isn’t he, Mike?”
Mike: “Something like that.”
Carly: “Okay, we’ve been gas-bagging on long enough, the bowling will be starting in ten minutes, so let’s roll the intros!”
Carly: “In this final matchup of round one, we have Bowl Durham taking on the Jive Turkeys at home.”
Zoe: “And on to the matchups for the televised game.”
Mike: “The bowlers look ready to start, so let’s go switch on the lane-side mics and get this one started!”
Carly: “Rupert starts Bowl Durham off with a strike, he looks relieved to have started on a strong note.”
Zoe: “And the remaining Durham’s finish their first frame. Strikes for both Sasha and Anthony, and a spare for Kyle.”
Mike: “Galen doesn’t look overly happy.”
Zoe: “But Thelma sure does!”
Mike: “And we can see why, a poor first bowl by Galen, knocking down only three pins, and a strike for Thelma.”
Carly: “And the remaining two Jivers score strikes while Galen was able to convert the spare, both teams are sitting level after one.”
Zoe: “Anthony starts off the second with another strike, he’s looking good so far.”
Carly: “So, so, SOOOO good!”
Mike: “And the other three score strikes also, a perfect frame for the Durham’s.”
Carly: “The Jivers follow suit with a perfect frame of their own.”
Mike: “Anthony scores another strike and has nabbed himself a turkey, great start from the rookie!”
Zoe: “Hannah looks disgusted with herself.”
Mike: “Understandable after a 7-10 split.”
Carly: “Kyle and Rupert finish off the Durham’s third frame with strikes.”
Zoe: “Awww, look at how cute that smile is, he’s so happy to have scored a turkey!”
Mike: “Thelma and Sasha have claimed themselves a Turkey, they’re looking good!”
Carly: “Those dance moves of Sasha’s look pretty good too!”
Carly: “And Galen has scored his second strike, but wait!”
Carly: “Melissa is looking a little bit grumpy there.”
Mike: “Another 7-10 split, so the two teams finish up level again after three frames.”
Zoe: “Hannah looks furious again.”
Hannah: “Why have you forsaken me, oh almighty Consultant!?!”
Mike: “Does anyone know what she was babbling on about?”
Carly: “No idea, but I do know that she wasn’t able to convert that split into a spare.”
Mike: “Kyle is having some split troubles himself, but he looks pretty calm about it.”
Carly: “Anthony and Rupert are able to keep their run of strikes going to stay perfect.”
Mike: “Strikes from both Thelma and Galen, if the other’s can get strikes too, the Jivers will take a narrow lead in this game.”
Zoe: “Sasha with a trick shot!”
Mike: “And a bad miss by Sasha, she’ll only collect two of those four pins, whereas Melissa will convert her miss into spare.”
Carly: “Rupert scores another strike, he’s really enjoying himself out there today!”
Zoe: “Anthony and Kyle follow that up with strikes of their own, if Hannah can score a strike, she’ll skyrocket her team ahead of the Jivers.”
Mike: “Galen comes back up to bowl. Rupert is playing a quick paced game which Galen isn’t quite prepared for but no matter, he scores another strike.”
Carly: “But Hannah has missed! A particularly nasty split, she doesn’t look too concerned about it though, it looks like she’s smiling up at some of the spotlights?”
Hannah: “All-powerful and resourceful Consultant, my body, is ready to receive your blessing!”
Mike: “I… I mean, Mike Michael McMichaels has no words.”
Zoe: “Oh no! A 7-10 split for Thelma, she was looking so good up until that moment.”
Carly: “Melissa scores a strike to back up the spare from the previous frame. This game is still pretty tight!”
Mike: “Some mixed results from the next four bowlers, we’ve got strikes from both Anthony and Galen, a 7-10 split from Sasha who will fail to convert it, and a spare from Kyle. The eighth frame is almost completed, just Hannah and Rupert to go.”
Carly: “Rupert slows his approach down, sensing that perfect game just on the horizon. In the meantime, Thelma and Melissa grab strikes to start off their ninth frame.”
Mike: “Strike for Rupert, he’s perfect through nine!”
Zoe: “Ouch! Another 7-10 split for Hannah, she can’t catch a break today!”
Hannah: “Screw you, Consultant, I’ll do this myself!”
Mike: “Sasha finishes off her ninth with a strike, it’s still close between these two bowlers and could come down the final frame.”
Zoe: “Anthony scores a strike in his ninth, he’s still perfect!”
Carly: “Oh, yeah, he IS perfect!”
Mike: “Carly, behave yourself!”
Mike: “Hannah finishes strong with three strikes on her tenth frame! That could seal it for her unless Sasha can pull off a similar feat.”
Carly: “Galen finishes strong but not strong enough, Rupert still has to bowl his tenth and he’s already taken the victory.”
Mike: “Kyle has missed big on his tenth frame! He’ll fail to convert that and leave a massive opening for his opponent, Melissa.”
Zoe: “Oh boy, Melissa looks completely mortified!”
Mike: “She only managed to knock down one pin on her first bowl in the tenth, a massive waste of a strike on the earlier frame.”
Carly: “She was able to convert the spare though and get one more bowl but the damage was done, she needed at least two strikes and change to win this matchup. It looks like she’s taking a small break to polish her ball, so we’ll move on to the other bowlers.”
Mike: “And Sasha misses too! Like Melissa before her, that is a waste of a strike in the ninth and she has handed the victory to Hannah on a silver platter.”
Carly: “She’s able to salvage something out of this game with a strike on her last bowl.”
Mike: “Thelma is able to finish well with two strikes and a nine, she can still win this but she’s got long odds, Anthony needs only score a spare and change to win the game, considering he’s perfect through nine.”
Carly: “Anthony all but grabs the victory with that strike, he’s got two more bowls to go and only two gutter balls will see Thelma win this game.”
Carly: “A second strike in the tenth and one strike away from a perfect game.”
Mike: “Oh no! He’s missed out, he looks heartbroken!”
Carly: “He can cry on my shoulder if he wants to.”
Mike: “It’s Rupert’s shot at perfection now, let’s see if he can do it.”
Zoe: “Successful on the first bowl, two more strikes needed.”
Carly: “Another strike, he’s one away!”
Mike: “And he’s missed also! Thelma fired down another bowl after her game was finished, but this was after Rupert bowled, so that had no impact on his approach, still, it’s never a good practice to bowl after your game is over.”
Zoe: “Melissa is up for her final bowl and what is this… Galen has noticed something odd.”
Carly: “The Moonlight settings have come on for literally the last bowl of the game.”
Zoe: “It doesn’t throw her off and she scores a strike to finish the game. She’ll finish a few pins behind Kyle, but it’ll give her confidence heading into the next game.”
Hannah: “Seriously, Consultant! You chose now to show yourself!?!”
Carly: “Well, bowling fans… That is all we have time for today, but before you go, please check out the scores for the games below. Until next time, stay safe and keep on bowling!”
Hannah Harlow vs. Sasha Smith
Kyle McAndrew vs. Melissa Crest
Rupert Fink vs. Galen Curtis
Anthony Hawthorn vs. Thelma Twiddlethumbs
Anthony Hawthorn vs. Sasha Smith
Hannah Harlow vs. Melissa Crest
Kyle McAndrew vs. Galen Curtis
Rupert Fink vs. Thelma Twiddlethumbs
Rupert Fink vs. Sasha Smith
Anthony Hawthorn vs. Melissa Crest
Hannah Harlow vs. Galen Curtis
Kyle McAndrew vs. Thelma Twiddlethumbs
Kyle McAndrew vs. Sasha Smith
Rupert Fink vs. Melissa Crest
Anthony Hawthorn vs. Galen Curtis
Hannah Harlow vs. Thelma Twiddlethumbs
Author’s Notes:
Well, folks! That’s another matchup complete and the bowling portion of round one is done! I’ll get the postgame chapter out, then a Round Recap chapter where I’ll post the end of round standings for both teams and individuals.
One thing I’ve noticed but haven’t really commented on until now is that the animation/screenshots don’t match the end score that the game fires out for the winner. An example would be two of the winners in game one – Hannah and Kyle – they missed A LOT in that first game, but their scores were 270 for Hannah and 269 Kyle, which isn’t possible with the number of misses they had, even if they were able to convert them into spares. That being said, I’m not going to worry too much about it, just know that some weird shit is going to happen and we’ll be golden.
Will hopefully get the postgame chapter out on Sunday. Till then, have fun!