Atlantis Georgias/Season 17

In , the Atlantis Georgias finished 7th in the Wild League and 14th in the ILB.
The Georgias' performance in Season 17 was similar to the previous season; same as it ever was. While fans were initially optimistic for the team's performance, tragedy once again struck during Midseason, as reliable lead-off batter Niq Nyong'o would be swept Elsewhere, star batter Hercules Alighieri would be incinerated by a Rogue Umpire and given an underwhelming replacement, and star pitcher Rigby Friedrich would swallow a stray peanut and suffer an allergic reaction.
During the Election, the Georgias shortened their lineup by moving Jon Tumblehome to the Shadows, while trading away Montgomery Bullock for star batter Fish Summer. However, an interim trade from the Baltimore Crabs would swap Summer for Wyatt Mason IV, a much worse batter who was Shelled at the time. The San Francisco Lovers would additionally trade Pitching Machine for Knight Triumphant, giving the Georgias an impressive, albeit short-lived pitcher. The Georgias would receive the Blessing, providing most of the team with a thin layer of extra defense.
==Starting Roster==
Lineup	Rotation	 	
*Niq Nyong'o
*Flattery McKinley
*Ortiz Lopez
*Siobhan Chark
*Frankie Hambone
*Slosh Truk
*Yurts Buttercup
*Hercules Alighieri
*Erin Jesaulenko
*Geraldine Frost
*Montgomery Bullock	
*Jan Canberra
*Rigby Friedrich
*Knight Triumphant	Shadows	Shadows
*Jëff DeShields
*Neerie McCloud
*Ankle Halifax
*Queithlein Shufflecat
*Nanci Grackle
*Clementine Steeplechase
*Miah Jesaulenko
*Steals Chark
*Magi Uppercutski
*Artemesia Teixeira
*Kurt Ultrabass	
*Jëff DeShields
*Neerie McCloud
*Ankle Halifax
*Queithlein Shufflecat
*Nanci Grackle
*Clementine Steeplechase
*Miah Jesaulenko
*Steals Chark
*Magi Uppercutski
*Artemesia Teixeira
*Kurt Ultrabass	 	
==Season Events==
===Latesiesta===
*Hotel Motel - 2,842,767 Coins Spent
**The Bubble unlocks !
*Obtuseness + - 2,835,577 Coins Spent
**The Bubble became 14% more Obtuse!
===Roster changes===
During Season 17, the Atlantis Georgias were subject to a Player being swept Elsewhere, a Player being incinerated, an allergic reaction, and a Player getting their blood drained. The Georgias entered Party Time on Day 91, and partied 7 times. 
* On Day 13 Knight Triumphant was Unscattered.
* On Day 51 Niq Nyong'o was swept Elsewhere. Nyong'o returned 33 Days later on Day 84, Scattered as N-q -yong'o.
* On Day 54 Hercules Alighieri was incinerated by a Rogue Umpire and replaced by Jon Tumblehome.
* On Day 66 Rigby Friedrich swallowed a stray peanut and had an allergic reaction, resulting in a stat decrease.
* On Day 99 Siobhan Chark had their blood drained by Nagomi Mcdaniel, resulting in a decrease to their defense.
* On Day 91 the Atlantis Georgias entered Party Time. All Players that partied are listed below:
** Siobhan Chark partied once on Day 92, resulting in a stat increase.
** Slosh Truk partied twice on Day 92 and Day 97, resulting in a total stat increase.
** Montgomery Bullock partied once on Day 93, resulting in a stat increase.
** Rigby Friedrich partied once on Day 97, resulting in a stat increase.
** Yurts Buttercup partied once on Day 97, resulting in a stat increase.
** Geraldine Frost partied once on Day 98, resulting in a stat increase.
===Notable Games===
* Day 1 and Day 2 - Double-Solar Eclipse series against the Baltimore Crabs with Unstable Players.
* The Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Midseason
** Day 51 - Part 1: Niq Nyong'o gets swept Elsewhere.
** Day 54 - Part 2: Hercules Alighieri gets incinerated by a Rogue Umpire.
** Day 66 - Part 3: Rigby Friedrich suffers an allergic reaction.
* Day 92 - Hercules Alighieri inhabits Esme Ramsey and scores against his old team.
* Day 99 - As her final act of spite before getting Vaulted, Nagomi Mcdaniel drains Siobhan Chark's defense.
==Election Outcomes==
===Decrees===
*Smithy passed with 968,906 Votes, 11% of all Decree Votes
**FORGES FIREHAMMER ANVILBONDS BROKENREBORN
**The Bubble is granted a .
***
===Wills===
*Move
**The Georgias vote to move Jon Tumblehome to their Shadow Lineup.
**The Georgias made a roster move.
*** Jon Tumblehome, Lineup
*** Jon Tumblehome, Shadows
**Jon Tumblehome entered the Shadows.
***Combined 
**Move - 36% of all Georgias Will VotesThis Filing - 81% of Georgias Move VotesFinal Odds - 29% chance of happening.
*Equivalent Exchange
**The Georgias vote to swap Fish Summer and Montgomery Bullock.
**The Crabs and Georgias made a trade.
***
***
**Equivalent Exchange - 46% of all Georgias Will VotesThis Filing - 75% of Georgias Equivalent Exchange VotesFinal Odds - 34% chance of happening.
*Equivalent Exchange
**The Crabs vote to swap Wyatt Mason IV and Fish Summer.
**The Tacos and Georgias made a trade.
***
***
**Equivalent Exchange - 22% of all Crabs Will VotesThis Filing - 6% of Crabs Equivalent Exchange VotesFinal Odds - 1% chance of happening.
*Equivalent Exchange
**The Lovers vote to swap Knight Triumphant and Pitching Machine.
**The Georgias and Lovers made a trade.
***
***
**Equivalent Exchange - 36% of all Lovers Will VotesThis Filing - 77% of Lovers Equivalent Exchange VotesFinal Odds - 28% chance of happening.
===Blessings===
*Jerseys Supply Run blessed the Atlantis Georgias.
**N-q Nyong'o gained Jersey.
*** Jersey
***Overall 14.6 -> 14.6 + 0.2 
**Flattery McKinley gained Jersey.
*** Jersey
**Ortiz Lopez did not have an available Item slot.
**Siobhan Chark gained Jersey.
*** Jersey
**Frankie Hambone dropped Bat.
*** Bat
**Frankie Hambone gained Plastic Jersey.
*** Plastic Jersey
***Overall 15.2 -> 15.2 + 1.3 
**Slosh Truk did not have an available Item slot.
**Yurts Buttercup gained Jersey.
*** Jersey
***Overall 17.0 -> 17.0 + 0.3 
**Erin Jesaulenko gained Jersey.
*** Jersey
***Overall 11.0 -> 11.0 + 0.1 
**Geraldine Frost gained Rock Jersey.
*** Rock Jersey
***Overall 15.0 -> 15.0 + 0.4 
**Wyatt Mason IV gained Jersey.
*** Jersey
***Overall 11.5 -> 11.5 + 0.1 
**Jan Canberra gained Chunky Jersey.
*** Chunky Jersey
***
***Overall 14.3 -> 14.3 + 0.2 
**Rigby Friedrich gained Plastic Jersey.
*** Plastic Jersey
***Overall 18.2 -> 18.2 + 0.2 
**Pitching Machine did not have an available Item slot.
**The Georgias had 4% of the VotesHighest Bidder - The Moist Talkers with 30%1,166,306 votes were cast.
==Season Overview==
The following summary mixes canon events with community lore.
===Opening Day===
Fans of the Atlantis Georgias watched the beginning of with nervous anticipation, as their first two games would both be under Solar Eclipse weather against the Baltimore Crabs, who recently obtained the Unstable batter Chorby Soul. Fans of the Georgias feared that when Soul was incinerated, the Instability could chain to one of their own players, possibly leading to the team suffering multiple incinerations in a short period of time. At the time, the Georgias were one of the only two teams in the ILB to never suffer an incineration, and most fans were fearful that their luck had run out.
While the Georgias would luckily avoid losing any beloved players during the first two games of the Season, the Baltimore Crabs were not so lucky. Soul would be incinerated during the top of the sixth inning on Day 1, and the instability would chain to Luis Acevedo, who was pitching the next game. Acevedo would turn out to be similarly unlucky, as during the top of the eighth inning on Day 2, they would be incinerated as well.
The deaths of Soul and Acevedo were the first incinerations ever witnessed by the majority of the Team, and most of the Georgias left this series with a sense of fear, realizing just how shortly any of their lives could be cut short. Fans and teammates alike were only left with the question of which of the Georgias would be the first to go. Unfortunately, it would not take long for the team to find out.
===The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Midseason===
Past Opening Day, the Season continued much as normal, with fans taking particular note of the team's newest hitter: Montgomery Bullock, who rarely ever hit the ball and mostly got on base by walking. For the most part, fans noticed a marked improvement in the Team's performance, and believed this would be the Season in which the Georgias could finally be good. By Midseason, however, everything would begin to fall apart.
On Day 51, lead-off batter and team captain Niq Nyong'o would be swept Elsewhere in Flooding. Nyong'o was recognized by her teammates for her calm demeanor and organizational skills, and her absence left the team largely directionless. Not helping was the fact that as Atlantis' chosen reality anchor, her absence lead to the shattered realities of Atlantis slowly drifting apart from each other, leaving the team in a more vulnerable position. Star batter Hercules Alighieri would offer to act as interim captain until she returned, as he had helped lead the Georgias to four Championships long before the team Descended, but unfortunately, this would not last for long.
On Day 54, Alighieri would be incinerated by a Rogue Umpire, marking the team's first ever incineration. His death came to the shock of many; besides being the team's star batter, he was a legendary hero in Atlantis, and was largely thought by most to be immortal. This was the first time a player on the Georgias had been incinerated, and as such, efforts were swiftly taken to memorialize Alighieri. A headstone for Alighieri was placed directly on the basepath, forcing Players to jump over it like a hurdle and remember him on the way to first base. A large statue of Alighieri would be commissioned, and placed in the stands between second and third base. Additionally, the coral garden Alighieri had attended to would be renamed the Alighieri Memorial Coral Garden in his honor.
Taking Alighieri's place would be Jon Tumblehome, a research drone that had been discovered in notably poor condition by the researchers at the Atlantean Facility for Interdimensional Studies and Hypotheses many years prior. The researchers at AFISH, particularly Alighieri, spent long amounts of time working to repair Tumblehome, though they had yet to restore Tumblehome to full power. As such, the Team was shocked to see Tumblehome fully operational following Alighieri's incineration, despite still being in poor working condition. While Tumblehome's first at bat would result in a triple, for the most part Tumblehome's performance was largely unimpressive, especially given Tumblehome had replaced the team's star batter.
This would not be the end of the Georgias' grievances in the midseason, however, as on Day 66, star pitcher and god slayer Rigby Friedrich would suffer from his sole weakness: Peanuts. While his allergic reaction was not enough to make him a bad pitcher, it had undone most of the progress Rigby had made through partying in the Seasons prior, and only set the Georgias back further in their efforts to become a good team.
Nyong'o would return after 33 Days, to witness her team in a state of disarray following the disastrous Midseason. While she attempted to keep a calm face in the Days that followed, her teammates could tell she was devastated to learn about the loss of one of her closest friends, and she largely remained quiet for the remainder of the Season. Due to the hardships experienced during the midseason, the Georgias would conclude Season 17 with a record only marginally better than Season 16, and would enter Party Time on Day 91.
===Election===
While the Georgias endured a difficult Season, they remained determined with their eyes geared towards the future. Jon Tumblehome, who was never designed to play Blaseball in the first place, was retired to the Team's Shadows. Additionally, Montgomery Bullock would be traded back to Baltimore Crabs in exchange for Fish Summer, giving the Team a new star hitter following Alighieri's incineration. A deal was made with the San Francisco Lovers to exchange Knight Triumphant for Pitching Machine, returning the Lovers their long-time captain, and moving both Players back to their most proficient role. While Ortiz Lopez was sad to see Triumphant go, she seemed excited to finally enjoy being on the same team as her beloved "Pitch-ems". With a strengthened Lineup and Rotation, the Georgias looked optimistically towards Season 18.
Or at least, they would have, if not for a Will filed by the Baltimore Crabs that would lead to Summer being exchanged for Wyatt Mason IV, better known as Ivy Mason. Ivy Mason, as opposed to Summer, was not a star batter, being a much more talented pitcher. Perhaps fortunately, Mason was Shelled at the time of their arrival to the Georgias, sparing the Team from another bad batter at least until Mason would be pecked free. With Mason's addition, the Team was only modestly better than they were before the Election, as opposed to the dramatic improvement they would have seen with Summer. Same as it ever was.
The Team also got a crate full of new Jerseys, which would provide little more than an added layer of protection from Consumers, though with the new Smithy manned by Zendaya (no relation), it was better than nothing.
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