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Telephone joined the [[ILB]] as a player in the [[Shadows]] for the [[Yellowstone Magic]] with {{BetaSeason|1|the Return of Blaseball}}.
 
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During the {{BetaSeason|16#Election Results|@ elections}}, Telephone joined the Magic's pitching rotation in exchange for [[Francisco Preston]] as a result of the Magic's [[Season 16#Wills|'''Foreshadow''']] will.
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During the {{BetaSeason|16#Election Results|@ elections}}, Telephone joined the Magic's pitching rotation in exchange for [[Francisco Preston]] as a result of the Magic's {{BetaSeason|16#Wills|'''Foreshadow'''}} will.
  
 
On {{BetaSeason|17}}, Day 104, Telephone was attacked by [[Consumers]], reducing their star total from {{Star Change|10.3|6.2}}
 
On {{BetaSeason|17}}, Day 104, Telephone was attacked by [[Consumers]], reducing their star total from {{Star Change|10.3|6.2}}
  
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During the {{BetaSeason|18#Election Results|@ elections}}, Telephone retreated to the Magic's [[Shadows]] in exchange for [[Eizabeth Elliott]] as a result of the Magic's [[Season 18#Wills|'''Foreshadow''']] will, resulting in a combined {{Star Change|6.2|7.9}} stat increase.
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During the {{BetaSeason|18#Election Results|@ elections}}, Telephone retreated to the Magic's [[Shadows]] in exchange for [[Eizabeth Elliott]] as a result of the Magic's {{BetaSeason|18#Wills|'''Foreshadow'''}} will, resulting in a combined {{Star Change|6.2|7.9}} stat increase.
  
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During the {{BetaSeason|21#Election Results|@ elections}}, Telephone received {{ModLink|Alternate}} and {{ModLink|Negative}} modifications as a result of the [[Season 21#Blessings_2|'''Shadow Alternate Trust''']] blessing, randomizing their stats.
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During the {{BetaSeason|21#Election Results|@ elections}}, Telephone received {{ModLink|Alternate}} and {{ModLink|Negative}} modifications as a result of the {{BetaSeason|21#Blessings_2|'''Shadow Alternate Trust'''}} blessing, randomizing their stats.
  
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During the {{BetaSeason|22#Election Results|@ elections}}, Telephone lost the '''Negative''' modification as a result of the [[Season 22#Blessings|'''Roster Flip''']] blessing.
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During the {{BetaSeason|22#Election Results|@ elections}}, Telephone lost the '''Negative''' modification as a result of the {{BetaSeason|22#Blessings|'''Roster Flip'''}} blessing.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:03, 17 January 2023

Melton Telephone is a player in the Shadows for the Yellowstone Magic, and has been with the team since Season β1.

Official League Records

Telephone joined the ILB as a player in the Shadows for the Yellowstone Magic with the Return of Blaseball.

During the Season β16 elections, Telephone joined the Magic's pitching rotation in exchange for Francisco Preston as a result of the Magic's Foreshadow will.

On Season β17, Day 104, Telephone was attacked by Consumers, reducing their star total from 10.3 → 6.2

During the Season β18 elections, Telephone retreated to the Magic's Shadows in exchange for Eizabeth Elliott as a result of the Magic's Foreshadow will, resulting in a combined 6.2 → 7.9 stat increase.

During the Season β21 elections, Telephone received Alternate and Negative modifications as a result of the Shadow Alternate Trust blessing, randomizing their stats.

During the Season β22 elections, Telephone lost the Negative modification as a result of the Roster Flip blessing.

COMMUNITY REPORTS
The remainder of this article contains lore created collaboratively by the Blaseball community.

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Introduction

Melton Telephone is a tree-like payphone standing at roughly 3-7 feet tall (91-213 cm) depending on the season. Their body is mostly comprised of tree trunks and branches from various species (Douglas fir, white ash, giant sequoia, and several unknown species have been observed) while their head consists of telephone parts. Wires and cords bind these disparate elements together. Communicating with Telephone is done by picking up any phone and asking to speak to Melton Telephone. This was eventually pieced together when Telephone repeatedly mimed picking up a phone for three hours straight during a team meeting.

Telephone has previously described their home as an old phone booth with an American sycamore growing through it. Teammates, park rangers, and occasionally park visitors are often invited by Telephone to hang out there, but nobody has succeeded in locating it. When asked about this lack of directions, Telephone simply stated that everyone finds their way easily enough and the company is appreciated even if no one remembers it. The phone booth is supposedly somewhere in Yellowstone.

Career

Before joining the Magic, Telephone was an avid fan of Blaseball and regularly spectated games in Yellowstone. At one of these games, Telephone caught a home run ball. Worried they’d be thrown out for stealing, Telephone threw the ball back, throwing a perfect strike clocking in at 307 mph (494 kph). After the game, players from the Magic encouraged Telephone to try out for the team. In a few short weeks, Telephone was fully trained and ready to play.

Telephone got their chance to pitch when they were subbed in for Francisco Preston in Season β17. After helping the Magic reach the postseason, Telephone was attacked by Consumers in a game against the Hawai'i Fridays. Their performance dropped after this event and many noticed a significant decrease in the maximum height Telephone grew to. Over the course of Season β18, their bark grew soft and mossy and phone parts became noticeably rusty.

At the end of the season, Telephone requested some time off, which their teammates obviously supported. The deteriorating payphone stepped behind a nearby tree and disappeared entirely. The current whereabouts of Telephone are unknown, but Magic players are confident they will answer the call when the team needs them most.



Fan Works

Fics

Melton Telephone features in the following fics and interactive fiction:

Fan Art

  • A drawing of Melton Telephone peering out from behind their tree. Their tree has a phone booth embedded in it and is covered in moss and shelf fungi. Melton is wearing their Magic jersey and a bracelet made of a telephone cord.

    Melton and their tree. Art by Drew (BuoyBoy#3340)

  • Melton Telephone analyzes their options before throwing a pitch. Art by Scott Brazee

  • Season 17 card by ChewyPudding#7060

  • A design for Melton Telephone. Art by @_Xmascritter_

  • A digital drawing of Melton Telephone, a human person with a tied back ponytail and a digital mask covering their face that is lit up with ten green circles like a rotary dial. They are throwing a device into a red, yellow and green hot spring.

    Melton at the Morning Glory Pool, by Cori

  • Two drawings of Melton Telephone as a human older person with pale skin, a brown-grey ponytail, and a green dial pad on the left side of their face. They look forlorn and are wearing a green jacket.

    An alternate Melton design, by Cori

  • A digital drawing of Melton Telephone, a person wearing a set of silvery armor and a mask with the image of a glowing circular rotary dial. They have a red shirt on over the armor and are driving a motorcycle in a snowstorm. The motorcycle has a strange device with a crank on the side sticking out of it. Snow and wind flow around the scene.

    Melton on their bike by Cori

  • Melton Telephone depicted in yellow and red as the eight of wands.

    Eight of Wands
    by @birbteef

  • ID: An image of Melton Telephone, an animate whitebark pine convoluted into humanoid shape, standing on a hill. They are beckoning towards the viewer while leaning on a staff made from a disconnected telephone pole with their other arm.

    Animate Tree Melton by Wayfinder Beatrice on discord.


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