Solympic Flame

The Solympic Flame is a symbol of the Sun beaming down across the great Immaterial Plane on which Internet League Blaseball takes place. At the dawn of every Season, the Solympic Flame is focused through a lens that sits on Sail Rock, Maine. It is then carried to the Solarium in Hellmouth to mark the beginning of the Hellmouth Sunbeams' blaseball season, and extinguished toward the end of the Season.

Due to various Hellmouth cults not shutting up about how the Flame is an aspect of the Divine Sun, the Flame has been extinguished every season ahead of schedule without fail by Seattle Garages fans.

Main Ceremonies

Lighting of the Flame

Sunlight is gathered from the easternmost blaseball field and the first to receive the Sun's rays, ballpark of the West Quoddy Lighthouse-Keepers Underleagues team. A lens placed on second base focuses the beams across the diamond onto the batter's box by home plate. The batter then runs the 2590 miles to the Solarium, and lights the ceremonial pyre.

Extinguishing of the Flame

Traditionally, the Flame is extinguished only when the Sunbeams (or their anti-rivals, the Hades Tigers) have been knocked out of contention for the season championship. Following the events of Season 1, however, Seattle Garages fans have made a counter-tradition of trying to put the Solympic Flame out before its scheduled time.

Timeline

Season 1

The Flame was left unattended at the front entrance of the Solarium. On Day 73, some Garages fans were cooling off nearby in the inhospitable Utah heat with a garden hose. A stray spray of water extinguished the Flame well before even the Sunbeams had entered Party Time, much less their anti-rivals the Tigers. Locals were mostly understanding that accidents happen, and warned the Garages fanbase to not go "snuffing out any further divine emanations of the Radiant Orb, please."

Season 2

Following the tragic early demise of the Solympic Flame in Season 1, the Flame was displayed a safe distance from any garden hoses, in the Solarium Lobby. The increased foot traffic in the lobby was also cited as a preventative measure, to make sure no water was accidentally brought near the Flame.

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