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Tuning In

A radio transmission is only as powerful as the capabilities of the receiver. A transmitter could be sending out signals for years, but if the technology doesn’t exist to receive the signal, it will fall on uncomprehending ears, and will be as meaningless as if it were never sent at all.

The only Wyatt Mason bearing the original’s name materialized with the Lift just after Engine Eberhardt finished tuning up the Legscraper’s Psychoacoustics to catch worldwide radio stations for “some sweet practice tunes.” It is still unclear whether her appearance is linked to Eberhardt briefly pausing on a spotty signal from a college station in Los Angeli just as the Psychoacoustics came online, an unintentional side-effect of the installation of Psychoacoustics, or whether it was part of a larger plan, and self-proclaimed Psychoacoustics expert and radio buff Rylan O’Lantern has declared emself unprepared to give a definitive answer at this time.

Reception

Many members of the Lift took Mason under their wing, with Wyatt Quitter coming to quickly view her as a little sister and introducing her to all the movies she had missed, and Silvaire Semiquaver lending her old clothes. Some teammates even took it upon themselves to teach Mason an assortment of colorful swears and curses, much to the mounting dismay of then-captain Stijn Strongbody, who went on record as saying that “no ██-year-old should know such foul words.” Mason’s appearance also made a particular impact with then-Lift player Aly Leaf, who declared she would “do everything in [her] power to keep [Mason] safe.” In the quiet moments between the first incident of static and the day Mason herself echoed, four days later, Mason and Leaf were observed to spend many quiet evening hours together in the conservatory, conversing about undisclosed subjects as Leaf braided her hair.

Going Live

Although the preliminary physical evaluations predicted she would be one of the worst-performing iterations of Wyatt Mason to materialize from the Second Wyatt Masoning, Mason’s short career with the Lift was successful, and scored her first run in her debut plate appearance.

Outside of blaseball, Mason could be seen skateboarding around Tokyo with Quitter and Grollis Zephyr, climbing the abandoned structures of Dilsneyland, and practicing her favorite splort, kickball, with acquaintances who frequented the Gym. She was known by many for her plastic personality, taking on aspects she appeared to admire from whoever she was with. She seemed to prefer Semiquaver’s warm sternness, Quitter’s rebellious spark, and Leaf’s quiet steadiness and compassion, and by the end of her time with the Lift, she had managed to make these traits uniquely her own.

Signal Lost

On Day 79, Mason’s echo became Quitter’s as well. Two days later, they were due for their next feedback game.

The morning of Season 14, Day 81, Mason set her few affairs in order, granting her skateboard to Zephyr, giving her clothes back to Semiquaver, and making a card thanking the Lift for making the Lift feel like home (shown below).

Hey, everyone. It was lovely getting to know you all, and to get the room to be allowed to be myself. It’s not something I really ever exp█cted █o ███. So thank you for that, Tokyo truly felt like home. I have ██ ███a what’s g██n█ to ████en ██ █e but I just want you to know how mu██ it ███ns t█ ██ ████ I ██s ████ to sp███ th██ ██me w██h ███ ███. And for what it’s wor██ ███ ███ly ██rr█ ab████████████ ██ ███ █████████████ [The only known record of this note is illegible after this point due to heavy file corruption]

Whether she predicted her luck with the weather had run out, had a feeling it was her time, or had a mission to fulfill, she echoed into static before ever reaching the plate after only 8 days of active play. Onlookers at the time noted that while Mason was fielding, she took a position close to the opposing team’s Mason while it was at bat. Some have theorized this was a way to protect Quitter from echoing into static, as they were due to bat in the subsequent inning.

Dead Air

Mason’s echo into static did not come as a surprise to the Lift, but it was some time before they were able to come to terms with a life cut so short, so soon. Having never so much as witnessed an incineration first hand until two seasons later in Season 16, much of the team was unprepared for such a swift and brutal reminder of the true stakes of blaseball. When they progressed to the postseason on a wildcard, they did so with both Mason and Quitter in the forefront of their minds.