York Silk/IF-48.652

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From the Deep

After York’s death, Nagomi McDaniel returned to Baltimore briefly in the postseason. Ostensibly this was to cheer on her former teammates in the Wild Card round, however it was clear that this tragedy had caused her to reach out to her old friends in the bay as she mourned the loss of York.

And in a moment of weakness she wished it did not have to be like this. She raged against the gods, and against the umps, and against York's fate, and she raged into the cold unforgiving waters of the Chesapeake Bay.

What Nagomi could not have known is that The Olde One was there and listening. As she always was. The Mother Crab whose ghost still hides under the bay, and who answers the calls of her people in need.

The Mother Crab, whose mandate is change, entropy, and remaking, heard Nagomi’s call as a prayer.

The Mother Crab answered.

As the final games ended she made her move, and from the waters of the bay York reemerged. Reports differ on exactly who was there to overhear it, but as he walked out of the bay he spoke five words to whoever was listening.

“I'm not afraid of you”

Hard Shells, Soft Hearts

When York returned from the dead he was unsure of exactly what that would entail. While he had seen the devastation raised by Jaylen Hotdogfingers in the wake of her revival, it was unclear exactly what it would mean for him, and if this changed who York was, or who he was supposed to be. In this moment of doubt he sought out Nagomi McDaniel for advice, and the two of them were quietly relieved that after all this time, they were finally in the right place at the right time to help each other. As difficult as it was to talk about these things, there was at least one person on the roster who had been through just as much as he had who he could trust implicitly.

Much to York’s surprise he also found solace in the stoic Crab’s pitcher Brock Forbes. While York’s initial impressions of Brock were of the stone man’s stern expressions, York quickly discovered his softer side as Brock worked to help York find a place on the team, and to create a healthy outlet for some of the feelings he had bottled up over the years of play. York wasn’t the first person on the team to come back from something like this, and Brock was determined to make sure he wouldn't have to do it alone.