VHS Glitch

adjusts headset as the VHS tracking lines wobble across the monitor Welcome back to The Culling — or, well, welcome back to an empty arena. The simulation ran its weekly cycle for Crimson Glide at Art Dye, Week 5, and not a single contestant stepped onto the course. The chains hung silent. The fairways went untouched. My broadcast booth picked up nothing but wind noise and the faint hum of this cursed 90s operating system reminding me I'm still here. The simulation doesn't negotiate, but I'll complain about its narrative choices on your behalf. Look, rest weeks happen — sometimes the arena needs a breather, sometimes life throws something besides plastic at chains, and sometimes the whole field collectively decides to let the course miss them for a change. No scores, no swaps, no eliminations, no drama — just a quiet week on the survival board. But here's the thing: the season isn't over, the Slingers layout is waiting, and when this group comes back, the rankings will be hungry. So recharge, stretch those arms, maybe do a field work session or two, and get ready — because when the simulation resumes, The Culling resumes with it. From the booth, surrounded by static and the faint smell of rewound magnetic tape, I'll be here. I'm always here.