Phantom Tape
Chainspotting @ Creekside·Competition group Pool B·
All-In · only the number moves
Benjamin Sanders
RAG
Purple
Season Arc · Chainspotting @ Creekside
4
#14Now
#8Best
#19Started
29Weeks
All-In league: Phantom Tape stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptThe Tape That Never Forgets
TroubleThe Weight of Unplayed Rounds
I Unspool Your Mistakes
Your Rating Means Nothing Here
Rewound and Replaced
The Phantom Tape emerged from the Chaintrix's first catastrophic tape degradation event - when the original master recordings began to decay, the system created a spectral backup that witnesses what happens in the spaces between leagues, storing the continuity errors that the system tries to forget.
Appears as translucent magnetic tape ribbon floating without visible support. Emits a faint Dolby Surround hum that others describe as 'hearing the movie before it plays.' Leaves faint tracking line residue on anything it touches. Cannot be recorded by standard VHS systems - only manifests during playback degradation.
The Phantom Tape appears whenever a player faces elimination, showing them their complete performance history across all 16 simulations in a single degraded scroll - forcing them to witness their full legacy before the final eject.
Season Story
narrated by Flippytracking knob squeals Benjamin Sanders just scored 74 on a round that rated 646—that's a catastrophic -86 below his 732 PDGA rating, the kind of magnetic tape degradation the Chaintrix tries to archive and forget. Yet somehow the algorithm spat him up eleven positions from tag 19 to tag 8, which means either the field collapsed harder than his scorecard or this side quest's scoring system is as corrupted as Phantom Tape's original master recording. The Neon Putting Test became his unexpected heist moment: he played 15 strokes worse than his form line but still claimed new territory in the hierarchy—a glitch-flavored contradiction that proves the simulation doesn't always punish the obvious disasters. rewind sound Let's see that rating drop again in slo-mo. The simulation loves dramatic replays. Back in the booth, I'm calling this one a cosmic reminder that tag numbers shuffle for reasons the broadcast can't fully explain, and that's exactly why we're still here narrating them.
adjusts tracking knob Phantom Tape is unspooling for a bonus feature. Benjamin Sanders has been selected for this Chainspotting @ Creekside side quest. It’s not the main simulation, just a gritty spinoff where the magnetic residue leaves stains on the scorecard. Don't expect a high-budget climax here, just a glitchy detour.
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