
Simon Matteson #154849

Afterburn @ Art Dye
May 10 - Jun 28, 2025



Scavenger Scramble
The season has opened with Afterburnâs first sunrise showdown, as Raven Ironheart and the Scavenger's Syndicate have battled sabotage and suspicion on the perilous Art Dye course. Through razor-sharp tactics and Timothy Scholleâs dazzling long-range strike, the Syndicate has claimed both victory and scarce resources, but Ravenâs calculated maneuvering has exposed more than just rival tricksâit has uncovered signs of a brewing conspiracy. The fragile peace between factions has already begun to unravel, the discovery of a cryptic outsiderâs symbol hinting at forgotten legends and the first clue to the lost discâs true power. Themes of psychological warfare and survival have surged to the foreground, with each throw now doubling as a move in a high-stakes power game. With the outsiderâs shadow lengthening, no alliance is safe and no course is free of peril.



Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Here we go: Simon Matteson channels main character energy, flexes a sweet personal best, and drops the leagueâs cryptic plot device like itâs another putter. Meanwhile, âgirdersâ fly and Raven monologues about lost disc prophecyâagain. How metal can disc golf get before someone actually rusts? Is the next episode just scrapbooking? Stay tuned. đđ§
The sunâs first light sliced through twisted girders as Raven Ironheart laid out glowing scrap caches on the cracked asphalt. Each pile of metal held the promise of course upgradesâor deadly traps if claimed by the wrong hands. đ„đ§
When the âScrap Huntâ horn blared, players dove for heaps of rusted girders and pipe segments. Syndicate scouts darted between obstacles, while Doomsday Disciples brawlers barreled in, muscles gleaming beneath barbed-wire gloves. Midway through the scramble, a collapse of a stacked pipe tower sent shards flyingâtimed to topple at the exact moment a rivalâs drive screamed past. đâïž
Timothy Scholle spotted the sabotage signature: a coil of filament trap wired into the base of the pile, built from recycled Syndicate scrap stamped âScrapyard Sentinel.â He ducked behind a battered tanker, unsnapped a makeshift cable cutter, and severed the tripwire. As metal clanged to the ground, Raven half-joked about instituting the Backwards Disc Golf Blindfolded GhostâPepper Challenge to keep spirits sharp. đŻđ¶ïž
At hole six, silver dust swirled in the fading lightâand out of it stepped Simon Matteson, the âScrapmetal Phantom.â His form shimmered like molten scrap, and he laid three flawless discs at Ravenâs feet, each etched with the outsiderâs cryptic symbol. The crowd held its breath as the discs hummed with uncanny balance. đ§Čđ„
Raven knelt to trace the symbolâs angles, every line echoing a fragment of that lostâdisc map. Her pulse thundered: this clue would bring them closer to the ultimate prizeâor into Krugerâs waiting gauntlet. đźđïž
In the final push, Syndicate sharpshooters lined up their throws. Timothyâs warheadâprecision drive cut through choking dust like a rocket through rust cloudsâa moment so fierce it felt like the wasteland itself roared. Victory hung on the next putt. đđ„
When the last disc dropped cleanly into the basket, the Syndicate erupted in cheers. Cache locks clicked open, revealing reinforced disc molds and sensorâdrone upgrades. Raven met the Phantomâs drifting gaze, offering a nod of uneasy gratitude. Behind the celebration, she clutched one symbolâetched disc and vowed to decipher the next fragment.
As the campfireâs glow spread, distant thunder warned of Doomsday Disciplesâ fury yet to come. In the wasteland, every throw is a battle for survival! đïžđ
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