Maybe it was the presence of Kathleen, maybe it was Matt's willingness to put his body on the line for charity, maybe it was Maybelline, but tonight's Night Watch was just jam packed with hijinks. Off the top of our heads... nah, let's give credit where it's due.

Off the VST spreadsheet we use as a cheatsheet, We Learned...

...that Kathleen's book that consumes her every waking AND sleeping thought:

...about how sled dogs re-invented fast food:

...that Matt and Jordan have nearly identical TikTok tastes:

...that Matt will do lots of squats for charity:

...how the VST works from special guest Chrusher:

...what happens when Engineering smashes all the buttons:

...what's happening from Teen Girls on the Street:

And we wound down with Fiddle AND Piano O'Clock:

To say nothing of Night Watch 2024 standards, like the Beyblade Rip-Off and Wet Ones with Kathleen. Whew! This Night has been thoroughly Watched. Until next time!

The lower bracket's heating up as our favorite losers fight for their chance to stay in the bey. At the end of the day, somebody's gotta be on top! And only one of these losers has a chance, because today's matches will close out our lower bracket. The final draws near!

And it's not just three matches tonight: it's four! Special guest Kathleen has opted to put her spin on things with an exhibition game against Jordan.

Beyblade Bracket

Beys of the Day

1. Julie v Max in the Litterbox
2. Ian v Max in the Litterbox
3. Matt v Ian in the Litterbox
4. Kathleen v Jordan in the Matt "Cat Enthusiast" Wiggins Memorial Stadium

New lore for this year's Desert Bus: turns out, Kathleen helped Graham with the selection of wets. "This will surely not come back to bite me," she thought to herself. And then she agreed to come on Night Watch for a single evening and now must consume the very wets she once inflicted on others. And not just any wets! We have saved for her a line-up of the very best wets. 😈

Watch the Wets:

When your wallet's empty from generously donating to the children, you can fill it back up again with a memento of the kindness you showed by getting a DBloon. But those DBloons don't grow on trees, ya know! They grow on the kindness and generosity of longtime sponsor Dracogen, the video game studio created by Friend of the Bus Steve Dengler.

The talented team at Dracogen is currently working on Cosmic Crowbar™: a story-rich, character-driven narrative experience based on the principles of positivity, persistence, and friendship and focused on adventure, discovery, and hope. All themes we love on the Bus! Better keep your eye on this games studio, because they're up to lots of good.

Move out of the way, Alpha Flight, because Night Watch is here to run the stage! Yeaaahhhh, it's OUR time now! So get... get out of the way. Please? Uhm...

Ahem. Now that Alpha Flight has been scattered to the wind, it's time for us to run our show. Except, it seems like there's a former member of Alpha Flight that we can't seem to shake (and aren't sure we want to). Maybe we should we rebrand this shift "Night Watch - now with Kathleen!"

Oh, and we've also got cool stuff that could become your cool stuff!

Giveaways

• Dungeons & Dragons Instant Library Collection $8.62, ended at 7:15pm PT and raised $15,041.90
• Kathleen Runs Pizzamas Island for You $9.14, ended at 8:15pm PT and raised $6,992.10 for Kathleen's ego the children
• MTG SDCC 2017 Exclusive $6.17, ended at 10:17pm PT and raised $17,177.28
• Sea of Stars Apron Set $7.38, ended at 11:30pm PT and raised $2,110.68

Silent Auctions

• D&D Ampersand Tufted Rug
• Inscryption Scrybe Mug Set

But we'll see you again tomorrow.

We had a fun day.

We exercised

We had a concert.

Giveaways:

A very formal live auction

High Tea

And beer o'clock

It was a full day, see you all tomorrow.

We asked for Neo-pets. We received Neo-Pets.

Runner up 1

QuietCat
She/they

Runner up 2

Elfy, they/them

Winner

Kris365
She/They

We have silent Auctions ending in 1 hour.

First Polyhedral Dice Embroidery Gallery

This is a polyhedral set of 10 embroidered die, ready to display, in a range of sizes, from 6” to 12”! Although you can’t roll them, these art pieces are perfect for a gallery wall in a gaming room, or any space that needs a bit more nerdiness. Each die is sewn onto different weights of cotton and linen with DMC embroidery threads.

See all the details and bid here.

Second, we have Time for Crab! Instant Crab Rave

Are you tired of crab raving alone? In need of some carcinised choreography? Try the "Time for Crab! Instant Crab Rave", a bucket filled with cute crocheted crustaceans who are ready to party! Simply upturn the bucket and you're ready to rave, anywhere, anytime!

See all the details and bid here.

We would like to thank prize sponsor Outsider Comics.

We would like to say thank you to Outsider Comics and Geek Boutique.  Outsider Comics and Geek Boutique was founded in 2016 as a space for those outright ignored by the comics and pop culture industries: people who were not cisgender, white, heterosexual, men.

Thank you Outsider Comics.

We have a pre-recorded concert from The Garages today at 1:00 PM.

We are the garages, an anarcho-syndicalist blaseball band from the fictional location of Seattle. we make songs about being gay, the apocalypse, and fighting the gods.