What Is Forklift Yacht Club?

[Intro — Warehouse ambience, distant conveyor hum] [Rowdy — relaxed, confident] Crosswire, water? [Crosswire — practical] Packed. [Rowdy] Emergency kit? [Crosswire] Packed. [Rowdy] Navigation beacon? [Crosswire] Right there. [Rowdy] Good. I think we're ready. [Brief pause] [Crosswire — curious] Hey, Rowdy. [Rowdy] Yeah? [Crosswire] What's that on your jacket? [Rowdy] This? [Crosswire] Yeah. That symbol. [Rowdy] Forklift Yacht Club. [Crosswire] Forklift Yacht Club? [Rowdy] Yep. [Crosswire] Huh. [Pause] [Crosswire] I've got one of those. [Rowdy — surprised] You do? [Crosswire] Found it in the warehouse. Stuck it on my toolbox. [Rowdy] You found it? [Crosswire] Yeah. [Rowdy] And you didn't know what it was? [Crosswire] I liked the picture. [Rowdy — amused] Crosswire... [Crosswire] What? [Rowdy] That's Forklift Yacht Club. [Crosswire] Okay. [Pause] [Crosswire — genuinely curious] So what is Forklift Yacht Club? [Music begins] [Verse 1 — Crosswire] ♪ I thought it was a button, ♪ ♪ Something someone left behind, ♪ ♪ A little piece of mystery ♪ ♪ I didn't think I'd find. ♪ ♪ But now you're wearing one, ♪ ♪ And you've got stories too— ♪ ♪ So tell me, Rowdy... ♪ [Crosswire — spoken] What is Forklift Yacht Club? [Rowdy — singing] ♪ Well, there's a warehouse, ♪ ♪ There's an island, ♪ ♪ There's a storm out on the blue, ♪ ♪ There's a pilot chasing weather ♪ ♪ And a crew that never knew ♪ ♪ Where the next strange signal ♪ ♪ Was going to lead them through... ♪ [Crosswire — interrupting] Wait. [Music stops briefly] [Crosswire] There's an island? [Rowdy] Sometimes. [Crosswire] Sometimes?! [Rowdy] Depends on the story. [Music returns, bigger] [Chorus — Rowdy and Crosswire] ♪ What is Forklift Yacht Club? ♪ ♪ Is it a place or is it a crew? ♪ ♪ Is it a story someone started ♪ ♪ That somehow became true? ♪ ♪ I found a little button ♪ ♪ And now I'm finding out ♪ ♪ There's more behind that symbol ♪ ♪ Than I ever thought about! ♪ [Crosswire] Wait. Who's the pilot? [Rowdy] Laizer Beam. [Crosswire] Who's Laizer Beam? [Rowdy] Pilot. [Crosswire] Of what? [Rowdy] Depends on the day. [Crosswire] That doesn't answer— [Rowdy] It answers enough. [Crosswire] Who else is there? [Rowdy] Oh, Crosswire... [Music grows increasingly theatrical] [Rowdy — grand storytelling] ♪ There's captains in the static, ♪ ♪ There's stacklights in the night, ♪ ♪ There's signals crossing oceans, ♪ ♪ There's strange things in the light! ♪ ♪ There's stories in the warehouse, ♪ ♪ And worlds beyond the blue— ♪ ♪ You find one little button ♪ ♪ And suddenly it finds you! ♪ [Crosswire — amazed] You mean there's more? [Rowdy] There's always more. [Crosswire] Where do you keep all these stories? [Music suddenly drops] [Rowdy — casually] The website. [Crosswire] There's a website? [Rowdy] Yes. [Crosswire] For Forklift Yacht Club? [Rowdy] Yes. [Crosswire] The whole thing? [Rowdy] More or less. [Crosswire] And the stories? [Rowdy] Some of them. [Crosswire] The music? [Rowdy] Yep. [Crosswire] The characters? [Rowdy] A lot of them. [Crosswire] The worlds? [Rowdy] More than a few. [Crosswire] Huh. [Pause] [Crosswire] I thought Aisle Blue had everything. [Record scratch] [Rowdy] Why would Aisle Blue have Forklift Yacht Club? [Crosswire — completely sincere] They have everything. [Rowdy] They don't have the stories. [Crosswire] They have books. [Rowdy] Not those stories. [Crosswire] They have music. [Rowdy] Not that music. [Crosswire] They have boats. [Rowdy] Crosswire. [Crosswire] What? [Rowdy] It's the website. [Crosswire] Right. [Pause] [Crosswire] So... what is Forklift Yacht Club? [Music swells into final chorus] [Final Chorus — Full ensemble] ♪ What is Forklift Yacht Club? ♪ ♪ Maybe now I want to know! ♪ ♪ I found a little button ♪ ♪ And it opened up a door! ♪ ♪ There's stories in the static, ♪ ♪ There's music in the blue, ♪ ♪ And somewhere past the warehouse ♪ ♪ There's a world waiting for you! ♪ [Music softens] [Crosswire — thoughtful] So I've been carrying around a piece of Forklift Yacht Club this whole time? [Rowdy] Yep. [Crosswire] And I never knew what it was? [Rowdy] Nope. [Crosswire] That's actually kind of cool. [Rowdy] Yeah. [Pause] [Crosswire] Can we go to the website now? [Rowdy] We have a trip to take. [Crosswire] Right. [Beat] [Crosswire] After the trip? [Rowdy] After the trip. [Crosswire] Okay. [Long pause] [Crosswire] But I still think Aisle Blue has everything. [Rowdy — defeated] Oh, for the love of— [Final comedic musical sting]