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“Yes” I point, and Andy lowers his hand

“How much do paintballs hurt?”

“A lot,” Joshua says from his seat

“Relance down at Joshua “No matter how bad you want to!”

“Are you two on opposing sides?” sohter

Our reputation for hatred has gotten a little out of hand, and -Joshua jokes

“This is designed to bring us all together We’ll all be on each other’s team at some point, like in a work situation Even Joshua and I will find sorand prize!” Everyone sits up straight

“The prize,” Joshua interrupts loudly froht—a free day off But you have to earn it displaying outstanding commitment to your team”

There’s a buzz aroup A free day off A day release fro

Paintball Shootout is located in a sround is dusty and stark The trees ache for death A crow circles overhead, les into a luates

A guy in a caeant beside Joshua They both have the same tall, muscled, marine body types Maybe Joshua spends his every spare moment here They’re brothers in aro down in this barren wasteland When they both stare expectantly atup front too

Joshua deear on and everyone watches with keen interest Sergeant Paintball fields the slew of stupid questions with practiced patience We all receive our suits, helmets, kneepads Then we’re armed

We are adults undertaking a tea activity in a professional capacity, so naturally we spend several uns and eant Paintball watch us like orderlies at a mental facility Alan, recent Birthday Boy, pretends to rave bari

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I scramble out of the path of one fake skirmish and start to feel undersized and feeble I look at all the long legs and eyes lit with paint-lust Maybe tensions will boil over They’ll all go rogue, Gauns for AK-47s