Thursday, March 27, 2008

I've been DRAFTED!

Soft air is a sport that is very popular in Italy.  It is similar to paint ball, but not really. In soft air the guns look very real, they shoot hard plastic bee bees, that have a range of about 30 meters (80-100 feet), and they fly at 90 meters per second!  They are so powerful that you can't shoot closer than 10 meters (30 feet)!

I am going to play this evening with my cousin.  He is the commander of his team and has won many tournaments.  They take the game very serious.  So serious that they use headset radios, face paint, combat names, camouflage, and night vision goggles. We will be playing outside in a forested area.  They play 3-4 games a night, each game lasting about 30-40 minutes, and start at 8pm.  

My combat name is Aria (air). And like the wind, I will sweep the forest and kill as many as I can!  And like the air, I will evade any bee bees that come my way. I will report my experience when I return, hopefully without injury!

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