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((Paintball Field))

Pulling the injured Frei closer to himself and more out of the open, David let out a heavily concerned sigh. It was like adopting some kind of stray, helpless kitten. He noticed Lucia's wide eyes as she glanced down at her wounds. Suddenly, the frightened aura seemed to melt away and return as a vengeful one. Smiling, he held up his gun as a model for her.

"Want payback, little one? You'll need to figure out how to use your gun first," he purred, wiggling his finger at her. "Slide one or two of your fingers here -he slid his index finger onto the trigger- and then you pull on this little trigger. Aim for your opponent first though. Don't just waste your paintballs, kay?"

David was just about to glance back over his sand dune when a blue haired girl caught his attention. She was obviously as disappointed in the outcome of their teammates as he was, so all he could respond with was a shrug.

(( Paintball Field ))

A green paintball whizzed an inch over the girl's head as she relaxed a bit. When she heard Josh reply her face eased into a crooked grin with a mischeviously lifted eyebrow, and she responded "Good to hear." Josh sounded sensible enough about this game now that he had taken whatever anger he had out on that guy he was trading shots with. She felt like she could trust him to use the rest of his ammo wisely, and could only laugh dismissively at his next remark, which was when Dorian entered their hiding spot.

"Hey, Dorian," she casually replied to the newcomer, "I'm glad you think we're the better team, but talking fancy about us isn't going to win us any points." The hallucinogenic properties of certain cacti would have been something worth making a wisecrack about otherwise. Oh well. "Why don't you watch our backs instead?"

((Paintball Field / Beach Bar Buffet))

Lucia nodded slightly as her keen eyes took in the man's model actions. She examined her gun:

Looking in the canister she saw six green balls. That must have been what hit her.

Looking at the trigger she nodded as she figured that was what caused one of the green balls to fly out at someone. With only six balls she would have to aim and time her shots well. It was a good thing she was patient.

However, having everyone together in the same area was not the best idea. "Thanks," was all the young raevan said as she took a deep breath and, low to the ground, she floated quickly to the next barrier, and into a nearby fort to watch for her first victim.

But how would she know which team they were on? She looked down at her wrist band and smirked.


Yuurei went over to the bar, desperate for something to get rid of the gross taste in her mouth. The pie had definitely not tasted as good on the way back up. She looked up and saw that Dr. Kyou was playing bartender. She smiled and said, "Hello, Dr. Kyou! Do you mind getting me an ice water?" She smiled at him, trying not to breathe with her mouth or speak with too much breath at him so he wouldn't smell what she tasted.

.ll Paintball Field ll.

Josh pointed his paintball gun at Dorian accusingly when the man popped out from behind a barrier suddenly. Then he got a glimpse of melon flushed fabric adorning the newcomer’s body. So he was on the same team. The auburn haired boy tucked his gun away into the safety of his arms once more. Josh shot Dorian a welcoming smile instead of a round of paint to the face. Perhaps, he was a bit too much on edge? It wasn’t a good idea to adhere together and make too much small chat though. From what familiarity he had with this game, Josh knew that joining into one large group was a definite safety hazard. After all, the bigger the target the easier it is to hit it.

Josh gave a offhand nod acknowledging Doran’s presence. The guy had a unique way of speaking. However, Josh believed that Eiry had a more poetic nature to his speech and witty remarks. Much more pleasing to the ears. Josh peered at Mouse than to Dorian once more. “Sorry to disappoint, but it is getting a bit too crowded here. Pleasure to meet you Dorian. However, I don’t want to be a sitting duck.” The boy stooped down and swiftly crawled to a barricade beside his current one. They could still chat if needed, but he also could give their team eyes in more places from his new position.

[[Paintball FIELD (Team MELON!!)]] [[Sand n Stuff]]

Aphismet grinned as the guy he'd shot peeked over a sand dune, aiming at him and Eiry. "He's gonna get us! DUCK, EIRY!" Following his own advice, laughing mirthfully, Aphismet threw himself onto the sand in a duck-and-roll maneuver, finishing with his back flat against one of the sand obstacles. A quick glance over the side yielded another target, with a barely visible flash of green- a blue-haired woman.

Cackling in amusement (this was a lot of fun!), Aphismet ran out from his hiding spot and took aim, shooting at ROCHAN. The second of his pink bullets flew out, heading for the target.

Rivener blinked as a purple-haired woman spoke to him. She was familiar- Ah! This was the woman who came to their house to train with Aphi! It was hard to recognize her dressed this way, although her barely-amused smirk was quite characteristic. But maybe she could help!

"How do I fix this?!" Rivener exclaimed, proffering the punctured yellow-and-white-polkadot inner tube, looking worried. The air was still slowly leaking from it with a soft hissing sound. "I popped it with my ring, it was an accident! Can you fix it?!" He didn't care what the previous questions might have been- he had to fix this before its owner came back!

((Sand n Stuff > Beach Bar))

“Uh…” Rivener had taken Ebony by surprise with his flailing around of the yellow and white inner tube and just sounding down right distraught. Plus, it wasn’t often that others asked her for help. Somehow, despite the awful mood she’d been in earlier, the British woman’s face softened at the scorpion. Gently patting his hand and flashing him a kind smile, “Don’t you worry, Mate. We’ll have this fixed up in no time. I remember seeing a first aid kit at the bar.” Ebony quickly headed towards the bar then, “We can use the tape in there to give that there tube a good ole patch job.”

(( Paintball war - CACTUS TEAM!!! // Beach Bar ))

Paintball shots whirled all over the battlefield as Lazarus crouched behind a sand dune for protection. He had only managed to put on his goggles because his horns were always in the way of hair accessories. Holding up his gun ala gunmen style he'd seen in movies, he suddenly felt very cool and re-energized. I'm ready to kick some a**!! he thought as he smirked playfully at himself.

Peeking over the sand dune cautiously, he looked for a potential victim for his first shot. Suddenly, lo and behold Aphismet ran out of his hiding place and was in a wide open area as he shot at someone from his team. Taking aim at the now vulnerable APHISMET, he took his first shot!

Watching the paintball war had proven to be much more entertaining than watching the pie eating contest. Because the latter was just an ugly mess towards the end of the event. Though the paintball might be messy towards the end too, but it's less... disgusting.

"Nice to see you Miss Yuurei!" Kyou greeted as he remembered seeing Yuurei's photo from his files, though he never really met her in person before. Feeling a slight tinge of jealousy of Yuurei's healthy tanned skin, he poured her a glass of water and popped some ice cubes into it. He was oblivious to her vomit breath. "Here you go! Enjoy the drink!"