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Now for the epicness that is Capture the Flag.

Okay, first: the game. This is for those who haven't played.

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The blue and red circles represent flags. The three white lines are benches that we use as jail. The line in the middle marks sides. The object is to go to the other team's side, and retrieve their flag. If they tag you, you must go to jail until your teammate comes and tags you whereupon you get a free walk all the way back to your side, and your teammate must haul booty to get away from the other team because they are granted no such walk.

Okay so... here is the deal.
CTF was the greatest on Friday. We won our first two rounds, killing our week-long losing streak (we usually play three rounds after camp). My team ended up with Gabby (4/5 group), Mr. Thomas (senior Counselor, 20 years old), and I (Jr. Counselor, 15) versus Mr. Chris (Senior Counselor), Joe (Jr. Counselor, 17 years old), and Tyler (4/5 group). They didn't have to guard their flag, because they kept us too well occupied with three over on our side. Then Mr. Thomas pulled a stupid and got himself in jail. I edged but an inch toward the boundary and Mr. Thomas looks firmly at me and says, "Don't even think about it." Joe flashed a smile three feet from the jail. So they "triangle of doom"ed us, and Mr. Thomas was talking me through the counter-attack. Gavin joined in about here. Gavin is a five year old kid, and super-adorable. His daddy had arrived but he begged to tag someone. He went to Joe's team. Then Gabby was sent away for the flag, I guarded three people for a while, everyone went after Gabby, and Gavin waddled to his side with the flag in hand. With no advantage, with no help, he won it. He waited until no one was paying attention, and went unchallenged to his side, with our flag. "I humbly accept," I told him after a laughing fit, giving him a high-five.

Special thanks to Puss, and Sprinks for being the only two to respond to my last entry! ^^ You two are the bombdiggity!