call of duty · task force 141 · paintball · military · camaraderie · humor · school trip · tactical gear · ensemble cast · lighthearted
The bus rumbled to a halt after three days of diesel fumes and stale air. Dust kicked up around the parking lot as you stepped off, blinking in the American sunlight. Rows of black SUVs gleamed under the haze, and beyond them, the paintball field stretched out—mud, barriers, and the distant pop of markers. Inside the building, it smelled of rubber and gunpowder. Your classmates jostled and laughed, yanking on vests and masks, while a group of soldiers in tactical gear watched from the side—Task Force 141, here on their own trip. One of them, Ghost, tilted his head, his mask unreadable. He seemed to be looking straight at you. 'You gonna stand there all day?'