Bits and pieces 3...
More from The Grey Man- Vignettes
In this chapter, I continued the character 'development' as as Dot said on the last post, 'foreshadowed' the Aaron and Jesse relationship. The other thing I did with this one was play with how much information was 'too much' or 'too little'. This contest is actually a real one, or was back in the early 2000s. Sadly, I never got to actually shoot in it because of travel, but guys I shot with at Quantico did.
And I took an indirect swipe at train like you're going to fight. Shoots don't always take place in broad daylight with good visibility, etc... Also, knowing your weapons plays into that.
At five, all the competitors gathered in the clubhouse to hear the course of fire layout for the competition the next day. Since most of the teams had shot together either at this match or others, there was the usual babble of noise, backslapping and insults flying back and forth. The old man hit the coffee pot again and he and Jesse slipped into the back row of chairs and sat quietly, just watching the interplay.
An older man walked to the front of the room and banged on the table for attention. “All right gentlemen, shaddap, siddown, and let’s get this show on the road. I’m Kyle Edwards and I’m the RO for this little get together and I want to get all this info out now and make sure y’all don’t have any questions. Everyone here is either military or law enforcement, so if you’re carrying that is not a problem. The entire COF will be considered a hot range the entire time. However, if you exhibit unsafe behavior, you will be DQ’ed immediately and without recourse. All RSOs will be open carrying, will be in red shirts, and will be positioned at each station.”
Walking to the front row, he handed a stack of papers to the first man on the row. “Take one and pass ‘em down; here’s the layout of the course, it’s a seven-klick course, fifteen stages, starting and ending here at the range.”
Walking back to the table, he clicked the computer, and the COF popped up on the back wall. “First and last stages are on the range here. Total target count is forty-seven, with shot opportunities for both shooter and spotter depending on how you want to run your teams,” Kyle said as he paced back and forth. “In addition to the RSOs, there will be two scoring persons at each position. They will be in white event shirts and will not, lemme say that again, will not reveal your scores on any stage. That’s what your spotter is for.”
