Let\u2019s get one thing straight: I love airsoft. Scampering around fields in tactical gear, shooting plastic balls at grown adults? That\u2019s my kind of therapy. But summer in Japan has officially defeated me\u2014again. This isn\u2019t sweat; this is a full body marinade. Move over, takoyaki balls, I am now the snack, and the sun\u2019s my skillet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here\u2019s my very official, militarily strategic reason for calling a summer sabbatical: swamp ass. No joke. The heat index is so high my goggles fog up just from stepping outside, and don\u2019t get me started on what\u2019s happening beneath the chest rig. By 9am, I could wring my t-shirt into a soup bowl. Japan\u2019s humidity hugs you like a pervy train commuter\u2014no, thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But fear not, my fellow warriors! While I\u2019m refusing to roast my precious bits off in a jungle of mosquitos, the grind is real behind the scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bright tape markers? Not anymore. @black and I are deep into designing\u00a0elite<\/em>\u00a0team patches for Task Force Onyx and Black Talon. No more looking like you wandered out of a preschool craft hour with bits of tape on you. Soon, you\u2019ll spot our veteran members not by the blinding neon tape on their arms, but by patches that designate their team alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sweat is great inspiration (so is dehydration). I\u2019m in the workshop, upgrading our infamous prop bombs, making them function better, smarter and easier to maintain! Not just that, but behold: long-range wireless devices for comms, orders, and mission updates, all programmed by yours truly. If you ever wanted to feel like a spec ops badass\u00a0\u305d\u3057\u3066<\/em>\u00a0use gear that actually works, you\u2019re in luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Giving up summer airsoft? Not fully. There are still two more summer games planned in July and August.<\/p>\n\n\n\nProp Madness: Bombs and Brains<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Still Two More Chances to Enjoy the Summer Heat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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