Spare Cash, A Gurgling Toilet And Lone Rider Thoughts (Part 1)
Tony feels rich on tax money and home cooking, then Jett rides over in a bright yellow jacket for a game of Driver and talk of skirmish. A bubbling toilet and a long think about being a lone rider fill the rest of the night.
Hidden Snipers Around The Flag (Part 4)
On the Vietnam village course Tony and Jett work hut to hut, and a timid player in a flak jacket draws their scorn. For the final game the three friends dig into the bushes around their flag and hold it with hand signals and patience.
Jungle Logs And A Free Barbecue (Part 3)
The games move into the bush, where Tony’s fogged goggles, a surrender at a toppled log and a game of Terminator fill the morning. After a free barbecue lunch his gun jams in the fortress game and he charges down a steep hill with Jett.
Gaffer Tape And A Tire Maze (Part 2)
Tony pays his registration, finds his gun works differently from everyone else’s and crawls into his first games among stacked tires. After a daring leap over a stream he ends up under the enemy flag, then loses his box and chases Tyler.
Keith Overstays His Welcome (Part 2)
Tony and Jett spend a Saturday on movies, pies and Playstation until Keith turns up chasing money and will not leave. Later Imad rings about a mouse driver and the trouble he has had at work.
Famous for My Memoirs and Bobby Twoshoos (Part 2)
Jana asks how much Tony writes each night, and he shows her his coded notes and explains why his memoirs will make him famous. He leaves with a joke about a stage name and looks ahead to Skirmish.
Bradbury Bus Chat and Skirmish Drama (Part 3)
Buoyed by the train conversation, Tony strikes up a chat with Rosamund at the bus stop and on the Bradbury bus. At home, calls with Jett and Tyler end with the friends turning against Keith.
Dancing, Skirmish Plans and Old Burnouts (Part 1)
Tony dances around his room in new glasses, then talks Skirmish transport with Shawn and Tyler as the old group drifts apart. He recounts a Friday that began with a missed bus and ended with an olive branch to the mailroom.
Eight Laps at Bradbury Pools (Part 3)
After fish and chips Tony and Shawn swim eight and ten laps at Bradbury Pools. In the spa they talk through Ralf’s dress sense, Keith’s fall from favour and the coming skirmish.
A Noble Stranger on the Train (Part 2)
Tony swaps stories with a fit older man on the express home and ends the handshake feeling he has met someone noble. Back home he plans the weekend with Tyler, finishes a workout and muses about his songs.