Post by kouza on Oct 18, 2010 19:04:48 GMT -5
I would like to start this out by saying, this morning I texted, every single player that I know of at this game (pending on weather I had a phone number or not in my phone). It was basically a thank you to my family, for the best weekend I ever had.
My family, refers to my close friends at Splatbrothers, when I sent that this morning I sent it to the SOVA phone numbers I had, equally. I have the highest regards for SOVA as a team, It is rare in the paint ball world to see a complete mil-sim outfit (Mind you this is only by SB experiance), not completely dissolve after a year, and SOVA has only grown, and prospered.
That being said, I feel like I have put up a wall, that I need to attempt to remove between my self, and SOVA. I will simply state why I did what I did, and then state why I felt I was wrong in my actions.
At the beginning of the accident, I saw a group of blue players walking in, and decided that I wanted to try to grab a cp kill. I removed my pod pack, gun, and soviet jacket, and started walking. Not saying a word to any dead player. As I got close, I noticed Willow giving me a look to say, "got ya", I get this look at some point during all these, and it basically gets the -run- reaction in return. So I started to do so. As I was running torwards, I wanted to slide to the right of the CP (looking from the towers), and tag the CP. Half way I was like well..... Willow is there, so I started to go to the left, to just hit it head on. At that point willow side stepped to the center of the CP, so Instead of running head on into willow, I slid, stopping literally on his foot, tagging the CP.
At this point is where stories may conflict, I am not arguing this but, simply pointing out what led to my actions.
At that point I looked up at willow, and sighed out all my air that I had kempted up, as I finished willow looked down at me, and took a knee on my side. (I did not feel the weight of his body on me, and he did not completely fall forward onto the ground), and heard him yell "Base is not dead, he tackled me" (Whilst standing with his knees on me)
To which i respond simply "Seriously" Taking my hand off the cp, to express my emotion by putting both hands in front.
At that point I heard a yell to my side (by aldva) saying "He did not even touch the CP".
At this point I felt a little cheated, as I had clearly touched the CP, and had felt that I did not tackle willow.
I jumped up, and the incident occurred.
I wanted to say this before I said my apology because, I know the stories are contradicting but, this is not the argument but, simply wanted to show what led up to the action in my view.
Willow, I am not sure who is in the right at all but, please know you are my good friend, and I hope that the council of the hut will not be effected by my vulgar language, and likely throwing your knee off of me after the fall.
BEE, Your father is a respectable man, I have not had the ability to meet you in person but, please know that you were in the right by, protecting your father, I would have done the same but, also know that by cursing I was in the wrong, and that I cannot hold you accountable for what you said (to the effects I heard to the side but, eventually found out it was you) because, my handling of the situation was not up to par, nor respectable.
Aldva, When I first stepped up with Buff-N-Stuff for the most lopsided game in history, you and one other team were the only one to set aside, the want to play for your friends, and to play for me, and in turn showed me a lot about the game of paintball, in that one game. It is with regret that I have not worked with you more, and have not had the ability to pluck your mind. I apologize from the bottom of my heart, and with deepest sincerity for coming at you in the manner I did, you deserved a more reasonable audience, and did not receive it. Please know that the words I used, and the things i said, were not me speaking but, the hatred of the moment, and after looking back upon it it should have been handled differently. I hope that in the future we can look beyond this, and instead of taking two steps back, take three forward, and become friends.
The rest of SOVA: The accusations i yelled, were to my knowledge not true, and you deserved a higher amount of respect then received. I hope to play paint ball with , and against you on many more occasions. The deepest concern I have is that you will think of me in a ill manner, as I alway seek to not have opponents in paintball but, friends and, feel that I have found many friends with SOVA, and hope that we can continue that friendship in a good manner.
Sincerely
Patrick "Kouza" Harmon
Executive Officer
Operation Foxtrot Uniform
My family, refers to my close friends at Splatbrothers, when I sent that this morning I sent it to the SOVA phone numbers I had, equally. I have the highest regards for SOVA as a team, It is rare in the paint ball world to see a complete mil-sim outfit (Mind you this is only by SB experiance), not completely dissolve after a year, and SOVA has only grown, and prospered.
That being said, I feel like I have put up a wall, that I need to attempt to remove between my self, and SOVA. I will simply state why I did what I did, and then state why I felt I was wrong in my actions.
At the beginning of the accident, I saw a group of blue players walking in, and decided that I wanted to try to grab a cp kill. I removed my pod pack, gun, and soviet jacket, and started walking. Not saying a word to any dead player. As I got close, I noticed Willow giving me a look to say, "got ya", I get this look at some point during all these, and it basically gets the -run- reaction in return. So I started to do so. As I was running torwards, I wanted to slide to the right of the CP (looking from the towers), and tag the CP. Half way I was like well..... Willow is there, so I started to go to the left, to just hit it head on. At that point willow side stepped to the center of the CP, so Instead of running head on into willow, I slid, stopping literally on his foot, tagging the CP.
At this point is where stories may conflict, I am not arguing this but, simply pointing out what led to my actions.
At that point I looked up at willow, and sighed out all my air that I had kempted up, as I finished willow looked down at me, and took a knee on my side. (I did not feel the weight of his body on me, and he did not completely fall forward onto the ground), and heard him yell "Base is not dead, he tackled me" (Whilst standing with his knees on me)
To which i respond simply "Seriously" Taking my hand off the cp, to express my emotion by putting both hands in front.
At that point I heard a yell to my side (by aldva) saying "He did not even touch the CP".
At this point I felt a little cheated, as I had clearly touched the CP, and had felt that I did not tackle willow.
I jumped up, and the incident occurred.
I wanted to say this before I said my apology because, I know the stories are contradicting but, this is not the argument but, simply wanted to show what led up to the action in my view.
Willow, I am not sure who is in the right at all but, please know you are my good friend, and I hope that the council of the hut will not be effected by my vulgar language, and likely throwing your knee off of me after the fall.
BEE, Your father is a respectable man, I have not had the ability to meet you in person but, please know that you were in the right by, protecting your father, I would have done the same but, also know that by cursing I was in the wrong, and that I cannot hold you accountable for what you said (to the effects I heard to the side but, eventually found out it was you) because, my handling of the situation was not up to par, nor respectable.
Aldva, When I first stepped up with Buff-N-Stuff for the most lopsided game in history, you and one other team were the only one to set aside, the want to play for your friends, and to play for me, and in turn showed me a lot about the game of paintball, in that one game. It is with regret that I have not worked with you more, and have not had the ability to pluck your mind. I apologize from the bottom of my heart, and with deepest sincerity for coming at you in the manner I did, you deserved a more reasonable audience, and did not receive it. Please know that the words I used, and the things i said, were not me speaking but, the hatred of the moment, and after looking back upon it it should have been handled differently. I hope that in the future we can look beyond this, and instead of taking two steps back, take three forward, and become friends.
The rest of SOVA: The accusations i yelled, were to my knowledge not true, and you deserved a higher amount of respect then received. I hope to play paint ball with , and against you on many more occasions. The deepest concern I have is that you will think of me in a ill manner, as I alway seek to not have opponents in paintball but, friends and, feel that I have found many friends with SOVA, and hope that we can continue that friendship in a good manner.
Sincerely
Patrick "Kouza" Harmon
Executive Officer
Operation Foxtrot Uniform