Counter-Strike LAN's

 

Just before the new year, Nase_2K and DJ Ess (and X-Files) went to the Nottingham Lanarena's Counter-Strike tournament. Can you feel the excitement?

That's the [COF-HS] team! From the left: Nase_2K, Grim... Hinch The Slayer, and, um, Sparebloke.

And this is JRDF. From the front: X-Files (with comedy Santa Beard), Sparky, Fitch and Eddie Hitler (Behind)

As you may know, High SpiritS sponsors a Counter Strike clan. It's called [COF-HS]. Read more about it here.

You may have also heard of Lanarena. It a place that has lots of networked (connected) PC's, so you can all play games together. You can read about them (at a horrible, horrible website) here.

Anyway, Lanarena has competitions to see who is best at CS, and it only costs four bar to enter, so, after a few phone calls, [COF-HS]Grim... (also known to you lot as DJ Ess), Nase_2K, Hinch and Bo all decided to meet up at Nottingham Lanarena and have a go. DJ Ess and Nase_2K were to pick Hinch up in Bury St. Edmonds and they were then going to meet Bo at Nottingham.

So, at the highly offensive time of 5:30am (Read "DJ Ess didn't bother going to bed" - DJ Ess) DJ Ess stopped practicing, armed himself with loads of Red Bull, and stepped outside.

He then grabbed his mobile and belled Nase_2K, who had also just woken up.

"Shit." said Nase_2K.

"I know." said DJ Ess.

They were staring down the barrels of a four-hundred mile journey in five inches of snow.

Nice one, God.

Note (a) the brake lights on the car in front, and (b) the way the boys appear to be sliding off the side of the road. Can you make the connection?

It would appear that the boys were the first people to overtake on the A14. "Out of the way, wusses!"

Still, DJ Ess and Nase_2K were far too big and tough (and stupid) to let some fast-frozen (and thus crystallised) water stop them!

After a death-defying journey, they arrived at Bury to pick up Hinch, when they hit the second problem. Hinch was only fourteen, and his parents were worried about him being on the road in the current weather. Fair enough. Hinch also neglected to mention to his parents that we weren't technically his friends, we were two random people he had met on the internet.

Hinch's parents found that out just before Nase_2K and DJ Ess arrived. Thus, it took Hinch thirty minutes to persuade them to let him go.

"Drive safely!" they shouted, as DJ Ess ripped away, showering them in snow.

DJ Ess in his coat, demonstrating that it was cold as well as white.

Here we are in a queue of about twenty cars. "So what if it's slippy? GO FASTER!"

Finally, after making Hinch enjoyed his day away from his parents by force-feeding him Fosters and cigarettes, the trio arrived in Nottingham, two hours late (it was a two-hour journey that took six hours - DJ Ess), and looking forward to meeting Bo, who was driving down from Newcastle.

Wrong!

After horrific accidents most roads up North got shut, and Bo couldn't make it. Fortunately, some random dude stepped up to offer his CS services, and was quickly drafted into the [COF-HS] team. As we can't remember his name any more, we'll call him RandomBloke (It may have been Grandell or something - if it's you, tell us - DJ Ess).

Anyway, time for CS!

Never, ever drive this fast down a country road in the snow. Unless you are late for a CS match, of course.

Fitchy drinks beer while X-Files watches a screen showing the match being played.

Ahem.

Due to a series of factors (such as playing with someone they'd never met before, Hinch being pissed before they arrived, and the fact that the team they met went on to come second), they lost.

D'oh!

Thank God they got a second chance to go through then, hey kids?

Hinch decided he needs more whiskey. Go Hinch! (Note the stylish COF-HS T-shirts - DJ Ess)

Grim... get's ready to administer a severe ass kicking!
After losing again (by only three rounds though, this time) the [COF-HS] team were well and truly out, and went to play some arcade games (Nase_2K and I ruled at 18 Wheeler - DJ Ess), and think about facing the six-hour trip back home. Still, a fun day was had by all, so that's okay, then.

Out of interest, [JRDF] (X-Files' clan) got through to the second round and then got beat. Never mind.

Next time...

 

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