[It wasn't a bad decision, not really. Currently there's only one idiot in the orchard looking to splatter her - or anyone - with paint, after all. It's just bad luck that he happens to be there.
Adam isn't keen on winning, exactly. He doesn't think he will, and though he's as affected by the competitiveness as anyone, he's still level-headed. It's just a game, just something dumb the gods have dreamed up to pass the time... but he still doesn't want to go down without a decent fight.
So when he sees movement among the trees he assumes it's someone else who'll be happy to shoot him. If he'd known she wasn't participating - well, things might be different. But in the split second between seeing and shooting, there's no way to figure that out. He has his paintball gun out and firing before he's even sure who's there.]
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Adam isn't keen on winning, exactly. He doesn't think he will, and though he's as affected by the competitiveness as anyone, he's still level-headed. It's just a game, just something dumb the gods have dreamed up to pass the time... but he still doesn't want to go down without a decent fight.
So when he sees movement among the trees he assumes it's someone else who'll be happy to shoot him. If he'd known she wasn't participating - well, things might be different. But in the split second between seeing and shooting, there's no way to figure that out. He has his paintball gun out and firing before he's even sure who's there.]