This Gray Zone Warfare, it’s somethin’ else. My grandson, he’s always playin’ it. Says it’s all about findin’ things and shootin’ bad guys. He told me about this one mission, called Lost and Found. Sounds simple, right? Find somethin’ that’s lost. Well, not so simple in this game, I guess.
He was tellin’ me you gotta find some fella, name of Kanoa Sinarath. Poor fella, apparently he’s gone and got himself lost. Or worse. This game, it ain’t all sunshine and rainbows, you know. Lots of folks end up… well, not lost, exactly. More like… found, but not in a good way. This Kanoa, he ain’t in a good way, I reckon.
My grandson, he was clickin’ away at his computer, showin’ me where to find this Kanoa. He’s in a construction shop, somewhere in this town they got in the game. Not a real town, mind you. Just a pretend one. But it’s got buildings and streets and all sorts of things. This construction shop, it’s the place to look.
You gotta go to the back of the shop, he said. There’s a little office room back there. That is where you find that poor fella. You gotta go near him, he is behind the desk. Then that part of your mission is done. And you will find him, that poor soul. He’s layin’ there, near some papers. Kinda sad, really.
- Find Kanoa Sinarath.
- He’s in the construction shop.
- Go to the back, to the office room.
- Find him near the papers.
- You must take his necklace for proof.
Now, I don’t know why anyone would want to play a game where you gotta find folks who ain’t around no more. Seems kinda morbid to me. But these young folks, they like this sort of thing, I guess. Keeps ’em entertained. Better than gettin’ into real trouble, I suppose.
But that ain’t all you gotta find in this Lost and Found thing. There’s somethin’ else, somethin’ about medical supplies. My grandson, he was tryin’ to explain it to me, but it got a bit confusing. Somethin’ about a water tower, and a buildin’ nearby. These games, they got all sorts of landmarks. Water towers, warehouses, you name it.
He said the medical supplies are in a buildin’ just south of the water tower. He even showed me the numbers on the map. He called ’em “grid coordinates.” Fancy words for somethin’ simple, really. Just numbers to tell you where to go. Like findin’ your way to the market, but with numbers instead of street names. The number is 172 118, he said. Easy to find, he made it sound like. He is young, everything is easy to him. I don’t think that is easy at all.
- Find the medical supplies.
- They’re near the water tower.
- Look for the building south of it.
- The grid coordinates are 172 118.
So, there you have it. That’s what I know about this Gray Zone Warfare Lost and Found thing. Find a fella who’s lost, and find some medical supplies. Sounds like a regular Tuesday to me, except it’s all in a game. A game where folks get lost and you gotta find ’em. A game where you gotta find things that are missin’.
Maybe it is easy for these young kids. They know all these games. For me, it is too much. But hey, if it keeps my grandson happy and out of my hair, who am I to complain? Just gotta make sure he doesn’t start thinkin’ real life is like a game. ‘Cause in real life, when somethin’s lost, it ain’t always found. And when someone’s gone, they ain’t always comin’ back. That’s somethin’ these games don’t always teach you.
This Gray Zone Warfare, it is popular, they say. This mission called Lost and Found is important, my grandson told me. He kept talkin’ about this Lab Rat person. Sounds like a strange name to me. But this Lab Rat, she’s the one who gives you this mission. You do this mission for her. She gives you a task. The task is to find this Kanoa fella.
My grandson, he also said somethin’ about a Lumberyard, and a Mithras Faction. Sounds like a bunch of hocus pocus to me. I don’t know what faction he is talkin’ about. And why is it called a Lumberyard? Is there a lot of wood? Anyway, he say Kanoa is just north of the Lumberyard if you are in this Mithras Faction. I don’t know what that means. Just more game talk, I suppose. Kids and their games. So complicated. I think they make these on purpose just to confuse us old folks.
Anyway, you find that Kanoa, you gotta take somethin’ from him. A necklace, my grandson said. You need proof, he told me. Proof that you found him. You take that necklace and bring it back to base. I do not understand why you need to prove you found someone in a game, but okay. These video games, they have their own rules, I guess.
This game sure sounds complicated, though. Lots of things to remember. Find this person, find these supplies, go here, go there. Maybe it’s fun for the young folks. But for me, I’d rather just sit on my porch and watch the world go by. That’s enough excitement for me. These games are too much.
