ROBERT: I didn't start in this task knowing I was going to be doing this task, personally I wasn't really interested in doing it, but it ended up being fun for the short amount of time it lasted. I was just having lunch as usual inside of one of the classrooms and Jon was standing around mingling too, when all of a sudden he pushed me randomly and yelled "Nuclear Tag!" and ran out the door. I was dazed and mildly confused, I had known of Nuclear Tag, but had forgotten the rules. Well, I ran after him asking him what the rules were and he explained as we ran. We ran through groups of chatting friends, pushing one another into walls, objects and bystanders. In one instance I ran back into the classroom and looked for cover, and grabbed the nearest person in front of me to use as a shield. Jon ran smack into his shoulder and fell to the ground and I made my escape. The bystander was confused, but we explained to him at the end of lunch what had occured and how crucial he was to my escape. In another instance I got pushed by Jon and ran into a planter box, lost balance and fell into a group of people. I quickly apologized and broke pursuit. Jon hid under a table and the class bell rang, which technically means the game was stopped by the authorities. The automated-every-day-same-old authority, but an authority none-the-less. It was just a good thing the game wasn't stopped up until that point.



On the rule "Injury should be avoided," it was somewhat broken. While in the video clip below Jon runs into the bathroom and I follow him in breakneck pursuit. Behind the bathroom door, I jammed my thumb on his arm while telling him, hence why in the video you hear "Ah!" from Jon and then myself saying "Ow!" instead of what should have happened: "Ah!" "Nuclear Tag!" My thumb is now alright.

JON: Robert looked like he was having a bad day, so I pushed him viciously into a few chairs while shouting: "Nuclear Tag!" Off I ran, as he trailed slowly behind in a state of confusion and excitement, asking the rules of the game. He seemed hesitant at first, but I knew he was into it once he pushed me into a crowd of what I would call children. The struggle continued back and forth for a good ten minutes. Once I decided to build a fort of chairs under a table to keep the beast at bay, the authority chimed in and ruined all the fun. We played the game on and off for the rest of the day with minimal bodily injuries.

The video also features this fellow.