"Okay, kids, today we're talking about different kinds of firearms," Atton said, "Because they all require their own kinds of strategy. Today, we're doing introduction on two of the most basic cases of 'these two weapons do completely different stuff'-- the shotgun and the sniper rifle."

What they were seeing on the table were not actual rifles. They were laser weapons, meant for the ensuing game of laser tag.

"The shotgun gives a short burst in a big spread," he said, "but the range is terrible. The rifle can take down enemies at great distance, but it takes precision and a good eye to hit anything, let alone your target."

Beat.

"We'll go into the technical stuff next week," he said. "This week, we're playing laser tag. Pick your choice - shotgun or sniper rifle - grab a harness, and head into our dungeon of doom."

Which mostly just looked like a regular laser tag arena. There were even unnecessary smoke machines involved.