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distractions for an concerned Watcher

For the most part, the last week of training with Rain had gone as normal, and the only thing out-of-ordinary had been the invitation to supper with April's mother. And it had been the conversation over the dinner table that sparked a little worry for April, knowing that her mother had to deal with threats from someone wishing her harm in Gotham.

Harley had urged that April just continue with her life as usual and not put any more thought into the news. Something that was easier said than done.

So to distract herself today, April thought that it was a good time to invite Nate over, and have him spar a little with Rain. At least it was better than sitting around and worrying -- which she had been doing for the last couple of moments while Rain meditated. So she send Nate a text message and hoped that he would soon respond and arrive.

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"Then start thinking about some guidelines you want in the combat, if you think it will be one-sided. Remember, this is about improving yourself..." April took his hand. Leading him to the main area where Nate waited.

"Nate... this is Rain. Rain this is Nate."

((Nate. Rain. April))

Nate looked up from the open book that had been sitting nearby. He hadn't touched it, just looked. He walked over and nodded politely, then offered his hand. "Hi Rain. Good to meet you."

Rain nodded back, shaking the hand firmly. He could feel the solid metal beneath the skin. That would hurt like a bitch if he got hit.

"S'up Nate." Rain replied.

"So... I am not really sure what you guys would be comfortable with. But the training centre can be adapted to any setting you prefer. And I can ensure some safeguards are in place too."

April clicked a couple of buttons on her computer, with the training centre adjusting through a different couple of scenarios.

"You wanted my help. You tell me." Nate smiled. "I'll do what I can, give the kid a challenge. Just tell me what he needs help with."

Rain bristled visibly at being called kid.

"You're the watcher April. I'll do whatever you and Nate here agreed on." He was SO close to calling him a bucket of bolts for that kid comment but he held his tongue.

April made a mental note of the kid thing. She sat at her computer, typing in a setting she thought would give both men a challenge. "We will do a basic search and disarm scenario. Both of you will start at different ends of a maze. And will have to search out the other and disarm them, by capturing their flag. Before they do the same to you. Best out of three flags will take this victory."

"You ready to get beaten kid?" Nate asked good-naturedly and heading for his end of the maze.

"I'll kid you." Rain replied when Nate was out of earshot, heading for his own end and waiting for the signal to start.

Shaking her head, April waited until both men were in position, and started the simmulation. Before it took affect, both Nate and Rain could see each other -- but then sudden growths of vines blocked their view. The maze sprung up quickly, placing both of the men in the near-darkness of the maze. There was some sunlight through the tree cover, enough to see by, but for the most part it would be up to the men to find their way through the maze.

Nate switched his optic sensors to pick up heat signatures. He could see Rain's colorful outline immediately. He started tearing through the vines with his hands.

Rain didn't have the advantage Nate had. He closed his eyes to make them adjust faster to the darkness and just.. listened. Then he opened his eyes and started walking slowly, following the sound along the walls of the maze.

Hoping to equalize things a little, April pressed another button, and a fog rolled into the maze. Everything in the maze got colder, which would make it harder for Nate to see Rain's heat signature.

The next patch of vines Nate also attempted to mow down would immeidately grown back on him. Not giving him any leanway.

Nate was not easily circumvented. He switched to infrared, not as clear as the head signature but he still knew where Rain was. He filtered out ambient noise and zeroed in on heartbeats with his aural implants. He started to follow the natural progression of the maze.

If Rain knew how he was being tracked, what he wouldn't give for some mud to roll in. He wasn't sure what the fog was about. Did it have to be cold? Maybe April knew something he didn't though he didn't know how she would.

He started to climb the vines, trying to get on top of the vine wall to run along it if he could.

The maze of vines didn't seem to want to be climbed either, as more grew as Rain attempted to climb. For a second Rain might see a shadow of something against the walls. And felt like he was being watched...

Which of course he was. April continued to watch the two men. She could see they were quite near each other. Rain might have the jump on Nate, being higher, but it was doubtable.

Nate tackled Rain, slamming him into the floor with his massive bulk and snatched his flag.

Rain had tried to dodge, but the guy moved and hit like a runaway freight train. "OOF!" Rain grunted, slamming to the ground. His back arched up painfully, cramping under the impact and he lost his breath.

"Ass... *pant* hole." He wheezed at the suddenly frowning Nate.

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Both men might notice a slight change in their surroundings, but they were still standing right in front of each other. This time, there was no visible flags on their bodies. April decided to try a different tactic this time.

"Your objective, find your opponent's flag. Yours is somewhere in the maze as well, would be a good idea to protect it."

Nate offered a hand to Rain, which Rain slapped away.

"Don't be a poor sport kid." he said before heading away from Rain, looking for his flag.

"Don't fucking call me kid!" Rain called after him, rubbing his ribs and then running after Nate. He tackled him from behind, leaping on his back as if he was playing piggy back. He wrapped his arms around Nate's neck and started to squeeze. Looks like Rain's temper is out of check.

"Son of a..." April flinched as she watched Rain tackle Nate from behind. She checked her readings, to ensure Nate was not in danger of being chocked to death. A strange sensation fell over her for a moment, as her guard was down with her concerns for Rain and her mother.

Nate reached over his shoulder, grabbing for Rain. Rain was at the advantage. He was smaller and more agile and boy was he pissed off. "Get off me you little shit. This isn't combat training, it's capture the flag. I don't wanna have to hurt you."

"Really? That's too bad, because I really wanna hurt you, you cocky son of a toaster." Rain dodged the hand each time it came back and then punched Nate as hard as he could in the back of the head. There was a loud crunch as some of the bones in Rain's hand broke. "Fuck!" He lost his grip, clutching his hand and fell to the ground behind Nate.

Flinching in her chair, April felt like she had partly failed Rain. He was so angry, and she should of seen that before organizing this combat. Biting her lower lip, she continued to watch.

In the maze, both men might see a shadowy figure drift along the edges of the walls.

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