Beach sports

"Well there's always some sport happening somewhere on the beach," Jonas informed her. "I'm sure if you wander around you're sure to find something."

Alex normally didn't like sports, but she did really want to know how they would work when everyone was blindfolded. However, she hadn't ever been here before, and didn't want to get lost.

"You able to come with?" Alex asked. "I would rather not wander about aimlessly and then get lost trying to find my way back."

"That's fair," Jonas replied. "But I don't fully know where to go either. But we can go for a wander. We can leave our stuff here I guess for Phil to take care of. You okay with that Phil?"

Phil replied yes.

"Splendid," Jonas announced, standing up, trying to find Alex. His hand eventually brushed one of her boobs. Alex recoiled in surprise, but Jonas quickly retracted his hand and wrapped it around her back instead. Alex decided to not resist, as he was clearly doing it so that the two of them wouldn't get separated.

The two of them explored the beach together, trying to find where the sports were set up. Several times they almost trod on other sunbathers. Neither one could see where they were going, so every few steps, Alex or Jonas had to tentatively test the surrounding area with a foot to see if anyone was standing around. People didn't seem to mind getting prodded, however. As it was understandable that such a mistake would occur, everyone just said hi to the couple as they passed by, asking them how they were. Alex felt at ease. Everyone here seemed nice. She felt safe.

Eventually, Jonas and Alex closed in on what seemed to be a crowd. There were people cheering and yelling. Between the outbursts of cheering, there were noises of what sounded like cymbals and explosions.

"What on earth is happening here?" Alex asked, over the commotion.

"I think it might be the boxing," Jonas replied.

"Boxing? That sounds kind of dangerous."

"Yeah. That's what makes it fun."

"But how do they see where the opponent is?"

"I guess they don't, let's go ask."

The two tried to get closer, but bumped into someone huge, who blocked them from passing.

"Oh hello," the guy's voice said. "You guys want to watch, or participate?"

"We just want to know how it all works," Jonas asked.

"Oh right. Well the two women in the ring are wearing boxing gloves that give out a sound every time they swing, and another sound every time they make an impact. That allows them to hear where their opponent is, and also allows the audience to hear what's happening."

"I guess that makes sense" Alex thought it over. "Otherwise the audience wouldn't really have a point to be here."

The big guy remained in their way. There was rope cordoning off the area next to him, so the two couldn't just slip past. Not that they could see the rope anyway.

"So what you want to do? Play or watch?" the guard repeated.

"What are the caviats to play?" Jonas quizzed. He wanted to make sure that Alex was not going to end up being strong-armed into some contract. Or himself for that matter.

"Currently its the women's league. You pick one of the sides, put on the corresponding gloves, and then can volunteer to fight the next battle whenever one finishes. If you win, you get a cash prize. You can either take that cash prize, or stay in the ring and continue fighting to double your winnings."

"How does one lose?" Jonas asked.

"If a participant makes contact with the edge of the arena, or is stepped on by the other fighter, they lose."

"Sounds intruiging," Jonas finished. "Alex? What you say?"

Alex thought about it for a bit. "Sure. I'm in. I've done a bit of boxing before."