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[beenherebefore]

Every so often, Alex gets a... call it an itch. To practice some of the skills that he promised himself he wasn't going to need anymore, just in case, because despite having not been to his world for a while now, he still can't shake the feeling that he's not really out so much as hiding. And when he gets dragged back in by MI6, kicking and screaming, there are some things he's going to need to remember how to do.

Which is how he ended up at the gun range. MI6 never let him use one, but he was taught the basics of how to use them by his uncle and at Brecon Beacons, later to be refined by Scorpia with their instinctive firing course. It's been a while, but he's still good; as long as the targets he's hitting are just paper and shapes, he has a very good success rate.

Not that he looks particularly pleased about it.

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[not_his_pa]

Since that week and the memories of defending Ben Wade, William's been coming to the gun range a little more often.

He approaches with his rifle and stops when he sees Alex to wait for a moment to get closer.

[beenherebefore]

Alex nods to him and finishes out the clip before standing back and gesturing for William to go ahead. "All yours."

[not_his_pa]

"Oh thanks though there's plenty of space,"

The range is a lot fancier than what William uses at home, which is shooting cans on the fence. He gestures to the other targets.

[beenherebefore]

"It's all right. I'm..." He grimaces slightly. He wasn't exactly enjoying himself on the range; it makes him feel uncomfortably like he's still at Scorpia to practice the things they taught him. "I think I'm done."

[not_his_pa]

He's not sure why the other boy grimaced, probably lots of reasons connected to guns and he rubs the back of his neck,

"Right, its nice out."

[beenherebefore]

"Practicing for anything?"

Because he might as well make small talk. It's not like he has anything he has to do.

[not_his_pa]

"No, just keepin' in practice as I never know when I might need to be ready."

[beenherebefore]

"Yeah," he says, with a little wry smile. "I know the feeling."

[not_his_pa]

"You live somewhere dangerous? There ain't much around our ranch but that means you never know who'll come through."