text: Very suddenly, the man jumps to his feet, knocking the chair he was sitting in to the ground behind him. As it clangs into the ground, his hands rise up, one with a fork and one with a dinner knife. You turn your hips and move quickly to avoid the very sudden slash with the knife across your midsection.
  
  The man moves cautiously with his knife held out in front of him. As his feet shift on the ground, you realize that he looks quite skilled with the improvised weapon. Your mind travels back to your training in the warehouse and you carefully watch the knife, his arm, and his eyes. You are not sure what he will do next, but he is clearly watching you carefully, looking for an opening.
  
  The two other couples at the cafe get up and scramble away from the tables and chairs. You do not take your eyes from the now armed man in front of you. A serving platter crashes to the ground as a waiter appears and then quickly runs back into the restaurant. You know it will not be long before he summons help in the form of the local police, who you probably do not want to meet right now. The man circles and moves towards you and you can tell he is about to make another strike with the knife.
  > You stand and take the hit, then punch the man in the throat.
  You see the blade coming, and you move towards it, hoping to surprise the man. By cutting off his expected flow, you imagine that he will not be able to slide into you where and when he expected. You cock your arm back, ready to knock him to the ground when he misses.
  > You continue...
  The man stabs with his knife and his face shows surprise when you move towards him. Instead of stabbing you, the knife hits nothing but the space behind you as his arm strikes you. You react quickly and punch the man in the throat. You hear the knife clatter to the ground behind you as the man gasps for breath. You move quickly and pick up the knife. When you turn back you see the man has run off and has headed down an alley next to the coffee shop.
  
  Looking around, you see that there is no one else in the area, others have cleared out. In a second-story window you see a woman staring out the window at you, her arms crossed. You hear the sound of sirens in the distance and figure you should get moving. There is an alley near the coffee shop and you take off down it at a run, deciding the only place you can head now is the hotel.
  
  
  Note: You had a 90 percent chance of winning that battle.