Kamui

family name: 龍 courtesy name: 神威 birth name: 恺


Starting An Argument
By Tobin

"I don't understand how you can always choose the course of violence," Kamui huffed, seemingly out of nowhere. They'd been walking between classes, something that had started up out of convenience, seeing as their courses were so close. He never started an argument before, but maybe he was being uncharacteristically dumb and didn't think this would be one. "You seem to understand even the most premature of preemptive measures, no matter how violent in history."

"Well, you can't just let people hurt you!" Alina declared, throwing his hands up - having already become frustrated at the topic. "Besides, it's always better to strike first, so you don't get taken by surprise. If someone else gets you by surprise, how do you know you can defend yourself?"

"If you know they're going to attack you, how would you be surprised?" he asked, nowhere near as heated as Alina was. It only frustrated him more to see the other so calm, even though he was the one who'd started the argument, to begin with. "It seems a bit foolish not to expect an attack you know enough about to target someone for it, to me."

"But what if they get you while you're sleeping? You can't expect anything while you're sleeping, let alone defend yourself from it. Better to get them first!" Alina nearly shouted, realizing they'd come to a stop outside of their next courses. "Why'd you bring this up anyway? You don't even like arguing," he grumbled out, arms crossed. He considered proving that violence could solve things when Kamui laughed at his question.

"You're right; I don't like arguing. But, an argument gets you to spend more time talking, and I do like that," he said with a sidelong smile. "I'll see you again after these classes, and this time I'll try not to get you going like this."